Other Items Considered by the Community Council

(a)Intention To Designate Under Part IV Of The Ontario Heritage Act -- 11 King Street West (Montreal Trust Tower) (Downtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report sine die:

(November 20, 1998) from the Managing Director, Toronto Historical Board respecting Intention to Designate Under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act - 11 King Street West (Montreal Trust Tower) (Downtown), and recommending:

(1)That City Council state its intention to designate the property at 11 King Street West (Montreal Trust Tower) under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; and

(2)That the appropriate officials be authorized to take whatever action is necessary to give effect hereto; and

(b)Appeal - Front Yard Parking - 29 Admiral Road (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having:

(1)deferred consideration of the following report until its meeting to be held on May 26, 1999; and

(2)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, in view of the configuration of the road, to review Admiral Road to ascertain if there are further opportunities to allow on-street permit parking.

(i)(April 13, 1999) Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1 respecting Appeal - Front Yard Parking - 29 Admiral Road (Midtown), and recommending:

(1) That City Council deny the request for an exemption from the by-law to permit front yard parking at 29 Admiral Road, as such a request does not comply with Chapter 400 of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code;OR

(2) That, should the Toronto Community Council consider this proposal, this report be deferred to the June 23, 1999 meeting of the Toronto Community Council, and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to report at that time on the results of a poll for the hearing of deputations.

(ii)(April 26, 1999) from Mr. Bernarch Zelechow, requesting deferral

(c)Appeal - Front Yard Parking - 172 Walmer Road (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its meeting to be held on June 22, 1999, for deputations, and having requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report at that time on the results of a poll, the cost of which is to borne by the applicant:

(April 13, 1999) Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1 respecting Appeal - Front Yard Parking - 172 Walmer Road (Midtown), and recommending:

(1) That City Council deny the request for an exemption from the by-law to permit front yard parking at 172 Walmer Road, as such a request does not comply with Chapter 400 of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code;OR

(2) That, should the Toronto Community Council consider this proposal, this report be deferred to the June 23, 1999 meeting of the Toronto Community Council, and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to report at that time on the results of a poll for the hearing of deputations.

Mr. Marc Coulavin appeared before the Toronto Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter.

(d)Appeal - Front Yard Parking - 84 Hilton Avenue (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its meeting to be held on June 22, 1999, for deputations, and having requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report at that time on the results of a poll, the cost of which is to be borne by the applicant:

(i)(April 13, 1999) Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1 respecting Appeal - Front Yard Parking - 84 Hilton Avenue (Midtown), and recommending:

(1) That City Council deny the request for an exemption from the by-law to permit front yard parking at 84 Hilton Avenue, as such a request does not comply with Chapter 400 of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code;OR

(2) That, should the Toronto Community Council consider this proposal, this report be deferred to the June 23, 1999 meeting of the Toronto Community Council, and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to report at that time on the results of a poll for the hearing of deputations.

(ii)(Undated) from Ms. Deborah Buchler

Ms. Deborah Buchler appeared before the Toronto Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter.

(e)Application For Commercial Boulevard Parking Privileges - 27 Musgrave Street (EastToronto)

The Toronto Community Council reports having:

(1)deferred consideration of the following report;

(2)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report to the Toronto Community Council on the construction of a sidewalk on the south side of Musgrave Street from Victoria Park Avenue to Dengate Road;

(3)requested the applicant to provide a revised application which will:

(a)accommodate the new sidewalk;

(b)provide for some landscaping;

(c)ensure one point of access; and

(d)ensure that any boulevard parking be for short-term parking for up-to-date licensed vehicles;

(4)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to continue its vigorous enforcement and clean-up of debris on Dengate Road and Musgrave Street;

(5)advised the Toronto Police Service of the ongoing problem of debris and requested that the owners be put on special attention;

(6)requested the applicant to make a contribution to the Urban Forestry Program for the planting of a shade tree in the neighbourhood, satisfactory to the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism.

(April 9, 1999) from the Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1, respecting Application for Commercial Boulevard Parking Privileges - 27 Musgrave Street (East Toronto) and recommending:

(1)City Council deny the application for commercial boulevard parking privileges fronting 27 Musgrave Street; OR

(2)City Council approve the application for commercial boulevard parking privileges fronting 27 Musgrave Street, and that such approval be subject to the applicant complying with the criteria set out in § 313-39 of Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code.

