Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission to designate a project manager to work directly with relevant BIA's and resident associations to establish a steering committee to:

a.         minimize the impact to areas scheduled for transit construction;

b.         establish a defined process for communication to residents in advance of construction; and

c.         develop interim measures during the construction process to minimize the impact to local business owners and residents.

2.         City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Sheppard LRT Construction team to provide Scarborough Community Council with quarterly progress reports, relative to the Scarborough District, for information.

3.         City Council forward a copy of the Sheppard East Village Business Improvement Area presentation to the Toronto Transit Commission.

Scarborough Community Council received the presentation for information.

Letter from Councillor Chin Lee advising of a request by the Sheppard East Village Business Improvement Area (SEVBIA) to make a presentation about their concerns over the potential negative impact that the construction of the Sheppard Avenue East Light Rail Transit line may have on their member businesses.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council designate part or those parts of the private road or roads shown on the site plan filed with the Fire Chief in respect of the municipal addresses set out below as fire routes pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 880 - Fire Routes – 15 Crockford Blvd, 3545 – 3555 Danforth Avenue, 1900 Eglinton Avenue, 68 Grangeway Avenue, 3640 – 3650 Kingston Road, 1 & 11 Lee Centre Drive, 820 Markham Road, 2721 Markham Road, 75 Oasis Blvd, 3000 Queen Street East.

2.         City Council authorize the Fire Chief and City Solicitor to take the appropriate action to make a designated Fire Route.

To obtain Council approval for the amendment of the Fire Route By-law to designate certain locations as fire routes within the meaning of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 880, as amended.

Fire Services uses designated fire routes as a key mechanism in regulating fire prevention, including the prevention of spreading of fires and the delivery of fire protection services.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council designate part or those parts of the private road or roads shown on the site plan filed with the Fire Chief in respect of the municipal addresses set out below as fire routes pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 880 - Fire Routes – 1250 Markham Road, 3223 Kennedy Road.

2.         City Council authorize the Fire Chief and City Solicitor to take the appropriate action to make a designated Fire Route.

To obtain Council approval for the amendment of the Fire Route By-law to designate certain locations as fire routes within the meaning of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 880, as amended.

Fire Services uses designated fire routes as a key mechanism in regulating fire prevention, including the prevention of spreading of fires and the delivery of fire protection services.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council designate part or those parts of the private road or roads shown on the site plan filed with the Fire Chief in respect of the municipal addresses set out below as fire routes pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 880- Fire Routes – 2301 – 2331 Brimley Road, 2307 – 2309 Markham Road.

2.         City Council authorize the Fire Chief and City Solicitor to take the appropriate action to make a designated Fire Route.

To obtain Council approval for the amendment of the Fire Route By-law to designate certain locations as fire routes within the meaning of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 880, as amended.

Fire Services uses designated fire routes as a key mechanism in regulating fire prevention, including the prevention of spreading of fires and the delivery of fire protection services.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council assume the services installed for Registered Plan 66M-2383 and that the City formally assume the roads within the Plan of Subdivision.

2.         City Council authorize the Legal Services Division to release the performance guarantee held with respect to this development Plan 66M-2383.

3.         City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highways and municipal services in Subdivision Plan 66M-2383.

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

5.         City Council authorize the City Clerk and Treasurer to sign any release or other documentation necessary to give effect thereto.

6.         City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed within Plan of Subdivision No. 66M-2383 to Toronto Hydro.

This report requests Council’s authority for the City to assume the services with respect to the above development.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council assume the services installed for Registered Plan 66M-2388 and that the City formally assume the roads within the Plan of Subdivision.

2.         City Council authorize the Legal Services Division to release the performance guarantee held with respect to this development Plan 66M-2388.

3.         City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highways and municipal services in Subdivision Plan 66M-2388.

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

5.         City Council authorize the City Clerk and Treasurer to sign any release or other documentation necessary to give effect thereto.

6.         City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed within Plan of Subdivision No. 66M-2388 to Toronto Hydro.

This report requests Council’s authority for the City to assume the services with respect to the above development.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council assume the services installed for Registered Plan 66M-2409 and that the City formally assume the roads within the Plan of Subdivision.

2.         City Council authorize the Legal Services Division to release the portion of the performance guarantee held with respect to this development Plan 66M-2409.

3.         City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the public highways and municipal services in Subdivision Plan 66M-2409.

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

5.         City Council authorize the City Clerk and Treasurer to sign any release or other documentation necessary to give effect thereto.

6.         City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to transfer ownership of the street lighting system constructed with Plan of Subdivision No. 66M-2409 to Toronto Hydro.

This report requests Council’s authority for the City to assume the services with respect to the above development.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council assume the services installed for the above development.

2.         City Council authorize the Legal Services Division to release the performance guarantee held with respect to this development.

3.         City Council direct that an assumption By-law be prepared to assume the municipal services in the above development.

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

5.         City Council authorize the City Clerk and Treasurer to sign any release or other documentation necessary to give effect thereto.

This report requests Council’s authority for the City to assume the services with respect to the above development.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council enact the parking regulations, as identified in Appendix 1 of the report (October 21, 2009) from the Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District.

2.         City Council enact the amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 910, “Parking Machines”, as identified in Appendix 3 of the report (October 21, 2009) from the Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District.

