ED30.07 REPORT FOR ACTION Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area Boundary Expansion Poll Results Date: May 18, 2018 To: Economic Development Committee From: General Manager, Economic Development and Culture Wards: 18 SUMMARY The purpose of this report is to recommend the expansion of the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) boundary as described in Attachment No. 1. In accordance with Chapter 19, City of Toronto Municipal Code, the City Clerk conducted a poll to determine if there is sufficient support to expand the Bloordale Village BIA boundary. The City Clerk received a sufficient number of ballots to validate the poll and the majority of accepted ballots were in favour of expanding the BIA. Accordingly, it is recommended that City Council pass a by-law to designate the area described by the map in Attachment No. 1 as the expanded Bloordale Village BIA. RECOMMENDATIONS The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture recommends that: 1. City Council designate, based on the poll results respecting the intention to expand the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA), the area described by Attachment No. 1, as the expanded Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA), under Chapter 19 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code; 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit a by-law to designate the area described in Attachment No. 1, as the expanded Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA); and 3. City Council approve those amendments necessary to Schedule "A" of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, to include the expanded Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA). Page 1 of 7
FINANCIAL IMPACT Capital budgets may be impacted in future years should streetscape or other capital improvements be undertaken by the expanded Bloordale Village BIA. Capital improvements are generally cost-shared equally between the BIA and the City. The Interim Chief Financial Officer has reviewed this report and agrees with the financial impact information. DECISION HISTORY At its meeting of December 5, 2017, City Council adopted item ED25.8, "Intention to Expand Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area." http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewagendaitemhistory.do?item=2017.ed25.8 The staff report recommended that the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area boundary be expanded, subject to a favourable poll result. COMMENTS Before passing a by-law to expand a BIA, the Municipal Code requires that notice of the proposed by-law be sent by prepaid mail to every person who is listed as an owner and is assessed for rateable property that is in a business property class located in the proposed expansion area using the following documents: 1. Current returned assessment roll; and/or 2. Municipal Connect, Toronto Property System (TPS) or any other related geographic information system (GIS) developed using information from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) and City records. Any person who receives notice is required to give a copy of the notice to each commercial/industrial tenant of the property to which the notice relates. The Steering Committee provided unaddressed notices to commercial and industrial tenants of those properties receiving notice. The notice included a copy of the ballot with instructions on how to obtain a printable copy of the ballot through the Clerk or from the City's website, along with acceptable forms of proof of tenancy. A person receiving notice is entitled to complete and submit one ballot regardless of the number of properties or businesses owned by that person within the proposed expansion area. Page 2 of 7
The polling period commenced on February 12, 2018, for 60 days and closed on April 12, 2018. The City Clerk determines whether all conditions have been met and, if they are, shall issue a certificate affirming the fact. Council cannot pass a by-law to establish a new Business Improvement Area if: 1. The number of accepted ballots returned fails to exceed the lesser of a minimum of 30 percent of the number of notices mailed or 100 ballots; or 2. Fifty percent or more of the accepted ballots respond in the negative. On February, 12, 2018, the City Clerk mailed a total of 20 Notices and ballots for the Intention to Expand Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) to all owners of commercial/industrial property assessed for rateable property within the proposed expansion area to determine if there was sufficient support to expand the BIA. None of the ballots were returned by Canada Post, resulting in a total of 20 persons identified to receive notice. In this instance, 6 ballots (30%) were required to validate the poll. The City Clerk received a total of 7 ballots by April 12, 2018, the end of the notice period, satisfying the criteria for the first bench mark as set out in the Municipal Code Chapter 19-2.4H (1). A total of 7 of the 7 returned ballots (100%) were in favour of expanding the Bloordale Village BIA, meeting the second bench mark as set out in the Municipal Code Chapter 19-2.4H(2). A total of 0 ballots (0%) opposed the expansion of the BIA. Page 3 of 7
Based on the results, it is recommended that Council pass a by-law to designate the expanded Bloordale Village BIA, as described by Attachment No. 1. CONTACT Ron Nash Economic Partnership Advisor, BIA Office Economic Development and Culture Tel: 416-392-7354 Fax: 416-392-1380 Email: ron.nash@toronto.ca SIGNATURE Mike Williams, General Manager Economic Development and Culture ATTACHMENTS Attachment No. 1 Map of Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) Expansion Page 4 of 7
Brock Cres Attachment No. 1 Map 1 of 2 1006 Dufferin St 980 1140 Russett Ave 2 1158 1156 1160A 1160 1162 1162A 1141 Pauline Ave 346A346 344 1240 344A 1242 1244 1246 1248A 1248 1250 1252 1254 1256A 1256 1258 1260 Emerson Ave 11701170A 1172A 1172 1174A 1174 1176 2C2B2A 1168 1178 1180 1 1182 1184-1186 1186 1188 1190 11921192A 1196 1194 1198A 1198 1200 1202 1204A 1206 1204 1208A1208 615B615A 615 1210 616A 1212 1216 1218A 1218 1220A 1220 1222 1226A 1228 1230 1232A 1234 1236A 1236 1238 1262 1264 1266 Bloor St W 1163 1165 1165A 1165B 1167 1169 1171 1173 1167-1173 1177A 1179A 1181A 1183A 1185A 1187-1189 1189613 611609 1193R 1195 1193 1197 1199 1201A 1203A 1203C 1203B 1205A 1207 1209 1211 1219 1175 1215 1223 1225 1227 1229A 1231 340 339 90 Brock Ave Margueretta St Croatia St Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area 0 10 20 40 60 80 Metres BloordaleVillageBIA_2018_bl_1.mxd April 25, 2018 Page 5 of 7
Attachment No. 1 Emerson Ave 346A346 344 1240 344A 1242 1244 1246 1248A 1248 1250 1252 1254 1256A 1256 1258 1260 2C2B2A 1262 1264 1266A 1266 1268 1270A 1270 1272A 1272 1276 1274 1278 1280-1284 461C 461 1282 1284 1286 1288 1290A 1290 1292 1294 1296A 1296 1298 1300 1302 1306 1308 679677 675673 671 1310 1203C 1203B 1205A 1207 1209 1211 1219 1215 1223 1225 1227 1229A 1231 1237A 1239 1241 1243A 1245 1249 1251 1273 1275 1277 1279 1281 1281A 1283 1283A 659 1285657 1287 340 339 1261 432 430 428 426 1261A 1263 1263A 1265A 1267 1269 Margueretta St St Clarens Ave Map 2 of 2 1312 1314 1316 13201318 1324A 13241322 1330 1326 1332A 1336 1332 1334 Bloor St W 1293 1307 1301 1301A 1303 1305 Lansdowne Ave 1340 1342 1344 1346 1348 1313 St Helen's Ave Ave Wad e 1360 300 1319 1364 C N R Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area 0 10 20 40 60 80 Metres BloordaleVillageBIA_2018_bl_2.mxd April 25, 2018 Page 6 of 7
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