Decisions

CALL TO ORDER: 9:35 a.m.

Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order.

The meeting opened with O Canada.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Michael Colgrass

Bruce Fleury

John R. Gardner

Anne Johnston

Mavis Barbara Knowles-Phillips

Jordon Veira

Speaker Nunziata acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.  Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Katharine Mulherin

Hodan Nalayeh

City Council confirmed the Minutes of Council from the regular meeting held on June 18 and 19, 2019.

Committee Reports, New Business and Business Previously Requested were presented to City Council for consideration. 

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, received the following petition for information:

1.  Petition to designate North St. James Town a Neighbourhood Improvement Area, submitted by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 13, Toronto Centre, containing the signatures of approximately 842 persons. 

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019.

July 16, 2019

Councillor Matlow, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged members of the late former Councillor Anne Johnston's family, who were present in the Chamber.

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Giuliana Carbone, Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to come forward and recognize Chris Brillinger, who is leaving his post as Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, for his 31 years of service to the City. Ms. Carbone thanked Mr. Brillinger for his contributions and wished him all the best in his future role as Executive Director, Family Service Toronto. Ms. Carbone invited Mayor Tory to come forward. Mayor Tory offered thanks to Mr. Brillinger on behalf of Members of Council and of the people of Toronto, and presented Mr. Brillinger with a scroll. Mr. Brillinger addressed City Council and thanked Mayor Tory and Ms. Carbone for their words and thanked Council for the opportunity to serve the City.  

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Mayor Tory to come forward to recognize Valerie Jepson, Integrity Commissioner, upon the completion of her term of office with the City of Toronto. Mayor Tory thanked Ms. Jepson, on behalf of Members of Council and of the people of Toronto, for Ms. Jepson's dedication, service and hard work and remarked on Ms. Jepson's ethical leadership and thoughtful advice over the past five years. Mayor Tory acknowledged that during her time in office Ms. Jepson was awarded the 2018 Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators Medal for outstanding contributions to the Ontario administrative justice system and was recognized as a University of Victoria Faculty of Law distinguished alumni. Mayor Tory presented Ms. Jepson with a scroll. Ms. Jepson addressed City Council and thanked the Mayor, City Council, the City Manager, and the City Clerk for the recognition.

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Councillor Cressy to come forward to recognize City of Toronto employees, Agencies, and the Toronto Island residential community for their response to the flooding on the Toronto Islands. Councillor Cressy thanked staff from Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Toronto Water, Strategic Communications, Emergency Management, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, as well as Island residents, many of whom were present in the Chamber, for keeping the Islands open and safe. Councillor Cressy also recognized Chief Pegg, Toronto Fire Services, for sending recruits to help fill sandbags. Mayor Tory came forward to offer his thanks to Councillor Cressy and acknowledged that the preparation work that was done based on the learning of previous flooding made a big difference. Mayor Tory thanked staff and residents for learning the lessons of 2017 and applying them in 2019 to avert what could have been a very bad situation.

Councillor Layton, during the morning session of the meeting advised Members of Council that the City has proclaimed Friday, August 16, the opening day of the 2019 Canadian National Exhibition, as CNE Day. Councillor Layton, as the municipal representative on the Canadian National Exhibition Association Board of Directors, welcomed the Board's President John Kiru and First Vice-President Suzan Hall, Director Jacquie Perrin, as well as members and staff of its External Relations Committee, who were present in the Chamber. Councillor Layton thanked the Board for putting on an excellent event in past years, and what was sure to be an excellent event this year, and encouraged Members of Council to "go to the Ex."

Councillor Wong-Tam, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed students and their instructor from the Academy of Learning, a private career college, who were present in the Chamber.

Deputy Speaker Carroll, during the afternoon session of the meeting, asked Members of Council to recognize Nunziata's grandson, who was present in the Chamber.

Mayor Tory, during the afternoon session of the meeting, announced to the Members of Council that yesterday was Councillor Crawford's birthday and extended his congratulations. 

July 17, 2019

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Councillor Grimes to come forward to recognize Dianne Young, Chief Executive Officer of Exhibition Place on her retirement from the City of Toronto. Councillor Grimes provided highlights of Ms. Young's 31-year career with the City, of which 22 were with Exhibition Place, and invited Mayor Tory to come forward. Mayor Tory congratulated Ms. Young, on behalf of Members of Council and the people of Toronto, for her efforts over many years and presented Ms. Young with a scroll. Ms Young addressed City Council and thanked Council for its support over the years, thanked the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, and stated that it's been an honour to be part of the Toronto Public Service.

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong to come forward to recognize the Toronto winners at the 2019 China Innovation and Entrepreneurship International Competition. Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong recognized Zhuang Yaodong, Acting Consul General of China and Shen Jianlei, Consul for Science and Technology, who were present in the Chamber, spoke about the history of the relationship between Shenzhen, China and the City of Toronto, and showed a video about the competition. Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong introduced to the Chamber the Toronto innovation companies that made it to the finals and won prizes in the various categories of the competition: Fibos, Genecis Bioindustries, ARHT Media and Nanodevice Solutions. Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong also recognized the following members of the Canada Confederation of Shenzhen Associations and the Sci Innovation Centre, hosts of the competition's Canada Division, who were present in the Chamber: Jenny Qi, Chairperson of the Canada Confederation of Shenzhen Associations, Leo Liu, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sci Innovation Centre, Reza Moridi, Honorary Chair of the Sci Experts Advisory Council, and Songnian Zhou, Chair of the Sci Experts Advisory Council.

Mayor Tory, during the morning session of the meeting, rose to pay special tribute to Reza Moridi, former Ontario Minister of Innovation and Science, who was present in the Chamber. Mayor Tory noted that Toronto is the third-biggest source of innovative and tech jobs in North America and credited this fact as a tribute to Mr. Moridi's hard work.

July 18, 2019

Speaker Nunziata, during the morning session of the meeting, invited Wendy Walberg, City Solicitor to introduce articling students from Legal Services who were present in the Chamber. They are Aiden Alexio, Gaëlle Houehounkpe, Aisha Hussain, Molly Lowson, Amna Shakil, and Tushar Sharma.

Councillor Colle, during the morning session of the meeting, rose to thank City of Toronto staff from Toronto Water, Transportation Services, and Toronto Fire Services who responded to the emergency in the west end of the City. Councillor Colle advised Council that eighty millimetres of rain fell in a two-hour period and he thanked staff who cleared the catch basins and pulled cars out of rain ponds for responding quickly, effectively and efficiently.

July 16, 2019:

City Council adopted the July 16,  2019, Order Paper, as amended, and all other Items not held on consent.

July 17, 2019:

City Council adopted the July 17, 2019, Order Paper, as amended.

July 18, 2019:

City Council adopted the July 18, 2019, Order Paper, as amended.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

Creation of New Seniors Housing Corporation

1.  City Council approve in principle the establishment under section 148 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, of a wholly-owned City services corporation to manage and operate Toronto Community Housing Corporation's 83 seniors-designated buildings, as listed in Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, and City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to complete a due diligence process to ensure an appropriate understanding of the legal, financial and labour implications and report back with the results of the due diligence process in the first part of 2020.

2.  City Council request the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to consult with former board members of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Corporation prior to proceeding with the creation of a new Seniors Housing Corporation.

3.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to work with Toronto Community Housing to establish a Senior Tenants Advisory Committee, a Senior Tenants Accessibility Advisory Committee and other relevant bodies to ensure that senior tenants can directly access, inform and influence services and programs to be provided by the new Seniors Housing Corporation.

Implementation of the Integrated Service Model

4.  City Council, as sole shareholder, direct the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to implement the integrated service model for seniors as described in Attachment 5 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, beginning with 10 sites selected from the 83 designated seniors-designated buildings in 2020 in partnership with the City and the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network until such time as the new City services corporation referenced in Part 1 above is established.

5.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to oversee the implementation of the integrated service model for seniors beginning with 10 sites selected from the 83 designated seniors buildings in 2020 in partnership with Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network and submit a business case as part of the 2020 budget for any additional resources and funding required.

6.  City Council direct the General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care to develop and report to City Council in 2020 on a new accountability framework and a corresponding implementation plan for the integrated service model.

7.  City Council request the Deputy City Manager Community and Social Services, in consultation with the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to pilot a modified integrated service model for implementation in the former seniors buildings identified in Attachment 2 to the report (May 2, 2018) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration in Item 2018.EX34.3 starting with 1901 Weston Road and 10 Glen Everest Road and to identify the required resources and timing schedule through the 2020 Budget Process.

Creation of a City Housing Corporation Relationship Unit

8.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to design and implement a new accountability framework including the creation of a City Housing Corporation relationship unit reporting to the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, that coordinates the City's relationship with Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the proposed seniors housing corporation.

9. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to augment internal resources as necessary by retaining external legal services specializing in:

a.  the establishment and governance of public service corporations and associated board governance to expedite the process of establishing and forming a wholly-owned City services corporation to manage and operate Toronto Community Housing's 83 seniors designated buildings; and

b.  legal, financial and labour implications of the transfer to Toronto Community Housing Corporation's real estate development functions to CreateTO on the City in alignment with the City-wide real estate model.

Transition of Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Development Functions to CreateTO

10.  City Council approve in principle the transfer of Toronto Community Housing Corporation's real estate development functions to CreateTO and/or the City in alignment with the City-wide real estate model, including infill housing opportunities, the functions related to treatment of property and property related transactions and direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Chief Executive Officer and President, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to complete a due diligence process to ensure an appropriate understanding of the legal, financial and labour implications of the transfer and report back by the end of 2019 with a transfer plan including governance.

11.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, as part of the due diligence process to transfer Toronto Community Housing's real estate development functions to CreateTO and/or the City, to:

a.  assess options for the organizational structure of the different functions outlined below to ensure on-going coordination between these functions and consistent service to tenants during revitalization projects:

- development (e.g. planning, design, construction management, etc.);
- commercial business and leasing;
- tenant and community services (including tenant engagement);
- relocation and return; and
- asset management (including contract management and facilities management for on-going capital maintenance work);

 
b.  consult with a range of stakeholders involved in past or current revitalization projects to ensure an appropriate understanding of the implications of the transfer, including but not limited to tenants and community working groups in revitalization communities, local Councillors, development partners, and City and Toronto Community Housing staff; and

c.  include updates on Parts 11.a. and b. above in the report back by the end of 2019.

12.  City Council direct that all proposals relating to future revitalizations and redevelopment opportunities of Toronto Community Housing assets, including any demolition and reconstruction of multiple buildings and infill opportunities, be directed to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, for review and recommendation working, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning prior to being recommended to City Council for approval.

13.  City Council, as sole shareholder, direct the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to co-ordinate through the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, who will work in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to identify opportunities for new affordable rental housing units on Toronto Community Housing Corporation lands through a program of infill construction in which the City of Toronto, or one of its agencies, retains ownership of all land currently held, unless City Council determines the ownership of these lands is no longer in the public interest.

14.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to review potential infill projects on Toronto Community Housing Corporation lands on an accelerate basis through the Housing Now approval process.

Continue to Transfer Uninhabitable Houses to Non-profit Organizations

15.  City Council direct the City Manager to expedite the transfers of Toronto Community Housing Corporation Uninhabitable Houses by adding the houses listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to the list of Uninhabitable Houses approved by Council in Item 2018.EX34.3.

16. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to work with the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to meet with the current long term leaseholder of 45 Canyon Road, to explore all opportunities and options, including consideration of the transfer of land and/or air rights, to intensify the site with rental housing which will include consideration of providing an element of seniors housing [and/or affordable housing] on the property at 45 Canyon Road and report back to the Executive Committee by the fourth quarter of 2019.

17.  City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services remain confidential in its entirety as it pertains to the security of the property of the municipality or one of its agencies or corporations.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to the security of the property of the municipality or one of its agencies or corporations.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to:

a. conduct a survey with the City's Business Improvement Areas, the organizers of major street festivals, staff from the Film and Entertainment Industries Unit of Economic Development and Culture and any other relevant stakeholders regarding issues associated with hosting and managing street festivals and major events across the City and report back on the results;

b. undertake an inventory to identify specifically those factors that have driven an increase in costs associated with evolving pressures including security or any other relevant issues concerning the management of street festivals and other large scale events across the City; and

c. report back to the December 11, 2019 meeting of Executive Committee with recommendations based on the issues that are identified in the survey and the inventory.

2. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to work with the Toronto Police Service to complete a detailed analysis of Recommendations 9 and 15 from the Transformational Task Force, outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (July 3, 2018) from the Interim City Manager, such report to include:

a. verification of the role and responsibility of the City and the Toronto Police Service, in accordance with legislation, City by-laws/policies and Toronto Police Service policies;

b. an assessment of City and Toronto Police Service protocols and processes related to security assessments, permits, event planning and information sharing;

c. an evaluation of challenges that currently exist and a jurisdictional review of best practices to help identify potential alternatives or other mitigating opportunities;

d. consideration of potential solutions through various components of service delivery such as legislation, policies and processes, technology, education and training;

e. verification of current legislation and City and Toronto Police Service provisions requiring police presence;

f. an evaluation of challenges that currently exist and jurisdictional reviews of best practice to help identify potential opportunities; and

g. an assessment of alternative solutions to paid duty services and/or processes supporting paid duty services;

and to report back to the December 11, 2019 meeting of Executive Committee with the outcome and further recommendations.

3.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to review and compare how other Ontario municipalities and their local police service manage their road closures, requirements for paid duty officers and related costs for special events, public infrastructure construction and sector activities and report back to the December 11, 2019 meeting of Executive Committee with the detailed findings.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to implement the recommendations contained in the Internal Audit Report headed "Crescent Town Pedestrian Bridge Review" by the end of 2019.
 

2.  City Council direct the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to identify any additional areas where roles and responsibilities overlap, and revise any associated policies and procedures, in order to mitigate against future exposures.

 
3.  City Council direct the Director, Internal Audit, and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to hold a City-sponsored public meeting in Crescent Town in the third quarter of 2019 to:

a. share the findings and recommendations of the Crescent Town Bridge Internal Audit Review;

b. provide an update on Toronto Building and Municipal Licensing and Standards' implementation of the Internal Audit recommendations; and

c. request the Toronto District School Board and Bleeman Holdings/Pinedale Properties to provide an update on the replacement plans for the bridge.

 
4.  City Council request the Director, Internal Audit to review any additional documents or information provided by Janet Davis, former Member of Toronto City Council.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the 2019 - 2028 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for the Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy program by adding a new capital project "Union Station East Wing" with total project cost of $20.0 million and cash flows of $2.5 million in 2019 and $17.5 million in 2020, to be funded by recoverable debt, repayable over 15 years, to complete base building and office fit-up work associated with Union Station East Wing.

2.  City Council approve the plan from the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to utilize Union Station East Wing on an interim basis to rationalize spaces leased by the City from third party landlords which expire in 2020 and serve as swing space for office modernization projects.

3.  City Council, in accordance with Section 71-11.1C of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71, Financial Control, amend Purchase Order Number 6030175 with NORR Limited, Architects and Engineers and increase the value of the contract by $850,000, net of all taxes and applicable charges, revising the current contract authority from $44,473,000, net of all taxes and applicable charges, up to a maximum value of $45,323,000, net of all taxes and applicable charges, to provide required additional base building architecture and engineering services for the East Wing Project.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following: 

1.  City Council approve the Preferred Facility community recreation centre that will include a twin-pad arena/multi-sport indoor courts, gymnasium with walking track, an aquatic centre, and community and program space, located on the large community park located at 844 Don Mills Road to serve the communities along Don Mills Road, from York Mills Road to Flemingdon Park, as outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and direct the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and other appropriate City staff to undertake all necessary work to implement Parts 2 and 4 below, as well as advancing the design and construction of the project.

2.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor and other appropriate City staff to implement Part 1 above by:

a.  initiating amendments to the existing Section 37 Agreement for the Don Mills Centre, as it pertains to the provisions of the Community Centre at 966 Don Mills Road, and the Don Mills Civitan Arena land exchange agreement;

b.  initiating a Zoning By-Law amendment, as it pertains to the provisions of the Community Centre at 966 Don Mills Road, and potential alternative community uses;

c.  initiating an Official Plan Amendment, as necessary; and

d.  reporting to City Council regarding the final form of the recommended Zoning By-law amendment and any Official Plan Amendment.

3.  City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and Real Estate Services to coordinate with City Planning, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and other appropriate City Divisions, to undertake a review of other public community uses that may be accommodated at 966 Don Mills Road in coordination with the public consultation process reflected in Part 2 above.

4.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to work with Cadillac Fairview to negotiate the extension of the Don Mills Civitan Arena (at 1030 Don Mills Road) in an effort to minimize disruption while the new arena at 844 Don Mills Road (Celestica) is constructed.

5.  City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation to enter into discussions with the owners of 844 Don Mills Road (Celestica) to expedite the transfer of Park Blocks 3A and 3B of the Revised Draft Plan of Proposed Subdivision dated June 27, 2018, and to discuss opportunities to advance the design and construction of the recreation facility.

6. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to develop and implement a comprehensive community engagement process, in consultation with the local Councillor, to promote local participation in the future design, planning and development of the preferred option in Part 1 above.

7.  City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report back through the 2020 Budget Process with a preliminary estimate of the full cost of the Preferred Facility and the funding needed beyond the existing approved capital project Don Mills Civitan Arena.

8.  City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to include in the 2020 and future Capital Budgets a design and development timeline of the preferred option identified in Part 1 above so that this project may move forward as soon as possible.

9.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor to take required actions and use available funds to implement City Council's decision.

10.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake a scan of the broader Don Mills catchment area to determine what public and community needs exist assuming the completion of the recommended community centre at the Celestica site.

11.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit and include the results of the scan in Part 10 above to a thorough public consultation process including but not limited to Don Mills Residents Inc. to obtain input on an appropriate public or community use for the land.

12.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to the Executive Committee on the results of Parts 10 and 11 above not later than the third quarter of 2020.

13.  City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to Executive Committee on the following:

a.  including a Community Kitchen to the facilities included in the Preferred Option at the Celestica site; and

b.  including coliseum seating for one of the two ice pads at the Celestica site arena.

14.  City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to consider adding a stop at the new Community Recreation Facility on Route 403, upon opening of the centre. 

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council treat that portion of the City Council meeting at which the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer is considered as the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for Build Toronto by:

a.  receiving the "Build Toronto 2018 Annual Report", forming Attachment 1 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and

b.  appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Auditor of Build Toronto for fiscal year 2019, and authorizing the Board of Directors of Build Toronto to fix the remuneration of the Auditor.

2.  City Council direct the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Build Toronto 2018 Audited Annual Financial Statements and Audit Results Report, forming Attachment 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the Audit Committee for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council treat that portion of the City Council meeting at which the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer is considered as the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for Casa Loma Corporation by:

a.  receiving the "Casa Loma Corporation 2018 Annual Report", and the "Casa Loma Corporation 2018 Audited Annual Financial Statements", forming Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and

b.  reappointing Welch LLP Chartered Accountants, as the Auditor of Lakeshore Arena Corporation for fiscal year 2019, and authorizing the Board of Directors of Lakeshore Arena Corporation to fix the remuneration of the Auditor.

2.  City Council direct the City Clerk to forward a copy of the "Casa Loma 2018 Audited Annual Financial Statements", forming Attachment 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the Audit Committee for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council treat that portion of the City Council meeting at which the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer is considered as the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for Lakeshore Arena Corporation by:

a.  receiving the "Lakeshore Arena Corporation 2018 Annual Report", and the "Lakeshore Arena Corporation 2018 Audited Annual Financial Statements", forming Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;

b.  reappointing Welch LLP Chartered Accountants, as the Auditor of Lakeshore Arena Corporation for fiscal year 2019, and authorizing the Board of Directors of Lakeshore Arena Corporation to fix the remuneration of the Auditor; and

c.  receiving the "Lakeshore Arena Corporation Executive Compensation Disclosure 2018", forming Attachment 3 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

2.  City Council direct the City Clerk to forward a copy of the "Lakeshore Arena 2018 Audited Annual Financial Statements", forming Attachment 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the Audit Committee for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council treat the portion of the City Council meeting at which the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer is considered as the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Community Housing Corporation, and:

a.  receive the Letter to the Shareholder from the Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer, dated April 30, 2019, transmitting the Toronto Community Housing Corporation 2018 Annual Report and additional information, forming Attachment 1 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;

b.  receive Toronto Community Housing Corporation's 2018 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ending December 31, 2018, including the Auditor's report dated April 30, 2019, forming Attachment 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;

c.  re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Auditor for Toronto Community Housing Corporation for fiscal year 2019 at the fee provided in the City's agreement with that firm; and

d.  receive the Toronto Community Housing executive compensation disclosure for 2018, included in section 4.1.1 of additional information in Attachment 1 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

2.  City Council, as Shareholder, receive Toronto Community Housing Corporation's 2019-2022 Strategic Plan and budget summary forming Attachment 3 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

3.  City Council direct the City Clerk to forward a copy of Toronto Community Housing Corporation's 2018 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2018, forming Attachment 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the Audit Committee for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following: 

1.  City Council treat the portion of the City Council meeting at which the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer is being considered as the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Hydro Corporation, and:

a.  approve the "Resolution of the Sole Shareholder Re-appointing Auditor" in Attachment 1 Appendix A to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in order to re-appoint KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Auditor for Toronto Hydro Corporation for 2019 until the close of the next annual meeting of the Shareholder, or until a successor is appointed, at such remuneration as may be fixed by the Corporation's Board;

b.  receive the "Toronto Hydro Corporation 2018 Annual Report, Financial Report, and Consolidated Financial Statements," the "Toronto Hydro Corporation Annual Information Form 2018," the "Toronto Hydro Corporation Environmental Performance Report 2018," the "Toronto Hydro Corporation Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certifications of Annual Filings 2018," the "Toronto Hydro Corporation First Quarter Financial Report 2019," and the "Toronto Hydro Corporation Statement of Board Remuneration and Expenses 2018," forming Attachments 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, and 11 respectively to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;

c.  receive the "Toronto Hydro Corporation Shareholder Report 2018, including Non-Consolidated Financial Statements," the "Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited Financial Statements 2018 and 2017," and the "Toronto Hydro Energy Services Inc. Financial Statements 2018 and 2017," forming Confidential Attachments 7, 8 and 9 respectively to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and

d.  receive the two-part report "Toronto Hydro Corporation Executive Compensation Disclosure 2018" forming Attachment 6a and Confidential Attachment 6b to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

2.  City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 6b to report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer remain confidential in its entirety as it deals with personal information about identifiable individuals.

