DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.
DEPUTATIONS. LIST WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE MEETING
COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.
1. STANDING COMMITTEE BRIEFING.
Ms. Shirley Hoy,
Member of the Implementation Task Force
General briefing regarding the programs and services under the responsibilities of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee.
2. ADMINISTRATION OF MUNICIPAL GRANTS PROGRAMS.
Acting Executive Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services
(January 2, 1997)
Respecting the administration of the following municipal grants programs under the jurisdiction of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee:
- Access and Equity Grants;
- AIDS Prevention Program;
- Community Resources Fund;
- Drug Prevention Program;
- Emergency Support Fund;
- General Grants;
- Arts and Culture Grants;
- Breaking the Cycle of Violence;
- Homeless Initiatives Fund; and
- Recreation Grants;
and recommending that:
(1) for the 1998 transitional year, agencies in receipt of sustaining municipal grants funding from the former municipalities be reviewed in an expeditious manner, as described in the appendices, in order to provide continuity to agencies and to allow Council and staff adequate time to design and implement equitable and consistent City-wide grants programs for 1999;
(2) the review of 1998 grant applications use the existing 1997 eligibility requirements for grants, except for Arts and Culture Grants which will use a common set of eligibility criteria inclusive of all the former municipalities criteria;
(3) except in the instance of grants administered under the Board of Health and the Toronto Arts Council, all grants programs will submit allocations reports directly to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee for recommendation to City Council;
(4) all agencies applying for funding under municipal grants programs will have an opportunity to appeal staff or review panel recommendations;
(5) except in the instance of grants administered under the Board of Health and the Toronto Arts Council, appeals will be heard at the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee;
(6) application forms sent out by the former municipalities, as detailed in the appendices, will be deemed to be applications for funding from the new City of Toronto;
(7) authority to provide advances to agencies which received sustaining funding from the former municipalities be given and administered under the conditions described in the appendices;
(8) advances not be made to agencies which received one-time only support in 1997;
(9) the Acting Executive Commissioner be directed to undertake the required administrative changes to implement the Transitional Grants Policy;
(10) the Acting Executive Commissioner be directed to undertake the research and consultation necessary to develop an integrated Municipal Grants Policy, including revised grants policies for each Service Area, for consideration by the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee at its meeting in September 1998; and,
(11) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
3. FUND RAISING PROGRAM FOR A
COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE.
Chair,
Etobicoke Municipal Arts Commission
(October 28, 1997)
Recommending that an amount of $25,000.00 be allocated to the Etobicoke Municipal Arts Commission to permit it to embark on a fund raising program for a Community Performing Arts Centre during 1998; and that the allocation be contingent on a positive report emanating from the current study being carried out by Genovese Vanderhoof and Associates.
4. MILLWOOD PARK REJUVENATION PROJECT.
Ms. S. Farrell, Ms. C. Wilding and Ms. D. Miziolek
Millwood Park Rejuvenation Project
(November 26, 1997)
Respecting the rejuvenation of playground equipment in Millwood Park, which is located in Markland Wood at the intersection of Bloor Street West and Mill Road; noting that the goal is to raise $30,000.00; and requesting a grant from the City in the amount of $10,000.00 for this project.
5. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE ON FREE
TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBLESS PEOPLE IN TORONTO.
General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission
(December 17, 1997)
Advising that the Toronto Transit Commission on December 16, 1997, had before it a report from the Chief General Manager, Toronto Transit Commission, responding to a request for information on free transportation for jobless people in Toronto; and indicating that the Commission approved forwarding the following motion by Vice-Chair Councillor Moscoe, together with the report of the Chief General Manager, to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee for consideration:
"That a Task Force be established to address the issue of transportation for jobless people in Toronto and that the Task Force be comprised of the following members:
- Chair - Toronto Transit Commission;
- Member of the Toronto Transit Commission other than the Chair;
- Chair - Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, New City of Toronto;
- Member of Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, New City of Toronto, other than the Chair;
- Deputy Mayor, New City of Toronto;
- Staff from the Mayor’s Office, New City of Toronto;
- Staff from the Community Services Department, New City of Toronto; and
- Staff from the Toronto Transit Commission; and
further that the foregoing report of the Chief General Manager be referred to the Task Force for consideration and investigation of possible solutions.
6. IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTHY BABIES,
HEALTHY CHILDREN PROGRAM.
