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515.159, "end": 521.36}, {"text": "welcome everyone uh today's meeting is being held by video conference and inperson at the OVO Civic Center and the", "start": 521.36, "end": 527.16}, {"text": "council chamber the meeting is also being live streamed online at youtube.com/ Toronto City Council live", "start": 527.16, "end": 534.2}, {"text": "although we may be meeting in different locations today Community Council would like to acknowledge that the land we are meeting on the traditional territory of", "start": 534.2, "end": 541.56}, {"text": "many nations including the Miss sagas of the credit the annab the Chipawa honi", "start": 541.56, "end": 547.72}, {"text": "the wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations Inuit matey people we also acknowledge that Toronto", "start": 547.72, "end": 554.48}, {"text": "is covered by treaty 13 with the Miss sagas of the credit if you're registered to speak at", "start": 554.48, "end": 561.16}, {"text": "today's meeting please listen for me to call your name I will call the speakers in the order they appear on the list the", "start": 561.16, "end": 566.24}, {"text": "list of speakers can be viewed online by visiting the utopico York Council page at toronto.ca counil and clicking the", "start": 566.24, "end": 573.6}, {"text": "speakers box for today's meeting I I do have a list of speakers here and I can say we do have a number of speakers", "start": 573.6, "end": 580.2}, {"text": "registered members the city clerk has provided all agenda materials on toronto.ca Council and on CMP the", "start": 580.2, "end": 587.2}, {"text": "clerk's meeting portal Clerk's IT staff are available to members if you need help with your devices I also want to", "start": 587.2, "end": 592.76}, {"text": "remind you to please submit and approve your motions by email staff are available at etcc toronto.ca help of", "start": 592.76, "end": 599.839}, {"text": "motions are there any Declarations of Interest under the municipal conflict of interest act if you do have an interest", "start": 599.839, "end": 605.839}, {"text": "please indicate the item number and the nature of the interest seeing none we will proceed may", "start": 605.839, "end": 612.24}, {"text": "I have a motion to confirm the minutes from our meeting on December 2nd", "start": 612.24, "end": 618.04}, {"text": "2024 councelor nunziata moves all those in favor any opposed and that carries we", "start": 618.04, "end": 624.36}, {"text": "can now go through actually before we go through the items uh today is uh a", "start": 624.36, "end": 630.079}, {"text": "special day because it is someone's last meeting with us and I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge um our", "start": 630.079, "end": 637.32}, {"text": "community planning director Michael Mitsy uh who's been with the city for quite some time and in the aoboco York", "start": 637.32, "end": 644.24}, {"text": "District I think at various points but but definitely the last few years and uh", "start": 644.24, "end": 650.44}, {"text": "if it's all right I'll say a a couple of comments myself I'll invite any of my colleagues if they want to join and and", "start": 650.44, "end": 655.88}, {"text": "and Michael to say a few words but um I came to know Michael over the last last", "start": 655.88, "end": 661.92}, {"text": "couple of years during a very difficult time in planning and and a difficult time you know in many Industries uh in", "start": 661.92, "end": 669.68}, {"text": "and around covid uh there was a lot of turnover uh there was people working", "start": 669.68, "end": 675.2}, {"text": "remotely um there was a lot of change in the workplace and there was still a lot of pressure um for work to get done in", "start": 675.2, "end": 682.399}, {"text": "the city and business to go on and Michael joined the planning department as as the head uh and had to sort things", "start": 682.399, "end": 690.48}, {"text": "out and you know there's wonderful people in the planning department but many of them were all new and didn't", "start": 690.48, "end": 696.12}, {"text": "know each other so imagine being a manager at that time trying to build a a", "start": 696.12, "end": 701.16}, {"text": "team in the office a functioning team and having to cope with all of those external uh factors and I I I think he's", "start": 701.16, "end": 709.6}, {"text": "been very successful at that and you've got a great team before you and uh you", "start": 709.6, "end": 714.639}, {"text": "have set things into a really good place but also Michael has been in an individual that I know as a collaborator", "start": 714.639, "end": 721.68}, {"text": "and somebody that truly cares about the community and uh that is seen in much of", "start": 721.68, "end": 726.88}, {"text": "the planning work and the decisions that have come through Community Council and through the quality of the projects that", "start": 726.88, "end": 732.76}, {"text": "have been approved through here so um I'm very proud of uh being part of this process but I'm very grateful Michael", "start": 732.76, "end": 739.32}, {"text": "for your service uh I do know that you're moving on to another spot somewhere else which is a great", "start": 739.32, "end": 744.48}, {"text": "opportunity so those are those are mixed feelings um I I'm I regret to see you leave um it's going to be a hole that I", "start": 744.48, "end": 752.36}, {"text": "don't think anyone can fill but um you know we'll look forward to working with", "start": 752.36, "end": 757.399}, {"text": "whoever your successor is but I really want to wish you all the best in your next steps and really express my", "start": 757.399, "end": 763.639}, {"text": "gratitude for all that you've done uh for us in aobo and in the aobo York", "start": 763.639, "end": 770.24}, {"text": "District councelor nunziata thank you um so councel holiday you've mentioned a", "start": 770.92, "end": 776.48}, {"text": "lot of comments I want to make but with m what can I say about Michael first of all you said it was a it was a special", "start": 776.48, "end": 783.56}, {"text": "day it's not a special day it's a sad day right it's a sad day because Michael's leaving and um you know", "start": 783.56, "end": 790.68}, {"text": "Michael I don't know who's going to bring me my coffee during Council meetings you're going to have to designated to someone uh to have hot", "start": 790.68, "end": 797.639}, {"text": "black coffee ready for me during Community Council but Michael I want to thank you um for how supportive you have", "start": 797.639, "end": 804.639}, {"text": "been uh in particular with me and and in my community uh I know that you know in", "start": 804.639, "end": 810.92}, {"text": "the past few years if there's been meetings happening in my ward or issues have come up from my constituents and", "start": 810.92, "end": 817.92}, {"text": "working with uh applicants developers on getting the right fit for the community", "start": 817.92, "end": 823.24}, {"text": "and you've worked uh very hard on that and and you've always been very well", "start": 823.24, "end": 828.32}, {"text": "received from my constituents and uh I know when I told some of my residents group that you were leaving they they", "start": 828.32, "end": 834.48}, {"text": "were not happy about that oh God what are we going to do now right uh because there is a history you have a history", "start": 834.48, "end": 840.759}, {"text": "and you know um uh how the city is changing and how different communities", "start": 840.759, "end": 846.56}, {"text": "what their needs are in different communities and I appreciate that support So Michael you will be missed", "start": 846.56, "end": 851.92}, {"text": "and I hope that you keep in touch and uh that you do get somebody to bring me my", "start": 851.92, "end": 857.279}, {"text": "coffee because I need this black coffee when I come to community council so thank you for that and the very", "start": 857.279, "end": 863.72}, {"text": "best thank you is there anyone else that wanted to", "start": 863.72, "end": 869.279}, {"text": "say anything Deputy Mayor Morley go ahead thank you Mr chair I'll keep it", "start": 869.279, "end": 875.199}, {"text": "brief and we got to meet Michael yesterday uh for our last call as well with my team and I just want to Echo my", "start": 875.199, "end": 881.48}, {"text": "colleagues heartfelt thanks uh for all of your contributions in the community and for your leadership and your vision", "start": 881.48, "end": 888}, {"text": "in a toico uh so all the best to you and your your future uh Endeavors and uh we", "start": 888, "end": 894.199}, {"text": "look forward to keeping in touch um we're glad to have you keeping a tobico as home so", "start": 894.199, "end": 899.6}, {"text": "we we'll see you around and again um my heartfelt thanks thank you Deputy Mayor um oh", "start": 899.6, "end": 907}, {"text": "Michael if you wanted to say", "start": 907, "end": 909.959}, {"text": "farewell well I did want to say thank you very much to uh the topico York", "start": 918.279, "end": 924.199}, {"text": "Community Council you've been a Wonder a wonderful group of five counselors to work with I think we formed a good", "start": 924.199, "end": 931.12}, {"text": "relationship over the last few years you know I couldn't be more proud of the", "start": 931.12, "end": 936.68}, {"text": "fact that I'm leaving uh atopico York this is my last stop here I live in", "start": 936.68, "end": 944.319}, {"text": "atopico I am a constituent of councelor Morley's Ward and it felt special to", "start": 944.319, "end": 950.24}, {"text": "work on projects that were in the district I live in I uh it's been a long journey to this", "start": 950.24, "end": 956.8}, {"text": "point my very first assignment believe or not I will give away my age was I was a young assistant planner working on the", "start": 956.8, "end": 963.519}, {"text": "Zoning for a new Sky doome downtown so you know that's a while ago now so I do", "start": 963.519, "end": 969.16}, {"text": "want to say I think over the last three years the staff compliment has changed over a lot the Management Group the", "start": 969.16, "end": 978}, {"text": "staff have wonderful capacity and capability they've learned a lot over", "start": 978, "end": 983.639}, {"text": "the last few years they're a very strong team they very much care about what they bring forward to this community", "start": 983.639, "end": 991.199}, {"text": "council I want to acknowledge the development review and Community", "start": 991.199, "end": 996.519}, {"text": "planning staff and team for all their fabulous work listen I just signed most", "start": 996.519, "end": 1002.24}, {"text": "of these reports they're the ones that work on on bringing these projects forward to you and making them work be", "start": 1002.24, "end": 1009.44}, {"text": "acceptable and put them in place for your approval I also want to acknowledge our colleagues and other uh our", "start": 1009.44, "end": 1017.839}, {"text": "partnership it with uh our commenting partners and others like City Clerks", "start": 1017.839, "end": 1022.959}, {"text": "legal Parks forestry and wreck Etc so I know there's a lot of deputat here want", "start": 1022.959, "end": 1029}, {"text": "to move on with the community council but I just want to say thank you for uh your kind words", "start": 1029, "end": 1034.36}, {"text": "thanks thank you", "start": 1034.36, "end": 1037.76}, {"text": "Mar no motions to refuse the it wouldn't be in order but if I", "start": 1042.6, "end": 1049.44}, {"text": "could move a motion not to accept it I I I would and I'm sure that would be carried", "start": 1049.44, "end": 1056.279}, {"text": "unanimously okay uh and we do have councelor croissan online who's joined us um we'll go through the items uh so", "start": 1056.88, "end": 1064.72}, {"text": "our first item is ey1 19.1 which is 210 Markland Drive zoning Amendment application decision report we'll hold", "start": 1064.72, "end": 1071.64}, {"text": "that for a number of speakers our next item is ey1 19.2 which is 87 ethyl Avenue zoning", "start": 1071.64, "end": 1078.28}, {"text": "bylaw Amendment decision report for approval uh we have speakers so I'll hold that item ey1 19.3 is", "start": 1078.28, "end": 1086.76}, {"text": "2485 Eglington Avenue West official plan Amendment and Zoning bylaw Amendment", "start": 1086.76, "end": 1092}, {"text": "application councelor nunziata yes thank you um so I'll move the staff", "start": 1092, "end": 1097.08}, {"text": "recommendation and I understand that the applicant is going to continue working with our planning staff uh on their", "start": 1097.08, "end": 1104.08}, {"text": "application so thank you for that so I'll move the recommendation councelor nunzi moves a staff", "start": 1104.08, "end": 1110.24}, {"text": "recommendation all those in favor any opposed that item carries ey1 19.4 is 99", "start": 1110.24, "end": 1116.32}, {"text": "Birmingham Street and 210 Islington Avenue zoning bylaw Amendment application appeal report uh councelor", "start": 1116.32, "end": 1125.039}, {"text": "Morley thank you Mr chair I'll be moving staff recommendations on this item and", "start": 1125.039, "end": 1130.64}, {"text": "directing staff to continue to work to a outcome or better resolution here on", "start": 1130.64, "end": 1136.159}, {"text": "building that's been proposed that is not at all with the character of the neighborhood where it is thank you thank", "start": 1136.159, "end": 1143.36}, {"text": "you our uh so on the item uh councelor morle move staff recommendations all", "start": 1143.36, "end": 1149.32}, {"text": "those in favor any opposed that carries e19.5 torberry Road and Judy", "start": 1149.32, "end": 1156.919}, {"text": "scow Avenue pedestrian Crossing protection uh councelor", "start": 1156.919, "end": 1161.96}, {"text": "peruta uh yeah Mr chair I'd like to move the feral two two meetings hence to hold", "start": 1161.96, "end": 1168.28}, {"text": "a community meeting and I'll work on that with staff thank you Transportation thank you", "start": 1168.28, "end": 1176.2}, {"text": "we'll just take a moment to get the uh the motion uh up on the screen", "start": 1176.2, "end": 1182.919}, {"text": "thank you to the wonderful clerk staff who can type faster than anyone okay uh so council prut is moving", "start": 1204.84, "end": 1212.96}, {"text": "uh deferral for two meeting Cycles April 2nd all those so so so Mr Mr Mr chair if", "start": 1212.96, "end": 1219.64}, {"text": "I could just amend that just sort of deferred without a day and hold a community meeting and then bring it back", "start": 1219.64, "end": 1225.44}, {"text": "with staff when when that meeting has been done okay because I'm not sure uh when we be able to do that is that okay", "start": 1225.44, "end": 1232.24}, {"text": "without a date so the the deferral requires an why don't we hold it down councelor peruta and then we'll uh we'll", "start": 1232.24, "end": 1238.64}, {"text": "come back sure when don't we do that yeah so we need we need an end date uh", "start": 1238.64, "end": 1243.799}, {"text": "but we'll we'll get to that later agenda thank you good okay ey9 so ey1 19.5 is Hell uh", "start": 1243.799, "end": 1252.24}, {"text": "ey 19.6 sandcliff road traffic calming speed humps uh councelor nunziata yes", "start": 1252.24, "end": 1258.88}, {"text": "I'll move the uh uh staff recommendation councel nzi moves the staff recommendations all those in favor any", "start": 1258.88, "end": 1264.84}, {"text": "oppos that's carried e 19.7 Fifth Street traffic caling councelor", "start": 1264.84, "end": 1270.159}, {"text": "Morley I will be moving staff recommendations with thanks to staff and the local resident uh councelor Morley", "start": 1270.159, "end": 1276.32}, {"text": "moves staff recommendations all those in favor any opposed that's carried ey1 19.8 accessible parking spaces January", "start": 1276.32, "end": 1281.96}, {"text": "2025 delegated uh councelor n I'll move the staff recommendation", "start": 1281.96, "end": 1288.559}, {"text": "councelor nunzi ad moves to staff recommendations all those in favor any opposed that's carried ey1 19.9 ormont", "start": 1288.559, "end": 1295.76}, {"text": "Drive parking amendments councelor peruta uh happy to move that councelor", "start": 1295.76, "end": 1302.32}, {"text": "peruta moves the staff recommendations all those in favor any opposed that item carries ey1 19.10 30th Street at Elder", "start": 1302.32, "end": 1309.32}, {"text": "Avenue Lane designation councel Morley thank you Mr chair be moving", "start": 1309.32, "end": 1315.64}, {"text": "staff recommendations Deputy Mayor moley moves a staff recommendation all those in favor any opposed that is carried ey1", "start": 1315.64, "end": 1321.96}, {"text": "19.11 the East Mall at West Dean Park Drive Lane designation uh 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"start": 1367, "end": 1372.48}, {"text": "that is on the agenda and we'll visit that at the end of the meeting okay back to the top of the agenda", "start": 1372.48, "end": 1379.039}, {"text": "we are at ey1 19.1 which is 210 Markland Drive zoning", "start": 1379.039, "end": 1384.799}, {"text": "Amendment application decision report um our first speaker is uh Kevin", "start": 1384.799, "end": 1391.44}, {"text": "crier uh from the Markland wood homeowners association do we have Mr crigger online we do good morning Mr", "start": 1391.44, "end": 1399.4}, {"text": "crier it's Steven Holiday from the UT toico York Community Council I hopefully you can hear me you're on live with us", "start": 1399.4, "end": 1407}, {"text": "uh please begin as soon as you're ready you've got five minutes perfect thank you so much uh for", "start": 1407, "end": 1413.279}, {"text": "the opportunity to speak to council um I'm here on behalf of the marklin wood", "start": 1413.279, "end": 1418.72}, {"text": "homeowners association as the co-president um specifically