3.  City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 7, 8 and 9 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer remain confidential in their entirety due to the security of the property of the City and securities requirements arising from Toronto Hydro Corporation's status as an offering corporation under the Business Corporations Act, (Ontario) R.S.O. 1990, c.B.16, Toronto Hydro Corporation's status as a reporting issuer under the Securities Act, (Ontario) R.S.O. 1990, c.S.5, and the application by the Ontario Securities Commission of National Instrument 51-102.

4.  City Council direct the City Clerk to forward a copy of the "Toronto Hydro Corporation Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2018 and 2017", included as part of Attachment 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the Audit Committee for information.

Confidential Attachment 6b to report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals.

Confidential Attachments 7, 8 and 9 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to the security of the property of the City and they pertain to securities requirements arising from Toronto Hydro Corporation's status as an offering corporation under the Business Corporations Act, (Ontario) R.S.O. 1990, c.B.16, Toronto Hydro Corporation's status as a reporting issuer under the Securities Act, (Ontario) R.S.O. 1990, c.S.5, and the application by the Ontario Securities Commission of National Instrument 51-102.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council, in its capacity as one of the Shareholders of Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Inc., (the "Corporation"):

a.  adopt and authorize the City Manager to sign the Resolutions of Shareholders attached as Attachment 1 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on behalf of the City so that:

1.  Financial Statements

City Council receive the audited financial statements of the Corporation for the financial year ended December 31, 2018, including the auditor's report dated March 14, 2019, forming Attachment 4 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer are received;

2.  Appointment of Auditors

a.  Welch LLP are reappointed as the auditors of the Corporation until the close of the next annual meeting of the shareholders or until their successors are duly appointed; and

b.  the remuneration of the auditors will be fixed by the directors who are hereby authorized to fix that remuneration;

3.  Confirmation of Proceedings

all By-laws, contracts, acts, proceedings, appointments, elections, and payments of any director or officer of the Corporation that were enacted, made, done, or taken since the last annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation are approved, ratified, sanctioned, and confirmed; and

b.  adopt and authorize the City Manager to sign the Resolution of Shareholders forming Attachment 5 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer:

1.  ratifying and approving the Operating and Capital Budgets of the Corporation attached as Schedule A to Attachment 5 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and

2.  authorizing any two directors or officers to carry out the provisions of the resolutions passed by the shareholders of the Corporation.

2.  City Council direct the City Clerk to forward a copy of the "Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Inc. 2018 Audited Annual Financial Statements", forming Attachment 4 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the Audit Committee for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council treat that portion of the City Council meeting at which the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer is considered as the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholder for Toronto Port Lands Company by:

a.  receiving the Toronto Port Lands Company's 2018 Annual Report, forming Attachment 1 to the report  (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and

b.  appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the Auditor of Toronto Economic Development Corporation for fiscal year 2019, and authorizing the Board of Directors of Toronto Port Lands Company to fix the remuneration of the Auditor.

2.  City Council direct the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Toronto Port Lands Company's 2018 Audited Annual Financial Statements, forming Attachment 2 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the Audit Committee for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:  

1.  City Council determine that the Development Charges By-law and Education Development Charges By-Law have been properly applied to the residential development project located at 1383, 1385, 1389, 1399 and 1403 Military Trail.

2.  City Council dismiss the complaint filed pursuant to Section 20 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and Section 257.85 of the Education Act.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive the report (June 18, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for information.

2.  City Council request the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report to City Council with the findings of the Ernst and Young study prior to consideration of the 2020 Budget.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the transfer of $8.000 million from the Water (43 percent) and Wastewater (57 percent) Stabilization Reserves to Toronto Water's Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Reserve (XQ1012) to fund future year vehicle purchases.

2.  City Council approve the withdrawal from Emergency Human Services Reserve (XQ1111) of $0.077 million to supplement funding in the Emergency Human Services Expense Account to mitigate the deficit position in 2018.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve in-year budget adjustments to the 2019-2028 Approved Capital Budget and Plan as detailed in Appendix 4 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer that result in no incremental impact on debt financing.

2.  City Council approve additional 2018 carry forward funding for Toronto Transit Commission and Go Transit as detailed in Appendix 6 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

3.  City Council receive for information the list of 30 completed capital projects/sub-projects to be closed as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer that results in a total combined project budget an underspending of $4.498 million.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the budget adjustments and any associated complement changes detailed in Appendix D1, D2 and D3 to the report (June 14, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to amend the 2019 Approved Operating Budget, such adjustments to have no impact on the 2019 Approved Net Operating Budget of the City.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council, as shareholder, receive for information the report (June 21, 2019) from the Controller as the final report on the wind up of Invest Toronto Inc. from the appointed liquidator.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the levy and collection of taxes for the 2019 taxation year on railway roadways and rights-of-way and on land used as transmission or distribution corridors owned by power utilities, in accordance with subsection 280 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and subsection 257.7 (1) of the Education Act.

2.  City Council receive the Acreage and Tonnage Taxation Systems sections of the report (June 19, 2019) from the Controller for information.

3. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to include the following information in future annual reports:

a. the potential additional income the City of Toronto could receive if the levy was based on a rate per tonnage as opposed to a rate per acreage;

b. a review of how the Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec tax railway right-of-way properties within their boundaries;

c. a summary of what reserves the Cities of Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg and Montreal receive through railway taxation; and

d. following consultation with the Railway Association of Canada on what their membership's current practice is in the Canadian Western Provinces in terms of self-reporting their traffic, information on how a similar practice could be adopted in the Province of Ontario if a tonnage-based system similar to the Western Provinces was adopted.

4.  City Council forward the Item to the Ontario Good Roads Association, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for their information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the fee set out in Appendix A to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, to add the fee set out in Appendix A to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council direct the revenue collected from the provision of services associated with the fee set out in Appendix A to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor be allocated to the Legal Services Division's budget.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, to establish the Records Retention Schedule detailed in Attachment 1 to the report (June 12, 2019) from the Integrity Commissioner.

2.  City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers by:

a.  removing "Subject to Subsection C" from Section 3-7.6B so that it reads "An accountability officer may recommend directly to Council the establishment of a retention schedule for an accountability record"; and

b.  deleting Section 3-7.6C.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize an in-year budget adjustment to the 2019 Capital Budget for Children's Services by increasing the project cost for the Toronto Early Learning and Child Care Services' Mount Dennis Child Care Centre (CCS035-01) by $7.000 million, increasing the project cost from $11.000 million to $18.000 million, funded through the Child Care Capital Reserve Fund (XR1103), required to support the consolidation of the Trimbee Early Learning Centre; to support the addition of 26 child care spaces to the planned Mount Dennis location; and to fund inflationary impacts on the cost of construction.

 
2.  City Council amend the budgeted cash flows for the completion of the Toronto Early Learning and Child Care Services' Mount Dennis Child Care Centre project to reflect the following requirements: 2019 - $2.000 million, 2020 - $10.000 million, and 2021 - $2.991 million.

 
3.  City Council authorize an in-year budget adjustment to the 2019 Capital Budget for Children's Services by increasing the project cost for the St. Barnabas Catholic School Child Care Centre (CCS027-01) by $0.500 million, increasing the project cost from $2.600 million to $3.100 million, funded through the Child Care Capital Reserve Fund (XR1103), required to fund the inflationary impacts on the cost of construction.

 
4.  City Council amend the budgeted cash flows for the completion of the St. Barnabas Catholic School project to reflect the following requirements: 2019 - $1.000 million, and 2020 - $1.923 million.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the Director, Office of Emergency Management to negotiate and enter into agreements with Ontario Power Generation Inc. for the provision of, and funding support for the City's provision of, emergency management services for nuclear emergency response between the City of Toronto and Ontario Power Generation Inc., as described in the agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Office of Emergency Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the Director, Office of Emergency Management to accept funding as prescribed for in any agreements negotiated, such funding to be added to the Office of Emergency Management 2019 Operating Budget as an in-year budget adjustment that:

a.  increases expenditures and revenues by $212,500 for a net $0 impact from $225,000 to $437,500; and

b.  increases the complement by three (3) additional temporary Full Time Equivalents from 18 to 21 Full Time Equivalents.

3.  City Council authorize the Director, Office of Emergency Management to execute and submit on behalf of the City any documents related to the funding support for the City's provision of nuclear emergency management services for nuclear emergency response between the City of Toronto and Ontario Power Generation Inc., required by the agreement between the parties.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the acceleration and deferral of cash flows within the projects in Toronto Public Library's Approved 2019 Capital Budget and future year commitments in the amount of $1.078 million, as included in Attachment 1 to the report (June 17, 2019) from the City Librarian, with zero gross and debt budget impact.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the reallocation of cashflows within Toronto Water's approved 2019 Capital Budget and 2020-2028 Capital Plan in the amount of $8.450 million, for acceleration and deferral of projects, as presented in Schedule A (Part A and B) to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.

2.  City Council authorize the reallocation of project costs and cashflows in Toronto Water's approved 2019 Capital Budget and 2020-2028 Capital Plan in the amount of $12.121 million from projects that have been awarded under budget or delayed to those requiring additional funding in the same amount as presented in Schedule A (Part C) to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.

3.  City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water to consider including, as part of the 2020-2028 Capital Plan:

a.  a review of the Minor System Inlets, Preferred Storm Works and Preferred Sanitary Works infrastructure associated to the Anthony Park Underground Storage System, as depicted on figure ES.2,included in the completed Environmental Assessment Study for Area 16 (Black Creek / Highway 401 / Dufferin Street); and

 
b.  allocating appropriate resources towards upgrading the STM Underground Storage Tank, located underneath the De Havilland 'Mossie' Park, and/or creating the necessary connections between the aforementioned storage tank and the sewer/stormwater pipes along Whitley Ave, to remediate present and future flooding issues around the Winston Park community and the soon to be upgraded De Havilland 'Mossie' Park.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the Transportation Services' Approved 2019 Capital Budget by reallocating funding of $1 million between projects, as presented in Attachment 1 to the report (June 19, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, with a zero Budget impact.

2.  City Council amend the 2019-2028 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services by creating a new Future of King Street project with total project costs of $1.5 million gross and $0 debt, with committed cash flows of $1 million in 2019 and $0.5 million in 2020, fully funded by the Public Realm Reserve Fund.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve an in-year Budget adjustment to increase the Approved 2019 Operating Budget for TO Live by $2.323 million gross and $0 net, fully funded from the Toronto Centre for the Arts Stabilization Reserve Fund ($1.657 million) and the Sony Centre Stabilization Reserve ($0.666 million)  for the purpose of providing a one-time seed grant to the Toronto Live Foundation, conditional upon both the establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding and the execution of a grant agreement, approved by the Board of Directors of TO Live, with terms satisfactory to the City Manager and provided to the City upon completion.

2.  City Council direct that the Memorandum of Understanding between the Board of Directors of TO Live and the Toronto Live Foundation required in Part 1 above formally outline the roles and responsibilities, independence, governance, process for determining fundraising priorities, terms of donations, sponsorships and naming rights, and administrative support provided by TO Live to the Toronto Live Foundation.

3.  City Council direct that the grant agreement between the Board of Directors of TO Live and the Toronto Live Foundation required in Part 1 above outline transparency and accountability provisions that include the purpose of the grant, reporting timeline and criteria, consistency with City goals and with TO Live mandate under Municipal Code Chapter 23, Civic Theatres, evaluation criteria and process, and information concerning the grant that will be made available to the public.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council endorse the Toronto Public Library Board draft resolution outlined in Attachment 1 to the letter (June 19, 2019) from the City Librarian, requesting the City of Toronto to:

a.  indicate the City of Toronto's support for Canadian Urban Libraries Council's/Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada's efforts to increase access to e-books and other e-content for library users in Toronto and across Canada;

b.  call on the federal government to investigate the barriers faced by libraries in acquiring e-books and other e-content and the problems that poses for vulnerable demographic groups in Canada; and

c.  ask the federal government to develop a solution that increases access to e-books and other e-content across Canada and assists libraries in meeting the cost requirements to acquire e-books and other e-content.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive for information, the 2018 Financial Statements and related documents for the following agencies and corporations:

a.  Exhibition Place;

b.  Toronto Parking Authority;

c.  Toronto Public Library;

d.  Toronto Transit Commission;

e.  Toronto Zoo;

f.  Heritage Toronto;

g.  Toronto Atmospheric Fund; and

h.  Yonge-Dundas Square.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the 2018 audited financial statements and management letters of the forty-nine (49) Business Improvement Areas and the 2017 audited financial statements and management letters of the nine (9) Business Improvement Areas attached as Appendices A to BK to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Controller and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.

2.  City Council direct those Business Improvement Areas with outstanding audit issues to implement the management letter recommendations and request the Auditor General to provide an update report to the October 25, 2019 meeting of the Audit Committee.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive the 2018 audited financial statements of Arenas attached to the report (June 13, 2019) from the Auditor General.

2.  City Council direct those Arenas with outstanding audit issues to implement the management letter recommendations and request the Auditor General to provide an update report to the October 25, 2019 meeting of the Audit Committee.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive the 2018 audited financial statements of Community Centres attached to the report (June 13, 2019) from the Auditor General.

2.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to include, as part of the 2020 Operating Budget submission for Applegrove Community Complex, a business case for additional funding to cover the cost of new permit rates charged by the Toronto District School Board for Priority School Initiative, estimated to be in the range of $11,600.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive the report (June 13, 2019) from the Auditor General on the status of the financial statement audits of the City's Agencies and Corporations for the year ended December 31, 2018.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive the report (June 3, 2019) from the Auditor General for information.

2.  City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to provide an update on the "High Priority" outstanding recommendations highlighted in Attachment 1 to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Auditor General to the October 25, 2019 meeting of the Audit Committee.

3.  City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Auditor General remain confidential in its entirety, as it pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Toronto Parking Authority Board.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Auditor General remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the Toronto Parking Authority Board.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the 2018 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as attached in Appendix A to the report (June 28, 2019) from the Controller and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

2.  City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Controller to review the way the City's budget documents and consolidated financial statement are prepared, with a view to increasing transparency and the ability of Members, staff and the public to easily understand the City's financial situation; this review should include current best practices in place nationally and internationally, and enable the financial statements to be an open data item; and City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report on this initiative to the Audit Committee, prior to the budget cycle of 2020. 

3.  City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to explore opportunities to make the consolidated financial statement an open data item.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the 2018 Consolidated Financial Statements for the City of Toronto Trust Funds as attached in Appendix A to the report (June 12, 2019) from the Controller.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the 2018 Sinking Funds Statements as attached in Appendix A to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Controller.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the City Manager to report to the October 25, 2019 meeting of the Audit Committee on a process to track and report on a quarterly basis, progress on management's implementation and target completion date of outstanding audit recommendations, with emphasis on those identified by the Auditor General as items of greatest concern.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the City Manager, the Chief Information Officer and the City Clerk to co-ordinate and develop standard incident management procedures including communication protocols to address incidents involving cyber attacks/information breaches; the incident management procedures and communication protocols should be liaised across the City, including agencies and corporations, and should include:

a. guidelines describing the sequence of actions that should take place as soon as staff become aware of a cyber attack/information breach incident;

b. communication protocols detailing key contact names, functions and contact information for staff to receive guidance;

c. reports to be completed by the affected organization, detailing the date of incident, systems affected, information compromised, and other relevant details; and

d. communications to the media and/or public, where required, including privacy protocols.

2.  City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Information Officer, to implement appropriate cyber security training which should be mandatory for all City staff.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to design and implement procedures to ensure compliance with the legislated requirement to review eligibility of applicants on the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income at least once every 24 months after they have been added to the list; such procedures to ensure:

a. applicants are advised of the need to maintain contact with the Access to Housing business unit at least once in every 24-month period to ensure their information is kept up-to-date and to re-affirm continued eligibility for rent-geared-to-income assistance;

b. all attempts to contact each applicant are sufficiently tracked so that Access to Housing can identify all applications that should be changed to inactive status and subsequently cancelled; and

c. action is taken to make applications inactive and to cancel applications, if there is no response to outreach attempts by City staff in accordance with policies and procedures.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to review the applicants on the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income and develop meaningful categories to support the effective management, including accurate reporting of the number of active and eligible applicants.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to:

a. develop clear guidelines for housing providers on the circumstances under which an offer for rent-geared-to-income housing can be withdrawn and not be considered a refusal. Such guidelines to also clearly indicate how to record the reasons for withdrawals or refusals in the centralized waiting list information system; and

b. implement monitoring procedures to ensure housing providers are not recording refusals of offers as withdrawals such that households can circumvent the Housing Services Act's limit on the number of refusals allowed before the applicant is removed from the centralized waiting list.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to recommend to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to consider revising the Housing Services Act, 2011 to be aligned with the Long Term Care Homes Act regarding refusals of pre-selected housing choices and to only accommodate refusals under clearly defined set of exceptional circumstances.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to ensure that applicants on the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income understand the importance of choosing only those buildings they are willing to move into and the consequences of such choices.

6. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to increase the information made available to enable rent-geared-to-income applicants to make better informed choices about buildings they are willing to move into.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to ensure applicants for rent-geared-to-income assistance are required to identify:

a. the preferred method(s) of contact that will result in a 48-hour response such as phone, email, or mobile messaging; and

b. an alternate contact person or support organization in Canada designated to respond on their behalf, if necessary.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to review additional steps to cost-effectively enhance how Access to Housing communicates with and reminds applicants on the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income to keep their application information accurate and up-to-date.

9. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to review and implement technology-based communication methods that allow the Division to more efficiently and cost-effectively:

a. serve notice of decisions related to household applications on the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income; and

b. make contact with applicants to confirm their ongoing interest, update their address, phone number, income, housing preferences, and other information.

10. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to:

a. review the City's local priority rules for selecting households from the waiting list for rent-geared-to-income and recommend to City Council any additional priority rules that should be adopted to support selection of households based on an applicant’s level of need; and

b. where additional priority rules are established, ensure the waiting list information system supports selection based on these priorities; and, if necessary, develop a process to perform an objective assessment of each applicant's need for rent-geared-to-income assistance in order to determine their priority in being selected from the centralized waiting list.

11. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to establish local rules for:

a. asset limits for rent-geared-to-income recipients; and

b. total household income limits and prioritize access to rent-geared-to-income assistance based on household income.

12. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the City's Medical Officer of Health, to review the types of housing preferences or restrictions for preferred rent-geared-to-income housing units to assess if there is a bona fide need to accommodate and develop local rules to manage such requests.

13. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to consider establishing local rules prioritizing access to rent-geared-to-income assistance for those households that currently do not receive rent-geared-to-income assistance or reside in social housing.

14. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to ensure greater integration of services and supports is provided for vulnerable clients in the shelter system as they transition from homelessness to stable housing including confirming that those experiencing homelessness receive appropriate priority status on the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income.

15. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to review and, if appropriate, report to City Council through the Planning and Housing Committee on how the City can meet the mandated rent-geared-to-income assistance service level prescribed in the Housing Service Act, 2011; this review should consider how portable housing benefits can be used where vacancies in the physical social housing stock are limited, and determine how much funding would be needed as well as the source of such funds in order to come into compliance.

16. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to ensure that a maximum number of social housing units are being used for housing and to complete a review of all housing units that are used for other purposes; and, establish a process that requires service manager approval prior to the removal of any housing units from service.

17. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to:

a. work, in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to develop an interim process to efficiently and publicly post information on buildings with hard-to-rent vacancies to support applicants in making more informed housing choices; and

b. leverage any existing solutions with City and agency partners to provide support for rent-geared-to-income applicants to access the internet at various city sites such as, emergency shelters, social services offices, local libraries, and community centres.

18. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to review and revise the local rules in order to effectively re-house over-housed rent-geared-to-income tenants into a suitable housing unit; in conducting the review, the Division consider:

a. evidence available on the number of preferences that will support efficient and timely re-housing of an over-housed household including benchmarking with other jurisdictions; and

b. implications of imposing an over-housed surcharge on households who refuse to be re-housed in a timely manner.

19. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to develop system controls to automatically determine the maximum number of bedrooms a rent-geared-to-income applicant is eligible for based on household composition and the City's occupancy standards.

20. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the City's Medical Officer of Health, to:

a. identify the medical circumstances that would warrant a rent-geared-to-income household to have more bedrooms than specified in the local occupancy standards and update local rules accordingly; and

b. develop and implement a process to review and approve requests for an additional bedroom to accommodate medical conditions, including documentation that should be obtained to support such requests, based on criteria to be included in local rules.

21. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to consider the feasibility of using Toronto Community Housing Corporation vacant units held for revitalization to meet the demand for emergency shelter as an alternative to hotels or other temporary shelter options.

22. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to implement and ensure compliance with procedures to oversee rent-geared-to-income households not selected from the centralized waiting list, including procedures and controls to:

a. identify and review all current referral agreements to develop a comprehensive inventory of agency referral agreements and the respective number of housing units to be filled through referral agreements;

b. ensure all current and future referral agreements are approved by the City; and

c. ensure there is a record of all households that are granted rent-geared-to-income assistance and housed through any alternate arrangement in the centralized waiting list information system.

23. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to enforce the regular review of housing providers and ensure they are completed as required in compliance with policies and procedures and to take corrective action to address any problems identified in the course of such reviews.

24. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to ensure the internal controls to review rent-geared-to-income housing providers are reviewed and strengthened to address weaknesses identified from the occurrence of fraud.

25. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to strengthen internal controls which ensure households on the centralized waiting list and those receiving rent-geared-to-income are eligible.

26. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to review how, going forward, the City, as service manager, may be able to centralize and integrate initial and ongoing eligibility reviews and income verification for all housing subsidy programs currently dispersed amongst multiple groups (Access to Housing, other City business units, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, and eventually other housing providers) for greater efficiency and oversight.

27. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the City's Chief Information Officer, to ensure:

a. that progress is made to select a vendor and develop an implementation plan for the new choice-based system for selecting households to receive rent-geared-to-income assistance;

b. the new technology includes appropriate system access controls, input and validation controls to prevent data entry errors; and

c. exception monitoring controls are developed, including regular reports to support the detection of errors or irregular activity.

28. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to collaborate with the General Managers of Employment and Social Services and Children's Services divisions to ensure implementation of the Human Services Integration project achieves service efficiencies in administering these income-based subsidy programs; in the short term, this will include one income assessment process and in the longer term this should be expanded to include other common functions; the implementation should include a rationalization of resources.

29.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to accelerate implementation of recommendations to ensure rules are updated to allow households with greatest need to receive priority, and that over-housed tenant situations are optimized as quickly as possible.

30.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report to the October 16, 2019 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee on service improvements and modernization initiatives made, to date, to the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income housing, and, the integrity and accuracy of the centralized waiting list data, including the number of active and eligible applicants, as well as the following: 

a. number of vacancies at each quarter end and aging of how long the unit has been vacant:

1. broken down by reason for vacancy (e.g., unit turnover, held for medical and safety, uninhabitable, etc.), rent-geared-to-income vs. market rent, rentable vs. non-rentable;

2. broken down by size of unit (Bachelor, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, etc.); and

3. broken down by portfolio (e.g., seniors-designated, non-designated, mandated, etc.);

b. number of vacancies filled not using the centralized waiting list;

c. average number of offers required to fill a vacancy (annually) and related acceptance rate (percent), refusal rate (percent), withdrawal rate (percent);

d. number of offers made annually/quarterly, where the applicant can't be reached;

e. number of applications deactivated annually/quarterly vs. the number of applicants who have not confirmed their ongoing interest and access to housing has not had any contact with the applicant in over two years;

f. number of applicants on the waiting list listing a shelter as their main address vs. number of applications flagged/deemed priority as homeless;

g. number of applicants on the waiting list listing a shelter as their main address vs. number of applicants housed off the waiting list because they were deemed to be a priority as homeless; and

h. proportion (percent) of people experiencing chronic homelessness and living in shelters who have applied for the centralized waiting list to receive access to rent-geared-to-income housing.

31.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report quarterly to City Council, through the Economic and Community Development Committee, on the centralized waiting list for social housing, such report to contain the following details: 

a.  the number of people on the waitlist;

b.  the number of vacant rentable units;

c.  the number of units filled;

d.  the number of refused offers;

e.  the number of withdrawn offers; and

f.  any other relevant information.

32.  City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, through the implementation of the new Choice Based Model for access to social housing, to expand access to information available through the City's Open Data portal, and report to the Audit Committee by fourth quarter of 2020, on the status of implementation; and City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to engage Toronto's civic tech community on this project.

33. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to report quarterly to City Council, through the Economic and Community Development Committee, with updates on progress with respect to the implementation of the new Choice Based Model for access to social housing.

34. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to report quarterly to City Council, through the Economic and Community Development Committee, with respect to progress on the recommendations outlined by the Auditor General.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to:

a.  establish a process and criteria to review and assess liabilities arising from third-party errors and omissions;

b.  implement enhancements to the Project Tracking Portal to track the reasons for change orders for analysis and process improvements on an Engineering and Construction Services-wide basis;

c.  analyze the root causes for change orders, change order costs, and track recoveries from third parties on account of errors and omissions;

d.  ensure that future bridge rehabilitation project tenders are based on recent condition assessments, undertaken within five years of the construction tender preparation; and

e.  formalize the implementation of the Professional Services Performance Evaluation, recently piloted by Engineering and Construction Services, to include consequences for poor performance up to and including suspension.

2.  City Council request the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to:

a.  establish specific service standards for the timely approval of change directives and change orders after finalizing the scope of work and pricing;

b.  ensure that work only commences after either a change directive or change order is issued which includes a clear and documented agreement on pricing and scope; for time-sensitive changes, staff should obtain appropriate approval via e-mail and expeditiously follow-up with change order documentation;

c.  ensure that delegated signing authority limits are enforced and that each signature on a change order is individually dated;

d.  establish a formal 'Record of Evaluation and Negotiation' template to internally document the negotiations with contractors over the cost of work and also the assessment of price reasonability; and

e.  ensure that a change directive is always issued for quantity overruns that are expected to exceed a set threshold as outlined in Engineering and Construction Services's Capital Works Procedures Manual.

3.  City Council request the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to:

a.  in consultation with Corporate Finance, the Fair Wage Office, Legal Services and Purchasing and Materials Management, establish uniform labour burden rates to be used across all construction contracts;

b.  ensure that change work is properly tracked and monitored for unit price, time and material, and lump-sum change orders, and that the payment is made after work has been properly verified;

c.  ensure that substantial scope changes are minimized after the contract is awarded. Where it is not possible to avoid such changes, the Client Division should be fully informed of the impact of substantial scope changes on contract costs and timelines;

d.  ensure that project documentation on externally managed contracts are always retained within the Engineering and Construction Services Division; and

e.  measure and monitor change order costs.

4.  City Council request the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to:

a.  review and update the contract language relating to Specific Condition 32 to remove any ambiguity;

b.  at the time of construction contract close-out, calculate the cost of engineering associated with the contract and summarize and review on an annual basis the overall cost of engineering as a percentage of construction costs with a view to evaluating whether the cost of engineering is reasonable;

c.  implement edit checks into the Project Tracking Portal to prevent errors and to ensure the accuracy and completeness of important contract information such as tender award date, purchase order date, and substantial completion date. Further, these edit checks should ensure that standard contract naming conventions are used;

d.  ensure that production and training data in the Project Tracking Portal are segregated to maintain data integrity;

e.  develop and implement a standard procedure for transferring funds from unused tender line items to contingency through the use of change orders; and

f.  ensure that contingency items such as miscellaneous items, provisional items and various allowances are appropriately tagged in the Project Tracking Portal for tracking, monitoring and analysis of contingency usage.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Chief Purchasing Officer to work with the Controller to:

a.  standardize and refine product purchases across divisions;

b.  capture data to track usage and compare against the goods and services specified in the contract;

c.  expand data analytics to centrally monitor and analyze expenditures as part of the contract management and payment process; and

d.  develop a reporting process to identify large deviations in goods purchased, from the goods specified in contracts, documenting the reasons for the deviation, and estimating the financial impact.

2.  City Council request the Controller to develop a process to verify the accuracy of early payment discounts for both interface and non-interface payment vendors; the ‘discount lost’ report should be updated to identify and include discounts lost on interface payments.

3.  City Council request the Controller to automate recording, monitoring and collection of volume rebates; outstanding amounts of volume rebates should be followed-up on, including those identified during the audit.

4.  City Council request the Chief Purchasing Officer to compare the current list of volume rebate vendors with City contracts to identify any vendors offering discounts but which may have been omitted from the existing manually maintained list.

5.  City Council request the Chief Purchasing Officer to review and update the procedures related to contract set-up in SAP so the detailed line items are entered in the system in accordance with the contract.

6.  City Council request the Chief Purchasing Officer to develop criteria and procedures for limiting the use of ‘miscellaneous category’ in contracts; any excess expenditures under the miscellaneous category over a specified limit should be reported as exceptions to respective Division Heads.

7.  City Council request the Controller to evaluate whether controls can be automated to identify invalid/expired contracts used in interface payment files before they are processed in SAP; if developing such a control is cost-prohibitive, alternate procedures should be developed in coordination with divisions to ensure interface payment files are correctly prepared.

8.  City Council request the City Manager to advise Division Heads to ensure compliance with purchasing policies and procedures; contract spend reports provided by Purchasing and Materials Management Division should be reviewed in a timely manner and contract target values be amended, where required, before additional funds are committed.

9.  City Council request the Chief Information Officer to develop policies and procedures to review SAP access for divisions so that they can periodically review whether staff access to systems is appropriate, and make any necessary changes in a timely manner.

10.  City Council request the Controller to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a Centralized Contract Management Unit/Centre of Excellence to look after City-wide contracts, where possible; the Unit should be responsible for:

a.  performing continuous controls monitoring on contracts, including analyzing divisional purchases, consolidating overall trends, and monitoring contract compliance;

b.  developing criteria for providing exception reports to divisions on contract compliance, for example, purchase of goods not listed in the contract, and following up with divisions on any potential changes required to contracts; and

c.  developing processes and guidelines for divisions to improve automation and consistency in ordering, receiving and paying for goods and services.

11.  City Council request the General Manager, Fleet Services, to take the lead in:

a.  developing a periodic review process with the Vendor on competitive pricing of parts that are being supplied to the City; a criteria should be developed to have adequate parts covered under each review; results of price adjustments should be documented after each review;

b.  developing a process to approve new parts prices in the system; and

c.  co-ordinating the auto parts price management processes with other City divisions for their review and implementation.

12.  City Council request the General Manager, Fleet Services, to develop processes:

a.  to reconcile auto parts purchases, returns and prices between the City’s inventory system and the vendor’s billing system on an ongoing basis; and

b.  to resolve reconciliation issues in a timely manner and only those invoices should be paid that reconciles with the City records.

13.  City Council request the General Manager, Fleet Services, to review price and quantity variances identified during this audit; any overpayments and/or outstanding credits identified should be recovered from the vendor; and reasons why these variances occurred should be documented and appropriate controls implemented.

14.  City Council request the Director, Real Estate Services, to develop a process for updating properties owned or leased by the City including changes to the ownership in a central database; the database should be used to reconcile addresses with the hydro invoice payment system on a periodic basis, and any hydro services identified as not related to the City should be terminated.

15.  City Council request the Director, Environment and Energy to perform a one-time validation of those accounts that do not have a specific service address, with respective divisions and establish a baseline for future validation.

16.  City Council request the General Manager, Facilities Management to develop:

a.  a complete list of all City-owned transformers which should become part of the Facilities maintenance program; and

b.  a process for validating the City’s records of transformers with hydro service provider for eligible credits.

17.  City Council request the General Manager, Facilities Management to develop a process to monitor demand for City-owned transformers in order to ensure  appropriate credits are received when credit thresholds are achieved.

18.  City Council request the Director, Environment and Energy to review other utility payments for address reconciliations and to implement similar controls as recommended for hydro service payments.

19.  City Council request the Director, Accounting Services to improve the duplicate payment check criteria and recover the outstanding duplicate and/or incorrect payments identified during the audit.

20.  City Council request the City Manager to forward this Item to Division Heads and Chief Executive Officers of major City agencies and corporations, and request them to review and consider implementing the recommendations that are relevant to their respective operations, in particular, recommendations relating to purchasing, payment and contract management related areas.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council appoint Shane Rayman to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority Consultative Committee, at pleasure of Council, for a term office ending July 16, 2023, and until a successor is appointed.

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June

24, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority Consultative Committee.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 24, 2019) from the City Clerk remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority Consultative Committee.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Heritage Toronto Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on July 17, 2023 and until successors are appointed:

Lori Davison

Sandy Kedey 

James Lane

Shirin Mandani

Claire Nelischer

Leslie Thompson

2.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Heritage Toronto Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on July 17, 2021 and until successors are appointed:

Juliet French

Martin Green

Jeff Junke

3.  City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the Executive Director, Heritage Toronto remain confidential as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Heritage Toronto Board.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the Executive Director, Heritage Toronto remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Heritage Toronto Board.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board, including one as Chair, at pleasure of Council, for a term office ending July 16, 2023, and until successors are appointed:

Laurel Atkinson

Deepak Ramachandran

Parminder Sandhu, as Chair

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 24, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 24, 2019) from the City Clerk remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Atmospheric Fund Board.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Preservation Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term office ending July 18, 2023, and until successors are appointed:

Robert Allsopp

Geoff Kettel

Barbara McPhail

Loryssa Quattrociocchi

Julia Rady

Sandra Shaul

Kim Storey

2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Preservation Board.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Clerk remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Preservation Board.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, including one as Chair, at pleasure of Council, for a term office ending July 16, 2023, and until successors are appointed:

Michael Fenton, as Chair

Jan Mollenhauer

Jeremy Roach

2.  City Council appoint the following the stakeholder representatives to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term office ending July 16, 2023, and until successors are appointed:

Robert (Bob) Emond, as the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area representative

Michael Forbes, as the Ryerson University representative

Ian Gemmell, as the McGill-Granby Village Residents' Association representative

Sheila Jennings, as the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area representative

Stefania Paterak, as the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thompson Hall representative

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 24, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board.

The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 24, 2019) from the City Clerk remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal information about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Yonge-Dundas Square Board.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates from 18 Indigenous organizations to the Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022:

Kaitlyn Adam Lewis

Andrea Chrisjohn

Larry Frost

Shadrak Gobért

Pamela Hart

Regina Hartwick

Marilyn Hew

Tracey King

Millie Knapp

Ruth Koleszar-Green

Nancy Martin

Blanche Meawassige

Angus D. Palmer

Frances Sanderson

Tanya Senk

Jeffrey Schiffer

Steve Teekens

Bryan Winters

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council appoint Jim Hart to the Toronto Police Services Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting September 30, 2019 and ending November 14, 2022, and until a successor is appointed.

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Police Services Board.

Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Police Services Board.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 16, 2023, and until successors are appointed:

Ronald Chopowick

Jennifer Drake

Heidi Karst

Maria Kelleher

Basudeb Mukherjee

Connie Tang

Estair Van Wagner

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (June 24, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

Confidential Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to the report (June 24, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022:

Paul Banwatt

Vivian Barclay

Mary An Blom

Shaun Bowring

Melissa Bubb-Clarke

Hannah Burgé Luviano

Jeff Cohen

Charlotte Cornfield

Kiana “Rookz” Eastmond

Aerin Fogel

Sarah Jarvis, as the Tourism Toronto representative

Tracy Jenkins

Jesse Kumagai

Rob Lanni

Tao-Ming Lau

Julisa Ly

Sofia Mikhaylova

Noah Mintz

Richmond “Tona” Nantwi

John Samuels

Spencer Sutherland, as the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas representative

Kim Temple

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (June 26, 2019) 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 Music Advisory Committee.

Confidential Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (June 26, 2019) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Province to adjust the process regarding school-based child care capital projects that have not received Approval to Proceed from the Ministry of Education by:

a.  taking into consideration municipal annual budget approval requirements and allowing municipal councils the opportunity to consider and approve any operating and financial impacts associated with these new capital projects; and

b.  extending the deadline of August 30, 2019 to at least October 31, 2019 for service system managers and school boards to jointly confirm priority school-based child care capital projects on a preliminary basis subject to a municipal council's annual budget approval process.

2. City Council reiterate to the Province that the goals of the Child Care Growth Strategy require operating funding for sustainable child care growth.

3. City Council request the Province to provide operating funding to support the 51 child care capital projects that are at risk of not proceeding and for all future provincially-funded child care projects. 

4. If the Province refuses to extend the submission deadline, City Council request the City Manager to inform the Ministry of Education that the City remains interested in continuing discussions to receive capital funding.

5. City Council request the Mayor and the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to meet with the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development to discuss the possibility of additional Federal funding to support the operating costs associated with the 51 planned child care centres which no longer have provincial operating funding.

6. City Council direct the City Manager to ask the Federal Government, as it negotiates the renewed Early Learning Childcare Agreement with the Province, to prioritize that the funds be used to fund additional fee subsidies, the expansion of licensed childcare spaces and to improve affordability for all families.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Children's Services to work with the Toronto District School Board to identify locations for new facilities which have demonstrated demand and potential for financial viability with limited operating funding and report to the October 16, 2019 meeting of the Economic and Community Development Committee. 

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to write to the Province of Ontario re-iterating the request of City Council that the Province fully fund the continuum of learning and stabilization of early years and child care programs located in school buildings by fully funding occupancy costs.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to identify resources to continue funding the occupancy agreements with School Boards from January 1, 2020 until 2020 Budget approval, in order to allow the matter to be considered as part of the 2020 Budget Process.

3.  City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to prioritize funding for the maintenance of occupancy agreements with the School Boards as part of the 2020 Budget submission for Children's Services.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council, in accordance with the City's Public Appointments Policy, appoint the following nominees to the Business Improvement Area Board of Management set out below, at pleasure of Council, and for a term expiring at the end of the term of Council or as soon afterward as successors are appointed:

Uptown Yonge:

Derrick Adams 

Gordon Beattie 

Amar Bhalla 

Adriana Cutruzzola 

Amin Datoo

Nadine Devereux

Scott Hunermund

David O. Jubb 

Karen Kiratzis 

Alex Mazelow 

Angelo Moretti 

Alex Nanoff 

Kim Prosser

Ramzey Trabelsi 

Jaime Vargas 

2.  City Council direct that Schedule A of the Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, be amended by changing the number of directors of the Board of Management of Uptown Yonge to 18.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council, in accordance with the City's Public Appointments Policy, remove the following director from the Mount Pleasant Village Business Improvement Area Board of Management set out below:

            Rick Morris

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Mayor to designate a Member of Council as Toronto's Night Ambassador, to be the voice for Toronto's entertainment-related activities for the 2018 to 2022 term of Council.

2.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to:

a.  report to the Economic and Community Development Committee on the key priorities of a nighttime operations working group that consists of invited participation from senior staff in Municipal Licensing and Standards, City Planning, Transportation Services and other relevant City divisions in 2020, and request the working group to: 

i. work with the Toronto Music Advisory Committee to ensure the proper ongoing engagement is developed with the various music industry stakeholders which they represent;

ii. work with the Toronto Transit Commission to study the viability and benefits of pushing "10 minutes or better" transit service past 1:00 a.m.; and

iii. review the need for increased access to public restrooms at night;

b.  report to the Economic and Community Development Committee on advice from nightlife and creative sector for-profit and not-for-profit enterprises, do-it-yourself event organizers, and equity-seeking groups such as youth, women and LGBTQ2S on best practices to enhance inclusive social culture across Toronto at night in 2020;

c.  pilot an arts event permit to host pop up performances in unconventional spaces working with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and other appropriate City divisions; and

d.  organize a free annual Toronto Nightlife Industry Town Hall with the private sector and community partners within a year, and annually thereafter, to help set priorities.

3.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and other relevant City divisions to work with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to align the review of zoning  and business licensing regulations, including consideration for noise, to clarify the requirements and provide support for venues regularly presenting live music, and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee and the Planning and Housing Committee, as appropriate, in 2020.

4.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to work with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, other relevant City divisions, and Toronto nightlife leaders and residents to:

a.  develop a safer venue industry guide that incorporates safer spaces best practices, information on responsible consumption and safe working environments; and

b.  develop a list of good neighbour principles for late-night businesses based on best practices around the world and adapted for Toronto.

5.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to work with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to identify emerging entertainment areas outside the downtown core that can support entertainment uses at night and the future growth of nightlife in Toronto and report to the Planning and Housing Committee on potential opportunities and approaches in 2020.

