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Planning and Growth Management Committee, meeting 29, May 1, 2018 - Part 2 of 2
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=13042
Part 1 of 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1Ne76Q-7Gk#t=11m17s
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A
Know
everybody's
telling
me
to
use
the
gavel
I'm
just
asking
nicely:
could
we
get
some
order
in
the
room?
Please
thank
you.
If
you
have
conversations
we'll
just
ask
that
you
please
do
take
them
outside
when
we
broke
for
lunch.
We
had
finished
previous
speaker.
The
next
person
I
have
is
linda
Brett,.
B
B
A
Then
Alistair
is
it
grieve
and
after
Alistair
Michael
spas,
see
any
Alistair
and
anyone
else
who's
here
and
those
that
might
have
not
been
here
in
the
morning
five
minutes
I
turn
the
clocks
on.
We
ask
you
to
please
finish
within
that.
We
do
have
a
lengthy
list
of
speakers
and
we
have
quite
a
number
of
interested
counsellors
as
well,
so
we're
with
you.
There
Alistair
Thank.
C
You,
mr.
chair
and
members
of
council,
my
name
is
Alistair
grieve,
as
mentioned:
I
am
the
owner
and
operator
of
the
found
post,
which
is
a
one
of
the
few
specialist
violin
shops
in
Canada,
we're
located
at
93
Granville
Street
across
from
Women's
College
Hospital
indicated
with
the
red
X
on
the
exhibit
here.
C
This
is
a
really
critical
location
for
us
because
we're,
even
though
we're
in
the
Health
Sciences
District
we're
among
the
in
a
central
location
among
the
culturally
important
institutions
in
the
city
and
being
the
Opera
House
and
the
Rory
Thompson
Hall
and
the
conservatory
and
the
faculty
music
of
the
University
of
Toronto.
So
this
spot
is
very
important
to
us.
So
I
have
been
following
the
DTO
core
process
and
and
how
it
affects
us.
We
have
to
grow.
C
We
have
a
small
4,000
square
foot
building
there
and
we
are
up
to
the
up
to
the
top
right
now
with
instruments.
We
need
to
find
a
way
to
grow,
so
I've
been
watching
closely
about
possibilities
for
increase
of
commercial
square
footage.
The
the
text
is
here
to
do
with
the
Health
Sciences
District
and
it's
well
drafted.
I've
been
in
contact
with
Andrew
for
home
about
it.
C
There
I
have
one
concern,
and
that
is
there's
a
little
bit
of
ambiguity
when
it
says
that
that
increases
in
floor
areas
should
only
contain
institutional
and
non
residential
as
floor
area,
so
that
that
could
be
interpreted
as
being
the
two
together.
That
must
be
institutional
and
non-residential
and
I.
Think
the
intent
of
the
planners
is
to
allow
commercial
square
footage
in
that
area
in
that
district.
So
I
am
requesting
as
a
small
amendment,
which
would
be
that
the
and
be
changed
to
and/or,
which
would
facilitate
commercial
usage
of
that
area
as
well.
C
So
I've
indicated
that
on
the
map
here
in
red,
just
as
a
support
for
that
suggestion,
the
bluer
cultural
corridor
organization
shows,
of
course,
the
Gardner
Museum
on
the
east
side
of
Queens
Park
and
number
two
is
the
Faculty
of
Music
with
their
important
opera
house
facility
and
and
chamber
music
venue
in
that
building.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
and
I
see
your
counselor
shaking
his
head.
I
think
he
understands
the
issues
and
I'll
be
trying
to
deal
with
them
later,
for
you.
Thank
you
for
coming.
I
do
have
other
than
any
questions.
I
have
a
question
of
you.
Sorry
you're,
not
one
of
those
people
that
we
have
to
do
those
noise
regulations
to
keep
you
quiet
depends.
A
D
Good
afternoon
mr.
chair
chairman
committee,
members
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
the
ABC
resident
Association,
which
is
a
group
that
has
an
interest
in
the
bluer
Yorkville
North
Midtown
area
of
the
city.
They
are
I'm
here
today
to
provide
some
support
for
the
teal
core
plan
and
a
few
areas
where
we
would
like
to
see
some
modifications.
D
If
possible,
ABC
RA
has
been
actively
involved
in
the
planning
and
urban
design
matters
in
the
bluer
Yorkville
north
town
district
of
the
city,
a
bcra
in
conjunction
with
the
BIA
and
Jireh
prepared
and
tabled
the
Bloor
Yorkville
North
Midtown
planning
framework
document
in
anticipation
of
the
city.
Preparing
a
new
secondary
plan
to
guide
development
in
this
sector
of
the
city.
D
Abc
are
a
understood
that
the
tÃo
core
plan
would
be
an
important
step
towards
realizing
this
plan,
and
we
welcome
its
new
policies
to
guide
future
downtown
development.
It's
still
ABC
ras
interest
to
see
an
updated
secondary
plan
related
to
related
to
their
district.
That
would
be
based
on
these
new
plan.
Teo
core
plan
principles.
D
The
following
are
our
key
comments,
concerns
and
requested
amendments.
Abc
RA
is
encouraged
by
the
finer
definition
of
mixed-use
designations,
which
support
the
context
of
sensitive
relationship
to
adjacent
built,
form,
scale
and
character.
The
inclusion
of
transition
policies
also
helps
to
clarify
built
form
expectations
at
the
boundaries
of
differing
development,
intensities
and
scales.
D
These
are
the
key
topics
that,
in
the
past,
have
generated
great
variations
in
interpretation
under
the
existing
Official
Plan
ABC
AR
ABC
RA
are
encouraged
by
policy
3.3,
which
sets
out
specific
goals
for
complete
communities.
It
states
new
buildings
will
fit
within
their
existing
and
planned
context.
Conserve
heritage,
attributes,
expand
and
improve
the
public
realm,
create
a
comfortable
microclimate,
provide
transition
between
differing
scales
of
development
and
include
indoor
and
outdoor
amenities
for
both
residents
and
workers.
This
statement
of
goals
is
clearly
in
line
with
ABC
our
ace
fundamental
goals
for
the
district.
D
Similarly,
policies
that
require
an
interconnected
public
realm
are
aligned
with
the
unique
pedestrian
scaled
passages
of
Yorkville.
Where
intimate
and
mid-block
intimate,
mid-block
connections
reinforce
the
character
of
this
district.
We
are
encouraged
by
policy
3.8,
which
states
a
connected
public
realm,
with
an
expanded
system
of
parks
and
open
spaces,
linked
together
by
a
fine-grained
network
of
streets,
sidewalks,
laneways,
mid-block
connections
and
pathways
will
provide
the
foundation
for
health,
livability
and
public
life
as
the
downtown
grows.
There
are,
however,
a
few
areas
where
ABC
RA
recommends
modifications
with
respect
to
small
sites
under
3.16.
D
The
plan
appropriately
identifies
the
trend
toward
the
proliferation
of
smaller
development
sites
in
the
downtown
it
states.
The
pattern
of
growth
downtown
is
predominantly
in
fill
on
increasingly
smaller
sites.
Small
sites
afford
far
fewer
on-site
opportunities
to
address
the
full
range
of
infrastructure
and
require
comprehensive
planning
by
the
city
and
its
partners
to
ensure
complete
communities.
Our
ongoing
concern
in
the
ABC
re
district
is,
with
the
above
wording.
That's
in
bold
type
in
my
submission
to
you
and
it's
related
to
the
words,
far
fewer
on-site
opportunities
seeking
significant
intensified
development.
D
The
Bloor
Yorkville
North
Midtown
planning
framework
and
implementation
strategy
dated
August
2015
identified
a
series
of
finer
scale,
public
realm
improvements
that
should
be
created
even
on
the
smallest
development
sites.
These
include
sliver
parks
and
enhance
setbacks.
Enhanced
intersections
among
other
public
realm
improvements,
ABC
ra
would
recommend
the
removal
of
the
words
far
fewer
in
the
text
above
and
identify
the
continuing
responsibility
to
provide
private
side
public
realm
improvements
on
all
sites,
independent
of
size
with
respect
to
growth
within
neighborhoods.
The
plan
clearly
directs
growth
to
mixed-use
designations.
D
Abc
ra,
however,
continues
to
witness
applications
for
increased
height
and
debt.
Michael
I
need
you
to
sum
up,
are
we
there?
Well,
we
support
the
the
range
of
mixed
use
designations
in
the
site.
We
have
one
concern
with
the
mix
use
for
designation,
that's
north
of
pairs,
Avenue
on
Avenue,
Road
and
we'd.
Ask
that
that
be
reverted
to
a
mixed
use
for
designation.
That
was
in
the
plan
in
September
of
2017
other
than
that
we
seek
to.
We
are
supportive
of
the
plan
direction
and
look
forward
to
a
second
year.
Are.
D
E
As
you
know,
my
name
is:
is
Christie
Gibson
I'm
a
lawyer
with
castles
brach,
and
we
are
counsel
for
the
Governing
Council
of
the
University
of
Toronto.
We're
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
this
afternoon
as
one
of
the
city's
largest
landowners.
The
university's
relationship
with
the
city
is
undeniably
important.
The
st.
George
campus
role
in
the
downtown
provides
significant
amenity
and
employment
opportunities
in
the
city.
E
The
university
has
met
with
city
planning
staff
twice
throughout
the
teok
or
consultation
process,
and
is
grateful
that
many
of
its
concerns
have
been
addressed
through
revisions
to
Teo
core.
However,
the
university
still
has
a
number
of
important
concerns,
which
are
noted
in
the
correspondence
that
we
filed
with
this
committee
dated
April
30th.
E
E
Institutions
should
be
exempted
from
a
number
of
she's
in
the
proposed
secondary
plan
as
publicly
funded
entities
with
development,
cost
constraints
and
limited
land
available
for
development,
to
provide
the
additional
amenities
and
comply
with
various
residential
and
retail
policies
in
tÃo
core
is
inappropriate
and
will
negatively
impact
institutions
abilities
to
fulfill
their
own
mandates.
These
policies
fail
to
acknowledge
the
significant
amenity
provided
by
these
institutions
in
and
of
themselves,
and
the
important
role
that
institutions
play
in
our
downtown.
E
A
D
E
There
there
have
been
changes
to
to
the
proposal,
as
you
know,
to
teok
or
over
the
course
of
the
last
several
months,
and
so
since
the
last
meeting
that
the
university
has
had
with
the
city.
With
respect
to
this,
there
are
clarified
policies
around
the
Health
Sciences
District
around
the
requirements
on
first
responder
facilities,
community
service
facilities
and
other
public
facilities.
There's
also
been
further
clarification
around
unit
sizes
and
dwelling
room
size
policies
which
should
not
be
applicable
to
institutions.
E
There's
also
been
some
changes
to
the
news
to
these
near
zero
emissions,
development
policies,
and
so
those
changes
are
also
reflected
in
our
correspondence
and
need
further
discussion
with
the
city
and
then
finally,
there's
also
some
policies
respecting
setbacks
and
bill
form
that
have
been
changed
since
our
last
meeting
with
the
city
and
so
we've.
We
are
looking
to
have
a
meeting
with
the
city
to
discuss
that
further.
A
Thank
you,
but
I
was
wondering
he
Amy
Christie,
on
the
same
course.
The
items
that
you
refer
to,
though
you
did
bring
them
to
the
attention
of
the
planning
staff
or
they
were
brought
to
their
attention
at
previous
meetings.
You're,
just
not
in
agreement
with
what
the
recommendations
aren't
now.
Am
I
correct
so.
E
Not
quite
we
have
raised
concerns
previously,
so
there
were
two
two
letters
followed
previously
with
the
city
as
well
as
the
two
meetings
which
I've
referenced.
Those
two
letters
are
enclosed
in
the
letter
that
we
filed
with
this
committee,
so
they're
all
in
one
package,
but
the
policies
that
I've
referred
to
have
changed
slightly
since
the
last
meeting,
and
so
there's
continued
concern
with
them.
Well,.
A
I
understand
that,
but
in
your
previous
meetings
in
regards
to
those
policies,
the
university
would
have
stated
its
wishes
and
its
regard
and
if
staff
have
changed
some
since
then,
as
they
haven't
changed
them
the
way
that
you
like
to,
but
they
is
there
anything
which
was
the
question
that
you
raised
at
the
previous
meetings.
That's
new
in
this
because
you
know
the
document
goes
out.
Public
consultation,
people,
like
your
organizations
and
others
comment,
goes
back
to
staff.
They
review
it.
They
make
some
adjustments
and
they
bring
it
to
us
after
for
a
public
meeting.
A
E
I
I
can
I
can
appreciate
your
concern
in
your
question.
There
is
in
addition
to
what
I
had
referenced
earlier.
I
can
point
you
directly
to
the
Parkland
contribution
policies
which
have
changed
and
I
do
not
believe
have
been
previously
discussed
with
the
city
because
of
the
way
in
which
they
have
been
changed.
E
Additionally,
OPA
406
that
language
has
been
introduced
since
the
last
meeting,
and
there
is
a
reference
in
there
to
Health
Sciences
District
as
a
prime
location
for
the
expansion
of
healthcare
facilities
and
related
research.
So
that's
another
example
of
a
policy
or
a
or
a
change
that
has
been
introduced
since
the
last
meeting
that
we
are
still
looking
to
meet
with
the
city
to
discuss.
Okay,.
E
F
F
Oliver
and
ms
vowel
is
e
in
terms
of
their
concerns
with
the
current
neighborhood
designation
on
their
property
and
how
they
have
a
very
unique
area
within
downtown
Toronto
that
is
surrounded
by
high-rise,
high
density,
mixed
active
uses
on
three
sides
and
their
proximity
to
two
major
transit
stations
and,
as
such
believed
that
the
the
property
is
more
appropriately
designated
for
mixed
use
to
facilitate
higher
forms
of
development.
The
proposed
downtown
plan
is
being
characterized
as
one
of
the
first
comprehensive
policy
reviews
undertaken
in
decades.
F
But
today
really
no
longer
function
or
have
the
attributes
that
support
that
function
no
highest
and
best
use
was
done
for
these
such
pocket.
I'm
orphan
sites
within
the
city
and
I
think
that
there
are
key
sites
that
should
have
been
looked
at,
such
as
the
Huntley
block
we
did
submit
in
December
of
2017
a
rather
detailed
planning
justification
letter
and,
as
I
mentioned,
you
heard
from
three
of
the
residents
in
the
block
today
explaining
their
experiences
within
the
area
and
some
of
the
challenges
for
maintaining
it
as
a
single-family
low
density
street.
F
It's
not
chipping
away
at
the
foundation
of
the
neighborhood
designation,
it's
a
large
parcel
of
land
and
it's
pretty
unique
that
you
get
nine
landowners
to
come
together
and
work
cooperatively
to
proactively
try
to
improve
their
neighborhood
and
facilitate
intensification
where
there's
existing
transit
infrastructure,
there's
schools
with
capacity
and
a
number
of
community
services
and
opportunities
for
live
work.
The
block
has
frontage
on
two
public
roadways,
as
well
as
the
private
road
way.
