September 30, 2009

 

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered the following persons who passed away:

 

Aurelio Galipo

Peggy Kurtin

 

October 1, 2009

 

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered the following persons who passed away:

 

Kenneth Wood

Giuseppe Campione

Romeo Tracogna

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, received the following petitions and submissions for information:

 

1.         (August 2009) submitted by Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby, Ward 4, Etobicoke Centre, from 176 persons regarding the Islington Village Community Local Road and Rehabilitation and Watermains Project.

 

2.         (September 29, 2009) submitted by Councillor Michael Thompson, Ward 27, Scarborough Centre, from 678 persons regarding parking on Dundas Street West, headed "Save Lula Lounge".

 

3.         (undated) submitted by Councillor Michael Thompson, Ward 27, Scarborough Centre, from 191 persons regarding parking on Dundas Street West.

 

4.         (undated) submitted by Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina, from 458 persons regarding the installation of grass at BMO Field.

 

5.         (undated) submitted by Councillor Cesar Palacio, Ward 17, Davenport, from 599 persons regarding credit for City services during the strike.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

With respect to the Queens Quay Revitalization Environmental Assessment:

 

1.         City Council grant authority to Waterfront Toronto to issue a Notice of Completion following completion of the Environmental Study Report to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, substantially in the form outlined in the report (May 14, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Richard Butts, and to file the ESR for the Queens Quay Revitalization Environmental Assessment Study in the public record for 30 days in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment.

 

2.         The Queens Quay Revitalization Environmental Assessment report and Environmental Study Report (ESR) provide for an additional egress-only traffic control signal at the Robertson Crescent/Queens Quay West intersection under the following conditions:

 

             i.         the signal be limited to right turn (eastbound) egress only;

 

ii.          the signal will operate under complete transit pre-emptive control;

           

iii.         the signal will operate independent of, and not be coordinated with, any of the adjacent or nearby signals;

 

            iv.         the intersection at this location will not provide north-south pedestrian crossing facilities;

 

           v.         an alternative location for loading and drop-off for adjacent landowners and businesses be confirmed; and

 

            vi.         the proposed bus turning plaza be removed from the Environmental Assessment recommendations.

 

 3.        Consistent with the direction in the Queens Quay Revitalization EA report and to ensure the safety of all right-of-way users, detailed design of Queens Quay West will provide for:

 

i.          a physical separation between traffic lanes on Queens Quay West and the adjacent transit right-of-way; and

 

            ii.          the retention of a traffic safety and operations consultant to provide expert advice during the design process, with such consultant being to the satisfaction of the Deputy City Manager responsible for Transportation Services and Waterfront Revitalization and the Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission.

 

4.         City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services and Waterfront Toronto, in consultation with the relevant City divisions, to study the opportunity to provide a new north-south road connection linking Queens Quay West to Lake Shore Boulevard opposite the Fire/EMS driveway, west of Rees Street, and if feasible, to bring forward the necessary report(s) to Council for consideration.

 

5.         City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Director, Waterfront Secretariat and Waterfront Toronto, in consultation with the relevant City divisions, local Councillors and impacted stakeholders, to continue to refine the Preliminary Curb Management Plan appearing in Appendix 6 of the report (May 14, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Richard Butts, together with the development of a waterfront bus management strategy consistent with the timing of detailed design and the reconstruction of Queens Quay.

 

6.         City Council direct that a traffic consultant be jointly hired by the Deputy City Manager for Waterfront Revitalization and the Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission, to address the various detailed design issues identified in the report.

 

7.         The Chair, Toronto Police Services Board be requested to review and report back to City Council on the feasibility of utilizing the Denver Boot as a means of enforcing parking restrictions for tour buses on Queens Quay.

 

With respect to the East Bayfront Transit Environmental Assessment:

 

8.         City Council authorize the Chief General Manager of the TTC and the General Manager of Transportation Services to issue a Notice of Completion for the East Bayfront Transit Environmental Assessment, following the completion of the Environmental Study Report (ESR) substantially in the form outlined in the report (May 28, 2009) from the General Manager, Toronto Transit Commission, and place the report in the public record for a minimum 30-day period in accordance with the requirements under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Act.

 

9.         City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at only the following intersections on Queens Quay East: Freeland Street, the westerly-most access to 95 Queens Quay East, Richardson Street, Sherbourne Street, and Proposed Street "D" (as shown in Exhibit 11) of the report (May 28, 2009) from the General Manager, Toronto Transit Commission, coincident with the reconstruction of Queens Quay East.

 

10.       City Council require that any future proposals for the installation of additional signals on this section of Queens Quay East be supported by an independent technical audit, completed to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief General Manager of the TTC, to ensure that such signals can be installed in a way that does not negatively affect streetcar operations. This includes the signals suggested for Small Street, Bonnycastle Street and proposed "Street A" as shown in Exhibit 11 of the report (May 28, 2009) from the General Manager, Toronto Transit Commission.

 

11.       The East Bayfront Transit EA report and Environmental Study Report provide for an additional traffic control signal at the centre driveway of 95 Queens Quay East, the Redpath Sugar Ltd. site, under the following conditions:

 

             i.         the signal will operate under complete transit pre-emptive control;

 

ii.          the signal will operate independent of, and not be coordinated with any of the adjacent or nearby traffic control signals;

 

iii.         the intersection at this location will not provide north-south pedestrian crossing facilities;

 

             iv.        the signal will be removed if the sugar processing and storage plant at 95 Queens Quay East ceases to exist at this location; and

           

             v.        the impact of the signal on transit operations will be formally assessed by TTC and Transportation Services staff, in consultation with Red Path Sugar, at five year intervals commencing in 2015 as East Bayfront and the Port Lands are developed, with mitigation measures, including the possible removal of the signal, being put in place as needed to ensure effective delivery of rapid transit service to these areas.

 

12.       Any future proposals to install additional signals on Queens Quay East beyond those identified in Part 11 above and in the Queens Quay Revitalization and East Bayfront Transit EA reports, between Parliament and Bathurst Streets, and which would result in vehicles and/or pedestrian crossings over the transit right-of-way, be supported by an independent technical audit completed to the satisfaction of the Deputy City Manager responsible for Transportation Services and Waterfront Revitalization and the Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission, to ensure that such signals can be installed in a manner that allows safe traffic operations and does not detrimentally impact light rail transit operations.

 

13.       City Council direct that the truck-movement control gate required for the eastern, egress‑only, access from Redpath Sugar, be owned and operated by the TTC to ensure that priority for streetcar operations is maintained to optimal design.