6.  City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to consider the feasibility of 24-hour licensed venues in suitable locations and the feasibility of whether the buildings that would be suitable for such venues could offer other services such as multidisciplinary venues featuring bars, galleries, and co-working spaces.

7.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to work with the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to explore the opportunities for additional transportation options specific to the nighttime economy and report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in 2020.

8.  City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to consider the feasibility of the Night Mayor Ambassador Program being funded through a 50/50 split with the City and the night time businesses.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the recommended 2019 bed capacities and annual funding allocations as set out in Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, which are in accordance with the 2019 Approved Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.

2.  City Council approve the recommended 2020 bed capacities and annual funding allocations as set out in Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget.

3.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or designate to:

a.  enter into agreements with community agencies for the provision of shelter services for up to the annual funding allocation as outlined in Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or up to the total approved in the 2019 Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, as may be required, and subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget;

b.  enter into an agreement with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to receive $9.214 million annually in 2019 and 2020 for the provision of housing and supports for psychiatric consumer survivors living in Habitat Services contracted boarding or rooming houses, as approved in Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2019 Operating Budget and subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget;

c.  enter into an agreement with Mental Health Program Services of Metropolitan Toronto (Habitat Services) and issue payments up to $11.099 million gross and $1.885 million net in 2019 and $11.099 million gross and $2.220 million net in 2020 for the provision of housing and supports for psychiatric consumer survivors living in Habitat Services contracted boarding or rooming houses as outlined in Appendix B to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget; and

d.  enter into an agreement with, and issue payments to the Toronto Hostels Training Centre for the administration and provision of training for shelter, drop-in and other agency staff up to a maximum amount of $0.271 million gross and $0.135 million net in 2019 and 2020, as outlined in Appendix B to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget.

4.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration or designate to:

a.  enter into agreements with Mental Health Program Services of Metropolitan Toronto (Habitat Services) and to issue payments up to $0.490 million gross and net in 2019 and $1.358 million gross and net in 2020 for the provision of housing and supports for psychiatric consumer survivors living in Habitat Services contracted boarding or rooming houses for the George Street Revitalization initiative as outlined in Appendix C to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget; and

b.  enter into agreements with community agencies on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration for the provision of shelter services or housing for George Street Revitalization throughout 2019 and 2020, as shelter or housing sites are identified and as shelter operators are identified through a competitive process.

5.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration or designate, in support of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's efforts to open 1000 beds, to:

a.  enter into agreements with community agencies for the provision of shelter services for up to the annual funding allocation as outlined in Appendix C to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or up to the total approved in the 2019 Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, as may be required, and subject to approval of Shelter, Support and Housing Administration's 2020 Operating Budget; and

b.  enter into agreements with community agencies on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration for the provision of shelter services to open 1000 new beds throughout 2019 and 2020, as shelter sites are identified and as shelter operators are identified through a competitive process.

6.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to approve, execute and administer any licence or sublease agreements with a service provider of City-owned or leased respite, emergency shelter, or transitional shelter space at less than market value, for a term that corresponds with the applicable operating agreement, and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Director, Real Estate Services, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to negotiate and enter into six (6) agreements with the six (6) successful proponents having met all the requirements set out in Request for Proposal 6815-18-7217 for the Provision of Short Term Accommodations for Shelter Clients through the use of Hotel/Motel Services for Operated Shelters, on terms and conditions set out in the Request for Proposal and satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, as follows:

a.  73719 Newfoundland and Labrador Inc., for an initial term of one year from the date of award in in the amount of $8,600,000 excluding all taxes ($8,751,360 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), with the option to renew for four additional separate one-year periods in the amount of $8,600,000 excluding all taxes ($8,751,360 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a total contract value of $43,000,000 excluding all taxes ($43,756,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries);

b.  Om Tatsat Inc. (New Plaza Motel), for an initial term of one year from the date of award in the amount of $2,700,000 excluding all taxes ($2,747,520 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), with the option to renew for four additional separate one-year periods in the amount of $2,700,000 excluding all taxes ($2,747,520 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a total contract value of $13,500,000 excluding all taxes ($13,737,600 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries);

c.  InnVest Hotels LP a/o Comfort Inn Pickering, for an initial term of one year from the date of award in the amount of $13,500,000 excluding all taxes ($13,737,600 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), with the option to renew for four additional separate one-year periods in the amount of $13,500,000 excluding all taxes ($13,737,600 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a total contract value of $67,500,000 excluding all taxes ($68,688,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries);

d.  InnVest Hotels LP a/o Comfort Inn Newmarket, for an initial term of one year from the date of award in the amount of $9,600,000 excluding all taxes ($9,768,960 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), with the option to renew for four additional separate one-year periods in the amount of $9,600,000 excluding all taxes ($9,768,960 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a total contract value of $48,000,000 excluding all taxes ($48,844,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries);

e.  2361173 Ontario Inc. (Sunray Group of Hotels) for an initial term of one year from the date of award in the amount of $53,800,000 excluding all taxes ($54,746,880 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), with the option to renew for four additional separate one-year periods in the amount of $53,800,000 excluding all taxes ($54,746,880 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a total contract value of $269,000,000 excluding all taxes ($273,734,400 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries); and

f.  2656601 Ontario Inc. (Toronto Plaza Hotel and Conference Centre Toronto Airport), for an initial term of one year from the date of award in the amount of $20,100,000 excluding all taxes ($20,453,760 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), with the option to renew for four additional separate one-year periods in the amount of $20,100,000 excluding all taxes ($20,453,760 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a total contract value of $100,500,000 excluding all taxes ($102,268,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to enter into an agreement with the Ministry of the Attorney General to receive funding of up to $150,000.00 and to spend such funding to support the implementation of Justice Centres in the downtown east and north-west areas of Toronto.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive the report (June 12, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the Guiding Principle on Achieving Accountability in Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to read as follows:

"3. Achieve Accountability. The City of Toronto's community benefits processes will be consistent, transparent, and accountable to its stakeholders. Community benefits initiatives will establish hard targets, and report on outcomes."

2.  City Council adopt the Community Benefits Framework Goal and Principles, and Implementation Plan as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, as amended by Part 1 above.

 
3.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to submit a budget proposal in the 2020 budget process for 1.0 Full Time Equivalent to support the Community Benefits Framework.

 
4.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services, and General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to convene a Community Benefits Advisory Group, with consideration for stakeholder membership categories as set out in Attachment 2 to the report (June 11, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration. 

5.  City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to include the Toronto Community Benefits Network as one of the community representatives on the Community Benefits Advisory Group, the details of which will be clarified in a Terms of Reference by the end of 2019.

 
6.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report back to Economic and Community Development Committee in the first quarter of 2022 with a status update on the Community Benefits Framework Implementation Plan, and recommendations for Community Benefits Framework future direction.

7.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Chief Purchasing Official, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services, in collaboration with the Community Benefits Coordinator, to provide data required to report annually starting in 2019 and going forward, on City of Toronto community benefits targets and or achievements on a project by project basis where possible, to be published on a City web page by year-end 2019, and with consideration for aligning with an open data approach.

8.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the Chief Purchasing Officer and the City Solicitor, to develop and report back in the third quarter of 2020 on:

a. recommendations to advance the City of Toronto's community benefit initiatives, including additional and/or higher minimum hard targets;

b. a jurisdictional scan of best practices related to hard targets on community benefits, including community engagement, criteria and actual hard targets; and

c. an indication of the required resources to move the Community Benefits Framework forward.

9.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, through the Community Benefits Coordinator, to support, as resources allow, any community benefits initiatives that may fall outside the focus of the Implementation Plan but are consistent with the guiding principles of the Community Benefits Framework, including private developments on privately-owned land where community groups and developers are both willing to enter into exploratory discussions.

10. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Chief Purchasing Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services, in collaboration with the Community Benefits Coordinator, and the City Councillor for Ward 24, Scarborough Guildwood, to utilize the Sir Robert L. Borden property located at 200 Poplar Road as a job skills training centre to assist job candidates from equity seeking groups, including Indigenous peoples, by providing pre-employment training and employment supports prior to and during employment, to maximize employment retention in eastern Scarborough.

11.  City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to include the Mount Dennis community as part of the Community Benefits Network pilot.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.    City Council amend the Downtown East Five-Year Action Plan and Work Plan, outlined as Attachments 3 and 4 to the report (June 12, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to include the following actions and deliverables:

a. expand Action 1.0 to include the establishment of a morning and afternoon cleaning schedule for the public realm on the Dundas Street and Victoria Street frontages of the Works at 277 Victoria Street no later than the start of the third quarter 2019, including a plan to address community members’ discarded belongings that may have been forgotten or misplaced;

b. in addition to the continuation of outreach services in Action 3.0, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration review service gaps and identify resource requirements, to be submitted through the 2020 Budget Process, in order to ensure regular outreach is taking place at Ryerson University and in priority hotspots in the Garden District and Moss Park neighbourhoods;

c.  the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration work with the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and other applicable Divisions to assess the scale and type of operations taking place at City-funded community agencies as part of Action 2.4, the Sherbourne Corridor Coordinated Plan; and report back in the fourth quarter 2019 with recommendations on programming, funding, collaboration and enforcement actions necessary to maintain a clear and safe pedestrian thoroughfare on both sides of Sherbourne Street and Dundas Street at all times of day;

d.  the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards investigate all vacant buildings in the Downtown East area that they are made aware of to confirm compliance with the applicable municipal By-laws;

 
e.  the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration publish key health indicators bi-annually for the Downtown East catchment area, including City-wide availability of addiction treatment services and rehabilitation spots for those seeking assistance, supportive housing waitlist times, and Downtown East-specific rates of overdoses, the number of individuals sleeping on streets or in shelters who have been successfully housed, sharps collection data, and other relevant statistics;

f.  the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration consult with residents in the Moss Park neighbourhood on the need for additional Toronto Police Service Community Officer positions;

g.  expand Action 3.3, Mental Health Capacity Building, to request the Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration to work with the Medical Officer of Health, to:

1.  include an exploration of options to convene a mental health and addictions round table with the federal and provincial government, including participation from community partners, that would meet quarterly and provide a focused opportunity to discuss successes and service gaps in communities like the Downtown East which can be addressed through deeper collaboration and program changes; and

2.  based on the roundtable discussions, develop a report detailing the policy changes required for those experiencing mental health or addiction crises to obtain robust supports and housing solutions appropriate to their long-term wellbeing;

h.  the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration work with the Medical Officer of Health to review the existing literature to determine the possible health impacts of surviving an overdose including a review of the health and addiction services available to survivors; this review will include data on overdose reversals estimated through the use of existing paramedic naloxone administration data, data from the existing supervised consumption services on overdose reversals and Toronto Public Health naloxone distribution data;

i.  the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration ensure ongoing consultation with neighbours and resident groups in the Dundas-Sherbourne corridor to identify key health and safety concerns for interdivisional and coordinated responses;

j.  as per Action 3.1, Monitoring Toronto Respite Site Standards, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration continue monthly inspection of respite sites to ensure that they are meeting City standards and providing for the health and safety needs of service users; and

k.  the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration include resident and business associations' feedback as part of the measures of success for the Action Plan.

2.  City Council adopt, as amended by Part 1 above, the Downtown East Five-Year Action Plan and Work Plan, outlined as Attachments 3 and 4 to the report (June 12, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to include the staffing and resources needed to implement the Work Plan as part of the 2020 Budget Process.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to submit a new and enhanced 2020 budget proposal to support the implementation of the actions of the Work Plan.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to enter into any agreements with third party partners integral to implementing these recommendations, within the resources in the approved operating budget, upon terms satisfactory to them, and in forms and terms satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to support implementation of the Downtown East Action Plan, as required.

5.  City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to review the current response to safety and noise concerns in the Sherbourne Corridor and Moss Park areas and identify resource requirements to respond.

6. City Council request the Provincial and Federal Governments to work with the City to support actions to address the urgent need for enhanced access to supportive housing, rapid mental health crisis supports, and a continuum of substance use treatment and overdose prevention outlined in the Toronto Drug Strategy and collaborate with City staff to advance the outcomes of the Downtown East Action Plan.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and in consultation with other divisions as needed, as an interdivisional working group, to implement the workplan referenced in Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration for the coordinated review of current City of Toronto community uses and facilities in the Downtown West area against the current and projected needs and report to the Economic and Community Development Committee with a comprehensive strategy in the second quarter of 2020.

2.  City Council request the Executive Director Social Development Finance and Administration to establish a working group composed of lead staff from Alexandra Park Community Centre, Cecil Street Community Centre, Scadding Court Community Centre, University Settlement House, and Yonge Street Mission, to work with the interdivisional working group set out in Part 1 above, to implement the Downtown West Service Review Workplan.

3.  City Council authorize the interdivisional working group to undertake an expedited review of Alexandra Park Community Centre, Cecil Community Centre, Harrison Pool, University Settlement House, and Scadding Court Community Centre, that are identified in this report as the "priority sites" and report back as needed on sites that require capital work, and/or service changes to optimize services.

4.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to create and administer a migration plan for programs and resources for the programs at Cecil Community Centre to other locations in the catchment in consultation with the local Councillors, stakeholders and the community to accommodate the temporary closure of the facility for required facility upgrades.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to include a request in the 2020 Budget submission for $0.085 million, 1 Full-Time Equivalent Community Development Worker to project manage the implementation of the Regent Park Social Development Plan.

2.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to review the proposed actions, services and programs in Attachment 1 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and report to the October 16, 2019 Economic and Community Development Committee meeting on priority actions and a strategy to resource these needs in time for consideration for the 2020 Budget process.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the Toronto Grants Policy, including the City of Toronto Grant Principles, outlined in Appendix A to the report (June 5, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the Community Services Partnership framework as described in Appendix A to the report (June 11, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration.

2.  City Council approve the following appeals approach for the full Community Services Partnership funding application:

a.  Appeals to the recommendations for funding presented to Council will only be accepted and considered in either of the following circumstances:

i.  If there is evidence to suggest that a person involved in the funding recommendation had a conflict of interest at any time during the granting process that has affected the grant recommendation.

ii.  If there is evidence to suggest that there was a departure from the approved grant-making process outlined in the grant guidelines.

b.  A recommendation to cease funding a particular program or agency will not, in and of itself be a basis for appeals.

c.  There will be a process to submit and assess the request to appeal before the appeal is reviewed by an appeals panel; appeals will be heard by a panel of residents, service users and city staff from divisions other than Social Development, Finance and Administration.
 

3.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to re-allocate the 2019-2022 Community Service Partnerships (Community Services Partnership) funds that are not used during the funding year by approved organizations to other Community Service Partnership approved organizations.

4.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to approve changes to funded programs for already Council approved agencies within each four year Community Services Partnership funding cycle where a demonstrated community need is being addressed.

5.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to re-allocate, or approve and disburse one-time Capacity Building grants.

6. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report back annually to the Economic and Community Development Committee on the grants approved through authority provided in Parts 3, 4 and 5 above.

7. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to receive and allocate money received from other funders in support of capacity building projects approved through authority provided in Part 5 above and to enter into agreements for the use of these funds.

8.  City Council, on a one-time basis, amend the Toronto Grants Policy, to permit the following organizations to submit an eligibility application to the Community Services Partnership no later than July 26, 2019:

a.  Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities;

b.  Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre;

c.  New Canadian Community Centre;

d.  Armenian Relief Society, ARS Social;

e.  Canadian Hearing Society; and

f.  Mood Disorders Association of Ontario & Toronto.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council receive the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council increase the 2019 Economic Development and Culture Operating Budget by $0.375 million gross, $0 net, fully funded from the Major Special Events Reserve Fund, to provide grants to Elevate, 6 Degrees and the Ontario Economic Summit for their 2019 events in Toronto.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council receive the report (June 10, 2019) from the Controller for information.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council deem the unpaid property taxes, including interest and penalties which have accrued on those unpaid taxes up to the time of the write-off, levied from 1998 to 2018 as uncollectible on the 88 receivables listed in Attachment 1 to the report (June 10, 2109) from the Controller and direct the Controller to remove these amounts from the tax roll.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Controller remain confidential in its entirety, as it pertains to the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Controller remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to the security of property belonging to the City of Toronto.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend Schedule A attached to By-law 100-2018 governing the Toronto Civic Employees' Pension Plan (the Plan) to:

a.  strike out the existing precondition and formula for conditional annual post retirement adjustments for pensioner benefits in Sections 14B(3a) and 14B(3b) of the Plan and replace it with the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) Plan provision for annual unconditional Consumer Price Index-linked inflation adjustments; and

b.  make such other amendments as may be required to facilitate the merger and transfer of assets.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend By-law 116-2018, as amended, governing the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund (the Plan) to:

a.  add the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) Plan provision for annual unconditional Consumer Price Index-linked inflation adjustments; and

b.  make such other amendments as may be required to facilitate the merger and transfer of assets.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend Schedule A attached to By-law 1428-2017, as amended, governing The Corporation of the City of York Employee Pension Plan (the Plan) to:

a.  amend Section 17.06, Surplus upon Termination, by deleting the words "to the Corporation or any Participating Employer" and replacing it with the words "to the members of the Plan" so that the amended section reads as follows:

Subject to terms of participation by Participating Employers, upon discontinuance of the Plan, in whole or in part, any assets of the Fund (or the appropriate portion of the Fund in the case of a partial discontinuance) in excess of those required to discharge all liability for accrued benefits shall be paid to the members of the Plan.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Ombudsman to review the City of Toronto's process for public claims for damage due to the escape of water from the City's sewage system, including basement flooding, and to conduct an investigation into this process, if warranted.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council revise the "Comments" and "Current Status" columns in Appendix A to the report (May 30, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services to indicate transit planning activity for the following properties under "Intended Manner of Sale - Transfer to Build Toronto":

a.  4200-4400 Eglinton Avenue West; and

b.  4452 Eglinton Avenue West.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to negotiate and, if unsuccessful, to initiate expropriation proceedings for the Property Interests identified in Appendix A to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services.

2.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land for the Property Interests identified in Appendix A to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, to forward any requests for hearings to the Chief Inquiry Officer to attend any hearings in order to present the City of Toronto's position, and to report the Chief Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for consideration.

3.  City Council direct the Director, Real Estate Services to report to the October 7, 2019 meeting of the General Government and Licensing Committee on the Second Exit Project and Easier Access III Project requirements, such report to include an updated program plan for the projects, list of the property requirements together with estimated property acquisition costs, and details of the project funding requirements. 

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into agreements, an offer to sell or an agreement under the Expropriations Act, with respect to the Property Interests identified in Appendix B to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, or the Director, Real Estate Services, jointly and severally, to execute the agreements in Part 1 above.

3.  City Council, in the event that the City of Toronto is unable to reach an agreement with the owner for the acquisition of the Property Interests identified in Appendix B to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, in Part 1 above:

a.  as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of the Property Interests;

b.  as expropriating authority under the Expropriations Act, authorize City staff to take all steps necessary to comply with the Expropriations Act, including but not limited to, the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan and service of the Notice of Expropriation, the Notice of Election as to a Date for Compensation, and/or the Notice of Possession for the Property, as may be appropriate;

c.  authorize City staff to obtain an appraisal report to value the Property Interests, updated to the date of expropriation or, if the owner so elects in accordance with the Expropriations Act, to the date of service of the Notices of Expropriation, and to prepare and serve Offers of Compensation on all registered owners, at the appraised value, all in accordance with the requirements in the Expropriations Act; and

d.  authorize the Director, Real Estate Services, and the Manager, Transaction Services, jointly and severally, to sign the Notices of Expropriation, the Notices of Possession, the Offer of Compensation, and any related documents on behalf of the City for the Property Interests.

4.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services once there has been a final determination of all claims for compensation for all of the Property Interests identified in Appendix B to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition of land by the City of Toronto.  Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services will be made public once there has been a final determination of all claims for compensation for all of the Property Interests identified in Appendix B to the report (June 3, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to initiate expropriation proceedings, if necessary, to acquire the property municipally known as 39 Commissioners Street, legally described in Appendix A to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services and approximately shown in Appendix B to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services.

2.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate the property municipally known as 39 Commissioners Street, to forward any requests for hearings to the Chief Inquiry Officer, to attend any hearings in order to present the City of Toronto's position, and to report the Chief Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for consideration.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto (the City) to enter into a Land Exchange Agreement with the Toronto District School Board for the property known as 200 Poplar Road, legally described in Appendix 1 to the revised report (June 10, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, in exchange for approximately 54,000 square feet of stratified fee simple interest in part of 770 Don Mills Road, being Parts 2 and 5 on Plan RS-882, also shown as Part 2 on Sketch Number PS-2005-026 in Appendix 2 to the revised report (June 10, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, substantially on the terms and conditions to be agreed between the parties, as may be approved by the Director, Real Estate Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council approve that the transaction meets the requirement for an exchange of land as outlined in Chapter 4.3 (Parks and Open Space Areas), Policy 8 of the City of Toronto's Official Plan.

3.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to accept the terms of the Land Exchange Agreement on behalf of the City of Toronto.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transaction on behalf of the City of Toronto, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing and other dates to such earlier or later date(s), and on such terms and conditions as the City Solicitor may, from time to time, consider reasonable.

