The Toronto Preservation Board recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that:

1.         City Council state its intention to designate the property at 19 Dundas Square (Hermant Building, 1913) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

2.         City Council state its intention to designate the property at 21 Dundas Square (Hermant Building, 1929) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

3.         If there are no objections to the proposed designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the solicitor be authorized to introduce the Bills in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

4.         If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk be directed to refer the proposed designations to the Conservation Review Board.

5.         City Council grant authority for the execution of Heritage Easement Agreements under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 19 and 21 Dundas Square (Hermant Buildings, 1913 and 1929).

6.         The City Solicitor be authorized to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of the Heritage Easement Agreements.

This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 19 and 21 Dundas Square (Hermant Buildings, 1913 and 1929) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and grant authority to enter into Heritage Easement Agreements.  The properties were listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties in 1990.

At its meeting of November 30, December 1, 2, 4 and 7, 2009, City Council approved a rezoning application for the properties at 252-258 Victoria Street and 19 and 21 Dundas Square that allows the development of part of the site with a 35-storey office/residential building.   The proposal involves the demolition of the Hermant Annex located at 258 Victoria Street, which is listed on the City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties. The owner has agreed to the designation of the Dundas Square properties and to enter into Heritage Easement Agreements with the City of Toronto for each of the sites.

The Toronto Preservation Board received the Minutes of the Community Preservation Panels.

The Toronto Preservation Board supported the nomination of the Agnes Macphail House, 2 Donegall Drive, as a candidate for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act.

Advising that the North York Community Preservation Panel supported the request of the East York Foundation and the Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee for designation of the Agnes Macphail House, 2 Donegall Drive, under the Ontario Heritage Act.

 The Toronto Preservation Board requested the Chair, Toronto Preservation Board to make a written and oral presentation to the Budget Committee as part of the 2010 Operating Budget Process.

Outlining the budgetary challenges being faced by the Heritage Preservation Services in 2010.

Announcement

The Chair, on behalf of the Board, thanked Edith and Geoff Geduld on their dedication and hard work regarding the Heritage of the City and congratulated them being awarded the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement.