Item - 2022.EX34.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 19, 2022 with amendments.
- This item was considered by Executive Committee on July 12, 2022 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on July 19, 2022.
- See also By-laws 1137-2022, 1138-2022
EX34.1 - Growth Funding Tools - Development Charges
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council adopt the Development Charges By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Parts 2, 3 and 4 below.
2. City Council direct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to amend the draft Development Charge By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, such that the development charge rates for secured purpose built rental housing and Inclusionary Zoning projects that will be effective on August 15, 2022 will apply, including indexing, for the term of the current Development Charges by-law.
3. City Council amend the Development Charges By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to exempt from the payment of development charges:
a. up to one residential dwelling unit or dwelling room located on a property with a Place of Worship, provided that the unit is to be used for residential purposes by the religious leader of such place of worship, and that any outstanding development charges payable for the dwelling unit at 4640 Kingston Road (Item 2019.MM5.29) proceeding under building permit number 17 196522 be forgiven;
b. the second (if necessary), third and fourth residential dwelling unit constructed on a single lot, whether constructed as part of or ancillary to the primary residential dwelling on such lot, and provided that such exemption applies only to a development of no more than 4 units on such lot; and
c. the category of Hospices, provided that they are owned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation.
4. City Council amend the Development Charges By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as follows:
a. maintain the Toronto Green Standard Refund Tier 2 cap rate for enrolled Toronto Green Standard v2 projects;
b. increase the Toronto Green Standard Refund Tier 2 cap for Toronto Green Standard v3 and v4 projects by 25 percent;
c. establish and increase the Toronto Green Standard Refund, Tier 3 and 4 cap for near zero emissions projects by 50 percent; and
d. all of the rebates in the above points to be funded through the development charges revenues.
5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Development Charges By-law as may be required.
6. City Council adopt the Development Charges Background Study dated April 2022, and the Development Charges Background Study Addendum dated June 2022 (together the "Development Charges Background Study") included as Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, including the development-related capital program and asset management plan contained within, subject to annual review through the City's normal capital budget process and ongoing asset management strategy.
7. City Council adopt the following for the purposes of complying with the Development Charges Act:
a. City Council determine that no further public meeting is required pursuant to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act;
b. City Council express its intent that the future excess capacity identified in the Development Charges Background Study shall be paid for by the development charges contemplated in the Development Charges Background Study, or other similar charges;
c. City Council adopt the Transit development charges capital program, as included in the Development Charges Background Study, as the planned level of service, and in doing so indicate that City Council intends to ensure that the increase in service for transit will be met; and
d. City Council, after having considered the use of more than one development charge by-law to reflect different needs for services in different areas, determine that the charges be calculated on a municipal-wide uniform basis.
8. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to amend the site specific Development Charges payment agreements listed in Attachment 5 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and as amended by Part 8 below, in order to coordinate with the report back on financial incentives in 2023 and to extend the term of the deferral periods for the development charge payment, with all other requirements of the existing agreement to remain in force, such new date being the earlier of:
a. December 1, 2023; and
b. such other dates as set out in the existing agreement.
9. City Council amend the Interest Policy previously adopted by City Council pursuant to Section 26.2 (3) of the Development Charges Act, pertaining to the "frozen" development charges that applies to Site Plan and Rezoning Applications received, and any building permits issued, after November 1, 2020, and authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to apply interest charges:
a. at a rate of 1.25 percent for each complete 30 day period from the date an applicable Site Plan Application or Rezoning Bylaw Amendment is received, until the date of building permit issuance;
b. limited so that the total amount of interest payable when combined with the development charges payable does not exceed the development charges in effect under the City's by-law at the date of building permit issuance; and
c. that the updated interest rate come into effect on September 1, 2022.
10. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to continue to require applicants seeking conditional below-grade permits to enter into a development charges payment agreement, in accordance with the general terms and conditions in Attachment 6 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and consistent with current practice.
11. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund account named "Development Charges – Long-Term Care" in Appendix C, Schedule 11 – Development Charges Obligatory Reserve Funds of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, the purpose of which is to provide funding for long-term care capital projects, with criteria set out in Attachment 7 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
12. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund account named "Development Charges – Waste Diversion" in Appendix C, Schedule 11 – Development Charges Obligatory Reserve Funds of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, the purpose of which is to provide funding for waste diversion capital projects, with criteria set out in Attachment 7 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
13. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to support the implementation of HousingTO 2020-2030 by initiating a Rental Housing Opportunities Roundtable to engage on short-term pressures, current constraints and future opportunities affecting secure market and affordable rental supply, including representatives from all orders of government, private and non-profit rental developers and operators, and to report back on potential actions in the first quarter of 2023.
14. City Council amend the terms of the Home Ownership Assistance Program to remove the $60,000 cap on the financial assistance allocated to eligible purchasers, while not exceeding the total development charges deferral for the project.
15. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in collaboration with the non-profit homeownership sector, and as part of the ongoing review of the Home Ownership Assistance Program, to explore amending the affordability period under the program to 99 years and review the Home Ownership Assistance Program development charges deferral program, and report back to Council by the second quarter of 2023 with recommendations.
16. City Council request the Federal and Provincial Governments to take urgent action to avoid the loss of rental housing supply currently in development, and to engage with the City's Rental Housing Opportunities Roundtable to consider additional measures and incentives ensuring sufficient purpose-built rental housing supply in Toronto.
City Council Decision Advice and Other Information
City Council considered Items EX34.1, EX34.2 and EX34.3 together.
Public Notice Given
Statutory - Development Charges Act, SO 1997
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228297.pdf
Attachment 1 - City of Toronto Development Charges By-law
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228300.pdf
Attachment 2 - Toronto Development Charges Background Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228301.pdf
Attachment 3 - Addendum to the 2022 DC Background Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228302.pdf
(June 20, 2022) Public Notice
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228468.pdf
Communications (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154063.pdf
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Jacob Dawang (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Danny Stratkov (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Jason Freure (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Sean Aubin (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Sacha Guberman (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Doug Higgins (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Luis Alejandro Calderon (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Alexandra Simpson (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Don Manlapaz (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Tejvinder Toor (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Ramsey Kilani (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Jason Lau (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Murtaza Shambhoora (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Ryan Pietrow (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Patrick DeRochie (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Emily Tate (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Daniel Lazaro (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Alan Barthel (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from John Finnigan (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Shea Darlison (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Yuanyi Shi (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Malcolm Kennedy (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Dave Scrivener (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Gavin Platt (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from James Alvarez (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Troy Charles (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) Letter from Marianne Touchie (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Adam Lovell (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Syed Naqvi (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Eric Lombardi (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Nathan Schaper (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Ivan Mirko Senjanovic (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Kirsten Tuckey (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Arnaud Marthouret (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Frances Combs (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Michael O'Meara (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Aaron Fernandes (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Yukiko Naka (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Adnan Haider (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Steven Lamothe (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Pam Hyatt (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Haroon Awan (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Hassan Tahan (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Dennis Rijkhoff (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Carla Moday (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Bernard Higgins (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Rachel Cohen-Murison (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Aina Liepins (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Andrew Reeves (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Jacob Givertz-Steel (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Laura Bast (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Rebecca Chesley (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Aaron David (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Ian Jamison (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Cailey Jamison (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Logan Golla (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Eli Levin (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Aditya Trivedi (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Daven Boparai (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Oleksandr Sonichev (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Laura Inostroza (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Azad Memon (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Dellia Rismay (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Aisha Aminu (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Daniel Lehman (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Colleen Bailey (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154827.pdf