(f)Appeal Of Denial Of Application For A Boulevard Cafe - 785 Carlaw Avenue (Convenience Address For 560 Danforth Avenue) (Don River)

The Toronto Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its meeting to be held on May 26, 1999:

(i)(April 9, 1999) from the Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1 respecting Appeal of Denial of Application for a Boulevard Cafe - 785 Carlaw Avenue (Convenience Address for 560 Danforth Avenue) (Don River), and recommending:

(1)City Council deny the application for a boulevard cafe fronting 785 Carlaw Avenue; or

(2)City Council approve the application for a boulevard cafe fronting 785 Carlaw Avenue, notwithstanding the negative result of the public poll, and that such approval be subject to the applicant complying with the criteria set out in § 313-36 of Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code.

(ii)(April 21, 1999) from Ms. Kathryn Oughtred

Ms. Maria Biliouras, Picasso Caffe, appeared before the Toronto Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter:

(g)Conversion Of New Street, Between Davenport Road And The West End Of New Street, From 'Area Based Permit Parking' To 'Street Name Based Permit Parking' (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its meeting to be held on May 26, 1999:

(April 13, 1999) from the Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1, Works and Emergency Services respecting Conversion of New Street, between Davenport Road and the West End of New Street, from 'Area Based Permit Parking' to 'Street Name Based Permit Parking' (Midtown), and recommending that:

(1) City Council deny the conversion of permit parking on New Street, between Davenport Road and the west end of New Street, from 'Area Based Permit Parking' to 'Street Name Based Permit Parking'; OR

(2) (a)permit parking on New Street, between Davenport Road and the west end of New Street, be converted from 'Area Based Permit Parking' to 'Street Name Based Permit Parking'; and

(b)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the introduction of all necessary bills.

(h)Preliminary Report On Rezoning Application 199007 For 395, 397, 399 And 403 Brunswick Avenue, And Part Of 10a Kendal Avenue (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having adopted the following preliminary report:

(i)(April 14, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services respecting Rezoning Application 199007 for 395, 397, 399 and 403 Brunswick Avenue, and Part of 10A Kendal Avenue (Midtown, and recommending that I be requested to hold a public meeting to discuss the revised application, and to notify owners and tenants within 300 metres of the site, area residents associations and the Ward Councillors.

(ii)(December 9, 1999) from Ms. Mary Adachi

(i)Preliminary Report On Rezoning Application 298009: 266 Macdonell Avenue (High Park )

The Toronto Community Council reports having adopted the following preliminary report:

(April 13, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services respecting Rezoning Application 298009: 266 Macdonell Avenue (High Park ), and recommending that:

(1)I be requested to hold a public meeting in the area to discuss the application and to notify the tenants and owners within 120 metres of the site, the Parkdale Village B.I.A. and the Roncesvalles/Macdonell Residents Association;

(2)The owner be advised that, prior to final Council approval of this project, the owner may be required to submit a Noise Impact Statement. The owner will be further advised of these requirements, as they relate to this project, by the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services.

(3)The owner immediately conduct a detailed historical review of the site to identify all existing and past land uses which could have resulted in negative environmental effects to the site. This report should be submitted to the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services for approval by the Medical Officer of Health, prior to the introduction of a bill in Council.

(j)Preliminary Report On Application No. 199010 For 350 Russell Hill Road (304 Lonsdale Road) To Amend Zoning By-law 438-86 To Permit The Establishment Of A Columbarium Within Grace Church On-the-Hill (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having adopted the following preliminary report:

(April 12, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services respecting Application No. 199010 for 350 Russell Hill Road (304 Lonsdale Road) to Amend Zoning By-law 438-86 to Permit the Establishment of a Columbarium Within Grace Church On-the-hill (Midtown), and recommending:

(1)That I be requested to hold a public meeting in the area to discuss the application and to notify tenants and owners within 120 metres of the site and local resident and business associations of the meeting.

(2)The owner be advised that, prior to final Council approval of this project, the owner may be required to submit a Noise Impact Statement in accordance with City Council's requirements. The owner will be further advised of these requirements, as they relate to this project.

(k)Preliminary Report On Application No.299004 For An Official Plan Amendment, Rezoning And Site Plan Approval To Permit The Construction Of An Opera House And A 44 Storey Office/residential Tower At 145 Queen Street West (Downtown).

