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Planning and Growth Management Committee


Meeting No. 31   Contact Merle MacDonald, Committee Administrator
Meeting Date Wednesday, September 16, 2009
  Phone 416-392-7340
Start Time 9:30 AM
  E-mail pgmc@toronto.ca
Location Committee Room 1, City Hall
  Chair   Councillor Norman Kelly  


The Decision Document is for preliminary reference purposes only.  Please refer to the Committee’s Report to City Council or to the Minutes for the official record.

 

How to Read the Decision Document:

  • Recommendations of the Committee to City Council appear after the item heading.
  • Other action taken by the Committee on its own authority, which does not require Council’s approval, is listed in the decision document under the heading “Decision Advice and Other Information”.
  • Declarations of Interest, if any, appear at the end of an item.

 

Minutes Confirmed –  June 4, 2009


PG31.1 

ACTION

 

 

Ward: All 

Update on the Avenues and Mid-Rise Buildings Action Plan
Committee Decision

The Planning and Growth Management Committee:

 

1.         referred the following motion by Councillor Milczyn to the Executive Committee for consideration:

 

That the Chief Planner report to the Executive Committee on the possibility of reducing development charges for smaller scale avenue intensification projects.

 

2.         referred the following motions to the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning for consideration and to be addressed in his final report to the Committee:

 

Motion by Councillor Vaughan

 

1.         That Planning staff be requested to report directly to Council providing a list of the Avenue Studies to be prioritized through this process and the process of consultation that will be followed.

 

2.         That Planning staff be requested to prioritize Avenues where Transit City and other rapid transit lines are slated for, where secondary plans do not currently exist.

 

Motion by Councillor Milczyn

 

1.         That Planning staff report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee on possible restrictions over the addition of properties beyond the avenue zones to development sites.

Background Information (Committee)
Update on the Avenues and Mid-Rise Buildings Action Plan
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23230.pdf)

Avenues and Mid-Rise Buildings Study
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23229.pdf)


PG31.2 

Information

 

 

Ward: 15 

1100-1150 Caledonia Road Interpretation of the Official Plan
Committee Decision

The Planning and Growth Management Committee received the item for information.

Background Information (Committee)
1100-1150 Caledonia Road Interpretation of the Official Plan
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23227.pdf)


PG31.3 

ACTION

Amended 

 

 

Request for Approval of the Scarborough-Malvern LRT Environmental Assessment Study
City Council Decision

City Council on September 30 and October 1, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council approve the recommendations of the Scarborough-Malvern LRT Transit Project Assessment Study and authorize submission of the Environmental Project Report (EPR) to the Ministry of the Environment.

Background Information (Committee)
Letter August 27, 2009 from General Secretary, TTC
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23194.pdf)

TTC Report No. 4(a) re Scarborough Malvern LRT
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23195.pdf)


PG31.4 

Information

 

 

 

Transit City Light Rail Program: Sheppard East LRT Connection at Don Mills Station
Committee Decision

The Planning and Growth Management Committee received the item for information.

Background Information (Committee)
Letter June 5, 2009 from General Secretary, TTC
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23228.pdf)

TTC Report 2(a) Transit City Light Rail Program
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23233.pdf)


PG31.5 

ACTION

 

 

 

Member Request - Downtown Relief Line
Committee Decision

The Planning and Growth Management Committee referred Councillor Thompson's communication and motion dated September 16, 2009, and Councillor Milczyn's proposed amendment to that motion to include “Other Higher Order Transit lines in the Metrolinx Regional Plan", to the Chief Planner for consideration and report to the Committee as soon as possible.

Background Information (Committee)
Letter Sept 16 from Councillor Thompson
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23480.pdf)

Motion re DRL
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23481.pdf)

Background re DRT
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23482.pdf)


PG31.6 

ACTION

 

 

 

Request for Report on Amendments to the Official Plan to Permit Toronto Housing Charter Opportunities
Committee Decision

The Planning and Growth Management Committee referred Councillor Di Giorgio's communication dated September 16, 2009 to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, for consideration and report to the Committee, in consultation with Legal staff, as soon as possible.

Background Information (Committee)
Request for Report on Amendments to the Official Plan to Permit Toronto Housing Charter Opportunities
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-23505.pdf)