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March 26, 2015

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Report of the Executive Committee from Meeting 4 on March 25, 2015

Submitted by Mayor John Tory, Chair

Report of the Audit Committee from Meeting 1 on February 27, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Chin Lee, Chair

Report of the Civic Appointments Committee from Meeting 4 on March 12, 2015

Submitted by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Chair

Report of the Community Development and Recreation Committee from Meeting 2 on March 23, 2015

Submitted by Councillor James Pasternak, Chair

Report of the Economic Development Committee from Meeting 2 on February 26, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Michael Thompson, Chair

Report of the Government Management Committee from Meeting 2 on February 17, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Chair

Report of the Parks and Environment Committee from Meeting 2 on February 25, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Michelle Berardinetti, Chair

Report of the Planning and Growth Management Committee from Meeting 2 on February 24, 2015

Submitted by Councillor David Shiner, Chair

Report of the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee from Meeting 2 on February 23, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Jaye Robinson, Chair

Report of the Striking Committee from Meeting 3 on March 9, 2015

Submitted by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Chair

Report of the Striking Committee from Meeting 4 on March 23, 2015

Submitted by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Chair

Report of the Etobicoke York Community Council from Meeting 4 on February 18, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Mark Grimes, Chair

Report of the North York Community Council from Meeting 4 on February 18, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Maria Augimeri, Chair

Report of the Scarborough Community Council from Meeting 4 on February 18, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Chin Lee, Chair

Report of the Toronto and East York Community Council from Meeting 4 on February 18, 2015

Submitted by Councillor Mike Layton, Chair

New Business submitted by City Officials

Councillor Joe Mihevc has submitted the following Administrative Inquiry:

"In 2014, Council approved a direction to request the City Manager to work on a report with Toronto Hydro on a strategy to underground hydro wires.

I request a status report on this work. I note that the black-outs of early March 2015 could have been avoided had the hydro system, or key pieces of it, been undergrounded.

My request is an update on where this report is at and specifically, when it will be coming to Council for debate and discussion in the new term."

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend Article IV, Section 3-24 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers to change the term of the Lobbyist Registrar to a seven (7) year non-renewable term.

2. City Council amend Article V, Section 3-28 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers to change the term of the Ombudsman to a seven (7) year non-renewable term.

3. City Council direct that the term changes for the Ombudsman and Lobbyist Registrar come into effect for future Ombudsman and Lobbyist Registrar appointments.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council receive the report (March 11, 2015) from the City Clerk for information.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 
1.  City Council direct the City-School Boards Advisory Council to prioritize in its 2015-2016 work plan, the development of a new multilateral, consultative relationship for the City of Toronto, the School Boards and the Province of Ontario with respect to schools lands disposition that: 

a.  takes into consideration the full value of schools as community assets, in addition to their value as educational institutions;

b.  provides a viable framework for retaining public ownership of former school properties when there is agreement among the parties that the site should be retained; and

c.  identifies alternative funding sources beyond municipal funding to keep schools as community assets.

2.  City Council direct the City-School Boards Advisory Council to report back to Executive Committee on these issues by the fourth quarter of 2015.

3.  City Council request the Province and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to engage the City of Toronto as a strategic partner in the 2014-2016 studies of potential school sales and closures.

4.  City Council direct the Acting Deputy City Manager, Cluster A to report to the City-School Boards Advisory Committee, as part of its 2015-2016 Workplan:

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council approve the preliminary funding model for the Community/Cultural Hub and the Live/Work Units as set out in the Financial Impact section of the report (March 11, 2015) from the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, based on plans to be submitted to the City's Planning Department by the Rockport Group for the market rental building.

2.  City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to co-ordinate the negotiation of the agreements and security required to proceed with the Hub, Live/Work Units and Open Space Area, in consultation with relevant City divisions, the Toronto Parking Authority, the Rockport Group, Woodbourne Capital Management and Toronto Artscape Inc.

3.  City Council authorize the designation of Toronto Artscape Inc. as the operator/leaseholder of the proposed 26 Live/Work Units, conditional upon:

a.  Toronto Artscape Inc. providing a finalized business case and lease that confirms the viability of the Live/Work Units, satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office; and

b.  City Council granting final planning approval for the Development.
 

4.  City Council authorize the designation of Toronto Artscape Inc. as the operator/leaseholder and manager of the proposed Community/Cultural Hub and the Open Space Area, subject to the following conditions:

 
a.  Toronto Artscape Inc. providing a finalized business case and lease that confirms the viability of the Community/Cultural Hub and Open Space Area, satisfactory to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture; and

b.  City Council granting final planning approval for the Development and final approval of the Funding Model.

 
5.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to expedite the planning review process once the Rockport Group has made the necessary planning applications.

6.  City Council direct that, should the developer not be able to obtain above grade permits and commence construction of the new apartment building by the end of July 2016 and the developer is not willing to extend the fixed price term beyond that period, the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A report through Executive Committee to City Council on whether to proceed with the Proposal, and if so, the source of funds required.

7.  City Council direct the Director, Affordable Housing Office, in consultation with relevant Divisions, to report through Executive Committee to City Council on the final funding and program for the Community/Cultural Hub, the Live/Work Units and the Open Space Area required for final approval, when Council considers the land use approvals for the overall project.

In August 2014, City Council directed staff to conduct due diligence on an innovative proposal (the "Proposal") to support the revitalization of the Weston community.  The Proposal includes the creation of an approximately 800-square meter community/cultural hub (the "Hub"), 26 affordable rental housing live/work units (the "Live/Work Units) for artists and an approximately 1,150 square meter "Open Space Area" to continue the Weston Farmers' Market and other community uses. This is to be built in conjunction with a purpose built market rental building comprised of approximately 350 units (collectively "the Development"). Council directed staff to report in early 2015 on City and third-party funding and other resources required to proceed.

The Proposal made by 22 John Street Developments Inc. (a Rockport Group company) to the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA), has the Development being located on the surplus City-owned TPA surface parking lot at 22 John Street, together with vacant space in the base of the adjacent rental high-rise building at 33 King Street. A new, approximately 75-space TPA replacement parking lot will serve local businesses and the community. Artscape will be the eventual leaseholder operator of the Community/Cultural Hub and 26 Live/Work Units.

The Weston community has been identified as one of the City's 31 Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs), with unemployment at a higher rate than the city average and a lack of affordable housing. The proposed multi-million dollar investment in the Development will create some 940 new jobs, which, together with the local expansion of public transit by Metrolinx and GO Transit will contribute to an area-wide social and economic revitalization.

Since August, staff from various City Divisions, led by the Affordable Housing Office, have worked with the TPA, the Rockport Group and its development participants, Woodbourne Capital Management and Toronto Artscape Inc. ("Artscape"), in conducting further due diligence on the unique funding and program model proposed. As a result of this work, additional refinements have been made to the overall proposal. The cost to build the Community/Cultural Hub, Live/Work Units and Open Space Area is projected to be $13.3 million, including an operating reserve.

This report recommends that Council approve the proposed preliminary funding model and program, conditional on the completion of on-going due diligence.

Council approval of the recommendations in this report will trigger the filing of planning applications by 22 John Street Developments Inc. and enable the next phase of due diligence by City staff.

The expectation of the parties is that by the end of this year or early in 2016 staff will have completed their due diligence on the Development. This will include determining what legal agreements will be necessary, and their content, based on the outcome of planning approvals. Staff will then be in a position to report on the proposed planning approvals, the overall program, and the final funding and proposal details which are set out in a preliminary fashion in this report.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council again affirm its position that the Federal government re-invest the savings arising from the expiration of current agreements back into social housing.

2.  City Council request the Province to increase the amount of supportive housing for persons with mental health and addiction issues and other disabilities.

This report recommends an innovative affordable ownership housing initiative between Habitat for Humanity, Greater Toronto Area ("Habitat"), the City of Toronto, and Build Toronto. Twenty-five new affordable ownership homes by Habitat will be secured and funded to provide housing for lower-income Toronto families. The homes will be incorporated into the multi-building condominium development at 10, 11, 25, and 30 Ordnance Street and 45 Strachan Avenue (the "Ordnance Triangle").

10, 11, and 25 Ordnance Street and 45 Strachan Avenue were surplus City of Toronto properties that were transferred to Build Toronto in 2011. This report seeks authority for the City to enter into an affordable housing agreement with Habitat, Build Toronto, and the developer whereby 25 units will be sold at below market value. Both Build Toronto and the City will provide funding and when combined with Habitat's contributions, the partnership will make the homes affordable to eligible lower-income Toronto families.

City funding for the Habitat homes is recommended to come from the federal/provincial Investment in Affordable Housing Program (IAH) and the City of Toronto's Home Ownership Assistance Program (HOAP). Under the IAH guidelines, Habitat is eligible for $50,000 per home in loan funding and the HOAP provides $25,000 per home. If the Habitat family sells the home within 20 years, the loans are repaid to the City with a share of appreciation and the funds go on to help subsequent eligible purchasers.

Under the City's affordable housing action plan Housing Opportunities Toronto, 2010-2020 (HOT), Build Toronto sites are prioritized for affordable housing funding and incentives. Affordable home ownership housing is a priority of HOT, which sets a target of 200 new affordable ownership homes annually. This initiative is consistent with the City's previous work with Habitat on small scale affordable housing for families.

As Deputy Mayor, I have taken on a lead role in economic development to aid in the processes that will promote revitalization and sustainability, generating gains in private investment and local job creation.  A letter submitted to my office by Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) has opened a dialogue to discuss merits of how, as a City, we can achieve further economic success in Etobicoke and in Toronto.

WEG has been a longstanding partner, operating in Toronto since 1881. The Woodbine Racetrack facility has been a part of the North Etobicoke fabric since 1956 and has since earned worldwide recognition as a premier horse racing operation.

I am writing the Executive Committee to advise that North Etobicoke faces the very real threat of losing the racetrack.  As you may be aware, the short term arrangement between WEG and the Province, through the Horse Racing Partnership Funding Program expires in 2019.

For WEG to achieve long-term sustainability for the horse racing industry, solutions must be identified that are successful over the long-term and provide consistent revenue streams that will facilitate growth, while providing security for the horse racing industry.  If solutions are not found then Toronto faces the potential loss of more than 7500 jobs and over 1800 in the Rexdale community that WEG currently provides.

The concept of expanded gaming will provide not only WEG a revenue stream to support horse racing at this site, but will provide the City and North Etobicoke immense revitalization and economic prospects.   I am writing to you and the Executive Committee to consider engaging in the process to attain a resolution by the City of Toronto to permit the expansion of gaming at the Woodbine Racetrack, which would include the introduction of live gaming tied to a bigger vision; the creation of a premier "entertainment destination" for our City.  The opportunity is before us to create a legacy at this site that will see an economically depressed area like Rexdale revitalized with new operations like a hotel, restaurants, retail, amenities, partnerships to support community needs, etc.  

Under a new administration we have the opportunity to engage the private sector, along with other orders of government to ensure that Toronto remains at the forefront of economic growth, while remaining highly competitive with its surrounding municipalities.  The expansion of the Woodbine Racetrack will allow us the opportunity to achieve just that.

Moving forward it is important to remember that gaming via the racetrack has been taking place since 1956 and gaming through slots and electronic tables since 2000.

It is also timely that we consider a live gaming expansion at this site as the OLG is currently engaged in the procurement process to identify a qualified private sector service provider to operate OLG Slots at Woodbine racetrack pursuant to its Modernization Plan.  The support of expanded gaming will allow WEG and a future private sector service provider the ability to work with the City through a redevelopment application process, creating a catalyst for revitalization of the surrounding area.  This important first step is required in order for WEG and the OLG to develop a redevelopment strategy in consultation with the City to ensure the long-term success of the Rexdale Community.

The expansion of gaming at this specific site will create an environment with immense potential and benefit to the City of Toronto and its residents.  Benefits include:

Creation of local jobs, fostering economic sustainability & vitality in the Rexdale community

Establishment of a new world class, premier "entertainment destination" for Toronto

Increased revenue to the City through property taxes and hosting fees

Redevelopment of nearly 700 acres at the 555 Rexdale Boulevard site

Remain a premier tourist attraction with over six million visitors a year

Act as a catalyst for further growth and revitalization in the Rexdale/Etobicoke area

Stronger City and Community partnership with WEG

It is important that we listen to our communities and act in their best interest regarding this matter.  We saw positive community support for the expansion at Woodbine, highlighted through polling and public consultations, which were identified in the 2013 report when the gaming expansion at Woodbine Racetrack was before Council in the previous term.  I also found that during my 2014 door-to-door re-election campaign that positive sentiment remained in Etobicoke North for expanded gaming at Woodbine Racetrack.  I strongly believe that the support from our residents will continue to be there, as we will have the opportunity to engage them again through a willing host/expanded gaming process site specific to 555 Rexdale Boulevard.

I will be in attendance at the March 25th, 2015 Executive Committee meeting to discuss this matter further with the committee and to present a motion that will be site specific to 555 Rexdale Boulevard.  This will commence the process to attain a resolution by the City of Toronto to permit the expansion of gaming at the Woodbine Racetrack, which would include the introduction of live gaming, acting as the catalyst for greater vision for this site.

I strongly believe that expanded gaming at Woodbine racetrack will not only allow WEG to sustain long-term revenue security for the horse racing industry, but the overall project will have even greater and more positive impacts that will be felt in Etobicoke and the rest of the City.

8.  City Council request the City Manager to report to the appropriate Committee with a determination of the value to the City generated by Build Toronto, and on whether existing City divisions and/or agencies or an alternate model would be better able to take over any of Build Toronto's functions.

The following City officials made a presentation to the Audit Committee on the Operational Review of Build Toronto Inc.:

-           Beverly Romeo-Beehler, Auditor General

-           Jerry Shaubel, Director, Auditor General's Office.

The purpose of this report is to provide City Council with an overview of the work the Auditor General plans to conduct during 2015.  It also contains a synopsis of the work undertaken during the past few years:

-           Appendix 1 contains the Auditor General’s 2015 Audit Work Plan

-           Appendix 2 includes a summary of a backlog of audits reports

-           Appendix 3 lists amendments to the 2014 Audit Work Plan projects

-           Appendix 4 includes audits completed during the period 2010 to 2014

The 2015 Audit Work Plan provides City Council with an overview of how the resources that have been allocated to the Auditor General’s Office will be used during 2015.

The audits that will be undertaken as part of the 2015 Audit Work Plan will provide independent information for City Council to hold City administrators accountable for providing stewardship over public funds and for achieving value for money in City operations.  The information will help City administrators improve City operations, mitigate risks, strengthen management controls, improve accountability and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of City services.

The Work Plan includes audits in progress, new audit projects, annual recurring projects, follow-up audits and the Fraud and Waste Hotline investigative work.  Follow-up audits are conducted to ensure that management has taken appropriate action to implement the recommendations from past audit and investigative reports.  The Auditor General may revise the Work Plan as new information arises.

The Auditor General undertakes a risk-based audit approach.  Every five years the Auditor General performs an extensive city-wide risk assessment of the City operations and its major agencies and corporations.  The risk-assessment is a major undertaking that includes a city-wide survey and detailed interviews with senior city officials and City Councillors.  The assessment is used to identify the high risk areas so that audit work can be prioritized.  The city-wide risk assessment also builds knowledge of the audit environment.

The Audit Work Plan includes projects identified from preliminary results of the risk-assessment.  The final risk assessment will be reported to the May 22, 2015 Audit Committee meeting.  The results will be used to update the 2015 Audit Work Plan and to prepare the Audit Work Plans for future years.

This report provides information related to the results of the Auditor General’s 2014 audit of the use of service efficiency consultants which was included in the 2014 Audit Work Plan and a January 2015 Budget Committee request related to the implementation status of the KPMG City of Toronto - Shared Services Efficiency Study.

Auditor General’s 2014 Review of the Use of Service Efficiency Study Consultants

The Auditor General’s 2014 Audit Work Plan included a review of the use of consultants on Service Efficiency Studies.  The overall objective of this audit was to determine whether the City received value for money from the Service Efficiency Studies.  The audit also examined whether the consultant deliverables met the stated expectations of quality, price and timeliness. 

Attachment 1 includes a cover report and the audit report prepared and signed by the previous Auditor General as well as management’s response to the recommendations contained in the report.

Management agrees with the four recommendations made in the report.

Request for Information – January 29, 2015

At the January 29, 2015 Budget Committee meeting, the Auditor General was requested to provide a status update on the implementation of recommendations related to the shared services initiative.  One of the 22 consultant reports reviewed during this project related to shared services.  This report provides information related to the City Shared Services Project and consultant’s shared service recommendations.  The Auditor General included a project to monitor the progress of the City Shared Service Project in her 2015 Work Plan.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Board of Health, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2018 and until successors are appointed:

- Stacey Berry

- Ashna Bowry

- Angela Jonsson

- Elisa Levi

- Paul Nagpal

- Peter Wong

2. City Council appoint Angela Kennedy as the education representative on the Board of Health, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2018, and until a successor is appointed.

3. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (February 20, 2015) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Board of Health.

Candidates' biographies:

Stacey Berry

Stacey Berry is passionate about community development and health awareness. She has an MA in Public Policy, Administration and Law, and an Honours BA from York University. Stacey worked as a constituency assistant for a MPP, as an Office Manager and Correspondence Coordinator for the Minister of Health Promotion and Sport, as a Government and Public Relations Liaison to the Minister of Consumer Services and interned as a federal policy assistant for Local Initiatives Support Corporation in Washington D.C. Stacey is the owner of Bstellar Consulting Group.

Ashna Bowry

Ashna Bowry is an academic Family Physician at St Michael's Hospital, Toronto. She trained at the University of Bristol, UK and completed a residency in Family Medicine at the University of Toronto. Ashna graduated with an MSc degree in International Health and Tropical Medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Ashna's clinical focus is providing primary care to vulnerable patients in inner-city Toronto, mainly pediatric, mental health and chronic disease management cases.

Angela Jonsson

Angela Jonsson is currently Manager of Stakeholders for Canada's Minister of Labour. She has worked in all levels of government including the Toronto District School Board, and in the 2008 presidential race in the USA. Angela has served in a variety of leadership roles for election campaigns, volunteers regularly tutoring and mentoring high school students, and is an active member of various not-for-profit organizations. In her spare time, she enjoys running marathons, baking, and exploring the city.

Angela Kennedy

Angela Kennedy is an RN and Certified Diabetes Educator currently working as a staff member of the Diabetes Care Team at Toronto East General Hospital. She was educated in Toronto attending Corpus Christi Elementary School, Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School and St Joseph's School of Nursing. She was first elected school trustee with the Toronto Catholic District School Board in 2000 and is currently serving her 5th term.

Elisa Levi

Elisa Levi currently works with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer as Director of Strategy Implementation for First Nations, Inuit and Metis Cancer Control.  Elisa contributes her leadership skills to various organizations, including serving as co-chair of the Aboriginal Nutrition Network, Governing Circle Director for The Circle, Advisor at Small Change Fund, and Trustee for Nawash. Elisa has a Master's of Public Health from Lakehead University, and a BASC from Ryerson University.

Paul Nagpal

Paul Nagpal is an advisor working with small and mid-sized companies. He provides sales & growth advisory and interim management services, particularly within the technology, food, and retail sectors. Paul has worked with many companies to help them define strategies that drive sustainable sales growth.  Paul also sits on a number of boards and is an advisor/mentor to many start-up companies, providing both oversight and hands-on support to ensure they are best positioned for success.

Peter Wong

Dr. Peter Wong trained in Paediatric/Cardiology at SickKids Hospital, is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, is an Assistant Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto, and has a Master's and a PhD in Public Health.  Peter is the past Site Chief of Paediatrics at William Osler Health Centre and Medical Consultant with Niagara Region Public Health. He has received recognitions from the Rexdale Community Health Centre and SickKids Hospital.

The Interview Subcommittee for the Board of Health conducted interviews on February 27, 2015 and forwards its recommended candidates to the Civic Appointments Committee.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:

1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Toronto Port Authority Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on March 31, 2018 and until a successor is appointed:

- Amanda Walton

2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (February 25, 2015) from the City Clerk and Confidential Attachment 4 remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Port Authority Board of Directors.

Candidate's biography:

Amanda Walton

Amanda Walton is a corporate communications and public affairs consultant. She previously worked as a Senior Vice President and Partner at Advance Planning & Communications Inc. Amanda has a BA in History and Political Science from Victoria College at the University of Toronto. She has served on the boards of Ontario Place, the Canadian National Exhibition Association, the Albany Club, and Crescent School.

The Interview Subcommittee for the Toronto Port Authority conducted interviews on March 4, 2015 and forwards its recommended candidates to the Civic Appointments Committee.

Candidates' biographies:

Eric Alper

Eric Alper is Director of Media Relations for eOne Music Canada, and the host of SiriusXM's ThatEricAlper show. He is also CTV's music correspondent and a regular contributor to CBC Radio, Country 92.9 in Chatham-Kent, DAWG FM in Ottawa, and CJBK AM in London among others. He has been named to Billboard Magazine, Paste Magazine and The National Post's "best on social media", with over 500,000 followers on Twitter and over 25,000 fans on Facebook.

Derek Andrews

Derek Andrews is an independent arts consultant, Music Curator at Toronto's Luminato Festival, artistic director of Mundial Montreal, and is the music programmer for North York's Cultural Festival. As an Associate Member of the European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals, Derek is an internationally recognized authority on "world music" and a passion advocate for creative approaches in music as a tool for breaking down cultural barriers.

Vivian Barclay

Vivian Barclay, General Manager of Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd., has worked as a radio programmer and on-air host, in artist management, publicity and promotion and as a programmer for conferences and festivals. A Ryerson University Graduate with a degree, Vivian joined Warner Chappell in 2001, and rose through the ranks with stints in royalties, copyright, song plugging.  Vivian is on the boards of the CMPA, the CMRRA, SOCAN and Phemphat Entertainment Group (Honey Jam Showcase).

Mary An Blom

A 21-year veteran of the industry, Mary An Blom is currently Director of Corporate Strategy and Insights at Sony Music. Her role includes assessing new business ventures, which has allowed her to work with stakeholders in diverse aspects of the Toronto entertainment community.  She also works closely with the executive team on strategic planning, and is known for her ability to distil complex problems and deliver creative and collaborative solutions.  She is a classically trained flutist.

Dan Broome

Daniel Broome has spent the last 21 years working in the Canadian Music Business. A marketing, media, culture, arts, and entertainment professional, he started in the industry in 1993 at True North Records / The Finkelstein Management Company as the company's VP of Operations and Administration. Currently, Daniel is the Acting Executive Director at the Toronto Musicians' Association representing the over 3,000 professional musicians working and living in the Greater Toronto Area.

Jeff Cohen

Jeff Cohen (JC) is co-owner of iconic Toronto live music venues the Legendary H-Shoe Tavern and Lee's Palace. He also co-owns Toronto based Collective Concerts and The Toronto Urban Roots fest

Jeff Craib

Twenty-five year music industry veteran Jeff Craib has a career that spans hundreds of artists, thousands of shows and international recognition and respect from his peers. As President of The Feldman Agency, Jeff's enthusiasm has always stemmed from his work as an agent. Jeff's vast industry knowledge, passion for artist development, keen eye for marketing, and touring expertise gives him the advantage and ability to plan and execute any type of live event for any type of audience.

Sari Delmar

Sari founded AB at the age of 18. Sari's time is spent on handling business development and strategic partnerships for the company and travelling the world. Sari has been invited to speak at international conferences, sit on the Toronto Music Advisory Council and the Toronto Austin Alliance Council, and in 2014 was awarded with an International Women Achievers' Award in the Entertainment category. Her blog is a hotbed for emerging artist and entrepreneur advice.

Jay Douglas

Jay Douglas first took to the stage in Montego Bay, Jamaica many years ago as a youth. Having over 45 years of showmanship, Jay has developed a wide-ranging repertoire of American blues, West Indian rhythms, jazz standards, fancy footwork, and plenty of stage charisma. In the early '60s, Jay fronted tough R&B band "The Cougars," who, lit up Toronto and Montreal bars in the late 70's with Soul, Funk and Reggae music.

Justin Erdman

Currently consulting, Justin recently led Canada for Deezer, the global streaming music service. He began his career at MuchMusic.com, managing digital production for live TV broadcasts and major events. He has also led digital production and emerging tech for Canada's largest record label Universal Music Canada. He has spoken at NXNE, Canadian Music Week, and in front of the Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa. Billboard has twice named him to the Top 140 music biz personalities on Twitter.

Murray Foster

Murray Foster grew up in Thornhill Ontario. While earning an English degree at University of Toronto, his band Moxy Fruvous became a national sensation. When that band ended in 2000 Murray joined Newfoundland band Great Big Sea. Murray founded a green-energy company in 2007 and the Toronto Songwriting School in 2013. He teaches songwriting at Seneca College, is Executive Director of non-profit organization Our Place Initiative and just finished writing/directing his first feature film, "The Cocksure Lads Movie"

Adam Gill

Born and raised in Toronto, Adam Gill founded Embrace in 2002 while at university with the vision of creating a leading independent live music and entertainment company.

Since its inception, Embrace has expanded to include artist management, consumer brand partnerships/sponsorships, venue management and the presentation of over 500 live events, concerts and festivals per year throughout North America.

Graham Henderson

Graham Henderson is President of Music Canada, an association that promotes the interests of the Canadian music community. Graham has been working with artists for more than 25 years, first as one of Canada's leading entertainment lawyers and later as Senior VP, Business Affairs and eCommerce at Universal Music Canada. Graham contributes his time on the Boards of Directors of The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, Invest Toronto, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Re:Sound.

Derek "drex" Jancar

Over the years, Jancar himself has led a colourful life rich in experience. He has been a recording artist, a social entrepreneur, a youth leader, a talent manager, a marketing director for a luxury car company, a co-founder of several award-winning grassroots youth-led initiatives and a co-founder of NHL star Dave Bolland's charitable foundation. Currently Drex's portfolio consists primarily of management responsibility towards Drake's OVO Fest and OVO Clothing, Majid Jordan and Remix

Andreas Kalogiannides

Andreas Kalogiannides is a Toronto lawyer practising in corporate and intellectual property law, focusing on music and entertainment.  His firm, Kalogiannides Law, provides to musicians and other creative professionals the tools to create, protect and monetize their work. Prior to practising law, Andreas gained experience in a variety of music industry roles, including at Re:Sound, the Future of Music Coalition (Washington, D.C), and Universal Music Canada.  Andreas is a Toronto native.

Che Kothari

Che is the Founding Director and Chairman of Manifesto Community Projects whose mission is to unite, inspire and empower diverse communities of young people through arts and culture. Che is a member of the Toronto Arts Council Advocacy advisory, the Steering Committee for ArtReach Toronto, Daniel's Spectrum Arts & Cultural Centre's Programming Advisory Committee, and the 2015 Pan Am Games Cultural Advisory Committee. Che has been recognized as Marketing Magazine's One-To-Watch, a Toronto Community Foundation's 'Vital People' and most recently being awarded the Mayor's Cultural Leadership award.

Jesse Kumagai

Jesse Kumagai is the VP, Talent for Live Nation Canada and was Director of Programming for The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall for more than a decade. In addition to his professional duties, Jesse has been an active volunteer currently serving as the Chair of Music Canada Live and a member of the Unison Benevolent Fund Board.  He is the former Vice-Chair of the Yonge Dundas Square Board of management, a former board member of CAPACOA and the Small World Music Society.

Robert Lanni

Rob Lanni (with Eric Lawrence) co-founded Coalition Music in the late '80s - a full-service management company.  The current client roster includes artists Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, Finger Eleven, USS, Justin Nozuka, The Balconies, Andee and Ben Caplan.  In 2010, Coalition Music purchased and renovated a 12,000 square foot building in Scarborough (a former convent) that is home to Canada's Music Incubator (not-for-profit) and TEMPO (Through Education Music Provides Opportunity) charity.

Alexander Mair

Mr. Mair committed his entire career to the support of Canadian artists.  After managing Gordon Lightfoot for eight years, he launched Attic Records. Attic earned 114 gold, platinum and multiplatinum records.  Successful Canadian artists included Triumph, the Nylons, Lee Aaron, Downchild Blues Band, Haywire and many more.  Attic invested over $30 million in developing and marketing Canadian artists, and generate over $30 million in foreign royalty revenue that flowed back to Canada.

Amanda Martinez

Amanda Martinez is a Toronto-based singer/songwriter whose music exultingly blends her unique Mexican and South African roots with flamenco soul.  Her solo CDs have garnered her multiple nominations for Latin Jazz Performer of the Year, and her songs have appeared on three Putumayo world music collections: Bossanova Around the World, Latin Dreamland and most recently, Cafe Latino. Her third and latest CD "Mañana" helmed by GRAMMY-winning producer Javier Limón.

Mervon Mehta

Mervon Mehta's career in the arts has seen him on both sides of the curtain as an actor and music executive. He has performed around the world programmed for some of the most significant music venues in the US and Canada.

Noah Mintz

Noah Mintz is the owner of and a Senior Mastering Engineer at Lacquer Channel Mastering. Since 1975, Lacquer Channel Mastering has been one of Canada's premier mastering studios. Combining the best of vintage and state-of-the-art technology, Lacquer Channel currently has Canada's only operating record lathe. Previous to Mastering, Noah was the singer and guitar player of the influential 90's indie rock band, hHead.

Miranda Mulholland

Classically trained on violin and in voice, Miranda is a versatile performer and in high demand as a fiddler and singer covering a wide range of styles. She is a member of Great Lake Swimmers and Belle Starr and released her debut solo album in 2014. She is the owner of a boutique record label, Roaring Girl Records.

Rodney Murphy

Rodney Murphy is the Education and Outreach Manager for SOCAN - the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. He has been working on behalf of Canadian songwriters with SOCAN for the past 12 years providing extensive copyright and music industry education in an effort to maximize their performance royalties and music revenue. Before joining SOCAN, Rodney worked for CKCU FM in Ottawa, Sony Music Canada and BBC Radio One in the UK.  He has a Master's degree in Media Studies.

Errol Nazareth

Errol has been playing with words professionally for nearly 30 years.  He began writing about the city's diverse music scenes for the Scarborough Mirror and went on to cover them for The Toronto Sun, CBC Radio and various local and national music publications. Errol is a regular contributor to CBC's Metro Morning - the city's top rated morning show - as well as Big City Small World - which focuses on the local music and culture scenes.

Jeffrey Remedios

Jeffrey is the Toronto based president and co-founder of Arts & Crafts, one of the top independent music companies with office in Toronto, Los Angeles and Mexico. Jeffrey oversees all aspects of the company's business, establishing A&C as a global music brand.  Rolling Stone Magazine recently cited Jeffrey as a key insider shaping the future of the music business. Jeffrey is the promoter and founder of the Toronto's Field Trip Music & Arts Festival.

Roberta Smith

Roberta Smith is the Chief Operating Officer at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Smith has been with the TSO for 20 years and, most recently, provided leadership as Interim President & CEO. Ms. Smith spent the early part of her career developing education programs for young people in the GTA. She was awarded the John Hobday Award in Arts Management in 2009 by the Canada Council for the Arts. Ms. Smith holds a Masters in Musicology from University of Toronto, and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business.

Spencer Sutherland

R. D. Spencer Sutherland is an innovative entrepreneur in the entertainment and media sector.  His work has been showcased in Science centres and museums around the world.  He currently serves as Chairman of the Queen St West BIA since 2010, also member of the TABIA Board of Directors since 2011, and member of the Toronto Music Advisory Council since 2014.  He also owns Nocturne, a live electronic music venue in downtown Toronto, and has co-produced over 1200 events since 2009.

Patti-Anne Tarlton

Current Chief Operating Officer Ticketmaster Canada, Patti-Anne has a deep understanding of the North American Live Entertainment Industry having spent her career as a concert promoter, venue operator and sports and entertainment executive in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.  Most recently, Tarlton headed up Live Entertainment Division for Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

Andrew Weir

Andrew currently serves as Executive Vice President of Tourism Toronto, responsible for global marketing and communications to elevate Toronto as a destination for leisure and business travelers. Andrew has also served as a Communications Director for an Ontario Cabinet Minister and was a communications consultant in the health care industry.

The purpose of this report is to have City Council appoint members of the public to the Toronto Music Industry Advisory Council.

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that: 

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Film Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2018:

-Jonathan Ahee

-Maxine Bailey

-Douglas Barrett

-David Carter

-Ken Dhaliwal

-Shelley Eriksen

-Valerie Fox

-Victoria Harding

-David Hardy

-Sarah Ker-Hornell

-Louis Major

-Peter Miller

-Jim Mirkopoulos

-Roger Nair

-Warren Ross

-Brian Simpson

-Jennifer Stewart

-Mimi Wolch

2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (March 5, 2015) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Film Board.

Candidates' biographies:

Jonathan Ahee

Since 2004 Jonathan Ahee has been President of NABET 700 UNIFOR.  As President, Jonathan is responsible for overall operations, including negotiation, application and interpretation of collective agreements and the employment interests of over 2,000 film, television and new media technicians representing in excess of $50 million in wages annually.

Maxine Bailey

Maxine Bailey is the Vice-President of Advancement for TIFF, Toronto's leading film institution. She serves as TIFF's principal liaison for government partners, donors, supporters, and members, who together contribute 26% of the organization's revenue. Passionate about Toronto's cultural life.  Bailey co-founded the Black Artists Network in Dialogue (BAND) and serves on boards/committees for ArtsVote, the Linden School for Girls, and many more.

Douglas Barrett

Doug Barrett is a veteran of Canada's media industry.  In the 80s and 90s, he was a leading Canadian media and entertainment lawyer.  For most of the 2000s, Douglas was the President and CEO of one of Canada's largest professional motion picture equipment rental houses.  Since 2008 he has held a Chair at the Schulich School of Business as the Bell Media Professor of Media Management.  Over the years he has served on many industry boards.

Suzanna Birchwood

Suzanna Birchwood is a strategic planning expert who works at the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.   Engaged in both her local downtown community and in international public affairs, Suzanna has 10+ years of experience serving on public and non-profit boards, for both arts and social services.

David Carter

David Carter is President of Canada Film Capital (CFC), which is Canada's leading film and television tax incentive financing and administration company servicing the Canadian film industry from coast to coast. He is the primary point-of-contact at CFC for its clients, the production finance and physical production executives at the major studios, independents and VFX houses. David has a B.Sc. and is a CPA and CA (Canada), and a CPA and CGMA (USA).

Marc Cormier

Born in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Marc studied the biological sciences in Bordeaux, France before moving to Toronto. In 1991 Marc began a career in education which took him from the classroom to administration. Marc has been involved in one of Toronto's Film Festivals since 2005 as a web designer, programmer, print coordinator, content manager as well as board member and board president.

Ken Dhaliwal

Ken Dhaliwal is a partner at Dentons (Toronto) with a focus on media, entertainment and intellectual property law. Ken's clients are involved in a wide range of activities from financing to production and distribution. He acts for banks, film and television producers, distributors, broadcasters as well as creators and artists. Ken has been rated as "most frequently recommended" in the annual Canadian Legal Expert Directory.

Shelley Eriksen

Shelley Eriksen is a Toronto-based writer-executive producer with experience in drama and comedy series, movies of the week, and limited series.  Credits include "Continuum," "Rookie Blue," "Bomb Girls," and many others.

Valerie Fox

Valerie Fox is the Executive Director of the Digital Media Zone at Ryerson University (DMZ). She was responsible for its development and opening in April of 2010. Since then, the DMZ has grown to become Canada's largest university incubator and multi-disciplinary co-working space. Valerie's a user experience designer, coach and facilitator of change in the digital economy.

Victoria Harding

Victoria Harding has been a respected member of Toronto's film and television community since 1988.  By the age of 26, Victoria was one of the youngest location managers in Toronto and editor of the Directors Guild of Canada's (DGC) national magazine.  In 2001, Valerie was elected to the DGC Executive Board and started production managing with producer Kevin Lafferty, a relationship which continued until she joined the staff of the DGC Ontario in 2013 as Associate Executive Director.

David Hardy

David Hardy studied history, political studies and varsity hockey at Queen's University, which he shortly thereafter parlayed into a lucrative career as a free-lance film industry worker.  David's various industry jobs and volunteer board positions have left him an astute, diplomatic and accomplished executive who has built an extensive network of industry and government contacts through his diverse industry work experience.

Sarah Ker-Hornell

A seasoned industry executive with extensive business development, marketing and public policy experience, Ms. Ker-Hornell holds a BA from the University of Toronto. Other notable honours include Canadian Women's Who's Who, Canada's Who's Who and the University of Toronto Arbor Award for Mentorship. Ker-Hornell sits on a variety of Industry Boards and Committees, including the Ontario Media Development Corporation Screen-based Advisory Council and the Toronto Board of Trade, Municipal Committee.

Louis Major

Louis has 30 years of International sales and business experience in the motion picture business. Louis' current role is as Vice-President at Technciolor Canada, Inc. Louis oversees post production facilities servicing feature film, television broadcast and commercials in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Louis has held many positions within the post-production business: online editor, technical supervisor, sales executive and business unit manager.

Peter Miller

Peter Miller is a lawyer and engineer with over 20 years of media and telecommunications industry experience, in both private practice and senior executive positions.  Since 2005, Peter has acted as an advisor to select clients in both the public and private sectors, specializing in business and policy development, as well as counsel.  He also serves as Chair of Interactive Ontario, the trade association representing the interests of Ontario's digital media sector.

Dimitrios Jim Mirkopoulos

Jim Mirkopoulos is VP of Cinespace Film Studios, North America's largest owner and operator of film, TV and digital media production space, liaising directly with the production heads of major Hollywood studios and Canada's leading production entities.  Since 2013 he has been a Director of 3doo, the world's largest streaming platform for 3D content, and he advises both York University and Sheridan College on their film and media programs. He holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business.

Roger Nair

Roger Nair is the CEO of Roger Nair Productions, a company established to facilitate the production and distribution of domestic and foreign films as well as management of large scale events. A career film maker, human rights activist, and consultant; Mr. Nair started his career over eighteen years ago. Since then, Mr. Nair Mr. Nair has organized several events contributing to the success story for Toronto being a choice for holding international events in the entertainment business arena.

Warren Ross

Warren Ross is the National Director, Industrial Relations at the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA), where he provides strategic and operational oversight of labour relations within the film, television and digital media industry. Warren also plays a leadership role in the advancement of key legislative priorities on behalf of CMPA members. Warren has a law degree from the University of Windsor and a BA (Hons.) in Media, Information and Technoculture from Western University.

Brian Simpson

A business graduate of Rotmans (U of T) and lawyer who entered entertainment field in 2006 becoming CEO of Keyframe Digital Productions; Board member of Innovate Niagara, Niagara Film Festival, and current President of the Computer Animation Studios of Ontario.  Brian is currently President of CityFX, a visual effects house; President of Surface2Air, a film Production Company, and still practices law primarily in the entertainment field.

Jennifer Stewart

Jennifer was educated at York University and graduated with a degree in art history.  A lifelong lover of the arts in all their forms, her professional path has taken her to work at Virgin Records, Malofilm Distribution, the CBC, in various capacities and now as Director of Marketing and Development at The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Jennifer has forged strong relationships in the screen based media sector with producers, distributors, film makers and content creators.

Mimi Wolch

Mimi Wolch is currently the Director, Independent and Broadcast Production, with ACTRA Toronto. Mimi continues her efforts to promote Toronto as a world-class filming destination, assists in bringing foreign productions to the province, while simultaneously helping to grow the local screen-based industry. She is a committed advocate for workers in the Ontario screen-based industry. Ms. Wolch began her long career in film and television as a script supervisor.

The purpose of this report is to have City Council appoint members of the public to the Toronto Film Board.

The Toronto Fire Services (TFS) 2015-2019 Master Fire Plan supports the Division's ongoing efforts to increase fire safety and fire prevention through education and prevention mechanisms and to provide high quality, efficient, and effective emergency response such that life safety outcomes are improved for all residents across the city.

The Master Fire Plan provides strategic direction for TFS and outlines the critical initiatives that TFS will implement over the next five years in order to achieve its strategic objectives. The strategic objectives include keeping communities safe, empowering people, strengthening partnerships and improving performance.

The Master Fire Plan addresses a number of major issues which form the basis of the work to be carried out over the five year term of the plan. This includes technological improvements, accreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) as well as a number of service priorities such as vertical growth, densification and congestion, diversity, fiscal sustainability, and the importance of fire prevention and public education.

Guiding divisional priorities and investments over the next five years and beyond, the Master Fire Plan is intended to align TFS service and priorities in preparation for the accreditation process and to prepare TFS for a commitment to continuous improvement. The Plan will act as the foundation and transition document to support TFS' upcoming application for accreditation through the CFAI. 

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

1. City Council request the Director, Real Estate Services, to assist Shelter, Support and Housing Administration staff to identify appropriate facilities for use as the 15 potential new emergency shelter sites, both temporary and permanent, that will be needed in the next five years.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to work with the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Equity, Diversity and Human Rights to identify strategies to increase the number of physically accessible shelter beds available.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to report through the 2016 budget process on the impacts of the strategies identified in this report in achieving a 90 percent occupancy target in each emergency shelter sector, and the implications for additional resources needed.

4. City Council refer the report (March 9, 2015) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in particular the workplan on a Mental Health and Substance Use strategy in shelters, to the Board of Health for information.

5. City Council request the Federal and Provincial Governments provide additional funding to create additional supportive housing spaces for long term shelter users with significant health, mental health and addiction issues.

This report sets out an infrastructure and service improvement plan to guide transformation of the emergency shelter system. This plan reflects the City's Housing First approach to ending homelessness by assisting people to move from emergency shelter into permanent housing as quickly as possible, while recognizing the importance of maintaining a robust and responsive emergency shelter system to provide assistance to people in crisis. The plan also supports the City's Poverty Reduction Strategy.

The report provides a detailed overview of the emergency shelter system in a city that is seeing less and less affordable housing, rising property values, and increased poverty. It discusses how the system is structured, who uses it and current service use trends. It highlights areas that need to be changed in order for client needs to continue to be met in an effective and efficient manner. This analysis lays the foundation for a range of proposed actions, including:

-  Development of a new program that focuses on housing long term shelter users to free up shelter beds for their original emergency purpose. The report outlines a range of Housing First approaches to achieve this objective, including partnership opportunities with Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) to provide housing and supports for clients with complex physical, mental health and substance use issues.

-  An overview of the additional shelter capacity required to meet a 90 percent occupancy target in each emergency shelter sector, while also responding to the need for relocation of multiple existing shelter sites, including those related to George Street Revitalization and the displacement of existing shelters caused by real estate development initiatives. The report sets out a clear process for identifying and seeking approval for new shelter sites that will be needed, and outlines a plan for the capital investments required.

-  An update on a number of strategic initiatives underway to improve access and the effective operation of the emergency shelter system. These include updating the Shelter Standards, review of the use of transitional shelter programs, development of an enhanced centralized access system for emergency shelters, development of a harm reduction framework and development of strategic performance indicators and a new funding model that creates incentives to support clients in moving to permanent housing.

The purpose of this report is to update Community Development and Recreation Committee (CDRC) on the implementation status of the 2014-2019 Housing Stability Service Planning Framework (HSSPF), which was unanimously adopted by City Council in December 2013. The HSSPF guides Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) and its partners in the planning, management and delivery of housing and homelessness services over a five year period.

The report provides a high level overview of the actions being taken to respond to the nine strategic directions identified in the framework. Taken together, these actions are intended to transform the existing service system: from one based on historic funding program silos and focused on emergency responses to homelessness and administration of downloaded social housing programs to an integrated client-centered, outcome-focused service system that addresses homelessness and improves the housing stability of Torontonians.

Ongoing broad based engagement is a cornerstone of the service planning framework. This report describes how staff are engaging with the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness (TAEH) – a community based multi-stakeholder group – on approaches and priorities within the service planning framework. A key product of this engagement in 2014 was the definition of objectives, phased milestones, and performance indicators, that form the basis for the implementation plan outlined in this report.

The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council approve allocations for the following three Investment Funding programs, as recommended in Appendices A and B to the report (March 9, 2015) from the Acting Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, subject to the approval of the 2015 Recommended Operating Budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration:

a.  a total of $122,000 to 15 organizations for the 2015 Community Festivals and Special Events Investment Program;

b.  a total of $560,000 to 23 organizations for the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Festivals and Events - Local Animation Through Collaboration; and

c.  a total of $460,000 to 15 organizations for the Community Recreation Investment Funding Program.

2.  City Council direct that an amount of $70,000 be held for appeals for the annual Community Festivals and Community Recreation Investment Programs.

This report recommends funding for the following three 2015 Investment Funding programs:

i.  Community Festivals and Special Events Investment Program;

ii.  Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Festivals and Events - Local Animation Through Collaboration (Pan Am Festivals and Events); and

iii.  Community Recreation Investment Funding Program (Community Recreation).

Of the 230 applications received for these three programs, 53 are recommended for funding in the amount of $1,142,000.  An additional $70,000 has been held for appeals for the annual Community Festivals and Community Recreation Investment Funding programs.

Grants help the City of Toronto achieve its social, economic and cultural goals for its residents. The City's goals are better achieved by supporting the work of organizations that are closer to the communities they serve.

Community Investment programs provide time-limited funding to established and emerging not-for-profit groups in the City of Toronto to test new ideas or enhance existing models that lead to meaningful change in organizations and communities.

The Pan Am Festivals and Events funding aims to enhance the experience of the Games while advancing the City's goals for sport development and healthy living, resident engagement and cultural celebration, and economic development and tourism.

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council receive the report (February 11, 2015) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture for information.

This report provides an annual summary of the data reported each month in the Toronto Economic Dashboard, which benchmarks the city's economic performance.

The Economic Development Committee:

1. Requested the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services, in conjunction with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration, to report to the April 16, 2015 meeting of the Economic Development Committee with a Youth Employment Action Plan that includes:

a. a broad and comprehensive apprenticeship/internship component, including job activities/classes not typically considered; and

b. an outcome tracking process that tracks participant outcomes for a 24 to 36 month period, or longer if feasible.

The General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services gave a presentation to the Committee along with guest speakers Stephen Upton, Vice President, Tridel Corporation and Nigel Rose, PAYE youth employed at Deloitte Canada.

Several years since the end of a deep and far-reaching recession, youth unemployment remains extremely high in Toronto. Despite a recent decline, at approximately 18 percent youth unemployment is still double the City's overall average unemployment rate and among the highest in the province. Unemployment rates for vulnerable groups, such as racialized youth, newcomers, and youth with lower educational attainment, are significantly higher, as are the rates in some of the City’s poorest neighbourhoods.

Addressing youth unemployment requires concerted actions by a range of stakeholders. The Partnership to Advance Youth Employment (PAYE) is central to the City's work to create more opportunities for youth. Working directly with a range of employers, PAYE has evolved into a successful model for increasing access to employment opportunities and vital job preparation supports for youth (aged 18-29) across Toronto.

Following a brief overview of PAYE's features and accomplishments, this report highlights a number of actions that are being taken to expand PAYE. In 2015, these steps will double both the number of hiring employers engaged annually from 40 to 80 and the number of youth served from 500 to 1000. In addition, given the scale of youth unemployment, Toronto Employment and Social Services, Economic Development and Culture and Social Development, Finance and Administration are developing a more comprehensive City approach to support youth through employer-led training, work experience, entrepreneurship, and career pathway approaches, among others.

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the Acting Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to sign a contract renewal agreement with Service Canada, upon Service Canada's approval for the City's renewal application, for the Toronto Youth Job Corps program for up to $2,176,898 in federal subsidy with a $220,729 contribution from the City's tax base, and $212,580 contribution from the Social Assistance Stabilization Reserve Fund (XQ1054).

2.  The appropriate City Officials take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

This report seeks authority to renew the agreement with Service Canada for the City-administered Toronto Youth Job Corps (TYJC) program for the 2015 contract year.

TYJC provides pre-employment support, structured employment training, employer placement and follow up supports for youth most distant from the labour market. TYJC was initiated in 1983 and has been reviewed and updated to meet both changing youth needs and funding requirements.

TYJC is administered by the City of Toronto and delivered by three community agencies selected through an open request for proposals process: JVS Toronto, West Neighbourhood House (formerly St. Christopher House), and West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre.

On November 18, 2014, Social Development, Finance and Administration submitted a contract renewal application with an anticipated start date of April 13, 2015.  Service Canada approval for the City's application is expected before March 31, 2015.

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council adopt and certify the 2015 recommended expenditures and levy requirements of the following Business Improvement Areas as contained in the report (February 11, 2015) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer:

This report brings forward Business Improvement Area (BIA) annual operating budgets for approval by City Council as required by the City of Toronto Act, 2006.  City Council approval is required to permit the City to collect funds through the tax levy on behalf of the BIAs.

Complete budgets and supporting documentation received by January 28, 2015 have been reviewed and are reported here. BIA Operating Budgets received after this date will be brought forward in later reports.  Of the 78 established BIAs, 50 BIA Budgets are pending City Council approval on February 10, 2015; 25 BIA Budgets are submitted for approval in this report; one BIA Budget will be brought forward as a supplementary report on February 26, 2015; two BIAs are pending submissions; and one BIA is inactive.

The recommendations in this report reflect 2015 Operating Budgets approved by the respective BIAs’ Boards of Management and have been reviewed by City staff to ensure BIA budgets reflect Council’s approved policies and practices.

This supplementary report brings forward 2 (Midtown Yonge and Mount Dennis) Business Improvement Area (BIA) 2015 Operating Budgets, to be considered with the 25 BIA Operating Budgets in report No. 2, for approval by Council as required by the City of Toronto Act, 2006.  Council approval is required to permit the City to collect funds through the tax levy on behalf of the BIAs.

The Toronto Office of Partnerships ("TOP") received an unsolicited proposal in 2013 from a private company that has offered to establish and maintain, at no cost to the City, a full service video streaming solution to video stream live and on-demand hockey events from select City of Toronto ("City") arenas. The service involves the installation of fixed cameras in hockey arenas that are supported by both on-site and external servers with content distribution via the internet. The City will receive a percentage of revenue from subscription and advertising revenue generated by the program. This initiative, called GameOnStream ("GOS"), is independently financed by the proponent.

Following the initial review of the proposal by TOP with various stakeholders in the City, the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division ("PFR"), after consultation with the City Clerk's Office regarding the City's privacy policy, deemed the initiative to have merit and indicated an interest in having the cameras installed in various arenas. Having also assessed the prospects of the proposal with relevant corporate staff, the purpose of this report is to request that Council approve the initiative in principle and that the proponent’s plan be subjected to the Swiss Challenge (a specialized Request For Proposal process) as mandated by the City’s Unsolicited Quotations or Proposal Policy.

This final report provides an annual overview of property sales and purchases by the City from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.

A synopsis of real estate transactions are included in this report, specifically on properties declared surplus, sale activities, as well as information on property acquisitions by negotiation/expropriation. Also included is a breakdown of real estate transactions processed by delegated authority.

This report seeks authority to commence expropriation proceedings for the properties municipally known as 303, 309 and 311 George Street for use in connection with the redevelopment of Seaton House and the revitalization of the George Street neighbourhood.

The purpose of this report is to seek approval from City Council to accept a sponsorship contribution of $400,000 from The Toronto-Dominion Bank over a four year period, 2015-2018, to support refurbishment of garden elements and the development of educational materials and programming for the Franklin Children's Garden in Toronto Island Park. As part of accepting this sponsorship, The Toronto-Dominion Bank would be granted a renewal of the naming rights for the TD Storybook Place within the Franklin Children's Garden for the same four year period, 2015-2018.

This entire project will be fully funded by the sponsorship from The Toronto-Dominion Bank.

Last year, the Parks and Environment Committee adopted motion PE26.5 "Allowing Flexibility in the Operating Budget for Municipal Skating Rinks", which requested:

1. The General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to consider including "cold weather" contingency funds, including the use of corporate and private sector partners, into the 2015 Operating Budget to extend the outdoor skating and skiing season when weather permits

Pleasure skating and shinny are well-loved winter sports, and in an exceptionally cold winter such as this Torontonians expect their City to ensure the skating season continues with the weather. Instead, Torontonians have seen a last minute scramble to keep rinks open, announced sponsorships, cancelled sponsorships, then new sponsorships announced rather than a well-planned extension of the season as anticipated by the motion above.

The City of Toronto needs a firm policy to ensure that rinks remain accessible to our communities throughout the cold season in a reasonable, dependable manner. Groups who permit for shinny and other activities need advance notice of the length of the season in order to organize themselves accordingly.

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council enact amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 as may be required.

As part of the process of enacting the new City-wide Zoning By-law, a Transition Protocol was established with criteria to determine which properties would be left out of the new Zoning By-law. One category in the Protocol refers to sites with complete applications for a zoning by-law amendment. Another involves lands with complete applications for site plan approval. Due to the time required to produce the Zoning By-law map for the May 7-10, 2013 meeting of City Council, staff were unable to identify and remove sites that had submitted complete applications prior to the City-wide Zoning By-law enactment on May 9, 2013.

This report proposes amendments to remove lands from Zoning By-law 569- 2013 that had complete applications and met the Transition Protocol criteria, but were not removed prior to Council enactment of the by-law. In addition, the correction of a number of minor typographical errors and corrections to zoning labels and zoning boundaries is also being recommended through this amending by-law. The amendments proposed will address 12 appeals to By-law 569-2013.

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to review the composition of the Committee of Adjustment and report back to the Executive Committee with recommendations on whether it is advisable to amend Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 4, Committee of Adjustment to periodically enable the rotation of panel members across districts to address application backlogs.

The Planning and Growth Management Committee:

1.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Corporate Officer to report to the April 13, 2015 meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee on: 

a.  the resources needed to provide recordings at all Committee of Adjustment meetings, whether this can be achieved without additional staff,  and how recordings can proceed as soon as possible at all locations where recording equipment is currently available; and

b.  the scheduling of all meetings of the Committee of Adjustment in rooms with audio/visual recording equipment and record the meetings. 

2.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to give a presentation to the April 13, 2015 meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee on E-Service Delivery Program and Application Information Centre for Committee of Adjustment.

3.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to hold a roundtable with residents' associations and neighbourhood groups to gather feedback on improvements to the Committee of Adjustment and report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the second quarter of 2015 on the results.

4.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report in the second quarter of 2015 to the Planning and Growth Management Committee on Committee of Adjustment improvements, such report to include:

a.  The cost implications of extending the public hearing notice area to 80 metres, 100 metres and 120 metres as well as options to defray or fund those costs;

b.  A delivery date for City Planning's review of the public notice and the public notice sign associated with the Committee Adjustment;

c.  A review of best practices related to public participation and communication from Committee of Adjustments-like processes from comparable jurisdictions outside Ontario;

d.  A delivery date for the use of the Application Information Centre by the public for Committee of Adjustment applications; and

e.  The feasibility of requiring a new notice and public hearing for any significant revision to a Committee of Adjustment application.

5.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report on the implications of expanding the notification area to 120 metres.  Additional cost associated with the expanded notice area are to be recovered through fees charged to applicants. Staff to report back on the timing to implement the expanded area based on when the new fee will be implemented. (merge with above request)

6.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include, in Notices of Variance Applications, information that the application is within a Heritage Conservation District or is on the City's Heritage Registry

7.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to provide an annual review and additional training for Committee of Adjustment members on the operation of the Committee of Adjustment, changes to the Official Plan, Zoning By-law and other applicable legislation to assist members in the execution of their responsibilities.

8.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider designating staff member(s) in the Committee of Adjustment to assist the public with inquiries.

9.  Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report on all consent/severance applications to the Committee of Adjustment.

This report reviews the operation of the Committee of Adjustment and on-going work program actions intended to improve, among other matters, public awareness of Committee operations, public engagement and member training. The measures to further improve operations are proposed to be implemented in the 2014-2018 term.

This report provides information and recommendations with respect to additional proposed settlements pertaining to Official Plan Amendment No. 199.

In the report of January 30, 2015 staff advised that two general appeals submitted by the Building Industry and Land Development (BILD) Association remained unresolved. The first related to the last sentence of Policy 2 in Section 3.1.5 which linked being on the City's Heritage Register to being 'significant' for the purposes of the Provincial Policy Statement.  The second was the use of the term 'feasible' in Policies 36 and 37 in reference to whether archaeological resources could be conserved 'in situ'.  In addition, city staff and BILD representatives were still negotiating on the wording of a sidebar concerning the identification of 'cultural heritage landscapes'. 

A further unresolved issue pertained to a City protocol for the identification and review of heritage places of worship that was requested by Council and relates to the settlement of the appeal of the Archdiocese of Toronto.

On February 6, 2015 city staff reached a tentative settlement on the remaining outstanding matters related to the policy appeals to OPA 199.  This report seeks Council direction on these additional settlement proposals that if approved will result in a comprehensive settlement of all general policy appeals to OPA 199 eliminating the need for a full hearing of these matters.

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council adopt the amended Council-approved prioritization system and criteria, as shown in Attachments 1A-16A to the report (February 3, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2.  City Council authorize a revised West Queen West boundary for study as a potential Heritage Conservation District, and identify the revised area shown in Attachment 1B to the report (February 3, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as the Heritage Conservation District Study Area for the district.

3.  City Council authorize the following areas for study as potential Heritage Conservation Districts:  Baby Point, Bloor West Village, Cabbagetown Southwest, the Distillery District, and Kensington Market, and identify the areas shown in Attachments 2B-8B to the report (February 3, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as the Heritage Conservation District Study Areas for each authorized district.

4.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to initiate the study of the West Queen West, Distillery District and Kensington Market districts in 2015, as a result of the application of the prioritization criteria.

5.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to initiate the study of Baby Point, Bloor West Village, Cabbagetown Southwest and Casa Loma in 2016, as a result of the application of the prioritization criteria.

6.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to review the nomination process for Heritage Conservation Districts and to develop criteria to evaluate the quality and merit of nominations for Heritage Conservation District studies.

City Council has supported the development of a prioritization process to determine the sequence in which City Planning will conduct Heritage Conservation District (HCD) studies. This process was developed and adopted by Council in 2012. Nominated HCD study areas are assessed for intensity of development activity, existing level of heritage protection, the overall fragility of the area and City planning priorities as key criteria. Prioritization also takes into account the allocation of staff resources, Council direction and other considerations.

Staff have reviewed 16 nominated HCDs. Based on the prioritization analysis, staff have identified three potential HCDs for study in 2015, and five for study in 2016. Staff have also made minor refinements to the methodology for determining priority under each of the criteria, and recommend that potential archaeological resources be added as a fifth criterion.

As a result of the prioritization process it is recommended that West Queen West, Kensington Market and the Distillery District be studied as potential heritage conservation districts in 2015. In addition, five potential HCDs have been recommended for study in 2016: Baby Point, Bloor West Village, Cabbagetown Southwest, Casa Loma and the Kingsway.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to remove the Pedestrian Priority Phase signal (Scramble Crossing) at Bay and Bloor and replace it with a signal timing pattern as deemed suitable by the General Manager of Transportation Services, as soon as practicable.

2. City Council direct the General Manager of Transportation Services to consult with the Chief Planner, the ward councillor and community stakeholders, including the Bloor Yorkville BIA, to identify operational and design options to enhance safety and the pedestrian experience at the Bay and Bloor Street intersection, and report back on options to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee by the first quarter of 2016.

A pedestrian priority phase or scramble crossing signal was implemented at the intersection of Bay and Bloor in 2010. The purpose of this report is to respond to a motion by City Council to evaluate this signal feature and investigate potential improvements.

Based on the results of the evaluation study, Transportation Services has found modest positive benefits for pedestrians while negative impacts to vehicular traffic have been significant at this location. After consulting with local stakeholders and investigating potential modifications to signal operations at this location, staff have concluded that a pedestrian priority phase signal is not a suitable tool for this intersection and should be removed as soon as practicable.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1. City Council enact the temporary traffic and parking by-law amendments required to support the Pan American/Parapan American Games as set out in Appendix 2 attached to the report dated February 11, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

2. City Council approve the temporary road closures required to support the Pan American/Parapan American Games as set out in Appendix 3 attached to the report dated February 11, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to report directly to City Council on July 7 and 8, 2015, if deemed necessary by the General Manager, Transportation Services, on any additional required temporary traffic regulations or road closure amendments and/or on changes to any temporary traffic regulations or road closure amendments approved by City Council in connection with the report dated February 11, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

4. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to Council at the appropriate time any necessary bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules thereto, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were immediately prior to the by-law amendments made in connection with the report dated February 11, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

5. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to Council's decision, including the introduction in Council of any and all bills that may be required.

The City of Toronto will serve as Host City for the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in July and August 2015. This report recommends a series of temporary traffic by-law amendments that are designed to provide efficient and reliable transportation service for Pan Am and Parapan Am "Games Clients" (athletes, officials, international federations, accredited media, etc.) and for spectators attending the events, while minimizing impacts and disruption, to the greatest extent possible, to Toronto residents, commuters and businesses.  Some of these temporary traffic by-laws would typically be delegated to the appropriate Community Councils.  Given, however, that the venues are located across the City, the importance of dealing with these issues consistently and urgently, the fact that some of these by-laws affect facilities crossing Community Council boundaries, and the value in having City Council consider all these matters in a coordinated manner, the City Manager has deemed this matter to be of City-wide significance, in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-152 of City of Toronto Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures. 

Transportation planning for the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games has been led by the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Transportation Team (PATT), a group of provincial ministries, municipalities and transit agencies co-chaired by the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee ("TO2015") and the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario.  City of Toronto Transportation Services and the City Manager's Office have been key members of the PATT.  The first phase of the PATT's work resulted in the March 2014 release of a Strategic Framework for Transportation which describes the strategies that will be used to deliver a successful transportation plan for the Games.   The temporary by-law amendments recommended in this report are required to implement transportation management measures that are necessary to support these strategies.

These amendments, contained in the Appendices to this report, include temporary parking regulations, turn prohibitions and temporary road closures in the vicinity of the competition and non-competition venues.  It is also proposed to include reserved lanes for designated classes of vehicles, including High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV's), on the Don Valley Parkway and on sections of the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard which serve as key corridors to and from these sites.  The details with respect to the regulations and implementation of these lanes are under discussion with the Province and will be the subject of a separate staff report.

This report also recommends that City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report directly to City Council on July 7 and 8, 2015, if the General Manager of Transportation Services deems it necessary, on any additional temporary traffic regulation, reserved lanes or road closure amendments and/or on any changes to any temporary traffic regulation, reserved lane, road closure or other matters approved by City Council on this item.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1. City Council endorse the recommendations included in the Lower Yonge Precinct Study Transportation Master Plan Environmental Assessment.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a Notice of Completion and file the Transportation Master Plan Report for the Lower Yonge Precinct Study in the public record for a minimum 30 days.

3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to prepare an Official Plan Amendment that would protect the lands needed for the easterly extension of Harbour Street to Lower Jarvis Street and the northerly extension of Cooper Street to The Esplanade.

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, as part of the subsequent phases of the Environmental Assessment process, to include in the preliminary design of the new road infrastructure, measures and facilities to accomodate cyclists in a safe and convenient manner.

The Lower Yonge Precinct Transportation Master Plan (TMP) was undertaken to define the transportation network that would support redevelopment in this area and balance local and regional travel demands. Several alternative transportation networks were developed and evaluated, with input from City Divisions, the public, landowners, affected government agencies and Aboriginal communities.

The recommended plan includes an easterly extension of Harbour Street (from Yonge Street to Lower Jarvis Street), realignment of the Yonge Street/Harbour Street intersection, a shortening of the Lower Jarvis Street off-ramp from eastbound Gardiner Expressway, removal of the Bay Street on-ramp, conversion of Harbour Street from one-way eastbound to two-way operations (from York Street to Yonge Street), and the extension of Cooper Street north to connect with Church Street and The Esplanade.

Further EA studies and approvals will be required for a number of the infrastructure components identified in the TMP. These further studies will define the specific roadway alignments, lane configurations, public realm composition, and other technical aspects.

A very preliminary estimate of the costs for this infrastructure is $99 to $186 million, not including design work, soil remediation, utility relocations or property acquisition. As a result, the total cost of implementation could be considerably higher.  These funds are not currently included in the 10-year capital plan and, therefore, a financial strategy needs to be developed as part of the Lower Yonge Precinct Planning process to identify the various City and non-City funding sources.  However, it is necessary to report on these infrastructure improvements at this time, prior to the development of the funding strategy, in order to receive Council endorsement of the streets and blocks plan which is necessary to guide development in the area and trigger the required Official Plan Amendment to protect the lands needed for the Harbour Street and Cooper Street extensions.  Further EA studies and approvals will be required for a number of the infrastructure components identified in the TMP. These further studies will define the specific roadway alignments, lane configurations, public realm composition, and other technical aspects.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1. City Council approve the temporary closure of William R. Allen Road, in both directions, from Eglinton Avenue West to Lawrence Avenue West from 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2015 to 5:00 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2015 to facilitate the lift and transfer of the tunnel boring machines by Metrolinx's contractor.

2. In the event that the lift and transfer of the tunnel boring machines cannot occur on the dates and times referenced in Recommendation No. 1 because of poor weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances, City Council approve the temporary closure of William R. Allen Road, in both directions, from Eglinton Avenue West to Lawrence Avenue West from 9:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015 to 5:00 a.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015 as an alternate date.

3. City Council approve the temporary closure of the southbound curb lane of William R. Allen Road from Lawrence Avenue West to Eglinton Avenue West from 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2015 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2015 to facilitate the construction staging required for the lift and transfer of the tunnel boring machines.

4. In the event that the lift and transfer of the tunnel boring machines is rescheduled to the weekend of May 8 to May 11, 2015 in accordance with Recommendation 2, City Council approve the temporary closure of the southbound curb lane of William R. Allen Road from Lawrence Avenue West to Eglinton Avenue West from 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2015 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015 to facilitate the construction staging required for the lift and transfer of the tunnel boring machines.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council’s authority to close the section of William R. Allen Road between Eglinton Avenue West and Lawrence Avenue West for one weekend in order to safely facilitate the lift and transfer of two tunnel boring machines being utilized by Metrolinx for its construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project.  A closing of one of the southbound lanes is also recommended prior to the weekend closure in order to facilitate construction staging.

Additional closures are required on Eglinton Avenue West from Flanders Road (immediately to the east of William R. Allen Road) to Park Hill Road (immediately to the west of William R. Allen Road). This includes the off-ramp from southbound William R. Allen Road and the on-ramp to northbound William R. Allen Road.  These closures can be approved by the General Manager of Transportation Services.

Further to the proposed closure of William R. Allen Road between Eglinton Avenue West and Lawrence Avenue West, the section between Lawrence Avenue West and Sheppard Avenue West would also be closed at the same time for maintenance purposes.  This additional closure for City maintenance, which also falls under the delegated authority of the General Manager, is being combined with the closure proposed by Metrolinx to avoid the need for a second weekend closure of William R. Allen Road.

The proposed closing is scheduled on a weekend (April 17 to 20, 2015, with an alternate date of May 8 to May 11, 2015) in order to minimize the traffic disruption to area residents, businesses and commuters.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the extension of the agreements with:

-  R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd. - Purchase Order No. 6031100;

-  GHD Inc., the legal successor to The Sernas Group Inc. - Purchase Order No. 6039155; and

-  MMM Group, the legal successor to McCormick Rankin Corporation – Open Contract No. 47018457

for contracted professional services related to design and construction supervision of 2014 Transportation Services and Toronto Water Capital Works Programs to December 31, 2015, under the same terms and conditions of the original agreements.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services to enter into and execute any required amending agreements to give effect to the extension in Recommendation 1.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with other City divisions, as appropriate, to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee in the fourth quarter of 2015 with a comprehensive plan to improve road safety, including, but not limited to:

a.  a review of international best practices from comparable jurisdictions, including Vision Zero;

b.  review of existing city policies, strategies and guidelines that touch on road safety;

c. an enhanced analysis of city-wide traffic collision data;

d.  specific recommendations to improve road safety, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists, over the short, medium and long terms;

e.  an implementation plan and funding strategy, as appropriate;

f.  a regular reporting mechanism to track progress;

g.  the creation of a Road Safety Advisory Group to engage key internal partners and external stakeholders, including but not limited to the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Public Health, the Disability Issues Committee, CARP, CAA, Cycle Toronto, WalkToronto, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Sunnybrook Hospital and the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation; and

h.  the creation of a Road Safety Task Force to be developed and led by Transportation Services.

2.  City Council request the General Manager of Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee with:

a.  criteria to identify intersections which warrant enhanced pedestrian and cycling infrastructure;

b.  a list of intersections which meet these criteria; and

c.  a timeline to implement pedestrian and cycling safety improvements at the identified intersections.

In 2014, 51 Torontonians were killed and many more were seriously injured in traffic crashes. The trend is down but we can and must do better, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists, our most vulnerable road users.

Vision Zero is an international road safety initiative that aims to eliminate traffic-related injuries and fatalities. Founded in Sweden in 1997, Vision Zero has been implemented in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and major American cities, including Boston, Seattle and New York.

While Toronto has a number of policies that speak to different aspects of road safety, we lack an overarching umbrella framework that focuses squarely on the issue.

That's why I'm asking for a comprehensive plan to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries on Toronto's roads.

We should learn from the expertise and real world experience of other leading jurisdictions, and the recommendation asks for a review of best practices, including Vision Zero.

The recommendation also asks for a review of existing collision data to inform our approach as well as a robust public consultation strategy, including the creation of a Road Safety Advisory Group to engage key stakeholders.

I have confirmed with staff that funding is available within Transportation Services' existing budget to undertake the development of a proposal for City Council's consideration in 2015.

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council direct the General Manager of Transportation Services to engage with Toronto Hydro to develop a plan to convert Toronto's streetlights to more energy efficient technologies and report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee by the second quarter of 2015. The report will include:

a.  business case and strategies to fund conversion of Toronto's existing streetlights including incentives and grants from other levels of government;

b.  survey of new street lighting technologies;

c.  potential energy savings from conversion;

d.  capital and operational costs of conversion; and

e.  potential roll out strategies and timing for conversion of Toronto's existing streetlights.

It has been 22 years since the City of Toronto updated its streetlights, in that time technological advances have created lights that last longer, provide enhanced illumination, and are more energy efficient. Our streetlights currently use costly and inefficient metal halide and high-pressure sodium light bulbs to illuminate our streets and sidewalks. Conversion to light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) and other energy-efficient lighting technology has been proven to save money and reduce energy consumption in cities such as Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Mississauga.

The Service Level Agreement between Toronto Hydro and the City of Toronto will be re-negotiated in 2016 which provides an opportunity to modernize our wasteful and costly streetlight infrastructure. Therefore, I am requesting that Transportation Services and Toronto Hydro study the issue and develop a plan to covert our streetlights to a more financially and environmentally sustainable technology in time for the 2016 budget cycle.

The Striking Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council appoint the following Members to the Aboriginal Affairs Committee for a term of office until December 31, 2016 and until successors are appointed:

Councillor Joe Cressy

Councillor Mike Layton, as Chair

2.  City Council appoint the following Members to the City-School Boards Advisory Committee for a term of office until December 31, 2016 and until successors are appointed:

Councillor Christin Carmichael Greb

Councillor Gary Crawford

Councillor Janet Davis

Councillor Sarah Doucette

Councillor Josh Matlow, as Chair

Councillor Frances Nunziata

3.  City Council appoint the following Members to the Film, Television and Commercial Production Industry Committee (Film Board) a term of office until December 31, 2016 and until successors are appointed:

Councillor Gary Crawford

Councillor Paula Fletcher, as Chair

Councillor Norman Kelly

4.  City Council appoint the following Members to the Liquor Licensing Issues Task Force for a term of office until December 31, 2016 and until successors are appointed:

Councillor Joe Cressy

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti

Councillor Frances Nunziata

Councillor Gord Perks

Councillor Cesar Palacio, Chair of the Licensing and Standards Committee, as Chair.

5.  City Council appoint the following Members to the Tenant Issues Committee for a term of office until December 31, 2016 and until successors are appointed:

Councillor Janet Davis

Councillor Mary Fragedakis

Councillor Josh Matlow, as Chair

Councillor Joe Mihevc

Councillor Gord Perks

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

6.  City Council appoint Councillor Norman Kelly to the Toronto French Language Advisory Committee as Chair, for a term of office until December 31, 2016 and until a successor is appointed.

7.  City Council appoint the following Members to the Toronto Music Industry Advisory Council for a term of office until December 31, 2016 and until successors are appointed:

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor John Filion

Councillor Michael Thompson, Chair of the Economic Development Committee, as Chair.

The purpose of this report is to appoint Council Members to Council Advisory Bodies and a Task Force.

The purpose of this report is to fill a Council Member vacancy on the Heritage Toronto Board of Directors resulting from Councillor John Filion's resignation from the Board.

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that, consistent with City Council's August 25, 2014 direction:

1.         City Council amend Site-Specific Zoning By-law 1203-2009, as amended by By-law 1678-2013, for the lands at 30 Weston Road and Part of 33 Gunns Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

3.         City Council require the owner to enter into an Amending Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to reallocate the secured Section 37 funds before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment.

At its meeting of August 25, 2014, City Council directed the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, to "bring forward a Zoning By-law amendment to Etobicoke York Community Council to amend the Section 37 provisions of By-laws 1203-2009 and 1678-2013, pertaining to 30 Weston Road and Part of 33 Gunns Road, to allow up to $200,000 of the remaining $456,520.97 including accrued interest, secured and obtained for public art, to be used for capital improvements to parks and recreation facilities in Ward 11". The total amount of the Section 37 funds collected would not be altered.

As it is intended these reallocated funds will be used to improve a park 6 km from the subject property, it should be noted this direction is not consistent with City Council's approved Implementation Guidelines for Section 37 of the Planning Act as adopted at its meeting held on April 1, 2 and 3, 2014. The guidelines require the community benefit to have an appropriate geographic relationship to the contributing development. 

The subject property also has a Section 37 Agreement registered on title that must be amended to secure the Section 37 community benefit provision consistent with the proposed change to the Section 37 provisions in the Zoning By-law. 

As directed by City Council, this report proposes amendments to Site Specific Zoning By-law 1203-2009, as amended by By-law 1678-2013, to reallocate a portion of the funds secured under the Section 37 provisions of this By-law.

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 3406-3434 Weston Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 9 to the report (January 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2.         City Council amend the former City of North York Zoning By-law No. 7625 for the lands at 3406-3434 Weston Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 10 to the report (January 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

3.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Official Plan Amendment and/or Draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

4.         Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows:

a.         The following community benefits are recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement:

i           A $400,000 cash contribution towards local community improvements, including the construction of a public square and flag pole in the Emery Village area, with $100,000 to be paid at the time of entering into the Section 37 Agreement, and the balance to be paid prior to the issuance of the first building permit for the development, and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 10 to the report (January 28, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District be amended accordingly.

b.         The following shall be secured as a legal convenience:

i           The owner shall satisfy the requirements of the Toronto District School Board in regard to warning clauses and signage. 

ii          A $42,500 payment to the General Manager, Transportation Services for the proportional cost of the signalization of the adjacent intersection within 45 days of the Zoning By-law Amendment coming into to full force and effect.

c.         The above noted cash contributions are to be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date of execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made.

d.         In the event the cash contribution noted in Recommendation 4.a.i. has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose(s) is/are identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the property.

This application proposes an 11 to 12 storey, mixed-use commercial residential building containing 270 residential units with 688 m2 of grade related retail space at 3406-3434 Weston Road.  The proposed development would contain 348 parking spaces and result in a floor space index of 3.46.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and former City of North York Zoning By-law No. 7625.

At is meeting of January 13, 2015 Etobicoke York Community Council deferred consideration of the report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District (Item EY3.4), to a statutory public meeting to be held on February 18, 2015 and directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to bring forward for consideration at the statutory public meeting the draft Official Plan Amendment submitted with the application.

A copy of the applicant's draft Official Plan Amendment is included as Attachment 1 to this report.

As outlined in the January 8, 2015 report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, staff recommended refusal of the application and draft Official Plan Amendment for the following reasons:

a.         The proposal conflicts with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and is inconsistent with the Provincial Policy Statement.  No information was submitted to demonstrate that the land is not required for employment purposes over the long term or that there is a need to convert a portion of the site to non-employment uses.  As well, no information was provided to indicate how the proposed redesignation, to allow for residential uses, would not negatively impact the overall viability of the existing industries in the surrounding area. 

b.         The proposal does not conform to the City's Official Plan as it relates to Employment Areas.  The site is located in a stable employment area that continues to experience demand for employment space.  It is staff's opinion that the lands be retained for employment uses and there is no need for the requested conversion to meet the City's population forecasts as provided by the Growth Plan. 

c.         The proposal does not conform to Council adopted OPA No. 231 and SASP 447 which sets outs a new planning framework for the site and addresses land use compatibility issues.  Despite Council's adoption of OPA No. 231 that allows for the redesignation of a portion of the site to Mixed Use Areas and the introduction of residential uses subject to conditions, this application seeks broader land use policies through the elimination of all site-specific restrictions as they relate to residential uses.  Specifically, it eliminates the restrictions on maximum residential building heights and minimum residential building setbacks from the adjacent rail corridor included in SASP 447 to minimize adverse impacts from nearby industrial uses and the rail corridor. 

d.         The proposal does not include a strategy to address land uses capability issues that are known to exist in the area due to the proximity of the adjacent rail corridor and existing employment uses.  This could result in a potential future residential development that would require mitigation measures that may not contribute to an appropriate or safe living environment as demonstrated by the conceptual development submitted in support of the subject application.

e.         While the submitted development concept does not form part of the amendment to the Official Plan being requested, it does provide information regarding how the proposed land use changes may relate to a potential future development and be accommodated on the site.  As currently proposed, the conceptual development proposal does not conform to the Official Plan, is inconsistent with Council approved guidelines for Tall Buildings and fails to address compatibility issues with adjoining land uses and as a result would not provide for an appropriate living environment. 

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council state its intention to designate the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 4200 Eglinton Avenue West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment No. 3 to the report (January 27, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning Division.

2.         If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

3.         If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board.

4.         If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council’s decision on the designation of the property.

5.         City Council grant authority for the execution of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West.

6.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills in Council authorizing the entering into of the Heritage Easement Agreement.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and grant authority for the execution of a Heritage Easement Agreement with property owner.  The city-owned property is located on the northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue West and Royal York Road and contains a detached house form building known historically as the Mary Reid House, which is listed on the City of Toronto's heritage register.

In 2014, Build Toronto advertised the sale of the property.  According to the policies in the City's Official Plan, when a City-owned heritage property is transferred to private ownership, the City will designate the property and will secure a Heritage Easement Agreement.

Following research and evaluation, staff have determined that the property at 4200 Eglinton Avenue West (Mary Reid House) meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. The designation of the property would enable City Council to manage alterations that will affect the property's heritage attributes, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.

This report requests that City Council deny the application to remove one (1) City owned tree in front of 115 Prince George Drive. The applicant is requesting permission to remove the tree for several reasons, including sap and cones falling onto vehicles, roots damaging an asphalt driveway, and competition with neighbouring trees and vegetation, impeding the growth of grass.

The tree in question is private Norway spruce (Picea abies) measuring 55 cm in diameter. This tree is healthy and maintainable. Urban Forestry does not support the removal of this tree.

This report requests that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) private tree located in the front yard of 6 Rathgar Avenue.  The application indicates that the owners are concerned that the tree is a potential and imminent hazard.  A permit to remove the tree was denied.  A subsequent letter of appeal includes several additional concerns which are addressed in the staff report.

The subject tree is a white pine (Pinus strobus) measuring 62 cm in diameter.  The tree is currently in good condition, structurally and botanically, therefore removal is not justified.  Urban Forestry does not support removal of this tree.

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council approve the alterations and modifications at the southeast corner of the intersection of The West Mall and Evans Avenue, as indicated in Appendix "A", and generally as shown on the Drawing P-1575-026, dated January 8, 2015.

2.         City Council approve the alterations and modifications on the south side of Evans Avenue between The West Mall and the private driveway access opposite Sherway Gate, as indicated in Appendix "A", and generally as shown on the attached Drawing P 1575-026, dated January 8, 2015.

Transportation Services is requesting City Council authority to alter the southeast corner of the intersection of The West Mall and Evans Avenue by removing the northbound to eastbound right-turn channel, thus including the northbound (to eastbound) right-turn movements into the existing traffic control signals. In addition, a sidewalk is to be constructed on the south side of Evans Avenue between The West Mall and the private driveway access opposite Sherway Gate.

This proposed road alterations will provide for a more pedestrian friendly environment and help reduce the speed of vehicular traffic travelling north from the QEW off-ramp and turning right (east) onto Evans Avenue and eliminate the need for pedestrians to cross this ramp.

Since the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Evans Avenue and The West Mall, City Council approval of this report is required. TTC staff has been consulted on the matter and has not objected to the proposal.

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council approve the enactment of a “No Right Turn, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday” restriction for southbound traffic on Royal York Road at Leland Avenue.

The purpose of this report is to obtain approval to prohibit southbound right-turning vehicles on Royal York Road at Leland Avenue between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday.

As Royal York Road is a transit route, this matter requires the approval of City Council. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) staff has been advised of the issue and have not objected to the recommendations.

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council appoint the candidates listed in the Confidential Attachment No. 1 to the report (January 20, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning, to the Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel, effective January 2015, for a term that extends to the end of the 2014-2018 Council session, or until their successors are appointed.

2          City Council remove the panel members listed in Confidential Attachment No. 2 to the report (January 20, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning, from the Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel.

3.         City Council authorize the release of Confidential Attachment No. 1 and Confidential Attachment No. 2 once it has dealt with the recommendations within the report (January 20, 2015) from the Director, Urban Design, City Planning. 

This report recommends that the Etobicoke York Community Council nominate the individuals listed in confidential Attachment No. 1 to the Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel (EYCPP) for appointment by City Council and remove existing panel members listed in confidential Attachment No. 2.

Community preservation panels are established for each area represented by a community council.  These panels act as heritage advocates in their communities.  The community preservation panels report to the Toronto Preservation Board on local heritage matters and on issues relating to the Ontario Heritage Act.  Each panel chair occupies a seat on the Toronto Preservation Board.

Thirty applications to serve on the community preservation panels were received.  

Eight applicants volunteered to serve on the EYCPP.  All were reviewed and a list of qualified candidates was assembled.  In addition, each panel chair was asked to forward names of existing panel members who are no longer active.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council prohibit stopping from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on both sides of Toro Road between Keele Street and Alexdon Road.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to prohibit stopping during peak periods on both sides of Toro Road between Keele Street and Alexdon Road.

The installation of stopping prohibitions will address concerns with respect to parked vehicles obstructing two-way traffic flow along Toro Road.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council approve the installation of the Traffic Control Signals on Eglinton Avenue East at a location 55 metres west of Jonesville Crescent.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Eglinton Avenue East, City Council approval of this report is required.

To obtain approval to install a traffic control signal on Eglinton Avenue East at a location 55 metres west of Jonesville Crescent.

The installation of a traffic control signal on Eglinton Avenue East at a location 55 metres west of Jonesville Crescent would allow trail users to safely cross Eglinton Avenue East and continue along the Pan Am Path.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council approve an exemption to allow for the parking of vehicles on driveways within the portion of the boulevard that is situated between the travelled portion of the roadway and the sidewalk, on Shoreham Drive only, by amending Section 918-2 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 918, Parking on Residential Front Yards and Boulevards, by adding a new Subsection C.1 as follows:

“C.1     Despite Subsections 918-2B and 918-2C, in Ward 8, where authorized under this chapter, a motor vehicle may be parked anywhere within the confines of that portion of the boulevard within a private driveway, on Shoreham Drive only, between the travelled portion of the roadway and the sidewalk, provided that the General Manager is satisfied that the parking conforms to the following criteria:

a.         The parking does not obstruct or impede pedestrian or vehicle traffic;

b.         When parked, there is a minimum setback of 0.3 metres from the travelled portion of the roadway and the motor vehicle as well as a minimum setback of 0.3 metres from the motor vehicle and the front edge of the sidewalk;

c.         The parking shall be perpendicular to the face of the curb or the edge of the travelled portion of the roadway;

d.         The parking does not interfere with the safe operation of the street and sidewalk; and

e.         When parked, there is a minimum clearance of 2.0 metres from the motor vehicle and any and all fire hydrants."

2.         City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to monitor the operations of the street and report back to the North York Community Council, if necessary.

Many residential neighbourhoods in Toronto’s Ward 8 were built with deep driveway aprons able to accommodate a parked vehicle without overhanging the sidewalk or street.  Parking in this area for many residents has been a common, long-time and often necessary practice to serve the needs of their household.

This report is in response to the deferred motion from North York Community Council dated January 13, 2015 related to NY3.52 Pilot Project to Allow Conditional Residential Driveway Apron Parking in Ward 8.

North York Community Council deferred consideration of the memo dated January 13, 2015 from Councillor Peruzza requesting that the Director of North York Transportation Services define the area involved, and referred to, in the attached original motion. Revised amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 918, Parking on Residential Front Yards and Boulevards are provided which refer specifically to Shoreham Drive, only.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it has no objection, for liquor licensing purposes, to the following request noting that applicants are required to comply with other applicable by-laws and to obtain the necessary permits for any patio areas extending into the City's right of way:

a.         Liquor Licence extension for the 18th Annual Armenian Community Centre (ACC) Summerfest 2015, an outdoor function, to be held on Friday, July 10, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.; Saturday, July 11, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.; and Sunday, July 12, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., at 50 Hallcrown Place.

Seeking endorsement of events for Municipal Significance for liquor licensing purposes.

North York Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council amend Zoning By-law No. 7625 for the lands at 3711 and 3715 Keele Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendments attached as Attachment No. 5  to the report (January 29, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 

2.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

Notice of the Intention to amend Zoning By-law 7625 to remove a holding symbol (H) was given in accordance with the Planning Act. No one addressed the North York Community Council on February 18, 2015.

This application proposes to lift the Holding Provision 'H' symbol tied to the subject property in order to permit the entire building gross floor area of 7836 m2 to be used for commercial purposes.  The Holding Provision requires that prior to the lifting of the "H" a Traffic Impact Study be submitted, reviewed and found acceptable to City staff.  This condition has been satisfied.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.

The applicant has appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) due to Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the time prescribed by the Planning Act. A Preliminary Hearing has been scheduled for March 16, 2015.

The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications propose the redevelopment of the site to permit a 6-storey mid-rise building fronting on Finch Avenue West, with approximately 1,016 m² of commercial space on the ground floor and 150 apartment units above, and 32 stacked townhouses at the northerly boundary of the site. The proposal would consist of a total of 183 residential units, resulting in a total FSI of 1.72. 251 parking spaces are proposed at-grade and below grade. The application proposes to relocate the existing designated heritage house.

This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff, attend the OMB hearing in opposition to the proposal in its current form and to continue to work with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the outstanding issues.

North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on February 18, 2015 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize the permanent closure of the untraveled  portion of the public highway abutting the south limit of 5928-5930 Finch Avenue East, designated as Part 1 as shown on Sketch No. PS-2012-007 (the "Highway"), attached to the report dated November 19, 2014, from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District.

2.         City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix "A" to the report dated November 19, 2014, from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Scarborough District.

Transportation Services recommends that the untraveled portion of Finch Avenue East, abutting the south limit of 5928-5930 Finch Avenue East be permanently closed.

To obtain Council approval for the amendment of the Fire Route By-law to designate certain locations as fire routes within the meaning of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 880, as amended.

Fire Services uses designated fire routes as a key mechanism in regulating fire prevention, including the prevention of spreading of fires and the delivery of fire protection services.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council designate the southerly eastbound lane on Finch Avenue East, between a point 50 metres west of Markham Road and a point 460 metres further west, as a reserved lane for public transit vehicles (PTVs).

2.         City Council designate the southerly eastbound lane on Finch Avenue East, between Markham Road and a point 50 metres west, for eastbound right turns only (buses excepted).

The purpose of this report is to seek authorization to install an eastbound transit queue jump lane for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) on Finch Avenue East West of Markham Road. The TTC is seeking this reserved lane as a means to expedite their public transit vehicles (PTV) along this portion of Finch Avenue East.

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.         City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 3615 McNicoll Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No. 9 to report dated January 30, 2015, from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2.         City Council amend Zoning By-law 24982 for the lands at 3615 McNicoll Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 10 to report dated January 30, 2015, from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

3.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.