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"call the meeting to order thank you okay thank", "start": 427.599, "end": 432.96}, {"text": "you okay good morning everybody I am councelor Paul anley I'm the chair of Scaro Community Council uh we have", "start": 437, "end": 443.879}, {"text": "Quorum I am now calling meeting number 18 to order welcome everyone today's", "start": 443.879, "end": 449.08}, {"text": "meeting is being held by video conference and in person at the Scaro Civic Center in the council chamber this", "start": 449.08, "end": 455.319}, {"text": "meeting is also being live streamed on youtube.com Toronto City Council live", "start": 455.319, "end": 461.44}, {"text": "for the land acknowledgement I would like to say on behalf of my colleagues and City atonal staff that although we", "start": 461.44, "end": 467.72}, {"text": "may be meeting in different locations today Community Council would like to acknowledge the land we're meeting on is", "start": 467.72, "end": 473.879}, {"text": "the traditional territories of many nations including the mesas of the credit the h chab the Chipawa the honon", "start": 473.879, "end": 482.24}, {"text": "and the wend peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations Inu and mate", "start": 482.24, "end": 487.72}, {"text": "people we also acknowledge Toronto is covered by treaty 13 with the mes sagas", "start": 487.72, "end": 493.12}, {"text": "of the credit and the Williams treaty signed with multiple Miss sagas and chipa bands if you're registered to", "start": 493.12, "end": 500.4}, {"text": "speak at today's meeting please listen for me to call your name all I call speakers in the order that they appear", "start": 500.4, "end": 506.08}, {"text": "on the list the list of speakers can be viewed online by visiting Scaro Community Council page at toronto.ca", "start": 506.08, "end": 513.8}, {"text": "counil and clicking the speakers box for today's meeting uh also a reminder members uh", "start": 513.8, "end": 520.8}, {"text": "the city clerk has provided all agenda materials on toronto.ca counil and on the clerk's", "start": 520.8, "end": 527.959}, {"text": "meeting portable portal Clerk's IT staff are also available to us if you need help with your devices I also want to", "start": 527.959, "end": 535.08}, {"text": "remind everybody to please submit approve your motions by email staff are available at secc Toronto", "start": 535.08, "end": 542.519}, {"text": "do sec toronto.ca to help with any motions at this point I'm going to ask", "start": 542.519, "end": 548.04}, {"text": "if there's any Declarations of uh conflict of interest under the municipal conflict of interest", "start": 548.04, "end": 555}, {"text": "act seeing none can I have a motion to confirm the minutes from our last meeting on November 1st", "start": 555, "end": 562.6}, {"text": "2024 move by melie melie seconded by Myers all in", "start": 562.8, "end": 568.92}, {"text": "favor that carries uh I understand there is a new", "start": 568.92, "end": 574.72}, {"text": "business item that needs to be brought forward to the agenda Council Melby did you want to introduce your item uh thank", "start": 574.72, "end": 581.36}, {"text": "you Mr chair it is a speed study uh for East Avenue we", "start": 581.36, "end": 588.76}, {"text": "had uh cars speeding Down East Avenue and one of them almost hit our crossing guard very unfortunate so we're asking C", "start": 588.76, "end": 595.24}, {"text": "staff to have a look and see if they have some suggestions for other safety measures", "start": 595.24, "end": 601.32}, {"text": "okay thank you can I all in favor of introducing this item that", "start": 601.76, "end": 607.76}, {"text": "carries and we're just going to go through the agenda once I get my other", "start": 607.76, "end": 614}, {"text": "script sorry I have a slow computer this morning okay there we go", "start": 624.399, "end": 629.839}, {"text": "um the first item on our agenda is SC", "start": 629.839, "end": 638.48}, {"text": "18.1 20 20 2102 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a recorded vote although in favor of councelor", "start": 744.68, "end": 750}, {"text": "Thompson motion to adopt the uh recommendations in the staff report councelor Thompson councelor Myers", "start": 750, "end": 755.44}, {"text": "councelor melie councelor kival chair Ansley that item carries", "start": 755.44, "end": 761.48}, {"text": "unanimously okay thank you very much our next item is 18.4 4158 to 4180 Kingston", "start": 761.6, "end": 769.04}, {"text": "Road and 8 to2 Overture Road this is a zoning bylaw Amendment appeal report in", "start": 769.04, "end": 774.88}, {"text": "hward 24 which is my award I'm going to move the recommendations all in", "start": 774.88, "end": 780.48}, {"text": "favor and that carries our next item is SC 18.5 a", "start": 780.48, "end": 789.8}, {"text": "review of zoning regulations for nightclubs in Ward 20 in Scaro Southwest this is a final report uh councelor", "start": 789.8, "end": 796.56}, {"text": "Canal I'd like to hold it", "start": 796.56, "end": 802.279}, {"text": "okay councelor canell is holding number five", "start": 803.279, "end": 808.839}, {"text": "uh 18.6 2102 Lawrence Avenue East alternations to a designated Heritage", "start": 809.399, "end": 814.839}, {"text": "Property and demolition of a building under section 33 and 34 of the interial", "start": 814.839, "end": 820.76}, {"text": "Heritage act and Authority enter into an Heritage agreement uh this is being held", "start": 820.76, "end": 826.8}, {"text": "for speakers", "start": 826.8, "end": 830}, {"text": "all right just scrolling through my notes our next item is SC 18.7 2771 and", "start": 840.839, "end": 849.959}, {"text": "2773 Victoria Park Avenue residential demolition application in W 22 this is", "start": 849.959, "end": 856.16}, {"text": "being held for", "start": 856.16, "end": 858.8}, {"text": "speakers 18.8 is SC 18.8 18 allenberry", "start": 862.959, "end": 868.36}, {"text": "creson application to remove a private tree we're going to hold this for", "start": 868.36, "end": 874.399}, {"text": "speakers SC 18.9 20 Shirley Cresent application to remove a private Tree in", "start": 876.24, "end": 881.92}, {"text": "Ward 24 I'm G to hold this for", "start": 881.92, "end": 885.92}, {"text": "speakers a SC1 18.10 615 Kennedy Road construction staging area inward 20", "start": 889.079, "end": 895.68}, {"text": "councelor Cabell I'll move move staff", "start": 895.68, "end": 901.519}, {"text": "recommendation okay councelor canell is moving staff recommendations all in favor that", "start": 902.079, "end": 908.519}, {"text": "carries our next item is SC1 18.11 permanent road closure agent Court Drive", "start": 919.079, "end": 924.8}, {"text": "North of Shepard Avenue East and Road dedications Shepard Avenue East east of Reed Mount Avenue in W 22 councelor", "start": 924.8, "end": 934.16}, {"text": "mantis good morning Mr chair moving staff recommendations thank you councel Manis", "start": 939.759, "end": 945.16}, {"text": "councelor Manis is moving the staff recommendations in 18.11 all in favor", "start": 945.16, "end": 950.44}, {"text": "that carries SC1 18.12 metr link Scaro Subway", "start": 950.44, "end": 955.959}, {"text": "extension long-term temporary road closure and public Highway dedication Kennedy Station connection emergency", "start": 955.959, "end": 962.16}, {"text": "exit building one and Lawrence Avenue East station I'd like the hold please", "start": 962.16, "end": 967.519}, {"text": "councelor Myers okay councelor Myers is holding number", "start": 967.519, "end": 976.759}, {"text": "12 our next item is SC1 18.13 Farm Crest Drive traffic com speed humps and W 22", "start": 983.88, "end": 990.68}, {"text": "councelor mantis moving staff recommendations moving the", "start": 990.68, "end": 998}, {"text": "item okay thank you councelor Manis moving the stop recommendations all in favor that", "start": 998, "end": 1004.519}, {"text": "carries our next item is 18.14 uclid Avenue traffic calming speed", "start": 1004.519, "end": 1010.8}, {"text": "humps and more 25 councelor Melby thank you Mr chair I want to thank", "start": 1010.8, "end": 1015.88}, {"text": "City staff for doing a speed study making a recommendation and my office who conducted a poll of", "start": 1015.88, "end": 1022.44}, {"text": "residents on the street and received 96% as favorable so I am moving staff", "start": 1022.44, "end": 1028}, {"text": "recommendations and I ask for a recorded vote okay councelor Mel's moving staff", "start": 1028, "end": 1034.16}, {"text": "recommendations and asking for a recorded vote all those in favor councelor", "start": 1034.16, "end": 1039.558}, {"text": "Thompson councelor Meers councelor Meli councelor kival coun mantis Cher angsley", "start": 1039.559, "end": 1045.28}, {"text": "that item carries unanimously okay thank you Nancy our next item is SC1", "start": 1045.28, "end": 1052.28}, {"text": "18.15 Megan Avenue traffic calming speed humps in W 25 councelor 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"unanimously sorry you lost me there Nancy or you're okay I just lost a view of you for a second", "start": 1105.28, "end": 1112.919}, {"text": "thank you okay our next item is SC1 18.16%", "start": 1112.919, "end": 1120.36}, {"text": "SC 1817 Lawrence Avenue East in Valley Road private driveway traffic control", "start": 1138.84, "end": 1144.919}, {"text": "signals in W 25 likewise holding for holding for", "start": 1144.919, "end": 1151.559}, {"text": "depent okay sorry I didn't have that on my", "start": 1151.559, "end": 1156.44}, {"text": "list uh SE 18.18 1550 Birchmount Road designation of fire routes and amendment", "start": 1160.96, "end": 1167.559}, {"text": "to chapter 880 fire roots in Ward 21 councelor Thompson I'll just move the", "start": 1167.559, "end": 1172.64}, {"text": "item thanks okay thank you councelor Thompson is moving the item in number 18 all in", "start": 1172.64, "end": 1178.4}, {"text": "favor that", "start": 1178.4, "end": 1181.6}, {"text": "carries and then our next item is SC1 18.19 781", "start": 1184.24, "end": 1191.08}, {"text": "Victoria Park Avenue de designation of fire roots and amendment to chapter 880", "start": 1191.08, "end": 1196.159}, {"text": "fire roots in W 20 councelor canal", "start": 1196.159, "end": 1200.64}, {"text": "chair Angley I'll move staff recommendations okay thank you councelor canel is moving the staff", "start": 1210.12, "end": 1215.6}, {"text": "recommendations all in favor that carries uh the next item is SC 18.20", "start": 1215.6, "end": 1222.12}, {"text": "renaming of Rose Bank Park in memory of councelor Cynthia Li in war 23 councelor", "start": 1222.12, "end": 1227.36}, {"text": "Myers uh holding there's a", "start": 1227.36, "end": 1232.64}, {"text": "deput okay uh chair can we move the time up for that item as there's the depu", "start": 1232.96, "end": 1238.44}, {"text": "would like to has another", "start": 1238.44, "end": 1242.12}, {"text": "appointment you want to hear that first after we've run through the agenda yes please thats okay if everybody's in", "start": 1243.64, "end": 1250.64}, {"text": "favor with that okay thank", "start": 1250.64, "end": 1256.2}, {"text": "you uh our next item on the agenda is SC1 18.21%", "start": 1256.2, "end": 1262.52}, {"text": "[Music]", "start": 1275.18, "end": 1278.309}, {"text": "why sorry Nancy I'm having trouble with the speakers list so on the speaker list you have uh", "start": 1292.799, "end": 1300.559}, {"text": "Denzel manen Wang", "start": 1300.559, "end": 1306.08}, {"text": "okay uh thank you uh former counselor Denzel Men menang Don Val East yeah got", "start": 1306.08, "end": 1313.88}, {"text": "it right okay uh welcome to Scaro Community Council um you have five", "start": 1313.88, "end": 1320.08}, {"text": "minutes to speak on the I'm sure you know this already though um but this I it's uh I'm usually", "start": 1320.08, "end": 1328.32}, {"text": "on your side of the table but I and and um I haven't appeared before City Hall since I left uh a number of years ago I", "start": 1328.32, "end": 1335.559}, {"text": "think it's two years ago um but I wanted to come back uh today because my friend", "start": 1335.559, "end": 1342.44}, {"text": "uh coun former counselor Cynthia Li being um recognized today and appropriately having a a park named", "start": 1342.44, "end": 1349.6}, {"text": "after her so um a lot of you were friends with s Cynthia the way I was", "start": 1349.6, "end": 1355.76}, {"text": "friends with Cynthia Cynthia um she's a one she was a wonderful person uh she", "start": 1355.76, "end": 1361.919}, {"text": "was a great counselor she was a uh good representative of her", "start": 1361.919, "end": 1367.279}, {"text": "community and um she was uh um", "start": 1367.279, "end": 1374.4}, {"text": "uh uh a model for people uh people from the Chinese Community Chinese community", "start": 1374.4, "end": 1380.88}, {"text": "and especially women uh Chinese women um I uh I I I became friends with Cynthia", "start": 1380.88, "end": 1388}, {"text": "very quickly once she was elected I actually knew her before then when she was um head of the Toronto real estate", "start": 1388, "end": 1395.36}, {"text": "board and she was uh very Dynamic person very well spoken uh and she was very", "start": 1395.36, "end": 1402.52}, {"text": "very effective uh because uh she's very positive about everything she's very", "start": 1402.52, "end": 1409.52}, {"text": "ambitious when she wanted to do something she took a hold of it always with a smile and uh and I think that", "start": 1409.52, "end": 1416.84}, {"text": "that was part of her success uh one of the things that she was um uh that she", "start": 1416.84, "end": 1422.279}, {"text": "got involved with uh in the last last termer Council that I was uh that I", "start": 1422.279, "end": 1427.679}, {"text": "participated in was she was very involved during uh during covid and as", "start": 1427.679, "end": 1432.76}, {"text": "you recall there were a number of problems in the Chinese Community with", "start": 1432.76, "end": 1437.919}, {"text": "regard to to comments and criticisms that were made and she was a she was part of the mir's committee and and she", "start": 1437.919, "end": 1444.159}, {"text": "was a strong spokesperson for that um so a really key person speaking up for the", "start": 1444.159, "end": 1450.88}, {"text": "Chinese Community I think it's really great that uh that she's being recognized here today again because of", "start": 1450.88, "end": 1457.279}, {"text": "her involvement in her Ward her involvement in the Chinese community and she stands as a a a model for for young", "start": 1457.279, "end": 1466.32}, {"text": "women especially immigrant women uh she came to she came to Canada from Hong Kong and she made she she she was such", "start": 1466.32, "end": 1472.64}, {"text": "such a success and she she did it herself um and uh and I think that's", "start": 1472.64, "end": 1479.88}, {"text": "it's a great story that people need to know and understand the one thing that I would recommend um I have some small", "start": 1479.88, "end": 1486.159}, {"text": "experience in Parkland dedications and they usually put up a sign so I I guess it'll be Cynthia Li Park but I think", "start": 1486.159, "end": 1492.88}, {"text": "it's important given Cynthia's history and involvement in the community and the city that there needs to be a second", "start": 1492.88, "end": 1498.679}, {"text": "sign that's put up that actually explains um her history and her story and what she did as a", "start": 1498.679, "end": 1505.32}, {"text": "entrepreneur uh and as a mother and as a city counselor so uh when people go and", "start": 1505.32, "end": 1511}, {"text": "they say Cynthia Li Park 10 or 15 or 20 years from now there's going to be a sign next to it someone's going to say", "start": 1511, "end": 1517.32}, {"text": "who was Cynthia Li and they'll all know because there'll be a story explaining who who she was and why the city decided", "start": 1517.32, "end": 1525.6}, {"text": "that she deserved this this very nice honor so um I leave it with you uh it's um", "start": 1525.6, "end": 1532}, {"text": "nice to be here and thank you very much for moving this item up in the agenda thank you", "start": 1532, "end": 1540.64}, {"text": "um thank you Denzel much appreciated it's great to see you again uh does", "start": 1540.64, "end": 1546.32}, {"text": "anybody have any questions for the depent I so wish I", "start": 1546.32, "end": 1552.36}, {"text": "did hopefully he'll come speak on another Topic in the future", "start": 1553, "end": 1559.88}, {"text": "okay seeing no further deput on this uh I'm going to bring it into committee does anybody have any questions to staff", "start": 1561.64, "end": 1566.919}, {"text": "on this item counc Melby speaker", "start": 1566.919, "end": 1573}, {"text": "sorry sorry I put my hand up early just to speak oh okay all right councelor mcy to", 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{"text": "struck me when I went to acious is uh there were you know the restaurants it was about the food it was about the", "start": 1632.72, "end": 1638.76}, {"text": "economic development in Scaro that she was so very passionate about but then there were performances and those", "start": 1638.76, "end": 1644.96}, {"text": "performances also included Cynthia Li singing and dancing in front of hundreds", "start": 1644.96, "end": 1650.96}, {"text": "and hundreds of people and while I can't you know and she would always laugh", "start": 1650.96, "end": 1656.64}, {"text": "because I tell her you know I can't cook I can't dance I can't sing I can't do any of the things Cynthia Li can but I", "start": 1656.64, "end": 1662.48}, {"text": "can also tell you that even if I could if I was on stage my community would be yelling melie get the hell off stage", "start": 1662.48, "end": 1668.72}, {"text": "what are you doing but Cynthia could get on there and own that space and belong", "start": 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and enjoy and it still continues to this day so you know when I look for example I I just Googled her um", "start": 1861.639, "end": 1869.639}, {"text": "her name a moment ago and it said her office is permanently closed while her office is permanently closed because", "start": 1869.639, "end": 1875.88}, {"text": "she's no longer with us she's of course one of the Angels uh in the heavens and so on and at some point we will all see", "start": 1875.88, "end": 1882.519}, {"text": "her and she will welcome us with open arms and she'll be you know uh singing and dancing and of course she she'll", "start": 1882.519, "end": 1888.08}, {"text": "have her wings and she'll tell us how to use our wings of course when we get there and so at that on that occasion we", "start": 1888.08, "end": 1895.679}, {"text": "at least we'll have a friend in heaven right in terms of being able to meet her and see her and so on but she was just a", "start": 1895.679, "end": 1902.279}, {"text": "force of nature she was such an amazing person and I'm really delighted that we", "start": 1902.279, "end": 1907.48}, {"text": "are going to name something after her in as much as it says permanently closed with respect to her office she is never", "start": 1907.48, "end": 1914.32}, {"text": "going to be forgotten because of what we're actually doing here today and maybe what we will do continuous in", "start": 1914.32, "end": 1920.2}, {"text": "terms of memor her memory and her Legacy she was an amazing person and one just", "start": 1920.2, "end": 1926.639}, {"text": "before she passed away in fact a few weeks before we were talking about what we were going to do after the elections", "start": 1926.639, "end": 1933.48}, {"text": "in fact we had planned again to go back to Jamaica because she just loved the place she loved the beach she loved the", "start": 1933.48, "end": 1940.24}, {"text": "water she loved the food and so on and one of the things I uh recall myself and", "start": 1940.24, "end": 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life of everything and she was infectious in that she caus you to feel", "start": 1990.159, "end": 1995.44}, {"text": "Joy just by being in her presence and so on so I will darely and darely miss her", "start": 1995.44, "end": 2001.32}, {"text": "and uh may I just simply say rest in peace beautiful Cynthia Li thank you Mr", "start": 2001.32, "end": 2006.88}, {"text": "chair thank you councelor Thompson other", "start": 2006.88, "end": 2013.039}, {"text": "speakers no I I if anybody else has to speak I'll speak chair okay go ahead Council Myers uh so", "start": 2013.279, "end": 2021.72}, {"text": "first I'd just like to thank uh the deput for coming and I'd like to also move that we amend the motion that it", "start": 2021.72, "end": 2029.159}, {"text": "specifically state that a a biographical data should be included as part of the plaque so that people do know who she", "start": 2029.159, "end": 2036}, {"text": "was and what she did for our community um I'd also like to just read a letter", "start": 2036, "end": 2041.32}, {"text": "from her family um that they wrote in support of the motion uh dear members of", "start": 2041.32, "end": 2047.76}, {"text": "council we are writing as the family of Cynthia Li a dedicated public servant who served as a Toronto City councelor", "start": 2047.76, "end": 2053.96}, {"text": "for war 23 Scaro North with unwavering commitment and passion on behalf of our", "start": 2053.96, "end": 2060.24}, {"text": "family and countless others who whose life she touched we are deeply moved by", "start": 2060.24, "end": 2065.398}, {"text": "the proposal to rename Rose Bank Park work in her honor Cynthia was more than a counselor she was a devoted advocate", "start": 2065.399, "end": 2073.079}, {"text": "for her community and a champion for inclusivity her work in public service", "start": 2073.079, "end": 2078.32}, {"text": "was Guided by a deep desire to bring people together and improve the quality of life for all residents one of her", "start": 2078.32, "end": 2085.48}, {"text": "most notable achievements was her involvement in the asial Licious Festival an annual celebration of Asian", "start": 2085.48, "end": 2091.878}, {"text": "Cuisine and culture this initiative not only supported local businesses but also showcased the incredible diversity of", "start": 2091.879, "end": 2098.68}, {"text": "Scaro fostering understanding and connection among Toronto's", "start": 2098.68, "end": 2103.88}, {"text": "residents Cynthia's impacts extended far beyond cultural initiatives as a TTC", "start": 2103.88, "end": 2109.8}, {"text": "commissioner she worked to improve public transit accessibility for residents in Scarboro North and across", "start": 2109.8, "end": 2115.48}, {"text": "the city pushing for the extension of the subway line into Scarboro North she", "start": 2115.48, "end": 2121.4}, {"text": "was passionate about creating opportunities for everyone and her Legacy is one of care person", "start": 2121.4, "end": 2127.68}, {"text": "perseverance and inclusion renaming Rose Bank Park in Cynthia's memory would be a", "start": 2127.68, "end": 2133.16}, {"text": "fitting tribute to her commitment to public service and the scarbo community this gesture would honor her", "start": 2133.16, "end": 2138.96}, {"text": "extraordinary work and preserve her Legacy for future Generations we wholeheartedly support", "start": 2138.96, "end": 2145.28}, {"text": "this motion and encourage city council to approve it as a way of commemorating Cynthia's remarkable dedication to our", "start": 2145.28, "end": 2151.4}, {"text": "city and its residents thank you for considering this motion and for your ongoing efforts to honor the the", "start": 2151.4, "end": 2157.8}, {"text": "contributions of those who shaped Toronto into the vibrant City it is today sincerely the fun family so I", "start": 2157.8, "end": 2165.24}, {"text": "think that just kind of sums it up um I've got to know the fun family I've", "start": 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different ways and I'm just", "start": 2209.52, "end": 2215.96}, {"text": "very very honored that uh I get to continue her Legacy some of the projects she was working on the uh long-term care", "start": 2215.96, "end": 2223.76}, {"text": "home at Finch and Brimley uh the widening of Steels Avenue um those are", "start": 2223.76, "end": 2229.119}, {"text": "just two of the major projects that you know she started she was working on that now I can get to continue sort of she", "start": 2229.119, "end": 2235.2}, {"text": "passed the torch on and sort of seeing those projects through so I think this is an important uh tribute to an", "start": 2235.2, "end": 2242.28}, {"text": "individual who gave her life uh serving the community not just as a counselor but before for she was very involved in", "start": 2242.28, "end": 2250.16}, {"text": "uh commemorating the community through different types of work whether as president of the Toronto real estate", "start": 2250.16, "end": 2255.64}, {"text": "board or through uh her her various act activities whether is Charity or whether is in business so I thank my colleagues", "start": 2255.64, "end": 2263.079}, {"text": "for the opportunity and I would like to ask for a recorded vote", "start": 2263.079, "end": 2268.72}, {"text": "please okay thank you councel Myers sorry councelor mantis did you want to", "start": 2270.16, "end": 2275.319}, {"text": "speak or you're voting all", "start": 2275.319, "end": 2281.319}, {"text": "right I'll leave it with the clerk to call the names recorded vote on item is sorry we", "start": 2281.319, "end": 2289.44}, {"text": "have to move the amendment first sorry so we'll just move the", "start": 2289.44, "end": 2295.92}, {"text": "amendment okay all in favor of the amendment that carries and then the item", "start": 2296.56, "end": 2303.04}, {"text": "as an as amended councelor Myers ask for a recorded vote all in favor", "start": 2303.04, "end": 2309.44}, {"text": "on the item as amended councelor Thompson councelor Myers councelor Meli councelor civille councelor mantis chair", "start": 2309.64, "end": 2315.8}, {"text": "rley that item carries unanimously okay thank you very", "start": 2315.8, "end": 2322.319}, {"text": "much and councelor Myers thank you very much for bringing this forward thank you chair uh our next item is SC", "start": 2322.319, "end": 2330.8}, {"text": "18.1 uh 20 2102 orangs Avenue East and one Ellington Drive official plan", "start": 2330.8, "end": 2336.04}, {"text": "Amendment and zoning bylaw Amendment application this is a decision report for approval in", "start": 2336.04, "end": 2344.2}, {"text": "W word 21 and we have one two registered", "start": 2344.2, "end": 2350.319}, {"text": "speakers the first one is Helen Phillips and then Andrew Hanford from", "start": 2350.319, "end": 2356.68}, {"text": "mhbc", "start": 2356.68, "end": 2359.559}, {"text": "planning what do I do", "start": 2362.359, "end": 2366.759}, {"text": "thank you okay all right I'm here to speak about this particular um issue elington", "start": 2367.56, "end": 2375.96}, {"text": "elington Drive is a residential nonarterial Road as our Birchmount", "start": 2375.96, "end": 2381.319}, {"text": "Warden Pharmacy in Victoria Park to the South um Lawrence Avenue East there is", "start": 2381.319, "end": 2387.76}, {"text": "no left turn because it's such a dangerous Street West is Warden Avenue that goes", "start": 2387.76, "end": 2394.24}, {"text": "to the 401 East of Ellington is Howen road which is a commercial Industrial", "start": 2394.24, "end": 2400.44}, {"text": "Road and to the north just shy of the Costco store where ellare", "start": 2400.44, "end": 2407.8}, {"text": "is it turns West to Warden there are five connecting streets through the um", "start": 2407.8, "end": 2416.319}, {"text": "that go through to Warden from", "start": 2416.319, "end": 2421.4}, {"text": "Ellington Ellington's designated as an em as a road for emergency vehicles and", 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86", "start": 2522.28, "end": 2527.359}, {"text": "apartments and 14 tow houses with oneir affordable and for that there was 56", "start": 2527.359, "end": 2533.599}, {"text": "parking spots this unit is now 148 units one3", "start": 2533.599, "end": 2539.319}, {"text": "affordable and part of it is on Ellington and the rest is at 2102 Lawrence Avenue East", "start": 2539.319, "end": 2548.559}, {"text": "now the big thing here is that people do Park on Ellington Drive during the", "start": 2549.52, "end": 2555.24}, {"text": "daytime and as much as people want to think that somebody in affordable housing does not have a car they will", "start": 2555.24, "end": 2561.8}, {"text": "have visitors and relatives and the service people and whatever so there will be more cars than the number that", "start": 2561.8, "end": 2568.04}, {"text": "they have got which is 100 so I've got a solution that I'd like to present for", "start": 2568.04, "end": 2573.16}, {"text": "this problem if they stay 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"7:00 a.m. no parking at all on the street so I'm talking about 7:00 p.m. at", "start": 2627.8, "end": 2634.319}, {"text": "night to 7:00 a.m. in the morning so the emergency verles can go up and down the", "start": 2634.319, "end": 2639.88}, {"text": "street um that is a possibility since we had no input into the size of this", "start": 2639.88, "end": 2645.16}, {"text": "project after June 23rd other streets affected close to development that are", "start": 2645.16, "end": 2650.359}, {"text": "that have that have no sidewalks are Guild Hall and Rose Elum they should also be no parking zones whether it's", "start": 2650.359, "end": 2657.48}, {"text": "for the same time or not to safeguard pedestrians at least one side of those", "start": 2657.48, "end": 2664.16}, {"text": "on at least one side of those streets because if there's no no parking uh if there's no sidewalks there's going to be", "start": 2664.16, "end": 2671.52}, {"text": "disasters thank you thank you Helen uh questions of the", "start": 2671.52, "end": 2680.68}, {"text": "deput chair councelor Thompson councelor Thompson good morning Miss philps hello", "start": 2680.68, "end": 2686.24}, {"text": "good morning welcome um so thank you very much for your presentation and thank you for being here you and I have", "start": 2686.24, "end": 2691.4}, {"text": "um chatted about this uh development um on a number of occasions and participated in in the meeting as you", "start": 2691.4, "end": 2698.52}, {"text": "mentioned in uh um June of 2023 so I've", "start": 2698.52, "end": 2703.599}, {"text": "heard your your um your presentation and again thank you for that the issue that is more problematic", "start": 2703.599, "end": 2711.96}, {"text": "for you that I heard through your comments is it the parking issue or is it the the development as a whole I I", "start": 2711.96, "end": 2719.68}, {"text": "realize I can do nothing about the development but the safety of my community is really important to me and", 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"you've said you're not in disagreement with it you're concerned about the safety but if we can assure you that we", "start": 2769.4, "end": 2774.72}, {"text": "can deal with that issue around parking because we can would that satisfy your concerns I think I think I'll ever be", "start": 2774.72, "end": 2781.68}, {"text": "satisfied with anything in life but that's beside the point um I really really think that the safety of my", "start": 2781.68, "end": 2789.44}, {"text": "community is Paramount and since that street has always been known for that and people do not generally Park on that", "start": 2789.44, "end": 2796.52}, {"text": "street because it's such a long street because of that well well they do Park on that when the church is actually in", "start": 2796.52, "end": 2803.4}, {"text": "session on Sundays oh yes but that's only for short periods of time and it's generally during the daytime it's not", "start": 2803.4, "end": 2809.599}, {"text": "overnight I'm really concerned about the nighttime and the other thing is I don't know if I mentioned it or not it was the", "start": 2809.599, "end": 2815.68}, {"text": "speed bumps that we tried get once for there we never got them because it's a it's an emergency route into the", "start": 2815.68, "end": 2822.2}, {"text": "community and the interesting thing about it is that all the streets that go off Ellington go straight over to wen in", "start": 2822.2, "end": 2828.88}, {"text": "a straight line so that there's easy access into the all the different houses in the community right so uh Miss", "start": 2828.88, "end": 2836.04}, {"text": "Phillips our policies have changed now dramatically from the first period when", "start": 2836.04, "end": 2841.559}, {"text": "you and others wanted to put speed bumps in because what had happened way back when the fire department and the EMS uh", "start": 2841.559, "end": 2849.88}, {"text": "were opposed to having speed bumps we are now having more speed bumps in Ward 21 and other Awards as well so if I can", "start": 2849.88, "end": 2856.92}, {"text": "assure you that we can actually Implement as part of a process speed humps along with parking restrictions", "start": 2856.92, "end": 2864.92}, {"text": "that all that eliminates the residents who will live", "start": 2864.92, "end": 2870.119}, {"text": "at this location I can assure you that that will happen does that ease your concern about", "start": 2870.119, "end": 2877.2}, {"text": "safety because safety is my top issue as well as is yours does that help you at all it does help I'm not as worried", "start": 2877.2, "end": 2884.92}, {"text": "about the speed bumps I'm concerned about par cars because that really does", "start": 2884.92, "end": 2890.319}, {"text": "affect the safety for any kind of fir Tru or snow plow look it's coming up for", "start": 2890.319, "end": 2897.8}, {"text": "winter there's going to be snow everywhere if you got cars parked there and an emergency vehicle is trying to go how are they supposed to get there thank", "start": 2897.8, "end": 2904.52}, {"text": "okay thank you very much Miss Phillips thank you thank you is that all thank you councelor", "start": 2904.52, "end": 2911.24}, {"text": "Thompson other questions of the deput seeing none thank you Miss", "start": 2911.24, "end": 2918.52}, {"text": "Phillips our next deput is Andrew Hanford from mhbc", "start": 2918.52, "end": 2924.44}, {"text": "planning okay good good morning counselors my name is Andrew anord I'm an associate with mhbc planning and I'm", "start": 2933.52, "end": 2938.92}, {"text": "here today on behalf of our client Kindred Works um as you know this application proposes a 12-story rental apartment building at 2102 Lawrence", "start": 2938.92, "end": 2946}, {"text": "retention of the existing Heritage Chapel on the site demol demolition of later Church editions and demolition of", "start": 2946, "end": 2951.28}, {"text": "the existing single attached at the rear of the property um we've reviewed the staff report and recommendations and are", "start": 2951.28, "end": 2956.4}, {"text": "in agreement um The Proposal provides for 148 rental units 46 of which will be", "start": 2956.4, "end": 2961.52}, {"text": "provided at below Market rents and 23 of which will be barrier-free um we'd like to thank planet staff we work who we've", "start": 2961.52, "end": 2967.839}, {"text": "worked closely with throughout this application process um I would highlight just in response to the last uh", "start": 2967.839, "end": 2973.2}, {"text": "delegation that there is a transportation report that was submitted that does look at all of these impacts um staff have reviewed it and we're", "start": 2973.2, "end": 2979.16}, {"text": "satisfied with the findings um and we're committed to working uh with staff through the site planine process to follow so with that I'm just available", "start": 2979.16, "end": 2985.599}, {"text": "if there are any questions okay thank you Mr Hanford any", "start": 2985.599, "end": 2991.52}, {"text": "questions to the deputy Council Thompson", "start": 2991.52, "end": 2998.64}, {"text": "councelor Thompson go ahead thank you very much thank you good morning uh Andrew and thank you through you Mr chair Andrew can you maybe just speak to", "start": 2998.72, "end": 3006.559}, {"text": "the change and transformation that occurred after the 23rd of actually I", "start": 3006.559, "end": 3012.28}, {"text": "guess this the 19th but in 2023 when we had the uh Community public meeting all", "start": 3012.28, "end": 3018.04}, {"text": "virtual sure yeah thank you uh councelor and through the chair um so our initial application through the first submission", "start": 3018.04, "end": 3024.359}, {"text": "to the city of Toronto had uh 12 story building along Lawrence and then a series of tow houses kind of densely", "start": 3024.359, "end": 3029.799}, {"text": "packed in in the rear of the site that configuration well well nice did present some challenges with regard to sort of", "start": 3029.799, "end": 3036.319}, {"text": "Transportation moving throughout the site access as well as transition to the rear and sort of um setbacks so since", "start": 3036.319, "end": 3042.559}, {"text": "that time we've taken it back and we've found um that uh a six-story rear uh", "start": 3042.559, "end": 3047.72}, {"text": "apartment sort of configuration in the rear as opposed to the town houses provides it opens up the site more um", "start": 3047.72, "end": 3052.96}, {"text": "allows for better pedestrian circulation connection connections to the surrounding sort of Trail Network um and", "start": 3052.96, "end": 3058.44}, {"text": "better uh sight lines for vehicles coming into the site it also did allow us to provide more rental housing which", "start": 3058.44, "end": 3063.96}, {"text": "I think is very important in this neighborhood um and correspondingly to that um an increased proportion of below", "start": 3063.96, "end": 3069.559}, {"text": "Market rent which is always great to see so we do think it's it's a much better um proposal at this time a better", "start": 3069.559, "end": 3075.359}, {"text": "response to community concerns and provides for a better transition to the neighborhood to the north right and um", "start": 3075.359, "end": 3081.16}, {"text": "this will be a tenanted uh building that's correct and can you tell us about the ownership of the uh the property", "start": 3081.16, "end": 3088.48}, {"text": "please sure yeah very briefly and I am the planning consultant but through the chair um the the applicant for the site", "start": 3088.48, "end": 3094.28}, {"text": "is Kindred Works they are developing um housing across Canada um including a number of sites within the city of", "start": 3094.28, "end": 3100.04}, {"text": "Toronto they have a memorandum of understanding with Council to provide for affordable housing across the city", "start": 3100.04, "end": 3105.72}, {"text": "um so this is being developed as part of that portfolio um it is they do a lot of work with former places of worship that", "start": 3105.72, "end": 3112.2}, {"text": "can be reimagined to provide for housing in areas where it's it's needed and where land is now so Andrew can you help me just a little", "start": 3112.2, "end": 3118.52}, {"text": "bit background on kindered works I mean who owns the property and then that entity kindered", "start": 3118.52, "end": 3126.599}, {"text": "works I mean who owns that sure thank you and through the chair um I will give a high level overview I'm not an expert", "start": 3126.599, "end": 3133.079}, {"text": "on the ownership structure however um they were founded through the United Church of Canada I'm not aware of that sorry I didn't hear you sorry they were", "start": 3133.079, "end": 3139.119}, {"text": "founded through um agreement with the United Church of Canada United Church of Canada yeah that that's correct I'm not", "start": 3139.119, "end": 3144.359}, {"text": "aware of the exact legal structure there fine I just wanted you to to produce the United uh Church yeah that's correct um", "start": 3144.359, "end": 3152.24}, {"text": "just another quick question so there is the church and I guess there's a house at the back I would presume that to be", "start": 3152.24, "end": 3158.76}, {"text": "the mans at the that's correct it was formerly the mans and there are people living in that man at the moment yes so", "start": 3158.76, "end": 3166.96}, {"text": "uh through thank you councelor through the chair um there my understanding is there is one current tenant W within", "start": 3166.96, "end": 3172.04}, {"text": "that it is the former man on the property and we are working or the applicant is working with uh City cling staff on a tenant relocation and", "start": 3172.04, "end": 3178.92}, {"text": "everything that goes along with that right and just because you're the planner um can you help me to understand", "start": 3178.92, "end": 3184.48}, {"text": "the situation with respect to the facilities itself are there um amenities", "start": 3184.48, "end": 3190.079}, {"text": "uh for people to enjoy the outdoor area and then also perhaps what is the status", "start": 3190.079, "end": 3195.48}, {"text": "of the church I know we have the other item the Heritage piece you can speak to that and then the burial ground the", "start": 3195.48, "end": 3201.04}, {"text": "burial site can you maybe just speak to that as well please sure yeah thank you councelor through the chair yeah so the", "start": 3201.04, "end": 3206.24}, {"text": "the currently consists of Wexford Heights United Church which I believe is is no longer operational as the", "start": 3206.24, "end": 3211.319}, {"text": "congregation it was long known as um so the proposal would be to keep the historic I believe it's 1876 Chapel on", "start": 3211.319, "end": 3217.04}, {"text": "the site the newer additions to the church would be demolished um the the cemetery is to remain and you'll see", "start": 3217.04, "end": 3222.28}, {"text": "that within the official plan Amendment and Zoning Bala amendment that those are proposed to be remained as open space and to be remained in perpetuity as a", "start": 3222.28, "end": 3228.68}, {"text": "burial ground um we do have a great deal of outdoor amenity proposed um largely", "start": 3228.68, "end": 3234.119}, {"text": "at the North along the north primarily of the property as well as along Ellington um that would provide sort of", "start": 3234.119, "end": 3239.48}, {"text": "community and Resident amenity and then the historic Chapel would form part of the indoor amenity for for the proposal", "start": 3239.48, "end": 3246.24}, {"text": "can you help me then to understand the situation of screening as it relates to the northern portion of the area which", "start": 3246.24, "end": 3252}, {"text": "is a residential area because of the fact that uh we are actually resoning", "start": 3252, "end": 3257.68}, {"text": "the address number one Ellington and so because of its proximity to the other", "start": 3257.68, "end": 3263.4}, {"text": "Residential Properties perhaps you can help us to understand what the buffer is what the screening PL are and so on yeah", "start": 3263.4, "end": 3269.559}, {"text": "and thank you councelor through the chair so yeah that's correct so um towards the north of the property in the adjacent Residential Properties um by", "start": 3269.559, "end": 3276.359}, {"text": "changing to that six-story form we were able to incorporate I think it's a 9.6 meter about 30 feet of Separation", "start": 3276.359, "end": 3282.64}, {"text": "distance to that North property line there are a number of of tree plantings uh proposed through there that you can see within the landscape plans that were", "start": 3282.64, "end": 3288.799}, {"text": "submitted to City staff um there is sort of a um a pathway through there that connects some of the indoor amenity on", "start": 3288.799, "end": 3294.72}, {"text": "the site to the outdoor um some sort of garden elements and other landscape features um that and in addition to like", "start": 3294.72, "end": 3301.359}, {"text": "the the tree plantings that would sort of help to screen and and separate the two uses um that we believe provides an", "start": 3301.359, "end": 3307.04}, {"text": "appropriate transition between the 12 story building along Lawrence which is designated Avenues and where that is intended to go and and the neighborhoods", "start": 3307.04, "end": 3313.24}, {"text": "to the north and just final question Mr chair um is there a pops feature is there an opportunity for residents to be", "start": 3313.24, "end": 3319.68}, {"text": "able to for example sit on a bench that's situated on the property without", "start": 3319.68, "end": 3324.72}, {"text": "them being trespass in is there that access or do we have to do something special for that uh thank you counselor", 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not have that information I apologize it would have been larger than", "start": 3371.599, "end": 3378.039}, {"text": "what would be remaining as we're proposing to remove a lot of the larger later editions that formed the majority", "start": 3378.039, "end": 3383.2}, {"text": "of the place of worship I I don't have the exact capacity is is it fair to say that it's probably going to be more uh", "start": 3383.2, "end": 3390.359}, {"text": "the congregation would is probably larger than the amount of people that are going to be now residing in the uh", "start": 3390.359, "end": 3397.039}, {"text": "in the building um thank you councelor I don't know that it's as easy as to say that so we have 148 um rental units", "start": 3397.039, "end": 3404.359}, {"text": "proposed U including a mix of one two and three-bedroom units so it's a fair bit of population but it