Espressimo Caffebar - Request to Extend the Hours of Operation

for the Boulevard Cafe, on the Roxborough Street West

Flankage of 1094 Yonge Street (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council recommends that:

(1)City Council approve the extension of hours of operation for the boulevard cafe on the Roxborough Street West flankage of 1094 Yonge Street to 11:00 p.m. 7 days a week, as requested by the applicant; and

(2)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to report back after the end of the 1998 cafe season on the operation of the cafe under the extended hours.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (June 10, 1998) from the Acting Assistant Director, By-law Administration and Enforcement, City Works Services:

Purpose:

To report on the applicant's request to extend the hours of operation for the boulevard cafe on the Roxborough Street West flankage of 1094 Yonge Street from 9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., 7 days a week.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendation:

The Toronto Community Council may recommend that:

(1)(a)City Council approve the extension of hours of operation for the boulevard cafe on the Roxborough Street West flankage of 1094 Yonge Street to 11:00 p.m. 7 days a week, as requested by the applicant; and

(b)Should City Council approve an extension of the hours, I be requested to report back after the end of the 1998 cafe season on the operation of the cafe under the extended hours;

OR

(2)City Council deny the request for an extension of the boulevard cafe hours on the Roxborough Street West flankage of 1094 Yonge Street.

Background:

Mr. Michael Meffe, owner of Espressimo Caffebar, 1094 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario M4W 2L6, has requested an extension of operating hours of his boulevard cafe from 9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., 7 days a week.

Comments:

The Toronto Community Council, at its meeting of April 1, 1998, in considering the Department's report (March 10, 1998) entitled " Espressimo Caffebar - Operation of the Boulevard Cafe During the 1997 Cafe Season- Roxborough Street West , flankage of 1094 Yonge Street", recommended that the report be adopted by City Council and that if the applicant has requested an extension of the hours of operation, all property owners and tenants within the policy area of the cafe be notified of the applicant's request to extend the hours of operation to 11:00 p.m. 7 days a week, and that the matter be scheduled as a deputation item.

City Council, at its meeting of April 16, 1998, adopted my report of March 10, 1998 and approved the continued operation of the boulevard cafe subject to the same terms and conditions of the closing hours (i.e., Sunday to Thursday and statutory holidays, closing hours of 9:30 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 11:00 p.m.).

Mr. Michael Meffe of Expressimo Caffebar, in his letter of May 6, 1998 (Appendix 'A'), requested that the hours of operation be extended to 11:00 p.m., 7 days a week.

The City Clerk's office has notified the owners and occupants within 120 metres along both sides of Roxborough Street West from the cafe area, advising them of Mr. Meffe's proposal.

Conclusions:

As indicated in my report to your Committee dated March 10, 1998, during the 1997 cafe season, the operation of the boulevard cafe was monitored periodically. Our inspections confirmed that the proprietor complied with the restrictions and other requirements of § 313-36 of Municipal Code Chapter 313 of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code, including the closing time restrictions.

In addition, we did not receive any complaints from members of the public or Toronto Police Service pertaining to noise or other disturbances at the subject location.

On hearing the deputations, the Toronto Community Council should decide whether or not to recommend that City Council grant an extension of the boulevard cafe hours for the boulevard cafe at 1094 Yonge Street, on the Roxborough Street West flankage.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Ken McGuire, 392-7564

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The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, having also had before it during consideration of the foregoing matter, the following communications, and a copy thereof is on file in the office of the City Clerk.

-(June 16, 1998) from Ms. Pauline Couture

-(June 17, 1998) from Ms. Diana Powell

(A copy of Appendix A, referred to in the foregoing report was forwarded to all Members of the Toronto Community Council with the agenda for its meeting on June 24 and 25, 1998, and a copy thereof is on file in the office of the City Clerk).