Item - 2018.CC44.5

City Council on July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 30, 2018, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2018) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D to the report (July 11, 2018) from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2018) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2018) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council approve the settlement offer which comprises alterations to the designated heritage property at 698 Spadina Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for the construction of a new tower and podium with alterations to the designated building at 698 Spadina Avenue in conjunction with an appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and subsequent mediation of the application for Zoning By-law Amendment, comprised of the plans and drawings prepared by Diamond Schmitt Architects, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, Inc., dated July 3, 2018, all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following conditions:

a.  prior to issuance of an Local Planning Appeal Tribunal order in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 698 Spadina Avenue, the owner shall amongst other matters addressed in the report on the Zoning By-law amendment:

1.  enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 698 Spadina Avenue substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Diamond Schmitt Architects, submitted with the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, Inc., dated July 3, 2018 or otherwise revised in accordance with a settlement offer or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Order, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2 below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and  including execution and registration  of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

2.  provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 698 Spadina Avenue, prepared by ERA Architects, Inc., dated July 3, 2018 or otherwise a conservation strategy revised in accordance with a settlement offer or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Order, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

3.  enter into and register on the property at 698 Spadina Avenue one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations, including amongst other matters, securing the preparation and thereafter the implementation of a Heritage Lighting Plan, a Signage Plan, an Interpretation Plan and requiring a letter of credit to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and approved Interpretation Plan, including provision for upwards indexing, all to the satisfaction of  the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and the City Solicitor; and

4.  withdrawal of the appeal to the Conservation Review Board of the Part IV (Ontario Heritage Act) heritage designation of the property municipally known as 698 Spadina Avenue to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

b.  prior to Final Site Plan approval in connection with the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the property at 698 Spadina Avenue, the owner shall:

1.  provide final site plan drawings including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

2.  provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

3.  provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services;

4.  provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and

5.  submit a Signage Plan for the proposed development to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

c.  prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 698 Spadina Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall:

1.  obtain final approval for the necessary by-law amendments required for the alterations to the properties at 698 Spadina Avenue, such amendments to have been enacted by City Council in connection with a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Order and to have come into effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council as determined by the Director, Urban Design, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

2.  provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 1.a.2 above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services;

3.  provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan, Landscape Plan, and Interpretation Plan; and

4.  provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 698 Spadina Avenue, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8 inch by 10 inch colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and

d.  prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 1.d.3. above the owner shall:

1.  provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, required heritage lighting work, and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan, Landscape Plan, and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and

2.  provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.

2.  City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 698 Spadina Avenue for the property at 698 Spadina Avenue in a form and with content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Director, Urban Design, City Planning.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 698 Spadina Avenue.

Confidential Appendices A, B, C and D to the report (July 11, 2018) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 11, 2018) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.