City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council enact the draft by-law from the City Solicitor to permanently close the public lane at the rear of 709 and 711 Yonge Street, extending northerly from Hayden Street as a public highway and be sold upon the terms and conditions set out in Government Management Committee Item GM12.12, adopted by City Council on March 3, 4 and 5, 2008, as amended by Government Management Committee Item GM21.10, adopted by City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council enact the draft by-law from the City Solicitor to permanently close the public lane at the rear of 709 and 711 Yonge Street, extending northerly from Hayden Street as a public highway and be sold upon the terms and conditions set out in Government Management Committee Item GM12.12, adopted by City Council on March 3, 4 and 5, 2008, as amended by Government Management Committee Item GM21.10, adopted by City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009.

To enact a By-law to permanently close a portion of a public lane at the rear of 709 and 711 Yonge Street, extending northerly from Hayden Street, and be sold upon the terms and conditions set out in Government Management Committee Item GM12.12, adopted by City Council at its meeting on March 3, 4 and 5, 2008, and amended by Government Management Committee Item GM21.10, adopted by City Council on February 23, 24 and 25, 2009.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council enact the draft by-law from the City Solicitor to permanently close a portion of the public lane at the rear of 3 Kimberley Avenue as a public lane and be sold upon the terms and conditions set out in Toronto and East York Community Council Item TE19.57, as adopted by City Council at its meeting held on October 29 and 30, 2008.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council enact the draft by-law from the City Solicitor to permanently close a portion of the public lane at the rear of 3 Kimberley Avenue as a public lane and be sold upon the terms and conditions set out in Toronto and East York Community Council Item TE19.57, as adopted by City Council at its meeting held on October 29 and 30, 2008.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

A.        City Council enact the draft by-law from the City Solicitor, as follows:

 

1.         The proposed private lanes and walkways at 825 Dundas Street East be named “Frances Loring Lane”, “Florence Wyle Lane”, “Kay MacPherson Lane” and “Mary Ann Shadd Lane”, as shown on Attachment No. 1 to this By-law.

 

2.         Intracorp Projects Limited pay the costs, estimated to be in the amount of $3,900.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signs.

 

3.         The owners of the residential units, their agents or successors, shall maintain, at their own risk, the signage installed under Section 2 of this By-law.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

A.        City Council enact the draft by-law from the City Solicitor, as follows:

 

1.         The proposed private lanes and walkways at 825 Dundas Street East be named “Frances Loring Lane”, “Florence Wyle Lane”, “Kay Macpherson Lane” and “Mary Ann Shadd Lane”, as shown on Attachment No. 1 to this By-law.

 

2.         Intracorp Projects Limited pay the costs, estimated to be in the amount of $3,900.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signs.

 

3.         The owners of the residential units, their agents or successors, shall maintain, at their own risk, the signage installed under Section 2 of this By-law.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for 352 Front Street West as described in this report, and substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment.

 

2.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required to implement the intent of this report.

 

3.         Before introducing the bills for enactment, City Council authorize the appropriate City officials and require the owner to execute an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the City Solicitor, such agreement to be registered on title to the lands in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to secure the following facilities, services and matters:

 

-           An indexed cash contribution of $650,000, to be paid prior to the release of any above grade permit, to be used for Clarence Square Park improvements and streetscape improvements on Clarence Square and on Front Street West, and 10% of the cash contribution to be used for affordable housing projects in Ward 20.

 

-           Ten percent (10%) of the residential units in the building have at least three bedrooms, or be convertible to three or more bedrooms.

 

-           A mid-block connection from Front Street West and a public easement over the pedestrian portion of the mid-block connection.

 

-           The provision of high quality materials for the mid-block connection to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

-           1:50 scale elevations, satisfactory to the Chief Planner, for the lower floors of the project to be provided as part of an application for Site Plan Approval.

 

-           The implementation of any wind mitigation measures required by the wind study; satisfactory to the Chief Planner, to be submitted with the Site Plan Approval application.

 

-           The provision and maintenance of an irrigation system, at the applicant’s expense, for proposed trees within the public road allowances, including an automatic timer, designed to be water efficient by a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) and constructed with a back flow preventer to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Technical Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and requirements to maintain in good order and operation.

 

-           Certain green development elements, satisfactory to the Chief Planner, as may be identified in the Green Development Checklist.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for 352 Front Street West as described in this report, and substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment.

 

2.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required to implement the intent of this report.

 

3.         Before introducing the bills for enactment, City Council authorize the appropriate City officials and require the owner to execute an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the City Solicitor, such agreement to be registered on title to the lands in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to secure the following facilities, services and matters:

 

-           An indexed cash contribution of $650,000, to be paid prior to the release of any above grade permit, to be used for Clarence Square Park improvements and streetscape improvements on Clarence Square and on Front Street West, and 10% of the cash contribution to be used for affordable housing projects in Ward 20.

 

-           Ten percent (10%) of the residential units in the building have at least three bedrooms, or be convertible to three or more bedrooms.

 

-           A mid-block connection from Front Street West and a public easement over the pedestrian portion of the mid-block connection.

 

-           The provision of high quality materials for the mid-block connection to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

 

-           1:50 scale elevations, satisfactory to the Chief Planner, for the lower floors of the project to be provided as part of an application for Site Plan Approval.

 

-           The implementation of any wind mitigation measures required by the wind study; satisfactory to the Chief Planner, to be submitted with the Site Plan Approval application.

 

-           The provision and maintenance of an irrigation system, at the applicant’s expense, for proposed trees within the public road allowances, including an automatic timer, designed to be water efficient by a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) and constructed with a back flow preventer to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Technical Services and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and requirements to maintain in good order and operation.

 

-           Certain green development elements, satisfactory to the Chief Planner, as may be identified in the Green Development Checklist.

This application was made on or after January 1, 2007 and is subject to the new provisions of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

 

This application proposes to amend the former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 to permit the development of a 24-storey mixed use building, comprised of approximately 458 dwelling units and retail uses at grade at 352 Front Street West.

