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316.24}, {"text": "being held by video conference and inperson at the toico Civic Center in the council chamber the meeting is also", "start": 316.24, "end": 322.8}, {"text": "being live streamed online at youtube.com/ Toronto City Council live although we may be meeting in", "start": 322.8, "end": 329.759}, {"text": "different locations today Community Council would like to acknowledge that the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations", "start": 329.759, "end": 336.24}, {"text": "including the Miss sagas of the credit the annab the Chipawa the honi and the", "start": 336.24, "end": 341.68}, {"text": "wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations Inuit and matey people we also acknowledge that Toronto", "start": 341.68, "end": 348.24}, {"text": "is covered by treaty 13 with the Miss sagas of the credit if you're registered to speak at", "start": 348.24, "end": 354.639}, {"text": "today's meeting please listen for me to call your name I will call the speakers in the order that they appear on on the", "start": 354.639, "end": 359.919}, {"text": "list the list of speakers can be viewed online by visiting the utopico York Community Council page at toronto.ca", "start": 359.919, "end": 366.919}, {"text": "counil and clicking the speakers box for today's meeting members the city clerk", "start": 366.919, "end": 372.28}, {"text": "has provided all agenda materials", "start": 372.28, "end": 377.08}, {"text": "on.cc and on the CMP the clerk's meeting portal Clerk's IT staff are available to", "start": 383.479, "end": 389}, {"text": "members if you need need help with your devices I also want to remind you to please submit and approve your motions by email staff are available at etcc", "start": 389, "end": 397.24}, {"text": "toronto.ca to help with motions are there any Declarations of Interest under the municipal conflict of interest act", "start": 397.24, "end": 403.72}, {"text": "if you do have an interest please indicate the item number in the nature of your interest seeing none may I have", "start": 403.72, "end": 409.44}, {"text": "a motion to confirm the minutes from our meeting on October 28 2024 councelor nunzi moves all those in favor any", "start": 409.44, "end": 415.44}, {"text": "opposed that carries so be before we go through the items uh there is a brief", "start": 415.44, "end": 420.56}, {"text": "Community Council announcement I have learned that uh Al rosi one of the", "start": 420.56, "end": 426.28}, {"text": "managers in City Planning will be retiring and this is his last meeting uh so I will invite Michael Mitzy to say a", "start": 426.28, "end": 433.24}, {"text": "few words and we'll see if there's a few other comments uh thank you chair and", "start": 433.24, "end": 438.56}, {"text": "committee yes uh this is Al rosi's last uh meeting of tobaco York Community", "start": 438.56, "end": 445.16}, {"text": "Council and um there's a kind of interesting uh book", "start": 445.16, "end": 450.4}, {"text": "ends to this that when the city Amalgamated uh we went on a hiring uh", "start": 450.4, "end": 457.16}, {"text": "wave uh try and stop up all our districts and Al was hired uh for", "start": 457.16, "end": 462.96}, {"text": "topical York away from Brampton so he spent his first couple years in what was", "start": 462.96, "end": 469.08}, {"text": "then south of tobico different Ward number counselor and now Al's been with us in", "start": 469.08, "end": 475.919}, {"text": "this District as the manager for Community planning for the South section for the last two years since August of", "start": 475.919, "end": 482.24}, {"text": "2022 for anyone who knows Al he's very engaged in the communities he's a super", "start": 482.24, "end": 489.12}, {"text": "volunteer and he cares um a lot about making applications address the public realm", "start": 489.12, "end": 496.4}, {"text": "very well so I don't know if Al wants to say a minute's worth of words if that's", "start": 496.4, "end": 501.479}, {"text": "okay with the committee it'd be", "start": 501.479, "end": 505.12}, {"text": "great thank you very much chair and thank thank you m it's AB it's been an absolute honor and pleasure to be", "start": 506.639, "end": 513.279}, {"text": "working with the city of Toronto for 25 years I've realized I've worked with over 100 counselors over their TW 25", "start": 513.279, "end": 519.919}, {"text": "years and they've been absolutely amazing to to work with lots of neighborhood associations and individual", "start": 519.919, "end": 526.279}, {"text": "residents in the city of Toronto a lot of business Improvement areas I've actually worked on six different teams", "start": 526.279, "end": 532.12}, {"text": "in all four districts across the uh the city of Toronto so I I will cherish the", "start": 532.12, "end": 538.16}, {"text": "experience that I have have uh developed with the city of Toronto over the years and I look forward to continuing in a", "start": 538.16, "end": 544.839}, {"text": "different capacity more and as an advocate to improve the city of Toronto thank you very", "start": 544.839, "end": 552}, {"text": "much absolutely Deputy Mayor moley thank you Mr chair I just want to extend my", "start": 557.16, "end": 562.48}, {"text": "heartfelt congratulations um and all the best in retirement to Al uh it's been just about two years since I've taken", "start": 562.48, "end": 568.76}, {"text": "this office and we meet with Al pretty much on a bi-weekly basis and are so so", "start": 568.76, "end": 574.44}, {"text": "well supported with your expertise your insights and I just want to say you know from my team and from myself we are so", "start": 574.44, "end": 582.16}, {"text": "incredibly grateful to have worked with you and to been been able to learn from your experience and your insights to", "start": 582.16, "end": 587.48}, {"text": "have your support along the way um and so grateful for your perspective on a thoughtful inclusive sustainable City", "start": 587.48, "end": 594.04}, {"text": "and I trust you'll continue to work to that to that end so thank you so much Al", "start": 594.04, "end": 600.36}, {"text": "and uh I also will um let everyone know that part of Al's area overlaps with", "start": 602.959, "end": 608}, {"text": "Ward 2 and uh I want to express my thanks and my admiration for your work", "start": 608, "end": 613.12}, {"text": "Al uh very very professional dedicated individual has provided great service to", "start": 613.12, "end": 618.959}, {"text": "this city uh has supported me as a counselor in uh your planning advice and", "start": 618.959, "end": 625.519}, {"text": "just having a conversation with you about planning but most importantly you should know and I think everyone in the", "start": 625.519, "end": 630.8}, {"text": "room should know that your fingerprints are everywhere out in our community and the work that you do in helping to", "start": 630.8, "end": 637.519}, {"text": "shepher planning applications makes the city we have that we have today the city", "start": 637.519, "end": 642.88}, {"text": "that it is and a better place and so that will be a those are durable changes that we live on and I just wanted to", "start": 642.88, "end": 649.32}, {"text": "make sure that I said I really appreciate it and thank you very much for your", "start": 649.32, "end": 654.6}, {"text": "service okay uh we do have long agenda today so I'll begin by uh running through the", "start": 657.279, "end": 663.8}, {"text": "items and we have some to add as", "start": 663.8, "end": 668.2}, {"text": "well so our first item is ey 18.1 uh 1 to20 Adriatic Road official", "start": 668.839, "end": 677.32}, {"text": "plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment application a decision report uh councelor croissan um I believe you want", "start": 677.32, "end": 685.2}, {"text": "to hold that item okay so that will be held by councelor croissan ey", "start": 685.2, "end": 692.839}, {"text": "18.2 which is 2422 2428 2434 Islington Avenue official", "start": 692.839, "end": 700.279}, {"text": "plan Amendment and Zoning byw Amendment application decision report uh we have speakers on that item so it'll be held", "start": 700.279, "end": 706.56}, {"text": "ey1 18.3 82 Buttonwood Avenue temporary use zoning bylaw decision report uh we have", "start": 706.56, "end": 713.8}, {"text": "a speaker on that um and members at the end of this I'll propose that we do that in conjunction with item a new item", "start": 713.8, "end": 719.76}, {"text": "which will be added to the agenda which um is linked to the site uh so we'll hold that for speakers ey1 18.4 is", "start": 719.76, "end": 728.079}, {"text": "530 the East Mall zoning bylaw Amendment and draft plan of subdivision applications decision report I'm going", "start": 728.079, "end": 735.04}, {"text": "to ask that that be held because I have a motion for that uh ey", "start": 735.04, "end": 741.079}, {"text": "18.5 which 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"start": 781.48, "end": 786.839}, {"text": "following staff recommendations on the refusal of this application um we're happy to hear from you today and thank", "start": 786.839, "end": 792.16}, {"text": "you for taking the time um but if that informs how you want to spend your day at all I I'll leave that with you and pass it back over to you Mr chair thank", "start": 792.16, "end": 799.079}, {"text": "you councelor moley Deputy Mayor moley ey1 18.7 is 220 230 and 240 Lake", "start": 799.079, "end": 805.04}, {"text": "prominade and 21 and 31 Park Boulevard official plan Amendment zoning bylaw Amendment and draft plan of subdivision", "start": 805.04, "end": 811.32}, {"text": "applications and appeal report um the there are a number of registered", "start": 811.32, "end": 816.6}, {"text": "speakers for that one as well uh ey 18.8 uh which is the review of zoning", "start": 816.6, "end": 824}, {"text": "regulations for nightclubs on Lakeshore Boulevard West final report uh we do have a registered speaker ey1", "start": 824, "end": 831.48}, {"text": "18.9 31 fendon Road application to remove a city tree um we're going to", "start": 831.48, "end": 837.04}, {"text": "hold that item down you can put it in my name I know councel pruto will be here to speak to that shortly ey1 18.10 90", "start": 837.04, "end": 844.199}, {"text": "Gort Avenue application to remove a city tree uh Deputy Mayor moley thank you Mr", "start": 844.199, "end": 849.279}, {"text": "chair um this has been uh one that we deferred from last Council um and we", "start": 849.279, "end": 855.32}, {"text": "will be moving forward with um approval uh to for the request for the permit to", "start": 855.32, "end": 860.88}, {"text": "remove um clerks do have the motion if they could provide it there um so I did", "start": 860.88, "end": 866.32}, {"text": "go out and visit with the homeowner here it's a very unique situation where the entirety of the very small rear yard is", "start": 866.32, "end": 872}, {"text": "covered um by this um fruiting tree and the fruits are problematic for the young", "start": 872, "end": 877.36}, {"text": "family there they're unable to utilize the backyard through the season um so they will be putting uh replacement", "start": 877.36, "end": 882.519}, {"text": "trees forward as well as paying for the value of the tree and having it removed at their cost um so the motion is there", "start": 882.519, "end": 888.6}, {"text": "before you and U that's my motion thanks Mr chair all those in favor of the amendment any oppose that carries", "start": 888.6, "end": 898.279}, {"text": "uh ey1 1811 39 kingslin Road application remove a city tree we have a speaker so", "start": 900.12, "end": 905.72}, {"text": "that will be held ey1 1812 uh 10 golf Crest Road application", "start": 905.72, "end": 911.8}, {"text": "for fence exemption we have speakers that item will be held ey", "start": 911.8, "end": 918.16}, {"text": "18.13 53 Glenn Aiden Avenue East request for fence 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{"text": "opposed that item is", "start": 988.36, "end": 991.839}, {"text": "carried ey 18735 Zora Street naming of a proposed", "start": 996.639, "end": 1003.8}, {"text": "private Street for a development councelor Morley thank you Mr chair on this one", "start": 1003.8, "end": 1011.079}, {"text": "will be following staff recommendations to approve the name of Carolina Rose Heights for a proposed private Street", "start": 1011.079, "end": 1016.639}, {"text": "located at 34 Zora Street 35 sorry councel more moves the staff recommendations all those in favor any", "start": 1016.639, "end": 1022.92}, {"text": "opposed that carries ey1 18.18 259-270 the Kingsway naming of a", "start": 1022.92, "end": 1028.72}, {"text": "proposed private Lane for a development uh that will be mine so I will move the staff recommendations to name the lane", "start": 1028.72, "end": 1035.4}, {"text": "humbertown way all those in favor any opposed that item carries ey1 18.19", "start": 1035.4, "end": 1041.76}, {"text": "laneway west of Royal York Road between Melrose Street and hay Avenue speed bumps councelor Morley thank you Mr", "start": 1041.76, "end": 1048}, {"text": "chair we'll be following staff recommendations to authorize installation of speed bumps in this laneway councelor moley moves the staff", "start": 1048, "end": 1053.44}, {"text": "recommendations all those in favor any opposed that item carries ey", "start": 1053.44, "end": 1060.96}, {"text": "18.20 Marine parade Drive parking amendments councelor Mor uh thank you Mr chair will be following staff", "start": 1060.96, "end": 1066.919}, {"text": "recommendations on this item councelor Mor moves to staff recommendations all those in favor any opposed that item", "start": 1066.919, "end": 1072.2}, {"text": "carries e 8221 Marine parade drive and Silver Moon Drive always stop control councelor", "start": 1072.2, "end": 1078.919}, {"text": "Morley thank you Mr chair I'll be following staff recommendations on this item counc Morley moves to staff recommendations all those in favor any", "start": 1078.919, "end": 1084.84}, {"text": "opposed that carries ey 8.22 matis Avenue and botfield Avenue always stop", "start": 1084.84, "end": 1090.48}, {"text": "control uh that's in W two so I will move the staff recommendations all those in favor any opposed that item carries", "start": 1090.48, "end": 1098}, {"text": "ey1 1823 Rexdale Boulevard in silver Rain Drive traffic control signals um is", "start": 1098, "end": 1105.88}, {"text": "delegated to uh Community Council counselor croissant uh thank you Mr chair I'll be moving", "start": 1105.88, "end": 1111.08}, {"text": "staff recommendations councel cantti moves staff recommendations all those in favor any opposed that item carries E1", "start": 1111.08, "end": 1117.64}, {"text": "1824 uh 2,200 Islington Avenue traffic control signal modifications non-", "start": 1117.64, "end": 1123.2}, {"text": "delegated counc granti uh thank you again Mr chair I'll be moving staff recommendations here as well councel", "start": 1123.2, "end": 1128.44}, {"text": "casan moves the staff recommendations all those in favor any opposed that item carries ey", "start": 1128.44, "end": 1133.52}, {"text": "18.25 Humberwood Boulevard and Kings plate Crescent traffic control signals counc chanti", "start": 1133.52, "end": 1139.44}, {"text": "uh same here Mr chair I'll be moving staff recommendations on this item as well Council croissan moves the staff", "start": 1139.44, "end": 1144.52}, {"text": "recommendations all those in favor any oppos that item carries ey1", "start": 1144.52, "end": 1149.44}, {"text": "1826 it's under the staple Silver Moon Drive and Shore Breeze Drive traffic", "start": 1150.72, "end": 1156.52}, {"text": "regulation amendments councelor Morley thank you Mr uh Mr chair with thanks to staff we'll be moving their", "start": 1156.52, "end": 1161.6}, {"text": "recommendations uh councelor moley moves the recommendations all those in favor any opposed that carries ey1 1827 Church", "start": 1161.6, "end": 1168.4}, {"text": "Street removal of traffic calming Islands uh this does require a motion to", "start": 1168.4, "end": 1173.96}, {"text": "add as new business so um councelor nunzi you're moving this as new business", "start": 1173.96, "end": 1179.88}, {"text": "all those in favor that is added as new", "start": 1179.88, "end": 1184.28}, {"text": "business okay so we'll we'll we'll process that at the end of the meeting there are two more items to be added uh", "start": 1188.84, "end": 1195.799}, {"text": "they should be circulated here ey1 18 28 which is West Park Health Care Center", "start": 1195.799, "end": 1202.559}, {"text": "170 EMT Avenue uh Formerly municipally Known is 82 Buttonwood Avenue", "start": 1202.559, "end": 1208.52}, {"text": "encroachment agreement at the at uh encroachment agreement request for a ground sign at the intersection of EMT", "start": 1208.52, "end": 1215.2}, {"text": "Avenue at campus Road a so we just need a motion to add that his new business", "start": 1215.2, "end": 1220.48}, {"text": "coun n and moves to add his new business all those in favor any oppos that's carried and Mr chairman if I could on", "start": 1220.48, "end": 1225.96}, {"text": "number 28 deal with it number three because it's the same location so we will time those two together Adam clerk", "start": 1225.96, "end": 1232.919}, {"text": "we'll hear them uh at the same time I think they're maybe a speaker to both of", "start": 1232.919, "end": 1240.559}, {"text": "these we we'll we'll figure it out when the time comes okay one more motion to add 1829 which is Edgemore Drive traffic", "start": 1240.559, "end": 1247.96}, {"text": "calming uh that is a letter from U from counselor Morley uh to a motion to add", "start": 1247.96, "end": 1253.52}, {"text": "that as new business all those in favor any opposed that is added as new business just just checking Madam clerk", "start": 1253.52, "end": 1259.52}, {"text": "have we got them all very good okay we'll go back to the top of the list uh", "start": 1259.52, "end": 1264.72}, {"text": "our first one is ey1 18.1 that is 1 to20 Adriatic Road", "start": 1264.72, "end": 1272.4}, {"text": "official plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment application decision report uh there are no speakers on this", "start": 1272.4, "end": 1278.799}, {"text": "item so questions to", "start": 1278.799, "end": 1281.919}, {"text": "staff for a moment councelor granti go right ahead okay so uh thank you Mr chair so I just", "start": 1285.2, "end": 1291.799}, {"text": "want to confirm with staff uh that they've had discussions with the applicant about the uh uh the", "start": 1291.799, "end": 1298.88}, {"text": "possibility of putting a daycare uh and including a daycare into the proposal", "start": 1298.88, "end": 1304.2}, {"text": "and also traffic lights at the corner of um at the End of the Street there to", "start": 1304.2, "end": 1309.679}, {"text": "Avenue as well good morning", "start": 1309.679, "end": 1314.72}, {"text": "D through the chair good morning counselor so the two the the two matters that you", "start": 1315.039, "end": 1324.36}, {"text": "were asking about starting with the daycare center um so we worked with your", "start": 1324.36, "end": 1330.679}, {"text": "office to to assist with uh wording for", "start": 1330.679, "end": 1335.72}, {"text": "zoning Provisions um to place a daycare center into one of the buildings one of", "start": 1335.72, "end": 1342.039}, {"text": "the three buildings proposed within this development proposal and more specifically um the four regulations", "start": 1342.039, "end": 1350.52}, {"text": "provide for one requiring a daycare within the space um assisting with some", "start": 1350.52, "end": 1355.919}, {"text": "of the zoning Provisions to make it to allow for more flexibility in terms of where to locate it and also to provide", "start": 1355.919, "end": 1363.76}, {"text": "for exclusions within the zoning bylaw to assist in offsetting some lost space that might be", "start": 1363.76, "end": 1370.039}, {"text": "generated okay good that's that's great news for the community and we have traffic lights at the intersection there", "start": 1370.039, "end": 1376.36}, {"text": "on the East uh West sorry east side of Bingington as well correct through the", "start": 1376.36, "end": 1381.6}, {"text": "chair that's correct um so through within this development proposal there's a new Private Road being proposed which", "start": 1381.6, "end": 1388.159}, {"text": "would connect Adriatic road to monogram place um and at that at the intersection", "start": 1388.159, "end": 1394}, {"text": "of Islington and the new proposed Road there would be a signalized intersection and this is expected to improve both", "start": 1394, "end": 1401.36}, {"text": "traffic flows especially making South leftand southbound turns um on Islington", "start": 1401.36, "end": 1407.88}, {"text": "which is current L unsignalized with a stop sign and at capacity okay thanks so", "start": 1407.88, "end": 1414.88}, {"text": "much that's all I have thank you any other questions seeing none uh to speak C", "start": 1414.88, "end": 1422.12}, {"text": "granti uh thank you Mr chair so this is a a development don't get too many up in toico North so I'm quite excited today", "start": 1422.12, "end": 1429.12}, {"text": "that we have a couple of nice developments to to speak to uh this one in particular has been on the books for", "start": 1429.12, "end": 1434.76}, {"text": "some time uh and um we've had some public meetings that uh and suggestions", "start": 1434.76, "end": 1440.159}, {"text": "and recommendations from these public meetings were Incorporated in what we see in front of us and uh which now is", "start": 1440.159, "end": 1446.679}, {"text": "resulting in a in a more uh acceptable uh development for people that living in the area uh including daycare traffic", "start": 1446.679, "end": 1454}, {"text": "lights uh and so this is a really a good news story for utopico North so I'm I", "start": 1454, "end": 1460.6}, {"text": "want to thank I want to thank staff the and Daniel and his team and and and planning everyone they've done a lot of", "start": 1460.6, "end": 1467.12}, {"text": "work on this file I want to thank the community and and particularly my constituents Who provided excellent", "start": 1467.12, "end": 1473.799}, {"text": "input on this particular development on that note Mr chair I'm going to move", "start": 1473.799, "end": 1479.12}, {"text": "staff recommendations on this and the", "start": 1479.12, "end": 1484.2}, {"text": "amendment I got two amendments here you are absolutely right okay here it is that's", "start": 1484.2, "end": 1491.159}, {"text": "right so I'll move both those items the amendment is a bit lengthy but it's there so you've got two amendments and", "start": 1491.159, "end": 1497.72}, {"text": "the staff recommendation so on the First Amendment all those in favor any opposed", "start": 1497.72, "end": 1503.32}, {"text": "that is carried on the Second Amendment all those in favor any opposed that is", "start": 1503.32, "end": 1508.919}, {"text": "carried and on the item as amended all those in favor any opposed that item", "start": 1508.919, "end": 1514.559}, {"text": "carries perfect thank you thank you our next item is ey", "start": 1514.559, "end": 1521}, {"text": "18.2 and that is 2422 2428 2434", "start": 1521, "end": 1526.039}, {"text": "Islington Avenue official plan of Amendment and Zoning bylaw Amendment application to decision report and we", "start": 1526.039, "end": 1532.52}, {"text": "have two speakers uh our first speaker is Ray liser from Brooke", "start": 1532.52, "end": 1538.36}, {"text": "mooy Ray's online okay good morning Ray it's Stephen Holiday from the topical", "start": 1538.36, "end": 1543.799}, {"text": "York Community Council can you hear me okay I can can you hear me well yes thank you welcome you have five minutes", "start": 1543.799, "end": 1550.08}, {"text": "to speak please begin thank you very much so hello everyone my name is Ray liser I'm a", "start": 1550.08, "end": 1556.159}, {"text": "planner and Associate at Brook mroy we are a multi-disciplinary firm located", "start": 1556.159, "end": 1561.2}, {"text": "here in Toronto and we were fortunate to provide not only the planning services but also the Urban Design and Landscape", "start": 1561.2, "end": 1567.559}, {"text": "architectural services for the proposed development at 2422 to 2434 is LinkedIn", "start": 1567.559, "end": 1573.96}, {"text": "Avenue this development proposal is the result of many meetings between the developer City Planning and the city's", "start": 1573.96, "end": 1580}, {"text": "Urban Design Group and I want to extend a special thanks to planner Tyler Mah and urban designer praty Patel at the", "start": 1580, "end": 1586.72}, {"text": "city for their dedication to this process I would also like to thank city planning for preparing the positive", "start": 1586.72, "end": 1592.2}, {"text": "decision report so as the report before you notes this application is for an 11-story", "start": 1592.2, "end": 1598.6}, {"text": "mixed use building along with two rows of four-story town houses at the corner of Islington and elmurst this site", "start": 1598.6, "end": 1605.799}, {"text": "presently contains a vehicle oriented commercial Plaza as well as a one dwelling unit and following Community", "start": 1605.799, "end": 1613.48}, {"text": "input through this process the owner has recognized the importance of ensuring that commercial uses remain on the site", "start": 1613.48, "end": 1620.039}, {"text": "and has included over 600 square meters of commercial space at grade in this", "start": 1620.039, "end": 1625.559}, {"text": "proposal the application before you is for a combined official plan and Zoning bylaw Amendment with the official plan", "start": 1625.559, "end": 1632.679}, {"text": "Amendment proposing to redesignate the site from neighborhoods to mixed use in order to accommodate new density and", "start": 1632.679, "end": 1639.52}, {"text": "allow for the commercial use the zoning bylaw amendment is required for allowing", "start": 1639.52, "end": 1645.039}, {"text": "the proposed Heights and setbacks and I'm here today just to answer any questions that Council may have that I", "start": 1645.039, "end": 1650.679}, {"text": "might be able to speak to about this proposal and I thank you for your time thank you are there any questions", "start": 1650.679, "end": 1657.72}, {"text": "of the deput council chanti please go ahead", "start": 1657.72, "end": 1662.88}, {"text": "yeah thank you so much um you I appreciate the O overview description of what we have in front of us um just a", "start": 1662.88, "end": 1670.2}, {"text": "couple of things maybe you could uh just again highlight uh the fact that uh you know at the last public meeting there", "start": 1670.2, "end": 1676.32}, {"text": "were concerns about uh uh the amenities that are there uh and we've had calls", "start": 1676.32, "end": 1681.84}, {"text": "with respect to that to allow uh in this development the opportunity to have some", "start": 1681.84, "end": 1687}, {"text": "of these amenities come back uh so they can continue to serve the community and additionally uh separately to that the", "start": 1687, "end": 1693.96}, {"text": "next question would with respect to the access to the site both from Islington", "start": 1693.96, "end": 1700.76}, {"text": "and uh and Elmhurst if you could uh uh just speak to that for a moment as well", "start": 1700.76, "end": 1708.44}, {"text": "okay thank you councelor granti uh so I think perhaps what you mean by amenities is the existing commercial uses is that", "start": 1708.44, "end": 1715}, {"text": "correct yeah that is correct there there's a bank there there's other amenities that serve the local community", "start": 1715, "end": 1721}, {"text": "and uh so the community was very clear that they want to continue to be served", "start": 1721, "end": 1726.88}, {"text": "by some of these amenities certainly um well at this", "start": 1726.88, "end": 1731.919}, {"text": "point in the process I don't think that tency has been decided um but I do know that there is ample space for those", "start": 1731.919, "end": 