ETOBICOKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

A G E N D A

Date of Meeting: May 6, 1998 Enquiry: Molly Sutherland

Time: 9:30 a.m. Interim Contact

Location: Council Chambers 394-8078

Etobicoke Civic Centre

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

DEPUTATIONS.

List to be distributed at meeting.

DEPUTATION ITEMS.

1. PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF ETOBICOKE CONCERT BAND.

Representatives of the Etobicoke Concert Band will attend with respect to the utilization of the Westwood Theatre premises.

Correspondence to follow.

Deputation: 9:45 a.m.

2. SOMALI-CANADIAN SPORTS AND ART CENTRE.

Said Jama Ali, President

(April 20, 1998)

Regarding the Somali Week events at Centennial Park and issuance of appropriate permits..

Deputation: 10:00 a.m.

3. ALL-WAY STOP STUDY: WIMBLETON ROAD AND ST. GEORGES ROAD.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Responding to concerns with respect to the speed and volume of vehicular traffic at the intersection of St. Georges Road and recommending that:

(1) all-way stop controls not be installed at the intersection of Wimbleton Road and St. Georges Road;

(2) the Toronto Police Service be requested to consider the introduction of the School Crossing Guard Programme or the School Patroller Programme on Wimbleton Road immediately in front of Kingsway College School, in consultation with the school administration;

(3) subject to the outcome of the Toronto Police Service review of the pedestrian crossing conditions on Wimbleton Road in front of Kingsway College School, staff will examine the need for the implementation of alternative traffic management measures in conjunction with the implementation of the preferred pedestrian crossing assistance programme, in consultation with concerned residents, school administrators and the Toronto Police Service;

(4) a "hidden intersection" sign be installed on Wimbleton Road, south of St. Georges Road, for northbound traffic; and

(5) a "curve" warning sign and a 30 km/h advisory speed tab be installed on Wimbleton Road, north of St. Georges Road, for southbound traffic.

Deputation: 10:30 a.m.

4. REQUEST FOR REFUND OF PAYMENT-IN-LIEU OF PARKING AT 2974 BLOOR STREET WEST - DR. M. HENDERSON.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Reporting on the staff and solicitor's evaluation of the request made by Dr. M. Henderson for a refund of the $10,000.00 payment made in lieu of the provision of parking, and associated application fee, required as a condition for the establishment of a medical office use at 2974 Bloor Street West, and recommending that the request be denied.

Deputation: 11:00 a.m.

5. HARVEY SAWH, 63-65 WINTERTON DRIVE - FILE NO. Z-2261.

Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending that an application by Harvey Sawh for amendments to the Etobicoke OfficialPlan and Zoning Code to permit a retirement residence for seniors, containing 40 rooms plus one apartment unit, at 63 and 65 Winterton Drive, be refused.

Deputation: 11:15 a.m.

6. THE FRANKLIN CARMICHAEL ART GROUP.

Executive Group, Franklin Carmichael Art Group

(April 15, 1998)

Seeking approval in principle for the development of an improved art facility at 24 Riverdale Drive and permission to commence fundraising for the project.

Deputation: 3:30 p.m.

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

7. APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING CODE - TOYS  R US, 690 EVANS AVENUE - FILE NO. Z-2260.

Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(April 1, 1998)

Regarding an application by Toys R Us for amendment to the Etobicoke Zoning Code to permit an additional 3 863 m² (41,580 sq. ft.) of retail uses on lands at the north-east corner of Evans Avenue and Sherway Gate.

Public Meeting: 2:00 p.m.

8. APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING CODE - ZANINI DEVELOPMENTS, 4185 DUNDAS STREET WEST -

FILE NO. Z-2251.

8a. Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(April 1, 1998)

Regarding an application by Zanini Developments for amendments to the Etobicoke Official Plan and Zoning Code to permit the development of thirty-six freehold townhouses on the south side of Prince Edward Drive, east of Prince Edward Drive.

8b. Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Providing additional information regarding the extent to which approvals have been grated for freehold townhouse developments on private roadways in other areas of the City.

Public Meeting: 6:30 p.m.

9. APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING CODE - TANANA INVESTMENTS AND ROYAL GATE APARTMENTS, 1407 ROYAL YORK ROAD - FILE NO. Z-2249

9a. Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(April 1, 1998)

Regarding an application by Tanana Investments and Royal Gate Apartments for amendments to the Etobicoke Official Plan to permit the development of two condominium apartment buildings, 10 and 15 storeys in height, containing a total of 219 units, to be developed in conjunction with an existing 12-storey rental apartment building located at the south-east corner of Royal York Road and LaRose Avenue.

9b. Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Reporting with respect to inclusion of a provision for a public art component and, further, with respect to the complete text of Special Site Policy No. 20 as stated in the Etobicoke Official Plan pertaining to density provisions of the subject lands.

PUBLIC MEETING: 8:00 p.m.

10. DRAFT DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS.

City Clerk

(March 12, 1998)

Forwarding for consideration and community consultation, Clause No. 2 contained in Report No. 3 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, headed "Draft Discussion Paper on the Roles and Responsibilities of Community Councils", which was adopted, without amendment, by City Council at its meeting held on March 4, 5 and 6, 1998.

PUBLIC MEETING: 7:00 p.m. - May 7, 1998.

OTHER COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

11. 1998 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE.

11a. City Clerk

(May 6, 1998)

Forwarding the recommendations of the 1998 Civic Awards Selection Committee for the Etobicoke Hall of Fame, Citizen of the Year, Corporate Citizen, Award of Distinction and Youth Achievement Award.

Confidential report forwarded under separate cover to Members of Council only.

11b. Executive Director, Volunteers Etobicoke

(April 23, 1998)

Submitting the names of the nominees for the Awards of Excellence, Etobicoke Volunteer of the Year.

12. ARTS ETOBICOKE.

Martha Hopper, Chair

(March 30, 1998)

Regarding a proposal to utilize space that may become available in a municipally-owned building, on termination of their current lease.

13. ETOBICOKE FIRE ROUTE BY-LAWS.

City Clerk

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending the enactment of appropriate by-laws to allow the construction and maintenance of fire routes at certain locations in Etobicoke, as well as the final designation of fire routes to enable by-law enforcement officers to tag vehicles parked illegally within the designated fire routes.

14. SPECIAL OCCASION PERMITS - CENTENNIAL PARK.

City Clerk

(May 6, 1998)

Regarding the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario (LLBO) requirement for obtaining a Council resolution agreeing to the issuance of a Special Occasion Permit in association with the following events:

(1) 7th Annual Labiate 24-hour Relay in Support of Easter Seal Kids - June 13-14, 1998; and

(2) Annual Kiwanis Club of the Kingsway Canada Day Celebrations - July 1, 1998.

15. FORESTRY AND TURF ENHANCEMENT ON KINGSMILL ROAD.

Acting Commissioners of Parks and Recreation Services, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Responding to a request by residents for forestry and turf enhancements on Kingsmill Road, and recommending that:

(1) the asphalt boulevard on the east side of Kingsmill Road be removed from Bloor Street West to the existing grass boulevard at Number 7;

(2) the sidewalk be replaced and regraded to provide positive drainage to the road;

(3) the asphalt boulevard on the west side be removed from the parking lot

driveway to Number 8;

(4) alternatives to turf be considered in any recaptured boulevard to encourage

a change in driving habits and to enhance the possibilities of successfully

greening the environment; and

(5) the parking meters on the west side remain in place.

16. TORONTO CONGRESS CENTRE - REQUEST TO INSTALL LANDSCAPING ON THE PUBLIC ROAD ALLOWANCE AT 650 DIXON ROAD.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Responding to a request by the Toronto Congress Centre for authorization to install landscaping on the public road allowance between City View Drive and Dixon Road, adjacent to the Toronto Congress Centre and recommending that:

(1) The request to install landscaping on the public road allowance be approved; and

(2) The City Solicitor be instructed to prepare an appropriate license agreement.

17. 43 BLAIR ATHOL CRESCENT - REQUEST BY RESIDENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN PLANTING A CEDAR HEDGE FOR NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending that the City not provide financial assistance or a donation in kind toward a cedar hedge at 43 Blair Athol Crescent.

