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From YouTube: Planning and Housing Committee - January 22, 2020
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Planning and Housing Committee, meeting 12, January 22, 2020
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0:16:47 - Call to order
Agenda Items:
0:19:31 - PH12.1 - Provincial Consultation on Ontario's Building Code Service Delivery (Ward All)
0:55:21 - PH12.2 - 2019 Toronto Employment Survey (Ward All)
1:43:19 - PH12.3 - City Planning Division - Study Work Program (Ward All)
0:18:27 - PH12.4 - Christie's Planning Study - Status Update and 2150 and 2194 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 23 Park Lawn Road - Official Plan Amendment Application - Preliminary Report (Ward 3)
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Good
morning,
everybody,
if
I,
could
ask
members
of
the
committee
to
take
their
seats.
We
now
have
quorum
would
like
to
start
the
meeting
and
thank
you
thanks
everybody
to
making
it
to
the
meeting.
Twelve
of
the
planning
and
Housing
Committee
I
want
to
welcome
the
members
of
the
committee
and
members
of
the
public
here
with
us
today
and
for
those
in
the
room
with
us.
D
The
screen
at
the
back
provides
real-time
updates
concerning
where
we
are
in
the
agenda
and
what's
coming
up
next,
you
can
follow
the
agenda
and
the
bait
on
your
computer
tablet
or
smartphone
at
wwr
HEA,
slash
Council.
We
acknowledge
the
land
we
are
meeting
on
is
the
traditional
territory
of
many
nations,
including
the
Mississauga's
of
the
credit,
the
hon
ashabi,
the
ship
away,
the
Shawnee
and
the
wind
at
people
and
is
now
home
to
many
diverse
First,
Nations,
Inuit
and
Metis
people.
D
We
also
acknowledge
that
Toronto
is
covered
by
treaty
13
with
the
Mississauga's
of
the
credit.
Are
there
any
declarations
of
interest
under
the
municipal
conflict
of
interests
Act?
Seeing
none
can
I
have
a
motion
to
confirm
the
minutes
of
the
December
10th
2019
meeting
councillor
bradford,
all
those
in
favor
that
carries
okay,
let's
run
through
the
agenda
provincial
council
to
adam
12.1,
provincial
consultation
on
Ontario's
Building,
Codes
service
delivery.
I
do
have
a
couple
of
questions
on
this
one
12-point
to
2019
Toronto
Employment
Survey.
We
have
a
presentation,
City
Planning,
Division
study,
work
plan
12.3.
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We
have
speakers
and
12.4
christie's
planning
studies,
status,
update
and
2150
and
2194
lakeshore,
Boulevard
West
and
23
parkland
Road
official
plan
amendment
application
preliminary
report.
Are
there
any
questions
on
this
item?
No?
Okay,
so
I?
Guess
we
can
move
the
report
I
just
want
to
thank
staff.
This
is
great
planning
working
here.
E
Can
you
just
explain
it
does
seem
to
me
that,
from
what
I've
read
that
there's
now,
a
move
to
have
builders
inspect
their
own
work,
on-site
and
certified
in
what
way
it's
kind
of
like
the
Boeing
737
max,
where
they
inspected
they're
playing
over
and
over
again,
so
having
third
party
inspection
seems
to
be
very
important.
Are
we
seriously
moving
away
from
the
professional
inspections
that
will
be
done
by
a
municipality.
F
One
of
those
ideas
right
now
is
building
on
a
model
that
takes
place
in
the
province
of
BC,
where
architects
and
engineers
are
certified
on
the
building
code,
and
they
have
the
ability
to
be
hired
by
directly
by
property
owners,
builders
or
developers
to
provide
those
building
code
services
for
their
projects.
What.
F
Through
the
chair,
the
comments
that
we've
provided
back
to
their
province
are
primarily
around
the
aspect
of
the
independent
oversight.
So
right
now,
under
the
current
model,
that
we
have
is
the
city
provides
those
inspections.
So
folk
are
builders,
developers
or
property
owners
apply
for
a
permit.
We
issue
the
permit
and
then
we
carry
out
the
inspections
to
confirm
that
the
construction
is
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
the
Building
Code.
F
Under
this
model,
keep
in
mind,
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
details
around,
it
would
look
like,
but
if
it
was
similar
to
what
happens
in
the
province
of
BC,
what
it
would
be
is
architects
and
engineers
would
be
hired
directly
by
the
developer
to
certify
that
the
plans
meet
the
requirements
of
the
Building
Code,
and
then
they
would
conduct
the
inspections
in
lieu
of
the
city
to
certify
that
the
construction
meets
the
requirements
of
the
code.
So.
E
F
Through
the
chair,
we
don't
know
what
the
details
are
right
now.
What
it
would
just
do
is
allow
those
independent
architects
and
engineers
to
provide
those
services
in
lieu
of
the
city,
so
the
city
would
be
out
of
that
process.
But
to
what
degree
we
don't
know
right
now,
because
the
province
hasn't
put
forward
the
details
of
what
that
would
look
like
I'm.
E
Just
asked
if
in
BC
are
these
people
professionally
certified
they're,
not
only
working
in
that
capacity,
they're,
not
working
for
the
developer
or
the
business
and
then
certifying
the
work?
Are
they
just
specifically
doing
that
building
job
or
do
they
cross
back
and
cross
the
line
back
and
forth
to
building
developing
plans
and
drawing
things
through.
F
Through
the
chair,
I
can't
speak
to
what
the
model
looks
in
the
province
of
looks
like
in
the
province
of
BC
in
the
province
of
BC,
that
it's
an
optional
an
inspection
process,
that's
available
to
property
owners
developers,
builders
and
in
that
model.
Architects
and
engineers
are
trained,
have
to
go
through
a
process
where
they're
certified
on
the
building
code
and
they
deliver
that
service
and
they're
hired
directly
by
the
developer
or
builder,
to
provide
that
service,
and
they
provide
that
sign-off
to
the
city
and.
F
D
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F
The
chair,
the
the
consultation
paper,
went
out
in
late
September
and
closed
was
for
approximately
60
days,
so
it
closed
at
the
end
of
November.
So
as
far
as
so,
they
provided
about
60
days
for
municipalities
to
respond
to
the
consultation
paper
as
far
as
implementation.
We
don't
have
any
details
on
that
at
this
point
and.
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Today,
building
inspectors
are
are
not
just
expected
to
know
the
technical
applications
of
the
building
code
under
the
building
code
act,
but
they're
also
required
to
communicate
around
conflicts.
They're
expected
to
mediate,
they're
expected
to
draw
positive
outcomes
is
and-
and
that's
I
believe,
that's
the
way
we
would
be
hiring
our
inspectors
based
on
those
the
series
of
skills
as
a
crack
through.
F
The
chair
that
is
correct,
one
of
the
pieces
mm-hmm
one
of
the
pieces
of
the
consultation
paper,
is
looking
at
the
process
that
building
officials
and
practitioners
are
qualified
under
the
provincial
system,
and
one
of
our
comments
on
that
is
that
we
are
supportive
of
that.
But
what
we
also
need
is
to
ensure
that
building
officials
receive
training
also
on
those
softer
skills.
So
they
understand
what
the
requirements
are,
and
they
can
you
know,
so
they
understand
the
requirements
and
they
have
the
skills
that
they're
needed
around
conflict
resolution
that
type
of
thing.
F
What
the
province
is
proposing
is
that
there
is
one
of
the
most
consultants
is
identified
as
the
prime
consultant,
and
their
role
would
be
to
coordinate
the
work
of
all
the
registered
professionals
in
ensuring
that
all
of
the
requirements
of
the
code
are
being
implemented
in
that
design.
So
that
is
something
that
we
do
support
and
then.
F
Piece
that
there's
only
one
piece
that
we
have
expressed,
that
we
didn't
support,
and
it
relates
to
the
certified
professionals
and
our
concern.
There
is
more
about
the
independent
oversight,
and
so
our
concern
is
that
if
the
province
is
to
move
forward
with
a
certified
professional,
what
we
would
like
to
see
is
that
it
needs
to
have
independent
oversight.
G
The
suggestion
today
that
a
that
a
developer
or
property
owner
would
be
able
to
either
hire
or
sort
either
for
the
building
permit
and
have
the
inspection
done
by
a
city
official
and/or
to
create
an
option
to
have
that
done
by
certified
professional
retained
by
retained
by
the
developer.
Is
that
what's
before
us
now?
G
Is
that
what
the
province
is
proposing
or
is
it
to
eliminate
all
the
city
building
officials
so
that
the
the
private
developer
only
goes
to
private
individuals
that
are
that
are
certified
architects
and
designers
as
they
deem
fit,
but
but
retained
by
the
developer?
I?
Guess
it
is
it
options
or
is
it
abolishing
lawn
systems
replace
with
another?
So.
F
Once
again,
through
the
chair,
the
ideas
right
now,
it's
just
an
idea
that
the
province
is
consulting
on.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
the
details.
What
we
believe
that
they
may
be
thinking
is
more
it's
an
optional
program
that
would
be
available
to
the
development
industry,
and
so
we
don't
know
what
the
impact
would
be
for
the
municipalities
at
this
point,
but.
G
F
G
Then
maybe
my
final
question
is:
what
would
be
the
motivation
for
this
change
from
the
province
like?
Is
there
something
that
we're
doing
that's
insufficient
to
meet
the
needs
in
the
community
or
the
demand
in
the
sector?
Are
City
Building
officials
not
doing
a
good
job
of
keeping
the
public
safe
from
faulty
and
in
deficient
buildings
like
why?
The
need
for
this
change
through.
F
The
chair:
it's
not
my
view
that
the
city
inspectors
are
not
doing
a
good
job.
I
would
say.
Mm-Hmm
I
can
say
that
when
we're
responding
to
building
permit
applications
over
90%
of
those
building,
permit
applications
are
responded
to
within
10
to
30
days,
depending
on
the
complexity
of
the
application,
and
so
we
respond
to
those
in
it
in
that
time
frame.
When
we
receive
a
request
for
an
inspection
over
90%
of
the
time
we
respond
to
that
request
for
an
inspection
within
48
hours,.
F
F
H
F
Through
the
chair,
this
is
one
of
the
areas
that
we
do
support
as
far
as
how
likely
it
we
are
to
see
that
implemented.
I
can't
speak
to
that
at
this
point,
but
what
I
can
say
is
the
province
has
heard
the
concerns
of
local
governments
across
the
province,
knowing
that
we
do
need
stronger
tools
to
help
with
enforcement.
Having
this
in
place
would
help
with
that.
What.
F
F
H
Through
our
Subcommittee
on
the
protection
of
affordable
rental
housing,
a
lot
of
the
issues
on
the
enforcement
side,
Building
Code
related
issues
could
potentially
be
addressed
through
some
of
these
changes.
Do
you
know
if
the
province
is
considering
alignment
between
the
Building
Code
and
other
legislation,
such
as
the
Residential
Tenancies
Act,
through.
F
The
chair,
the
consultation
paper,
that's
out
right
now
that
municipalities
across
the
province
of
responded
to
does
not
speak
to
that.
However,
Toronto
Building
is
participating
on
an
inter
divisional
group
team.
That's
actually
looking
at
those
exact
issues
through
that
we're
hopeful
that
we
can
identify
some
opportunities
that
could
assist
with
that.
So.
F
I
D
I
You
I
have
a
question
a
couple
different
questions.