 

14.       City Council request the Waterfront Project Director and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with Waterfront Toronto, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Harbourfront Centre, to re-examine the current parks designation to determine the viability of broadening the land-use permissions for this property to included mixed-use permission and respond to waterfront parking needs in conjunction with the upcoming Environmental Assessment for a potential north-south road west of Rees Street.

 

15.       City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council direct the Directors of Community Planning in both Toronto and East York and Etobicoke York Districts to report back, in two years from the date at which the By-laws come into force and effect, to their respective Community Councils on the status of development within their respective segments of St. Clair Avenue West.

 

2.         City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the Final Report dated May 11, 2009 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, with the exclusion of Map B(1) from the Draft Official Plan Amendment and that the draft Official Plan Amendment be amended accordingly.

 

3.         City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the former City of Toronto substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the Supplementary Report No. 2 dated September 29, 2009 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

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

 

5.         City Council adopt, in principle, the Urban Design Guidelines for St. Clair Avenue West between Bathurst Street to Glenholme Avenue as provided in Section 4, pages 36 to 45 of the Final Consultant Report (dated December 2007), attached as Attachment 4 to the report dated May 11, 2009 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

6.         City Council adopt, in principle, the Urban Design Guidelines for St. Clair Avenue West between Keele Street to Glenholme Avenue, attached as Attachment 5 to the report dated May 11, 2009 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

7.         City Council direct City Planning staff to examine, either through a Local Area Study or as part of the 5‑year Official Plan Review, the long term feasibility of the existing land use designations and uses for the Keele Street Node and Old Weston Road Node and to report back to Council on the findings of their review.

 

8.         City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism to report back on the feasibility of expanding the geographic area of the St. Clair Avenue West Community Improvement Plan as it relates to façade improvement.

  

9.         City Council adopt the findings contained in the Community Services and Facilities Review set out in Attachments 6 and 7 to the report dated May 11, 2009 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

10.       City Council adopt the St. Clair Avenue West Action Plan set out in Attachment No. 8 to the report dated May 11, 2009 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with City staff to implement this Plan.

 

11.       City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to retain the necessary consultant(s) to peer review the information referenced in the letter, dated July 21, 2009, from James Harbell of Stikeman Elliott and report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee on the regulatory recommendations for the affected area, within 6 months of the adoption of this report.

 

12.       City Council endorse the "enhancement zones" solution within the St. Clair Avenue Study on the understanding that it is a local solution supported by the local community after extensive consultation and is not applicable to other parts of the City where this condition does not exist.

 

13.       No further notice be given in respect of the proposed by-laws.

 

14.       City Council refer the following motion to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, for consideration:

 

            Moved by Councillor Palacio:

 

1.         That Recommendation 1 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee be amended by replacing the words "two years" with "one year", so that Recommendation 1 reads as follows:

 

1.         City Council direct the Directors of Community Planning in both Toronto and East York and Etobicoke York Districts to report back, in one year from the date at which the By-laws come into force and effect, to their respective Community Councils on the status of development within their respective segments of St. Clair Avenue West.”

 

2.         That Recommendation 7 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee be amended to read as follows:

 

7.         City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to conduct a Planning Study concerning the long-term feasibility of the existing land use designation and uses for the Old Weston Road and Keele Street nodes and report back to the Etobicoke York Community Council on his findings within one year.”

 

3.         In the event that any planning application is filed prior to the conclusion of the city-initiated peer review for the approval of a development exceeding the current zoning permissions in the area between Old Weston Road, Spring Grove Avenue and Blackthorn Avenue, on both sides of St. Clair Avenue West, that staff in reviewing the application have regard for the Avenue Study recommendations contained in the May 11, 2009 Final Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council refuse the applications to amend the Official Plan and former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code to permit one single detached dwelling and six semidetached dwellings at 51 Lake Shore Drive as the proposed residential development does not conform to the Official Plan and is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement.

 

2.         City Council direct the City Solicitor, City staff and any necessary consultants to attend a future Ontario Municipal Board Hearing to oppose the applications as represented by the revised proposal outlined in the report dated September 29, 2009, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

 

3.         In the event the OMB is inclined to approve a development of the lands, the City Solicitor request the Board to impose necessary conditions of site plan approval as determined by staff.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council oppose the revised proposal and applications.

 

2.         City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff and other consultants as needed to attend the Ontario Municipal Board, to oppose the rezoning and subdivision applications as represented in the current revised proposal submitted to the Ontario Municipal Board.

 

3.         In the event the Ontario Municipal Board is inclined to approve a development of the lands, the City Solicitor request the Board to impose necessary conditions of approval as determined by staff.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the Member Motion from Councillor Mammoliti (June 9, 2009) remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council direct the City Solicitor to withdraw the appeal of the Committee of Adjustment - Scarborough Panel's decision respecting minor variance application A348/08SC by Costco Wholesale Canada Limited.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council appoint the Deputy City Manager for Cluster A or her designate as the City’s proxy for the purposes of the 2009 annual shareholder meeting of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation to be held on October 16, 2009 and any adjournment thereof and direct the proxy holder to attend same and vote as follows:

 

a.         approve the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting held on October 24, 2008 (Attachment 3 to the report dated August 18, 2009 from the City Manager);

 

b.         receive the 2008 annual audited financial statements of the Corporation for the period ended December 31, 2008, together with the auditor’s report thereon (included in Attachment 2 to the report dated August 18, 2009 from the City Manager);

 

c.         reappoint Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Corporation’s auditors until the next annual general meeting; and

 

d.         use her or his discretion to vote on such other matters as may properly on the agenda of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

 

2.         City Council authorize and direct the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City the common share proxy substantially in the form of Attachment 1 to the report dated August 18, 2009 from the City Manager.

 

3.         City Council receive Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s 2008 Annual Report (included as Attachment 2 to the report dated August 18, 2009 from the City Manager) comprising the letter from the Corporation’s Acting Chief Executive Officer dated August 13, 2009 and related attachments. 

 

4.         City Council request the Board of Directors of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation to include the following information in their Annual Report to the Shareholder:

 

a.         progress on community safety activities including the number of tenants who have been evicted as a result of being convicted of drug and gun crimes; and

 

b.         the survey results as to tenants concerns regarding their personal safety on Toronto Community Housing Corporation property.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council appoint the City Manager or his designate as the City’s proxy holder to attend and vote the City’s common shares of Enwave Energy Corporation  at the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held on October 4, 2009, or any adjournment of that meeting and direct that the necessary proxy be executed.

