March 19, 1998

TO:East York Community Council

FROM:Richard Z. Tomaszewicz

Commissioner of Development Services

SUBJECT:870 PAPE AVENUE - COHEN AND ALTER INC. REDEVELOPMENT CHRONOLOGY

WARD 1

Purpose:

 To report to the April 1, 1998 East York Community Council with a chronology of events for the redevelopment applications of Cohen & Alter Inc. on behalf of the Board of Governors of Centennial College at 870 Pape Avenue. This is to be considered with the Cohen & Alter Inc. deputation to the Community Council, requesting a fee and deposit refund.

  Recommendation:

 It is recommended that East York Community Council receive this report for information.

 Background:

 The chronology of the development agreement is outlined in Appendix 1 attached. All fees have been taken, as required in accordance with our existing fees by-laws. Council may, at their discretion, refund all or part of these fees.

 This is not the only applicant who has advised us of their intent to make a fee refund request.

 As you may know, the March 23-24, 1998 Urban Environment and Development Committee had before it staff reports recommending new fee structures for Planning and Building applications. This report has been prepared in advance of the Urban and Economic Development Committee meeting.

  Contact Name:

 Susan Fall

Planning Technician

778-4040

Richard Tomaszewicz

Commissioner of Development Services

 APPENDIX 1

CHRONOLOGY

APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS, PLAN OF SUBDIVISION, AND FOR SITE PLAN APPLICATION AT

870 PAPE AVENUE

   April 22, 1997Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications received by Planning Department. Received $10,750.00 application fee.

 April 22, 1997Received Consultant Fee Deposit for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment of $7,500.00.

 April 29, 1997Memo from George Dark (Berridge Lewinberg Greenberg Gabor Dark Ltd.) to Claire Tucker-Reid, Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Operations regarding landscape guidelines for the proposed public park.

 May 7, 1997Letter from Marilyn A. Bergman to the Commissioner of Development Services.

 May 15, 1997Plans showing the separation between the storm and sanitary sewers faxed from Cosburn Patterson Mather to Sherman Mok.

 May 21, 1997Meeting between Corban and Goode and Jean Besz to discuss overall landscape concept.

 May 22, 1997Site Plan Application received proposing a maximum of 79 unit townhouse project to include a live/work component.

 May 22, 1997Received Site Plan Application fee of $10,000.00

Received Consultant Fee Deposit for Site Plan Application of $3,000.00.

 May 29, 1997Received Authorization Letter for Site Plan Application.

 June 2, 1997Received Urban Design Review from Michael Spaziani Architect Inc. raising some design concerns.

 June 4, 1997Community Meeting sponsored by the East York Ward 3 Ratepayers' Association and C & A Developments Inc. at Centennial College.

 June 6, 1997Copy of letter from MJS Consultants Inc. to Cohen and Alter Inc. regarding site lighting design.

 June 10, 1997Plan of Subdivision Application received. Received $10,500.00 application fee.

 June 10, 1997Landscape Plans submitted.

 June 10, 1997Letter from Cohen & Alter Inc. to Mayor Michael Prue requesting to reschedule the August 18th public meeting to an earlier date.

 June 12, 1997Circulated plans for Official Plan, Zoning By-law Amendments and for Site Plan Approval.

 June 12, 1997Letter from Cohen & Alter to the Commissioner of Development Services requesting to reschedule the August 18th public meeting to July 21st.

 June 18, 1997Letter from Marilyn A. Bergman to the Ontario Municipal Board Appealing the Payment of Tariff to the Borough of East York regarding the Review of Application for Approval of Plan of Subdivision.

 June 19, 1997Meeting held at Wallman Clewes Bergman with Lloyd Alter (Cohen and Alter Inc.), Jean Besz (East York Planning Department), Peter Clewes (Wallman, Clewes, Bergman), Howard Cohen (Cohen and Alter Inc.) and Michael Spaziani (Design Consultant for Borough of East York) to discuss architectural changes to the buildings.

 June 19, 1997Draft Plan of Subdivision received from Metro Planning.

 June 20, 1997Received $5,000.00 consultant fee deposit for Plan of Subdivision.

 June 20, 1997Draft Plan of Subdivision circulated for comments.

