Design Review Panel Meeting - October 23, 2024

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Agenda - Meeting #170

In-camera Session

Panel Business (8:30am – 8:50am)

Public Session

• General Business (8:50am – 9:00am)
• Welcome and Chair’s Remarks – Paul Bedford
• Approval of minutes
• Review of the day’s agenda and conflict declaration
• Waterfront Toronto Updates – Chris Glaisek
• Report back on last month’s projects – Leon Lai

Item #1 - 280 Commissioners – Issues Identification (9:00am – 10:45am)

1. 9:00am, Staff Introduction, Colin Wolfe, Senior Community Planner, City of Toronto; Julie Bogdanowicz, Senior Urban Designer, City of Toronto
2. 9:25am, Proponent Presentation, David Pontarini, Partner, HPAI; Eldon Theodore, Partner, MHBC
3. 9:55am, Questions and Discussions
4. 10:15am, Panel Comments
5. 10:35am, Consensus Comments
6. 10:40am, Proponent response

Break (10:45am – 11:00am)

Item #2 - 685 Lake Shore Boulevard East – Issues Identification (11:00am – 12:30pm)

1. 11:00am, Staff Introduction, Julie Bogdanowicz, Senior Urban Designer, City of Toronto
2. 11:10am, Proponent Presentation, Sami Kazemi, Principal, BDP Quadrangle; Mike Bissett, Partner, Bousfields Inc.
3. 11:40am, Questions and Discussions
4. 12:00pm, Panel Comments
5. 12:20pm, Consensus Comments
6. 12:25pm, Proponent response

Lunch and In-camera Panel Business (12:30pm – 1:45pm)

Item #3 - 115 Saulter St. – Issues Identification (1:45pm – 3:15pm)

1. 1:45pm, Staff Introduction, Julie Bogdanowicz, Senior Urban Designer, City of Toronto
2. 1:55pm, Proponent Presentation, Thomas Krarup, Design Director, COBE
3. 2:25pm, Questions and Discussions
4. 2:45pm, Panel Comments
5. 3:05pm, Consensus Comments
6. 3:10pm, Proponent response
7. Break (3:15pm – 3:30pm)

Item #4 - 120 Bouchette – Issues Identification (3:30pm – 5:00pm)

1. 3:30, Staff Introduction, Julie Bogdanowicz, Senior Urban Designer, City of Toronto
2. 3:40pm, Proponent Presentation, Russell Fleischer, Principal, Turner Fleischer Gus Maurano, Senior Associate, MBTW Group
3. 4:10pm, Questions and Discussions
4. 4:30pm, Panel Comments
5. 4:50pm, Consensus Comments
6. 4:55pm, Proponent response

Meeting Adjournment