PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

AGENDA

Date of Meeting:Monday, June 14, 1999Enquiry:Christine Archibald

Time:

Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St.(E-mail carchiba@

West, Toronto city.toronto.on.ca)

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES (Urban Environment and Development Committee meeting of May 17, 1999)

ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

DEPUTATIONS - LIST TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT MEETING.

COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

1.10:00 A.M.ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

PRESENTATION

Councillor Jack Layton, Chair Environmental Task Force

(June 1, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1) the attached recommendations from the Environmental Task Force to the July meeting of the Policy and Finance Committee be endorsed;

(2) the attached report entitled "The Proposed Governance Model for Advanced Environmental Decision Making for the City of Toronto" by the Environmental Task Force be received for information and comment; and

(3) any comments on the proposed governance structure, as outlined in the attached report, be forwarded to the Environmental Task Force before June 28, 1999 for consideration in the report and recommendations going to the Policy and Finance Committee in July, 1999.

2. 10:30 A.M.ROAD MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR PRIVATE SECTOR - VARIOUS LOCATIONS (BLACK CREEK, NORTH YORK SPADINA, SENECA HEIGHTS AND SCARBOROUGH AGINCOURT - WARDS 7, 8, 12 & 17)

PUBLIC HEARING

Draft By-Law to authorize the alteration of Keele Street at Pond Road, Steeles Avenue East between Victoria Park Avenue and Woodbine Avenue and Victoria Park Avenue just south of Steels Avenue East.

(A)Clause 8 of Report 8 of the Urban Environment and Development Committee, titled "Road Modifications Required for Private Sector - Various Locations (Black Creek, North York Spadina, Seneca Heights and Scarborough Agincourt - Wards 7, 8, 12 & 17) which will be considered by City Council at its meeting on June 9, 1999 noting that the Urban Environment and Development Committee, at its meeting on May 17, 1999, authorized advertising for this matter in order for a Public Hearing to be held on June 14, 1999 by the Planning and Transportation Committee.

3. 2:00 P.M.FURTHER REPORT ON PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS GENERATED FROM CASH-IN-LIEU OF PARKLAND DEDICATION

City Clerk

(May 18, 1999)

Forwarding Clause No.5 of Report No.7 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee, headed Further Report on Proposed Use of Funds Generated from Cash-in-lieu of Parkland Dedication which Council, at its meeting on May 11 and 12, 1999, struck out and referred back to the Planning and Transportation Committee for further consideration at its meeting to be held on June 14, 1999, for report thereon to Council for its meeting to be held on July 6, 1999.

(A)City Clerk, Scarborough Community Council

(May 31, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1)the Planning and Transportation Committee defer its decision on this matter to permit Scarborough Community Council an opportunity to give further consideration to the recommendations for the following reasons:

(a)recommendations 2(a) and (b) seem to allow double dipping and Scarborough Community Council would wish to explore another model;

(b)the definition of a District is not clear;

(c)to determine how the monies will be allocated; and

(2)a further report be submitted to the Community Councils prior to finalization of this process

(B)City Clerk, Etobicoke Community Council

(May 31, 1999)

Recommending that when potential parkland allocations between the Etobicoke and York Districts are being considered, a joint meeting of the two Community Councils be held at the appropriate time and in an appropriate venue.

(C)City Clerk, York Community Council

(May 31, 1999)

Advising that York Community Council, in view of time constraint at its meeting on May 26, 1999, directed its members caucus to discuss this matter and decide on a position prior to the June 14, 1999 meeting of the Planning and Transportation Committee.

(D)City Clerk, North York Community Council

(May 31, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1)Recommendation (2) embodied in the joint report (March 17, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, be amended by adding thereto the following:

"(2)(c)That notwithstanding the above, Community Councils. if they so choose can allocate monies from Recommendation No. (2)(b)(i) to Recommendation No. (2)(a)(i);

(2)when reviewing amendment applications in areas that are deficient in parkland, the City attempt to acquire parkland, where possible, either on site or in adjoining neighbourhoods, rather than accepting cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication payments;

(3)the Commissioner of Corporate Services be directed to make offers for up to 10 percent over the appraised value for properties that may be for sale and can be used for parkland purposes; and further, that expropriation be considered as a last resort.

(4)the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to :

(a)prepare maps of park deficiencies within the boundaries of the North York Community Council area, and within each Ward; with such maps having isometric lines and clearly indicating the calculations that were used to support the deficiencies;

(b)report further on what plans are in place to address the parkland deficiencies in the area bounded by Yonge Street, Bayview Avenue, Finch Avenue and Sheppard Avenue; and

(c)bring forward an aggressive policy for requiring parkland in areas that are parkland deficient.