wasn't um an", "start": 3404.359, "end": 3411.88}, {"text": "overly small congregation previously okay um if if the concerns 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3457.078}, {"text": "site all right 30 so is it fair to say that when the church was operational on", "start": 3457.839, "end": 3463.16}, {"text": "Sundays or any other day of the week that the majority of the vehicles were probably going to be parking on the", "start": 3463.16, "end": 3470.799}, {"text": "Elanor drive right so I don't think and I'll ask staff but I don't think that", "start": 3470.799, "end": 3478.24}, {"text": "would have uh posed an issue with fire services or um or EMS so to say now that", "start": 3478.24, "end": 3489}, {"text": "during the evening um for the additional parking that would be on the street would it be", "start": 3489, "end": 3494.88}, {"text": "less than the parking that was probably there while the church was", "start": 3494.88, "end": 3500.68}, {"text": "operational my understand at the numbers of uh parking spots that you currently have uh proposed on", "start": 3500.68, "end": 3507.599}, {"text": "site uh so through the chair I'm not entirely clear my my my position would", "start": 3507.599, "end": 3513.48}, {"text": "be based on the submitted reports and staff's Analysis um that we have", "start": 3513.48, "end": 3518.68}, {"text": "sufficient parking to serve the proposed development without spill over onto the surrounding Street Network we we", "start": 3518.68, "end": 3524.119}, {"text": "actually through through the proposal process had staff request fewer parking spaces on this site so that gives you an idea of sort of where staff believe um", "start": 3524.119, "end": 3532.52}, {"text": "the appropriat parking Supply would be on this site and we do believe that we're providing an appropriate okay thank you thank you thank you Mr", "start": 3532.52, "end": 3542}, {"text": "chair thank you Council mantis other questions to staff on this item I have a", "start": 3542, "end": 3547.599}, {"text": "question can sorry the deput sorry questions no more of the deput okay", "start": 3547.599, "end": 3554.079}, {"text": "thank you Mr Hanford we're moving the questions of Staff then councelor mancis and then councelor", "start": 3554.079, "end": 3561.72}, {"text": "Thompson actually councelor Thompson you want to go first and to sta what is the uh width of the of Elanor", "start": 3561.72, "end": 3570.24}, {"text": "Drive uh through the chair Elanor Drive is approximately 8 and 1 half meters wide so with the width of the street if", "start": 3572.839, "end": 3580.48}, {"text": "you have parking on both sides is your parking on both sides of the street um right now", "start": 3580.48, "end": 3586.2}, {"text": "allowed yes uh yes I believe that's the case with the parking on both sides of the", "start": 3586.2, "end": 3592.119}, {"text": "street does it oppose any uh issues with um uh with uh EMS or fire", "start": 3592.119, "end": 3600.48}, {"text": "Services uh I I would say that with a street of", "start": 3600.48, "end": 3606.28}, {"text": "this width 8 and a half meters wide it's it's quite common to have 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in", "start": 3648.64, "end": 3655.28}, {"text": "those circumstan but it it didn't impose an issue uh for", "start": 3655.28, "end": 3663}, {"text": "um for our Ser for emergency services on that bottom portion of the street did it", "start": 3663, "end": 3669.48}, {"text": "uh not that I'm aware of no not that you're aware of okay um guess that's it", "start": 3669.48, "end": 3675.48}, {"text": "thank you for myself thank you Mr chair okay thank you councilor Manis", "start": 3675.48, "end": 3681.039}, {"text": "councel Thompson questions of Staff uh yes thank you uh Mr chair I'm just wonder wondering if um staff uh has a", "start": 3681.039, "end": 3688.68}, {"text": "site plan that they could maybe just put on the screen just have a quick couple of quick questions while maybe you're", "start": 3688.68, "end": 3694.24}, {"text": "looking at that there were about 13 concerns that were raised by residents", "start": 3694.24, "end": 3699.599}, {"text": "uh during our um meeting on the in in uh", "start": 3699.599, "end": 3704.88}, {"text": "2023 I wonder if we could just maybe just I can ask um have those concerns been um thoroughly", "start": 3704.88, "end": 3713.2}, {"text": "addressed through this report", "start": 3713.2, "end": 3717.359}, {"text": "TR the chair yes and some of concerns will be uh worked on during site plan", "start": 3719.64, "end": 3725.2}, {"text": "approval as well right um so where is the and that's why I wanted to see do", "start": 3725.2, "end": 3731.64}, {"text": "you have the ability you put okay great I wanted to understand the um the", "start": 3731.64, "end": 3737.559}, {"text": "entrance uh to the property is it on Lawrence is it on", "start": 3737.559, "end": 3743.039}, {"text": "Ellington through the chair vehicle access uh is through alington and there", "start": 3744, "end": 3750.279}, {"text": "are some pedestrian access through uh uh Lawrence Avenue and situated with", "start": 3750.279, "end": 3755.48}, {"text": "respect to Ellington to what distance from Lawrence is the entrance onto the", "start": 3755.48, "end": 3764.72}, {"text": "property just approximate please", "start": 3769.559, "end": 3774.48}, {"text": "uh Mr chair I just want to make sure I maybe just stop my time there while staff looked to about 16 60 M six is I", "start": 3778.64, "end": 3787.72}, {"text": "hear 16 or 60 I would say about 40 m 40 meters from", "start": 3787.72, "end": 3794.16}, {"text": "from and uh that's an estimate we would have some restrictions with respect and this is perhaps from Mr Clement we would", "start": 3794.16, "end": 3800.799}, {"text": "have some restrictions or could put some restrictions into the area where", "start": 3800.799, "end": 3805.839}, {"text": "vehicles are going to enter the site from Ellington would that be the sort of Norm because of the way the curvature of", "start": 3805.839, "end": 3811.76}, {"text": "the road just for safety reasons as Miss Phillips has indicated I think I'll have", 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no parking area so I just want to be", "start": 3859.64, "end": 3865.88}, {"text": "cognizant that any kind of parking regulations that are generic uh would", "start": 3865.88, "end": 3871.76}, {"text": "also have impact on on residents living on the street right but it wouldn't be done without consultation either right yeah absolutely exactly so I mean that", "start": 3871.76, "end": 3878.799}, {"text": "we're not introducing that at the moment um May I then ask you um because you're", "start": 3878.799, "end": 3884.4}, {"text": "an authority on this and I respect your professional opinion um our policies have changed now dramatically as it", "start": 3884.4, "end": 3890.68}, {"text": "relates to speed HS is that correct I'll pass that to Dan", "start": 3890.68, "end": 3896.16}, {"text": "comment uh through the chair yes the traffic coming policy was updated last fall and what was the update from the", "start": 3896.16, "end": 3903.68}, {"text": "initial uh policy that existed in the city uh there were a number of changes", "start": 3903.68, "end": 3908.76}, {"text": "through the chair um the the technical criteria the uh operating speeds and", "start": 3908.76, "end": 3915.319}, {"text": "volumes of traffic were reduced and one of the major changes was the elimination", "start": 3915.319, "end": 3921.119}, {"text": "uh of the requirement for a petition to initiate the pro so no polling is necessary there is no noral pulling", "start": 3921.119, "end": 3926.2}, {"text": "process counselor or petition right right right yes um okay thank you very much for that so the site plan itself um", "start": 3926.2, "end": 3934.279}, {"text": "maybe Mr vesa or maybe one of your team maybe just kind of do a quick walk through for me I know we're fast", "start": 3934.279, "end": 3939.48}, {"text": "approaching uh five minutes but just a quick walk through in terms of what's there the situation of the building and", "start": 3939.48, "end": 3945.039}, {"text": "maybe if you could actually at the end maybe just put up a sample of what the building looks like and maybe just speak", "start": 3945.039, "end": 3951.16}, {"text": "to the midrise guideline if you could sure I'll try to do that as a a package counselor just since I'm the one sharing", "start": 3951.16, "end": 3957.599}, {"text": "so you like that um so the the site plan is this is a simplified site plan is", "start": 3957.599, "end": 3962.64}, {"text": "attached to the report the the main bar building on Kingston Road Orient or sorry Lawrence Avenue East oriented um", "start": 3962.64, "end": 3969.839}, {"text": "uh generally East West and then this is the the the six-story bump out the depent spoke to the planning consultant", "start": 3969.839, "end": 3975.599}, {"text": "which had previously uh been kind of they tried to deploy some some built form back here in town houses by", "start": 3975.599, "end": 3981.92}, {"text": "converting it to a um an apartment building to be associated with the bar building on on Lawrence it allowed for a", "start": 3981.92, "end": 3987.88}, {"text": "much a deeper setback more landscaping and screening to the north right of the building and then the uh previous", "start": 3987.88, "end": 3994.599}, {"text": "questions about the access from Ellington is generally here the driveway taken just before the bend of the street", "start": 3994.599, "end": 4001.4}, {"text": "which again allows for access to loading in the underground significantly set back from uh Residential Properties to", "start": 4001.4, "end": 4007.039}, {"text": "the north the uh Cemetery to be retained is to the east of the property here", "start": 4007.039, "end": 4012.48}, {"text": "adjacent to the spur uh lands um which are generally open space uh and run", "start": 4012.48, "end": 4017.76}, {"text": "north south from Lawrence and then you'll see the Deep step Backs from Lawrence a bus stop uh not shown on", "start": 4017.76, "end": 4023.039}, {"text": "plans is at Lawrence and Ellington and the Heritage uh preserved Heritage uh conserved Heritage uh structure I'm", "start": 4023.039, "end": 4029.92}, {"text": "outlining right now with my cursor is generally to the east of the building adjacent to the cemetery and I'll just", "start": 4029.92, "end": 4035.4}, {"text": "scroll down quickly to get a sense of the elevation which is here you can see the existing Chapel to be retained I'm", "start": 4035.4, "end": 4042.48}, {"text": "outlining with my cursor the open space the bar building along Kingston Road which has a base condition to uh for", "start": 4042.48, "end": 4049.119}, {"text": "pedestrians to walk against supporting the public realm and then in a a 3D rendered form as best we can here you", "start": 4049.119, "end": 4055.839}, {"text": "can see the preserved Chapel the 12-story bar which um uh is conforming", "start": 4055.839, "end": 4062.559}, {"text": "with the uh the Kings sorry the I keep saying Kingston the Lawrence Avenue East Urban Design guidelines as well as", "start": 4062.559, "end": 4068.52}, {"text": "updates that were provided to playing and housing committee yesterday so that's why there's a sort of a a step down as opposed to a Cascade down of the", "start": 4068.52, "end": 4075.68}, {"text": "form to the Mr chair just with great respect because I see the time but the first question that I asked or this", "start": 4075.68, "end": 4082.119}, {"text": "hasn't been answered yet with respect to I I mean I know Mr um uh Krum sort of", "start": 4082.119, "end": 4088.319}, {"text": "addressed it but I just wanted the the 13 points that residents had raised", "start": 4088.319, "end": 4094.039}, {"text": "right starting from concerns about parking because that was a top issue have we really addressed those in this", "start": 4094.039, "end": 4100.52}, {"text": "application and I know Mr lucash has spoken to that in terms of the the transportation piece but are you", "start": 4100.52, "end": 4106.798}, {"text": "satisfied that those have been addressed to the best of your ability on behalf of the residents and then I'll throw one", "start": 4106.799, "end": 4112.798}, {"text": "thing in Mr chair otherwise I would ask for a second round and I don't want to um the number of affordable uh rental", "start": 4112.799, "end": 4120}, {"text": "units can you speak specifically to that number I know it's in the report but if you can state it that would be very helpful thank", "start": 4120, "end": 4126.56}, {"text": "you um I'll I'll take the first bit counselor please um so the uh we stand", "start": 4126.56, "end": 4132.96}, {"text": "behind the recommendations of the building and and and did uh hear concerns about parking all the parking", "start": 4132.96, "end": 4138.798}, {"text": "is handled on site it is not relying on any street parking or off-site parking to um to serve the building uh it it", "start": 4138.799, "end": 4147.64}, {"text": "conforms to the current standard of parking both for residential units and affordable units uh the um uh the built", "start": 4147.64, "end": 4156.199}, {"text": "form comments were taken to uh about transition as you can see on the slide here you see the step from 12 to 6 and", "start": 4156.199, "end": 4163.52}, {"text": "then the Deep setback I mentioned on the site plan um there's significant lands", "start": 4163.52, "end": 4169}, {"text": "landscaped open space around the property which will be heavily planted and secured through the site plan", "start": 4169, "end": 4174.56}, {"text": "process that was another concern that we heard and um access to and from the site were reviewed as safe uh by", "start": 4174.56, "end": 4181.52}, {"text": "transportation services that's why the the access is further south than it probably was at the beginning um and", "start": 4181.52, "end": 4188.56}, {"text": "generally The Proposal uh meets the city's standards as it relates to mid-rise built form as I went through in", "start": 4188.56, "end": 4193.798}, {"text": "my previous answer there are 46 46 affordable units secured these", "start": 4193.799, "end": 4199.64}, {"text": "units are supported the application is supported through um council's open door policy and a memorandum of understanding", "start": 4199.64, "end": 4205.96}, {"text": "with the United Church of Canada that was authorized by planning and housing committee I believe in 2021 right thank", "start": 4205.96, "end": 4212.4}, {"text": "you very much thank you Mr chair for your elligence okay thank you councelor Thompson uh any other questions to staff", "start": 4212.4, "end": 4218.719}, {"text": "on this item seeing none speakers on this item", "start": 4218.719, "end": 4226.679}, {"text": "where did the Thompson uh thank you very much uh Mr chair um Mr chair I want to", "start": 4226.679, "end": 4232.679}, {"text": "thank uh everyone for participating I thank Miss Phillips um for her um", "start": 4232.679, "end": 4239.56}, {"text": "ongoing um efforts and support in the community Miss Phillips has been a", "start": 4239.56, "end": 4244.679}, {"text": "long-standing member in the community we've had numerous conversation about this particular application and just", "start": 4244.679, "end": 4250.239}, {"text": "other matters in the community and as you see from her dedication being here today to express her concerns I want to", "start": 4250.239, "end": 4257.239}, {"text": "express to miss Phillips and to everyone else that um the uh applicant and the", "start": 4257.239, "end": 4262.4}, {"text": "application process has been very thorough uh with our professional staff and I want to thank them for their", "start": 4262.4, "end": 4269.04}, {"text": "efforts in terms of helping us to arrive at something that is um uh more in", "start": 4269.04, "end": 4275.199}, {"text": "keeping to what is appropriate and because the fact of the matter is if this was taken out of our hands there", "start": 4275.199, "end": 4281.719}, {"text": "could be many other um you know uh aspects of this which would be perhaps", "start": 4281.719, "end": 4287}, {"text": "not in the best interest in keeping with the community and so this site and this particular church has been in the", "start": 4287, "end": 4293.8}, {"text": "community for a very very long time we've seen it grow and we've seen it", "start": 4293.8, "end": 4299.08}, {"text": "then um you know reduce in terms of its um its growth and because many of the", "start": 4299.08, "end": 4305.84}, {"text": "initial congregation and me congregants and members have um some have passed on", "start": 4305.84, "end": 4311.32}, {"text": "some have moved away and we've seen the um the the sort of demand for this", "start": 4311.32, "end": 4317.56}, {"text": "particular facility to exist depreciated greatly and it had been used for varing", "start": 4317.56, "end": 4322.84}, {"text": "number of ways in fact we've used the church facility for the tapaste of Lawrence as a staging area for us so we", "start": 4322.84, "end": 4329.6}, {"text": "will be losing a very important part of an asset in the community however we", "start": 4329.6, "end": 4335.08}, {"text": "will be welcoming uh new people in the community in terms of responding to the need for more housing and so on I share", "start": 4335.08, "end": 4343.44}, {"text": "the concerns that Miss Phillips had about um the issue around parking but I also shared them prior to this", "start": 4343.44, "end": 4350}, {"text": "application as well because they existed the numerous calls I'd get about Sunday parking and why can't you give tickets", "start": 4350, "end": 4356.639}, {"text": "to people going to church and I've never done that actually I've always taken the position that faith and you're praying", "start": 4356.639, "end": 4362.28}, {"text": "and going to church we would see if we can minimize the impact that that sort of condition would have on the community", "start": 4362.28, "end": 4369}, {"text": "because I believe churches and and and the the faith is very important quite frankly to allow people to do that in", "start": 4369, "end": 4375.84}, {"text": "peace and not having to issue tickets to them so I've never done that and so the", "start": 4375.84, "end": 4381.239}, {"text": "application itself uh speaks to a very important need as I said about housing", "start": 4381.239, "end": 4387.36}, {"text": "but it also addresses the issue around parking we'll have more parking space in", "start": 4387.36, "end": 4393.12}, {"text": "the area now with this application Visa V what was there before and we've seen", "start": 4393.12, "end": 4398.639}, {"text": "all of the surrounding streets and so on impacted by people going to church and I and I I praise that people going to", "start": 4398.639, "end": 4404.239}, {"text": "church and you know you know um and and and and worshipping and so on and and clearly we don't want to impact them all", "start": 4404.239, "end": 4410.8}, {"text": "13 of the issues here that the residents have brought forward have been uh digest", "start": 4410.8, "end": 4416.84}, {"text": "have been processed have been discussed with the applicant uh with my office and", "start": 4416.84, "end": 4422.56}, {"text": "our professional staff we talked about school we talked about the impact of the density on Massie Creek we've talked", "start": 4422.56, "end": 4428.6}, {"text": "about the timeline for the construction the concern about the height the masking and so on the Avenue study that we did", "start": 4428.6, "end": 4434.36}, {"text": "in ' 05 actually stting 0405 basically address many of the", "start": 4434.36, "end": 4440}, {"text": "issues and concerns so staff had a blueprint about sustainabil sustainable development in this area and Beyond", "start": 4440, "end": 4447.239}, {"text": "quite frankly because it's not just this immediate area there's a lot of development that's actually coming now on Lawrence Avenue we're looking for", "start": 4447.239, "end": 4454.4}, {"text": "park space right beside this particular facility we own a piece of uh spur lands", "start": 4454.4, "end": 4460.56}, {"text": "that's there we actually bought that in the city and we now have to figure out how we can utilize that in a way I've", "start": 4460.56, "end": 4466.36}, {"text": "attempted on numerous occasions to meet with residents some who have indicated that they were not supportive of having", "start": 4466.36, "end": 4471.8}, {"text": "a trail through because of impact of their backyards and people coming in to", "start": 4471.8, "end": 4477.159}, {"text": "break in and so on so there's a lot of discussion currently we're actually working to reduce the flooding impact", "start": 4477.159, "end": 4482.8}, {"text": "because of the properties to the east and their elevation and the flooding causing water to flow into the the spur", "start": 4482.8, "end": 4489.92}, {"text": "lands which we own uh staff are doing Mary and her team are working on that now now to reduce the flooding in in the", "start": 4489.92, "end": 4497.28}, {"text": "backyards of the neighbors and so on so there's a lot of work that's going on here I'm going to move the the this item", "start": 4497.28, "end": 4504.12}, {"text": "and move the recommendation not with reservations but with actual things in", "start": 4504.12, "end": 4509.199}, {"text": "the sense that the concerns that I've heard from Miss Phillips and they've been moderate now because there are", "start": 4509.199, "end": 4515.719}, {"text": "other residents who had other concerns the traffic issues we can deal with those there are policies that we", "start": 4515.719, "end": 4521.639}, {"text": "actually have in place that can help with that but I also think that based on what is actually being planned for this", "start": 4521.639, "end": 4527.679}, {"text": "area in terms of number of parking spot we will actually have the ability to allow parking on site uh and and you", 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we have 148 new units coming into the community 46 affordable", "start": 4571.04, "end": 4576.679}, {"text": "units um you know 88 one bedroom 33 two bedrooms and uh 17 three bedrooms which", "start": 4576.679, "end": 4583.719}, {"text": "is in need and uh obviously the parking bicycle parking in the center and councelor Deputy Mayor mccy would love", "start": 4583.719, "end": 4590.08}, {"text": "that because we have more bicycle parking and more vehicles coming in to be able to create a minimizing effect on", "start": 4590.08, "end": 4595.719}, {"text": "the the environment in terms of uh uh you know pollution and so on so Mr chair", "start": 4595.719, "end": 4601.32}, {"text": "with that I can uh move the item thank you okay thank you councelor Thompson", "start": 4601.32, "end": 4606.6}, {"text": "councelor Thompson's moving the recommendations in 18.1 all in", "start": 