18. PRINCE EDWARD DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION: DUNDAS STREET WEST TO BLOOR STREET WEST - SCHEDULE "B" CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT, MARCH 1998.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Reporting on the findings of the *Environmental Assessment Study for Prince Edward Drive between Dundas Street West and Bloor Street West, prepared by the Etobicoke District Works and Emergency Services Department, and recommending that staff be authorized to proceed with the design of Prince Edward Drive at the 7.3 m (24 ft) width as recommended by Etobicoke Community Council at the Budget Meeting held on March 25, 1998.

*Environmental Assessment Study forwarded under separate cover to Members of Etobicoke Community Council only. A copy is available for public perusal in the Clerk's Department, Etobicoke Civic Centre.

19. PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK ON GOSWELL ROAD.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Responding to a petition from the residents of the Goswell Road/Jopling Avenue area for the construction of a sidewalk, and recommending that:

(1) a section of concrete sidewalk be constructed on the north side of Goswell Road to link the existing sidewalk east of Tonwell Court with the sidewalk on the west side of Botfield Avenue; and that

(2) staff be authorized to make necessary arrangements to carry out the construction of the proposed sidewalk in the 1998 construction year.

20. PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF ALL-WAY STOP CONTROLS: QUEEN'S PLATE DRIVE AND VICE REGENT BOULEVARD.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending that all-way stop controls be erected at the intersection of Queen's Plate Drive and Vice Regent Boulevard and enactment of the implementing by-laws.

21. REQUEST FOR CLOSURE OF MUNICIPAL WALKWAY BETWEEN GOA COURT AND EDILOU DRIVE.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending that a public meeting be held to obtain the views of local residents with respect to the closure of a municipal walkway between Goa Court and Edilou Drive, as requested in a petition signed by residents of these streets.

22. PAYMENT-IN-LIEU OF PARKING - MR. I. ISAJEV, 176 ROYAL YORK ROAD.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending exemption from the Etobicoke Zoning Code requirement of four additional vehicle parking stalls associated with an 82.63 m² ground floor retail addition and one additional second-storey residential dwelling unit at 176 Royal York Road, under the terms and conditions of Etobicoke's payment-in-lieu of parking policy.

23. REDESIGNATION OF TRAFFIC LANES ON RATHBURN ROAD BETWEEN THE EAST MALL AND THE MIMICO CREEK TO INCLUDE BICYCLE LANES.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Reporting on the status and to implement former Etobicoke Council's directive of October 6, 1997, to redesignate the traffic lanes on a section of Rathburn Road to include bicycle lanes, and recommending that staff be authorized to proceed with this project as soon as practicable in the 1998 construction season, and following the adoption of the 1998 Operating Budget.

24. SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE: DENFIELD STREET.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending the following by-law amendments to improve traffic conditions within the school zone on Denfield Street in front of St. Marcellus Catholic School:

(1) the school bus loading zone on the east side of Denfield Street currently servicing St. Marcellus Catholic School, be extended 47 metres to accommodate additional school buses;

(2) the "No Stopping, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibition on the east side of Denfield Street between Widdicombe Hill Boulevard and a point 138.0 metres north thereof be changed to a "No Parking, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibition;

(3) the "No Parking, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibition on the west side of Denfield Street be changed to a "No Stopping, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday"; and that

(4) the appropriate by-laws be amended accordingly.

25. INTRODUCTION OF PARKING PROHIBITION: VICTORIA STREET.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Reporting on proposed amendment to the parking restrictions on Victoria Street to provide a designated, short-term pick up/drop off area of students attending David Hornell Public School and recommending that:

(1) the "No Parking, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibition on the south side of Victoria Street between Alexander Street and Louisa Street be changed to a "No Stopping, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" prohibition; and

(2) the appropriate by-laws be amended accordingly.

26. ALL-WAY STOP STUDY: THIRTIETH STREET AT RIMILTON AVENUE.

Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Advising that a report on the implementation of stop controls at the intersection of Thirtieth Street and Rimilton Avenue will be available for the Community Council meeting of May 27, 1998.

27. 1998 MEMBERSHIP IN ONTARIO TRAFFIC CONFERENCE.