F
There's
no
listed
heritage
buildings
on
the
block
or
immediately
surrounding,
and
we
believe
that
by
extending
the
boundary
to
the
south
to
capture
this,
one
small
piece
that
has
been
carved
out
will
help
the
City
of
Toronto
achieve
its
plan,
calls
for
intensification,
Xand,
complete
communities,
and
it
will
also
reflect
the
existing
land
use
conditions,
the
surroundings
and
the
community
attributes
which
make
it
quite
different
than
other
neighborhood
areas.
We
would
respect
that
the
council
and
the
community
consider
this
moving
forward.
Thank
you.
A
G
G
My
request
isn't
actually
a
necessarily
a
deferral
I'm
just
seeking
support
for
the
continuing
dialogue,
because
the
dialogue
with
my
friends
in
the
planning
department
has
actually
been
quite
useful
and
helpful
and
and
I
think
it
would
be
good
if
that
could
continue,
because
I
don't
want
to
take
and
I,
don't
expect
to
take
the
city
off
its
track
for
approving
the
downtown
secondary
plan.
But
our
institutions
provide
important
community
services,
support
the
infrastructure
and
they
have
unique
needs
related
to
their
uses.
G
So
I
think
that
in
a
response
to
to
the
chairs
question
previously
about,
what's
changed
one
of
the
things
that's
happened,
which
is
great
because
I
also
represent
hospitals
in
the
district.
The
Health
District
is
that
the
policies
have
strengthened
in
that
regard,
but
the
one
particular
hospital,
that's
outside
the
health
district,
that's
of
significance
to
our
city
is
st.
Michael's
Hospital
and
the
same
kind
of
policies
aren't
aren't
afforded
to
st.
Michael's
Hospital,
which
has
a
variety
of
different
designations,
including
part
of
its
site
being
in
the
financial
district.
H
G
Yes,
well
some
of
the
policies
that
support
and
encourage
you,
because,
where
you're
doing
a
plan
for
a
long
term
and
I've
acted
for
st.
Michael's
Hospital
for
the
since
Kyle
raid
for
at
least
20
years,
and
so
there's
continual
expansions.
But
it's
not
actually
recognized
in
in
the
plan
and,
for
example,
one
of
their
properties
is
identified
as
requiring
a
hundred
percent
office
replacement
if
it
were
to
turned
into
a
hospital
because
it
has
doctors
offices.
What.
G
And
so
there's
a
number
of
properties
and-
and
there
doesn't
seem
to
be
the
same
recognition
that
they're
part
and
parcel
of
that
hospital
complex
which
is
unique,
and
then
it's
not
part
of
the
Health
District.
So
we're
planning
not
just
for
the
next
five
years,
because
I've
been
working
very
hard
with
the
planning
staff
on
getting
the
emergency
ward
built
and
the
council
local
councillor
has
been
very
involved.
So
so
the
immediate
needs
are
obviously
being
addressed.
But
it's
thinking
about
it
from
a
long-term
perspective.
G
A
I
You
for
indulging
I
just
wanted
to
build
on
that,
so,
for
as
it
relates
to
health
institutions
that
are
outside
of
the
proposed
Health
Sciences
District
you
mentioned,
st.
Mike's
I
would
also
allude
to
the
Western
UHS
to
the
CAMH
properties
at
college
and
Russell.
What
suggestions
and
I
in
your
recommendation
to
carry
on
dialogue
which
I'm
certain
our
staff
are
keen
on
prior
to
this
coming
to
Council?
What
are
some
of
the
recommendations
we
should
be
looking
out
for
that.
G
G
I've,
never
done
an
institution
with
a
750
square
meter
floor
plate,
and
so
when
you
look
at
the
built
form
policies
I,
you
get
the
sense
that
different
considerations
will
be
at
play
when
you
consider
a
community
use
in
the
district
versus
outside
the
district,
but
the
the
use
is
just
as
important
and
and
you're
juggling
your
juggling
different
interests,
and
you
want
to
ensure
that
the
priority
is
given
to.
Obviously
you
want
to
make
sure
it's
compatible,
but
if
you're
delivering
an
emergency
water
you're
delivering
a
hospital,
the
built
form
needs
are
very
unique.
A
J
Shawn
Ellen
and
I
want
to
thank
you
at
CEO
for
everybody
here
for
having
me
speak,
I
appreciate
it.
I'll
make
this
quick,
I'm
sure
you've
been
hearing
people
talk
about
today,
so
for
me,
I
just
wanted
to
address
a
couple
things,
the
first
being
that
we
have
zoning
downtown.
So
you
have
Health
Sciences
District.
You
also
have
this
financial
district
I
think
it
would
be
wise
to
the
at
broaden
broadening
this
to
a
convention
district
people
that
I
want
to
give
a
nod
to
the
good
folks
at
unifor,
local
75
75.
J
J
That
I
think
deserve
some
sort
of
acknowledgment
in
terms
of
how
it
affects
travelling
tourism
in
Toronto,
with
the
announcements
from
the
Prime
Minister
the
other
day
about
what's
happening
in
Vancouver
and
they're,
being
tech
conventions
coming
to
the
city,
starting
at
raising
all
kinds
of
money
for
all
kinds
of
different
sectors,
upwards
of
the
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars.
Hundred
and
forty-three
was
the
last
quote
that
I
heard
shout
out.
J
J
These
are
very,
very
good
jobs
that
we
would
be
losing
in
that
battle.
So
I
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear
and
have
it
on
the
radar
everybody
here
when
they're
making
these
decisions,
because
these
jobs,
as
well
as
our
competitiveness,
are
kind
of
interlinked.
You
want
to
make
sure
that
we
protect
those
things.
So
that's
all
I
have
to
say
thank.
A
You
are
there,
questions
of
the
dependent,
so
I
will
just
quickly
tion.
So
what's
your
if
I
understand
cutting
it
down?
Your
concern
is
that
hotels
can
come
down
and
not
be
replaced
with
the
same
number
or
rooms,
and
therefore
there
might
not
be
enough
space
for
tourists
in
the
city,
and
you
like
what
we
do
with
protecting
residential
zoning
in
residential
rooms
and
you're
wondering
why
we're
not
doing
that
and
when
it
comes
to
hotel
rooms
and.
J
A
Know
I
understand
that,
but
we
deal
with
that.
I
appreciate
and
I
know
why
you're
here
and
who
you
represent?
It's
all
the
members
livelihood
I'm
trying
to
deal
with
the
planning
issue,
that's
in
front
of
us
and
what
you're
raising.
Thank
you
very
much
for
coming.
Thank
you.
Okay,
I
have
next
benjamin
huff
and
max
Alan.
I
Owen,
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak
today.
I'm
Benjamin
Hoff
with
urban
strategies,
I'm
representing
Ryerson
University
and
echoing
some
of
the
sentiments
of
some
of
the
previous
commenters,
so
on
Ryerson,
has
been
involved
in
the
in
the
development
of
the
the
downtown
plan
and
has
provided
input
on
multiple
occasions
and
and
through
this
process,
we've
seen
many
positive
changes
in
the
policies
that
have
come
forward
and
including
the
introduction
of
new
policies
specifically
to
protect
institutions
and
to
allow
for
the
expansion
of
institutions.
I
So
there's
a
lot
of
good
work,
that's
being
done
by
staff
to
to
respond
to
the
feedback
that
we
and
others
have
provided.
We
recently
submitted
a
letter
to
staff
outlining
some
additional
areas
of
concern
that
we
had
and
I
think.
The
primary
concern
is
that
that
the
the
plan
actually
recognized
the
unique
needs
of
institutional
uses
to
grow
and
prosper
in
the
city
and
I
think
as
the
previous
deputy
and
Christy
Gibson,
to
paraphrase
her
to
to
apply
that
institutional
lens
to
the
policies
is
an
important
consideration.
A
K
Good
afternoon
I
represent
the
Grange
Community
Association.
Let
me
say
first
what
we
support,
that
you've
heard
already
or
will
hear
the
gray.
The
garment
district
Neighborhood
Association
is
a
colleague
of
ours
in
the
residents
association,
business
and
they
have
suggested,
and
you
have
the
material
in
front
of
you,
a
amendment
to
section
8.28.
K
We
agree
with
that
suggestion.
Item
seven
on
the
list
this
afternoon
includes
the
speaker,
Sitaram
Katalin
Singh,
who
many
of
you
know
she's
had
to
go
for
a
teleconference.
The
Grange
Community
Association
supports
what
she
has
to
say
and
you've
got
it
in
front
of
you
and
both
of
these
issues
will
be
as
I
understand
it.
K
The
subject
of
a
motion
that
counselor
dressing
will
put
before
you
and
now
for
the
thing
that
is
unique
to
our
presentation:
The
Grange,
Community
Association
covers
the
area
between
College
Street
and
Queen
Street
from
University
Avenue
to
Bathurst
and
going
across
the
middle
of
that
area
is
Dundas.
Street
Dundas
Street
between
University
and
McCall,
is
designated
as
part
of
the
Health
Sciences
District
area.
Now
we
ask
that
you
undesignated
that
strip
of
Dundas
Street
as
part
of
the
Health
Sciences
District,
for
a
reason
that
I'll
explain
to
you.
K
K
They
have
been
receptive
to
our
ideas
about
the
kinds
of
public
benefits
and
especially
the
services
and
facilities
for
all
levels
of
employees,
of
the
Health
Sciences,
District
adjacent
that
might
be
incorporated
into
those
buildings.
The
general
way
of
looking
at
community
services
and
facilities
up
until
the
present
has
been
that
those
services
and
facilities
will
be
somewhere
in
the
area
of
a
new
building.
We
have
been
suggesting
at
the
board
and
other
places
that
more
attention
be
paid
to
what
kind
of
public
benefits
can
be
put
inside
the
buildings.
K
This
is
analogous
to
the
idea
that
parks
should
be
on-site.
We
think
that
some
public
services
and
facilities
could
be
on-site
also
and
this
strip
of
Dundas
being
very
close
to
the
Health
Sciences
District.
We're
not
only
rich
doctors
work,
but
there
are
people
who
work
in
janitorial
positions
and
so
forth
need
to
be
able
to
live
near
where
they
work.
You
you're
familiar
with
this
idea.
K
I'm
sure
we
think
that
that
strip
of
Dundas
would
be
an
ideal
place,
for
example,
for
residential
density
increases,
which
are
not
allowed
under
the
current
draft
that
you
have
in
front
of
you
for,
for
example,
what's
generally
called
affordable
housing.
One
of
these
buildings
is
going
to
be
billed
as
a
rental
building
entirely
and
there's
a
perfect
opportunity.
We
think
for
below
market
rate
rentals.
K
So
we
urge
that
the
boundaries
of
the
Health
Sciences
district
be
adjusted
to
remove
the
properties
on
the
north
side
of
Dundas
between
McCollum
University,
including
to
15-under,
Street
West
and
292
Dundas
West.
Let
me
just
repeat
it
again:
we
think
that
the
include
the
Northside
of
Dundas
in
the
Health
Sciences
District
area
is
counterproductive,
and
we
that
we
hope
that
that
particular
strip
of
four
blocks
on
the
Northside
of
Dundas
can
be
removed
from
the
health
sciences
district.
Thank
you.
A
C
Up
morning
or
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
Chris
Polk
and
I'm,
a
member
of
housing
matters.
We
are
a
group
of
Torontonians
who
advocate
for
increased
housing
supply
to
address
the
housing,
availability
and
affordability
crisis,
that
is,
pricing,
many
renters
young
people
and
middle-class
families
out
of
our
city.
We
take
very
seriously
the
common-sense
notion
that
if
we
want
more
people
to
have
housing
in
Toronto,
we're
going
to
need
to
build
more
housing,
I
appreciate
being
granted
the
opportunity
today
to
comment
on
Teal'c
or
the
downtown
plan
Official
Plan
amendment.
C
It
would
like
to
start
by
thanking
the
planning
staff
for
the
diligent
work
that
went
into
its
preparation.
There's
a
lot
to
like
in
it
78
pages.
Downtown
is
certainly
one
part
of
Toronto
where
we
have
not
shied
away
from
much
needed
intensification,
and
we
believe
that
the
city
is
all
the
better
for
it.
C
That
said,
we
would
like
to
highlight
the
treatment
of
neighborhoods
within
the
plan
and
what
we
view
as
a
missed
opportunity,
given
your
official
plans
guidance
to
have
any
new
development
proposed
within
our
neighborhoods
protect
and
reinforce
existing
physical
character.
The
housing
market
in
Toronto
has
bifurcated
quite
dramatically
on
one
hand.
We
continue
to
build
high-rise,
condominium
housing
at
a
reasonable
rate
to
the
benefit
of
the
thousands
of
people
who
now
have
homes
downtown
where
they
otherwise
would
not,
and
on
the
other,
we
continue
to
protect
our
neighborhoods
from
any
meaningful
intensification.
C
This
phenomenon
has
led
to
a
missing
housing
typology,
known
as
the
missing
middle
missing.
Middle
housing
refers
to
multi-unit
housing
types
such
as
duplexes,
triplexes,
four
plexus,
townhouses
and
walk-up
apartments
that
provide
diverse
housing
choices
and
generate
enough
density
to
support,
transit
and
locally
serving
commercial
amenities,
but
that
we
rarely
see
bill
anymore
despite
their
popularity
as
a
consequence,
even
downtown.
We
see
very
low
density
housing,
including
detached
housing
within
a
short
walking
distance
of
many
subway
stations
in
a
rapidly
growing
city,
with
a
rapidly
with
rapidly
rising
prices
and
a
1.1%
rental
vacancy
rate.
C
We
believe
that
we
should
take
advantage
of
every
opportunity
available
to
rethink
this
approach,
including
as
part
of
this
official
plan
amendment.
We
recognize,
based
on
prior
conversations,
that
this
perspective
is
not
foreign
to
planning
staff
and
that
it
would
likely
need
to
be
unpacked
as
part
of
a
much
larger
discussion
addressing
the
appropriateness
of
maintaining
the
stability
of
our
neighborhoods
at
the
cost
of
housing,
availability
and
affordability.
But
our
purpose
today
is
to
simply
highlight
its
importance
for
the
record.
C
A
B
My
purpose
in
coming
here
today
was
to
ask
you
to
move
this
on
to
Council
and
not
to
refer
it
or
delay.
It
we're
very
supportive
of
the
provisions
within
the
downtown
plan.
We've
been
involved
with
it
from
from
day
one.
Our
particular
area
of
interest
is
in
the
park
lands
and
our
residents
borders
on
the
Rosedale
Valley
ravine.
So
we
have
been
very
active
in
the
parkland
in
public
realm
aspects
of
the
plan.
B
Catherine
has
been
involved
as
well,
and
that's
why
we're
deep
eating
together,
her
association,
the
baked
Clover
Hill
Association,
have
been
very
active
in
the
parts
in
public
realms
plan
as
well
and
she's
going
to
get
into
some
of
the
discussions
we've
had
and
made
with
the
City
of
Toronto
and
where
we
see
this
going,
we
want
to
see
this
plan
move
forward.