as it relates to the neighborhood we obviously", "start": 1418.72, "end": 1424.88}, {"text": "have had a number of recent development applications and have worked closely with staff and developers recognizing", "start": 1424.88, "end": 1433.159}, {"text": "that bolstering housing Supply is a responsibility of everyone across the city in terms of this particular", "start": 1433.159, "end": 1439.6}, {"text": "application the applicant has uh been great to work with um has certainly been open to conversation and discussion and", "start": 1439.6, "end": 1448.48}, {"text": "we are largely supportive of the development as proposed the issue we", "start": 1448.48, "end": 1453.6}, {"text": "have relates to specifically building a um for those who aren't familiar with", "start": 1453.6, "end": 1458.679}, {"text": "Markland um it's a neighborhood largely of single family homes on this particular site Silverthorn Bush um is", "start": 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{"text": "residents overall are quite well informed um and generally supportive of", "start": 1701.72, "end": 1707.6}, {"text": "development that is reasonable in the context of what our community's overall planning", "start": 1707.6, "end": 1713.36}, {"text": "and design was in your deputation and and even in your answer you you mentioned some of the other things that", "start": 1713.36, "end": 1719.32}, {"text": "have happened but I wondered if you could remind Council uh just the level of change that's happened fairly", "start": 1719.32, "end": 1725.519}, {"text": "recently uh within uh the marklin Wood Community um I know that this is not the", "start": 1725.519, "end": 1731.08}, {"text": "only development to touch the neighborhood and it it perhaps could be read in context of several other", "start": 1731.08, "end": 1737.399}, {"text": "decisions most definitely we in the context of one", "start": 1737.399, "end": 1743.36}, {"text": "block of BL Street um from milroad to Markland 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other questions from my colleagues", "start": 2121.8, "end": 2128.04}, {"text": "seeing none uh thank you for joining us today our next speaker is thank you so much thank you is uh Cecilia Folton from", "start": 2128.04, "end": 2135.359}, {"text": "blur Dale baseball league hi Cecilia welcome Miss Folton H", "start": 2135.359, "end": 2141.56}, {"text": "welcome to the yep right up there welcome to the aoboco York Community Council thank you hopefully that microphone is on and you've got five", "start": 2141.56, "end": 2147.8}, {"text": "minutes think so okay thank you uh yeah I'm uh I'm Cecilia Fulton I'm a resident of Markland but I also am the vice", "start": 2147.8, "end": 2153.92}, {"text": "president of a baseball league that has operated out inside the Markland area since", "start": 2153.92, "end": 2158.96}, {"text": "1964 uh we've been in we've been um involved in these discussions because", "start": 2158.96, "end": 2164.8}, {"text": "it will directly impact our program that we run mostly through out of uh Milwood Park uh just I I did send in a written", "start": 2164.8, "end": 2172.28}, {"text": "submission but I want to put some um some numbers to things so people have an idea of what we're talking about uh we", "start": 2172.28, "end": 2178.92}, {"text": "have a program of about 500 families uh coming and playing baseball as I say Melwood Park is our number one park that", "start": 2178.92, "end": 2185.599}, {"text": "we use and we're very concerned about the parking and safety issues that this construction is going to cause to access", "start": 2185.599, "end": 2192.359}, {"text": "to that Park um Silverthorn bush is the only street that people can come and", "start": 2192.359, "end": 2197.72}, {"text": "drop off Park to to attend Games and Things uh right now it's not much", "start": 2197.72, "end": 2203.72}, {"text": "parking available on there and on a typical night as I counted this morning when I was leaving the area there's 10", "start": 2203.72, 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capacity to take anyone we can't offer these children the families any participation in our programs we're at", "start": 2286.8, "end": 2293.24}, {"text": "capacity we've run a weight list for the last number of years so I I I think", "start": 2293.24, "end": 2298.68}, {"text": "people need to know that when they move into Markland they won't be able to attend schools and there won't be much for them to do to be able to participate", "start": 2298.68, "end": 2305.359}, {"text": "in we're we're at capacity uh as I said the construction we're very", "start": 2305.359, "end": 2311.28}, {"text": "concerned about the construction the safety to our participants the dust the Airborne", "start": 2311.28, "end": 2318.76}, {"text": "pollutants I don't know if you're familiar but the this construction site will be about 40 feet away from the", "start": 2318.76, "end": 2325.16}, {"text": "fencing of our baseball dime and it's very close I can only imagine people are accessing through a very narrow 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is", "start": 2414.2, "end": 2421.2}, {"text": "aware of that he was there when we uh had a big Jay's Care Foundation that we got procurement from Jay's care", "start": 2421.2, "end": 2427.92}, {"text": "uh we're also planning to invest about 50,000 this year just to maintain the safety at these Parks so we're we're", "start": 2427.92, "end": 2433.839}, {"text": "very invested in this and if our program is impacted by people not wanting to come", "start": 2433.839, "end": 2439.04}, {"text": "to an active construction zone to play baseball we won't be able to have the funds to to invest uh back into our", "start": 2439.04, "end": 2446.04}, {"text": "community which we've been doing for the years um so I did want to you know we're", "start": 2446.04, "end": 2452.599}, {"text": "we're really invested in the Pro in the in the neighborhood we've been great stewards of the park we do all we can to", "start": 2452.599, "end": 2458.76}, {"text": "maintain it and safety and we run a great program that we're very proud of but we are very concerned this is going", "start": 2458.76, "end": 2465.04}, {"text": "to impact also on a number of fronts safety being a big one thank you m fton um I'll ask if my colleagues have any", "start": 2465.04, "end": 2471.48}, {"text": "questions I had one for know if if you just if you can just describe for the", "start": 2471.48, "end": 2477.76}, {"text": "benefit of my colleagues um Milwood Park is immediately adjacent to this site there", "start": 2477.76, "end": 2483.72}, {"text": "is two Ball Diamonds two ball dond uh one is in a a higher level more", "start": 2483.72, "end": 2489.64}, {"text": "performance oriented ball Diamond the other is one that was just updated", "start": 2489.64, "end": 2494.96}, {"text": "through the Jay's Care Foundation because you just tell um the group a little bit about the league and how big", "start": 2494.96, "end": 2500.8}, {"text": "it is and how far it reaches and maybe the level of teams that you 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of provincial tournaments and City tournaments the high schools use that uh diamond for", "start": 2538.2, "end": 2545.44}, {"text": "their U their games and their tournaments there in um as I said on a typical day uh typical weekend we run", "start": 2545.44, "end": 2554}, {"text": "about 10 games at both of those Parks so almost almost 200 families coming and", "start": 2554, "end": 2560}, {"text": "going from the park on that day um the smaller Diamond that's going to be right", "start": 2560, "end": 2565.44}, {"text": "beside the construction site we use for our younger players so under 11 11 and", "start": 2565.44, "end": 2572.64}, {"text": "under so there'll be the smaller kids there typically the families come with two or", "start": 2572.64, "end": 2578.64}, {"text": "three other kids in tow so it's a busy that's a busy area around around that", "start": 2578.64, "end": 2583.72}, {"text": "baseball diamond but um sorry counselor I don't know if I answered your questions no thank you that was good I", "start": 2583.72, "end": 2590.359}, {"text": "just wanted to make sure uh my colleagues understood the association a little bit better I know it and it's a", "start": 2590.359, "end": 2596.28}, {"text": "big Association we're mostly volunteers mostly from Markland and the toico area uh and and we've run a great program", "start": 2596.28, "end": 2603.64}, {"text": "there so thank you you than any other questions thanks for joining us today", "start": 2603.64, "end": 2608.8}, {"text": "our next speaker is uh David chenko from bous", "start": 2608.8, "end": 2613.96}, {"text": "Fields uh good morning David uh welcome I think back to the uto yor community council um you've got five minutes", "start": 2614.28, "end": 2621.119}, {"text": "please uh begin as soon as you're", "start": 2621.119, "end": 2624.519}, {"text": "ready good morning uh I'm Dave chenko I'm a principal at B fields um we are", "start": 2627.76, "end": 2634.16}, {"text": "planning Consultants to the applicant uh for this development I just wanted to", "start": 2634.16, "end": 2639.8}, {"text": "spend a few minutes of your time this morning um talking about the process the", "start": 2639.8, "end": 2645.24}, {"text": "uh application review process that we've undertaken uh with City staff with the", "start": 2645.24, "end": 2650.88}, {"text": "community uh and other interested parties um for over two years now um", "start": 2650.88, "end": 2657.48}, {"text": "there's been substantial change in the development proposal and I'm happy to share the uh comparison of the original", "start": 2657.48, "end": 2663.839}, {"text": "proposal to the revised proposal each and every one of those revisions to the proposal as a result of um comments that", "start": 2663.839, "end": 2671.96}, {"text": "we received from Community consultation meetings um stakeholder consultation", "start": 2671.96, "end": 2677.2}, {"text": "meetings with um the homeowners association other interested parties and", "start": 2677.2, "end": 2683.64}, {"text": "uh most importantly every division uh of the city um with their staff so I I can", "start": 2683.64, "end": 2690.24}, {"text": "honestly say that this proposal that's being recommended for approval today has", "start": 2690.24, "end": 2695.359}, {"text": "gone through an extensive consultation process um and the applicant has been um", "start": 2695.359, "end": 2702.559}, {"text": "very open to making revisions to the proposal um a couple of things about um", "start": 2702.559, "end": 2709.44}, {"text": "the revisions to the proposal that uh specifically address some of the concerns that have been raised in the", "start": 2709.44, "end": 2715.76}, {"text": "previous comments uh first of all uh the original proposal had four 12 story", "start": 2715.76, "end": 2721.2}, {"text": "building surrounding the existing apartment building uh in the revised proposal we' reduced the proposed number", "start": 2721.2, "end": 2728.559}, {"text": "of 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um secondly uh I think one of the most", "start": 2824.52, "end": 2831.72}, {"text": "important things to look at is um this is an apartment neighborhood site um", "start": 2831.72, "end": 2838.48}, {"text": "majority of the ground floor area of the site is consumed by surface parking all", "start": 2838.48, "end": 2845.079}, {"text": "of that parking will be moved move to below grade uh for existing residents and the um proposed uh residents uh and", "start": 2845.079, "end": 2854.119}, {"text": "the parking rate will be maintained um uh consistent with the existing parking", "start": 2854.119, "end": 2859.72}, {"text": "so all of those elements of um loading uh visitor parking resident parking will", "start": 2859.72, "end": 2867.4}, {"text": "all be uh below grade below uh the proposed buildings and uh will not be", "start": 2867.4, "end": 2872.92}, {"text": "impacting uh Silverthorn Bush Drive or Markland Drive drive or BL Street for", "start": 2872.92, "end": 2878.319}, {"text": "that matter um happy to answer any specific questions the committee might or Council", "start": 2878.319, "end": 2884.52}, {"text": "might have thank you I'll ask my colleagues are there any questions I will I'll ask you a couple", "start": 2884.52, "end": 2891.64}, {"text": "if you can uh may I pass the chair Mr Vice thank", "start": 2891.64, "end": 2898.68}, {"text": "you um Mr chair Zeno thanks you for joining us today uh one of the um one of", "start": 2898.68, "end": 2905}, {"text": "the questions that I didn't have full resolved does your client have um an", "start": 2905, "end": 2910.079}, {"text": "indication of whether this will be a rental property or a condo and I realize we don't govern that in this process but", "start": 2910.079, "end": 2916.119}, {"text": "is there an intention thus far um I I can honestly say it will be a", "start": 2916.119, "end": 2922.559}, {"text": "mix um I I don't know exactly what that mix will be um that's more a market", "start": 2922.559, "end": 2929.24}, {"text": "determination when these buildings come to construction uh the client will", "start": 2929.24, "end": 2934.4}, {"text": "decide uh what what the market potential is for each of the buildings so so the reason I asked that um is parking keeps", "start": 2934.4, "end": 2941.92}, {"text": "coming up in various forms you look at the communications from the community if you listen to comments that came earlier", "start": 2941.92, "end": 2947.599}, {"text": "if we just listen to what the blell baseball association said uh and personally uh I have concerns about", "start": 2947.599, "end": 2953.92}, {"text": "spillover parking into the neighborhood can you offer some assurances to council", "start": 2953.92, "end": 2959.079}, {"text": "that um although the bylaws don't require you to do it uh you and your", "start": 2959.079, "end": 2964.2}, {"text": "client have been thinking about what it is that is needed for a successful development and to internalize that", 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or a utilization standard", "start": 3014.68, "end": 3023.52}, {"text": "uh from the existing building it's uh um in the bylaw as a requirement as", "start": 3023.52, "end": 3031.319}, {"text": "opposed to uh the parent bylaw not having a requirement uh for a minimum amount of parking so we are actually", "start": 3031.319, "end": 3038.88}, {"text": "introducing a minimum standard uh for parking on the site which uh I believe", "start": 3038.88, "end": 3044.2}, {"text": "will address some concerns about uh reducing amounts of parking on the site", "start": 3044.2, "end": 3050.2}, {"text": "um you indicated that I think you indicated uh that that you had spoken to the residents Association um", "start": 3050.2, "end": 3057.4}, {"text": "I know that those conversations uh were lengthy and would it be fair a fair", "start": 3057.4, "end": 3064.16}, {"text": "understanding that building a which is the northwest corner uh continues to be", "start": 3064.16, "end": 3071.799}, {"text": "a contentious item between the proposal in the neighborhood or perhaps the most", "start": 3071.799, "end": 3077.359}, {"text": "controversial element of this easier way to put it um I I will", "start": 3077.359, "end": 3087}, {"text": "I will mention that um all of the revisions that were made from the original proposal to the revised", "start": 3087.16, "end": 3093.16}, {"text": "proposal address concerns that we heard at the community consultation meeting", "start": 3093.16, "end": 3098.2}, {"text": "concerns um or comments that we received from staff uh and as well as consultation with the homeowners", "start": 3098.2, "end": 3105.4}, {"text": "association um one of the principles of development or um considerations that we", "start": 3105.4, "end": 3112.359}, {"text": "uh made in revising The Proposal is ensuring that building a um which", "start": 3112.359, "end": 3117.48}, {"text": "currently is proposed at Nine Stories fits under a 45 degree angular plane", "start": 3117.48, "end": 3122.96}, {"text": "from the neighborhoods on the north side of Silverthorn Bush um so that was the reason why that building specifically", "start": 3122.96, "end": 3130.079}, {"text": "was located and um uh at that particular height", "start": 3130.079, "end": 3136.079}, {"text": "um I will mention that we spent a lot of time on building SE the building closest", "start": 3136.079, "end": 3142.16}, {"text": "to um Milwood Park um specifically a about um the height and the stepping", "start": 3142.16, "end": 3149.079}, {"text": "down of the height towards Silverthorn Bush um the principle of those changes", "start": 3149.079, "end": 3154.28}, {"text": "to Building C were to address some concerns about shadowing on the park uh", "start": 3154.28, "end": 3160}, {"text": "which we have completely addressed uh in that revised proposal I would say that that was our key focus in the uh revised", "start": 3160, "end": 3168.64}, {"text": "proposal however I I can appreciate that building a being the closest building um", "start": 3168.64, "end": 3175.44}, {"text": "principally to the neighborhoods to the north um can be a concern for the homeowners association I will add um", "start": 3175.44, "end": 3184.559}, {"text": "beyond that 45 degree angular plane um building a is over 15 M from the", "start": 3184.559, "end": 3191.64}, {"text": "sidewalk on the south side of Silverthorn Bush it's been brought into perfect alignment with the existing", "start": 3191.64, "end": 3198.4}, {"text": "building um so it's no closer to Silverthorn Bush than the existing building which is 13 stories I should", "start": 3198.4, "end": 3205.4}, {"text": "mention thank you are there any other questions seeing none thank you for", "start": 3205.4, "end": 3211.16}, {"text": "joining us thank you our next speaker is Denise", "start": 