 

The proposal achieves a number of objectives of the King-Spadina planning framework.  It replaces a surface parking lot with new residential and commercial uses and provides an important mid-block connection from Front Street West to Clarence Square Park.  The proposed height is in keeping with, and provides a transition from, adjacent development.  The massing permits good separation between the proposed tower and existing tall buildings.  Shadow impacts on Clarence Square Park are limited to the morning hours and are acceptable given the significant public benefit provided by a new mid-block pedestrian connection.

 

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No. 9.

  

2.         City Council amend the Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 10.

 

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

 

4.         City Council require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the City Solicitor, such an agreement be registered on title to the lands in the manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to secure the following matters:

 

a.         provide and maintain an irrigation system for any proposed trees within the public road allowance, including an automatic timer, designed to be water efficient by a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) and constructed with a back flow preventer irrigation system for all new trees in the public rights-of-ways, satisfactory to the Executive Director, Technical Services and General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

 

b.         provide a green roof satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division;

 

c.         build in conformity with the Toronto Green Standard Checklist submitted by the applicant in November 2007, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division;

 

d.         all bicycle parking spaces are provided and maintained only on the first level below grade for occupant spaces, and all at grade for visitor spaces; and

 

e.         all bicycle parking spaces shall be common element and shall not be combined with storage lockers for residential units.

 

5.         City Council authorize City officials to take all necessary steps, to give effect to the above‑noted recommendations.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No. 9.

  

2.         City Council amend the Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 10.

 

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

 

4.         City Council require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the City Solicitor, such an agreement be registered on title to the lands in the manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to secure the following matters:

 

a.         provide and maintain an irrigation system for any proposed trees within the public road allowance, including an automatic timer, designed to be water efficient by a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor (CLIA) and constructed with a back flow preventer irrigation system for all new trees in the public rights-of-ways, satisfactory to the Executive Director, Technical Services and General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

 

b.         provide a green roof satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division;

 

c.         build in conformity with the Toronto Green Standard Checklist submitted by the applicant in November 2007, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division;

 

d.         all bicycle parking spaces are provided and maintained only on the first level below grade for occupant spaces, and all at grade for visitor spaces; and

 

e.         all bicycle parking spaces shall be common element and shall not be combined with storage lockers for residential units.

 

5.         City Council authorize City officials to take all necessary steps, to give effect to the above-noted recommendations.

This application was made on or after January 1, 2007 and is subject to the new provisions of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

 

The application proposes the redevelopment of the property at 510, 512 and 530 King Street East, for an 8-storey residential development with commercial uses on the ground floor.

 

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council amend Official Plan Site Specific Policy No. 258 substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5.

 

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

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council amend Official Plan Site Specific Policy No. 258 substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No.5.

 

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

This application was made on or after January 1, 2007 and is subject to the new provisions of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

 

This application proposes the addition of  47 River Street and 7 townhouse units to the previously approved 30-unit townhouse development at 49-51 River Street. The result would be a development consisting of 37 three-storey common element condominium townhouse units in 8 buildings.

 

The proposal would permit the expansion of the residential uses currently permitted on the adjacent site, 49-51 River Street and is consistent with the use and built form of the residential development in the area.

 

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the current applications.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the current applications.

This application is subject to the new provisions of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

 

This application, proposes to demolish a four-storey office building, which has a restaurant at grade at 14 Prince Arthur Avenue, and construct a 9 storey mixed use  building, which includes the incorporation of the remaining portions of an individually listed heritage house located at 10 Prince Arthur Avenue.

 

The original application was received in June 2008, and the revised plans that are the subject of this report were received in April, 2009.  The applicant has appealed the applications to the Ontario Municipal Board for the City’s failure to reach a decision within the time allotted by the Planning Act.

 

The purpose of this report is to refuse the current 9-storey proposal which is not consistent with the policies of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District Plan.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council refuse the application for alterations to the designated building at 10 Prince Arthur Avenue and refuse the demolition of the non‑contributory designated building at 14 Prince Arthur Avenue within the East Annex Heritage Conservation District.

 

2.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City Staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing, should Council refuse this application and the refusal be appealed to the Board.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that

 

1.         City Council refuse the application for alterations to the designated building at 10 Prince Arthur Avenue and refuse the demolition of the non-contributory designated building at 14 Prince Arthur Avenue within the East Annex Heritage Conservation District.

 

2.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City Staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing, should Council refuse this application and the refusal be appealed to the Board.

This report recommends the refusal of alterations to the contributing building at 10 Prince Arthur Avenue, as well as refusal of the proposed demolition of the existing building at 14 Prince Arthur in conjunction with the erection of a new eight-storey commercial and residential development at 10-14 Prince Arthur Avenue.

 

The subject site contains two structures and is located on the north side of Prince Arthur Avenue (Attachment No.1) just west of Avenue Road.

 

The properties at 10 and 14 Prince Arthur Avenue are included within the East Annex Heritage Conservation District (HCD) designated under the Ontario Heritage Act by By-law #520-94 and enacted by City Council on July 26, 1994.

 

The property at 10 Prince Arthur Avenue was individually listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties by City Council on September 7, 1989.

 

The project would relocate the individually listed heritage building at 10 Prince Arthur Avenue to the south east corner of the site. Also, the unrated structure at 14 Prince Arthur Avenue would be demolished in order to build out the remaining frontage with a two storey commercial base element that sequentially steps up and back to an eight-storey residential building consisting of contemporary curtain wall construction broken with masonry spandrels.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council state its intention to designate the property at 97 St. George Street (John Downey 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,  City Council authorize the solicitor to introduce the Bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

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

 

4.         City Council grant authority for the execution of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 97 St. George Street (John Downey House).

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council state its intention to designate the property at 97 St. George Street (John Downey 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,  City Council authorize the solicitor to introduce the Bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

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

 

4.         City Council grant authority for the execution of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 97 St. George Street (John Downey House).