This
is
a
plan
we
want
to
see
it
being
executed.
We
don't
want
to
see
arguments
over
wordings
of
a
plan
for
the
next
2-3
years.
B
L
Good
afternoon,
members
of
the
planning
and
growth
management
committee,
as
Linda
mentioned
I,
belong
to
the
Baker
over
Hill
Community,
Association
and
I'm,
a
member
of
the
executive
of
that
resident
Association.
We
represent
one
square
kilometer
in
downtown
Toronto
in
an
area
that
is
growing
very
rapidly.
The
map
that
you
see
in
front
of
you
is
taken
from
the
policies
section
of
this
document
before
you
that
your
that
we're
hoping
you
will
pass
forward
to
City
Council
with
your
approval
for
their
for
their
approval.
L
So
this
this
map
shows
us
as
a
community
how
much
of
that
downtown
space
is
actually
being
considered
for
densification,
and
some
of
those
X's
of
mixed-use
are
really
on
places
that
are
small,
viable,
neighborhoods
right
now
and
that's
part
of
our
real
interest
in
being
very
active
in
this
whole
process
of
the
the
policies
for
the
tÃo
core.
Let's
go
on
to
that
too.
L
So
this
one
shows
how
you
have
trimmed
down
to
the
part
of
downtown
Toronto,
that
you're
focusing
on
right
now
for
intensification
and
Linda's,
going
to
put
her
finger
on
the
place
where
we
live,
which
is
right,
Yonge,
Street
between
Bloor
and
College
and
Bay
and
Yonge,
and
that
is
really
well.
It's
been
called
center
ice
by
someone
I
know,
and
it
is
really
very,
very
active
in
terms
of
development,
and
that
is
shown
to
us
that
we
need
to
be
proactive
in
what
we
think
is
important
in
our
community.
L
That
Linda's
mentioned
is
parks
and
the
other
one
is
heritage,
so
in
the
parks
districts
district
number
11
on
this
map
is
believe
it
or
not.
Bay
Clover,
Hill
green
pedestrian
loop
and
when
we
met
with
the
facilitators,
forty
oak
or
in
tooth
in
2016-
and
they
started
talking
about
this
vague
core
circle
which
didn't
look
like
green
to
us
at
all.
L
The
Don
Valley
Parkway,
the
railway
lands
at
the
north,
the
garrison
Creek,
which
was
buried
and
had
been
built
on
top
of
and
finally
the
Southshore,
which
was
the
islands
which
are
not
accessible
except
by
a
ferry.
So
we
said
okay,
if
they
can
be
as
limited
in
their
green
as
that,
why
don't
we
propose
something
right
in
our
community?
L
That
is
also
pretty
limited
in
green,
and
so
we
came
up
with
a
2
kilometer
green
pedestrian,
walk
in
our
community
and
the
church
Wells
a
community
which
is
exactly
across
Yonge
Street
from
us,
and
we
have
that
forced
us
to
focus
on
Popp's
sidewalks
with
heritage
on
them.
Little
parks,
linear
parks
over
the
subway
line,
other
little
parks
that
were
totally
piles
of
dirt.
They
were
not
being
maintained
and
back
lanes
and
we
have
come
up
with
a
pretty
interesting
walk
that
can
continue
for
two
kilometres
through
both
of
our
communities.
L
We
had
a
handful
of
about
five
things
we
needed
to
keep
our
finger
on
because
they
were
upcoming
issues.
We
knew
they
were
upcoming.
We
have
procured
support
from
the
TTC
to
broaden
a
pedestrian
walkway
on
their
property,
with
the
changing
of
the
Wellesley
subway
station
to
modernize
it,
we
have
procured,
we
hope,
a
piece
of
a
large
piece
of
green
at
15
Wellesley,
Street
East,
when
a
green
pea
parking
lot
is
being
commuted
converted
to
living
space.
L
There
will
be
living
space
Tower
in
it,
but
there
will
also
be
a
lot
of
Park
the
Marriott
Hotel,
the
mayor
of
the
Courtyard
Marriott.
They
have
converted
to
residential
and
a
little
bit
of
hotel.
We
have
a
narrow
strip
of
walkway
along
their
property
right
in
line
with
where
we
needed
it.
There
is
support
of
the
downtown
young
BIA
to
have
a
crosswalk
between
the
McGill
Grant.
Well,
what
is
really
hater
Street?
What
used
to
be
a
hater
Street
on
the
east?
It's
a
music
focus
on
two
buildings.
L
L
This
is
the
kind
of
forward
thinking
that
it
forced
us
to
proceed
into
and
the
fourth,
the
fourth
piece
of
mapping
that
I'm
going
to
show
you
is
the
is
the
core
circle
and
at
the
very
last
period
of
this
planning
process
in
September,
they
extended
the
deadline
for
finished
because
they
wanted
to
consult
with
stakeholders
just
a
little
bit
longer.
We
looked
at
what
they
had
proposed
and
in
the
northeast
corner
we
felt
they
had
fallen
short.
L
L
We
also
suggested
that
the
railway
line
and
I
think
this
was
really
part
of
their
thinking,
but
they
didn't
put
it
into
writing
the
railway
line
up
at
the
north
end,
which
is
where
the
is
the
CPE
rail
that
is
underutilized
in
a
huge
way
right
now,
we
suggested
they
purchased
10
meters
on
the
south
side
and
make
that
a
pedestrian
walkway
and
that
sort
of
completes
it.
Those
are
the
things
that
has
forced
us
to
do.
We
are
suggesting
we
want
you
to
pass
this
and
go
fast.
Okay,.
B
B
We
took
the
planning
staff
or
the
staff
for
tea
oak
or
on
more
than
one
walk
with
us,
the
inner
circle,
the
outer
circle,
and
it's
our
it's
our
neighborhood
up
here
at
the
upper
circle
and
I
was
on
that
walk
as
well,
and
so
all
of
these
have
been
moved
into
the
plan.
So
our
message
to
you
is,
we
were
heard.
We
were
listened
to.
We
believe
that
we've
got
a
good
foundation
to
start
working
on,
but
what
we
want
to
do
is
start
working
on
the
next
phase,
so
we're
hopeful
that
you
will.
B
A
M
Okay,
I
am
Michael
Rosenberg
she's
in
terms
of
overall
direction,
I
mean
there's
a
many
things
in
this
document
and
I
think
that
it
can
just
as
easily
be
seen
as
a
document
about
what
to
slow
down
as
a
document
about
what
to
speed
up,
and
it
is
good
that
you
do
have
multiple
different
types
of
mixed
use
areas.
So
one
of
the
things
that
a
lot
of
people
have
been
asking
for
for
a
long
time
is
starting
to
happen,
but
I
don't
think
it's
happening
in
the
best
way
possible.
M
Overall,
there's
a
number
of
things
that
could
be
very
different
about
this
document.
If
we
had
a
different
philosophy,
I
mean
I
would
like
to
start
just
point
out
that
there
are
really
three
different
downtown's.
There's
that
there's
the
core
business
area,
there's
the
architectural
downtown
and
there's
a
sociological
downtown,
and
since
this
is
a
planning
document,
the
downtown
should
mainly
refer
to
the
architectural
downtown,
and
this
dark
downtown
is
way
too
big.
M
The
real
downtown
that
you
should
be
looking
at
is
essentially
between
about
Huron
and
Jarvis
it,
and,
and
maybe
one
or
two
streets
north
of
Bloor.
So
those
are
some
of
the
sort
of
philosophical
questions
about
what
the
overall
planning
context
should
be
and
and
the
fact
that
we
really
don't
need
to
have
intensification
as
the
primary
thing
that
happens
all
in
downtown.
M
There
are
supposed
to
be
other
centers
in
the
city
and
a
more
moderate
level
of
density
could
be
looked
at
in
many
parts
of
the
city,
so
that
there
are,
there
are
overall
sort
of
philosophical
differences
and
I
think
it
is
reasonable
for
people
to
come
to
city
councilors,
even
on
issues
that
the
staff
have
not
actually
done,
even
though
it
has
been
said
to
them.
Well,
they
didn't
do
certain
things,
so
people
can
come
here.
So
if,
if
I
was
really
rewriting,
this
I
would
take
a
somewhat
different
philosophy
on
many
parts
of
it.
M
But
in
terms
of
the
one
thing
that
I
think
most
is
of
concern
and
can
be
done
with
a
relatively
small
number
of
changes.
Is
the
issue
of
mixed
use
areas
the
way
the
plan
the
overall
plan
works
now?
Is
you
have
growth
and
protected,
and
then
you
have
land
uses
under
those
and
now
mixed-use
is
entirely
under
growth.
M
Right
now
we
have
kind
of
mixed
wording,
we're
in
one
sense,
they're
called
growth
in
another
sense
they're,
not
because
only
one
of
the
mixed
use
areas
is
called
growth,
implying
that
the
others
may
be
art,
it's
kind
of
ambiguous.
If
there
was
a
clear
and
separate
ninth
land
use
category
under
protected
that
you
could
put
these
mixed
use.
Areas
under
it
would
be
much
clearer,
but
but
failing
that,
I
would
just
make
two
very
specific
points.
One
is
what
appears
to
be
an
error
in
the
document
which
is
in
9.7.
M
The
joining
word
is,
and
but
I'm
pretty
sure
you
meant
and
or
or
or
in
that
one.
So
look
at
that
and
the
other
one
is
on
where
you
can
make
the
most
substantial
change
to
to
the
mixed
use
areas
is
in
is
that
the
mixed
use
area?
Three
is
a
good
idea,
but
I
think
maybe
some
of
four
should
have
been
in
three
especially
long
Dundas
Street
and
some
others.
M
Instead
of
saying
80%
of
the
right-of-way
change
that
to
a
45
degree,
plain
above,
the
third
storey
should
be
approximately
12
meter
or
80%
of
the
right-of-way,
whichever
is
less,
in
other
words
the
mixed-use
I'm
inside
the
the
mid-rise
building
in
a
mixed
use
area,
and
if
you
want,
you
can
restrict
that
to
mixed
use
area.
Three
mid-rise
building
in
mixed
use
area,
three,
the
main
streets
should
have
a
third
storey
and
then
the
the
angular
plane
of
45
degrees
begins.
At
that
point,
I.
A
N
Good
afternoon
to
you
I'm
pleased
to
be
here
to
talk
to
teal,
Corps
and,
and
the
authors
thereof,
and
the
council
I'm
from
the
harvard
village
residents
association.
We
serve
an
area
that
is
bounded
by
college,
Bathurst,
Bloor
and
Spadina,
where
a
dense,
Victorian
community,
our
population,
is
rising
with
houses
mostly
grow.
Many
divided
into
flats
rooming
houses,
with
expansion
of
rental
properties,
on
Spadina
and
at
honest
ads
on
Bathurst
to
us.
N
N
The
highlight
for
us
is
seeing
the
planners
involved
in
teal
core
realized.
They
were
simply
beginning
the
work
of
city
building
and
that
we
might
be
partners.
Our
focus
in
this
process
has
been
parks
in
public
realm.
Not
the
big
flashy
moves,
but
the
little
local
interventions
that
will
build
great
ecosystem
capacity
and
human
livability
a
tree,
a
bush,
a
bench
at
a
time
we're
realizing
the
city's
potential.
We
are
a
dense
Victorian
community,
with
a
community
of
ethic,
that's
devoted
to
the
preservation
and
enhancement
of
the
urban
forests.
N
Our
2007
inventory
counted
four
thousand
trees
in
a
kilometre
Square
neighborhood,
most
of
them
on
private
land.
Yet,
like
many
other
neighborhoods,
we
are
notably
deficient
in
park
space
in
communal
space
in
a
fully
realized
public
realm
and
our
population
is
increasing.
Our
challenge
is
this:
in
many
downtown
neighborhoods
Park
space
acquisition
is
out
of
the
question
for
the
children
and
my
part
of
town.
The
park
where
they
play
is
actually
the
front
street.
Is
this
something
that
we
can
build
on?
Have
they
got
an
idea?
N
We
can
use
our
green
master
plan
in
Harvard,
Village
seeks
to
repurpose
the
city's
flanking
boulevards
along
Main
streets
and
our
lane
ways
into
green
spaces.
In
the
same
vein,
we
have
seen
unused
land
become
an
urban
park
at
the
Bentley.
Could
the
same
kind
of
thinking
change
our
neighborhoods?
Our
internal
streets
are
about
20%
of
our
own
land
area.
N
600
kilometers
of
sidewalk
300
kilometers
of
street.
Are
these
local
streets
actually
unrealized
public
realm
assets?
Are
there
more
net,
naturally
adaptive
ways
to
calm
and
handle
traffic
and
parking?
We
hope
we
are
correct
and
seeing
the
teal
core
proposal
for
pilot
studies
in
Chapter
7
as
being
away
neighborhoods
such
as
ours
could
collaborate
with
the
city
to
transform
our
inner
neighborhood
street.
So
they
are
walkable,
green
playable
and
places
of
sanctuary
public
places.
They
can
contribute
to
the
green
infrastructure.
N
They
can
improve
mobility,
retain
stormwater
ameliorate,
heat
island
effects
and
provide
green
links
that
foster
a
vibrant
natural
ecosystem,
as
well
as
human
wellbeing,
with
thousands
of
citizens
moving
into
the
downtown
our
neighborhood
streets
are
a
resource
we
can't
afford
to
ignore.
The
teal
core
plan
sets
out
impressive
city
level,
green
space
goals,
but
even
more
encouraging
and
progressive.
It
also
recognizes
the
need
to
transform
smaller
neighborhood
spaces
and
to
embark
on
a
collaborative
model
between
communities
and
the
city
to
pilot
fresh
ideas.
We
can't
wait
to
see
what
emerges
so.
A
H
I
do
I
thought
it
was
really
interesting
what
you
said
about
you
know
sort
of
recapturing
green
space.
You
know
a
shrub
and
a
tree
at
a
time.
I
mean
is
that
is
that.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that,
because
I
mean
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
spec
from
being
from
a
place
where
we
are
not
Park
deficient.
One
of
things
I'm
struck
by
downtown
is,
of
course,
the
lack
of
green
space.
That's
right,
and
so
so
tell
me
a
little
bit
more
about
well.
N
I
think
I'm,
a
botany
person
by
some
late-in-life
training
and
I
think
that
the
trick
is
to
form
an
ecosystem.
That's
a
linear
ecosystem,
as
we
have
we
have.
We
have
the
watersheds,
but
we
can
have
green
sheds
on
every
street
when
I
have
a
bee
in
my
front
yard,
it's
gonna
happily
go
from
from
flower
to
flower,
to
flower
to
flower.
You
have
to
provide
all
the
little
links
for
the
ecosystem
to
thrive
and
I.
N
Don't
think
we
should
throw
up
our
hands
and
say
passive
parking
is
a
good
idea,
because
it's
waste
of
space
we
can.
We
have
to
figure
new
ways
of
handling
space
with
with
space
in
short
supply
and
I.