3211.16, "end": 3218.16}, {"text": "McGarvey good morning Miss McGarvey welcome to the UT toico York Community Council thank you very much for having", "start": 3221.64, "end": 3227.799}, {"text": "me okay I live in the apartment of 210 Markland and I don't think anybody else", "start": 3227.799, "end": 3234.28}, {"text": "from here here is from the building but the residents are not happy with", "start": 3234.28, "end": 3241.079}, {"text": "what's going on they do not definitely do not want the four buildings three", "start": 3241.079, "end": 3246.559}, {"text": "buildings they're not happy with but if you have to have three buildings they do not want them to ex exceed five", "start": 3246.559, "end": 3254.52}, {"text": "stories the building on the Southeast corner I think is six stories I live on", "start": 3254.52, "end": 3260.28}, {"text": "the eighth floor that's parallel to what I see so when you're saying oh it's only", "start": 3260.28, "end": 3266.64}, {"text": "12 stories or it's only 10 stories that's still way higher than the current", "start": 3266.64, "end": 3272.119}, {"text": "building which is a concern nobody wants them we realize housing is required", "start": 3272.119, "end": 3279.64}, {"text": "but um I guess my concerns are what I want", "start": 3279.64, "end": 3285.119}, {"text": "to find out what is the actual height in feet please to the developer because we", "start": 3285.119, "end": 3291.119}, {"text": "don't know all this lingo and the meters we're not going to spend time looking it up", "start": 3291.119, "end": 3298.318}, {"text": "um and you said there's going to be 438 parking spots is that on top of or", "start": 3298.52, "end": 3305.599}, {"text": "including what we already have our parking lot every spot is", "start": 3305.599, "end": 3312.16}, {"text": "assigned people Park in our visitors parking overnight all the time they also", "start": 3312.16, "end": 3317.599}, {"text": "park on the street all the time mainly because they don't have a parking", "start": 3317.599, "end": 3322.799}, {"text": "spot the uh I I know the residents on Sugar", "start": 3322.799, "end": 3327.92}, {"text": "Bush I can understand I wouldn't want somebody parking overnight either but they do because they have no spots", "start": 3327.92, "end": 3333.96}, {"text": "people are moving into buildings there's maybe two three people who drive cars", "start": 3333.96, "end": 3340.88}, {"text": "they need those parking spots if you want to get to anywhere in Toronto you", "start": 3340.88, "end": 3346.039}, {"text": "have to drive or take the bus now we do know I'll get those in a minute that um", "start": 3346.039, "end": 3353.72}, {"text": "the the buses are really slow on BL um if we have to have all that", "start": 3353.72, "end": 3361.559}, {"text": "increased density I think the city should guarantee that the buses will run", "start": 3361.559, "end": 3367.68}, {"text": "every five minutes along BL or west effective immediately because if", "start": 3367.68, "end": 3374.52}, {"text": "there's that many more people who have to take the buses in they need the buses", "start": 3374.52, "end": 3380.64}, {"text": "um the current building doesn't have enough part we have to remember that um", "start": 3380.64, "end": 3386.64}, {"text": "Olivia will not be the mayor forever I don't think she understands the difference between suburbs and downtown", "start": 3386.64, "end": 3393.52}, {"text": "Toronto bike lanes are a prime example people move don't move to the", "start": 3393.52, "end": 3400.119}, {"text": "suburbs to get to be special they don't want to be", "start": 3400.119, "end": 3406.48}, {"text": "downtown so why is she trying to make us like downtown Toronto we don't want it", "start": 3406.48, "end": 3413.039}, {"text": "um and I also want to know how many of these units are going to be rent geared to income is there not a city policy", "start": 3413.039, "end": 3420.2}, {"text": "where 25% of every new building has to be rent geared to", "start": 3420.2, "end": 3425.48}, {"text": "income that's basically what I wanted to [Music]", "start": 3425.48, "end": 3430.88}, {"text": "say thank you for joining us are there any questions of the speaker seeing none oh can I say one", "start": 3430.88, "end": 3437.319}, {"text": "more thing sure um the buildings between Markland and milroad on the North side", "start": 3437.319, "end": 3444.64}, {"text": "as we know there's two baseball diamonds is's also a park on that North Side", "start": 3444.64, "end": 3449.96}, {"text": "there's already two buildings you want to put in five more buildings Wow Let's", "start": 3449.96, "end": 3456.359}, {"text": "see if we can find another piece of grass to live to get rid of thank you thank", "start": 3456.359, "end": 3461.44}, {"text": "you uh our next speaker is Cynthia casy is Cynthia here or online online uh good", "start": 3461.44, "end": 3469.24}, {"text": "morning uh Miss KY it's Stephen Holiday from the utpal York Community Council can you hear me", "start": 3469.24, "end": 3474.359}, {"text": "okay I can can you hear me very well thank you welcome uh you have five", "start": 3474.359, "end": 3479.559}, {"text": "minutes please begin good morning I am a longtime resident of Markland woods and", "start": 3479.559, "end": 3485.079}, {"text": "appreciate the opportunity to provide input and ask questions about the intensification at 210 Markland today I", "start": 3485.079, "end": 3491.96}, {"text": "also appreciate the changes that the developer has made to the original proposal incorporating the work that the", "start": 3491.96, "end": 3497.16}, {"text": "city of Toronto staff has contributed in addition to the input of the Markland wood homeowners", "start": 3497.16, "end": 3503.44}, {"text": "association I have submitted a written summary of my input and questions about the project this morning I would like to", "start": 3503.44, "end": 3509.559}, {"text": "focus on a couple of key points and it's uh while other uh speakers have uh", "start": 3509.559, "end": 3514.96}, {"text": "touched on the surface I'd like to go beyond the surface let's go deeper let's talk about um Beyond uh underground um", "start": 3514.96, "end": 3525}, {"text": "and it's about uh the sanitary waste capacity calculations the existing", "start": 3525, "end": 3530.28}, {"text": "infrastructure in the engineering reports indicate that there are a number of Choke points where the capacity", "start": 3530.28, "end": 3537.4}, {"text": "utilization of the sanitary waste pipes will be over 100% And I'm unclear about what the city", "start": 3537.4, "end": 3545.64}, {"text": "of Toronto criteria is to expand that existing infrastructure uh I'd like to flag", "start": 3545.64, "end": 3551.559}, {"text": "certain sections that appear to be those choke points in their calculations MH", "start": 3551.559, "end": 3557.039}, {"text": "52a MH 53a those are along Silverthorn Bush and", "start": 3557.039, "end": 3562.359}, {"text": "then uh further south on Markland is MH 57 a and MH", "start": 3562.359, "end": 3568.359}, {"text": "58a uh that are 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3617.16}, {"text": "250 millimeter diameter pipe um that also goes into the Markland wood", "start": 3617.16, "end": 3622.44}, {"text": "sanitary pipe uh sections at a 90 degree angle um and the current engineering indicates", "start": 3622.44, "end": 3630.559}, {"text": "that it's already at 100% capacity under wet conditions so unless the design is", "start": 3630.559, "end": 3635.599}, {"text": "changed to have both buildings A and C tie into the wider diameter Markland Drive sanitary waste pipe directly uh", "start": 3635.599, "end": 3642.799}, {"text": "and not the Silverthorn Bush um those are you know questions that I have in", "start": 3642.799, "end": 3648.68}, {"text": "terms of that uh I'd also like to Echo and underline that there should be attention and consideration given to", "start": 3648.68, "end": 3654.2}, {"text": "expanding What's called the critical leg of sewer at m57a and MH 58a on Markland", "start": 3654.2, "end": 3661.64}, {"text": "drive that was uh flagged by the engineers themselves um again impacted", "start": 3661.64, "end": 3667}, {"text": "by 210 Markland and 240 Markland that they are at 120% capacity of the", "start": 3667, "end": 3673.119}, {"text": "calculations in wet weather currently and um and very concerned that", "start": 3673.119, "end": 3678.68}, {"text": "the overc capacity is only going to be um enhanced uh with the addition of 210", "start": 3678.68, "end": 3684}, {"text": "um Markland uh um separately but also related is the impact of storm water and", "start": 3684, "end": 3690.28}, {"text": "groundwater the groundwater quality Engineers did not satisfy the storm sewer criteria so that's total suspended", "start": 3690.28, "end": 3697.68}, {"text": "solids and chloroform concentrations were noted in the report and it's unclear to me how this is going to be", "start": 3697.68, "end": 3704.48}, {"text": "handled both in the construction phase as well as the post-development phase I don't know whether the intention is to", "start": 3704.48, "end": 3710.599}, {"text": "disperse this groundwater through the sanitary waste pipes which was noted as an option in the engineering report", "start": 3710.599, "end": 3716.72}, {"text": "but therefore should also be included in the calculations of the sanitary waste capacity if that's going to be the", "start": 3716.72, "end": 3722.4}, {"text": "intended plan in closing I would like greater Clarity on the sanitary waste capacity projections uh that the city of", "start": 3722.4, "end": 3729.72}, {"text": "Toronto uses to expand uh existing infrastructure to make sure that we don't have any troubles uh in the", "start": 3729.72, "end": 3735.559}, {"text": "neighborhood going forward below the surface uh thank you for your time and attention", "start": 3735.559, "end": 3741.079}, {"text": "today thank you um are there any questions of the speaker", "start": 3741.079, "end": 3747.119}, {"text": "and just a heads up hopefully we've got ECS staff on hand um because our", "start": 3747.119, "end": 3752.319}, {"text": "question will come that way uh thank you thank you for join Mr Vice chair that's out of order", "start": 3752.319, "end": 3758.839}, {"text": "though appreciate it I'm sorry I can't I can't allow um a visitor to ask a", "start": 3758.839, "end": 3764.039}, {"text": "question because it's not orderly uh but I appreciate the interest in it um thank you for joining us today miss", "start": 3764.039, "end": 3770.68}, {"text": "mki um if a member of the public wishes to add their name name to the list now", "start": 3770.68, "end": 3776.76}, {"text": "would be the time to do it if anyone wants to speak uh the last speaker I have on the list is Ken MC Iver is and", "start": 3776.76, "end": 3784.72}, {"text": "there's a question did you want to um if you can see the clerk at the back just get your name on there and", "start": 3784.72, "end": 3791.24}, {"text": "we'll have an opportunity for you to to speak to the council today uh so pending", "start": 3791.24, "end": 3796.839}, {"text": "and uh are you Mr mcgyver I am excellent thank you for joining us welcome to the utopico York Community Council thank you", "start": 3796.839, "end": 3803.799}, {"text": "you've got five minutes please begin am I to understand that this uh is for this", "start": 3803.799, "end": 3808.88}, {"text": "Project's in for approval today um Ian sorry just if you can just tilt the mic", "start": 3808.88, "end": 3815.76}, {"text": "a little bit closer uh so the community council will consider the item and then", "start": 3815.76, "end": 3821.119}, {"text": "it will be if it's accepted it will be forwarded to the city", "start": 3821.119, "end": 3826.279}, {"text": "council", "start": 3826.279, "end": 3829.279}, {"text": "correct we're just going to check the mic uh I'm sorry at there okay great uh", "start": 3832.279, "end": 3838.279}, {"text": "I attended the first uh town hall meeting um way back when I still have the concerns I had done about traffic", "start": 3838.279, "end": 3845.079}, {"text": "flow on blor lack of management of that uh I will give a shout out to Doug Ford", "start": 3845.079, "end": 3850.599}, {"text": "for removing bike Lanes on blor that's made it a much safer and a much more", "start": 3850.599, "end": 3856}, {"text": "efficient way to move traffic in the city blor is a major thoroughfare now we", "start": 3856, "end": 3861.68}, {"text": "all must accept it what's that yeah well paray I I applaud it not", "start": 3861.68, "end": 3868.52}, {"text": "everybody can move around on a bike on a minus 11 day so", "start": 3868.52, "end": 3873.599}, {"text": "uh yeah so yeah I I am giving it a shout out and and I'm for one and one who", "start": 3873.599, "end": 3879.92}, {"text": "almost got run over in a bike lane by a biker so", "start": 3879.92, "end": 3886.039}, {"text": "uh yes okay so anyway concerns of density uh I think have already been uh", "start": 3886.039, "end": 3893.4}, {"text": "uh raised the baseball diamonds at the end of my street I have people parking", "start": 3893.4, "end": 3898.48}, {"text": "on my lawn half the time you know they don't intend to but they come up over", "start": 3898.48, "end": 3903.68}, {"text": "the curb and uh but I have no problem with it because these families are down in the ball field enjoying the park uh I", "start": 3903.68, "end": 3912.24}, {"text": "just spent extensive money and continue to uh manage the groundwater in my house", "start": 3912.24, "end": 3918.16}, {"text": "and I have already been the recipient of one of the overrun of the sanitary", "start": 3918.16, "end": 3923.4}, {"text": "system uh back into the house I have no my question is how are they going to", "start": 3923.4, "end": 3929.68}, {"text": "manage the additional uh sanitary concerns that are coming with these", "start": 3929.68, "end": 3935.559}, {"text": "buildings um as evidence by the building that's across the street there doesn't", "start": 3935.559, "end": 3941.16}, {"text": "seem to be a lot of thought going into some of the architectural Integrity of these buildings to blend in with the", "start": 3941.16, "end": 3947.039}, {"text": "neighborhood we are single family dwellings they're increasing the density of the neighborhood exponentially with", "start": 3947.039, "end": 3954.52}, {"text": "no infrastructure to support it so uh I need to at least voice that concern that", "start": 3954.52, "end": 3961.279}, {"text": "there be some consideration in consultation with the people who did the work on my house recently it appears", "start": 3961.279, "end": 3968.559}, {"text": "that we're not doing any work on the main thorough fars for all this water surface water uh and drainage so the", "start": 3968.559, "end": 3976.799}, {"text": "tributaries are coming and they're hitting a bottleneck where the work has not been done to the receptacle that", "start": 3976.799, "end": 3983.319}, {"text": "needs to get the water out of the city um the 210 building across or the one", "start": 3983.319, "end": 3990.92}, {"text": "across from 210 is just a wall of glass now we see it it's up it's constructed", "start": 3990.92, "end": 3997}, {"text": "and the footprint is much larger in real life than we quite frankly were", "start": 3997, "end": 4002.88}, {"text": "expecting so the 210 Markland and the other uh buildings that are up for", "start": 4002.88, "end": 4009.799}, {"text": "development in our neighborhood changes the complexion of marklin wood", "start": 4009.799, "end": 4015.72}, {"text": "and also changes the uh quality of life of the people in", "start": 4015.72, "end": 4022.4}, {"text": "the neighborhood who has spent their lives and I'm a long-term resident taxpayer and I don't think I'm uh", "start": 4022.4, "end": 4031.68}, {"text": "there's enough thought going into how we're going to manage this development and the infrastructure to support it", "start": 4031.68, "end": 4037.039}, {"text": "that's it thank you thank you for joining us are there any questions of the speaker seeing none thank you once", "start": 4037.039, "end": 4043.88}, {"text": "again um we have a an additional name to the list um Stephanie and if hopefully I", "start": 4043.88, "end": 4049.72}, {"text": "get this right Pio is Stephanie's online okay Miss", "start": 4049.72, "end": 4057.96}, {"text": "pooto it's uh Stephen Holiday from the utopic York Community Council can you hear me hi there Stephen good morning", "start": 4057.96, "end": 4065.119}, {"text": "can you hear me yes welcome to the community council you've got five minutes please begin thank you my name is uh Stephanie", "start": 4065.119, "end": 4072.16}, {"text": "pixoto um I'm a current resident at 210 Markland Drive um I have a lot of", "start": 4072.16, "end": 4077.96}, {"text": "concerns and have been listening to the many concerns of the residents of this building and I also Echo a lot of the", "start": 4077.96, "end": 4085.039}, {"text": "concerns that have already been brought up especially by Denise and Cynthia in terms of safety um and parking concerns", "start": 4085.039, "end": 4093.16}, {"text": "because as Cynthia already mentioned in terms of parking 210 Markland has already had issues with parking where", "start": 4093.16, "end": 4100.238}, {"text": "there's not enough underground parking people are on weight list this is why people are parking on the streets as she mentioned", "start": 4100.239, "end": 4106.159}, {"text": "um and in terms of safety concerns I'm highly concerned because the population", "start": 4106.159, "end": 4112.6}, {"text": "here a lot of it is retirees and I have you know been observing that a lot of families have been moving in a lot of", "start": 4112.6, "end": 4118.64}, {"text": "families with young children so that kind of goes back to Denise's concerns with safety in terms of", "start": 4118.64, "end": 4124.318}, {"text": "construction