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 97 St. George Street (John Downey House) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and grant authority to enter into a heritage easement agreement.  The property was listed on the inaugural City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties in 1973. 

 

The property is owned by the University of Toronto, which is proposing to make alterations to the heritage property at 97 St. George Street as part of the expansion of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management.  The University has agreed to the designation of the property and to enter into a heritage easement agreement with the City of Toronto.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the request to demolish 100 Glen Road, an “unrated” building in the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 (1) of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

2.         City Council approve the plans for the replacement building as shown in the drawings prepared by Wayne Swadron Architect including: A-1.0 Site Plan, A-3.1 East (street) and West Elevations, and A-3.2 North and South Elevations all dated February 24, 2009; A‑2.1 Basement Floor Plan, A‑2.2 Ground Floor Plan, and A‑2.3 Second Floor Plan all dated February 25, 2009; and L‑1.0 Landscape Concept Plan, and HP‑1.0 98, 100 & 102 Streetscape all dated February 26, 2009, all stamped received by Heritage Preservation Services February 26, 2009, on file with the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and that the replacement structure be constructed substantially in accordance with the submitted plans, subject to the owner:

 

a.         prior to the issuance of any building permit for the replacement building located at 100 Glen Road, including a permit for the demolition, excavation and/or shoring of the subject property, provide building permit drawings satisfactory to the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council approve the request to demolish 100 Glen Road, an “unrated” building in the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in accordance with Section 42 (1) of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 

2.         City Council approve the plans for the replacement building as shown in the drawings prepared by Wayne Swadron Architect including: A-1.0 Site Plan, A-3.1 East (street) and West Elevations, and A-3.2 North and South Elevations all dated February 24, 2009; A-2.1 Basement Floor Plan, A-2.2 Ground Floor Plan, and A-2.3 Second Floor Plan all dated February 25, 2009; and L-1.0 Landscape Concept Plan, and HP-1.0 98, 100 & 102 Streetscape all dated February 26, 2009, all stamped received by Heritage Preservation Services February 26, 2009, on file with the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and that the replacement structure be constructed substantially in accordance with the submitted plans, subject to the owner:

 

a.         prior to the issuance of any building permit for the replacement building located at 100 Glen Road, including a permit for the demolition, excavation and/or shoring of the subject property, provide building permit drawings satisfactory to the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

This report recommends that City Council approve the demolition of an “unrated” house in the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District (SRHCD) and approve the design of the replacement structure in accordance with Section 42 (1) of the Ontario Heritage Act, with a condition that the owner obtain approval from the Manager, Heritage Preservation Services (HPS) for the final building permit drawings.

 

The existing building does not contribute to the heritage character of the SRHCD and the replacement structure is substantially in conformance with the SRHCD Plan guidelines.

 

The consent under the Ontario Heritage Act is in addition to a demolition permit required under the Building Code Act and the approval of any variances to the existing zoning by-law.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to prepare the terms of reference and to issue a proposal call for the undertaking of a two‑phase streetscape design and implementation strategy for the section of Dundas Street West between University Avenue and Bathurst Street to be undertaken by a team of consultants substantially in accordance with the scope of work and schedule described in this report.

 

2.         Upon completion, the results of the consultant study be brought forward to the Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration and approval.

 

3.         City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission to co-ordinate the renovation of the St. Patrick Subway Station with the Dundas Street Streetscape Study.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to prepare the terms of reference and to issue a proposal call for the undertaking of a two-phase streetscape design and implementation strategy for the section of Dundas Street West between University Avenue and Bathurst Street to be undertaken by a team of consultants substantially in accordance with the scope of work and schedule described in this report.

 

2.         Upon completion, the results of the consultant study be brought forward to the Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration and approval.

At its February 9, 2009 meeting, the Toronto and East York Community Council requested staff to “scope the work required to prepare a streetscape study and implementation plan for the section of Dundas Street West between University Avenue and Bathurst Street.” This section of Dundas Street is scheduled for watermain replacement, road and sidewalk reconstruction in 2010-2011. There are a number of distinct communities and activities along this stretch of Dundas Street, including Chinatown. Kensington Market, Alexandra Park and the areas around the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Ontario of College of Art and Design. Given the significance and complexity of the street, it is recommended that a consultant team be retained to develop a two-phase streetscape design and implementation strategy.

 

The proposed study comprises a Phase I conceptual design component with extensive public consultation, and a Phase II detailed design exercise to assist with the preparation of construction drawings.

 

This report scopes the terms of reference for the consultant study and highlights the need for the study to include a comprehensive program of community and stakeholder consultation. Possible funding arrangements for the Phase I component of the consultant study are also discussed.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the 77 Charles Street West Public Art Plan attached to the report (April 23, 2009) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council approve the 77 Charles Street West Public Art Plan attached to the report (April 23, 2009) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning.

The purpose of this staff report is to seek City Council approval of the 77 Charles Street West Public Art Plan.  The plan has been prepared by the Owner's Public Art Consultant in compliance with the development approval provisions.  The plan, which is included as Attachment 1 of this report, outlines the method by which the Owner will commission public art in the publicly accessible area of the development.

 

The 77 Charles Street West Public Art Plan provides a framework for the commissioning of art at the entrance of the 16 storey building.  The attached plan meets the objectives of the City Planning Percent for the Public Art Program and is supported by the Toronto Public Art Commission.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, the authority to approve the location of the inoperable vehicle from “Streets are for People”, and exempt the “Streets are for People” from paying all applicable fees including the loss of the parking meter revenue.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, the authority to approve the location of the inoperable vehicle from “Streets are for People”, and exempt the “Streets are for People” from paying all applicable fees including the loss of the parking meter revenue.

