Other Items Considered by the Community Council

(a)Draft Report of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)received a presentation from Councillor Joe Mihevc, Chair of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity, respecting the recommendations contained the Draft Report of the Task Force;

(2)received the aforementioned recommendations;

(3)referred the following submissions (i) and (ii) to the Task Force for consideration: and

(4)received the following communication (iii):

(i)(March 30, 1999) from Ms. Hazel Webb, Chair, Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee, recommending that:

a)working groups be set up to continue the work presently done by local committees on access and equity and that sufficient resources be allocated to maintain current functions;

b)working groups be permanent bodies and not ad hoc committees, so that they can be proactive as well as respond to ongoing issues and concerns; and

c)working groups report to local Community Councils so that community concerns can be brought to local government;

(ii)(March 30, 1999) from Mr. Wm. Alexander, Chair, Barrier Free Accessibility Committee of Etobicoke, recommending that the draft report be revisited to allow the re-establishment of the acknowledged and valuable contributions of the local citizens via the local advisory committees; and

(iii)(January 22, 1999) from Councillor Joe Mihevc, Chair of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity, requesting an opportunity to brief Community Council on the recommendations contained in the draft report of the Task Force.

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The following persons appeared before the Etobicoke Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Councillor Joe Mihevc, Chair, Task Force on Community Access and Equity;

-Ms. Hazel Webb, Chair, Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee; and

-Mr. Wm. Alexander, Chair, Barrier Free Accessibility Committee of Etobicoke.

(b)Cancellation of Shiatsu Therapy Program - Fairfield Seniors Centre

(Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following communication and requested the Director of Parks and Recreation - West District to report back to Community Council with respect to the establishment of facility advisory boards, and the current composition and terms of office of the FairfieldAdvisory Board:

(March 15, 1999) from Mr. Joel Strauss and Ms. Dale McLean regarding the cancellation of the Shiatsu Therapy program at Fairfield Seniors Centre and the allocation of space at the centre.

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Ms. Dale McLean appeared before the Etobicoke Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter.

(c)Rexdale Boys and Girls Club (Rexdale-Thistletown).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)received a verbal presentation from Ms. Linda Hunter, Albion Neighbourhood Services, advising of the successful launching of the Rexdale Boys and Girls Club with a current membership of 95, and that further growth is dependent on finding a location for club activities; and

(2)requested the Director of Parks and Recreation - West District to discuss with Albion Neighbourhood Services the availability of space for the Boys and Girls Club in the Rexdale community, for possible recommendation back to the Community Council.

(d)Permit Parking on Rabbit Lane (Markland-Centennial).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following verbal presentation:

Mr. A. H. MacDonald, Etobicoke, with respect to the implementation of permit parking on Rabbit Lane, as approved by Clause No. 1 contained in Report No. 2 of the Etobicoke Community Council, adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on February 2, 3 and 4, 1999.

(e)Request for Installation of Pedestrian Crossover or Traffic Control Signals: Burnhamthorpe Road Near Echo Valley Road (Markland-Centennial).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report for deputation at the meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 28, 1999:

(March 30, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 2, reviewing the feasibility of installing a pedestrian crossover or traffic control signals on Burnhamthorpe Road near Echo Valley Road, and recommending that a pedestrian crossover or traffic control signals not be installed.

(f)Traffic and Parking Problems at the Humberwood Centre (Rexdale-Thistletown).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following report:

(March 30, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 2, informing Etobicoke Community Council on issues raised by the Principal, the Chair of the Holy Child Catholic School Council and the community, on matters related to traffic and parking at the Humberwood Centre.

(g)Major Encroachment Agreement - 256 The Kingsway (Kingsway-Humber).

The Etobicoke Community reports having referred the following report back to the Director, Transportation Services, District 2, for further review and report back to the Community Council within three months on whether or not the subject property is surplus to the City's requirements and can offered for sale to the abutting owners:

(March 30, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 2, regarding the execution of a Major Encroachment Agreement for existing fence and hedge encroachments at 256 The Kingsway, to consider the applicant's request to waive the annual rental fee, and recommending that:

(1)Etobicoke Community Council approve the application for a Major Encroachment Agreement;

(2)the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the Agreement;

(3)the $4,845.00 annual rental fee be waived, but the applicant be required to pay the one-time $700.00 application fee representing the City's administration costs; and

(4)the applicant be required to reduce the height of the existing fence to one (1) metre, for a distance of two (2) metres on each side of the driveway entrance.