Think
I
think
you
have
greens
green
threads
spreading
through
all
our
communities,
which
we
should
really
look
at.
What
we're
doing
in
terms
of
roadways
are
the
sidewalks
have
to
be
good?
N
Let's
get
the
canopy
the
cities
in
favor
of
canopy
enhancement,
I,
don't
know
whether
that
answers
the
question,
but
boy
is
it
important
and
as
soon
as
you
as
soon
as
you
identify
it
as
an
opportunity,
you'll
walk
out
of
this
meeting
and
you'll
say
boy
waste
waste
waste
we
could
be
doing
stuff.
Even
if
it's,
if
it's
a
handful
of
pot,
we
have
in
our
neighborhood
craft
village,
I'm
gonna
go
on,
but
I
get
kind
of
wound
up
on
this
stuff.
I.
N
Yeah
no
and
you
were
listening-
you
were
great
so
so
in
in
Croft
laneway,
the
intervention
there
to
green
the
laneway
was
actually
minimal,
but
transformed
so
they
got
old
coke
containers.
You
know
the
big
barrels
that
used
to
and
they
put
some
plants
in
and
there
were
vines
growing
and
suddenly
you
had
and
they
painted
them
pink
and
red,
and
so
you
have
these
color
accents
on
what
is
what
is
basically
a
plan?
Nothing
laneway
concrete
garages.
N
J
E
E
Lulla
is
a
center
for
many
cultural
communities
where
people
of
all
generations
gather
share
their
music,
create
new
works,
socialize
and
study.
We
know
that
real
estate
agents
and
developers
refer
to
Lula
lounge
when
they're
enticing
clients
to
buy
in
our
area.
We
see
listings
in
the
neighborhood
that
boasts
that
a
property
is
just
around
the
corner
from
Lula
and
a
few
years
ago,
when
a
construction
began
on
a
development
across
the
street
from
us,
we
saw
that
our
logo
and
images
of
Lula
lounge
had
been
used.
E
We
feel
very
proud
that
our
work
is
seen
as
contributing
to
the
cultural
vibrancy
of
our
area,
but
we're
concerned
that
those
attracted
to
the
neighborhood
by
the
commercial
mix
that
includes
live
menus
like
ours
and
baby-g
across
the
street,
that
some
of
these
people
may
later
object
to
our
activities
that
they
may
complain
about
the
noise
that
inevitably
comes
along
with
when
people
gather
to
enjoy
music
that
they
love
well
we're
not
located
in
the
downtown
core.
We
want
to
speak
about
the
pressure
that
development
places
on
live
music.
E
That's
why
we're
here
so
since
gathering
for
live
music
and
dancing
is
part
of
creating
a
healthy
neighborhood.
We
see
it
is
crucial
that
live
music
venues
and
the
contributions
that
they
make
be
taken
into
consideration
in
the
planning
process.
That's
before
us,
the
agents
of
change
principle
is
a
crucial
element
in
protecting
live
music,
as
it
places
responsibility
on
the
new
development
to
take
responsibility
for
ensuring
that
existing
cultural
activity
is
not
encumbered
by
new
construction.
We
have.
E
O
You've
heard
it
said
today
that
the
music
brings
people
together.
It
transcends
our
cultural
boundaries
and
it's
also
the
greatest
cultural
export
of
our
city
of
our
local
culture
and
that's
we're
concerned
about
about
Live
Music
Venues,
not
just
in
the
downtown
core,
but
throughout
the
city,
and
not
just
within
the
cultural
corridors
of
Kings
Bettina
and
King
Parliament,
where
to
the
best
of
my
knowledge,
there's
very
few
or
no
music
venues
within
those
specific
areas.
O
The
most
important
concept
I
think
in
our
industry,
is
the
concept
of
the
agent
of
change,
which
is
crucially
important
to
develop
a
vibrant
mixed-use
city
of
Toronto.
I
am
no
stranger
to
densification.
I've
lived
in
I've
spent
several
years
of
my
life
in
cities,
much
denser
than
Toronto
and
I.
Very
much
look
forward
to
what
this
city
is
destined
to
become,
but
I
think
it's
important
and
and
I
certainly
try
to
do
my
best
to
preserve
its
cultural
assets
and
I
hope.
You
will
all
keep
that
in
mind
as
this
plan
moves
forward.
A
O
A
My
question
I
support
what
you're,
saying
and
very
much
support
the
opportunity
for
live
music
for
other
types
of
live
venues
for
shows
in
the
city
and
understand
how
difficult
it
becomes
when
you
have
an
older
space
that
might
be
less
expensive,
and
then
it
has
all
these
development
opportunities
anything
gets
torn
down
or
taxed
out
of
the
realm
to
be
able
to
rent
it.
So
my
question
is:
are
we
doing
enough
to
protect
those
venues?
A
O
A
Phrase
that,
because
recently
to
protect
the
film
industry,
we
actually
went
out
and
spent
tens
of
millions
of
dollars
to
buy
a
studio
that
we're
now
gonna
lease
out
and
we'll
end
up
subsidizing.
So
if
we
can
spend
it
on
that,
are
we
doing
enough
to
support
the
needs
of
that's
the
live
music
and
other
entertainment
industries?
In
your
perspective?
Well,.
O
I
I,
don't
think
we've
really
done
anything
yet,
but
what
we
have
done
is
that
we've
we've
we've
we've
we've
spoken
about
the
need
to
do
it
and
I
think
there
was
some
good
work
underway,
some
good
initiatives
underway,
but
I,
don't
think
we
have
really
done
done
those
things
yet,
certainly
you
know
I
would
call.
Last
year
when
we
talked
about
there
was
a
lot
of
press
around
the
alarming
rate
of
music
closures,
and
one
of
my
colleagues
from
the
in
in
the
in
the
classical
realm
of
things
said.
O
Well,
you
know
actually
I,
don't
agree,
there's
there's
no
problems
in
in
our
sector
that
brought
to
mind
well
in
the
classical
sector.
Those
facilities
are
subsidized,
both
provincially
and
federally.
The
issue,
then
the
reason
that
live
music
venues
is
coming
up
is
because
that
they're,
independently
owned
they're,
not
subsidized.
There
are
no
umbrella
funding
organizations,
it
is
each
to
each
their
own,
and-
and
that
is
why
I
think
it's
important-
that
we
do
look
at
at
policies
that
what
we
can
do
to
to
preserve
this.
A
So
here
I
can
only
deal
with
planning
matters
and
I
remind
everybody
else
not
to
deal
with
matters
outside
of
that,
but
is
there
some
way
through
the
document
that
what
you've
seen
that
we
could
look
at
anything
through
the
planning
initiatives
that
we
have
that
isn't
being
looked
at
because
I
do
know?
This
now
have
looked
at
that
as
well.
Anything
additional
that
we
could
be
doing
or
are
we
leaving
it
to
our
friends
and
economic
development
to
come
forward
with
that
other
additional
health?
Well.
O
O
That's
why
the
agent
of
change
principle
becomes
important,
because
we
don't
have
any
of
those
protections
built
into
the
planning
laws
currently
and
therefore
we
need
the
agent
of
change
principle
so
that,
as
each
new
development
comes
forward,
we
ask
ourselves
that
question.
What
is
you
know?
How
will
this
development
affect
the
nearby
properties
and
because
it
is
an
in-law
that
that
this
developer
needs
to
do
noise
abatement?
We
need
to
ask
them
to
do
that
and
that's
what
the
agent
of
change
principle
is
about.
Ok,.
E
O
E
A
P
P
Speaking
of
this
teal
core
strategy
is
a
great
thing,
but
let's
not
replicate
what's
happening
in
my
area
down
in
the
what
I
call
distillery
district
because
that's
closest
to
me,
but
coop
bridge
and
Front
Street,
where
Front
Street
is
used
like
a
mini
highway
to
avoid
the
bottom
of
the
DVP
and
the
bottom
of
the
Gardner,
and
it's
a
community
in
that
area.
There's
barely
any
parking,
so
people
Park
on
both
sides
of
streets
and
people
in
wheelchairs
about
60
of
us
in
that
area.
Yet
there's
no
amenities
for
us.
P
Parents
are
even
afraid
to
let
their
children
go
to
the
gorgeous
park
at
the
underpass
park
because
of
traffic,
because
people
race
through
there
like
it's
a
highway,
I
love
the
downtown
core,
but
so
little
is
actually
wheelchair,
accessible
and
hitting
on
the
live.
Entertainment
scene,
Looby,
lounge,
I
only
dream
of
going
to
see
you
guys.
As
my
friend
Andre
ruta
would
say,
it
was
a
comedian
he
rode
around
on
a
scooter.
He
was
well
known
in
the
disability
community.
Unfortunately,
he
passed
last
year.
P
He
would
say
where
my
wheels
can't
go,
my
my
money
isn't
going
and
those
of
us
with
disabilities.
We
like
live
entertainment
we
like
being
able
to
use
local
stores
and
local
community
spaces,
but
when
you
don't
make
plans
to
include
people
with
disabilities,
when
you
don't
make
a
plan,
especially
the
downtown
plan,
and
that
fixes
the
tiny
little
space
you
can
actually
use
on
curb
cuts.
Bay
Street,
outside
of
City
Hall
I,
can
only
use
one
side
of
the
crosswalk
because
the
other
side
there's
about
this
much
space.
P
So
to
make
a
proper
downtown
plan.
We
need
to
think
about
everybody.
Our
population
is
aging
we're
not
getting
any
younger
and
I
love
it.
When
councilors
chat,
when
people
are
speaking
because
then
they're
not
listening
to
the
actual
knowledge
of
people
that
use
downtown
every
single
day,
90%
of
our
social
services
around
downtown
and
a
lot
of
them
are
not
wheelchair
accessible.
P
So
how
do
we
do
tÃo
core
plan
when
there's
no
actual
plan?
For
absolutely
everybody?
We
want
to
build
affordable
housing,
but
how
many
of
that
is
actually
fully
wheelchair,
accessible,
affordable,
housing?
How
many
people
are
gonna
have
to
move
out
of
their
homes
when
they
become
disabled?
I
want
to
applaud
counselor
Josie
for
her
fight
for
us
in
our
area,
but
I
can
tell
you
from
firsthand
knowledge
the
condos
being
built
the
people
building
those
condos.
They
don't
give
a
darn
about
people
around
them.
P
We
have
trucks
blocking
the
curb
cuts,
all
the
time
we
have
condo
buildings
or
it's
so
noisy
that
people
don't
sleep.
They
start
up
first
thing
in
the
morning
and
people
are
doing
night
shift.
Well,
c'est
la
vie.
My
mom
lived
at
church
in
Carlton,
there's
a
huge
kind
of
project
going
in
there
and
from
her
window.
All
she
can
see.
P
Is
this
big
pit
unfortunate
away
or
I
take
pictures
of
it,
but
I
want
to
remind
city
council
when
you
think
of
these
grandiose
plans,
like
the
tio
course
strategy,
you
have
to
think
about
another
round.
Those
of
us
with
disabilities
are
not
hidden
away.
We're
not
shuttered
institutions.
We
are
human
beings.
Just
like
you,
though.
P
P
A
Well,
we
all
were
up
I'm
supposed
to
ask
you
the
question
so
so.
I
understand
that,
and
that
is
not
something
that
is
new
to
these
planning
documents.
I,
believe
these
documents
are
talking
about
the
public
realm
and
how
it's
supposed
to
be
made
better.
So
in
that
regard,
I,
don't
know
if
you've
seen
what's
in
the
plan.
A
Is
it
enough
or
because
that's
what's
my
question
was
of
staff
as
we're
going
forward
to
trying
to
understand
the
issues
we
can't
deal
today
with
the
ramps
being
blocked
during
construction
or
the
snow
dot
being
cleared
or
they're
not
being
around
that
we
should
be
dealing
with
anyways,
that's
our
responsibility
and
we
should
be
dealing
with
it.
What
else
could
we
add
to
this,
or
what
haven't
you
seen
in
here
that
I
can
ask
staff
about
after
we're
finished
it
should
be
here.
P
Two
things,
one,
the
most
important
part
and
an
old
city
document
should
have
this.
Any
reports
is
not
just
a
equity
focus,
not
just
a
diversity
focus.
How
are
is
each
of
these
items
going
to
affect
accessibility?
How
are
we
going
to
improve
it?
Possibility
in
this
city?
How
are
we
going
to
make
the
city
accessible
for
all?
P
How
are
we
going
to
make
downtown
work
for
all
and
the
one
thing
that
annoys
me
more
than
anything
else-
and
this
is
something
that
has
bugged
me
every
time
I
come
to
City
Hall?
How
is
it
that
people
coming
by
streetcar
people
coming
by
bus?
How
is
it
that
there
are
polls
in
front
of
City
Hall
now
I,
like
security
and
all,
but
there
is
also
sidewalk
in
different
buildings
that
goes
from
level
two
steps
with
no
warning
for
the
visually
impaired:
curb
cuts
that
direct
out
into
the
intersection
so.
P
What
are
we
doing
about
it?
What
is
teal
core
I
do
not
see
anything
in
teal
core
plan
and
I've.
Read
it
cover-to-cover
four
times
I've.
Had
it
read
to
me
audibly
by
my
computer,
twice
to
just
make
sure
I'd
read
it
all
I
do
not
see
anything
in
there
that
makes
these
rounds
and
fixes
the
problems
we've
been
facing
for
so
long.
Okay,
it's
like
City
Hall,
the
only
accessible
doors
for
the
media
and
councilors
for
the
rest
of
us
human
beings.
We've
got
a
struggle
with
big
old
wooden
doors.
P
A
A
I
Thank
you
and
I'll
direct,
my
questions
to
our
chief,
planner
and
and
I'll.
Let
him
pass
them
along
as
he
sees
fit
on
the
parks
and
public
realm
strategy.
I
noticed
that
one
of
the
recommendations
is
the
development
of
a
new
alternate
rate
for
section
42
I.
Where
is
that
alternate
rate,
and
when
is
it
coming
forward?.
I
R
Mr.
chair,
the
so
the
way
in
order
to
make
a
new
alternate
rate,
the
first
thing
that
has
to
happen
is
there
has
to
be
an
official
plan
policy
and
a
parks
plan
approved
so
in
the
downtown
plan
before
committee
today
is
the
official
plan
policy
around
an
alternate
rate.
The
next
item
up
on
the
agenda
is
the
parks
plan
that
will
support
that
and
then
and
then
and
then
there's
direction
to
four
counts
for
commit
for
a
staff
to
report
back
on
a
new
alternate
rate
which
we
can
do
in
early
2019.
I
R
I
I
One
of
the
recommendations
around
linking
growth
with
the
infrastructure
strategies
and
coupled
with
the
complete
community
assessment
that
we're
now
going
to
do
on
rezoning
what
triggers
are
in
place
to
to
kick-start
that.
So,
where
is
childcare?
For
example?
Do
we
have
a
trigger
that
says
if
there
aren't
a
certain
number
of
childcare
spaces
in
a
neighborhood?
You
can't
build
this
until
it
it's
there.
