2010-03-08 Agenda - Planning and Growth Management Committee

Planning and Growth Management Committee

Councillor Norman Kelly (Chair)

Councillor Peter Milczyn (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Frank Di Giorgio

Councillor John Filion

Councillor Michael Thompson

Councillor Adam Vaughan

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Confirmation of Minutes - February 11, 2010

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The City Planning Division recommends that:

1. Planning and Growth Management Committee confirm that these applications respecting a LRV maintenance and storage facility required as part of the Transit City Plan are of City-wide interest and that all planning reports on these applications be routed through Planning and Growth Management Committee to City Council.

2. Staff be directed to schedule a community consultation meeting together with the Councillors for Ward 42 and Ward 44 and, if possible, to combine this meeting with the second public open house required as part of the parallel Transit Project Assessment process.

3. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site.

4. Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations under the Planning Act and the public meeting be held before the Planning and Growth Management Committee.

These applications were made on or after January 1, 2007 and is subject to the new provisions of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

These applications propose a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Maintenance and Storage Facility at 8304 Sheppard Avenue East. This facility is intended to serve the Sheppard East, Eglinton Crosstown and Scarborough Malvern Light Rail Transit (LRT) lines which are all part of the Transit City Plan.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted applications and seeks Planning and Growth Management Committee’s direction on the further processing of the applications and on the community consultation process.

These applications seeks to permit a maintenance and storage facility which is a key component of the Transit City Plan. Accordingly, staff is of the view that the application should be deemed a matter of City-wide interest and that all planning reports be routed through and the public meeting held before the Planning and Growth Management Committee. The applications should proceed through the normal planning process in terms of community consultation. Staff will attempt to combine the community consultation for these Planning Act applications with the second public open house to be held as part of the required Environmental Assessment process. The planning process can, for the most part, run in tandem with the Environmental Assessment process. A final report and public meeting are targeted for summer 2010 provided the required information is provided in a timely fashion and issues raised are addressed in a satisfactory manner.

The recommendations in this report have no financial impact.

The City Planning Division recommends that:

1. City Council approve the recommended new members for the Design Review Panel outlined in Attachment 1 of the report (February 17, 2010) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to serve for a period of two years or until their successors are appointed.

2. All remaining Panel members continue to serve on an ongoing basis as outlined in the report (February 17, 2010) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or until their successors are appointed.

3. City Council approve the public release of the confidential information in Attachment 1 of the report (February 17, 2010) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

A vacancy on the Design Review Panel was created when a member of the Panel submitted a letter of resignation, citing additional work commitments, to City Planning staff in November 2009. Another opening on the Panel was created when City Council adopted recommendations within a report titled “Design Review Panel: Pilot Project Evaluation and Related Recommendations” (City Council meeting #42, November 30, December 1, 2, 4 and 7, 2009). One component of these related recommendations was the addition of a heritage conservation specialist to the Panel’s composition. The purpose of this report is to recommend approval of the nominated members to fill these vacancies on the Panel and to outline the rotation process for the remaining Panel members.

There are no financial implications resulting from the recommendations of this report.

The progress report on the resolution of outstanding issues requested for the March 8, 2010 meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee will be submitted in time for the Supplementary Agenda closing.

Advising, for information that Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee Citizen Member Margaret Hastings-James has resigned and that Megan Meaney, the next Alternate Candidate, as appointed by City Council on September 26 and 27, 2007, will now fill the vacancy created, until November 30, 2010, or until a successor is appointed.

Meeting No.	36	Contact	Merle MacDonald, Committee Administrator
Meeting Date	Monday, March 8, 2010	Phone	416-397-7340
Start Time	9:30 AM	E-mail	pgmc@toronto.ca
Location	Committee Room 1, City Hall	Chair	Councillor Norman Kelly