Minutes Confirmed on May 11, 2022

CALL TO ORDER: 9:41 a.m.

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

The meeting opened with O Canada.

April 6, 2022

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Kenneth Arkwell

Antonio Congiusti

Grant Duff

Peter Goddard

Kelly Hamilton

David Hayes

James Wai-Hing Hui

Kamalambikai Kandasamy

Julia Koschitzky

John Andrew McKee

Eugene Melnyk

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.

Today is our first hybrid Council meeting.  Members of Council, staff and the public are participating in today's meeting remotely and in person, and the meeting is being streamed live on YouTube.  I'd like to welcome the public who are with us here today, and who are watching the meeting online.

April 7, 2022

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Ida Holtzkener

City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the special meeting on March 9, 2022.

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

There were no declarations of interests.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 received the following petition for information:

1. Petition regarding "158 Borough Drive Residential Buildings", submitted by Councillor Michael Thompson, Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, containing the names of approximately 200 persons.

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022.

April 6, 2022

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Tory to address City Council to recognize the Beijing 2022 Olympic Medalists from Toronto. Mayor Tory welcomed Natalie Spooner, Laura Stacey and Claire Thompson, gold medalists in Women's Ice Hockey.  Mayor Tory also acknowledged Jack Crawford, bronze medalist in Alpine Skiing, Men’s Alpine Combined who was not able to attend the Council meeting.   Mayor Tory remarked how these Olympians inspired a City and a country.  Mayor Tory, on behalf of Members of Council, congratulated the medalists on their outstanding achievement and thanked them for inspiring another generation of Canadian athletes.  Natalie Spooner, Laura Stacey and Claire Thompson addressed City Council and thanked Members for recognizing them.  Ms. Spooner spoke of bring the nation together, Ms. Stacey spoke of inspiring the next generation and Ms. Thompson spoke of  looking forward to inspiring future athletes.

Councillor Thompson, during the morning session of the meeting, advised Members of Council that Magali Simard, Program Manager, Film Development Section was leaving the City and her last day was April 13, 2022. Councillor Thompson spoke of Ms. Simard's efforts to help the film sector grow and thanked Magali Simard for her contribution to the City.  Councillor Thompson, on behalf of Council, wished Ms. Simard great success in her future endeavours.

Mayor Tory, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed the Young Creek Drum Group and introduced the following members of the group:  Gabe Gaudet, Wayne Moberley, Nathan Roy and Rodney Stanger.  The Young Creek Drum Group performed a drum ceremony prior to City Council's consideration of Item EX31.1 headed "Actions to Advance Truth and Justice for Indigenous People in the City of Toronto: Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2032."

Speaker Nunziata, during the afternoon session of the meeting, called upon Mayor Tory to address City Council to recognize the COVID-19 Vaccine Engagement Team Community Ambassadors.  Mayor Tory welcomed the Community Ambassadors in the Chamber and those attending remotely.  Mayor Tory spoke of the key role that the Community Ambassadors had in Team Toronto's success in getting those in the community vaccinated.  Mayor Tory remarked that the Community Ambassadors went door to door, building to building and event to event to reach those in the community to ensure that no one was left behind.  Mayor Tory advised Members of Council that Team Toronto was composed of 17 geographic and population groups, made up with 200 different health, community and faith-based organization with more than 600 trusted ambassadors.  Mayor Tory further advised that in 2021, 1.5 million community members were engaged as a result of the Community Ambassadors' work.  Mayor Tory, on behalf of City Council, thanked the Community Ambassadors for their service to the City. Mayor Tory called upon Councillor Joe Cressy, Chair, Board of Health to address Council.  Councillor Joe Cressy noted that the City of Toronto has the world leading vaccination rates and this is because of the work done by the Community Ambassadors.  Councillor Cressy remarked that the Community Ambassadors are community leaders who built trust in their communities and reached everyone to ensure no one was left behind.  Councillor Cressy noted that the work done by each and every Community Ambassador saved lives and on behalf of the Mayor and Council, thanked the Community Ambassadors.

April 7, 2022

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, called upon Mayor John Tory.

Mayor John Tory welcomed the students and principals from Josyf Cardinal Slipyj Catholic School, St. Demetrius Catholic School and St. Josaphat Catholic School present in the Chamber.

Mayor Tory's Address to City Council on Ukraine

Before we start the day we have the honour of welcoming Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, and Deputy Mayor Mykola Povoroznyk to address the start of today's meeting

I want to convey our utmost respect and appreciation to both the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor for joining us today.

We are not sister cities by accident.

We are both cities of about 3 million in population, both the largest in our respective countries.

We are proud to be home to one of the largest populations of people of Ukrainian background in the world outside Ukraine.

But today those bonds which forged a 30 year long close relationship bring us together at a time when there is a stark, tragic difference.

Here, it is peaceful.

We can meet and debate issues, people can go freely about their lives COVID notwithstanding.

There, you are under illegal unjustifiable attack, many lives taken already, many others threatened – a way of life in a beautiful historic City shattered by an inhumane atrocious invasion.

We thank you for taking time to address our City Council today while you and your residents are in the fight of your lives.

Your courage and your determination to fight for your City and your residents is an inspiration to us here in Toronto and to people around the world.

Let me make clear something I have said repeatedly to you, to our own people, for years not just weeks because this isn't the first chapter of this tyranny.

Toronto stands in solidarity with Ukraine, its people and Canadian-Ukrainians.

The unique bond between our two cities, anchored by that 30 year formal friendship and the fact that Toronto is home to thousands of Ukrainian-Canadians has brought this situation even closer to home.

We have worked to add our voice as a City to those speaking out against the attack on Kyiv and all of Ukraine.

What Russia is doing is illegal and wrong.

We join you in mourning the completely unacceptable loss of innocent lives that is happening.

We are working with the other governments here in Canada to help support any and all Ukrainian Refugees who come to Toronto.

But while we are ready to welcome Ukrainians here, we want this war to end and we want people to be safe in their homes in Ukraine.

We want Russia out and we want all responsible for these atrocities to be held to account.

I have had the pleasure of meeting you Mayor Klitschko at a better time when you were able to visit Toronto City Hall, and I look forward to the day where we can meet again, once peace is restored in Ukraine, hopefully very soon.

Today, I want to thank you for your courage and commitment to fight for all the freedom of your City, your people and all of Ukraine.

And I want to thank you for sharing your message with our Council, our City and everyone listening here in Toronto today.

Now I would like to formally welcome Mayor Klitschko and Deputy Mayor Povoroznyk of Kyiv to address City Council.

Mo ays do boy o.

Slava Ukraini!

Mr. Vitaliy Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv addressed City Council. Mr. Klitschko expressed his appreciation to Canada for is support of Ukraine.  Mr. Vitaliy Klitschko stated that the reason for the senseless war is due to Mr. Putin wanting to rebuild the Soviet Union, rebuild the Soviet empire and to take over Ukraine.  Mr. Klitschko further stated that Ukraine wants to build a modern democracy and be a country that is part of the European democracy. Mr. Vitaliy Klitschko remarked that Ukraine is a peaceful country with peaceful people, never aggressive to anyone. Mr. Klitschko spoke of the women, children and elderly Ukrainian people killed in the war and that the exact number of civilians killed cannot be determined due to the devastation in the cities.  Mr. Vitaliy Klitschko stated that the situation is critical as they do not know how far Russia will go and thanked everyone who supports Ukraine and the continued efforts in sanctions against Russia and sending defensive weapons to Ukraine.  Mr. Klitschko further stated that he hoped the war would end soon but the Ukrainian people are ready to fight for their country.

Mr. Mykola Povoroznyk, Deputy Mayor of Kyiv, addressed City Council.  Mr. Povoroznyk stated that they are proud to belong to a nation that is standing up for democracy not only in Europe but for the entire world.  Mr. Mykola Povoroznyk remarked that the war is very difficult for the Ukrainian people but they will stand and will win as they have no other choice.  Mr. Povoroznyk thanked everyone in the entire civilized world, Canada and the City of Toronto for their political support, their humanitarian support and for the defensive weapons provided to Ukraine.  Mr. Mykola Povoroznyk stated that together we will win and Glory to Ukraine.

Councillor Michael Thompson thanked Vitaliy Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv and Mykola Povoroznyk, Deputy Mayor of Kyiv for sharing their firsthand experience of the war.  Councillor Thompson remarked that Canadians are aware of the efforts by Ukraine to protect its citizens and to free the country from its invaders. Councillor Thompson stated that the City of Toronto stands firmly behind its Sister City and the people of Ukraine as they defend their homeland.  Councillor Thompson expressed his gratitude to the Ukrainian community in Toronto in their efforts to support their homeland.  Councillor Thompson advised Members that the City has created a page on its website at www.toronto.ca/refugee that has up-to-date information to help refugees from Ukraine. 

Members of Council stood for the National Anthem of Ukraine.

During the afternoon session of the meeting, Mayor John Tory, Speaker Frances Nunziata and the following Members of Council spoke in recognition of Councillor Joe Cressy and his departure from City Council:

Councillor Gord Perks

Councillor John Filion

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Michael Ford

Councillor Mike Colle

Councillor James Pasternak

Councillor Brad Bradford

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

Councillor Michael Thompson

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor Joe Cressy stated that he was humbled by Members' remarks and that leaving the City is hard as he adores the City of Toronto. Councillor Joe Cressy noted that it was time for a new chapter in his life 

Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, during the afternoon session of the meeting, acknowledged Ann-Marie Nasr, Director, Parks Development and Capital Projects on her retirement from the City of Toronto after 34 years of service. Councillor McKelvie spoke of Ms. Nasr's numerous accomplishments and of her commitment and dedication to the City.  Councillor McKelvie noted that Ann-Marie Nasr will leave a lasting legacy on the organization and wished her all the best on her retirement.  Ann-Marie Nasr, Director, Parks Development and Capital Projects addressed City Council and thanked Members, her colleagues and her staff team for their support.