Do
we
have
that
for
parkland
like
what
are
the
triggers
in
place
to
link
the
growth
with
the
infrastructure
strategies?
Maybe.
Q
It
will
inform
ten-year
capital
plans
and
other
program
plans
at
various
divisions.
Have
so
that's
kind
of
on
the
city
side
of
the
ledger
on
the
private
side
of
the
ledger
for
developers
who
want
to
come
in
and
look
at
site
redevelopment,
they
will
be
asked
to
do
a
complete
community
assessment.
We
will
have
the
infrastructure
strategies
and
all
of
the
supports
necessary
to
make
those
infrastructure
strategies
real
and
alive
and
and
evolving.
Q
They
will
have
that
information
and
they
will
be
able
to
identify
opportunistically
in
that
area.
Has
a
community
center
been
identified,
for
example
in
the
infrastructure
strategy,
has?
Are
there
other
gaps
or
deficiencies
in
that
area?
That
need
to
be
planned
for
so
through
that
caught
that
complete
community
assessment
staff
will
be
in
a
much
better
position
to
to
identify
the
need
to
fill
that
to
address
that
community
infrastructure
and
the
the
trigger
will
be
the
actual
rezoning
application
where
we
will
have
that
conversation.
So.
I
The
implementation
of
these
strategies
were
the
intention
working
with
the
divisions
in
various
stages
of
completion
on
them.
The
DC
bylaws
will
in
turn,
help
to
inform,
but
its
investment
in
allocation
of
spending
the
ten-year
capital
plans
can
we
do
be
doing
a
better
job
of
aligning
downtown
section
37
with
these,
in
turn,
with
these
strategies
across
the
so
ultimately,.
Q
Through
the
through
the
DC
bylaw,
the
parks
levy
review,
that's
underway.
The
city
can
also
turn
to
section
37
and
better
calibrate.
The
section
37
ask
if
you
will
against
the
known
infrastructure
needs
coming
out
of
the
infrastructure
strategies,
so
the
answer
would
be
yes
and
it's
I
mean
we
should
be
doing
that
now
and
we
do
do
that.
But
we
can
do
that
better
through
this
program.
Ik
method,
through
the
infrastructure
strategies
in.
A
I
R
Yes,
through
the
comments
through
the
various
stakeholder
groups,
we
had
various
representative
groups
from
from
that
from
the
disability
community
invited
to
all
of
our
open
houses
and
events,
and
we
did
have
participation.
There
was
a
great
participation
actually
through
our
parks
and
public
realm
events,
and
particularly
in
terms
of
the
some
of
the
stakeholder
workshops
and
also
through
the
lecture
series
just.
Q
We
just
add
that
the
counselor
that
the
policies
in
the
parks
and
public
realm
section
of
the
plan
speak
specifically
to
functional
spaces
that
are
connected
safe,
comfortable,
multifunctional
and
accommodate
people
of
all
ages
and
abilities
year
round.
So
it's
as
a
principle
as
a
matter
of
principle
for
a
plan
at
this
scale.
It
is
there
and,
of
course,
through
the
execution
of
so
that's
the
public
policy
through
the
execution
of
specific
plans
that
would
again
be
visited,
as
things
are
actually
designed
and
drawn
up
through
capital
plans.
R
The
the
invitation
to
all
the
different
there's,
many
very
different
stakeholders
in
the
downtown,
so
they
were
extended.
The
invitation
and,
in
addition,
the
community,
the
community
facilities
and
community
agency
groups
also
some
of
those
agencies
that
specifically
serve
that
population
were
invited.
So
there
wasn't
a
specific
session
specifically
with
the
group,
as
there
wasn't
a
specific
session
with
some
of
the
other
stakeholders,
but
there
was
an
invitation
to
all
of
the
groups
and
stakeholders
in
the
downtown
to
participate.
R
So
a
good
example
was
Walker
on
toe
came
in
and
they
also
brought
in
a
number
of
people
with
disabilities
to
be
part
of
the
conversation
around
accessibility
and
walking
in
the
downtown.
Some
of
the
community
agencies
talked
about
the
importance
of
accessibility
for
people
with
disabilities.
Around
access
to
community
facilities
in
the
downtown
we've
heard
a
lot
through
the
parks
in
public
realm,
because
we
had
so
many
dimensions
and
so
many
strategies,
not
just
the
plan
itself.
The
the
stakeholders
were
invited
to
all
of
those
sorts
of
consultations.
R
R
Believe,
as
friends
for
in
terms
of
a
planning
framework,
we
do
I
think
there's
a
lot
in
terms
of
the
implementation,
particularly
as
we
start
to
implement
and
roll
out
the
strategies
and
look
at
how
we
are
improving
our
great
streets,
how
we're
creating
more
setbacks.
So
it's
further
accessibility
when
we
redesign
our
parks
and
open
spaces.
I
think
that's
when
some
of
the
real
improvements
that
Emily
spoke
about
will
start
to
be
seen
in
our
downtown.
R
S
You
very
much
and
thank
you
staff
for
all
the
work
so
far.
You
can
almost
see
the
finish
line
ahead.
The
community
benefits
agreement
as
pertaining
to
intensification
and
rapid
development.
How
do
we
ensure
that
that
developments
and
applications
and
and
major
infrastructure
capital
projects
are
going
to
bring
about
the
right
community
benefits
agreements
that
we
need
to
ensure
local
hiring,
living
wages
and
and
so
forth?
How
will.
T
S
R
Do
you
mister
chair,
Community,
Benefit
agreements
as
part
of
a
private
development
application
process
outside
of
the
sort
of
the
exception
of
recently
of
Woodbine
and
through
the
TCH
see
process
which
I
have
been
involved
and
through
met?
Metrolinx
we've
been
successful
to
deal
with
them
through
specific
development
applications.
It's
I'll
be
honest.
It's
a
new
road
and
it's
one
that
we've
put
an
encourage
policy
in
the
plan
and
we
need
to
work
with
Social,
Development,
Finance
and
Administration
to
determine
how
best
to
operationalize
it
and.
R
It
does
not,
it
would
mean
that
it
would
be
encouraged
in
terms
of
right
now.
The
wording
is
development
will
be
encouraged
to
enter
into
community
benefit
agreements
to
achieve
social
and
economic
benefits
and
communities
well
which
within
which
the
development
is
located.
That
could
apply
to
area
within
the
downtown.
Okay.
S
It
could
be
clarified
could
be
strengthened.
It
could
be
yes,
okay,
thank
you
and
with
respect
to
the
the
direction,
the
economic
direction
of
trying
to
build
a
larger
Music
City
and
as
we
pursue
this
new
nighttime
economy,
is
there
enough
strength
in
the
and
the
language
here
to
get
to
the
the
the
pieces
around
built
form?
So,
therefore,
there
could
be
some
more
prescription
to
how
to
ensure
that
those
sounds
that
we
would
love
to
hear
when
we're
in
the
venue
don't
emanate
outside
those
venues,
which
is
where
it's
not
intended
to
go.
R
So
currently
the
policy
it
directs
new
venues
and
our
new
residential
developments
and
parks
in
in
the
high-growth
areas
to
address
mitigation
through
their
development.
And
so
that's
that's
the
that's
the
intent
of
the
policy,
and
it
also
speaks
to
and
I'm
referring
to
twelve
eleven
and
twelve
twelve
in
the
plant
draft
plan.
But
it
also
speaks
to
making
people
aware
if
they're
buying
a
condominium
in
the
proximity
of
live
music
areas
in
terms
of
further
detail,
I
think
there's
been
a
lot.
A
lot
of
innovation
happens
on
a
regular
basis.
R
So
at
this
point
in
time
we
would
assume
whoever
was
coming
in
would
be
using
the
the
best
technology
at
the
time
which
evolves,
as
I
said,
fairly
regularly
and
and
thus,
we've
left
the
policy
with
this
direction.
In
terms
of
the
at
being
incumbent
on
the
the
new
development
developer
and
our
venue
and.
S
Because
we're
just
dealing
with
the
planning
piece,
I'm
just
curious
to
know,
are
these
zoning
definitions
clear
enough
to
determine
what
can
be
a
live
music
venue
and
what
can
not
like
so
therefore
we're
all
very
clear
that
if
you
purchase
this
building,
if
you
want
to
rent
this
building,
these
are
your
permitted
uses.
So
we
don't
have
to
negotiate
later
on.
So
everybody
has
clarity.
The
business
operator,
as
well
as
the
local
community,
that's
moving
in
is
there
as.
R
A
H
Campbell
sure
I'll
follow
up
on
a
sidebar
question
had
earlier
in
regard
to
King
and
Spadina
I'm,
just
referring
to
the
executive
summary,
and
this
is
found
attachment
7.
It
mentions
secondary
plan.
However,
it's
important
that
a
secondary
plan
has
revised,
include
policies
designed
designed
to
retain
a
high
ratio
of
non-residential
floor
space
to
residential
floor
space.
It
goes
on
to
say
in
the
next
paragraph,
the
city
should
limit
development
that
exceeds
the
as
of
right
permission
to
non-residential
uses.
H
So
this,
of
course,
is
an
area
that
was,
you
know,
sort
of
the
rift
of
any
development
ten
or
fifteen
years
ago,
and
now
it's
it's
booming
with
residential
development.
Can
you
just
explain
a
little
bit
about
what
the
ratio
is
then,
once
the
as
of
right?
If
permissions
are
are
attained
for
building
out
office
and
residential
right
through.
M
The
chair,
your
the
the
document
you're
referring
to
is
one
of
the
attachments.
It's
the
report
of
our
our
consulting
team
from
Hempton
that
did
our
office
and
institutional
study
for
downtown
the
recommendations
of
the
consulting
team
was
what
it
was
just
that
that
we
advanced
policy
that
would
promote
a
high
of
non-residential
versus
residential
in
both
King
Spadina
and
King
Parliament.
That
was
a
recognition
that
you
know.
M
These
are
two
areas
former
industrial
areas
that
just
a
couple
of
decades
ago,
we're
all
employment
and
non-residential
uses
within
them
and
recently
in
King
Spadina,
we
have
seen
quite
a
quite
a
flourishing
of
residential
activity.
The
recommendation
of
the
consultants
initially-
and
it
was
in
our
original.
Our
proposed
downtown
plan
that
was
released
and
presented
to
Council
last
fall
was
that
that
50%
of
permissions
above
existing
as
of
right
permissions,
be
for
non-residential
during
the
course
of
our
consultations
on
on
the
proposed
plan.
M
Listening
to
all
voices,
including
both
the
non-residential
and
the
commercial
development
industries,
it
was
determined
that
we
would
advance
a
new
policy
that
would
either
it
has
either
a
25%
non-residential
or
a
full
replacement
of
existing
non-residential
uses
in
both
of
the
districts.
Whichever
is
greater,
and
we
think
that
that
that
is
slightly
above
what
we're
currently
getting
within
both
those
districts,
and
we
think
it's
a
reasonable
policy
approach.
So.
H
Just
what
what
does
what
does
King
Spadina
me?
Does
it
mean?
Does
it
mean,
does
it
does
it
go?
It
goes
down
to
front
and
up
to
Queen
or
how
far
is
Kings,
but
I
mean
this
view,
of
course
used
to
be
a
fairly
thriving
employment
area,
and,
as
these
are
policies
that
are
designed,
you
know
with
with
a
forward-looking
outlook
for
four
decades
I'm
just
wondering
if
it's
is
it
possibly
not
short-sighted,
to
not
build
in
more
office
space
as
a
requirement.
G
You
mr.
chair
in
the
King
Spadina
boundaries,
are,
are
defined
by
the
secondary
plan,
so
the
secondary
plan
runs
just
south
of
Queen
over
to
university
or
over
to
Simcoe
down
to
Front
Street
and
over
to
Bathurst,
so
King
Spadina
is
basically
right
at
the
center
of
that
geography.
We
have
been
looking
at
trying
to
maintain
balance
and
also
respond
to
some
of
the
comments
from
the
industry
who
are
actually
building
a
quite
a
lot
of
office
space
for
us
and
quite
a
lot
of
office.
G
Space
has
been
retrofitted
in
older
buildings,
which
is
very
desirable
product
right
now.
So
we
found
that
that
kind
of
balancing
of
maintaining
the
dynamic
of
the
people
who
are
living
and
working
with
the
25%
that
we
will
still
be
able
to
achieve
that
and
still
maintain
the
really
strong
economic
base
in
the
community.
Just.
Q
Would
I
would
say
through
the
chair
that
overall,
the
plan
has
that
as
a
goal
we
have
looked
at
through
through
the
hampson
study
and
other
supportive
work
for
transit
planning?
We've
looked
at
the
employment
projections
overall,
which
are
currently
around
500,000
in
the
downtown
our
projections,
depending
on
various
scenarios,
and
it
is
a
long-term
plan-
take
us
out
to
about
850
to
915.
Q
So
that's
a
considerable
amount
of
new
growth
that
we're
projecting.
So
we
think
with
that
number.
Overall,
we
are
striking
the
right
balance
and
these
land
use
policies
help
to
underpin
what
the
market
is
already
driving
with
the
the
fact
that
this
is
a
place
where
people
want
to
build
employment,
uses
close
to
transit
in
a
walkable,
lively
environment
that
the
downtown
is
all
about.
So.
H
Q
H
Q
H
Only
been
a
city
council
for
three
years,
but
I,
like
a
lot
of
citizens
in
Toronto,
have
seen
the
growth
of
the
downtown
the
waterfront
and
have
been
sort
of
astounded
at
the
pace
of
development
and
the
intensity
of
development.
If
a
plan
like
this
had
been
put
in
place,
15
or
20
years
ago,
how
would
the
downtown
look
different.
Q
Well,
presumably,
we
would
have
been
more
systematic
in
seizing
opportunities
for
for
for
infrastructure.
We
have
been
quite
successful
when
we've
done
planning
in
a
master
plan
environment
so,
for
example,
the
railway
lands
Regent
Park
other
areas
of
the
waterfront,
where
we
plan
for
in
in
the
way
that
you
would
plan
in
the
905
for
school
sites
and
parks
and
alike
in
infrastructure.
Q
The
vast
majority
of
the
downtown
is
moving
increasingly
into
a
an
environment
where
we've
had
two
master
plan
in
an
infill
environment,
and
this
is
something
that
we've
talked
about
all
the
way
through
tÃo
core
that
the
trick
the
real
trick
with
this
is
learning
how
to
master
plan
in
an
infill
environment
where
four
people
own
property
on
one
block
instead
of
one
group
owns
the
property,
owns
the
whole
block.
It's
a
lot
more
difficult
to
deal
with
those
for
property
owners
and
it
would
be
to
deal
with
one.
Q
So
that's
why
it's
been
easy
to
build
a
new
school
in
Regent
Park
or
rebuild
the
school
or
all
the
things
we've
done
in
region,
you're
dealing
with
one
owner,
whereas
in
other
parts
of
the
downtown
we've
had
to
use
a
lot
of
creative
strategies.
I
know
through
councillor
Wong
times
office.
