Item - 2016.CD10.1

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council, in its capacity as Shareholder of Toronto Community Housing Corporation:

a.  approve, pursuant to Section 7.4.1 (c) of the City's Shareholder Direction to Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the revitalization of Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Leslie Nymark community as requested in the communication from Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer (Interim) dated November 18, 2015;

b.  approve, pursuant to Section 7.4.1 (b) of the City's Shareholder Direction to Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the sale or lease of land as set out in the communication from Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer (Interim) dated November 18, 2015;

c.  approve, pursuant to Section 7.4.1 (c) of the City's Shareholder Direction to Toronto Community Housing Corporation, any temporary reduction in the number of rent-geared-to-income units during the revitalization of Leslie Nymark;

on condition that:

d.  consistent with the service level standards, a minimum of 121 units of rent-geared-to-income  housing is to be made available, 115 in Leslie Nymark upon completion of the revitalization project and 6 off-site at rental replacement Toronto Community Housing Corporation Allenbury Gardens; and

e.  Toronto Community Housing Corporation report annually, through Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Annual Report to Council, on the status of the revitalization of Leslie Nymark and on any tenant and community impacts resulting from the revitalization.

2.  City Council, in its capacity as Service Manager under the  Housing Services Act, 2011 authorise the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to grant any necessary Service Manager consents pursuant to the Housing Services Act, 2011 to:

a.  the revitalization of Leslie Nymark;

b.  all mortgages to be granted by Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the purposes of financing the revitalization of Leslie Nymark, including future amendments and extensions thereof,  in a form approved by the Minister, and to cause such consents to be registered by the City Solicitor under the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act; and

c.  all  future mortgages and developments by third parties of all real property disposed of by Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the purposes of financing the revitalization of Leslie Nymark and not used for social or public housing, in a form approved by the Minister, and to cause such consents to be registered by the City Solicitor under the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act;

subject to:

d.  Toronto Community Housing Corporation and/or the prospective purchasers and lessees of Leslie Nymark obtaining the various necessary planning approvals and legislative, municipal and corporate consents (including consent of mortgagors, if necessary);

e.  approval from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and/or Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation if necessary; and

f.  Toronto Community Housing Corporation providing a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Implementation Plan, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, that describes Toronto Community Housing Corporation's obligations regarding tenant relocation of Leslie Nymark tenants for all phases of the revitalization and to provide updates to the Plan as appropriate, pursuant to the requirements set out in Agreements under Section 37 of the Planning Act and Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act.

3.  City Council, in its capacity as Service Manager under the Housing Services Act, 2011 authorise the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to request the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to grant any necessary Ministerial consents  pursuant to the Housing Services Act, 2011 to:

a.  all transfers, leases and other dispositions of real property by Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the purposes of the revitalization of Leslie Nymark;

b.  all future transfers, leases and other dispositions by third parties of all real property disposed of by Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the purposes of the revitalization of Leslie Nymark and not used for social or public housing; and

c.  to cause such consents to be registered by the City Solicitor under the Registry Act or the Land Titles Act.

4.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report to the June 23, 2016 Community Development and Recreation Committee meeting on a policy to mandate future Toronto Community Housing Corporation redevelopment sites, such that the developments become fully mixed and integrated within the neighbourhood with each building and the addition of new low end of market rental.

The Leslie Nymark Revitalization Plan includes the replacement of 121existing Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) social housing units. The Plan proposes to demolish and replace 121 existing rent-geared-to-income (RGI) units, 115 on-site at Leslie Nymark and 6 off-site at Allenbury Gardens and create up to 540 new market units. 

This report recommends the necessary City Council approvals required for the revitalization of Leslie Nymark as the sole shareholder of TCHC and as the Social Housing Service Manager.

At its meeting of February 23, 2016, North York Community Council will consider applications by Toronto Community Housing to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law and for rental housing demolition (NY  12.35 Final Report - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Applications and Rental Housing Demolition Application and Plan of Subdivision Application, 1-35, 45-69, 6-66 Adra Villaway and 1-25, 2-24, 30-44, 37-53 Grado Villaway and 1-29, 2-28 Tomar Villaway).  Should this Report be approved it will be considered by City Council on March 10, 2016.