That, the following actions be taken with respect to the application by St. George and Ann Block Limited, relating to the property located at 84-86 St. George Street and175-197 Ann Street:
a) the application BE REFERRED back to the Civic Administration in order to meet with the Applicant/Agent with an aim to address potential rail safety concerns and opportunities for traffic mitigation measures and buffering, and to allow for the Civic Administration to report back at a future Planning and Environment Committee meeting; and,
b) the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED, in the report back, to include a bonus zone that provides for the following:
• a minimum of thirteen (13) affordable residential rental units, including one (1) studio unit, one (1) one-bedroom unit, five (5) two-bedroom units, and six (6) three bedroom units (reflective of the unit mix proposed in the building).
• rents not exceeding 80% of the Average Market Rent (AMR) for the London Census Metropolitan Area as determined by the CMHC at the time of building occupancy;
• the duration of affordability shall be set at 50 years from the point of initial occupancy of all affordable units; and,
• alignment of the bonus to a defined municipal priority – the owner shall be required to enter into a Tenant Placement Agreement with the City;
it being noted that the Planning and Environment Committee received the following communications with respect to these matters:
• the staff presentation;
• a communication from A.M. Valastro, R. McDowell, S. Olivastri, L. White, J. Jacobson, D. Hallam, D. Morrice and D. Fraser;
• a communication dated April 11, 2022 from J. Fooks;
• a communication dated April 21, 2022 from L. Tinsley;
• a communication dated April 21, 2022 from J. Hunten;
• a communication dated April 21, 2022 from H. Elmslie;
• a communication dated April 21, 2022 from Dr. W. Kinghorn, President, Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - London Region;
• a communication dated April 22, 2022 from AM Valastro; and,
• a communication from M. Tovey;
it being pointed out that the following individuals made verbal presentations at the public participation meeting held in conjunction with this matter:
• S. Allen, MHBC Planning;
• A. Soufan, York Developments;
• A.M. Valastro;
• M. Tovey, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History, Western University;
• C. Gunn, 4EST Brewery;
• N. Kornilovsky, 695 Richmond Street;
• M. Rombough, 4EST Brewery; and,
• K. Waud, London Advisory Committee on Heritage. (2022-D09)