1738.84}, {"text": "commercial uses to return and it is my personal hope that they do because I I do see the value in those returning for", "start": 1738.84, "end": 1745.039}, {"text": "the community um and with respect to site access um I think the intention", "start": 1745.039, "end": 1751.919}, {"text": "with this development is to provide something that is relatively Urban in scale and approach and so of course in", "start": 1751.919, "end": 1759.519}, {"text": "order to accommodate that the site access for vehicles has changed in that the existing access from Islington will", "start": 1759.519, "end": 1766.64}, {"text": "no longer be there in instead what the developer has provided is a pedestrian access that will uh that will be able to", "start": 1766.64, "end": 1773.519}, {"text": "go actually through the existing building and into the interior of the site so that allows for a bit of", "start": 1773.519, "end": 1779.48}, {"text": "paracity while also recognizing that these are people's homes um and that this is a different sort of development", "start": 1779.48, "end": 1786}, {"text": "than what you have there today but existing vehicle access is more or less aligned with um what we have on Elmhurst", "start": 1786, "end": 1794.08}, {"text": "and that is for uh Vehicles primarily but also it should be safe for pedestrians to walk and access their", "start": 1794.08, "end": 1800.519}, {"text": "homes and and to access the businesses across that driveway in particular okay thank you and um in", "start": 1800.519, "end": 1808.159}, {"text": "terms of uh parking spaces for both uh future amenities that would likely", "start": 1808.159, "end": 1813.48}, {"text": "return um and visitor spots uh can can you just speak to that to make sure", "start": 1813.48, "end": 1818.6}, {"text": "because we did uh talk about that a couple of times and I wanted to make sure we have adequate space to", "start": 1818.6, "end": 1825.2}, {"text": "accommodate um uh the uh both the retail and visitor", "start": 1825.2, "end": 1830.919}, {"text": "parking yes um I believe that there is adequate uh parking that would be", "start": 1830.919, "end": 1837.32}, {"text": "accommodated underground and so I think that we'll we'll be sure that there will be signage that will allow people to", "start": 1837.32, "end": 1843.64}, {"text": "know exactly where they're going with their vehicles and make it as smooth a process as", "start": 1843.64, "end": 1849.559}, {"text": "possible all right but could you identify how many parking spots there", "start": 1849.72, "end": 1855.32}, {"text": "will be in total I know it's in the report here so I'm just looking for it both on the surface", "start": 1855.32, "end": 1861.76}, {"text": "and uh so the parking is primarily underground okay go on sorry oh pardon", "start": 1861.76, "end": 1867.12}, {"text": "me oh I think I may have interrupted you I apologize no no but there are", "start": 1867.12, "end": 1873.919}, {"text": "427 total parking spots um the vast majority are underground I believe there", "start": 1873.919, "end": 1879.639}, {"text": "are a few layby positions as well but they're not intended to be there long term because we really want to have this", "start": 1879.639, "end": 1885.919}, {"text": "be a more urban serving sort of setting so keeping those cars underground is", "start": 1885.919, "end": 1892.919}, {"text": "important okay I think that's all I have for this gentlemen thank you thank you Council are there", "start": 1893.919, "end": 1902.72}, {"text": "any are there any other questions for the speaker seeing none our next speaker", "start": 1902.72, "end": 1908.12}, {"text": "is Joanna Robinson is Joanna here or", "start": 1908.12, "end": 1913.2}, {"text": "online Jo welcome to community council you've got five minutes please begin thank you very", "start": 1916.559, "end": 1923.72}, {"text": "much I live at 100 El", "start": 1923.72, "end": 1928.44}, {"text": "Drive I live at 100 Elmhurst Drive my parents purchased that home in", "start": 1930.639, "end": 1936.799}, {"text": "1979 we've been there now for 45 years um the first thing that I would like to", "start": 1936.799, "end": 1943.48}, {"text": "speak about is the fact that I nor none of our neighbors were notified of this", "start": 1943.48, "end": 1948.88}, {"text": "meeting there is a small sign pasted on the sign that's on the board but we feel", "start": 1948.88, "end": 1955.919}, {"text": "it's very unfair or right or legally perhaps that none of us were notified of", "start": 1955.919, "end": 1962.36}, {"text": "this meeting therefore none are able to be here to place our concerns and first of all for that fact", "start": 1962.36, "end": 1970.2}, {"text": "I think this meeting should be postponed giving our neighbors to be able to come and speak on their behalf regarding this", "start": 1970.2, "end": 1976.559}, {"text": "project but since I am here I would like to point out a few things um one of the things is about the", "start": 1976.559, "end": 1984.519}, {"text": "height of this building 11 story our neighborhood is a small little Community", "start": 1984.519, "end": 1989.84}, {"text": "there are some buildings but they're no higher than six stories high so this 11", "start": 1989.84, "end": 1995.84}, {"text": "story building is does not fit our they there's a report saying that if it's our", "start": 1995.84, "end": 2001.559}, {"text": "community that's a lie I don't believe it does fit our community they're placing Town Homes right right beside my", "start": 2001.559, "end": 2008.639}, {"text": "house four stories high they are taking my privacy away that's not fair I ask", "start": 2008.639, "end": 2015.919}, {"text": "you how would you feel if your privacy was taken away having hundreds of people", "start": 2015.919, "end": 2021.6}, {"text": "looking in your backyard not feeling safe to be able to come out any", "start": 2021.6, "end": 2027.08}, {"text": "longer um my husband has submitted a letter to Mr Tyler I would like the", "start": 2027.08, "end": 2032.84}, {"text": "council to please look it in further details since I really don't have much time I can speak on the points the other", "start": 2032.84, "end": 2040.039}, {"text": "concern is um on the plan we noticed there's mechanical room that is placed", "start": 2040.039, "end": 2045.559}, {"text": "right beside my house that will create lots of noise and pollution that's be coming right into", "start": 2045.559, "end": 2052.56}, {"text": "our house that's not fair I ask how would you feel if you had that location", "start": 2052.56, "end": 2058.24}, {"text": "of a mechanical room being right in front of your face I live with my parents I take care", "start": 2058.24, "end": 2064.76}, {"text": "of them I'm a full-time caregiver they're 88 8 and 89 years old and it's", "start": 2064.76, "end": 2070.76}, {"text": "fair for them it's unfair for them to have to deal with all this stress and anxiety that is being proposed I", "start": 2070.76, "end": 2077.679}, {"text": "recognize we need space for people to come in I'm not denying that we welcome", "start": 2077.679, "end": 2082.919}, {"text": "it but it's the building the way it's designed is not fit our community and", "start": 2082.919, "end": 2088.56}, {"text": "it's not fair to the neighborhood um parking space for I do", "start": 2088.56, "end": 2093.599}, {"text": "first like to acknowledge and appreciate the taken in consideration of putting the stores in our community supports", "start": 2093.599, "end": 2100.96}, {"text": "that little Plaza for many years we use it all the time and I appreciate them", "start": 2100.96, "end": 2106.16}, {"text": "putting stores inside so our neighbors can take advantage of that the only", "start": 2106.16, "end": 2112.32}, {"text": "thing is unfair I think to the residents going in that development and the store", "start": 2112.32, "end": 2117.96}, {"text": "owners is there's no parking for them how would you feel they've put seven", "start": 2117.96, "end": 2123.24}, {"text": "parking spots above ground for the residents and also for the businesses", "start": 2123.24, "end": 2129.16}, {"text": "how unfair is that for them they will not have room for their family and", "start": 2129.16, "end": 2134.76}, {"text": "friends to come and visit they're asking them to park underground how many people do you think feel safe to be going into", "start": 2134.76, "end": 2142.2}, {"text": "a variety store to park underground to grab say a quart of milk many people", "start": 2142.2, "end": 2149.4}, {"text": "will not do that so therefore I feel that those red those communities stores", "start": 2149.4, "end": 2154.48}, {"text": "will not last because of that um um there's a few other things that I could", "start": 2154.48, "end": 2159.8}, {"text": "talk about um our main concern is also the amount of traffic of coming in and", "start": 2159.8, "end": 2165.92}, {"text": "out like right now I even have a hard time trying to get out of my parking lot", "start": 2165.92, "end": 2171.72}, {"text": "because of the Costco unit that just went up the street I appreciate having", "start": 2171.72, "end": 2177.48}, {"text": "it there but the traffic is just incredible we cannot move our residents", "start": 2177.48, "end": 2184.56}, {"text": "are concerned about where all these other people going to be parking they're afraid they're going to be parking on their little streets and", "start": 2184.56, "end": 2191.599}, {"text": "making it even more congested so I beg that you please take into consider not", "start": 2191.599, "end": 2196.88}, {"text": "only myself and my neighbors that this project needs to this meeting should be", "start": 2196.88, "end": 2203}, {"text": "postponed and also more communication of considering how you're taking our", "start": 2203, "end": 2209.16}, {"text": "privacy and our homes away from us I thank you very much for listening and I appreciate it and I hope you have a nice", "start": 2209.16, "end": 2215.72}, {"text": "day thank you uh don't don't go away um councelor chanti may wish to ask you a", "start": 2215.72, "end": 2221.72}, {"text": "question yeah just give me a yeah just one moment uh so thank you so much I I really value your feedback it's so", "start": 2221.72, "end": 2228.04}, {"text": "important I uh there there was a public meeting uh however maybe you didn't get that notice uh you and we have been", "start": 2228.04, "end": 2235.44}, {"text": "getting phone calls in my office with respect to this development and we have taken every concern very seriously we", "start": 2235.44, "end": 2242.599}, {"text": "have made a number of changes to accommodate uh some of the concerns you raised in fact fact your to your point", "start": 2242.599, "end": 2249.44}, {"text": "about the retail I was very clear about that had same concerns uh you know with", "start": 2249.44, "end": 2254.56}, {"text": "only the seven parking spots on top they are providing I believe 47 spots Al", "start": 2254.56, "end": 2259.68}, {"text": "together however the majority vast majority are underground correct um so", "start": 2259.68, "end": 2265.079}, {"text": "there's that and in and in terms of uh uh some of the other uh uh so but let me", "start": 2265.079, "end": 2272.28}, {"text": "ask you this the the current Plaza that's there now uh this is an opportunity to upgrade it's an", "start": 2272.28, "end": 2278.44}, {"text": "opportunity to provide better amenities as well you're not opposed to this", "start": 2278.44, "end": 2283.48}, {"text": "development per se you're just want to see certain things change that will make it more uh safer and comfortable for you", "start": 2283.48, "end": 2290.4}, {"text": "living right next door correct I agree that personally I love our little Plaza", "start": 2290.4, "end": 2295.44}, {"text": "and I wish it wasn't taken away um the way the development is designed I think", "start": 2295.44, "end": 2301.56}, {"text": "there's room for an improvement personally again my biggest concern is that my privacy is being taken", "start": 2301.56, "end": 2308.599}, {"text": "away and um do I agree about the plaza um", "start": 2308.599, "end": 2313.68}, {"text": "building if I had a choice I would prefer not to go there but I mean I'm just one little person right that's why", "start": 2313.68, "end": 2320.96}, {"text": "I would hope that the community would have been able to come be notified I do recognize we've had a postal strike for", "start": 2320.96, "end": 2327.28}, {"text": "the last two weeks but unfortunately there's plenty of time to have personally notified us like I went", "start": 2327.28, "end": 2334.68}, {"text": "knocking on the doors of all my neighbors on the weekend explaining what is happening and everybody was very", "start": 2334.68, "end": 2339.839}, {"text": "upset that they were not personally notified especially because we're personally being affected yeah all right", "start": 2339.839, "end": 2346.96}, {"text": "thank you very much you're welcome appreciate your comments what", "start": 2346.96, "end": 2353.44}, {"text": "else okay we do have one more speaker that was registered that's Stella Guzman", "start": 2353.44, "end": 2359.56}, {"text": "is Stella here or online", "start": 2359.56, "end": 2363.68}, {"text": "I'll call one more time for Stella", "start": 2372.76, "end": 2376.359}, {"text": "Guzman okay I'll ask if there's any other speakers to this item seeing none questions of", "start": 2378.64, "end": 2386.88}, {"text": "Staff Mr chair what I'm going to do at the moment so we just move on with the agenda can I ask that we hold this down", "start": 2386.88, "end": 2393.76}, {"text": "uh I so I just need to look into a couple of things before I do particular okay so we'll hold that item down uh", "start": 2393.76, "end": 2400.48}, {"text": "thank you councelor croissan uh we will go to the next item", "start": 2400.48, "end": 2405.52}, {"text": "uh which is ey 18.3 882 Buttonwood Avenue temporary", "start": 2405.52, "end": 2411.28}, {"text": "use zoning bylaw decision report we have a speaker and just um to remind everyone", "start": 2411.28, "end": 2417.48}, {"text": "we've also brought forward item number TW ey1", "start": 2417.48, "end": 2422.76}, {"text": "1828 which is West Park healthc care center 170m and a Avenue formerly", "start": 2422.76, "end": 2428.48}, {"text": "Municipal formerly municipally known as 82 Buttonwood Avenue encroachment agreement at the request for a ground", "start": 2428.48, "end": 2435.64}, {"text": "sign at the intersection of EMT Avenue at campus Road a so we'll deal with both", "start": 2435.64, "end": 2440.839}, {"text": "those items our first speaker is Shelley Diddy from West Park Healthcare Center", "start": 2440.839, "end": 2446.68}, {"text": "Is Shel here great welcome Shelly uh you've got five minutes to speak please", "start": 2446.68, "end": 2453.72}, {"text": "thank you good morning chair and council members uh again my name is Michelle Diddy I'm the vice president of Campus", "start": 2453.72, "end": 2459.079}, {"text": "development and support services at West Park Healthcare Center uh for those who might not be aware it's located around", "start": 2459.079, "end": 2465.64}, {"text": "Jane in edlington area uh we recently uh moved into a brand new hospital in April", "start": 2465.64, "end": 2471.76}, {"text": "of this year and that uh was an exciting time for West Park I need to say we", "start": 2471.76, "end": 2477.68}, {"text": "opened 316 beds for patient care uh part of our project was to demolish three of", "start": 2477.68, "end": 2483.88}, {"text": "the existing buildings on the site we have demolished two and currently the main hospital building is retained and", "start": 2483.88, "end": 2490.92}, {"text": "that is a result of the Ministry of Health requesting that we retain that building for additional patient care", "start": 2490.92, "end": 2497.359}, {"text": "services so uh when it's completely uh renovated and and ready to go we'll be", "start": 2497.359, "end": 2503}, {"text": "able to uh care for another 188 patients on our site as a result of the change", "start": 2503, "end": 2509.079}, {"text": "however of retaining that building we have applied for a temporary use uh bylaw to retain the building for a", "start": 2509.079, "end": 2515.52}, {"text": "shortterm period of three years so that will allow us to retain the main building we operate in the new building", "start": 2515.52, "end": 2521.92}, {"text": "we'll be able to accommodate some additional parking on the", "start": 2521.92, "end": 2526.76}, {"text": "site thank you are there any questions of the speaker seeing none thank you for", "start": 2527.72, "end": 2534.079}, {"text": "joining us today uh on item uh 18.3 82 Buttonwood Avenue or the", "start": 2534.079, "end": 2541.16}, {"text": "additional item are there questions of Staff West Park Healthcare Center 170 EMT Avenue encroachment agreement", "start": 2541.16, "end": 2548.04}, {"text": "no questions of Staff uh to speak on the items councelor nunziata thank you and thank you Shelley for coming thank you", "start": 2548.04, "end": 2555.68}, {"text": "um so the I don't know if everyone knows where West Park is it's sort of a hidden", "start": 2555.68, "end": 2561.24}, {"text": "gym um so we I've been working on this application uh for 20 years now 20 years", "start": 2561.24, "end": 2570.52}, {"text": "uh number of meetings were held and uh as Shel mentioned um the new hospital um", "start": 2570.52, "end": 2577.52}, {"text": "was built and um the they actually we haven't done the", "start": 2577.52, "end": 2583.76}, {"text": "official opening yet but patients did move into the new site um in uh April um", "start": 2583.76, "end": 2590.52}, {"text": "so the original plan was that um they would build a new hospital and demolish", "start": 2590.52, "end": 2596.119}, {"text": "the old hospital but then the ministry of P said no we don't want to De uh", "start": 2596.119, "end": 2601.44}, {"text": "demolish the old uh hospital we want to keep it renovate it and so we can", "start": 2601.44, "end": 2607.24}, {"text": "provide more beds on the site so what we have before us is to allow um that uh", "start": 2607.24, "end": 2615.88}, {"text": "the old hospital not to be demolished and and uh then West Park can work on", "start": 2615.88, "end": 2622.599}, {"text": "the um on renovating I guess the ministry of powerful paper all that right because it's not in good shape um", "start": 2622.599, "end": 2630.24}, {"text": "but it's a beautiful it's a beautiful Hospital beautiful site and there's been a number of consultation meetings with", "start": 2630.24, "end": 2637.16}, {"text": "staff with the community and I must say that this this hospital was the first uh", "start": 2637.16, "end": 2643.64}, {"text": "Community Partnership uh benefits that we did for the hospital um that was the", "start": 2643.64, "end": 2649.119}, {"text": "first one with Ellis Dawn and so it was a big it was a huge victory for us when", "start": 2649.119, "end": 2654.44}, {"text": "when we did that Community benefit partnership and then on number 28 is a", "start": 2654.44, "end": 2659.64}, {"text": "request for ass sign so as you know uh the entrance on from Eglington Avenue on", "start": 2659.64, "end": 2665.559}, {"text": "to EMT uh previously was that when people came into the hospital they would", "start": 2665.559, "end": 2670.96}, {"text": "turn on to emmt Avenue go around to Verona go to Buttonwood and go into the site so they've uh so the new entrance", "start": 2670.96, "end": 2679.359}, {"text": "would be off EMT Avenue and so we do have a sign on Eglington Avenue letting", "start": 2679.359, "end": 2685.2}, {"text": "people know where the hospital is but the request for the encroachment is to put an additional sign on EMT so people", "start": 2685.2, "end": 2692.359}, {"text": "know now the entrance is in fact from EMT Avenue not from Buttonwood and so", "start": 2692.359, "end": 2697.72}, {"text": "that's the reason for the encroachment and I'm very pleased that we are where we are and hopefully um you know Shelley", "start": 2697.72, "end": 2705.76}, {"text": "we can have the official opening um soon um and I want to thank West Park for all", "start": 2705.76, "end": 2712.44}, {"text": "the hard work and all the consultation meetings uh that we've had over the years and uh supporting the community", "start": 2712.44, "end": 2719.68}, {"text": "and the community has been 100% in support of the recommendation that we have before us so I ask that we approve", "start": 2719.68, "end": 2727.64}, {"text": "move uh number three and then move number 28 for the encroachment for the", "start": 2727.64, "end": 2733.24}, {"text": "sign thank you councelor NADA are there any other members wishing to speak", "start": 2733.24, "end": 2738.88}, {"text": "seeing none so on the first item ey1 18.3 82 Buttonwood Avenue temporary use", "start": 2738.88, "end": 2745.16}, {"text": "zoning bylaw decision report approval uh we have staff recommendations so all those in favor", "start": 2745.16, "end": 2751.839}, {"text": "any opposed that item carries and on ey1 18.2", "start": 2751.839, "end": 2757.4}, {"text": "West Park Healthcare Center 170 EMT Avenue formerly municipally known as 82", "start": 2757.4, "end": 2763.04}, {"text": "Buttonwood Avenue encroachment agreement request for a ground sign at the intersection of AMT Avenue a at campus", "start": 2763.04, "end": 2770.8}, {"text": "Road a uh we have recommendations from councelor nunziata all those in favor", "start": 2770.8, "end": 2776}, {"text": "any opposed those items carry thank you thank you thank you chair thank you", "start": 2776, "end": 2782.4}, {"text": "councel all right uh our next item actually members we have a a bit of a usual circumstance so I'm going to just", "start": 2782.4, "end": 2788.599}, {"text": "step through this uh we have two reports speaking to the same address so ey1 18.4", "start": 2788.599, "end": 2793.96}, {"text": "is 530 the East Mall zoning bylaw Amendment and draft plan of subdivision applications decision report for", "start": 2793.96, "end": 2800.599}, {"text": "approval I'm going to check do we have anyone registered to speak or wanting to speak to that item that hasn't", "start": 2800.599, "end": 2806.2}, {"text": "registered no okay ey1 1815 is 530 the East Mall rental housing demolition", "start": 2806.2, "end": 2812.2}, {"text": "application decision report for approval but we have a speaker registered for that", "start": 2812.2, "end": 2817.96}, {"text": "and that is item number four and item number five so I'm going to propose that we consider them together uh that way", "start": 2817.96, "end": 2823.92}, {"text": "there if the ah I'm sorry the clerk is advising I have to do them separately", "start": 2823.92, "end": 2829.44}, {"text": "can we reorder them and put the speaker first all right so what that's I'm going to propose that we just reorder the", "start": 2829.44, "end": 2835}, {"text": "rental housing demolition uh so that we can hear for the speaker first and then we'll consider the actual item so I'm", "start": 2835, "end": 2841.8}, {"text": "going to go to ey1 18.5 530 the East Mall rental housing demolition application decision report approval uh", "start": 2841.8, "end": 2849.839}, {"text": "is graziana Ruda here or", "start": 2849.839, "end": 2854.72}, {"text": "online I'll call one more time graziana Ruda from uh item 18.5 530 the East Mall", "start": 2855.599, "end": 2864.44}, {"text": "anyone else wishing to speak to that item okay then what I'm going to propose", "start": 2864.44, "end": 2870.96}, {"text": "then is to re is to set that item down and we'll go back to the uh the development application so ey1", "start": 2870.96, "end": 2878.88}, {"text": "18.4 that is 530 the East Mall zoning bylaw Amendment and draft plan of", "start": 2878.88, "end": 2884.68}, {"text": "subdivision applications decision report for approval are there I did check for", "start": 2884.68, "end": 2890.48}, {"text": "speakers are there any questions of Staff seeing none uh I will speak to the", "start": 2890.48, "end": 2896.839}, {"text": "item um Madame clerk we have a a motion uh so I will express my thanks to staff", "start": 2896.839, "end": 2903.839}, {"text": "and I will move a motion which is rather lengthy but there's two parts to it it's very simply prohibiting on uh folks from", "start": 2903.839, "end": 2911.24}, {"text": "uh making applications for on street parking and to add some information", "start": 2911.24, "end": 2916.8}, {"text": "including conditions to the um to the notices that go out to uh per", "start": 2916.8, "end": 2926.04}, {"text": "um future tenants or purchasers so that they're aware that there are limitations to", "start": 2926.04, "end": 2932.559}, {"text": "parking and uh I'm going to move those as a as a means to ensure that um that", "start": 2932.559, "end": 2939.72}, {"text": "there's enough parking is is so that the developer builds enough knows that they need to build enough parking and that", "start": 2939.72, "end": 2945.799}, {"text": "reduces the impact of the surrounding neighborhood that has been a a standing concern along the 427 Corridor is", "start": 2945.799, "end": 2952.079}, {"text": "spillover parking so it's rather lengthy but it's a straightforward concept and it's um it's a motion I move quite often", "start": 2952.079, "end": 2959.119}, {"text": "um I will also just express my thanks to staff uh and the applicant and members of the community this was an this is a", "start": 2959.119, "end": 2966.16}, {"text": "an infill development proposal uh to remove an entire apartment building and to build back uh a larger development uh", "start": 2966.16, "end": 2974.319}, {"text": "the key Point that's different in um rental housing demolitions in this case", "start": 2974.319, "end": 2979.4}, {"text": "is because of the phasing of the site uh the proposal is that the newest building", "start": 2979.4, "end": 2984.96}, {"text": "will be built and the residents of the existing building will have the opportunity to move into that one so", "start": 2984.96, "end": 2991.319}, {"text": "there's a lot of continuity in the ability for them to maintain housing and that is something that um was a big", "start": 2991.319, "end": 2998.88}, {"text": "change uh that that made the process uh", "start": 2998.88, "end": 3004.68}, {"text": "more straightforward for the existing tenants and I know we'll hear from some others in other applications where this", "start": 3004.68, "end": 3009.96}, {"text": "isn't as linear and I wanted to acknowledge that because that was a very special feature brought forward by the", "start": 3009.96, "end": 3016.16}, {"text": "developer that helps uh with the logistics of all of this undertaking uh", "start": 3016.16, "end": 3021.28}, {"text": "it is still a large change and it will represent a large change along the 427 corridor but I thank everyone that has", "start": 3021.28, "end": 3028.2}, {"text": "worked together on this uh including planning staff uh to bring it into a built form uh Which is far more", "start": 3028.2, "end": 3034.24}, {"text": "compatible than the original application uh so on that I will move uh", "start": 3034.24, "end": 3040.04}, {"text": "the amending uh the amending motion all those in favor any opposed and I will", "start": 3040.04, "end": 3047}, {"text": "move the staff recommendations otherwise all those in favor any oppose that item", "start": 3047, "end": 3052.359}, {"text": "is carried so we will go to ey1 18.55 530 the East Mall rental housing demolition", "start": 3052.359, "end": 3059.119}, {"text": "application decision report for approval uh I'll call one more time for", "start": 3059.119, "end": 3064.16}, {"text": "the speaker graziana Ruda seeing none um questions of Staff", "start": 3064.16, "end": 3071.24}, {"text": "I'm going to ask um actually we covered it we covered it so I'm going to just um move the staff", "start": 3071.24, "end": 3078.52}, {"text": "recommendations anyone else wish to speak all right on the staff recommendations all those in favor any", "start": 3078.52, "end": 3085.359}, {"text": "opposed that is carried our next item ey", "start": 3085.359, "end": 3090.92}, {"text": "18.6 and I do acknowledge we have a a lengthy