Other Items Considered by the Community Council

(a)Lesbian and Gay Pride Week - June 21-27, 1999.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having endorsed the proclamation of June 21-27, 1999 as "Lesbian and Gay Pride Week" in Toronto.

(b)Variance to the Etobicoke Sign By-Law -

Urban Outdoor Trans Ad, 3 Queensway Lions Court.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having concurred in the following report:

(June 7, 1999) from the City Clerk, submitting the decisions of the Etobicoke Sign Variance Advisory Committee from its meeting held on April 20, 1999, and in particular, refusal of an application by Urban Outdoor Trans Ad for a variance to the Etobicoke Sign By-law to permit a Standard Outdoor Advertising ground sign at 3 Queensway Lions Court which was deferred, at the request of the applicant, for deputation at the June 23, 1999 meeting.

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

-Mr. Christopher Williams, Aird & Berlis, on behalf of Urban Outdoor Trans Ad; and

-Mr. David Mackie, Urban Outdoor Trans Ad.

(c)Community Arts in the New City.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received notification from Mr. Clifford Dyke that he would not be able to attend the meeting in deputation with respect to the issue of community arts in the new City of Toronto, therefore this item was not considered.

(d)Stop Control Assessment: Thirtieth Street and Rimilton Avenue

(Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having adopted the following report:

(June 23, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 2, evaluating the effectiveness of the current stop control operation at the intersection of Thirtieth Street and Rimilton Avenue, and recommending that the intersection of Thirtieth Street and Rimilton Avenue continue to operate with stop signs controlling northbound and southbound traffic.

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

63 Park Lawn Road (Lakeshore-Queensway)

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following report:

(June 23, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 2, advising, for information only, that an application by Mediacom Inc. for permission to install a billboard sign within the Gardiner Expressway road allowance in the vicinity of 63 Park Lawn Road, which was deferred by Etobicoke Community Council pending clarification of existing policies relating to third-party signs on public property, has been withdrawn.

(f)Preliminary Evaluation Report - Amendments to the Etobicoke Official Plan and Zoning Code, Harvey Sawh, 63 and 65 Winterton Drive - File No. Z-2296

(Markland-Centennial).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having adopted the following report:

(June 4, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District providing preliminary comments on the processing of an application received on April 27, 1999, from Harvey Sawh to amend the Residential (R1) zoning and the Official Plan (Utilities) of a site at 63-65 Winterton Drive to permit a 10-unit retirement home; and recommending that:

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

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

(g)Preliminary Evaluation Report - Amendments to the Etobicoke Official Plan and Zoning Code, City of Toronto/The Toronto Parking Authority,

7 and 9 Monkton Avenue - File No. Z-2297 (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having adopted the following report:

(June 9, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, providing preliminary comments on the processing of an application received on May 11, 1999, from The Toronto Parking Authority to amend the Low Density Residential designation of the Official Plan and the Residential Second Density (R2) zoning of 7 and 9 Monkton Avenue to permit a 25-space surface public parking lot, and recommending that:

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

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

(h)Supplementary Report - Amendment to the Etobicoke Zoning Code,

1051234 Ontario Limited, 7 McIntosh Avenue (Lakeshore -Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having referred the following report back to the Director of Community Planning, West District, in order that the Lakeshore-Queensway Councillors may have opportunity to visit the site with staff, including the Toronto Parking Authority:

(June 7, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, advising Etobicoke Community Council of the status of the application by 1051234 Ontario Limited, and their request to have the Zoning By-law amendment placed before City Council for adoption.

(i)New Development Applications for West District (Etobicoke).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having

(1)received the following report; and

(2)requested the Director of Community Planning, West District, to bring forward a report indicating the measures needed to control regrading of properties within and adjacent to valleylands and ravines:

(June 23, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, West District, providing a summary of new development applications for the West District (Etobicoke) received since May 11, 1999.

(j)Proposed Amendments to the Etobicoke Official Plan and Zoning Code

1308684 Ontario Limited, 3085 Bloor Street West and 20 Thompson Avenue

- File No. Z-2293 (Lakeshore-Queensway).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following communication:

(May 3, 1999) from Mary L. Campbell, President, Kingsway Sunnylea Residents Association/KPRI, addressed to the Solicitor representing 1308684 Ontario Limited, proposing that 20 Thompson Avenue remain residential with a minor variance for "alternative use" to compliment is function as part and parcel of 3085 Bloor Street West.

(k)Edenbridge Yard, West District (Kingsway-Humber).

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:

(1)adopted the following report; and

(2)referred the recommendations to the Policy and Finance Committee, as directed in Clause 2 of Report No. 9 of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee entitled "Parks Yard Revitalization Study", adopted by Council at its meeting held on May 11, 12 and 13, 1999:

(June 2, 1999) from the Commissioner, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, responding to Etobicoke Community Council's request for a report on the Edenbridge Yard, with specific reference to the possibility of retaining the property in the City park system; and recommending that:

(i)the Edenbridge property be retained as parkland and the service building therein be retained by the Department pending completion of further studies; and

(ii)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto.

(l)Proposed Wind Turbine - Colonel Samuel Smith Park.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following communication:

(June 1, 1999) from Mr. Michael Harrison, President, CCFEW), forwarding a copy of correspondence from Citizens Concerned About the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront (CCFEW) to the Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative (TREC), advising of the group's wish to be able to support the siting of a renewable energy wind turbine on the Toronto waterfront, but not if Colonel Samuel Smith Park is considered as a location.

(m)Minutes of Etobicoke Boards and Committees.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the Minutes of a meeting of the Etobicoke Historical Board/LACAC held on Wednesday, May 12, 1999.

(n)Crime S.C.O.P.E. - Disbanding of Sub-Committee.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received the following communication:

(June 16, 1999) from Mr. William Goursky, Interim Chair, Crime S.C.O.P.E., advising that the Community Standards Sub-committee of Crime S.C.O.P.E. has been disbanded effective June 8, 1999.

(o)Changes to the City's Planning Documents to Permit Second Suites As-of-Right.

The Etobicoke Community Council reports having held an informal public meeting to obtain the views of the Etobicoke community with respect to second suites in single-detached and semi-detached houses, and having referred the comments received from the following persons to the Planning and Transportation Committee for consideration at the July 12, 1999 public meeting on proposed amendments to the Official Plans of the former Borough of East York, Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and Cities of Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough and York, and amendments to the Zoning By-laws of the former Borough of East York and Cities of Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Toronto and York in respect to second suites:

-Mr. Gunter Ganzhuebner, expressing a concern about on-street parking and a fear that front yards would be paved to accommodate additional persons;

-Mr. Donald Wheeler, noting that residents purchase their single-family properties expecting the neighbourhood to remain as such; expressing a concern that there will be extra vehicles and garbage on the street, posing a potential danger for children and removing the aesthetic and safety features of the area; suggesting the establishment of a "Neighbours' Bill of Rights" and a group to which tenants and landlords will be directed, as part of the lease agreement, for information pertaining to the City's by-laws, particularly in the instances of absentee landlords;

-Mr. Terry Reardon, noting in particular the need to strengthen the municipality's right of entry in order to enforce regulations;

-Ms. Elaine Bourke, strongly in favour of the proposed amendments as being important for seniors and single parents being able to maintain their own homes in terms of income and security, and the provision of affordable accommodation;

-Mr. Henry Baun, in favour of the proposed amendments, noting that intensification in other areas of the City has helped to enliven the communities and created neighbourhoods where people care about and help each other;

-Ms. Silvia Rosatone, in favour of the proposed amendments, as a way for residents to provide independent accommodation for family members; and

-Mr. Michael Savage, who expressed opposition to the proposed amendments, giving examples of problems in his own immediate neighbourhood, and stressed the need for enforceable regulations.

The Etobicoke Community Council also received the following communication in connection with the foregoing matter:

-(June 21, 1999) from Ms. Mary Campbell, President, Kingsway Sunnylea Residents' Association/KPRI, requesting that the issue of basement apartments and also the New Toronto Official Plan be revisited after the summer period to allow for appropriate input from constituents and ratepayer groups.