Item - 2021.TE28.14

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council approve 88 Queen Street East Public Art Plan listed as Attachment 1 to the report (September 15, 2021), from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning.

The purpose of this staff report is to seek City Council approval of 88 Queen Street East - Public Art Plan. The Plan, which is included as Attachment 1 of this report, outlines the method by which the owner will commission public art within the Privately-Owned Publicly Accessible Spaces (POPS) and mews area of the site.

The Public Art Plan provides a framework and description of the commissioning of public art including: land acknowledgement for Toronto; introduction; owner; site location; current ward demographics; site history; section 37 agreement; development; public art objectives; sites for public art; artist selection process; selection committee; mentorship program; community programming opportunity; estimated public art budget; and schedule.

The attached plan meets the objectives of the City's Percent for Public Art Guidelines and is supported by the Toronto Public Art Commission.