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• Other action taken by the Board on its own authority, which does not require Council’s approval, is listed in the decision document under the heading “Decision Advice and Other Information”.
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Minutes Confirmed – May 21, 2009 and August 5, 2009

 

 

The Toronto Preservation Board noted that the reports from the Director, Policy and Research, City Planning Division, regarding 12 Mercer Street and King Street West Properties will be considered at the September 24, 2009 meeting of the Toronto Preservation Board.

Advising that the following reports will be considered at the September 24, 2009 meeting of the Toronto Preservation Board.

 

a.         12 Mercer Street - Inclusion on Heritage Inventory (Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina)

 

b.         King Street West Properties – Inclusion on Heritage Inventory (Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina)

The Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

 

1.         City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 71 Front Street West, substantially in accordance with the Heritage Impact Assessment Statement dated March 2009, prepared by Fournier, Gersovitz and Moss Architects and on file with the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services subject to the owner:

 

a.                   Prior to the issuance of any building or heritage permit for related work at 71 Front Street West including a permit for the demolition, excavation and/or shoring of the subject property, state of good repair or conservation work;

 

            providing building permit and/or heritage permit plans and drawings including detailed descriptions / specifications to the satisfaction of the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

 

The Toronto Preservation Board received the presentation by Paul Noskiewicz, B.Arch., NORR Limited Architects & Engineers, and Julia Gersovitz, Architect, Fournier Gersovitz & Moss Architects, and congratulated them on the Union Station Revitalization Project.

The Toronto Preservation Board received the Minutes of the North York Community Preservation Panel.

 

i.          North York Community Preservation Panel

 

-           Minutes of the meeting held on March 26, 2009

The Toronto Preservation Board approved the application submitted by the Toronto and East York Community Preservation Panel for up to $650.00 from the Special Heritage Community Event Fund to be used to fund a Heritage Barbeque held in June 2009, at St. Matthew’s Church, 135 First Avenue, Toronto.

 

The Toronto Preservation Board:

 

1.         received the memo (May 21, 2009) from Geoff Kettel, Chair, North York Community Preservation Panel for information; and

 

2.         requested the Chair, Toronto Preservation Board to send a communication to the Chief Corporate Officer requesting that prior to properties being declared surplus and/or for Sale/Transfer or turnover to Build Toronto that a process be put in place to determine their cultural heritage value.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

 

1.                  City Council include the property at 301 Broadview Avenue (Garon Cleland House) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties;

 

2.                  City Council include the property at 415 Broadview Avenue(St. John’s Presbyterian Church) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties; and

 

3.         City Council include the property at 537 Broadview Avenue(John McPherson Scott House) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

 

1.         City Council include the property at 584 Church Street (Catherine Collard House) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties;

 

2.         City Council include the property at 592 Church Street (Wallace Millichamp Houses, 1873) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties and that staff investigate the development history of this site and bring forward a report to amend the reasons for listing, if it is required;

 

3.         City Council include the property at 596 Church Street (Gloucester Mansions) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties;

 

4.         City Council include the property at 67 Gloucester Street (Gloucester Mansions) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties; and

 

5.         City Council include the property at 69 Gloucester Street (Wallace Millichamp House, 1875) on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties.

This report recommends that the properties near the southwest corner of Church Street and Gloucester Street be included on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties.  The properties contain a group of residential buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that merit inclusion on the City’s heritage inventory and adjoin the listed heritage properties at 580 and 582 Church Street.

 

Staff have received a preliminary development proposal for a residential condominium tower at the southwest corner of Church Street and Gloucester Street.  The inclusion of the properties identified in the recommendations below on the City’s heritage inventory would enable staff to monitor the sites and encourage the retention of their heritage attributes and values in any redevelopment of the properties.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

 

1.                  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 160 Queen Street West (Campbell House) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

 

2.                  If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the solicitor be authorized to introduce the Bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and

 

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

 

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 160 Queen Street West (Campbell House) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.  The property was listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties in 1973.