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Nick Lorraway (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Ashish Tandon (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Jasdeep Brar (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Graydon Bent (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Maegan Harrison (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Ashley Challinor (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Jeffrey Doucet (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Andrew Hunter (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Charlie Whyman (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Alex Cameron (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Philip Hoyt (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Brendon Bernard (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Matthew Taylor (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Diogo Pinto (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Shimona Hirchberg (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Matthew Rae (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Pirawin Namasivayam (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Chris Raftis (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Vikram Rai (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Manon Lemus (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Patrick Cameron (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Helen Gill (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Daniel Dejan (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Chris Smithson (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Flavio Bernardes de Paula (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Scott Dallen (EX.New)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Shane Keulen (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Jamille Clarke-Darshanand (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Aaron Waugh (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Bilal Akhtar (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) Letter from Kevin Lockhart, Efficient Buildings Lead, Efficiency Canada (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154952.pdf
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Luke Bradley (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Hugo Olaciregui (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Blair Scorgie (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Alex Travis (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Angus MacKay (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Richard Vaughan (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Janelle Lamothe (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Cydney Penner (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Christian Petersen (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from William Bulovas (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Rubens Farias (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Val Bonifaz (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Richard Castiel (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Heather Jordan (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from David Yip (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Yoshua Wakeham (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Roselle Martino, Vice President of Public Policy, Toronto Region Board of Trade (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154902.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Zhanina Bregu (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Matteo Louter (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Vanessa Campbell (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Richard Lyall, President, Residential Construction Council of Ontario (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154917.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Julian Tabbitt (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Alex Lindsay (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Alexandre Cavalcante (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Tristan Parlette (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Kaitlyn CM and George K (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Emma Mackenzie Hillier (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from James O’Brien (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from MacKenzie Campbell (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Melody Kuo (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Anthony Bogdan (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Nicholas Chin (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Peter Cook (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Eric Hendry (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Simon Tran (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Isaac Berman (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Katie Skinner (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Samantha Stuart (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Blake Edgar (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Rocky Petkov (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Carlos Patricio (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Sumaire Qureshi (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Dave Gill (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Travis Campbell (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Steven Kirshenblatt (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Jacob Dawang, More Neighbours Toronto (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154949.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Alejandro Diaz Loyola (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Dave Wilkes, President and CEO, Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154974.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Maxwell Groves (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Brian Walters (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Jeff Craig (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Bryan Purcell, The Atmospheric Fund (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155002.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Tricia Jarvis (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Ignacio Barbosa (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from M Arkin (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Colin Jarvis (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Madison Cheeatow (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Joshua Kaufman, Vice President of Development and Construction, Starlight Developments (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155017.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from IIain Campbell (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Christopher Lawson (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Alexandra (Ally) Fiorido (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Nick De Santo (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) Letter from Sarah Buchanan, Campaigns Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155020.pdf
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Evan Boyce (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Antonio Andrade (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) Submission from Daryl Chong, President and CEO, Greater Toronto Apartment Association (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155001.pdf
(July 12, 2022) Letter from August Pantitlán Puranauth (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) Letter from Ene Underwood, CEO and Joshua Benard, VP, Real Estate Development, Habitat for Humanity, Greater Toronto Area (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155025.pdf
(July 12, 2022) Letter from Paul Scrivener, Director of External Relations, Toronto Industry Network (EX.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155054.pdf
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Jocelyne Allen (EX.New)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Ella Wind (EX.New)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Shaun Pretli (EX.New)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Gordon Korn (EX.New)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Matthew Stein (EX.New)
Communications (City Council)
(July 13, 2022) E-mail from Emerson Howitt (CC.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Jonatan Goltsman (CC.Supp)
(July 13, 2022) E-mail from Mark Shaw (CC.Supp)
(July 13, 2022) E-mail from Matthew McDonald (CC.Supp)
(July 13, 2022) E-mail from Michael Stein (CC.Supp)
(July 14, 2022) E-mail from Marcin Zegarmistrz (CC.Supp)
(July 18, 2022) E-mail from Ian Sweeney (CC.New)
Motions (City Council)
That:
1. City Council amend the draft Development Charge By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to exempt from the payment of development charges the second (if necessary), third and fourth residential dwelling unit constructed on a single lot, whether constructed as part of or ancillary to the primary residential dwelling on such lot, and provided that such exemption applies only to a development of no more than 4 units on such lot.
