The City Planning Division recommends that:

1.         City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended for the former City of Toronto substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to permit the development of 1000 Bay Street as noted in the staff report dated August 10, 2010 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning, to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required to give effect to the intent of the recommendations contained in this report.

3.         Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner of the lands at 1000 Bay Street to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to be registered on title, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, to secure the following:

a.         Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade permit, pay to the City the sum of $1,500,000 consisting of $500,000 towards the upgrade of Queen’s Park and $1,000,000 towards Public Art for the Gateway Feature on St. Joseph Street and the narrowing of the roadway of St. Joseph Street.

b.         Require that the cash amounts identified in a. above shall be indexed annually in accordance with the Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto CMA, reported quarterly by statistics Canada in Construction Price Statistics Publication No. 62-007-XPB, or its successor, calculated from the date of execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of submission of the funds by the owner to the City.

The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support the development:

c.         Provide 1:50 scale drawings for the St. Joseph Street, Bay Street and west facing elevations of the three-storey podium and two floors above with building materials labelled.

d.         Incorporate in the construction of the building, and thereafter maintain, exterior building and landscape materials to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

e.         Build in conformity with the Toronto Green Standard Checklist received by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division on February 4, 2010.

f.          Enter into a Site Plan Agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning, under Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

            g.         Prior to final Site Plan approval the owner shall:

1.         Retain a consultant archaeologist, licensed by the Ministry of Culture under the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act (R.S.O 1990 as amended), to carry out a Stage 1 archaeological assessment of the entire development property and follow through on recommendations to mitigate, through preservation or resource removal and documentation, adverse impacts to any significant archaeological resources found. The assessment is to be completed in accordance with the 2009 Final Draft - Standards and Guidelines for Consulting Archaeologists, Ministry of Culture.  Should the archaeological assessment process continue beyond a Stage 1 assessment, any recommendations for Stages 2- 4 mitigation strategies must be reviewed and approved by Heritage Preservation Services prior to commencement of the site mitigation.

2.         Submit a copy of the relevant assessment report(s) to the Heritage Preservation Services Unit in both hard copy format and as an Acrobat PDF file on compact disk.

3.         Incorporate significant archaeological resources and findings into the proposed development through either in-situ preservation and interpretation where feasible, or commemorate and interpret the resources through exhibition development on site including, but not limited to, commemorative plaquing.

4.         Submit to the Executive Director of Technical Services for review and acceptance, a site servicing review to demonstrate how this site will be serviced and whether the existing municipal infrastructure is adequate.

4.         City Council authorize City officials to take all necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents, to give effect to the above-noted recommendations.

This application was made on or after December 23, 2009 and is subject to the new provisions of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

This is an application to amend Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended, to permit a mixed-use development of 32 storeys consisting of 13 storeys for a hotel and 19 storeys for a residential condominium at 1000 Bay Street.

The proposed gross floor area of the building is 13,373 square metres including 39.5 square metres of ground floor retail resulting in a density of 11.6 times the area of the lot.  The development would include 99 residential units and 115 hotel units and is proposed to be approximately 102.0 metres in height to the top of the mechanical penthouse.

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

The recommendations in this report have no financial impact.

The City Planning Division recommends that:

1.         City Council adopt the North St. James Town Planning Framework Objectives for the lands located in the area bounded by Howard Street, Sherbourne Street and Bloor Street East and Parliament Street, attached to the August 6, 2010 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, as Attachment 9.

2.         City Council direct staff to implement the Planning Framework when reviewing, analyzing and formulating recommendations on future development applications for properties in the area bounded by Howard Street, Sherbourne Street and Bloor Street East and Parliament Street.

The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations for the North St. James Town Planning Framework.  The purpose of the study is to assess whether existing planning controls are appropriate and permit desirable development in the North St. James Town area, as well as identify area public realm objectives.

There are no financial implications resulting from the adoption of this report.

The General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize Urban Forestry to issue a permit for the removal of one privately-owned tree at 66-76 Kippendavie Avenue.

The report requests that City Council authorize Urban Forestry to issue a permit for the destruction of a privately-owned tree located at 66-76 Kippendavie Avenue. The applicant has requested permission to remove the tree to accommodate the construction of a new, 4-storey, 65 unit, residential condominium building. 