 

2.         City Council adopt the recommendation of the Corporations Nominating Panel dated August 12, 2009 forming Attachment 3 to the report (August 24, 2009) from the City Manager, as follows:

 

“City Council nominate the two persons listed in Confidential Appendix 1 to this report [Attachment 3] for election at Enwave’s 2009 annual shareholders’ meeting to the Board of Directors of Enwave Energy Corporation and the individual indicated to serve as Chair of the Board, to serve at the pleasure of Council for a term commencing on the date of the 2009 annual shareholders’ meeting and ending on the date of the third annual shareholders’ meeting held after the 2009 annual shareholders’ meeting in 2012, or until their successors are elected or appointed”.

 

3.         City Council direct the proxy holder to vote the City’s shares as follows at the annual shareholders’ meeting of Enwave Energy Corporation:

 

a.         approve the minutes of the 2008 Annual Meeting held on July 7, 2008;

 

b.         receive the annual financial statements of the Corporation for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 together with the auditor’s report on those statements;

 

c.         receive the unaudited financial statements of the Corporation for the second quarter ended April 30, 2009;

 

d.         reappoint Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants as the Corporation’s auditors, and authorize the directors of Enwave to fix the auditors’ remuneration;

 

e.         elect as directors of the Enwave Board:

 

i.          the Mayor;

 

ii.          the two individuals recommended by the Corporations Nominating Panel identified in Confidential Appendix 1 to Attachment 3 to the report (August 24, 2009) from the City Manager; and

 

iii.      the three individuals nominated by BPC Penco identified in Confidential Appendix A of Attachment 1 to the report (August 24, 2009) from the City Manager;

 

f.          appoint as the Chair of the Enwave Board the individual identified in Confidential Appendix 1 to Attachment 3 to the report (August 24, 2009) from the City Manager; and

 

g.         transact such other business as may properly come before the annual shareholders’ meeting or any adjournment of the meeting.

 

4.         The names and credentials of the nominees from both BPC Penco and the City be made public following City Council’s approval.

 

5.         The contents of Confidential Attachment 4 to the report (August 24, 2009) from the City Manager be kept in their entirety confidential after the consideration of this report by Council except as routinely disclosed in the “Government Business Enterprises” section of the City’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Confidential Appendix A to Attachment 1 to the report (August 24, 2009) from the City Manager remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information that relates to the security of the property of the municipality or local board, except for the names of the following persons nominated by BPC Penco, which are now public:

 

             Michael Nobrega

             John McManus

             Marian Lawson.

 

Confidential Appendix 1 to Attachment 3 to the report (August 24, 2009) from the City Manager remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information that relates to the security of the property of the municipality or local board, except for the names and credentials of the following nominees recommended by the Corporations Nominating Panel which are now public: 

 

Mr. Paul J. Brown (Recommended Chair)

President, Public Finance Consultants Inc.

Principal, Stratacon Inc.

Consultant, Campbell Strategic Inc.

Former Chief of Staff to Minister of Labour, Canada

Former Executive Assistant to President of Treasury Board

Former Senior Staff, Insolvency Division, Arthur Andersen Inc.

 

Mr. Vitor Fonseca

Chief Operating Officer, Retirement Life Communities Inc.

Former Vice President, Finance, Verdiroc Development Corporation

Former General Manager, Vimpex Trading and Investments

Former Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ghert Realty Holdings Ltd.

Former Assistant Treasurer, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited

 

Confidential Attachment 4 to the report (August 24, 2009) from the City Manager remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to the security of the property of the municipality or local board, except as routinely disclosed in the “Government Business Enterprises” section of the City’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         a.        the City renew the line of credit guarantee on behalf of the Canadian Stage Company (CanStage) to its financial institution in the amount of $800,000.00 (inclusive of all interest payable by CanStage), commencing on November 1, 2009 and ending on October 31, 2012;

 

b.         the City extend the agreement with CanStage with respect to the line of credit guarantee; and

 

c.        the City extend the tri-party agreement with CanStage and with its financial institution with respect to the line of credit guarantee.

 

2.         Such guarantee and all related agreements be on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor, the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer as well as Deputy City Manager Sue Corke, and that the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be requested to negotiate appropriate and adequate safeguards, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, with the City being promptly advised in the event of default or delay in the payment of interest.

 

3.         The City retain the right to withhold a portion of outstanding grants that the City may provide to the Canadian Stage Company during the term of the guarantee to pay off the line of credit if it is not retired or renegotiated by October 31, 2012.

 

4.         The Canadian Stage Company provide the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer with their annual audited financial statements for the years 2009 to 2012 when they become available.

 

5.         The guarantee be deemed to be in the interest of the City.

 

6.         The appropriate officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto. 

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the Mayor and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to execute the Letter of Agreement under the Ontario Bus Replacement Program (OBRP) between the City of Toronto and Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of Ontario, represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario, generally in accordance with the terms set out in Appendix A to the report (August 25, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, and to the satisfaction of the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and the City Solicitor.

 

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

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following: 

 

1.         City Council approve the 2009 Operating Budget Adjustments related to service and program re-alignments for Solid Waste Management Services, Technical Services, and Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division as detailed in Appendix D of the report (May 27, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer. 

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve additional budget and project costs in the amount of $345,000 for the City Project CTT010, Cumberland Entrance to Bay Station, bringing the total to $1,200,000 to be accommodated by corresponding reduction in the City Project CTT110, Station Improvements Program. 

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council increase the 2009-2013 Approved Capital Budget and Plan by $134.5 million gross, to continue work on the priority Transit City lines, with $125.8 million gross to be funded by the Province through Metrolinx and the balance of $8.7 million for environmental assessments for other Transit City lines to be funded through offsets within the TTC's 2009 Approved Capital Budget, and report back to the Budget Committee on the offsets.

 

2.         City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement on behalf of the City, with Metrolinx and the TTC, wherein Metrolinx will provide interim funding for the implementation of components of the Sheppard East LRT, Finch West LRT, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, and Scarborough RT transit projects. 

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council acknowledge and direct the Film Commissioner to write a letter of thanks to the Government of Ontario for its swift and decisive action in response to the recent "all spend" announcement by the Province of Quebec and indicate that Council recognizes that the introduction of the enhanced credit, which includes the rental of studio space, will help to secure the screen-based industries in Toronto and Ontario.

 

2.         City Council request the Province of Ontario to work with the Toronto Film Board and Film Ontario to devise a mechanism to provide financial support for the development of sound stages to augment the existing stage infrastructure.