My
first
is
to
the
someone
from
the
City
solicitor's
office.
So
years
ago
the
City
of
Toronto
looked
at
the
issue
of
pesticides
and
decided
that
we
needed
tougher
regulations
in
the
city
of
Toronto
than
existed
province
wide,
and
we
wound
up
relying
on
a
Supreme
Court
decision.
That
said
that
municipalities
can
go
further
than
federal
and
provincial
governments
if
they
could
demonstrate
a
general
welfare
reason
for
doing
a
Hudson,
V
spray
tech,
I'm
wondering.
I
If
should
the
province
proceed
here,
and
we
have
legitimate
concerns
that
the
system
they
bring
in
wouldn't
adequately
protect
Torontonians
in
terms
of
Building
Code
investigations
and
reviews
would,
as
the
city
solicitor
turned
their
mind
or
whether
there
would
be
any
legal
opportunity
for
the
city
to
go
further
than
whatever
the
province
does.
Certainly.
A
We
haven't
specifically
looked
at
that
point
counselor,
however,
and
perhaps
the
chief
building
official
can
expand
on
this,
but
my
understanding
is
that,
certainly
in
terms
of
the
Building
Code,
it
is
a
provincial
wide
piece
of
legislation
and
the
provinces
I
think
it's
section.
35
does
not
provide
a
lot
latitude
in
terms
of
municipalities
being
outside
of
the
code
requirements.
I
would
say,
however,
that,
needless
to
say,
the
public
interest
should
be
paramount
in
all
of
these
matters.
A
I
also
certainly
share
the
concern
of
the
chief
building
official,
and
he
does
note
you
know
potential
conflict
of
interest
in
situations
that
may
arise
when
you
have
outside
consultants
inspecting
and
certifying
a
code.
Compliance
and
I
would
once
again
just
reiterate
that
perhaps
that
might
not,
in
all
cases
be
in
the
public
interest
and
that's
something
we
have
to
be
very
concerned
about
I'm
also
concerned
about
anything
that
would
reduce
the
number
of
inspections
that
occur
at
building
sites.
I
think
the
more
often
the
inspector
attends
the
site,
the
better
in
the
public
interest.
A
As
you
know,
applications
can
be
extremely
complex
in
terms
of
the
type
of
developments
we
have
in
the
city
and
I
think
that
inspectors
on
the
site
provide
a
very
valuable
source
of
information
in
terms
of
ensuring
that
there
is
compliance
not
just
with
respect
to
code,
but
obviously,
with
respect
to
the
issued
building
permits
compliance
with
the
plans,
whether
it's
a
high-rise
building
or
simply
an
infill
houses.
You
know,
committee
of
adjustment
often
imposes
very
specific
conditions
on
plans
for
houses
that
have
been
put
there
because
neighbors
are
specifically
concerned
about
privacy
overlooked.
A
I
It
be
possible
in
time
for
this
to
get
to
Council
to
have
a
further
look
about
whether
a
general
welfare
or
City
of
Toronto
will
active
provision
might
give
us
some
of
the
same
tools.
I
mean
you
know,
I
understand
the
the
Building
Code
Act
is
provincial,
but
similarly
the
regulations
that
permitted
pesticide
use
were
federal
and
provincial
and
nevertheless
the
City
of
Toronto
imposed
additional
limits
is.
A
F
What
we
have
said
is
that
we
have
some
concerns
around
that
and
our
concerns
around
that
are
that
if
an
administrative
authority
is
set
up,
how
does
policy
inform
the
administration,
because
often
what's
happening
on
the
administrative
side,
does
have
effects
on
the
code,
development
and
policy
side?
So
what
we've
raised
as
to
the
province
is
that
if
they
are
going
to
move
forward
with
administrative
authority,
making
sure
that
that
system
is
set
up
so
that
one
is
informing
the
other,
the
other
piece
is
making
it
clear
as
to
where
local
governments
voice
would
be.
F
What
threw
the
chair,
what
I'm
referring
to
is
that
the
ministry
right
now
provides
support
to
municipalities
around
interpretations
to
the
Building
Code.
The
ministry
hears
disputes
related
between
building
officials
and
the
development
industry
related
to
those
are
disputes
around
the
code
and
they
provide
that
support.
If
an
administrative
authority
was
set
up,
it
would
actually
provide
that
in
lieu
of
the
government
doing
it
directly
would.
D
D
F
F
For
its
new
in
the
from
the
perspective
is
that
it
would
allow
architects
and
engineers
to
become
certified
in
order
to
provide
those
services
in
lieu
of
the
city.
However,
the
city
under
the
legislation
right
now
the
city
directly,
has
the
ability
to
hire
consultants
to
help
them
with
the
areas
we
may
want
help
with.
Okay.
D
So,
for
example,
we
have
third-party
reviews
on
lots
of
stuff
that
we
do
right.
Sometimes
we
need
a
third-party
review
on
an
engineer
thing
and
we
say
to
the
developer:
okay,
you're
gonna
have
to
pay
for
that
and
we
go
and
we
hire
a
third
party
to
have
a
third
party
review.
We
are
we
currently
allow.
Let's
say
we
needed
something.
We
have
there's
a
spike,
there's
something
that
we
needed
some
services.
Are
we
allowed
to
do
that
right
now
that.
D
D
D
D
F
Training
right
now
the
training
is
delivered
by
the
province,
so
they're
there
or
well
that
they're
responsible
for
certifying
that
building
officials
or
building
practitioners
actually
have
competency
on
the
code
by
getting
their
qualification
through
the
ministry.
So
they
provide
that
service
right
now
that.
H
Very
much
through
the
chair,
I
have
a
motion.
I
would
like
to
move.
Here's
just
get
that
on
the
screen.
Basically,
the
wording
is
is
just
stating
that
you
know
we
have.
We
know
here
that
we
have
a
problem
with
Wren
affections
and
we
have
a
problem
with
very
vague
maintenance
standards
in
the
Residential
Tenancies
Act.
But
the
building
code,
where
we
have
the
t
to
enforce
it
is,
is
not
necessarily
aligned.
H
I'd
also
like
to
just
thank
staff
for
their
work
on
this
I
know
that
a
lot
of
the
work
program
here
at
the
city
across
a
number
of
divisions
is
informed
by
changes
that
are
taking
place
at
the
province
and
driving
a
lot
of
our
work
right
now.
So
it's
a
lot
of
heavy
lifting
for
everyone
and
I
do
appreciate
everyone's
efforts
on
that.
So
that's
it.
Thanks
Thank.
D
I
First
of
all,
I
want
to
apologize
to
the
members
of
the
committee,
like
so
many
Torontonians
I
had
to
suffer
through
the
fact
that
we
don't
invest
in
transit
vehicles.
This
morning,
I'm
gonna
be
moving
a
motion
which
will
request
the
city
solicitor
to
do
a
review
of
any
legal
options
available
to
us.
Should
these
changes
in
Building
Code
service
delivery,
proceed
I'm,
profoundly
concerned
here
and
and
I
want
to
thank
the
chief
building
official
for
for
bringing
these
concerns
to
our
attention.
I
I
also
note
that
there's
going
to
be
a
further
report
coming
as
more
information
comes
forward
and
I
would
like
a
little
bit
more
robust
treatment
about
some
of
the
risks
associated
with
this
new
administrative
authority.
I
share
all
of
the
concerns
about
allowing
about
the
potential
conflicts
of
interest
if
private
developers
are
able
to
retain
their
own
investigators.
I
Jeez
I
wish
I
could
retain
people
to
investigate
whatever
I
felt
like,
but
I
also
have
a
deep
concern
about
these
arm's
length,
administrative
authorities
and
how
they
function.
For
anyone
who
has
had
constituents
suffer
through
problems
resulting
from
condo
registration
and
terian,
not
really
providing
good
service
to
protect
people
who
bought
into
a
condo.
I
G
We'll
be
supporting
it
just
to
lend
my
voice
on
this
particular
matter.
I
think
that
the
the
issue
around
ensuring
that
the
building
code
is
is
strong
enough
and
rigorous
enough,
so
that
a
policy
framework
can
be
tested
on
the
ground,
with
technical
application
of
knowledge,
so
that
there's
actually
knowledgeable
people
to
be
able
to
interpret
a
policy
and
to
make
sure
that
it
actually
is
implemented
properly,
has
always
been
the
stress
test
of
the
particular
code.
We
also
recognize
that
the
City
of
Toronto
in
some
ways
has
led
the
way.
G
There's
there
are
times
where
I
know
where
we've
actually
advanced
conversations,
especially
in
the
area
of
following
glass.
It
was
something
I
had
to
deal
with
early
on
in
my
first
term,
glass
panels
falling
out
of
buildings
crashing
onto
the
cars
into
the
middle
roads
into
the
sidewalk
and
sometimes
harming
people
and
I'm,
just
surprised
that
no
one's
been
actually
killed.
But
you
know
we
we
we
gave
responses
to
to
the
city.
G
We
compelled
we
compelled
the
province
to
do
emergency
amendments,
but
that
that
had
everything
to
do
with
us,
responding
as
a
municipality
to
things
that
were
happening
in
in
the
built
form
under
the
building
code
that
wasn't
captured
at
that
time.
So
that's
a
sort
of
responding
and
needing
to
do
a
quick
policy
pivot.
So
we
can
then
now
upgrade
that
that
particular
code,
if
left
to
the
sector
alone
and
I,
recognize
that
there
were
law
class
action
lawsuits.
There
was
a
lot
of
confusion
in
the
sector.
G
G
My
fear
is
that
what
we
were
able
to
do
to
respond
to
an
emerging
building,
material
crisis
and
I
would
say
it
was
a
crisis.
Was
we've
got
glass
towers,
going
up
all
over
the
city,
and
there
was
a
lot
of
confusion
in
this
sector.
They
needed
the
city
to
step
in.
They
needed
us
to
organize
the
sector,
to
ask
the
the
critical
questions
to
get
to
the
outcome.
G
Uncontested
I
know
that
we're
going
to
contest
it,
but
if
they
bulldoze
ahead
literally
this
these
these
changes
and
we're
now
able
to
vigorously
defend
the
public
interest.
I
am
fearful
that
what
we've
seen
how
about
seven
or
eight
years
ago,
that
is
just
the
beginning
of
what
could
happen
if,
if
we
have
an
industry
that
decides
to
cover
up
and
and
that
would
be
it's
a
multi-billion
dollar
trillion
dollar
industry
across
the
nation-
and
we
know
that
lots
of
money
is
at
stake,
and
sometimes
it's
easy
to
do
things.
G
It's
sometimes
very
easy
to
see
corruption
take
place.
We
don't
have
to
go
very
far
to
see
when
we've
had
buildings
in
Canada,
I,
think
of
the
buildings
in
Vancouver
when
the
when
the
materials
were
waterlog
and
and
the
condominiums
that
were
they
that
they
were
building
were
then
set
off
with
multi-million
dollar
lawsuits.
G
E
I
was
just
going
to
really
support
the
motion
from
councilor
perks
and
when
I
asked
that
question
earlier,
I
think
we've
all
been
reading
about
the
Boeing
737
max
and
how
it
got
to
that
particular
place
where
it
was
crashing.
It
was
all
self-study
self-certified.
The
FDA
gave
Boeing
the
right
to
sign
off
on
everything
that
they
did
with
no
training,
and
that
is
a
really
cautionary
tale
for
everything
that
we
do.
E
Our
third-party
certification
is
so
important
and
I
do
think
that
if
it's
like
TSSAA
or
these
other
other
institutions-
but
we
know
about
the
big.
What
was
that
the
propane
fire
and
the
TSSAA?
Wasn't
it
responsible
for
it,
but
they
played
a
role
in
their
lack
of
oversight
of
that
large
propane
yard.
E
So
this
is
really
going
in
a
direction
that
is
not
compatible
with
our
city
and
our
desire
to
have
maximum
safety
all
round
whether
it's
on
the
streets,
whether
it's
vision,
zero,
whether
it's
in
our
buildings,
making
sure
things
are
secure
and
going
to
last
into
not
just
this
century
but
the
next
century.
So
I
really
hope
that
we
can
make
a
difference
here
and
I
know
that
this
is
really
being
pushed
by
the
industry
because
they
would
like
to
have
more
of
a
green
light.
E
So
we
should
really
be
looking
at
any
conditions
that
we
might
be
able
to
put
on
any
approvals
as
to
how
things
would
be
inspected
period
and
I'd
like
to
follow
that
up
a
bit
more
with
general
counsel.
If
that's
something
that
we
can
think
about,
we
might
have
the
legal
right
or
ability
to
do
in
order
to
emphasize
our
point.
D
Thank
You
councillor,
Fletcher
I,
just
want
to
say
a
few
words
and
and
I
think
that
everybody
really
wants
to
make
sure
that
the
integrity
of
the
process
and
the
protection
of
the
Public
Interest
is
key
and
and
paramount.
So
I
think
that
everybody
shares
the
concern
of
the
the
possible
or
even
perceived
conflict
of
interest
in
this
situation.
D
However,
I'm
happy
to
see
in
the
report
that
there's
also
good
things
moving
forward
and
actually
councillor
Bradford's
motion
as
well,
making
sure
that
there's
actually
things
that
positive
things
that
we
can
push
for
as
we're
having
this
conversation.
So
thanks
to
staff
for
bringing
the
report
to
us
and
and
I,
really
encourage
you
to
bring
your
experience,
your
concerns
to
the
table
and
we're
fortunate
to
have
our
chief
building
officer
that
actually
has
a
lot
of
experience
en
bici.
D
That
seems
to
have
quite
a
number
of
this
scenario,
so
I
think
that
having
some
of
these
this
knowledge
at
the
table,
I
hope
that
that
is
taken
in
consideration.
But
let's,
let's
also
look
for
things
that
can
help
us
in
improve
our
processes
as
well.
I
think
there's
always
person.
There's
always
space
for
us
to
respond
better
to
things
so
respond
better
to
the
circumstances
that
are
facing
us
as
well
from
renovations
to
the
the
pressure
that
we're
having
with
so
much
development
in
our
city.
D
K
Chair
remembers
the
committee,
ladies
and
gentlemen.
Good
morning,
I
am
Michael
bright,
the
manager
of
research
and
information
in
the
City
Planning
Division,
my
colleague
Karen,
a
clicky
and
I,
are
going
to
briefly
review
the
results
of
the
2019
Toronto
Employment
Survey
City
Planning
Division
collects
current
accurate
and
comprehensive
data
on
employment,
a
field
survey
of
all
business
locations
that
we
can
identify.
We
conduct
face-to-face
interviews
at
over
75,000
76,000
560
business
establishments
across
the
city
of
Toronto.
K
We
also
follow
up
with
emails
and
telephone
calls,
and
we
have
a
secure
website
for
those
who
prefer
to
respond
online.
We
also
reach
out
to
major
employers
in
the
city
that
have
multiple
business
locations
to
ensure
that
we
get
as
complete
coverage
as
we
can.
We
contact
over
99%
of
the
business
locations
outside
the
home
and
in
2019.
K
Our
response
rate
was
eighty
nine
point,
three
percent
over
a
an
increase
of
three
point:
three
percent
over
the
previous
year,
yes,
in
part,
is
due
to
the
goodwill
that
we've
built
up
with
the
business
community
through
the
annual
survey
program,
as
well
as
our
commitment
to
maintain
the
confidentiality
of
the
individual
survey
responses.
We
collect
the
number
of
full
and
part-time
jobs
at
each
location.
Unique
to
the
survey,
though,
is
we
also
identified
the
predominant
land
use
of
which
those
jobs
occur.
K
So
we
can
relate
the
employment
activity
to
the
use
of
the
land
that
it
occupies.
This
is
useful
in
reviewing
development
applications
and
monitoring
the
policies
of
the
Official
Plan
in
building
long
range,
employment
projections
and
in
planning
for
major
infrastructure
such
as
transit
sewer
and
water.
In
2011,
we
also
undertook
to
start
classifying
employment
by
a
detailed
national
standard
that
helps
us
to
break
down
the
me
in
great
detail
that
provides
us
a
rich
data
set
for
time.
K
Series
analysis
in
2019
employment
within
the
city
rose
to
a
total
of
1
million
five
hundred
sixty
nine
thousand
eight
hundred
jobs.
It's
an
increase
of
almost
forty.
Seven
thousand
jobs
in
a
single
year
or
a
growth
of
three
point:
one
percent
over
2018,
this
outperformed,
the
national
economy,
which
grew
by
about
one
point:
nine
percent
in
terms
of
employment
over
the
july
to
july
2019
period,
full-time
employment
on
a
net
basis
increased
by
about
thirty-two
thousand
jobs,
part-time
employment
by
about
fifteen
thousand
jobs.
So
a
roughly
a
two
to
one
ratio.
K
However,
because
part-time
employment
is
a
sort
of
a
smaller
proportion
of
the
total
job
market,
then
the
growth
and
part-time
employment
was
actually
faster
than
full-time
employment.
Over
the
past
year,
this
chart
shows
the
employment
survey
results
since
its
inception
in
nineteen,
eighty
three
showing
a
remarkable
history
of
booms,
busts
and
recoveries.
Since
the
2008-2009
global
economic
recession,
the
city's
employment
has
grown
by
over
one-fifth
most
of
that
within
the
last
five
years,
where
we've
added
one
hundred
and
eighty-five
thousand
jobs
since
2014
those
jobs
are
distributed
all
across
the
city.
K
These
circles
on
the
map
are
proportionate
to
the
number
of
jobs
each
of
those
76,000
business
locations,
they're
concentrated
within
the
downtown
in
the
centers
in
the
designated
employment
areas.
As
long
as
well
as
along
the
arterial
roads,
the
challenge
of
this
map
is
that
the
circles
overlap
next,
so
we
decided
to
model
the
employment
density
by
relating
the
jobs
to
oat
non-overlapping
polygons.
These
are,
will
hexagons
that
are
15
hectares
in
size,
so
that
you
can
see
the
density
of
jobs
across
the
city.
K
Half
of
all
the
jobs
in
the
city
are
within
the
office
land
uses,
as
well
as
a
significant
representation
in
the
other
categories.
The
chart
on
the
right
shows
the
growth
and
employment
on
a
net
basis
in
each
of
those
categories
office
at
at
the
most
at
over
23,000
jobs.
Excuse
me,
whereas
the
institutional
sector
grow
most
quickly
at
six
point:
six
percent
growth
over
2018,
the
manufacturing
sector
lost
lost
rather
nine
hundred
twenty
jobs
over
the
past
year.
K
This
includes
readjustments
and
firms,
as
well
as
the
closure
of
the
Campbell
Soup
Factory,
but
over
the
last
decade,
manufacturing
has
added
over
six
thousand
jobs
within
the
city
over
the
longer
term.
The
office
category
has
added
over
one
hundred
and
forty
two
thousand
jobs.
It's
grown
by
almost
a
quarter
in
proportionate
terms,
has
been
significant
growth
within
the
institutional
service
and
comedian
entertainment
categories,
which
are
a
similar
magnitude.
K
Using
the
North
American
industrial
classification
system
were
able
to
classify
the
city's
employment
into
20
major
categories,
as
represented
by
the
chart
on
the
left.
The
top
five
categories
represent
more
than
half
of
all
the
jobs
in
the
city,
but
you
can
also
see
the
strong
diversity
of
jobs
across
the
city's
economy.
Over
the
last
five
years,
eight
of
these
twenty
sectors
have
grown
faster
than
the
citywide
average.
Of
the
three
point,
one
percent
displaying
that
diversity
and
the
fastest-growing
sectors
are
indeed
the
five
that
are
at
the
top.
K
The
chart
on
the
right
shows
at
a
higher
scale,
the
overall
composition
of
the
city's
employment,
three-quarters
of
the
city's
jobs
are
wind
services
activities
and
the
balance
within
government,
institutional
and
goods
producing
activities
in
the
economy.
Next
city
is
also
the
location
for
new
business
formation.
In
2019,
we
identified
thirty
eight
hundred
and
ten
establishments
that
were
either
new
to
the
city
in
terms
of
new
business
startups
or
that
relocated
from
elsewhere.
They
are
concentrated
in
the
downtown.
K
The
center's
and
the
employment
areas
and
fully
one-quarter
of
the
new
startups
were
in
the
designated
employment
areas
identifying
their
significance.
In
terms
of
the
strength
of
the
employment
areas
to
the
city
as
a
whole
in
2019,
we
also
undertook
an
analysis
of
the
city's
technology
sector,
we'd
notice,
the
significant
growth
in
the
sector
and
its
concentration,
and
we
are
wanted
to
understand
it
a
bit
better.
K
So,
first
we
undertook
to
identify
what
we
call
tech
firms
as
firms
that
use
new
technology
by
creating
new
platforms
and
use
this
to
create
new
services
which
are
innovative
and
potentially
disruptive
to
other
sectors
such
as
the
commerce,
and
through
this
we
identified
over
1,700
tech
sector
firms
representing
over
60,000
400
jobs.
The
tech
sector
has
almost
doubled
in
size
over
the
past
five
years,
the
largest
sub
sector
being
computer
systems,
design,
which
includes
website
design
and
development,
information
technology,
IT,
consulting
and
related
activities.
K
The
right-hand
map
shows
the
concentrations
within
the
city,
you'll
notice,
the
particular
concentration
within
the
financial
district
in
downtown
generally,
the
concentration
to
the
left
is
Liberty
Village.
There
are
concentrations
within
each
of
the
centers,
but
also
within
the
designated
employment
areas
that
are
predominantly
office
parks.
A.
L
Key
reason
for
monitoring
employment
is
to
evaluate
the
success
of
official
plan
policies.
City
has
been
successful
at
directing
grow
strategically.
According
to
our
urban
structure,
as
the
majority
of
employment
is
within
growth
management
areas,
including
downtown
the
center's
and
employment
areas
which
have
70
percent
of
all
jobs
in
the
city.
These
areas
have
added
significant
employment
since
2014
growing
by
a
combined
144,000
jobs.
L
L
Employment
areas
contain
almost
four
hundred
and
twenty
four
thousand
jobs,
which
is
about
three
of
every
ten
jobs
in
the
city.
They
also
contain
almost
93
percent
of
all
manufacturing
employment.
In
order
to
monitor
employment
change
within
different
geographies.
We
divided
the
city
into
five
employment
monitoring
areas
or
EMA's
shown
on
this
map
in
blue.
They
are
west
northwest
northeast
south
and
east
EMA's
enable
us
to
portray
the
diverse
employment
characteristics
of
these
different
geographies.
L
Excuse
me
of
the
EMAs,
the
East
Northwest
and
West
have
the
largest
number
of
jobs.
They
have
large
shares
of
employment
in
the
manufacturing,
transportation
and
warehousing
and
construction
sectors
within
their
employment
areas.
In
2019,
employment
grew
by
a
combined
1.6
percent
in
a
maze
adding
about
6500
jobs.
K
These
are
the
results
of
the
37th
annual
Employment
Survey,
which
is
important
for
the
various
programs
within
the
city.
Planning
Division
and
used
as
information
background
to
many
exercises
across
the
corporation
will
be
undertaking
the
38th
annual
survey
in
May.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Detention
thank.
E
Fletcher,
thank
you
very
much
so
informative
to
see
that
our
strategies
and
planning
regime
is
working
in
our
favor
I'm.
Just
on
page
10,
which
I
find
really
great
and
looking
at
the
how
much
employment
is
in
each
area,
so
it
would
be.
I
would
just
be
interested
to
know
the
number
I
know.
You're
gonna,
maybe
not
know
this.
How
many
core
employment
areas
are
there
or
how
many
core
in
general
are
there?
What's
the
total
acreage
total
Hector's
that
those
own
lands
comprise?
E
K
E
E
J
K
E
G
J
Through
the
chair,
I'd
also
comment
just
to
reinforce
the
question
around
the
diversity
of
the
landscape
of
employment.
If
you
call
it
that
the
ecosystem
of
employment,
it
is
such
a
vitally
important
part
of
our
resilience.
If
you
will,
because
literally
when
one
sector
is
up,
another
sector
is
might
be
down.
So
there's
a
lot
of
compensation
that
goes
on.
There
are
different
characteristics
of
employment.
Some
are
they
need.
A
lot
of
space
need
a
lot
of
land.
Maybe
it's
a
distribution
warehouse.
Maybe
it's
a
film
studio.
J
Maybe
employment
is
changing
and
it
can
take
place
in
an
office
building,
whereas
it
used
to
take
place
in
another
form
so
again
having
different
kinds
of
employment
areas
and
mixed
use
areas
to
support
richly
diverse
employment
profile
that
this
survey
reveals.
It
has
proven
to
be
vitally
important
to
the
long-term
health
of
the
city,
the
overall
employments
grown
by
3
percent,
and
it's
been
a
steady,
a
kind
of
a
good
news
story,
and
we
saw
certainly
during
the
recession
in
2007
8
that
the
city
did
not
get
hit
as
hard,
but
as
other
geographies.
J
J
Of
millions
of
dollars
invested
in
a
pharmaceutical
company
up
on
Steele's,
posterior
or
opposite
end
is
a
small
start-up
microbrewery
in
in
in
the
East
End.
So
you
get
everything
in
between
and
again
it
comes
back
to
that
diversity
of
our
toolkit
and
our
approach,
which
I
think
is
proven
to
be
wise.
K
D
G
G
With
respect
to
spatial
clustering,
in
your
report,
you
talk
about
the
that
there's
a
there's,
a
trend-
perhaps
it's
not
just
in
Canada,
but
globally,
that
employment
is
not
necessarily
focused
necessarily
in
the
central
business
districts
anymore.
That
is,
it
is
going
into
other
other
types
of
neighborhoods.
What
what
is
causing
this?
This
this,
this
spatial
clustering,
where
we're
seeing
the
CBD
not
play
that
that
primary
role
anymore.
K
Through
the
chair,
it's
a
combination
of
factors.
It's
not
that
the
central
business
district
it
doesn't
have
that
specific
role
that
was
in
particular
regards
to
the
technology
sector,
where
those
firms
are
looking
for
access
to
a
highly
skilled
labor
force.
So
what
they're
really
concerned
about
is
access
to
transit?
K
On
the
one
hand,
that
enables
them
to
attract
that
labor
force
both
regionally,
hence
the
concentration
in
the
downtown
but
they're,
also
looking
for
vibrant
neighborhoods
and
urban
areas,
so
there's
a
great
importance
to
them
of
parks
and
community
and
social
services
day
care,
affordable
office
space
and
that
affordable
office
space
is
available
in
the
office
parks
throughout
the
city,
so
that
kind
of
employment
activity
is
beginning
to
relocate.
Given
the
distribution
of
that
skilled
labor
force
and.
G
Would
you
say
that,
in
the
in
your
firm
interviews
about
some
of
the
concerns
that
that
headhunters
as
those
who
make
decisions
on
relocation
of
the
headquarters,
that
they've
cited
that
perhaps
the
central
business
district
is
a
bit
monolithic
and
culture?
It's
sort
of
missing
that
that
that
that
inclusive
community
that
they're,
looking
at
on
the
edges
of
the
east
and
west
of
the
Kings
they
they
don't
necessarily
want
to
work
in
a
tower
necessarily,
but
in
the
creative
built
form.
K
Through
the
chair
and
it's
a
combination
of
things-
yes,
indeed,
that
they're
looking
for
interesting
work,
spaces
such
as
brick
and
beam
but
they're,
also
looking
for
a
class
and
B
class
space
which
is
affordable.
A
key
concern
was
the
flexibility
of
that
space
of
not
getting
tied
into
significant
leases
of
large
office
space.
So
it's
a
combination
of
the
the
amenities,
the
urban
design,
the
vibrancy
of
the
area,
as
well
as
that
the
services
and
the
flexibility
of
the
space
from
a
business
perspective.
If.
G
If
we
were
to
remain
competitive
locally,
but
also
regionally
and
internationally,
what
does
what
do
the
major
asset
holders
in
that
in
the
financial
district
need
to
do
to
to
capture
some
of
this
creative
magic?
The
innovation
that
sort
of
pixie
dust
that's
being
spread
all
over
Liberty
Village?
How
do
we
bring
that
that
creative
class
into
the
core.
J
They
won't
even
sign
a
long
term
because
they
just
don't
know
where
they'll
be
tomorrow,
they're
expanding
so
fast,
so
that
that
kind
of
flexibility
of
space
is
something
that
the
owners
of
buildings
in
the
financial
district
I
think
you're
getting
more
used
to
as
well
back
in
the
day
they
may
have
had
five
floors
of
you
know.
$1,000
an
hour
or
lawyers,
and
now
it's
it's
something
else
entirely
a
different
profile
as
well
as
mixing
in
amenities.
J
G
H
Much
through
the
chair
appreciate
all
the
hard
work
on
this
I
think
it's
something
that
everybody
really
looks
forward
to
every
year
and
gives
us
the
most
interesting
data
on
the
economic
health
of
the
city.
With
that
in
mind,
I'm
wondering
how
we're
how
we
share
this
data
with
other
partners
in
the
city
of
partners
outside
of
the
city,
how
we
can
take
advantage
of
all
this
great
work
and
help
leverage
other
studies
going
forward.
How
do
we
do
that?
Each
year,
the.
K
Chair
we
provide
this
information
to
other
city
divisions,
as
required
for
citywide
studies
and
analysis,
in
particular
economic
development
and
culture,
who
has
a
complete
set
of
the
information
for
their
internal
work.
We
provide
this
through
the
transit
expansion
office
to
the
individual
consultants,
working
with
Metro
links
on
particular
exercises.
We
use
this
information
in
building
the
long
range
employment
projections
that
are
shared
with
Toronto
water
and
the
both
the
sewer
and
the
water
main
teams.
We
provide
the
same
data
to
the
TTC
directly
so
that
they
can
use
it
for
transit
planning.
K
H
K
H
Page
eight
I
thought
this
was
really
interesting:
Toronto
added
522,
new
retail
establishments
and
nearly
2,400
retail
jobs.
This
is
a
good
data
point
because
it
kind
of
flies
counter
to
the
narrative
that
retail
is
collapsing
in
Toronto,
certainly
not
something
that
we
talked
about
in
the
East
End
I'm
wondering
how
you
mentioned
that
we
share
and
work
closely
with
active.
How
does
this
data
feed
into
their
strategies?
H
Retail
employment,
for
example?
Are
we
seeing
an
demonstrate
that
we're
seeing
an
uptake
in
brick-and-mortar
retail,
or
is
it
just
the
sort
of
growth
that
we
would
see
from
a
growing
city,
I
guess
I'd
like?
Is
there
something
actually
happening
happening
here
with
respect
to
retail,
or
is
it
just
growth
in
general
in
this
city
is
translating
into
more
retail
establishments.
K
Through
the
chair,
we
provide
this
information.
Economic
development
review
a
number
of
exercises.
First,
the
entire
set
of
information,
but
also
we
participated
with
them
in
their
main
street's
retail
project,
where
some
of
this
information
is
an
input
into
that
exercise,
we
are
identifying
the
the
base
data
in
terms
of
employment.
What
business
establishments
are
growing
where
and
it's
information
used
by
the
economic
development
officers
of
reaching
out
to
the
individual
sub
sectors
in
order
to
help
them
communicate,
identify
common
suppliers
and
related
interest.
K
J
To
supplement
and
Michael,
you
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
here,
I
think
a
lot
of
the
retail
group
growth
we're
seeing
is
in
food
and
beverage.
Is
that
that's
the
segment
that
is
bumping
up
quite
a
bit?
That's,
you
know,
are
less
people
cooking
kind
of
thing,
it's
the
rise
of
food
delivery,
and
all
of
that
that
we're
seeing
that
dynamic,
I
made
a
comment.
J
J
We
need
to
design
our
buildings
and
our
public
spaces
so
that
they
support
healthy
street
life,
safe
street
life
and
walkability
relationships
to
other,
to
transit
and
and
and
biking.
So
all
of
these
things
are
really
important
ingredients.
The
tenants
side
who
comes
and
goes
in
these
buildings
in
these
places
will
rise
and
fall
and
ebb
and
flow
over
time
with
trends.
What's
really
important,
though,
is
why
are
people
continuing
to
go
to
the
Danforth?
Why
are
they
continuing
to
go
to
the
junction?
J
Why
they
continue
to
shop
on
streets
is
because
we're
putting
a
lot
of
coordinated
effort
into
the
place
into
the
way
that
the
neighborhood
works,
try
to
keep
them
inclusive
and
and
attractive
for
people
to
to
want
to
locate
businesses
in
those
locations.
So
again
we
can't
control
the
whole
world.
Certainly
the
market
is
going
to
determine
a
lot
of
these
factors,
but
put
it
setting
it
up
for
success
is
a
lot
of
the
focus
that
we
try
to
put
on
it.
This.
H
Would
be
my
last
question
really
quickly
sub
sector
trends
year-over-year,
so
we
have
X
amount
of
increase
in
retail
this
year.
If
you
extrapolate
that
look
at
that
over
the
past
decade,
I
don't
know
what
those
percentages
are,
but
we
have
planning
policies.
For
example,
you
know
retail
at
grade
mid
rise
development
on
our
avenues.
Would
we
take
this
data
and
look
at
those
sort
of
policies
that
we
have
from
a
planning
framework
and
consider
that
I
guess
I
guess
the
question
I'm
getting
at
is
from
a
planning
perspective?
J
The
chair
I
think
that
is
a
very
good
question.
The
the
the
effort
over
the
years
has
been
to
focus
our
retail
at
grade
in
in
I'll.
Call
it
continuous
concentrations
of
retail,
where
the
introduction
of
new
non
retail
uses
at
grade
would
really
disrupt
and
change
the
character
of
some
of
these
retail
streets.
J
So
so
I
think
there's
been
some
really
good
local
planning
studies
where
we
done
some
picking
and
choosing.