um sorry give me a second and so with that um 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{"text": "population growth with these three buildings it can already it will cause", "start": 4173.279, "end": 4179.159}, {"text": "extra strain on existing services like Transportation um the current capacity", "start": 4179.159, "end": 4184.798}, {"text": "uh nearby schools you know we're going to need a much more efficient reliable public transit system and if we don't", "start": 4184.799, "end": 4190.238}, {"text": "people more people are going to continue to drive and that's been noted of course many people need to drive in the area", "start": 4190.239, "end": 4195.84}, {"text": "there are no walk there are no supermarkets that are walking distance we also we need to be um", "start": 4195.84, "end": 4202.28}, {"text": "thinking about are there going to be any clinics for the amount of people that are going to be coming in and moving into the area so just kind of like the", "start": 4202.28, "end": 4208.8}, {"text": "necessary services that are not walking distance and so with 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would be moving in um yeah hopefully", "start": 4295.36, "end": 4303.84}, {"text": "that Mak sense it's my first time doing this so thank you you did great you did", "start": 4303.84, "end": 4309.4}, {"text": "um uh I'll ask my colleagues if there's any questions of you I have one but I'll I'll ask I I don't see any so I'll uh", "start": 4309.4, "end": 4317.199}, {"text": "pass the chair to my colleague the vice chair um Miss P thank you for talking to us", "start": 4317.199, "end": 4324.12}, {"text": "today uh I and I understand you are you know we' be one of the closest residents to this because you're on the site", "start": 4324.12, "end": 4330.48}, {"text": "already you said something uh that caught my attention you said that there's a waiting list for parking spots", "start": 4330.48, "end": 4337.12}, {"text": "and I wanted to get a bit more information on that because I heard something different earlier today that", "start": 4337.12, "end": 4342.679}, {"text": "the utilization rate was less than 100% could you offer some clarity um on the", "start": 4342.679, "end": 4349.48}, {"text": "remark tell us a little bit about what it's like to get a spot that you have to rent it um and you know why are people", "start": 4349.48, "end": 4357.36}, {"text": "parking on the street so there's already from my understanding in conversations with the", "start": 4357.36, "end": 4363}, {"text": "manager of of the building um there's not enough spots for the amount of residents that come in um and so and", "start": 4363, "end": 4369.44}, {"text": "obviously in terms of just like winter concerns with the cold especially for the retirees most of them are going to", "start": 4369.44, "end": 4374.719}, {"text": "want ground parking but there's not enough spots for them and that's what I meant by wait list they have no choice but to park outside because there aren't", "start": 4374.719, "end": 4381.719}, {"text": "any available underground spots um so I hope that so do they do 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just uh I live at 240 Markland drive so I live across the street from", "start": 4479.719, "end": 4485.84}, {"text": "210 um I'm also a member of the uh 240 Markland tenants Association and I can", "start": 4485.84, "end": 4493.239}, {"text": "tell you um with a lot of what's gone on with our development here it it's not", "start": 4493.239, "end": 4499.84}, {"text": "looking promising for what's going to be happening at 210 um with regards specifically to the parking issue um we", "start": 4499.84, "end": 4508.239}, {"text": "have tenants in our building who pay a monthly fee for parking and are not", "start": 4508.239, "end": 4513.679}, {"text": "provided parking whatsoever and are forced to park on the street so in terms of talking about the capacity of what", "start": 4513.679, "end": 4520.639}, {"text": "the neighboring roads and streets will be able to take on with the uh interim", "start": 4520.639, "end": 4526.76}, {"text": "parking issue at 210 I can tell you what what with 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tell you is is as a res a longtime resident who's living through the current development of what's going", "start": 4715.52, "end": 4721.44}, {"text": "on um it's only going to get worse because 240 Markland Drive was the first", "start": 4721.44, "end": 4726.84}, {"text": "development that's gone on in the neighborhood so we were the guinea pig so they've seen what they can get away", "start": 4726.84, "end": 4733.84}, {"text": "with with what's going on in our building I hate to tell you folks it's it's only going to get worse and it's", "start": 4733.84, "end": 4740.36}, {"text": "going to all come on deaf ears like like we we had a building where we had", "start": 4740.36, "end": 4746.56}, {"text": "40-year residents of our building and Community have had to leave because like", "start": 4746.56, "end": 4752.159}, {"text": "they can't take what's gone on like we're watching our community be destroyed right before our very eyes and", "start": 4752.159, "end": 4759.6}, {"text": "we've had no support whatsoever from from bylaw from Council from", "start": 4759.6, "end": 4765.4}, {"text": "not even from the homeowners association like I know there was a gentleman on here Mr kriger speaking earlier about", "start": 4765.4, "end": 4771.44}, {"text": "how he's had some Community engagement and he's had some correspondence with with the residents of the neighborhood", "start": 4771.44, "end": 4777.92}, {"text": "um I've lived here for 15 years I've never seen or heard from this guy once so I'm not exactly sure what he's", "start": 4777.92, "end": 4784.96}, {"text": "talking about or what um literature he's provided to Residents but I don't know", "start": 4784.96, "end": 4790.92}, {"text": "I'm I'm not seeing it I know that my 5 minutes is up I would I could be up here for 50 minutes but I'll that's my piece", "start": 4790.92, "end": 4797.44}, {"text": "for 5 minutes and thank you for your time thank you don't go away if you there I know there's some questions you can answer those we'd", "start": 4797.44, "end": 4804.199}, {"text": "appreciate it thank you I will I will be back here another day absolutely councelor nunzi yeah just a", "start": 4804.199, "end": 4811.239}, {"text": "question uh when you mentioned at the beginning that you pay a monthly fee but", "start": 4811.239, "end": 4818.12}, {"text": "the building doesn't provide the parking so so what what's going on there okay so I as a longtime resident I did have uh", "start": 4818.12, "end": 4826.56}, {"text": "parking provided yeah um but as per the development that's gone on in 240", "start": 4826.56, "end": 4832.28}, {"text": "they've had to tear up the existing parking structure to put up the new building so upon completion of the new", "start": 4832.28, "end": 4839.08}, {"text": "building we will be provided parking upon completion of the new building but in the interim we've all paid for", "start": 4839.08, "end": 4845.84}, {"text": "parking and have not been provided parking we've been all forced to park on the street and we've even incurred um", "start": 4845.84, "end": 4852.6}, {"text": "tra like parking tickets at as per parking on the street and then what", "start": 4852.6, "end": 4857.639}, {"text": "happens is is when I try to fight the ticket or when I you know you there's a pay option or you know you can appeal", "start": 4857.639, "end": 4864.239}, {"text": "the option uh so what happens is when you appeal when you try to appeal the parking violation automatically a $20", "start": 4864.239, "end": 4871.6}, {"text": "fee is put on okay so that's just for me saying that I want to appeal the parking", "start": 4871.6, "end": 4876.92}, {"text": "violation so then what ends up happening is is then I end up hearing from the city of Toronto saying oh yeah as per", "start": 4876.92, "end": 4883.48}, {"text": "our review uh there has been no uh violation and your appeal has been denied so in addition to my $30 ticket", "start": 4883.48, "end": 4891.96}, {"text": "just to appeal the parking uh ticket is an additional $20 and then I don't even", "start": 4891.96, "end": 4897.639}, {"text": "get Hur and then the other problem is is that um prior to the development of the", "start": 4897.639, "end": 4904.84}, {"text": "240 Markland Drive new development that's gone on I don't know if anybody", "start": 4904.84, "end": 4909.92}, {"text": "else has noticed this but um the parking bylaw was actually changed okay and", "start": 4909.92, "end": 4915.12}, {"text": "there was a subsection added to the parking bylaw and it literally says in the parking bylaw okay that residents of", "start": 4915.12, "end": 4922.8}, {"text": "240 Markland in particular have been singled out um for street parking so so", "start": 4922.8, "end": 4929.08}, {"text": "just have been singled out um for street parking so so just just on that point", "start": 4929.08, "end": 4935.679}, {"text": "okay the the monthly fee that you're paying yeah you're paying to management 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walkable to um both public and uh Catholic", "start": 4988.96, "end": 4996.239}, {"text": "schools uh as well as an amazing baseball league our children all played", "start": 4996.239, "end": 5001.32}, {"text": "at blur Dale baseball and walked to those games so um our biggest concern about this", "start": 5001.32, "end": 5007.84}, {"text": "development first off um just to be clear there has not been a marklin wood", "start": 5007.84, "end": 5014.199}, {"text": "homes association meeting to discuss the specific development so while I um I'm a member", "start": 5014.199, "end": 5021.56}, {"text": "of the marklin wood homes Association I value Kevin Ker's um volunteerism and uh", "start": 5021.56, "end": 5028.84}, {"text": "communication on this issue directly with the developer as well as Council here um it is not reflective of our", "start": 5028.84, "end": 5037.04}, {"text": "neighborhood position on this um uh development and frankly the commu Comm", "start": 5037.04, "end": 5044}, {"text": "uh cumulative uh effect of the three developments within this one block of", "start": 5044, "end": 5049.96}, {"text": "blur street so you've got 210 you've got 240 and you've got the uh one right at", "start": 5049.96, "end": 5056.08}, {"text": "BL and Mill Road and so the cumulative effect of those three developments is", "start": 5056.08, "end": 5061.88}, {"text": "you know I'll give you some rough numbers because I found it very difficult to find numbers and all the documentation but there's roughly 10,000", "start": 5061.88, "end": 5069.76}, {"text": "residents in marklin Wood there's roughly uh 4500 H households and these", "start": 5069.76, "end": 5077.639}, {"text": "three developments add up to over 950 residents so about a 23% increase in the", "start": 5077.639, "end": 5085.159}, {"text": "number of residents in the entire Markland wood homes area that will be", "start": 5085.159, "end": 5090.8}, {"text": "represented in in all of these tall buildings fronting BL Street as well as", "start": 5090.8, "end": 5096.199}, {"text": "fronting against um residential um it feels like the quality", "start": 5096.199, "end": 5102.52}, {"text": "of life is going to be affected and not in a good way we don't have the infrastructure as you've heard we don't", "start": 5102.52, "end": 5108.36}, {"text": "have the storm water management uh Markland Wood Golf Course was closed over three weeks last summer um in two", "start": 5108.36, "end": 5115.28}, {"text": "consecutive periods because of flooding uh we don't have the the sewer waste um", "start": 5115.28, "end": 5121.8}, {"text": "capacity we don't have the transit frequency that will enable all of these", "start": 5121.8, "end": 5126.84}, {"text": "residents to get to Kipling Station to go uh go downtown there's just not", "start": 5126.84, "end": 5132.8}, {"text": "enough infrastructure to support the kind of growth that is being planned in this Corridor I think we all support", "start": 5132.8, "end": 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I would really highly recommend you reconsider", "start": 5225.04, "end": 5231.52}, {"text": "uh this proposal um and not assume that some speakers are speaking on behalf of", "start": 5231.52, "end": 5237.52}, {"text": "all the residents thank you thank you", "start": 5237.52, "end": 5243.04}, {"text": "are there any questions of the speaker seeing none thank you for joining us thank", "start": 5246.04, "end": 5253.6}, {"text": "you uh I we have one more speaker uh Jay I just have a first initial Jay", "start": 5254.44, "end": 5262.638}, {"text": "Lucen welcome to theal York commity my voice I actually concur with the other", "start": 5263.679, "end": 5269.4}, {"text": "previous speakers before myself but I think the one thing that I do need to touch on", "start": 5269.4, "end": 5275.76}, {"text": "is oh sorry yeah sorry the few people said they couldn't I said I concur with what the two previous speaker eloquently", "start": 5275.76, "end": 5282.52}, {"text": "said before me and what I'd like to add is that right at marklin wood and no one", "start": 5282.52, "end": 5289.159}, {"text": "touched on that there seemed to be an accident or two monthly there's always an accident", "start": 5289.159, "end": 5296.36}, {"text": "whether they knock out the Lum the pole or someone get hit there's always", "start": 5296.36, "end": 5301.48}, {"text": "accidents there and I think putting other the buildings in that neighborhood", "start": 5301.48, "end": 5307.239}, {"text": "really demolishes what Mark Linwood is all about I'd like you to consider it this", "start": 5307.239, "end": 5313.8}, {"text": "is not about corporate greed this is about people lives this is about family lives I think putting three more", "start": 5313.8, "end": 5319.44}, {"text": "buildings with the monstrosity that's I think it's either 210 or 240 Markland um", "start": 5319.44, "end": 5325.96}, {"text": "I think it's unfair to us neighbors and Mark Linwood to add three more", "start": 5325.96, "end": 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"agreeing to this uh initial building okay thank you very", "start": 5487.32, "end": 5492.96}, {"text": "much thank you I did have a question for you if you don't mind thank you for joining and I'll just", "start": 5492.96, "end": 5498.88}, {"text": "remind you if you could just register with the clerk just so they have a record uh because you'll be in the minute me the meeting minutes my", "start": 5498.88, "end": 5506.4}, {"text": "question to you if I can pass the chair quickly you mentioned that you were concerned that Milwood Park was to", "start": 5506.4, "end": 5512.84}, {"text": "shrink and I wanted to make sure I understood why you thought that I my", "start": 5512.84, "end": 5518.88}, {"text": "understanding is the opposite the Park's going to get bigger there's going to be land yeah maybe in the short term but I", "start": 5518.88, "end": 5525.32}, {"text": "understand the longer term plan is to have some high rises on the north side", "start": 5525.32, "end": 5531.84}, {"text": "of BL street is that correct well that so", "start": 5531.84, "end": 5538.199}, {"text": "that's the report before us yes well the footprint that they will uh", "start": 5538.199, "end": 5545.44}, {"text": "cover will surely invade the part of uh Milwood", "start": 5545.44, "end": 5551.52}, {"text": "Park okay I I can't have a conversation with you", "start": 5551.52, "end": 5556.639}, {"text": "right now but I thank you for the clarity on that yeah perhaps we'll have a moment to talk about yeah the details", "start": 5556.639, "end": 5562.92}, {"text": "of the proposal but thank you for flagging that yeah okay thank", "start": 5562.92, "end": 5568.88}, {"text": "you thank you Mr Vice chair um we do have one more more name Kathy otou is", "start": 5569.32, "end": 5575.88}, {"text": "Kathy here great good morning Miss OU welcome to the community council you have five minutes please go ahead hi um", "start": 5575.88, "end": 5584.52}, {"text": "I'm a longtime resident of Markland and I'm around the corner from", "start": 5584.52, "end": 5589.6}, {"text": "210 so I've been seeing what's going on with the parking and I am curious in terms of the", "start": 5589.6, "end": 5597.04}, {"text": "arithmetic that the developer has that for every new unit point six of a a", "start": 5597.04, "end": 5606.199}, {"text": "parking spot is lotted what happens specifically if there are two cars per", "start": 5606.199, "end": 5614.639}, {"text": "unit where does the other fraction of that car that second car", "start": 5614.639, "end": 5621.44}, {"text": "go I like this isn't a rhetorical like I'd like I'd like an answer in so I'll", "start": 5622.159, "end": 5627.84}, {"text": "I'll put the time on pause uh regrettably I I have to maintain an orderly meeting and as a chair I'm not", "start": 5627.84, "end": 5633.48}, {"text": "allow to dialogue or answer questions is just not our procedure I'll invite you to talk to me later and I'll be making", "start": 5633.48, "end": 5640.52}, {"text": "some remarks along that lines but I appreciate the question um your your process here is to address", "start": 5640.52, "end": 5648.32}, {"text": "the committee with anything you'd like to say to us so I'll invite you to continue but I just wanted to give", "start": 5648.32, "end": 5653.84}, {"text": "Clarity on the process secondly for consideration what is going", "start": 5653.84, "end": 5660.88}, {"text": "to happen during the construction to the traffic around Markland and", "start": 5660.88, "end": 5666.48}, {"text": "Silverthorn Bush because as it stands I'm on Broadfield and with the construction on 210 the cars are all up", "start": 5666.48, "end": 5674}, {"text": "and down uh my street and so some resident", "start": 5674, "end": 5679.32}, {"text": "solution is to call 311 and get the parking guy out and then it's an ATM for", "start": 5679.32, "end": 5685.04}, {"text": "the city um but it's not fair as the other gentleman was saying that there's nowhere else for them to park this is", "start": 5685.04, "end": 5691.76}, {"text": "going to be a mess and uh there's a lot of", "start": 5691.76, "end": 5696.84}, {"text": "Goodwill uh in Markland we try and work closely with people this is going to", "start": 5696.84, "end": 5701.96}, {"text": "destroy a lot of the Goodwill that has been built over the years and this is", "start": 5701.96, "end": 5707}, {"text": "something really to consider thank you any", "start": 5707, "end": 5713.56}, {"text": "questions I'll just check with a clerk is that uh the last name on the list", "start": 5713.56, "end": 5718.76}, {"text": "okay uh thank you madam clerk thank you to everyone that spoke um as we are at the end of the deputations we'll bring", "start": 5718.76, "end": 5725.32}, {"text": "this in the committee and I'll ask if there are questions of the staff um okay I'll I'll pass the chair I", "start": 5725.32, "end": 5733.4}, {"text": "certainly have some questions to the staff and see what I can get through here uh because there's been a lot tabled do I do I need to run the clock", "start": 5733.4, "end": 5739.6}, {"text": "on this or no Block's running okay uh to the to the uh City staff um there were", "start": 5739.6, "end": 5745.28}, {"text": "questions about um the infrastructure the supply of water and the storm water", "start": 5745.28, "end": 5752.08}, {"text": "can someone explain um and I certainly they resonate with me cons especially after the flooding can someone explain", "start": 5752.08, "end": 5758.36}, {"text": "how the process works and the difference between the development approval and the subsequent approvals which ensure that", "start": 5758.36, "end": 5764.96}, {"text": "the city has adequate infrastructure to service these buildings and who pays for", "start": 5764.96, "end": 5770.48}, {"text": "all that thank you through you Mr chair uh my name is Sean Rand I'm the acting", "start": 5770.48, "end": 5775.679}, {"text": "manager in development Engineering in atopico York uh anytime there's a development proposal of this nature", "start": 5775.679, "end": 5781.719}, {"text": "that's going through uh zoning approval the applicant is required to uh retain a", "start": 5781.719, "end": 5787.08}, {"text": "civil engineering consultant to prepare what's called a functional servicing report and that analyzes the impact of", "start": 5787.08, "end": 5793.04}, {"text": "the development to the city's uh sanitary sewer storm sewer and water main system uh to demonstrate that the", "start": 5793.04, "end": 5801.04}, {"text": "proposed development can be supported and if uh the development triggers any", "start": 5801.04, "end": 5806.08}, {"text": "infrastructure upgrades the developer or the applicant is required to implement", "start": 5806.08, "end": 5811.96}, {"text": "those uh so in in the case of this development they would have submitted an", "start": 5811.96, "end": 5817.159}, {"text": "FSR along with the planning act application and my team would review that to confirm uh the findings and", "start": 5817.159, "end": 5823.8}, {"text": "determine if upgrades are required uh so in that report I know there have been some comments on a few of the the items", "start": 5823.8, "end": 5831.04}, {"text": "namely sanitary sewer capacity storm sewer capacity and groundwater so I'm", "start": 5831.04, "end": 5836.199}, {"text": "happy to touch on those quickly uh in terms of sanitary sewer capacity when they complete an analysis they look at", "start": 5836.199, "end": 5842.239}, {"text": "two different scenarios one is called the design flow or dry weather flow which focuses um only on sanitary flow", "start": 5842.239, "end": 5850.04}, {"text": "so it doesn't include any uh it's like during exactly what it says dry weather there's no rain happening and during the", "start": 5850.04, "end": 5857.719}, {"text": "wet weather scenario uh it could be various storm events that we look at um", "start": 5857.719, "end": 5862.88}, {"text": "the one that we focus on is called the May 12th 2000 event which was a historic very large storm that happened in the", "start": 5862.88, "end": 5869.44}, {"text": "city uh so when we look at uh dry weather flow the sewers are designed to", "start": 5869.44, "end": 5875.199}, {"text": "operate within capacity for the dry weather or the design flow scenario uh", "start": 5875.199, "end": 5880.92}, {"text": "for this development what they've demonstrated is that both under existing and proposed conditions uh the maximum", "start": 5880.92, "end": 5887.88}, {"text": "percent capacity in the system is below 50% so well below 100 the exceedances", "start": 5887.88, "end": 5894.08}, {"text": "that were mentioned earlier are in the wet weather flow scenario and the pipes are not expected uh to operate within", "start": 5894.08, "end": 5901.56}, {"text": "capacity during the wet weather flow scenario that's not what they're designed for in the wet weather scenario they have to demonstrate that the", "start": 5901.56, "end": 5907.88}, {"text": "hydraulic grade line which is effectively where the sewer would sech charge to is at least 1.8 m deep and", "start": 5907.88, "end": 5915}, {"text": "that's to protect against basement flooding uh in this they've demonstrated", "start": 5915, "end": 5920.44}, {"text": "that the HDL is at least 5 meters deep throughout so there is no concern with sanitary capacity so I'm going to just", "start": 5920.44, "end": 5927.08}, {"text": "interrupt to there because of time yeah if I could just if you could confirm I understand this correctly your team", "start": 5927.08, "end": 5934.36}, {"text": "looks at all of these aspects you're you're from the city of Toronto if", "start": 5934.36, "end": 5939.4}, {"text": "you're not satisfied with what you see and the impacts on the system you don't sign off on this this doesn't advance", "start": 5939.4, "end": 5945.56}, {"text": "correct and so the only answer is is that the applicant would have to pay to upgrade the system to the level that you", "start": 5945.56, "end": 5952.119}, {"text": "are asking for as a public servant correct all right and so that's that's what the community can rely on is is", "start": 5952.119, "end": 5957.48}, {"text": "your team's independent review on this and that's what protects us as a community that is correct okay thank you", "start": 5957.48, "end": 5963.96}, {"text": "Mr R and near a basement shall flood there there there are other things", "start": 5963.96, "end": 5969.199}, {"text": "that may cause basement flooding other than sewer capacity sorry that was coun", "start": 5969.199, "end": 5974.719}, {"text": "please counc holiday has the chair you're right no I was I had the chair actually no no your holiday isn't", "start": 5974.719, "end": 5981.32}, {"text": "finished it's okay all right right stop your time stop in your time I sto in your time yes go ahead", "start": 5981.32, "end": 5988.719}, {"text": "sorry my thank you Mr red my next question is from Mr nicolucci there's a lot of concern about parking um and if I", "start": 5990.8, "end": 5998.04}, {"text": "could just this is an easy one the first one city do I understand it correctly", "start": 5998.04, "end": 6003.159}, {"text": "city council has amended the bylaws whether I like it or not that basically", "start": 6003.159, "end": 6008.639}, {"text": "removes most of the parking requirements for new developments so the the starting point is zero and I I really appreciate", "start": 6008.639, "end": 6015.4}, {"text": "it resent pointed out it's 6 but they really they're not obligated to provide very much it's really up to them as a", "start": 6015.4, "end": 6021.76}, {"text": "business decision is that a fair Fair encapsulation through the chair whether", "start": 6021.76, "end": 6027.159}, {"text": "I like it or not I I think that's a fair fair assessment the bylaw essentially requires zero minimum parking spaces for", "start": 6027.159, "end": 6033.639}, {"text": "most uses there are some minor uh requirements for residential visitor uses uh but for virtually all other uses", "start": 6033.639, "end": 6040.88}, {"text": "if not all other uses the bylaw legally requires zero okay don't go away but motion for second", "start": 6040.88, "end": 6048.598}, {"text": "round thank you um I just want to stay in of a second round uh all opposed", "start": 6048.719, "end": 6055.679}, {"text": "that's carried let's have a second round thank you um during the construction", "start": 6055.679, "end": 6061.92}, {"text": "phase the owner of the property does not get forgiveness on the parking", "start": 6061.92, "end": 6067.04}, {"text": "requirements for their existing tenants is that not correct through the chair um", "start": 6067.04, "end": 6073.52}, {"text": "I'd like to say that's correct uh my understanding is that there is the", "start": 6073.52, "end": 6079.119}, {"text": "potential that uh during construction if some parking spaces are lost as a result of con construction activity it may", "start": 6079.119, "end": 6085.199}, {"text": "require uh or may result in the proponent uh temporarily not meeting the", "start": 6085.199, "end": 6090.28}, {"text": "zoning requirement um but that's a question that uh I I can't answer I", "start": 6090.28, "end": 6095.719}, {"text": "don't have that area of expertise I've seen some cases where the answer is yes and some cases where the answer is no", "start": 6095.719, "end": 6100.92}, {"text": "that's something that Toronto buildings would would have to clarify on the construction management plan uh is among", "start": 6100.92, "end": 6106.52}, {"text": "the different tools that can help resolve interim parking issues is that", "start": 6106.52, "end": 6111.92}, {"text": "not correct and are there cases on other development sites where the developer was required to find surrogate", "start": 6111.92, "end": 6119.32}, {"text": "parking through the chair that is correct uh we have to sort of differentiate though what a construction", "start": 6119.32, "end": 6124.8}, {"text": "what the purpose of a construction management plan is the purpose of a construction management plan is not simply to just look at zoning", "start": 6124.8, "end": 6131.119}, {"text": "requirements and what the what the existing parking requirements are it's also to accommodate construction activi", "start": 6131.119, "end": 6137.679}, {"text": "so there was a question raised by I believe one of the era residents in terms of uh uh enough parking space on", "start": 6137.679, "end": 6143.44}, {"text": "site for trades uh that come to the site that's something that's sort of looked at when the construction management plan", "start": 6143.44, "end": 6149.08}, {"text": "is received um we're not quite there yet because it's a bit too early in the process for that type of plan but that", "start": 6149.08, "end": 6154.4}, {"text": "will be submitted at some point in the future okay thank you Mr nuchi yeah my", "start": 6154.4, "end": 6159.76}, {"text": "next questions are a little bit more General uh but they're planning um I know that there has been uh some comment", "start": 6159.76, "end": 6166.52}, {"text": "and some desire from the community that that really there there be minimal development or less development uh", "start": 6166.52, "end": 6172.76}, {"text": "because all of the things that are going on but I wondered if staff could give me a little bit of the context as to what", "start": 6172.76, "end": 6180.28}, {"text": "governs or allows for change in growth and you know perhaps the starting point", "start": 6180.28, "end": 6186.239}, {"text": "or the Baseline isn't zero and if Council took that position you know there's risks going forward is there a", "start": 6186.239, "end": 6192.8}, {"text": "way to to summarize that for Community Council so that we understand uh what we may do with this", "start": 6192.8, "end": 6200.28}, {"text": "application thank you for the question uh chair so an applicant makes a proposal", "start": 6200.28, "end": 6208.32}, {"text": "not the city we receive applications for consideration to amendments to the baa", "start": 6208.32, "end": 6213.48}, {"text": "official plan or for site plan control we're obligated under the planning act", "start": 6213.48, "end": 6219.08}, {"text": "to review such applications and provide our best recom ultimately when the process goes through its you know it", "start": 6219.08, "end": 6226.44}, {"text": "goes through its full steps we provide a recommendation to committee and Council", "start": 6226.44, "end": 6231.719}, {"text": "and Council makes a decision during that process we seek Community", "start": 6231.719, "end": 6237.32}, {"text": "input in this case the report covers that we've had I think in the report we", "start": 6237.32, "end": 6243.679}, {"text": "cover six times where we sought Community input both with the", "start": 6243.679, "end": 6248.719}, {"text": "association the applicant had meetings in the neighborhood and we had a community consultation meeting we also", "start": 6248.719, "end": 6255.48}, {"text": "circulate such plans to all our commenting partners for feedback and yes we do make a judgment call and make our", "start": 6255.48, "end": 6262.239}, {"text": "best recommendation the city is receiving applications everywhere right now there", "start": 6262.239, "end": 6268.719}, {"text": "is uh some areas where it's more comfortable to support bigger density", "start": 6268.719, "end": 6274}, {"text": "and height and others where it's less so we do our best to consider the impacts", "start": 6274, "end": 6279.639}, {"text": "of all proposals on existing residents for example in this case this is an RA", "start": 6279.639, "end": 6286.159}, {"text": "Zone site it's an a apartment neighborhood site what we're seeing coming in a lot now are are infilling", "start": 6286.159, "end": 6294.56}, {"text": "the parking areas or the green spaces around older 1960s and70s Apartments so", "start": 6294.56, "end": 6301.44}, {"text": "what we tried to do on those applications is with the greatest sensitivity ensure that we have", "start": 6301.44, "end": 6307.32}, {"text": "appropriate setbacks that the scale of that the surrounding new proposal does", "start": 6307.32, "end": 6312.76}, {"text": "not impact the existing older apartment building in this case I would say that", "start": 6312.76, "end": 6319.88}, {"text": "we've successfully achieved angular plane Sun light protection to the extent", "start": 6319.88, "end": 6324.92}, {"text": "possible to the park spaces to the neighborhoods to the North in particular", "start": 6324.92, "end": 6330.44}, {"text": "and the scale of the addition is relatively modest actually compared to a lot of these ra infill projects we do", "start": 6330.44, "end": 6338.56}, {"text": "receive our recommendation is support in this case uh we think it's actually um a", "start": 6338.56, "end": 6345.8}, {"text": "good proposal and uh we do understand the concerns raised by the residents and we tried to address them the best we can", "start": 6345.8, "end": 6353.84}, {"text": "uh thank you Mr Mitsy uh and and finally um I know there's a few details", "start": 6353.84, "end": 6361.76}, {"text": "around ba pop fly baseballs shadowing", "start": 6361.76, "end": 6366.92}, {"text": "shapes uh and in particular I want to make sure that I recognize there's still some", "start": 6366.92, "end": 6372.88}, {"text": "um dissatisfaction with the overall massing of the site and where the", "start": 6372.88, "end": 6378.96}, {"text": "massing of the buildings are located on the North side the northwest West Side the building", "start": 6378.96, "end": 6385.08}, {"text": "a is there still some opportunity to massage the application a little bit um", "start": 6385.08, "end": 6392.32}, {"text": "to try to resolve these issues in the very very short term I don't know what the answers are but is there still some", "start": 6392.32, "end": 6398.4}, {"text": "opportunity for a little bit of adjustment um ensuring that we don't go so far that the Integrity of what's", "start": 6398.4, "end": 6404.88}, {"text": "before us is is is broken okay so so that would be your last question in this", "start": 6404.88, "end": 6410.52}, {"text": "round unless unless uh we want to go another round but you have other last", "start": 6410.52, "end": 6415.599}, {"text": "question okay uh let's keep it a little short sure sure to you Mr chair", "start": 6415.599, "end": 6421.36}, {"text": "uh if committee and Council adopts what's before it there is a zoning envelope and a zoning a zoning bylaw", "start": 6421.36, "end": 6428.599}, {"text": "with a zoning envelope associated with this proposal so the applicant will then have a right to build to the limits of", "start": 6428.599, "end": 6434.639}, {"text": "that envelope it does not mean that they have to build to that limit they can", "start": 6434.639, "end": 6441.32}, {"text": "build less than that envelope but if your committee and Council adopts this there are height setbacks and density", "start": 6441.32, "end": 6448.52}, {"text": "numbers that they will have a right to um so that has to be of course", "start": 6448.52, "end": 6454.4}, {"text": "considered by the committee we think we've shaped uh the", "start": 6454.4, "end": 6461}, {"text": "proposal in a way that minimizes the sort of Overlook impact and Shadow", "start": 6461, "end": 6467.8}, {"text": "impacts to the north it would happen primarily midday and to the park with a", "start": 6467.8, "end": 6474.719}, {"text": "lower scale Edge as you go to the north end of this site so that in the evening", "start": 6474.719, "end": 6480.119}, {"text": "or as the day progresses there is as minimal Shadow impact as possible we've", "start": 6480.119, "end": 