4606.6, "end": 4611.84}, {"text": "favor and that carries thank you our excuse me our next item with", "start": 4611.84, "end": 4618.36}, {"text": "registered deput is SC1 18.2 3174 3176 3178 3180 and 3182 Eglington Avenue East", "start": 4618.36, "end": 4627.88}, {"text": "and 1 and 7 Center Street official plan Amendment and Zoning bylaw decision", "start": 4627.88, "end": 4633.56}, {"text": "report for approval we have one registered speaker Brandon Le in wnd", "start": 4633.56, "end": 4639.199}, {"text": "Associates", "start": 4639.199, "end": 4642.199}, {"text": "hi good morning Mr chair and members of committee uh my name is Brandon Leo I'm a planner at wnd Associates and just", "start": 4652.92, "end": 4658.56}, {"text": "appearing here a little bit", "start": 4658.56, "end": 4663.239}, {"text": "higher just hi good morning everyone um so I'm", "start": 4663.76, "end": 4669.28}, {"text": "a planner at WD Associates appearing here on behalf of our client just to thank staff for their work on the application um want to thank Council", "start": 4669.28, "end": 4675.6}, {"text": "ry's Office as well um there's been a lot of collaboration on this file to uh to get us to where we are and uh just", "start": 4675.6, "end": 4681.12}, {"text": "want to appear in support of the staff recommendations um and uh go from there thanks very", "start": 4681.12, "end": 4688.12}, {"text": "much okay thank you very much uh questions of", "start": 4690.44, "end": 4695}, {"text": "the seeing none questions uh staff on this", "start": 4695.8, "end": 4701.12}, {"text": "item seeing none speakers on this item", "start": 4701.88, "end": 4706.76}, {"text": "and I will uh thank Mr Leo for coming in I'll thank all of my uh residents that", "start": 4707.199, "end": 4712.32}, {"text": "participated in the community uh meeting on this item and forther input on this", "start": 4712.32, "end": 4717.92}, {"text": "item and I'll be moving the recommendations all in favor and that", "start": 4717.92, "end": 4726.12}, {"text": "carries our next item with [Music]", "start": 4726.12, "end": 4731.44}, {"text": "speakers is SC 18.6 uh 2102 Lawrence Avenue East", "start": 4731.44, "end": 4737.239}, {"text": "alternations to a designated Heritage Property and demolition of a building under sections 33 and 34 the Ontario", "start": 4737.239, "end": 4744.239}, {"text": "Heritage act and authority to enter into a Heritage Eastman agreement in Ward 21", "start": 4744.239, "end": 4749.88}, {"text": "Scaro Center we have one registered speaker miss Helen", "start": 4749.88, "end": 4755.4}, {"text": "Phillips morning Miss Phillips you have five minutes whenever you're ready oh I won't need 5 minutes um The Heritage", "start": 4759.88, "end": 4768.76}, {"text": "Church has been around for a long time as a brick building since about", "start": 4768.76, "end": 4774.52}, {"text": "1875 a number of years ago when I was a child I went to that church and it was", "start": 4775.239, "end": 4780.32}, {"text": "almost magical a minister that they had at that time whose name I will not mention", "start": 4780.32, "end": 4787.04}, {"text": "because it would do my hearts damage destroyed that inside of that", "start": 4787.04, "end": 4794.28}, {"text": "church he got rid of the pews he got rid of everything and it ended up being a shell", "start": 4794.28, "end": 4801.679}, {"text": "of what it was I think because we have very few Heritage sites in scarbro that that", "start": 4801.679, "end": 4809.159}, {"text": "church should be put back to the way it was so that people can see what it was and it can be used by other", "start": 4809.159, "end": 4815.239}, {"text": "congregations that want to use it because it would just be open I see no reason why it has to be", "start": 4815.239, "end": 4821.96}, {"text": "the way it is now which is disgusting so that's basically what I want to say I", "start": 4821.96, "end": 4828.4}, {"text": "would like to see it renovated to its previous way thank", "start": 4828.4, "end": 4836.76}, {"text": "you okay thank you Miss Phillips uh questions the deput uh seeing none thank you very much", "start": 4837.12, "end": 4844.48}, {"text": "for your time again this morning uh we're GNA bring this item uh into committee uh questions of staff on this", "start": 4844.48, "end": 4850.88}, {"text": "item councelor Thompson um thank you very", "start": 4850.88, "end": 4857.92}, {"text": "much I'm not sure which staff I'm addressing it to to yeah okay so what", "start": 4857.92, "end": 4864}, {"text": "are we doing here with this item in terms of adopting the staff", "start": 4864, "end": 4870.4}, {"text": "recommendations yes okay adopting the staff recommendations would allow for", "start": 4870.4, "end": 4876}, {"text": "the um consent of council to demolish the uh non uh Heritage attributes of the", "start": 4876, "end": 4884.12}, {"text": "site right and allow for the alterations to the Heritage structure that would allow it to be incorporated into the", "start": 4884.12, "end": 4890.92}, {"text": "midrise building and the surrounding development um as just adopted by Council or Community Council through um", "start": 4890.92, "end": 4897.199}, {"text": "the first item right but there's some protection here with respect to the frame the area that is considered", "start": 4897.199, "end": 4903.92}, {"text": "Heritage yes that's correct so the physical structure of the original Chapel the Wexford Chapel 18 dating back", "start": 4903.92, "end": 4909.56}, {"text": "to the 1870s is uh conserved through the Redevelopment and Council would need to give the consent for Heritage uh", "start": 4909.56, "end": 4916.44}, {"text": "easement agreement over the site to ensure its ongoing uh conservation through the Redevelopment of the site", "start": 4916.44, "end": 4922.239}, {"text": "and if there were any efforts or effect of changing or damage and so on this", "start": 4922.239, "end": 4928.12}, {"text": "would have oversight with respect to our heritage staff be able to monitor the situation to ensure the continuity of", "start": 4928.12, "end": 4935.28}, {"text": "the structure that is deemed Heritage uh yes that is correct as as", "start": 4935.28, "end": 4941.52}, {"text": "identified through the Heritage conservation bylaw as it currently exist and that's why we're here with respect", "start": 4941.52, "end": 4946.92}, {"text": "to this yes we're looking to secure secure that right and how", "start": 4946.92, "end": 4953.239}, {"text": "unusual is it that we go through this process alternatively is this", "start": 4953.239, "end": 4961.12}, {"text": "normal um it is a uh the standard process to have the Heritage report and", "start": 4961.12, "end": 4967.04}, {"text": "the zoning byw report come to community council together it's done with lesser frequency I would say it's Garo", "start": 4967.04, "end": 4973.4}, {"text": "Community Council because of the um the there's fewer attribute fewer Heritage", "start": 4973.4, "end": 4979.639}, {"text": "conservation sites that come through R development your colleagues at Toronto and East Community Council likely deal", "start": 4979.639, "end": 4984.679}, {"text": "with uh three to five per agenda right um Miss Phillips has just raised uh", "start": 4984.679, "end": 4990.96}, {"text": "concerns about going back to the original", "start": 4990.96, "end": 4997.199}, {"text": "structure the way the facility particular the internal area she mentioned that it was gutted and so on", "start": 4997.199, "end": 5004}, {"text": "what a Authority do we have as part of this process to revisit the history and", "start": 5004, "end": 5010.92}, {"text": "uh the I guess a process which would have been a legal process at the time in", "start": 5010.92, "end": 5016.76}, {"text": "that the church or the Reverend Pastor whoever it was it made decision or the congregation in general to um I guess", "start": 5016.76, "end": 5025.44}, {"text": "affix or remove structures internally do we have the authority to ask for", "start": 5025.44, "end": 5033.08}, {"text": "replacement and to be engaged in that process and that's a yes or no", "start": 5033.08, "end": 5039.159}, {"text": "question can through the chair can it be a qualified okay answer so uh there are", "start": 5039.159, "end": 5044.44}, {"text": "no Heritage attributes associated with the interior of the building what I can't answer is whether that is because", "start": 5044.44, "end": 5050.6}, {"text": "those um features were removed when the bylaw had come through I can't I can't", "start": 5050.6, "end": 5055.96}, {"text": "answer that question however um the the Heritage conservation bylaw um is for", "start": 5055.96, "end": 5061.96}, {"text": "the external uh and the relationship between the the chapel and the cemetery not for inter internal attributes but we", "start": 5061.96, "end": 5068.56}, {"text": "don't have any Authority though to compel anyone particular at this late date through the chair there's no uh", "start": 5068.56, "end": 5074.92}, {"text": "specific Authority we could collaborate with the applicant to see what could be returned however it is a different use", "start": 5074.92, "end": 5081.04}, {"text": "of the space now it is not uh with the new Redevelopment it would not be used for worship and I'm sorry um you just", "start": 5081.04, "end": 5087.32}, {"text": "said you could collaborate with the applicant in terms of return how would or where would the applicant find what was removed is there an inventory is", "start": 5087.32, "end": 5094.08}, {"text": "there storage is there some um through the through the chair perhaps I um over promis there if there", "start": 5094.08, "end": 5101.96}, {"text": "were things that could be done such as you know views in and out or um matters", "start": 5101.96, "end": 5108.239}, {"text": "related to I believe it's dedicated for amenity space right making it more of a", "start": 5108.239, "end": 5113.52}, {"text": "an inviting space as as it once was but the original the original parts of the building are are I just want to make", "start": 5113.52, "end": 5119.48}, {"text": "sure that there isn't a consideration by anyone listening to your remarks that would suggest that we would a be able to", "start": 5119.48, "end": 5126.52}, {"text": "find or B be able to put back in place or have any Authority at all to compel", "start": 5126.52, "end": 5132.6}, {"text": "as part of that process maintaining the Heritage and the whole process which is what we're doing but we don't have the", "start": 5132.6, "end": 5139.44}, {"text": "ability to more granularly get into that space of concerns that they have been", "start": 5139.44, "end": 5146.04}, {"text": "raised through the charot it it we don't have that direct ability anything through the conservation plan at this", "start": 5146.04, "end": 5152.08}, {"text": "point would be quite limited to that effect okay thank you very much those are all my questions Mr", "start": 5152.08, "end": 5157.84}, {"text": "chair thank you councelor Thompson other questions of staff on this item seeing none speakers on this", "start": 5157.84, "end": 5165.36}, {"text": "item um I'll just speak briefly um Mr chair", "start": 5165.36, "end": 5170.679}, {"text": "um this particular church has been um essentially a fixture in the community", "start": 5170.679, "end": 5177.119}, {"text": "for a very very long time in fact um I have pictures that um predates everybody", "start": 5177.119, "end": 5183.6}, {"text": "in this room in terms of our birth uh of the area uh where that church was essentially one of", "start": 5183.6, "end": 5192.48}, {"text": "maybe two or three freestanding buildings in the entire area and I have those photos and it's beautiful actually", "start": 5192.48, "end": 5198.92}, {"text": "but we've seen a transformation that has taken place and so on and um decisions have been made uh without necessarily", "start": 5198.92, "end": 5205.92}, {"text": "any of us being privy to or having the ability to affect or change um", "start": 5205.92, "end": 5212.84}, {"text": "and the fact that we are going to maintain um some element of this", "start": 5212.84, "end": 5219.88}, {"text": "structure which I totally endorse um I think speaks volume to the", "start": 5219.88, "end": 5225.32}, {"text": "fact as Mr vesa has indicated that we don't deal with a lot of these in Scaro", "start": 5225.32, "end": 5231.119}, {"text": "just because of the you know our buildings and the nature buildings in my term here my 21 years I think I've now", "start": 5231.119, "end": 5237.679}, {"text": "dealt with four that I can remember I think one was the old farmhouse uh I think maybe", "start": 5237.679, "end": 5243.4}, {"text": "they've been just trying to think and actually was in your ward Deputy Mayor mby but you were", "start": 5243.4, "end": 5249}, {"text": "not the counselor at the time your predecessor was the counselor um and", "start": 5249, "end": 5254.32}, {"text": "we've done um the uh the Thompson property in terms of Thompson Park um", "start": 5254.32, "end": 5260.159}, {"text": "the and so on so um we are going to maintain some element of the Heritage", "start": 5260.159, "end": 5265.88}, {"text": "maybe it's not to the satisfaction of everyone but this is um at least something that we can do and uh young", "start": 5265.88, "end": 5273.719}, {"text": "people others and so on will still have the ability in terms of facing and uh", "start": 5273.719, "end": 5279.36}, {"text": "and admiring the structure and I'm very confident is part of our heritage um uh", "start": 5279.36, "end": 5284.84}, {"text": "conservation group and our heritage um uh Department that uh all of the appropriate efforts will be taken to", "start": 5284.84, "end": 5291.36}, {"text": "ensure the Heritage status is maintained and um that uh this issue will not be", "start": 5291.36, "end": 5297.679}, {"text": "compromised it will be such that um it will take effect and for those residents living there and others in the community", "start": 5297.679, "end": 5304.84}, {"text": "and so on will still have the uh the beauty of the view um which is pleasing", "start": 5304.84, "end": 5310.4}, {"text": "um in terms of when they look at and or walk by or taking photos of this", "start": 5310.4, "end": 5316.239}, {"text": "particular area and so on and then finally the fact that U the cemetery is going to be preserved and and maintained", "start": 5316.239, "end": 5322.88}, {"text": "and so on uh I know I didn't ask the question uh but I guess it's the United", "start": 5322.88, "end": 5328.08}, {"text": "Church that's going to be protect protecting and maintaining the the cemetery uh that's the assumption that I", "start": 5328.08, "end": 5333.56}, {"text": "was under and I would assume that to be the case because it's been well-maintained now and it should always", "start": 5333.56, "end": 5339.52}, {"text": "always be wellmaintained into the um into the future so uh with that Mr chair", "start": 5339.52, "end": 5345.28}, {"text": "I can move uh this particular item and the uh recommendations that are", "start": 5345.28, "end": 5350.52}, {"text": "contained within thank you okay thank you councelor Thompson", "start": 5350.52, "end": 5355.96}, {"text": "councelor Thompson is moving the recommendations all in favor and that", "start": 5355.96, "end": 5361.52}, {"text": "carries", "start": 5361.52, "end": 5364.52}, {"text": "and our", "start": 5368.32, "end": 5371.8}, {"text": "uh our next item is SC 18.8 18 allenberry Crescent application to", "start": 5373.44, "end": 5380.08}, {"text": "remove a private tree uh we have one registered speaker gertude Welsh", "start": 5380.08, "end": 5386.92}, {"text": "hello can you hear me yep we can hear you have five minutes whenever you're", "start": 5394.92, "end": 5400.36}, {"text": "ready okay um I'd like to share my screen if I", "start": 5400.36, "end": 5406.079}, {"text": "can just one second till I", "start": 5413.239, "end": 5418.32}, {"text": "okay hi Miss Walsh we can see your screen okay um back in March I started", "start": 5436.04, "end": 5442.84}, {"text": "the process to apply for a permit to remove tree from my backyard I hired a tree service", "start": 5442.84, "end": 5449.719}, {"text": "company and Atlantic arranged for the required Arbor's support to accompany", "start": 5449.719, "end": 5456.4}, {"text": "the application and applied for the permit subsequently my application was", "start": 5456.4, "end": 5462.48}, {"text": "denied and the reason given was that the tree was healthy I communicated with", "start": 5462.48, "end": 5467.639}, {"text": "Jeff Harrison assistant planner urban forestry and tree protection and plan", "start": 5467.639, "end": 5475.28}, {"text": "review I explained to the assistant planner that we wanted to remove the tree as we wish to get our yard", "start": 5475.28, "end": 5481.719}, {"text": "maintenance to a stage that we Vantage as we are getting older there was never", "start": 5481.719, "end": 5487.239}, {"text": "any question that the tree was not healthy just because a tree is healthy does not mean that it has not outgrown", "start": 5487.239, "end": 5493.679}, {"text": "its space as a homeowner we should be entitled to live in our home of", "start": 5493.679, "end": 5500.52}, {"text": "Hazards we understand the premise behind applying to remove a tree we pay for the", "start": 5500.52, "end": 5505.719}, {"text": "permit agree to plant another tree and that should be the end of it we were told that if a tree permit was approved", "start": 5505.719, "end": 5513.4}, {"text": "we would then have to pay for five trees at a cost of $583 each for a total of", "start": 5513.4, "end": 5521.639}, {"text": "$2,915 and this is on top of the permit fee and the arbest report and we also", "start": 5521.639, "end": 5527.36}, {"text": "then need to pay for the tree removal which is about $5,000 my husband is 72 and I am 71 we", "start": 5527.36, "end": 5536.199}, {"text": "have lived in our home for 40 years the tree was already planted when we moved in it has continued to get larger and", "start": 5536.199, "end": 5544.119}, {"text": "has become a h this is a very Nessy tree there's not a time of the year that this tree does", "start": 5544.119, "end": 5551.44}, {"text": "not cause yard M the squirrels love to chew on the", "start": 5551.44, "end": 5558}, {"text": "small branches drop them out of the branches then need to", "start": 5558, "end": 5563.4}, {"text": "be in the spring the tree sheds loads of yellow pollen that needs to be cleaned", "start": 5563.4, "end": 5568.44}, {"text": "off car the tree blooms in June and July dropping lots of small SE seeds that", "start": 5568.44, "end": 5574.4}, {"text": "need to be SW in the patio or washed or swept off plants in the garden so they don't suffocate the squirrels continue", "start": 5574.4, "end": 5582.28}, {"text": "chew on the branches to drop every day all year", "start": 5582.28, "end": 5588.08}, {"text": "long these are some pictures of the damage the roots are", "start": 5588.92, "end": 5594.639}, {"text": "causing like you to pay particular attention to how", "start": 5595.04, "end": 5600.8}, {"text": "um um how these roots are popping up ground", "start": 5600.8, "end": 5605.76}, {"text": "surface happens have enough room to in an attempt to find F and nutrients", "start": 5608.08, "end": 5614.8}, {"text": "The Roots will grow out of the soil and spread along the surface the tree has out space it's planted in exposed tree", "start": 5614.8, "end": 5623.48}, {"text": "roots can cause garden tools can be damaged by protuding roots and exposed roots can", "start": 5623.48, "end": 5630.04}, {"text": "also become a tripping Hazard to pedestrians it can less inch of sticking", "start": 5630.04, "end": 5636.32}, {"text": "out from the soil to walking from the pictures on this and", "start": 5636.32, "end": 5641.36}, {"text": "previous slides you can see that the root damage is not minor this root damage makes it a hazard to walk", "start": 5641.36, "end": 5648.4}, {"text": "on I'm not not steady on my feet any longer bumpy on it's not safe to walk on", "start": 5648.4, "end": 5656.28}, {"text": "my grandchildren have fallen and bump their heads on Clos", "start": 5656.28, "end": 5661.719}, {"text": "we put Community coun is the number of replacement Tre", "start": 5665.04, "end": 5673.119}, {"text": "required and the whole private removeal process length of time takes to take the", "start": 5673.119, "end": 5682}, {"text": "homeowner reasons for to ruin tree the sole criteria for not be", "start": 5682, "end": 5690.678}, {"text": "okay thank you very much Miss Walsh are there any questions of the", "start": 5702, "end": 5708.08}, {"text": "deput sorry I just have one miss Walsh um when you talked about um the tree is a hazard are do you", "start": 5708.92, "end": 5716.119}, {"text": "mean the your your problem with the roots that you said your grandchildren", "start": 5716.119, "end": 5722.08}, {"text": "are tripping over yes and also myself it's very difficult", "start": 5722.08, "end": 5727.44}, {"text": "to on the LA because of the roots and um I'd invite you to come and try it it is", "start": 5727.44, "end": 5734.8}, {"text": "really not safe and we don't have very yard that's why the roots are coming up", "start": 5734.8, "end": 5740.719}, {"text": "because it's um it's outgrowing its space and and what we want to do is uh", "start": 5740.719, "end": 5748.36}, {"text": "there's a rock garden there as well and The Rock Garden Rel landscape back so", "start": 5748.36, "end": 5756.198}, {"text": "that okay and have you and your husband tried putting like saw or more dirt and saw on top of the roots to cover them uh", "start": 5759.159, "end": 5767}, {"text": "no that's not really um that's not good for the tree either and they're only the trees is", "start": 5767, "end": 5773.84}, {"text": "only going to get bigger and the um are still gonna continue to come", "start": 5773.84, "end": 5780.8}, {"text": "up okay all right thank you", "start": 5781, "end": 5785.56}, {"text": "all right I'm going to bring this um into committee questions of staff on this", "start": 5788.8, "end": 5794.76}, {"text": "item sorry so seeing none I have some questions to staff um excuse me I wanted", "start": 5798.4, "end": 5805.44}, {"text": "to ask about the the tree replacement policy the depent was saying she's", "start": 5805.44, "end": 5811.08}, {"text": "required to replace five if this tree was um allowed to be taken down it has to be", "start": 5811.08, "end": 5818.159}, {"text": "replaced with five trees that EV value $583", "start": 5818.159, "end": 5824}, {"text": "each to you Mr chair I had a discussion with the applicant about next steps and", "start": 5824, "end": 5830.36}, {"text": "if um the report was our recommendation in the report would be five trees if", "start": 5830.36, "end": 5837.679}, {"text": "Community Council um approve the removal of the tree standard replacement for a", "start": 5837.679, "end": 5842.84}, {"text": "poor