April 6, 2022:

City Council adopted the April 6, 2022 Order Paper, as amended and all other Items not held on consent.

April 7, 2022:

City Council adopted the April 7, 2022 Order Paper.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council approve a development that has vehicular access from Sheppard Avenue West as opposed to Cockfield Avenue and City Council direct that pedestrian access still be maintained from Cocksfield Avenue. 

2. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 824 Sheppard Avenue West, 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to motion 1 by Councillor James Pasternak.

3. City Council amend Zoning By-569-2013 by adding the lands at 824 Sheppard Avenue West, 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (December 2, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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

5. City Council require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows:

a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: $1,400,000 to go towards parkland and other community services and facility improvements within the Ward, as well as streetscape improvements which comply with the Streetscape Manual, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

b. the amount above will be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported by Statistics Canada in the Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the execution of the Section 37 Agreement, or any other necessary agreement, to the date of payment which will be no later than issuance of first above grade building permit; and

c. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Part 5.a. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the amending Zoning By-law coming 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.

6. City Council also direct that the following be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to secure matters required to support the development:

a. the owner shall construct the development in accordance with a revised Transportation Demand Management Plan to be submitted prior to Site Plan Approval to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

b. prior to Site Plan Approval for the development, the owner shall provide a Construction Mitigation Plan and Tenant Communication Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate and thereafter the owner shall implement such strategy;

c. the owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting of October 26 and 27, 2009;

d. the owner shall provide and maintain all new residential dwelling units on the subject site as rental tenure for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each new residential dwelling unit is first occupied, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated July 16, 2021; any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

e. the owner shall provide and maintain fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units, comprised of fifteen (15) two-bedroom units, on the subject site for a period of at least twenty (20) years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied, as outlined in Part 7 below.

7. City Council approve the application for a Rental Housing Demolition permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of fifteen (15) existing rental dwelling units located at 824 Sheppard Avenue West and 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue, subject to the following conditions:

a. the owner shall provide and maintain fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units, comprised of fifteen (15) two-bedroom units, on the subject site for a period of at least twenty (20) years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as shown on the architectural plans titled 824 Sheppard Avenue West, Rental Floor Plans, dated June 28, 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 fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units required above, provide all fifteen (15) two-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, as defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least ten (10) years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling units is first occupied;

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

d. the owner shall provide all fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units with a balcony or terrace;

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

f. the owner shall provide all replacement rental dwelling units with ensuite laundry facilities at no additional cost to the tenants;

g. the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit;

h. the owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants occupying the existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

i. the owner shall enter into and register on title one or more agreement(s) pursuant to the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 7.a. through 7.h. above to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

8. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue the Preliminary Approval for the application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the fifteen (15) existing rental dwelling units at 824 Sheppard Avenue West and 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue after all of the following have occurred:

a. the conditions in Part 7 above have been fully satisfied;

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

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

d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the approved structure 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 a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act securing Parts 7.a. through 7.i. and any other requirements of the Zoning By-law Amendment.

9. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition permit under Municipal Code Chapter 667 after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 8 above.

10. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a demolition permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act no earlier than the issuance of the first building permit for excavation and shoring of the development, and after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 9 above, which permit may be included in the demolition permit for Chapter 667 under 363-11.1, of the Municipal Code, on condition that:

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

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

c. the owner erects a residential building on site no later than four (4) years from the day demolition of the buildings is commenced; and

d. should the owner fail to complete the new building within the time specified in Part 10.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector’s roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued.

11. 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.

12. City Council request City Staff to work with the Working Group and local Councillor to provide gradual updates on the overall progress of the development.

13. City Council request City Staff to work with the applicant in producing a privacy plan for northern face of the building abutting the residential street which may include but not limited to a green buffer, tree plantings, and or additional public realm options in consultation with the local community.

14. City Council direct the applicant to consult with the working group in regards to their Construction Management Plan, prior to its formal submission, in order minimal disruption for the local community.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 deferred consideration of Item NY30.8 until the May 11 and 12, 2022 meeting of City Council.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Official Plan Amendment for the Danforth Avenue (Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue), Site and Area Specific Policy 772, attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 29, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with Attachment 1 amended to further strengthen the City's mandate to support the development of affordable and supportive housing through the following:

a.  Section 2 of the Site and Area Specific Policy supports the development of a diversity of housing types, forms tenures, and affordability levels, including affordable ownership, affordable rental, and supportive housing options;

b. Section 6.8 of the Site and Area Specific Policy now allows site specific modifications on the merit and lot characteristics of the proposal as individual projects are assessed, without requiring an Official Plan Amendment; and

c. Section 8 of the Site and Area Specific Policy now states that affordable housing projects will be prioritized, and continue to be supported through City programs and other tools.

2. City Council adopt the Danforth Avenue (Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue) Urban Design Guidelines which supports Site and Area Specific Policy 772, attached as Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (March 29, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

4.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review the two interchange stations at Broadview Avenue and Pape Avenue (as referenced in the draft Site and Area Specific Policy) as opportunities for greater intensification and to secure affordable and supportive housing and affordable retail space and to report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2023.

5.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review additional growth opportunities that may exist within draft delineated Protected Major Transit Station Areas, within the Segment 2 study areas with a focus on providing affordable and supportive housing and affordable retail space, and to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2023.

6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to use the Site and Area Specific Policies, together with the Urban Design Guidelines, Complete Streets Study and Economic Analysis and Retail Study described in the Final Report dated January 31, 2022 and in the supplementary report (March 29, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to inform the evaluation of current and future development applications along Danforth Avenue (Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue) Segment 2.

7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to consult on how to maximize affordable housing within Segment 2 – Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue – of the Danforth Study Area and provide an update report to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the second quarter of 2022.

8. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back on options and mechanisms to secure and maximize affordable housing as part of each site-specific preliminary and final reports including objectives for the unit mix, sizes and tenures of the affordable units and report to the Toronto and East York Community Council.

9. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to report on the current inventory of affordable housing in Segment 2 – Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue – of the Danforth Study Area and to advise on measures to protect the stock of existing affordable housing and report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2023.

10. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to consult with the not-for-profit affordable housing sector on ways to foster the development of not for profit housing in Segment 2 – Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue Study Area and opportunities and incentives needed to maximize affordable housing development and report to the Toronto and East York Community Council in the second quarter of 2022.

11. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to explore built form strategies that support the inclusion of affordable housing within the section of Danforth Avenue between Coxwell Avenue and Victoria Park Avenue (Segment 1) area, including an assessment of initiating a City-initiated Official Plan Amendment to extend the Danforth Study Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue (Segment 2) modified midrise design strategy to the Segment 1 in-force Site and Area Specific Policy 552 and Urban Design Guidelines, with staff to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the first quarter of 2023.

12. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review additional growth opportunities that may exist within draft delineated Protected Major Transit Station Areas, within the Segment 1 study areas with a focus on providing affordable housing and affordable retail space, and to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2023.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2032 in Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the City Manager, as amended by Parts 2 and 3 below, as a guide to future discussions which will result in further recommendations to City Council.

2. City Council amend Action 2, Enhance Indigenous Education, of the Reconciliation Action Plan in Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the City Manager, to include the Toronto Police Service in the list of agencies.

3. City Council amend Action 12, Implement the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, of the Reconciliation Action Plan in Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the City Manager, to include the Toronto Police Service in the list of agencies and to acknowledge incarcerated Indigenous women.

4. City Council direct the City Manager to ensure that City staff work towards the City's implementation of the following Strategic Actions contained within the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2032, in accordance with the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022 Year One Work Plan, in Attachment 2 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the City Manager, which guides implementation of the strategic actions in the first year:

a. Actions to Restore Truth

1. Conduct City-wide Reconciliation Audits;

2. Enhance Indigenous Education; 

3. Apologize to the Métis; and

4. Establish a Commitment to Reconciliation with Businesses and Organizations.

b. Actions to Right Relations and Share Power

5. Improve Relationships with Treaty and Territorial Partners;

6. Improve Relationships with Indigenous Organizations;

7. Enhance Indigenous Civic Engagement; and

8. Advocate for Indigenous Peoples to Provincial and Federal Governments.

c. Actions for Justice

9. Address Racism;  

10. Promote Prosperity;

11. Improve Community Safety and Well-being;

12. Implement the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG);

13. Support Indigenous Health and Well-being;

14. Increase Access to Affordable Housing;

15. Support Indigenous Place-keeping;

16. Celebrate Indigenous Arts and Culture;

17. Support the Revitalization of Indigenous Languages;  

18. Improve Access to Traditional Foods and Medicines; and

19. Return Land and Stewardship Rights. 

d. Actions to Make Financial Reparations

20. Improve Indigenous Economic Development;

21. Decolonize Honoraria Practices;  

22. Enhance Indigenous Recruitment and Retention within Toronto Public Service; and

23. Provide Sustainable Fiscal Supports for Reconciliation.

5. City Council direct the City Manager to work towards implementing the Actions set out in Part 4 above in consultation with Division Heads and the City Solicitor as appropriate, and bring forward future reports to City Council for consideration and direction.

6. City Council direct the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, to ensure implementation of the following Actions for Indigenous Affairs Office:

a. advocate for Indigenous Peoples within the City of Toronto;

b. increase Indigenous community engagement;

c. enhance communication between Indigenous communities and City divisions;

d. support capacity within the Toronto Public Service; and

e. implement accountability processes.

7. City Council acknowledge that colonialism, forced assimilation, theft of lands and knowledge and many other harms perpetuated by governments have resulted in grave injustices and inequities for Indigenous People in Canada.

8. City Council acknowledge the City's role in contributing to the militarized action against Métis people in the 1880s and request the Mayor to apologize on behalf of the City of Toronto.

9. City Council direct the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office to report to City Council bi-annually (every two calendar years) during the term of the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2032 in Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the City Manager, as amended, on the progress and status of the implementation of the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2032, as well to provide any recommended changes to the Reconciliation Action Plan, including the Strategic Actions, reflecting Indigenous community needs or priorities.

10. City Council request the City Manager to direct the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office to consult with Division Heads in determining an appropriate approach to engagement and potential accountability mechanisms for the City's implementation of the Reconciliation Action Plan.

11. City Council direct the Boards of City Service Agencies (excepting the Toronto Library Board and the Toronto Police Services Board) to:

a. adopt the values and principles set out in Attachment 3 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the City Manager as a guide for future reconciliation efforts; and

b. submit to the Indigenous Affairs Office every two years, details of the work being undertaken for and with Indigenous People and organizations in Toronto, as input into the Indigenous Affairs Office bi-annual reporting to City Council.

12. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board, the Toronto Library Board and all City corporations to commit to reconciliation efforts guided by the values and principles set out in Attachment 3 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the City Manager and consider bi-annual reporting by staff of these organizations on the work being undertaken to their respective Boards.

13. City Council direct the City Manager to request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office to undertake engagement to determine a different name for the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2032 and an appropriate ceremony to mark the beginning of the implementation of the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2032.

14. City Council direct the City Manager to work with the Toronto Police Services Board and the Toronto Police Chief on developing accountability measures for the implementation of the actions in the Reconciliation Action Plan, including Action 1 (Reconciliation Audit), Action 2 (Education) and Action 12 (National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls).

15. City Council request the City Manager to direct the Director, Indigenous Affairs, to consult with Division Heads and the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on the development of accountability measures for the Reconciliation Action Plan and report twice yearly to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on the development and implementation of accountability measures.

16. City Council request the City Manager to direct City staff from the appropriate City divisions, to consider Indigenous healing lodges and recognize their benefits and values, while developing and reviewing City by-laws, policies and processes.

17. City Council request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office to consult Indigenous communities and the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee on the creation of a separate advisory committee or other appropriate body or process to help create robust accountability on the part of the City with respect to the implementation of the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2032 and to report back to the Executive Committee with a recommendation in the second quarter of 2022.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager or designate to finalize negotiations on a Value Allocation Framework for the Province's Transit Oriented Communities program, and execute an agreement to formalize this framework, including any such ancillary or related agreements, amendments and renewals as may be necessary based on the terms outlined in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 21, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, and any other terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the City Manager in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services and any other relevant official, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 
2. City Council authorize the City Manager to conclude negotiations and enter into a series of Memorandums of Understanding with the Province at each Ontario Line station to document City and Provincial commitments respecting Transit Oriented Communities proposals, subject to terms as outlined in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 21, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services.

 
3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in coordination with the City Solicitor to engage with the Province to review Minister's Zoning Orders that would authorize Transit Oriented Communities developments to ensure accuracy and correct interpretation of zoning parameters, and to advance City interests related to the site plan review process.

 
4. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in coordination with the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, and the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to confirm arrangements related to the City use space provided at the First Parliament Transit Oriented Communities and report back to City Council prior to the conclusion of a development agreement at this site.

 
5. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in coordination with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the City Solicitor to conclude negotiations on provision of affordable housing at each Transit Oriented Communities site and enter into agreements as required.

 
6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in coordination with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to confirm arrangements respecting rental replacement at the Queen and Spadina northeast Transit Oriented Communities and enter into agreements as required.

 
7. City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a resourcing agreement with the Provincial government to fund and manage the demands of the Transit Oriented Communities Program, in light of the Program not involving formal planning applications and associated fees.

8. City Council direct the City Manager to ensure the following issues are the highest priorities to secure in the continuing negotiations with Provincial officials regarding sites for Transit Oriented Communities:

a. maximum possible number and tenure affordable housing with the deepest levels of affordability;

b. maximum possible amount of Community Services and Facilities to serve new and existing residents; and

c. maximum amount of parkland possible.

9. City Council request Metrolinx to include Community Benefit Agreements on all projects in the City of Toronto including the Ontario Line.

10. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, in collaboration with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to continue to work with Infrastructure Ontario to identify and advance options for the provision of parkland related to the current Transit Oriented Communities proposals in Ward 10, and specifically to:

a. advance options for Provincial financing and/or other financial contributions to acquire property to expand Victoria Memorial Square park related to Transit Oriented Communities proposals at King-Bathurst and Queen-Spadina, which could also include unlocking the value of nearby City-owned properties and making City-building investments in local community services and facilities in parallel, and if required, to report back to City Council by July 2022 on any options that may require specific Council authorization; and

b. advance options for the provision of parkland near the Exhibition Station Transit Oriented Communities proposals, including options for Provincial financing and/or other financial contributions to acquire such parkland, and if required, to report back to City Council by July 2022 on any options that may require specific Council authorization.

11. City Council direct that, should a rezoning application be submitted at 535 Wellington Street West, the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services prioritize opportunities to obtain property to expand Victoria Memorial Square including through future negotiations over parkland dedication for any future development and potential exchange of properties between the City and the landowner.

12. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, in collaboration with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to negotiate with the Province for a broader range of options for the provision of parkland, with on-site parkland being prioritized, as part of the Transit Oriented Communities program, and including approaches to Provincial financing and other financial contributions to secure offsite parkland to serve community needs around future Transit Oriented Communities proposals.

13. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, in consultation with the Toronto Community Benefits Network, to continue to negotiate with the Province of Ontario, Metrolinx, and Infrastructure Ontario the inclusion of a strong community benefits framework and hard targets to be set out in the procurement and tender documents for the Project Co. in the development of the Ontario Line, and to report back as soon as possible or to the July 12, 2022 meeting of the Executive Committee on the following:

a. setting of minimum employment thresholds/targets for local, equity deserving groups;

b. specific opportunities for journeypersons, professional, administrative and technical positions to be included in a workforce development plan;

c. social procurement requirement, with contract opportunities created for local businesses, social enterprises, and minority-owned businesses; and

d. community involvement to inform a model for Community Benefits Agreement which includes minimum targets, process, and accountability mechanisms.

14. City Council direct the City Manager to provide a copy of the City of Toronto’s Community Benefits Framework to the Federal and Provincial Governments, in order to inform the implementation of the Ontario Line community benefits agreement or the program akin to, and report back in the first quarter of 2023.

15. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to request Metrolinx, the Province of Ontario, and Infrastructure Ontario to report back on the Indigenous consultation undertaken at the First Parliament and Corktown site, and to report to the July 12, 2022 meeting of the Executive Committee on their progress. 

16. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to provide an update on the City staffing requirements necessary to implement the Toronto Community Benefits Framework for the Ontario Line and to report back through the Budget Committee in the first quarter of 2023. 

17. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Executive Director, Economic Development and Culture to investigate the feasibility of acquiring part or all of the ground floor commercial space at the First Parliament Transit-Oriented Communities for specific City-owned community, cultural, and heritage uses, such as a Toronto museum, Indigenous learning centre or other museum-related and cultural interpretation services, as explored in the First Parliament Master Plan, following a stakeholder visioning exercise with community consultation and to report back to the Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2023.

18. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Executive Director, Economic Development and Culture to develop a joint divisional strategy to implement the City Council adopted First Parliament Master Plan, considering uses for the secured institutional and heritage interpretation spaces, and including using funding from the compensation for the expropriated City properties at 271 Front Street East, 25 Berkeley Street, and part of 44 Parliament Street, Corktown/First Parliament Transit-Oriented Communities Community Benefits Charges and Provincial Value Allocation, following a stakeholder visioning exercise and community consultation and to report back to the Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2023.

19. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, CreateTO and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to investigate the feasibility of acquiring parkland in the vicinity of the First Parliament Transit-Oriented Communities site, including the Provincially-owned lands at 43 Parliament Street, 42 Mill Street and 321 Front Street East, to address the loss of planned open space due and parkland due to the Provincial expropriation of the First Parliament Site and report back to the Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2023. 

20. City Council direct Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to address the Transit-Oriented Communities rental replacement policies and affordable housing policies and make specific recommendations on the planning requirements necessary to include, expand or improve the quantity of affordable housing on Transit-Oriented Communities lands to offset the Province’s specific exemption of inclusionary zoning and the exclusion of any affordable housing on these lands and to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2023. 

21. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 21, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, following the execution of an agreement with the Province on a Value Allocation Framework and the execution of site-specific Memorandums of Understanding on the subject Transit Oriented Communities sites.

Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 21, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain information that is explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by the Province of Ontario. Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 21, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services will be made public following the execution of an agreement with the Province on a Value Allocation Framework and the execution of site-specific Memorandums of Understanding on the subject Transit Oriented Communities sites.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Mayor and the City Manager to accept the nomination of Toronto as a 2026 World Cup Host City should it be awarded by FIFA, to enter into associated agreements, and to continue to negotiate a multi-party agreement with the Governments of Ontario and Canada and with Canada Soccer reflecting the key elements outlined in the report (March 16, 2022) from the City Manager and to the satisfaction of the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct the City Manager to report back to the June 8, 2022 Executive Committee on the status of negotiations with the Governments of Ontario and Canada and Canada Soccer; should Toronto be selected by FIFA as a host city for the 2026 World Cup, the report back should include updated cost estimates for the City of Toronto and commitments from other government partners.

3. City Council direct the City Manager to report back to the June 8, 2022 Executive Committee on plans to create a secretariat to coordinate the City of Toronto's planning for the 2026 World Cup, to be established by the third quarter of 2022; plans should include a detailed implementation plan, additional temporary staffing requirements and associated budget, including necessary in-year budget adjustment a plan for initial resources to be drawn from funding available in the Major Special Events Reserve Fund in 2022.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to establish a pre-application working group with community stakeholders for the pending development of 214-230 Sherbourne Street and adjacent properties to establish terms of reference and to identify affordable housing priorities for the site.

2. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 18, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, following closing of the acquisition transaction of 214 to 230 Sherbourne Street.

Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 18, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain information about a proposed or pending acquisition or sale of land for municipal or local board purposes. Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (March 18, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO will be made public following the closing of the acquisition transaction of 214 to 230 Sherbourne Street.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the following terms and approach to be incorporated into the drafting of Implementing Agreements between the City, the Province of Ontario and Cadillac Fairview:

a. a minimum of 5 percent of the total permitted residential gross floor area at East Harbour, and no less than 215 affordable rental housing units, shall be constructed and financed by Cadillac Fairview for a 99-year period, based upon the City Council approved Inclusionary Zoning definition of affordable rent;

b. to the satisfaction of the City, Cadillac Fairview shall design, construct, finish and convey ownership of two 62 pupil childcare facilities to the City of Toronto, in accordance with the City of Toronto's Child Care Development Guideline;

c. to the satisfaction of the City, Cadillac Fairview shall design, construct, finish and convey ownership of a Community Recreation Centre of approximately 6,500 square metres south of Future Street "E" to the City of Toronto;

d. the Province of Ontario and Cadillac Fairview will be responsible for funding two-thirds of the cost for the Phase One Broadview Eastern Flood Protection project, with the remaining one-third to be funded by the City;

e. the City and Cadillac Fairview (through its financial contribution) will each be responsible for funding fifty per cent of costs associated with the road portion of the Broadview Avenue Extension from Eastern Avenue to the Metrolinx rail embankment;

f. Cadillac Fairview will contribute $2.5 million to offsite capital upgrades to the Queen Saulter, Jones, and/or Riverdale branches of the Toronto Public Library;

g. Cadillac Fairview will contribute $2.0 million to the delivery of public art in the vicinity of East Harbour;

h. the Province of Ontario and Cadillac Fairview will ensure the appropriate legal mechanisms are in place so that the community benefits secured as part of the existing Master Section 37 Agreement, dated October 5, 2018, will be honoured by the owner of East Harbour and incorporated into future agreements as required to confirm the obligation; and

i. no development charge credits will be provided to Cadillac Fairview for any of the community benefits and enabling infrastructure described in Parts 1.a. through 1.g. above.

2. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to negotiate Implementing Agreements with the Province of Ontario and Cadillac Fairview that secure City interests, subject to terms outlined in the report (March 22, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager and including the key terms defined in Part 1 above, and for the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to report back to City Council in the first quarter of 2023 on the proposed terms for City Council consideration.

3. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to identify funding for $57 million, the City's one-third share of the balance of the Phase One Broadview Eastern Flood Protection project, through the 2023 - 2032 Capital Budgeting and Planning process, with implementation subject to securing the remaining two-thirds share from the Province of Ontario and Cadillac Fairview.

4. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to identify funding for $4.5 million, the City's fifty per cent share of the costs of the extension of Broadview Avenue from Eastern Avenue to the Metrolinx rail embankment, through the 2023 - 2032 Capital Budgeting and Planning process, with implementation subject to securing the remaining fifty percent share from the Province of Ontario and Cadillac Fairview.

5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to seek to include a requirement in the Affordable Housing Implementing Agreement that Cadillac Fairview provide additional affordable units should the amount of market condominium development increase beyond 50 percent of the total residential development, in order to generally align with the City's Official Plan Inclusionary Zoning policies and maintain the delivery of 10 percent of the condominium gross floor area as affordable rental housing.

6. City Council reconfirm its commitment to ensuring the rest of the South of Eastern Employment Area remains available successful for the Film, Television and Digital Media Industry and City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to take all necessary steps to achieve this, including formal correspondence.

7. City Council direct the City Manager to continue to advocate for a greater degree of affordable housing in East Harbour to acknowledge the City's investments in transit infrastructure in East Harbour.

8. City Council reconfirm its interest in ensuring sequencing of residential build to employment build in East Harbour.

9. City Council reconfirm the Master Plan elements for those sections of East Harbour not covered by the Provincial Minister's Zoning Order the employment targets on City owned land as well a robust public process for the use of the City's Heritage building.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the City of Toronto’s continued participation in Toronto Global, inclusive of:

a. a minimum of two City of Toronto representatives on its Board of Directors, composed of the Mayor of Toronto or designate appointed by the Mayor and a second (and any additional) public member appointed by City Council in accordance with the terms set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2022) from the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture; and

b. annual funding of no less than $2 million, for the period beginning April 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2025 subject to the execution of a three year funding agreement with Toronto Global (the “Funding Agreement”) which substantially includes the terms set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2022) from the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to negotiate and execute a Funding Agreement with GTA Region Investment Attraction (operating as Toronto Global) in accordance with Part 1 above and on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework in Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services, as the guiding direction for Digital Infrastructure Initiatives undertaken by the City.

2. City Council request the City Manager to direct the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services to implement the Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework in Attachment 1 to the report (March 16, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services, in accordance with steps outlined under the headings of Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework Implementation and Next Steps in the report (March 16, 2022) from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, to include in the Registration and Booking Transformation project award report due at the General Governance Licensing Committee in third quarter of 2022, how the Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework principles were applied through its procurement.

 
4. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services to report back to the appropriate Committee following the implementation of the project in Part 3 above. 

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the following proposed City-building objectives to be prioritized across the portfolio of eight properties to be unlocked through the ModernTO program:

a. creation of affordable housing: the inclusion of a minimum of 33 percent affordable housing over all residential redevelopment opportunities within the ModernTO portfolio;

b. financial sustainability: the adherence to the strategic investment policy as outlined in recent Council direction through the City-Wide Real Estate strategy – Next Phase of Implementation (EX27.4);

c. public realm improvements: all of the proposed redevelopments are to include public realm improvements and/or streetscape enhancements;

d. City service and institutional improvements: the inclusion of City service improvements, such as Paramedics Multi-Hubs and future institutional uses;

e. maintenance or enhancement of employment opportunities: within the portfolio of eight sites, employment and office uses will be maintained or enhanced through the proposed redevelopments;

f. adaptive reuse of heritage resources: three properties within the portfolio have currently been identified as heritage resources; those resources are to be adaptively reused as part of any proposed redevelopment options; and

g. sustainable development: any redevelopment within the ModernTO portfolio will be required to meet, at a minimum, Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standards – Version 4.

2. City Council approve the development strategy/vision on the following five properties to be developed in the short term as outlined in Appendix A to the report (February 18, 2022) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO:

a. 610 Bay Street;

b. 277 Victoria Street;

c. 931 Yonge Street;

d. 18 Dyas Road; and

e. 95 The Esplanade.

3. City Council forward the report (February 18, 2022) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to the Boards of the Toronto Transit Commission, Toronto Parking Authority and Toronto Community Housing Corporation for information.

4. City Council authorize the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with Corporate Real Estate Management and the Housing Secretariat, to issue a Request for Expression of Interest to the development and not-for-profit community for the redevelopment of 610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street that prioritizes the delivery of affordable housing, a Paramedics Multi-Hub, and adaptive heritage reuse while adhering to the City’s strategic investment policy as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (February 18, 2022) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO; following the offering, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO will report back to the CreateTO Board and City Council with the recommended strategy and proposed business case, which will be conditional upon consultation with the local community.

5. City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to make the delivery of affordable housing the highest priority objective when evaluating bids in the Request for Expression of Interest/Request For Proposal process for 610 Bay and 130 Elizabeth Street and as part of this process, engage local health institutions to explore additional uses on these sites.

6. City Council authorize the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to negotiate the disposition of 277 Victoria Street to the entity identified in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (February 18, 2022) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO at market value, subject to the following conditions:

a. the proponent to conduct additional community consultation in addition to what is required as part of the development application approval process;

b. the proponent to maintain “The Works” in its current form until an accommodation strategy is developed and implemented;

c. the proponent to include additional retail commercial space on the first and second floors, include replacement for the Sam the Record Man sign and consideration for any other heritage merits of the site (condition to be fulfilled upon rezoning approval);

d. the proponent to work with City Planning to incorporate public realm improvements along Victoria Street, north of Dundas Street; and

e. City Council approval of the negotiated terms and conditions of sale.

7. City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, to expedite the sale of the City of Toronto owned property at 277 Victoria Street and accelerate the relocation of Toronto Public Health offices and “The Works” in the earliest possible time frame while ensuring minimal disruption to Toronto Public Health service delivery. 

8. City Council authorize the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO in consultation with Corporate Real Estate Management and the Housing Secretariat to undertake a market offering process for 931 Yonge Street immediately following the re-zoning of the property that prioritizes the creation of affordable ownership housing, delivery of public realm improvements and adheres to the City’s strategic investment policy as outlined in the proposed vision and to report back to the CreateTO Board with the recommended proponent for City Council approval.

9. City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to explore opportunities to maximize the affordable housing targets at each ModernTO site where housing is proposed.

10. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the Confidential Presentation to the report (February 18, 2022) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to both a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of property belonging to the City, or one of its Agencies, or Corporations, and a position, plan or instruction to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of CreateTO and City of Toronto.

11. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 5, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO replace Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 18, 2022) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO.

12. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 5, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to a proposed or pending acquisition and a position, plan or instruction to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of CreateTO and the City of Toronto.

Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the Confidential Presentation, to the report (February 18, 2022) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to both a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of property belonging to the City, or one of its Agencies, or Corporations, and a position, plan or instruction to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of CreateTO and City of Toronto.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (April 5, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006,  as it relates to a proposed or pending acquisition and a position, plan or instruction to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of CreateTO and the City of Toronto.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Schedule 3 of the Relationship Framework - Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena (1073 Millwood Avenue) in Attachment 1 to the report (March 15, 2022) from the City Manager by adding the following paragraph after paragraph E) Staffing:

"Notwithstanding the above paragraph, the Leaside Arena Board may decide to hire its own staff or contract staff by providing the City with advance written notice of 180 days. Upon receipt of such notice, the Leaside Arena Board and the City's designated liaison(s) shall meet within 90 days of receiving written notice to discuss the impacts of the Leaside Arena Board's decision. Should the proposed change to the Arena Board staffing require amendments to the Relationship Framework, as determined by the City Manager or designate, the Arena Board shall comply with Article 13 of the Relationship Framework."