speakers list here this is 4875", "start": 3090.92, "end": 3096.44}, {"text": "dund Street West official plan Amendment and Zoning bylaw Amendment application decision report so refusal our first", "start": 3096.44, "end": 3103.96}, {"text": "speaker is Beverly Gordon 4875 tenants group is Beverly here or online", "start": 3103.96, "end": 3112.92}, {"text": "good morning welcome to the toico York Community Council Beverly you have five minutes to speak please begin okay thank", "start": 3128.599, "end": 3134.359}, {"text": "you good morning my name is Beverly Gordon and I I've been happy to call", "start": 3134.359, "end": 3142.48}, {"text": "4875 dundes my home in fact I have lived in the area for 33 years I chose my", "start": 3142.48, "end": 3150.319}, {"text": "apartment for my retirement years because it was lovely cared for a", "start": 3150.319, "end": 3155.359}, {"text": "building with a small town feel where many of us are friends", "start": 3155.359, "end": 3161.4}, {"text": "neighbors and supports in times of trouble I would like to add to what's in", "start": 3161.4, "end": 3168.48}, {"text": "the report about traffic issues the traffic along dund street especially at", "start": 3168.48, "end": 3174.88}, {"text": "the Cordova and dund last intersection has been growing steadily", "start": 3174.88, "end": 3180.359}, {"text": "busier and more dangerous for several years as a walker I have learned the", "start": 3180.359, "end": 3186.48}, {"text": "hard way in fact in the lifethreatening", "start": 3186.48, "end": 3191.64}, {"text": "way just how dangerous this intersection already", "start": 3191.64, "end": 3197.68}, {"text": "is two years ago I was doing my usual walk around the neighborhood on my way", "start": 3197.68, "end": 3203.76}, {"text": "to the drugstore across the street this was the middle of a Sunday", "start": 3203.76, "end": 3209.44}, {"text": "afternoon I was crossing the legal way with the green light and the walk sign", "start": 3209.44, "end": 3215.88}, {"text": "when a car made a left turn into the intersection and hit me the next thing I", "start": 3215.88, "end": 3222.2}, {"text": "knew I was being loaded into an ambulance sorry on my way to Drama Center at", "start": 3222.2, "end": 3230.559}, {"text": "Sunnybrook where I would spend three months before a three for a a three week", "start": 3230.559, "end": 3237.559}, {"text": "stay in a rehab center I had broken my pelvis in four", "start": 3237.559, "end": 3243.4}, {"text": "places had a concussion had glass in my eyes in other words I was a mess and was", "start": 3243.4, "end": 3250.96}, {"text": "lucky to be alive two years later I still deal with the after effects as I", "start": 3250.96, "end": 3257.2}, {"text": "struggle to recover when I finally made at home I relied on many of my neighbors", "start": 3257.2, "end": 3263.68}, {"text": "to help me with something as simp as carrying my clothes to the laundry room", "start": 3263.68, "end": 3269.4}, {"text": "or taking out the recycling everybody was shocked at what had happened to me and many people", "start": 3269.4, "end": 3276.599}, {"text": "including me were angry about how the traffic could spiral out of control like", "start": 3276.599, "end": 3283.28}, {"text": "that this that's why I called the city and", "start": 3283.28, "end": 3289.28}, {"text": "asked them to take a closer look at this problem in intersection and they said", "start": 3289.28, "end": 3294.839}, {"text": "they would a couple couple of months later when I had heard nothing back from", "start": 3294.839, "end": 3300.28}, {"text": "them I called again only to be told it's on our list now that all of the new condo", "start": 3300.28, "end": 3307.96}, {"text": "buildings in the construction along Cordova we need to put this to the top", "start": 3307.96, "end": 3314.799}, {"text": "of the so-called list the proposed development at", "start": 3314.799, "end": 3320.52}, {"text": "4875 dund Street will result in even more cars pulling out on Cordova whether", "start": 3320.52, "end": 3328.28}, {"text": "the drivers turn right or left they will need to make dangerous Maneuvers to get", "start": 3328.28, "end": 3334.079}, {"text": "to BL or dunda Street and in the m and in the middle of", "start": 3334.079, "end": 3341.72}, {"text": "all of this is an elementary school with hundreds of young children who will have", "start": 3341.72, "end": 3347.4}, {"text": "to make their way across the street I have personally seen many near misses", "start": 3347.4, "end": 3353.039}, {"text": "already especially since the condo constructions started on Cordova there is a Crossing yard at", "start": 3353.039, "end": 3360.119}, {"text": "Dundas in Cordova but children who often have no real sense of the danger they", "start": 3360.119, "end": 3365.88}, {"text": "might be in are also crossing the street outside of the crossing guard hours I", "start": 3365.88, "end": 3372.76}, {"text": "have heard from about about adjusting the traffic", "start": 3372.76, "end": 3377.839}, {"text": "light timing and other steps but I don't think the city can do enough to fix this", "start": 3377.839, "end": 3384.599}, {"text": "bottleneck when so many children and many seniors with decreased ability", "start": 3384.599, "end": 3391.359}, {"text": "nobility need to navigate it so I ask community council members to vote", "start": 3391.359, "end": 3397.599}, {"text": "against approving this application if for no if not for the seniors than for", "start": 3397.599, "end": 3403.079}, {"text": "the children as I know all too well it's a life and death", "start": 3403.079, "end": 3409.48}, {"text": "situation thank you thank you are there any questions of the speaker uh just don't go so you are", "start": 3409.48, "end": 3418.16}, {"text": "you aware that the report that we have before us from City staff is to refuse the", "start": 3418.16, "end": 3423.52}, {"text": "application am I aware that the application we have before us today is", "start": 3423.52, "end": 3429}, {"text": "to refuse yes okay thank you thank you any other questions thank you for joining us today", "start": 3429, "end": 3436.2}, {"text": "okay thank you our next speaker is Zachary fan", "start": 3436.2, "end": 3442.558}, {"text": "welcome to the community council Zachary five minutes please begin hi uh my name", "start": 3446.599, "end": 3451.92}, {"text": "is Zachary and I'm a resident of 4875 Dundas a lifelong member of the too", "start": 3451.92, "end": 3456.96}, {"text": "tooco community and a teacher here in Toronto um first I'd like to commend the director of community planning for the", "start": 3456.96, "end": 3463.2}, {"text": "recommendation that city council refuse this application all too often we see our government capitulate to the", "start": 3463.2, "end": 3468.68}, {"text": "interests of companies and private actors to the detriment of our communities and we appreciate that our representatives in this case take the", "start": 3468.68, "end": 3475}, {"text": "community's concerns seriously ly and are acting in our best interests I'd like to point out two of the many issues", "start": 3475, "end": 3481.119}, {"text": "facing this development first how this development will actually exacerbate instead of address the housing affordability crisis and second how the", "start": 3481.119, "end": 3488.359}, {"text": "mix of proposed units is insufficient for our community's needs as renters we struggle every year to afford to live in", "start": 3488.359, "end": 3495.599}, {"text": "our communities this is not just a result of a housing shortage but primarily because housing is treated as", "start": 3495.599, "end": 3500.68}, {"text": "a commodity for large companies to own and sell for maximum profit rather than help address the housing affordability", "start": 3500.68, "end": 3506.88}, {"text": "crisis companies such as Forest Gate worsen it by seeking to extract as much profit as possible while providing as", "start": 3506.88, "end": 3512.88}, {"text": "little as possible we have already seen the results of allowing these companies to run rampant across Toronto worsening", "start": 3512.88, "end": 3519.16}, {"text": "and emptying our communities countless reports and articles have revealed the surplus of condos in Toronto that remain", "start": 3519.16, "end": 3525.119}, {"text": "too small and too expensive for people to live comfortable lives we see more the same in this proposal over 50% of", "start": 3525.119, "end": 3531.96}, {"text": "the units are one-bedroom units the exact same type of overpriced units that sit empty across Toronto instead of", "start": 3531.96, "end": 3538.52}, {"text": "providing affordable accessible housing to help alleviate the housing crisis this proposal would instead offer small", "start": 3538.52, "end": 3543.799}, {"text": "subpar units to be sold off at the highest possible price this would only exacerbate the housing shortage by", "start": 3543.799, "end": 3550}, {"text": "pushing the people who live here into an inaccessible rental market in order to build units that remain unaffordable to", "start": 3550, "end": 3555.76}, {"text": "those who are in the most desperate need of housing people will lose their homes see their communities emptied and", "start": 3555.76, "end": 3561.28}, {"text": "struggle even more to live in this area only so a large company can try to extract more profit from a housing", "start": 3561.28, "end": 3566.88}, {"text": "crisis it's extremely unethical increased in unsafe laneway traffic unsafe traffic conditions and reduced", "start": 3566.88, "end": 3573.48}, {"text": "access for waste removal emergency and fire service services are just some of the Litany of harms this proposal would", "start": 3573.48, "end": 3579.76}, {"text": "inflict in this on this community overall this proposal is the opposite of what we the people who actually live", "start": 3579.76, "end": 3585.76}, {"text": "here need as a tobico residents we thus completely reject any framing of this", "start": 3585.76, "end": 3590.839}, {"text": "proposal that positions Forest Gate as a provider of housing during the housing shortage crisis these compan seek profit", "start": 3590.839, "end": 3596.96}, {"text": "not Solutions and their small expensive units empty communities instead of building them we implore representatives", "start": 3596.96, "end": 3603.88}, {"text": "to protect our communities against the corrosion of corporate profits seeking that continuously threatens to make our", "start": 3603.88, "end": 3608.92}, {"text": "communities unlivable for the people who have been here the longest as you have just heard as a lifelong teacher trying", "start": 3608.92, "end": 3615.24}, {"text": "to live in and contribute to this community I hope we can continue to depend on our representatives to work with us in building a more Equitable", "start": 3615.24, "end": 3622.28}, {"text": "accessible future for our residents a future in other words that we actually want to live in thank", "start": 3622.28, "end": 3630.16}, {"text": "you thank you are there questions of the speaker thank you for joining", "start": 3630.16, "end": 3636.319}, {"text": "us our next speaker is Rosemary", "start": 3636.319, "end": 3640.799}, {"text": "Bennett welcome Rosemary you've got five minutes good morning Mr chair and", "start": 3644.24, "end": 3649.359}, {"text": "counselors uh my name is sorry my my my name is Rosemary Bennett", "start": 3649.359, "end": 3657.839}, {"text": "and I have been happy to report I've rented an apartment at 4875 for 35 years in", "start": 3657.839, "end": 3665.72}, {"text": "counting um I rented here in the first place and I lived here so long because", "start": 3665.72, "end": 3671.119}, {"text": "frankly I loveed the building I loved how well it was kept up I loved the", "start": 3671.119, "end": 3676.799}, {"text": "surrounding neighborhood which had everything I needed and I loved my friends and neighbors but then when the", "start": 3676.799, "end": 3684.28}, {"text": "building was sold to Forest gate the Shadows descended from offering US money", "start": 3684.28, "end": 3690.119}, {"text": "to leave to threatening legal action for everyday things we had always been instructed to do they made it clear that", "start": 3690.119, "end": 3697.4}, {"text": "we were not wanted that we were liabilities not people with valuable", "start": 3697.4, "end": 3703.48}, {"text": "lives they stopped maintaining the building such as allowing germs to fester in the elevators not cutting the", "start": 3703.48, "end": 3711.359}, {"text": "grass not answering our calls to the superintendent oh the list goes on and", "start": 3711.359, "end": 3716.52}, {"text": "on and on and we have become more and more worried upset and uncomfortable in", "start": 3716.52, "end": 3723.039}, {"text": "what should be our place of Refuge the report that you are considering and hopefully rejecting", "start": 3723.039, "end": 3730.48}, {"text": "today uh raises concerns about the shadow of the development will cast Over the streetscape the neighboring houses", "start": 3730.48, "end": 3737.559}, {"text": "and even the local par Parks but it does not really talk about some of the other", "start": 3737.559, "end": 3743.799}, {"text": "Shadows that we are already living under for example another growing concern is a", "start": 3743.799, "end": 3751.52}, {"text": "airbnb's longer term or Shadow rental market Shadow rentals involve renting", "start": 3751.52, "end": 3758.279}, {"text": "out homes or apartments on a short-term basis but for over 28", "start": 3758.279, "end": 3763.76}, {"text": "days um a report in a publication called spacing says that these rentals", "start": 3763.76, "end": 3770.359}, {"text": "represent more than 75% of airbnb's total inventory of Toronto when", "start": 3770.359, "end": 3779}, {"text": "it used to be 15% before Toronto passed its short-term rental", "start": 3779, "end": 3785.599}, {"text": "bylaw um and after once that bylaw was passed", "start": 3785.599, "end": 3791}, {"text": "only properties that were someone's principal residents could be rented short term on platforms like", "start": 3791, "end": 3798.119}, {"text": "Airbnb so that meant that uh property managers H I wonder if Forest Gate's a", "start": 3798.119, "end": 3804.24}, {"text": "property manager couldn't no longer use these units for this purpose the", "start": 3804.24, "end": 3809.44}, {"text": "solution oh it was easy just Skirt the Rules by making the rental just a little bit longer than the city regulates and", "start": 3809.44, "end": 3817.24}, {"text": "use airnb Airbnb as the deao property manager to avoid all those nasty", "start": 3817.24, "end": 3824.92}, {"text": "complications uh like you know requirements under the residential", "start": 3824.92, "end": 3829.96}, {"text": "tencies act or by the city bylaws themselves", "start": 3829.96, "end": 3836.52}, {"text": "and after watching piles of piles of boxes land in day after day in the lobby", "start": 3836.52, "end": 3842.839}, {"text": "of our building for the last few months we thought we needed to do some digging to see what was going on which is when", "start": 3842.839, "end": 3849.68}, {"text": "we learned that uh Forest Gate was running airbn B chadow rentals in this", "start": 3849.68, "end": 3856.48}, {"text": "building um I there is another speaker after me", "start": 3856.48, "end": 3862.319}, {"text": "who will give some details about the fun and games we had related to this Shadow", "start": 3862.319, "end": 3868.279}, {"text": "rental situation yesterday so she can give you a better update but anyway um", "start": 3868.279, "end": 3874.64}, {"text": "why would they operate these things well it simply is a lot easier to get rid of", "start": 3874.64, "end": 3880.079}, {"text": "people who are on a short-term lease who don't really were not sure what their", "start": 3880.079, "end": 3886.88}, {"text": "protections are under you know any of the legislation um it's a lot easier to deal", "start": 3886.88, "end": 3894.359}, {"text": "with those people than to deal with people like me who have invested decades", "start": 3894.359, "end": 3899.559}, {"text": "and decades uh living contributing volunteering and paying taxes in this", "start": 3899.559, "end": 3906.599}, {"text": "community but I don't think these shortterm rentals should be allowed in the first place in a purpose-built", "start": 3906.599, "end": 3913.279}, {"text": "long-term building like ours uh a quick scan of the Forest Gate", "start": 3913.279, "end": 3919.72}, {"text": "website and various apartment marketing websites shows that no apartments are", "start": 3919.72, "end": 3925.039}, {"text": "currently available here even though several families have moved out", "start": 3925.039, "end": 3930.44}, {"text": "primarily because they were unhappy with the state of the building but if you check out Airbnb", "start": 3930.44, "end": 3936.68}, {"text": "you'll see a whole different story at least six apartments and likely", "start": 3936.68, "end": 3942.599}, {"text": "more because we're still kind of checking are being used as Shadow rentals this means in the middle of our", "start": 3942.599, "end": 3949.92}, {"text": "housing crisis Forest Gate is not increasing or at the very least maintaining modern L priced rental", "start": 3949.92, "end": 3956.96}, {"text": "housing and excuse me instead Forest Gate is", "start": 3956.96, "end": 3966.2}, {"text": "actually decreasing rental options for desperate renters in Toronto can I ask", "start": 3966.2, "end": 3972.16}, {"text": "you to wrap up your comments the time I have two little more pieces and I'm done thank you uh so I urge you to review", "start": 3972.16, "end": 3980}, {"text": "your bylaws and work with the province to close this loophole once and for all", "start": 3980, "end": 3985.359}, {"text": "and I urge you to follow the staff report and reject the development proposal that is already causing so many", "start": 3985.359, "end": 3993.079}, {"text": "dangerous Shadows over the Islington Village we know and love thank you thank", "start": 3993.079, "end": 3999.319}, {"text": "you uh before you go are there any questions of the speaker seeing none thank you um I would just like to add a", "start": 3999.319, "end": 4005.76}, {"text": "comment that I know the sensitivity of this application uh but I do have to ask the", "start": 4005.76, "end": 4012.76}, {"text": "speakers to remain focused on the application itself um as we're not able to drift", "start": 4012.76, "end": 4020.319}, {"text": "into other legislation or policies that are outside of the report before us uh", "start": 4020.319, "end": 4027.039}, {"text": "but with that I am thankful for people to come to speak to us because I know", "start": 4027.039, "end": 4032.359}, {"text": "this is very important to the community and important to counselor morle uh to hear from citizens uh so with that I'll", "start": 4032.359, "end": 4039.16}, {"text": "call the next speaker that is Megan key is Megan here or online", "start": 4039.16, "end": 4046.72}, {"text": "Megan key okay we'll come back Patricia", "start": 4048, "end": 4053.2}, {"text": "Johnson was gonna speak for our next speaker is Patricia", "start": 4053.2, "end": 4058.88}, {"text": "Johnson welcome to the hi my name is Patricia Johnston", "start": 4071.319, "end": 4076.359}, {"text": "and I'm part of a tenant Coalition group called No evictions we have been in", "start": 4076.359, "end": 4082.559}, {"text": "contact with the tenants at this building and support them in asking you to vote to deny this", "start": 4082.559, "end": 4089.68}, {"text": "application Dem eviction and Redevelopment applications like this one are often approved at Community councils", "start": 4089.68, "end": 4095.92}, {"text": "across Toronto because they theoretically increase the supply of housing on the", "start": 4095.92, "end": 4101.64}, {"text": "land but even though this development proposes to build 488 units of", "start": 4101.64, "end": 4108.758}, {"text": "432 of them will be marked at Condominiums according to statistics", "start": 4108.759, "end": 4115.199}, {"text": "Canada investors bought 56.7% of the newly constructed", "start": 4115.199, "end": 4120.48}, {"text": "condominiums in trono between 2016 and", "start": 4120.48, "end": 4125.758}, {"text": "2021 these projects are not about building more housing for people families and", "start": 4125.759, "end": 4132.44}, {"text": "communities they are about increasing the return on investment for a select few the exact type of housing we need in", "start": 4132.44, "end": 4140.199}, {"text": "the middle of an affordable crisis is being demolished at sites like 4875 dund", "start": 4140.199, "end": 4145.96}, {"text": "Street West are are being replaced by expensive condominiums that are bought", "start": 4145.96, "end": 4152.4}, {"text": "by investors and sold back to tenants at a premium without rent control the only", "start": 4152.4, "end": 4157.44}, {"text": "beneficiary of this development is the developers who will sell the new units and the investors who will purchase", "start": 4157.44, "end": 4163.56}, {"text": "these units if we care about preserving The Limited supply of purpose-built", "start": 4163.56, "end": 4170.159}, {"text": "rental buildings excuse me in this city we would not allow applications like", "start": 4170.159, "end": 4175.679}, {"text": "this to be approved because after 20 years the 56 rental replacement units at", "start": 4175.679, "end": 4181.04}, {"text": "this site can be turned into Market rental units by the landlord as a tenant", "start": 4181.04, "end": 4186.56}, {"text": "Coalition we are not against development we fundamentally support building dents", "start": 4186.56, "end": 4192.52}, {"text": "but not at the cost of displacing vulner tenants in the middle of a housing crisis where the vacancy rate in Toronto", "start": 4192.52, "end": 4199.8}, {"text": "sits at 1 to 1.2 rate perc healthy", "start": 4199.8, "end": 4204.92}, {"text": "vacancy rate according to the cmhc is above 3% removing dense housing from the", "start": 4204.92, "end": 4211.6}, {"text": "market for three to 5 years which is serving the needs of the people who live in it is is is going pressure tenants", "start": 4211.6, "end": 4218.92}, {"text": "into making difficult decisions in a competitive market including being forced", "start": 4218.92, "end": 4225.719}, {"text": "excuse me um to leave Toronto and to find housing that they can actually", "start": 4225.719, "end": 4231.76}, {"text": "afford leaving their support systems livelihood and local community behind", "start": 4231.76, "end": 4237.44}, {"text": "spend more of their personal income on rent just for the privilege of staying in their neighborhood forcing tenants to", "start": 4237.44, "end": 4243.48}, {"text": "allow less money to food and other basic necessities rent a department with no", "start": 4243.48, "end": 4248.84}, {"text": "rent control with the potential of moving multiple times during their time of displacement due to annual rent", "start": 4248.84, "end": 4255.96}, {"text": "increases that rent cap payments do not cover sleep tough or stay with friends", "start": 4255.96, "end": 4262.08}, {"text": "or family during the time where various levels our governments are moving toward", "start": 4262.08, "end": 4267.4}, {"text": "criminalizing homelessness these examples are not pulled out of the air but represent many", "start": 4267.4, "end": 4273.36}, {"text": "of the displaced tenants we have worked with face in addition to the hardships", "start": 4273.36, "end": 4278.8}, {"text": "associated with being displaced the landlord Forest Gate has been engaging in an ethical management practices", "start": 4278.8, "end": 4286.52}, {"text": "including not adequately cleaning or maintaining the existing units of the building this is a manipulative tactic", "start": 4286.52, "end": 4293.719}, {"text": "used by landlords to to drive tenants out of their units thereby reducing the number of pre-application tenants who", "start": 4293.719, "end": 4301}, {"text": "the landlord will be required to compensate through rent Gap payments and moving cost all tenants deserve to be", "start": 4301, "end": 4307.84}, {"text": "treated with dignity throughout the duration of tency landlords who engage", "start": 4307.84, "end": 4313.719}, {"text": "in this Behavior should not be allowed to serve tenants no fault evictions I", "start": 4313.719, "end": 4319.639}, {"text": "want to be clear we deeply are familiar with the city of Toronto rental replacement bylaws and do not believe", "start": 4319.639, "end": 4325.56}, {"text": "through our own lived experience that they meaningly address the concerns", "start": 4325.56, "end": 4331.04}, {"text": "being outlined by this or any other site being demolished to build Condominiums I", "start": 4331.04, "end": 4336.8}, {"text": "have to be honest I'm tired tired of deput to City councilors who have", "start": 4336.8, "end": 4341.96}, {"text": "already made up their minds tired of seeing applications after applications for the demolition of", "start": 4341.96, "end": 4348.32}, {"text": "affordable rental bildings to be approved by City councilors who never experience who will never experience the", "start": 4348.32, "end": 4354.12}, {"text": "suffering their decision will cause", "start": 4354.12, "end": 4358.48}, {"text": "tenants we urge you to be the first Community Council to vote to deny a demo", "start": 4360.6, "end": 4366.56}, {"text": "eviction application in Toronto it is vital first step in imposing developments that do not serve to", "start": 4366.56, "end": 4372.8}, {"text": "benefit the broader Community or improve a for Ability we also ask you to meaningfully engage and work with the", "start": 4372.8, "end": 4379.8}, {"text": "tenants at this site Consulting with them to make sure that they maintain their long-term stable tency at this", "start": 4379.8, "end": 4386.239}, {"text": "site it should be a vital part of process in any proposed development that", "start": 4386.239, "end": 4392.6}, {"text": "impacts people's homes there is also currently meaningfully enforcement in the Dem oftion process which means that", "start": 4392.6, "end": 4399.36}, {"text": "the scenarios that I outlined earlier are not being tracked recorded or followed up on to ensure that harm is", "start": 4399.36, "end": 4406.12}, {"text": "not being caused to displace tenants may I ask you that you wrap up please thank you thank you are there any", "start": 4406.12, "end": 4415.12}, {"text": "uh questions of the speaker seeing none thank you for joining us thank", "start": 4415.12, "end": 4422.56}, {"text": "you our next speaker is azita RZA yasdi", "start": 4425.04, "end": 4433}, {"text": "welcome to Theo yourk Community Council thank you good morning chairs and counselor I don't wanted to go through", "start": 4436.92, "end": 4444}, {"text": "everything that someone else already has been going through I would like to take", "start": 4444, "end": 4449.36}, {"text": "everyone's attention since Forest Gate has taken over not only has maintenance", "start": 4449.36, "end": 4455.48}, {"text": "quality gotten worse but also we are being told we cannot through mattresses", "start": 4455.48, "end": 4460.92}, {"text": "or boxes uh spring away or we will be with fine up to", "start": 4460.92, "end": 4467.04}, {"text": "$10,000 Forest Gates has showed the most abnormal behavior like calling us peig", "start": 4467.04, "end": 4474.8}, {"text": "when we call and ask for maintenance and cleaning services we wondering how", "start": 4474.8, "end": 4480.719}, {"text": "Forest Gate manager will react after we leave how can we trust them through this", "start": 4480.719, "end": 4488.239}, {"text": "process when they are already so hostile me personally asked them for for the", "start": 4488.239, "end": 4495.36}, {"text": "repair back to April 2023 2024 for the bathroom ceiling and", "start": 4495.36, "end": 4503.08}, {"text": "still is undone process so how we can trust them", "start": 4503.08, "end": 4508.92}, {"text": "in such a massive thank you so much thank you are there any questions", "start": 4508.92, "end": 4514.76}, {"text": "of the speaker seeing none thank you for joining us our next speaker uh is