6485.239}, {"text": "looked very closely at those shadow shadow impact diagrams could further adjustments be", "start": 6485.239, "end": 6492}, {"text": "made uh more detailed articulation during the sight planine Control process yes but it is important to note they", "start": 6492, "end": 6499.119}, {"text": "have a right to the envelope sitter before you thank you that was my last question um", "start": 6499.119, "end": 6506.239}, {"text": "fair enough so um why don't we U why don't I pass the chair CH pass the chair back", "start": 6506.239, "end": 6513.48}, {"text": "to you unless you want to speak to the matter or do you have questions as well yeah I do sure ask the", "start": 6513.48, "end": 6522.28}, {"text": "questions just a question U um a number of questions was asked about the construction during the construction so", "start": 6523.76, "end": 6530.4}, {"text": "there will be a construction plan brought forward by the applicant that the city would have to agree to um where", "start": 6530.4, "end": 6537.52}, {"text": "there's no obstruction um to existing homeowners and so would that be", "start": 6537.52, "end": 6543.32}, {"text": "communicated as well to the residents when that plan comes forward so they understand the the plan moving", "start": 6543.32, "end": 6549.8}, {"text": "forward uh through the chair it might be best if maybe someone like Sean Ren answers that question but at this stage", "start": 6549.8, "end": 6555.84}, {"text": "there isn't a construction manage management plan it happens literally as we approach construction to help help", "start": 6555.84, "end": 6563}, {"text": "guide where the truck movements go where parking will be situated Etc this site", "start": 6563, "end": 6568.08}, {"text": "will no doubt have such a construction management plan required as we get closer to a building permit stage but", "start": 6568.08, "end": 6574.32}, {"text": "perhaps Sean or Luigi might make want to make a comment on that so through the chair uh counselor um typically a", "start": 6574.32, "end": 6581.199}, {"text": "construction management plan is submitted through the permit approving proc approval process uh we can I guess", "start": 6581.199, "end": 6586.92}, {"text": "take a preemptive strike if that's the proper phrase and require the applicant to submit at least a preliminary", "start": 6586.92, "end": 6592.719}, {"text": "construction management plan during the site plan approval stage and we certainly can do that yes okay so as far", "start": 6592.719, "end": 6599.08}, {"text": "as I heard uh one of the deput about the access to the park and that so we we", "start": 6599.08, "end": 6604.76}, {"text": "would not approve a construction plan where it prohibits access to the", "start": 6604.76, "end": 6610.96}, {"text": "park that's something that normally wouldn't be done by the city that's correct no I mean yeah that would be", "start": 6610.96, "end": 6616.88}, {"text": "silly um now as far as the the one of the deput mentioned uh", "start": 6616.88, "end": 6623.159}, {"text": "he pays a monthly fee and to the owner and they don't get the park is there", "start": 6623.159, "end": 6628.88}, {"text": "anything we can do about that at at this time uh through the chair I'm personally not aware of what we can do legally from", "start": 6628.88, "end": 6635.32}, {"text": "the city I don't know if there's anyone else here that can answer that question oh so okay um all right um then", "start": 6635.32, "end": 6644.639}, {"text": "just my last question um so the pro uh Michael so the process is um this", "start": 6644.639, "end": 6649.719}, {"text": "application is year for approval and it's going to go Toronto Council so if by any chance it does not and the", "start": 6649.719, "end": 6656.679}, {"text": "applicant has an opportunity to appeal the application yes uh once either a bylaw", "start": 6656.679, "end": 6664.8}, {"text": "is passed there's a time frame for appeal or if Council chooses not to adopt the bylaw they have a right to", "start": 6664.8, "end": 6671.76}, {"text": "appeal for lack of decision or lack of approval by Council yes okay and will be", "start": 6671.76, "end": 6678.36}, {"text": "difficult at that time well through the chair I mean they'll have for them a", "start": 6678.36, "end": 6683.44}, {"text": "support of departmental report so yeah okay thank", "start": 6683.44, "end": 6688.719}, {"text": "you thank you are there any other questions seeing none I would like to", "start": 6688.719, "end": 6693.84}, {"text": "speak so I'll pass the chair please you have five minutes thank", "start": 6693.84, "end": 6699.04}, {"text": "you Mr Vice chair um Madam Kirk if you could display the motion um it's a", "start": 6699.04, "end": 6704.079}, {"text": "lengthy motion so I'll paraphrase it um and I'll give a few comments and", "start": 6704.079, "end": 6709.679}, {"text": "the first thing I would uh I would note in that is that I'm going to ask this applicant to remove a story from", "start": 6709.679, "end": 6717.28}, {"text": "building a which is the building on the northwest corner and this is the one that has been", "start": 6717.28, "end": 6723.239}, {"text": "spoken about by the deput uh and", "start": 6723.239, "end": 6728.679}, {"text": "um that's not in the report but it's in my motion it goes from nine to eight Stories the other components of the", "start": 6728.679, "end": 6735.679}, {"text": "motion uh speak to parking and if we scroll through them the second one has", "start": 6735.679, "end": 6741.719}, {"text": "to do with the provision of on street parking which does not allow on street parking it also", "start": 6741.719, "end": 6749.199}, {"text": "puts uh a request to put a clause into whatever condo purchase or lease", "start": 6749.199, "end": 6755.84}, {"text": "documents come up that the parking is limited in this area and that the next", "start": 6755.84, "end": 6760.96}, {"text": "closest legal parking places for S overnight parking they'll have to insert uh there's some other motions", "start": 6760.96, "end": 6767.44}, {"text": "along there uh they also ask uh for collaboration between the city the BL", "start": 6767.44, "end": 6774.84}, {"text": "baseball league and permit holders in Milwood Park and the counselor on anything that has to affect", "start": 6774.84, "end": 6782.159}, {"text": "baseball uh the next motion is to ask development engineering to consult with", "start": 6782.159, "end": 6787.84}, {"text": "the league and the residents Association about the construction management", "start": 6787.84, "end": 6793}, {"text": "plan and finally there's a little detail in here about having to put up netting to deal with pop fly balls out of the", "start": 6793, "end": 6799.84}, {"text": "park and I'm going to ask the um public service and the applicant to think about", "start": 6799.84, "end": 6805.92}, {"text": "other ways to address that particular issue but we don't have to figure that out today but I wanted to add that in", "start": 6805.92, "end": 6811.639}, {"text": "there because I think it's important and I think it's an important aspect of this development that will be seen and we live on and uh perhaps there are better", "start": 6811.639, "end": 6818.32}, {"text": "ways to do it more broadly um I hear the", "start": 6818.32, "end": 6823.52}, {"text": "residents and a lot of the concerns about the pace and intensity of development in this", "start": 6823.52, "end": 6829.32}, {"text": "neighborhood I find it frustrating as well sometimes because a lot of people say hey counselor can you just vote this", "start": 6829.32, "end": 6836.119}, {"text": "down and make it go away you know we we we're happy with our neighborhood we didn't want it to change we've got a lot", "start": 6836.119, "end": 6841.199}, {"text": "of concerns it's tempting to just sort of vote no on it but I have to be a", "start": 6841.199, "end": 6847.639}, {"text": "responsible member of council and I have to do my best to Shepherd these things through so that the community walks away", "start": 6847.639, "end": 6854.639}, {"text": "with the best possible solution and I fear that if I did", "start": 6854.639, "end": 6859.679}, {"text": "something like that this the owner would be within their rights to appeal this to a tribunal and I have no say the", "start": 6859.679, "end": 6866.88}, {"text": "community has no say and somebody else makes the decisions and something worse could turn out uh so here I am asking", "start": 6866.88, "end": 6874.36}, {"text": "them for the take a floor off their building and I don't think that should be considered trivial in any way um I'm", "start": 6874.36, "end": 6881.599}, {"text": "doing my best to try to manage the transition I will also make the comment that between now and city council as", "start": 6881.599, "end": 6889.119}, {"text": "asked for by the by the community and the residents associ iation I would like the developer and staff and myself to", "start": 6889.119, "end": 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for whatever and work through the system and and not", "start": 6936.719, "end": 6943.079}, {"text": "necessarily involve the community I don't think that was the case here um finally I really am sensitive to", "start": 6943.079, "end": 6950.079}, {"text": "issues around parking I think that if we get into a situation like we do in the", "start": 6950.079, "end": 6955.4}, {"text": "urban parts of the deeper Urban parts of the city where there's on street parking that really changes the shape of the", "start": 6955.4, "end": 6960.8}, {"text": "neighborhood and I've put in a very uh Stark motion here that says that people", "start": 6960.8, "end": 6965.88}, {"text": "in that building will not be allowed to apply for on street parking the reason for that is not to make things hard", "start": 6965.88, "end": 6971.119}, {"text": "during a construction process which is something I'm going to pay a lot of attention to about how this developer", "start": 6971.119, "end": 6976.28}, {"text": "plans to accommodate the residents through the construction and the trades people it's about the long-term effect", "start": 6976.28, "end": 6982.44}, {"text": "because I recognize that Council has removed those requirements from parking from the bylaw and it this type of", "start": 6982.44, "end": 6989.92}, {"text": "motion puts the onus back on the developer to make sure that they put enough parking into their development to", "start": 6989.92, "end": 6995.04}, {"text": "serve the needs of their future residents if they're going to sell condos or rent apartments they've got to do it but I want them to know that", "start": 6995.04, "end": 7001.639}, {"text": "they're not going to get away with dumping cars on the street and I hope that the neighborhood appreciates that and the reason for doing that and why", "start": 7001.639, "end": 7008.159}, {"text": "it's put into the bylaw and why it's so important and finally the last thing I would say is I really understand the", "start": 7008.159, "end": 7013.76}, {"text": "concerns about capacity around Water and Sewer we've got excellent public servants that will critique the work of", "start": 7013.76, "end": 7020.56}, {"text": "this developer to make sure that they are um ensuring that the system is", "start": 7020.56, "end": 7026.199}, {"text": "adequate to accept what comes out of this building in my experience the takeaway is once new buildings come in", "start": 7026.199, "end": 7034}, {"text": "often the system becomes better uh because they're obligated to ensure that it's it's upgraded to a to an", "start": 7034, "end": 7040.76}, {"text": "appropriate capacity I get when things flood especially during the summer and I understand a lot about what has happened", "start": 7040.76, "end": 7046.92}, {"text": "out there and those extreme events are worrisome uh but I want to make sure that they're not attached in a casual", "start": 7046.92, "end": 7054}, {"text": "way to changes in development and I would be telling you something that would be unwise to say", "start": 7054, "end": 7060.76}, {"text": "that we would be able to throttle this development because of those capacity issues I think you would we would find", "start": 7060.76, "end": 7066.88}, {"text": "that the process works the other way we have to evaluate this proposal on its merits", "start": 7066.88, "end": 7072.76}, {"text": "and the system and the city and the developer will have to bring the technical capacity up to where it needs", "start": 7072.76, "end": 7079.719}, {"text": "to be and there's a lot of eyes that go on that to check it and I suspect there's some people in the community", "start": 7079.719, "end": 7085.04}, {"text": "that will check that as well and I invite their input and their criticism uh with that Mr Vice chair I am over", "start": 7085.04, "end": 7091.04}, {"text": "time and I appreciate your grace uh but I wanted to make sure people understood this is very important that this is not", "start": 7091.04, "end": 7097.199}, {"text": "an easy development to to steer through it has not been easy for the community but I appreciate apprciate everyone's", "start": 7097.199, "end": 7102.88}, {"text": "effort and I think everyone is doing their best to make sure that we can get the best possible outcome for the", "start": 7102.88, "end": 7108.48}, {"text": "community and I think that work is going to continue on so with that I will I will end my speaking and uh ask if", "start": 7108.48, "end": 7116.32}, {"text": "there's anyone else that wishes to speak on this matter okay on uh on the Amendments all", "start": 7116.32, "end": 7123.719}, {"text": "those in favor any oppos that is carried and on the item is amended all those in", "start": 7123.719, "end": 7129.159}, {"text": "favor any opposed that is carried um thank you everybody okay our next item is Mr chair", "start": 7129.159, "end": 7136.679}, {"text": "if if I can just um interrupt for like 30 seconds I I didn't get a chance this morning to um to say Ad you um to Mr", "start": 7136.679, "end": 7145.719}, {"text": "Mitzy and I wanted the opportunity to just briefly do that I know that he was given the last word but uh um I I I too", "start": 7145.719, "end": 7154.04}, {"text": "would would just simply like to thank him for uh you know for for the work that he has done here you know we've", "start": 7154.04, "end": 7160.079}, {"text": "gone through a period um a very difficult period and and Leadership during that period has", "start": 7160.079, "end": 7166.599}, {"text": "mattered uh you know co uh uh Co not not just the sort of the turnover in the", "start": 7166.599, "end": 7173.599}, {"text": "staff and the department and the planning department uh there was a a huge turnover in in people uh but", "start": 7173.599, "end": 7181.04}, {"text": "changes in work patterns and and people's you know desire to want to do", "start": 7181.04, "end": 7187}, {"text": "things uh differently and so on but you know the files kept coming uh uh forward", "start": 7187, "end": 7192.679}, {"text": "to councel uh the reticence of you know folks to uh go out and engage with the", "start": 7192.679, "end": 7198.719}, {"text": "public during that period it was was a really really uh tough period And I just want to basically thank Mr Mitzy for his", "start": 7198.719, "end": 7205.639}, {"text": "leadership and uh and his experience and and in providing that sort of Steady", "start": 7205.639, "end": 7210.92}, {"text": "Hand through the department uh through that crisis and uh and I want to wish him well in uh in his uh uh new", "start": 7210.92, "end": 7218.119}, {"text": "Endeavors and uh and it's good that the city of Toronto gets to sport uh uh", "start": 7218.119, "end": 7223.4}, {"text": "great uh professional uh experience out into the regions so that the regions", "start": 7223.4, "end": 7229.04}, {"text": "themselves can you know can come along and do um do planning a little better as well so good luck to you", "start": 7229.04, "end": 7234.56}, {"text": "sir thank you councelor prut thank you Mr Vice chair but Anthony why didn't you bring in the", "start": 7234.56, "end": 7241.92}, {"text": "cake right you know what the detour down to S Ros Bakery would have been a little longer for me and I would have been a", "start": 7242.719, "end": 7248.32}, {"text": "little later but you're right the cake was well deserved and I'm sure that Mr Mitzy will his department will give him", "start": 7248.32, "end": 7254.719}, {"text": "a great big cake as a as a send off for sure all right let's get back to order", "start": 7254.719, "end": 7259.96}, {"text": "but thank you uh our next item is ey1 19.2 87 Ethel Avenue zoning bylaw", "start": 7259.96, "end": 7265.96}, {"text": "Amendment decision report uh we have speakers our first speaker is Bill", "start": 7265.96, "end": 7271.88}, {"text": "Dalton from arcadis Inc Mr Dalton is online welcome to the utopico York", "start": 7271.88, "end": 7277.52}, {"text": "Community Council Mr Dalton it's uh Steven holiday can you hear us okay", "start": 7277.52, "end": 7283.92}, {"text": "um Mr Dalton just so you know we cannot hear you in the council", "start": 7292.599, "end": 7297.84}, {"text": "chamber good morning I think I was just unmuted great we can hear you loud and clear welcome you've got five minutes", "start": 7298.36, "end": 7304.679}, {"text": "please begin yes thank you excellent thank you so good morning and happy New Year I'm Bill Dalton the planner with", "start": 7304.679, "end": 7310.92}, {"text": "arcadas and are agents for 87 Avenue Holdings Inc the owner of the lands", "start": 7310.92, "end": 7316.599}, {"text": "municipally known as 87 eel Avenue we have been assisting the owner with their zoning bylaw Amendment application which", "start": 7316.599, "end": 7322.96}, {"text": "is summarized in the approval report that is before a topico York Community Council this morning being item number", "start": 7322.96, "end": 7330.4}, {"text": "20251 19.2 on today's agenda