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The following persons appeared before the Etobicoke Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Ms. Anna Choi;

-Mr. Seoung Hoon Lee; and

-Dr. K. Nizami.

(h)Toronto Transit Commission - Proposals for 2000 Service Plan.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having referred the following communication to the Director, Transportation Services, District 2, for review and recommendation back to the meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 28, 1999:

(January 29, 1999) from David L. Gunn, Chief General Manager, Toronto Transit Commission, asking Ward Councillors for proposals to improve transit service for evaluation in the development of the 2000 Service Plan.

(i)Rationalization of Six Existing Committees and the Task Force on Community Safety.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)deferred consideration of this matter for deputation at the meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 28, 1999, and to permit further dialogue between the affected parties;

(2)tabled the following motion (i) by Councillor Bruce Sinclair and directed that it be forwarded to the Etobicoke Safety Council, Crime S.C.O.P.E. and the Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association for comment; and

(3)received the following communications (ii), (iii) and (iv):

(i)Moved by Councillor Bruce Sinclair:

WHEREAS for many years, several community committees have rendered invaluable services to the former City of Etobicoke and indeed, to the whole of the former Metro area; and

WHEREAS the Community of Etobicoke is in danger of losing the many innovative ideas for a safer and better community that have come from the Etobicoke Safety Council, the Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association and Etobicoke Crime S.C.O.P.E. and its sub-committee for community betterment, the Community Standards Sub-Committee;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a Special Advisory Committee, composed of J. Thomas Riley, former Commissioner of Parks & Recreation Services, John Reble, Etobicoke Community legal advisor, or his representative, and the Etobicoke Community Council Administrator, be constituted as an investigative committee to recommend to Council at the earliest opportunity a new comprehensive structure for community safety and improvement in Etobicoke;

(ii)(March 10, 1999) from the City Clerk forwarding the following recommendation contained in Clause No. 7 of Report No. 2 of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee, which was adopted, as amended, by City Council at its meeting held on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999:

"It is recommended that the following recommendation be referred to the Etobicoke Community Council for consideration:

'It is recommended that the functions of the Etobicoke Safety Council, the Etobicoke Crime Scope and the Toronto (formerly Etobicoke) Crime Prevention Association be transferred to the City's Cycling and Pedestrian Committees to promote traffic safety issues in the City of Toronto.'"

(iii)(March 24, 1999) from the City Clerk advising that the Toronto Cycling Committee on March 22, 1999, requested the Etobicoke Community Council to defer consideration of the Recommendation respecting the transfer of functions of the Etobicoke and East York Safety Councils to the Toronto Cycling Committee and the Toronto Pedestrian Committee, to its meeting to be held on April 28, 1999;

(iv)(March 28, 1999) from Ms. Rhona Swarbrick, advising, on behalf of the Toronto Pedestrian Committee, that the Emergency and Protective Services Committee has been requested not to reopen this matter for discussion until representatives of the affected parties have met to discuss the implications of the proposed merger; and

(v)(March 29, 1999) from Mr. Jeffery Zajac, Chair, Etobicoke Safety Council, requesting that discussion of this matter take place during the April meeting of the Community Council to allow representatives of the Etobicoke Safety Council to attend in deputation.

Councillor Jones declared her interest in the foregoing matter in that her husband provides accounting assistance to the Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association.

(j)Application for Amendment to the Etobicoke Zoning Code - Zanini Developments Inc., 112 Evans Avenue and 801 Oxford Street - File No. Z-2268 (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following communication (i) and report (ii):

(i)(March 18, 1999) from Ms. I. Castibris, Vice-President, Land Development, Zanini Developments Inc., requesting a correction in Condition 1.(i) of the conditions to approval in connection with an application for amendment to rezone lands municipally known as 112 Evans Avenue and 801 Oxford Street to permit the development of 127 townhouse units and a public park, as contained in Clause No.1 of Report No. 1 of The Etobicoke Community Council, adopted by City Council on February 2, 3 and 4, 1999; and