Janice", "start": 4514.76, "end": 4521.639}, {"text": "Taylor is Janice here or on okay great thank", "start": 4521.639, "end": 4529.8}, {"text": "you thank you very much for allowing me to speak I just want to say that we're quite aware of the refusal but there's", "start": 4541.8, "end": 4548.56}, {"text": "really no place for tenants to really speak about what their experiences have been and here are City councilors and we", "start": 4548.56, "end": 4555.28}, {"text": "so respect you for the decisions that you've made for the decision hopefully that you're going to make about the refusal but I I'm here now just to give", "start": 4555.28, "end": 4562.76}, {"text": "you a flavor a little bit of a flavor what's happened and this happened last night and this has to do with airbnbs", "start": 4562.76, "end": 4569.48}, {"text": "and safety and Forest Gate so I'm going to read this this evening which is", "start": 4569.48, "end": 4574.8}, {"text": "Sunday around dinner time there was an incident that occurred that speaks to our concerns regarding Airbnb and our", "start": 4574.8, "end": 4581.8}, {"text": "safety an apartment that housed a family with young children was placed in danger by a", "start": 4581.8, "end": 4588.96}, {"text": "person who used a sledgehammer to break down their door at first we did not know", "start": 4588.96, "end": 4594.239}, {"text": "who had done this and became concerned that it could be anyone who could walk into our building as our front security", "start": 4594.239, "end": 4599.679}, {"text": "door is broken and despite knowing this Forest Gate chose not to fix it imagine", "start": 4599.679, "end": 4605}, {"text": "the Fright that any person in the building feels given that a lock door it won't stop a sledgehammer I'll tell you", "start": 4605, "end": 4611.96}, {"text": "we found out later that the person who committed this act was a friend of people who rented the Airbnb apartment", "start": 4611.96, "end": 4618.56}, {"text": "on the same floor as a family the people who rented the Airbnb uh which we were just informed of", "start": 4618.56, "end": 4626.56}, {"text": "this people ran at the Airbnb apartment did not pay so forest gate locked the apartment door with their belongings", "start": 4626.56, "end": 4632.12}, {"text": "inside the friend of this family was asked to get their belongings from the apartment and he took a sledgehammer to", "start": 4632.12, "end": 4638.4}, {"text": "the wrong apartment door the young family left the apartment traumatized by", "start": 4638.4, "end": 4643.52}, {"text": "their experience their door was so damaged that it couldn't be repaired leaving their", "start": 4643.52, "end": 4648.719}, {"text": "belongings vulnerable the trauma that family experienced did not have to happen and now they have to find a way", "start": 4648.719, "end": 4654.4}, {"text": "to feel safe again if that's possible at the same time the front security door", "start": 4654.4, "end": 4659.84}, {"text": "was broken allowing anyone to enter the building I notified yesterday Saturday", "start": 4659.84, "end": 4665.6}, {"text": "of this sit I was notified of this situation yesterday and texted a contact person in Forest Gate highlighting the", "start": 4665.6, "end": 4671.8}, {"text": "need for resolution of this issue on the same day day given past experiences 4", "start": 4671.8, "end": 4677.36}, {"text": "hours later Saturday evening I received a response indicating that a technician would be there Sunday Morning by Sunday", "start": 4677.36, "end": 4684}, {"text": "afternoon I again texted the same person to let them know that the door remained broken and it needed to be fixed today", "start": 4684, "end": 4690.92}, {"text": "Sunday and got no response then the incident happened this incident could", "start": 4690.92, "end": 4696.12}, {"text": "not have happened if Forest Gate had viewed our safety was Paramount and responded immediately if we had a live", "start": 4696.12, "end": 4702.48}, {"text": "in superintendent they would have temporarily fixed it as it's happened before they decide to leave us with no", "start": 4702.48, "end": 4708.239}, {"text": "one in in charge we've ongoing issues with security given they do not respond to our request to keep the building safe", "start": 4708.239, "end": 4715.36}, {"text": "indeed it was I once was advised by the current and unavailable property manager that renters are responsible for", "start": 4715.36, "end": 4721.76}, {"text": "damaging the door this is a property manager who blames all requests for repairs on renters having Airbnb and", "start": 4721.76, "end": 4729.04}, {"text": "apartment buildings make the apartment dwellers vulnerable to the unknown and must not be allowed we do not not know", "start": 4729.04, "end": 4735.12}, {"text": "who's staying for short periods of time and they have no loyalty or commitment to other renters as this is only a", "start": 4735.12, "end": 4741.239}, {"text": "temporary stay not a permanent residence this is just the most recent example of a company who puts dollar before human", "start": 4741.239, "end": 4747.92}, {"text": "life I believe their main goal is to make it so unsafe and uncomfortable that people will leave so they don't have to", "start": 4747.92, "end": 4754.52}, {"text": "pay long-term renters a tenant relocation package but at what 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appreciate that yes um i i i s also sent an email to you", "start": 4799.239, "end": 4806.92}, {"text": "guys this is just specific about air Airbnb but of course the fact that we", "start": 4806.92, "end": 4812.08}, {"text": "cannot trust what Forest Gate is going to do in terms of the rental relocation we can't we can't trust that they're", "start": 4812.08, "end": 4818.08}, {"text": "going to give us uh rental apartments that are similar to what we had we cannot trust that they're going to be", "start": 4818.08, "end": 4823.8}, {"text": "good landlords and they've never been good landlords before and I assume they're going to be landlords again so", "start": 4823.8, "end": 4829.28}, {"text": "that uh those are the things that we're concerned about thank you so much I appreciate you coming thank you any", "start": 4829.28, "end": 4835.679}, {"text": "other questions seeing none", "start": 4835.679, "end": 4843.44}, {"text": "uh so I'm just going to go back up to we missed uh Megan key I'll just check is", "start": 4844.199, "end": 4850.12}, {"text": "Megan here or uh wishing to speak no um", "start": 4850.12, "end": 4855.639}, {"text": "are there any other members of the public wishing to speak can we just ensure that you register your name I", "start": 4855.639, "end": 4863.199}, {"text": "did all right what's your name please danger", "start": 4863.199, "end": 4869.88}, {"text": "okay welcome to the community council uh you have five minutes to speak please", "start": 4870.199, "end": 4875.56}, {"text": "begin hi I'm a tenant of 4875 dund Street West I've asked to participate in", "start": 4875.56, "end": 4881.159}, {"text": "today's meeting in order to express my concerns about this building project Forest Gate has proposed the demolition", "start": 4881.159, "end": 4887.679}, {"text": "of a 10-story rent control Department building currently housing people of all ages families seniors and some folks", "start": 4887.679, "end": 4893.96}, {"text": "with disabilities at varying levels of income displacing them will not only disrupt their lives and cause them", "start": 4893.96, "end": 4899.96}, {"text": "Financial harm it will also put more pressure on an already overheated rental market in the middle of a housing crisis", "start": 4899.96, "end": 4907.12}, {"text": "as a resident I am concerned about the lack of a proper relocation and assistance plan for tenants it's unclear", "start": 4907.12, "end": 4913.92}, {"text": "what we're entit to in terms of rent Gap assistance if our moving expenses will be covered and if we'll be entitled to", "start": 4913.92, "end": 4920.239}, {"text": "not only return to units of equivalent size and similar rent but if our utilities will be included whether we'll", "start": 4920.239, "end": 4926.6}, {"text": "have balcony access storage facilities and parking equal to what we're receiving now even if we do receive such", "start": 4926.6, "end": 4932.84}, {"text": "assistance finding new accommodations and moving two times in a short span of years will still be difficult for many", "start": 4932.84, "end": 4938.84}, {"text": "of my neighbors what happens if the project runs into delays what if our rent Gap assistance runs dry most of all", "start": 4938.84, "end": 4946.56}, {"text": "I'm concerned that fors gate the applicant my landlord will not meet its obligations to tenants in this process", "start": 4946.56, "end": 4953.04}, {"text": "there's just too much Financial incentive for them to try and ous tenants from their rent controlled units", "start": 4953.04, "end": 4958.6}, {"text": "so they can replace our homes with Airbnb rentals that may not be covered by the residential tencies act and to", "start": 4958.6, "end": 4964.84}, {"text": "avoid paying us out if this building project goes through and I think they will because Forest Gate has a history", "start": 4964.84, "end": 4970.199}, {"text": "of treating tenants badly in 2022 AIA matters published an article about their treatment of tenants at another property", "start": 4970.199, "end": 4976.84}, {"text": "on atherly road residents reported abysmal maintenance conditions including sewage issues months later William", "start": 4976.84, "end": 4983.6}, {"text": "matters published a new article stating that surprise Forest Gate had a bunch of apartments available for rent they", "start": 4983.6, "end": 4990.36}, {"text": "claimed they had undergone a change of management and that things were getting better but things haven't gotten better", "start": 4990.36, "end": 4995.44}, {"text": "Forest Gate has been dropping the ball hard when it comes to cleaning a maintenance and Security in our building", "start": 4995.44, "end": 5000.88}, {"text": "they ignore maintenance requests until you call 311 and then if someone does they're more likely to make a mess than", "start": 5000.88, "end": 5006.04}, {"text": "they are to fix the problem they don't consistently send proper written notice of Entry they hire unqualified", "start": 5006.04, "end": 5011.719}, {"text": "contractors they don't send anyone to supervise those contractors and then they claim they're not responsible for", "start": 5011.719, "end": 5017.239}, {"text": "the damage caused by any work that they do rotting garbage standing water in the garage railings not up to code workers", "start": 5017.239, "end": 5024}, {"text": "making noise at 2 in the morning heating issues these are just a few of the problems tenants have been dealing", "start": 5024, "end": 5029.84}, {"text": "with just yesterday we had a security incident which we believed was caused by a renter of an Airbnb", "start": 5029.84, "end": 5036.719}, {"text": "unit and this isn't the first security incident we've had since forestgate has taken over I must ask if forestgate", "start": 5036.719, "end": 5042.679}, {"text": "can't manage a 10 story building with basic confidence or Integrity if they don't feel a need to meet their", "start": 5042.679, "end": 5048.239}, {"text": "contractual contractual obligations to us if they don't care about City bylaws why should tenants believe they won't", "start": 5048.239, "end": 5054.239}, {"text": "screw it up when it comes time for us to move out and if we do return to the new", "start": 5054.239, "end": 5059.52}, {"text": "building was to stop them from falling back on Old patterns 311 has not done much to improve the situation so far if", "start": 5059.52, "end": 5066.719}, {"text": "Forest Gate can't handle the basics then in my opinion they're not ready to take on a project of this size if they're", "start": 5066.719, "end": 5072.8}, {"text": "so-called New Management they seem to be Under New Management all the time for two years now how many years um if they", "start": 5072.8, "end": 5080.36}, {"text": "can't manage to fix a duct in my kitchen without months of delays and cut Corners imagine what's going to happen if they", "start": 5080.36, "end": 5086.08}, {"text": "get a green light to erect a 40 story building imagine what buyers are in for", "start": 5086.08, "end": 5091.119}, {"text": "if they buy a preconstruction condo from these people site unseen I would urge City officials and", "start": 5091.119, "end": 5097.52}, {"text": "if it comes to an appeal the Ontario land tribunal to scrutinize any appeal from this business and its Partners very", "start": 5097.52, "end": 5104.04}, {"text": "carefully do your due diligence not just for tenants but for but for buyers and", "start": 5104.04, "end": 5109.159}, {"text": "for the community as for my last point I'd like to remind everyone again that we're in a", "start": 5109.159, "end": 5114.44}, {"text": "housing crisis residents here are frightened and they're not just frightened of getting randomly attacked", "start": 5114.44, "end": 5119.48}, {"text": "by a Hammerman many of them are on pensions or disability they don't know where they're going to go if this demolition", "start": 5119.48, "end": 5125.719}, {"text": "goes through well I understand the need for more housing that can't come at the expense of people who have homes now who", "start": 5125.719, "end": 5131.88}, {"text": "deserve safety and shelter and to receive the services that they pay for just as much as any homeowner rent", "start": 5131.88, "end": 5137.92}, {"text": "controlled housing has become a precious commodity and replacement units are only temporary this proposal will hurt", "start": 5137.92, "end": 5144.199}, {"text": "tenants hurt the community and it will make the housing and affordability crisis in Toronto", "start": 5144.199, "end": 5150.88}, {"text": "works thank you are there any questions of the speaker seeing none thank you for joining", "start": 5151.44, "end": 5158.52}, {"text": "us before we close the speakers I'm just going to check one more time is there anyone else wishing to speak on this", "start": 5158.52, "end": 5165.08}, {"text": "matter um oh yes thank", "start": 5165.08, "end": 5170.32}, {"text": "you uh Stephanie have you registered no I can you just ask that you ensure you do that before you leave the chamber I", "start": 5172.28, "end": 5179.36}, {"text": "will no problem please go ahead you have five minutes hi I'm from Islington R Pais my name is Stephanie Alexander and", "start": 5179.36, "end": 5185.36}, {"text": "I live in the village I have grave concerns about the construction of this building in our community as you know", "start": 5185.36, "end": 5191.52}, {"text": "Islington Village is one of the eldest villages in Toronto and its placement is right at the enter point of the village", "start": 5191.52, "end": 5199.6}, {"text": "they are proposing a big ugly block building and as you enter the village", "start": 5199.6, "end": 5205.44}, {"text": "this will be the first thing that you see coming in from the East it is an", "start": 5205.44, "end": 5210.679}, {"text": "inappropriate structure Toronto is pushing really hard for midrise buildings this building does not qualify", "start": 5210.679, "end": 5217.48}, {"text": "for that this is an mtsa area I know we are looking for higher density in the", "start": 5217.48, "end": 5222.679}, {"text": "area but we do have to consider how many buildings are you going to propose in", "start": 5222.679, "end": 5228}, {"text": "this Village this is just one more gigantic building that is out of place for pedestrian scale development there's", "start": 5228, "end": 5235.719}, {"text": "been a commitment in the secondary plan for the village to have space that is proposed for pedestrian scale and safety", "start": 5235.719, "end": 5242.92}, {"text": "this building does not fulfill F that obligation at all yes they have some retail in the bottom they have provided", "start": 5242.92, "end": 5249.199}, {"text": "one massive retail space that does not set up for small shops well in our community a village has small shops and", "start": 5249.199, "end": 5256.719}, {"text": "has pedestrian interest in its retail facade this building in its design does not qualify for that either they are", "start": 5256.719, "end": 5263.719}, {"text": "interested in only the top half of the building where they will collect as higher rent as they can and displace a", "start": 5263.719, "end": 5269.239}, {"text": "whole lot of people who appreciate living in the village and indeed belong there", "start": 5269.239, "end": 5274.719}, {"text": "one other thing I'd like to talk about is of course traffic we know traffic comes with density it's an accepted", "start": 5274.719, "end": 5280.8}, {"text": "thing however this particular intersection in a pedestrian Village is", "start": 5280.8, "end": 5285.88}, {"text": "a very difficult one and the police have been looking over and over again at this intersection with concerns about", "start": 5285.88, "end": 5292.96}, {"text": "pedestrian safety it's a school crossing and we have a lot of people crossing here to get down to Transit this will", "start": 5292.96, "end": 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probably lead off to court but as a community we really do need to take a look at what is allowed", "start": 5380.28, "end": 5386.6}, {"text": "in this Village and how can we as a community and as a council begin to", "start": 5386.6, "end": 5392}, {"text": "protect our community and and the people in it we do want quality of life that's", "start": 5392, "end": 5397.6}, {"text": "what cities are all about not about making money it's about people in our", "start": 5397.6, "end": 5403.08}, {"text": "community thank you thank you are there any questions of the speaker seeing none", "start": 5403.08, "end": 5408.84}, {"text": "thank you for joining us uh I'll ask if there are questions of Staff councelor Morley thank you Mr chair um and thank", "start": 5408.84, "end": 5416.52}, {"text": "you to all the deputat to who joined us today I do have some questions of staff I believe Julia is um on this file um", "start": 5416.52, "end": 5424.6}, {"text": "we have mentioned a couple of times we do have a refusal report in front of us um and I would just like to offer you", "start": 5424.6, "end": 5430.719}, {"text": "the opportunity to provide some color um to members of the community and attendance who haven't had a chance to review the entire report about some of", "start": 5430.719, "end": 5437.96}, {"text": "the considerations that uh lent to the refusal on this", "start": 5437.96, "end": 5444.08}, {"text": "file hi thank you so I think the report has tried to really nail down those", "start": 5444.08, "end": 5452.32}, {"text": "consideration um we to keep it as clear as possible um some of these considerations", "start": 5452.32, "end": 5458.44}, {"text": "have been mentioned today the height the massing in the village um the the", "start": 5458.44, "end": 5465.04}, {"text": "density in the village again and the impact um in terms of shadowing and wind", "start": 5465.04, "end": 5471.08}, {"text": "on the village itself and the area um we're obviously considering this building as one but also in you know in", "start": 5471.08, "end": 5480.96}, {"text": "combination with everything that's coming in the area so we've very much looked at this building impact but also", "start": 5480.96, "end": 5488.6}, {"text": "combined with the impacts of the other buildings coming forward the rental replacement aspect is", "start": 5488.6, "end": 5494.639}, {"text": "being dealt by by separate application so I know that there hasn't been so much information on that but typically we get", "start": 5494.639, "end": 5500.88}, {"text": "onto that when the we've agreed on the massing so I appreciate there hasn't", "start": 5500.88, "end": 5505.96}, {"text": "been much information on that but that is why um other considerations that are also", "start": 5505.96, "end": 5513.32}, {"text": "included in the reports are traffic um it's very much a consideration we also", "start": 5513.32, "end": 5519.56}, {"text": "see that this is a we're within a pmts we're within walking 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at the moment oh goodness where did it go um just with respect to the o applicants", "start": 5567.199, "end": 5574.48}, {"text": "uh opportunity to provide a revised um uh application so as we typically do", "start": 5574.48, "end": 5581.239}, {"text": "there is back and forth with city planners uh initial concerns or comments are able to be shared and the applicant", "start": 5581.239, "end": 5586.76}, {"text": "is is um of course given an opportunity to take those into consideration make any revisions to their plans and", "start": 5586.76, "end": 5592.96}, {"text": "resubmit um can you just comment on whether there was any willingness to make changes or revisions um during the", "start": 5592.96, "end": 5599.6}, {"text": "planning um process", "start": 5599.6, "end": 5604.6}, {"text": "there seems to be a willingness to work with us um however we don't know the", "start": 5604.639, "end": 5609.96}, {"text": "extent of that so um you know we we do typically want to", "start": 5609.96, "end": 5617.159}, {"text": "work with an applicant unfortunately we're Bound by legislative timelines which puts further pressure on us right", "start": 5617.159, "end": 5622.44}, {"text": "that's very helpful and thanks Julia those are my questions thank you don't go", "start": 5622.44, "end": 5630.52}, {"text": "away um I'll check are there other questions of St before I get to go nope okay um thank you for speaking to us", "start": 5630.96, "end": 5638.48}, {"text": "today I just wanted to expand a little bit on zoning so the aoboco center secondary", "start": 5638.48, "end": 5647.04}, {"text": "plan is a vision of how the area should unfold over time is that roughly", "start": 5647.04, "end": 5655.04}, {"text": "correct you so you're referring to the zoning or the at toico Center secondary plan both actually just just in the", "start": 5655.04, "end": 5661.52}, {"text": "terms of the planning policy the cont context so this is captured by the secondary plan yeah so the the 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what this is what we're thinking of the density is FSI of", "start": 5759.119, "end": 5764.52}, {"text": "so the FSI in the zoning is 3.5 3.5 and what's the proposal I think it's", "start": 5764.52, "end": 5769.719}, {"text": "around nine apologies 11 point something does that sound right I'm", "start": 5769.719, "end": 5775.92}, {"text": "getting apologies it's not even the point I'm making close these are not", "start": 5775.92, "end": 5781.28}, {"text": "even close and hence we see a refusal report um I want to just cover off something an applicant made a comment on", "start": 5781.28, "end": 5788.48}, {"text": "and I want I just want to make sure there isn't any misunderstanding there was a there's an", "start": 5788.48, "end": 5793.52}, {"text": "interesting proposal that you know that we refuse this because it was a a ren eviction and I I'm just just simplifying", "start": 5793.52, "end": 5799.6}, {"text": "the words a lot just but but are we as city council able", "start": 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proposing rental replacement uh it's a factor it", "start": 5850.719, "end": 5859.08}, {"text": "inputs into our decision making but primarily the opposition from us to this", "start": 5859.08, "end": 5865.04}, {"text": "project is is clearly focused on its scale and the impacts of its size and", "start": 5865.04, "end": 5870.719}, {"text": "and that's really your report before us then we have we have certain laws and policies around rental replacement but", "start": 5870.719, "end": 5877.08}, {"text": "beyond that if if Council steps outside of planning uh then that becomes awfully", "start": 5877.08, "end": 5882.32}, {"text": "hard to defend at the tribunal is that fair if it was challenged uh to you Mr chair yes and in", "start": 5882.32, "end": 5889.56}, {"text": "fact that would harm us if we didn't stick to the planning issues that we have governance over thank you um in my", "start": 5889.56, "end": 5898.199}, {"text": "little time I had a couple of questions about rental replacement policies one of the speakers brought it up and I know", "start": 5898.199, "end": 5905.08}, {"text": "you know we have such limited opportunity to interact with citizens could you comment a little bit about as", "start": 5905.08, "end": 5911.639}, {"text": "limited as they are what the laws and what the", "start": 5911.639, "end": 5916.719}, {"text": "policies do try to cover off and the consequences if a developer doesn't", "start": 5916.719, "end": 5922.76}, {"text": "adhere to at least those minimums uh thanks for the question", "start": 5922.76, "end": 5928.119}, {"text": "chair if I understand it correctly you are asking about um in a circumstance", "start": 5928.119, "end": 5936}, {"text": "where a rental demolition application is approved and moves forward through construction and things like that", "start": 5936, "end": 5941.639}, {"text": "correct what are the sort of safeguards to ensure that for example the units are", "start": 5941.639, "end": 5947.76}, {"text": "being built um if there's a delay if the developer um goes bankrupt and has to", "start": 5947.76, "end": 5953.48}, {"text": "sell like what what are those kind of situations so um provided that all the", "start": 5953.48, "end": 5959.56}, {"text": "conditions are met in terms of our standard practice around rental replacement and tened assistance those", "start": 5959.56, "end": 5968}, {"text": "um obligations are secured through a section 111 agreement which is a agreement that is registered on title", "start": 5968, "end": 5974.4}, {"text": "that means it's registered on the land and it carries with the land not the particular owner so if the ownership", "start": 5974.4, "end": 5980.199}, {"text": "changes it continues to apply um and so all the obligations are wrapped up in this agreement that are registered on", "start": 5980.199, "end": 5986.56}, {"text": "the land and should those obligations not be fulfilled the city has a uh a", "start": 5986.56, "end": 5995.119}, {"text": "legal ability to or sorry the ability to use a legal um legal process to require", "start": 5995.119, "end": 6002.76}, {"text": "the owner to honor those obligations thank you I'll ask if", "start": 6002.76, "end": 6008.8}, {"text": "there's any other questions councelor nzi sorry I don't know if this question was asked previously so has the applicant", "start": 6008.8, "end": 6015.92}, {"text": "appealed uh through the chair no they have not they have not no just not as of", "start": 6015.92, "end": 6021.639}, {"text": "today just on the question but the r eviction I I don't know if that was question so because the bylaw is coming", "start": 6021.639, "end": 6027.159}, {"text": "in in 2025 July would that apply to this", "start": 6027.159, "end": 6033.28}, {"text": "building um thanks for the question through the chair so um I I do want to", "start": 6033.28, "end": 6038.599}, {"text": "differentiate between um i' I've heard two terms today I've heard demo eviction and I've heard Ren eviction yeah so um", "start": 6038.599, "end": 6046.8}, {"text": "in terms of the ren eviction bylaw um as you've noted comes into effect next year", "start": 6046.8, "end": 6052.32}, {"text": "that carries with the housing Secretariat I'm not an expert on how that's applied um this particular case", "start": 6052.32, "end": 6058.92}, {"text": "currently is um I think the um it's being characterized as a demo fiction", "start": 6058.92, "end": 6066.08}, {"text": "and so that I mean that's not a technical term that we as planners use in terms of describing this application", "start": 6066.08, "end": 6071.88}, {"text": "but um that's the sort of nuance um so", "start": 6071.88, "end": 6076.96}, {"text": "perhaps are are you wondering about in terms of how um some folks today have described the current situation in the", "start": 6076.96, "end": 6084.119}, {"text": "building and their concerns around that and are you want perhaps wondering