The Toronto and East York Community Council, under its delegated authority:

 

1.         Approved the request from the “Streets are for People” organization to temporarily display an inoperable vehicle which has been transformed into a planter for a community garden, to be located in the curb lane in front of 256 Augusta Avenue, from May 1 to October 31, 2009, subject to the applicant agreeing to but not limited to the following:

 

a.         indemnify the City from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands and from loss, costs, damages and expenses that may result from such permission granted and providing an insurance policy for such liability for the duration of the temporary street occupation in a form as approved by the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and in an amount not less than $2,000,000 or such greater amount as the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer may require;

 

b.         accept such additional conditions as the City Solicitor or the General Manager of Transportation Services may deem necessary in the interest of the City; and

 

c.         the applicant pay all applicable fees and comply with all other criteria set out in the former City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks.

This staff report is regarding a matter which the Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

 

Transportation Services is in receipt of a request from “Streets are for People” a community organization based in Kensington Market which promotes the creation of more urban green space as well as trying to raise awareness about the negative impacts on air quality of vehicle use in the urban core to again maintain an inoperable vehicle transformed into a garden within the public right of way on Augusta Avenue.

 

Transportation Services reviewed this request and recommends approval to the maintenance of the inoperable vehicle “Public Art” on the public right of way in the curb lane adjacent to 256 Augusta Avenue, from May 1 to October 31, 2009.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

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:

 

-           80 Western Battery Road;

-           2261 Gerrard Street East; and

-           225 Wellesley Street East (179 Bleeker Street).

 

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

The Toronto and East York 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:

 

-           80 Western Battery Road;

-           2261 Gerrard Street East; and

-           225 Wellesley Street East (179 Bleeker Street).

 

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.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council rescind the parking machine/meter parking regulation, which operates from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, for a maximum period of three hours on the east side of Atlantic Avenue, between Liberty Street and King Street West, at a rate of $2.00 per hour.

 

2.         City Council implement a parking machine/meter parking regulation, to operate from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, for a maximum period of three hours on the east side of Atlantic Avenue, between Liberty Street and Snooker Street, at a rate of $2.00 per hour.

 

3.         City Council implement a “No Standing, Anytime” regulation on the east side of Atlantic Avenue, between Snooker Street and King Street West.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council rescind the parking machine/meter parking regulation, which operates from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, for a maximum period of three hours on the east side of Atlantic Avenue, between Liberty Street and King Street West, at a rate of $2.00 per hour.

 

2.         City Council implement a parking machine/meter parking regulation, to operate from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, for a maximum period of three hours on the east side of Atlantic Avenue, between Liberty Street and Snooker Street, at a rate of $2.00 per hour.

 

3.         City Council implement a “No Standing, Anytime” regulation on the east side of Atlantic Avenue, between Snooker Street and King Street West.

Transportation Services is recommending modifications to the parking regulations on Atlantic Avenue, south of King Street West to facilitate the safe loading and unloading of passengers at a TTC stop installed on the east side of the road in November 2008.  Under existing authority, Transportation Services has signed a transit loading zone (No Standing, Anytime) at this location.  This has eliminated about 6 parking spaces on the east side of Atlantic Avenue.

 

The change has improved the safety for TTC passengers. This report outlines amendments to parking machine/meter parking regulations that require City Council authority to ensure that existing entries in the traffic by-law do not conflict with the changes that have already been made in the field to identify the transit loading zone.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council rescind the existing pay-and-display parking regulation currently in effect for a maximum period of 3 hours from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, on the south side of Mill Street, from Parliament Street to Trinity Street.

 

2.          City Council rescind the existing “No Parking Except by Permit, 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.” regulation on the south side of Mill Street, from Parliament Street to Trinity Street.

 

3.          City Council prohibit parking at all times on the south side of Mill Street, from Parliament Street to Trinity Street.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council rescind the existing pay-and-display parking regulation currently in effect for a maximum period of 3 hours from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, on the south side of Mill Street, from Parliament Street to Trinity Street.

 

2.         City Council rescind the existing “No Parking Except by Permit, 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.” regulation on the south side of Mill Street, from Parliament Street to Trinity Street.

 

3.         City Council prohibit parking at all times on the south side of Mill Street, from Parliament Street to Trinity Street.

Transportation Services is seeking authority to amend the parking regulations on the south side of Mill Street to prohibit parking between Parliament Street and Trinity Street.

 

Construction of a 32-storey condominium on the south side of Mill Street, between Parliament Street and Trinity Street, was recently completed. Shortly after construction was completed, Councillor Pam McConnell, in consultation with area residents and business owners, requested that parking be prohibited on the south side of Mill Street in order to provide for safe and efficient movement of two-way vehicular traffic.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Jones Avenue from a point 215 metres north of Boultbee Avenue to a point 9 metres further north.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Jones Avenue from a point 215 metres north of Boultbee Avenue to a point 9 metres further north.

Transportation Services is seeking authority from City Council to prohibit parking adjacent to a private driveway ramp at Premises No. 418 Jones Avenue to enhance sight lines for drivers and cyclists at the driveway exit.  The parking prohibition will not negatively impact TTC bus service, however, it will result in the loss of one on-street parking space.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve that the north curb lane on Richmond Street East, from Berti Street to a point 75 metres east of Berti Street, continue to be closed to vehicular traffic to September 6, 2009.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council approve that the north curb lane on Richmond Street East, from Berti Street to a point 75 metres east of Berti Street, continue to be closed to vehicular traffic to September 6, 2009.

Bird Construction Company is building a 12-storey housing cooperative at 60 Richmond Street East, on the northeast corner of Richmond Street East and Berti Street.   They need to continue to close the north curb lane on Richmond Street East to vehicular traffic in order to complete construction.

 

Bird Construction Company also needs to continue to close the public laneway at the rear of the property and the east sidewalk on Berti Street.  These matters are dealt with in a companion report “Extension of Sidewalk and Laneway Closure Duration – Berti Street” requiring Toronto and East York Community Council approval.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council permanently close the public lane shown as Part 1 on the attached Sketch No. PS-2008-133 (the “Lane”), subject to compliance with the requirements of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 162, and subject to City Council authorizing the sale of the Lane to the abutting owner, The Hospital for Sick Children (“SickKids”).

 

2.         City Council authorize Transportation Services staff to give notice to the public of a proposed by-law to close the Lane, in accordance with the requirements of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 162, with the Toronto and East York Community Council to hear any member of the public who wishes to speak to the matter during consideration of the proposed draft by-law.

 

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

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council permanently close the public lane shown as Part 1 on the attached Sketch No. PS-2008-133 (the “Lane”), subject to compliance with the requirements of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 162, and subject to City Council authorizing the sale of the Lane to the abutting owner, The Hospital for Sick Children (“SickKids”).

 

2.         City Council authorize Transportation Services staff to give notice to the public of a proposed by-law to close the Lane, in accordance with the requirements of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 162, with the Toronto and East York Community Council to hear any member of the public who wishes to speak to the matter during consideration of the proposed draft by-law.

 

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

Transportation Services recommends that the public lane extending northerly from Elm Street known as Barnaby Place be permanently closed.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve modifications to the north curb line of the shared driveway on the east side of  Leslie Street at Commissioners Street; and the narrowing of Commissioners Street, on the west side of Leslie Street, generally as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. 421F-9636 dated April 2009.

 

2.         City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Toronto and East York Community Council to prohibit westbound to northbound movements during the red light signal operation.

The Toronto and East York Community Council submits this matter to Council without recommendation.

The Toronto and East York Community Council considered the following recommendation contained in the report (April 27, 2009) from the Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District:

 

1.         City Council approve modifications to the north curb line of the shared driveway on the east side of  Leslie Street at Commissioners Street; and the narrowing of Commissioners Street, on the west side of Leslie Street, generally as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. 421F-9636 dated April 2009.

Transportation Services is seeking authority from City Council to modify the roadways at the intersection of Leslie Street and Commissioners Street.  We are proposing to realign the curb of the shared driveway serving the Asbridges Bay Treatment Plant and Transportation Services yard, located on the east side of Leslie Street opposite Commissioners Street, to enable trucks to turn right onto Leslie Street safely.  Also, we are proposing to narrow the pavement width of Commissioners Street, at Leslie Street, to enhance the pedestrian and cyclist environment.  These improvements will be constructed in conjunction with Waterfront Toronto’s Leslie Greening Project, Phase 2.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

City Council, for liquor licensing purposes, advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it has no objection to the following requests for:

 

1.         a beer tent to operate during the 11^th Annual Riverdale Art Walk, to be held in Jimmie Simpson Park, 870 Queen Street East on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.;

 

2.         permission to serve alcohol at the H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) 21^st Annual Charity Volleyball Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Olympic Island;

 

3.         permission for:

 

a.         various restaurants listed in the letter (April 27, 2009) from Councillor Joe Mihevc to extend their patio licences during the fifth annual Salsa on St. Clair event to take place on Saturday, July 11, 2009 and Sunday, July 12, 2009 on St. Clair Avenue West between Christie Street and Winona Avenue; and

 

b.         Scotiabank Caribana 2009 Events for beer tents planned for:

 

-           King and Queen Show at Lamport Stadium from Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to Friday, July 31, 2009 at 12:00 midnight;

 

-           Pan Alive at Lamport Stadium from Friday, July 31, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 12:00 midnight;

 

-           Scotiabank Caribana Parade in Marilyn Bell Park and Exhibition Place on Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and

 

-           De Scotiabank Caribana Lime on Olympic Island on Sunday, August 2, 2009 from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m.;

 

4.         permission to extend the liquor licence of the Standard Pasta and Pizza Bar at 667 College Street to serve alcohol in an outside area from 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. at their Anniversary Party on September 5, 2009;

 

5.         a beer tent to operate at Marilyn Bell Park on September 12 and 13, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. during the 15^th Annual GWN Dragon Boat Challenge;

 

6.         a beer garden to operate during the inaugural Beach Ribfest to take place at Woodbine Park in the Beaches on June 20, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and June 21, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.;

 

7.         permission for liquor license extension during the BIG on Bloor Festival to be held on June 20, 2009, which has been declared an event of municipal significance, for the following establishments:

 

-           Zemen at 842 Bloor Street West;

-           Comedy Bar at 945B Bloor Street West;

-           Three Speed at 1163 Bloor Street West; and

-           Tokyo Sushi at 1049 Bloor Street West;

 

8.         beer gardens to operate in Cawthra Square Park, hosted by The 519 Church Street Community Centre as part of the Pride Week Celebrations, as follows:

 

a.         June 19, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Toronto Police Service, Chief’s Pride Reception and Special Donor Recognition;

b.         June 26, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Starry Night; and

c.         June 27 and 28, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – 519 Pride Beer Gardens;

 

9.         a beer garden to operate during the San Lorenzo Anglican Church 12^th annual Inti Raymi Festival to be held at Christie Pits Park on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21, 2009;

 

10.       permission to serve alcohol and operate a beer tent during the Casa Dos Acores‑Azorean Day Street Festival to be held in the parking lot of St. Helen’s School at 1196 College Street from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2009;

 

11.       permission for Zippers Cell Block at 72 Carlton Street to extend its patio licence concurrently with the Pride Toronto street festival, starting June 26, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and on June 27 and 28, 2009 from 12:00 noon until 11:00 p.m.;

 

12.       permission to use the laneway abutting Slack’s Restaurant-Bar at 562 Church Street to operate a beer garden during Pride Week from Friday, June 26, 2009 to Sunday, June 28, 2009, from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.;

 

13.       permission to serve alcohol in a licensed outdoor area during the East York Curling Club’s Annual Summer Bonspiel at 901 Cosburn Avenue, on June 12 and 13, 2009;

 

14.       permission to serve alcohol at a cocktail reception at Yonge-Dundas Square on Friday, June 12, 2009, as part of the Luminato festivities from 4:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.;

 