Vote (Amend Item) Jul-19-2022 6:23 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - EX34.1 - Bailão - motion 1a |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 18 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Robin Buxton Potts, Shelley Carroll, Gary Crawford, Paula Fletcher, Mark Grimes, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Joe Mihevc, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Michael Thompson, John Tory |
| Total members that voted No: 5 | Members that voted No are John Filion, Stephen Holyday, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Mike Colle, Anthony Perruzza |
That:
1. City Council amend the terms of the Home Ownership Assistance Program to remove the $60,000 cap on the financial assistance allocated to eligible purchasers, while not exceeding the total development charges deferral for the project.
2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in collaboration with the non-profit homeownership sector, and as part of the ongoing review of the Home Ownership Assistance Program, to explore amending the affordability period under the program to 99 years and review the Home Ownership Assistance Program development charges deferral program, and report back to Council by the second quarter of 2023 with recommendations.
That:
1. City Council amend the Development Charges By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as follows:
a. maintain the Toronto Green Standard Refund Tier 2 cap rate for enrolled Toronto Green Standard v2 projects;
b. increase the Toronto Green Standard Refund Tier 2 cap for Toronto Green Standard v3 and v4 projects by 25 percent;
c. establish and increase the Toronto Green Standard Refund, Tier 3 and 4 cap for near zero emissions projects by 50 percent; and
d. all of the rebates in the above points to be funded through the development charges revenues.
That:
1. City Council amend the Development Charges By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to exempt from the payment of development charges of a charitable Hospice, provided that the establishment remain a not-for-profit entity, and that any outstanding development charges payable for the institution, located at 25 Brightwood Avenue, proceeding under a pending building permit number be forgiven.
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Item EX34.1 as it pertains to Motion 3 by Councillor James Councillor Pasternak to permit him to withdraw motion 3 and place a new motion.
That Councillor Pasternak be permitted to withdraw his motion 3.
That City Council delete Executive Committee Recommendation 8
Recommendation to be deleted:
8. City Council amend Attachment 5 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to add the Neshama Hospice, a proposal to construct a new two-storey medical building at 25 Brightwood Street, to the list of site specific Development Charges payment agreements and City Council authorize a deferral of the payment of development charges with the same general terms and conditions, in order to coordinate with the report back on financial incentives in 2023.
and adopt instead the following new recommendation:
8. City Council amend Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to exempt from the payment of development charges the category of Hospices, provided that they are owned and operated by a not-for-profit corporation.
Mayor Tory, on a Point of Order, advise Members that as the meeting has been extended to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, he has arranged for food to be brought in at his own personal expense, not at taxpayer expense.
EX34.1 - Growth Funding Tools - Development Charges
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Public Notice Given
Statutory - Development Charges Act, SO 1997
Committee Recommendations
The Executive Committee recommends that:
1. City Council adopt the Development Charges By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendations 2 and 3 below.
2. City Council direct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to amend the draft Development Charge By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, such that the development charge rates for secured purpose built rental housing and Inclusionary Zoning projects that will be effective on August 15, 2022 will apply, including indexing, for the term of the current Development Charges by-law.
3. City Council amend the Development Charges By-law in Attachment 1 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to exempt from the payment of development charges up to one residential dwelling unit or dwelling room located on a property with a Place of Worship, provided that the unit is to be used for residential purposes by the religious leader of such place of worship, and that any outstanding development charges payable for the dwelling unit at 4640 Kingston Rd (2019.MM5.29) proceeding under building permit number 17 196522 be forgiven.
