Item - 2015.CC8.2

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2015) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2015) from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2015) from the City Solicitor, including Attachments 2 to 7 remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

The following confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2015) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public:

1.  City Council accept the settlement offer substantially as set out in Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to the report (July 8, 2015) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council instruct the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to take all necessary actions to implement Part 1 above at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing.

3.  City Council authorize that the Parks and Recreation component of the City’s development charges from this development to be used to implement above-base improvements for the proposed new public park satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

4.  City Council direct the City Solicitor not to oppose the request of Rexton Developments Ltd. to have an official plan amendment for their lands added to the scope of the upcoming Ontario Municipal Board hearing and to not oppose the redesignation of those lands from Utility Corridors to Neighbourhoods.

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into minutes of settlement with the Goldman Group and Rexton Developments Ltd. to reflect the settlement offer.

6.  City Council direct the City Solicitor to ask the Ontario Municipal Board to amend OPA 231 to allow the revised development to proceed in conformity with the Official Plan.

7.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, to make such modifications as necessary in the opinion of such officials to reflect the intent of the settlement, and to finalize the elements of the settlement, including the final form of the minutes of settlement and other planning instruments.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Attachments 2 to 7 to the report (July 8, 2015) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality of local board and it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.