Item - 2020.MM27.12

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on December 16, 2020 without amendments.

MM27.12 - Planning Application Screening and the Heritage Review Process - by Councillor Mark Grimes, seconded by Mayor John Tory

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on December 16, 17 and 18, 2020, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to conduct a review of heritage screening and evaluation within the context of all planning applications to ensure the early identification of properties with cultural heritage value or interest and timely interim protection while a property is undergoing consideration for heritage designation.

Background Information (City Council)

Communications (City Council)

(December 14, 2020) Letter from Madeleine McDowell (MM.Supp.MM27.12.1)
(December 14, 2020) E-mail from Joel Winter, President, Etobicoke Historical Society (MM.Supp.MM27.12.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-124953.pdf
(December 14, 2020) E-mail from Robert Roden, President, Swansea Historical Society (MM.Supp.MM27.12.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-124967.pdf
(December 15, 2020) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chairs, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (MM.Supp.MM27.12.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-124968.pdf
(December 15, 2020) Letter from Sandra Shaul, Chair, Toronto Preservation Board (MM.New.MM27.12.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-124977.pdf
(December 15, 2020) E-mail from Paul Cordingley, on behalf of Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel (MM.New.MM27.12.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-124980.pdf
(December 15, 2020) Letter from Charlotte Sheasby-Coleman (MM.New.MM27.12.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-125023.pdf
(December 17, 2020) E-mail from Joel Eves (MM.New.MM27.12.8)
(December 17, 2020) E-mail from Jan Morrissey (MM.New.MM27.12.9)
(December 17, 2020) E-mail from Lesley Ballantyne (MM.New.MM27.12.10)
(December 17, 2020) E-mail from Sarah Lockyer (MM.New.MM27.12.11)
(December 17, 2020) E-mail from Renee Degen (MM.New.MM27.12.12)
(December 17, 2020) E-mail from Barry Cook (MM.New.MM27.12.13)
(December 17, 2020) Letter from Dora Sesler (MM.New.MM27.12.14)
(December 17, 2020) E-mail from Arwen Hunter (MM.New.MM27.12.15)
(December 17, 2020) E-mail from Melanie McIvor (MM.New.MM27.12.16)
(December 17, 2020) Letter from Eric Code (MM.New.MM27.12.17)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM27.12 be referred to the Planning and Housing Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Motion to Reconsider Item moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Carried)

That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Motion MM27.12.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Dec-17-2020 2:22 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM27.12 - Adopt the Item
Total members that voted Yes: 24 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 1 Members that were absent are John Tory

Point of Order by Councillor Stephen Holyday

Councillor Holyday, on a Point of Order, stated that a Member may ask for a recorded vote both before and after Council has voted by a show of hands.

Ruling by Speaker Frances Nunziata
Speaker Nunziata accepted the Point of Order and ruled that it depends on the amount of time that has passed, and that in this case, the Member had requested a recorded vote immediately after Council had voted by a show of hands.

Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council