(ii)(March18, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, with respect to the introduction of Holding provisions within the amending by-law for the proposal to rezone the property at 112 Evans Avenue and 801 Oxford Street from Class 1 Industrial (I.C1) and Second Density Residential (R2) to Group Area Fourth Density Residential (R4G) and Public Open Space (OS) to permit the development of 127 condominium townhouses and a public park; and recommending that:

(1)Condition 1 (iii) adopted by City Council on February 2, 1999, for Zanini Developments Inc., 112 Evans Avenue and 801 Oxford Street, Clause No.1 contained in Report No. 1 of The Etobicoke Community Council be deleted; and

(2)Condition 2 be amended to allow for the inclusion of appropriate 'H' Holding provisions within the amending Zoning By-law respecting the requirements of the Ministry of Environment and that the appropriate by-law be forwarded to City Council for adoption.

(k)5555 Eglinton Avenue West (Markland-Centennial).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)requested the Director of Community Planning, West District, to keep the Community Council informed with respect to any changes in use relating to the commercial plaza at 5555 Eglinton Avenue West: and

(2)received the following report:

(March 4, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, responding to Etobicoke Community Council's request for a report on the status of the Commercial Plaza at 5555 Eglinton Avenue West.

(l)Committee of Adjustment, West District (Etobicoke) Public Information Workshop - Service Improvements.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following report:

(March 17, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, updating the members of the Community Council on the results of the Committee of Adjustment Public Information Workshop held on January 19, 1999, and reviewing the action plans that have been put in place to improve Committee of Adjustment service levels in the West District and city-wide.

(m)Preliminary Evaluation Report - Request to Lift The 'H' Holding Symbol From Humber Bay Shores (Motel Strip) By-law No. 1994-197 and Concurrent Site Plan Approval - Prombank Investments, 2063-2065 Lake Shore Boulevard West (File No. Z-2286) and Lakebar Properties, 2067 Lake Shore Boulevard West (File No. Z-2289) (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having approved the following report:

(March 17, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, providing preliminary comments on the processing of two separate applications received from Prombank Investments and Lakebar properties to lift the 'H' Holding symbol, to permit the development of a 146 unit (Prombank) and 92 unit (Lakebar) residential condominium project, and recommending that:

(1)this report be received and that the applications continue to be circulated;

(2)upon submission of the requisite information and studies, a community meeting be scheduled to consider community input and the application(s) compliance with the built form guidelines of the Motel Strip Secondary Plan; and

(3)a formal public meeting(s) be scheduled to consider the lifting of the 'H' Holding symbol from By-law No. 1994-197.

(n)Preliminary Evaluation Report - Request to Lift the 'H' Holding Designation - PhaseII, Mystic Pointe 3 Holdings Inc., 2 Algoma Street (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having approved the following report:

(March 17, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, providing preliminary comments on the processing of an application submitted by MysticPointe3Holdings Inc. requesting the lifting of the 'H' Holding Designation on the Phase II lands, and recommending that:

(1)this report be received and that the application continue to be circulated; and

(2)upon completion of the staff report, a Public Meeting to consider the application be scheduled for a meeting of the Community Council.

(o)Proposed Official Plan Amendment - Signet Development Corporation,

West Of Highway 427, South Of Steeles Avenue - File No. Z-2153

(Rexdale-Thistletown).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following report:

(March 17, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, advising Community Council of the status of Signet Development Corporation's application and their request to have Official Plan Amendment No. 68-99 to the Official Plan for the EtobicokePlanning Area placed before Council for adoption.

(p)New Development Applications for Etobicoke District.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following report:

(March 15, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, providing a summary of new development applications for the West District (Etobicoke) received since February 1, 1999.

(q)Site Plan Control (Delegated) - Kahlon Family Holdings Inc., 150Park Lawn Road (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)requested the Director of Community Planning, West District, to review the need for truck parking to ensure that trucks will not be required to park on the street; and

(2)received the following report:

(March 15, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, providing the Etobicoke Community Council with information regarding a site plan application by Kahlon Family Holdings Inc. for a 36-room motel at 150 Park Lawn Road; recommending that this report be received for information purposes; and that any input received from Community Council regarding this proposal be considered during the staff review of the application, prior to finalizing the delegated Site Plan Control Approval.