5.  City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to City Council's decision.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into Leases with the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board, severally, respecting a portion of the property at 20 Brunel Court, substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix A to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council approve the City of Toronto's proportionate share of 41.9 percent for the Shared Facilities Agreement which includes 5.3 percent to be recovered from the third-party child care operator.

3.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, or designate, to administer and manage the Leases, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters to City Council for its determination and direction.

4.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into a Shared Facilities Agreement with the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board, substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix B to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

5.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into any Ancillary Agreements and other agreements, documents, notices, or instruments contemplated under or necessary to give effect to the Leases and the Shared Facilities Agreement (Ancillary Agreements) on the terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

6.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services, to execute the Leases and Ancillary Agreements relating to the Leases, on behalf of the City of Toronto.

7.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to execute the Shared Facilities Agreement and Ancillary Agreements relating to the Shared Facilities Agreement, on behalf of the City of Toronto.

8.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, to amend the Shared Facilities Agreement as necessary, from time to time, provided the amendments are not materially inconsistent with the original Shared Facilities Agreement and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

9.  City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund account called the Canoe Landing Reserve Fund in Schedule 15 - Third Party Agreements Obligatory Reserve Funds of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227 (Reserves and Reserve Funds), the purpose of which is to provide funding for minor and major repairs, replacements, and capital improvements for the Canoe Landing Facility and related property as outlined in Appendix C to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

10.  City Council authorize the amendment of the Umbrella Agreement dated October 21, 1994 between the predecessors of the City of Toronto, the Toronto District School Board, and the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Development Agreement dated May 1, 2014 between the City of Toronto, the Toronto District School Board, and the Toronto Catholic District School Board, such that the requirements in those Agreements to enter into:

a.  a ground lease from the City to the School Boards and the City, collectively, as ground lessee;

b.  space leases from the ground lessee to each of the City and the School Boards;

c.  a Facilities Agreement among the ground lessee parties;

d.  a Shared Use Park Agreement between the City and the ground lessee; and

e.  any other agreements relating to the Facility, as outlined in the report (June 10, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation,

are superceded by the Leases and Shared Facilities Agreement authorized by Parts 1 and 3 above and are of no further force and effect.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into a Community Space Tenancy Lease (the Lease) with Toronto Community and Culture Centre, pursuant to the Community Space Tenancy Policy, as a Community Partner Tenant for the lands and premises located at 1650 Finch Avenue East and known as Zion Church Cultural Centre for a five-year term, substantially on the terms outlined in Appendix A to the report (May 31, 2019) from the Acting Director, Real Estate Services, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, with such revisions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Director, Real Estate Services, severally, to execute the Lease and any related documents on behalf of the City of Toronto, as required.

3.  City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, or designate, to administer and manage the Lease, including the provision of any amendments, consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

4.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, in consultation with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to ensure that the Community Partner Tenant entering into the Lease for the lands and premises located at 1650 Finch Avenue East and known as Zion Church Cultural Centre is fully compliant with the City of Toronto Human Rights and Anti-Harassment Policy and that it puts the well-being of Toronto residents ahead of any foreign government influence.

5.  City Council pass a By-law pursuant to Section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:

a.  enter into a Municipal Capital Facility Agreement with Toronto Community and Culture Centre for the property known as 1650 Finch Avenue East, with respect to approximately 2,340 square feet of community space (the Leased Premises) for the purposes of providing a Municipal Capital Facility related to the provision of social and health services; and

b.  exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, with the tax exemption to be effective from the latest of: (1) the commencement date of the Lease, (2) the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into, and (3) the date the Tax Exemption By-law is enacted.

6.  City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the amended By-law to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Facilities Management, to negotiate and enter into an agreement with IBI Group, who was the highest scoring proponent meeting the requirements of Request for Proposal Number 9119-19-0162, for the provision of design, program management, and contract administration services for accessibility upgrades at various City of Toronto locations for a fixed period of 7.5 years ending December 31, 2026 in the amount of $24,120,855 excluding all taxes ($24,545,382 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), based on the terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to execute, on behalf of the City of Toronto, an agreement with Kipling Realty Management Inc., who was the only proponent who met the requirements of Request for Proposal Number 9119-19-7055, to provide property management services for the Canoe Landing Facility, located at 20 Brunel Court, for a fixed term of five years in the amount of $1,948,787.95 net of all taxes ($1,983,086.62 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief Purchasing Officer and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to amend the Property Management Agreement as necessary and to modify the number of staff provided by Kipling Realty Management Inc. to efficiently and effectively manage the Canoe Landing Facility located at 20 Brunel Court.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to execute on behalf of the City, a Development Management Agreement for the development of an approximately 25,000 square foot community recreation centre (the Recreation Centre) within a mixed-use project containing residential, commercial, and retail components (the Block 4 Project) at 261 Queens Quay East with Aqualuna Bayside Toronto Partnership, a general partnership of 2572942 Ontario Limited and Hines Bayside IV ULC, and with the partnership's nominee, Aqualuna Bayside Toronto Inc., substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 3 to the report (June 6, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to execute on behalf of the City, a Construction Management Contract for the construction of the base/shell of the Recreation Centre and a Construction Management Contract for the construction of the fit-out of the Recreation Centre, both with Deltera Contracting Inc., substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 4 to the report (June 6, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to execute a single contract for an estimated $600,000 from the project budget for full consulting services with Perkins+Will Canada Inc., the architect currently retained by the developer for the design of the Recreation Centre.

4.  City Council, conditional upon the execution of acceptable agreements in accordance with Parts 1, 2, and 3 above, authorize the flow of the following funding to Aqualuna Bayside Toronto Partnership, a general partnership of 2572942 Ontario Limited and Hines Bayside IV ULC, or its nominee, and to Deltera Contracting Inc., in accordance with the Development Management Agreement and the Construction Management Agreements, respectively, and to Perkins+Will Canada Inc. to the maximum fee specified in Part 3 above for the delivery of the Recreation Centre:

a.  up to $15.000 million from the Approved 2019 Waterfront Revitalization Initiative Capital Budget and future year commitments from the project "Precinct Implementation Projects," with funding of $1.500 million from Debt and $13.500 million from Development Charges (Source Account: XR2114); and

b.  up to $7.000 million from the Approved 2019 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Capital Budget and future year commitments for the East Bayfront Community Centre sub-project in the Community Centre project, with funding of $6.300 million from Development Charges (Source Account: XR2114) and $0.700 million from the South District Parkland Development Reserve Fund (Source Account: XR2209) projects.

5.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto, as Vendor, to enter into an Amending Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Aqualuna Bayside Toronto Inc., for and on behalf of Aqualuna Bayside Toronto Partnership, as Purchaser, to amend the Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Block 4, on the following terms and conditions and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor:

a.  the Amended Agreement of Purchase and Sale will not become effective unless and until the City confirms that the City is proceeding with the Recreation Centre, in accordance with the terms of the Development Management Agreement for the base/shell;

b.  Waterfront Toronto and the Purchaser shall have entered into an Amending Development Agreement in respect of the development of Block 4 which includes the Recreation Centre;

c.  the City will retain freehold ownership of the strata parcel of land designated for the Recreation Centre, as shown on an initial strata plan for closing;

d.  the parties will enter into a Shared Facilities Agreement in respect of the shared areas (Shared Areas) of the Block 4 Project and other operational matters in recognition of the integration of the Recreation Centre with the other components of the Block 4 Project, substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 5 to the report (June 6, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

e.  the City's share of the Shared Facilities Budget for the operation and maintenance of the Shared Areas and various operational matters in respect of the overall Block 4 Project for the first year of operation of the Recreation Centre are estimated not to exceed $10,000 (the Shared Facilities Budget);

f.  on the closing of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale, the Recreation Centre lands will be subject to the Restrictions on Use and the Right of First Opportunity, substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 6 to the report (June 6, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation;

g.  upon the completion of the construction of the Recreation Centre and the registration of the final strata plan for the Block 4 Project, the City, as transferor or transferee, will enter into such reconveyances of land and transfers of easements for nominal consideration, as necessary, to legally describe the lands for the Recreation Centre as City-owned freehold space, together with and subject to appurtenant and servient easement interests; and

h.  if the City has not proceeded with the fit-out of the Recreation Centre, in accordance with the terms of the Construction Management Agreement, and the City has failed to commence construction of the fit-out of the Recreation Centre within the two-year period following 50 percent occupancy of the residential condominium, the Purchaser will have the option to purchase the City's freehold strata lands designated for the Recreation Centre, together with the Recreation Centre base/shell as then-existing, for fair market value.

6.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into the Shared Facilities Agreement, substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Attachment 5 to the report (June 6, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and on such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

7.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to approve the Shared Facilities Budget, to negotiate, administer, manage, execute, and deliver on behalf of the City the Shared Facilities Agreement, to designate any person or persons to represent the City on any shared facilities committee or subcommittee formed under the Shared Facilities Agreement, to provide any authorization, direction, or instructions to such designated person(s) in carrying out his/her role(s) as a City representative(s), to carry out all dispute resolution processes, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation or successor/designate(s), is authorized to provide any consents, approvals, waivers, notices, certificates of compliance, status certificates, and other documentation under the Shared Facilities Agreement, provided that the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

8.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to make all decisions, including any necessary elections, waivers, approvals, consents, and notices, on behalf of the City during the pre- and post-construction and construction phases of the Recreation Centre, in accordance with the project agreements outlined in Parts 1, 2, and 3 above and any other agreements or documentation entered into as a result of those agreements.

9.  City Council authorize the City of Toronto to enter into, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to execute on behalf of the City, any Ancillary Agreements contemplated under or arising out of the Development Management Agreement, the Construction Management Agreement, the Shared Facilities Agreement, the Amended Agreement of Purchase and Sale, or the construction of the Recreation Centre, in consultation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council increase the penalty amount from $60 to $100 for the "Stop - Non-School Bus in School Bus Loading Zone" offence in Section 950-400B(10) of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), with an implementation date of September 3, 2019.

2.  City Council increase the penalty amount from $60 to $100 for the "Stop - Within 9 Metres of School Crossing" offence in Section 950-400B(11) of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), with an implementation date of September 3, 2019.

3.  City Council increase the penalty amount from $60 to $100 for the "Stop - Signed Highway - During Prohibited (Times/Days)" offence in Section 950-405D of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), with an implementation date of September 3, 2019.

4.  City Council increase the penalty amount from $60 to $100 for the "Stand Vehicle - Signed Highway During Prohibited (Times/Days)" offence in Section 950-405G of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), with an implementation date of September 3, 2019.

5.  City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking) to establish a new offence in Section 950-400B(1.1) for stopping any vehicle on or over a boulevard unless stopping is authorized under any other City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter or By-law and establish an associated penalty amount of $150, with an implementation date of September 3, 2019.

6.  City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 610 (Penalties, Administration of) and the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (June 10, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

7.  City Council increase the penalty amount from $60 to $100 for the "Stand Vehicle - Passenger Loading Zone - Contrary to Permitted (Times/Days)" offence in Section 950-402A(3) of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), with an implementation date of September 3, 2019, and amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 610 (Penalties, Administration of) accordingly.

8.  City Council increase the penalty amount from $60 to $100 for the "Stand Vehicle - Passenger Loading Zone - Not Actively Engaged in Loading/Unloading Passengers" offence in Section 950-402A(3) of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950 (Traffic and Parking), with an implementation date of September 3, 2019, and amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 610 (Penalties, Administration of) accordingly.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend Schedule A, Records Retention Schedule, in the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 217, Records, Corporate (City), as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report (June 7, 2019) from the City Clerk.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, as follows:

Accessibility Fund Program

1.  Add a provision to create an Accessibility Fund Program that is:

a.  funded through regulatory charges on members of the vehicle-for-hire and private transportation company industries that do not provide City-licensed wheelchair accessible service; and

b.  disbursed based on service standards and eligibility criteria to City-licensed wheelchair accessible drivers and owners that are not under contract with the Toronto Transit Commission's Wheel-Trans specialized transit service.

2.  Add a provision to allow the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards or designate to establish the funding formulas for the disbursement of funds, the service standards, and the eligibility criteria for the Accessibility Fund Program.

3.  Add a provision to state that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards shall publish the service standards and the eligibility criteria.

4. Add a provision to state that accessible vehicle-for-hire drivers must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements for the Accessibility Fund Program:

a.  licensed under this chapter;

b.  current and valid training endorsement for accessible service; and

c.  declare or provide other proof that criteria and service standards, as required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, have been met.

5.  Add a provision to state that accessible vehicle-for-hire owners must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements for the Accessibility Fund Program:

a.  licensed under this chapter;

b.  vehicle is compliant with the Canadian Standards Association standard for wheelchair accessible vehicles; and

c.  declare or provide other proof that criteria and service standards, as required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, have been met.

6.  Add a provision to state that, to be eligible for the Accessibility Fund Program, licensed vehicle-for-hire drivers and owners must provide the following information as part of the application process:

a.  business licence number under this chapter;

b.  full name;

c.  mailing address;

d.  contact information such as phone number and e-mail address; and

e.  any other information as requested by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

7.  Add a provision that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards may refuse or cancel funding if the accessible owner or driver does not meet the eligibility criteria or service standards as set out by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, if the funding was granted due to an administrative or technical error, or if the accessible owner or driver has not provided complete or accurate data or information.

8.  Add a provision to state that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards shall provide the accessible owner or driver with written notice that consideration is being given to the refusal or cancellation of their funding application and providing the accessible owner or driver with an opportunity to respond in writing to this notice within 10 days of being notified. Municipal Licensing and Standards will then provide the accessible owner or driver with written notice of its final decision. If an accessible owner or driver's eligibility has been refused or cancelled because the owner or driver was not properly eligible or provided incomplete or inaccurate information, the accessible owner or driver will not be eligible for the Accessibility Fund Program for two years.

9.  Add a provision that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards may recover any funds disbursed in error or if the funds were disbursed based on incomplete or inaccurate information provided by the applicant.

10.  Add a provision that requires, as conditions for licence renewal, that the Accessibility Fund Program regulatory charge be paid and that funds disbursed from the Accessibility Fund Program based on incomplete or inaccurate information provided by a funding applicant be repaid.

11.  Add a provision to state that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards has the authority to, at any time, recalibrate the funding formulas or prohibit the disbursement of funds to applicants based on the availability of funding.

12.  Add a provision to state that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards shall collect regulatory charges associated with the Accessibility Fund Program at the same time as licensing fees are collected.

Administration, Audit Powers, and Revocation Process of Training Programs

13. Add a provision to require existing private transportation company and vehicle-for-hire driver licence holders to provide proof of the successful completion of a mandatory training program, that is approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, by the fourth quarter of 2020; the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards should give consideration to a grandfathering program for taxi and limousine owners and drivers for members, if they were licensed as a vehicle for hire driver (or previously as a taxi or limousine driver) as of May 30, 2016 and have completed a taxi or limousine training course satisfactory to the Executive Director.

14.  Add a provision to allow the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to establish the mandatory components and criteria for the accreditation of training programs for all drivers licensed under this chapter.

15.  Add a provision to state that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards shall publish the mandatory components of training programs, criteria to accredit training programs, and a list of approved training programs.

16.  Add a provision that each applicant for the certification of a training program shall provide, at minimum, the following information to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards:

a.  full name of individual or business;

b.  mailing address;

c.  contact information, including phone number and e-mail address;

d.  the syllabus of the proposed training content; and

e.  any other information as requested by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

17. Add a provision to require private transportation company and vehicle-for-hire drivers to successfully complete a third-party training program, including a final evaluation test, that satisfactorily meets the criteria established by, and is approved by, the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards; the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards should give consideration to programs with an in car and/or class component, a defensive driving training component and accessibility, diversity and sensitivity training.

18.  Add a provision that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards has the authority to audit approved training programs and request information related to the audit, as required.

19.  Add a provision that, pursuant to the audit and investigation process, the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards has the authority to revoke the accreditation of training programs if:

a.  Municipal Licensing and Standards has reasonable grounds to believe that the training program no longer meets the requirements for inclusion on the approved list, in accordance with the mandatory components established by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards;

b.  Municipal Licensing and Standards has reasonable grounds to believe that the training program is not being delivered or its officers, directors, or employees have not acted in accordance with the intent of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, or if incomplete or inaccurate information has been provided; or

c.  Municipal Licensing and Standards has reasonable grounds to believe that the conduct of the training program or its officers, directors, or employees has resulted, or will result, in a breach of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, or any other law.

20.  Add a provision that vehicle-for-hire or private transportation company drivers who obtained a licence on the basis of their membership in a training program that is then removed from the City’s approved list must provide proof of the successful completion of another approved training program at their licence renewal, if required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

21.  Add a provision that vehicle-for-hire or private transportation company drivers who do not submit proof of the successful completion of another approved training program at their licence renewal will be deemed to no longer meet the licensing requirements under the By-law and the licence renewal application will be incomplete until proof of training is submitted.

22.  Add a provision to allow those Vehicles-for-Hire operating as Taxicabs to be permitted to be registered under the operator or driver’s name.

Audit and Investigative Authority of Municipal Licensing and Standards

23.  Add a provision to allow for Municipal Licensing and Standards to require private transportation companies, limousine brokers, and taxicab brokers to provide records to Municipal Licensing and Standards for the purposes of investigating compliance with this chapter and for researching and undertaking accessibility reviews, transportation planning, and environmental policies or initiatives relevant to the vehicle-for-hire industry and require that records must be produced within 30 days and in a format satisfactory to the Executive Director, Municipal Licencing and Standards.

24.  Add a provision to require that taxicab, limousine, and private transportation company records requested by a police officer shall be provided directly to the police officer within 24 hours and records requested by Municipal Licensing and Standards shall be provided within 30 days of the receipt of the request or within 24 hours, if required by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

25.  Add a provision that any licence holder under the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, is guilty of an offence if they provide incomplete or inaccurate information or business records to a police officer or Municipal Licensing and Standards.

Cameras

26.  Delete the definition of camera.

27.  Authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to establish criteria for and prohibit the use of cameras in licensed vehicles.

Collision Reporting

28.  Add a provision to state that private transportation companies and limousine and taxicab brokers shall record and provide collision incident information (including type of vehicle, date and time of incident, and location of incident to the nearest intersection) at a frequency that meets the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

Inspection Powers

29.  Amend the inspection powers of Municipal Licensing and Standards to confirm that they extend to vehicles-for-hire.

Limousine Owners

30.  Add a provision that limousine owner licensing fees are waived for accessible limousine owners.

31.  Add a provision that accessible service must be provided through vehicles that are in compliance with the standard for accessible vehicles outlined in the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire.

32.  Add a provision that if a camera that is capable of recording audio or video footage of the passenger is used in a limousine, then the limousine owner shall ensure that notice stating that passengers are being or may be recorded is provided through notice affixed to the vehicle in a location and manner approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

33.  Add a provision that requires limousines to have "Watch for Bike" notices affixed to the vehicle in a location approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

34.  Remove the requirement for limousine owners to enter into service agreements to permit them to dispatch their own limousine and/or accept service requests. A limousine owner who dispatches his or her own limousine will not be considered a limousine broker.

Limousine Brokers

35.  Amend the requirements for data recorded in dispatch records to also require the following information in relation to transportation commencing or terminating in Toronto:

a.  pick up location and the destination (by reference to the nearest intersection);

b.  dates and times (by reference to the nearest minute) the trip started and terminated;

c.  length of time (by reference to the nearest minute) elapsing between the passenger's service request and the start of the trip;

d.  type of service provided such as request for accessible service;

e.  trip status such as completed, driver cancelled, or passenger cancelled;

f.  if a trip is cancelled, then the reason for cancellation; and

g.  the assigned driver's licence number and unique identification number used by the brokerage (if any).

36.  Add a provision that data recorded in dispatch records must be produced within 30 days and in a format that is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Municipal Licencing and Standards and that a limousine broker is required to maintain the records for a minimum of three years.

37.  Add a provision to require all limousine brokers to also submit data that includes: the date, time, location of pick up and drop off, wait time, and occupancy of each trip; cancellation data including the time the trip was requested, time it was cancelled, and reason for cancellation; and aggregate data on the volume of trips at the street level for particular dates, time periods, and locations, when requested by the City; this data and other data required to be provided by private transportation companies, taxicab brokers, and limousine brokers shall be used by the City to facilitate transportation planning studies, including the assessment of congestion and location impacts.

Private Transportation Companies

38.  Add a provision that requires private transportation companies to impose a mandatory training program on all drivers affiliated with the private transportation company. The training program must satisfactorily meet the criteria established by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards or their designate.

39.  Add a provision that states that all private transportation company drivers must ensure they are using a mounted device, secured to the vehicle, for their phone or other such electronic device when the private transportation company driver is available on the private transportation company software application.

40.  Add a provision to state and confirm that drivers who provide accessible service for private transportation companies must be licensed under this chapter and meet all conditions of licensing, including the successful completion of an accessible training program.