4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Development Charges By-law as may be required.
5. City Council adopt the Development Charges Background Study dated April 2022, and the Development Charges Background Study Addendum dated June 2022 (together the "Development Charges Background Study") included as Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, including the development-related capital program and asset management plan contained within, subject to annual review through the City's normal capital budget process and ongoing asset management strategy.
6. City Council adopt the following for the purposes of complying with the Development Charges Act:
a. City Council determine that no further public meeting is required pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act;
b. City Council express its intent that the future excess capacity identified in the Development Charges Background Study shall be paid for by the development charges contemplated in the Development Charges Background Study, or other similar charges;
c. City Council adopt the Transit development charges capital program, as included in the Development Charges Background Study, as the planned level of service, and in doing so indicate that City Council intends to ensure that the increase in service for transit will be met; and
d. City Council, after having considered the use of more than one development charge by-law to reflect different needs for services in different areas, determine that the charges be calculated on a municipal-wide uniform basis.
7. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to amend the site specific Development Charges payment agreements listed in Attachment 5 of the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and as amended by Recommendation 8 below, in order to coordinate with the report back on financial incentives in 2023 and to extend the term of the deferral periods for the development charge payment, with all other requirements of the existing agreement to remain in force, such new date being the earlier of:
a. December 1, 2023; and
b. such other dates as set out in the existing agreement.
8. City Council amend Attachment 5 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to add the Neshama Hospice, a proposal to construct a new two-storey medical building at 25 Brightwood Street, to the list of site specific Development Charges payment agreements and City Council authorize a deferral of the payment of development charges with the same general terms and conditions, in order to coordinate with the report back on financial incentives in 2023.
9. City Council amend the Interest Policy previously adopted by City Council pursuant to Section 26.2 (3) of the Development Charges Act, pertaining to the "frozen" development charges that applies to Site Plan and Rezoning Applications received, and any building permits issued, after November 1, 2020, and authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to apply interest charges:
a. at a rate of 1.25 percent for each complete 30 day period from the date an applicable Site Plan Application or Rezoning Bylaw Amendment is received, until the date of building permit issuance;
b. limited so that the total amount of interest payable when combined with the development charges payable does not exceed the development charges in effect under the City's bylaw at the date of building permit issuance; and
c. that the updated interest rate come into effect on September 1, 2022.
10. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to continue to require applicants seeking conditional below-grade permits to enter into a development charges payment agreement, in accordance with the general terms and conditions in Attachment 6 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and consistent with current practice.
11. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund account named "Development Charges – Long-Term Care" in Appendix C, Schedule 11 – Development Charges Obligatory Reserve Funds of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, the purpose of which is to provide funding for long-term care capital projects, with criteria set out in Attachment 7 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
12. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund account named "Development Charges – Waste Diversion" in Appendix C, Schedule 11 – Development Charges Obligatory Reserve Funds of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, the purpose of which is to provide funding for waste diversion capital projects, with criteria set out in Attachment 7 to the report (June 28, 2022) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
13. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to support the implementation of HousingTO 2020-2030 by initiating a Rental Housing Opportunities Roundtable to engage on short-term pressures, current constraints and future opportunities affecting secure market and affordable rental supply, including representatives from all orders of government, private and non-profit rental developers and operators, and reporting back on potential actions in the first quarter of 2023.
14. City Council request the Federal and Provincial governments take urgent action to avoid the loss of rental housing supply currently in development, and to engage with the City's Rental Housing Opportunities Roundtable to consider additional measures and incentives ensuring sufficient purpose-built rental housing supply in Toronto.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Executive Committee held a statutory public meeting on July 12, 2022, and notice was given in accordance with the Development Charges Act.
Origin
Summary
The Province of Ontario has introduced legislative changes to the Development Charges Act and Planning Act which necessitates the City review and update of three of its growth-related funding tools (GFTs):
- Development Charges (DCs),
- Community Benefits Charges (CBCs); and
- Alternative Parkland Dedication Rate.