 

3.         City Council request the Federal and Provincial governments to transfer agreed funding to filmmakers immediately upon final cut completion of the subject film, similar to the system in operation in the U.S. cities, Chicago and Detroit, so bank interest is not paid needlessly by a film's financial backer.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following: 

 

1.         The City of Toronto acknowledges the premise that the statistics generated by the 2006 Census under estimates the true Aboriginal population in Toronto.

 

2.         City Council endorse and support the work of the Toronto Aboriginal Population Project in attaining a more accurate statistical representation of the Aboriginal population in Toronto. 

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009 adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the following affordable housing projects, selected through a Request for Proposals No. 9155-09-7195, for submission to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) for a decision on funding from the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program Extension (2009), New Rental Housing Component:

 

-           Deauville Place Inc. – 5 Deauville Lane

 

-           Medallion Corporation – 3415 Weston Road/2435 Finch Avenue West

 

-           Minto Apartments Ltd. - 7-21 Richgrove Drive

 

-           Patricia and Bathurst Developments Inc. – 485 Patricia Avenue

 

-           Remington Group Inc. – 8 Chicester Place

 

-           Verdiroc Development Corporation – 1001 Queen Street West.

 

2.         City Council approve the acceptance of funding for projects selected by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

 

3.         City Council request the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to approve all Toronto’s recommended projects and thereby provide the City a fair share of federal/provincial affordable housing funding.

 

4.         City Council exempt those projects selected for funding by MMAH from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the term of the municipal capital facility agreement.

 

5.         City Council exempt those projects selected for funding by MMAH from the payment of development charges under existing Council policy.

 

6.         City Council grant authority to and direct the Director, Affordable Housing Office, be granted authority to negotiate and enter into municipal capital facility agreements with the proponents whose projects have been selected by MMAH, on such terms and conditions as the Director considers appropriate, including any non-material changes that the Director deems to be in the best interests of the City or the project, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

7.         City Council grant authority to and direct the Director, Affordable Housing Office to execute, on behalf of the City, all municipal housing facility agreements, any security or financing documents or any other documents required to facilitate the funding process, including any documents required by the approved proponents to complete construction and conventional financing, where required.

 

8.         City Council designate the Veridroc Development Corporation project with Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, in the event it is approved for funding by MMAH, as social housing accommodation, allowing all or part of the project relief from normal parking standards under existing zoning by-law provisions.

 

9.         City Council request that federal and provincial governments directly consult with the City of Toronto regarding measures to improve the delivery of the Affordable Housing Program to align with approved City affordable housing policies and priorities.

 

10.       City Council direct the Director, Affordable Housing Office to report back to Budget Committee and the Affordable Housing Committee on the results of the funding selection by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, including identifying the current year and any future year budget implications associated with projects that are approved by MMAH.

 

11.       City Council request the Director, Affordable Housing Office to continue to work with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to facilitate the ongoing delivery of the Affordable Housing Program Extension Home Ownership Component to support first time buyers access home ownership opportunities through partnerships with Habitat for Humanity Toronto, Toronto Community Housing’s Regent Park Revitalization, Home Ownership Alternatives, and Toronto Artscape.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the amendment to By-law No. 45-84 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, respecting the regulation of traffic in Exhibition Place, to replace the current offence provision with an updated provision as substantially set out in Attachment 1 to the report (August 7, 2009) from the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place.

 

2.         Following approval by City of Toronto Council, the City Solicitor make application to the Ministry of the Attorney‑General for the approval of set fines for offences under the amended By-law No. 45-84.

 

3.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate Board and City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council request the Province of Ontario to extend the same treatment to Transit City projects under the Development Charges Act, 1997, as is presently being applied to the Spadina Subway Extension Project.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.                  City Council approve the 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements as attached in Appendix A to the report (September 2, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and the Acting Treasurer.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council receive for information, the City of Toronto Audit Results for the year ended December 31, 2008, submitted by Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following: 

 

1.         City Council receive for information, the 2008 Financial Statements and related documents of the following agencies, boards, commissions and corporations:

 

              -   Heritage Toronto

              -   The North York Performing Arts Centre Corporation (operating as The Toronto Centre for the Arts)

              -   The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

              -   The St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

              -   Toronto Atmospheric Fund

              -   Toronto Public Library

              -   Toronto Zoo

              -   Yonge-Dundas Square

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following: 

 

1.         City Council approve the 2008 Audited Trust Funds Consolidated Financial Statements as attached in Appendix A to the report (September 8, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council receive the 2008 audited financial statements of Arenas attached as Appendices to the report (September 10, 2009) from the Auditor General.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council receive the 2008 audited financial statements of Community Centres attached as Appendices to the report (September 10, 2009) from the Auditor General.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the 2008 audited financial statements and management letters of the fifty-five Business Improvement Areas and Knob Hill Plaza BIA’s 2006, 2007 and 2008 financial statements attached as Appendices A-1 to BG-1 to the report (September 9, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer and the Director, Business Services, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council receive the status report of the financial audits of the City’s agencies, boards and commissions for the year ended December 31, 2008.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the General Manager, Long-Term Care Homes and Services, to negotiate the terms and conditions of the following agreements:

 

a.         the requisite funding agreement between the City and the Central LHIN, as a condition of the City receiving the proposed provincial funding allocation of $100,760 for the 2009-2010 provincial fiscal year; and

 

b.         the service provider agreement between the City and its contemplated HSIP partner, Better Living Health and Community Services, as required by the approved HSIP.

 

2.         Should the above negotiations be successful, City Council grant authority for the City to enter into and for the General Manager, Long-Term Care Homes and Services, to execute on behalf of the City the agreements described in Part 1 above, all in form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

3.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer (CCO), in consultation with the General Manager, Long-Term Care Homes and Services, to negotiate a licence of Cliffwood Manor with TCHC consisting of a rentable area of  200 sq. ft. approximately, at a gross rental rate to be negotiated by TCHC and the CCO, in consultation with the General Manager, Long-Term Care Homes and Services, a term of ten (10) years less a day, and based substantially on  the terms and conditions as set out in the attached Appendix “A” to the report (September 4, 2009) from the General Manager, Long-Term Care Homes and Services, subject to such further revisions and other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the CCO in consultation with the General Manager and City Solicitor, and should the above negotiations be successful, authority be granted for the City to enter into such licence.

