Item - 2015.CC8.9

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 7, 2015) from the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions and Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 7, 2015) from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 7, 2015) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

The following confidential instructions in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 7, 2015) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public:

 1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to attend before the Ontario Municipal Board (the ‘OMB’) in support of an amendment to By-law No. 277-2015 in a form and with content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and the City Solicitor to exempt the properties listed in Appendix A, to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 7, 2015) from the City Solicitor, from By-law No.  277-2015 to the extent that Building Code Act and/or Ontario Heritage Act permits applied for are in accordance with the City Council enacted or City-supported OMB site specific zoning by-law amendments set forth in this report, provided that such zoning by-law amendments are in full force and effect or will be in full force and effect at the time the limited exemption applies and  provided that the permits applied for are in accordance with such  approved zoning by-law amendment and any City authorized site plan approval pursuant to section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and/or section 41 of the Planning Act provided site plan approval is required in order for such permit to issue.

2.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and other appropriate City Officials to take the necessary steps to implement Council's decision.

Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 7, 2015) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 7, 2015) from the City Solicitor remains confidential 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 or local board and it contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.