If
you
will
about
where
we
should
stick
to
having
continuous
retail
and
where
we
should
allow
for
some
more
flexibility
and
I.
That's
the
importance
of
doing
some
local
planning
studies.
We
see
across
the
city
that
there
are
different
kinds
of
retail
strips
and
the
continuous
nature
of
some
of
them
is,
quite
frankly,
more
important
than
it
is
on
other
on
other
streets.
J
I
J
Through
the
chair,
the
pz
report
that
we
did
in
february
of
2019
outlined
some
of
those
risks.
We
had
a
growth
plan
amendment
that
identified
the
inclusion
of
66
percent
of
our
employment
areas
in
provincially.
Significant
employment
zones,
however,
left
33%
of
our
employment
of
those
P
sets.
That
represents
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
jobs
of
the
plus
400,000
jobs
that
are
employment
areas.
So
considerable.
J
We
advise
council
that
there
was
considerable
concern
about
destabilizing
a
third
of
our
employment
areas
in
that
report
and
we
continue
to
monitor
the
situation
and
will
continue
to
monitor
it
as
we
bring
forward
our
growth
plan.
Conformity
exercise
the
that
exercise
going
to
be
put
through
this
committee,
starting
I,
believe
in
March,
with
an
update
report
on
where
we
are
with
that
work
and
suffice
to
say,
we
continue
to
be
concerned
that
we
do
not
destabilize
a
significant
number
of
jobs
in
one
third
of
our
employment
areas
that
are
identified
in
this
report.
J
As
growing.
We
don't
want
to
be.
You
know
doing
this
in
a
haphazard
way.
There
may
be
some
areas
and
we
reported
on
those
that
are
more
marginal
and
could
be
considered
for
mixed
use,
provided
we
maintain
jobs,
but
we
do
not
want
to
start
destabilizing.
Certainly
the
the
core
of
our
employment
land
strategy.
I
I
We
ever
see
that
I'll
tell
you
why
I'm
asking
I'll
tell
you
why
I'm
asking
it's
taken
is
given
that
Toronto
needs
to
change
the
relative
tax
rates
between
commercial,
industrial
and
residential,
because
if
we
don't
do
that,
jobs
will
flee
to
York
region
and
the
numbers
I'm
seeing
here
suggests
that
know.
Maybe
the
jobs
aren't
fleeing
to
York
region
and
I'm.
Just
wondering
like
you
know,
Council
has
some
policy.
I
realized
the
provincial
legislation,
but
council
has
some
additional
policy
around
this
and
I'm
I'm.
J
K
Through
the
chair,
I
would
add
that
the
vacancy
rate
for
office
space
in
the
city
is
much
lower
than
that
than
the
GTA
as
a
whole,
and
industrial
vacancy
rates
in
the
city
and
the
GTA
are
comparable,
demonstrating
a
continuing
demand
for
the
the
spaces
that
we
have
and
through
our
other
Bolton.
How
does
the
city
grow?
We
comment
on
the
amount
of
development
activity
that's
been
occurring
throughout
the
city
and,
as
I
recall,
we
know
the
significant
growth
of
much
of
the
new
office
space
in
the
GTA
is
Ashley
within
Toronto.
D
Thank
you,
I
do
have
some
questions,
so
this
is
a
picture
of
the
trends
up
to
today.
Are
you
seeing
anything
that
will
indicate
that
any
changes
in
the
forecast
that
you
know
that
any
of
these
areas
that
we've
been
seeing
growth
that
there
there
might
be
some
Chan
just
ahead?
Is
there
anything
that
is
indicating
that.
K
Through
the
chair,
based
on
past
trends
and
the
information
that
we've
collected,
there's
nothing
that
indicates
any
specific
cause.
Economists
will
continue
to
identify
the
susceptibility
of
the
economy
to
increases
in
the
interest
rate,
which
could
cause
development
to
slow
potential
slowing
of
international
migration.
The
world
circumstances
would
seem
to
suggest
otherwise.
Toronto
means
a
particularly
attractive
place
within
the
country
and
within
the
world,
but.
D
For
example,
in
these
categories
you
expect
a
steady,
you
don't
expect,
there's
nothing
in
the
forecast.
That
would
say
you
know.
Manufacturing
is
more
at
risk
than
normal
that
we've
been
seeing
because
we're
actually
seeing
you
know
a
stagnation,
but
we
haven't
seen
a
huge
dip,
but,
like
you
actually
even
mentioned
that,
actually
in
the
last
six
years
we
had
6,000
jobs
added
so
through.
K
The
chair,
through
yourself,
we've
actually,
as
you
noted
it
added
manufacturing
employment
so
over
a
longer
period
of
time
in
terms
of
the
trend,
information
manufacturing
within
the
city
in
generally,
North
America,
as
in
terms
of
goods,
production,
has
been
declining
with
the
shift
into
services,
but
even
at
that
manufacturing
is
diversifying.
The
nature
of
manufacturing
itself
is
changing
so
based
on
past
trends,
the
the
growth
seems
to
be
strong
and
likely
to
continue
the
provincial
growth
plan.
J
That
has
been
yeah
raised
directly
to
us
by
10:00
and
others
as
we
go
through
this
employment
lens
I
would
say-
and
we
don't
have
a
strong
data
point
on
this,
but
I
would
I
would
say
that
the
the
affordability
of
housing
has
a
strong
connection,
it's
kind
of
a
more
relevant
for
some
sectors
than
others,
but
I
think
it's
a
real
tension,
which
is
why
we
need
to
make
those
connections
through
through
this
committee
on
how
employment
and
housing
is
related.
So.
D
It
as
we
do
this
survey
do
we
actually
question
some
of
these
businesses.
What
are
the
most
important
factors
so,
for
example,
manufacturing
like
the
protection
of
that
core
employment
is
crucial.
It's
really
important,
you
know,
maybe
the
IT
is
actually
being
in
a
more
diverse
area
that
so
how
do
you
do
you
actually
look
for
some
of
these
indications
and
and
to
understand
where
these
jobs
would
like
to
be
placed
and
how
we
can
use
our
land
use
policy
to
ensure
that
they
are
maintained
and
they
grow
in
the
city.
So.
J
Michael
can
add
to
this,
but
yes,
we
we
deliberately
did
a
deep
dive
on
the
tech
sector
this
year
and
we
did
ask
them
those
questions
and
I
think
we
got
both
a
high-level
answer
around
and
we're
all
familiar
with
these
factors:
healthcare,
safe
city,
civil
society,
these
types
of
things,
that's
that
happens
at
a
macro
level,
but
at
a
local
level
we
hear
about
access
to
skilled
labor.
We
hear
about
transit
and
Michael.
Maybe
you
can
identify
those
specific
areas
in.
K
Terms
of
the
technology
sector,
specifically,
it
was
those
particular
activities
in
terms
of
the
the
vibrancy
of
the
the
local
neighborhood,
the
provision
of
community
and
social
services,
in
particular,
affordable
daycare,
access
to
transit,
restaurants,
cafes
and
the
vibrancy
of
urban
life,
the
quality
of
the
urban
design,
the
quality
of
the
spaces
for
the
Employment
Survey
as
a
whole.
We
aren't
asking
all
the
76,000
establishments
about
their
preferences,
but
we
focused
on
specific
sectors.
Yeah.
J
I
mean
I
would
also
add
the,
and
we
were
talking
earlier
about
the
downtown
why
the
downtown
continues
to
be
so
powerful
is
that
it
draws
to
labor
markets.
It
draws
a
local
labor
market
on
foot
transit.
It
draws
a
regional
labor
market
on
through
Union
Station.
It
is
the
only
area
in
the
GTA
that
has
that
level
of
access.
It's
the
only
area,
building
up
more
transit
hubs,
building
up
the
transit
network
will,
at
least
in
theory
build
competition.
If
you
will
for
that
concentration
of
labor
access.
J
That's
why
you
hear
a
lot
of
talk
at
the
airport,
for
example,
but
an
airport
transit
hub,
because
already
we
have
tens
of
thousands
of
people
working
in
that
general
area,
but
it
is
not
very
transit
friendly.
A
lot
of
people
arrive
there
by
car,
so
improving
the
transit
connectivity
there
and
in
other
areas
in
recreating
that
that
nexus,
if
you
will
that
we
have
downtown,
is
so
important
building
a
wide,
so
important
building
of
the
transit
network,
the.
D
Reason
for
my
question
is
that,
for
example,
I
you
just
mentioned
the
daycare
and
and
I
know
that
yes,
for
a
lot
of
people
is
extremely
important
and
for
us
too,
when
we
do
the
land
use
to
understand.
Where
are
we
allowing
or
not
allowing
things
like
daycares,
for
example,
might
be
important.
I
keep
hearing
from
a
lot
of
tech
companies.
D
You
know
at
the
large
floor
plates,
it's
huge
nowaday
opens
large
floor
pits,
so
how
can
we
make
sure
that
we're
actually
pushing
for
those
things
that
we're
hearing
from
some
of
these
employers
that
are
settling
in
there
I
hope
that
we're
able
to
get
this
from
from
the
survey?
Just
two
questions
completely
out
of
curiosity:
do
we
know
the
ratio
of
employees
to
retired
people
in
the
City
of
Toronto,
not.
D
D
K
Share
it's
actually
a
bit
of
both
one
of
the
challenges
of
an
establishment
is
based.
Survey
such
as
ours
is
that
we're
going
to
the
place
of
work
and
we're
asking
how
many
people
work
there
so
for
services?
Construction
is
a
case
in
point:
taxi
companies,
security
companies,
employment
agencies,
they
have
workers
that
are
eventually
all
across
the
city
and
elsewhere.
So
we
asked
the
individual
firms
how
many
people
are
actually
working
at
that
location
and
in
the
case
of,
for
example,
the
taxi
companies,
the
real
estate
offices,
we're
also
asking
how
many
people
are.
K
Over
time
is
when
we
get,
we
find
counts
from
the
establishments
about
how
many
part-time
workers
they
really
have
at
a
particular
location.
Are
they
actually
there?
Are
they
actually
checking
in
there
or
are
they
really
somewhere
else?
And
that's
part
of
the
challenge
of
an
establishment
based
instrument?
We
started
out
by
accounting,
simply
temporary
workers.
We
now
distinguish
between
temporary
workers
and
volunteers.
They
have
different
characteristics.
We
don't
count
the
volunteers
as
employment,
but
they
do
with
that
transit
demand.
So
it's
another
kind
of
flexible
variation
in
people
moving
across
the
city.
K
We
also
try
and
distinguish
between
as
the
chief
planner
was
describing
in
terms
of
the
tech
sector,
that
flexible
floor
plan
and
that
notion
of
the
needs
of
those
kinds
of
businesses.
There's
an
increasing
number
of
what
we've
identified
as
co-working
locations,
where
there
are
business
establishments
that
are
not
landlords
in
the
conventional
sense.
But
they
have
a
completely
fit
up
space
and
they
release
to
you
in
effect,
the
access
to
a
cubicle
or
a
computer
or
some
services,
or
a
meeting
room
for
hours
days
or
weeks.
K
J
The
chair,
the
all
of
your
ward
profiles,
have
something
called
the
dependency
ratio,
I
think
on
the
first
or
second
page
of
your
Ward
profile,
and
it
gets
at
your
question
about
employees
to
retirees.
So
the
dependency
ratio
is
how
many
people
in
that
Ward
are
below
a
certain
age
or
above
a
certain
thing,
kits
above
65
and
below
18
or
17.