We
work
with
one
developer
to
build
a
park
when
that
developer
was
building
on
three
sites
that
weren't
attached.
So
it's
all
that
that
kind
of
creativity
that
we
need
to
infuse
more
regularly
into
the
planning
process.
A
My
colleagues,
the
councillor,
didn't
get
eight
minutes.
I
forgot
to
reset
the
clock.
I
know
I
didn't
I
was
watching
it.
It
was
about
three
minutes
and
a
half
when
you
started,
so
you
didn't
get
eight
minutes
I'm
not
trying
to
treat
anybody
any
differently.
I
had
a
couple
of
questions.
If
I
could
population
residence
is
going
up
about
250,000
population
of
employment,
it's
going
up
about
four
hundred
and
fifteen
thousand,
so
it
means
more
people
coming
in
out
of
the
core
in
the
future.
A
Q
A
couple
of
observations
on
those
deputations,
so
staff
have
met
with
a
few
of
those
deputies
or
people
representing
those
deputies.
The
city
has
no
application
for
those
lands.
I
would
just
remind
the
committee
through
you
that
the
plan
represents
the
character
of
downtown
and
the
character
of
downtown
includes
low-rise
areas,
low-rise
neighborhoods,
special
neighborhoods.
Many
of
them
are
historic,
neighborhoods
pockets
of
low-rise
laroy's
areas.
Q
Q
We
looked
at
the
mixed
use
areas
and
the
regeneration
areas,
so
there's
no
reliance
on
this
committee
deciding
that
some
of
those
what
we
call
yellow
areas
need
to
change
in
order
to
accommodate
the
growth
and,
in
fact,
we
believe,
have
having
heard
fully
from
the
stakeholders
through
the
entire
process,
and
when
you
look
at
the
city's
overall
official
plan
across
the
entire
city,
the
city
is
one
of
the
city.
Strengths
is
its
diverse
form
and
character
of
neighborhoods,
and
that
happens
right
in
the
downtown
and
the
staff
advice
was
not
to
alter
that
significantly.
A
Q
The
council
has
considered
this
matter
in
late
2017
and
there
was
a
report
request
to
come
back
to
Economic
Development
Committee
on
policies
that
would
look
at
the
replacement
hotels.
We've
been
consulting
with
economic
development.
The
report
was
for
economic
development
to
come
back
to
their
committee.
We've
been
continuing
to
consult
with
economic
development
staff
on
that
and
the
matter
is
being
considered
in
the
context
of
the
city's
overall
employment
policies.
So
we'll
a
report
is
still
pending
on
that.
So.
A
A
Mitigation
when
it
comes
up
part
of
it
is
also
the
you
have
a
live
venue
and
you
have
a
building
next
to
it.
You
really
can't
change
a
lot
of
what's
happening
in
the
live
venue,
because
it's
already
built
are
we
requiring
or
looking
for
mitigation
in
the
buildings
that
are
next
to
the
live
man
venue,
so
we're
protecting
the
new
residents
of
them?
Well,.
A
Then
this
persons
with
disabilities,
what
are
we
doing
and
what
more
can
we
do
to
try
and
encourage
it
as
we
deal
with
the
downtown,
not
just
the
green
spaces
and
the
building
setbacks
and
the
podium
and
skylight
and
all
those
things?
What
else
can
we
do
to
try
and
encourage
that
we
rebuild
a
city
which
makes
and
understands
the
fact
that
the
impediments
that
are
there
for
those
with
disabilities
that
even
a
step,
this
big,
is
like
a
door
that
huge
to
them?
Yes,.
Q
Q
That's
in
the
plan,
that's
consistent
with
the
city's
overall
plan
to
provide
a
functional,
safe
and
accessible
public
roam
as
specific
projects
are
executed,
be
it
private
development
or
public
capital
plans,
the
AODA
requirements
and
other
guidelines
of
the
city,
including
Complete
Streets
and
other
guidelines
that
the
city
has
will
be
applied
in
each
case
to
ensure
the
safe
functional,
a
public
environment
that
that
this
policy
calls.
For
my.
C
A
No
problem,
we
are
done
with
questions
for
now
in
two
speakers,
so
in
that
regard,
I
have
three
members
of
council
that
are
sorry.
Can
I
get
attention
to
all
my
colleagues
here,
counselor
long
time,
sorry,
it
was
brought
to
my
attention
and
I
that
the
latest
counts
of
Fillion
can
stay
is
4:30.
We
have
a
number
of
items,
so
I
know
you
all
know
the
plan
and
the
members
that
represent
the
ER
know
it's
important,
but
there's
a
number
of
motions
that
I
know
you
want
placed.
A
I
In
the
interest
of
brevity
and
seeing
the
plan
endorsed
today,
I'll
be
very
brief.
Let
me
first
just
thank
our
members
of
the
City
of
Toronto
staff
across
departments
and
teams,
but
in
particular
the
tio
Corps
team
for
years
and
years
of
work.
It
has
been
a
lot
I
want
to
praise
and
thank
our
chair
councillors
China
for
bringing
this
to
PGM
as
opposed
to
having
it
just
go
to
T
ycc,
because
this
is
a
city
web
citywide
importance,
and
he
recognizes
that
and
I
want
to
praise
and
thank
our
chair
for
that.
I
I'll
say
very
quickly
that
when
downtown
does
well,
the
City
of
Toronto
does
well.
The
numbers
are
in
this,
but
as
Toronto
in
downtown
continues
to
grow
a
vision,
the
first
master
plan,
since
the
1970s
is
needed
to
ensure
that
it
grows
in
a
way
that
is
livable
that
is
sustainable,
that
is
equitable,
and
that
includes
arts
and
culture.
That
is
all
I
will
say.
I
am
fully
supportive
of
this.
I
have
a
number
of
amendments
and
motions
that
I
understand.
I
S
Thank
you
very
much.
I
also
want
to
concur
and
give
thanks
to
our
incredible
staff
and
also
to
the
this
committee
for
for
hearing
the
deputies.
This
particular
body
of
work,
I
think
is
probably
to
me.
I
think
it
represents
some
of
the
very
best
planning
work
that
the
city
has
done.
In
my
experience
of
watching
the
city
for
a
number
of
years,
it
is
Herculean
in
every
single
way
and
I
know
that
it
is.
It
is
not
without
thought
and
consideration.
S
Every
sentence,
every
bullet
point
you
you
carefully
consider
every
word
to
make
sure
you
are
going
to
get
the
right
outcome.
I
do
have
two
motions
and
I
want
to
perhaps
ask
this
staff
to
put
that
on
the
screen,
for
me
is
that
something
we
can
do
now,
or
and
they're
just
very
they're,
very
simple,
but
very
quick
and
I.
Think
they're
they're
important,
based
on
the
the
questions
I
asked,
have
to
reinforce
certain
components:
I'll
just
move
the
first
one
regarding
the
CBA's,
the
community.
S
S
Oh,
you
don't
have
that:
okay
with
respect
to
encouraging
private
developments,
to
embrace
the
CBA
model,
and
and
because
we
knew
we
know
that
we've
had
all
these
towers
going
up
all
over
the
downtown
if
we
were
able
to
layer
on
in
an
additional
component
of
benefits,
I
think
that
we're
already
under
construction.
Let's
get
that
done
so.
S
Therefore,
it's
not
limited
only
to
two
government
projects
and
to
government
tax
dollar
initiated
projects
rather
projects
in
the
mixed-use
one
area,
two
areas
and
regeneration
areas,
and
if
private
development
so
wishes
to
come
to
the
table,
then
we
would
encourage
them
to
do
so.
My
next
motion
is
regarding
noise
mitigation
and
it
very
much
related
to
the
fact
that
we've
got
this
vibrant
downtown
area,
every
area
where
everybody
wants
to
be
and
they
want
to
live
here.
They
want
to
work
here.
Play
here.
S
A
B
A
So
in
the
item-
that's
here
as
well,
there
are
a
number
of
motions
I've
circulated
off
to
my
colleagues.
I
am
aware
of
a
matter
of
time.
One
of
them
allows
for
for
the
consultation
with
people
that
might
have
concerns
between
now
and
council
meeting.
There's
a
motion.
That'll
move
for
council
long
time
on
behalf
of
the
venues
there's
a
motion:
that's
in
here
is
a
number
of
motions
that
staff
have
asked
me
to
move
on
their
behalf
to
clarify
matters
here.
A
Some
from
my
Colly
counselor
Krusty
that
I'm
more
than
happy
to
move
that
are
dealing
with
as
of
right
permissions
and
the
gross
densities
and
other
issues.
There's
a
motion
that
I
have
in
here
as
well.
That
asked
for
staff
to
look
at
ways
to
keep
the
view
of
the
sky
an
open
space
where
you
can,
in
particular
at
busy
corners,
because
we
do
call
now
for
six
meter.
Setbacks
I,
don't
want
to
put
any
further
restrictions
on
it,
but
when
you
walk
in
corners
that
are
awful,
dark
and
windy
and
cold,
it's
not
there.
A
That
also
asked
to
defy
to
define
section
37
benefits
as
we
go
forward,
and
part
of
that
is
the
fact
that
we
have
so
many
new
policies
coming
in
inclusionary
zoning
requirements
that
we
asked
for
through
it
and
other
things
that
trying
to
get
a
playing
field
when
someone
purchases
a
property
and
they're
going
forward
with
it
similar
to
what
we
have
in
the
North
York
City
Center.
If
you're
gonna
get
additional
density,
you
know
in
advance
what
the
cost
is.
A
So
there's
no
big
pushback
for
someone
saying
well,
I,
didn't
know:
I'm
gonna
have
to
pay
this.
Well,
if
you
know
you
need
a
child
care
and
if
you
know
you
need
to
do
parks-
and
you
know
you
need
to
have
affordable
housing
in
it,
and
you
know
if
you
get
additional
density.
This
is
what
we're
looking
for
in
section
37.
That's
what
I'm
looking
for,
but
not
putting
a
policy
in
place
now
looking
to
make
sure
the
school
boards
actually
get
their
support,
that
they
need,
so
they
can
have
schools
in
communities.
A
A
One
of
them,
first
of
all,
is
for
Nancy
for
a
clerk's
Department
who
has
been
thrown
and
inundated
during
the
course
of
these
presentations
and
the
clerk's
with
amendments
and
motions
and
amendments
and
motions
and
everybody
running
around
and
unless
you're
sitting
in
these
chairs,
you
have
no
idea
how
difficult
that
is
to
try
and
balance,
especially
when
you've
taken
that
motion
typed
it
three
times
and
there's
a
few
more
words
that
staff
may
want
added
or
not
at
it
it.
It's
very
difficult
right.
A
A
So
it's
not
just
the
fact
we
started
it
before
I
really
have
to
commend
the
current
staff
that
are
in
place
for
them,
taking
this
for
working
it
through
for
meeting
with
people,
because
I
can
tell
you,
we
had
some
opposition
and
some
letters
from
solicitors
hear
from
some
people,
but
I
have
never
seen
so
few,
where
it's
not
12
o'clock
at
night.
So
the
incredible
work
that
the
staff
have
done
to
try
to
deal
with.
A
Most
of
those
issues-
and
we
know
we
will
get
some
Appeals
or
concerns
that
are
expressed,
that
they
do
a
great
job
of
working
through
and
a
half,
but
the
fact
that
it's
here
so
complete
and
was
so
much
work
and
so
few
deputies
lining
up
outside
the
door
with
hired
lawyers.
The
staff
saying,
but
my
address
at
this
one
over
here.
A
It's
extremely
commendable
to
the
worker
egg
that
you
and
your
staff
have
done
on
this
in
the
last
year
and
bring
this
forward
here
today
and
giving
us
a
chance
to
set
it
on
to
Council
for
their
consideration
and
to
our
staff
that
deal
with
the
music
industry
and
live
entertainment
and
economic
development
and
those
with
disability.
The
DUI
disability
issues
we
need
more
attention
to
both
of
those
live.
Venues
make
the
city
work
and
persons
with
disabilities
can't
get
around
the
city
unless
we
make
it
work,
and
we
have
people
that
are
in
place.
A
We
have
to
look
at
it
for
all
persons
and
with
that
just
thank
you
and
I've
circulated
the
motions.
Do
you
know
there
is
one
motion
from
Council
long
time
that
the
staff
had
a
little
bit
of
trouble,
understanding
and
I'm
not
opposed
to
trying
to
find
community
benefits,
but
I'm
going
to
refer
to
them
to
report
to
Council
on
that,
so
it'll
be
there
for
us
to
consider,
but
just
so
I
can
get
some
further
clarification
because,
through
the
course
of
today,
I
couldn't
find
out
what
they
understood
or
didn't
understand
of
it.
A
So
it's
not
that
I!
Don't
support
that,
but
I
don't
want
it
to
be
a
confusion
at
council
with
it.
So
I'm
gonna,
move
the
motion
and
then
move
the
referral
on
it
and
we'll
be
at
Council
for
us
to
consider
with
some
staff
comments
on
it.
So
absolute
I
can
put
each
of
them
up.
If
you
want
or
I
need
clarification
on.
One
of
your
emotions,
my
emotions
right.
H
I
have
questions
of
the
mover.
Ask
me:
okay,
questions.
The
mover
go
for
1ce
undertake
a
study
to
consider
areas,
specific,
an
area,
specific
official
plan,
section
37
policy.
That's
what
I
spoke
about.
It's
not
I
know,
but
it
was
not
just
section
37.
Is
it
not
already
area
specific
and
limited
to
a
geographical
area
so.
A
H
A
We
have
that
currently
in
the
North
York
Civic
Center
downtown
people
buy
properties,
they
go
for
intensification.
They
know
what
they're
paying
per
square
foot
of
additional
buildable,
so
I'm
only
trying
to
provide
that
advance
notice
of
what
it
may
be,
but
I'm
not
defining
what
it
is
and
I
don't
have
a
policy.
Nor
do
I
know
how
many
areas
we
might
have
to
separate
that
into.
A
Are
there
any
other
questions?
So
would
you
like
to
go
through
these
individually?
Would
you
like
to
do
them
all
at
once?
With
the
exception
of
my
referral,
which
I'd
have
to
vote
on?
Second,
so
can
we
do
everything,
but
the
one
motion,
let's
do-
counts
along
Tam's
first,
so
it's
a
lot
of
moving
at
her
behalf,
I'm
placing
it
I'm,
referring
it
and
I
want
it
to
come
to
Council.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
A
L
K
A
You
know
councillor
perks,
we
have
a
member
of
committee
that
has
to
leave
at
4:30
and
we
yeah.
We
have
to
get
on
with
this,
so
we
have
left
items,
29.5,
6,
7,
8
and
9,
and
with
the
committee
support,
we
can
deal
with
the
public
speakers
on
them
all
together
and
I'll.
Ask
the
speakers
to
be
the
same
way.
I
know:
Carolyn
Johnson
is
here.
She
and
I
spoke
over
lunch.
A
T
T
Put
up
pictures
and
talk
at
the
same
time,
so,
first
of
all,
I'd
refer
you
to
my
written
comments,
which
is
twenty
nine
point.
