City Council · 2024-12-18 14:23 PM
Reconsider Item
Two-Thirds required - CC24.1 - Reconsider the item
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On September 19, 2023, I provided notice to the City Manager of my intention to investigate the City's decision to stop allowing refugee claimants to access spaces in City shelters that were not specifically designated for them. This marks the first investigation undertaken by the Ombudsman Toronto's Housing Unit. This report makes 14 recommendations which are set out below. I am submitting my report, dated December 10, 2024, to City Council for consideration at its December 17, 2024 meeting.
City Council · 2024-12-18 14:23 PM
Two-Thirds required - CC24.1 - Reconsider the item
On April 4, 2022, the City received an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1245 and 1285 Dupont Street, 1260 Dufferin Street, and 213 Emerson Avenue to permit the construction of 2,966 dwelling units and 24,216 square metres of non-residential gross floor area in the 8 buildings already approved on the Site, ranging in height from 18 to 48-storeys. The application represents an approximate 30-percent increase of height and residential gross floor area across Blocks 1 to 4 of the already approved Reimagine Galleria development at the Site. The proposed additional dwelling units include purpose-built rental and affordable rental at the Site. The City received a further resubmission for the Site in January 2024. The applicant appealed City Council's neglect or failure to make a decision on its application for the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to the Ontario Land Tribunal on April 18, 2024. On December 3, 2024, the City Solicitor received a with prejudice settlement offer, consisting of the correspondence and architectural plans and drawings attached to this report as Public Attachment 1. The Settlement Offer is open until the end…
City Council · 2024-12-18 12:25 PM
Majority required - CC24.11 - Adopt the item
Toronto is facing two housing crises – one where there is a lack of deeply affordable and supportive homes for low-income, marginalized, and vulnerable residents, as well as those experiencing homelessness; and a more recent one in which rising housing costs have made it increasingly unaffordable for middle income earners, key workers and professionals to live in the city. To respond to this dual crises, City Council has pledged to meet the Provincial housing target of 285,000 housing starts in Toronto by 2031, As Toronto residents continue to struggle with rising inflation and cost of living, it is becoming increasingly difficult even for middle income earners to access the ownership market, including women-led households and those from equity-deserving communities. As of the 2021 Census, home ownership rates for Indigenous and Black-led households were 50 percent lower than the general population, and historical inequities in homeownership levels within low-income, racialized, and other equity-deserving groups means these groups have not experienced the benefits that typically accompany home ownership. This report recommends key changes to the Home Ownership Assistance Pro…
City Council · 2024-12-18 12:21 PM
Majority required - PH17.5 - Adopt the item
Like many cities around the world, Toronto is experiencing the effects of climate change with more frequent and extended heat events taking place outside of seasonal norms. Excessive indoor temperatures are a particular concern for tenants living in leased residential premises without air conditioning, or other cooling equipment such as heat pumps, who are at higher risk of heat-related health impacts. These impacts are intensified in multi-unit residential buildings and broadly in built-up urban environments with limited greenspace. The City regulates indoor temperatures in leased residential premises through Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 497, Heating and Chapter 629, Property Standards. In the short term, heat-related impacts on residents are being managed through existing City measures such as the Heat Relief Strategy and Heat Relief Network, and in the longer term through policy and program initiatives spanning several City Divisions to support building improvements and enhancing the climate resilience of Toronto's aging housing stock. This report outlines the City’s preliminary actions to address excessive indoor temperatures and is the first in a phased reporting appr…
City Council · 2024-12-18 12:01 PM
Majority required - PH17.5 - Adopt the balance of the item, as amended
City Council · 2024-12-18 12:00 PM
Majority required - PH17.5 - Adoption of Planning and Housing Committee Recommendations 4 and 5 only
City Council · 2024-12-18 11:58 AM
Majority required - PH17.5 - Saxe - motion 1
On February 29th, 2024, Executive Committee adopted EX12.1 - Vehicle-for-Hire and Private Transportation Industries Update Request, requesting staff to analyze driver wages in the vehicle-for-hire industry, which includes taxicabs, limousines and private transportation companies. A team of researchers specializing in research and analysis of the vehicle-for-hire industry in Toronto and internationally, consisting of Dr. Mischa Young from the Université de l’Ontario Français and Dr. Steven Farber and Dr. Mashrur Rahman from the University of Toronto, were retained to complete an assessment of the vehicle-for-hire industry to inform Council about the current state of driver wages. This academic study is supplemented by information about wages and incomes received during public consultations directly from drivers, companies and other stakeholders. The researchers found that the median PTC driver gross earnings was $33.52 per hour in 2023 and $33.18 per hour in 2024 for every engaged hour of work, which includes the time between when a driver accepts a trip request and drops the passenger off. When accounting for all time spent logged onto a platform, including tim…
City Council · 2024-12-18 11:35 AM
Majority required - EX19.3 - Adopt the item as amended
City Council · 2024-12-18 11:33 AM
Majority required - EX19.3 - Burnside - motion 1
City Council on July 24 and 25, 2024, referred Item CC20.3 to the Economic and Community Development Committee for consideration. Summary from the report (July 17, 2024) from the Ombudsman on Ombudsman Toronto Housing Unit Status Report 2024. Pursuant to section 170(2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (COTA), the purpose of this report is to provide City Council with a status report describing the activities of Ombudsman Toronto’s Housing Unit since its creation in July 2023. In less than a year, the Housing Unit has been fully staffed, developed its infrastructure, launched two investigations, provided consultations to City staff, and met with more than 170 people through their engagement work. Notably, the Housing Unit has also developed a framework that uses the concept of housing as a human right to guide their investigations, the first of its kind for an Ombudsman organization in Canada.
City Council · 2024-12-17 17:12 PM
Majority required - EC17.1 - Adopt the item