Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications

Motions and results

• Amend Item 18 April 2024

  Carried, 18-1
  • Yes1869%
  • No14%
  • Absent727%

  Majority required - PH11.10 - Perks - motion 2

• Amend Item (Additional) 18 April 2024

  Carried, 20-0
  • Yes2077%
  • No00%
  • Absent623%

  Majority required - PH11.10 - Moise - motion 1

• Adopt Item as Amended 18 April 2024

  Carried, 18-1
  • Yes1869%
  • No14%
  • Absent727%

  Majority required - PH11.10 - Adoption of Planning and Housing Committee Recommendation 3.b. only

• Adopt Item as Amended 18 April 2024

  Carried, 20-1
  • Yes2077%
  • No14%
  • Absent519%

  Majority required - PH11.10 - Adoption of Planning and Housing Committee Recommendation 6 only

• Adopt Item as Amended 18 April 2024

  Carried, 21-0
  • Yes2181%
  • No00%
  • Absent519%

  Majority required - PH11.10 - Adopt the balance of the Item, as amended

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 9 of 21 (43%) of Yes votes, 0 of 0 of No votes. 90-day window. Ward councillors and committee members are flagged below because they are contacted on local and committee matters by default.

• Yes No Absent
• ● Member contacted
• ◐ Staff contacted
• ○ Not contacted
• W Ward councillor
• C Committee member
• B Voted differently from bloc
• $ Funded by a linked contributor of an organisation lobbying on this item

• Olivia ChowMayor
  Yes◐ Staff contacted3 contacts
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Absent● Member contacted; Staff contacted2 contacts
  C Committee member
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  Yes● Member contacted1 contact
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Gord PerksWard 4
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted5 contacts
  C Committee member
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• James PasternakWard 6
  Yes○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Mike ColleWard 8
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted3 contacts
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes◐ Staff contacted4 contacts
  C Committee member
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  Yes◐ Staff contacted5 contacts
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted2 contacts
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted2 contacts
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  Absent● Member contacted; Staff contacted6 contacts
  C Committee member
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Yes● Member contacted; Staff contacted2 contacts
  C Committee member
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Nick MantasWard 22
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Absent○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Neethan ShanWard 25
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted

Contact status uses the 90-day window. Vote shown is the vote on the deciding motion.

Lobbyists choose whom to contact (persuadable members, ward councillors, committee members), so a difference does not show a change of mind.

Linked lobbying registrations

This link is inferred by lobbyTO; the registry does not record which agenda item a registration concerns.

Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored

• UNITE HERE Local 75 · registration SM35308 · 15 February 2024 to 15 February 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  • Economic Development
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.86

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM35308: Discussions with city officials to protect the interests of Unite Here members; including real estate matters affecting the jobs of Unite here members. Unite Here represents over 25,000 members in Canada and more than 275,000 people across North America. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.10: Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Minto Communities Inc. · registration SM27948 · 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2024

  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.85

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM27948: General housing supply and affordable housing policies in the City of Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.10: Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• 25 St. Mary Developments Inc. · registration SM35508 · 16 April 2024 to 21 August 2024

  • Planning and Development
  • Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.81

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM35508: Approval conditions for 25 St. Mary Street (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.10: Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Minto Communities Inc. · registration SM27961 · 3 April 2019 to 3 April 2027

  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  • Planning and Development, Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.77

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM27961: General housing supply and affordable housing policies in the City of Toronto. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.10: Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• 145 St. George Company Partnership · registration SM35509 · 16 April 2024 to 31 July 2024

  • Planning and Development
  • Rental Housing Demolition or Conversion
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.77

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM35509: Approval conditions for 145 St. George Street (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.10: Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Tenblock · registration SM32141 · 28 July 2021 to 31 December 2024

  • Planning and Development
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.72

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM32141: Policy matters affecting housing development, e.g. Official Plan review, Concept 2 Keys program, etc. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.10: Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Greater Toronto Apartment Association · registration SM30797 · 2 November 2020 to 30 June 2025

  • Affordable Housing
  • Planning and Development, Planning Policy / Study
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.71

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM30797: affordable and market rental housing development charge discounts and zoning policies to create incentives to build purpose built rental (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.PH11.10: Response to Including New Approval Conditions for Rental Demolition Applications (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 90 days before the first recorded vote (19 January 2024 to 18 April 2024). 35 communications on 3 linked registrations.

Declared interests

• Brad Bradford declared an interest on 18 April 2024: as his spouse is a planner who might have files that might be implicated by this policy decision (declared on April 18, 2024, at 7:48 p.m.). (written declaration)

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.