 June 24, 1997Memoranda from Corban and Goode, Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, regarding the Landscape Strategy.

 June 24, 1997Letter to the Commissioner of Development Services from Cohen & Alter Inc. advising that the Plan of Subdivision application fee appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board would cause a delay in the processing of their application and would therefore be withdrawn.

 June 26, 1997Revised Landscape plans received and circulated for comment.

 July 1997Entra Consultants' Traffic and Entrance Assessment Report.

 July 2, 1997Received copy of J.E. Coulter Associates Limited report "Noise Impact Assessment Townhouse Development at Pape and Mortimer Avenues, Borough of East York, Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto", dated June 25, 1997.

 July 15, 1997Memo from Michael Spaziani to Jean Besz outlining remaining concerns regarding the public park.

 July 15, 1997Received Wallman, Clewes, Bergman Architects description and project statistics from Cohen & Alter Inc.

 July 21, 1997Revised lot division drawing received from Wallman Clewes Bergman Architects Limited.

 July 22, 1997Letter from Cosburn Patterson Mather to John Thomas including letters obtained from all the utility companies commenting on proposed locations for their main services.

 July 22, 1997Memo from Howard Cohen to Jean Besz regarding modifications to building elevations, floor space increases and rear garages.

 July 24, 1997Letter from Corban and Goode to Jean Besz responding to comments received from the Committee of Inclusion and Access, and from the Parks, Recreation and Operations Department.

 July 24, 1997Clerk's Office received Ontario Municipal Board Notice of pending hearing of appeal by Cohen & Alter Inc.

 July 28, 1997Letter from Cosburn Patterson Mather to John Thomas regarding sidewalk widths.

 July 29, 1997Received Notice from the Ontario Municipal Board that the appeal by Cohen & Alter regarding the approval of plan of subdivision had been withdrawn.

 July 31, 1997Memo from Cohen & Alter Inc. to Jean Besz advising that revised facade drawings will be couriered and that due to time constraints the garage wall detailing would not be addressed until the next week.

 August 1, 1997Received Revised facade drawings.

 August 1, 1997Letter from John Thomas to Cosburn, Patterson, Mather in response to sidewalk widths.

 August 11, 1997Summary of commercial gross floor area on Pape Avenue submitted by Cohen and Alter Inc. to David Oikawa.

 August 11, 1997Letter to Rick Tomaszewicz from Howard Cohen with attached letter from Marilyn A. Bergman (also dated August 11, 1997) regarding the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for 870 Pape Avenue.

 August 13, 1997Letter from Marilyn A. Bergman to Rick Tomaszewicz regarding the proposed Plan of Subdivision at 870 Pape Avenue, including her revisions to the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments.

 August 18, 1997Public Meeting held in Council Chambers at 7:30 p.m.

 August 18, 1997Letter from Davies, Howe Partners (Counsel to the East York Board of Education) to say that they had reached an agreement with the Upper East Side Developments and wished to withdraw their previous objections.

 August 19, 1997Letter from Marilyn A. Bergman to Jean Besz commenting on the proposed conditions of draft plan approval for the proposed plan of subdivision No. 55T-97008.

 August 19, 1997Copy of Memo from Marilyn A. Bergman to Cohen & Alter Inc. regarding two matters to be brought to Council's attention.

 August 20, 1997Fax from Howard Cohen to Mayor Michael Prue requesting that the Official Plan Amendment Bill be placed on that evening's agenda.

 August 20, 1997Council adopted Item 1, Report No. 15 of the Committee of the Whole - Planning of the Commissioner of Development Services, dated August 12, 1997 regarding Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments and Site Plan Approval submitted by Cohen & Alter Inc. on behalf of the Board of Governors for Centennial College with respect to the property at 870 Pape Avenue.

 August 20, 1997Council adopted Item 1, Report No. 18 of the Regulatory and Development Committee regarding an application for Draft Plan of Subdivision in connection with 870 Pape Avenue.

 August 20, 1997Council approved recommendations contained in the report of the Commissioner of Development Services, dated August 20, 1997, regarding revisions to the draft Zoning By-law and consolidation of the Site Plan Drawings for the proposed development at 870 Pape Avenue.

 September 2, 1997By-law No. 105-97 adopted by Council.

