City Council · 2023-05-12 14:52 PM
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Majority required - MM6.8 - Adopt the item
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- Carried
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- 23-2
- Source outcome
- Carried, 23-2
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In 2020, 2021, and 2022 Toronto City Council elected to extend the application due date for the City's property tax, water and solid waste relief programs for low-income seniors and low-income disabled persons from August 31 to the end of October. Low-income seniors and low-income disabled persons may have been disproportionately affected by lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation. In order to ensure that all eligible residents have ample opportunity to apply for this relief in 2023, it is recommended that the application due date for 2023 be extended from August 31, 2023 to October 31, 2023 for the 2023 tax year.
City Council · 2023-05-12 14:52 PM
Majority required - MM6.8 - Adopt the item
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:33 PM
Two-Thirds required - MM6.8 - Waive referral
Homelessness is a growing crisis in the City of Toronto. According to data from the City of Toronto there are over 10,500 people experiencing homelessness in the City. The shelter system is strained leaving people to find alternative solutions, such as parks or sleeping on the streets. On Friday January 27, 2023, the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness and the Toronto Shelter Network met with former Mayor John Tory, a signatory of the Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness Pledge to End Homelessness. This meeting resulted in agreement to strike a Mayor’s Roundtable to End Homelessness that would be made up of expert representatives from Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness and Toronto Shelter Network membership, as well as other community and City experts. A round table is a vehicle to engage in informed discussion. Clients often come from a diverse range of background and professions. Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness is a large network of over 100 partners committed to ending homelessness Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness also works in partnership with Shelter Support and Housing Administration Toronto.
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:36 PM
Two-Thirds required - MM6.10 - Waive referral
On May 1, 2023, Canada lost a living legend when world renowned folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot passed away at the age of 84. Lightfoot was a long-time resident of Toronto. He settled in the City in 1959 where he began performing in front of small audiences and then at numerous other music venues including 171 times at the iconic Massey Hall where he first performed at the Kiwanis Music Festival at age 13. As Toronto's folk music scene gained momentum, Lightfoot rose to national prominence in the late 1960s reaching international fame in the 1970s with songs that celebrated and captured the essence of being Canadian. He was a prolific and poetic storyteller, shining a world-wide spotlight on themes of Canadian life. Lightfoot made significant contributions to the local Toronto music scene and his legacy endures in Canadian music history. Over the course of his lifetime, he became a role model and mentor to countless artists who followed in his footsteps and found inspiration in his authenticity and his enduring embrace of Canada as his home. This Motion requests that the City Manager explore options for the creation of a statue within the City of Toronto to honour and celebrate t…
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:35 PM
Majority required - MM6.9 - Adopt the item - REVOTE
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:34 PM
Majority required - MM6.9 - Adopt the item
Delta Bingo & Gaming as required by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, submitted a Proposal to Relocate a “Class A” Charitable Bingo Hall from 1799 St. Clair Avenue to 360 Evans Avenue to the City of Toronto for approval on March 22, 2023. Public notice was provided as per the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario requirements and a Community Meeting was held on April 19, 2023. On September 15, 2022, the Etobicoke York Panel of the Committee of Adjustment approved an application for a minor variance to permit a bingo hall on the lands municipally known as 360 Evans Avenue (the "Application" or "A0332/22EYK"). On October 4, 2022 the City Solicitor appealed the decision of the Committee of Adjustment on behalf of the City under the direction of City Council Item ED33.9, headed "Deputy Mayor's Manufacturing Roundtable Summary Report" adopted by City Council at its meeting on August 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2014. Recommendation 2 of Item ED33.9 provides the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff with standing direction to appeal any Committee of Adjustment decision that does not conform to the Official Plan's Employment Area policies. The subject property is des…
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:30 PM
Majority required - MM6.5 - Adopt the item
I write to the Economic and Community Development Committee to correct a long overdue anomaly in the retail landscape in the City of Toronto. Yorkdale Shopping Centre has long sought approval to open for business on six of nine statutory holidays, not only to put themselves on equal footing alongside nine other shopping malls across the Greater Toronto Area, but also in recognition of the significant role they play in Toronto's tourism sector. The City was granted this authority in the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and then subsequently passed legislation to allow such exemptions in Municipal Code Chapter 510-5. Simply put, this action is long overdue. With 4.5 Million of its 18 Million total annual shoppers, Yorkdale welcomes more tourists each year than other top attractions such as Canada's Wonderland, Ripley's Aquarium, and all three of the CN Tower, ROM and AGO combined. Yorkdale has invested $3 Million in its tourism strategy including hiring a full-time manager and a dedicated marketing and advertising campaign to attract domestic and international visitors including the provision of amenities such as luggage check, currency exchange and hotel and car service. Yorkdale is a mem…
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:25 PM
Majority required - EC3.17 - Carroll - motion 1
This report brings forward the draft Downsview Secondary Plan, the draft Priorities for the Community Development Plan and provides updates on the Urban Design and Public Realm Guidelines and the Master Environment Servicing Plan all under development for Update Downsview. The Update Downsview Study ("Study") was initiated by the City in September 2021 following Bombardier's announced departure from the Downsview Airport by 2023, and City Council's March 2021 approval of Site and Area Specific Policy ("SASP") 596. SASP 596 sets out conditions and requirements for the Secondary Plan review including a minimum amount of non-residential uses, the provision of affordable housing, and a number of other studies and analysis that must be undertaken through this Study. Over 30 years and at full build-out, it is anticipated that the Secondary Plan Area will accommodate up to 110,000 new residents (60,000 units) and 47,000 workers, representing one of the largest city-building efforts in the history of Toronto. This is a transformative opportunity to stitch existing and new communities together, enabling the development of more resilient, equitable and connected communities. The Plan is cen…
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:21 PM
Majority required - PH3.17 - Pasternak - motion 1