15.       extensions to the liquor licences and the presence of beverage gardens to permit the sale and serving of alcohol on their patios for the duration of the Taste of Little Italy Event to be held on College Street, between Bathurst Street and Shaw Street, from Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21, 2009, for the following establishments:

 

-           Negroni at 492 College Street;

-           Mattino at 596 College Street; and

-           Callisto at 647 College Street;

 

16.       an extension to the liquor licence and the presence of a beverage garden at the Sicilian Ice Cream Cafe at 710 College Street to permit the sale and serving of alcohol on their patio during the Il Piccolo Immigrante event to be held on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 12:00 noon to 11:00 p.m.; and

 

17.       permission for the sale and service of alcohol at the following times and locations in conjunction with the Honda Indy Toronto event:

 

-           beer garden at Yonge-Dundas Square on July 7 and 8, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.;

-           Drivers party and fundraising event at Liberty Grand, Exhibition Place on July 9, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.; and

-           six (6) beer gardens at Exhibition Place on July 10, 11 and 12, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that City Council, for liquor licensing purposes, advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it has no objection to the following requests for:

 

1.         a beer tent to operate during the 11^th Annual Riverdale Art Walk, to be held in Jimmie Simpson Park, 870 Queen Street East on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.;

 

2.         permission to serve alcohol at the H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) 21^st Annual Charity Volleyball Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Olympic Island;

 

3.         permission for:

 

a.         various restaurants listed in the letter (April 27, 2009) from Councillor Joe Mihevc to extend their patio licences during the fifth annual Salsa on St. Clair event to take place on Saturday, July 11, 2009 and Sunday, July 12, 2009 on St. Clair Avenue West between Christie Street and Winona Avenue; and

 

b.         Scotiabank Caribana 2009 Events for beer tents planned for:

 

-           King and Queen Show at Lamport Stadium from Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to Friday, July 31, 2009 at 12:00 midnight;

 

-           Pan Alive at Lamport Stadium from Friday, July 31, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 12:00 midnight;

 

-           Scotiabank Caribana Parade in Marilyn Bell Park and Exhibition Place on Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and

 

-           De Scotiabank Caribana Lime on Olympic Island on Sunday, August 2, 2009 from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m.;

 

4.         permission to extend the liquor licence of the Standard Pasta and Pizza Bar at 667 College Street to serve alcohol in an outside area from 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. at their Anniversary Party on September 5, 2009;

 

5.         a beer tent to operate at Marilyn Bell Park on September 12 and 13, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. during the 15^th Annual GWN Dragon Boat Challenge;

 

6.         a beer garden to operate during the inaugural Beach Ribfest to take place at Woodbine Park in the Beaches on June 20, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and June 21, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.;

 

7.         permission for liquor licence extensions for the establishments Zemen at 842 Bloor Street West, Comedy Bar at 945B Bloor Street West, and Three Speed at 1163 Bloor Street West, during the BIG on Bloor Festival to be held on June 20, 2009, which has been declared an event of municipal significance;

 

8.         beer gardens to operate in Cawthra Square Park, hosted by The 519 Church Street Community Centre as part of the Pride Week Celebrations, as follows:

 

a.         June 19, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Toronto Police Service, Chief’s Pride Reception and Special Donor Recognition;

             b.        June 26, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – Starry Night; and

             c.        June 27 and 28, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. – 519 Pride Beer Gardens;

 

9.         a beer garden to operate during the San Lorenzo Anglican Church 12^th annual Inti Raymi Festival to be held at Christie Pits Park on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21, 2009;

 

10.       permission to serve alcohol and operate a beer tent during the Casa Dos Acores-Azorean Day Street Festival to be held in the parking lot of St. Helen’s School at 1196 College Street from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2009;

 

11.       permission for Zippers Cell Block at 72 Carlton Street to extend its patio licence concurrently with the Pride Toronto street festival, starting June 26, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., and June 27 and 28, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., rather than 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m./11:00 p.m. respectively; and

 

12.       permission to use the laneway abutting Slack’s Restaurant-Bar at 562 Church Street to operate a beer garden during Pride Week from Friday, June 26, 2009 to Sunday, June 28, 2009, from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

The Toronto and East York Community Council, for liquor licensing purposes, declared the following to be events of municipal significance:

 

1.         11^th Annual Riverdale Art Walk to be held on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Jimmie Simpson Park, 870 Queen Street East.

 

2.         H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) 21^st Annual Charity Volleyball Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Olympic Island.

 

3.         Salsa On St. Clair to be held on July 11 and 12, 2009 on St. Clair Avenue West between Christie Street and Winona Avenue.

 

4.         Scotiabank Caribana 2009 Events – Various dates and locations – July 30 to August 2, 2009.

 

5.         Standard Pasta and Pizza Bar, 667 College Street, Anniversary Party on September 5, 2009 from 12:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

 

6.         15^th Annual GWN Dragon Boat Challenge to be held at Marilyn Bell Park on Saturday, September 12, 2009 and Sunday, September 13, 2009.

 

7.         Inaugural Beach Ribfest to be held at Woodbine Park in the Beaches on June 20, 2009  from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and June 21, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

8.         Brazilian Day Canada Festival to be held at Yonge Dundas Square on September 7, 2009, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

9.         Café Diplomatico, 594 College Street, 5^th Annual Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, July 25, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

 

10.       Africa New Music/Afrique Nouvelle Musique’s 10^th Bana Y’Africa Festival, to be held at Queen’s Park on July 18 and 19, 2009.

 

11.       San Lorenzo Anglican Church 12^th annual Inti Raymi Festival to be held at Christie Pits Park on Saturday, June 20, 2009 and Sunday, June 21, 2009.

 

12.       Casa Dos Acores-Azorean Day Street Festival to be held in the parking lot at St. Helen’s School, 1196 College Street on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it approves the issuance of a sales licence, including a stadium endorsement, which would permit the sale and service of alcohol in areas including, but not limited to, tiered and sloping seating within the premises known as Roy Thompson Hall.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it approves the issuance of a sales licence, including a stadium endorsement, which would permit the sale and service of alcohol in areas including, but not limited to, tiered and sloping seating within the premises known as Roy Thompson Hall.