City Clerk

(April 21, 1998)

Advising that the Urban Environment and Development Committee on April 20, 1998, concurred with Recommendation No. (2), embodied in the attached report dated March 31, 1998, from the Interim Functional Lead, Transportation, regarding 1998 membership in the Ontario Traffic Conference, viz:

"(2) this report be referred to each Community Council for the selection of up to two representatives each for the Ontario Traffic Conference, and that the selections be reported to the Administrative Assistant of the Ontario Traffic Conference."

28. VARIANCES TO THE ETOBICOKE SIGN BY-LAW.

Secretary, Sign Variance Advisory Committee

(April 7, 1998)

Advising of the decisions of the Sign Variance Advisory Committee with respect to applications for variance at the following locations:

(i) 730343 Ontario Ltd., 577 Burnhamthorpe Road;

(ii) Winners, 180 Queen's Plate Drive;

(iii) Shell Canada Products Ltd., 135 Rexdale Boulevard; and

(iv) The Shoe Club, 1255 The Queensway.

29. ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO MOBILE SIGNS.

Mr. L. Reina, President, Red Hot Signs Inc.

(April 21, 1998)

Requesting a 30-day period in which to comply with directives from the Property Use Division to remove all mobile signs from public properties.

30. CITY OF TORONTO - ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISIONS INVOLVING CANTRON INDUSTRIES LIMITED/OMB FILE NO. PL971249.

Reble, Ritchie, Green & Ketcheson, Solicitors, Etobicoke District

(April 6, 1998)

Requesting authorization to appear in court on behalf of the municipality in support of the decision of the Ontario Municipal Board approving a proposed plan of subdivision submitted by Rattling Chain Investments Inc.

31. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR PROPOSED COMMERCIAL/ APARTMENT BUILDING - EDEN OAK HOMES LTD. (SKEENS LANE), 3400 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD WEST.

31a. Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending the modification of the Site Plan Control approval to require the execution of a construction management agreement prior to the release of any permits for 3400 Lake Shore Boulevard West.

31b. Chair, Lakeshore Planning Council

(March 22, 1998)

Regarding dust, mud, debris, and disruption on the Eden Oak construction site and suggesting the implementation of "best practices" with respect to construction sites in Etobicoke.

32. URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT - REPORT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1998.

Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Reporting on all activities in the Urban Development for the first quarter of 1998.

33. NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS FOR ETOBICOKE DISTRICT.

Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Forwarding a list of development applications received by the Urban Development Department, Etobicoke District, since April 1, 1998.

34. ZONING CODE REVIEW - SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT NO. 3

FILE NO. Z-2001B.

Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Recommending revisions to clarify certain provisions of the Etobicoke Zoning Code pertaining to Waste Disposal/Recycling Facilities, to be the subject of a public meeting.

35. SIMCOE CONSTRUCTION, 505 THE WEST MALL

FILE NO. Z-2245.

Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Regarding a site specific proposal to amend the Zoning Code from Fifth Density Residential (R5) to Sixth Density Residential (R6) to permit the development of an additional 93-unit, 10-storey residential condominium in conjunction with an existing 6-storey apartment building on a site at the south-east corner of The West Mall and Holiday Drive, to be the subject of a public meeting.

36. LAVINGTON PROPERTIES, 5 LAVINGTON DRIVE

FILE NO. Z-2250.

Commissioner of Urban Development, Etobicoke District

(May 6, 1998)

Regarding an application for amendment to the Zoning Code to legalize eight existing apartment units located above a neighbourhood plaza, and to permit four additional units in a 403 m² (4,340 sq. ft.) addition to the plaza, for a total of twelve apartment units, to be the subject of a public meeting.

37. NOTICE OF PROPOSAL FOR AN INSTRUMENT PURSUANT TO THE EPA, s.27 APPROVAL FOR A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE, 90 SHORNCLIFFE ROAD -

MOE REFERENCE A680288.

Donna S. K. Shier, Willms & Shier, Barristers & Solicitors

(April 17, 1998)

Opposing the issuance of a certificate of approval in respect of an application by 1115314 Ontario Inc., for the lands and a proposed building at 90 Shorncliffe Road, to permit the handling and recycling only of a maximum of 30 tonnes per day (and total storage of 150 tonnes) of only non-organic construction and demolition waste.