 September 4, 1997Letter to Quinto Annibale, Loopstra, Nixon and McLeish from Liz Root, Cohen and Alter Inc. requesting that the existing 0.3 metre reserve along the south limit of 870 Pape be removed.

  September 8, 1997Letter to John Thomas from Cohen & Alter Inc. requesting clarification of Recommendation No. 29 of the report to the Regulatory and Development Committee, dated August 19th with respect to upgrading the lane between Lot 12 and Lot 16, Registered Plan 825 from the south limit of the site to Fulton Avenue, given the redesign of the site.

  September 12, 1997Official Plan Amendment No. 11 adopted by By-law No. 102-97 by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

 September 19, 1997Letter from Loopstra Nixon & McLeish to Mark Davies, Parks Recreation and Operations Department requesting comments or objections to lifting of the .3 metre reserve requested by Cohen and Alter Inc.

 September 19, 1997Letter from Loopstra Nixon & McLeish to Cohen & Alter Inc. advising that request to lift .3 metre reserve is under consideration of Borough staff. Advised that lifting of the .3 metre reserve will not be recommended until such time as the streets are dedicated as a public highway.

 September 19, 1997Requested Cost Estimates for Site Plan Agreement.

 September 20, 1997Letter from Cohen & Alter Inc. to David Oikawa raising concern over the consulting fees, especially being charged for research related activity by Loopstra, Nixon & McLeish for the Plan of Subdivision.

 September 24, 1997Letter to Cohen & Alter Inc. requesting additional $5,000.00 consulting fee deposit.

 October 6, 1997Report entitled "Lifting of 1 ft. Reserve, 870 Pape Avenue" dated September 29, 1997 submitted to the Mayor and Members of Council by the Commissioner of Development Services. Report recommended lifting the 0.3 metre reserve after the plan of subdivision has been registered.

 October 7, 1997OPA No. 11, adopted by By-law 102-97, is approved and became into force on this day.

 October 27, 1997Received additional $5,000.00 consulting fee deposit for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application.

 November 3, 1997Letter from Loopstra, Nixon & McLeish to John Thomas regarding pre-servicing agreement.

 November 7, 1997Letter from Totten Sims Hubicki Associates submitting a proposal for the peer review and periodic inspection of the 870 Pape Avenue development. The total estimated fee, inclusive of disbursements and exclusive of geotechnical testing was $27,510.00 plus GST.

 November 26, 1997Notice from the Ontario Municipal Board that the appeals by Valerie Sonstegard and Kate Kent have been withdrawn.

 December 4, 1997Letter from John Thomas to Gordon Patterson, G.M Sernas & Assoc. Ltd. Consulting Engineers & Planners requesting $30,000.00 to cover the estimated cost of reviewing the design drawings, to provide construction inspection services and lot grading approval (based on the Totten Sims Hubicki Assoc. proposal to provide assistance to the Borough in processing the plans)

 December 12, 1997Site Plan Cost Estimates received from Cohen and Alter Inc.

 January 12, 1998Site Plan Draft Schedules "B", "C", "D" and "E" for review received.

 January 13, 1998Revised Schedule "D" of Site Plan received for review from Loopstra Nixon & McLeish.

 January 13, 1998Site Plan Security Deposit of $266,768.46 requested.

 January 19, 1998Letter from Loopstra Nixon & McLeish to Upper East Side Development, c/o Foxbridge Homes outlining matters which must be satisfied or completed prior to final registration of the Subdivision Agreement.

 February 12, 1998Received Draft Subdivision Agreement from Loopstra, Nixon & McLeish.

 February 12, 1998Letter from Cohen & Alter Inc. to Quinto Annibale regarding the Parkette and the abutting townhouses.

 February 18, 1998Report to East York Community Council from the Commissioner of Development Services, Dated February 9, 1998, entitled "Authority to Enter into Subdivision and Pre-Servicing Agreements - 870 Pape Avenue".

 March 2, 1998Requested additional $11,000 Consulting Fee Deposit. Billings to date had totalled $23,526.21 from the $17,500.00 deposited.

 March 13, 1998Additional $11,000.00 Consulting Fee Deposit received for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application.

 NB: Part Lot Control application is yet to be submitted.