This report is one of three being presented to City Council concurrently and recommends a DC bylaw and related Background Study, prepared by an expert consultant, Hemson Consulting Ltd. for consideration at a statutory public meeting, in compliance with provincial legislation. The recommended approach incorporates feedback from consultation with various stakeholders and city staff.
The City is updating its growth-related funding tools (GFTs) in response to provincial legislative changes that take effect on September 18, 2022. A key principle for growth-related funding tools (GFTs) is that growth pays for growth to ensure services and infrastructure are provided to create complete communities as the City grows. While there are some positive changes made to the development charges (DC) legislation, development charges (DCs) do not fully recover the cost of growth due to legislative restrictions such as statutory exemptions and the development charges (DC) service level cap. The focus of the growth-related funding tools (GFT) review has been on meeting the legislative requirements to bring forward the bylaws so that the City’s financial sustainability is not unduly impacted.
Amendments to the Development Charges Act revise the background study methodology, increase levels of exemptions, and impact the collection process. While some positive changes are introduced through Bills 108 and 197, certain restrictions remain such as the historical service level cap that do not allow for full recovery of growth-related capital costs.
As a funding tool, development charges (DCs) remain the City's primary means to support growth-related capital projects. development charges (DCs) are designed by legislation to specifically fund the portion of new capital projects that are needed to serve growth. Toronto is expected to continue as one of the fastest growing cities in North America, projected to grow to a minimum of approximately 3.65 million people by 2051.
High levels of growth require comparable levels of investment in infrastructure to serve new residents and new employment. This is evident in the development charges (DC) Background Study, which demonstrates a significant increase in growth-related capital over the next 10 and 20 years, primarily driven by an increased need in housing, transit and roads infrastructure.
Of the $67.0 billion capital forecast outlined in the development charges (DC) Background Study over the 10 and 20 year study planning period, $14.9 billion (22%) is related to growth and eligible for development charges (DC) recovery. This forecast includes funding for capital facilities and infrastructure, such as roads, transit, water, parks, community centres and libraries, enabling the City to invest in, and provide infrastructure and services needed to serve growing communities.
The level of growth related capital investments outlined in the development charges (DC) Background Study results in a rate increase of 46% for residential developments, and 40% for non-residential developments. Recommended adjustments to development charges (DC) rates reflect updates to the capital programs and upward inflationary pressures on construction costs. The rates presented in this report are the calculated rates based on the development charges (DC) Background Study and reflect the maximum recoverable amounts permitted by the legislation.
In developing the policy recommendations, stakeholder input was considered along with a preliminary impact analysis, current economic conditions, and the growth-related infrastructure needs in the City. The City is providing a measured implementation process which balances the impacts on new development by gradually phasing in rate increases over time, while supporting city-building objectives, including investing in infrastructure and services, encouraging the growth in housing supply overall and supporting the delivery of affordable housing. As part of further work, staff will continue to engage City Divisions and stakeholders and report back in 2023 on various matters, including a framework and review of financial incentives as part of the long term fiscal plan conversation.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228297.pdf
Attachment 1 - City of Toronto Development Charges By-law
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228300.pdf
Attachment 2 - Toronto Development Charges Background Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228301.pdf
Attachment 3 - Addendum to the 2022 DC Background Study
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228302.pdf
(June 20, 2022) Public Notice
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-228468.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154063.pdf
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Jacob Dawang (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Danny Stratkov (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Jason Freure (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Sean Aubin (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Sacha Guberman (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Doug Higgins (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Luis Alejandro Calderon (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Alexandra Simpson (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Don Manlapaz (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Tejvinder Toor (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Ramsey Kilani (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Jason Lau (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Murtaza Shambhoora (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Ryan Pietrow (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Patrick DeRochie (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Emily Tate (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Daniel Lazaro (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Alan Barthel (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from John Finnigan (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Shea Darlison (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Yuanyi Shi (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Malcolm Kennedy (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Dave Scrivener (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Gavin Platt (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from James Alvarez (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Troy Charles (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) Letter from Marianne Touchie (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Adam Lovell (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Syed Naqvi (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Eric Lombardi (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Nathan Schaper (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Ivan Mirko Senjanovic (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Kirsten Tuckey (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Arnaud Marthouret (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Frances Combs (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Michael O'Meara (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Aaron Fernandes (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Yukiko Naka (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Adnan Haider (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Steven Lamothe (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Pam Hyatt (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Haroon Awan (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Hassan Tahan (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Dennis Rijkhoff (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Carla Moday (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Bernard Higgins (EX.Supp)