 

4.         City Council authorize the CCO to administer and manage the licence described in Part 3, including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination, provided that the CCO may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

 

5.         Subject to and in order for the City to receive authorized provincial health services funding in subsequent years to sustain supportive housing services at Cliffwood Manor, City Council authorize:

 

a.         the General Manager, Long-Term Care Homes and Services, to negotiate a renewal of the terms of the City’s respective agreements with the Central LHIN, TCHC and Better Living Health and Community Services or any other service provider as the General Manager, or her/his designate, deems appropriate, based substantially on the terms and conditions of the agreements described above, subject to such further revisions and other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the  General Manager and the City’s then HSIP partner; and

 

b.         should the above negotiations be successful, authority be granted for the City to enter into such agreements described above, in form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

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

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council grant approval to accept a donation of up to $130,000 from the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) Team Up Foundation for replacement of the gymnasium sports floor at O’Connor Community Centre, in accordance with the “Policy on Donations to the City for Community Benefits”.

 

2.         City Council approve the creation of a new O’Connor Community Centre Gymnasium Floor Replacement Project in the 2009 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget with revenues and expenses of $130,000, funded from a donation received from the MLSE Team Up Foundation and that approval be given to receive the funds into this project.  Expenditures will be limited to the funds received.

 

3.         City Council grant authority to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and enter into an agreement with the MLSE Team Up Foundation for the purpose of accepting the donation, on terms and conditions satisfactory in form and content to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation and City Solicitor.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the acceptance of a grant of approximately $699,372.00 from "Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as Represented by The Minister of Health Promotion".

 

2.         City Council delegate authority to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and execute an Agreement with "Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as Represented by The Minister of Health Promotion" in relation to the funding, such agreement to be satisfactory in form and content to the General Manager and the City Solicitor.

 

3.         City Council grant authority to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to receive future Provincial Grants on an annual basis for the After-School Recreation and Care (ARC) program, and to enter into appropriate agreements with "Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as Represented by The Minister of Health Promotion" in relation to such funding, satisfactory in form and content to the General Manager and the City Solicitor.

 

4.         City Council request the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report to the next Budget Committee meeting on the necessary budget adjustments to give effect thereto.

 

5.         City Council request the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report back to Community Development and Recreation Committee in the spring of 2010 on the future funding options and viability of the After- School Recreation and Care Program.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize staff to participate in any activities related to a review of the Ontario Energy Board Decision and Order, should a review proceed, to oppose any loss of protection for tenants granted by the Ontario Energy Board’s August 13, 2009, Decision and Order.

 

2.         City Council reaffirm its request to the Ontario Government to immediately put in place measures to protect tenants and include the City in the development of any new regulations.

 

3.         City Council request the Ontario Energy Board to investigate all complaints from tenants and vigorously enforce its Decision and Order.

 

4.         City Council request that the Ontario Energy Board and the Ontario Government include the City of Toronto in any developing of legislation or regulations related to this matter, and authorize staff to participate in this process.

 

5.         City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to work with community partners, tenant advocates and landlords and landlord groups to ensure that tenants and landlords across the City are aware of the Ontario Energy Board ruling and of their rights and obligations.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council appoint Dionne Brand to the position of third Poet Laureate for the City of Toronto for a three‑year term beginning September 2009 until October 2012, or until a successor is appointed.

 

2.         City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information in Attachment 1 of the report (September 3, 2009) from the General Manager, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, upon adoption of this report.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 3, 2009) from the General Manager, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, which contains the name and summary profile of the new City of Toronto Poet Laureate referred to above, is now public in its entirety. 

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, deferred consideration Item ED24.3 to its next regular meeting on October 26, 2009.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council designate the area described by Attachment 1 of the report (August 26, 2009) from the General Manager, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, as the expanded St. Clair Gardens Business Improvement Area (BIA), under Chapter 19 of the Toronto Municipal Code, based on the poll results respecting the intention to expand the St. Clair Gardens BIA.

 

2.         City Council amend Schedule A of the Municipal Code Chapter 19 Business Improvement Areas to include the expanded St. Clair Gardens BIA.

 

3.         City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit any necessary bills in Council to give effect to the expanded St. Clair Gardens BIA.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve additions and deletions to the Bloor by the Park, Junction Gardens, The Eglinton Way and Uptown Yonge Business Improvement Areas Boards of Management as set out in Attachment 1 of the report (August 24, 2009) from the General Manager, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism.

 

2.         City Council amend Schedule A of the Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, to reflect changes to the BIA Boards of Management.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the individual tax appeal applications made pursuant to section 323 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 resulting in tax reductions (excluding phase-in/capping amounts) totalling $1,117,053.92 including reductions in Business Improvements Area charges, as identified in Appendix A to the report (June 10, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer, excluding the following applications:

 

Section 323 -Appendix A
Ward Number	Appeal Number	Tax Year	Assessment Roll Number	Property Location	Reason for Adjournment	Tax Adjustment
2	20090040	2008	1919 03 8 140 00600	121 City View Dr	Under staff review	0.00
2	200600724	2006	1919 03 8 330 00500	94 Brockport Dr	Under staff review	0.00
17	200700269	2007	1904 03 2 140 00200	195 Old Weston Rd	Under staff review	7,235.85
23	200800588	2008	1908 09 3 480 00800	19 Olive Ave	Under staff review	0.00
23	200800602	2008	1908 09 3 480 00900	21 Olive Ave	Under staff review	0.00
23	200800600	2008	1908 09 3 480 01000	23 Olive Ave	Under staff review	0.00
23	200800601	2008	1908 09 3 480 01100	27 Olive Ave	Under staff review	0.00
23	200800586	2008	1908 09 3 480 01200	29 Olive Ave	Under staff review	0.00
23	200800589	2008	1908 09 3 480 01301	31 Olive Ave	Under staff review	0.00
23	200800604	2008	1908 09 3 480 02900	24 Holmes Ave	Under staff review	0.00
23	200800605	2008	1908 09 3 480 03000	22 Holmes Ave	Under staff review	0.00
25	200700307	2007	1908 08 3 020 01600	6 Banbury Rd	Under staff review	0.00
31	200800129	2007	1906 01 2 220 02800	134 Glen Albert Dr	Under staff review	0.00
					TOTAL	7,235.85

 

 

2.         City Council approve the individual tax appeal applications made pursuant to section 325 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 resulting in tax reductions (excluding phase-in/capping adjustments) totalling $184,132.84, as identified in Appendix B to the report (June 10, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer, excluding the following applications:

 

 

Section 325 -Appendix B
Ward Number	Appeal Number	Tax Year	Assessment Roll Number	Property  Location	Reason for Adjournment	Tax Adjustment
27	200800491	2006	1904 06 6 270 01200	215 Church St	Under staff review	1,584.74
27	200800492	2007	1904 06 6 270 01200	215 Church St	Under staff review	1,596.37
					TOTAL	3,181.11

 

 

3.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the apportionment of property taxes in the amounts identified in Appendix A and Appendix B to the report (June 10, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer, under the columns entitled “Apportioned Tax” and “Apportioned Phase In/Capping”, excluding the following application:

 

Page No.	Tax Year	Original Roll No.	Tax Roll No. for Apportioned Properties	Tax Apportionment	Ward No.
Treasurer Initiated Applications - Appendix A:
1 of 1	2008	1919-01-2-120-01100	1919-01-2-120-01050
		(27 Roseland Dr.)	1919-01-2-120-01075
			Total:	$2,161.06	6

 

2.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the write-off of uncollectible accounts of $314,879.33 as detailed in Table 1 in the report (May 20, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer.

 

2.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City Officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council amend Chapter 195, Purchasing, of the Toronto Municipal Code in accordance with the proposed amendments outlined in Attachment 1 of the report (June 5, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer.

 

2.         City Council amend Chapter 71, Financial Control, of the Toronto Municipal Code to provide, during the summer months when Standing Committees and Council do not have any regularly scheduled meetings, an extended authority to the Chief Financial Officer to approve any reallocation of budget between capital projects in an amount of not more than $1 million.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 2 of the report (June 9, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer and the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information and recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 2, at the discretion of the City Solicitor, if a settlement is finalized to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

 

3.         Ontario Place Corporation be advised that in the event that any of the lands to which the Minutes of Settlement pertain become developed in future years for commercial, non-recreational purposes (not including a casino), that the City reserves its right to pursue a change in the assessment valuation of these lands.

 

4.         Ontario Place Corporation and the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) be advised that the matter of the valuation of water lots be re-evaluated at least every ten years.

 

5.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City staff to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

 

Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (June 9, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer and the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety at this time, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information about litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board.  The confidential information in Confidential Attachment 2 will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor, if a settlement is finalized to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.          City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report (June 15, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer and the City Solicitor.

 

2          The Confidential Attachment remain confidential as it contains information subject to solicitor/client and litigation privilege.

 

3.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City staff to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 15, 2009) from the Acting Treasurer and the City Solicitor remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information about litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and solicitor-client privilege.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council receive the “Report on the Actuarial Valuation for Funding Purposes as at December 31st, 2008” prepared by Mercer Human Resource Consulting with respect to the Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan.

 

2.         City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to grant a cost of living increase of 2.37% on pensions, effective January 1, 2009 to pensioners on benefit for more than one year and a proportionate increase of 0.1975% for each month of pension payment made in 2008 be granted for pensioners who retired during 2008 at a cost of $12.8 million on a solvency basis which will be paid for through the Indexation Reserve Account of the Plan.

 

3.         City Council amend By-Law No. 15-92 of the former Metropolitan Corporation governing the Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan, as further amended to date, and authority be granted to introduce the necessary bill in Council.

 

4.         City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to the foregoing recommendations.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council receive the report on the “Actuarial Valuation for Funding Purposes as at December 31, 2008” prepared by Buck Consultants Ltd. with respect to the Toronto Civic Employees’ Pension and Benefit Fund.

 

2.         City Council approve a cost of living increase of 2.34% on pensions effective January 1, 2009 at a cost of $7.5 million on a solvency basis which will be paid for by the fund.

 

3.         City Council amend By-Law No. 380-74 of the former City of Toronto governing the Toronto Civic Employees’ Pension and Benefit Fund, as further amended accordingly and authority be granted to introduce the necessary bill in Council.

 

4.         City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to the foregoing recommendations.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council receive the report on the “Actuarial Valuation for Funding Purposes as at December 31, 2008” prepared by Buck Consultants Ltd. with respect to the Toronto Fire Department Superannuation and Benefit Fund.

 

2.         City Council confirm that for the reasons stated in this report, no cost of living increase be provided to the Benefit Fund’s pensioners in 2009.

 

3.         City Council advise The Toronto Fire Department Superannuation and Benefit Fund Committee accordingly.

 

4.         City Council authorize the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect to the foregoing recommendations.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         Council authorize the City Clerk to enter into a Sole Source agreement, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, with Election Systems and Software (ES&S) for the supply and installation of Election Results Transmission Equipment from the date of award to December 31, 2009 in the amount of $814,915.09 ($687,460.00 US) net of GST.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council grant authority for the issuance of a sole source contract with the Royal Lifesaving Society for Aquatic Lifesaving Program Affiliation and Licensing Fees, Candidate Exam and Certification Fees and the Supply of Course Materials in the total amount of $3,461,809.00 net of GST for a five-year period, effective November 1, 2009.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize a Licence Agreement for approximately fifty (50) overflow parking spaces at 50 Ingram Drive for a five (5) year term with a five (5) year renewal option substantially based on the terms and conditions as set out in the attached Appendix “A” to the report (June 8, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer.

 

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the Licence Agreement including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.                  City Council grant Authority to enter into an agreement to transfer the property municipally known as 120 and 130 Harbour Street, more particularly described in Appendix 2 to the report (June 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, including agreements related thereto, to Build Toronto, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendices 1 and 2 attached to the report (June 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and on such other and amended terms and conditions as may be approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2.                  City Council grant authority to enter into an agreement to transfer the property municipally known as 150 Symes Road, more particularly described in Appendix 3 to the report (June 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, including agreements related thereto, to Build Toronto, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendices 1 and 3 attached to the report (June 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and on such other and amended terms and conditions as may be approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

3.                  City Council grant authority to enter into an agreement to transfer the property municipally known as 383–425 Old Weston Road, more particularly described in Appendix 4 to the report (June 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, including agreements related thereto, to Build Toronto, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendices 1 and 4 attached to the report (June 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and on such other and amended terms and conditions as may be approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

4.                  City Council grant authority to enter into an agreement to transfer the property municipally known as 51 Power Street, more particularly described in Appendix 5 to the report (June 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, including agreements related thereto, to Build Toronto, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendices 1 and 5 attached to the report (June 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and on such other terms and conditions as may be approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

5.                  City Council authorize each of the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services severally, to execute the transfer agreements on behalf of the City.