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council determine that the Development Charges By-law has been properly applied to the development project located at 337 Maple Leaf Drive.

2. City Council dismiss the complaint dated October 25, 2021, with respect to 337 Maple Leaf Drive filed pursuant to Section 20 of the Development Charges Act, 1997.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Manager to work with the Provincial and Federal governments to establish an intergovernmental table to better prioritize equitable outcomes and racial equity through ensuring the experiences of Black, Indigenous and racialized communities are reflected in the planning, coordination, and implementation of COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, and that this intergovernmental table establish the following priority action areas:

a. Black health, Black mental health and wellness outcomes, as a priority area aimed at addressing the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on Black communities; and

b. removal of barriers to employment and entrepreneurship, and increased access to economic opportunities, with a focus on Black youth for Black communities, as an additional priority area aimed at addressing the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on Black communities.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Auditor General to consider adding, as part of the Auditor General's 2022 Work Plan, an audit of the City of Toronto's snow clearing performance, including the winter storm on January 17, 2022.

2.  City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 4, 2022) from the Auditor General remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the Auditor General by another level of government or a Crown agency and financial information supplied in confidence to the Auditor General which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 4, 2022) from the Auditor General remain confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information explicitly  in confidence to the Auditor General by another level of government or a Crown agency and financial information supplied in confidence to the Auditor General which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (February 4, 2022) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor and other City divisions that oversee affordable housing, to:

a. report back to City Council, through the Planning and Housing Committee, on the merits of amending rental replacement policies, including City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, to include clear expectations of how future affordable rental replacement units are made available in a fair and open manner to the general public;

b. ensure that future affordable rental replacement agreements between the City of Toronto and owners include clear, specific requirements for owners to provide formal access plans; such plans to describe, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, how information about affordable rental replacement opportunities are to be advertised to the general public, including lower-income households, and how new tenants of affordable rental replacement units are to be selected; and

c. implement proactive monitoring processes that ensure sufficient evidence, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, is obtained from owners to demonstrate compliance with required access plans and all other contractual requirements.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor and other City divisions that oversee affordable housing, to:

a. review City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control and determine whether affordable housing principles and definitions consistent with amended Official Plan definitions of affordable rent and/or By-law 1756-2019, Municipal Housing Facility can be incorporated into City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control and all Section 111 agreements containing affordable rental replacement units going forward;

b. ensure that future Section 111 agreements include terms that support the City of Toronto's ability to require tenant eligibility criteria and verification practices consistent with City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, should affordable housing principles and definitions be adopted; and

c. implement processes to verify compliance with any eligibility requirements incorporated into executed agreements.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 17, 2022) from the Auditor General remain confidential in its entirety, as it deals with litigation or potential litigation affecting the City of Toronto.

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (February 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client and litigation privilege.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 17, 2022) from the Auditor General remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it deals with litigation or potential litigation affecting the City of Toronto.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (February 14, 2022) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client and litigation privilege.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board to direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Auditor General each quarter, in anticipation of the Auditor General's review of this matter after one year, and forward the reports to the Auditor General for her information.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 4, 2022) from the Auditor General be released publicly at the discretion of the Auditor General, after discussions with the appropriate City Officials.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 4, 2022) from the Auditor General remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 4, 2022) from the Auditor General will be made public at the discretion of the Auditor General, after discussions with the appropriate City Officials.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 4, 2022) from the Chief Information Security Officer remain confidential in its entirety, as it pertains to the security of the property of the City of Toronto.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 4, 2022) from the Chief Information Security Officer remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to the security of the property of the City of Toronto.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 8, 2022) from the Acting Fire Chief and General Manager - Emergency Management, Toronto Fire Services remain confidential in its entirety, as it pertains to the security of the property of the City of Toronto.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 8, 2022) from the Acting Fire Chief and General Manager Emergency Management, Toronto Fire Services remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to the security of the property of the City of Toronto.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 30, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

2. City Council forward the supplementary report (March 30, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management to the Auditor General to review and to report back to the Audit Committee.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 30, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the 2020 Audited Financial Statements and Management Letters, where applicable, for the George Bell Arena, the Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena, the Moss Park Arena, the North Toronto Memorial Arena, and the William H. (Bill) Bolton Arena in Attachments 1 to 5 to the report (January 31, 2022) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive the 2020 Audited Financial Statements for Scadding Court Community Centre in Attachment 1 to the report (January 31, 2022) from the Auditor General for information.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (January 27, 2022) from Bob Gore, Robert Gore & Associates Chartered Professional Accountants for information.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to review the latest knowledge and best practices for air ventilation to reduce the transmission of agents of infectious disease through the air and consider updates to the Property Standards By-law in future phases of the Property Standards By-law Review, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health.

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to consider opportunities to leverage improvements to ventilation and air quality to reduce airborne transmission of disease as part of future implementation of the Tower Renewal Program.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, to extend the live music on cafes pilot for 2022 by adding a new subsection 742-9.9C as follows:

C. Despite Subsection A, from May 1, 2022 to November 7, 2022, inclusive, amplified sound on a sidewalk café is permitted if:

1. the permit area is located in Ward 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19 and 21;

2. the amplified sound is played only between the hours of:

            i. 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Thursday or Friday;

            ii. noon to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday; or

            iii. noon to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday;

3. the permit area is not located on a local road;

4. the permit holder has not been convicted of an offence under Toronto Municipal Code, or the Reopening Ontario Act in the past 12 months, unless in the opinion of the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, measures have been taken to adequately resolve past issues of non-compliance; and

5. the permit holder complies with Chapter 591, Noise, at all times.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and General Manager, Transportation Services, to report back to City Council on the results of the pilot and the feasibility of expanding the program City-wide, including considerations for enforcement resources.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee on the results of the restaurant and hospitality industry survey and any implications for the City's support for the restaurant industry and future programs in the first quarter of 2023.

4. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to extend the CaféTO program until August 31, 2022 for cafés on the sidewalk which have already been approved under the program for a term ending on April 14, 2022 and amend Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays, to add the following term to the definition for 2020/22 Café:

6. a curbside café or frontage café which was also approved during the term described in Subsection 3 from no earlier than April 15, 2022 to no later than August 31, 2022, inclusive.

5. City Council request the General Manager of Transportation Services, the Executive Director of Economic Development and Culture, the Executive Director of Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Chief Building Official and the Executive Director of Toronto Building, in consultation with Toronto Fire, Toronto Public Health and other relevant stakeholders, to report before the end of 2022 on the feasibility, safety, and relevant conditions for the approval of full or partial, permanent or seasonal, enclosures and heating for patios on the public right of way, including fire safety, building code requirements, air quality, utility access, and winter maintenance operating challenges.

6. City Council renew and extend the agreement between the City of Toronto and the University of Toronto Scarborough, for the purposes of the Find Dining program, to May 31, 2023 to allow for the previously allocated funds to be used.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt and certify the 2022 Operating Budgets and Levy requirements of the following Business Improvement Areas:

2. City Council adopt and certify the 2022 Operating Budgets and Levy requirements for Bloor Annex Business Improvement Area, subject to approval by the Business Improvement Area's General Membership at its Annual general meeting scheduled for March 24, 2022:

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council dissolve the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area Board of Management and repeal By-law 69-2007 which established the Board of Management.

2. City Council repeal By-law 519-2006 which designated the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area as defined by the boundaries described in Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2022) from the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

3. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas to delete all references to the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to prepare the by-laws necessary to dissolve the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area Board of Management, repeal the by-laws noted in Parts 1 and 2 above and make the necessary amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 19.

5. City Council authorize the transfer of all Bloor Street Business Improvement Area assets and liabilities to the Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City, an agreement with Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area, to manage the Bloor Street Business Improvement Area's residual funds to cover the costs of the preparation of their 2021 audit, any assessment appeal overruns and any other financial liability of the Business Improvement Area.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the updated program design for Toronto's Business Incubation and Commercialization Grant Program, substantially in accordance with the City of Toronto Business Incubation Grant Program Guidelines in Attachment 4 to the report (March 10, 2022) from the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, with implementation commencing in the second quarter of 2022.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City grant agreements related to the Business Incubation and Commercialization Grant Program, for a term of no more than three years, in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to periodically review and, when necessary, revise the Business Incubation and Commercialization Grant Program Guidelines to ensure alignment with the City of Toronto's Community Grants Policy and any other applicable City policy, as may be amended from time to time, or reflect changing industry needs and best practices.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate and execute a two-year, plus possible one-year extension, Transfer Payment Agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade for the delivery of Enterprise Toronto programming, including funding from the Government of Ontario in the amount of $1,000,175 in each of 2022, 2023 and possibly 2024.

2. City Council increase the 2022 Approved Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture by $1,000,175 gross, zero net, fully funded by a grant from the Government of Ontario, conditional upon conclusion of a Transfer Payment Agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to include the Government of Ontario funding of $1,000,175 gross, zero net, towards the delivery of Enterprise Toronto programming in the 2023 and possibly 2024 Operating Budget submissions for Council consideration.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Chief Planner and Executive Director City Planning, and the City Solicitor, to initiate a review of the Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology Financial Incentive Program in 2022, based on the Terms of Reference as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2022) from the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Controller.