(E)City Clerk, Toronto Community Council

(June 2, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1)the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism submit a report to the Planning and Transportation Committee, and Community Councils, on all concerns expressed by Members of Council in regard to park deficiencies, by district, community and Ward;

(2)the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services submit a joint report to the Planning and Transportation Committee, and Community Councils, on mechanisms for acquiring additional parkland in areas that are parkland deficient; and

(3)the Commissioners, in their joint report, include population density and other measures as mechanisms to identify parkland deficiencies.

(F)City Clerk, East York Community Council

(May 28, 1999)

Advising that the East York Community Council endorsed the interim policy respecting the use of funds received by the city from cash in lieu of parkland dedication requirements associated with development projects as outlined in the joint report (May 17, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services.

(G)Commissioner of Economic Development, Tourism and Culture and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services

Reporting as requested by Council - report will be included on the Supplementary Agenda

4.BODY SHOPS/AUTOMOBILE SERVICE CENTRES - REGULATION OF HOURS OF OPERATION

City Clerk, Emergency and Protective Services Committee

(May 19, 1999)

Forwarding the following action taken at the Emergency and Protective Services Committee meeting on May 18, 1999:

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee:

(1)referred to the Planning and Transportation Committee for consideration the concept of harmonization of all by-laws pertaining to the zoning and hours of operation of body shops/automobile service centres, car washes and similar operations, referred to in the attached reports, communications and briefs; and

(2)requested that the Planning and Transportation Committee give special attention to establishing a separate classification to define autobody shops in Licensing By-law No.20-85.

5.RECOGNITION OF ROUGE PARK AND DELETION OF EAST METRO TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR - APPEAL OF SCARBOROUGH OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENTS 722 AND 990 (w94073) MALVERN, ROUGE AND UPPER ROUGE COMMUNITIES AND ROUGE EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT (SCARBOROUGH MALVERN)

Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services

May 28, 1999)

Forwarding a report to consider a settlement offer by the Province of Ontario to withdraw its appeals in return for certain modifications to the underlying designations in Official Plan Amendment 722 and recommending that Council:

(1)agree to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) proposal to replace the EMTC designation on the larger portion of the Malvern parcel with Regional Natural Environment, instead of Low Density Residential Uses as proposed through Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 722;

(2)endorse the withdrawal of Ministry of Transportation (MTO) objections to OPA 722 on the Sheppard site (Rouge Employment District);

(3)modify OPA 722 as it applies to the Conlins site (Rouge Community) to allow for a possible future interchange between Highway 401 and the Morningside Extension, by deleting all references to the EMTC and replacing numbered policy 2 with the following:

2.North Side of Highway 401, East of Conlins Road

If the subject lands are not required for transportation purposes in the future, the land may be used for Low Density Residential purposes without further amendment to this plan.

(4)direct staff to consider appropriate revisions to the Roads Plan and the affected Secondary Plans to address both the adoption of OPA 990, which deletes the Finch Realignment, and the preferred road pattern in the Morningside-Finch-Staines area arising from the Morningside Heights Draft Plan of Subdivision; and

(5)direct the City Solicitor to support this position at up-coming hearings of the Ontario Municipal Board and during negotiations with the parties to the hearings.

6.CHANGES TO THE CITY'S PLANNING DOCUMENTS TO PERMIT SECOND SUITES AS-OF-RIGHT

Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services

(May 25, 1999)

Updating the Committee on achieving Council's May 11, 1999 directive that within 60-days the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services amend the City's planning documents to permit second suites as-of-right in all single- and semi-detached houses and recommending that:

(1)the Planning and Transportation Committee schedule a statutory public meeting for July 12, 1999, to consider proposed official plan and zoning by-law amendments which will allow second suites as-of-right in all single- and semi-detached houses; and

(2)the appropriate City officials be authorized to undertake any necessary action to give effect thereto, including preparing and introducing any necessary bills and giving notice of the public meeting.

7.DELEGATION OF CITY CLERK S AUTHORITY TO SIGN STATEMENTS AS TO LICENSING STATUS

Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services

(May 17, 1999)

To provide the necessary authority to the City Solicitor to prepare and introduce into Council a by-law to permit the delegation of the authority to sign section 323 statements to the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, the Executive Director of Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Director of Municipal Licensing and Standards, and the Director of Taxis. The delegation of this signing authority will expedite the provision of such statements which are required as evidence in licensing prosecution proceedings and recommending that the City Solicitor be authorized to prepare and introduce into Council, a by-law delegating the authority to sign section 323 statements to the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, the Executive Director of Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Director of Municipal Licensing and Standards and the Director of Taxis.

8.FEDERAL BUS DEREGULATION

Interim General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission

(May 12, 1999)

Forwarding Report No. 29 and recommending that City Council forward this report to the Board of Directors for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities with a request that the Federation support the concerns of the Toronto Transit Commission in their discussions with the Federal Minister of Transportation respecting the opposition to federal legislation to deregulate extra-provincial bus transportation with respect to operations within urban areas.