(July 8, 2022) E-mail from Rachel Cohen-Murison (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Aina Liepins (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Andrew Reeves (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Jacob Givertz-Steel (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Laura Bast (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Rebecca Chesley (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Aaron David (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Ian Jamison (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Cailey Jamison (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Logan Golla (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Eli Levin (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Aditya Trivedi (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Daven Boparai (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Oleksandr Sonichev (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Laura Inostroza (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Azad Memon (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Dellia Rismay (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Aisha Aminu (EX.Supp)
(July 9, 2022) E-mail from Daniel Lehman (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Colleen Bailey (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154827.pdf
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Nick Lorraway (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Ashish Tandon (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Jasdeep Brar (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Graydon Bent (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Maegan Harrison (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Ashley Challinor (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Jeffrey Doucet (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Andrew Hunter (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Charlie Whyman (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Alex Cameron (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Philip Hoyt (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Brendon Bernard (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Matthew Taylor (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Diogo Pinto (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Shimona Hirchberg (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Matthew Rae (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Pirawin Namasivayam (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Chris Raftis (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Vikram Rai (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Manon Lemus (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Patrick Cameron (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Helen Gill (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Daniel Dejan (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Chris Smithson (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Flavio Bernardes de Paula (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Scott Dallen (EX.New)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Shane Keulen (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Jamille Clarke-Darshanand (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Aaron Waugh (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Bilal Akhtar (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) Letter from Kevin Lockhart, Efficient Buildings Lead, Efficiency Canada (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154952.pdf
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Luke Bradley (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Hugo Olaciregui (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Blair Scorgie (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Alex Travis (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Angus MacKay (EX.Supp)
(July 10, 2022) E-mail from Richard Vaughan (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Janelle Lamothe (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Cydney Penner (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Christian Petersen (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from William Bulovas (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Rubens Farias (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Val Bonifaz (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Richard Castiel (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Heather Jordan (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from David Yip (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Yoshua Wakeham (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Roselle Martino, Vice President of Public Policy, Toronto Region Board of Trade (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154902.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Zhanina Bregu (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Matteo Louter (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Vanessa Campbell (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Richard Lyall, President, Residential Construction Council of Ontario (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154917.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Julian Tabbitt (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Alex Lindsay (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Alexandre Cavalcante (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Tristan Parlette (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Kaitlyn CM and George K (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Emma Mackenzie Hillier (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from James O’Brien (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from MacKenzie Campbell (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Melody Kuo (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Anthony Bogdan (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Nicholas Chin (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Peter Cook (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Eric Hendry (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Simon Tran (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Isaac Berman (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Katie Skinner (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Samantha Stuart (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Blake Edgar (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Rocky Petkov (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Carlos Patricio (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Sumaire Qureshi (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Dave Gill (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Travis Campbell (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Steven Kirshenblatt (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Jacob Dawang, More Neighbours Toronto (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154949.