Acting Medical Officer of Health
(December 30, 1997)
Advising that the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program is a joint Ministry of Health/Ministry of Community and Social Services initiative designed to screen all families prenatally or at birth, to link families with identified needs with community services, and to provide "lay home visiting services" for high risk families; and recommending that:
(1) the Interim Board of Health:
(a) approve implementation of the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program for Toronto;
(b) recommend that the City of Toronto enter into contracts for lay home visitors and public health nurses as set out in this report, so that the program can be properly implemented;
(2) the City of Toronto contract for lay home visiting services with the seven agencies referred to in this report;
(3) Human Resources Department staff work with Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program managers to recruit and hire lay home visitors and public health nurses as needed to ensure timely start-up of this program; and
(4) the contracts referred to in Recommendation No. (2) be satisfactory in form and content to the City Solicitor.
7. REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A POLITICAL LIAISON GROUP
REGARDING SOCIAL HOUSING PROGRAM REFORM.
Metropolitan Clerk
(October 16, 1997)
Advising that Metropolitan Council on October 8 and 9, 1997, adopted, as amended, Clause No. 8 of Report No. 16 of The Financial Priorities Committee, headed "Report of the Advisory Council on Social Housing Reform", wherein it was recommended that:
"(5) Metropolitan Council recommend to the 1998 City of Toronto Council that it establish a political liaison group to oversee the new City's involvement in social housing program reform and to collaborate with housing sector organizations in the reform process."
8. REQUIRED CHANGES TO BY-LAWS OF THE
METROPOLITAN TORONTO HOUSING COMPANY LIMITED.
Corporate Secretary,
The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited
(December 5, 1997)
Advising that the Board of Directors of The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited on December 5, 1997, adopted, without amendment, a report (November 24, 1997) from the Metropolitan Solicitor respecting the need to amend the Housing Company’s by-laws to reflect the existence of the new City and its officers and organization as of January 1, 1998, wherein it recommended that:
(1) the draft amending by-law attached to this report be enacted as a by-law of the Housing Company;
(2) the amending by-law enacted pursuant to Recommendation No. (1) be forwarded to the Clerk of the new City of Toronto for confirmation by the Council thereof; and
(3) the appropriate members of the Housing Company staff be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect to Recommendation No. (2).
9. TENANT BENEFIT FUND - METROPOLITAN
TORONTO HOUSING COMPANY LIMITED.
Corporate Secretary,
The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited
(December 5, 1997)
Advising that the Board of Directors of The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited on December 5, 1997, adopted a report (December 3, 1997) from the General Manager respecting the Tenant Benefit Fund, and wherein it recommended that:
(1) the Board of Directors approve the new structure for the Tenant Benefit Fund outlined in this report and its Appendices;
(2) By-law No. A-3 be amended in accordance with the draft amending by-law attached to this report as Appendix "C";
(3) the amending by-law enacted pursuant to Recommendation No. (2) be forwarded to the Clerk of the new City of Toronto for confirmation by the Council thereof;
(4) the appropriate members of the Housing Company staff be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect to Recommendations Nos. (1) to (3).
10. METRO ACCESS TO SOCIAL HOUSING.
Corporate Secretary,
The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited
(December 5, 1997)
Advising that the Board of Directors of The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited on December 5, 1997, adopted, without amendment, a report (November 24, 1997) from the General Manager, wherein it recommended that:
(1) the Board of Directors endorse the implementation phase of Metro Access to Social Housing (MASH) as described in this report;
(2) staff be authorized to continue participating in the implementation of MASH, the co-ordinated access system for social housing in Toronto; and
(3) this report be forwarded to the Council of the new City of Toronto with a request to endorse the implementation of MASH.
11. FORMULATION OF MANAGEMENT MODEL TO
MAINTAIN SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAM STANDARDS
AND SERVICES IN THE NEW CITY.
Metropolitan Clerk
(August 19, 1997)
Advising that Metropolitan Council on August 13 and 14, 1997, adopted, as amended, Clause No. 3 of Report No. 14 of The Financial Priorities Committee, headed "Implementation Team Update", wherein it was recommended that Metropolitan Council:
"(c) recommend to the new City of Toronto Council that it employ the results of the Round Table Consultation on Social Services as the basis for formulating a management model that, at a minimum, maintains social service program standards and services in the new City."
12. "THE FIRST DUTY", FINAL REPORT OF THE METRO TASK
FORCE ON SERVICES TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Mr. Tony Genco,
Senior Political Advisor for The Honourable Arthur C. Eggleton
(November 27, 1997)
Forwarding a copy of the response received from The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew, Federal Minister of Human Resources Development, regarding "The First Duty", Final Report of the Metro Task Force on Services to Young Children and Families.
12a. Assistant City Clerk
(October 6, 1997)
Advising that City Council on September 22 and 23, 1997, endorsed the action taken by the Board of Health contained in Clause 8 of Report No. 9 of the Board of Health, headed "Child Poverty - Public Perspective", wherein it was recommended that:
(2) the report (September 3, 1997) from the Medical Officer of Health be forwarded to the Toronto Transition Team, the Board of Health for the new City of Toronto and the new City of Toronto Council with a request that it be reviewed in conjunction with the First Duty report; and to the Boards of Education in Metropolitan Toronto for their information.
13. PROFILE OF A CHANGING WORLD -
THE 1996 COMMUNITY AGENCY SURVEY.
Assistant City Clerk,
City of Toronto
(July 21, 1997)
Advising that City Council on July 14, 1997, adopted, without amendment, Clause 22 of Report No. 10 of the Neighbourhoods Committee, headed "Profile of a Changing World - The 1996 Community Agency Survey", and in so doing took the following action:
"(4) Requested the Transition Team and the new Megacity Council to ensure that funding from the municipality for agencies within the current City of Toronto are maintained at least at current levels."
14. ST. LAWRENCE CENTRE FOR THE ARTS:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Assistant City Clerk,
City of Toronto
(October 10, 1997)
Advising that City Council on October 6 and 7, 1997, adopted Clause 53 of Report No. 23 of its Executive Committee, headed "St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts: Capital Improvement Fund", wherein Council took the following action:
(1) Authorized the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts to make use of its Capital Improvements Funds in the amount of $8,000.00 for the purpose of engaging a theatrical consultant to carry out the preliminary design work with respect to renovations to the Jane Mallett Theatre.
(2) Authorized the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts to engage in a consultative process with appropriate City Staff, including staff from the Property Services Division and the Budget Planning and Policy Office.
(3) Directed that the above consultation be extended to include any appropriate working group/s that may be implemented under that new amalgamated City and that the proposal be reviewed in context of the New City of Toronto’s overall strategic plans.
(4) Directed that the proposal be submitted to the Budget Review Group, or other appropriate funding committee for approval by the New City of Toronto Council.
15. SENIORS’ GOLF FEES.
Metropolitan Clerk
(May 21, 1997)
Advising that Metropolitan Council on May 21, 1997, adopted, as amended, Clause No. 1 of Report No. 6 of The Environment and Public Space Committee, headed "Seniors’ Golf Fees", wherein it recommended that the Council of the new City of Toronto be requested:
(i) to review the seniors' golf fees with a view to increasing the fees by 15 percent in each of 1998 and 1999; and
(ii) to review the differential between seniors' and regular adult fees.
16. PRIORITY-SETTING FOR COMMUNITY AND
RECREATION CENTRE FACILITIES.
Assistant City Clerk,
City of Toronto
(October 8, 1997)
Advising that City Council on September 22 and 23, 1997, adopted, as amended, Clause 50 of Report No. 12 of its Executive Committee, headed "Priority-Setting for Community and Recreation Centre Facilities", and in so doing took the following action:
(1) Confirmed that the following projects reflect the highest priority for funding City community and recreational facilities in 1998 (individual projects are not listed in order of priority):
Upgrades and Renovations: Fairmount Park, Trinity Community Recreation Centre, McCormick Community Recreation Centre; and
New Facilities or Expansion: Main Square Community Centre, St. James Town, Lord Dufferin Swimming Pool;
and directed that the program of Proposed Capital Works 1999-2002 as described in the report (August 27, 1997) from the Board of Management be forwarded to the New City of Toronto Council as the Council’s proposal for the future expenditures on community and recreation facilities in the City of Toronto.
(2) Recommended that the New City of Toronto Council give priority to capital maintenance and repair matters in existing City community and recreational facilities and requested the Interdepartmental Review Committee to review the matter with City Property Services in conjunction with its Asset Management Strategy on appropriate methods for achieving this goal.
17. METROPOLITAN TORONTO REFERENCE LIBRARY -
RESULTS OF CONSULTANT STUDY ON USER FEE OPTIONS.
Metropolitan Clerk
(July 7, 1997)
Advising that Metropolitan Council on July 2 and 3, 1997, adopted, as amended, Clause No. 6 of Report No. 9 of The Environment and Public Space Committee, headed "Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library - Results of Consultant Study User Fee Options", wherein it was recommended that:
"(1) any new user fee opportunities identified for the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library in the consulting study, Report on Library User Fees, be reviewed following amalgamation of the seven existing public library systems within the Metro Toronto area; and
(2) copies of the consulting study, Report on Library User Fees, be immediately forwarded to the current Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library for information, and be forwarded to the future board of an amalgamated library system for their consideration respecting implementation."
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