if the ren evictions bylaw would then start", "start": 6084.119, "end": 6090.44}, {"text": "to in in in January well well I think the bylaw comes in place in July right", "start": 6090.44, "end": 6096.88}, {"text": "or yeah or sorry yeah yeah July 20 okay all right thank you thank you are there", "start": 6096.88, "end": 6103.28}, {"text": "any other questions of", "start": 6103.28, "end": 6106.158}, {"text": "Staff uh just speak anyone wishing to speak councelor Morley anyone else if you agree councelor Morley I'll go first", "start": 6111.88, "end": 6118.28}, {"text": "I'll be very brief um you run my timer um I want to acknowledge everybody", "start": 6118.28, "end": 6124.88}, {"text": "that came out to speak today um it's important that we have that these few opportunities to to hear from people uh", "start": 6124.88, "end": 6132.639}, {"text": "citizens within the community whether you live in the building or nearby uh proposals like this are really", "start": 6132.639, "end": 6138.199}, {"text": "big and if you live on that actual site it's profound um", "start": 6138.199, "end": 6143.88}, {"text": "it it is challenging to hear as a counselor uh to hear a request to say hey refuse this because um it's a it's a", "start": 6143.88, "end": 6151.639}, {"text": "it's a Dem eviction or Ren eviction um I appreciate the ask I think if the tables were turned I'd ask my", "start": 6151.639, "end": 6157.599}, {"text": "city counselor the same thing uh but we have to work within what's before us and", "start": 6157.599, "end": 6163.44}, {"text": "we have a proposal that's put before us for a massive building in in the community uh on that very Point alone I", "start": 6163.44, "end": 6171.04}, {"text": "have tremendous concerns I asked a couple of questions about you know what our vision is not a city council not as", "start": 6171.04, "end": 6176.92}, {"text": "a councelor not as a planning department but as a city itself owns the the official plan and the secondary plans", "start": 6176.92, "end": 6184}, {"text": "and this thing is far beyond what that contemplates and we know we've talked about it this community council that", "start": 6184, "end": 6191.119}, {"text": "these proposals and that plan isn't necessarily static and that in time there's some small changes that occur", "start": 6191.119, "end": 6198}, {"text": "but this is far apart so I'm I'm very comfortable to to support the staff recommendations and that case um but I", "start": 6198, "end": 6204.84}, {"text": "didn't want to leave the impression that it was although I can vote any way um", "start": 6204.84, "end": 6210.48}, {"text": "it's hard for me to be at Liberty to refuse something on the very basis of Dem", "start": 6210.48, "end": 6215.719}, {"text": "eviction and that's because it's a planning question before us and it's about built form as important as those", "start": 6215.719, "end": 6221.32}, {"text": "conversations are should I do that and the owner of", "start": 6221.32, "end": 6226.48}, {"text": "the property would say ah you know forget city council we'll go just and appeal this to the land tribunal that", "start": 6226.48, "end": 6233.239}, {"text": "decision process goes somewhere else and um and we have we've lost that ability", "start": 6233.239, "end": 6239.239}, {"text": "as a community to help influence it as much as we can so I um I appreciate the", "start": 6239.239, "end": 6245.4}, {"text": "ask but in good conscience I can't do that I'm I'm here looking at the planning document before me and about", "start": 6245.4, "end": 6251.56}, {"text": "the proposal and knowing that there's nothing in this that guarantees whether it would be condo or rental that just it", "start": 6251.56, "end": 6258}, {"text": "just doesn't speak to that it's the built form of the building and there's lots and lot are reasons why that", "start": 6258, "end": 6264.119}, {"text": "doesn't mesh with our vision of the future for this area uh so I'll be supporting the staff report", "start": 6264.119, "end": 6269.639}, {"text": "wholeheartedly and I thank everyone for all of that work on this and for taking the time to come out and talk to", "start": 6269.639, "end": 6275.48}, {"text": "community council about it thank you over to you councelor Morley you so much Mr chair I appreciate your comments and", "start": 6275.48, "end": 6282.48}, {"text": "uh again want to Echo my thanks to all of the tenants and area residents who've come out to share their experiences um", "start": 6282.48, "end": 6288.84}, {"text": "particularly thank you to Beverly for sharing about your experience Beverly I'm glad you're okay I'm glad you're on", "start": 6288.84, "end": 6294.239}, {"text": "uh your healing and your neighbors have your back so uh we're glad that that you know turned out um to be okay but we", "start": 6294.239, "end": 6300.48}, {"text": "appreciate and I think your story highlights some of the existing challenges in the community that is set", "start": 6300.48, "end": 6306.52}, {"text": "for growth that is changing fairly rapidly uh including capacity of of", "start": 6306.52, "end": 6312.239}, {"text": "traffic for example uh we worked really hard with area residents to get additional changes along burnhamthorp", "start": 6312.239, "end": 6318}, {"text": "Road uh where we know has continued to be problematic in terms of that traffic impact um we heard about Islington", "start": 6318, "end": 6324.48}, {"text": "junior middle school in the area a school that's very well used and and I believe at capacity as well um so my", "start": 6324.48, "end": 6331.04}, {"text": "colleague uh Mr chair spoke about this as the the built form proposal before us", "start": 6331.04, "end": 6336.159}, {"text": "and I was very clear in my conversations with the applicant from the very beginning that this was not going to be", "start": 6336.159, "end": 6341.8}, {"text": "an application that we'd likely be able to support due to the height and density proposed because it does not fit in in", "start": 6341.8, "end": 6348.44}, {"text": "the village uh as it is we know we had a big fight across the street um with a 26", "start": 6348.44, "end": 6353.719}, {"text": "story building and even that um you know feels out of scale for the community so coming in at over 40 stories uh in in a", "start": 6353.719, "end": 6361.08}, {"text": "village community is not something that is in keeping with the vision that the city has uh for this neighborhood and", "start": 6361.08, "end": 6367.4}, {"text": "it's not something that I could support um so again I want to just uh thank you all so much for the time and effort and", "start": 6367.4, "end": 6374.199}, {"text": "also a quick note on the issues around Property Maintenance my team has been engaged and we have heard from folks", "start": 6374.199, "end": 6380.36}, {"text": "we've been working closely with MLS as well and as was mentioned that is a separate issue from The Proposal before", "start": 6380.36, "end": 6385.92}, {"text": "us but is an important one that we want to continue to offer our support on as you all deserve to see the building", "start": 6385.92, "end": 6392.679}, {"text": "maintained and you know have all of those things taken care of as they're meant to be so please do on that note", "start": 6392.679, "end": 6398.36}, {"text": "continue to keep us informed CC us on those 311 requests give us a call if you're having you know Property", "start": 6398.36, "end": 6404.88}, {"text": "Maintenance that's not being completed in a timely manner and we'd like to continue to work with and support you on that in the short term I will be moving", "start": 6404.88, "end": 6411.92}, {"text": "the staff recommendation here for refusal of the application and I do hope the applicant will come back and", "start": 6411.92, "end": 6417.56}, {"text": "continue to work with City staff on a more um reasonable um application that", "start": 6417.56, "end": 6423.36}, {"text": "will fit well with the community um that we could all um get behind so that's the", "start": 6423.36, "end": 6429.119}, {"text": "motion I'd like to request a recorded vote um and again appreciate everyone's time and attention on this particular", "start": 6429.119, "end": 6437.4}, {"text": "file recorded vote on councelor Morley's um move to adopt the recommendations in", "start": 6438.56, "end": 6443.96}, {"text": "the staff report all those in favor councelor chanti councelor mlay councelor holiday councelor n councelor", "start": 6443.96, "end": 6450.04}, {"text": "peruta that item carries unanimously that's the refusal that's unanimous thank you madam", "start": 6450.04, "end": 6457.26}, {"text": "[Applause]", "start": 6457.26, "end": 6462.76}, {"text": "clerk okay um our next item and I thank this the uh the visitors for this item", "start": 6462.76, "end": 6469.04}, {"text": "as I know there's a lot of speakers this is ey 18.7", "start": 6469.04, "end": 6474.36}, {"text": "uh we that is 220 230 and 240 Lake prominade and 21 and 31 Park Boulevard", "start": 6474.96, "end": 6484.08}, {"text": "official plan Amendment zoning bylaw Amendment and draft plan of subdivision applications appeal", "start": 6484.08, "end": 6490.88}, {"text": "report uh our first speaker is uh Julie", "start": 6490.88, "end": 6498.08}, {"text": "Northup welcome to the community council Julie thank you Mr chair thank you", "start": 6498.8, "end": 6504.36}, {"text": "counselors I understand that you've uh you're trying to reign us in a bit but of course we as tenants have come to", "start": 6504.36, "end": 6510.76}, {"text": "discuss some of the broader issues that we hope that the city of Toronto will also take up I'm here to agree that the", "start": 6510.76, "end": 6517.239}, {"text": "city should oppose the current application which I do realize has been uh offloaded to the Ontario land", "start": 6517.239, "end": 6523.8}, {"text": "tribunal but I'm also here to speak on behalf of those of us living at the lake", "start": 6523.8, "end": 6528.96}, {"text": "prom buildings who already are not covered by any potential tenant relocation assistance plan I know there", "start": 6528.96, "end": 6536.08}, {"text": "are other deputations from our property addressing those people who've been long-term tenants there and against the", "start": 6536.08, "end": 6542.88}, {"text": "destruction of a very Vibrant Community which is at the heart of Long Branch but", "start": 6542.88, "end": 6548.119}, {"text": "we newcomers are also part of this community and in fact are even more vulnerable to the displacement and", "start": 6548.119, "end": 6553.52}, {"text": "disruption that will occur depriving us of our human as well as our tenants", "start": 6553.52, "end": 6558.719}, {"text": "rights to housing and this is something that I believe City Council should be addressing and taking up we estimate", "start": 6558.719, "end": 6566.199}, {"text": "already that 100 units over 18% of the 548 existing units already do not", "start": 6566.199, "end": 6574.04}, {"text": "qualify for any compensation since we moved in after the original application", "start": 6574.04, "end": 6580.28}, {"text": "we the newbies even if we're still tenants after 5 10 13 years of living in", "start": 6580.28, "end": 6586.84}, {"text": "the midst of construction noise dust and debris of grotesque interference with", "start": 6586.84, "end": 6592.119}, {"text": "our enjoyment of our units will not have a right to return to the new units nor", "start": 6592.119, "end": 6597.36}, {"text": "be compensated for being evicted and will lose the rent control that we", "start": 6597.36, "end": 6602.56}, {"text": "currently have since our buildings were built before November 15 2018 and all of", "start": 6602.56, "end": 6608.44}, {"text": "these new rental buildings will be built after that this will be a permanent loss", "start": 6608.44, "end": 6614.44}, {"text": "of affordable housing for Toronto from the get-go even tenants", "start": 6614.44, "end": 6619.92}, {"text": "covered by the application will not have rent control perpetuity as they do now", "start": 6619.92, "end": 6625.36}, {"text": "they will join us in complete vulnerability as tenants within in 10 years later people ask why move into", "start": 6625.36, "end": 6633.119}, {"text": "Lake prom if you know what slated for Dem eviction in short as many other tenants have said here there's a housing", "start": 6633.119, "end": 6640.44}, {"text": "crisis vacancy rates in Toronto are 1 to 1.2% what choice do renters have I can", "start": 6640.44, "end": 6648.199}, {"text": "tell you that there is little if any suitable rental housing in the community that I've lived in for the last 30 years", "start": 6648.199, "end": 6655.119}, {"text": "I spent four months looking for a new place after being evicted from my home of 19 years before settling on Lake prom", "start": 6655.119, "end": 6663.92}, {"text": "the housing crisis is going to deepen as more people are displaced in this way there is nowhere for them to go in Long", "start": 6663.92, "end": 6670.88}, {"text": "Branch or south of tobico or in the Lake Shore last night on every rental site", "start": 6670.88, "end": 6676.96}, {"text": "most of the vacancies were for Lake prominade buildings meaning that this 18% that I'm talking about today the 100", "start": 6676.96, "end": 6684.04}, {"text": "units at least that have been vacated will only increase by the time", "start": 6684.04, "end": 6689.119}, {"text": "construction starts affordable rental units don't exist now and if somehow enough rentals", "start": 6689.119, "end": 6696.719}, {"text": "come on stream in the next three 5 10 years Again by definition there will be", "start": 6696.719, "end": 6702.199}, {"text": "no rental controls on these new builds when the first there are two tranches of", "start": 6702.199, "end": 6707.639}, {"text": "90 units that will have to move into the neighborhood or move as part of this", "start": 6707.639, "end": 6713.52}, {"text": "proposal landlords as soon as they know that are going to jack up rents of any vacant buildings because there'll be a", "start": 6713.52, "end": 6720.079}, {"text": "sudden demand for these displacements those people will be uprooted and their lives disrupted for years the proposed", "start": 6720.079, "end": 6727.4}, {"text": "subsidy even for those covered by the application will not cover the true cost of the difference in rent between the", "start": 6727.4, "end": 6733.76}, {"text": "affordable rates at Lake prom and Market rates in future the talk about a", "start": 6733.76, "end": 6739.8}, {"text": "providing affordable housing in the application is a total smoke screen for escalating the housing crisis not", "start": 6739.8, "end": 6746.32}, {"text": "solving it which is why it's a violation of our human and tenants rights the displacement and ripping", "start": 6746.32, "end": 6753.32}, {"text": "apart of the lake prom Community will be felt by everyone Long Branch is already", "start": 6753.32, "end": 6758.52}, {"text": "a community with all sorts of different types of housing as I've described the", "start": 6758.52, "end": 6763.84}, {"text": "conditions are already laid for the loss of at least 20% of existing permanent", "start": 6763.84, "end": 6769.04}, {"text": "affordable housing in these buildings a right now affordable housing is being destroyed at the rate of 15", "start": 6769.04, "end": 6776.4}, {"text": "units to each new build and when I say again without rent control and at", "start": 6776.4, "end": 6782.76}, {"text": "unaffordable rents we have people living in tents across from Lake prom for the first time ever we had six tents this", "start": 6782.76, "end": 6789.639}, {"text": "summer we have people that we know are living on the on Lake Shore Boulevard lamp had a number of tents this summer", "start": 6789.639, "end": 6796.84}, {"text": "as well the destruction and displacement of the link prom Community will compound this chapter 3.2.1 of the city of", "start": 6796.84, "end": 6804.8}, {"text": "Toronto's official plan acknowledges that adequate and affordable housing is a basic requirement for everyone at the", "start": 6804.8, "end": 6810.88}, {"text": "end of the day at the Olt city council is left to play a leading role to protect tenants and Safeguard our right", "start": 6810.88, "end": 6818.04}, {"text": "to affordable housing I would like to ask are there any other workable solutions for example is there any way", "start": 6818.04, "end": 6825.079}, {"text": "for the city to help Lake prom Access Federal money for cooperatives if this case does go to", "start": 6825.079, "end": 6831.079}, {"text": "mediation at the o T can city council help protect us to truly retain as much", "start": 6831.079, "end": 6837.199}, {"text": "affordable housing as possible for the greatest number of tenants in perpetuity we must work together to ensure truly", "start": 6837.199, "end": 6844.119}, {"text": "affordable housing remains in Long Branch starting with vigorously opposing this application on all the issues thank", "start": 6844.119, "end": 6851.04}, {"text": "you are there any questions of the speaker seeing none thank you for joining us our next speaker is David", "start": 6851.04, "end": 6859.52}, {"text": "Julius is David here or online yeah perfect", "start": 6859.52, "end": 6864.36}, {"text": "welcome David you have five minutes thank you uh before I begin I agree with everything she just", "start": 6867.88, "end": 6873.119}, {"text": "said uh my name is David Julius I live at One Park Boulevard which is five houses from this proposed development I", "start": 6873.119, "end": 6880.199}, {"text": "can see the buildings that are there already I'll be speaking about my opposition to the development", "start": 6880.199, "end": 6886.719}, {"text": "proposal uh the buildings that are there are seven stories right now uh they were allowed because it's historical accident", "start": 6886.719, "end": 6894.199}, {"text": "uh it's going to go from there to 212 story no 214 story 116 story and 230", "start": 6894.199, "end": 6901.119}, {"text": "story buildings in a residential neighborhood I can speak about how this is too dense too many people increased", "start": 6901.119, "end": 6909.56}, {"text": "CH other issues as well I'm not going to do any of that I plan to speak personally as a personal household owner", "start": 6909.56, "end": 6917}, {"text": "who will be negatively affected by this proposal in Toronto construction is is", "start": 6917, "end": 6922.44}, {"text": "allowed to go on from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays reality", "start": 6922.44, "end": 6930.079}, {"text": "is trucks line up long before that time period construction people talk visit", "start": 6930.079, "end": 6935.8}, {"text": "until they're allowed onto the site um my neighbors and I are being asked to endure up to 13 years of this", "start": 6935.8, "end": 6944.52}, {"text": "the noise the dust are roads clogged Etc it's unreasonable that we're being asked", "start": 6944.52, "end": 6950.36}, {"text": "to endure this I also worry that the buildings have its bestest in them if so how will that", "start": 6950.36, "end": 6956.639}, {"text": "construction debris be taken away safely on small local streets through a residential", "start": 6956.639, "end": 6962.8}, {"text": "neighborhood uh I would even argue the smallest of the streets should be labeled a Lane Chapel Road is one lane", "start": 6962.8, "end": 6969.96}, {"text": "that's too narrow to even put in a sidewalk my reality is simple I'm in my", "start": 6969.96, "end": 6976.28}, {"text": "60s now uh By the time all the proposal and construction is finalized I'll be a", "start": 6976.28, "end": 6981.36}, {"text": "retired senior citizen I'll be expected to endure this until my n until my 80s I", "start": 6981.36, "end": 6988.119}, {"text": "cannot this will have a major effect on my health I have a diagnosed problem", "start": 6988.119, "end": 6993.199}, {"text": "already with breathing my lungs cannot handle the amount of dust that will be generated I also have a medical", "start": 6993.199, "end": 7000.4}, {"text": "sensitivity to noise one of the reasons I moved to Long Branch is because it's a Qui green neighborhood it's gone if this", "start": 7000.4, "end": 7008.88}, {"text": "happens I I am unwilling to endure this for the majority of my remaining healthy", "start": 7008.88, "end": 7014.199}, {"text": "years I love Long Branch I've lived here since 2003 and I've been involved in the", "start": 7014.199, "end": 7020.119}, {"text": "neighborhood um my reality I'm going to take a huge financial loss if this", "start": 7020.119, "end": 7025.199}, {"text": "happens and move uh the buildings have already affected my neighbors financially uh one", "start": 7025.199, "end": 7032.56}, {"text": "of my neighbors uh tried to sell in the spring uh he even had an offer it was", "start": 7032.56, "end": 7038.8}, {"text": "withdrawn when the prospective buyers walked around the neighborhood saw the signs and saw what was going to happen", "start": 7038.8, "end": 7043.84}, {"text": "there's no way they were going to put up that sort of money at the latest Long Branch neighborhood association meeting TDSB", "start": 7043.84, "end": 7051.44}, {"text": "trustee Patrick nanata spoke uh he stated uh TDSB statistics stated the", "start": 7051.44, "end": 7057.96}, {"text": "addition of 1500 units will increase uh the school population by 44", "start": 7057.96, "end": 7063.88}, {"text": "students I agree with them uh what is being built is not for", "start": 7063.88, "end": 7069.88}, {"text": "families and is not what our neighborhood wants or needs they are not building for families or people willing", "start": 7069.88, "end": 7075.28}, {"text": "to put down roots in our neighborhood uh they are building one bedroom investor units the buildings have nothing for the", "start": 7075.28, "end": 7082.719}, {"text": "community there's not even a Tuck Shop that's going to be a proposed here I can", "start": 7082.719, "end": 7087.8}, {"text": "see a large transient single Airbnb population living in the buildings it is", "start": 7087.8, "end": 7093.119}, {"text": "not the supportive community that Long Branch is now and is not the sort of community I wish to live", "start": 7093.119, "end": 7099.119}, {"text": "in finally our neighborhood will need much better services and that's you", "start": 7099.119, "end": 7104.36}, {"text": "you're going to be putting up the cash already we have no sidewalks on on Park Boulevard from Long Branch Avenue to", "start": 7104.36, "end": 7111}, {"text": "36th Street uh we have a sidewalk that goes exactly five houses and ends at", "start": 7111, "end": 7116.28}, {"text": "31st Street which has no sidewalk either despite this being a community safety", "start": 7116.28, "end": 7121.8}, {"text": "zone and also a way that children walk to school uh we have no sidewalks on Chapel", "start": 7121.8, "end": 7128.239}, {"text": "we have no sidewalks on Lake prominade from Lake prominade all the way to Mary Curtis Park we have no sidewalk from the", "start": 7128.239, "end": 7135.159}, {"text": "other side all the way to 28th Street uh we already have an over", "start": 7135.159, "end": 7140.36}, {"text": "clouded Library a rapidly aging skating rink and that's it that's all we've got", "start": 7140.36, "end": 7145.92}, {"text": "when Community meetings are held including City consultations we have to rent the", "start": 7145.92, "end": 7151.96}, {"text": "legion the city will have to invest major capital in our neighborhood just to make up this finally I'd like to say", "start": 7151.96, "end": 7159.76}, {"text": "I'm insulted by this developer proposal uh they played this nice little game we", "start": 7159.76, "end": 7164.92}, {"text": "had beautiful little meetings and we all went we ate the beautiful little cookies and they just went right by us", "start": 7164.92, "end": 7172.119}, {"text": "right into the Olt I want yep I am heartened by the", "start": 7172.119, "end": 7177.76}, {"text": "recommendations uh from the start from city scaff that you are against it I am", "start": 7177.76, "end": 7183.36}, {"text": "also heartened that the deputy mayor here is also against this proposal I hope that you will all follow suit not", "start": 7183.36, "end": 7189.8}, {"text": "only here but at at city council and make it clear to the Olt thank you very much thank you David any questions of", "start": 7189.8, "end": 7197.52}, {"text": "the speaker seeing none thank you sorry it's okay councelor nunziata has one", "start": 7197.52, "end": 7203.639}, {"text": "yeah just I'm just looking through the report and there was an in-person working group uh were you part of that", "start": 7203.639, "end": 7209.92}, {"text": "oh I was yes I was the representative park for Park bouevard okay thank", "start": 7209.92, "end": 7215}, {"text": "you thank youse any others no thank you for joining us our next speaker is Patty", "start": 7215, "end": 7221.599}, {"text": "p check from Lake prominade tenants association yes welcome Patty you have", "start": 7221.599, "end": 7226.88}, {"text": "five minutes okay let's be clear here we this development would destroy", "start": 7226.88, "end": 7234.56}, {"text": "our community okay let's be totally clear 10", "start": 7234.56, "end": 7241.28}, {"text": "to 15 years of a destruction and Construction in the midst of a small", "start": 7241.28, "end": 7247.639}, {"text": "residential Community would be utterly destroyed can you imagine 30 foot Towers", "start": 7247.639, "end": 7254.44}, {"text": "in rosale or Bridal path that is what you are trying that is what the", "start": 7254.44, "end": 7260.119}, {"text": "developer is proposing so obviously I'm against this I am Patty poker chuk and I", "start": 7260.119, "end": 7265.8}, {"text": "speak on behalf of the not for-profit Lake prominade tenis Association I like", "start": 7265.8, "end": 7271.159}, {"text": "many of my fellow renters am on the cusp of retirement and I did not look forward", "start": 7271.159, "end": 7276.44}, {"text": "to my 70s being uh in the midst of a construction zone by doing this type of", "start": 7276.44, "end": 7282.199}, {"text": "development just just imagine trying to do this in in rosale we are aund 10 10", "start": 7282.199, "end": 7288.44}, {"text": "sorry it's 800 meters from my front door to Lakeshore Boulevard there is no", "start": 7288.44, "end": 7294.4}, {"text": "public transit that gets me downtown within an hour I would love to take", "start": 7294.4, "end": 7299.679}, {"text": "public transit okay my story is in 2009 I returned to Toronto after 30 years", "start": 7299.679, "end": 7306.079}, {"text": "away and my best friend said don't she's a realtor she said don't buy just rent for a year and just get your bearings", "start": 7306.079, "end": 7312.599}, {"text": "back in the city so I rented for a year and that was 15 years ago I fell in love", "start": 7312.599, "end": 7318.079}, {"text": "with the community I fell in love with my neighbors we look out for each other we are a community of 118 units in a", "start": 7318.079, "end": 7325.079}, {"text": "seven-story building you want me to move away from my beloved Lake View because", "start": 7325.079, "end": 7330.96}, {"text": "that's one reason I never bought a condo and and and go to this new road they're", "start": 7330.96, "end": 7336.199}, {"text": "proposing is going to be The Have and Have Nots all the renters go on above the the new Road that they're proposing", "start": 7336.199, "end": 7342.76}, {"text": "from the one lane pathway of Chapel into into Park Boulevard and it really will", "start": 7342.76, "end": 7348.239}, {"text": "be The Have and Have Nots okay um I'll give you stories a couple of tenants", "start": 7348.239, "end": 7354.36}, {"text": "that I've come to know one is Elaine she was seven years old when she moved in 61 years ago her whole life she's", "start": 7354.36, "end": 7363.28}, {"text": "lived in that community and she's in 21 Park which is the first building to be", "start": 7363.28, "end": 7368.679}, {"text": "rent evicted she's never looked for an apartment in her whole life life and you're asking for her to lose her", "start": 7368.679, "end": 7374.28}, {"text": "community cuz as Julie said there are no apartments