Item - 2014.PG34.11

City Council on July 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2014, adopted the following:

1.         City Council authorize the City Manager, the Deputy City Manager Cluster B, and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, in consultation with Waterfront Toronto, to initiate discussions with federal and provincial officials regarding one-third funding contributions to accelerate the design and construction of Port Lands flood protection and related infrastructure, and report back to City Council in the first half of 2015.

2.         City Council direct the Deputy City Manager Cluster B and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with Waterfront Toronto, to complete the development of the Port Lands Planning Framework, Port Lands and South of Eastern Transportation and Servicing Class EA Master Plan, Film Studio District and Cousins Quay/Villiers Island precinct plans, based on the Land Use Direction in Appendix 3 to the report (June 5, 2014) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B including any amendments recommended for the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan and implementing planning instruments such as Zoning By-laws or a Development Permit System, and report back to Planning and Growth Management Committee in the first half of 2015.

3.         City Council direct that as part of the continuing Port Lands Planning Framework that the following be included in the requested report set out in Part 2 above:

a.         projected parkland requirements for 40,000 new residents;

b.         expanded parkland and greenspace opportunities be considered including the replacement of the full acreage lost from the Ashbridges Bay Sewage Treatment Plant Master Plan to the Toronto Transit Commission Leslie Barns;

c.         report on a revised land use direction that expands the pastoral entrance to Tommy Thompson Park on the west side of Leslie from Commissioners Street to Unwin Avenue;

d.         update on the request by Waterfront Toronto to straighten Unwin Avenue;

e.         definition of the elements of a robust biodiversity framework for the Port Lands;

f.          timetable for the completion of the Don Greenway south of the Ship Channel as a biological corridor between the natural areas of the Mouth of the Don and Lake Ontario Park and Tommy Thompson Park; and

g.         guidelines for a zero net energy import with a zero waste export.

4.         City Council direct City staff to conduct further consultations with film and TV studio operators about future needs and trends for additional studio space.

5.         City Council request City Staff to consider the concerns raised by the film and TV industry by ensuring diversity and flexibility of land uses in the Film Studio District.

6.         City Council authorize City staff and Waterfront Toronto to complete the revisions to the  Lower Don Lands Class EA Infrastructure Master Plan Environmental Study Report and file the report in the public record, in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environment Assessment process.

7.         City Council direct the Deputy City Manager Cluster B and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, in consultation with appropriate City divisions, to review relocation options for the 400 Commissioners Street Waste Transfer Station, within the context of the Solid Waste Long Term Waste Management Strategy, and report back to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the first half of 2015.

8.         City Council direct the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee on the implementation of the Port Lands Area Specific Development Charge By-law in the first quarter of 2015.

9.         City Council confirm the Hearn as a Strategic Site as identified in the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative (PLAI).

10.       City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, to report in the first half of 2015 on the feasibility of Richard L. Hearn Generating Station as for sport, culture, or mixed-use social enterprise.

11.       City Council request the Waterfront Secretariat and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in cooperation with the local Ward Councillor, the emerging "Friends of the Hearn" community group, relevant stakeholders, and appropriate City divisions, to work to determine if a business case exists for the adaptive re-use of the Richard L. Hearn Generating Station as a sport, culture, and mixed-use social enterprise.

12.       City Council request Waterfront Toronto to review the draft Lake Ontario Park Master Plan as part of the ongoing Port Lands Planning Process with a clearer definition of the relationship between the Leslie Street Spit and Lake Ontario Park and the Don Greenway.

13.       City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary actions to give effect to Council's decision, including the execution of agreements and future Budget submissions.