"Engaging in a “fair, open and accessible public process” that includes community consultation should not be confused with an ultimate decision – by the community, by the planning staff or by the Council – to support or oppose any given application. The spirit of a “fair, open and accessible public process” that includes pre-application consultation was not met by the City in this case."
DECISION DELIVERED BY SUSAN de AVELLAR SCHILLER AND ORDER OF THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD Sept. 14, 2009
http://www.areca.info/Documents/TOT/decision-sep-14-2009.pdf
http://www.areca.info/Documents/TOT/decision-sep-14-2009.pdf
That was late 2009. In early 2011, nothing seems to have changed.
At the February 7th Council Meeting, Councillor Stintz, in support of the Developer, agreed to table a Motion at Council that no further notifications or communications were necessary and proceeded to finalise the Orchardview/Duplex development application. In a Motion for which there was no prior communication to the community, and which was not on the Agenda until the day of Council, Karen Stintz rescinded promises previously made to the local community by the North York Community Council.
Among other things, her Motion removed the need for a Site Plan Agreement. This part of the planning process would have allowed the community to participate in crafting the overall "look" of the development, the streetscape and landscape. In its stead Councillor Stintz went in secret to her closest political allies and one other local resident to conduct a meeting which was then referred to in the Motion and characterised as a "Working Group Meeting".
We've seen this before, haven't we?
Furthermore, Karen Stintz now has her own "MINTO". With her underhanded action not only did she show disrespect for the community she is supposed to represent, she increased the DENSITY of the building to the same as the DENSITY of the MINTO building.
We've seen this before, haven't we?
Furthermore, Karen Stintz now has her own "MINTO". With her underhanded action not only did she show disrespect for the community she is supposed to represent, she increased the DENSITY of the building to the same as the DENSITY of the MINTO building.
its2big has learned that ARECA and the Stanley Knowles Cooperative are pressing ahead with their appeal to the City Ombudsman. There's a "heads-up" going to the City Auditor too. And, now that Councillor Stintz has completely turned her back on the Orchardview/Duplex community, ARECA will be taking this awful affair to the OMB.
We will be keeping you up to date via this blog.