I would like to request that the Toronto and East York Community Council consider this request from Randy Jackson, Patron Services Manager of Roy Thomson Hall, for a Stadium Endorsement to be added to its liquor licence (#35002) subject to the provisions of Ontario Regulation 719, as amended, and licence approval by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.

 

This endorsement would allow them to apply to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for permission for their patrons to consume their alcoholic beverages in their seats during concert performances.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council direct the City Solicitor to appear at the Ontario Municipal Board with appropriate City Staff or independent consultant(s), if necessary, to support the decision of the Committee of Adjustment refusing the application for 878 Palmerston Avenue.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council direct the City Solicitor to appear at the Ontario Municipal Board with appropriate City Staff or independent consultant(s), if necessary, to support the decision of the Committee of Adjustment refusing the application for 878 Palmerston Avenue.

At its hearing on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, the Committee of Adjustment refused an application to legalize and to maintain the converted three-storey dwelling containing four dwelling units, constructed/altered without proper authorization at 878 Palmerston Avenue. (Please find the decision attached.)

 

This application was strongly opposed by a number of local residents, including the immediate neighbours. A petition in opposition to the application signed by 18 households on the street was submitted to both the Committee of Adjustment and my office.

 

There are significant concerns from within the neighbourhood with regard to the impact that the addition of four separate units has had on the area. The increased density of the house, which the applicant now wishes to legalize, has led to increased noise and has put pressure on the already limited parking in the neighbourhood. If the illegal rental units are permitted, providing one parking space is not sufficient. Under by-law 438-86, a minimum of three parking spaces are to be provided.

 

The local neighbourhood is also significantly concerned with the applicant’s previous disregard for City by-laws. A structure at the rear of the property is currently being rented out, without permission, as a dwelling unit complete with two fireplaces and an illegally constructed washroom on the second floor. The permitted use is a workshop (as per Committee of Adjustment approval in 1986). It is another example of the property owner’s disregard for City regulations and the impact that not respecting by-laws can have on the immediate neighbourhood.

 

Based on how the property has been managed in the past, legalizing the increased density that this multi-unit home would provide has already proven not to be a good fit for the neighbourhood.

 

The applicant has appealed the decision of the Committee of Adjustment to the Ontario Municipal Board. A hearing date has not yet been set. Authorization is being requested to allow the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Municipal Board to support the Committee of Adjustment’s refusal of the application.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the construction and maintenance of the portion of the underground garage that extends beneath the public lane immediately east of 501 Adelaide Street East, subject to the property owner entering into an encroachment agreement with the City of Toronto, agreeing to but not limited to the following:

 

a.         indemnify the City from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands and from all loss, costs, damages and expenses that may result from such permission granted and providing an insurance policy for such liability for the lifetime of the Agreement in a form as approved by the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and in an amount not less than $5,000,000 or such greater amount as the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer may require;

 

b.         construct the portions of the underground garage at a depth of no less than 1.0 m below the finished surface of the public lane;

 

c.         ensure that the roof of the underground garage contains an adequate roof drainage system and is waterproofed with an appropriate membrane and protected against damage from the use and maintenance of the public lane, including but not limited to tree root growth so as to prevent water penetration into the garage structure from the public lane and adjacent land;

 

d.         provide “as-constructed” drawings within 90 days of completing construction of the underground garage;

 

e.         maintain the underground garage at their own expense in good repair and a condition satisfactory to the General Manager of Transportation Services and will not make any additions or modifications to the underground garage beyond what is allowed under the terms of the Agreement;

 

f.          prior to the commencement of repair, maintenance, restoration or reconstruction of integral or structural elements of the Parking Structure located under any part of the public lane, the owner shall submit the plans and drawings for the proposed work to the Executive Director, Technical Services for approval and shall make all revisions thereto as may be required by such Director, acting reasonably.  The Owner shall repair, maintain, restore or reconstruct any such integral or structural elements, or any elements affecting such integral or structural elements, of the Parking Structure in accordance with the plans and drawings approved by the Executive Director, Technical Services;

 

g.         ensure that maintenance, repair, restoration and reconstruction of the Parking Structure is in accordance with the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CAN/CSA S6‑00) for highway loading purposes, as amended, superseded or replaced from time to time and shall have same certified by a Professional Engineer;

 

h.         restore the public lane after any repair, maintenance, restoration or reconstruction of the Parking Structure to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Technical Services;

 

i.          permit the City to enter the Parking Structure to inspect the state of repair and maintenance upon giving the Owner reasonable notice in writing.  In the event that the Owner fails to repair or maintain the Parking Structure so as to properly provide the rights of support for the public lane located above the Parking Structure or to properly restore the public lane, as required by this Agreement, and, in the event the City has provided the Owner with not less than thirty (30) days' prior notice in writing, setting out the failure or defect and the Owner has not commenced and diligently continued to remedy such failure or defect, then the City may enter the Parking Structure and any adjacent land necessary for access to the Parking Structure and do such repair or maintenance work as is necessary to provide the required support and the City may restore the public lane all at the cost of the Owner;

 

j.          limit the life of the Agreement to the removal of the encroachment or the date of the demolition of the building, whichever is the lesser;

 

k.         pay for the costs of preparing the agreement and the registration of the agreement on title; and

 

l.          accept such additional conditions as the City Solicitor or the General Manager of Transportation Services may deem necessary in the interest of the City.

 

2.         City Council direct Legal Services and/or the General Manager of Transportation Services to extend the Encroachment Agreement to the new owner, in the event of sale or transfer of the property abutting the encroachment, subject to the approval of the General Manager of Transportation Services.