around and to to find 97", "start": 7374.28, "end": 7381.239}, {"text": "Apartments all at once is absolutely un unfathomable Marlene in 240 she's in her", "start": 7381.239, "end": 7387.28}, {"text": "late um 80s she came to our community meeting in in a wheelchair she's been", "start": 7387.28, "end": 7393.719}, {"text": "there for 54 years do you know what stress she's been under for the last 18 18 months I never 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{"text": "actually affordable the rest are going at Market race because as soon as they tried this in 2016 what they do is they", "start": 7445.679, "end": 7451.8}, {"text": "gut the apartments they make them look like condos and like Julie now realizes a one bedroom's going for", "start": 7451.8, "end": 7458.719}, {"text": "2200 this this development goes against our Long", "start": 7458.719, "end": 7464.199}, {"text": "Branch Community guidelines okay we're not opposed to increasing density but it shouldn't be at the expense of a 10 to", "start": 7464.199, "end": 7471.48}, {"text": "15E development cycle in a residential area where we don't have the infrastructure we don't have the the", "start": 7471.48, "end": 7477.88}, {"text": "sidewalks we have a Dead Man's Curve right around the corner with no sidewalks and no", "start": 7477.88, "end": 7483.04}, {"text": "constraints um okay let's see they they they they say that they're going to", "start": 7483.04, "end": 7488.199}, {"text": "increase some public spaces and we will lose what we have right now which is a", "start": 7488.199, "end": 7493.679}, {"text": "big green space between two four buildings with a a pool we will lose that green space it'll be now a concrete", "start": 7493.679, "end": 7500.96}, {"text": "jungle okay like many have been said we're going to have 75% of the condos", "start": 7500.96, "end": 7506.76}, {"text": "will'll be one-bedroom investor condos as represented by the Big Bay Street lawyers okay so we're going to not know", "start": 7506.76, "end": 7513.559}, {"text": "who our neighbors are because it's just going to be more renters okay um amending the official P plan to the", "start": 7513.559, "end": 7520.239}, {"text": "detriment of the of the tenants who actually pay the landlord's property taxes we have rights too okay we need", "start": 7520.239, "end": 7528.8}, {"text": "the council to step up and defend our rights our human rights our housing rights stop destroying the council um", "start": 7528.8, "end": 7537.04}, {"text": "the communities across Toronto this development is too big too long the infrastructure is not there it doesn't", "start": 7537.04, "end": 7543.92}, {"text": "contribute to long long um term affordability will destroy our community", "start": 7543.92, "end": 7549.119}, {"text": "is potentially Canada's largest ev Dev ition and do you really want to be part of that thank you are there questions of", "start": 7549.119, "end": 7556.8}, {"text": "the speaker thank you for joining us our next speaker is Jenny", "start": 7556.8, "end": 7564.079}, {"text": "rero is Jenny here or", "start": 7564.079, "end": 7568.48}, {"text": "online hi I'm here good morning Jenny Steven holiday chair of the community council you have five minutes please", "start": 7572.079, "end": 7579.239}, {"text": "begin Okay so reputation is key here Long Branch is my", "start": 7579.239, "end": 7585.4}, {"text": "home I'm born and raised in a toico its streets are what I drive through to go home and be with my family where I go to", "start": 7585.4, "end": 7592}, {"text": "get groceries for dinner where I walk bike for my physical health my mental health and my well-being where the trees", "start": 7592, "end": 7599.559}, {"text": "are tall and being protected from harm and destruction the neighborhood is filled with standing and new people that", "start": 7599.559, "end": 7604.96}, {"text": "are committed to the community not transient where our children go to school our residents worship we work", "start": 7604.96, "end": 7611.76}, {"text": "play the shops the restaurants the library this is where I live we've always been an Ever Changing Community", "start": 7611.76, "end": 7619.04}, {"text": "from Century old Resort Blue Collar working in the factories pre and postwar", "start": 7619.04, "end": 7625.159}, {"text": "Amalgamated torontonians living Our Lives we have mixed demographics multiplexes apartments condos detached", "start": 7625.159, "end": 7633.36}, {"text": "attached housing affordable housing equally met renters and owners Bungalows", "start": 7633.36, "end": 7639.28}, {"text": "to Mansions we have more than done our part in housing in Toronto Ontario this", "start": 7639.28, "end": 7644.32}, {"text": "development project does not belong here it's too tall it doesn't meet the city of Toronto bylaws it's under a flight", "start": 7644.32, "end": 7651.639}, {"text": "path to Toronto Pearson Airport it'll be a testament agreed it observes a", "start": 7651.639, "end": 7656.92}, {"text": "Heritage Community of 140 years it is intrusive it is invasive we travel", "start": 7656.92, "end": 7662.76}, {"text": "around the world to see Heritage qu communities Gardens and trees this development will cut down 141 trees of", "start": 7662.76, "end": 7669.36}, {"text": "which are many large mature and nurturing to the younger trees where the root base grows long holding the", "start": 7669.36, "end": 7675}, {"text": "surrounding Earth Toronto needs to protect theirs we've lost so much to development already and to do this into", "start": 7675, "end": 7681.719}, {"text": "the Long Branch Community is vile we value the environment our trees our community organizations protect the", "start": 7681.719, "end": 7688.199}, {"text": "water the wildlife trees soft space and we work within the community", "start": 7688.199, "end": 7693.679}, {"text": "organizations to do so with the residents Al together we value the community as we do our neighbors and our", "start": 7693.679, "end": 7700.679}, {"text": "families we protect it and we want to better it we do this with appropriate planning and thought and discussions to", "start": 7700.679, "end": 7708.079}, {"text": "what is needed for our residents new and old the payload of this building in this area will be precarious at best it is is", "start": 7708.079, "end": 7714.88}, {"text": "close to a large body of water this build will cause shadowing throughout our community for blocks throwing us", "start": 7714.88, "end": 7721.48}, {"text": "into gloominess it envelops the Waterfront Trail smack dab on it as if it is built on a busy arterial road but", "start": 7721.48, "end": 7729.4}, {"text": "in reality it's built on a park a waterfront Trail in a small neighborhood residential street this is quite a ways", "start": 7729.4, "end": 7736.719}, {"text": "from transit in the streets of Lakes Boulevard West the overwhelming congestion and over tasking of our", "start": 7736.719, "end": 7742.159}, {"text": "streets where children walk and bite to school how safe will this be our seniors walking and biking to the shops and", "start": 7742.159, "end": 7748.84}, {"text": "appointments parking which there is little residents driving to their homes to work will have issues with Decades of", "start": 7748.84, "end": 7756.36}, {"text": "construction Mayhem as well noise pollution and safety issues the in", "start": 7756.36, "end": 7761.52}, {"text": "structure in Long Branch will not support this development there are not enough spaces in schools traffic and", "start": 7761.52, "end": 7766.8}, {"text": "congestion and Transit is already affecting us we have thousands of people who", "start": 7766.8, "end": 7773}, {"text": "will Jenny we've lost yourself development builds to Lakes Shure Boulevard West in the near future", "start": 7776.679, "end": 7783.88}, {"text": "taxpayers and residents will be left with the cost and problems that will follow tantly to me the taxpayer is", "start": 7783.88, "end": 7790.159}, {"text": "paying for Developers infrastructure upgrades and we are left to deal with an overpopulated Comm community and how is", "start": 7790.159, "end": 7797.079}, {"text": "that right the people we are not a number we are human beings this is a", "start": 7797.079, "end": 7802.4}, {"text": "large development of over 500 tenants who will be evicted sent out of a", "start": 7802.4, "end": 7807.84}, {"text": "community where their life has been built where affordability to rent it works where are they going to go there's", "start": 7807.84, "end": 7815}, {"text": "no affordable housing available to them this will cause hardship stress and depression they will not return 15 plus", "start": 7815, "end": 7821.44}, {"text": "years of construction to a first refusal that will be non-existent to a rental they will not be able to afford nor a", "start": 7821.44, "end": 7827.239}, {"text": "condo they cannot buy and even if they do come back it will not be what it was", "start": 7827.239, "end": 7832.88}, {"text": "the homeowners will have to make a decision to stay and tough out the stress of Decades of construction to live within the shadow of greed there", "start": 7832.88, "end": 7839.239}, {"text": "should be responsible development that allows for a livable Community this is not housing this is a violation and it", "start": 7839.239, "end": 7846.079}, {"text": "appears that the industry of development has pivoted from actual bills to only winning City at planning approvals to be", "start": 7846.079, "end": 7853.119}, {"text": "able to flip a development property with the seal of approval of a new of the city to new buyers at a profit that's my", "start": 7853.119, "end": 7860.36}, {"text": "opinion perhaps it's time to have a federal re regulation to address this as the province is all for it and I have to", "start": 7860.36, "end": 7868.48}, {"text": "add earlier on to councelor Vincent christani who is excited to have large", "start": 7868.48, "end": 7873.639}, {"text": "development at tobaco North perhaps councelor Morley can redirect proposals", "start": 7873.639, "end": 7878.719}, {"text": "to his community rather than Long Branch but right now we need all boots on the", "start": 7878.719, "end": 7883.96}, {"text": "city of Toronto to support us against this ultimate David and Goliath situation and we really need you to", "start": 7883.96, "end": 7891.04}, {"text": "continue to do so on our behalf um as we go into our tribunal thank you thank you", "start": 7891.04, "end": 7897.48}, {"text": "Jenny are there any questions of the speaker seeing none once again thank you", "start": 7897.48, "end": 7903.119}, {"text": "for joining us today our next speaker is Paul Terry is Paul here or online", "start": 7903.119, "end": 7911.639}, {"text": "Paul Terry okay I'll move on to the next", "start": 7911.639, "end": 7917.119}, {"text": "Brian Anderson is Brian here or", "start": 7917.119, "end": 7922.159}, {"text": "online Brian Anderson okay we'll go to the next Brian", "start": 7922.159, "end": 7927.719}, {"text": "Bailey Long Branch neighborhood", "start": 7927.719, "end": 7931.52}, {"text": "association uh good morning still Brian uh welcome to community council you have five minutes okay uh good morning uh my", "start": 7935.079, "end": 7941.96}, {"text": "name is Brian Bailey and I'm um speaking on behalf of the Long Branch neighborhood association uh the Long Branch", "start": 7941.96, "end": 7948.239}, {"text": "neighborhood association supports the city staff recommendation that the city solicitor uh with the appropriate City", "start": 7948.239, "end": 7954.76}, {"text": "staff attend the Olt hearing to oppose the application in its current form and to continue discussions with the", "start": 7954.76, "end": 7961.239}, {"text": "applicant to resolve the many outstanding issues uh this application is so", "start": 7961.239, "end": 7966.8}, {"text": "inappropriate on so many levels it's hard to know where to begin um", "start": 7966.8, "end": 7972.44}, {"text": "this development might be appropriate on a major arterial roadway near a subway station but not in the middle of a", "start": 7972.44, "end": 7978.36}, {"text": "lowrise residential neighborhood 500 meters from the nearest major", "start": 7978.36, "end": 7983.48}, {"text": "roadway the staff report details many concerns shared by local residents and", "start": 7983.48, "end": 7988.599}, {"text": "the staff report speaks for itself but the the lbna would like to elaborate on a few", "start": 7988.599, "end": 7993.639}, {"text": "points the existing sstory Apartments um are already maximum height recommended", "start": 7993.639, "end": 7999.159}, {"text": "for this site and some people feel that even they are too much this would", "start": 7999.159, "end": 8004.719}, {"text": "increase the number of units by more than three and a half times and would more than quadruple the height of the", "start": 8004.719, "end": 8011.719}, {"text": "buildings a development of this scale would destabilize the", "start": 8011.719, "end": 8017.76}, {"text": "neighborhood the application meets its Parkland dedication requirement but not by enhancing the adjacent Parks the open", "start": 8017.92, "end": 8025.599}, {"text": "space is simply there to create a 45 degree angular plane from the tops of overized buildings while crowding Long", "start": 8025.599, "end": 8032.04}, {"text": "Branch Park in the Waterfront Trail the setback from Lake prominade", "start": 8032.04, "end": 8037.36}, {"text": "might be appropriate on a major Urban roadway but not opposite a waterfront", "start": 8037.36, "end": 8043.199}, {"text": "park on a narrow neighborhood recreational street that serves as the Waterfront", "start": 8043.199, "end": 8049.239}, {"text": "Trail uh traffic and parking are major concerns the site is access by narrow", "start": 8049.28, "end": 8056.119}, {"text": "local streets so after enduring 11 to 13 years of construction access up and down those", "start": 8056.119, "end": 8062.92}, {"text": "streets with all the noise and dust that brings the neighborhood will face dramatically increased traffic volumes", "start": 8062.92, "end": 8069.28}, {"text": "and demand for on street parking for many blocks in all directions the application proposes 137", "start": 8069.28, "end": 8076.88}, {"text": "vehicle parking spaces for 2021 residential units that means 35% of the units will", "start": 8076.88, "end": 8084.639}, {"text": "have no parking space on site that might be reasonable for a building on an arterial Road with good", "start": 8084.639, "end": 8091.76}, {"text": "access to public transit but this is minimally a 10-minute risk", "start": 8091.76, "end": 8097.599}, {"text": "walk uh to the street car a 15-minute walk in a street car to the ghost", "start": 8097.599, "end": 8104.4}, {"text": "station assuming that the street car arrives on time and a 40-minute walk and", "start": 8104.4, "end": 8110.119}, {"text": "a bus to the subway there will be hundreds more vehicles vying for street parking on", "start": 8110.119, "end": 8116.119}, {"text": "narrow residential streets many of which have no sidewalks and are heavily used by pedestrians bicyclists joggers dog", "start": 8116.119, "end": 8123.36}, {"text": "walkers and more the lbna has been helping the city", "start": 8123.36, "end": 8129}, {"text": "and this community to increase our tree canopy to support the city's targets but", "start": 8129, "end": 8134.719}, {"text": "141 trees will be removed to accommodate this development 89 of them are large", "start": 8134.719, "end": 8139.8}, {"text": "enough to require permits for removal we're also concerned about the", "start": 8139.8, "end": 8145.04}, {"text": "fate of the people currently living on this site many of whom have strong ties to the community the existing 548 rental", "start": 8145.04, "end": 8154.04}, {"text": "units will be replaced but many of the current tenants will be forced to find alternative accommodation before the", "start": 8154.04, "end": 8160.199}, {"text": "replacement units are available when and if they return none of them will have the lake views they", "start": 8160.199, "end": 8166.28}, {"text": "previously enjoyed this application in its current form is the wrong kind of development", "start": 8166.28, "end": 8172.719}, {"text": "for this site it would have a devastating effect on the neighborhood and the people who live there we fully", "start": 8172.719, "end": 8179.599}, {"text": "support the city staff recommend recomendation that the city solicitor with the appropriate City staff attend", "start": 8179.599, "end": 8184.76}, {"text": "the ol hearing to oppose the application in its current form and to continue discussions with the applicant to", "start": 8184.76, "end": 8190.28}, {"text": "resolve outstanding issues thank you thank you for speaking to us are", "start": 8190.28, "end": 8195.719}, {"text": "there any questions of the speaker seeing none thank you once again um I", "start": 8195.719, "end": 8202.359}, {"text": "have one more speaker Alexander Donald from Save theong branch trees.com", "start": 8202.36, "end": 8209.16}, {"text": "Alexander it's Steven holiday chair of the Oco York Community Council can you hear", "start": 8211.559, "end": 8217.479}, {"text": "me Alexander Donald are you online uh yes I am thank you welcome to", "start": 8219.639, "end": 8226.24}, {"text": "the utopic your community council you have five minutes please begin okay uh my name is Sandy Donald", "start": 8226.24, "end": 8233.76}, {"text": "Ari Alexander Donald I'm from um 3436", "start": 8233.76, "end": 8239.04}, {"text": "Street uh basically Long Branch we're actually two streets over from the", "start": 8239.04, "end": 8244.598}, {"text": "proposed development um we moved into Long Branch", "start": 8244.599, "end": 8249.678}, {"text": "in 2000 because of the old grow trees the tree canopy green spaces and the", "start": 8249.679, "end": 8255.12}, {"text": "non-concrete neighborhood this one development will destroy the Cal characters of Cl Long", "start": 8255.12, "end": 8262.04}, {"text": "Branch for all time Long Branch is one of the city's oldest Communities going back to", "start": 8262.04, "end": 8269.84}, {"text": "1870 as uh the cottage are of Toronto uh Long Branch has maintain this unique", "start": 8269.84, "end": 8276.518}, {"text": "character to dominated by old grow trees and Open Spaces if you read The Long", "start": 8276.519, "end": 8283.04}, {"text": "Branch character guideline it gives you a good picture of this unique uh Toronto", "start": 8283.04, "end": 8288.08}, {"text": "neighborhood actually Long Branch is the only neighborhood in Toronto that has a", "start": 8288.08, "end": 8296.08}, {"text": "um character guideline um this devel will uh not come", "start": 8296.08, "end": 8303.2}, {"text": "close to hitting the unique character of so long brand this uh the development", "start": 8303.2, "end": 8308.319}, {"text": "can only be described as massive colossal overpowering dominant uh", "start": 8308.32, "end": 8314.518}, {"text": "dominating staggering monolith uh monstrous anything uh anything but", "start": 8314.519, "end": 8321.2}, {"text": "Cottage like communing the the heart or Center of Long Branch has always been lure", "start": 8321.2, "end": 8329.24}, {"text": "bolivard it was once the gateway to Toronto before the gardener was built", "start": 8329.24, "end": 8334.638}, {"text": "because of the sheer size of theel it will move the center of the neighborhood", "start": 8334.639, "end": 8340.478}, {"text": "to Park Avenue and uh 31st Street Lake pom all side", "start": 8340.479, "end": 8347.598}, {"text": "street this this one project will turn a unique Toronto neighborhood upside down", "start": 8347.599, "end": 8354.28}, {"text": "um this is not long-term planning but um random building contrary to the FAL plan", "start": 8354.281, "end": 8361.558}, {"text": "plan or the provincial planning policy it's like putting um the pyramids in", "start": 8361.559, "end": 8367.2}, {"text": "High Park uh in actually sizewise the this structure the top our", "start": 8367.2, "end": 8373.558}, {"text": "highest building we're talking would actually quite literally the 2/3 of the", "start": 8373.559, "end": 8379.478}, {"text": "height of the paramid Visa which gives you an idea of the sheer size of it this", "start": 8379.479, "end": 8387.16}, {"text": "this application will turn uh long Branch upside down uh this uh uh", "start": 8387.16, "end": 8395.56}, {"text": "application has to go back to the drawing board um that served my uh few comments it", "start": 8395.56, "end": 8403.56}, {"text": "just it doesn't fit it doesn't fit the um official plan it doesn't fit the", "start": 8403.56, "end": 8411.2}, {"text": "planning policies it doesn't fit anything I'm", "start": 8411.2, "end": 8416.28}, {"text": "sorry that's my comment thank you very much are there any questions of the speaker seeing none thank you for", "start": 8416.28, "end": 8422.96}, {"text": "joining us okay thank I will call one more time for Paul Terry or Brian", "start": 8422.96, "end": 8431.358}, {"text": "Anderson are there any other speakers seeing none questions of", "start": 8431.399, "end": 8436.88}, {"text": "Staff no questions of Staff members wishing to speak um Deputy Mayor Morley", "start": 8436.88, "end": 8442.76}, {"text": "I'll speak very briefly any other members okay", "start": 8442.76, "end": 8449.28}, {"text": "uh So Long Branch uh is very special to my family uh three generations of my", "start": 8451, "end": 8457.359}, {"text": "ancestors lived in Long Branch uh but the history of this place goes far", "start": 8457.359, "end": 8462.8}, {"text": "beyond that um as I understand it you know Long Branch really started as", "start": 8462.8, "end": 8468.319}, {"text": "Cottage Country uh to the city of Toronto I visit uh very close to this", "start": 8468.319, "end": 8473.76}, {"text": "site often still to this day but I did throughout my life as a child um including going to see my grandparents", "start": 8473.76, "end": 8479.96}, {"text": "and greatr parents not too far away uh so I think I have a good sense of the", "start": 8479.96, "end": 8485.24}, {"text": "feel and you can still see the elements of Cottage Country um I visit Long Branch Arena fairly often and um one", "start": 8485.24, "end": 8494.319}, {"text": "thing you have to realize is that when you approach that arena in the park it it it opens up from within a community", "start": 8494.319, "end": 8501.479}, {"text": "within a neighborhood you can't see it from Lakeshore you have to find your way through little streets that have a very", "start": 8501.479, "end": 8508.359}, {"text": "rural or Cottage likee feel here we have a very Urban proposal and it's it's not an iteration", "start": 8508.359, "end": 8515.88}, {"text": "to say I looked at the plans and the proposal to see if there was a pier or a Warf you know that would bring boats in", "start": 8515.88, "end": 8521.92}, {"text": "to service this because I couldn't see the connection to the rest of the city our official plan um contemplates change", "start": 8521.92, "end": 8529.6}, {"text": "and it contemplates growth and we see evidence of that all over the place uh but it also recognizes and understands", "start": 8529.6, "end": 8536.84}, {"text": "that Toronto is still a city of neighborhoods and this is very much a neighborhood uh and it has Integrity to it if you", "start": 8536.84, "end": 8544.08}, {"text": "look at the aerial photos and I have a really nice tool on my laptop that help me remind it you can flip through the", "start": 8544.08, "end": 8550.88}, {"text": "years and even back to the 30s you see the structure around this site and you", "start": 8550.88, "end": 8556.24}, {"text": "see the site appears sometime in the the mid to late 50s or early 60s by by the mid-60s it's there but then as you click", "start": 8556.24, "end": 8563.64}, {"text": "through the layers right up until the 2000s there not much has changed around it and it's beautiful um and a lot of", "start": 8563.64, "end": 8570.96}, {"text": "the policy discussion we've had about Long Branch has been you know really at the site level and about the ne", "start": 8570.96, "end": 8576.52}, {"text": "neighborhood character and we've talked about that uh so the first the first thing that came to mind when I I saw", "start": 8576.52, "end": 8582.28}, {"text": "this was you know hideous um but it very quickly moved to um illogical or", "start": 8582.28, "end": 8589.88}, {"text": "Preposterous I just couldn't see how it can possibly work and still have the The Long Branch", "start": 8589.88, "end": 8596.56}, {"text": "uh that we know and love so I will wholeheartedly be supporting the staff", "start": 8596.56, "end": 8601.96}, {"text": "recommendations uh which is to to refuse the application and uh I will wish depy may", "start": 8601.96, "end": 8608.72}, {"text": "morle the the best of luck in the Jour on her journey in representing the community in this uh but thank you for", "start": 8608.72, "end": 8614.439}, {"text": "the opportunity to hear from residents and to remember and gauge just how severe the impact", "start": 8614.439, "end": 8622.399}, {"text": "is thank you Mr chair I will um offer a few comments as well and it's really", "start": 8623.6, "end": 8628.72}, {"text": "nice to hear some of your personal connection down to the sou too area and specifically to Long Branch I've also", "start": 8628.72, "end": 8634.76}, {"text": "had the pleasure of growing up in the community um I'm neighbored um in new Toronto but spent a lot of time in the", "start": 8634.76, "end": 8641.04}, {"text": "community and have uh friends and family over the years uh specifically one of my very good girlfriends who still lives", "start": 8641.04, "end": 8647.6}, {"text": "and is Raising her family in these apartments today um this has been uh quite a process for our office uh we", "start": 8647.6, "end": 8654.439}, {"text": "arrived two years ago this is one of the first major applications that we were that we dealt with and being bright-eyed", "start": 8654.439, "end": 8660.399}, {"text": "and bushy tailed we thought we might be able to be successful in conducting and facilitating a thoughtful inclusive", "start": 8660.399, "end": 8668}, {"text": "community process with the applicant at the table to get to something that could", "start": 8668, "end": 8673.2}, {"text": "be acceptable and could be in more in better keeping with the existing neighborhood characteristics uh we heard", "start": 8673.2, "end": 8679.72}, {"text": "from the last debutant Brian about or sorry Alexander about the neighborhood guidelines um that is unique to the Long", "start": 8679.72, "end": 8686.76}, {"text": "Branch Community and I think appropriately so it is a gorgeous treelined neighborhood with a lot of", "start": 8686.76, "end": 8693.04}, {"text": "historic um value and uh it's something that makes South at toico specifically", "start": 8693.04, "end": 8699.2}, {"text": "the special place that it is so unfortunately despite our our efforts despite the working group and my thanks", "start": 8699.2, "end": 8706.04}, {"text": "to the participants who are here today know Patty and David are both on the at the table for that um we really did um", "start": 8706.04, "end": 8712.439}, {"text": "end up in a situation where there was not any budge with respect to the height", "start": 8712.439, "end": 8717.92}, {"text": "and density which frankly are the biggest sticking points on this application we heard about the neighborhood characteristics it is not", "start": 8717.92, "end": 8724.88}, {"text": "something that could support something at this scale in terms of uh mobility in terms of uh access to higher order", "start": 8724.88, "end": 8732.2}, {"text": "transit for example and so um the applicant of course has gone ahead with their appeal to the OT and we will be", "start": 8732.2, "end": 8739.359}, {"text": "supporting of course the city of Toronto to protect and defend the interests that we have and the position that we've", "start": 8739.359, "end": 8744.64}, {"text": "taken on this file um at the Olt along with many Community residents I", "start": 8744.64, "end": 8749.8}, {"text": "understand we said a record here at the ol for number of um interested parties in an