2. City Council direct staff to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee on the results of the Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology Program Review and any recommended changes to the Imagination, Manufacturing, Innovation and Technology Program in the first quarter of 2023.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to exercise any options to extend currently included in the existing lease and licence agreements for the properties identified in Attachment 1, Table 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management and on such other or amended terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to negotiate and approve further lease/licence extensions in relation to any property identified in Attachment 1, Table 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, provided that the proposed business terms for any such future lease/licence extensions generally reflect the terms and conditions contemplated for that property in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, and on such other or amended terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, provided that required funding is available in an approved budget and that no such extension shall extend later than April 30, 2023 without securing further City Council approval.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to negotiate and settle the terms and amount of restoration costs, as may be required for any of the 13 leases and license agreements listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, and on such other or amended terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor, provided that funding is available in an approved budget, subject to the instructions to staff for such costs, as set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management.

4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management upon the expiration of the last agreement of the leased and/or licensed premises, as Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management contains instructions to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto.

5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and/or the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to enter into the necessary amending agreements on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and/or Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor to increase the value and extend the term of the fifteen existing non-competitive blanket contracts/purchase orders and five existing competitive blanket contracts outlined in Attachment 1, Table 3, 4 and 5 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management.

6. City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.5E of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enter into and execute an agreement with the successful proponent below who has satisfied all requirements set out in Request for Proposal Document Number 3002340572 for the provision of short-term accommodations for shelter clients through the use of hotel/motel services for operated shelters, on terms and conditions set out in the Request for Proposal and satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, as follows:

a. Kingston Residence Incorporated (formerly New Lido Incorporated) for an initial term of one year from the date of award in the amount of $1,000,000 excluding all taxes ($1,017,600 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), with the option to renew for four separate additional one-year periods in the amount of $1,000,000 each excluding all taxes ($1,017,600 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a total potential contract value of $5,000,000 excluding all taxes ($5,088,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

7. City Council, in accordance with Section 71-11.1C of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to enter into the necessary amending agreements on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor to increase the value, and extend the term, as outlined in Parts 7a and 7b below, of the following contracts:

a. Blanket Contract Number 47023936 with Star Security Inc. in the amount of $19,543,536 net of all taxes ($19,887,502 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for the provision of contracted security guard services, increasing and extending the contract value from $9,957,677 to $29,141,213 net of all taxes ($29,647,098 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for the period ending October 10, 2023; and

b. Blanket Contract Number 47023937 with Garda Canada Security Corporation in the amount of $8,134,715 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($8,277,886 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for the provision of contracted security guard services, increasing and extending the contract value from $6,255,564 to $14,390,279 net of all taxes ($14,643,548 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) for the period ending October 10, 2023.

8. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to enter into grant agreements as needed with at least three non-profit organizations to provide temporary accommodation and related supports for approximately 750 refugee claimants outside of the base City’s emergency shelter system, with a total expenditure of up to $15,169,745, on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the General Manager, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 

9. City Council authorize that, prior to finalizing the extension of future contracts for any Kingston Road motel for use as a shelter, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration will provide a briefing to the local Councillor sharing recent inspection reports on the state of good repair of the property.

10. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2023 with an update on phase 1 of the Shelter Transition and Relocation Plan outlined in the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, and next steps for phase 2 of the plan in 2023.

11. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to amend the Toronto Shelter Standards Directive related to physical distancing to introduce safe, moderate increase of capacity in base shelter sites where feasible, while maintaining public health measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

12. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to update and implement changes to the Toronto Shelter Standards as needed to strengthen safety and quality in the shelter system with a lens on equity and inclusion.

13. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to review the number of housing workers available at each shelter hotel to ensure that:

a. the level of support available is sufficient for ensuring all clients at each site are assisted effectively in accessing housing in advance of shelter hotel closures and to ensure there is a consistent level of support available to effectively assist all clients at each site as a part of ongoing efforts to rehouse these individuals; and

 
b. the number of housing workers at each site is dependent on the number of individuals staying in any specific hotel, and based on best practices for the housing worker to be effective and have a manageable caseload.

14. City Council reiterate its requests to the Federal and Provincial Governments to:

a. continue to provide funding to deliver the COVID-19 response for people experiencing homelessness to allow for the implementation of the phased implementation of the transition plan while ensuring stabilization of the homelessness service system through to recovery;

b. provide ongoing and sustainable funding to ensure that appropriate primary health care, harm reduction, overdose prevention and mental health case management services are available to adequately support individuals who are homeless and implement the shelter health services framework to provide a coordinated and consistent approach to health services across the shelter system;

c. establish and implement an immediate federal and provincial intergovernmental strategy for large scale arrivals of refugee claimants to ensure appropriate supports are in place across Ontario, including reception programs and facilities outside of Toronto (especially near ports of entry), coordination to refer new arrivals across the province, and providing direct funding to refugee houses and refugee specific shelter providers in strategic locations across Ontario, including Toronto; and

d. recognize that permanent solutions to ending chronic homelessness are not possible without increased, long-term funding commitments and provide the capital and ongoing operating funding needed to meet the City of Toronto's supportive housing targets of 1,800 new supportive housing units every year for 10 years.

15. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to report to the June 15, 2022 meeting of City Council on progress in achieving the goals set out in the 24 Month Housing Plan, including any new information on head leases and enhancements to Federal housing benefit.

16. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to work with the hotel shelter operators to investigate the feasibility of extending the appointment of 24/7 security guards for the full length of the lease extensions.

17. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to consult with the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Paramedic Services, Toronto Fire, and local Business Improvement Areas to compile critical incident reports for the surrounding neighbourhoods and any recommendations on how to improve health, safety and well-being of the area and report back to the July 6, 2022 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee.

18. City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to work with the Chief Technology Officer to post information:

a. in an open data format on the City of Toronto Open Data portal for daily numbers of residents denied shelter at time of call (wrap-up code data) and how many people are denied shelter throughout the night (service queue data); and

b. on the City of Toronto website under the Housing and Homelessness Shelter Research and Reports “System Flow Data”.

19. City Council direct the City Manager to work with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing to consult with the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, unions representing hotel and tourism workers and other tourism and hospitality stakeholders about the state of the hotel sector and the use of hotels as shelters and the impact on hotel service workers.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to a position, plan or instruction to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf the City of Toronto.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2022) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management will be made public upon the expiration of the last agreement of the leased and/or licensed premises.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that the current pilot project in Chapter 349, Animals, Section 349-4.1, Hens Pilot program, be extended until March 31, 2023, and that Wards 9, 10, 11 and the entirety of Wards 4 and 19 be included as permitted zones in the UrbanHensTO Pilot Program.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to conduct further consultation on the proposed changes for a permanent program outlined in Recommendations 1 to 3 in the report (March 10, 2022) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee in January 2023.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 349 (Animals) to add the following as Subsections 349-15C(3) and (4):

3. Where an Officer has concluded that a dog was acting in self-defence and elected not to issue an order to comply under Subsection C(2), that dangerous act will not be counted when determining if a subsequent dangerous act is the second or subsequent on record with the City under Subsection B(3).

4. Where the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal concludes that a dog was acting in self-defence at the time a dangerous act occurred and rescinded the determination of a dangerous dog on that basis, that dangerous act will not be counted when determining if a subsequent dangerous act is the second or subsequent on record with the City under Subsection B(3).

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to revise the Dangerous Dog Order text, to note that Dog Owners should seek the permission of their Condominium Board in order to post the order on their unit door.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council adopt the Toronto Music Industry Strategy 2022-2026.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to engage and work with residents disproportionately impacted by food insecurity, poverty, and other inequities in our food system, and with community groups working to defend the food rights of their communities, to update Toronto's Food Charter and report back on revisions to Toronto's Food Charter with plans for implementation, accountability, and resourcing as part of the Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy 2023-2026 Term Action Plan.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation, to ensure that community gardens and allotment gardens are included in the consideration of food sovereignty in the 2023-2026 Poverty Reduction Strategy, emphasizing a culturally appropriate approach.

3. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to include in revisions to the Toronto Food Charter, an exploration of the feasibility of identifying locations and resources for the placement of shipping containers and pop-up storefronts to promote social entrepreneurship to end hunger and addressing food insecurity in the community, and report back as part of the Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy 2023-2026 Term Action Plan.

4. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to engage and work with faith-based organizations in the downtown east to coordinate improvements to food bank infrastructure and services in the downtown east, and to report back as part of the Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy 2023-2026 Term Action Plan.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief Technology Officer and the City Solicitor, be released except for any portions which the City Solicitor determines must remain confidential.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Chief Procurement Officer, the Chief Technology Officer and the City Solicitor has been made public with redactions and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Fleet Services to:

a. negotiate and enter into a non-competitive Agreement with Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited to obtain access to their network of dealers through the Ford Fleet Care program and Original Equipment Manufacturer parts discounts through their National Fleet Parts Pricing program; and

b. negotiate and enter into non-competitive Agreements with any individual Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited Dealers through the Ford Fleet Care program for procurement of proprietary Ford Original Equipment Manufacturer parts and services and Original Equipment Manufacturer parts discounts through the National Fleet Parts Pricing program;

on the following terms and conditions:

i. each Agreement shall be for an initial term of five years from the date of award, with the option to extend the Agreements for one optional extension term of five years, with the extension of the Agreements being at the sole discretion of the General Manager, Fleet Services and subject to budget approval(s);  

ii. the cumulative contract price for all of the non-competitive Agreements with Ford Company of Canada Limited Dealers will be $19,453,203 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($19,795,579 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) for the entire term, including extensions;

iii. on the condition that Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited continues to be the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of proprietary Original Equipment Manufacturer parts and services for Ford vehicles, and that access to Ford network of dealers is available through the Ford Fleet Care program; and

iv. each Agreement is on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Fleet Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 deferred consideration of Item GL29.10 until the May 11 and 12, 2022 meeting of City Council.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council, as the Approving Authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of the property municipally known as 37 Norton Avenue as set out in Appendix A to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and identified as Part 1 on Reference Plan Number 66R-32140, attached as Appendix B to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, for the purposes of expanding the John McKenzie Parkette.

2. City Council, as the Expropriating Authority under the Expropriations Act, authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate to take all necessary steps to comply with the Expropriations Act, including but not limited to, the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan and the service of Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Election and Notices of Possession.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to prepare and serve Offers of Compensation in accordance with the requirements of the Expropriations Act.

4. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, once there has been a final determination of all claims for compensation payable to the property owners to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, remains confidential at this time in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it deals with a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the City of Toronto.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management will be made public once there has been a final determination of all claims for compensation payable to the property owners to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor..

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council, as Approving Authority under the Expropriation Act, approve the expropriation of the required fee simple interest in part of the property municipally known as 5791-5793 Yonge Street as set out in the Reference Plan attached as Appendix B to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, (the "Required Property Interest") for the purposes of constructing a public street connecting Cummer Avenue to Yonge Street.

2. City Council, as Expropriating Authority under the Expropriation Act, authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to take all steps necessary to comply with the Expropriations Act, including but not limited to, the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan and if the settlement agreement is not executed, service of the Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Election and Notices of Possession.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to prepare and serve Offers of Compensation in accordance with the requirements of the Expropriations Act, if the settlement agreement is not executed.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that the properties listed in Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and per the recommended direction as identified in Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, either be used as a municipal parking facility and designated as a municipal parking facility to be managed by the Toronto Parking Authority or be de-designated as a municipal parking facility and cease to be managed by the Toronto Parking Authority.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, Schedule XXXIV: Municipal Parking Facilities, generally as described in Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

3. City Council direct that the carpark named Carl Hall (Carpark 425) located at 40 Carl Hall Road, upon being acquired, be used for municipal parking purposes, managed by the Toronto Parking Authority, and inserted into Schedule XXXIV: Municipal Parking Facilities to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in order to give effect to Parts 1 to 3 inclusive, above.

5. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City Officials to execute all documents and take the necessary actions to give effect to Council's decision.

6. City Council forward the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to the Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority for its information.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City, as landlord, to enter into the Lease with the Tenant for the building located at the Leased Premises substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, generally in keeping with the Community Space Tenancy Policy, except as specifically set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and on such other or amended terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, in consultation with the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

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

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the Lease transaction on behalf of the City, including amending the commencement date of the Lease and other dates, and amending terms and conditions, on such terms as the City Solicitor deems advisable.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, in consultation with the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to administer and manage the Lease including the provision of any amendments, consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to prioritize efforts to support the Tenant to identify a future leased premises on completion of the Term, provided that the Tenant has remained in good standing under the Lease throughout the Term.

6. Despite the Financial Impact statement in the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the general principles of the Community Space Tenancy Policy, City Council increase the 2022 Approved Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture, on a one-time basis by $37,673.00 gross, $0 net, and transfer to It's OK Community Arts for the purpose of improvements at 468 Queen Street West, fully funded by Section 37/(45)(Planning Act Reserve Funds) collected from the following developments:

a. 295 Adelaide Street West and 100-104 John Street, secured for arts and cultural facilities in Ward 20 (now Ward 10), in the amount of $7,590.00 (Source Account: XR3028- 4500128);

b. 335, 355 King Street West and 119 Blue Jays Way, secured for a range of purposed including cultural facilities in Ward 20 (now Ward 10), in the amount of $25,000.00 (Source Account: XR3026- 3700747); and

c. 60 John Street and 12 Mercer Street, secured for improvements to public housing and/or arts space within Ward 20 (now Ward 10), in the amount of $5,083.00 (Source Account: XR3028- 4500120).

7. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to enter into and execute on behalf of the City a funding agreement with It's Ok Community Arts to contribute $37,673.00 towards building improvements on such terms deemed necessary and appropriate by the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

8. City Council direct staff to waive the permit fees for any change of use permit or building permit associated with the temporary use of 468 Queen Street West by It's OK Community Arts.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the re-assignment of the delivery of the new Etobicoke Civic Centre project from CreateTO to Corporate Real Estate Management and authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to enter into the following contracts for the remaining balance amounts, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor:

a. Adamson Associates Architects, Henning Larsen Architects and PMA Landscape Architects in the amount of $14,000,000, net of all taxes ($14,246,400 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries);

b. Finnegan Marshall Incorporated in the amount of $42,746, net of all taxes ($43,498 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries); and

c. Mills & Mills Consulting Services in the amount of $47,053, net of all taxes ($47,881 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries).

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to enter into an agreement valued at $6,636,600 net of all taxes ($6,753,404 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries) with Enwave Energy Corporation in order to facilitate the design of a district energy plant, as well as the design and construction of the below grade geothermal boreholes needed to service the Etobicoke Civic Centre Precinct, based on the major terms outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, as may be satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Chief Information Security Officer remain confidential in their entirety, as they involve the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto.

2. City Council direct the Board of any City Agency or Corporation that has not yet submitted a submission under the Confirmation Program described in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Chief Information Security Officer, to take immediate action submit their submission to the Chief Information Security Officer.

3. City Council direct the Board of any City Agency or Corporation that has not yet submitted a remediation plan under the Confirmation Program described in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Chief Information Security Officer, to take immediate action submit their remediation plan to the Chief Information Security Officer.

4. City Council direct the Chief Information Security Officer to report to the April 29, 2022 meeting of the General Government and Licensing Committee on any City Agency or Corporation that has not yet submitted a remediation plan under the Confirmation Program described in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Chief Information Security Officer.

5. City Council direct the City Manager to ensure that the heads of any City Agency or Corporation that has not submitted a remediation plan under the Confirmation Program described in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Chief Information Security Officer, are available at the April 29, 2022 meeting of General Government and Licensing Committee to answer questions of staff on this item.

6. City Council direct the Chief Information Security Officer to report, on an exception basis, the details of any City Agency or Corporation that is not adhering to their 30, 60 or 90 day remediation plans, to the April 29, 2022, June 7, 2022 and July 4, 2022 General Government and Licensing Committee meeting.

Confidential Attachment 1, 2 and 3 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the Chief Information Security Officer, remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they involve the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 217, Records, Corporate (City) by establishing a new records retention schedule for email set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 8, 2022) from the City Clerk.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (March 4, 2022) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management for information.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive contract with Alfa Laval Incorporated (Alfa Laval) for the continued supply of proprietary parts required for the maintenance of centrifuges installed at various City wastewater and water treatment plants, on the following terms and conditions:

a. the initial term of the contract be from the date the contract is issued to March 31, 2023, and include the option to renew for six additional separate one year periods, at the sole discretion of the City and subject to budget approvals, for the total amount over seven years of $5,346,254 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($5,440,348 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries);

b. Alfa Laval continues to be the manufacturer or exclusive distributor of the parts; and

c. conditional upon such other terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive contract with Pro Aqua, Incorporated (Pro Aqua) for the continued supply of proprietary parts required for the maintenance of equipment installed at various City wastewater treatment plants, on the following terms and conditions:

a. the initial term of the contract be from the date the contract is issued to March 31, 2023, and include the option to renew for six additional separate one year periods, at the sole discretion of the City and subject to budget approvals, for the total amount over seven years of $6,551,044 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($6,666,342 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries);

b. Pro Aqua continues to be the exclusive distributor of the parts; and

c. conditional upon such other terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive contract with the Veolia Water Technologies Canada Incorporated (Veolia Water Technologies) for the continued supply of proprietary parts required for the maintenance of equipment installed at various City wastewater treatment plants, on the following terms and conditions:

a. the initial term of the contract be from the date the contract is issued to March 31, 2023, and include the option to renew for six (6) additional separate one (1) year periods, at the sole discretion of the City and subject to budget approvals, for the total amount over seven (7) years of $414,146 net of Harmonized Sales Tax ($421,435 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries);

b. Veolia Water Technologies continues to be the manufacturer or exclusive distributor of the parts; and

c. conditional upon such other terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept a donation valued at up to $0.100 million from The Garden Club of Toronto, to provide financial support for the Children's Conservatory Teaching Garden revitalization project at Allan Gardens, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy.

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

3. City Council amend the Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2022-2031 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for the Parks Plan sub-project, in the Parks Development project, in the amount of $0.100 million, by increasing the total project cost and future year cash flow commitments in 2023 funded from The Garden Club of Toronto donation, for the purpose of the Allan Gardens Teaching Garden.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of Bartlett-Havelock-Gladstone Cycling Connections project and all required Chapter 886, 903, 910, 925, and 950 By-law amendments on the following sections of roadway, as generally described in Revised Attachment 2 to the report (March 15, 2022) from the General Manager, Transportation Services on the Cycling Network Plan:

a. Bartlett Avenue (Davenport Road to Bloor Street West);

b. Bloor Street West (Bartlett Avenue to Havelock Street);

c. Havelock Street (Bloor Street West to Sylvan Avenue);

d. Lindsey Avenue (Havelock Street to Gladstone Avenue); 

e.  Gladstone Avenue (Sylvan Avenue to College Street).

2. City Council authorize the installation of College Street West Upgrades project between Manning Avenue and Bay Street and all required Chapter 886, 910, and 950 by-law amendments, as generally described in Attachment 3 - College Street Upgrades By-Laws.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and develop, during the future feasibility analysis and design phases of College Street, on the following elements:

a. design solutions to install raised sidewalks across all side streets not completed by the College Street Upgrade project;

b. the creation of a street vision emerging from a robust, transparent collaborative process including incorporating environmental improvements and greening initiatives outlined in the Harbord Village Green Plan and the Palmerston Area Resident's Association Green Plan, including engaging the Forestry division for possible opportunities for tree planting and permeable surfaces on street flankages wherever possible, and;

c. the development of a working group with key stakeholders including area residents.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to establish metrics and commence data collection on safety of all road users, and impacts to motor vehicle traffic following the completion of construction of the College Street Upgrades project and provide an update to stakeholders and the public 12 months after construction completion.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a safety analysis of Bathurst Street and College Street, and Spadina Avenue and College intersections to update pavement markings, signage and other infrastructure to support safer travel and include in the current College Street Upgrade project.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to facilitate the CaféTO applications in 2023 and engage with applicants between Manning Avenue and Spadina Avenue to identify contiguous CaféTO applications and the potential use of the raised cycle tracks adjacent to the sidewalk.