 

6.                  City Council grant authority to fund the City’s outstanding expenses related to these properties from the Approved 2009 Operating Budget for Facilities and Real Estate (F&RE) and, that once these transactions are finalized, the funding for the expenses be transferred from the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (LARF), with appropriate adjustments to F&RE’s Approved 2009 Operating Budget through a subsequent Quarterly Variance Report.

 

7.                  City Council grant authority to make appropriate budget adjustments to F&RE’s Operating Budget to address the net revenue loss arising from the transfer of 120 Harbour Street to Build Toronto, effective January 1, 2010.

 

8.                  City Council further amend Appendix 2(k) in EX32.5, as amended, in respect of 150 Symes Road, to correct an inadvertent typographical error by deleting the words “Sketch PS-2005-094” in line 1 and replacing them with “Sketch PS-2009-058”.

 

9.                  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions to be provided for in the transfer agreements on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses, amending the closing and other dates to such earlier or later date(s), and amending or waiving the terms and conditions, as she may from time to time consider reasonable.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the Key Protection Concepts (Confidential Attachment 1) of the report (September 2, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer.

 

2.         City Council approve the Recommendations for Councillors Security (Confidential Attachment 2) of the report (September 2, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer.

 

3.         City Council authorize the public release of Recommendations Nos. 8, 9, 10, and 15 of Confidential Attachment 2, of the report (September 2, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, upon approval.

 

4.         City Council request the Chief Corporate Officer to review Councillor Protection at City Properties in six months time and provide a report to the Government Management Committee.

 

The following recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (September 2, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer are now public:

 

8.         A Visitor Sign-In procedure be established for all Council reception areas as follows:

 

a.         During business hours, Council reception staff will ensure that all visitors sign the appropriate log, are issued a temporary identification card visibly delineating their status as a visitor, and are received by a Councillor or a Councillor’s staff member.

 

b.         After hours, visitors will be stopped at the facility’s main Security desk to be appropriately signed in, issued a temporary ID card, and received by a Councillor or a Councillor’s staff member.

 

c.         The receiving Councillor or Councillor’s staff member will sign the visitor log authorizing access for the visitor.

 

9.         Visitors to Councillor secure space shall be escorted at all times as follows:

 

a.          During business hours, all visitors will be received by a Councillor or a Councillor’s staff member and escorted at all times while in secured space. At the conclusion of meeting, the Councillor or Councillor’s staff member will escort the visitor back through the reception area and sign out the visitor.

 

b.          After hours, all visitors will be received by a Councillor or a Councillor’s staff member at the facility’s main Security desk and escorted at all times while in secured space. At the conclusion of meeting, the Councillor or Councillor’s staff member will escort the visitor back to the facility’s main Security desk and sign out the visitor.

 

c.         All visitors will return the temporary identification upon being signed out by the escorting Councillor or Councillor’s staff member.

 

10.       All staff, including Councillors, wear their issued City identification cards at all times while on City property and visitors wear their issued temporary ID cards when inside Councillors secure areas.

 

15.       City Clerk's staff work with the Facilities and Real Estate Division to develop and apply a policy and procedure that restricts as much as possible any public meetings from being held in meeting rooms (A-F) in the secured space of the 2^nd floor of City Hall.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 and the balance of Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (September 2, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officerremain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain information about the security of the property of the municipality or local board.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted, in principle, the following strategies respecting proposed changes in spelling from the currently used American English to Canadian English:

 

1.         The Chief Information Officer, Information and Technology, contact Microsoft and ask them to produce a Spell-Check that defaults to Canadian English.

 

2.         Replace all of our software with that which utilizes Canadian Spelling for every day municipal business functions, through the normal replacement process.

 

3.         Require Canadian Spelling in all City of Toronto reports.

 

4.         Require the use of Canadian Spelling in all correspondence both internal and external.

 

5.         Require whoever administers the Official City of Toronto web site to ensure that it is expunged of all non Canadian spellings and to henceforth use only Canadian spelling.

 

6.         Advise both the Federal and Provincial Government of the errors on their web sites and request that thy change them to “Canadian English”

 

7.         Request the Chief Information Officer, Information and Technology, to:

 

a.         Make the necessary alterations to the City’s IT system to accommodate dictionary definitions specific to the “Canadian” language; and

 

b.         Implement this initiative and submit a report to the Government Management Committee in one year’s time on the progress of this initiative.

 

8.         Request the City Clerk to review the City’s policies to ensure that the policies are incorporated into the City’s business process.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to enter into a new Below Market Rent lease agreement with Flemo City Media, for a five (5) year term, based on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix “A”,  attached to the report (August 26, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer and Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration,  and other terms and conditions acceptable to the Chief Corporate Officer, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the lease agreement including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

 

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

 

4.         City Council grant an exemption to the Below Market Rent Policy to allow Flemo City Media to become a tenant at 29 St. Dennis Drive without the need to solicit a request for proposals as required by the Below Market Rent Policy.

 

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the extension of the existing lease at 705 Progress Avenue,  Unit No. 18-19 with Black Cat Advertising Inc. for a two (2) year term commencing on September 1, 2009 based on the terms and conditions as set out in Appendix “A” attached to the report (August 26, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council authorize the extension of the existing lease at 705 Progress Avenue, Unit No. 43-44 and 63 with 682770 Ontario Inc. o/a ITC Systems for a one (1) year term commencing on September 1, 2009 based on the terms and conditions as set out in Appendix “B” attached to the report (August 26, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

3.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the Lease Extension Agreements including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         Council authorize the Acting Treasurer, in accordance with clause 22.1 of the MasterCard Purchasing Card Agreement, to approve a two-year contract extension to August 23, 2011 with the National Bank of Canada for Purchasing Card services (re: Purchase Order 6016467 resulting from RFP 9172-04-7024) under the current terms and conditions of the Agreement.

 

2.         Council direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the following amendments to the Umbrella Agreement:

 

            i.          include in the sale of a strata portion of the Sony Centre site to Ferncastle, an additional area, shown as Part 11 on Sketch No. 2009-088, subject to the City reserving an easement for the right of support; and

 

            ii.          allow a deposit surety to be treated in the same manner as a CMHC insured construction lender under the terms of the Umbrella Agreement.

 

2.         City Council approve that the unconditional closing date of August 14, 2009 now be revised to be a date which is no later than the fifth business day following the date of Council approval.

 

3.         City Council request the Chief Corporate Officer to submit an update in three months time (January 2010) to the Government Management Committee on the status of this project.