 

3.         City Council request Legal Services to prepare, execute and register the Agreement on title.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council approve the construction and maintenance of the portion of the underground garage that extends beneath the public lane immediately east of 501 Adelaide Street East, subject to the property owner entering into an encroachment agreement with the City of Toronto, agreeing to but not limited to the following:

 

a.         indemnify the City from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands and from all loss, costs, damages and expenses that may result from such permission granted and providing an insurance policy for such liability for the lifetime of the Agreement in a form as approved by the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and in an amount not less than $5,000,000 or such greater amount as the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer may require;

 

b.         construct the portions of the underground garage at a depth of no less than 1.0 m below the finished surface of the public lane;

 

c.         ensure that the roof of the underground garage contains an adequate roof drainage system and is waterproofed with an appropriate membrane and protected against damage from the use and maintenance of the public lane, including but not limited to tree root growth so as to prevent water penetration into the garage structure from the public lane and adjacent land;

 

d.         provide “as-constructed” drawings within 90 days of completing construction of the underground garage;

 

e.         maintain the underground garage at their own expense in good repair and a condition satisfactory to the General Manager of Transportation Services and will not make any additions or modifications to the underground garage beyond what is allowed under the terms of the Agreement;

 

f.          prior to the commencement of repair, maintenance, restoration or reconstruction of integral or structural elements of the Parking Structure located under any part of the public lane, the owner shall submit the plans and drawings for the proposed work to the Executive Director, Technical Services for approval and shall make all revisions thereto as may be required by such Director, acting reasonably.  The Owner shall repair, maintain, restore or reconstruct any such integral or structural elements, or any elements affecting such integral or structural elements, of the Parking Structure in accordance with the plans and drawings approved by the Executive Director, Technical Services;

 

g.         ensure that maintenance, repair, restoration and reconstruction of the Parking Structure is in accordance with the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CAN/CSA S6-00) for highway loading purposes, as amended, superseded or replaced from time to time and shall have same certified by a Professional Engineer;

 

h.         restore the public lane after any repair, maintenance, restoration or reconstruction of the Parking Structure to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Technical Services;

 

i.          permit the City to enter the Parking Structure to inspect the state of repair and maintenance upon giving the Owner reasonable notice in writing.  In the event that the Owner fails to repair or maintain the Parking Structure so as to properly provide the rights of support for the public lane located above the Parking Structure or to properly restore the public lane, as required by this Agreement, and, in the event the City has provided the Owner with not less than thirty (30) days' prior notice in writing, setting out the failure or defect and the Owner has not commenced and diligently continued to remedy such failure or defect, then the City may enter the Parking Structure and any adjacent land necessary for access to the Parking Structure and do such repair or maintenance work as is necessary to provide the required support and the City may restore the public lane all at the cost of the Owner;

 

j.          limit the life of the Agreement to the removal of the encroachment or the date of the demolition of the building, whichever is the lesser;

 

k.         pay for the costs of preparing the agreement and the registration of the agreement on title; and

 

l.          accept such additional conditions as the City Solicitor or the General Manager of Transportation Services may deem necessary in the interest of the City.

 

2.         City Council direct Legal Services and/or the General Manager of Transportation Services to extend the Encroachment Agreement to the new owner, in the event of sale or transfer of the property abutting the encroachment, subject to the approval of the General Manager of Transportation Services.

 

3.         City Council request Legal Services to prepare, execute and register the Agreement on title.

Transportation Services has assessed a request on behalf of Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) to maintain an underground garage encroachment that extends beneath the public lane right-of-way immediately east of 501 Adelaide Street East approximately 1.5 m x 41.14 m.

 

As the maintenance of the underground garage does not impact negatively on the public right of way, Transportation Services recommends City Council’s approval of the encroachment, subject to the owner entering into an encroachment agreement for the underground garage.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the application for Part Lot Control Exemption and that a Part Lot Control Exemption By‑law, with respect to the subject lands at 330 King Street West, be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, and that such By‑law shall expire February 28, 2011, and that the By‑law be passed by City Council.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council approve the application for Part Lot Control Exemption and that a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, with respect to the subject lands at 330 King Street West, be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, and that such By-law shall expire February 28, 2011, and that the By-law be passed by City Council.

City Council enacted By-Law No. 454-2004 at its meeting of May 18, 19 and 20, 2004, which  permits the development of the Festival Centre and Tower, a 42-storey mixed-use building to be located at the northwest corner of King Street West and John Street. The Festival Centre and Tower will consist of a 5-storey commercial component (to be occupied by the Toronto International Film Festival), a 37-storey residential tower and a 5-level underground parking facility.

 

King and John Festival Corporation requested that the Festival Centre and Tower be exempt from Part Lot Control pursuant to Section 50(7) of the Planning Act to facilitate separate ownership of the various components of the development. City Council at its meeting of July 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2007 adopted a motion (TE 7.51) approving the passage of a Part Lot Control Exemption By-Law subject to the terms and conditions including that the By-Law expire on August 31, 2010.  As a result of delays in commencing construction not anticipated in 2007 the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law has never been passed.  Now it would be timely to pass the By-law and the expiry date should be February 28, 2011.

City Council on May 25, 26 and 27, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve an amendment to Municipal Code Chapter 918, Parking on Residential Front Yards and Boulevards to prohibit front yard parking in Ward 31.

 

2.         City Council approve that appeals may be submitted for the consideration of Community Council for properties in Ward 31 only if the property has no other alternative parking option, and meets the physical requirements set out in Municipal Code Chapter 918.

 

3.         City Council grandparent all currently licensed front yard parking locations in Ward 31.

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council approve an amendment to Municipal Code Chapter 918, Parking on Residential Front Yards and Boulevards to prohibit front yard parking in Ward 31.

 

2.         City Council approve that appeals may be submitted for the consideration of Community Council for properties in Ward 31 only if the property has no other alternative parking option, and meets the physical requirements set out in Municipal Code Chapter 918.

 

3.         City Council grandparent all currently licensed front yard parking locations in Ward 31.