Item - 2016.TE13.15

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council include the property at 349 George Street (Allan School) on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register.

2.  City Council state its intention to designate the property at 349 George Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 349 George Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment No. 3 to the report (November 23, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.

3.  If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

4.  If there are objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board.

5.  If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property.

This report recommends that City Council include the property at 349 George Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register and state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.  The site contains the former Allan School (1910), which is most recently known as the School House Shelter operated by Dixon Hall and located beside the Seaton House men's shelter.

The municipally owned property at 349 George Street is located on the section of the street between Dundas Street East and Gerrard Street East that is the subject of the George Street Revitalization, a City-led project to replace Seaton House with a new men's shelter, a long-term care facility, units for both assisted living and affordable housing, as well as a community service hub.

The inclusion of the property at 349 George Street on the City's Heritage Register and its designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act would identify all of the cultural heritage values and attributes of the property and ensure that they are preserved as part of the plans for the George Street Revitalization.