7. City Council authorize the installation of Douro-Wellington Cycling Connections project and all required Chapter 886, 910, 925, and 950 By-law amendments, on the following sections of roadway, as generally described in Attachment 4 - Douro-Wellington Cycling Connections By-Laws:

a. Bathurst Street (Front Street West to Richmond Street West);

b. Clarence Square (Spadina Avenue to Wellington Street West);

c. Douro Street (King Street West to Strachan Avenue);

d. Wellington Street West (Strachan Avenue to Blue Jays Way).

8. City Council authorize the installation of Knox Avenue Cycling Connections project between Eastern Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East and all required Chapter 886, and 950 by-law amendments, as generally described in Attachment 5 - Knox Avenue Cycling Connections By-Laws.

9. City Council authorize the installation of Sentinel Road Safety Improvements project and all required Chapter 886 and 950 By-law amendments, on the following sections of roadway, as generally described in Attachment 6 - Sentinel Road Safety Improvements By-Laws:

a. Dovehouse Avenue (Sentinel Road and Keele Street);

b. Grandravine Drive (a point 75 metres west of Sentinel Road and a point 40 metres east of Sentinel Road);

c. Sentinel Road (Lamberton Boulevard and Sheppard Avenue West); 

d. Sheppard Avenue West (Sunfield Road and a point 100 metres east of Sentinel Road). 

10. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to, as part of the next Near-Term Cycling Network Plan Update, review opportunities for a connection along the south side of Sheppard Avenue West from Sunfield Road and up to the east terminus of the future multi-use trail being secured along the public right of way as part of the development application at 1629 Sheppard Avenue West.

11. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the next meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the a plan for extending the Sentinel Road Safety Improvements project identified in Part 9 above, north to Finch Avenue, and subsequently to Pond Road as a second phase.

12. City Council authorize the installation of Sheppard-Willowdale Road Resurfacing Opportunities project and all required Chapter 886, 910, and 950 By-law amendments on the following sections of roadway, as generally described in Attachment 7 - Sheppard-Willowdale Road Resurfacing By-Laws:

a. Hollywood Avenue (Willowdale Avenue and Longmore Street);

b. Greenfield Avenue (Willowdale Avenue and Wilfred Avenue);

c. Sheppard Avenue East (Bonnington Place and Clairtrell Road);

d. Willowdale Avenue (Empress Avenue and a point 40 metres south of Sheppard Avenue East).

13. City Council authorize the installation of Steeles Avenue Complete Street project between Kennedy Road and a point 150 metres east of McCowan Road and all required Chapter 886 By-laws amendments, as generally described in Attachment 8 - Steeles Avenue Complete Street By-Laws.

14. City Council authorize the installation of The Queensway Complete Street project and all required Chapter 886, 910 and 950 By-law amendments on the following sections of roadway, as generally described in Attachment 9 - The Queensway Complete Street By-Laws:

a. Grand Avenue (The Queensway and a point 23 metres south);

b. High Street (The Queensway and Whitworth Avenue);

c. Park Lawn Road (Ringley Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard West);

d. Stephen Drive (Ringley Avenue and The Queensway);

e. The Queensway (Burma Drive and a point 657 metres east of High Street); and

f. Woodford Park Road (The Queensway and a point 39 metres north).

15. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the next Near-Term Cycling Network Plan Update, to review opportunities to extend The Queensway Complete Street project to Royal York Road.

16. City Council authorize the installation of a traffic control signal at the intersection of Bartlett Avenue and Davenport Road.

17. In conjunction with the installation of traffic control signals at Bartlett Avenue and Davenport Road identified in Part 16 above, City Council authorize removal of the pedestrian crossover at Salem Avenue and Davenport Road.

18. City Council authorize the installation of a traffic control signal at the intersection of Bartlett Avenue and Dupont Street.

19. In conjunction with the installation of traffic control signals at Bartlett Avenue and Dupont Street identified in Part 18 above, City Council authorize removal of the pedestrian crossover at Bartlett Avenue and Dupont Street.

20. City Council authorize the reduction of the speed limit from 40 kilometres per hour to 30 kilometres per hour on Wellington Street West between Bathurst Street and Portland Street.

21. City Council authorize the reduction of the speed limit from 60 kilometres per hour to 50 kilometres per hour on Steeles Avenue East between Brimley Road and McCowan Road.

22. City Council amend cycling, traffic and parking regulations required in Chapter 886, Chapter 910 and Chapter 950, as generally described in Attachment 10 - Technical Amendments to the report (March 15, 2022) from the General Manager, Transportation Services for the Danforth Avenue cycle tracks, Oakwood Cycling Connections project and Davenport Road upgrades project, Bloor Street West cycle tracks, and The Esplanade cycle tracks previously approved by City Council are enacted in phases aligned with the timing of implementation of the appropriate segments of the respective projects over 2022 - 2023 and By-law accuracy.

23. City Council authorize the provisional continuation of the temporary ActiveTO 2021 Cycling Network Expansion Projects listed below and direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake additional data collection and sharing, further consultation with resident associations and Business Improvement Areas, monitoring and evaluation, including traffic congestion, transit service and accessibility needs and to report to City Council as soon as possible, but no later than January 2023 with additional data and recommendations regarding these projects:

 a.  Bayview Avenue: River Street to Front Street East (multi-use trail, Ward 13); and

b.  Yonge Street:  Davisville Avenue to 100 m south of Bloor Street (cycle tracks, Ward 11 and 12).

24. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to examine all intersections along the ActiveTO Midtown pilot project and City Council delegate authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to make any changes deemed necessary to address traffic congestion, transit service, business, and accessibility issues arising from the project, including but not limited to the possible implementation of dedicated turn lanes or any other technical or other traffic management tools, on an expedited basis and in coordination with CaféTO; this will include particular attention to any measures which can address access and egress concerns related to east-west streets intersecting with Yonge Street in the area of the pilot project.

25.  City Council request City staff to provide a community consultation strategy that, along with stakeholder groups, involves neighbourhood residents, and request Emergency Management Services and Toronto Fire Services to provide granular data regarding response times in the pilot area and an analysis of the delays caused mid-week by the bike lanes to surface vehicles used during Toronto Transit Commission breakdowns on Line 1.

26. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the Steeles Avenue Complete Street project, to work with the local Councillors to host a community meeting on the project in advance of installation to communicate and hear feedback on the approved design, and City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to ensure that notices for the consultation meeting are translated in traditional Chinese, and that spoken language interpreters in Cantonese and Mandarin are available for the meeting. 

27. City Council amend the various delegated authorities of the General Manager, Transportation Services, as adopted by City Council on April 7, 2021 in Item IE 20.12 - ActiveTO Lessons Learned from 2020 and Next Steps for 2021, which are currently in effect until April 30, 2022 to remain in effect until July 31, 2023, inclusive.

28. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to submit directly to City Council at the appropriate time any necessary Bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter, and any Schedules to the Code, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were immediately prior to the By-law amendments made in connection with the IE20.12 report (March 9, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

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

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council request that the General Manager, Transportation Services, to include in the development of the Parking Strategy a review of the impact to City revenues when on-street parking spaces are displaced due to other uses, and to include a proposed approach to maximizing those revenues post-COVID recovery.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Section 918-3A of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 918, Parking on Residential Front Yards and Boulevards, as follows:

a. by deleting the phrase "or any other by-law provision"; and

b. by inserting after the phrase "under this chapter" the phrase ", except as permitted under regulation 10.5.80.10(4), regulation 10.5.80.11(1), or regulation 10.5.80.11(2) of Zoning By-law 596-2013, as amended, or under Section 6(3) Part IV 1(e) of Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended".

so the Section would then read:

A. No person shall park any motor vehicle in any front yard unless parking is authorized under this chapter, except as permitted under regulation 10.5.80.10(4), regulation 10.5.80.11(1), or regulation 10.5.80.11(2) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, or under Section 6(3) Part IV 1(e) of Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended.

2. City Council amend Section 918-6 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 918, Parking on Residential Front Yards and Boulevards, by inserting new subsections C, D, E and F generally as follows:

C. Subject to Section 918-6E, if, prior to April 8, 2022, a variance to a City of Toronto zoning by-law was granted to permit a parking space located entirely in the front yard, the permission to park in the front yard continues without the need for a permit or license under this chapter.

D. Subject to Section 918-6E, if a complete application for a minor variance to a City of Toronto by-law is accepted by the Committee of Adjustment prior to April 8, 2022, and, where approval of that application is subsequently granted by that committee or a Local Appeal Body, as constituted under section 8.1 of the Planning Act, the permission to park in the front yard continues without the need for a permit or license under this chapter.

E. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to prevent front yard parking where a copy of a final and binding Notice of Decision or equivalent authorizing the variance to a City or Toronto zoning by-law granting parking solely in the front yard is filed with the General Manager of Transportation Services.

F. The permission granted pursuant to Section 918-6C or D shall be governed by any conditions related to parking in the front yard contained in a decision of the Committee of Adjustment or Local Appeal Body, as constituted under section 8.1 of the Planning Act, approving the variance as long as the conditions of approval at the time of variance approval continue to be complied with and, further, the permission will apply to subsequent property owners unless any one or more of the approval conditions provide otherwise. 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, General Manager, Transportation Services, or Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in order to give effect to Parts 1 and 2 above.

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the west side of Victoria Park Avenue, between a point 90 metres north of Queen Street East and a point 30 metres further north, to be in effect between a point 90 metres north of Queen Street East and a point 38 metres further north.

2. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times from the 16th to the end of each month on the west side of Victoria Park Avenue, between a point 120 metres north of Queen Street East and a point 73 metres further north, to be in effect between a point 128 metres north of Queen Street East and a point 65 metres further north.