 

As part of the settlement agreement approved by the Ontario Municipal Board (Order issued November 5, 2008) with regard to the proposed Queen Street West Heritage Conservation District (the “HCD”), the owners of 160 Queen Street West and the City agreed to the designation of the site as an individual property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.  Although the property will remain within the boundaries of the HCD, it will be stewarded according to the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation, Attachment No. 3) that outlines the cultural heritage values and heritage attributes of the site.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

 

1.                  City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 65 Front Street East, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by Gregory Patterson Architect dated May 22, 2009, date stamped received by Heritage Preservation Services on May 22, 2009, and on file with the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services subject to the owner:

 

            a.                  Prior to the issuance of any building permit for 65 Front Street East including a permit for the demolition, excavation and/or shoring of the subject property;

 

providing a Letter of Credit in a form and an amount satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to secure the heritage conservation work included in the above-noted drawings;

 

providing building permit drawings including detailed descriptions / specifications for the proposed heritage conservation work to the satisfaction of the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

 

b.                  Prior to the release of the Letter of Credit;

 

completing the heritage conservation work by a qualified heritage conservation contractor to the satisfaction of the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

 

providing a Letter of Substantial Completion for the conservation work signed by the project architect and heritage consultant;

 

2.                  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 65 Front Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

 

3.                  If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the solicitor be authorized to introduce the Bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and

 

4.                  If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board.

 

This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations to the heritage property at 65 Front Street East.  This report further recommends the designation of this property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value.

 

This report addresses an application to provide a 1-storey addition to the building and undertake restoration work on the Front Street East and Church Street facades.  The proposed rehabilitation project preserves the remaining heritage fabric of the building and provides for the restoration of significant architectural elements.  The restoration of this heritage building will greatly contribute to the heritage integrity of the St. Lawrence neighbourhood, most poignantly at this prominent intersection.

The Toronto Preservation Board recommended to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

 

1.                  City Council adopt the revised Reasons for Designation as set out in Attachment No. 4 of this report; and

 

2.                  Upon receipt of the owner’s withdrawal of its notice of objection, the City Solicitor be authorized to introduce a bill in Council with the amended Reasons for Designation as set out in Attachment No. 4, designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

This report recommends that City Council amend the Reasons for Designation for the property at 70 Roehampton Avenue (North Toronto Collegiate Institute) as adopted by Council at its meeting of February 6, 7 and 8, 2007, and that Council pass the by-law designating the property at 70 Roehampton Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

Following its meeting of February 2007, City Council served notice of its intention to designate the property at 70 Roehampton Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.  On April 5, 2007, the Toronto District School Board as the owners of the subject property submitted an objection to the notice of intention to designate and the matter was referred to the Conservation Review Board.  The TDSB has now agreed to withdraw its objection subject to minor revisions to the original Reasons for Designation (Attachment No. 3) and their replacement by the revised Reasons for Designation (Attachment No. 4).

 

Heritage Preservation Services is satisfied that the revised Reasons for Designation will ensure that the property’s cultural heritage values and attributes are preserved.

The Toronto Preservation Board:

 

1.         received the letter (June 17, 2009) from Geoff Kettel, North York Community Preservation Panel for information; and

 

2.         requested the Chair, Toronto Preservation Board to send a communication to the Deputy City Manager, Richard Butts, requesting that the Toronto Preservation Board and the four panels be given the opportunity to participate in the Program Review of the Planning Division in relation to the Heritage Properties in the City of Toronto.

 

Advising the Toronto Preservation Board of the Program Review of the Planning Division.

The Toronto Preservation Board:

 

1.         received the Minutes of the Community Preservation Panels; and

 

2.         requested the Chair, Toronto Preservation Board to send a communication to Councillor David Shiner, Ward 24 Willowdale, requesting that the nomination of Edith and Geoff Geduld for the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement, by way of Notice of Motion, be endorsed by Council at its next meeting.

 

 

a.         Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel

 

             i.         Minutes of the meeting held on May 4, 2009

             ii.         Minutes of the meeting held on June 1, 2009

 

b.         North York Community Preservation Panel

 

             i.         Minutes of the meeting held on April 20, 2009

             ii.         Minutes of the meeting held on May 25, 2009

             iii.        Minutes of the meeting held on June 15, 2009

 

 

c.         Scarborough Community Preservation Panel

 

             i.         Minutes of the meeting held on April 14, 2009

             ii.         Minutes of the meeting held on June 9, 2009