application and I know that the", "start": 8749.8, "end": 8756.319}, {"text": "strong Advocates and organizers in the Longbridge Community will continue to work closely on getting a good result", "start": 8756.319, "end": 8762.52}, {"text": "for the neighborhood and our office will continue to be there uh working hand inand with you to that end um so with", "start": 8762.52, "end": 8768.88}, {"text": "that I would like to offer the yeah and we'll get a recorded vote if we can Madame clerk um and I'd like to move", "start": 8768.88, "end": 8776.279}, {"text": "forward um direction to staff to proceed with um participation at the oldc on behalf of", "start": 8776.279, "end": 8782.6}, {"text": "the city and the neighborhood thank you so much Madam clerk recorded vote please on", "start": 8782.6, "end": 8790.52}, {"text": "the motion to adopt the recommendations in the staff report moved by councelor Marley all those in favor councelor", "start": 8790.52, "end": 8795.84}, {"text": "chanti councelor Morley councelor holiday councelor nunziata councelor peruta that item carries", "start": 8795.84, "end": 8803}, {"text": "[Applause] unanimously uh members uh we did set", "start": 8804.24, "end": 8809.52}, {"text": "down an item that is ey1 18.2 uh I'm going to recommend that we", "start": 8809.52, "end": 8814.56}, {"text": "process that item uh for those that are in the chamber uh we still have quite a number of speakers and items to go", "start": 8814.56, "end": 8821}, {"text": "through uh so we will take lunch at 12:30 um but let's get back up to ey", "start": 8821, "end": 8829.52}, {"text": "18.2 uh that is 2422 2428 and 2434 Islington Avenue", "start": 8832.2, "end": 8839.479}, {"text": "official plan Amendment and Zoning byw Amendment application a decision report", "start": 8839.479, "end": 8844.56}, {"text": "uh there was a speaker Stella Guzman um I understand that Stella may be available", "start": 8844.56, "end": 8851.439}, {"text": "online okay advice from the clerk that uh is there anyone else wishing to speak", "start": 8851.439, "end": 8857.319}, {"text": "on this matter seeing none uh I do believe we ended at speakers are there any", "start": 8857.319, "end": 8863.279}, {"text": "questions of Staff seeing none or sorry counselor did", "start": 8863.279, "end": 8868.88}, {"text": "you have questions no okay uh councelor granti to speak okay thank you uh Mr", "start": 8868.88, "end": 8874.96}, {"text": "chair so and thank you for your patience and and holding this item down gave us gave me the opportunity to clarify a few", "start": 8874.96, "end": 8881.52}, {"text": "things and and uh speak to a couple of constituents and uh in more detail about", "start": 8881.52, "end": 8887.359}, {"text": "this so since the last public meeting uh my office have been Fielding many calls", "start": 8887.359, "end": 8892.399}, {"text": "and and uh uh and of course you know we're always happy to take them that this is an important development in an", "start": 8892.399, "end": 8897.84}, {"text": "important site uh you know the current site right now has been deteriorating for many many years um and uh so a lot", "start": 8897.84, "end": 8906.56}, {"text": "of what's been raised so far uh can and will be dealt with at the site plan", "start": 8906.56, "end": 8912.92}, {"text": "stage so with that i' I want to thank staff because they've been working very", "start": 8912.92, "end": 8918.52}, {"text": "uh diligently on this file very closely with my constituents as well uh and the", "start": 8918.52, "end": 8923.72}, {"text": "applicant the applicant been very accommodating and they will continue to do so and I know that we can um respond", "start": 8923.72, "end": 8930.68}, {"text": "to any outstanding issues uh through the site plan process as we move continue to", "start": 8930.68, "end": 8935.84}, {"text": "move forward on this particular development so on that note um again I", "start": 8935.84, "end": 8940.88}, {"text": "just want to thank staff and thank the applicant and on that note Mr chair I'm going to move staff recommendations", "start": 8940.88, "end": 8947}, {"text": "thank you very much anyone else wishing to speak seeing none councelor cassan moves the staff recommendations all", "start": 8947, "end": 8952.04}, {"text": "those in favor and opposed that item", "start": 8952.04, "end": 8956.319}, {"text": "carries uh members you okay for quick releases Council we could be done for", "start": 8957.84, "end": 8964.479}, {"text": "12:30 yeah ey1 18.9 31 F I'd like to defer that to the second meeting of uh", "start": 8964.479, "end": 8971.04}, {"text": "of the New Year 2025 please", "start": 8971.04, "end": 8977.479}, {"text": "yeah okay on the the applicant is aware they're working on this it's getting it's a complicated okay yep a y1 18.9 31", "start": 8977.479, "end": 8985.96}, {"text": "fnen Road application or remove a city tree uh Council prut is moving to defer", "start": 8985.96, "end": 8991.12}, {"text": "all those in favor any opposed that is deferred the second meeting and and I have another one ey", "start": 8991.12, "end": 8997.8}, {"text": "18.15 3210 Weston Road uh similarly I'd like to defer that to the second meeting", "start": 8997.8, "end": 9003.88}, {"text": "of the new year so we have a speaker registered um it's it's in order to move", "start": 9003.88, "end": 9009.56}, {"text": "I just want to make sure that speaker is aware and knows that this is being moved he's here and I think you're okay", "start": 9009.56, "end": 9016.479}, {"text": "with deferring it very good okay thank you uh so councelor um brud says moving to defer 3210 Weston", "start": 9016.479, "end": 9023.399}, {"text": "Road application for fence exemption all those in favor any opposed that item is", "start": 9023.399, "end": 9028.96}, {"text": "deferred thank you thank you", "start": 9028.96, "end": 9034.16}, {"text": "okay um just want to make sure we got a point of clarification thank you good catch you mentioned it was the second me", "start": 9040.399, "end": 9047.359}, {"text": "uh meeting in the new year I think the date was is the first or the second do we want the second date in the", "start": 9047.359, "end": 9054.2}, {"text": "new year you want the second date in the new year yeah please that's the point right the point is you know the holidays", "start": 9054.2, "end": 9060.84}, {"text": "there all of these require some work yes yeah okay let's let's reopen", "start": 9060.84, "end": 9067.72}, {"text": "okay motion to reopen to reconsider item nine we'll make that change to the", "start": 9067.72, "end": 9074.12}, {"text": "second date all those in favor reconsideration I have nine carried that's now open so so what's the date", "start": 9074.12, "end": 9081.319}, {"text": "February 19th so that's going to be deferred to February 19th all those in favor of that deferral any oppose that", "start": 9081.319, "end": 9087.52}, {"text": "carries also motion to reconsider uh ey1 1815 all those in favor any opposed that", "start": 9087.52, "end": 9094.359}, {"text": "carries uh that would be also to the February 19th date that's your motion counselor yes it", "start": 9094.359, "end": 9101.12}, {"text": "is all those in favor any opposed that carries okay thank you uh Deputy Mayor good catch thank you madam clerk for", "start": 9101.12, "end": 9107.479}, {"text": "your grace okay okay uh back up to ey 18 I'll", "start": 9107.479, "end": 9113.16}, {"text": "just let folks know where we are in the order we have 1 two three four five", "start": 9113.16, "end": 9118.359}, {"text": "items remaining uh with speakers we have one item without speakers uh each has one speaker with", "start": 9118.359, "end": 9125.439}, {"text": "the exception of one with four uh so we'll move on to ey1 18.8 review of", "start": 9125.439, "end": 9130.6}, {"text": "zoning regulations for nightclubs on Lakeshore Boulevard West final report we have one speaker Brian Bailey is Brian", "start": 9130.6, "end": 9137.68}, {"text": "here yes welcome back Brian you have five", "start": 9137.68, "end": 9144.84}, {"text": "minutes okay uh again I'm speaking on behalf of the Long Branch neighborhood", "start": 9144.84, "end": 9150.439}, {"text": "association um a year ago the community raised valid concerns with the city's", "start": 9150.439, "end": 9155.6}, {"text": "proposal to limit uh to permit nightclubs on Lakeshore Boulevard West since then feedback received through the", "start": 9155.6, "end": 9162.359}, {"text": "City's online surveys and consultation sessions in 2024 was predominantly in", "start": 9162.359, "end": 9167.8}, {"text": "opposition to nightclub permissions along long Lakeshore Boulevard West due to concerns about Public Safety noise", "start": 9167.8, "end": 9174.279}, {"text": "and lack of effective enforcement from the city these concerns have not been", "start": 9174.279, "end": 9179.52}, {"text": "addressed and the Long Branch neighborhood association objects to the recommendations in this report to", "start": 9179.52, "end": 9185.16}, {"text": "proceed with per permitting nightclubs in Long Branch having a night economy in Toronto", "start": 9185.16, "end": 9191.08}, {"text": "is a good idea uh but where it is located is critical for", "start": 9191.08, "end": 9196.6}, {"text": "Success there is not a one-size fits-all Long Branch has a few entertainment", "start": 9196.6, "end": 9202.399}, {"text": "venues Sloppy Joe's Legion 101 Southside Johnny and Timothy's uh that support live music and", "start": 9202.399, "end": 9209.64}, {"text": "they are an important part of the community and also patronized by the local community but the establishments that", "start": 9209.64, "end": 9216.52}, {"text": "have live music are not nightclubs operating until 2: a.m. or even up to 4:00 a.m. through requests for", "start": 9216.52, "end": 9222.439}, {"text": "Extensions by club Owners permitting nightclubs of 400 square meters which is over 4,300 square", "start": 9222.439, "end": 9229.2}, {"text": "feet is not a small venue these establishments would be permitted uh", "start": 9229.2, "end": 9235.279}, {"text": "outdoor patios and Amplified sound until 2 a.m. or potentially even later just", "start": 9235.279, "end": 9240.72}, {"text": "6.1 MERS from local residences that is not compatible with people who need to get up and and for", "start": 9240.72, "end": 9248.16}, {"text": "work or school at 6:00 a.m. as is typically the case in Long", "start": 9248.16, "end": 9253.399}, {"text": "Branch there needs to be a much larger buffer between adjacent neighborhoods", "start": 9253.399, "end": 9258.439}, {"text": "and an understanding and recognition that one size does not fit all in the city of", "start": 9258.439, "end": 9265.2}, {"text": "Toronto the report outlines that buildings with existing residential units would not be eligible for", "start": 9265.2, "end": 9271.479}, {"text": "nightclub uh unless residential units were removed given that there is a housing", "start": 9271.479, "end": 9277.6}, {"text": "crisis in the city the removal of residential units should not be permitted for a", "start": 9277.6, "end": 9283.88}, {"text": "nightclub the report outlines the significant expense with retrofitting spaces for a new", "start": 9283.88, "end": 9291.04}, {"text": "nightclub given that the majority of the community does not support nightclubs on lakar Boulevard West and the clear", "start": 9291.04, "end": 9298.439}, {"text": "incompatibility with nearby and adjacent Residential Properties it can be predicted that with any new nightclub", "start": 9298.439, "end": 9306.2}, {"text": "will face an onslaught of complaints from residents whose sleep would be routinely", "start": 9306.2, "end": 9312.12}, {"text": "disrupted the report states that 85 existing non-residential buildings that", "start": 9312.12, "end": 9317.16}, {"text": "are eligible for a nightclub are located adjacent to residential neighborhoods uh to the rear of which is", "start": 9317.16, "end": 9324.84}, {"text": "an incompatible condition for the community how will the city shut down", "start": 9324.84, "end": 9331.12}, {"text": "and remove nightclubs that are subject to multiple and ongoing complaints this has not been addressed", "start": 9331.12, "end": 9337.24}, {"text": "through the recommendations for monitoring outcomes and puts the onus on residents to lose sleep and spend a", "start": 9337.24, "end": 9343.359}, {"text": "significant amount of time with the complaint process the report before a tobico", "start": 9343.359, "end": 9349.2}, {"text": "community Council does not acknowledge that lakshore Boulevard West is different than other avenues in that", "start": 9349.2, "end": 9355.64}, {"text": "there are industrial areas very nearby on public transit and closer to subway stations that would be much more suited", "start": 9355.64, "end": 9362.76}, {"text": "to nightclubs than adjacent to Residential Properties where children need to get up early to go to nearby schools and parents and adults need to", "start": 9362.76, "end": 9370.24}, {"text": "get up early to go to work late night loud venues like nightclubs are incompatible with this community and we", "start": 9370.24, "end": 9376.92}, {"text": "would request that toico York Community C not permit these licenses for nightclubs un like Boulevard West thank", "start": 9376.92, "end": 9385.319}, {"text": "you thank you are there any questions of the speaker seeing none once again thank", "start": 9385.319, "end": 9390.399}, {"text": "you for joining us uh questions of Staff councelor Morley thank you Mr chair um and thank", "start": 9390.399, "end": 9398.2}, {"text": "you to staff thank you Brian for the deputation and for your ongoing advocacy on behalf of the neighborhood um to", "start": 9398.2, "end": 9404.04}, {"text": "staff um we heard from the deput about a maj", "start": 9404.04, "end": 9409.56}, {"text": "majority of participants in the uh public engagement process on the lak shore specifically that we asked for are", "start": 9409.56, "end": 9415.88}, {"text": "not in favor uh of um this proposal um", "start": 9415.88, "end": 9421.479}, {"text": "can you talk to us a little bit about some of the mitigating um uh", "start": 9421.479, "end": 9426.72}, {"text": "opportunities here as it relates to um opening up a potential nightclub what it", "start": 9426.72, "end": 9432.399}, {"text": "would be required and how will it be monitored um through the through the", "start": 9432.399, "end": 9439.2}, {"text": "chair uh I can talk about the zoning permissions but as far as the implementation of zoning permissions I", "start": 9439.2, "end": 9445.319}, {"text": "think you're asking about some of the licensing requirements and I believe there's a a", "start": 9445.319, "end": 9450.56}, {"text": "member from Municipal licensing and standards online that can answer that question thank", "start": 9450.56, "end": 9456.68}, {"text": "you is there anybody with us online who could speak to monitoring and", "start": 9459.319, "end": 9464.359}, {"text": "enforcement Oh I thought Mitch was on", "start": 9464.359, "end": 9469.04}, {"text": "thank you for pausing my time Mr chair if there isn't um I can generally answer", "start": 9469.92, "end": 9475.439}, {"text": "the question I have the information uh but I thought they were online no worries um so if you did have a", "start": 9475.439, "end": 9481.479}, {"text": "nightclub uh license depending on the threshold it's activity based so there", "start": 9481.479, "end": 9487.04}, {"text": "are different levels but generally speaking uh you would be required to have security guards if there's over 100", "start": 9487.04, "end": 9493.56}, {"text": "patrons there um each entrance would need to be equipped with a metal detector that's used to permit entry", "start": 9493.56, "end": 9499.24}, {"text": "they need to create a list of persons of Authority for the establishment to make the list available upon request um", "start": 9499.24, "end": 9506.04}, {"text": "there's also a level two noise control plan that has to be approved by Municipal licensing and standards it has", "start": 9506.04, "end": 9512.24}, {"text": "to be complied with and made available upon request um they also need to submit", "start": 9512.24, "end": 9517.439}, {"text": "a patron management plan which has to be complied with and made available upon request and they also have to have an", "start": 9517.439, "end": 9523.399}, {"text": "insurance policy submitted to MLS as well yeah that's helpful um the stretch", "start": 9523.399, "end": 9528.92}, {"text": "of the lake sh in the study area has existing permissions for dance halls um", "start": 9528.92, "end": 9534.12}, {"text": "which might be news to some folks are some nightclub uses already permitted", "start": 9534.12, "end": 9539.2}, {"text": "here and if so have there been issues reported to MLS related to the dance halls um that are already in use or in", "start": 9539.2, "end": 9546.479}, {"text": "place through the chair so through the former tobaco zoning code um you are correct that there is uh a land use uh", "start": 9546.479, "end": 9554.16}, {"text": "called dance halls so that is effective the same use as a nightclub under the Citywide bylaw so they would have the", "start": 9554.16, "end": 9560.68}, {"text": "same licensing requirements as a nightclub under the Citywide bylaw um and regarding 311 complaints or uh", "start": 9560.68, "end": 9570.04}, {"text": "requests uh through the study um there has not been a significant number of", "start": 9570.04, "end": 9577.04}, {"text": "requests or investigations only five between 2014 and 2024 so over 10 years", "start": 9577.04, "end": 9583.8}, {"text": "there's only been five investigations um there were no charges laid uh there are 17 noise complaints", "start": 9583.8, "end": 9591.52}, {"text": "within the study area all of which were for restaurants and bars not nightclubs or dance halls um and we are not uh", "start": 9591.52, "end": 9599.96}, {"text": "aware of any illegally operating unlicensed nightclubs in this area thank", "start": 9599.96, "end": 9605.359}, {"text": "you that's helpful um the deput mentioned 85 buildings within the study area would be eligible potentially to", "start": 9605.359, "end": 9612.76}, {"text": "apply for um this kind of uh permission do can you um let us know what", "start": 9612.76, "end": 9617.96}, {"text": "percentage of the overall study stud area that represents uh the 85 nightclubs is", "start": 9617.96, "end": 9624}, {"text": "approximately 16% of the study area okay that's that's helpful as well thank you", "start": 9624, "end": 9630.08}, {"text": "um and then my final question again I don't know if anybody from MLS has is online or in this in the room um around", "start": 9630.08, "end": 9638.279}, {"text": "enforcement of issues with nightclubs what resources are currently in place to support this uh how many bylaw officers", "start": 9638.279, "end": 9645.96}, {"text": "for example does the city have to address issues with nightclubs um and will they be working in evening and", "start": 9645.96, "end": 9651.72}, {"text": "nighttime hours when the potential concerns will be arising so this is definitely a question", "start": 9651.72, "end": 9658.04}, {"text": "for MLS which I think I don't know we have bylaw officers here that can help", "start": 9658.04, "end": 9663.319}, {"text": "answer this question I think thank", "start": 9663.319, "end": 9667.16}, {"text": "you hello to the chair um so we'll have about 30 officers dedicated", "start": 9669.8, "end": 9677.439}, {"text": "Citywide and in terms of the hour of the I know sometimes with um firework concerns and complaints there's often", "start": 9677.439, "end": 9684.24}, {"text": "back and forth between who to call and who works during those hours for those issues on nightclubs or dance hall noise", "start": 9684.24, "end": 9690.6}, {"text": "specific are there officers working in the hours that this activity is taking place yeah absolutely we'll adjust shift", "start": 9690.6, "end": 9697.479}, {"text": "times if need be okay um but noise officers work typically till 2: am on the weekend 2 am. okay that's helpful", "start": 9697.479, "end": 9704.12}, {"text": "thank you and just one last question I'm going to sneak in here with respect to the um number of uh so the", "start": 9704.12, "end": 9711.76}, {"text": "recommendation is to wait for three nightclub licenses for a review are we likely to get to three nightclub", "start": 9711.76, "end": 9717.92}, {"text": "licenses being issued in the next five years and could we lower the report back number um so that we're more adequately", "start": 9717.92, "end": 9725.96}, {"text": "providing oversight on this potential change um through the chair I can't", "start": 9725.96, "end": 9731.76}, {"text": "predict the future uh so I don't know how many nightclubs are going to want to open up in this neighborhood there has", "start": 9731.76, "end": 9737.56}, {"text": "to be the right market conditions for them to want to come here um but I'm open to to looking at that", "start": 9737.56, "end": 9743.399}, {"text": "recommendation if you have thoughts about making it okay I really appreciate that um I'm going to be moving uh the", "start": 9743.399, "end": 9750.64}, {"text": "recommendations as is but we will be in touch between now and Council and looking forward to potentially making an", "start": 9750.64, "end": 9755.96}, {"text": "amendment to provide that additional oversight and opportunity for us as a city thank you Mr chair back to you", "start": 9755.96, "end": 9762.439}, {"text": "thank you uh any other questions counc n um as far as the", "start": 9762.439, "end": 9768.04}, {"text": "request to resend the the", "start": 9768.04, "end": 9773.399}, {"text": "licenses with with the enforcement what um if they break any of the bylaws uh at", "start": 9773.399, "end": 9781.04}, {"text": "that time you can resend a license I need to direct this question", "start": 9781.04, "end": 9786.2}, {"text": "to licensing um sorry can you repeat the", "start": 9786.2, "end": 9792.72}, {"text": "question well as far as the request to resend some of the licenses because you have enforcement so", "start": 9792.72, "end": 9799.76}, {"text": "what what would be the case to resend a license so to resend a license we'd have", "start": 9799.76, "end": 9805.319}, {"text": "to go through the tronto licensing tribunal which is a qu judicial process so once an is a license is issued we", "start": 9805.319, "end": 9812.76}, {"text": "have to go through the tribunal to place conditions or remove the license so if there's any infractions", "start": 9812.76, "end": 9820.359}, {"text": "then it can go to the tribunal and you could request to resend that license correct correct correct okay thanks", "start": 9820.359, "end": 9830.04}, {"text": "any other questions seeing none uh dep mayor moley to speak thank you Mr chair", "start": 9830.04, "end": 9836.52}, {"text": "um we understand that this is a touchy one uh for our residents we heard a lot from our Long Branch Community earlier", "start": 9836.52, "end": 9842.359}, {"text": "today on another item um and appreciate their ongoing engagement and advocacy on this uh one of the things that the city", "start": 9842.359, "end": 9848.96}, {"text": "has been working to do is harmonize a lot of the bylaws and permissions Citywide that have historically existed", "start": 9848.96, "end": 9854.8}, {"text": "within the various bureaus um and we've been working closely with staff and monitoring this uh issue very closely", "start": 9854.8, "end": 9861.16}, {"text": "including uh our request to have additional public engagement and public consultation on it we have heard uh some", "start": 9861.16, "end": 9868.08}, {"text": "of the concerns from residents loud and clear and we will continue to monitor this closely uh that being said I will", "start": 9868.08, "end": 9873.88}, {"text": "be supporting the staff recommendations before us today um to move forward with um ensuring that this portion of the", "start": 9873.88, "end": 9880.52}, {"text": "Lakeshore and our community at large has some of the same opportunities as the rest of the city while we do continue to", "start": 9880.52, "end": 9886.479}, {"text": "keep an eye on some of the um m mitigating opportunities around enforcement and review um and again", "start": 9886.479, "end": 9893.84}, {"text": "we'll be working with staff to lower the number of um licenses before we do a full sum review again just to ensure", "start": 9893.84, "end": 9900.96}, {"text": "that this is a good uh use within our community and it's being um well uh well", "start": 9900.96, "end": 9906.76}, {"text": "utilized by by Future um business owners so with that I'll move that motion and appreciate uh the opportunity thank you", "start": 9906.76, "end": 9913.479}, {"text": "Mr chair thank you um any other members wishing to speak", "start": 9913.479, "end": 9920.96}, {"text": "okay dep May moley um I'm sorry did you move a a change to the motion or the the", "start": 9922.04, "end": 9927.72}, {"text": "staff report okay depy may moley is moving the staff report all those in favor any opposed that item", "start": 9927.72, "end": 9933.92}, {"text": "carries um we'll go to our next item which is ey", "start": 9933.92, "end": 9941.279}, {"text": "18.11 39 Kingsland Road application move of City tree we have a speaker", "start": 9941.279, "end": 9946.96}, {"text": "registered that's Tim Murray it's Tim here or online Tim Murray is there anyone else", "start": 9946.96, "end": 9955.12}, {"text": "wishing to speak to ey 18.11 all right uh questions of", "start": 9955.12, "end": 9962.359}, {"text": "Staff seeing none Deputy Mayor moley over to you thank you Mr chair", "start": 9962.359, "end": 9969.279}, {"text": "um I want to thank the applicant and and the staff on this one I know there's a lot of history on this particular file", "start": 9969.279, "end": 9976}, {"text": "um the treat is in poor uh to fair condition and as for the arborous report and it has had a history of of", "start": 9976, "end": 9981.92}, {"text": "challenges uh we will be moving at this time to approve the request for permit um and hopefully the clerks have the", "start": 9981.92, "end": 9988.6}, {"text": "language with them um so there are a number of conditions Associated including the value of the tree uh and", "start": 9988.6, "end": 9995}, {"text": "the replacement requirements there I want to thank the applicant I know it's an onerous task to replace a city tree", "start": 9995, "end": 10002.04}, {"text": "and quite costly um but we really appreciate them going through the process um my staff's been working closely and that's the motion before us", "start": 10002.04, "end": 10008.92}, {"text": "thank you Mr chair okay on the motion uh sorry anyone else wishing to speak seeing none on the", "start": 10008.92, "end": 10015.6}, {"text": "motion all those in favor any opposed that is carried uh members I'm going to do a quick check in here just in terms", "start": 10015.6, "end": 10021.88}, {"text": "of time uh we have 10 minutes before our scheduled break uh the upcoming item has", "start": 10021.88, "end": 10027.52}, {"text": "four speakers we have two additional items after that 13 and 14 each with one", "start": 10027.52, "end": 10032.68}, {"text": "speaker and we have one or two items left with no speakers uh what's the will of council", "start": 10032.68, "end": 10038.6}, {"text": "do you want to push through these or do you want to break for", "start": 10038.6, "end": 10043.72}, {"text": "lunch um sure why", "start": 10047.24, "end": 10052.8}, {"text": "but okay I think the advice is to break at 12:30 all right so we'll we'll begin", "start": 10060.76, "end": 10066.359}, {"text": "uh yeah we'll be we'll begin our our next because we'll begin our next item ey1 18.12 which is 10 golf Crest Road", "start": 10066.359, "end": 10073.88}, {"text": "application for fence exemption uh our four speakers listed our first speaker is Cynthia caban Cynthia here or", "start": 10073.88, "end": 10083.479}, {"text": "online good morning morning welcome to theal York Community Council you've got five minutes good morning uh councelor", "start": 10096.399, "end": 10103.64}, {"text": "holiday councelor cassan these are both individuals