condition tree is one new tree okay and my understanding from this", "start": 5842.84, "end": 5850}, {"text": "report is the trees in your opinion it's more or less perfectly healthy that's", "start": 5850, "end": 5857.32}, {"text": "correct okay and how old is so this tree is 68 cm in diameter um do you have any", "start": 5857.32, "end": 5865.119}, {"text": "idea what that would equate to age wise uh my approximation is about 35", "start": 5865.119, "end": 5871.239}, {"text": "years 35 years and you don't have any expectations I know there are some", "start": 5871.239, "end": 5876.719}, {"text": "comments about photogenic um leaning and I I understand", "start": 5876.719, "end": 5881.8}, {"text": "that but you don't have any expectations that this tree is going to die of its own accord anytime soon uh no and my are", "start": 5881.8, "end": 5890.96}, {"text": "my research suggests that these trees can live hundreds of", "start": 5890.96, "end": 5896.04}, {"text": "years hundreds of years and you think it's about 35 years old right now that's", "start": 5896.04, "end": 5901.599}, {"text": "correct okay and you can you talk a bit about the community benefits of a tree I know often we get homeowners such as", "start": 5901.599, "end": 5908.239}, {"text": "this that they have concerns about um the tree but I understand from forestry", "start": 5908.239, "end": 5913.8}, {"text": "staff speaking with yourself and Forestry staff previously there is a lot of community benefit to", "start": 5913.8, "end": 5920.199}, {"text": "trees so a tree of this size probably sequesters around six tons of carbon um", "start": 5920.199, "end": 5926.88}, {"text": "it also provides um storm water relief uh um cooling", "start": 5926.88, "end": 5935.04}, {"text": "habitat for um Wildlife things of that", "start": 5935.04, "end": 5940.8}, {"text": "nature okay all right thank you very much uh s seeing any other questions or", "start": 5942.36, "end": 5950}, {"text": "staff uh speakers on this", "start": 5950.8, "end": 5954.678}, {"text": "item I'm gonna speak on this item um I G thank you the depent for coming in this", "start": 5955.96, "end": 5961.08}, {"text": "morning um I do appreciate can I make one more comment please the tree is more", "start": 5961.08, "end": 5966.96}, {"text": "than for more than 35 years old we've been in the house for 40 years and the tree was already here when we moved in", "start": 5966.96, "end": 5973.84}, {"text": "so I'd say it's closer to apologies Mr chair I think the deput is not allowed to have the floor right", "start": 5973.84, "end": 5980.8}, {"text": "now yeah TR nany is there any way to turn the deput and's microphone", "start": 5980.8, "end": 5986.639}, {"text": "off yes thank you we're in committee okay thank you um so um I want", "start": 5986.639, "end": 5994.96}, {"text": "to thank the depent for coming in this morning I understand the concerns that her and her husband have um but I also", "start": 5994.96, "end": 6001.48}, {"text": "have to take in the concerns and the um support of the community as well um you", "start": 6001.48, "end": 6008.44}, {"text": "know we've heard from staff that the tree is healthy the benefits of the tree of the size to the community um 68 cmers", "start": 6008.44, "end": 6016.4}, {"text": "in diameter a very healthy um linden tree um and I think the benefits to the", "start": 6016.4, "end": 6023.4}, {"text": "community of a tree of the size and the environment are um very important so I", "start": 6023.4, "end": 6030.08}, {"text": "will be moving the recommendations to deny the request any questions to the", "start": 6030.08, "end": 6037.8}, {"text": "Mover seeing none all in favor of the recommendation any oppose seeing none", "start": 6037.8, "end": 6045.04}, {"text": "that", "start": 6045.04, "end": 6047.239}, {"text": "carries so our next item is FBA 18.9 20 Shirley Shirley Crescent application and", "start": 6050.28, "end": 6057.719}, {"text": "remove a private tree uh we have two registered speakers LEL shaver and Janet", "start": 6057.719, "end": 6063.84}, {"text": "shaver LEL Shaver's", "start": 6063.84, "end": 6067.198}, {"text": "first good morning if I uh seem a little ansy we had an event on the way here", "start": 6073.36, "end": 6082.4}, {"text": "driving up Mark Road in the left lane uh suddenly a car coming south decided to", "start": 6082.4, "end": 6089.92}, {"text": "pull over in my Lane we didn't we didn't hit but it was", "start": 6089.92, "end": 6096.96}, {"text": "close okay good morning counselors my name is l shaver I'm here", "start": 6098, "end": 6103.08}, {"text": "to for the third time with my wife Janet to appeal the decision to reject the removal of the silver maple looming over", "start": 6103.08, "end": 6110.28}, {"text": "our house it's within less than 10 ft from the back door the tree continues to be a concern", "start": 6110.28, "end": 6117.76}, {"text": "on many fronts um the base of the tree is very", "start": 6117.76, "end": 6122.96}, {"text": "high and uh getting higher every year it seems and it the water drains from uh", "start": 6122.96, "end": 6129.48}, {"text": "any rain in directly into our garage which is at ground level at where the", "start": 6129.48, "end": 6134.679}, {"text": "door is our neighbors have one huge limb", "start": 6134.679, "end": 6139.76}, {"text": "hanging over their property and they often and had concerns and voice", "start": 6139.76, "end": 6145.679}, {"text": "concerns for themselves their children and their pets and their pool that uh", "start": 6145.679, "end": 6151.76}, {"text": "the limb is a danger our patio and grass are becoming", "start": 6151.76, "end": 6157.08}, {"text": "even more uneven as the root Roots keep lifting it in spots and causing it to be", "start": 6157.08, "end": 6162.36}, {"text": "dangerous to walk on we worry continually that the roots", "start": 6162.36, "end": 6168.119}, {"text": "will penetrate and cause exterior wall damage and uh inside the house", "start": 6168.119, "end": 6173.88}, {"text": "over the years there have been new and worsening cracks on the interior walls many which have been fixed but uh the", "start": 6173.88, "end": 6180.96}, {"text": "house is over 70 years old and uh any settling that should have happened", "start": 6180.96, "end": 6186.159}, {"text": "should have already happened um so something else is causing it and we", "start": 6186.159, "end": 6191.28}, {"text": "think it's the tree finally and most importantly there's an increased mental stress that", "start": 6191.28, "end": 6197.4}, {"text": "has resulted from having a large limb break off and hit the house while we were sitting right below low in the", "start": 6197.4, "end": 6205.36}, {"text": "kitchen October 28th 2023 is a day we will both never", "start": 6205.36, "end": 6211.08}, {"text": "forget when that heavy limb struck the roof it felt and sounded as if a bomb", "start": 6211.08, "end": 6216.719}, {"text": "had exploded uh I believe you have submission there are pictures picture", "start": 6216.719, "end": 6224}, {"text": "number three shows uh the amount of the trunk that ended up in our backyard more", "start": 6224, "end": 6231.719}, {"text": "of it landed on the front side of the house uh what you see is at least 15 ft", "start": 6231.719, "end": 6238.08}, {"text": "long uh 10 in in diameter it's a tree in itself but it's part of the", "start": 6238.08, "end": 6245.239}, {"text": "tree um the base diameter as I said is about 10 in and it's about that size all", "start": 6245.239, "end": 6250.88}, {"text": "the way up to the", "start": 6250.88, "end": 6253.599}, {"text": "house well besides the loud noise the entire", "start": 6257.159, "end": 6262.28}, {"text": "ceiling struct cure depressed and vibrated so violently that several Crystal", "start": 6262.28, "end": 6267.92}, {"text": "strings from our Hall ceiling light ended up on the floor it was quite", "start": 6267.92, "end": 6273.199}, {"text": "unnerving you can see a picture of the light with picture four and five um it", "start": 6273.199, "end": 6280.48}, {"text": "was the ceiling went up and down at least an inch to an inch and a", "start": 6280.48, "end": 6286.639}, {"text": "half the significant damage to our house and barbecue as well as the trauma", "start": 6288.32, "end": 6294}, {"text": "experienced has served to reinforce our belief that our maple tree has become a real danger to people pets and property", "start": 6294, "end": 6301.159}, {"text": "if this had happened while children were out trick-or-treating the results could have been", "start": 6301.159, "end": 6306.28}, {"text": "tragic uh pictures number one shows the damage to the house picture number two", "start": 6306.28, "end": 6311.56}, {"text": "shows the damage some of the damage to the barbecue uh it was unusable because it", "start": 6311.56, "end": 6317.159}, {"text": "flattened all the wheels as well when it came down since the the crash my wife's fears", "start": 6317.159, "end": 6324.56}, {"text": "and anxieties about setting foot in the backyard have increased greatly she's also indicated that thinking and", "start": 6324.56, "end": 6330.84}, {"text": "worrying about the tree is causing her to lose sleep for myself I am definitely", "start": 6330.84, "end": 6336.32}, {"text": "more cautious and on high alert when when in the back we both feel that relaxing or working in our backyard to", "start": 6336.32, "end": 6343.48}, {"text": "maintain the property puts us in danger and that entertaining friends or family in the backyard is no longer an option", "start": 6343.48, "end": 6350.599}, {"text": "this is not right the one place every person should feel safe is in their own", "start": 6350.599, "end": 6356.159}, {"text": "home I was not at all impressed with the inspection that was conducted which determined our tree to be", "start": 6356.159, "end": 6362.4}, {"text": "healthy he did not inspect the break points and assumed the limb was dead", "start": 6362.4, "end": 6367.52}, {"text": "which I disagreed with I'm on the roof twice a year cleaning the eths and I", "start": 6367.52, "end": 6372.84}, {"text": "would have noticed a big dead 25t limb we realize we are required to", "start": 6372.84, "end": 6381}, {"text": "protect Toronto's environment but you also have an obligation to protect the physical and well-being of its citizens", "start": 6381, "end": 6388.639}, {"text": "we sincerely hope you do not choose our tree over us moving from a property we", "start": 6388.639, "end": 6395.04}, {"text": "have lived in for 20 years extensively renovated to meet our needs and which has been in our family for almost 60", "start": 6395.04, "end": 6402.119}, {"text": "years should not have to be the only option to eliminate our stress concerning this tree again the one place", "start": 6402.119, "end": 6409.96}, {"text": "every person should feel safe is in their own home we're not trying to clearcut our", "start": 6409.96, "end": 6415.52}, {"text": "property of trees just remove one that is an accident looking for a time to", "start": 6415.52, "end": 6421.8}, {"text": "happen uh time", "start": 6421.8, "end": 6427.92}, {"text": "okay Mr chair if you can unmute yourself sorry uh there are any", "start": 6429.56, "end": 6436.48}, {"text": "questions to the deput see Mr", "start": 6436.48, "end": 6443.44}, {"text": "um how often do you get the tree pruned we had it pruned uh 3 years", "start": 6443.44, "end": 6451.08}, {"text": "ago okay and there was one the first time", "start": 6452.04, "end": 6457.88}, {"text": "you've had it pruned sorry no there I just asked because in", "start": 6457.88, "end": 6464.56}, {"text": "the report from our city staff it said that regular pruning um would maintain a would keep a lot of", "start": 6464.56, "end": 6472.119}, {"text": "the hazard away that you've discussed uh when you pruned it three", "start": 6472.119, "end": 6478.719}, {"text": "years ago did they give any advice on how often it should be pruned no not", "start": 6478.719, "end": 6484.679}, {"text": "that I remember this limb looked healthy all", "start": 6484.679, "end": 6491.52}, {"text": "right thank you very much okay all right thank you very much", "start": 6491.52, "end": 6498.08}, {"text": "Mr shaver uh next is Janet shaver", "start": 6498.08, "end": 6503.599}, {"text": "good morning counselors when our prior appeal in June", "start": 6505.48, "end": 6510.639}, {"text": "of 2020 was denied because the tree was considered healthy we followed up with", "start": 6510.639, "end": 6516.32}, {"text": "pruning yet only a few years later October of 2023 a large limb put a hole in our roof", "start": 6516.32, "end": 6523.239}, {"text": "and damaged our barbecue an accident that I feel should never have happened", "start": 6523.239, "end": 6528.639}, {"text": "the trauma from the accident is something I never want to experience again", "start": 6528.639, "end": 6534.719}, {"text": "it has been 13 long months since the accident for us to finally get this opportunity", "start": 6535.88, "end": 6543}, {"text": "to appeal the original judgment each passing day week month has increase my", "start": 6543, "end": 6549.48}, {"text": "level of anxiety and mental distress please allow us to remove this tree I", "start": 6549.48, "end": 6555.679}, {"text": "believe in the concept to preventive medicines in in my life my health vaccinations Fitness", "start": 6555.679, "end": 6563.119}, {"text": "classes with my car winter tires maintenance oil changes my home I keep", "start": 6563.119, "end": 6569.56}, {"text": "neat clean no trip hazards and my safety having a home alarm system are all", "start": 6569.56, "end": 6576.08}, {"text": "priority ones for me this tree has damaged our home it has made me afraid", "start": 6576.08, "end": 6581.48}, {"text": "to use our backyard this year very little maintenance has happened relaxing", "start": 6581.48, "end": 6586.8}, {"text": "and reading a book of avoid it and definitely no entertaining of family or friends in this unsafe", "start": 6586.8, "end": 6594.32}, {"text": "environment I'm a very cautious person we have so many trees on our lot that I", "start": 6594.32, "end": 6600.159}, {"text": "am always on the lookout for any dead trees this limb that was damaged that", "start": 6600.159, "end": 6606.4}, {"text": "has damaged our home was so large that it would have been almost impossible not to have noticed it was", "start": 6606.4, "end": 6612.92}, {"text": "dead I equate a healthy tree to a safe tree and this tree so close to our house", "start": 6612.92, "end": 6619.119}, {"text": "is definitely not safe it's scary to think that there are five or six more limbs of that size or", "start": 6619.119, "end": 6627}, {"text": "bigger extending over our Ruth that could also break off I", "start": 6627, "end": 6632.36}, {"text": "have I feel I have no control over a situation that I know is", "start": 6632.36, "end": 6638.599}, {"text": "dangerous I am begging you to let us remove this dangerous tree from our", "start": 6638.599, "end": 6643.92}, {"text": "lives so we may once again feel safe and comfortable in our", "start": 6643.92, "end": 6649.32}, {"text": "home thank you for listening", "start": 6649.32, "end": 6653.88}, {"text": "thank you m Sher uh question I'm sorry um my husband didn't", "start": 6659.04, "end": 6664.199}, {"text": "get to finish the fact that our backyard we have about 40 trees in the backyard", "start": 6664.199, "end": 6670.92}, {"text": "and eight of them qualify as needing a permit we feel that we're doing our bit", "start": 6670.92, "end": 6678.04}, {"text": "in keeping the environment at a safe level or aiding", "start": 6678.04, "end": 6685.119}, {"text": "but thank you okay thank you Miss shaver uh", "start": 6685.119, "end": 6692}, {"text": "questions of the deput seeing none uh questions to stop", "start": 6692, "end": 6698.599}, {"text": "on this", "start": 6698.599, "end": 6700.88}, {"text": "item I have I have a couple um I wanted to start with um asking about tree", "start": 6704.199, "end": 6710.599}, {"text": "Runing the the first deput said they had their tree pruned um three years ago and", "start": 6710.599, "end": 6717.88}, {"text": "the report said this is 153 centimeter in diameter tree which is", "start": 6717.88, "end": 6723.079}, {"text": "quite large um I guess in staff's opinion how often should a tree like", "start": 6723.079, "end": 6728.92}, {"text": "this be pruned to you Mr chair or is there any", "start": 6728.92, "end": 6734.199}, {"text": "standard that needs to be followed I I don't know that there is a standard um", "start": 6734.199, "end": 6739.88}, {"text": "typical prune Cycles I think are about 5 years um but a lot of it is based on um", "start": 6739.88, "end": 6747}, {"text": "arborist inspections and uh", "start": 6747, "end": 6752.88}, {"text": "assessments okay and the the deput both talked about um their concern", "start": 6755, "end": 6761.639}, {"text": "about um large limbs over their house uh and they had one that I guess fell on", "start": 6761.639, "end": 6768.679}, {"text": "the roof and damaged it after the tree was pruned is this something I guess something", "start": 6768.679, "end": 6774.88}, {"text": "limbs like this falling off a tree this large is this like part of the natural cycle or is it a risk that people need", "start": 6774.88, "end": 6781.079}, {"text": "to be concerned about in your opinion to you Mr chair it's uh part of", "start": 6781.079, "end": 6787.48}, {"text": "the natural cycle looking at the arbor report submitted um there was a picture", "start": 6787.48, "end": 6792.639}, {"text": "included of the limb and there does appear to be Decay and evidence 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damaged The Roots will take advantage of the the water and air that's available but they don't", "start": 6845, "end": 6851.44}, {"text": "create the damage house okay so it would be cracks", "start": 6851.44, "end": 6858.28}, {"text": "within the foundation of the house and moisture coming out yes Prett existing", "start": 6858.28, "end": 6864.8}, {"text": "cracks okay um okay those are all of my", "start": 6868.76, "end": 6874.95}, {"text": "[Music] questions uh speakers on this", "start": 6874.95, "end": 6881.119}, {"text": "item uh question sharers anley question Council Thompson okay sorry question to staff", "start": 6881.119, "end": 6887.92}, {"text": "councelor Thompson yeah thank you for you to staff did I I hear you correctly", "start": 6887.92, "end": 6893.52}, {"text": "that uh trees don't damage um I guess", "start": 6893.52, "end": 6898.719}, {"text": "Foundation um pipes and other things that are in the um I guess the", "start": 6898.719, "end": 6904.32}, {"text": "infrastructure of a of a resent did I hear you correctly through the chair they don't create the damage uh I didn't", "start": 6904.32, "end": 6910.32}, {"text": "ask that yeah so they will go into pipes they will take advantage of existing", "start": 6910.32, "end": 6915.639}, {"text": "cracks um and uh of Foundations and pipes they", "start": 6915.639, "end": 6921.44}, {"text": "will grow into them so let me just make sure it's really clear to me and I don't mean to be argumentative or anything", "start": 6921.44, "end": 6926.76}, {"text": "like that I just want to make sure so they don't create the damage but they", "start": 6926.76, "end": 6932.119}, {"text": "can cause a problem well they would cause like a blockage in a pipe right", "start": 6932.119, "end": 6938}, {"text": "yes and they could um I would imagine in terms of the growth of a root of a tree", "start": 6938, "end": 6944.76}, {"text": "that can be quite expensive they can create lift with respect to when they", 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distance but you don't know how many roots it would have so you could have a", "start": 7085.599, "end": 7091.119}, {"text": "variety of roots to a particular tree that's correct all right okay that's helpful thank you very much thank you Mr", "start": 7091.119, "end": 7099.8}, {"text": "chair okay thank you councelor Tom son uh other questions on this", "start": 7100.079, "end": 7105.239}, {"text": "item seeing none speakers on this", "start": 7105.239, "end": 7109.719}, {"text": "item so Mr chair I'll I'll speak just for a minute C Thompson thank you um y", "start": 7110.52, "end": 7117.56}, {"text": "Mr chair I know how hard we work to protect the tree and I thank um Miss", "start": 7117.56, "end": 7123.28}, {"text": "alen for uh obviously her expertise and so on and I have to tell you if you've", "start": 7123.28, "end": 7128.44}, {"text": "not had an experience with trees and how they can affect your property quite", "start": 7128.44, "end": 7134.32}, {"text": "frankly you're 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trees like they perform a great utility for me personally but", "start": 7218.199, "end": 7225}, {"text": "that's for me personally but I do share the gentleman's concern when he said look I'm afraid and and his wife about", "start": 7225, "end": 7230.92}, {"text": "being in the backyard and a limb falling down and so on now that may be very well", "start": 7230.92, "end": 7236.079}, {"text": "be that you need to prune it and do all the things that the staff have indicated but I simply want to just make the point", "start": 7236.079, "end": 7243.239}, {"text": "that we can't be what appears to me anyway it's just my personal view as", "start": 7243.239, "end": 7249.04}, {"text": "unsympathetic as it appears that we are being because we need to understand the plight", "start": 7249.04, "end": 7255}, {"text": "of those who are mostly affected by this the expression he who feels it or she", "start": 7255, "end": 7261.4}, {"text": "the most knows it the best and I will say the experience that I've just gone through has actually transformed my", "start": 7261.4, "end": 7268.239}, {"text": "thinking not to destroy trees but to leave be more sympathetic to some of the", "start": 7268.239, "end": 7273.44}, {"text": "people who come in here and say look here's a problem I'm having I have lots of other trees but could you consider it", "start": 7273.44, "end": 7279.76}, {"text": "now it's a difficult decision for us to make because we want to preserve and protect the trees but I think we need to", "start": 7279.76, "end": 7285.04}, {"text": "be much more sympathetic to the concerns are being raised about how trees are", "start": 7285.04, "end": 7291.04}, {"text": "impacting the utility of one's property is if you're feeling unsafe if you're", "start": 7291.04, "end": 7296.199}, {"text": "feeling unsure of course it grates on you every time you're in your home is that the", "start": 7296.199, "end": 7302.44}, {"text": "kind of feeling that we want our residents to have I'll submit to you no what we want to do is to give them that", "start": 7302.44, "end": 7309.159}, {"text": "that that sense of comfort now I know Miss Allen and others will work with these resin to make sure that perhaps", "start": 