City Council · 2023-05-11 17:12 PM
Adopt Item as Amended
Majority required - DM6.4 - Adopt the Item as amended
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No construction on the Gardiner East of Cherry street is scheduled to being until 2026. Moreover, Staff revealed in committee that the current cost estimate provided to Council last month does not include inflation or ongoing maintenance costs. This represents a potential jump in costs of hundreds of millions of dollars over the original 2016 estimate. While this delay and cost escalation is frustrating for residents, there is time for the City to re-evaluate the decision made to rebuild this least-used section of the Gardiner as an elevated expressway. It is incumbent upon Council to explore the feasibility of a plan that could maintain the connection between the DVP and Gardiner with a new road on the ground, or in another configuration, that could save hundreds of millions of dollars. According to a report done by Colliers for the Globe & Mail, a new configuration could also open up over 5 acres of City land with a value of $450M with enough space to build 8,000 homes for 15,000 people.
City Council · 2023-05-11 17:12 PM
Majority required - DM6.4 - Adopt the Item as amended
City Council · 2023-05-11 17:10 PM
Majority required - DM6.4 - Fletcher - motion 3
City Council · 2023-05-11 17:09 PM
Majority required - DM6.4 - Bravo - motion 2
City Council · 2023-05-11 17:08 PM
Majority required - DM6.4 - Moise - motion 1
City Council · 2023-05-11 17:06 PM
Majority required - DM6.4 - Fletcher - motion 4
This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to appeal, to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, the Committee of Adjustment's decision approving the Minor Variances contained in Applications A0315/20SC, A0318/20SC, B0050/20SC, A0316/20SC, A0319/20SC, B0051/20SC, A0317/20SC and B0023/20SC respecting 73-83 Brooklawn Avenue. This Motion will direct the City Solicitor to appeal the Committee of Adjustment's Decision and will authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body as a party in order to oppose the Committee of Adjustment's Decision approving the Minor Variances contained in Applications A0315/20SC, A0318/20SC, B0050/20SC, A0316/20SC, A0319/20SC, B0051/20SC, A0317/20SC and B0023/20SC respecting 73-83 Brooklawn Avenue. This Motion is urgent given the 20 day appeal period following the May 4th decision and the publishing of the decision in relation to the deadlines for May City Council.
City Council · 2023-05-11 15:09 PM
Majority required - MM6.41 - Adopt the item
For a decade, the garden Brian Gorrell created in front of his home at 133 Broadway Avenue was an oasis for his neighbours and all Midtown residents. The 2,400 square foot garden had flowers, hedges, a koi pond, and Gorrell’s unique tchotchkes. The space has played host to Brian’s wedding, barbeques, birthday parties, and served as a community focal point for the Toronto Community Housing residents of the Broadway building and the wider neighbourhood. After Gorrell put in countless hours and $20,000 of his own money, Toronto Community Housing officials decided to destroy the garden. They went beyond removing several items that were cited as a fire hazard, threw out every personal item and ripped up every tree and flower bed. This action was cruel and unnecessary treatment of a resident and amenity that brought so much joy to the neighbourhood. This Motion directs funding in the amount of $50,000 to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation to rebuild the community garden, in consultation with Mr. Gorrell and the residents of 133 Broadway Avenue. Urgent consideration of this Motion is being requested to ensure that Mr. Gorrell, Toronto Community Housing, and the communi…
City Council · 2023-05-11 15:05 PM
Majority required - MM6.35 - Adopt the item
Public appointees are a vital part of ensuring that both democracy and public interest are advanced and protected. The City of Toronto’s Public Appointments Policy recognizes that candidates’ qualifications, experiences and skills shall meet boards’ individual requirements; our City is best served ‘by boards that collectively reflect the geographic distribution and diversity of the community that they serve.’ Diverse and equitable representation on the Toronto Transit Commission Board is a crucial, basic requirement. Our Policy requires City Council to employ proactive strategies in achieving qualified and representative boards, with variations only implemented in unusual circumstances which are expressly approved by Toronto City Council. The needs and interests of transit riders, particularly for people with disabilities differs greatly amongst riders in Toronto and East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke-York. Candidates and those appointed must reflect the diversity of TTC riders in order to bring the lived experiences of the City’s transit riders to the Toronto Transit Commission Board, which includes regularly taking transit. This…
City Council · 2023-05-11 15:03 PM
Two-Thirds required - MM6.33 - Waive referral
City Council · 2023-05-11 15:02 PM
Two-Thirds required - MM6.33 - Waive notice
In 1984, the owner of 276 Lauder Avenue (the "Property"), believing that they had the full ownership of a municipally-owned parcel of land to the rear of the Property (the “Municipal Lands”), proceeded to build a double car garage on the Municipal Lands with the knowledge and approval of the then Borough of York. Borough Officials did not notify the owner that the Municipal Lands were acquired by The Corporation of the Borough of York through a municipal tax sale in 1974. The garage has been in place for the last 38 years and was not identified as having been erected on City-owned lands until the owner listed 276 Lauder Avenue for sale on the open market and learned that the Municipal Lands were not a part of the Property. In accordance with the City’s Real Estate Disposal By-law 814-2007, the Municipal Lands were declared surplus on October 5, 2022 by DAF 2022-221 with the intended manner of disposal, to invite an offer to purchase from the owner of the Property. Terms of the agreement have been finalized. The major terms and conditions of the transaction are considered to be fair, reasonable, and reflective of market value. The sale of the Municipal Lands to th…
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:59 PM
Two-Thirds required - MM6.30 - Waive notice
Gordon Lightfoot is a world-renowned Canadian singer-song writer and guitarist, greatly admired by many coast-to-coast. Lightfoot has excelled in the genre of folk-rock and country music releasing hits such as "Sundown," "If You Could Read My Mind," and "I'm Not Sayin" - which climbed the charts in popularity in 1965, making him a household name. Lightfoot was nominated for four Grammy's and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986. Later, Lightfoot was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada in 2003. His music reflected the vastness of the land, the power of the Great Lakes and the warmth of Canada’s people. His soothing lyrics combined with his distinctive guitar accompaniment seemed to signal that while he was an international star, he was still rooted in the Canadian soul. Proclaiming his birth date - November 17 - as Gordon Lightfoot Day would commemorate the impact he left on the lives of many Torontonians and shed light on the legacy he left behind.
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:56 PM
Majority required - MM6.25 - Adopt the item