Item - 2009.NY29.27

North York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council include the following 14 buildings or building complexes on York University’s Keele Campus at 4700 Keele Street on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties:

a.         Atkinson College, Phases I and II;

b.         Behavioural Science Building;

c.         Farquharson Life Sciences Building;

d.         Founders College and Residence;

e.         McLaughlin College and Tatham Hall;

f.          Osgoode Hall Law School;

g.         Petrie Science and Engineering Building;

h.         Ross Building;

i.          Scott Library;

j.          Steacie Science and Engineering Building;

k.         Stedman Lecture Halls;

l.          Tait McKenzie Centre, Phase I;

m.        Vanier College and Residence; and

n.         Winters College and Residence.

2.         City Council state its intention to designate the property at 4700 Keele Street, specifically the portion of the site containing the Abraham Hoover House, under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

3.         City Council state its intention to designate the property at 4700 Keele Street, specifically the portion of the site containing the Jacob Stong House and Barn, under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

4.         If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bills in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

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

This report recommends that City Council include on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties the 14 buildings or building complexes on York University’s Keele Campus at 4700 Keele Street that are listed in Recommendation No. 1 below.  This report also recommends that City Council state its intention to designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act three of the historic structures located on the property at 4700 Keele Street and identified in Recommendation Nos. 2 and 3 below, which are currently listed on the City’s heritage inventory.

Staff have been consulting with the York University Development Corporation about the proposed listings and designations as part of the ongoing discussions concerning the updates to the York University Secondary Plan.  The proposed listings and designations of buildings on the Keele Campus of York University will enable Council to protect the site’s heritage attributes and values while allowing the university to move forward with its future planning objectives.

There are no financial implications resulting from the adoption of this report.  The public Notices of Intention to Designate will be advertised on the City’s web site in accordance with the City of Toronto Act provisions.

The Toronto Preservation Board on October 22, 2009, considered the report (October 1, 2009), from the Director, Policy and Research, City Planning Division, respecting 4700 Keele Street – Inclusion on Heritage Inventory and Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.