 

4.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council grant authority for the City to enter into a Land Exchange Agreement with the Toronto District School Board ("TDSB") for part of Block B, Plan 9133, shown as Part 2 on Sketch No. PS-2009-065 ("TDSB Lands") in exchange for part of Block A, Plan 9133, shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2009-065 ("City Lands"), substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix "A" attached to the report (August 28, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and such other terms as may be approved by the Chief Corporate Officer in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council approve that the transaction meets the requirements for an exchange of land set out in Chapter 4.3 (Parks and Open Space Areas), Policy 8 of the Official Plan.

 

3.         City Council authorize each of the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services severally to accept the terms of the Land Exchange Agreement on behalf of the City.

 

4.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions provided for in the land exchange agreement on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses and amending the closing and other dates to such earlier or later date(s) and on such terms and conditions as she may from time to time consider reasonable.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer or his designate to select qualified Brokerages to list and market Smaller Properties valued at less than $1 million, to negotiate a commission fee reflective of market rates and to enter into listing agreements with the selected Brokerages in accordance with the process and criteria listed in Appendix “A” attached to the report (September 4, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Purchasing and Materials Management

 

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer or his designate to execute the listing agreements with the selected Brokerage.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, deferred consideration of Item GM24.46 to its next regular meeting on October 26, 2009.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 14, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information about a proposed or pending acquisition or sale of land for municipal or local board purposes. 

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 30, 2009) from the City Solicitor, remains confidential in its entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         The following holistic associations be included in the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing, Appendix L, and that these associations be recognized as approved PHAs for the purposes of licensing holistic practitioners and owners:

 

a.         Ontario College of Reflexology

 

b.         National Certification Board for Natural Therapies.

 

2.         City Council direct the City Solicitor to prepare the necessary bill to give effect to the recommendations in this report, effective immediately.

 

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

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council make no adjustment to taxicab fares for Toronto licensed taxicabs in 2009.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) that the practice of granting conditional liquor license approvals prior to municipal clearance represents disrespect for City By‑laws.

 

2.         City Council request the AGCO to amend their procedures to request proof of municipal clearances prior to any hearing at the AGCO.

 

3.         City Council advise the AGCO that municipal clearances include those for Zoning, Fire, Building, Health, Police and Business Licensing.

 

4.         City Council advise the Minister of the Attorney General of this request and failing a positive response, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing be requested to intervene by enacting a regulation under the City of Toronto Act.

 

5.         City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back to the Licensing and Standards Committee on a protocol with respect to liquor licensing matters, including notification to all City Councillors.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council adopt Recommendations 1a, 2a and 3 in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report (September 8, 2009) from the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council protest the Province of Ontario's arbitrary regulation under the City of Toronto Act without consultation after consciously adopting the provisions in the City of Toronto Act that would permit the City of Toronto to license airport taxis and limousines.

 

3.         City Council advise the Legislature of  the Province of Ontario of its disappointment that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Premier of Ontario has acted in bad faith.

 

4.         City Council direct that those recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 8, 2009) from the City Solicitor, adopted by City Council be made public, while the remainder of the report remains confidential indefinitely, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

 

The following instructions contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 8, 2009) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public:

 

1.      City Council, with respect to the court application brought by the Airport Taxi (Pearson Airport) Association (the “Airport Taxis”), direct the City Solicitor to:

a.         advise counsel for the Airport Taxis that the City agrees that O.Reg. 288/09 precludes the City from requiring that the Airport Taxis comply with the City’s licensing by-law if they are only picking up passengers in the City for transportation to the Airport, and to no other destination, and requesting that they file a formal notice of abandonment of their court application to quash By-law 1425-2007.

2.      City Council, with respect to the court application brought by the Airport Limousine Operators Association (the “Airport Limos”), direct the City Solicitor to:

a.         advise counsel for the Airport Limos that the City agrees that O.Reg. 288/09 precludes the City from requiring that the Airport Limos comply with the City’s licensing by-law if they are only picking up passengers in the City for transportation to the Airport, and to no other destination, and requesting that they file a formal notice of abandonment of their court application to quash By-law 1425-2007.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 remains confidential, 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 September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the recommendations of the Scarborough-Malvern LRT Transit Project Assessment Study and authorize submission of the Environmental Project Report (EPR) to the Ministry of the Environment.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the General Manager of Transportation Services to establish a new class of car-sharing parking permit and to issue such permits to car-share organization(s)/company(ies) at an annual cost of $200.00 plus applicable taxes for each such permit, on the terms and conditions generally as set out in this report.

 

2.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the General Manager of Transportation Services, to make application to the Senior Regional Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice for set fines with respect to the offences created by the pilot program.

 

3.         City Council request the General Manager of Transportation Services to evaluate the pilot program and report back to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee within one year after its implementation with his findings.

 

4.         City Council request the General Manager of Transportation Services to work with Zipcar and AutoShare throughout the pilot project period to identify other potential on-street parking opportunities throughout the City and include their findings in his report at the conclusion of the pilot project period.

 

5.         City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to ensure that up to three car sharing parking locations in the North York Centre are included in the pilot program.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the attached 2010 meeting schedule dates (Attachment 1 to the report dated September 11, 2009 from the City Clerk) and that the published schedule serve as notice for these meetings.

 

2.                  City Council request the City Clerk to distribute the approved schedule to the City’s agencies and special purpose bodies with a request that they:

 

a.         avoid scheduling meetings, whenever possible, that conflict with the approved schedule; and

 

b.         avoid scheduling public meetings, forums, public consultations and large‑scale meetings on days of cultural or religious significance as noted in the approved schedule.

 

3.         City Council request the City Clerk to write to The Federation of Canadian Municipalities to express Council's concern that the FCM Board Meeting scheduled for September 8-11, 2010 is being held on Rosh Hashanah and request that the meeting date be adjusted to avoid September 8 and 9, 2010.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council nominate Mike Feldman for appointment to the Social Housing Services Corporation Board of Directors for a term of office starting January 1, 2010 and ending December 31, 2012.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.            City Council amend the Official Plan for the property at 2123 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 68 Marine Parade Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6.

 

2.            City Council amend Zoning By-law 1994-149 for the property at 2123 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 68 Marine Parade Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7.

 

3.            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 as may be required.

 

4.            The Land Owners Precinct Plan be finalized to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and City Planning, in consultation with Technical and Transportation Services.

 

5.            City Council require the City Solicitor in consultation with the Owner to amend any of the agreements, already registered on-title, as necessary to secure the community benefits, parks and road infrastructure improvements described in this report.

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.            City Council deny the request to remove (1) City-owned tree at 81 Twenty Fourth Street.