41.  Add a provision that requires every private transportation company driver to be civil and well-behaved.

42.  Add a provision that if a camera that is capable of recording audio or video footage of the passenger is used in a private transportation company vehicle, then the private transportation company and private transportation company driver shall ensure that notice stating that passengers are being or may be recorded is provided through:

a.  the software application prior to the passenger accepting the request; and/or

b.  a notice affixed to the vehicle in a location and manner approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

43.  Authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to sign the Data Sharing Agreement and Indemnification Agreement for private transportation companies on behalf of the City of Toronto.

44.  Add a provision that requires private transportation companies and private transportation company drivers to notify passengers to look for cyclists before exiting a vehicle through:

a.  the software application by sending push notifications at a frequency that is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards; and

b. "Watch for Bike" notices in the vehicle in a location approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

45.  Amend the private transportation company driver requirements so that the private transportation company, when submitting an application for the issuance or renewal of a private transportation company driver's licence on a behalf of an individual, shall also be required to submit information on the fuel type of the vehicle that will be driven by that individual when licensed as a private transportation company driver.

46.  Add a provision prohibiting a private transportation company from allowing vehicles that have the same colour scheme that is already in use by a taxicab brokerage and prohibit a private transportation company driver from using such vehicle.

47.  Amend the private transportation company record keeping requirements to ensure all information on time or length of trip is measured by reference to the nearest minute and by adding requirements that private transportation companies keep records of:

a.  the starting and ending times for each period that a private transportation company driver was available to provide transportation services through the platform, en route to pick up a passenger after accepting a request, and delivering transportation service to a passenger;

b.  wait time of passengers, in accordance with Period 2 in the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire;

c.  number of cancelled/rejected trips;

d.  reason for cancelled/rejected trips;

e.  volume of private transportation company vehicles available to provide service on the private transportation company platform in any particular hour and with reference to a particular geographic area within which the private transportation company vehicle was available or provided service;

f.  pick up and drop-off data for every trip, measured to the nearest 10 metres;

g.  aggregate number of vehicles that have completed a trip by hour; and

h.  anonymized trip and passenger identification that meets the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

48.  Add a provision to require all private transportation companies to also submit data that includes: the date, time, location of pick up and drop off, wait time, and occupancy of each trip; cancellation data including the time the trip was requested, time it was cancelled, and reason for cancellation; and aggregate data on the volume of trips at the street level for particular dates, time periods, and locations, when requested by the City; this data and other data required to be provided by private transportation companies, taxicab brokers, and limousine brokers shall be used by the City to facilitate transportation planning studies, including the assessment of congestion and location impacts.

49.  Amend the private transportation company driver requirements:

a.  remove the minimum requirement of 18 years of age;

b.  increase the year of driving history from one year to three years for new applicants and grandfather existing private transportation company driver's licence holders;

c.  require that all new applicants as of June 1, 2020 must provide proof of the successful completion of a mandatory training program that is approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards; and

d.  require existing private transportation company driver's licence holders to provide proof of the successful completion of a mandatory training program that is approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards by their licensing renewal in 2020.

50.  Amend the accessible requirements of private transportation companies to confirm that accessible service must be provided through vehicles that are in compliance with the Canadian Standards Association standard for wheelchair accessible vehicles.

Taxicab Bill of Rights

51.  Amend the Taxicab Bill of Rights to include a section that states that taxicab drivers cannot refuse service to an individual with a mobility or non-mobility disability, where service can be accommodated, and cannot refuse service to an individual being accompanied by a service animal by reason only of the presence of a service animal.

Snow Tires

52.  Rename snow tires to winter tires and add a definition of winter tires to mean a tire that is marked with the pictograph of a peaked mountain with a snowflake, as they have met specific snow traction performance requirements and have been designed specifically for use in severe snow conditions as noted by Transport Canada. 

Taxicab Broker

53.  Add a provision that any records brokerages are required to collect must be produced within 30 days and in a format satisfactory to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and that a taxicab broker is required to maintain all such records for a minimum of three years.

54.  Amend the requirements for trip record data to be kept by taxicab brokers to require the collection of the following information:

a.  pick up location and the destination (by reference to the nearest intersection);

b.  dates and times (by reference to the nearest minute) that each trip started and terminated;

c.  length of time (by reference to the nearest minute) elapsing between the passenger's service request and the start of the trip;

d.  type of service provided such as request for accessible service;

e.  trip status such as completed, driver cancelled, or passenger cancelled;

f.  if a trip is cancelled, then the reason for cancellation; and

g.  the licence number for each taxicab affiliated with the brokerage that provided the trip.

55.  Amend the requirements for brokerages to maintain records to require the collection of the following information:

a.  the vehicle-for-hire driver's licence number, unique identification number used by the brokerage (if any) for each vehicle-for-hire driver, and the driver's first and last name for each driver affiliated with the brokerage; and

b.  the termination date, the driver's first and last name, the licence number, and the termination letter when a driver is no longer affiliated with the brokerage.

56.  Add a provision requiring the collection of accessible taxicab trip data for the purposes of the administration of the Accessibility Fund Program to include:

a.  plate number, licence number, start date, start time, end date, and end time for each taxicab trip;

b.  type of point-of-sale terminal in each taxicab, including whether or not it allows for cordless payment; and

c.  driver's first and last name and licence number for each taxicab trip.

57.  Add a provision to require all taxicab brokers to also submit data that includes: the date, time, location of pick up and drop off, wait time, and occupancy of each trip; cancellation data including the time the trip was requested, time it was cancelled, and reason for cancellation; and aggregate data on the volume of trips at the street level for particular dates, time periods, and locations, when requested by the City; this data and other data required to be provided by private transportation companies, taxicab brokers, and limousine brokers shall be used by the City to facilitate transportation planning studies, including the assessment of congestion and location impacts.

Taxicab Owners

58.  Remove the provisions regarding designated agents in order to clarify the role of a taxicab operator and ensure that the only individuals permitted to manage taxicabs on behalf of taxicab owners will be licensed as taxicab operators.

59.  Amend the section on required equipment and markings for taxicabs to authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to approve the manner and location of "Watch for Bike" notices.

Taxicab Rates and Fares

60.  Remove "on request" from the section on flat fares and airport fares and require drivers/owners to offer the flat rate to the airport.

61.  Add a provision to prohibit vehicle-for-hire drivers, taxicab owners, and brokers from setting rates higher than the tariff (metered rate) for accessible service requests.

Toronto Licensing Tribunal

62.  Amend the powers of the Toronto Licensing Tribunal to confirm that it has the power to refuse to issue a licence, as outlined in its mandate.

Vehicle-for-Hire Driver

63.  Add a provision that states that all drivers must ensure they are using a mounted device, secured to the vehicle, for their phone or other such electronic device while operating their vehicle.

64.  Add a provision that all vehicle-for-hire drivers shall carry and, upon request, produce satisfactory government-issued identification to Municipal Licensing and Standards.

65.  Remove the section which prohibits a vehicle-for-hire driver from parking on any highway except at a location designated and marked as a taxicab stand by an authorized sign, as this is covered under the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking.

66.  Remove the word "first" from the restrictions on taxicabs refusing services in order to confirm that short-fare refusals are not permitted for any prospective passengers.

67.  Amend the vehicle-for-hire driver requirements:

a.  remove the minimum requirement of 18 years of age;

b.  increase the year of driving history from one year to three years for new applicants and grandfather existing vehicle-for-hire driver's licence holders;

c.  require that all new applicants as of June 1, 2020 must provide proof of the successful completion of a mandatory training program that is approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards; and

d.  require existing vehicle-for-hire driver's licence holders to provide proof of the successful completion of a mandatory training program that is approved by the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards by their licensing renewal in 2020.

68.  Amend the section on civility and oversight of taxicabs and limousines to remove the requirements to be properly dressed, neat and clean in person, and maintain that drivers shall be civil and well-behaved.

69.  Amend the data required to be kept in an operator log to include break start date and time, break end date and time, and taxicab type such as non-accessible or accessible.

Vehicle Requirements and Inspections

70.  Remove the definitions for alternative fuel vehicle, combined fuel consumption rating, exhaust emissions, full useful life emission bin, hybrid vehicle, and low-emission vehicle.

71.  Amend the section on replacement vehicles to remove the requirement for replacement taxicab vehicles to be either accessible or alternative fuel, hybrid, or low-emission vehicles.

72.  Amend the section on mechanical inspections to require that all vehicles-for-hire are inspected prior to delivering for-hire service with a new vehicle and, thereafter, once every 12 months.

Environmental

73.  City Council endorse the goal that by 2050, 100 per cent of vehicles-for-hire will use low-carbon energy. This confirms TransformTO's goal that all vehicles, including vehicles-for-hire, will use low-carbon energy.
 

74.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back by the fourth quarter of 2020 on an emissions reduction incentive program and low-emission standards and targets for the entire vehicle-for-hire industry, in keeping with the Transform TO Climate Action Strategy transportation goals, including consideration of the adoption of Natural Resources Canada's Combined Fuel Consumption Ratings, and to consult with the Environment and Energy Division, Toronto Atmospheric Fund and relevant stakeholders.

Status Updates

2.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to review and provide a status update on the vehicle-for-hire Accessibility Fund Program and work completed to create an environmental incentive program two years after the enactment of this By-law.

3.  City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back by the third quarter of 2020 on the findings of the safety data collected by the City or provided by private transportation companies and the flexibility of requiring additional safety requirements for all vehicles for hire, and a further review of the following:

a. an increased number of mandatory inspections;

b. a requirement that all vehicles be equipped with in-car cameras and emergency lighting systems;

c.  restrictions on the maximum number of hours that drivers can work in a given 24 hour period;

d.  the feasibility of using the vehicle for hire software platforms to restrict pick and drop off locations in "no stopping" areas;

e.  the feasibility of other safety measures to reduce the risk of dooring incidents such as rear-view passenger side mirrors;

f.  fees for all licence and driver categories, with options for full cost recovery and harmonization of licences across fee categories; and

g. the performance of the Accessibility Fund Program.

4.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report in the third quarter of 2020 on Parts 37, 48 and 52 above, such report shall also examine whether the number of vehicles for hire on the road currently have a significant impact on congestion, and whether measures are required to mitigate congestion, as well as determining the appropriate number of vehicles for hire and its impacts on the City of Toronto.

Collision Reporting Incident Form

5.  City Council request the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to review the provincial collision reporting incident form and add taxicab, limousine, and private transportation company vehicles as vehicle types.

Fees

6.  City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C - Schedule 12, Municipal Licensing and Standards as follows:

a.  Amend the "Service" category to state "Vehicle-for-Hire (VFH) Licensing" instead of "Taxi and Livery Licensing."

b.  Add the regulatory charges noted below in Table A - Regulatory Charges for the Accessibility Fund Program, including an annual adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index:

Table A - Regulatory Charges for the Accessibility Fund Program

c.  Remove Reference Number 20 - Re-scheduling an exam or course before it starts and Reference Number 25 - Registration for the Accessible Taxicab Driver Training Course.
 

d.  Amend the fees listed below in Table B - Vehicle-for-Hire Licensing Fees to include an annual adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index:

Table B - Vehicle-for-Hire Licensing Fees

7.  City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to establish a system to allow all vehicle-for-hire owners, operators and drivers to submit vehicle registrations and fees electronically.

Reserve Fund

8.  City Council establish a new Vehicle-for-Hire Reserve Fund as a Corporate Discretionary Reserve Fund to provide funding for initiatives associated with accessibility, transportation planning, or environmental goals relevant to the vehicle-for-hire and private transportation company industries and to minimize the impact of reliance on vehicle-for-hire and private transportation company licensing revenue for Municipal Licensing and Standards' Operating Budget, in accordance with the criteria outlined in Attachment 6 to the report (June 14, 2019) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, by:

a.  amending the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, Reserves and Reserve Funds, by adding the "Vehicle-for-Hire Reserve Fund" to Schedule 7, Corporate Discretionary Reserve Funds, with the criteria outlined in Attachment 6 to the report (June 14, 2019) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards;

b.  funding the Vehicle-for-Hire Reserve Fund in an initial amount of $6.093 million from an in-year adjustment of the 2019 Operating Budget of Municipal Licensing and Standards and, afterwards, with budgeted allocations from vehicle-for-hire and private transportation company licensing, including regulatory charges on licensees that do not provide wheelchair accessible vehicle-for-hire services; such that:

1.  for 2019, there will be a net zero expenditure and revenue budget adjustment comprised of a contribution to the reserve fund of $6,093,000, offset by an increase in vehicle-for-hire user fees (including private transportation company trip fees) of $6,093,000. The contribution to the new reserve fund would be dependent on sufficient actual user fee revenue being generated; and

2.  for 2020 and subsequent years, reserve funding and user fee budgets will be considered as part of the annual budget process and will be structured as outlined in the Financial Impact section of the report (June 14, 2019) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards;

c.  establishing a minimum targeted reserve balance of $5 million; and

d.  establishing Municipal Licensing and Standards as the primary owner of the account.

Implementation

9.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider the results of the Transportation Impact Study, as outlined in Attachment 4 to the report (June 14, 2019) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, as part of the update on the Congestion Management Plan.

10.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to make such technical and stylistic amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, as required to give effect to City Council’s decision.

11.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to apply to the Ontario Court of Justice for any new set fines or to review and increase, as required, the current set fines.

12.  City Council direct that the changes to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire, come into force on January 1, 2020.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept a donation of $0.300 million from Trans Canada Trail for City-led capital project work including the Riverdale Sloped Path ($0.100 million) and Upper Highland Creek Trail Improvements ($0.200 million) in compliance with the City's Policy on Donations for Community Benefits.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to negotiate and sign a donor agreement for the $0.300 million donation from Trans Canada Trail, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council amend the Parks, Forestry and Recreation's Approved 2019 Capital Budget and future year commitments for the following sub-projects:

a. for the Riverdale Sloped Path (Accessibility - Riverdale and Lower Don Trail) sub-project in the Facility Components project, by increasing the total project cost by $0.100 million from $3.000 million to $3.100 million, and 2020 cash flow from $1.350 million to $1.450 million, with funding from the donation; and

b. for the Upper Highland Creek Trail sub-project in the Trails and Pathways project, by increasing the total project cost by $0.200 million from $1.400 million to $1.600 million, and 2019 cash flow from $0.024 million to $0.224 million, with funding from the donation.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager of Solid Waste Management Services to enter into two (2) separate Contracts with two (2) separate vendors for Waste Transport Services as a result of Request for Quotation Number 6033-19-0109 for Waste Transport Services from the City's Transfer Stations to the Green Lane Landfill and Alternate Landfills, for a term of ten (10) years each beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2030, all in accordance with all specifications, terms and conditions set out in the solicitation being the lowest bidders meeting specifications as follows:

a. Verspeeten Cartage Ltd. for Districts 1 and 3 in the amount of $104,590,034 net of all taxes, $106,430,819 net of HST recoveries and $118,186,739 including all applicable taxes and charges.  All prices include allowances for a Fuel Surcharge and Contingency Transport Services;

b. Laidlaw Carriers Bulk GP Inc. for Districts 2 and 4 in the amount of $86,767,244 net of all taxes, $88,294,348 net of HST recoveries and $98,046,986 including all applicable taxes and charges.  All prices include allowances for a Fuel Surcharge and Contingency Transport Services. 

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the extension of the Home Energy Loan Program and the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support programs to December 31, 2021 using existing resources in the Local Improvement Charge Energy Works Reserve Fund and any Local Improvement Charge repayments Home Energy Loan Program and the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support to support project and programming funding needs, including extension of one temporary project manager for the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support program, and one temporary research analyst for the Home Energy Loan Program program and direct the Director, Environment and Energy and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report back on key Program's outcomes through regular TransformTO reports to Council.

2.  City Council authorize terms to maturity of up to 20 years from the current 15 year maximum for qualifying single-family Home Energy Loan Program projects to be consistent with the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support program terms and aligning with asset lifecycle.

3. City Council amend the Residential Retrofit Program By-law (By-law 1105-2017) to expand the category of eligible measures to include energy efficient electric vehicle chargers and associated works, energy storage technology, and energy efficient resilience measures, as well as allow program participants to include the costs of an energy assessment as eligible project costs.

4. City Council authorize the Director, Environment and Energy Division and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to develop a listing of contractors that have completed projects under the Programs, including a disclaimer that the City does not recommend, endorse or warranty the work of the contractor.

5. City Council authorize the Director, Environment and Energy Division and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to negotiate and enter into all necessary agreements with Toronto Hydro, Enbridge Gas Distribution, Natural Resources Canada, Federation of Canadian Municipalities and other partners, in forms satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to support implementation of the Programs, as required.

6. City Council request the Government of Canada (the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change) to direct Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to provide guarantees for Local Improvement Charge financing programs to support broader program participation by property owners with default-insured mortgages as outlined in Recommendation 13.5 of the Final Report of the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance - Mobilizing Finance for Sustainable Growth.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the Financial Plan, included as Attachment 1 to the report (June 11, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer prepared for the City of Toronto's Municipal Drinking Water System, in accordance with Ontario Regulation 453/07, for submission to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal  Affairs and Housing, in compliance with the requirements of the Municipal Drinking Water License renewal process.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the City Manager in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to apply for intergovernmental funding which would support the acceleration of the Don River and Central Waterfront project.

2. City Council authorize the City Manager to receive the funds, if any, contemplated by Part 1 above.

3.  City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water, to make a submission to the federal and provincial governments on current and future funding programs supporting the acceleration of the implementation of the Don River and Central Waterfront Project.

4.  City Council support the inclusion of a recommendation in the proposed 2020 revised Canada - Ontario Agreement, committing the federal and provincial governments to support the acceleration of the Don River and Central Waterfront by co-funding the Project implementation with the City of Toronto.

5.  City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water, to formally submit comments on the proposed update of the Canada - Ontario Agreement, through the Province of Ontario’s Environmental Registry.

6.  City Council direct the City Manager to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the results of any funding applications, the updated projected schedule and opportunities to secure additional funding by the end of 2019.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1. City Council endorse in principle the Vision Zero 2.0 plan as outlined in the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to the appropriate committee where additional authorities are required in order to implement the Vision Zero 2.0 Plan.

2.  City Council designate as Community Safety Zones the secondary school locations set out in Attachment 1 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, subject to availability of funding in the 2020 budget.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute agreements, as may be required, with Vital Strategies to receive funding of $50,000USD for the expansion of the Active and Safe Routes to School Pilot project and the continuation of the City of Toronto's involvement in the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Partnership for Healthy Cities Initiative, on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to negotiate, enter into, and execute agreements, as may be required, with Green Communities Canada to receive funding in the amount of $60,000CAD from the Ontario Active School Travel Fund for the expansion of the Active and Safe Routes to School Pilot project, on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

5. City Council reduce the speed limit from 60 km/h to 50 km/h on the following road segments as part of the Speed Management Strategy outlined on page 21 in the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services:

a. Albion Road from Todd Brook Drive to Silverstone Drive;

b. Bathurst Street from Delhi Avenue to Steeles Avenue West;

c. Birchmount Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Steeles Avenue East;

d. Brimley Road from Eglinton Avenue East to Progress Avenue;

e. Danforth Road from Brimley Road to McCowan Road;

f. Don Mills Road from a point 24 metres south of the centre line of the Don Valley Parkway to Kern Road;

g. Don Mills Road from Duncan Mills Road to Steeles Avenue East;

h. Dundas Street West from Dunbloor Road to East Mall Crescent;

i. Eglinton Avenue East from Brentcliffe Road to Kingston Road;

j. Eglinton Avenue West from Bicknell Avenue / Municipal Drive to 200 metres west of Pearen Street;

k. Ellesmere Road from Morningside Avenue to Victoria Park Avenue;

l. Finch Avenue East from Bayview Avenue to Midland Avenue;

m. Finch Avenue West from Albion Road to Yonge Street;

n. Islington Avenue from Prince George Drive/Ridgevalley Crescent to Monogram Place;

o. Keele Street from Greenbrook Drive to Finch Avenue West;

p. Lawrence Avenue East from Railside Road (west intersection) to Morningside Avenue;

q. Leslie Street from Eglinton Avenue East to McNicoll Avenue;

r. Markham Road from Kingston Road to Progress Avenue;

s. Martin Grove Road from Eglinton Avenue West to Dixon Road;

t. Martin Grove Road from Jeffcoat Drive to point 250 metres north of Mercury Road/ Westhumber Boulevard;

u. McCowan Road from Danforth Road to Progress Avenue;

v. Morningside Avenue (Scarborough) from Kingston Road to Tams Road/ Pan Am Drive;

w. Morningside Avenue (Scarborough) from Milner Avenue to McLevin Avenue/ Casebridge Court;

x. Sheppard Avenue East from Yonge Street to Meadowvale Road;

y. Sheppard Avenue West from Weston Road to Yonge Street;

z. St. Clair Avenue East from Danforth Road to Birchmount Road;

aa. Steeles Avenue East from Yonge Street to Warden Avenue;

bb. Steeles Avenue West from Fenmar Drive to Jane Street;

cc. Steeles Avenue West from Keele Street to Yonge Street;

dd. The Queensway from Ellis Avenue to Kipling Avenue;

ee. Victoria Park Avenue from O'Connor Drive to York Mills Road;

ff. Victoria Park Avenue from Consumers Road to Steeles Avenue East;

gg. Warden Avenue from St. Clair Avenue East to Metropolitan Road; and

hh. Warden Avenue from Arkona Drive to Steeles Avenue East.