Five
point
one
and
I
will
not
repeat
that
there
was
a
special
showman
who,
once
used
to
say,
make
no
small
plans
and
I'm
so
pleased
that
you
haven't
this
plan
is
amazing
and
all
the
strategies
are
going
to
be
amazing
when
they're
implemented,
but
they're
going
to
have
to
be
funded
and
I'm
here
to
show
you
some
of
the
things
that
happen
when
funding
doesn't
flow
as
it
should.
T
You
see
the
finish
date
on
this
project
last
year,
it's
not
finished
till
sometime
this
summer,
that's
right
where
I
live
some
of
the
consequences,
that's
a
utility
trench,
that's
not
being
finished.
It's
been
like
that
all
winter.
This
is
the
transformer
that
was
put
into
service
the
traffic
lights.
It's
not
finished.
T
People
have
to
walk
across
all
that
merge,
Crossing
roundhouse
park
to
get
to
the
SkyDome
for
days
games
after
they
Park
on
Simcoe
Street.
Here's
a
close-up
of
the
mud
by
the
way
the
piece
of
astroturf
you
saw
in
the
previous
shot
was
put
down
by
me
to
try
and
make
it
a
bit
less
unpleasant
for
people.
T
This
is
a
piece
of
sort
of
public
ground.
Beside
the
condos
lower
Simcoe
Street,
that's
supposed
to
be
a
flower
planting.
All
it
is
is
a
dog
poop
bed
at
the
moment,
speaking
of
which
there
isn't
enough
garbage
receptacles
anywhere
in
the
neighborhood.
This
is
what
people
do
with
dog
poop
if
they
can't
find
somewhere
to
put
it,
they
think
the
pet
store
should
deal
with
it.
T
Here's
my
dog,
by
the
way
this
is
a
walk
around
downtown.
Yesterday
afternoon,
exercising
my
dog
here's,
my
dog
eating
a
team
horns,
muffin
wrapper
Labrador.
What
can
I
say
this?
Is
a
flower
pot
outside
the
little
restaurant
nearby,
it's
being
used
as
a
garbage?
Can
I
have
asked
city
parks
over
and
over
to
fix
this?
T
This
is
erosion
caused
by
people
walking
up
the
slope
because
that's
their
desire
line,
but
there's
no
proper
pathway
when
it
rains
it
gets
eroded,
divorce
and
worse,
and
all
that
flows
on
to
the
corner
of
Bremer
and
Simcoe,
which
is
an
extremely
busy
spot
for
people
going
to
all
the
venues
downtown
in
the
area.
I've
asked
for
that
to
be
gravel
door
as
felted.
Nothing
happens.
T
T
Garbage
cans
are
on
the
sidewalk,
and
here
are
the
ones
that
should
be
in
the
park
over
by
the
Convention
Center,
where
nobody
uses
them
anyway,
if
you
cross
over
by
these
CN
tower
over
the
Robbie
Robertson
bridge,
you
will
come
down
to
this
area.
This,
the
ramp
that
services,
the
Convention
Center
Norris,
this
planting
bed
is
lovely
right.
Now
is
daffodils
coming
up
the
rest
of
the
year.
It's
full
of
weeds.
T
This
is
the
park
beside
there.
It's
bare
people
exercise
their
dogs
there,
that's
all
they
get
no
garbage
can
either
when
the
CN
Tower
was
shedding
ice
recently
that
Park
was
fenced
off.
This
fence
is
still
there,
but
three,
four
weeks
later,
what
most
of
the
fences
remained
at
least
a
week
after
the
ice
stopped
falling
nobody's
paying
attention.
T
T
Lovely
paved
walkway
between
that
Park
and
it
further
along
Front
Street.
There's
a
hotdog
stand
here.
The
lady
who
runs
the
hotdog
stand,
told
me
that
she
saw
someone
actually
fall
over
these
missing
tiles.
So
yesterday
the
two
of
us
found
the
traffic
cone
and
put
it
over
those.
Oh
okay.
This
is
the
corner
of
Blue,
Jays,
Way
and
Front
Street.
T
T
T
T
We
seem
to
below
them
downtown
right,
millions
of
people
park
here
every
year
to
go
to
Jay's
games
and
the
sanitary
whatnot
they
deal
with
this
revolting
mess
when
it
rains.
The
potholes
are
like
this.
The
developer
I
mean
the
owner
doesn't
seem
to
be
required
to
fill
them
with
anything
more
substantial
than
a
bit
of
mud
from
time
to
time.
T
So
me
and
my
dog
were
going
to
this
off-leash
park.
This
is
Clarence
square.
We
have
pea,
gravel,
all
dog
owners,
hate,
pea,
gravel,
a
lot
of
dogs,
hate,
pea,
gravel,
it
hurts
their
paws
and
the
fence
designed
well
pretty
is
nuts,
because
tennis,
balls
and
even
small
dogs
could
squeeze
through
those
railings.
So
people
who
design
these
things
should
really
think
about
it.
Why
don't
they
ask
the
dog
owners?
What
would
work?
T
T
T
Anyhow,
we
carried
on
our
journey
along
Wellington
West.
This
sign.
It
requires
people
to
pay
to
park.
They
don't
I,
found
many
cars
along
they're,
not
paying
it's
playing.
It's
displaying
a
ticket,
that's
taken
through
someone's
windshield,
it's
a
little
hard
to
see,
but
his
dashboard
is
empty
and
this
guy
had
an
expired
ticket
from
as
much
earlier
in
the
month
on
display.
A
lot
of
these
guys
are
construction
workers
putting
in
the
the
well,
which
is
a
massive
development.
At
this
front
and
Spadina
walking
along
Wellington
West.
T
We
can
see
the
construction
site,
I
referred
to
and
that's
just
a
little
part
of
City
Place,
which
some
of
you
may
be
familiar
with.
It
houses
20
something
thousand
people.
According
to
the
president,
the
residents
Association
that's
a
vertical
town,
noster
vertical
villages,
and
it's
just
now
getting
a
school
and
the
community
center
and
there's
another
school.
It
has
a
park,
it
has
no
arena,
it
has
no
facilities
on
the
park,
not
even
toilets.
It's
pathetic,
but.
T
It's
a
vibrant
neighborhood.
Here's
a
nice
thing
happening
just
at
the
corner
of
Wellington
and
Portland
so
nice
afternoon,
Monday
afternoon
lots
of
people
out
already
having
a
drink
enjoying
themselves
they're
not
too
far
away
at
King
and
Spadina,
which
we've
heard
about
here's,
a
poor,
homeless
person,
bleating
and
howling
outside
the
LCBO.
T
Here's
the
King
Street
pilot,
that's
a
protected,
stop
there
for
the
King,
Street
car
and,
of
course,
the
nearby
stores
put
out
its
garbage.
It
doesn't
have
anywhere
a
curbside
for
proper
pick
up,
because
the
stop
is
there.
It
needs
to
be
thought
through
a
bit
better
and
there's
some
spring
flowers.
They've
only
been
in
that
matter
of
days
and
there's
already
someone
using
it
for
a
coffee
cup.
Even
though
there's
a
city
garbage
can
there
is
actually
a
garbage.
Can
here
nearby.
So
you
know
the
public
needs
a
bit
of
education.
T
T
Finally,
my
poor
dog
got
a
drink.
A
business
was
kind
enough
to
put
out
a
bowl
by
its
patio
worried
the
patrons
were
getting
a
drink.
This
is
not
by
way
of
an
advertisement
that
this
happens
to
be
the
kind
business
that
did
that.
Okay,
there
should
be
city
facilities
for
animals
on
the
roads
in
the
streets.
If
anybody
doubts
that
we
need
better
transit.
This
is
a
small
portion
of
the
queue
for
the
king
car
yesterday
around
5
p.m.
T
This
hasn't
come
out
too
well
because
it
was
a
moving
target
me
and
while
the
idiots
in
cars
are
across
the
intersection
they're
not
even
supposed
to
go
straight
through
at
that
intersection,
it's
clearly
signed
14th
Street
pilot.
You
must
turn
right,
but
that
white
car
is
stopped
and
there's
another
one
in
front
and
the
pedestrians
are
how.
T
T
Another
close
up
the
vehicles
turning
down
Spadina
can't
make
the
turn,
because
the
other
vehicles
have
stopped
behind
the
streetcar
and
they
shouldn't
have
even
been
there.
Okay,
with
respect
to
pedestrians
and
mobility.
This
is
what
you
get
with
a
construction
site
and
the
protected
walkway
is
really
not
big
enough.
It's
very,
very
congested.
I
would
like
to
see
my
friend
Emily
here
get
through
in
her
wheelchair
there's
an
example
of
how
busy
it
is
with
two-way
traffic
in
what's
basically
a
meter
and
a
half
of
wits
with
scaffolding
alongside
and
holding
on
the
other.
T
With
respect
to
downtown
energy,
we
must
preserve
and
reuse
our
beautiful
buildings,
not
let
them
get
torn
down
reused
as
for
community
services
and
facilities.
This
is
on
the
sign
on
the
door
of
Metro
Hall,
which
is
supposed
to
be
a
public
building.
It's
on
this
building
to
no
dogs,
no
bare
feet,
no
bicycles,
no
t-shirts
like
what
is
this?
Sorry
wear
a
t-shirt.
Okay,
that's
fine!
That's
fine!
I'd
like
that,
but
you
know
homeless.
People
have
pets
homeless.
People
are
supposed
to
use
these
buildings
as
warming,
centers
and
cooling,
centers
there'll.
T
A
T
Like
to
finish
with
this
beautiful
piece
of
public
art
and
I'd
love
to
see
more
of
that
happening,
that's
the
simcoe
underpass.
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
just
echo
the
need
to
make
sure
that
snow
clearing
is
done
properly
in
curb
cuts
are
properly
designed
because
they
just
create
puddles
for
us
all.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
C
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
committee,
members
I,
will
keep
my
remarks
brief.
In
light
of
the
time,
I
am
in
fact
Gideon
Forman
I'm,
a
policy
analyst.
The
David
Suzuki
foundation
I,
want
to
say
a
couple
of
words
about
the
the
the
plan
and
a
couple
of
words
about
the
mobility
strategy:
we're
strong
opponent,
proponents
of
cycling
infrastructure.
So
that
will
be
the
focus
of
my
brief
remarks.
We
we
view
the
plan
is
a
very
thoughtful
document
that
offers
real
insight
into
the
city's
transportation
needs.
C
It
understands
that
any
successful
21st
century
city
must
offer
residents
a
variety
of
safe
and
sustainable
travel
choices,
and
both
those
adjectives
are
crucial,
safe
and
sustainable.
The
plan
wisely
recognizes
that,
if
Toronto
is
to
thrive,
we
need
to
reduce
dependence
on
private
automobiles,
and
not
surprisingly,
that
should
improve
mobility
for
all
road
users,
including
drivers.
Perhaps
the
most
impressive
proposal
is
and
I
quote,
that
pedestrians,
cyclists
and
public
transit
will
be
prioritized
relative
to
private
automobiles.
Here,
to
it's
great
credit,
the
plan
refuses
to
be
agnostic.
It
consciously
takes
sides.
C
It
suggests
we
all
live
better
if
the
city
is
geared
more
to
the
needs
of
transit
and
active
transportation
than
the
needs
of
cars.
This
is
a
vital
principle
to
articulate
and
the
plan
very
much
to
its
credit.
Does
it
explicitly?
Turning
to
the
cycling
section,
specifically
mr.
chair,
we
find
more
good
suggestions.
There
are
proposals
to
expand
the
bike.
Lane
network
build-out
bike,
share,
embrace
bike,
parking,
enhance
and
expand
bike
parking
particularly
exciting
is
the
call
to
further
integrate
cycling
and
rapid
transit.
C
The
more
we
make
subway
stations
into
hubs
for
bicycles,
providing
parking
and
the
repair
tools
that
cyclists
need
the
closer.
We
come
to
solving
that
first
and
last
mile
problem.
We
were
extremely
heartened
to
see
the
mobility
strategy
urge
expansion
of
existing
bike
lanes,
such
as
the
one
on
blue
and
the
creation
of
new
ones.
We
believe
this
policy
will
help
us
congestion
for
sure.
We
also
think
it
will
prove
very
popular
with
residents.
C
2017
Angus
Reed
forum
poll
found
that
80%
four
out
of
five
in
Toronto
support
a
safe
network
of
bike,
lane
network
bike
and
a
safe
network
of
bike
lanes.
We
were
especially
enthusiastic,
and
these
are
my
final
remarks
about
the
possibility
of
separated
bike
lanes
on
Yonge
Street
Young
has
so
much
going
for
it.
It
has
destinations,
Eaton,
Center,
Massey,
Hall,
of
course,
Ryerson
University,
the
reference
library,
etc.
C
That
cyclists
want
to
get
to
it's
flat,
it
lacks
streetcar
tracks
and
if
car
lanes
need
to
be
removed
to
make
some
room
for
the
bike
lanes,
commuters
have
a
variety
of
options,
including,
of
course,
the
Yonge
subway
and
the
young
bus.
We
know
the
city
needs
to
do
a
corridor
study
before
the
young
lane
can
be
put
in
place,
but
we
urge
councilors-
and
this
is
our
kiosk.
We
urge
councilors
to
fast-track
this
study
if
at
all
possible,
just
as
a
young
subway
was
important
to
Toronto's
development
in
the
1950s.
C
A
P
My
last
point
is
simply
this:
unless
we
start
thinking
about
everybody
in
our
community,
both
those
that
are
lucky
enough
to
be
able
body
didn't
those
they're
not
able-bodied.
You
must
remember
this.
You
can
be
disabled
in
this
amount
of
time,
snap,
the
fingers
and
then
your
life
changes
and
then
you'll
realize.
Oh,
my
god,
how
do
they
do
it?
P
I
wish
each
councilor
would
do
what
Andy
Byford
did
when
he
was
here
and
Rick
Leary
go
around
the
city
in
a
wheelchair
or
better
yet
legally
blind
hand
in
a
wheelchair
and
hearing
a
parent
and
see
how
hard
it
is.
Many
downtown
intersections.
Don't
have
all
the
little
signals
at
work
where
the
buttons
are
broken,
many
sidewalk
cuts
when
the
utilities
do
it.
They
don't
replace
the
lines
they
don't
fix,
the
curb
cuts
properly.
P
A
G
Will
definitely
be
less,
and
so
thank
you
for
having
me
my
name
is
Lena
Saad
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
scouting
court
community
centre,
I
specifically
want
to
express
our
deep
support
for
the
proposal
for
a
capital
renewal,
renewal
strategy
for
AOC's,
that's
outlined
in
the
downtown
community
services
and
facilities
strategy
in
order
to
continue
providing
vital
services.
Downtown
acts
need
to
be
funded.
Currently
scouting
court
community
center
is
situated
at
Bathurst
and
Dundas
we're
co-located
with
the
Sanderson
branch
library,
as
well
as
with
an
indoor
pool
run
by
Toronto
parks,
forestry
and
Recreation.
G
When
the
building
was
built,
it's
now
40
years
old,
it
was
built
to
support
a
third
of
the
staff
and
programming
that
we
currently
have
today.
I
mean
I,
think
it's
outlined
in
the
plan
why
this
funding
is
needed
to
give
you
an
idea
of
what
it's
like
to
be
inside,
of
a
building
that
is
aging
and
is
inadequate.
Our
youth
mezzanine,
our
youth
mezzanine,
as
well
as
our
pool
viewing
deck,
have
now
been
converted
into
staff
offices.
Our
ping-pong
area
and
communal
space
for
seniors
has
been
converted
into
a
computer
lab
so
yeah.
G
So
we're
basically
stuffing
all
of
our
communities
together.
We're
stretched
beyond
our
capacity.
The
Toronto
Public
Library
has
recognized
this,
as
has
the
pool,
and
they
have
been
considered
in
their
own
capital
improvement
plans
for
redevelopment
we're
currently
undergoing
a
redevelopment
feasibility
study.
This
is
led
by
Toronto,
real
estate
services
and
right
now,
the
community
center
itself
has
no
consideration
under
and
budget
for
redevelopment.
G
A
You
are
there
any
questions
to
the
deputy,
not
seeing
any.
That
is
the
end
of
the
deputations
that
I
have.
We
have
then
all
the
items
together
are
there
speakers
and
we
can
speak
to
them
all
at
once.
If
you
wish
to
them
or
are
you
have
questions
of
staff?
First,
on
them,
question
of
staff,
we're
doing
almost
the
rest?
Five,
six,
seven,
eight
nine!
We
have
item
two
to
come
back
to
sure
Kell,
sir
Campbell
questions
of
staff,
so.
H
I
question
well
question
to
park:
staff
I
mean
councilor.
Krusty
might
have
liked
have
asked
this
quiet,
but
it
was.
It
was
about
the
were
the
pictures
that
we
saw
in
the
public
realm
in
the
core
of
downtown
Toronto
I
mean
I.
Think
I
would
like
your
comments
on
it
and
I'd
like
to
have
an
understanding
as
to
why
things
aren't
in
a
better
state
of
affairs.
C
H
That
would
be.
That
would
be
very
much
welcoming
in
regard
to
and
I
just
I'm,
not
sure
who's
gonna
answer
this,
but
it's
in
regard
to
the
alternate
rate
policy,
so
I'm,
looking
at
where
we
come
on,
you
know
I'm
in
2020,
nine
point
five
downtown
parks
in
the
public
realm.
The
downtown
plan
has
proposed
a
new
alternate
rate
policy
has
provided
through
section
42
of
the
Planning
Act
policy
included
in
the
downtown
plan,
directs
that
alternate
requirement
for
parkland
dedication
at
rates
commensurate
with
the
intensity
of
development.
So
what?
What
is
that?
R
Alternate
rate
policy
is
actually
in
the
plan
itself
that
was
before
the
just
before
the
committee
I'm
just
looking
for
the
section
of
it
sorry-
and
it
speaks
to
the
language
that
you
just
read
in
the
report
and
the
reason
that
we
needed
to
put
a
specific
language
that
varies
from
the
opie
is
because
the
rate
will
vary
from
what
the
opie
rate
is.
That's
the
intention,
because
currently,
the
opie
rate
caps
out
at
ten
percent
of
the
value
of
a
site,
and
we
know
that
it
does
not
reflect
the
intensity
of
development.
R
The
alternate
rate
policy
is
broad
in
general
and
the
alter
the
specific
alternate
rate,
which
will
actually
be
the
the
percentage
or
number,
is
something
that
staff
have
to
develop
and
report
back
and
that
will
be
reflected
in
the
bylaw
which
is
separate
from
the
Official
Plan.
So
the
two
tools
work
together
so.
H
Can
you
can
you
explain,
explain
that
to
me,
because
my
understanding
is
there's
very
little
space
very
little
opportunity
for
for
for
parks
and
increased
public
realm
on
the
downtown
area
and
I'd
and
I'm
wondering
why?
If
this
is
one
of
the
recommendations
going
forward,
why
it
wasn't
a
recommendation
many
years
ago,
and
are
we
not
already
in
fact
doing
something
like
this,
because.
R
This
is
a
25
year
parks
in
public
realm
plan.
There
are
a
variety
of
small
moves
that
will
not
require
those
technical
feasibility
studies,
but
there
are
some
larger
moves
and
are
there
around
them
when
we
look
at
great
streets
and
changes
around
that,
so
some
of
those
bigger
moves
will
require
more
technical
feasibility
studies
and,
if
you
think,
about
rail
deck
park
as
an
example,
because
that's
in
this
ditch
that
had
a
that
will
have
a
number
of
state.
That's
a
stage
gated
process
with
a
series
of
technical
feasibility
studies
to
advance
it.
H
Do
you
have
I
guess
what
I'm
looking
for
is
some
specificity?
Is
there?
Are
there
other
areas
or
there
are
other
little
parcels
of
downtown,
that
you're
looking
at
the
rail
deck
park,
is
the
biggest
you
know,
I
guess
flashiest
example,
but
are
there
other
areas
where
you're
looking
at
those
opportunities
and
have
they
been
identified?
The.
R
A
I
In
the
interest
of
time,
I
have
three
motions
related
to
the
great
streets
related
to
the
Grange
neighborhood
and
the
campus
plan
they're
for
community
services
and
related
to
neighborhood
green
plans.
If,
if
somebody
mr.
chair
yourself
or
others,
able
to
take
care
of
those,
three
and
I
would
just
thank
staff
and
and
say
that
to
have
growth
without
an
aligned
infrastructure
strategy.
I
Well,
you
can't,
you
can't
have
growth
without
it,
and
so
the
challenge
is
to
implement
it.
But
this
is
what's
necessary.
It's
been
a
enormous
effort
by
our
city
staff,
in
all
divisions
and
apartments
to
pull
this
together
and
I
want
to
thank
them
across
divisions,
energy
transportation,
TPL
childcare,
Children
Services,
you
name
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
A
So
I
would
ask
in
particular
Barbara
gray,
Janey
romoff
to
get
a
copy
of
the
YouTube
video
I.
Don't
think
a
motion
is
worthwhile
here.
I
think
that
these
are
general
items
that
we
should
do
better
on
I,
don't
think
we
could
send
or
give
you
anything
here
that
it
could
be
better
than
the
presentation
they've
actually
had
from
Carolyn
Johnson.
A
We
have
the
best
staff
I
think
anywhere
that
you'd
have
in
Ontario,
if
not
in
Canada,
that
know
it
and
care
about
it,
and
if
you
can
get
those
forces
to
go
out
and
look
at
these
things,
it
would
be
very
much
appreciated.
With
that
in
mind,
thank
you
to
the
this
is
a
planning
matter,
so
you've
done
great
work.
Counselor
Crecy
has
already
said
that.
Thank
you
for
your
hard
work
on
this
I
think
we
should
send
it
on
to
Council.
Can
we,
how
do
we
vote
on
this?
A
Madam
clerk
motions
for
item
five,
all
in
favor.
Any
opposed
carried
motion
for
item
item
five
as
amended
all
those
in
favor
opposed.
That's
carried
item,
six,
no
motions
staff
recommendations
all
in
favor
and
he
opposed
that's
carried
item.
Seven.
There
is
a
motion.
I
did
a
stab
to
look
at
the
motions
and
they
were
satisfied
with
them
all
item.
Seven,
the
amendment,
all
those
in
favor
any
opposed.
That's
carried.
The
item
is
amended.
All
those
in
favor
opposed.
That's
carried
item,
eight,
the
downtown
energy
strategy.
A
It's
not
recommendations,
all
those
in
favor
which
I'm
moving
any
opposed.
That's
carry
item
nine
downtown
water
strategy,
no
recommendations
on
that,
no
soul
staff
recommendations
which
I'll
move
all
those
in
favor
opposed.
That's
Carrie
I
did
circulate
to
you
earlier
item
number
two,
which
is
trying
to
deal
with
the
changes
to
the
Planning
Act.
We
have
some
depths
on
that.
Are
they
still
here.
P
A
So
this
I
am
going
to
be
very
very
though
I'm.
My
apologies
for
the
shortage
of
time,
but
these
are
recommendations
here
on
staffing
changes,
so
it's
not
on
the
entire
bill
and
what
the
province
has
done
its
on
trying
to
find
resources
in
place
to
be
able
to
manage
the
workflow.
If
you
can
keep
your
comments
to
that,
that
would
be
appreciate
it.
So
the
first
speaker
I
have
on
it
is
Carolyn
Johnson
Carolyn
did
you
want
to
speak
on
it.
B
A
T
Mr.
chairman,
thank
you
very
much
for
seeing
to
me
again.
I
just
want
to
encourage
council
to
properly
fund
all
the
experts
that
you
need
to
run
this
city
properly.
Lawyers
are
part
of
it
and
they
have
very,
very
serious
work
to
do
they're
going
to
be
very
involved
in
trying
to
see
how
planning
matters
travel
through
the
transition
from
the
OMB
to
the
l-pad,
and
they
have
prop
see
disposal
to
deal
with
with
respect
to
building
transit
and
housing
and
all
the
rest
of
it
and
the
quarren
Park.
T
So
we
must
pay
them
well,
otherwise,
they'll
be
stolen
by
Aaron,
Burr
lists
and
other
companies,
as
I
once
witnessed
back
in
Scarborough,
and
there
are
other
experts
that
we
ought
to
have
on
staff.
I
know
this
isn't
quite
here,
but
if
it
deals
with
planning
matters,
we
need
acoustic
experts
to
deal
with
the
noise
bylaw
which
you've
heard
about,
and
we
need
not.
B
I'll,
do
this
very
quickly:
I
represent
six
downtown
neighborhood
associations
and
our
six
associations
represent
over
a
hundred
thousand
residents
and
we
have
met
extensively
with
the
province
through
this
process,
and
this
gets
to
your
staffing
issues.
I'll
get
there
well
in
our
meetings
with
with
the
minister
or
with
both
ministries,
all
the
ministries
we
did.
We
found
out
the
community
in
the
plant
when
it
says,
or
whatever
sponsibility
communities
and
Watership,
that
community
in
the
title
means
municipality.
It
does
not
mean
us
as
residents.
B
Our
request
is
that
the
that
response
to
residents
be
built
into
the
city
processes.
They
are
not
built
into
bill
139
and
we're
having
trouble
figuring
out
how
we
access
certain
things,
and
this
gets
to
staffing,
because
there's
going
to
have
to
be
staffing
to
ensure
that
our
rights
within
from
139
are
taken
care
of,
and
we
and
we're
looking
for
recognition
of
residents
and
community
associations
in
the
process.
But
the
real
big
comment
is
that
the
act
itself
relates
to
municipalities
and
what
happens
at
the
municipality.
B
A
C
Be
happy
to
move
this
mr.
chair,
but
I
do
want
to
put
the
chief
planner
and
and
others
on
notice
that
when
this
comes
to
council,
unless
I'm
persuade
otherwise,
my
intention
would
be
to
change
the
funding
source
from
the
development
application
reserved
to
the
tax
stabilization
reserved
the
way
this
is
done
here.
We
are
reducing
the
size
of
the
planning
department
in
order
to
increase
the
size
of
the
planning
department
and
I'd
want
nothing
to
do
with
that.
Should.
A
Okay,
that
being
thank
you
very
much,
that
being
said,
I
had
a
staff
to
do
this
report,
based
on
comments
that
legal
and
planning
and
clerks
had
said
to
me
and
initiated
with
the
beginning
meeting
with
that
in
finance,
who
was
on
board
and
supports
additional
staff.
I
have
been
told
at
planning.
Legal
and
clerks
are
satisfied
with
the
report.
The
way
it
is
because
it's
very
helpful
in
the
guards
to
the
issue
of
where
the
funding
sources
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
my
colleague
calipers
has
expressed
his
concern
here.
A
So
we
will
be
able
to
discuss
that
at
Council.
I
think
it's
really
important
to
move
this
on.
In
light
of
the
pressure
that
we
have
and
I
do
appreciate
the
hard
work
that
they've
done
in
a
very
short
period
of
time
to
get
this
report
here
and
the
support
that
we
actually
had
from
Josie
labayda
in
the
finance
department
to
find
a
way
to
make
it
work.
It
really
was.
A
It
was
too
less
than
two
weeks
ago
when
we
sat
and
talked
about
this,
and
it's
here
now
in
front
of
us.
So
with
that,
in
line
going
to
Council,
we
can
hold
it
at
Council.
If
you
wish,
we
can
discuss
it
further.
I
do
not
want
to
take
away
from
the
debate
of
it,
but
I
don't
want
to
miss
the
opportunity
to
get
it
there.
So
that's
why
I'm
moving
it
councillor
Campbell
questions
just.
H
A
just
a
couple
of
quick
comments:
I'm
sitting
on
the
budget
committee
I
know
that
we've
we've
approved
in
the
last
few
years
considerable.
In
my
view,
staffing
increases
for
planning
I
just
would
like
I
would
feel
more
comfortable
having
a
clearer
understanding
of
where
staffing
has
been
where
staffing
is
going.
I
mean
this
obviously
is
a
new
news
bill
139
and
it's
coming
to
us
in
a
sort
of
a
rushed
format.
I'm
one
who's,
very
supportive
of
staff.
I
appreciate
the
work
that
they
do.
H
A
You
counselor
Crawford
as
well,
was
at
the
meeting
and
what
I
will
suggest
is
hold
the
item
for
council
and
our
staff
to
be
prepared
to
give
us
a
presentation.
There
were
members
of
council
can
ask
their
questions
and
get
them
answered,
so
we
can
deal
with
it
against
and
if
you
have
a
chance
to
respond
to
them
ahead
of
time,
that's
great.
If
we
don't
need
it,
but
I
do
think
we
all
want
to
get
it
there
to
try
and
deal
with
the
pressing
issues
that
we
have.
A
The
short
story
is
we,
the
OMB
is
gone.
It's
now
the
local
appeal
body.
It's
all
been
dumped
on
the
city.
It's
all
even
the
old
applications,
including
a
tremendous
amount
of
work
the
clerk's
department
has
and
having
I.
Think
you
all
understand.
So
many
appeals
of
applications
mean
we
now
have
to
put
lawyers
on
all
these
files
along
with
planners
and
trying
to
work
them
through.
It's
a
very,
very
labor-intensive
process.
That's
happened
because
of
the
changes
and
it's
all
being
left
upon
the
city
to
do
it
so
I'm
moving
the
staff
recommendations.
A
Thank
you
and
I
do
support
all
the
staff
that
work
so
hard
and
my
colleague
councillor
Crawford,
and
that
have
worked
on
this
too.
All
those
in
favor
of
the
recommendations
in
the
report
any
opposed,
that's
carried,
and
thank
you
very
much.
We
are
adjourned
and
thank
you
all
members,
councillor
perks,
councillor
Fillion
and
councillor
Campbell
for
staying
this
afternoon
and
making
all
this
that
the
ability
to
have
it
happen.