3.         City Council amend the appropriate by-law accordingly.

This staff report is about a matter for which the Community Council does not have delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

This report responds to a concern about lack of parking regulations and Pay and Display machines on the north side of Danforth Avenue in front of the church at 3150 Danforth Avenue.  Staff has confirmed the need for parking regulations in order to prevent free parking in front of the church. Patrons of the church do not have access to church frontage on 3150 Danforth Avenue for parking purposes. Adjacent sections of Danforth Avenue are regulated by Pay and Display parking regulations; therefore patrons of the commercial area seeking to avoid paying for parking are attracted to this non-regulated area for periods exceeding 1 hour or more.

It is recommended that Transportation Services install “No Standing” corner restrictions at Danforth Avenue at St. Dunstan Drive and at Madelaine Avenue. The “No Standing” corner restrictions are recommended to ensure appropriate sight lines are maintained in particular for vehicles exiting the church parking lot located just west of Madelaine Avenue.

In addition, Transportation staff, recommend the installation of 1 hour maximum Pay and Display parking, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday and 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday. Transportation Services is seeking approval to install on-street Metered Parking using “Pay and Display” Parking Machines on the north side of Danforth Avenue in front of the church at 3150 Danforth Avenue.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council enact the No Right Turn on Red Regulation as identified in Appendix 1 of the report (October 21, 2009) from the Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District.

2.         City Council pass or amend the appropriate by-law(s) accordingly.

This staff report is about a matter for which the Community Council does not have delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

The purpose of this report is to advise on the need to install eastbound and westbound “No Right Turn on Red” prohibitions at this Traffic Control Signal.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 3.

2.         City Council amend the Cliffside Community Zoning By-law No. 9364, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft zoning by-law amendment attached to this report as Attachment 4.

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

4.         City Council adopt the Urban Design Concept Plan and Urban Design Guidelines shown in Attachment 6.

5.         City Council direct Parks, Forestry and Recreation and Facilities and Real Estate staff in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to investigate park improvements and acquisitions within the Study Area with a focus on developing parkland, as identified in the Recommendation Section shown on Attachment 5, Section 2.8.

6.         City Council direct Toronto Water staff to investigate the sewer capacity within the Study Area to determine the availability of capacity and identify any infrastructure improvements which may be necessary to support the proposed intensification of this area and report back to Community Council on any capacity issues.

7.         City Council direct Transportation Services to consider within Ward 36, Kingston Road between Danforth Avenue and Midland Avenue as a priority area for the placement of street furniture under the City’s Co-ordinated Street Furniture Program.

8.         City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to report back to Scarborough Community Council upon completion of the Kingston Road/Danforth Avenue:  Preliminary Planning for a Transit Project Assessment Study on possible land use options for the lands located on the northwest corner of Danforth Avenue and Kingston Road (identified as the Apex Site on Attachment 2).

9.         City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the General Manager of Transportation Services and the Toronto Parking Authority to report back to Scarborough Community Council on a parking strategy for the Kingston Road Cliffside Community.

The Scarborough Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 10, 2009, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

These City-initiated official plan and zoning by-law amendments are subject to the new provisions of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

This report summarizes and contains recommendations to implement the Avenue Study for the portion of Kingston Road between Danforth Avenue and Chine Drive.  City staff, the Ward Councillor, the City’s consultants, and members of the local community have worked together to put forward an implementation framework for new development and the improvement of the public realm on this portion of Kingston Road.  To implement this Avenue Study, the report recommends approval of amendments to the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law as shown on Attachments 3 and 4.  The report also recommends adoption of Urban Design Guidelines and outlines implementation strategies to achieve over time the revitalization of Kingston Road between Danforth Avenue to east of Midland Avenue (Chine Drive).

The proposed Official Plan Amendment identifies potential locations for new streets, lanes and lane/street widenings.

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment deletes the current Highway Commercial (HC), Neighbourhood Commercial (NC), Community Commercial (CC), and Apartment Residential (A) zoning and replaces it with a Commercial-Residential (CR) Zone which permits a mixture of commercial, residential and institutional uses.  Standards regulating height, density, building setbacks, bicycle parking standards and Section 37 community benefit provisions are established in the proposed zoning by-law.  Permitted heights within the Commercial-Residential Zone vary from a minimum of 3 storeys to a maximum of 8 or 11 storeys, along with the application of a 45 degree angular plane from adjacent low density residential areas to ensure an appropriate height transition from existing neighbourhoods.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council grant an exemption from the former City of Scarborough By-law 24415, Section 3, to:

a.         Permit the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay to use open flame at Albert Campbell Square on December 17, 2009; and

b.         Permit the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay to use special effects pyrotechnics at Albert Campbell Square on December 17, 2009.

The 2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay will be making a stop at Scarborough Civic Centre/Albert Campbell Square on December 17, 2009.

The “Albert Campbell Square Permit Guidelines”, Prohibited Activities Section 1, Clause (d) states: no person shall, within the limits of a square light or carry any candle or torch, except a light stick.  Under Fireworks, Section 1 states fireworks are not permitted in the Square.

It is recommended that Scarborough Community Council give exemption to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay to use open flame and special effects pyrotechnics on Albert Campbell Square on December 17, 2009.