7309.159, "end": 7316.4}, {"text": "the pruning if that's going to solve the problem that would be a good thing because that may be some of the things", "start": 7316.4, "end": 7322.32}, {"text": "that I have to do with some of the trees in my property but I will tell you the feeling you have when you have a major", "start": 7322.32, "end": 7328.239}, {"text": "flood in your basement like I did a few months ago it's not a fun hearty feeling", "start": 7328.239, "end": 7335.56}, {"text": "it is actually very difficult in terms of dealing with that now I haven't heard that you said you're at a flooding or", "start": 7335.56, "end": 7341.28}, {"text": "anything like that we just had some concern my point is that overall there is issues that we need as a as a", "start": 7341.28, "end": 7347.84}, {"text": "community council and as a council to rectify and be very mindful of the", "start": 7347.84, "end": 7353.8}, {"text": "concerns that residents are bringing forward I know Miss Allen and others will help if if if asked to provide", "start": 7353.8, "end": 7359.8}, {"text": "information and and that's something we should do so I'm not advocating the removal of the treat but what I'm simply saying is this we need to be more", "start": 7359.8, "end": 7368.119}, {"text": "empathetic we need to have more compassion we need to be more concerned", "start": 7368.119, "end": 7373.719}, {"text": "about the impact and the effect of how tree roots can actually damage your", "start": 7373.719, "end": 7380.119}, {"text": "property if I build a house I'm not putting any trees as close", "start": 7380.119, "end": 7385.639}, {"text": "to it as as I would normally would want to just based on what I know now and I love trees by the way let's be very", "start": 7385.639, "end": 7391.96}, {"text": "clear about that but I would counc Thompson if you can wrap up yes uh chairy if I could put as far away as", "start": 7391.96, "end": 7397.92}, {"text": "possible because I know the problem that occurs and so so I empathize with you", "start": 7397.92, "end": 7403.36}, {"text": "both and I'm going to support you and I may not be on the winning side but I understand the impact of that Thank You", "start": 7403.36, "end": 7409.92}, {"text": "Cher Angley okay thank you counc Thompson", "start": 7409.92, "end": 7415.88}, {"text": "other speakers on this item seeing none uh so I'm going to move", "start": 7415.88, "end": 7422.639}, {"text": "the uh recommendation in the report that the tree removal request uh be denied", "start": 7422.639, "end": 7429.4}, {"text": "and I want to thank the shavers for coming in this morning um it's very much appreciated um but as somebody that uh I", "start": 7429.4, "end": 7437.159}, {"text": "live on a lot that's heavily treat as well so I can very much sympathize uh with the Shavers and what they're", "start": 7437.159, "end": 7444.28}, {"text": "dealing with but I also uh I spend a lot of time uh pruning trees in our", "start": 7444.28, "end": 7449.679}, {"text": "backyard uh having people come in and prune them for us to make sure uh that", "start": 7449.679, "end": 7456.679}, {"text": "they're properly looked after and and maintained um the other concern I have is is the tree that we're looking at", "start": 7456.679, "end": 7463.599}, {"text": "before us 153 CM diameter silver maple that in the opinion of our staff is very", "start": 7463.599, "end": 7471.36}, {"text": "much a healthy tree and provides a lot of the community benefits uh that are", "start": 7471.36, "end": 7477.159}, {"text": "needed in meeting our um goals for our tree canopy um in each neighbor", "start": 7477.159, "end": 7483.239}, {"text": "neighborhood across the city um so those are my comments and um I'll ask for vote", "start": 7483.239, "end": 7492.199}, {"text": "on the recommendation all in favor of the recommendation of", "start": 7492.199, "end": 7498.719}, {"text": "for sorry I can't", "start": 7501.04, "end": 7504.679}, {"text": "see sorry are is are all in favor all in favor okay of of the recommendation all", "start": 7506.679, "end": 7512.32}, {"text": "in favor of the recommendation and", "start": 7512.32, "end": 7518.679}, {"text": "opposed sorry councelor Thompson's asking for a", "start": 7518.679, "end": 7524.96}, {"text": "recorded vote all those in favor of councelor ansley's motion to adopt the recommendations in the staff", "start": 7524.96, "end": 7530.52}, {"text": "report councelor anley councelor Meyers any opposed coun and councelor mckelvie", "start": 7530.52, "end": 7538}, {"text": "any opposed councelor Thompson councelor kandal councelor mantis uh that item", "start": 7538, "end": 7544.679}, {"text": "fails on a tii vote", "start": 7544.679, "end": 7549.679}, {"text": "sorry madam could you explain the that item is not adopted does it go to so that", "start": 7556.119, "end": 7562.719}, {"text": "recommendations there are no recommendations and the item was not", "start": 7562.719, "end": 7567.8}, {"text": "adopted so sorry does it go to council without recommendations or what does that this is a delegated item the item", "start": 7572.32, "end": 7579.4}, {"text": "does not go to council", "start": 7579.4, "end": 7583.44}, {"text": "so could you explain what that means to the to the", "start": 7591.44, "end": 7597.4}, {"text": "applicant in this case there was no decision made the item is not", "start": 7597.8, "end": 7604.118}, {"text": "adopted a point of order just for clarity if this was approved would that", "start": 7604.44, "end": 7611.28}, {"text": "have given them the permit no it's to deny so if it", "start": 7611.28, "end": 7617.719}, {"text": "loses no act how would they have gotten the permit we had to vote no four to two", "start": 7617.719, "end": 7623.719}, {"text": "four to two no okay so Tai is not a no but it's not a", "start": 7623.719, "end": 7631.119}, {"text": "yes so on just on a point of order Mr chair uh I think you were asking the clerk or someone to explain to the", "start": 7637.96, "end": 7645.32}, {"text": "residents as to what just transpired in terms of our vote and action I it would be perhaps wise just to help them to", "start": 7645.32, "end": 7652.239}, {"text": "understand the clarity of", "start": 7652.239, "end": 7655}, {"text": "it I no but can you explain that to them is that possible can someone explain that to them a chair maybe Mr", "start": 7660.079, "end": 7667.679}, {"text": "chair I don't know if you can hear me can you hear me Paul I can hear you my understanding there's", "start": 7667.679, "end": 7674.52}, {"text": "no actions being taken on this application which means they do not have", "start": 7674.52, "end": 7679.719}, {"text": "a permit okay all right thank you very", "start": 7679.719, "end": 7688.239}, {"text": "much so we're moving to our next item which is SC 1816 Rouge Hill Drive", "start": 7691.32, "end": 7696.48}, {"text": "traffic calming speed humps uh in war 25 scarber Rouge Park we", "start": 7696.48, "end": 7702.04}, {"text": "have one registered speaker Dave", "start": 7702.04, "end": 7705.96}, {"text": "callingham uh we can confirm that the resident is not online but he sent me a note that he was not available at the", "start": 7707.52, "end": 7716.76}, {"text": "anymore confirming he's not online", "start": 7716.96, "end": 7721.36}, {"text": "okay okay confirmed they're not online um so then uh questions to staff on this", "start": 7730.159, "end": 7736.119}, {"text": "item uh thank you Mr chair a quick question of staff is a petition or", "start": 7736.119, "end": 7741.159}, {"text": "polling required anymore for Speed humps uh through the chair that is correct", "start": 7741.159, "end": 7747.88}, {"text": "that they are no longer required as per the updated policy per IE 7.4 adopted", "start": 7747.88, "end": 7753.28}, {"text": "last year at city council so if I drop a poll to all the residents to in to", "start": 7753.28, "end": 7759.32}, {"text": "inform them of this and to collect that information is that going over and above the standard", "start": 7759.32, "end": 7765.719}, {"text": "process it is outside the standard process and it would not affect the outcome of the standard process in terms", "start": 7765.719, "end": 7771.96}, {"text": "of Staff recommendations does speed humps have any known effects on property", "start": 7771.96, "end": 7778.36}, {"text": "value through the CH I I cannot speak to that okay um the locations that are", "start": 7778.84, "end": 7786.32}, {"text": "selected can you speak to the process for deciding on those locations", "start": 7786.32, "end": 7792.159}, {"text": "yes through the chair so we do have guidelines in terms of spacing generally speaking we want to space them at", "start": 7792.159, "end": 7799.48}, {"text": "regular even intervals to affect a consistent rate of speed across the", "start": 7799.48, "end": 7804.52}, {"text": "entire length of the street so we don't want people speeding up between them and then having to slow down so typically", "start": 7804.52, "end": 7811.48}, {"text": "they will be spaced 30 MERS from a controlled intersection and then spaced at regular intervals of between 45 and", "start": 7811.48, "end": 7819.32}, {"text": "75 meters apart however we don't always get ideal spacing we have to be cognizant of", "start": 7819.32, "end": 7825.84}, {"text": "utilities such as catch Basin manholes um we don't want to put them in front of", "start": 7825.84, "end": 7831.239}, {"text": "driveways uh there are other considerations as well uh so we don't", "start": 7831.239, "end": 7836.4}, {"text": "always get what we're aiming for but generally speaking that is Our intention as close as possible to have them", 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7890.4}, {"text": "Services are included in the staff report uh the fire Services had indicated concerns um and Paramedic", "start": 7890.4, "end": 7898.48}, {"text": "Services indicated they were supportive uh we do note in the report that uh traffic calming will slow all vehicles", "start": 7898.48, "end": 7905.28}, {"text": "including emergency vehicles so fully acknowledge that uh", "start": 7905.28, "end": 7911.04}, {"text": "okay thank you thank you councelor Melby uh any", "start": 7911.04, "end": 7917.52}, {"text": "other questions of staff on this item speakers on the side thank you I'd", "start": 7917.52, "end": 7922.679}, {"text": "like to speak thank you uh the resident there is one resident that has uh submitted uh a", "start": 7922.679, "end": 7929.679}, {"text": "presentation in his arguments against speed humps on rou Hills Drive so I had", "start": 7929.679, "end": 7935.48}, {"text": "given that he was not able to be here I had guaranteed that I would share that with 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the", "start": 7979, "end": 7984.119}, {"text": "the site configuration and based on input from Emergency Services their", "start": 7984.119, "end": 7990.119}, {"text": "recommendation is to install speed humps on rou Hills Drive recognizing that we", "start": 7990.119, "end": 7995.48}, {"text": "wanted to have residents have the ability to give input into this we dropped a whole four houses that live on", "start": 7995.48, "end": 8004.76}, {"text": "rou Hills Drive in the impacted area and that being between Lawrence and Island", "start": 8004.76, "end": 8011.44}, {"text": "Road so I want to be clear on that because the the submission from the dep deput deputing claims that it was for", "start": 8011.44, "end": 8017.719}, {"text": "the entire area and it was not so we had 67 responses so the most responses we've", "start": 8017.719, "end": 8023}, {"text": "ever had 72% of residents are in favor of speed humps on rill's Drive the", "start": 8023, "end": 8028.32}, {"text": "letter that I dropped to the residents was very clear that should the poll be positive that being more than 50% I", "start": 8028.32, "end": 8034.48}, {"text": "would accept the staff recommendation that is before hus on that basis I accept the staff recommendation here", "start": 8034.48, "end": 8040.679}, {"text": "today um hopeful my colleagues will as well and ask for a recorded", "start": 8040.679, "end": 8047.28}, {"text": "vote okay thank you very much councelor Melby uh other speakers on this", "start": 8050.239, "end": 8056.599}, {"text": "item seeing none so counselor Meli is moving the recommendation in the report", "start": 8057.559, "end": 8063.48}, {"text": "and asking for a recorded vote all in favor all those in favor", "start": 8063.48, "end": 8068.8}, {"text": "councelor Thompson councelor Myers councelor melie councelor kandal councelor mantis councelor anley that", "start": 8068.8, "end": 8075.679}, {"text": "item carries unanimously okay thank you very much uh", "start": 8075.679, "end": 8081.8}, {"text": "the next item on our agenda is SC1", "start": 8081.8, "end": 8085.678}, {"text": "25 scar Park we have uh one registered speaker Robert English from the Scarboro", "start": 8091.159, "end": 8097.239}, {"text": "7th Day Adventist Church at 4350 Lawrence Avenue", "start": 8097.239, "end": 8102.558}, {"text": "East Mr Speaker member of council I want to thank you so much for this", "start": 8113.28, "end": 8119.96}, {"text": "opportunity to address this Council um the idea of a traic", "start": 8119.96, "end": 8129.36}, {"text": "light and I'm going to say by the church that I represent by the way my name is Robert English and I'm the first Elder", "start": 8129.36, "end": 8135}, {"text": "for the scab 7th Day Adventist Church which a membership of just about", "start": 8135, "end": 8140.079}, {"text": "700 is one of the greatest things that could have happened in this Ty part of", "start": 8140.079, "end": 8145.199}, {"text": "the century by way of history when", "start": 8145.199, "end": 8151.48}, {"text": "we constructed that building just about 15 or so years ago we were trying to get", "start": 8151.48, "end": 8157.159}, {"text": "a a left turn lane going east on on", "start": 8157.159, "end": 8162.84}, {"text": "Lawrence but then we were told at that time that we would have to foot that", "start": 8162.84, "end": 8167.88}, {"text": "bill and that would have been that straw that would have brought the um the camels back cuz with our local", "start": 8167.88, "end": 8174.52}, {"text": "congregation it's 75 or so percent on the on the age side I'm I got", "start": 8174.52, "end": 8183.239}, {"text": "to pick my words carefully and um so Crossing there would", "start": 8183.239, "end": 8190.36}, {"text": "have been a is is a challenge so the left turn lane would have helped and", "start": 8190.36, "end": 8196.439}, {"text": "incidentally about two months ago my wife said to me why don't we try to get a", "start": 8196.44, "end": 8201.92}, {"text": "crosswalk so that was our next um exploration that we were going", "start": 8201.92, "end": 8207.2}, {"text": "to go on but then from Council mcil his office I got a call that they're about", "start": 8207.2, "end": 8214.598}, {"text": "to ins um in in um Institute a traffic", "start": 8214.599, "end": 8220}, {"text": "light which would have taken care of all the other challenges and looking forward the the", "start": 8220, "end": 8228.08}, {"text": "pedestrian traffic is going to increase exponentially over the next few year", "start": 8228.08, "end": 8233.638}, {"text": "months or years because we have an unfinished gym and as you know we are", "start": 8233.639, "end": 8238.719}, {"text": "sitting on two at at risk are the Galloway area and the danzik area so", "start": 8238.719, "end": 8245.92}, {"text": "we're trying to have a gym that we can incorporate the community a little more", "start": 8245.92, "end": 8252.598}, {"text": "than we do right now and that is going to help so with so I'm speaking", "start": 8252.599, "end": 8257.76}, {"text": "favorable to this traffic light which would solve a lot of the perceived", "start": 8257.76, "end": 8263.598}, {"text": "challenges that we know so we want to thank you in advance of your voting for", "start": 8263.599, "end": 8271.28}, {"text": "for having this traffic light at this location at this time I thank", "start": 8271.281, "end": 8280.359}, {"text": "you okay thank you very much Mr English uh questions to the", "start": 8281.92, "end": 8286.96}, {"text": "dep councelor Thompson thank you uh Mr English um just looking at the map um", "start": 8289.24, "end": 8295.04}, {"text": "it's not just the Adventist Church that will be benefiting the the area to I guess to the um to the east would also", "start": 8295.04, "end": 8302}, {"text": "benefit is that correct yes yes I just want to make sure that we clarify that that it isn't just simply a matter of", "start": 8302, "end": 8308.439}, {"text": "the church obviously you're here on behalf of the church right but obvious there's a community", "start": 8308.44, "end": 8314.24}, {"text": "um Road and uh wellar and all those other streets would also benefit because", "start": 8314.24, "end": 8319.439}, {"text": "it's becomes a lot safer for those residents to be able to Traverse the area as well yes okay that's for sure", "start": 8319.44, "end": 8325.96}, {"text": "okay thank you and speeding on that area um is becoming a challenge in fact if I", "start": 8325.96, "end": 8333.678}, {"text": "may if I may I live south of there so I would use", "start": 8333.679, "end": 8340.88}, {"text": "morning side to Lawrence normally but because of the danger of making that left turn we have had accidents there", "start": 8340.88, "end": 8348.24}, {"text": "before I used um Military", "start": 8348.24, "end": 8353.678}, {"text": "Trail to avoid making that left turn so I'd come in from the East instead of", "start": 8353.679, "end": 8359.359}, {"text": "from the West we becoming very", "start": 8359.36, "end": 8363.76}, {"text": "dangerous other questions no I just thank him for coming", "start": 8371.92, "end": 8379.359}, {"text": "in okay thank you Council Melby speakers on this item Council Melby thank you uh", "start": 8379.679, "end": 8386.518}, {"text": "so this is an interesting one um as you know throughout scar we have a shortage", "start": 8386.519, "end": 8392.12}, {"text": "of Crossings and it is a huge area between Crossings I think it's between", "start": 8392.12, "end": 8398.399}, {"text": "colins's Grove in Bennett um quite the distance and um several residents had", "start": 8398.399, "end": 8404.28}, {"text": "asked us to study the area uh for another Crossing and it was interesting", "start": 8404.28, "end": 8409.56}, {"text": "because a lot of times people park across the street and uh jwalk right in front of 43 division which is a little", "start": 8409.56, "end": 8416.319}, {"text": "bit awkward to jwalk in front of the police station uh but I see residents doing it all the time so City staff went", "start": 8416.319, "end": 8422.64}, {"text": "out and studied the area and uh I guess it was a happy coincidence and miracle", "start": 8422.64, "end": 8429.24}, {"text": "for the church that they selected that area as the best as the best place for", "start": 8429.24, "end": 8434.92}, {"text": "the crossing and so we reached out to uh the Adventist Church to make sure that", "start": 8434.92, "end": 8440}, {"text": "they were okay with this so we were extremely happy that they were delighted uh so all the stars have aligned and I", "start": 8440, "end": 8446.28}, {"text": "think we're going to have a great safety Improvement for the community a safe Crossing uh for everyone um and you know", "start": 8446.28, "end": 8454.28}, {"text": "I think people won't be jaywalking in front of a police station which is also a very very good thing with the high traffic High ticket risk so uh thank you", "start": 8454.28, "end": 8461.68}, {"text": "to City staff for the studying thank you so very much to the Adventist Church for for agreeing to let us use that driveway", "start": 8461.68, "end": 8468.479}, {"text": "as as the landing point because we need to have somewhere for for pedestrians to cross um and I'm I'm grateful this will", "start": 8468.479, "end": 8474.96}, {"text": "work for Community thank you and we thank you so much for having us the only other question that that was asked to", "start": 8474.96, "end": 8480.88}, {"text": "ask you is when will this be in so you're not allowed to ask questions but", "start": 8480.88, "end": 8486.319}, {"text": "um uh after the deputation is closed but I'm sure that City staff will go talk with you about when we can get this", "start": 8486.319, "end": 8492.439}, {"text": "across the finish line thank you very much", "start": 8492.439, "end": 8496.88}, {"text": "okay are there speakers on the side I think everybody wants a recorded vote because it's such a happy", "start": 8499.76, "end": 8506.479}, {"text": "thing all right coun Mel's moov recommendations and we like a recorded vote all those in favor councelor", "start": 8508.479, "end": 8515}, {"text": "Thompson councelor Meyers councelor melie councelor cival councelor mantis", "start": 8515, "end": 8520.319}, {"text": "chair anley that item carries", "start": 8520.319, "end": 8523.681}, {"text": "unanimously okay thank you very", "start": 8525.479, "end": 8529.479}, {"text": "much now we're sorry Nancy can ask just ask for a point of clarification", "start": 8535.04, "end": 8541.12}, {"text": "um I believe that's all of the items that we have registered speakers for that's correct we're gonna go back my", "start": 8541.12, "end": 8546.56}, {"text": "handwritten note I have a registered speaker for number seven they they uh it has since been", "start": 8546.56, "end": 8552.8}, {"text": "removed we're now going into item five", "start": 8552.8, "end": 8558.88}, {"text": "okay all right thank you so we are going to uh 18.5 review zoning regulations for", "start": 8559, "end": 8567.6}, {"text": "nightclubs in W 20 scar bro Southwest is the final report uh we is H by counselor", "start": 8567.6, "end": 8573.2}, {"text": "canaval councelor canaval questions of Staff thank you", "start": 8573.2, "end": 8579.479}, {"text": "chair uh thank you to staff for uh uh this report and uh uh for uh um uh", "start": 8579.479, "end": 8589.88}, {"text": "creating this opportunity as you know my ward was without representation for", "start": 8589.88, "end": 8596.24}, {"text": "almost six months uh during uh when much of the work behind the uh uh night", "start": 8596.24, "end": 8604.16}, {"text": "economy which this is part of the introduction of uh", "start": 8604.16, "end": 8610}, {"text": "Citywide regulations for nightclubs um have a few questions I I'll get to my", "start": 8610, "end": 8615.16}, {"text": "comments following um uh to staff can you please walk us through the uh survey", "start": 8615.16, "end": 8623.88}, {"text": "and how it was uh um uh postulated for the ward", "start": 8623.88, "end": 8631.96}, {"text": "um through the chair uh we had a survey that was open to the public for about three weeks um it was advertised broadly", "start": 8633.24, "end": 8640.52}, {"text": "through the