The tree in question is a Norway spruce tree (Picea abies), measuring 56 cm in diameter.  The tree is currently in good and maintainable condition.  The tree is however, situated such that it is within the allowable building footprint and direct conflict with the proposed construction.  Therefore, the tree will have to be removed if this project is to proceed as planned.

There are no financial implications resulting from the adoption of this report.

Transportation Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council:

1.         Close Gould Street to vehicular traffic in both directions between O’Keefe Lane and Bond Street from August 23, 2010 to September 30, 2011.

2.         Close Victoria Street to vehicular traffic in both directions between Gould Street and a point approximately 64 metres south of Gould Street from August 23, 2010 to September 30, 2011.

3.         Close Willcocks Street to vehicular traffic in both directions between Huron Street and St. George Street from August 23, 2010 to September 30, 2011.

4.         Close Devonshire Place to vehicular traffic in both directions between Hoskin Avenue and a point approximately 125 metres north of Hoskin Avenue from August 23, 2010 to September 30, 2011.

5.         Contingent upon the approval of Recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 4, approve the amendments to the traffic and parking regulations outlined in Appendix A to the report dated August 8, 2010 from the Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District and the Director, Public Realm Section.

6.         Request the General Manager of Transportation Services to evaluate the pilot pedestrian zones and report back to the Toronto and East York Community Council on the results in the fourth quarter of 2011.

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

At its meeting on September 15, 2009, Toronto and East York Community Council directed Transportation Services to consult with Ryerson University and University of Toronto on the feasibility of closing streets to vehicular traffic to implement pedestrian zone pilot projects and to report back on the results of the pilot projects in the third quarter of 2010. For a variety of reasons including proposed water main and on-campus construction projects, the pedestrian zone pilot projects have been delayed.

This report is seeking authority from Toronto and East York Community Council to close portions of Gould Street, Victoria Street, Willcocks Street and Devonshire Place to vehicular traffic, with the exception of emergency vehicles, for approximately 12 months to accommodate the Pedestrian Zone Pilot Projects at Ryerson University and at the University of Toronto and to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council on the effectiveness of the pilot projects by the fourth quarter of 2011.

All costs associated with the installation of the Pedestrian Zone Pilot Projects are included within the Transportation Services Division’s Capital Budget in Account CTP 709-09. Maintenance costs associated with the pilot project(s) will be absorbed by the universities.

The closure of Willcocks Street and Devonshire Place will result in the loss of “Pay and Display” parking spots for the duration of the University of Toronto pilot project. As the pilot project is a City Council mandated initiative, the University of Toronto will not have to pay for the lost revenue from these parking spaces to the Toronto Parking Authority. The closure of Gould Street and Victoria Street has no impact on parking revenue.

Transportation Services recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize staff to enter into such agreement(s) with Ryerson University for the Pedestrian Zone Pilot Project on such terms and conditions generally as set out in Attachment 1 to the report dated August 8, 2010, from the Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District, and the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services, and on such other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the General Manager of Transportation Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and that the General Manager of Transportation Services be authorized to execute any such agreement(s) on behalf of the City. 

2.         City Council authorize staff to enter into such agreement(s) with the University of Toronto for the Pedestrian Zone Pilot Project on such terms and conditions generally as set out in Attachment 2 to the report dated August 8, 2010, from the Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District, and the Director, Public Realm Section, Transportation Services, and on such other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the General Manager of Transportation Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and that the General Manager of Transportation Services be authorized to execute any such agreement(s) on behalf of the City.

At its meeting on September 15, 2009, Toronto and East York Community Council directed Transportation Services to consult with Ryerson University and University of Toronto on the feasibility of closing streets to vehicular traffic to implement pedestrian zone pilot projects and to report back on the results of the pilot projects in the third quarter of 2010. For a variety of reasons including proposed water main and on-campus construction projects, the pedestrian zone pilot projects have been delayed.

This report is seeking authority from City Council to enter into a maintenance agreement with each of Ryerson University and the University of Toronto, which agreement will outline the roles and responsibilities of the City and the respective university.

All costs associated with the installation of the Pedestrian Zone Pilot Projects are included within the Transportation Services Division’s Capital Budget in Account CTP 709-09. Maintenance costs associated with the pilot project(s) will be absorbed by the universities.