6.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to prioritize the implementation of Part 5.g. above.

7.  City Council refer the reduction in speed limit from 60 km/h to 50 km/h on the following road segments back to the General Manager, Transportation Services for further consideration and consultation with the Ward Councillor:

a. Brimley Road from Sheppard Avenue East to Steeles Avenue East;

b.  Markham Road from Milner Avenue to Steeles Avenue East; and

c. McCowan Road from Milner Avenue to Steeles Avenue East.

8. City Council reduce the speed limit from 70 km/h to 60 km/h on the following road segments as part of the Speed Management Strategy outlined on page 21 of the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services:

a. Black Creek Drive (Northbound) from Eglinton Avenue West to Weston Road; and

b. Black Creek Drive (Southbound) from A point 200 metres north of Weston Road to Eglinton Avenue West.

9. City Council reduce the speed limit from 60 km/h to 50 km/h on the following road segments for Pedestrian Safety Corridors as outlined on page 26 of the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services:

a. Eglinton Avenue East from Kennedy Road to Kingston Road;

b. Kennedy Road from St. Clair Avenue East to Steeles Avenue East; and

c. Victoria Park Avenue from O'Connor Drive/Eglinton Square to Lawrence Avenue East.

10. City Council reduce the speed limit from 50 km/h to 40 km/h on the following road segments for Pedestrian Safety Corridors as outlined on page 26 of the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services:

a. Bathurst Street from St. Clair Avenue West to Briar Hill Avenue;

b. Dufferin Street from Sylvan Avenue to Eglinton Avenue West;

c. St. Clair Avenue West from Runnymede Road to Dufferin Street;

d. Victoria Park Avenue from Dawes Road to O'Connor Drive/Eglinton Square; and

e. Yonge Street from Eglinton Avenue East/West to Broadway Avenue.

11.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to review compliance with the speed limit reductions introduced on major and minor arterials to inform recommendations about further changes to the default speed limit and to bring forward reports to the appropriate Community Council or the Infrastructure and Environment Committee to introduce recommendations for further changes to the default speed limit by the end of 2020.

12. City Council amend the Zebra Crosswalk Policy outlined in Attachment 17 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to include them at stop-controlled intersections that meet the following conditions:

a.  located within Pedestrian Safety Corridors;

b. located within School Safety Zones;

c. located within Senior Safety Zones; and

d. at locations where safety is, in the opinion of the General Manager, Transportation Services, an issue.

13. City Council:

a. adopt the Missing Sidewalk Installation Policy in Attachment 2 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, as amended by Part 13.b. below;

b. delegate final decision making authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to add sidewalks to local roads:

1. as part of a reconstruction;

2. to accommodate a request for a person with a disability; or

3.  in cases where a Community Council approves a new traffic-calming measure following the adoption of this Item; 

except that, upon written request by a Member of Council, the General Manager, Transportation Services shall report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on a proposed sidewalk project, and that the Missing Sidewalk Installation Policy be amended accordingly;

c. amend Chapter 27, Council Procedures to revoke the legislative delegation to Community Councils in respect of sidewalk proposals as set out in Section 27-18.4B.7; and

d. direct that sidewalk proposals not otherwise delegated to the General Manager, Transportation Services, by Part 13.b. above shall be reported on an annual basis to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee for recommendation to City Council. 

14.  City Council, as part of the Vision Zero 2.0, Missing Sidewalk Installation Program, consider and prioritize the construction of a sidewalk on the west side of Flint Road, along the stretch of approximately 210 metres between bus stop 117 at Supertest Road and the driveway at 1100 Flint Road.

15.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to identify additional funding required to accelerate the construction of new sidewalks on streets where their absence is identified as a safety hazard, especially for children walking to school, and that such funding be considered as part of the 2020 Budget process.

16. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to add motorcycles to the Designated Class of Vehicles permitted in reserved lanes on Bay Street from Front Street West to Bloor Street East.

17.  City Council request the City Manager to write to the Federal Minister of Transportation requesting that the Minister examine the possibility of controlling the top speed on new vehicles to be less than 150 kilometres per hour through the installation of speed governors.

18. City Council request the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario to review and amend road safety-related educational programs with a Vision Zero lens related to vulnerable road users including but not limited to mandatory motorcycle training program for M-class Licensing; improved cycling education in schools; enhanced vulnerable road user training requirements for all M and G Class driver education schools including improvements to the Ministry of Transportation Driver's Handbook, Knowledge and Road Tests. 

19. City Council request the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario and Transport Canada to explore mandatory Intelligent Speed Assistance in all new motor vehicles including private vehicles and evaluate other in-vehicle safety technologies.

20. City Council request the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario to change the maximum Blood Alcohol Concentration for all licensed motorcycle drivers to 0 percent.

21. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to request the Toronto Police Service to review its enforcement process for traffic collisions involving cyclists, clarify reporting procedures for incidents involving motor vehicles and cyclists, and to forward any recommended actions or findings to the Toronto Police Services Board for their consideration to support the implementation of Vision Zero 2.0.

22.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to work with the Toronto Police Service to advance the goals and expectations of Vision Zero 2.0 by establishing modernized collision reporting to accommodate pedestrian and cyclist involved accidents at one or more police facilities in central Toronto and City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to report on the status of Council's direction to the October 17, 2019 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.

23. City Council authorize the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to implement vehicle side guards and to further the current video-based telematics technology to improve road safety by:

a. authorizing the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to negotiate, and enter into, and execute any and all agreements and amending agreements necessary, subject to available funding, to implement a fleet safety and accountability program for all new and existing, in-house and contracted out vehicles, which aligns with the principles of Vision Zero and the technologies outlined in the report and Attachment 3 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor;

b. authorizing 360 degree external and all in-cab video telematics technology to support road safety and quality service, and that City Council request the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to incorporate the requirement of similar technologies for any future outsourcing of collection services;

c. requesting the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to report back annually, through the budget process, on any fleet-related safety and accountability enhancements that have been implemented and integrate fleet safety performance as a key performance indicator moving forward;

d. approving funding for the capital acquisition for the safety and accountability enhancement retrofits to existing solid waste vehicles in the amount of $3,850,000 to be budgeted in the amount of $2,530,000 in 2019 and $1,320,000 in 2020 from the Waste Management Reserve Fund (XR1404); and 

e. approving funding for annual operating costs associated with monitoring and equipment maintenance to be budgeted in the annual Operating Budget in the amount of $55,200 in the 2019 Operating Budget with an equal offset to the contribution to the Waste Management Reserve Fund (XR1404), and directing that future costs be included in the annual Solid Waste Management Services Budget.

24. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review the opportunity for a policy that all TTC stops be provided with a controlled crossing in the immediate vicinity working in consultation with the TTC to ensure that this policy does not reduce the number of TTC stops, and report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in third quarter of 2019.

25.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to plan and design road reconstruction projects using a complete streets approach, including safety improvements such as vehicle lane width reductions, tightening curb radii, widening sidewalks and the potential for bicycle lanes, at the outset of all road reconstruction projects, in consultation with local councillors and stakeholders.

26.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and update construction sites and road occupancy requirements to comply with Vision Zero objectives and ensure safe passage on sidewalks, bike lanes and roadways for vulnerable users and report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the fourth quarter of 2019 with the outcome and further recommendations.

27.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to engage with Waze and other wayfinding providers to explore the possibility of such providers adding school safety zone notification or indicators for motorists entering a school safety zone, and report back by the fourth quarter of 2019.

28.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to develop a campaign to stop impaired driving in collaboration with MADD Canada, Arrive Alive and other relevant stakeholders with the funding allocated for Vision Zero education and engagement programming.

29.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to offer education programs related to Vision Zero in other languages.

30. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on October 17, 2019 with a recommendation for a motorcyclist lane filter pilot program at a suitable location within the City that meets all road safety rules and to advise the Ministry of Transportation of the motorcyclist lane filter pilot for their review and comment, such review to include the safety outcomes of motorcycle lane filtering in other jurisdictions, and consider if amendments to the Highway Traffic Act should be made to permit motorcycle lane filtering between stopped vehicles that are waiting at traffic control signals.

31.  City Council direct the Fire Chief and General Manager, Fire Services, and the Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Fleet Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services to procure smaller service vehicles for operational use that maintain health and safety standards and meet all applicable regulatory and insurance requirements.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council request the Province to amend the Highway Traffic Act, develop regulations under the Highway Traffic Act, potentially amend the Provincial Offences Act, and make any requisite amendments to any existing regulations to the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the City of Toronto to use an Administrative Penalty System for offences enforced through the use of an Automated Speed Enforcement system and the Red Light Camera system and to ensure revenue from these offences administered through an Administrative Penalty System be payable to the City of Toronto to recover program costs.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to negotiate, enter into, and execute a new agreement(s) between the City of Toronto and one or more of The Corporation of the City of Mississauga, The Corporation of the City of Burlington, The Regional Municipality of Peel, The Regional Municipality of Durham, the City of Ottawa, The Regional Municipality of Waterloo, the Town of Ajax, the City of London, The Corporation of the City of Brampton, the City of Hamilton, and the County of Oxford for Automated Speed Enforcement record processing and for their cost-sharing of the expenses of the joint municipal processing centre and to amend such agreement(s) to add additional partnering municipalities within the first year of the program, all on terms and conditions generally as set out in the body of the report (June 26, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Purchasing Officer, and upon such further terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct a public information and communication campaign, as may be appropriate, that may include warning letters as described in the report (June 26, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Purchasing Officer, prior to and/or for a period of time after provincial legislation and regulations concerning automated speed enforcement coming into force, to the discretion of the General Manager, Transportation Services, and authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute any agreements necessary to carry out the public information and communication campaign on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute new agreement(s) with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Transportation, for the access and use of license plate registration information on terms and conditions generally as set out in the report (June 26, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Purchasing Officer, and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

4. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute an agreement with Redflex Traffic Systems (Canada) Limited, being the highest overall scoring proponent meeting the requirements of RFP 9148-19-0048, for

a.  the provision of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) services for five (5) years from date of award to July 15, 2024 in the amount of $12,300,323 net of all taxes and charges ($12,516,809 net of HST recoveries) with an option to renew on the sole discretion of the General Manager, Transportation Services, and subject to budget approval, for one additional term of five (5) years in the amount of $12,338,303 ($12,555,457 net of all HST recoveries); and

 
b.  the provision of the maintenance of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) image processing services for twenty-five (25) months following the end of the five-year term or, if renewed, the end of the option period, in the amount of $319,125 net of all taxes and charges ($324,742 net of HST recoveries);
 

for a total cost of up to $24,957,751 ($25,397,008 net of HST recoveries) in accordance with terms and conditions as set out in the RFP and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1. City Council endorse the Cycling Network Plan as outlined in the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manger, Transportation Services and mapped as the proposed cycling network and near-term cycling implementation program (2019 - 2021) in Attachments 1 and 4 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manger, Transportation Services as the framework for bringing forward cycling infrastructure projects for subsequent Council approval.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to undertake the feasibility analysis, detailed design, and public consultation required to deliver cycling infrastructure projects contained in the near-term implementation program (2019 - 2021).

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to initiate the near-term studies of the Major City-Wide Cycling Routes as outlined in the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manger, Transportation Services and mapped in Attachment 2 to the report (June 13, 2019) from the General Manger, Transportation Services, and to bring forward the findings of these studies and recommendations regarding future implementation at the appropriate time. 

4. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider, as part of the annual capital and operating budget process, the capital funding required to implement the near-term cycling implementation program (2019 - 2021) at a rate of $16 million dollars annually, as well as the operating budget required to fund the maintenance costs of newly constructed cycling infrastructure.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to target completion of the Danforth Avenue Planning and Complete Streets Study by June 2021.  

6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the second quarter of 2020, in order to inform the Danforth Avenue Planning and Complete Streets Study, on options for the following cycling infrastructure Study components:

a.  detailed design of a pilot project for eastbound and westbound cycle tracks on Danforth Avenue East from Coxwell Avenue to Dawes Road;

b.  installation of bike counters to demonstrate trends in daily cycling volumes; and

c.  additional consultation with local stakeholders including Councillors, Business Improvement Areas, and residents’ groups.  

7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to identify any additional capital or operating budget requirements to deliver Parts 5 and 6 above through the City’s 2020 Budget process if required.

8.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back by the last quarter of 2021, regarding implementation progress of the Cycling Network Plan, including updates on outcomes such as the number of kilometres of cycling infrastructure installed, network coverage - the proportion of people in close proximity to the cycling network, and the impact on safety and cycling mode share.

9.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services work with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to create a working group of City staff and local stakeholders to assess complete street options for University Avenue in conjunction with the TOCore Great Streets framework and to consider alternative streets to University Avenue for the installation of north south Bike Lanes west of Yonge Street.

10.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider, as part of the planned resurfacing of Harbord Street, an upgrade of the existing bike lane to a cycle track, including appropriate consultation with stakeholders.

11. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to initiate planning, design and consultation for an extension of the Bloor Street West cycle tracks from Shaw Street to High Park Avenue, with implementation targeted to take place as early as summer 2020.

12.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider, as part of the Bloor Street East cycle track improvements, the feasibility of establishing a separated bike lane on Bloor Street from Avenue Road to Church street connecting the Bloor cycle track on Bloor Street East and Bloor Street West.

13.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to triple the number of bike ring installations on Danforth Avenue.

14.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to take measures to improve pedestrian safety, especially for seniors and to serve seniors' residences along Danforth Avenue.

15.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to initiate the detailed design for a pilot project with eastbound and westbound cycle tracks on Danforth Avenue from Coxwell Avenue west to Broadview Avenue which takes loading and unloading issues into account.

16.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to provide a budget impact assessment of completing the City portion of the cycling network as envisioned in Eglinton Connects, and report through the 2020 Budget process. 

17.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review opportunities to prioritize Weston Neighbourhood Connections cycling routes within the near-term implementation program (2020/2021), and that cycling network connections to the Weston GO and UP Express Station be included as part of this work.

 
18.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider including Jane Street, south of Highway 401 to Bloor Street West, as a study planned for a Major City Cycling Route as part of the next report back on the implementation progress of the Cycling Network Plan.

19.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider the feasibility and timing of a pedestrian and cycling bridge at Bentworth Avenue over the rail line, in order to connect the Baycrest Park/Yorkdale area to North Park, and, as part of the report proposed for late 2021, to update the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the implementation progress of the Cycling Network Plan.

20.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to propose a design work plan on a pedestrian and cycling overpass of the Toronto-Barrie railway corridor and report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the second quarter of  2020 with preliminary findings on  feasibility and high level costing.

21.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee before the end of the 2019 on creating off-road cycling super highways along the rail lines that traverse Toronto, from the north to the south, and from the east to the west. 

22.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to include the Murray Road overpass and Downsview Lands connection to Murray Road as a future cycling route in the Cycling Network Plan.  

 
23. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to review the TTC bus-only diamond lanes on Wilson Avenue between Murray Road and Cornelius Parkway to consider permitting cycling, if deemed safe to do so.

 
24. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to initiate formal discussions with both the Catholic and Public Toronto District School Boards and neighbouring landowners and to coordinate with the Toronto Transit Commission to formalize a strategy to bring forward the important cycling and pedestrian connection referenced in Parts 2 and 3 above, and report back by the end of 2019. 

25.  City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to consider siting the Toronto Police Service's main bike collision reporting centre at the new police station at Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue.

26. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to develop a back-end review process for evaluating the success of new cycling infrastructure that measures usage against defined metrics, with a focus on road safety.

27.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to introduce automated bike count station technology to collect and display count data along the top ten cycling routes by volume and make the data available as an open data set.

28.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to perform a count of cyclists using the Flemingdon Park and Thorncliffe Park bike lanes in August, 2020.

29.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with Bike Share Toronto to develop a co-ordinated plan to install Bike Share infrastructure across Toronto.

30.  City Council request the General Manger, Transportation Services to develop and implement a dedicated pavement condition inspection, repair and maintenance program that is specific to bicycle lanes, in order to ensure safe pavement conditions for these vulnerable road users.

31.  City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy to model carbon dioxide emission reduction equivalents achieved through the City's Cycling Network Plan and report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee as part of TransformTO reporting.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the installation of bicycle lanes on the following sections of roadway, as described in Attachment 2 to the report (June 14, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services:

a. Argyle Street (from Ossington Avenue to a point 20 metres east);

b. Blue Jays Way (from Navy Wharf Court to King Street West);

c. Vaughan Road (from Northcliffe Boulevard to Oakwood Avenue); and

d. Lawrence Avenue East (from Port Union Road to Rouge Hills Drive).

2. City Council authorize the installation of cycle tracks on the following sections of roadway, as described in Attachment 3 to the report (June 14, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services:

a. Scarlett Road (from Bernice Crescent to 105 metres south of Edenbridge Drive); and

b. Willowdale Avenue (from Empress Avenue to Bishop Avenue).

3. City Council authorize the conversion of the bicycle lanes on Conlins Road, from Canmore Boulevard to Sheppard Avenue East, to cycle tracks, as described in Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (June 14, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

4. City Council adopt the traffic and parking regulations associated with Parts 1, 2 and 3 above, as described in Attachment 4 to the report (June 14, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

5. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to submit the anticipated report on the conversion of the existing pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Scarlett Road and Eileen Avenue to traffic signals to Etobicoke York Community Council at its meeting on September 16, 2019.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1. City Council temporarily close Steeles Avenue East, between Redlea Avenue and Silver Star Boulevard, to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021, inclusive, for purposes of the grade separation construction.

2. City Council authorize public highway designation for the diversion road between Redlea Avenue and Silver Star Boulevard, as shown in Attachments 3 to 5 to the report (June 21, 2019) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021; the diversion road will be dedicated in name as Steeles Avenue East.

3.  City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take all steps necessary to implement the proposed dedication referred to in Part 2 above, including requesting the City Solicitor to prepare and submit the relevant bills and to pay any costs necessary to register the resultant By-laws, if required.

4.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute any necessary agreements and documents, and take steps and measures necessary, on behalf of the City, to temporarily exercise the City's authority.

5. City Council authorize a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021, inclusive, on the Steeles Avenue East diversion road, between Redlea Avenue and Silver Star Boulevard.

6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021 on the north and south sides of the Steeles Avenue East diversion road, between Redlea Avenue and Silver Star Boulevard.

7.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, in issuing any requisite permits to include additional permit terms and conditions as the General Manager, Transportation Services deems necessary and appropriate.

8. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to request Metrolinx to:

a.  hold monthly construction liaison meetings with merchants, property owners, community groups and the local Councillors to provide a forum for raising and responding to issues during construction and to share information and hear feedback about immediate, upcoming (next 3 to 6 months), and future construction work; and

 
b. produce monthly project newsletters to be posted on the project website and distributed electronically to merchants, residents and other stakeholders covering works completed, works in progress and future planned works.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute an agreement with the Toronto District School Board for the provision of funding by the City of Toronto of up to $350,000, and with the Toronto Catholic District School Board for up to $200,000 for bicycle parking infrastructure, and that the agreement be generally in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the March 19, 2018 report EX 32.22, and upon such additional terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to negotiate, enter into and execute an amendment to the existing "Lease of City Decommissioned Underground Pipe System" with Zayo Canada Inc. to remove the portion of City-owned pipe generally located between Wellington Street from Windsor Street to Clarence Square, to include the replacement conduits to the scope of the lease, and such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager Transportation Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, in issuing any requisite permits to include additional permit terms and conditions as the General Manager, Transportation Services deems necessary and appropriate.

3.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute any necessary agreements and documents, and take steps and measures necessary, on behalf of the City to facilitate the removal of a section of the leased pipe by Enwave and the installation of the new conduits.

4.  City Council delegate standing authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to amend the "Lease of City Decommissioned Underground Pipe System" with Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., from time to time, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor subject to the following condition:

a. any amendment shall not materially impact the potential liability of the City.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment 460 appended as Attachment 4 to the report (June 5, 2019) from The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 5 to the report (June 5, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, by removing the Asquith-Collier, Ramsden Park, and Yorkville neighbourhoods as delineated in Site and Area Specific Policy 211 of the Official Plan, from the area to which the proposed By-law Amendment will apply.

3. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 5 to the report (June 5, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and as amended by Part 2 above.

4. 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.

5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider permitting laneway suites within the Asquith-Collier, Ramsden Park, and Yorkville neighbourhoods as part of the ongoing review of Site and Area Specific Policy 211.

6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as part of the monitoring report, to review all minor variance applications for laneway suites and include an analysis and discussion of these applications in the laneway suites report originally directed by City Council at its meeting on June 26, 27, 28 and 29, 2018 in its decision on Item TE33.3.

 
7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consult with the Federation of North Toronto Residents Associations as part of the consultation undertaken for the monitoring report noted in Part 6 above.