counselor's newsletter also on the city's study web page um focus", "start": 8640.52, "end": 8645.92}, {"text": "email notifications were also sent to Residents associations and Bas in the area and we uh collected the survey data", "start": 8645.92, "end": 8653.84}, {"text": "which informed our recommendations for this report uh generally the results in terms of support for nightclubs was", "start": 8653.84, "end": 8659.8}, {"text": "mixed with about half opposing nightclubs and the other half in support or uncertain about", "start": 8659.8, "end": 8667.2}, {"text": "nightclubs and uh for the the benefit of U uh those watching or in the room uh", "start": 8667.479, "end": 8674.72}, {"text": "where are the PED predominent areas in my ward that have these", "start": 8674.72, "end": 8680.88}, {"text": "permissions so the chair the locations where these would be permitted are on most of Eglington Avenue East uh except", "start": 8681.84, "end": 8688.8}, {"text": "for the section between Pharmacy to ion View Road and from Bellamy Road to", "start": 8688.8, "end": 8695.08}, {"text": "Markham Road and then there are sections along Kingston Road which include um the section between Victoria Park Avenue and", "start": 8695.08, "end": 8702.16}, {"text": "birchmont Road um on the south side of the street between Claremont Avenue and", "start": 8702.16, "end": 8707.279}, {"text": "Midland Avenue and clusters of property Zone CR between Midland Avenue and Market Road um one of the concerns from", "start": 8707.279, "end": 8714.68}, {"text": "Community is um the proximity to residential homes uh what is staff's", "start": 8714.68, "end": 8723}, {"text": "plan to monitor the motion speaks to a report coming back after a year of three", "start": 8723, "end": 8728.92}, {"text": "nightclubs operating um in the meantime how will staff monitor the impact of", "start": 8728.92, "end": 8736.64}, {"text": "nightclubs through the chair um we're working very closely with MLS staff um and we have members of the enforcement", "start": 8736.64, "end": 8743.439}, {"text": "uh Team here to answer questions and there should be U MLS staff available online for licensing questions as well", "start": 8743.439, "end": 8749.52}, {"text": "and so we'll be working closely with them in the interim to determine how things are going uh thank you so well I'll get to those questions after", "start": 8749.52, "end": 8757.359}, {"text": "um how did staff um decide um at three licenses after one", "start": 8757.359, "end": 8765.52}, {"text": "year of operation would there be a report how is that determined through the chair we were trying to uh find a", "start": 8765.52, "end": 8772.88}, {"text": "number of licenses that would let us look at more than one uh licensed you never know if that's a very good", "start": 8772.88, "end": 8778.72}, {"text": "operator or a very bad operator if you limit it to one um and we wanted to give it an opportunity to get off the", "start": 8778.72, "end": 8784.52}, {"text": "ground a little bit especially because the area is quite large and are also a limited number of spaces generally where", "start": 8784.52, "end": 8791.6}, {"text": "these uh nightclubs could locate um but we are open to discussing the number of", "start": 8791.6, "end": 8797.6}, {"text": "licenses um is there um any mechanism to", "start": 8797.6, "end": 8803.76}, {"text": "inform the community when uh a license has being granted through the chair no", "start": 8803.76, "end": 8809.24}, {"text": "that's not part of the process mhm um and we could direct that to uh MLS staff", "start": 8809.24, "end": 8814.92}, {"text": "if they're available online they're the ones who would be able to know the details of that process uh thank you planning staff um", "start": 8814.92, "end": 8823.279}, {"text": "MLS uh who would be answering questions from MLS online or in", "start": 8823.279, "end": 8829.761}, {"text": "person through the chair uh hopefully two folks who joined us today to answer some questions they're not about licensing but about enforcement and we", "start": 8831.279, "end": 8837.64}, {"text": "can start there and I'll reach out again to confirm that they're available online", "start": 8837.64, "end": 8843.2}, {"text": "[Music]", "start": 8854.1, "end": 8857.229}, {"text": "oh you ready okay um what are the mechanisms as enforcement um what would you typically", "start": 8871.92, "end": 8879.24}, {"text": "respond to when uh uh facing calls of uh noise or what have", "start": 8879.24, "end": 8886.881}, {"text": "you uh through the chair well with regards to noise we do have a 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restaurant so our officers will be um conducting clearance", "start": 8942.16, "end": 8948.04}, {"text": "inspections to ensure they're operating correctly um and they have the proper", "start": 8948.04, "end": 8953.2}, {"text": "measures in place to operate a nightclub and what's the typical uh", "start": 8953.2, "end": 8959.72}, {"text": "approach roach to uh sorry chair Insley do you want to reset or see if there's", "start": 8959.72, "end": 8966.319}, {"text": "anybody else who has questions before I go into round two you're muted yeah why don't we uh", "start": 8966.319, "end": 8972}, {"text": "see if anybody else has questions coun can and then if you require a second round we can ask your colleagues our", "start": 8972, "end": 8978.319}, {"text": "colleagues for that does anybody else have questions on this", "start": 8978.319, "end": 8984.92}, {"text": "item councelor Thompson thanks Mr Mr chair through you just to staff um", "start": 8984.92, "end": 8990.76}, {"text": "I'm 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respect to the approval as part of the plan is that", "start": 9034.56, "end": 9040.479}, {"text": "sort of baffles is that a soundproofing is that is that included in that the", "start": 9040.479, "end": 9046.2}, {"text": "noise control plan uh through the chair uh the level two", "start": 9046.2, "end": 9052.92}, {"text": "noise control plan does have several um aspects in place to control the level of", "start": 9052.92, "end": 9058.04}, {"text": "noise coming out of an establishment that um applies for the nightclub license uh it would include such things", "start": 9058.04, "end": 9064.84}, {"text": "as um well essentially that applicant would have to go and reach out to a an", "start": 9064.84, "end": 9072}, {"text": "acoustical engineering firm that would come in and prepare a no a report uh regarding the types of speakers and", "start": 9072, "end": 9078.319}, {"text": "other types of noise that would be coming off of that so acoustic amplification those are all part of that", 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9188.68}, {"text": "the parameters for that uh certainly our office is one", "start": 9188.68, "end": 9195.16}, {"text": "vehicle are there any other options for the local community to be to understand", "start": 9195.16, "end": 9202.16}, {"text": "the parameters of the uh of a nightclub through the chair councelor", "start": 9202.16, "end": 9207.52}, {"text": "may I ask for a little bit of clarification do you mean the licensing requirements or yes yeah so the LI the", "start": 9207.52, "end": 9213.439}, {"text": "licensing requirements are all set out in um some information documents that are available uh to operators as well as", "start": 9213.439, "end": 9221.439}, {"text": "online and a great deal of information is contained in a document that was created as an information tool both for", "start": 9221.439, "end": 9226.68}, {"text": "operators as well as that is available to the community which is the good neighbor guide for late night businesses and that goes through many of the", "start": 9226.68, "end": 9233.319}, {"text": "criteria themselves right and when an establishment goes through uh the Criterion fulfills them is there any", "start": 9233.319, "end": 9240.76}, {"text": "requirement for it to be posted online or the community to be informed through", "start": 9240.76, "end": 9246.16}, {"text": "the chair um I'm not aware of a requirement for it to be publicly posted", "start": 9246.16, "end": 9252.52}, {"text": "um the the other concern residents have have uh raised with me uh is in regard", "start": 9252.52, "end": 9259.439}, {"text": "to to um this recommendation looking at you know uh", "start": 9259.439, "end": 9266.2}, {"text": "following one full year is there opportunity that within the year if", "start": 9266.2, "end": 9271.96}, {"text": "we're facing uh if there's a need to have a report to catalog um any issues can we do that at", "start": 9271.96, "end": 9280.279}, {"text": "at Community Council in light of this recommendation", "start": 9280.279, "end": 9285.64}, {"text": "through the chair one of the reasons we were looking at a full year of operation with uh of each of three licenses for", "start": 9285.64, "end": 9292.16}, {"text": "monitoring was to let there be uh an opportunity for those uh new operators", "start": 9292.16, "end": 9297.359}, {"text": "to have a full year so that we could be determining if there were seasonality to some of the issues um we will be working", "start": 9297.359, "end": 9303.72}, {"text": "with MLS and we could be bringing information potentially to the counselor's office um but as far as reporting back within the first year um", "start": 9303.72, "end": 9311.08}, {"text": "I can work with MLS to see if that might be possible but it may be a bit short in light of giving new operators the", "start": 9311.08, "end": 9317.56}, {"text": "opportunity to correct things that they may not have thought would create issues and maybe beyond the licensing", "start": 9317.56, "end": 9323}, {"text": "requirements and to give them an opportunity to make Corrections or modifications to their operations before", "start": 9323, "end": 9329.359}, {"text": "requesting a change to their licensing status um is there any correlation", "start": 9329.359, "end": 9336.92}, {"text": "between um the alcohol licensing which is AGCO correct me if I'm wrong", "start": 9336.92, "end": 9344.359}, {"text": "and um any bylaw infractions", "start": 9344.359, "end": 9350.8}, {"text": "um that may that may happen in terms of their licensing is there any", "start": 9350.8, "end": 9356.76}, {"text": "communication between you guys as bylaw and AGCO through the chair we work very closely with the AGCO we can't uh take", "start": 9356.76, "end": 9364.68}, {"text": "any action and matters related to a liquor license but we do work closely with", "start": 9364.68, "end": 9369.84}, {"text": "them um and uh uh finally another question that was", "start": 9369.84, "end": 9376.64}, {"text": "raised uh in the scenario that uh three licenses are not granted it's", "start": 9376.64, "end": 9382.439}, {"text": "two um and following one full year and I appreciate the necessity for um complete", "start": 9382.439, "end": 9390.68}, {"text": "seasonal observation and monitoring um Can a report", "start": 9390.68, "end": 9396.399}, {"text": "be brought back if it's two licenses and and it just doesn't happen to be a third", "start": 9396.399, "end": 9401.52}, {"text": "one so the chair absolutely we can be bringing information back following that full year of uh operations for two", "start": 9401.52, "end": 9408.439}, {"text": "licenses if that's the number that uh you'll be happy with for the monitoring requirement mhm um thank you that's", "start": 9408.439, "end": 9416.6}, {"text": "that's it I appreciate staff's uh uh support for the in-person consultation and uh uh the formulation", "start": 9416.6, "end": 9424.08}, {"text": "of the the report and um I think going forward it was U very helpful sorry", "start": 9424.08, "end": 9431.359}, {"text": "counc you're at the end of your five minutes okay yeah no problem I'll see use it in the", "start": 9431.359, "end": 9437.96}, {"text": "comments okay other uh questions questioners on this item saying none uh", "start": 9438.24, "end": 9444.6}, {"text": "speakers councelor cannabal yeah uh thank you chair um uh thank you again to", "start": 9444.6, "end": 9450.6}, {"text": "staff uh my the comments I was sharing earlier was an appreciation of the the", "start": 9450.6, "end": 9456.52}, {"text": "work done in person electronically uh it uh uh is effective", "start": 9456.52, "end": 9462.08}, {"text": "when we share results in a visually uh uh substantive manner uh going forward I", "start": 9462.08, "end": 9469.2}, {"text": "think uh that is part of how we should uh and do business here is ensuring uh the Joe", "start": 9469.2, "end": 9477.72}, {"text": "public can uh understand and uh uh the the the enormous work that's being done", "start": 9477.72, "end": 9484.439}, {"text": "on a host of issues this is one that was quite sensitive uh given some", "start": 9484.439, "end": 9489.479}, {"text": "unfortunate incidents that have transpired in uh with um as I mentioned", "start": 9489.479, "end": 9496.319}, {"text": "earlier restaurants that have been de facto uh operating as nightclubs uh we saw two homicides over the last two", "start": 9496.319, "end": 9503.12}, {"text": "years in these uh uh unofficial nightclubs uh in in Scarboro and has", "start": 9503.12, "end": 9510.08}, {"text": "given concern for our community many who were not aware this uh legalization", "start": 9510.08, "end": 9517.56}, {"text": "Citywide was on the books in the latter half of last year uh so this review for", "start": 9517.56, "end": 9524.08}, {"text": "our Ward allowed me and allowed our community to be aware of the parameters", "start": 9524.08, "end": 9529.52}, {"text": "and permissions for this legalization um and yes despite it being", "start": 9529.52, "end": 9534.72}, {"text": "a mixed bag by virtue of the survey uh and I I would be remiss not to remark", "start": 9534.72, "end": 9540.84}, {"text": "that there is hope that we're attracting and uh incentivizing uh the right type", "start": 9540.84, "end": 9547.64}, {"text": "of positive uh music uh experiences or nightclubs that will enrich culture and", "start": 9547.64, "end": 9554.56}, {"text": "entertainment life in Scarboro uh but having uh recognition that we need to", "start": 9554.56, "end": 9561.12}, {"text": "ensure the public has confidence in how we enforce our bylaws how we monitor how", "start": 9561.12, "end": 9568.6}, {"text": "we work with the counselor's office and staff uh to ensure this is done well and", "start": 9568.6, "end": 9574.68}, {"text": "it's done right uh and to uh to to uh be clear with bad faith actors their their", "start": 9574.68, "end": 9582.479}, {"text": "business is not appreciated or wanted um and uh uh we we we serve the interests", "start": 9582.479, "end": 9589.16}, {"text": "of all members of the public thank you thank you", "start": 9589.16, "end": 9593.84}, {"text": "chair okay thank you councelor kival sorry are you moving the recommendation yes I'll move the staff", "start": 9594.359, "end": 9602.04}, {"text": "recommendation okay thank you other speakers on this item seeing none councelor canibal is", "start": 9602.04, "end": 9608.319}, {"text": "moving the recommendation in 18.5 review of zoning regulations for nightclubs", "start": 9608.319, "end": 9613.8}, {"text": "inward 20 Scaro Southwest final report all in favor", "start": 9613.8, "end": 9619.56}, {"text": "and that carries our next item is uh SC 18.7 2771", "start": 9619.56, "end": 9628.72}, {"text": "and 2773 Victoria Park Avenue residential demolition applications in W 22 uh", "start": 9628.72, "end": 9636.84}, {"text": "councelor Manus question to staff thank you Mr", "start": 9636.84, "end": 9642.319}, {"text": "chair I don't have questions to sta I don't know if my colleagues have any questions to stop okay does anybody have", "start": 9642.319, "end": 9648.6}, {"text": "questions to staff on this item so we'll go none counc man speak to speak so um", "start": 9648.6, "end": 9655.279}, {"text": "I'll give my comment so first of all I like to put on on the screen um the recommendation I'm Rec I'm", "start": 9655.279, "end": 9662.64}, {"text": "recommending from number three only A and B and I'll give the reasoning behind", "start": 9662.64, "end": 9669.319}, {"text": "um yes I'll give you the reasoning behind this recommendation of", "start": 9669.319, "end": 9674.359}, {"text": "why right now in scarbro and especially in my ward I have a large amount of", "start": 9674.359, "end": 9679.96}, {"text": "encampments that are um in the ward and we've had a very", "start": 9679.96, "end": 9686.92}, {"text": "uh we're having difficulties of trying to remove them especially in sites where", 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favor of the motion before us uh councelor", "start": 9743.64, "end": 9749.76}, {"text": "Thompson has a I just had a couple of quick questions chair anley okay sorry councelor Thompson go", "start": 9749.76, "end": 9756.68}, {"text": "ahead thank you um so councelor mantis um again just make sure I have it", "start": 9756.68, "end": 9763.04}, {"text": "correct you're moving A and B which is to be a being the construction of a fence y erected right and then that all", "start": 9763.04, "end": 9771.8}, {"text": "the debris and rubbles be removed immediately after demolition correct so no sods no and uh that any holes on the", "start": 9771.8, "end": 9779.16}, {"text": "property are back filled with clean fill so you're not filling leaving the holes", "start": 9779.16, "end": 9784.68}, {"text": "open yeah and this is um a measure that would perhaps um I guess deter folks", "start": 9784.68, "end": 9792.64}, {"text": "from wanting to be there so it's it's a sad state that we have to take these", "start": 9792.64, "end": 9797.8}, {"text": "approaches because we're on be able to deal with encampments it is I mean I mean we saw the comments made a couple", "start": 9797.8, "end": 9804.479}, {"text": "days ago also from uh I guess uh large City Mayors and our Premier so I mean it", "start": 9804.479, "end": 9810.279}, {"text": "is a a sad State okay great I just want to clarify that thank you that's my question Mr", "start": 9810.279, "end": 9817.76}, {"text": "chair okay thank you councelor Thompson other questions of the", "start": 9818.68, "end": 9824}, {"text": "Mover saying none so we have the amendment before us all in favor", "start": 9824.64, "end": 9831.039}, {"text": "that carries uh item is amended all in favor no no we don't need an item as amended thank", "start": 9832.76, "end": 9838.319}, {"text": "you oh you don't need it eyes okay thank you Nancy all right so our next item is", "start": 9838.319, "end": 9843.84}, {"text": "SC1 18.12 Metro Link Scaro Subway extension long-term temporary road closures and", "start": 9843.84, "end": 9850.8}, {"text": "public Highway dedication Kennedy Station connection emergency exit building one and Lawrence East station", "start": 9850.8, "end": 9856.96}, {"text": "held by councelor Meyers uh Council meris you have questions to staff uh yes", "start": 9856.96, "end": 9862.12}, {"text": "I do thank you chair is someone from staff", "start": 9862.12, "end": 9866.16}, {"text": "here ah okay yes and just to confirm is there anyone", "start": 9868.08, "end": 9873.279}, {"text": "from metr links here no okay", "start": 9873.279, "end": 9878.96}, {"text": "uh through you Mr chair um I introduced myself as Navi tare the manager of uh", "start": 9878.96, "end": 9885}, {"text": "Transit infrastructure projects representing transportation services uh to my knowledge there's no one here from", "start": 9885, "end": 9892.04}, {"text": "metr links and uh Navi just to confirm we had had multiple", "start": 9892.04, "end": 9899.04}, {"text": "conversations with representatives from metr links that they would be here at Scaro Community Council to give us an", "start": 9899.04, "end": 9905.04}, {"text": "update on the scarbo subway through you Mr chair uh Council", "start": 9905.04, "end": 9911.12}, {"text": "Meers um after we had a meeting with yourself and your staff uh we had", "start": 9911.12, "end": 9917.96}, {"text": "requested Metro links to uh come to scarbro community council and provide an", "start": 9917.96, "end": 9924.2}, {"text": "update on the project progress and it was particularly requested that this", "start": 9924.2, "end": 9930.2}, {"text": "representation can be in camera recognizing that there are several issues associated with the project that", "start": 9930.2, "end": 9936.6}, {"text": "uh cannot be disclosed publicly thank you and to your knowledge do you know if", "start": 9936.6, "end": 9942.88}, {"text": "metrol links has spoken at other City councils just to give updates on projects in various parts of the pro", "start": 9942.88, "end": 9950.92}, {"text": "uh through you Mr chair I cannot uh recall definitely but um I believe that", "start": 9951.16, "end": 9958}, {"text": "representation might have been done at another Community Council but again um just don't have the definite information", "start": 9958, "end": 9965.24}, {"text": "thank you and just final question do you think it would have been helpful to have metr links here to speak about the", "start": 9965.24, "end": 9971.319}, {"text": "project to give Scaro Community counselors or Scaro counselors an update as to where the project is and just how", "start": 9971.319, "end": 9978.279}, {"text": "long they're think thinking about some of these uh modifications to the community have to be put in place", "start": 9978.279, "end": 9983.96}, {"text": "through you Mr chair uh definitely Council Myers um you know it is always", "start": 9983.96, "end": 9990.08}, {"text": "great to hear directly from the project uh owners uh in this case metr links on", "start": 9990.08, "end": 9996.52}, {"text": "the progress of the project where it is where it stands and and what is the schedule impacts uh so yeah I agree with", "start": 9996.52, "end": 10003.56}, {"text": "the with the comment that Council Meers made thank you very much", "start": 10003.56, "end": 10009.92}, {"text": "thank you councelor Myers councelor Thompson questions staff yes thank you Mr chair um through you to staff the", "start": 10012.2, "end": 10019.72}, {"text": "report is it's quite a comprehensive Report with respect to modification", "start": 10019.72, "end": 10026}, {"text": "closure and length of time associated with this report that would have dramatic impact on the community would", "start": 10026, "end": 10032.08}, {"text": "you agree through you Mr chair Council Thompson thanks for the question anytime", "start": 10032.08, "end": 10037.6}, {"text": "we reduce the road cap capacity with uh with lane closures yes it it does have", "start": 10037.6, "end": 10042.96}, {"text": "impact on on on the traffic movements and creating some extra congestion uh", "start": 10042.96, "end": 10048.8}, {"text": "just from my um transportation experience there is always a displacement of traffic uh some traffic", "start": 10048.8, "end": 10055.76}, {"text": "does move to the alternative routes so we do have a comprehensive strategy where we look at uh the entire area and", "start": 10055.76, "end": 10063.04}, {"text": "figure out that the alternative routes remain clear of any uh added construction right could you speak to", "start": 10063.04, "end": 10070.279}, {"text": "the associated work interface and interaction with respect to your area", "start": 10070.279, "end": 10075.88}, {"text": "your department and Metro links in terms of the decision making as it relates to", "start": 10075.88, "end": 10081.72}, {"text": "the closures and or sidewalks the preconstruction and some of those", "start": 10081.72, "end": 10087.6}, {"text": "challenges that are contained in this report through you Mr chair uh Council", "start": 10087.6, "end": 10093.08}, {"text": "Thompson our depart department and our division in general provides an oversight of Metro LS Transit projects", "start": 10093.08, "end": 10100.64}, {"text": "uh happening within the city in this particular case of scarbro Subway extension we review the detailed plans", "start": 10100.64, "end": 10107.84}, {"text": "that Metrolink submits um to construct their project in several cases they come", "start": 10107.84, "end": 10113.399}, {"text": "up with the extensive uh requirements for lane closures and sidewalks and from", "start": 10113.399, "end": 10119}, {"text": "our side there's always a push back because we do want to maintain pestan connectivity uh cycling connections", "start": 10119, "end": 10125.2}, {"text": "where they exist today and also the vler movement because I'm also a resident of Scar so you know for me it is very", "start": 10125.2, "end": 10132.439}, {"text": "important that uh our community remains healthy our businesses uh connections", "start": 10132.439, "end": 10137.68}, {"text": "are maintained during this construction given our experience on the other projects so am I then to take it that", "start": 10137.68, "end": 10144.76}, {"text": "metr links makes these decisions absence of consultation with the broader Community absence of really consultation", "start": 10144.76, "end": 10152.04}, {"text": "with you and your team or is it simply that they present to your and your team this is what we're going to do this is", "start": 10152.04, "end": 10157.64}, {"text": "what we want to do um but there's no real consultation", "start": 10157.64, "end": 10163.6}, {"text": "that really speaks to hearing from the community at large through you Mr chair", "start": 10163.6, "end": 10169.279}, {"text": "Council Thompson uh to my knowledge Metro Links does hold open uh houses uh from 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to ask questions or to review or view diagrams and so on through you Mr", "start": 10215.96, "end": 10222.2}, {"text": "chair uh Council Thompson as you can um probably read through the report as well", "start": 10222.2, "end": 10227.479}, {"text": "these closures are proposed to happen in 2025 or I think some of them are even", "start": 10227.479, "end": 10233.56}, {"text": "scheduled in 2027 and Beyond uh so so I believe that this consultation will", "start": 10233.56, "end": 10239.8}, {"text": "happen consultation or more like an information session that will happen uh in due time uh and Metro Links will", "start": 10239.8, "end": 10246.359}, {"text": "organize that but to answer your question directly councelor Thompson um no consultation direct consultation or", "start": 10246.359, "end": 10253.64}, {"text": "information has uh happened for in advance thank you very much thank you Mr", "start": 10253.64, "end": 10258.68}, {"text": "chair thank you thank you counc Thompson other", 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and", "start": 10325.8, "end": 10332.601}, {"text": "Huntington through you uh the clock can be reset", "start": 10333.16, "end": 10339.12}, {"text": "through you Mr chair um counselor uh this if if you recall the under the", "start": 10339.359, "end": 10345.2}, {"text": "existing condition the glinton Avenue East between Midland and Huntington yeah it's currently is closed however the", "start": 10345.2, "end": 10352.359}, {"text": "road is diverted to the north so so so so what the ask is here", "start": 10352.359, "end": 10358.04}, {"text": "that it'll it'll continue to remain closed and the lanes will continue to stay diverted to the north okay so so", "start": 10358.04, "end": 10365.08}, {"text": "members of my community misunderstood this cuz they read it yeah even though it has the word continuation um on the surface reading", "start": 10365.08, "end": 10372.92}, {"text": "suggests that glinton Avenue would be closed between that so that'll continue to have east and west um uh", 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"end": 10493.439}, {"text": "uh can you clarify what closure is happening there", "start": 10493.439, "end": 10498.88}, {"text": "uh through you Mr chair the the connection of town Haven with the", "start": 10498.88, "end": 10504.359}, {"text": "service road will close um to to to to to facilitate the", "start": 10504.359, "end": 10512.52}, {"text": "construction of the canedy connection I believe that closure will happen in 2027", "start": 10512.52, "end": 10518.6}, {"text": "mhm but um users of dawn Montgomery can still access the parking lot and the", "start": 10518.6, "end": 10524.6}, {"text": "center correct so through you Mr chair uh the the north parking lot of the Dawn", "start": 10524.6, "end": 10530.16}, {"text": "mcgomery uh Community Center will be closed and the north taxes will be closed however they can the patrons can", "start": 10530.16, "end": 10537.12}, {"text": "continue to access the community center from the south through thrush Road through thrush so there'd be we'll see", "start": 10537.12, "end": 10544.6}, {"text": "movement going through Benjamin then that's correct okay um are there any", "start": 10544.6, "end": 10550.68}, {"text": "considerations to mitigate the increased traffic on on Benjamin or are there", "start": 10550.68, "end": 10555.92}, {"text": "options available to address concerns of residents on Benjamin through you Mr", "start": 10555.92, "end": 10561.72}, {"text": "chair um City staff working with metr links will continue to monitor the situation and if a mitigation measures", "start": 10561.72, "end": 10569.72}, {"text": "are required we will be definitely bringing that forward and and lastly because the", "start": 10569.72, "end": 10575.16}, {"text": "scarbro Hockey Association you know routinely um you know fills the parking lot and", "start": 10575.16, "end": 10581.279}, {"text": "this has been a concern raised by them is there any possibility to keep some of the spots in the north parking lot", "start": 10581.279, "end": 10588.52}, {"text": "accessible through the side road that emerges from the south parking lot", "start": 10588.52, "end": 10593.96}, {"text": "either side on the you know there's two side roads on either side of the community center can can they access the", "start": 10593.96, "end": 10601.239}, {"text": "north parking lot through that through you Mr chair we can definitely investigate that opportunity if that is", "start": 10601.239, "end": 10606.84}, {"text": "available our goal was would be to have as many parking spots available for the patrons as possible as possible okay uh", "start": 10606.84, "end": 10615.12}, {"text": "has Metro Links indicated uh or given Clarity on how", "start": 10615.12, "end": 10620.76}, {"text": "much of the north parking lot they want uh through you Mr chair I don't have that information available at this time", "start": 10620.76, "end": 10628.479}, {"text": "uh um is this typical of or rather when", "start": 10628.479, "end": 10636.04}, {"text": "um communication is sought um regarding projects U are these", "start": 10636.04, "end": 10643.8}, {"text": "answers to like are they have we noticed that metr linkx has not provided or responded to to these queries through", "start": 10643.8, "end": 10651.239}, {"text": "you Mr chair um I I do represent transportation services or jurisdiction really is", "start": 10651.239, "end": 10657.92}, {"text": "limited to the city road RightWay or the impacts within the road RightWay um as", "start": 10657.92, "end": 10664.12}, {"text": "as uh counselor has asked about the community Center it does extend beyond", "start": 10664.12, "end": 10670.08}, {"text": "that uh so Metro links I in in my opinion you know in the", "start": 10670.08, "end": 10675.2}, {"text": "past my experience Metro Links has been forthcoming uh and they have been", "start": 10675.2, "end": 10680.439}, {"text": "providing us the answers uh to the questions that we have asked um uh", "start": 10680.439, "end": 10686.12}, {"text": "counselor I will definitely take this back and uh you know provide that information to your office okay thank", "start": 10686.12, "end": 10691.68}, {"text": "you thank you chair thank you councel that was your last question sorry madam clerk do we need a motion to extend the Finish", "start": 10691.68, "end": 10698.84}, {"text": "yes you do we have it ready okay I will move that motion all", "start": 10698.84, "end": 10705.04}, {"text": "in favor to extend to finish the meeting that carries uh any other questions on", "start": 10705.04, "end": 10710.6}, {"text": "this item uh seeing none speakers on this", "start": 10710.6, "end": 10717.881}, {"text": "item councelor Myers thank you chair through you uh I would just like to say", "start": 10717.92, "end": 10725.08}, {"text": "as the TTC chair a Scaro counselor um and uh I've I've worked in my role I", "start": 10725.08, "end": 10732.76}, {"text": "work regularly with metr links I meet with them quarterly as a member of The Joint Advisory Group I meet with them", "start": 10732.76, "end": 10740.239}, {"text": "individually as TTC chair and the local counselor to talk about the various", "start": 10740.239, "end": 10745.6}, {"text": "projects in my ward and the projects across the city and I genuinely try to", "start": 10745.6, "end": 10751.16}, {"text": "do this in a spirit of collaboration and honesty and having conversations that uh", "start": 10751.16, "end": 10757.439}, {"text": "just work for the betterment of Transit and the people of the city and I have to", "start": 10757.439, "end": 10763.479}, {"text": "say I find this decision to not come before Scaro Community Council uh just", "start": 10763.479, "end": 10770.52}, {"text": "to be very uh representative of an unfortunate reputation that metr linkx", "start": 10770.52, "end": 10776.6}, {"text": "has earned for itself as someone that is just not attuned to the needs of the", "start": 10776.6, "end": 10782.16}, {"text": "community not respectful of local decision-making and just out of touch", "start": 10782.16, "end": 10790.56}, {"text": "with how a modern agency should operate in a Democratic Society um I I just find", "start": 10790.56, "end": 10797.8}, {"text": "the decision not to attend baffling I find the decision to cancel our meeting", "start": 10797.8, "end": 10804.319}, {"text": "on on how they were going to present uh baffling again and I just really asked", "start": 10804.319, "end": 10810.68}, {"text": "metr links to especially as they have this new change of leadership that is going to be coming in to really be", "start": 10810.68, "end": 10816.72}, {"text": "thoughtful and reconsider some of their business practices and maybe take a step", "start": 10816.72, "end": 10822.2}, {"text": "back and look at the way they've earned the reputation that they've had uh you", "start": 10822.2, "end": 10827.359}, {"text": "have a group of uh counselors who are very supportive of this project who all want to see this project", "start": 10827.359, "end": 10833.72}, {"text": "completed and all we are asking for is just information information so that when our community members ask us", "start": 10833.72, "end": 10840.399}, {"text": "questions we can give them information accurate information it's it's nothing nothing out of this out of this world", "start": 10840.399, "end": 10846.439}, {"text": "that we're requesting so I sincerely hope that between now and Council we will able we will be able to get this", "start": 10846.439, "end": 10853.52}, {"text": "issue resolved in a way that we feel comfortable and that we are respecting", "start": 10853.52, "end": 10859}, {"text": "our communities and are able to give them the decision the information they've requested and I would like to", "start": 10859, "end": 10864.84}, {"text": "move Mr chair that we move this without recommendations um to to", "start": 10864.84, "end": 10873}, {"text": "council okay thank you Council Myers uh questions in the", "start": 10876.319, "end": 10881.72}, {"text": "Mover seeing none uh other speakers on this", "start": 10882.88, "end": 10887.92}, {"text": "item Melby I just want to thank uh councelor Melby councelor Myers for for", "start": 10888, "end": 10894.399}, {"text": "telling it like it is um you know I was in Council I can't even remember which", "start": 10894.399, "end": 10900.6}, {"text": "metr linkx topic it was and I said Metron linkx needs to stop fooling and farting around which is what I say to my", "start": 10900.6, "end": 10906.239}, {"text": "kids all the time and I thought nobody was watching Council so I was surprised when it ended up in the CBC um but I stand by that", "start": 10906.239, "end": 10914.399}, {"text": "comment I think that councelor Myers is exactly right this is um a good", "start": 10914.399, "end": 10920.439}, {"text": "opportunity for them to reset and to reestablish relationships with Community", "start": 10920.439, "end": 10926.16}, {"text": "uh the other the other thing I will say is whenever I have residents that you know yell at me about anything the", "start": 10926.16, "end": 10932.279}, {"text": "city's doing all I have to do is just say the word metr links and then I can get them yelling about metr linkx instead because there's there's always", "start": 10932.279, "end": 10939.76}, {"text": "bigger bigger problems uh that they are causing in our community so anyway um I think it's good that everybody's telling", "start": 10939.76, "end": 10945.8}, {"text": "it like it is I hope that's some some honest feedback that their new CEO will will hear and um adhere", "start": 10945.8, "end": 10954.359}, {"text": "to thank you councilor Melby uh other comments on this", "start": 10955.52, "end": 10961.64}, {"text": "item uh seeing none I'll just say that I'll be supporting the the motion by councelor Meyers um I think I share", "start": 10961.96, "end": 10969.239}, {"text": "everybody's uh frustration with metr linkx and metr linkx projects um we even", "start": 10969.239, "end": 10974.96}, {"text": "had an opportunity to express it this week in Ottawa the Federation of uh Canadian municipality meetings uh with a", "start": 10974.96, "end": 10982.6}, {"text": "an MP from Perry Sound Ontario of all places that didn't understand what Metro", "start": 10982.6, "end": 10987.8}, {"text": "linkx was and was not doing um you know I find every time I interact with Metro", "start": 10987.8, "end": 10993.68}, {"text": "links that it's it's a pattern of one step forward one step forward and two", "start": 10993.68, "end": 10998.76}, {"text": "steps back with them they keep talking about they want to do community engagement and interact with residents", "start": 10998.76, "end": 11006.04}, {"text": "and uh counselors to make sure their projects uh go forward and then uh we", "start": 11006.04, "end": 11011.6}, {"text": "have instances like this where it's a simple matter of communicating with us they keep talking about being in", "start": 11011.6, "end": 11017.2}, {"text": "partnership with us and um so you know I I share everybody's frustrations um thank you so", "start": 11017.2, "end": 11025.92}, {"text": "we have the uh motion before by uh Council Myers on this item all in favor", "start": 11025.92, "end": 11031.439}, {"text": "Mr chair one more more speak Mr chair I wasn't going", "start": 11031.439, "end": 11036.92}, {"text": "to but you prompt me um I just wanted to say um I agree with uh everything that's", "start": 11036.92, "end": 11043.399}, {"text": "been stated by all of you and colleagues but it's interesting that Metrolink", "start": 11043.399, "end": 11049.04}, {"text": "seems to have a Dr Jackin Mr Hyde approach to doing what they do um look", "start": 11049.04, "end": 11057.12}, {"text": "we're we're thank ful for the work that they do in terms of the impact that it will have going forward and so on and", "start": 11057.12, "end": 11064.04}, {"text": "our objective really is not to stifle or not to delay not to impede them at all", "start": 11064.04, "end": 11069.399}, {"text": "it is simply that we want information and as coun Myers and um deputy mayor", "start": 11069.399, "end": 11074.52}, {"text": "mcy has pointed out to be able to inform our community as to what is going on uh", "start": 11074.52, "end": 11079.8}, {"text": "questions that were asked by councilor cival about okay road closures and ex you know sidewalk and and so on like", "start": 11079.8, "end": 11086.319}, {"text": "what's the big deal what's the what's the element of secrecy what's the um", "start": 11086.319, "end": 11091.92}, {"text": "sort of you know um hiding I mean what exactly are they actually doing it's", "start": 11091.92, "end": 11097.399}, {"text": "confusing because all we want to do is to work with this organization um and the reason why we", "start": 11097.399, "end": 11103.399}, {"text": "want to work with them because we have to inform our residents as to what is taking place and so it's perplexing", "start": 11103.399, "end": 11109.8}, {"text": "quite frankly that um you know we've had some even here in the Rotunda I've", "start": 11109.8, "end": 11116.279}, {"text": "through my office we've you know um been able to suggest to them to have meetings", "start": 11116.279, "end": 11121.479}, {"text": "here to people can come in and see what they're actually doing we have space we have facilities so it's not as if they", "start": 11121.479, "end": 11127.2}, {"text": "actually have to pay for it quite frankly we would do it for free just to ensure that they come in to help us to", "start": 11127.2, "end": 11132.52}, {"text": "inform the community so I'm really uh perplex perplexed as to why this is", "start": 11132.52, "end": 11138.359}, {"text": "going on and I don't understand the Dr jackqueline and and Mr Hyde approach I mean M Lynx has gotten so much bad press", "start": 11138.359, "end": 11147.84}, {"text": "on Eglington on other issues and so on surely to God you're interested in", "start": 11147.84, "end": 11153.12}, {"text": "actually changing your ways and behavior so that we can actually all work together and understand what you're", "start": 11153.12, "end": 11159.279}, {"text": "actually doing where is the leadership thank", "start": 11159.279, "end": 11167}, {"text": "you thank you councelor Tompson we're here anyway let's do", "start": 11169.76, "end": 11175.08}, {"text": "it chair", "start": 11176, "end": 11179.56}, {"text": "sorry councelor canival you wanted to speak uh yeah poor budgeting and too", "start": 11181.88, "end": 11188.359}, {"text": "many con Consultants poor budgeting and too many consultants behind soaring cost of", "start": 11188.359, "end": 11194.239}, {"text": "Toronto subway projects I guess they didn't have enough Consultants to come here today uh deeply", "start": 11194.239, "end": 11201.399}, {"text": "disappointing uh to not have community and counselors directly imp impacted on", "start": 11201.399, "end": 11208.399}, {"text": "this um enormous project to have answers from metr links um and I think this is a", "start": 11208.399, "end": 11217.359}, {"text": "clear message we're sending on behalf of our constituents uh that this is", "start": 11217.359, "end": 11222.52}, {"text": "completely unacceptable and uh um my thinking is", "start": 11222.52, "end": 11227.88}, {"text": "that we need as a council to consider um a provincial governance review of Metro", "start": 11227.88, "end": 11235}, {"text": "Links the whole concept of the triple P partnership was to", "start": 11235, "end": 11241.68}, {"text": "remove um the politics out of Transportation Planning but what we've seen is we've created a complete", "start": 11241.68, "end": 11248.6}, {"text": "blackbox of zero accountability zero transparency um so I think it behooves", "start": 11248.6, "end": 11254.72}, {"text": "us as a city to uh to to take a stronger stand in how we're governed uh thank you", "start": 11254.72, "end": 11265.6}, {"text": "thank you counc kenal counc mancis do you want to weigh in oh I'm okay I'm okay I'll just tle", "start": 11269.8, "end": 11276.04}, {"text": "the the previous comments of all our uh of of my colleagues uh thank you Mr", "start": 11276.04, "end": 11283.04}, {"text": "chair okay thank you councelor mantis so we have the motion before us by councelor Myers all in", "start": 11283.88, "end": 11292}, {"text": "favor all those all those in favor of the motion to you want vote uh M clerk", "start": 11294.64, "end": 11301.359}, {"text": "to send to council without recommendations councelor Thompson councelor Myers councelor mckelvie councelor kival councelor mantis and", "start": 11301.359, "end": 11308.88}, {"text": "chair anley that item carries that motion carries", "start": 11308.88, "end": 11313.278}, {"text": "unanimously thank you madam Clerk and I believe that was our last", "start": 11315.64, "end": 11321.319}, {"text": "item of business uh Madam clerk do a bills we will put up the bills right now", "start": 11321.319, "end": 11329.439}, {"text": "okay counc canille would you like to move to motion number one that builds", "start": 11332.319, "end": 11338.76}, {"text": "1244 to 1247 prepared for the December 6 20124 meeting 18 of the Scaro Community", "start": 11338.76, "end": 11346.04}, {"text": "Council be declared as bylaws and passed subject to section", "start": 11346.04, "end": 11351.84}, {"text": "26.9 of the city of Toronto act 2006", "start": 11351.84, "end": 11357.279}, {"text": "all in favor and that carries Council Melby would you like to", "start": 11358.319, "end": 11364.52}, {"text": "move motion number two that confirmatory bills to confirm the legislative proceedings of the", "start": 11364.52, "end": 11370.72}, {"text": "scarber community council acting under delegated authority at meeting 18 on December 6 2026 be declared as bylaws", "start": 11370.72, "end": 11377.359}, {"text": "and pass subject to section 226.000", "start": 11377.359, "end": 11384.399}, {"text": "6 all in favor that carries and I believe that concludes our business for today Madam", "start": 11385.399, "end": 11391.319}, {"text": "clerk thank you m chair Merry Christmas everyone everybody all the best Merry Christmas thank you", "start": 11391.319, "end": 11397.359}, {"text": "very much everybody have a great weekend", "start": 11397.359, "end": 11401.2}, {"text": "it", "start": 11424.52, "end": 11426.96}]