Item - 2021.MM36.43

Tracking Status

MM36.43 - 1075 Bay Street - Zoning By-law Amendment - Amendment to Item TE26.8 - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
13 - Toronto Centre

City Council Decision

City Council on October 1 and 4, 2021, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council delete Part  5 a. i. of Item TE26.8 adopted by Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, and replace is with the following new Part 5 a. i.:
 

i. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City a cash contribution of $9,000,000 to be allocated as follows:

 

A. $3,000,000 towards new and/or existing affordable housing within Ward 13, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

 

B. $3,000,000 towards local area park or streetscape improvements located within Ward 13 and within the vicinity of the subject lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the General Manager, Transportation Services; and

 

C. $3,000,000 towards community, cultural or recreational facilities capital improvements within Ward 13, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

 

2.  City Council amend Part 5 a. of Item TE26.8 by adding a new v. and vi. as follows:
 

v. the owner shall commission public art at a minimum value of $500,000 to be located near the corner of Bay Street and St. Mary Street on the subject lands, in accordance with the City of Toronto's Percent for Public Art Program;

 

vi. at the sole discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the public art contribution in v. above may be made by way of a cash contribution in the amount of $500,000 to the City’s capital budget for Public Art programs.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

City Council re-opened Item 2021.TE26.8.

Background Information (City Council)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Introduce Motion without Notice moved by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (Carried)

That Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning: 

  

1075 Bay Street - Zoning By-law Amendment - Amendment to Item TE26.8
 

Reason for Urgency:

 

This Motion is urgent as the Section 37 Agreement with the amended public art terms must be entered into by owner prior to the enactment of the zoning by-law amendments.


Motion to Re-open Item (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that consideration of Motion MM36.43 requires a re-opening of Item TE26.8 (July 14, 15 and 16, 2021 City Council). A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to re-open the Item.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)
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