I've had the opportunity to", "start": 10103.64, "end": 10109.2}, {"text": "talk to about my concerns about this and my neighbor um applicant", "start": 10109.2, "end": 10117.479}, {"text": "Now application now you are here today because the applicant is asking for you to treat 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{"text": "please welcome to the community council you have five minutes thank you good afternoon my name is lass pahuta the", "start": 14648.56, "end": 14655.6}, {"text": "owner of number 10 golf ch um I just want to let you know I'm uncomfortable speaking in particular this situation I", "start": 14655.6, "end": 14662.88}, {"text": "would like my husband to join", "start": 14662.88, "end": 14666.279}, {"text": "me okay yeah we have tried to talk to the point of uh to the point and not", "start": 14669.08, "end": 14676.56}, {"text": "about the history we have lived here for 35 years my husband is a CPA and I am a", "start": 14676.56, "end": 14683}, {"text": "retired farmer pharmacist in this house we raised four children who are all successful professionals and we have", "start": 14683, "end": 14690.04}, {"text": "four lovely grandchildren until recently we always got along with all our", "start": 14690.04, "end": 14695.52}, {"text": "neighbors because of the Discord with number eight our 20-year-old privacy", "start": 14695.52, "end": 14700.84}, {"text": "lattice which allowed us to enjoy our patio and provided privacy for our", "start": 14700.84, "end": 14706.199}, {"text": "kitchen eating area has been unfairly challenged it is not a fence it is a 16t", "start": 14706.199, "end": 14713.399}, {"text": "wide privacy screen built 2 m above our race patio recently we attached a twoot", "start": 14713.399, "end": 14720.359}, {"text": "wide lattice panel to block the neighbor's Spotlight SL camera from shining directly into our kitchen the", "start": 14720.359, "end": 14727.8}, {"text": "city cost this an 11t high fence it is not a fence I would appreciate Council", "start": 14727.8, "end": 14734.399}, {"text": "to allow us to keep both the latus screen and the panel where they are", "start": 14734.399, "end": 14739.52}, {"text": "finally I'd like my husband to finish uh the rest um sorry that is the one", "start": 14739.52, "end": 14744.6}, {"text": "procedure I can't change um if you wish to continue so be it or if you want to draw your comments to conclusion that's", "start": 14744.6, "end": 14751.319}, {"text": "fine okay also we are concerned about the last speaker from number eight at", "start": 14751.319, "end": 14757.12}, {"text": "the October 20 23rd council meeting youtubed", "start": 14757.12, "end": 14762.239}, {"text": "um removed from Public Access because of defamatory comments be made against", "start": 14762.239, "end": 14769.76}, {"text": "Boden uh for your information as Council uh broke for lunch number eight said", "start": 14769.76, "end": 14776.199}, {"text": "when they when it's his turn to speak he will ex uh expose all our Lies We are", "start": 14776.199, "end": 14783.12}, {"text": "not liars and have been truthful from the very beginning if Council has", "start": 14783.12, "end": 14788.52}, {"text": "questions after number eight speak a speaker please let us speak to those uh", "start": 14788.52, "end": 14794.239}, {"text": "let us speak to those points thank you uh thank you are there any questions", "start": 14794.239, "end": 14799.52}, {"text": "of the speaker seeing none thank you for joining us", "start": 14799.52, "end": 14805.521}, {"text": "our next speaker is Brandon", "start": 14807.76, "end": 14810.92}, {"text": "McCall welcome Mr Mall you have five minutes thank you so last year uh", "start": 14825.56, "end": 14834.52}, {"text": "we saw a fence exemption Gary Gil in the notes found", "start": 14834.52, "end": 14839.64}, {"text": "our fence to be one in 3/4 inches Too Tall that's uh in the", "start": 14839.64, "end": 14846.399}, {"text": "PDF Mr bahuda spoke passionately as to why we should not have a fence exemption", "start": 14846.399, "end": 14852.52}, {"text": "and uh it was denied by Council I have to be very careful with what I say here", "start": 14852.52, "end": 14857.92}, {"text": "today because after the last meeting uh my wife was served with legal documents", "start": 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no there are no topographical", "start": 14909.159, "end": 14915.399}, {"text": "differences which is odd because most properties do and of course today we've heard all about now the raised patio the", "start": 14915.399, "end": 14922.96}, {"text": "large substantial raised patio on his side that necessitates a privacy screen", "start": 14922.96, "end": 14929.52}, {"text": "and offense exemption uh contrary to what the prosecutor", "start": 14929.52, "end": 14935.479}, {"text": "wants so that's really what that comment was about I didn't mean to uh disrespect", "start": 14935.479, "end": 14940.72}, {"text": "anyone in our community or my neighbor but that's what that comment was about so uh just a little bit of", "start": 14940.72, "end": 14947.72}, {"text": "context I know lasia just spoke about how she's got along with everyone I have", "start": 14947.72, "end": 14953.56}, {"text": "a note from Justin Mullen inspector from Toronto fire Services uh they've been to our property", 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so we even said make sure it's compliant but you know again topographical differences so we were", "start": 15003.439, "end": 15009.92}, {"text": "denied and now he seeks his exemption I'm exhausted I got two kids at home I'm", "start": 15009.92, "end": 15016.56}, {"text": "completely exhausted we're also facing a $100,000 fine we're going before the", "start": 15016.56, "end": 15022.359}, {"text": "courts because although our fence was 1 and a half Ines or excuse me 1 and 3/4", "start": 15022.359, "end": 15027.56}, {"text": "Ines Too Tall uh councelor Halliday asked us to make it six inches lower so", "start": 15027.56, "end": 15033.199}, {"text": "the math just didn't work and given the pardon me excuse me so so I I there'll be a", "start": 15033.199, "end": 15041.52}, {"text": "copy in your photos right um coun Brut can we can we get a mute on", "start": 15041.52, "end": 15047.84}, {"text": "please um we've stopped your time let just make sure the technolog is covered off here he's muted okay uh please", "start": 15047.84, "end": 15055.76}, {"text": "proceed okay I know I'm being a little bit long-winded but I have I guess five minutes but", "start": 15055.76, "end": 15061.56}, {"text": "uh let me just consult my notes here okay we've got fire", "start": 15061.56, "end": 15067.72}, {"text": "department uh the police weaponizing city services topographical differences", "start": 15067.72, "end": 15073.08}, {"text": "um so yeah we just didn't want to lower it 6 in I've actually lowered it one and a", "start": 15073.08, "end": 15078.279}, {"text": "half inches so the fence is compliant uh at this point um", "start": 15078.279, "end": 15084.8}, {"text": "and I think what my wife and I want is just the same Equitable thing if you're", "start": 15084.8, "end": 15091.04}, {"text": "going to give him an exemption then we would like to have a fence of equal height or deny the exemption as ours was", "start": 15091.04, "end": 15098.52}, {"text": "denied um that's pretty much it and we also want to live in peace peace and harmony", "start": 15098.52, "end": 15103.8}, {"text": "with our neighbors I know it's come so far our preference would just be to not talk to each other to not serve each", "start": 15103.8, "end": 15109.6}, {"text": "other with legal documents from downtown law firms um yeah and just Live and Let", "start": 15109.6, "end": 15115.6}, {"text": "Live and respect each other's kids and our Gardens and things like that and um", "start": 15115.6, "end": 15121.119}, {"text": "hopefully today we can get a little bit of a resolution and uh move on with our lives", "start": 15121.119, "end": 15127.88}, {"text": "because actually my wife and I we have two little kids we both work we're not retired uh we do not have", "start": 15127.88, "end": 15133.92}, {"text": "unlimited time to devote to minor bylaw infractions and uh things like", "start": 15133.92, "end": 15141.479}, {"text": "that that's all I have to say and if there's any questions uh i' be happy to answer them uh thank you any questions", "start": 15141.479, "end": 15148.359}, {"text": "of the speaker seeing none thank you for joining us uh I'll check are there anyone else", "start": 15148.359, "end": 15156.119}, {"text": "uh is there anyone else here wishing to speak to this item seeing none questions of staff", "start": 15156.119, "end": 15164.319}, {"text": "uh members wishing to speak okay I'll speak very briefly I will move um the", "start": 15164.319, "end": 15171.279}, {"text": "report recommendations which is to deny the application um like in the last case", "start": 15171.279, "end": 15178.239}, {"text": "there's no uh there's nothing Pleasant about doing that uh members of council I", "start": 15178.239, "end": 15183.399}, {"text": "know detected then and probably detected now there's a lot going on in this particular case that is well beyond", "start": 15183.399, "end": 15190.159}, {"text": "offense exemption and well beyond this chamber uh so in these circumstances um we're", "start": 15190.159, "end": 15196.56}, {"text": "not able to solve differences between individuals that's up to them I wish them all the best uh because they have", "start": 15196.56, "end": 15203.359}, {"text": "to live next to each other but what we can use is the bylaw as a basis or a", "start": 15203.359, "end": 15208.8}, {"text": "common standard and so I will ask um uh number 10 golf quest to bring uh the the", "start": 15208.8, "end": 15216.56}, {"text": "lot of structure the fence into compliance uh and that the way to do", "start": 15216.56, "end": 15223.279}, {"text": "that is uh the refusal of the application uh again I wish the parties", "start": 15223.279, "end": 15229.76}, {"text": "all the best uh and a way to find resolution and healing uh but at this", "start": 15229.76, "end": 15235.68}, {"text": "point in time that is my recommendation of this committee thank", "start": 15235.68, "end": 15241.319}, {"text": "you on the anyone else wishing to speak no okay on the item uh the staff", "start": 15241.319, "end": 15248.239}, {"text": "recommendations all those in favor any opposed that is carried", "start": 15248.239, "end": 15254.521}, {"text": "our next item is ey 18.13 that is 63 Glenn aen Avenue East a", "start": 15256.88, "end": 15264.68}, {"text": "request for fence exemption Toronto to the Toronto Municipal Code chapter 447", "start": 15264.68, "end": 15269.76}, {"text": "our speaker is Jason Goen is Jason Jason's online good afternoon Jason this", "start": 15269.76, "end": 15276.64}, {"text": "is Stephen holiday chair of the utopico York Community Council can you hear me", "start": 15276.64, "end": 15283}, {"text": "hi good afternoon um yeah I'm the owner 63 glennen Avenue East um thank you for", "start": 15283.399, "end": 15289.439}, {"text": "having me um I have submitted uh all my documents so I have nothing to speak on I'm just here to answer questions if", "start": 15289.439, "end": 15295.88}, {"text": "there are any okay I'll pause your your time thank", "start": 15295.88, "end": 15302.04}, {"text": "you for addressing us are there any questions of the speaker seeing none once again thank you", "start": 15302.04, "end": 15308.04}, {"text": "for being available are there questions of staff on this item seeing none councelor Morley to", "start": 15308.04, "end": 15315.8}, {"text": "speak thank you Mr chair so i r a uh 18.13", "start": 15315.8, "end": 15321.479}, {"text": "correct I just to make3 Glen aen Avenue East perfect thank", "start": 15321.479, "end": 15327.319}, {"text": "you um so uh this is one with a long history I know my team has been working", "start": 15327.319, "end": 15332.68}, {"text": "with uh the team at MLS uh regarding the reevaluation of of the fence um on this", "start": 15332.68, "end": 15340.72}, {"text": "particular property um we will be approving the fence exemption um and I", "start": 15340.72, "end": 15347.279}, {"text": "believe clerks should have the language for that um so moving to Grant the application for Ev fence exemption", "start": 15347.279, "end": 15353.84}, {"text": "permit um with to the property owners of 63 Glen Avenue uh allowing the property", "start": 15353.84, "end": 15360.72}, {"text": "owner to erect and maintain a wood fence uh on the east side of their property so the rest is there I'll consider it red", "start": 15360.72, "end": 15367.239}, {"text": "and that's the motion before you Mr chair thank you uh anyone else wishing", "start": 15367.239, "end": 15372.399}, {"text": "to speak seeing none um um this is a single vote", "start": 15372.399, "end": 15378.68}, {"text": "right okay so on the recommendations before us all those in favor any opposed on councelor Morley's recommendations", "start": 15378.68, "end": 15384.8}, {"text": "before us all those in favor any opposed and that is carried okay", "start": 15384.8, "end": 15391.64}, {"text": "um that exhausts our speaker", "start": 15391.64, "end": 15396.438}, {"text": "list I'm sorry thank you", "start": 15397.6, "end": 15402.398}, {"text": "I I can't I can't comment on that I'm sorry um our next item is ey1 18.14 578", "start": 15405.52, "end": 15412.279}, {"text": "Rustic Road application for fence exemption uh our speaker is Emily", "start": 15412.279, "end": 15417.479}, {"text": "raymondi is Emily here ah great thank you welcome Emily you have five", "start": 15417.479, "end": 15425.761}, {"text": "minutes good afternoon chairman and counselors I'm the owner of 578 rustic", "start": 15426.04, "end": 15433}, {"text": "Road the argument for maintaining the current height of the fence around on", "start": 15433, "end": 15438.92}, {"text": "the west side of my property which exceeds the standard regulation is based", "start": 15438.92, "end": 15444.08}, {"text": "on several critical reasons related to privacy security and safety firstly my", "start": 15444.08, "end": 15450.479}, {"text": "home is situated on a corner lot which inherit inheritant sub subjects it to", "start": 15450.479, "end": 15457.359}, {"text": "increased visibility from multiple angles without the current fence height", "start": 15457.359, "end": 15462.88}, {"text": "the entire Street including the sidewalk the road itself and the north part of", "start": 15462.88, "end": 15468.479}, {"text": "Jada would have an unobstructed view into my home this exposure severely", "start": 15468.479, "end": 15475.479}, {"text": "compromises my privacy as the family room dining area kitchen and hallway are", "start": 15475.479, "end": 15482.88}, {"text": "all visible from the outside consequently we are unable to", "start": 15482.88, "end": 15489.68}, {"text": "let natural light or Sunshine into my home without sacrificing my privacy we", "start": 15489.68, "end": 15497.04}, {"text": "are I'm forced to keep our blinds closed at all times to prevent nosy eyes from", "start": 15497.04, "end": 15503.72}, {"text": "peering into my living spaces a fence height less than what is currently", "start": 15503.72, "end": 15509.04}, {"text": "installed would not provide the necessary privacy that we have every right to", "start": 15509.04, "end": 15515.04}, {"text": "enjoy secondly the security concerns are Paramount during the construction phase", "start": 15515.04, "end": 15522.239}, {"text": "my home and even afterwards until we installed the security cameras my", "start": 15522.239, "end": 15527.64}, {"text": "backyard and walk up became a frequent route for individuals attempting to break into my home in fact during the", "start": 15527.64, "end": 15535.76}, {"text": "construction Intruders broke in and stole significant amounts of tools from", "start": 15535.76, "end": 15541.159}, {"text": "the various contractors the current fence Heights are acts as a necessary barrier to", "start": 15541.159, "end": 15548.08}, {"text": "prevent such incidents from recurring moreover the fence is crucial for the safety of an myself an elderly residing", "start": 15548.08, 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{"text": "furthermore the financial implication of removing the aforementioned portion of the fence are indeed severe given that", "start": 15602.8, "end": 15610.319}, {"text": "I'm elderly on a pension having to pay a contract fee of a minimum $4,000 which", "start": 15610.319, "end": 15616.88}, {"text": "is what I was quoted will be a massive financial burden on myself seeing it is", "start": 15616.88, "end": 15623.72}, {"text": "I'm a single income household and my pension is not where is nowhere near", "start": 15623.72, "end": 15630.72}, {"text": "enough to incur such a cost in conclusion the unique circumstances of my property including its Corner Lot", "start": 15630.72, "end": 15638.84}, {"text": "location the history of security breaches justify the need for a fense site above the nor normal regulations", "start": 15638.84, "end": 15646.6}, {"text": "this deviation is essential to protect my privacy ensure my safety and maintain", "start": 15646.6, "end": 15652.6}, {"text": "the security of my home I respectfully request that the court or the counil", "start": 15652.6, "end": 15659.8}, {"text": "consider these factors and Grant permission for me to retain the current height thank", "start": 15659.8, "end": 15666.398}, {"text": "you are there any questions of the speaker councelor nzi yeah Hi how are", "start": 15666.84, "end": 15673.64}, {"text": "you um so previously before the fence was put up it was just open correct no", "start": 15673.64, "end": 15679.92}, {"text": "no it was entirely covered from the rear all the way down Chada right up to the", "start": 15679.92, "end": 15688.08}, {"text": "electrical post pole with 10 feet and above trees and bushes and shrubs so it", "start": 15688.08, "end": 15696}, {"text": "was never exposed oh okay it was always enclosed so the reason you erected the", "start": 15696, "end": 15702.319}, {"text": "fence is for privacy because you are a corner lot and and okay thank you thank", "start": 15702.319, "end": 15709.76}, {"text": "you um I I did want to ask a question so one of the bylaw", "start": 15709.76, "end": 15717.52}, {"text": "requirements is to have open fence construction when you're close to someone's", "start": 15717.52, "end": 15723.88}, {"text": "driveway um did you did you understand that from the B officers or any of the", "start": 15723.88, "end": 15729.8}, {"text": "interaction that you've had that the fence comes comes really close to your neighbor's driveway so if they're", "start": 15729.8, "end": 15736.119}, {"text": "backing out they can't see no they have ample room to to secure a safe maneuver", "start": 15736.119, "end": 15742.8}, {"text": "it doesn't block their view obstruct their view it doesn't impede on anything", "start": 15742.8, "end": 15749.96}, {"text": "whatsoever so the the requirement is to set back the fence or have open", "start": 15749.96, "end": 15756.08}, {"text": "construction within 2.4 or 2.5 M of the corner of the driveway in the property", 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right", "start": 15810.239, "end": 15816.479}, {"text": "immediately across the street from me and other other", "start": 15816.479, "end": 15822.76}, {"text": "other issues that affect me but my my fence in itself does not affect like I", "start": 15822.76, "end": 15828.72}, {"text": "said or impede or impose on any of the neighbors whatsoever even the ones", "start": 15828.72, "end": 15834.399}, {"text": "behind me who would want to come back come out from their driveway because there's at least over six to seven feet", "start": 15834.399, "end": 15840.92}, {"text": "that they can do so safely so before you installed this fence um oh there was much more there", "start": 15840.92, "end": 15848.439}, {"text": "was all the trees that that's what would have impeded their view but they no one", "start": 15848.439, "end": 15854}, {"text": "ever complained there was a fence there before was there not pardon was there a fence there before there was a about a 5", "start": 15854, "end": 15862.399}, {"text": "foot wooden fence that was no no hold on that was engulfed between trees on the", "start": 15862.399, "end": 15868.92}, {"text": "right and trees on the left so you never even noticed that there was a fence I noticed that there was a fence when they", "start": 15868.92, "end": 15875.319}, {"text": "started to take those trees down but otherwise for the last 30 40", "start": 15875.319, "end": 15880.92}, {"text": "years we've had they've had all the mature trees from where the garage ends", "start": 15880.92, "end": 15888.439}, {"text": "up to where that neighbor my back my immediate back neighbor is and going", "start": 15888.439, "end": 15893.52}, {"text": "across it was always treat from where the garage starts to right where the", "start": 15893.52, "end": 15899.119}, {"text": "hydro pole is it was massive uh shrubs or bushes that were over 10 feet tall", "start": 15899.119, "end": 15906.239}, {"text": "you have the pictures there that will show you exactly the description that", "start": 15906.239, "end": 15911.52}, {"text": "I'm giving you now now thank you okay uh any questions of", "start": 15911.52, "end": 15920.319}, {"text": "Staff okay I'll check yeah is there are there any other speakers in this item there's no one on the list nope okay", "start": 15920.479, "end": 15927.52}, {"text": "thank you any questions of Staff question to staff", "start": 15927.52, "end": 15935.681}, {"text": "um if you can just comment on reason for refusal uh so this fence is2", "start": 15937.92, "end": 15947.8}, {"text": "to. 3 m over the permitted height as per the bylaw um that is a difference for", "start": 15947.8, "end": 15955.319}, {"text": "perspective wise between 7 and 11 in um the neighbor uh 15 jacada which um is on", "start": 15955.319, "end": 15965.239}, {"text": "the rear it's adjacent to the rear of the property of 578 rustic is raised so", "start": 15965.239, "end": 15973.119}, {"text": "in terms of sight line they also have a double wide garage as well and we do have no complainants uh with respect to", "start": 15973.119, "end": 15980.64}, {"text": "this issue uh through MLS thank", "start": 15980.64, "end": 15987.84}, {"text": "you do you want to speak okay go ahead I'll speak after", "start": 15988.399, "end": 15998.399}, {"text": "thank you I'll just speak very briefly you know I actually was approaching this uh in support of the application I've", "start": 16005, "end": 16011.119}, {"text": "changed uh and one thing I will urge the resident to give serious consideration", "start": 16011.119, "end": 16016.6}, {"text": "to is modifying the corner of the fence at the adjacent house behind them um I", "start": 16016.6, "end": 16022.76}, {"text": "understand there's room and that it's a wide driveway uh but I don't agree that there's full sight lines and if there", "start": 16022.76, "end": 16028.199}, {"text": "was a I'd say a child on a bicycle coming along there you could have a collision with the car um I I was um I", "start": 16028.199, "end": 16035.96}, {"text": "don't fully agree with the description that was provided to us Google street view shows how this thing changed over", "start": 16035.96, "end": 16041.359}, {"text": "time there were low bushes there and they were allowed to grow tall uh and at", "start": 16041.359, "end": 16046.439}, {"text": "one point they were low bushes and a grade differential you could see from a car uh and so that that changed over", "start": 16046.439, "end": 16053.119}, {"text": "time um and this sense has come back at full height the rest of the property I'm not concerned about I think that's an", "start": 16053.119, "end": 16059}, {"text": "aesthetic issue um and as I said I think it's close it's not a a number of feat", "start": 16059, "end": 16064.119}, {"text": "uh but I I was a little bit disappointed to um see a lack of acknowledgement of", "start": 16064.119, "end": 16069.479}, {"text": "that issue so I hope the owner gives serious consideration to that even removing a couple of boards so that you", "start": 16069.479, "end": 16074.6}, {"text": "can see through as I just think it's a safety issue um and so for that reason", "start": 16074.6, "end": 16079.76}, {"text": "um I have changed my stance on this thank you okay I I have a motion to approve", "start": 16079.76, "end": 16088.199}, {"text": "the exemption being a corner", "start": 16088.199, "end": 16094.399}, {"text": "house um and I don't yeah there it is there to Grant a fence except exemption to the", "start": 16094.399, "end": 16102.319}, {"text": "property owner 578 rustic um so I've been there and I I don't think it has", "start": 16102.319, "end": 16110.439}, {"text": "when when the when the neighbor drives out of their driveway that there there's", "start": 16110.439, "end": 16117.04}, {"text": "a site issue um so that's why I'm supporting the exemption", "start": 16117.04, "end": 16124.04}, {"text": "anyone else to speak seeing none um all those in favor of councelor nad's", "start": 16127.88, "end": 16133.199}, {"text": "motion any opposed that carries uh our next item", "start": 16133.199, "end": 16140.88}, {"text": "is uh ey1 1827 this is a letter from councelor nunziata the removal of traffic calming", "start": 16143.399, "end": 16149.359}, {"text": "islands is there anyone here to speak on that matter seeing none uh I move the recommendation", "start": 16149.359, "end": 16157.08}, {"text": "councelor nunz add moves a recommendation all those in favor any opposed that carries uh ey", "start": 16157.08, "end": 16164.118}, {"text": "8.29 EDG more Drive traffic cing that's a letter from uh counselor Morley Deputy", "start": 16164.319, "end": 16170.76}, {"text": "Mayor moley any questions to staff no Mr see none Deputy Mayor moley to speak thank you Mr chair um just moving uh", "start": 16170.76, "end": 16177.96}, {"text": "here within the letter uh a recommendation or request for staff to proceed with um investigating the option", "start": 16177.96, "end": 16185.159}, {"text": "for traffic calming in this stretch of road um they have had a number of", "start": 16185.159, "end": 16190.56}, {"text": "concerns we've been dealing with this since taking office a couple of years ago around cut through traffic speeding", "start": 16190.56, "end": 16195.96}, {"text": "traffic and other issues of that nature um so this is just directing staff to proceed uh with a review of traffic", "start": 16195.96, "end": 16202.439}, {"text": "caling options in the stretch on Deputy Mayor moley's recommendations all those in favor any opposed that item carries", "start": 16202.439, "end": 16209.96}, {"text": "Madam clerk I think we have some B", "start": 16209.96, "end": 16213.96}, {"text": "any volunteers dep mayor moley thank you Mr chair I'll move that bills 12:30 to 1237", "start": 16221.279, "end": 16227.72}, {"text": "1248 and 1249 prepared for the December 2nd 2024 meeting 18 of the atopico York", "start": 16227.72, "end": 16234.119}, {"text": "Community Council be declared as bylaws and passed subject to section", "start": 16234.119, "end": 16240}, {"text": "226.000 all those in favor any opposed that carries we have", "start": 16240.479, "end": 16246.84}, {"text": "any more okay one more and I'll also move that confirmatory bills to confirm", "start": 16246.84, "end": 16251.88}, {"text": "the legislative proed proceedings of the aoboco York Community Council acting under delegated authority at meeting 18", "start": 16251.88, "end": 16258.68}, {"text": "on December 2nd 2024 be declared as bylaws and passed subject to section", "start": 16258.68, "end": 16265.88}, {"text": "226.000 6 all those in favor any opposed that is carried", "start": 16266.119, "end": 16272.359}, {"text": "um that's all the business for today thank you very much everyone meeting adjourned so Merry Merry Christmas to", "start": 16272.359, "end": 16278.279}, {"text": "all the staff", "start": 16278.279, "end": 16281.761}, {"text": 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