as you have a full agenda I will keep my", "start": 7330.4, "end": 7336.119}, {"text": "presentation brief first I would like to extend our thanks to councelor nunziata community members and All City staff who", "start": 7336.119, "end": 7343.079}, {"text": "assisted with the review processing and preparing the approval report and in particular we would like to to thank the", "start": 7343.079, "end": 7349.76}, {"text": "following City staff being Elizabeth Silva Stewart Ali McAn Emily Irvine and", "start": 7349.76, "end": 7355.56}, {"text": "never gerso for their ongoing efforts and support with this application and preparing the approval report to that", "start": 7355.56, "end": 7362.599}, {"text": "end our client supports the city staff recommendations that are contained in the approval report that is before you", "start": 7362.599, "end": 7368.76}, {"text": "this morning this report provides for the Redevelopment of this vacant 5 acre parcel which is southwest of the St", "start": 7368.76, "end": 7375.56}, {"text": "Clair Avenue West and Keel Street intersection as detailed in the report the site is located on the south side of", "start": 7375.56, "end": 7381.92}, {"text": "Ethel Avenue and is located directly southeast of the existing 11 acre running me park in George Bell Arena", "start": 7381.92, "end": 7389.28}, {"text": "currently the site is surrounded by a mixture of residential commercial and office uses to the west north and east", "start": 7389.28, "end": 7395.32}, {"text": "with the rail infrastructure res residential retail and various services and offices to its so", "start": 7395.32, "end": 7403.76}, {"text": "sorry we seem to have lost the sound I'll just pause the", "start": 7408.48, "end": 7415.48}, {"text": "time do we have the speaker still online or do we lose the connection so Mr Dalton I don't know if", "start": 7415.48, "end": 7422.679}, {"text": "you can hear me at stepen holiday we've lost your audio feed uh the clerk staff advised they can", "start": 7422.679, "end": 7429}, {"text": "still see you online", "start": 7429, "end": 7432.52}, {"text": "okay so Mr Dalton I'm going to suggest I've I've paused your time I'm going to suggest that we go on to the next", "start": 7437.76, "end": 7443.119}, {"text": "speaker and we'll come back to you to finish your deputation um I just want to keep the", "start": 7443.119, "end": 7449.199}, {"text": "meeting moving along and uh we'll see if we can get the technical issues sorted", "start": 7449.199, "end": 7454.44}, {"text": "out so our next speaker is Mark Richardson from housing", "start": 7454.44, "end": 7460.159}, {"text": "now.com I don't see Mark in the chamber so I'll see is Mr Richardson online um", "start": 7460.159, "end": 7465.76}, {"text": "good morning Mark it's Steven Holiday from the utoba York Community Council um", "start": 7465.76, "end": 7471.32}, {"text": "can you hear us okay I can hear you okay can you hear me and see me okay yes welcome to the", "start": 7471.32, "end": 7478.92}, {"text": "community council you've got five please begin is it possible for me to share a", "start": 7478.92, "end": 7485.199}, {"text": "screen as well during my deputation I'll just get the clerks to confirm yes or", "start": 7485.199, "end": 7490.4}, {"text": "no I'm I'm hearing a yes but just a", "start": 7490.4, "end": 7495.119}, {"text": "moment while I'm waiting on that let me wish you all uh Happy New Year and a", "start": 7504.76, "end": 7510.679}, {"text": "prosperous shovel ready 2025 uh I'm sorry that I can't be out there in person with you in at topico", "start": 7510.679, "end": 7517.52}, {"text": "but I'm at U school of cities today because we have another cohor of students uh that are kicking off uh a", "start": 7517.52, "end": 7524.76}, {"text": "project this week on Surplus city-owned lands uh I know counselor Morley we've done some projects like that in in your", "start": 7524.76, "end": 7531.28}, {"text": "award okay Mr Richardson um you know what if I yep go ahead esta you should", "start": 7531.28, "end": 7536.88}, {"text": "be unlocked and you go right ahead as soon as you're ready to start okay you're seeing this beautiful", "start": 7536.88, "end": 7544.079}, {"text": "building at 87 athl Avenue on your screen now correct yep okay perfect um", "start": 7544.079, "end": 7549.52}, {"text": "so counselors uh as you know my name is Mark Richardson I am the volunteer technical lead with housing.com", "start": 7549.52, "end": 7556.679}, {"text": "um we track affordable housing projects around the city of Toronto uh and we", "start": 7556.679, "end": 7561.92}, {"text": "just are about to celebrate our sixth anniversary um so um it's been an", "start": 7561.92, "end": 7567.88}, {"text": "interesting six years I think somebody on the previous item talked about all the change and the change of focus on", "start": 7567.88, "end": 7575.679}, {"text": "affordable housing and on housing delivery in general since 2018 um we're", "start": 7575.679, "end": 7582.28}, {"text": "we're happy to see that change and uh in particular you know we don't just show", "start": 7582.28, "end": 7588.119}, {"text": "up to complain we also want to show up to praise good works blessed blessed be", "start": 7588.119, "end": 7593.84}, {"text": "the builders uh and in this case we really want to cast a little bit of light onto just how exceptionally good", "start": 7593.84, "end": 7601.84}, {"text": "the affordable housing deal is on this 87 ethyl Avenue uh project in councelor", "start": 7601.84, "end": 7608.199}, {"text": "nun's Ward uh I don't know I know the who worked on it Ali Manan uh and", "start": 7608.199, "end": 7614.559}, {"text": "Michael Mitzy congratulations this is an exceptional final report for you to sign off on at a topico York Community", "start": 7614.559, "end": 7621.8}, {"text": "Council uh I there's a there's an attachment from the staff and since", "start": 7621.8, "end": 7627.92}, {"text": "vesara took over the development of growth uh services or growth processing", "start": 7627.92, "end": 7633.639}, {"text": "last year uh your staff have done an excellent job in taking the terms and", "start": 7633.639, "end": 7639.719}, {"text": "conditions of the affordable housing deals and breaking them out as a separate attachment separate from the", "start": 7639.719, "end": 7646.88}, {"text": "body of the full 50 60 70 page planning report so I don't know if you've had the", "start": 7646.88, "end": 7653.48}, {"text": "opportunity in teamus to pull it down but every one of you should print a copy", "start": 7653.48, "end": 7658.88}, {"text": "of this PDF because this is the template you should be using when you're talking to every developer you're talking to in", "start": 7658.88, "end": 7664.599}, {"text": "a toico I just want to give you some of the highlights of what you're getting on this site first of all it's a 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be a rental tenure building but I would suggest that counselors we want to encourage everything we can to make", "start": 7715.32, "end": 7721.28}, {"text": "sure that all, 149 of those units are rental rather than condo because condo", "start": 7721.28, "end": 7726.96}, {"text": "Market absorption is terrible right now but there's a dying need for purpose-built rental all over the city", "start": 7726.96, "end": 7732.52}, {"text": "of Toronto uh another angle of it I want to dig in really quickly here in the next", "start": 7732.52, "end": 7738.159}, {"text": "two minutes into the highlights of what's in this attachment you're getting a 10% affordable housing deal you're", "start": 7738.159, "end": 7746.52}, {"text": "getting 141 affordable rental units those 141 affordable rental units are", "start": 7746.52, "end": 7754.76}, {"text": "going to be bundled together in at least contiguous units of six so the they'll", "start": 7754.76, "end": 7760.8}, {"text": "be scattered through these buildings but at no point will you have less than six units that's important because if you're", "start": 7760.8, "end": 7766.639}, {"text": "trying to work with a partner not for profit partner they want to have those six units sort of be in the same section", "start": 7766.639, "end": 7773.88}, {"text": "of the building together so they can establish Community also you're not just getting 141 units you're getting a great", "start": 7773.88, "end": 7780.76}, {"text": "unit mix you're getting 71 bedroom units you're getting 52 two-bedroom units", "start": 7780.76, "end": 7787.96}, {"text": "you're getting 57 Sor you're getting 93 uh three bedroom units so that's 70 plus", "start": 7787.96, "end": 7795.679}, {"text": "52 is 104 for the bedrooms plus 57 so you're getting", "start": 7795.679, "end": 7801}, {"text": "231 affordable bedrooms in this development don't just count the units", "start": 7801, "end": 7806.52}, {"text": "count the number of bedrooms that you're getting you're also getting a 40y year", "start": 7806.52, "end": 7812}, {"text": "affordability period 40 so if this building goes up in the", "start": 7812, "end": 7817.28}, {"text": "you know by 2030 those units will be affordable all the way through to 20 70", "start": 7817.28, "end": 7822.44}, {"text": "you're getting amenities you're getting same access to all the amenities the units will have air conditioning and on", "start": 7822.44, "end": 7827.84}, {"text": "Suite laundry I am getting close to the end of my time and there's a couple more highlights I want to underline for you", "start": 7827.84, "end": 7833.92}, {"text": "the affordable housing agreement is going to be registered on title and it's", "start": 7833.92, "end": 7839.04}, {"text": "part of the holding release so you actually have a way to enforce the affordable agreement no matter who ends", "start": 7839.04, "end": 7845.44}, {"text": "up developing this building the one request I have is on section n of the", "start": 7845.44, "end": 7851.8}, {"text": "report for reporting and monitoring the owner agrees to submit a table of affordable rental housing units at the", "start": 7851.8, "end": 7857.48}, {"text": "time of initial occupancy we want to ensure that the city across the board with these kinds of deals as part of", "start": 7857.48, "end": 7864.52}, {"text": "your reporting and monitoring makes them open data deliverables so that folks", "start": 7864.52, "end": 7870.48}, {"text": "Like Us and other people at other universities tmu School of cities uh York we can actually assess and track", "start": 7870.48, "end": 7878.559}, {"text": "these deals because they're on a public facing dashboard um and um I'm happy to take any", "start": 7878.559, "end": 7884.4}, {"text": "questions thank you thank you Mr Richardson are there any questions Council", "start": 7884.4, "end": 7891.88}, {"text": "bruta given that I I don't know this project and sounds great U what's the", "start": 7892.28, "end": 7898.679}, {"text": "the the the rate of affordability like what are we talking about 10% 10% of the", "start": 7898.679, "end": 7903.719}, {"text": "units within the building and this is no no no the the amount of money how much will these units come to market", "start": 7903.719, "end": 7909.639}, {"text": "for they they are if you read the report which is attached to this the staff are", "start": 7909.639, "end": 7914.719}, {"text": "saying it's using your most recent definition of affordable I think a one-bedroom is about $1,200 a month but", "start": 7914.719, "end": 7921.88}, {"text": "maybe somebody on staff uh could answer that question for you like it's it's it's whatever the most reent recent", "start": 7921.88, "end": 7928.119}, {"text": "definitions of affordable is that Council passed August September last year are the ones that would apply", "start": 7928.119, "end": 7934.239}, {"text": "because the zoning is happening now so it it inherits the most recent policy", "start": 7934.239, "end": 7940.559}, {"text": "that Council has defined fair enough like to recommend that all read the", "start": 7940.559, "end": 7946.28}, {"text": "report yeah yeah yeah Al ask the staff sure", "start": 7946.28, "end": 7951.36}, {"text": "thanks thank you any other questions seeing none um we will go back", "start": 7952, "end": 7958.96}, {"text": "to our first Speaker uh which was Bill Dalton bill it's stepen Holiday from the", "start": 7958.96, "end": 7966.44}, {"text": "eobo York Community Council can you hear me", "start": 7966.44, "end": 7973.079}, {"text": "Okay so we've got a a technical issue um the clerks are saying just a", "start": 7976.239, "end": 7984.198}, {"text": "moment all right we'll carry on on the item if Mr Dalton is able to reconnect", "start": 7985.48, "end": 7990.719}, {"text": "we'll do what we can to connect him in uh if not we'll go to questions of", "start": 7990.719, "end": 7996.44}, {"text": "Staff Council bruts has some questions of staff please go ahead yeah I just want to better understand that so so the", "start": 7998.76, "end": 8005.8}, {"text": "so the the rates of affordability what are we talking about here he was saying one bedrooms are going to come to market", "start": 8005.8, "end": 8011.88}, {"text": "for 1,200 bucks a month is that it through the chair uh yes Mr", "start": 8011.88, "end": 8019.159}, {"text": "Richardson was correct in that Council revisits this the definition and the rates uh pretty routinely I think the", "start": 8019.159, "end": 8026.92}, {"text": "last one was earlier this year unfortunately I don't have that", "start": 8026.92, "end": 8032.88}, {"text": "one-bedroom two-bedroom ETC number in front of me I don't know if staff do yes", "start": 8032.88, "end": 8038.28}, {"text": "maybe Al noing yes no no I know I just want but I just", "start": 8038.28, "end": 8044.88}, {"text": "I want to understand it here with this", "start": 8044.88, "end": 8048.88}, {"text": "project uh thank you for that question the one bedroom will come to 108", "start": 8055.88, "end": 8061.719}, {"text": "so sorry uh the one bedroom will come to", "start": 8061.719, "end": 8066.96}, {"text": "10088 uh the studio one is", "start": 8066.96, "end": 8072.159}, {"text": "$188 okay so $1,088 is the studio and one", "start": 8072.159, "end": 8079.239}, {"text": "bedroom uh one bedroom is coming to 1378", "start": 8083.079, "end": 8088.199}, {"text": "1378 two bedroom to 1992 2 1992 and three bedroom comes to", "start": 8088.199, "end": 8096.04}, {"text": "2322 23 22 22 okay and just to just so", "start": 8096.04, "end": 8102.32}, {"text": "so that's great just to get a sense of um so what is the the money", "start": 8102.32, "end": 8109.36}, {"text": "contribution to achieve those numbers uh for the bachelor the one-bedroom the", "start": 8109.36, "end": 8114.48}, {"text": "two-bedroom and the three-bedroom so what's the public contribution to achieve those numbers", "start": 8114.48, "end": 8121.4}, {"text": "so this has been provided by the developer the 10% affordable units sorry so this 10% is provided by the developer", "start": 8121.4, "end": 8129.599}, {"text": "yeah the 10% are affordable out of total 149 so so there is no public money is in", "start": 8129.599, "end": 8137.44}, {"text": "this project whatsoever as of now yes sorry as of now yes so there's as of now", "start": 8137.44, "end": 8145.119}, {"text": "yeah so what is what is the public um sector contributing to this project", "start": 8145.119, "end": 8152.92}, {"text": "there that is not right density boosts what like additional density what do we", "start": 8153.199, "end": 8158.719}, {"text": "get through the chair no there's no public money put into this this is the obligation of the applicant or the", "start": 8158.719, "end": 8163.88}, {"text": "developer when they agree to provide a certain percentage of affordable units they're the reason they're willing in", "start": 8163.88, "end": 8171.52}, {"text": "some of these cases is because it will be offset by the net increase in density", "start": 8171.52, "end": 8178.239}, {"text": "they get through this resoning exercise to build the other Market rents or Market units on site right so so so so", "start": 8178.239, "end": 8185.36}, {"text": "what is what what what's the equivalent of that what what does that come to that", "start": 8185.36, "end": 8190.84}, {"text": "that density boost or that that increase in density so that hello uh hi so there I", "start": 8190.84, "end": 8199.16}, {"text": "don't the the um the the rationale for the 10% uh on this site um has to do with", "start": 8199.16, "end": 8207.399}, {"text": "the conversion request as part of the conversion of this particular", "start": 8207.4, "end": 8213.08}, {"text": "parcel from employment to residential um", "start": 8213.08, "end": 8219.04}, {"text": "10% was secured through that okay so so so um so so we allow somebody to sort of", "start": 8219.04, "end": 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{"text": "area currently okay hold on a second my our", "start": 8282.559, "end": 8287.8}, {"text": "housing person is uh sending us the", "start": 8287.8, "end": 8292.318}, {"text": "information do you have another question technical question like that", "start": 8293.8, "end": 8298.84}, {"text": "sorry do you have another another specific specific question like that about housing rents no I just I'm just", "start": 8298.84, "end": 8304.28}, {"text": "trying to understand difference how how we are achieving that in this instance", "start": 8304.281, "end": 8309.88}, {"text": "how we are achieving uh you know a lower uh uh rent for some folks sure", "start": 8309.88, "end": 8317.439}, {"text": "um and and where it's where it's coming from and I'm assuming it so in this", "start": 8317.44, "end": 8322.478}, {"text": "instance you've said it's one it's coming that we allow somebody to convert employment lands to residential", "start": 8322.479, "end": 8329.2}, {"text": "therefore increasing land values exponentially giving them some additional density on those lands and", "start": 8329.2, "end": 