But
it
gives
you
a
snapshot
of
surrogate
for
how
many
people
might
be
in
the
workforce.
J
What's
very
interesting
about
Toronto
is
that
there
are
completely
different
worlds
inside
Toronto,
as
you
know,
Scarborough
Agincourt
I
think
it's
plus
70,
not
in
the
workforce,
spread
King
Spadina,
it's
it's
70
percent
in
the
workforce,
so
completely
different
profiles
and
I'd.
Invite
you
to
look
at
your
work
profiles
to
understand
that
more.
D
I
I've
been
planning
for
a
little
while
now
and
every
year,
I
learned
something
from
this
report,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say.
Thank
you.
I
think
this
is
one
of
the
most
important
pieces
of
work.
The
City
of
Toronto
does
one
little
thought,
but
you
know
councillor
Bradford
raised
some
very
interesting
questions
about
the
viability
of
our
at-grade
retail,
given
that
Toronto
has
more
of
a
per
capita
than
anyone
else
and
it's
a
particularly
vulnerable
business
sector.
There
are
questions
around.
I
How
we
are
planning
our
transit
in
terms
of
our
workforce
growth?
All
of
those
there
are
a
number
of
policy
impact
pieces,
come
out
of
the
DRI
analysis
here
and
I'm,
just
hoping,
maybe
in
future
some
of
those
you
know
for
those
councillors
who
don't
read
everything
a
summary
of
some
of
the
the
trends
that
we
should
be
aware
of
as
a
governing
body
in
decision-making
in
the
coming
year
years
would
be
helpful.
D
So
I
think
that
for
you
to
emphasize
to
counsel
some
of
the
important
things
that
you're
seeing
and
and
that
we
need
to
keep
our
eye
on
the
ball
would
be,
will
be
really
important.
So
thank
you
see
to
adopt
okay
counsel,
Bradford,
all
those
in
favor
that
carries
item
to
12.3
City
Planning,
the
vision
study,
work
plan.
We
have
speakers
on
this
item,
Jeff
Cattell,.
M
M
So
the
includes
such
things
as
Avenue
study
a
secondary
plan,
zoning
bylaw
updates
heritage
conservation,
district
studies,
community
heritage,
resource
assessments,
chra,
which
are
new
innovation
in
the
last
five
years
and
neighborhood
specific
design
guidelines.
The
underlying
principle
is
that
study.
The
study
program
strengthens
the
position
of
the
city
in
dealing
with
development
applications.
Unfortunately,
the
waiting
lists
for
studies
and
plans
are
long
and
appear
to
be
getting
longer
in
order
to
assess
part
of
the
study
work
program
we've
extracted
and
collated.
M
The
the
piece
of
you
know,
hundreds
of
those
studies
related
yeah,
just
pulled
out
the
ones
related
to
eight
CDs,
while
we're
late
ready
to
heritage,
in
other
words
a
CDs
CHR
raised
and
and
looked
at
that.
No
sorry
does
that
really,
the
the
report
divides
things
into
three
categories:
it
divides
into
forecast.
M
Presumably
that
means
studies
that
will
continue
they're
there.
They're
gonna
definitely
move
ahead
in
this
year
next
year
and
then
the
third
category
is
on
on
whole
and
so
I
just
pulled
out.
The
ones
rally
the
Heritage
and,
if
you
see,
there's
a
dozen
studies
there
which
on
whole-
and
this
is
to
comment
on
those,
for
example,
two
projects
from
North
York,
Lawrence,
Park,
West,
eight
CD
and
the
Leeside
chra.
In
both
cases,
they
were
authorized
in
2014
and
now
shown
in
his
own
hold
this
time.
Last
year
they
were
alive.
M
M
In
addition,
the
neighborhood
design
guidelines
template
which
commenced
in
2016
is
now
scheduled
to
be
completed
in
2020,
I
recall,
discussing
with
staff
and
I
was
told
it
was
going
to
be
done
more
last
summer,
and
here
we
are
it's.
It's
still
not
done
so.
In
the
meantime,
in
the
case
of
this
neighborhood
stuff,
the
neighborhoods
are
left
without
policies
and
tools
to
protect
their
built
form.
Every
two
weeks.
M
The
committee
of
adjustment
allows
projects
that
do
not
fit
the
established
character
of
the
community
and,
if
refused
they're
likely
to
be
allowed
by
the
Toronto
local
appeal
body,
something
like
80%
of
internal
appeal
body,
they
end
up
approving
something
that
was
turned
down
at
the
CFA.
So
there's
a
risk
that
eventually,
when
the
tools
and
policies
are
undertaken,
it
may
become
difficult
to
demonstrate
the
prevalence
of
the
character,
causing
them
to
be
unique
and
placed
on
and
on
the
list
and
authorized
by
the
city.
In
the
first
place.
M
This
kind
of
concern
is
not
restricted
to
North
your
called
heritage.
This
was
just
an
example,
but
to
the
city
generally
into
various
types
of
plans.
Meanwhile,
City
Planning
is
facing
the
biggest
threat
to
its
ability
to
manage
the
development
applications
with
the
announced
issuance
of
the
regulations
pertaining
to
the
provinces,
legislative
changes,
planning
and
heritage
under
bill
108
and
can
I
have
some
more
time.
I.
M
Okay,
that's
coming
out
in
July.
This
will
disrupt
City
Planning
agenda
in
ways
that,
at
this
point,
we're
not
fully
fully
aware.
Thank
you.
The
compressed
deadlines
for
regular
applications
following
an
increased
number
of
planning
appeals
when
another
Lea
put
pressure
on
citywide
and
area
planning.
Thank.
G
M
G
D
M
C
Good
morning
everybody,
my
name
is
Marcia
stone
and
I'm.
A
member
of
acorn
acorn
is
a
membership
organization
of
low
and
moderate
income.
People
fighting
for
social
and
economic
justice
housing
is
the
biggest
issue
for
our
members.
Creating
and
protecting
affordable
housing
should
be
a
priority
for
Toronto,
since
we
are
here
at
the
Planning
Committee
and
it's
part
of
the
mandate
that
you
know
maintaining
and
creating
housing
that's
affordable.
C
We
would
just
like
to
say
that
there
was
important
progress
made
last
year
through
housing
now:
rent
safety,
oh
and
10-year
housing
plan,
acorn
members
were
deeply
involved
because
it
directly
affects
them.
We
need
to
make
sure,
though,
that
any
new
development
getting
public
funds
creates
actually
actual
affordable
housing.
That
means
real
rent
control
as
requirement
in
these
developments.
Rent
control
means
a
maximum
increase
at
our
act
or
below
the
guideline.
D
D
C
And
just
one
quick
thing:
I
know
that
recently,
new
Westminister
BC
just
passed,
some
loss
with
regard
to
zone
buildings
for
rental
are
required
to
have
vacancy
control,
inclusionary
zoning
and
landlord
licensing.
So
when
we
do
our
work,
which
I
know
you
guys,
do
you
do
a
lot
of
networking
with
other
states
or
other
provinces
whatever
to
get
the
best
outcomes
that
we
you
would
expect.
So
maybe
look
at
networking
or
you
know,
have
a
look
at
that
as
part
of
the
work
plan.
Right
and
that's
all
I
have.
D
C
J
C
Were
told
there'd
be
a
report
on
rent
control
on
the
developments
of
receiving
public
funds
at
this
committee
meeting,
so
we
have
mentioned
to
our
acorn
members
to
come
out
and
join
us
in
solidarity
of
attending
this
meeting.
I
believe
there's
a
motion
by
councillor
Bradford
at
the
December's
council
meeting
that
this
issue
is
going
to
be
addressed
today.
We
as
acorn
members
want
to
be
engaged
low
income
and
water.
Tenants
want
engaged
so.
D
D
The
item
was
is
not
on
the
agenda
so
again,
I
ask
that
we
comment
on
this
and
we're
will
be
very
happy
to
hear
your
comments,
and
hopefully
the
discussions
are
happening
with
you
on
on
this
item,
when
this
comes
at
the
agenda
and
our
agendas
always
get
published
about
a
week
before
your
public
and
and
so
you're
welcome
to
check
the
the
agenda
on
actually
the
reports
that
will
be
presented
in
the
committee.
Okay,.
C
K
D
E
But
I
don't
think
we
can
have
that
happen
all
the
time,
because
look
at
all
the
people
that
thought
that
was
going
to
be
on,
because
that
motion
said
it
was
going
to
be
today
and
might
not
have
been
listed
on
the
agenda,
but
some
notification
that
it
would
not
be
adhered
at.
This
committee
should
have
been
on
that
yeah.
So
can
you
tell
me
or
have?
Maybe
the
deputy
city
manager
can
tell
us
how
that?
E
C
Madam
chair
I'm
not
sure
what
a
mechanism
would
be
to
publicly
advise
people
of
reports
not
being
put
on
agendas
despite
the
direction
I'm,
not
sure
what
that
would
be.
I've
been
informed.
The
report
that
all
you
wonderful
folks
are
looking
for
is
targeted
for
March.
We
have
a
new
person
coming
in
to
run
our
Housing,
Secretariat
and
I.
C
Understand
that
it
will
be
one
of
her
first
tasks
is
to
review
those
outstanding
items
and
look
at
getting
them
onto
the
agenda,
as
I
was
just
looking
for
it
here
and
I
don't
see
it
listed
as
yet.
So
you
know
certainly
great
a
great
comment,
great
question:
I'm,
not
sure
what
that
process
would
look
like.
Certainly
we
can
talk
to
clerks
and
see
what
what
could
be
done.
C
E
Very
rough
draft
list
it
really
will
have
to
be
there
and
whether
or
not
a
suggestion
is
that
your
task
would
be
to
send
a
letter
to
the
chair.
Saying
that's
not
going
to
be
on
at
this
report.
It
will
be
coming
in
another
time
might
not
be
all
on
the
clerk,
but
at
least
it
would
be
a
piece
of
correspondence
to
the
committee
about
something
that
the
committee
asked
to
have
at
a
certain
time,
and
if
that
doesn't
happen,
then
it
does.
It
seems
very
disrespectful
of
committee
motions.
It
seems
disrespectful.
D
So
counselor
I
think
you're
you're
right
on
saying
that
this.
This
is
not
the
first
time
that
has
happened
and
it's
something
that
needs
to
be
dealt
with
clerks.
This
committee
is
not
in
the
purview
of
change
that
process.
It
is
something
that
happens
not
only
in
this
committee.
It
happens
in
all
committees,
and
maybe
it
is
something
that
we
as
a
council
with
our
staff
need
to
grapple
with
and
work
towards,
but
the
clerks
also
reminded
me
as
well
that
the
agenda
does
get
published
a
week
before
now
we're
not
happy.
D
E
Am
NOT
just
going
to
say
not
a
chair
I'm
not
putting
this
all
on
the
clerk's?
No!
No.
This
is
a
report
through
the
staff
back
to
the
committee
and
if
it
can't
be
here,
I,
don't
think
it's
the
clerks.
That
say
there's
no
report,
or
maybe
it's
the
clerk's
with
the
DCM.
Whoever
is
sitting
in
this
chair
that
says
that
report
will
be
coming
at
a
later
date,
not
to
this
committee.
It
just
we
have
to
fix,
let's
fix
it
at
our
committee
and
then
everybody
else
can
have
the
same
fix.
E
Okay,
we
can
I
believe
we
can
and
I've
heard
that
again,
that's
happened
too
many
times
and
maybe
we
may
be
published,
but
sometimes
there's
a
supplemental.
Sometimes
things
come
out
at
the
last
minute
and
maybe
that's
what
they're
expecting
so
this
number
of
people
are
here
based
on
our
request
to
this
committee
in
which
we
passed
so
I
feel
responsible
that
there's
no
notification
don't
bother
coming
today.
That's
going
to
be
a
different
day
and
I.
We
need
to
have
that
fixed.
It's
not
right.
I'm.
G
D
Understand,
but
we
are
an
item:
12.3
City,
Planning,
Division,
study,
work
plan.
I
would
like
to
continue
with
the
agenda
if
there's
something
that
it
has
to
be
fixed,
I'm,
happy
to
speak
with
you
outside
and
see
how
we
can
fix
this.
I
honestly
think
this
is
a
bigger
problem
than
just
this
committee.
It
happens
in
all
the
committees
and
maybe
we
as
a
council
need
to
have
a
process
for
it
when
things
like
this
happen,
but
I
would
like
to
continue
with
the
agenda
finish
the
agenda
and
understanding
and
recognizing
the
issue
only.
G
Folk
Akins
and
to
say
that
I'm
happy
to
take
this
on
I
have
a
motion
tracker
in
my
in
my
office.
We
are
constantly
recognizing
that
things
are
falling
through
the
cracks,
so
I'm
happy
to
work
with
anybody
here
to
address
this
matter,
not
just
for
this
committee,
but
for
council
and
we've
been
giving
a
lot
of
thought
on
how
to
ensure
there's
greater
accountability.
There
you
go
I'll,
take
a
lead
and
work
with
Tracy
yourself
and
anybody
else
in
this
committee
to
see
if
we
can
put
something
for
the
next
meeting
so.
C
Sorry,
just
through
you,
madam
chair,
just
just
close
this
off
I
appreciate
the
frustration
understand.
One
of
the
efforts
we
are
doing
is
better
tracking
on
deadlines,
but
I
will
I
just
have
to
say
that
there
is
a
large
volume
of
outstanding
work.
Yes
and
almost
every
committee
or
council
meeting,
we
get
additional
report
requests
so
we're
running
into
a
capacity
problem.
We
don't
have
an
endless
supply
of
people
to
write
reports,
so
we
recognize
the
need.
C
We
recognize
the
desire
and
we
also
recognize
the
commitments,
but
we
also
have
to
recognize
capacity,
so
we're
gonna
do
a
better
job
at
seeing
what
that
looks
like
give
you
some
information,
give
you
some
information
on
it,
but
certainly
the
accountability,
yeah.
Well,
the
accountability
back
on
deadlines
is
something
absolutely
we
own.
Absolutely
we
own
that
okay,
I'm.
I
Sorry
Ken
pointed
where
I
need
to
spine
you
to
talk
about
this
I
wasn't
going
to,
but
someone
just
pushed
one
of
my
buttons.
So
first
there
is
an
agenda
tracker.
The
city
manager
has
it.
He
knows
every
request
for
every
report
that
council
or
committee
members
have
made
I
asked.
I
have
asked
every
year
actually
I
forgot
to
this
year
when
members
of
council
will
have
access
to
this
and
I
had
been
told
by
successive
city
managers
that
no
members
of
council
can't
have
us
to
it.
I
So
you
don't
need
to
take
it
on
counselor
long
time.
It
exists.
We
just
need
the
public
service
to
give
it
to
us.
The
second
thing,
that's
on
my
mind
and
from
what
I've
just
heard
is
right.
Now
we
are
deliberating
around
the
city's
budget
and
every
year
I
note
that
general
managers
and
deputy
city
managers
say
that
the
staff
that
they
have
been
allocated
in
the
budget
allocation
is
adequate
to
deliver
the
services
that
council
wants
to
have
delivered.
D
H
So
try
and
through
the
chair
segue,
maybe
we
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
capacity.
Is
it's
all
a
little
bit
related
here
and
and
thanks
to
the
folks
for
acorn
for
coming
down
today
and
an
apologies
for
the
miscommunication,
but
grateful
that
you're
here
so
on
the
capacity
note
I
think
so
much
of
City
Planning
as
a
division.
The
work
that's
undertaken
is
done
in
partnership
with
other
divisions.
H
J
So
it
provides
a
comprehensive
picture
of
both
of
those
kinds
of
projects
so,
for
example,
transportation
services,
maybe
leading
a
transportation
master
plan,
and
we
would
support
that
with
land-use
planning,
the
input
in
other
inputs,
whereas
we
may
be
leading
a
planning
framework,
for
example,
a
young
and
Eglinton,
the
Yonge
and
Eglinton
review
that
we
did
very
large,
comprehensive
study
where
we
have
partners
from
many
many
divisions
and
agencies
participating
on
a
team.
So
that's
that's
the
answer.
I
can
give
you
we
have
not.
J
H
It
is
a
you
know,
it's
quite
a
significant
amount
of
work
that
we
ask
and
other
divisions
ask
of
you
and
really
important
work,
but
that's
not
necessarily
reflected
in
the
work
program
here,
so
it
you
know,
I
just
think
that
makes
it
challenging
to
to
reflect
that
in
resources
and
staff
time
and
in
priorities
like
Dan
for
study,
for
example,
big
city
planning
lift
their
three
divisions
led
by
transportation
planning
as
just
an
example
here
in
the
East
End
right
now.
Yes,.
J
Foodshare
again,
I
think
the
word
program
does
reflect
both
kinds
of
projects
and
what
we
could
look
toward
as
we
you
know,
refine
these
annual
reports
every
year
we
could
look
toward
adding
at
least
an
indicator
of
whether
or
not
something
is
you
know,
high
medium
or
low
in
terms
of
its
dependencies
on
other
divisions,
some
of
them
are
quite
light.
Some
of
them
are
a
lot
heavier,
so
we
can.
We
can
look
toward
making
that
improvement
in
our
next
version.
I
think
it's.
H
There
have
been
experiences
with
City
Planning
across
the
city.
Where
that's
been
done,
you
know.
Lower
young
precinct
plan
is
one
that
comes
top
of
mind.
How
do
we
make
sure
that
the
lessons
from
those
are
transferred
to
the
different
staff
in
the
different
units
and
sections
within
City
Planning
through.
J
The
through
the
chair,
that's
a
great
question,
the
that's
something
that
were
quite
mindful
of
in
considering
how
many
work
project
items
we
have
and
the
themes
that
they
tend
to
cover.
For
example,
we
know
across
the
city
that
there
are
20
in
the
order
of
20
large
mall
sites
that
are
in
various
play,
States
a
plate
and
we
I
think
have
developed
quite
a
repertoire
of
experience
around
how
to
approach
the
redevelopment
of
those
opportunities.
J
We
have
lessons
learned
debriefings,
all
the
time
we
have
sessions
with
staff
in
different
disciplines
in
different
districts
and
bringing
together
other
divisions
to
reflect
on
our
experiences
and
grow
our
repertoire
and,
in
the
end,
the
type
of
work
that
we
do.
It
is
something
very
much
has
been
something
very
much
part
of
our
avenue
study,
program
and,
and
certainly,
as
time
has
gone
on.
We
one
of
the
big
themes
that
we
tried
to
advance
is
connecting
growth
and
infrastructure
growth,
so
we're
we're
trying
very
much
to
work
differently
and
and
plug
it
into.
J
Ultimately,
the
program
and
service
planning
that
different
groups
do
interesting
enough.
We
just
had
a
meeting
with
the
TDSB
yesterday
about
helping
them
do
their
service
planning,
because
they're
under
such
pressure
to
build
new
schools
and
improve
the
capacity
of
of
what
they
provide
this
city,
yet
they
are
legislatively
disconnected
from
and
from
an
authority's
point
of
view,
disconnected
from
what
what
we
experience
of
the
city
so
working
with
our
partners.
It
is
very
much
a
very
constant
part
of
everything
that
we
do
around
trends,
transferring
that
knowledge
and
those
experiences.
I
There
are
a
couple
of
pieces
that
I
was
looking
for
in
the
work
plan
and
didn't
find.
Today
we
were
supposed
to
have
a
report
on
rooming
houses
that
has
a
planning
piece
and
I
see
nothing
in
the
work.
I,
don't
see
the
report
and
I
see
nothing
in
the
work
plan
is
planning
participating
in
work
on
getting
a
report
to
Council
on
rooming
houses.
J
J
J
I
Thank
you
under
environmental
implementation
and
I
made
like
part
of
this
is
I
I
know
it's
really
hard
to
find
categories
for
what
you
do,
because
what
you
do
tends
to
be
multifaceted,
so
not
finding
things
in
the
right
places,
my
fault
but
I'm.
Looking
at
environmental
implementation
and
I,
don't
see
any
workaround
transform
key.
I
J
Through
through
the
chair,
I
would
say
that
we're
accounting
for
it
in
not
in
a
line-item,
if
you
will,
but
in
two
ways
one
is
applying
a
transform
teo
lens
to
a
comprehensive
planning
study
that
we
might
be
doing
so.
For
example,
if
we're
doing
a
neighborhood
study
will
be
looking
to
advance
the
goals
and
objectives
of
transform,
teo,
and
that
manifests
itself
through
various
specific
considerations
in
that
neighborhood.
So
it's
very
much
part
of
a
lens
that
we
would
apply
in
that
type
of
work.
J
Another
general
area,
though,
is
on
more
specific
implementation
devices
that
you
might
nest
under
transform
teo,
but
we've
taken
on
the
lead
for
it.
So,
for
example,
when
we
published
the
next
round
of
Toronto
green
standard
when
we're
implementing
a
transform,
tío
objective
through
a
a
guideline
device
that
we
have
on
page
26,
for
example,
we
we've
listed
three
more
specific
items
where
we're
advancing
implementation
to
transform
teo
around
air
quality
and
climate
change
around
ravine
strategy,
implementation
and
resilient
city
policy
framework.
J
I
Don't
you
think
that,
given
that
council
has
said,
we
need
to
have
a
fossil-free
or
a
carbon
neutral
City
that
a
couple
of
dimensions
of
of
how
the
city
does
its
routine
work
need
major
planning
policy,
development
and
I
will
give
you
two
examples.
One
there's
a
report
coming
on
electric
vehicles
to
Council
and
I
had
concerns
about
the
goals
set
in
there
and
and
whether
or
not
they
were
informed
by
any
any
thinking
on
how
many
vehicles
that
are
going
to
be
like
we
shouldn't
build
out
infrastructure.
I
If
we,
you
know,
if
we're
getting
people
out
of
cars
and
I
asked
them
this
and
they
said
well,
we
rely
on
what
planning
tells
us,
but
given
that
we
are
changing,
Council
is
changing
what
we
want
to
achieve.
Wouldn't
you
have
to
go
back
and
do
your
transportation
modeling
with
different
goals,
because
we
can't
get
to
fossil-free
with
the
vehicle
fleet
size
that
we
are
imagining
as
little
as
a
year
ago.
The
second
piece
is,
you
may
have
noted
the
city
of
San.
I
Francisco
has
stopped
approving
buildings
that
have
natural
gas
hookup
as
part
of
their
climate
plan.
Every
single
development
application
that
we
do
has
a
natural
gas
hookup
and
that's
a
big
piece
of
development
application
reviewed.
