Acting Executive Commissioner of

(January 29, 1998)

Advising, for information, that the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee will be considering a range of housing-related reports over the next several months; outlining the upcoming issues; and suggesting that it might be useful to have a briefing presentation providing background to the issues referred to.

Acting Executive Commissioner of

(January 28, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1) the Homes for the Aged Division be authorized to implement the three-year transition plan for restructuring the supportive housing program, as outlined in this report, contingent upon Ministry of Health approval;

(2) subject to the approval of the Ministry of Health, as outlined in Recommendation No. (1), the per diem rates paid to supportive housing operators be revised effective April 1, 1998, or as soon as is practicable thereafter;

(3) the Homes for the Aged Division be authorized to renew the current agreements for the provision of supportive housing services with the supportive housing site operators and community service agencies outlined in the body of this report;

(4) the Homes for the Aged Division be authorized to enter into an agreement with The Meadowcroft Group, as the new owner of Livingston Lodge, for the purpose of continuing supportive housing services at that site;

(5) the agreements with the supportive housing operators be in form and content acceptable to the City Solicitor; and

(6) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

(January 28, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1) the proposed composition and mandate of the Children's Action Committee be approved as outlined in this report and Appendix A;

(2) the Children's Action Committee develop and submit a detailed workplan, schedule and outline of its resource needs to the March meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee;

(3) a copy of this report be submitted to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team; and

(4) the appropriate City officials take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Acting Executive Commissioner of

(February 3, 1998)

Identifying implications for the City of Toronto arising from proposed changes to Canada's immigration legislation as outlined in the report "Framework for Future Immigration", commissioned by The Honourable Lucienne Robillard, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and released on January 6, 1998; and recommending that:

(1) this report be forwarded to the Advisory Committee on Immigration and Refugee Issues to be incorporated into the submission to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada, legislative review consultation on March 3, 1998;

(2) Council support recommendations contained in the report, "Not Just Numbers: A Canadian Framework for Future Immigration," which pertain to municipalities, specifically:

(i) the inclusion of municipalities in formal consultations on relevant policy issues;

(ii) the maintenance of an ongoing Federal role in settlement and integration services along with a commitment to adequate funds to ensure equitable access to settlement services; and

(iii) the reimbursement to municipalities for social assistance, hostel and other service costs borne by the municipality for services and programs provided to immigrants and refugees;

(3) Council encourage the Federal Government to conduct broad and public consultation on the proposed immigration legislative review to ensure all relevant stakeholders have an opportunity for input; and

(4) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Acting Executive Commissioner of

(January 29, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1) the Acting Executive Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services consult with key community stakeholders regarding the development of a social development strategy; and

(2) the Acting Executive Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services report to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee in two months, following the consultation with stakeholders, to outline the elements, time lines, process and preliminary budget for developing a social development strategy.

(January 19, 1998)

Advising that the owners of No. 4 Wynnview Court in Scarborough have recently finalized discussions with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) regarding the purchase of their property; that this property is the last remaining privately-owned parcel located along the top of the bluffs between Rosetta McClain Gardens and Scarborough Heights Park; indicating that the TRCA has an option to purchase these lands which expires on April 2, 1998; and recommending that:

(1) financing in the amount of $250,000.00 be approved; this amount will be financed from the Parkland Acquisition Reserve;

(2) funding, to a maximum of $250,000.00, be made available to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for the purchase of No. 4 Wynnview Court, subject to TRCA approval of the purchase; and

(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

(January 19, 1998)

Recommending that, subject to any approvals required by the City of Toronto Act, 1997:

(1) the proposal by the Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto to assume full entitlement, along with full obligations, under the Licence Agreement for the St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church be approved, with the result that the Roman Catholic Church be relieved of its obligations with respect thereto;

(2) the Licence Agreement be amended to give effect to the foregoing subject to the terms and conditions being satisfactory to the Acting Commissioner of Parks and Culture and the City Solicitor; and

(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Dr. Dale E. Shuttleworth,

Executive Director,

(January 14, 1998)

Advising that The Training Renewal Foundation received a letter dated December 23, 1997, indicating that the Foundation would not be considered for the Skill Development option of Ontario Works; that, as a result, the General Educational Development Preparation Centre was faced with closure as of December 31, 1997; and requesting the opportunity to meet with the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee to discuss the implications of this decision.

The Honourable Al Leach,

(December 22, 1997)

Responding to a communication dated November 3, 1997, forwarding Metropolitan Council's motion regarding the intention of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority to develop a proposal to expand its private management programs; clarifying recent media reports regarding this issue; and noting that the Government of Ontario has not yet made any decisions regarding the Ontario Housing Corporation and its local housing authorities after devolution.

Councillor Howard Moscoe

(January 26, 1998)

Respecting the consolidation of City-owned art collections; requesting that the City of Toronto Culture Office report back to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee on the process to bring the collections together; and suggesting that the monies presently used to lease art be consolidated into an acquisition fund.