The Toronto Community Council reports having adopted the following preliminary report:

(April 12, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services respecting Application No.299004 for an Official Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Site Plan Approval to Permit the Construction of an Opera House and a 44 Storey Office/Residential Tower at 145 Queen Street West (Downtown), and recommending that I be requested to hold a public meeting in the community to discuss the application and to notify owners and residents within 300 metres of the site and the Ward Councillors.

(l)Preliminary Report On Rezoning Application No. 299002: 490 College Street, 307 & 311 Palmerston Boulevard (Trinity-Niagara)

The Toronto Community Council reports having adopted the following preliminary report:

(April 9, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services respecting Rezoning Application No. 299002: 490 College Street, 307 & 311 Palmerston Boulevard (Trinity-Niagara), and recommending that:

(1)I be requested to hold a public meeting in the area to discuss the application and to notify tenants and owners within 120 metres of the site, area BIA's, resident's associations, and the Ward Councillors.

(2)The owner be advised that, prior to final Council approval of this project, the owner may be required to submit a Noise Impact Statement. The owner will be further advised of these requirements, as they relate to this project.

(m)Yonge-St. Clair Part II Plan - Proposed Plan And Authorization To Hold Open Houses And A Statutory Public Meeting (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having adopted the following report:

(April 13, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services respecting Yonge-St. Clair Part II Plan - Proposed Plan and Authorization to hold Open Houses and a Statutory Public Meeting (Midtown), and recommending:

(1)That Community Council receive the Appendix A, the proposed Yonge-St. Clair Part II Plan, dated April 12, 1999, and Appendix B, the proposed Yonge-St. Clair Planning District Generalized Land Use, Map 1 for information purposes;

(2)That I be authorized to hold Open Houses in the Yonge-St. Clair District to elicit input on the proposed Yonge-St. Clair Part II Plan; and

(3)That I be authorized, as soon as practical following the Open Houses, to schedule the public meeting required under the Planning Act at a regular meeting of Community Council to consider the adoption of the Yonge-St. Clair Part II Plan by amendment to the Official Plan for the former City of Toronto and associated amendments to the Zoning By-law and that the solicitor be requested to submit, in consultation with the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, the necessary draft by-laws to give effect thereto.

(n)Propane By-law No. 193-91 Of The Former City Of Toronto, Ontario Municipal Board Decision (All Wards Of The Former City Of Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council reports having received the following report for information:

(April 6, 1999) from the City Solicitor respecting Propane By-law No. 193-91 of the Former City of Toronto, Ontario Municipal Board Decision (All Wards of the former City of Toronto), and recommending that this report be received for information.

(o)8 South Kingsway (High Park)

The Toronto Community Council reports having received the following report for information:

(March 29, 1999) from the City Solicitor respecting 8 South Kingsway (High Park), and recommending that this matter be received for information.

(p)16 Braeside Road, Ontario Municipal Board Decision On Committee Of Adjustment Appeals (North Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council reports having received the following report for information:

(i)(April 16, 1999) from the City Solicitor respecting No. 16 Braeside Road, Ontario Municipal Board Decision on Committee Of Adjustment Appeals (North Toronto), and recommending that this report be received for information.

(ii)(April 28, 1999) from Mr. Richard and Mrs. Elizabeth Cartier

(q)Appointment Of Interim Members To The Task Force To Bring Back The Don

The Toronto Community Council reports having received the following communication for information:

(April 12, 1999) from the Committee Secretary, Task Force to Bring Back the Don, respecting Appointment of Interim Members to the Tas Force to Bring Back the Don, and recommending that the Toronto Community Council receive, for information, the report (March 11, 1999) from the Chair, Task Force to Bring Back the Don, and be advised that the Task Force has appointed seven individuals to serve as Interim Members until the next round of the City's Nominating Committee appointments.

(r)Request For Speed Hump Poll - Marchmount Road Between Shaw Street And Ossington Avenue (Davenport)

The Toronto Community Council reports having received the following report for information:

(March 12, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 1 respecting Request for Speed Hump Poll - Marchmount Road between Shaw Street and Ossington Avenue (Davenport) and recommending that this report be received for information.

(s)Bay Street and Cumberland Street - Non-Concurrence with the Proposed Installation of Traffic Control Signals (Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council reports having received the following report for information:

(i)(April 15, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services District 1 respecting Bay Street And Cumberland Street - Non-concurrence With The Proposed Installation Of Traffic Control Signals (Midtown), and recommending that this report be received for information.