8335.719}, {"text": "then that person taking those values and and increased densities and putting them back into into rents that's one I I'm", "start": 8335.719, "end": 8343.638}, {"text": "assuming that on this one here there are also for these units uh there are um you", "start": 8343.639, "end": 8348.92}, {"text": "know uh lower uh interest uh um uh uh lower interest values that have been", "start": 8348.92, "end": 8356.04}, {"text": "supported by I'm TR I'm assuming the Canada mortgage and housing Corporation for example", "start": 8356.04, "end": 8361.399}, {"text": "are they contributing to this last question in that way perhaps chair I", "start": 8361.4, "end": 8366.558}, {"text": "could answer the first question which was as Ali had previously stated the one", "start": 8366.559, "end": 8371.719}, {"text": "bedroom for affordable would be 1,378 I think the data I 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me know that they were", "start": 8426.359, "end": 8432.399}, {"text": "able to reconnect to Mr Dalton so I know it's a little bit of a variance of the procedure but we lost", "start": 8432.399, "end": 8438.479}, {"text": "the speaker to the technical due to technical issues so I'm gonna ask Mr Dalton again can you hear me", "start": 8438.479, "end": 8446.08}, {"text": "okay great welcome back can can he yes we've got the first half of your", "start": 8446.72, "end": 8451.84}, {"text": "deputation so you have 3 minutes and 30 seconds uh please go", "start": 8451.84, "end": 8457.16}, {"text": "ahead okay great thank you so much from a policy perspective the", "start": 8457.16, "end": 8462.76}, {"text": "majority of the site is designated mixed juice areas while the Western end of the site has been designated open space Park", "start": 8462.76, "end": 8469.24}, {"text": "a small P", "start": 8469.24, "end": 8474.56}, {"text": "located can you hear me yes if you just speak clearly into the mic it'll", "start": 8475.28, "end": 8482.92}, {"text": "help because it keeps keeps telling me I'm unmuted and", "start": 8482.92, "end": 8488.24}, {"text": "muted so I'll continue as a result of several official plan amendments including Opa numbers", "start": 8488.319, "end": 8495.319}, {"text": "537 591 among others the site is surrounded by Parcels that also have", "start": 8495.319, "end": 8500.439}, {"text": "been designated as mix juice area along with lands that provide for public open spaces as well as some specific lands", "start": 8500.439, "end": 8506.76}, {"text": "that provide for employment uses that are to be compatible with the various mix uses that will be transforming this", "start": 8506.76, "end": 8512.319}, {"text": "area into a new vibrant Transit oriented mixed use and complete Midtown community", "start": 8512.319, "end": 8518.12}, {"text": "that said the site is currently well served by existing TTC services including the 24hour 501 St Clair Street", 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juice development adjacent to existing and future public", "start": 8559.12, "end": 8565.52}, {"text": "transit services providing for more than 1,400 new residential units of which has", "start": 8565.52, "end": 8570.84}, {"text": "already been discussed and noted 10% or 141 units will be very much needed", "start": 8570.84, "end": 8576.68}, {"text": "affordable rental housing the site will also provide for a range of uses that will not only support the principles of", "start": 8576.68, "end": 8582.16}, {"text": "a 15minute city but will also assist in transforming this area to become a complete Transit oriented Community as", "start": 8582.16, "end": 8588.84}, {"text": "envisioned in the growth plan the provincial policy statement and the city's official plan the site will also", "start": 8588.84, "end": 8594.359}, {"text": "contains several Community benefits including a new 34,000 ft public park on", "start": 8594.359, "end": 8599.64}, {"text": "the western portion of the ls that comprises 16% of the site and will be immediately south of complement and", "start": 8599.64, "end": 8606.24}, {"text": "connect with the existing 11 acre running me Park immediately north of it", "start": 8606.24, "end": 8611.399}, {"text": "an additional 65,000 square fet of landscape open space will also be provided on the site south of the new", "start": 8611.399, "end": 8617.68}, {"text": "park and this area includes a new pedestrian trail that will run in an East West Direction and will connect", "start": 8617.68, "end": 8623.6}, {"text": "directly into the new park as well as running a park at the West End and we'll provide access to and from West Toronto", "start": 8623.6, "end": 8630.16}, {"text": "Street at the East End of the site combined the new park and the public open space utilizes 47% of the site that", "start": 8630.16, "end": 8637.84}, {"text": "will be green and publicly accessible in addition housing and support services will be provided for individuals living", "start": 8637.84, "end": 8644.399}, {"text": "with PR Willer syndrome being a rare genetic disorder that can result in a spectrum of physical mental and", "start": 8644.399, "end": 8650.76}, {"text": "behavioral problems as well as a new daycare facility that said the report", "start": 8650.76, "end": 8655.88}, {"text": "before you this morning supports and provides for the realization of this new Midtown mixed project and once again I", "start": 8655.88, "end": 8662.8}, {"text": "would like to extend our thanks to councelor Nada City staff and community members for their assistance and input", "start": 8662.8, "end": 8669.64}, {"text": "with The Zing bylaw application and we respectfully request that the aobo York Community Council support the city of", "start": 8669.64, "end": 8676.439}, {"text": "Toronto staff recommendations contained in the approval report before you this morning and once again thank you for", "start": 8676.439, "end": 8682.8}, {"text": "your time and consideration for this report thank you Mr Dalton are there any questions of the speaker seeing none", "start": 8682.8, "end": 8689.319}, {"text": "thank you for joining us and for your patience with the technical issues uh back to questions back to questions of", "start": 8689.319, "end": 8695.319}, {"text": "staff are there any further questions of Staff seeing none councelor nunzi to speak thank you um so I'll move the", "start": 8695.319, "end": 8703.04}, {"text": "recommendation staff recommendation but I also have an amendment that the staff will put up that city council request", "start": 8703.04, "end": 8710.8}, {"text": "the mayor to consider allocating allocating any Community benefit charge funds collected from this development to", "start": 8710.8, "end": 8716.76}, {"text": "George B Arina for improvements of the facility through the annual budget process immediately following the", "start": 8716.76, "end": 8722.279}, {"text": "payment of the funds to the city now this site is is is I've been working on it for years is a vacant site um that's", "start": 8722.279, "end": 8731.279}, {"text": "been vacant for years was a Dumping Ground people are just dumping garbage in it and uh it's right next to the", "start": 8731.279, "end": 8737.6}, {"text": "George B aren um and it's that area has been you know with all these bacon sites", "start": 8737.6, "end": 8744.6}, {"text": "has been very depressing over the years and with people dumping garbage and you", "start": 8744.6, "end": 8750.56}, {"text": "know so forth um so this application's come in we've had a community meeting on", "start": 8750.56, "end": 8755.72}, {"text": "that and um which was very supported by the community and the residents Association as well did a a a a survey", "start": 8755.72, "end": 8764.439}, {"text": "for uh for the residents in the area on what priorities for the for that", "start": 8764.439, "end": 8770.2}, {"text": "Community they would like to see in the area and one of the topest priority was to uh uh to go to the George B Arena", "start": 8770.2, "end": 8778.8}, {"text": "that's in very much need of improvement and even a second pad at one point with all the developments coming in the area", "start": 8778.8, "end": 8786.2}, {"text": "because it's a well-used Arena it's a city Arena um and so that's why I'm putting that Amendment through now um", "start": 8786.2, "end": 8794.2}, {"text": "the I just want to say and I want to thank uh Mark Richardson for making the deputation is that um I held um just", "start": 8794.2, "end": 8803.24}, {"text": "before Christmas I held a a housing Forum which I invited a number of", "start": 8803.24, "end": 8808.68}, {"text": "developers in my Ward not all of them a number of developers in my ward and it was held at City Hall we had about 30 of", "start": 8808.68, "end": 8815.6}, {"text": "them that attended the meeting we invited the housing Secretariat we invited cmhc and we also invited co-op", "start": 8815.6, "end": 8823.88}, {"text": "housing on uh giving information to various developers on on the process and", "start": 8823.88, "end": 8831.08}, {"text": "as their development goes through and and and gets approval and when they're starting to build that we are looking", "start": 8831.08, "end": 8837.439}, {"text": "for a affordable housing and all their development applications and also", "start": 8837.439, "end": 8843.24}, {"text": "co-oping explained how their program works as well to get some co-op housing", "start": 8843.24, "end": 8848.92}, {"text": "and some of our development um so I want to say that this applicant attended the meeting as well and very interested in", "start": 8848.92, "end": 8856.439}, {"text": "working with co-op housing as well to get some uh housing into some of the um", "start": 8856.439, "end": 8862.319}, {"text": "um units in in these buildings so which was very promising and um you know if if", "start": 8862.319, "end": 8868.92}, {"text": "you bring if you speak to applicants and you speak to uh the uh the city and and", "start": 8868.92, "end": 8875.2}, {"text": "uh the community it it is possible to get a lot more affordable housing and", "start": 8875.2, "end": 8880.319}, {"text": "co-op housing and some of the developments that are happening now and I think that if you if you have that", "start": 8880.319, "end": 8886.24}, {"text": "communication with developers and that you know you get the interest from them", "start": 8886.24, "end": 8891.399}, {"text": "I think we'll we'll be able to in the future not just s site but other sites as well to build more affordable housing", "start": 8891.399, "end": 8897.92}, {"text": "and more co-op housing if they understand the process because as you know we are and the mayor has advocated", "start": 8897.92, "end": 8904.52}, {"text": "for more affordable housing in the city where there's opportunities and work for work with developers on a number of of", "start": 8904.52, "end": 8911.72}, {"text": "incentives that we have so I'm very proud of this application it will it will improve the area and there are", "start": 8911.72, "end": 8918.399}, {"text": "other uh developments as well happening in the area um that area used to be", "start": 8918.399, "end": 8924.68}, {"text": "there's a lot there were a lot of stockyards that were in that area but a lot of them have closed down and they've", "start": 8924.68, "end": 8929.72}, {"text": "moved out uh we have cretti meats that left as well um and so that whole area", "start": 8929.72, "end": 8936.399}, {"text": "is up for revitalization and we have the gold train the station that is being", "start": 8936.399, "end": 8942.04}, {"text": "proposed on Western Road St Clair and Western Road the kill area um so I think", "start": 8942.04, "end": 8947.8}, {"text": "it's very promising and you know it's uh it it it's a light it's it's a bright", "start": 8947.8, "end": 8953.439}, {"text": "light happening that area where for years it's been you know like uh very", "start": 8953.439, "end": 8958.68}, {"text": "depressing and not a lot of development happening we did have the Avenue study", "start": 8958.68, "end": 8963.8}, {"text": "that was done about 15 years ago along St Clair Avenue right to Scarlet Road", "start": 8963.8, "end": 8969.8}, {"text": "and there were a number of recommendations that were brought forward and one of them is this revitalization of St Clair Avenue and", "start": 8969.8, "end": 8976.72}, {"text": "intensification in the area a lot of the recommendations haven't been implemented yet because there were a number of", "start": 8976.72, "end": 8982.76}, {"text": "appeals so I urge Council to support this application and to move forward", "start": 8982.76, "end": 8988.64}, {"text": "thank you thank you are there any other speakers seeing none on councelor", "start": 8988.64, "end": 8993.84}, {"text": "nunzi's Amendment all those in favor any opposed that is carried um it was one", "start": 8993.84, "end": 9001.12}, {"text": "correct one Amendment on the item as amended all those in favor any opposed that is carried um we will go back to", "start": 9001.12, "end": 9008.8}, {"text": "item 19.5 torberry Road and Judy scow Avenue pedestrian Crossing protection uh", "start": 9008.8, "end": 9014.319}, {"text": "that's been held questions of Staff councelor appr no Mr chair the motion is now clear", "start": 9014.319, "end": 9021.479}, {"text": "it's it's got a date in it and um and I think we can move forward with it Council PR to speak there's a motion to", "start": 9021.479, "end": 9028.319}, {"text": "defer if I recall um and I I would like to move that Mo that we defer for a", "start": 9028.319, "end": 9033.8}, {"text": "public meeting uh with coun prut removes the referral all those in favor any opposed that", "start": 9033.8, "end": 9040.64}, {"text": "carries uh our final item is ey1 19.13 map Leaf's outdoor practice that's", "start": 9040.64, "end": 9047.12}, {"text": "an item of new business from councelor Morley councelor Morley Mr chair um the has been culated now uh", "start": 9047.12, "end": 9056.04}, {"text": "and I did want to just note there's been change um initially we were looking at a six o'clock load in uh we'd like to", "start": 9056.04, "end": 9063.24}, {"text": "admit that to 7 AM respect and be in alignment with our noise bylaws local", "start": 9063.24, "end": 9068.68}, {"text": "neighbors um but as many folks will will know uh we're very proud to host the indoor practice facility for the Leafs", "start": 9068.68, "end": 9075.479}, {"text": "and they will be hosting their first ever outdoor practice that will be open to the public uh at one of our local", "start": 9075.479, "end": 9081.399}, {"text": "Arenas as well so um that's the motion before you to support um some road closures um during that time and I look", "start": 9081.399, "end": 9088.88}, {"text": "forward to council's support on this and welcoming the leaves uh to the outdoor facility and hopefully members of the", "start": 9088.88, "end": 9094}, {"text": "public join as well all right on Deputy Mayor Morley's recommendations all those in favor any opposed that is carried", "start": 9094, "end": 9101.24}, {"text": "Madame clerk we have some bills I believe Mr chair if I could interject", "start": 9101.24, "end": 9107.12}, {"text": "for a moment of course councelor croissan please go ahead thank you so much I really appreciate", "start": 9107.12, "end": 9113.6}, {"text": "the opportunity I I I too just wanted to add my voice before we conclude this meeting to wish uh Michael Mr Mitzy uh", "start": 9113.6, "end": 9121.68}, {"text": "the very very best in in his future endeavors it was such a pleasure and honor to work with uh with you Michael", "start": 9121.68, "end": 9128.399}, {"text": "uh for your leadership the energy that you brought to every situation that we uh worked on together uh and uh we uh so", "start": 9128.399, "end": 9136.6}, {"text": "on behalf of myself my staff just want to wish you all the very best God bless thanks councelor chanti and just", "start": 9136.6, "end": 9144.56}, {"text": "thank you councelor yes Michael is smiling you can't see it on camera but I can we all can no I can't see the smile", "start": 9144.56, "end": 9151.359}, {"text": "but I can feel it okay very good Madam", "start": 9151.359, "end": 9156.479}, {"text": "clerk okay uh may I have a volunteer to read uh motion number", "start": 9156.479, "end": 9163.12}, {"text": "one the bills counc the bills one and two uh prepared for the January 4 2025", "start": 9163.12, "end": 9170.76}, {"text": "meeting 19 of the at toico York Community Council be declared as bylaws", "start": 9170.76, "end": 9176.12}, {"text": "and passed subject to section 228.000 of the city of Toronto act", "start": 9176.12, "end": 9182.96}, {"text": "2006 all those in favor any opposed that is carried and motion number two a", "start": 9182.96, "end": 9191.398}, {"text": "volunteer you want to see if I can read this one as well sure peruta that conf uh that confirmatory bills to confirm", "start": 9192.279, "end": 9198.88}, {"text": "the legislative setings of the atopico York Community Council acting under delegated authority of meeting 19 on", "start": 9198.88, "end": 9205.04}, {"text": "January uh on January 9th 2025 be declared as", "start": 9205.04, "end": 9211.24}, {"text": "bylaws um and pass subject to section 22 5.9 of the city of Toronto act", "start": 9211.24, "end": 9219.08}, {"text": "2006 all those in favor any opposed that is carried Madam Kirk I'll confirm with", "start": 9219.08, "end": 9224.52}, {"text": "you that was our last piece of business it's 226 I said 226", "start": 9224.52, "end": 9230.88}, {"text": "okay did did I say five or six Michael Mitzy moves", "start": 9230.88, "end": 9236.52}, {"text": "adjournment and we are adjourned thanks", "start": 9236.52, "end": 9240.76}, {"text": "everybody have a great day", "start": 9242.64, "end": 9246.318}, {"text": "everyone Hey listen I can still manage it at a distance so it's all good", "start": 9249.8, "end": 9256.84}, {"text": "you", "start": 9262.24, "end": 9265.24}]