(r)City Of Toronto Re: Canadian-General Tower Limited, Ontario Municipal Board Decision (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)requested the Director of Community Planning, West District, to report to the Community Council on the status of the Hillmore Wood Products operation;

(2)requested the Director of Community Planning, West District, to convene a meeting with the parties in question to review the direction and future planning of the New Toronto Employment area; and

(3)received the following report:

(March 4, 1999) from Mr. B. C. Ketcheson, Reble, Ritchie, Green & Ketcheson, reporting on a decision issued by the Ontario Municipal Board on February 4, 1999, in connection with the following matters:

(1)a referral by Canadian General-Tower ("CGT") of certain sections of the Official Plan of the former City of Etobicoke as applied to the property known as 207 New Toronto Street (OMB File No. 0930038). The Board dismissed the CGT referral and approved these policies as originally adopted by the municipality;

(2)an appeal by CGT of Amendment 93-57 to the Official Plan of the former City of Etobicoke (OMB File No. 0980020). This amendment redesignated 207 New Toronto Street from Industrial to Medium Density Residential to permit the development of the subject property for townhouses, semi-detached dwellings and light industrial uses. The Board dismissed this appeal and refused to approve the Amendment; and

(3)an appeal by the South Etobicoke Industrial Employers Association ("SEIEA") and CN Rail ("CN") against Zoning By-law No. 1997-217 of the former City of Etobicoke. The Board approved these appeals and repealed this by-law, which was intended to implement OPA 53-97.

(s)Proposed Amendment to the Etobicoke Zoning Code - Adanac Realty Limited, North Side of Bell Manor Drive, North of Berry Road and West of Stephen Drive -

File No.Z-2284 (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following communication:

(undated) from Mr. M. Kalimin, Secretary-Treasurer, Westside Storeys Limited, registering opposition, as the abutting property owner, to the provision of an easement across the Adanac Realty property for the benefit of residents on Crown Hill Place and Hill Heights Road and for local access to Hill Heights Plaza.

(t)Toronto Days of Rhythm And Blues Festival, July 9-11, 1999 (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)advised the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, that Etobicoke Community Council supports a one-day concert on the second Saturday in July 1999, in partnership with Humber College, to be held adjacent to the Lake Shore Boulevard frontage of Samuel Smith Park, and that the Etobicoke Community Council supports in principle a three-day event in the year 2000 with the submission of a business plan in a timely manner and support from other stakeholders and staff; and

(2)received the following report (i) and communications (ii) and (iii):

(i)(March 16, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, responding to the February 17, 1999 request from Etobicoke Community Council for additional information concerning the Toronto Days of Rhythm and Blues Festival on behalf of the Policy and Development Division and the West District Planning Office;

(ii)(March 26, 1999) from Mr. Michael Harrison, President, CCFEW, advising of discussions at a meeting of the Lakeshore Grounds Design & Management Committee, wherein the consensus was that the cricket oval was not an appropriate location for the proposed festival, and suggesting that the promoters stage a one-day festival at another location on the grounds; and

(iii)(March 29, 1999) from Mr. John Hooiveld, Associate Director, Facilities Management, Humber College, supporting the need to carefully implement the noted conditions prior to issuance of an event permit, and expressing concern regarding utilization of the ring road, under College jurisdiction, use of College parking facilities without prior consultation with Humber, and the need for care during the anticipated construction taking place during the summer.

(u)Etobicoke Municipal Arts Commission.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having

(1)directed that the appropriate staff ensure that the Etobicoke Municipal Arts Commission is kept advised of matters related to Arts and Culture in the Etobicoke community and given an opportunity to comment; and

(2) received the following communication:

(March 1, 1999) from Mr. S. Sauro, Chair, Etobicoke Municipal Arts Commission, commenting on the role of the Municipal Arts Commission and its mandate to review matters related to Arts and Culture in the Etobicoke District, particularly with respect to the proposal for a feasibility study to locate a performing arts centre at the Civic Centre, and the Toronto Days of Rhythm and Blues Festival.

(v)Urban Design Review of Bloor Street Between Mimico Creek and The Kingsway (Kingsway-Humber).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following communication:

(February 24, 1999) from Ms. Mary L. Campbell, President, Kingsway Sunnylea Residents' Association/KPRI, advising of the status of the Urban Design Review Study, expressing concern regarding the length of time that has evolved due to staff changes, and seeking assurance for the involvement of the original participants in order to conclude the study in a timely manner.

(w)Crime S.C.O.P.E - "Park Watch" Pilot Project.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having referred the following communication to the Director of Parks and Recreation - West District for report back to the Community Council:

(March 1, 1999) from Ms. Nancy Mueller, Chair, Community Standards Sub-Committee, advising of the success of the trial pilot project of "poop 'n scoop/leash signs, implemented in six Etobicoke parks during the months of June to October, 1998, and asking for implementation of the "Park Watch" signs in the new joint venture park at North Kipling Junior Middle School and, eventually, city-wide.

(x)Minutes of Etobicoke Boards and Committees.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following:

(a)Minutes of a meeting of the Municipal Arts Commission held on January 27, 1999;

(b)Minutes of meetings of the Etobicoke Multicultural and Race Relations Committee held on:

(i)November 10, 1998;

(ii)December 8, 1998;

(iii)January 12, 1999; and

(c)Minutes of a meeting of the Etobicoke Historical Board/LACAC held on February16,1999.

(y)Proposed Third-Party Commercial Advertising Sign on Public Road Allowance

63 Park Lawn Road (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report to the meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April28, 1999, in order to obtain further information pertaining to a report currently before the Economic Development Committee regarding advertising on City-owned/maintained properties:

(March 30, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 2, seeking authorization to enter into a lease agreement with Mediacom Incorporated, for a portion of public road allowance on the south side of the eastbound Frederick G. Gardiner Expressway, adjacent to Park Lawn Road (63 Park Lawn Road), for the purpose of installing and maintaining a third-party commercial billboard sign.

(z)Proposed Residential and Commercial Development at

2242Lake Shore Boulevard West.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having referred the following communications (i) and (ii) to the Director of Community Planning, West District, and to the Executive Director, Facilities & Real Estate Division, for review and report back to the Community Council:

(i)(March 11, 1999) from Mr. R. Maksymec, President, Planmac Inc., expressing interest, on behalf of Fogh Sails Holdings Ltd., in the purchase of a 1.0 acre parcel of City-owned land, adjacent to his client's holdings, or alternatively, only an access from Legion Road through the City parcel; and

(ii)(March 26, 1999) from Mr. Michael Harrison, President, CCFEW, expressing opposition to the sale of publicly owned lands to a private individual.

(aa)Residential Water Service Connection Repair Program.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)advised the Works and Utilities Committee that it endorses the recommendations contained in the following report (i); and

(2)received the following report (ii):

(i)(October 23, 1998) from the General Manager, Water and Wastewater Services, with respect to a harmonized Residential Water Service Connection Repair Program, encompassing the following categories: Breaks/Leaks, Standard Size of Water Service Connection, Minimum Acceptable Flow, Water Service Cleaning and the Water Service Connection Replacement/Upgrade Program; and

(ii)(March 26, 1999) from the Director, Quality Control & System Planning, forwarding reports (November 20, 1998) from the Commissioner, Works and Emergency Services, and (October 23, 1998) from the General Manager, Water and Wastewater Services, with respect to a harmonized Residential Water Service Connection Repair Program, which have been referred to the Community Council by the Works and Utilities Committee, for comment and report back to the April 21, 1999 meeting of the Works and Utilities Committee.

(bb)Prince Edward Drive Reconstruction Study (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following report:

(March 29, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Programming and Policy; the Director, Engineering Services, Districts 1 and 2; and the Director, Transportation Services, District2, reporting on a change in schedule for the Prince Edward Drive Reconstruction Project to allow for more time to evaluate and assess the alternatives in consultation with the Steering Committee, and to ensure that the best design for Prince Edward Drive will be selected.

(cc)Recommended Schedule of Meetings - City of Toronto Council, Standing Committees and Community Councils.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having, in considering the schedule of meetings for the remainder of 1999 and for 2000, and having regard that generally the second scheduled day is not required, noted its preference to have its meetings scheduled on a Wednesday to facilitate local media coverage; however, if two days are required to accommodate public meetings, the public meetings may be held on Tuesdays.