Item - 2015.SC8.25

City Council on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2015, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 411 Victoria Park Avenue, 2510 and 2530 Gerrard Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment No. 288 attached as Attachment 8 to the report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2.  City Council amend the Official Plan to re-establish the former Blantyre Avenue road allowance north of Gerrard Street East as a future public street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment No. 324 attached as Attachment 9 to the report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

3.  City Council amend the former City of Scarborough Birchcliff Community Zoning By-law No. 8786 for the proposed commercial lands at 411 Victoria Park Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 10 to the report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

4.  City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the proposed commercial lands at 411 Victoria Park Avenue, to incorporate the subject lands previously regulated under the former City of Scarborough Birchcliff Community Zoning By-law 8786 into Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 11 to the report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

5.  City Council amend the former City of Scarborough Birchcliff Community Zoning By-law No. 8786 for the balance of the lands at 411 Victoria Park Avenue, 2510 and 2530 Gerrard Street East, substantially in accordance with the revised draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (September 28, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

6.  Before introducing the Bill attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (September 28, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to City Council for enactment, require the Owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to provide $500,000.00 toward Above Base Park Improvements to the new public park, 30 units of affordable 'ownership' housing and to achieve Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard as further detailed in the supplementary report (September 28, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and require the Owner to submit the Legal Services fee for preparation of the Section 37 agreement.

7.  Before introducing the Bill attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (September 28, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to City Council for enactment, City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office to report further on the implementation of the provisions for 30 affordable ownership units, including the partnership arrangements between Build Toronto and Habitat for Humanity, Greater Toronto Area ("Habitat").  In the event that refinements are required to the approach outlined in this Item and the related zoning by-law amendment in Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (September 28, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or in the event that Build Toronto and Habitat fail to enter an agreement or Habitat fails to enter into a Section 37 Agreement to secure the provision of the 30 affordable ownership units, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, will report further with recommendations to achieve the affordable ownership requirements of the Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 8 to the report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District and the Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (September 28, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

8.  Before introducing the Bill attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (September 28, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to City Council for enactment:

a.  Official Plan Amendment 288, as it pertains to policies authorizing the disposal of City owned lands in Parks and Open Space Areas - Parks, is to be in full force and effect; and

b.  the conveyance of Runnymede Park at 2530 Gerrard Street East to Build Toronto for inclusion in the proposed development, in accordance with the City's land disposal practices and requirements, is to be completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Director, Real Estate Services and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

9.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendments and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

10.  In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the draft plan of subdivision as generally illustrated on Attachment 4 to the report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District subject to:

a.  The conditions as generally listed in Attachment 13 to the report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, which except as otherwise noted must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the plan of subdivision for registration;

b.  Any such revisions to the proposed subdivision plan or any such additional modified conditions as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of this development; and

c.  Final Subdivision Approval not to be issued until all matters relating to the proposed Victoria Park Avenue Trunk Watermain (Gerrard Street East and Blantyre Avenue to the Eglinton Pumping Station) project discussed in the report report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District have been fully resolved to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

11.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to hold a deed in escrow from RioCan Holdings (GTA Marketplace) Inc. for the Street 'A1' block required to complete the proposed Musgrave Street extension and intersection at Victoria Park Avenue, and to register said deed in favour of the City of Toronto once the zoning by-law amendments attached as Attachments 10 and 11 to the report (August 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District are both in full force and effect.

12.  City Council authorize and direct the use of the Parks component of the residential and commercial Development Charges generated by this development toward the implementation of Above Base Park Improvements to the new public park to be created.

13.  City Council authorize and direct the use of any cash-in-lieu of parkland dedications required for this development, above the first 5 percent, toward the implementation of Above Base Park Improvements to the new public park to be created.

14.  City Council determine that no further public notice is required.