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Alejandro Diaz Loyola (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Dave Wilkes, President and CEO, Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-154974.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Maxwell Groves (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Brian Walters (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Jeff Craig (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Bryan Purcell, The Atmospheric Fund (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155002.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Tricia Jarvis (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Ignacio Barbosa (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from M Arkin (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Colin Jarvis (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Madison Cheeatow (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) Letter from Joshua Kaufman, Vice President of Development and Construction, Starlight Developments (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155017.pdf
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from IIain Campbell (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Christopher Lawson (EX.Supp)
(July 11, 2022) E-mail from Alexandra (Ally) Fiorido (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Nick De Santo (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) Letter from Sarah Buchanan, Campaigns Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155020.pdf
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Evan Boyce (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Antonio Andrade (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) Submission from Daryl Chong, President and CEO, Greater Toronto Apartment Association (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155001.pdf
(July 12, 2022) Letter from August Pantitlán Puranauth (EX.Supp)
(July 12, 2022) Letter from Ene Underwood, CEO and Joshua Benard, VP, Real Estate Development, Habitat for Humanity, Greater Toronto Area (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155025.pdf
(July 12, 2022) Letter from Paul Scrivener, Director of External Relations, Toronto Industry Network (EX.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-155054.pdf
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Jocelyne Allen (EX.New)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Ella Wind (EX.New)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Shaun Pretli (EX.New)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Gordon Korn (EX.New)
(July 12, 2022) E-mail from Matthew Stein (EX.New)
Speakers
Richard Lyall, RESCON
Daryl Chong, Greater Toronto Apartment Association
Bryan Purcell, The Atmospheric Fund
Bilal Akhtar
Heather Tremain, Options for Homes Non-Profit Corporation
John Bossons, Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations
Councillor Frances Nunziata
Motions
That:
1. City Council amend the development charges by-law included as Attachment 1 to the report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to exempt from the payment of development charges up to one residential dwelling unit or dwelling room located on a property with a Place of Worship, provided that the unit is to be used for residential purposes by the religious leader of such place of worship, and that any outstanding development charges payable for the dwelling unit at 4640 Kingston Rd (2019.MM5.29) proceeding under building permit number 17 196522 be forgiven.
That:
1. City Council amend Attachment 5 to the report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to add the Neshama Hospice, a proposal to construct a new two-storey medical building at 25 Brightwood Street, to the list of site specific Development Charges payment agreements and City Council authorize a deferral of the payment of development charges with the same general terms and conditions, in order to coordinate with the report back on financial incentives in 2023.
That:
1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to amend the draft Development Charge By-law in Attachment 1 to the report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning titled "Growth Funding Tools – Development Charges" and dated June 28, 2022, such that the development charge rates for secured purpose built rental housing and Inclusionary Zoning projects that will be effective on August 15, 2022 will apply, including indexing, for the term of the current Development Charges by-law.
That:
1. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to City Council in the first or second quarter of 2023 on a designated financial incentive program to incentivize the construction of purpose built rental buildings.
2. City Council request the federal and provincial governments take urgent action to avoid the loss of rental housing supply currently in development, and to engage with the City's Rental Housing Opportunities Roundtable to consider additional measures and incentives ensuring sufficient purpose-built rental housing supply in Toronto.
3. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report back in 2023 on the changes to the Development Charges Act needed to ensure growth pays for growth.
That:
1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to support the implementation of HousingTO 2020-2030 by initiating a Rental Housing Opportunities Roundtable to engage on short-term pressures, current constraints and future opportunities affecting secure market and affordable rental supply, including representatives from all orders of government, private and non-profit rental developers and operators, and reporting back on potential actions in the first quarter of 2023.
2. City Council request the federal and provincial governments take urgent action to avoid the loss of rental housing supply currently in development, and to engage with the City's Rental Housing Opportunities Roundtable to consider additional measures and incentives ensuring sufficient purpose-built rental housing supply in Toronto.
That Mayor Tory be permitted to withdraw his Motion b.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Jul-12-2022
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 8 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Gary Crawford, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson, John Tory (Chair) |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |