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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES

AND OTHER COMMITTEES

As Considered by

The Council of the City of Toronto

on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998

NORTH YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

REPORT No. 14

1Items Considered by the Community Council

City of Toronto

REPORT No. 14

OF THE NORTH YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

(from its meeting on November 16, 1998,

submitted by Councillor Milton Berger, Chair)

As Considered by

The Council of the City of Toronto

on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998

1

Items Considered by the Community Council

(City Council on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998, received this Clause, for information.)

(a)Options for Ward Boundary Changes.

The North York Community Council reports having recommended to the Urban Environment and Development Committee, and Council, that if a decision is made by City Council to revert back to the single ward system, that the old ward boundaries of the former City of North York be maintained.

The North York Community Council reports having had before it the following:

(1)report (October 26, 1998) from the City Clerk and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services providing options for: (a) minor refinements to the existing 28 City wards, and (b) ward boundary divisions to permit single member ward representation;

(2)report (November 5, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that the York Community Council on November 4, 1998, recommended to the North York Community Council that consideration be given to allowing the area located south of Highway 401 (Ward6, North York Humber) to the proposed north boundary (Woodward Avenue/CN Rail) as noted on the map attached to its report, to be included as part of a continuing community of Ward 27, York Humber;

(3)(November 16, 1998) from Mr. Wayne Long, Chair Development Committee, York Mills Valley Association, submitting their comments on the proposed change of boundaries;

(4)(November 16, 1998) from Mr. Eric E. Parker, President, Lawrence Park-Bayview Property Owners Association, forwarding their submission concerning ward boundary changes;

(5)(November 12, 1998) from Ms. Lorna R. Marsden, President and Vice-Chancellor, York University, expressing the views of York University with respect to the proposed ward boundary changes; and

(6)(November 12, 1998) from Mr. Steve Pitt, President, Oakdale Acres Ratepayers' Association, expressing support with the proposal.

A staff presentation was made by John Hollins, Director of Elections, Clerk's Division, and Peter Fay, Senior Policy and Planning Analyst, Clerk's Division.

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

-Mr. Dominic Di Luca, President of the Stanley Community Centre Seniors' Club, who was in favour of splitting the wards into two;

-Mr. Hank Mulder, President of 325 Bogert Avenue Tenants' Association, who spoke in opposition to the wards being split;

-Mr. Jim Loftus, President of the 7 Roanoke Road Tenants' Association, who had concerns over the splitting of neighbourhoods;

-Mr. Morry Smith, who was in favour of retaining two Councillors per ward; and

-Mr. John Maletich, who spoke in favour of splitting the existing wards.

(b)Official Plan Policies and Related By-laws Regarding the Conversion to Condominiums and Demolition of Rental Housing.

The North York Community Council reports having recommended to the Urban Environment and Development Committee, and Council, that:

(1)the motion moved by Councillor Moscoe at the meeting of the Urban Environment and Development Committee meeting held on November 2, 1998, be adopted subject to the deletion of the amendments to 135.1 and 135.5 and that the recommendations of the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services with respect to these two sections be adopted; and

(2)any buildings with two or more major work orders on them be included in the restrictions.

The North York Community Council also reports having referred the following motions to the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services for a report to the November30th meeting of the Urban Environment and Development Committee:

A.Moved by Councillor Feldman:

That a further clause 135.6 be added as follows:

135.6Council may consider exempting specific sites or areas from the restrictions imposed by policies 135.2 135.3, 135.4 and 135.5, if the following conditions exist:

(i)the building is functionally obsolete;

(ii)it is no longer economically feasible to retrofit the building for the purposes of preserving the stock;

(iii)the existing building is a blight on the neighbourhood characteristic; and

(iv)the in-situ tenants want to buy the building.; and

B.Moved by Councillor Flint:

That Council may exempt properties, generally, specifically, or in areas included in official plan amendments or detailed secondary plans, from the provisions of this official plan amendment whenever desirable for the purposes of good planning.

(November 3, 1998) from the City Clerk, advising that the Urban Environment and Development Committee on November 2, 1998, endorsed Recommendation No. (9) of the report (October 15, 1998) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, regarding Official Plan policies and related by-laws regarding conversion to condominium and demolition of rental housing, and requested that any comments from Community Councils be forwarded to the November 30, 1998 meeting of the Urban Environment and Development Committee.

Respectfully submitted,

MILTON BERGER,

Chair

Toronto, November 16, 1998

(Report No. 14 of The North York Community Council, consisting of one Clause only, was received, as information, by City Council on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998.)