It's
gonna
require
some
policy
work.
How
do
we
get
to
ground
source
heat?
How
do
we
get
to
district
energy
all
that
kind
of
stuff?
And
how
does
that
inform
our
area,
studies
and
secondary
plans?
I
J
I
could
comment
to
the
chair.
The
we
are
on
the
evey
strategy,
electric
vehicle
strategy
team
with
transportation
services
who
are
participating
on
that
they
are
transportation.
Services
is
the
lead
on
that
I,
don't
believe
or
I
haven't
read
the
specific
work
program
that
I
would
call
the
transform
teo
work
program,
but
I
would
expect
that
that
long
list
of
tactics
and
projects
might
be
a
place
where
we
could
begin
to
see
where
we're
aligning
and
where
there
might
be
got
up.
So
we'll
certainly
have
a
look
at
that
on
the
natural
gas
hookup.
J
I
would
only
say
that
we
have,
through
the
implementation
well
I'm,
just
gonna,
say
through
the
implementation
of
the
green
standard
and
its
iterations
over
the
years
and
I
think
we're
on
number
four
Brown
3.
What
we
have
done
with
the
green
standard
is
push
the
envelope.
Each
time
we
published
it,
we've
gone
farther
than
what
might
otherwise
be
required,
maybe
in
the
building
code
or
in
other
guidelines,
and
we've
advanced
that
agenda
of
Green
Building
Standards
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that.
J
I
think-
and
we
provide
a
kind
of
a
carrot
and
stick
approach
in
that,
where
we,
where
we
require
certain
things,
and
then
we
provide
incentives
to
go
to
the
next
level
through
our
DC
credit
on
tier
2.
So
you
know
things
like
natural
gas
hookups,
which
begin
to
push
the
edge
again.
Are
things
that
we
can
continue
to
look
at
I.
Don't
know
that
I
right
now
today
would
have
a
legislative
basis
to
start
people
approvals
based
on
natural
gas
hookup.
J
E
Fletcher,
yes,
I
just
want
to
say
how
helpful
it
is
to
see
everything
laid
out
and
I
know
it's
a
lot
of
work,
I'm
going
to
assume
it's
on
a
program
paper
and
I'm
gonna
ask:
is
it
possible
and
somehow
there's
a
big
echo
in
here?
Somebody
else
must
have
a
mic
on.
Is
it
possible
to
break
out
the
ones
that
reward
based
we're
taking
down
to
another
level.
E
J
E
J
You
know
we'll
we'll
look
at
whether
we
can
provide
that
layer,
it's
something
that
might
be
straightforward
again.
We've
enhanced
this
document
every
year
so
we'll
take.
That
is
something
we
can
look
out
for
next
year's
document,
and
certainly
you
want
something
offline
based
on.
What's
going
on
in
your
ward,
we're
happy
to
provide
that
that.
J
Well,
we've
we've
gone
to
the
the
user
base
system,
as
you
may
know,
where
we,
we
have
a
very
robust
application
information
center,
which
is
published
online.
It's
refreshed
every
night
on
all
applications
going
on
across
the
city.
Anyone
can
draw
a
rental
report
so
to
speak
from
that
application
information
center.
That
will
give
you
a
list
of
whatever
geography
you
want
of.
What's
going
on
with
applications
in
that
geography,
so
it's
been
set
up
as
a
self-serve
model
so
that
we
can
get
away
from
the
work
required
of
producing.
J
E
J
E
Provide
to
works
and
we've
been
here
a
year
and
there
can
be
some
people
that
don't
even
know
that
is
going
on.
So
just
the
courtesy
of
here's
what's
happening,
Award
by
award
for
counselors,
considering
we
have
to
approve
all
of
these
things
and
secondly,
it
actually
has
to
do
with
the
just
a
quick
review
of
everything.
That's
out
there
and
we'll
have
a
look
at
that,
but
I'm
not
sure
that
it
meets
the
requirements
that
I'm
asking
well.
D
G
Councillor
wong-tam,
yes,
thank
you
and
thank
you
for
the
report
with
respect
to
prioritization
of
work,
because
it's
it
simply
list
the
that
the
category
of
project
title
and
complete
are
not
complete.
Is
there?
Can
you
provide
us
with
more
information
as
a
supplementary
report
going
to
council
just
a
bit
more
detail
on?
Is
it
in
progress
or
you
20%
complete?
Are
you
on
track
to
complete?
It
just
would
be
very
helpful.
J
Through
the
speaker,
we've
indicated
in
the
appendix
what
the
2020
forecast
is.
This
is
a
living
document
and
I
think
with
respect
what
you're
asking
is.
It
would
be
a
considerable
amount
of
work
to
further
parse
the
status
of
all
of
those
items.
I
believe
there
are
142
items
listed
in
that
we
that
the
prioritization
of
the
work
is
around
the
growth
pressure.
Obviously,
the
alignment
with
housing,
the
alignment
with
transit,
the
alignment
with
neighborhoods
in
transition.
J
J
We
put
a
lot
of
emphasis,
for
example,
on
Yonge
and
Eglinton
downtown
in
the
last
couple
of
years
because
of
that
development
pressure,
and
we
continue
to
do
that
through
the
work
that
we've
done
in
King
Parliament
in
King
Spadina,
so
that
that's
a
overall
answer
to
to
your
question,
but
I
think
it
would
be
to
get
a
another
layer
down
of
exact.
More
exact
status
is
something
that
I
think
we'll
have
to
monitor.
As
the
year
we've
tried
to
produce
this
on
an
annual
basis.
G
I
and
I
can
certainly
appreciate
the
the
the
the
resource
capacity
has
limitations,
but
I
guess.
My
question
is:
even
if
that
information
was
not
made
public
us
chief
planner
and
those
in
your
office
would
have
a
would
have
a
clearly
I
would
imagine
itemized
detailed
work
plan,
a
staff
lead,
that's
been
assigned
even
puber
to
all
the
put
this
on
a
live,
Google
Docs
share
with
your
staff
and
ask
them
some
very
basic
questions.
J
Well,
I,
don't
know
that
I
have
it
as
as
you've
just
described
it
I'll
be
completely
transparent
about
that.
But
I
believe
that
the
various
leads
who
are
responsible
for
all
these
projects
do
have
a
good
read
on
on
the
status
and
I'm
just
I.
Don't
have
it
as
a
finger
tip,
I
think
the
way
you
describe
it
and
it
would
involve
or
work
then,
because
I
don't
have
that
type
of
that
type
of
system.
So.
G
I
guess
how
would
you
be
able
to
adhere
to
the
requests
of
meeting
deadlines
if
you
don't
have
a
clear
indication
and
understand
it's,
it's
very
easy
for
things
to
fall
off
someone's
desks
and
if
someone
has,
you
know,
is
managing
50
files
and
if
they
don't
have
a
sense
of
how
to
prioritize
their
work.
And
you
don't
have
a
sense
or
your
manager
is
managing
those
individuals
who's
in
charge
again
and
how
and
and
how
do
we
ensure
that
accountability
so.
J
I
think
the
the
the
example
I
would
use
is
thinking
about
a
section
of
staff
across
the
city.
We
deliver
services
in
districts
by
sections
I
think
we
have
14
community
planning
managers
each
of
those
community
planning
managers
have
a
very
good
handle
on
what's
going
on
in
those
geographies
and
priorities
and
pressures
that
they're
managing
with
those
applications.
We
also
have
this
annual
report
on
the
work
program
and
we
assess
we
assess
this
on
an
annual
basis.
J
We
update
it
throughout
the
year
with
quarterly
updates
that
we
ask
all
of
our
our
our
project
leads
to
provide.
So
it
is
something
while
we
may
report
annually
on
the
status.
We
monitor
this
as
a
management
team
throughout
the
year
and
I
would
submit.
We
have
a
very
good
read
on
our
pressures,
it's
not
as
perfect
as
fingertip
information,
but
we
have
a
very
good
read
on
the
pressures
that
we're
trying
to
manage
understanding
that
we
have
many
in
your
changes.
B
Through
the
chair
could
I
just
add
to
that
I
think
councilor,
whatever
example
of
how
we
respond
to
the
question
that
you're
asking
is
on
the
mr.
Christie's
report,
the
Christie's
report,
that's
on
committee
today.
So
in
the
recommendations
we
talked
about
targeting
the
final
report
for
the
first
fourth
quarter,
and
that
is
our
clear
intent,
but
I
will
be
completely
transparent.
B
If
counsel
was
direct
us
to
do
certain
other
matters
as
a
key
priority
or
if
there
was
new
legislative
pressures
put
on
us,
we
may
slide
from
that
fourth
quarter
and
we
would
end
up
in
the
first
quarter
and
that's
why
you
know
most
of
our
work
that
we
advance.
We
use
the
quarters
so
to
manage
expectations
that
it's
not
going
to
be
there
September
because
there's
unknowns.
So
we
target
a
quarter
and
I
think
on
everything
that
we
bring
forward.
G
Can
just
ask
my
final
question:
I
apologize
them
so
I'll
leave
that
I'll
leave
your
comment
exactly
as
that
I
won't
comment
any
further.
The
chain
store
retail
strategy.
Remember
that
there
is
a
motion
that
was
asking
on
how
to
perhaps
morale
from
San
Francisco's
formula
store
retail
strategy
and
I
don't
see
this
in
your
work
plan.
This
is
something
that
counsel
specifically
asked
for,
and
the
citywide
Heritage
study-
maybe
it's
it
was
in
here,
but
I
couldn't
find
it.
Maybe
so
something
as
simple
as
the
the
chain
store
retail
strategy.
G
J
So
the
chain
store
I,
do
recall
that
one
and
it's
always
I'll
just
say
it's
always
rats.
You
found
one.
You
know
we
have
produced
a
retail
and
published
it
online.
Actually,
a
retail
guideline,
that's
on
guideline:
it's
it's
part
of
it.
So
it's
it's
supportive
of
an
initial
piece
of
work.
We
are
also
working
with
economic
development
on
their
citywide
because
they
too
got
instructed
on
retail
vibrancy
of
Main
streets.
J
D
Couple
of
questions
so
for
our
inclusionary
zoning
policy
framework
I
know
we're
waiting
for
the
regulations
but
part
of
this
work.
Because
of
this
new
legislation,
we
need
our
master
transportation
areas,
MTS
A's
master
chest
whatever
you
know
what
I'm
talking
about
mister
transit,
exactly
we
need
that
work
to
be
completed,
correct,
that's
how
we
actually
will
bring
it
into
force.
That's.
D
B
25
under
demographics,
economic
speaks
to
growth
plan
conformity.
However,
it
would
be
preferable
if
we
added
another
item,
because
we
are
bringing
the
report
forward
to
the
March
meeting.
That
will
outline
our
approach
to
the
municipal,
comprehensive
review
and
the
prioritization
of
the
MTS,
a
work
which.
D
D
J
D
D
To
ask
so
this
is
to
respond
to
the
question
that
I
asked
to
make
sure
that
we
move
on
the
major
transit
major
transit
station
areas,
an
employment
review
which
needs
to
be
completed
in
order
to
implement
our
inclusionary
zoning.
So
one
of
these
things
to
move
as
fast
as
possible
and
together,
okay,
all
those
in
favor
that
carries
item
as
amended
all
those
in
favor
that
carries
and
that
adjourns
our
meeting.
Thank
you
to
the
members
of
the
committee
and
thank
you
to
staff.