(ii)(April 27, 1999) from Mr. Len R. Tokey, Bloor-Yorkville B.I.A.

(iii)(April 27, 1999) from Dinah's Cupboard

(t)Carlaw Avenue from Danforth Avenue to McConnell Avenue - Provision of a "Student Pick-up/Drop-off Area" with Short Term Parking (Don River)

The Toronto Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its meeting to be held on May 26, 1999:

(i)(April 1, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services District 1 respecting Carlaw Avenue from Danforth Avenue to McConnell Avenue - Provision of a "Student Pick-Up/Drop-Off Area" with Short Term Parking (Don River), and recommending:

(1)That the parking prohibition at anytime on the west side of Carlaw Avenue between Danforth Avenue and McConnell Avenue, be rescinded;

(2)That parking be allowed for a maximum period of ten minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the west side of Carlaw Avenue from a point 86.3 metres south of Danforth Avenue to a point 40.7 metres further south;

(3)That parking be prohibited from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., Monday to Friday and at anytime Saturday and Sunday, on the west side of Carlaw Avenue from a point 86.3 metres south of Danforth Avenue to a point 40.7 metres further south;

(4)That parking be prohibited at anytime on the west side of Carlaw Avenue, from Danforth Avenue to a point 86.3 metres south;

(5)That parking be prohibited at anytime on the west side of Carlaw Avenue, from a point 127.0 metres south of Danforth Avenue to McConnell Avenue; and

(6)That the appropriate City Officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to give effect to the foregoing including the introduction in Council of any Bills that are required.

(ii)(April 27, 1999) from A. Sangiorgio, Toronto Catholic District School Board

(iii)(April 27, 1999) from A. Duncan, Holy Name Catholic School

(u)Extension of Permit Parking Hours on Waverley Road, Between Kewbeach Avenue And Kingston Road (East Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the following report and having requested that a poll in the neighbourhood be undertaken:

(April 13, 1999) from the Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1 respecting Extension of Permit Parking Hours on Waverley Road, between Kewbeach Avenue and Kingston Road (East Toronto), and recommending that:

(1)the permit parking hours of operation on Waverley Road, between Kewbeach Avenue and Kingston Road, be extended from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7 days a week, to 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7days a week;

(2)Schedule V of Municipal Code Chapter 400, Traffic and Parking, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code, be amended to incorporate Waverley Road, between Kewbeach Avenue and Kingston Road; and

(3)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the introduction of all necessary bills.

(v)Front Yard Parking Application - 1527 Queen Street East (East Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council reports having requested that a further poll be conducted with respect to the front yard parking application at 1527 Queen Street East:

(April 19, 1999) from Councillor Jakobek

(w)Driveway Widening at 53 Lawrence Avenue West (North Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council reports having requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report, at its meeting to be held on May 26, 1999, on the request for driveway widening 53 Lawrence Avenue West:

(April 22, 1999) from Councillor Walker respecting Driveway Widening at 53 Lawrence Avenue West (North Toronto)

(x)Feasibility of Installing Speed Humps on Belsize Drive (between Mount Pleasant Road and Harwood Drive) (North Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council reports having requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report, at its meeting to be held on May 26, 1999, on the feasibility of installing speed humps on Belsize Drive (between Mount Pleasant Road and Harwood Drive):

(April 26, 1999) from Councillor Walker respecting feasibility of installing speed humps on Belsize Dirve (between Mount Pleasant Road and Harwood Drive) (North Toronto)

(y)Feasibility of Installing Speed Humps on Orchard View Boulevard (between Duplex Avenue and Edith Drive) (North Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council reports having requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report, at its meeting to be held on May 26, 1999:

(1)on the feasibility of installing speed humps on Orchard View Boulevard (between Duplex Avenue and Edith Drive); and

(2)the budget for installing speed humps and the rate at which the funds are being expended:

(April 22, 1999) from Councillor Walker respecting feasibility of installing speed humps on Orchard View Boulevard (between Duplex Avenue and Edith Drive) (North Toronto)

Respectfully submitted,

COUNCILLOR KYLE RAE,

Chair

Toronto, April 28, 1999

Frances M. Pritchard

Tel: (416) 392-7033