 
8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with appropriate City officials, to initiate a staff training program within all City Districts to ensure consistent City-wide understanding and application of the Laneway Suites Policies and By-law provisions.

9.  City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to extend the Affordable Housing Laneway Suites Program to April 2022, to be funded through the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative and to be available to eligible applicants on a City-wide basis.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 1 to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by removing the Business Park bounded by Vanderhoof Avenue, Laird Drive, Overlea Boulevard and Don Mills Road from the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to permit outdoor patios in the Employment Light Industrial Zone and Employment Industrial Zone, pending further analysis of Zoning By-laws in the area.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 1 to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Part 1 above.

3. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 2 to the report (June 10, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. 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.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council adopt the recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 and Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor and Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (July 5, 2019) from the City Solicitor.
  

3.  City Council direct that all other information in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows:

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to present and support the proposed revisions to By-law 569-2013 in Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate City Staff to continue discussions with the Parties for further revisions that are substantially in accordance with proposed revisions to By-law 569-2013 in Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain outside consultants, as necessary, to support City Council's decision.

Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor and Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (July 5, 2019) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

The balance of  Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2019) from the City Solicitor to remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:  

1.  City Council amend the Shareholder Direction to require Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work with City divisions and agencies in planning and implementing revitalization projects to ensure that the projects contribute appropriately to City-building objectives by incorporating a range of housing options including net new affordable housing opportunities.

 
2.  City Council, as sole shareholder, direct the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to identify opportunities for new affordable rental housing units on Toronto Community Housing Corporation lands.

3.  City Council, in its capacity as Shareholder of Toronto Community Housing Corporation:

a.  approve pursuant to Section 7.4.1 (c) of the City's Shareholder Direction to Toronto Community Housing Corporation,

i. the revitalization of Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Don Summerville site at 1555-1575 Queen Street East; and

ii. the adjustment of Toronto Community Housing Corporation's service level obligations under the Operating Agreement between the City and Toronto Community Housing Corporation by reducing the number of rent-geared-to-income units by 17 (from 120 to 103);
 

b.  approve, pursuant to Section 7.4.1 (b) of the City's Shareholder Direction to Toronto Community Housing Corporation, the sale of a portion of the Don Summerville lands to Context (Summerville) Inc. or its designate or any affiliate, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the interim General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration;
 

on the conditions that:

c.  consistent with the service level standards, a minimum of 120 units of rent-geared-to-income housing is to be made available on the Don Summerville site;

  
d.  17 rent-geared-to-income commercial rent supplements are made available to the  non-profit affordable rental housing provider selected in accordance with Part 14 below;
 

e.  the net sale proceeds of any sale, after costs of the transaction, are invested in the revitalization of Don Summerville; and
 

f.  Toronto Community Housing Corporation report annually, through Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Annual Report to Council, on the status of the revitalization of the Don Summerville site and on any tenant and community impacts resulting from the revitalization.
 

4.  City Council, in its capacity as Service Manager under the Housing Services Act, 2011, authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, following consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to grant any necessary Service Manager consents pursuant to the Housing Services Act, 2011, to:

a.  the transfer of portions of 1555-1575 Queen Street East  to Context (Summerville) Inc. or its designate or affiliate;
 

b.  the redevelopment of that part of 1555-1575 Queen Street East retained by Toronto Community Housing Corporation;
 

c.  all encumbrances required by Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the purposes of the revitalization of 1555- 1575 Queens Street East;
 

d.  the redevelopment, transfer, mortgage and encumbering by third parties of all real property disposed of by Toronto Community Housing Corporation and not used for social or public housing, that are required prior to such real property being released from the Housing Services Act, 2011.;

subject to:
 

e.  Toronto Community Housing Corporation and/or the prospective purchasers of Don Summerville lands obtaining the various necessary planning approvals and legislative, municipal and corporate consents (including consent of mortgagors, if necessary); and
 

f.  Toronto Community Housing Corporation providing a Tenant Relocation and Assistance Implementation Plan (TRAIP), satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, that describes Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s obligations regarding tenant relocation of Don Summerville tenants for all phases of the revitalization and to provide updates to the Plan as appropriate, pursuant to the requirements set out in Agreements under Section 37 of the Planning Act and Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act.

5.  City Council, in its capacity as Service Manager under the Housing Services Act, 2011, authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to revise the subsidy paid to Toronto Community Housing Corporation as a result of the revitalization of Don Summerville to reflect 103 rent-geared-to-income units. 

6.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a Memorandum of Understanding with Toronto Community Housing Corporation and Context (Summerville) Inc. on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, to reflect the transactions terms outlined in Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (July 12, 2019) from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services.

 
7.  City Council authorize that the affordable rental housing and the replacement rent-geared-to-income housing to be constructed on the lands currently known as 1555-1575 Queen Street East, be exempt from the payment of development charges and provide a waiver of all planning and building permit fees and parkland dedication fees.

 
8.  City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the affordable rental housing and the replacement rent geared to income housing to be constructed on the lands currently known as 1555-1575 Queen Street East for the periods of affordability set out in the chart in the Financial Impact section of the supplementary report (July 12, 2019) from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services.

 
9.  City Council authorize City staff to cancel or refund any taxes paid with respect to the affordable rental housing after the effective date of the tax exemption.

 
10.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, municipal housing facility agreements, with Toronto Community Housing Corporation and Context (Summerville) Inc., or related corporations, to secure the financial assistance being provided through the Open Door Program, for the affordable housing to be developed on lands currently known at 1555-1575 Queen Street East, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.
 

11.  City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to execute, on behalf of the City, consents, approvals, agreements or other documents that are ancillary to the any security or financing documents required by the developers of the site to secure construction and conventional financing and subsequent refinancing, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by City Council.

 
12.  City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to provide any consent necessary to transfer or encumber the site and to negotiate and enter into any agreements or other documents required to effect any future transfer or assignment of the site and the associated legal agreements with the City to another legal entity, on terms and conditions satisfactory to them and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

13.  City Council approve capital funding up to $6,000,000 from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR-1058) for the acquisition of 32 residential units, to be leased by the City to a non-profit housing provider which leasehold interest will be purchased by repaying the $6,000,000 to the above-mentioned reserve fund.

14.  City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to report to City Council in 2020 to:

a.  seek the authorities required to advance the transactions contemplated in this report, including, but not limited to a obtaining approval to negotiate and enter into an agreement(s) of purchase and sale with Context (Summerville) Inc. or such other agreement(s) deemed necessary to secure the purchase of the 32 residential units; and

 
b.  seek authority to conduct a competitive process to select a non-profit housing provider to operate the 32 residential units (17 rent-geared-to-income and 15 affordable rental units) proposed to be secured by the City.

15. City Council, as sole shareholder, direct the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors to ensure that there will be no delay in the preparation and submission of plans and rezoning applications for the Firgrove-Grassways Revitalization Project as a result of the new approvals framework outlined in the report (April 12, 2019) from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services.

16. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to develop a community engagement and consultation strategy for the Firgrove-Grassways Revitalization Project, in consultation with the local Councillor.

17.  City Council direct that all Board-approved proposals from Toronto Community Housing Corporation related to revitalizations and redevelopment opportunities, including any demolition and reconstruction of multiple buildings and infill opportunities, be directed to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat for review and recommendation in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Executive Director, Financial Planning, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the joint CreateTO and City-led Strategic Program Management Committee prior to being recommended to City Council for approval of an Initial Development Proposal which will include all details outlined on page 9 of the report (July 2, 2019) from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services.
 

18.  City Council direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to undertake a public procurement process to select a development partner and work through the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, who will work in consultation with the joint CreateTO and City-led Strategic Program Management Committee, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to assess all proposals including the proposed business terms, integration of City-building objectives, and site considerations.

 
19.  Prior to undertaking the public procurement process for future revitalizations/redevelopment including infill projects, as contemplated in Part 18 above, City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to work with Toronto Community Housing Corporation to:
 

a.  provide key planning principles and guidelines for each site; and

 
b.  support the revitalizations and redevelopment projects by implementing an expedited review process.
 

20.  City Council direct that developer proposals deemed satisfactory by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the joint CreateTO and City-led Strategic Program Management Committee (including Toronto Community Housing Corporation), the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning be recommended to Council for approval by way of an Actions Report from the City Manager and Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services seeking consents for revitalization/redevelopment from the Shareholder and Service Manager (including details outlined on page 10 of the report (July 2, 2019) from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services.

 
21.  City Council direct that the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, report annually to the Planning and Housing Committee on the status of all active revitalization projects including the status of delivery of affordable housing where applicable.

 
22.  City Council direct that the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the joint CreateTO and City-led Strategic Program Management Committee review the Initial Development Proposal for the revitalization of Firgrove-Grassways  in line with the revised approval framework outlined in the report (April 12, 2019) from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and if deemed satisfactory, recommend to the Planning and Housing Committee for approval at its September 17, 2019 meeting.

23.  City Council direct that the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the joint CreateTO and City-led Strategic Program Management Committee, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning review the Initial Development Proposal for the Lawrence Heights Phase 2 revitalization project in line with the revised approval framework outlined in this report and if deemed satisfactory, recommend to the Planning and Housing Committee for approval at its September 17, 2019 meeting.

24.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with Toronto Community Housing and the developer Context to hire a consultant to develop the community engagement plan and communications strategy in consultation with the local Councillor, and that funding provided by the developer be directed to Applegrove Community Complex, one of the City's Association of Community Centres, who will take a lead and assist in tenant engagement and development in consultation with the Ward Councillor. 

25.  City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to connect with the Toronto Community Benefits Network regarding a potential Community Benefits Agreement for the future development of Don Summerville.

26.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to report to the October 15, 2019 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee on how Toronto Community Housing Corporation staff will ensure that the revitalizations include consultations with affected tenants and produce social development plans.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement and/or related agreement(s) with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing or any other provincial entity necessary for the receipt and expenditure of funding under the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative and the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative on such terms and conditions as are satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

2. City Council approve the receipt of Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative and the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative program funds for provision of housing services and initiatives, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Transfer Payment Agreement and any related agreements, directives or program guidelines.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration in consultation with Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to increase the 2019 approved Operating Budget for Shelter Support and Housing Administration by $11,800,000, $0 net fully funded through the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative and the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative, with future year requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process.

4. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to undertake Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative and the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative program administration in accordance with the approved allocations and the Transfer Payment Agreement, including appropriate measures as the program proceeds to adjust program parameter, recipients, and year-end funding among program components as required to ensure full and effective use of available federal/ provincial funds.

5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to develop Investment and Sustainability Plans, outlining funding priorities, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Transfer Payment Agreement and any related program guidelines, and to submit the plans and any updates to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

6. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, or the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, as appropriate, to enter into agreements or other suitable arrangements with the provincial government, other City divisions, community agencies, private entities and/or individuals to deliver the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative and the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative components in accordance with the terms and conditions of the program guidelines on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration or the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

7. City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2020, on activity to date and funding projections on the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative and the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council consent, pursuant to subsection 453.1(6) of the City of Toronto Act 2006:

a. to the transfer of title from 175 Elm St. Developments Ltd to Charles Hastings Co-operative Inc. pursuant to the option to purchase under the lease between the parties; and

b. to Charles Hastings Co-operative Inc. granting a mortgage or charge to First National Financial LP with respect to 175 Elm Street, Toronto to secure repayment of a loan on the terms and conditions described in the report (June 12, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration.

2. City Council direct the City Clerk to provide a certificate, in registerable form, to First National Financial LP pursuant to subsection 453.1(9) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

3.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to execute a Priority, Postponement and Standstill Agreement postponing the rights of the City under the Assisted Housing Agreement to the rights of the mortgagee and providing the City with an opportunity to cure any mortgage defaults or to locate a housing provider acceptable to the lender that will cure such defaults and operate the housing in accordance with the Assisted Housing Agreement, upon such terms and conditions as the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration may deem appropriate.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 adopted the following:

1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 354, Apartment Buildings to require building owners/operators under the RentSafeTO program to develop and maintain a vital service disruption plan, satisfactory to the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and provide the City with a copy of the plan when requested.

2. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 354, Apartment Buildings to authorize the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to set standards and minimum requirements for the vital service disruption plans in consultation with the Office of Emergency Management.

3. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 354, Apartment Buildings to add a provision stating that a building owner/operator who, in the opinion of the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, does not implement their established vital service disruption plan during a time of prolonged vital service disruption is guilty of an offence.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council approve the phased implementation of the Toronto Heritage Survey as outlined in the report (June 6, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and as summarized in Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (June 6, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back through the City’s 2020 Budget process, on a funding approach that will be required to support the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey.

3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to City Council in 2021 following the completion of the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey work plan, and to make recommendations on future phases of work.

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to develop a comprehensive public engagement program including potential partnerships, and a communications strategy, to support the Toronto Heritage Survey.

5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the City's four Community Preservation Panels and Heritage Toronto to develop a volunteer program that will support the Toronto Heritage Survey, including the development of a fundraising strategy for community-based initiatives.

6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prioritize outstanding nominations for the inclusion of properties on the Heritage Register in the first phase of the Toronto Heritage Survey.

7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to collaborate with Architectural Conservancy Ontario Toronto Branch (ACO Toronto), to explore opportunities for information gathering and sharing through extensive online property database, TOBuilt.

8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the Chief Purchasing Officer to explore an Invitation to Partner Request for Proposal process to engage with technology companies and/or post-secondary institutions to create the database and mapping tool needed for the City-wide Heritage Survey.

9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in second quarter of 2020 with an update report including: timeline for completion of phase one and the entire City-wide Heritage Survey, a data management plan, results of preliminary field testing, recommended role of volunteers and non-city groups/agencies, and updates or revisions to the scope of the project.

10. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include a review of outstanding Heritage Conservation District study areas, including the Sunshine Valley Heritage Conservation District study area, in phase one of the Toronto Heritage Survey.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.   City Council appoint the following Members to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board of Directors for a term starting on the day all fourteen Members have been appointed by City Council, and ending December 31, 2020 and until successors are appointed:

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Cynthia Lai

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor James Pasternak

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council approve the 2020 meeting schedule dates in Attachment 1 to the report (July 9, 2019) from the City Clerk and that the published schedule serve as notice for these meetings.

2.  City Council request the City Clerk to distribute the approved scheduled to the City's agencies and special purpose bodies with a request that they:

a. avoid scheduling meetings, whenever possible, that conflict with the approved schedule; and

b. avoid scheduling public meetings, forums, public consultations and large scale meetings on days of cultural or religious significance as noted in the approved schedule.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the Etobicoke Zoning Code for the lands at 1 Blue Goose Street substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 7, 2019) 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.  Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council authorize the appropriate City officials and require the owner to execute and register on title an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. Such agreement shall be registered on title to the lands in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor in order to secure the following matters:

a.  the owner shall provide and maintain at least 18 new secured rental units, composed of 18 bachelor units within the existing renovated mixed-use building on the site, and as illustrated in the Architectural Plans dated December 12, 2018, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each new secured rental unit is first occupied;

b.  the owner shall provide and maintain at least 2 bachelor units at affordable rents, for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each such new affordable rental dwelling unit is first occupied; the remaining 16 bachelor units shall have unrestricted rents;

c.  prior to first occupancy of the 2 affordable bachelor units referenced in Part 3.b. above, the owner shall make every reasonable effort to work in consultation with the City's Shelter Support and Housing Administration staff to select the first tenant for such affordable bachelor units, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration; and

d.  prior to Site Plan approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, the owner shall provide 1:50 scale architectural elevation drawings for representative portions of the buildings with building materials, colours and finishes illustrated and labelled to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning (“Approved Exterior Development Details”).

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code for the lands at 170 The West Mall substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 7, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2.  City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 for the lands at 170 The West Mall substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 7, 2019) 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 Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

4.  Prior to Site Plan approval, City Council require the owner to enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any required improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development based on the revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1. City Council refuse the application to amend the Official Plan and the Etobicoke Zoning Code at 12, 16 and 20 Cordova Avenue for the reasons set out in the report (June 21, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of City Council's decision to refuse the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, in the event the refusal is appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

3. City Council direct City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address issues identified in the report (June 21, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

4. City Council defer making a decision on the Rental Housing Demolition application under Municipal Code, Chapter 667 pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to demolish the existing rental dwelling units at 12, 16 and 20 Cordova Avenue.

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in the event the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application is appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order should the application be approved in some form, until all of the following have been completed and secured:

a. the final form of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. City Council, or the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning under delegated authority, has made a decision on the Rental Housing Demolition application, under Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act to demolish the existing rental dwelling units at 12, 16 and 20 Cordova Avenue;

c. the owner be required to submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

d. the owner be required to submit a revised Transportation Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;

e. the owner enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any required improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development based on the report in Parts 5.c. and d. above, accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager of Transportation Services;

f. community benefits, rental housing and other matters required to support the development are secured in a Section 37 Agreement executed by the owner and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing for 555 The West Mall in support of the revised proposal outlined in the report (June 21, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2.  In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment application, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal withhold its Order(s) approving the Zoning By-law Amendments until such time as the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the owner provides draft By-laws to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in a form and content to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, and pending:

a.  confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has submitted to the General Manager of Transportation Services for review and acceptance, revised plans clarifying the discrepancy in the parking supply between the proposed underground parking garage plans and the revised site statistics;

b.  confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has submitted to the General Manager of Transportation Services for review and acceptance, revised underground parking garage plans illustrating that the typical parking space dimensions and the proposed drive aisle widths comply with the minimum requirements of Zoning By-law 569-2013;

c.  the revised proposal providing a parking supply and parking space dimensions that comply with the minimum requirements of Zoning By-law 569-2013 for "All Other Areas";

d. the revised proposal providing a minimum of one Type 'G' loading space with size dimensions that comply with the minimum loading space requirements in Zoning By-law 569-2013; and

e. confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has entered into and registered on title an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure the following facilities, services and matters at the owners expense:     

i.  prior to the issuance of the first-above grade building permit for the development, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $550,000 to be used in Ward 2 and allocated towards the following community benefits to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor:

a.  streetscaping along The West Mall in the vicinity of the property including streetscape improvements that comply with the Streetscape Manual and/or are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;   

b.  capital upgrades and improvements to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation property at 559 The West Mall;

c.  improvements to local parks in the Ward; and

d.  improvements to the Etobicoke Olympium Community Centre.

ii.  the above required cash contribution in Part 2.e.i. above is to be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date of the execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made;

iii.  in the event the cash contribution required in Part 2.e.i. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the Zoning 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.

3.  City Council direct that the following matters be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development:

a.  the owner to provide and maintain the 119 existing rental housing units at 555 The West Mall as rental housing a period of at least 20 years, from the date of the By-law coming into full force and effect, with all associated facilities and building amenity improvements to be secured for the rental housing units, at no extra cost to the existing tenants, and with no applications for demolition or conversion from residential rental use, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b.  prior to final Site Plan Approval, to provide a Construction Mitigation Strategy which includes a communication strategy for adjacent property owners and the neighbourhood association and an interim parking plan for existing tenants and tradespeople during the construction period, and a Tenant Communication Plan all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and thereafter the owner shall implement such strategies and plans;

c.  the owner to construct and maintain at least 628 square metres of ground floor indoor amenity space in the new building at 555 The West Mall to be shared by tenants of both buildings;

d. the owner to provide and maintain new indoor amenity space composed of at least the following: a multi-purpose room to be appropriately furnished and having direct access to a washroom, and a fully outfitted fitness and exercise room; outdoor amenity space is to be provided that will include at least a children's play area with a minimum of two benches for seating; this indoor and outdoor amenity space is to be provided to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

e.  the owner to make available to tenants of both buildings all ground floor indoor and all outdoor amenity spaces generally as illustrated on the Ground Floor Plan submitted by the applicant in the revised proposal, for the proposed 22-storey building and existing building, without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

f.  prior to Site Plan Approval, the owner to submit an updated Noise Feasibility Assessment/Addendum Letter to be further peer reviewed and resolved to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; the owner shall construct and maintain any required noise mitigation measures, to be secured through the Site Plan review process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

g.  the owner to implement the wind control measures identified in the Pedestrian Wind Study dated October 31, 2018 prepared by RWDI, and the updated Pedestrian Wind Conditions Addendum Letter, dated April 24, 2019 prepared by RWDI to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; such measures to be secured through the Site Plan review process;

h.  the owner to construct and maintain the development in accordance with the Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard;

i.  a minimum of 10 percent of all units shown on the plans for the entire development shall be provided as three-bedroom units;

j.  the owner to obtain all required permit(s) from the Ministry of Transportation prior to any construction;

k.  the owner to notify NAV Canada a minimum of 10 days prior to the start of construction.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. 

5. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, such that the General Manager, Transportation Services shall not accept applications from residents of, visitors to or tradespersons at 555 The West Mall, for a permit.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council amend Zoning By-law 409-2013 for the lands at 2217 The Queensway substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (May 30, 2019) 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.

City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:

1.  City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 289 and 291 The Kingsway and 1, 3, 5 and 7 St. Stevens Court as generally illustrated on Attachment 2 to the report (June 7, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire three years following enactment by City Council.