Item - 2014.NY30.34
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 20, 2014 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the North York Community Council on February 25, 2014 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on March 20, 2014.
NY30.34 - Request for New Stage 2 Assessment of 1100 Briar Hill Avenue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 15 - Eglinton-Lawrence
City Council Decision
City Council on March 20, 2014, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to North York Community Council on the outcomes and final recommendations of the additional archaeological assessment work to be conducted at 1100 Briar Hill Avenue.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-67197.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council delete the North York Community Council Recommendations and instead adopt the following:
1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to North York Community Council on the outcomes and final recommendations of the additional archaeological assessment work to be conducted at 1100 Briar Hill Avenue.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Mar-20-2014 10:35 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - NY30.34 - Colle - motion 1 - Adopt the item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 31 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Mike Layton, Peter Leon, Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 14 | Members that were absent are Maria Augimeri, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Norman Kelly, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Jaye Robinson, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
NY30.34 - Request for New Stage 2 Assessment of 1100 Briar Hill Avenue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 15 - Eglinton-Lawrence
Community Council Recommendations
North York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council direct Heritage Preservation Services to:
a. conduct new and deeper trenching and pit testing on the site; and
b. report back to the Toronto Preservation Board with the results of the Stage 2 Archaeological reassessment.
2. City Council request the Toronto Preservation Board to report to the appropriate Committee with its advice concerning the results from the new Stage 2 reassessment.
3. City Council request the Toronto Preservation Board to conduct a review of the Fairbank Community to identify any sites of historical significance that have a connection to 1100 Briar Hill Avenue, 2746 Dufferin Street, and 108 Stayner Avenue.
Origin
Summary
The historically significant site that housed the recently demolished school at 1100 Briar Hill Avenue does not have a heritage designation. However, together with 2746 Dufferin Street (Fairbank United Church, Listed 2006) and 108 Stayner Avenue (Jacob P. Ross House, Designated 2004) this site forms part of the foundation for a 'campus' of historical landmarks in the Fairbank community.
Recently, new archival information was submitted to Heritage Preservation Services, after a Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment was conducted at the site. This new information suggests that before the school was built in 1927, the site had a continuous 180 year history as a community, educational and religious centre. Artifacts of a predecessor 1863 Fairbanks School house may still be present on site and are a link to a York Pioneer farming community whose residents included 1837 Rebellion sympathizers.
According to the new research being reviewed by Heritage Preservation Services, the Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment conducted at the site in July 2013 by Archaeological Assessments Inc. may have missed the York Pioneer school remains because they were unaware of its existence. Although the July 2013 testing was conducted in a manner consistent with all required guidelines, it is believed that the location and depth of their trench work and the depth of their pit testing missed the site altogether.
In an effort to determine the historical significance of the site and retrieve any historical material, I am requesting that a follow-up Stage 2 reassessment be conducted at the 1100 Briar Hill site.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-67197.pdf
Motions
That North York Community Council recommend that:
1. City Council direct Heritage Preservation Services to:
a. conduct new and deeper trenching and pit testing on the site; and
b. report back to the Toronto Preservation Board with the results of the Stage 2 Archaeological reassessment.
2. City Council request the Toronto Preservation Board to report to the appropriate Committee with its advice concerning the results from the new Stage 2 reassessment.
3. City Council request the Toronto Preservation Board to conduct a review of the Fairbank Community to identify any sites of historical significance that have a connection to 1100 Briar Hill Avenue, 2746 Dufferin Street, and 108 Stayner Avenue.