Item - 2022.MM41.17

City Council on March 9, 2022, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Director, Waterfront Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, working in partnership with OCAD University, to undertake a due diligence analysis of OCAD University's 'Global Centre for Climate Resilience through Art and Design' proposal at the Canada Malting property in order to confirm various technical matters, including: compliance of the proposed program with relevant municipal policy; relative to the proposed program, ability of the proposed tenanted space to meet requirements of the Ontario Building Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and any necessary facility upgrades related thereto; and any additional regulatory, occupancy, liability and/or other statutory approval matters that must be addressed in order to permit the proposed short-term adaptive re-use program.

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Director, Waterfront Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee meeting on June 7, 2022 on findings and recommendations of above-mentioned due diligence analysis; and additionally, should the proposal prove feasible, include:

a. recommended terms for a short-term (up to five year) nominal lease of the interior of the north malting silo and adjacent exterior space as necessary to support OCAD University's proposed programming; and

b. an update on the future open and transparent proposal call process for the adaptive re-use and animation of the Canada Malting Silos, including how that process will be informed by the experience of the short-term partnership with OCAD University.