COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES COMMITTEE

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

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COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

  1.PROPOSED POLICY FOR RENAMING OF PARKS.

 City Clerk

(June 2, 1998)

 Advising that North York Community Council on May 27, 1998, recommended to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee the adoption of a report dated May 19, 1998, from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism recommending a proposed policy for the renaming of parks, as follows:

 (1)parks should generally be named on the basis of either the street or geographic area which most appropriately describes and identifies the location of the park;

  (2)where an exception is being considered and the naming of a park after an individual or group is being recommended, the following criteria should apply:

 (a)the contributions of the individual or group must be well documented and broadly acknowledged within the community;

 (b)the contribution of land or money by the individual or group for the acquisition of parkland should be deemed to be substantial;

 (c)a direct relationship should exist between the place of residence/activity of an individual/group and the park named;

 (d)the agreement of local residents in close proximity to the park shall be secured;

 (e)the agreement of the individual or next of kin in the case of deceased individuals, and of the duly elected senior representatives, in the case of groups, shall be obtained; and

 (f)name duplication, similar surrounding or cumbersome names should be avoided; names which may be interpreted as an advertisement or being either discriminatory or connoting political affiliation must not be used;

 subject to amending criteria (d) to read as follows:

 A(d)the agreement of local residents in close proximity to the park shall be secured by means of a mail ballot over a defined area to be carried out by City staff;@.

 2.LAND ACQUISITION - 3100 WESTON ROAD.

 Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism

(June 1, 1998)

 Advising that staff of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Parks and Recreation Department have attended a number of meetings regarding the acquisition of part of lands owned by The Order of St. Basil The Great Holding Company at 3100 Weston Road; noting that the subject property is an important component of the Humber Valley greenspace system; and recommending that:

 (1)financing in the amount of $325,000.00 be approved; this amount to be financed from the Parkland Acquisition Reserve;

 (2)funding, to a maximum of $325,000.00, be made available to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) for the purchase of land at 3100 Weston Road, subject to TRCA approval of the purchase; and

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

 3.PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT - NORTH-EAST QUADRANT,

NORTH REGENT PARK, DON RIVER WARD.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(May 25, 1998)

 Providing an update on the progress of negotiations with the Province, the developer, and the City respecting the proposed redevelopment of the North-East Quadrant, North Regent Park, Don River Ward site, and on the principal issues relating to the redevelopment; and recommending that:

 (1)subject to such amendments as may be approved by Council as redevelopment proposals are more fully developed, the appropriate City officials be authorized to execute an Agreement with the Ontario Housing Corporation (OHC), releasing the City=s reversionary interest in the lands in North Regent Park bounded by Gerrard, River, Oak and Sumach Streets, subject to the following conditions being met:

 (a)the developer obtaining approval, from all required regulatory agencies, of any Official Plan Amendment and/or rezoning that may be required, and the subdivision of the land to implement the intended redevelopment of the subject site, and entering into any development, collateral and/or other agreements that the City may require;

 (b)the developer and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) entering into an agreement satisfactory in form and content to the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services, regarding the implementation of the proposed redevelopment;

 (c)the intended owner entering into a Social Housing Agreement, or an equivalent, with the City regarding the 163 units which replace the existing assisted housing stock on the lands in question, which assures:

 -their long term existence as assisted housing;

-adequate funding to ensure their maintenance in good physical condition;

-their operation on a long-term basis as rental housing for low-income households; and

-that the units will be owned and operated by a non-profit corporation both before and after the expiry of the existing Operating Agreement;

 (d)CMHC restructuring its debenture interest in the subject lands, and providing such mortgage insurance as may be required, both on terms which permit implementation of the redevelopment proposal;

 (e)the developer obtaining a commitment to finance the entire proposed redevelopment from an institutional or other lender acceptable to the City;

 (f)agreements being in place between the developer, OHC, and MMAH which ensure the relocation of existing tenants from the redevelopment area, into equivalent units in the MTHA or OHC portfolios, to allow for site clearance and redevelopment, and which provide for the rehousing of the displaced tenants in the new units should they so desire, or their right to remain in their replacement units;

 (g)municipal facilities to be conveyed to the City as part of the proposed redevelopment of the subject lands are designed to City standards, and to the satisfaction of the appropriate City officials;

 (h)the Chief Building Official has issued a letter to the effect that building permits will be available for the 163 replacement units upon payment of the required fee;

 (i)the developer guaranteeing that sufficient funds from the proceeds of sales be directed to pay down the mortgage on the 163 replacement units, or to the purchase of an annuity (the determination of the appropriate approach will require financial modeling of both) to ensure sufficient funds are available to cover their on-going operation based on the current level of subsidy;

 (j)cost savings realized through negotiation with utilities or regulatory agencies be directed to the benefit of the redevelopment;

 (k)Council declaring its reversionary interest surplus under Section 193 of the Municipal Act; and

 (l)if the above conditions are satisfied, the City=s release of its reversionary interest will be conditional upon commencement of construction of the 163 replacement units within six months of the date upon which they are satisfied;

 (2)staff be requested to report again, as necessary, on progress in meeting the above conditions; financial implications for the City, if any, as they are identified; and the extent to which the City=s goals and objectives are being met; and

 (3)the City request the Provincial and Federal Governments to address the problem of ensuring on-going funding for all the assisted housing developments for which the existing Federal/Provincial Operating Agreement expires in 2013.

  4.DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH SHELTER DEMONSTRATION PROJECT -

11 ORDNANCE STREET, TRINITY NIAGARA WARD.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(June 4, 1998)

 Outlining a plan for the development of an existing City-owned warehouse at 11 Ordnance Street as a model shelter project for street youth; noting that the Capital Leverage Fund contains $500,000.00 to support the capital costs of the project, and that the 1998 Homeless Initiatives Fund contains a grant of $50,000.00 for the Youth Street Survivors Housing Support Project, which will assist with the development and implementation of this shelter project;

 (1)the youth shelter demonstration project be developed at 11 Ordnance Street and staff report back on the progress of this project;

 (2)the existing City-owned site at 11 Ordnance Street be assigned to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Department for shelter projects; and

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

5.CAPITAL FUNDING OF THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO

HOUSING AUTHORITY.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(June 3, 1998)

 Responding to the request of the Committee on April 23, 1998, to report on whether funding details provided by the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority (MTHA) in their presentation included the $200 million repairs highlighted by the Provincial Auditor in his 1997 report; and recommending that:

 (1)the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing be requested to confirm the amount of capital funding which has been included for MTHA in the total costs attributed to the downloading of social housing in the City of Toronto;

 (2)the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing be requested to provide City staff with copies of final reports on MTHA portfolio condition that are currently underway and access to the consultants that have been retained to do the work;

 (3)staff meet with the consultants currently retained by MTHA and OHC (IBI and KPMG) in order to establish a fuller understanding of the background and terms of reference for their reports and the methodology which they have used in preparing the reports;

 (4)the City retain a qualified technical consultant to report on the capital needs of the MTHA portfolio. The consultant would review the material that has been provided by MTHA on the condition of their portfolio, comment on the apparent differences in the estimates of capital funding requirements in this material and conduct further audits, verifications, etc., as required . As well, the consultant would also provide an opinion to the City as to what funding options would be appropriate to financing the capital needs of the MTHA portfolio in the next five and ten-year period; and

 (5)in view of the time constraints on the carrying out of a full due diligence study, the City support the principle of a cap on its exposure for capital work as recommended to the Social Housing Committee by the Public Housing Working Group, and that this cap include the OHC building functionality category, as well as the life-safety, structural integrity and legislative categories.

 6.ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT - CITYHOME AND THE

METROPOLITAN TORONTO HOUSING COMPANY LIMITED.

 (a)Corporate Secretary -

The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited

(May 8, 1998)

 Advising that the Board of Directors of The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited on May 8, 1998, adopted a report (April 20, 1998) from the General Manager attaching a communication from the City Solicitor respecting Articles of Amendment, and wherein he describes such amendments to the Housing Company=s by-laws, effective April 1, 1998, which address the size of the Board and Finance Committee, alters the quorum stipulation and identifies newly confirmed Directors.

  (b)Corporate Secretary,

Board of Directors of The City of

Toronto Non-Profit Housing Corporation

(May 8, 1998)

 Advising that the Board of Directors of the City of Toronto Non-Profit Housing Corporation on May 8, 1998, had before it a report (April 28, 1998) from the General Manager, Cityhome, respecting the membership of the Cityhome Board of Directors appointed effective April 1, 1998; noting that Cityhome=s Articles of Incorporation and City By-law No. 18 were amended as a result of the amalgation; and that the Board adopted the aforementioned report and directed that it be forwarded to City Council for information.

       7.PALLIATIVE CARE PILOT PROJECT FOR THE HOMELESS.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(June 4, 1998)

 Recommending that:

 (1)the Department be authorized to set up a palliative care pilot program at the Seaton House Annex;

 (2)this program be conditional on the appropriate support being provided by the Coroner=s Office and Mount Sinai Hospital;

 (3)a progress report be submitted to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee in about a year=s time on the outcomes of this pilot program and any research data developed; and

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

  8.REVIEW OF THE USE OF MOTELS FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(May 19, 1998)

 Advising of the need to undertake a review of the practice to shelter homeless families in motels and recommending that:

 (1)the Department be authorized to conduct a review of the use of motels for homeless families;

 (2)a steering committee be established which is composed of the four City Councillors from Scarborough and two Councillors from the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee.

 (3)the consultations seek appropriate input from homeless families, social agencies, Toronto Board of Education, neighbourhood associations and affected City Councillors;

 (4)a final report be submitted to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee by the end of 1998; and

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

    9.PROPOSED USE OF BIRKDALE VILLA AS A

HOSTEL FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(June 1, 1998)

 Advising that Birkdale Villa has been used as a temporary hostel since August 1996, while renovations were being done to Robertson House at 291 Sherbourne Street; indicating that the renovations will be completed this summer and Robertson will reopen in September 1998; noting that a review of the use of Birkdale Villa has been completed; and recommending that:

 (1)the use of Birkdale Villa at 1229 Ellesmere Road be approved as a hostel for homeless mothers and their children;

 (2)the current directive to not exceed a maximum enrolment of 25 students at Edgewood Public School continue; and

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

  10.COMMUNITY OF ORIGIN OF PEOPLE

ADMITTED TO EMERGENCY HOSTELS.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(June 1, 1998)

 Submitting, for information, the results of a survey investigating the community of origin of hostel admissions from March 16-29, 1998.

  11.HOMELESSNESS ACTION TASK FORCE.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(May 29, 1998)

 Responding to the request of Council on April 16, 1998, to report on the workplan and budget of the Homelessness Action Task Force, including the status of the Federal Government contribution; and recommending that the report be received for information.

        12.CLASSIFICATION OF ROOMING HOUSES.

 City Solicitor

(May 28, 1998)

 Responding to the request of the Committee on March 26 and 27, 1998, to report regarding the classification of rooming houses for property tax assessment purposes; and recommending that the report be received for information.

13.PROVINCIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON

LONG-TERM CARE REINVESTMENT.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(June 4, 1998)

 Providing an overview of the announcement by the Provincial Minister of Health on long-term care reinvestment and the implications for the City of Toronto; and recommending that:

 (1)the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services undertake a review of the program and policy implications of expanded provincial funding for long-term care services for the City and report back the findings to Toronto Council;

 (2)the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services with the General Manager of the Homes for the Aged arrange a meeting with senior staff of the Ministry of Health to discuss the issues and concerns:

 (i)raised within the report regarding the lack of a city-wide placement co-ordination system for facility referrals; and

 (ii)regarding current and prospective gaps in community-based service provision that are arising out of the Community Care Access Centre structure and funding process;

 (3)this report be forwarded to the Seniors= Task Force (formerly known as the Task Force to Develope a Strategy for Issues of Concern to the Elderly) for consideration in the development of a seniors= strategy; and

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

        14.HOMES FOR THE AGED - UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNT.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(May 8, 1998)

 Recommending that:

 (1)authority be given to the Homes for the Aged Division to write-off the arrears accumulated on behalf of I.S. while she was a resident at Bendale Acres; and

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

 15.VISITORS PARKING - SEVEN OAKS

HOME FOR THE AGED.

 City Clerk

(May 28, 1998)

 Advising that the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged on May 28, 1998, recommended to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee the adoption of a report (May 21, 1998) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services respecting visitors= parking at Seven Oaks, and wherein she recommended that:

 (1)the City of Toronto approve the plan of Centenary Health Centre to offer reduced rate parking in their Shoniker Parking Lot for visitors to Seven Oaks Home for the Aged;

 (2)in exchange for the consideration outlined in Recommendation No. (1), the City of Toronto enter into a licensing arrangement with Centenary Health Centre to install and operate eight parking meters on the City-owned land on which Seven Oaks is situated, at a cost of $0.25 per fifteen minutes;

 (3)the license arrangement include a provision to maintain the parking meter fees at $0.25 per fifteen minutes with no increase for two years;

 (4)the license arrangement be in a form and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and

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

       16.1999 UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS.

 City Clerk

(May 28, 1998)

 Advising that the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged on May 28, 1998, recommended the adoption of a report (May 26, 1998) from the General Manager, Homes for the Aged, respecting the 1999 United Nations International Year of Older Persons, and wherein she recommended that:

 (1)this report be forwarded to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee;

 (2)the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee support the official involvement of the City of Toronto in the International Year of Older Persons (IYOP);

 (3)the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee determine the most appropriate committee/task force that should be charged with the responsibility of planned IYOP recognition events and advocacy issues; and

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

 and indicating that the Advisory Committee further recommended that a staff group, comprised of representatives of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Department, Healthy City Office, Public Health Department, Parks and Recreation Department, and any other interested parties involved in seniors= issues, including the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged and the Seniors= Task Force, be established to ensure that an integrated plan for events is in place for the 1999 United Nations International Year of Older Persons, and report thereon through the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee.

 17.APPOINTMENT TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON

HOMES FOR THE AGED.

 City Clerk

(May 28, 1998)

 Advising that the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged on May 28, 1998, recommended the adoption of a report (May 26, 1998) from the General Manager, Homes for the Aged, wherein she recommended the appointment of Mr. Julien LeBourdais to the Advisory Committee on Homes for the Aged for a three-year term, with the provision for an extension of an additional term, as outlined in the terms of reference.

     18.ONTARIO DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM/

SOCIAL BENEFITS TRIBUNAL.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(May 28, 1998)

 Providing an:

 -overview of the new Ontario Disability Support Program regulations, which took effect June 1, 1998; and

 -assessment of the new appeal system proposed for Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program;

 highlighting the key changes as well as an impression of the cumulative impacts for Toronto; and recommending that:

 (1)this report be forwarded to the Minister of Community and Social Services; and

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

 19.METRO YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OUTREACH PROGRAM.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(June 3, 1998)

 Recommending that, subject to Human Resources Development Canada budget approval:

 (1)authority be granted to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services to enter into an agreement with Human Resources Development Canada to renew operations of the Youth Employment Outreach Program up to March 31, 1999.

 (2)the total cost of the program not to exceed $331,800.00, and the City of Toronto=s contribution to the program for 1998 not to exceed $73,000.00 net; and

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

         20.METRO YOUTH JOB CORPS.

 Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

(June 2, 1998)

 Recommending that, subject to Human Resource Development Canada approval:

 (1) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be authorized to enter into a funding agreement with Human Resource Development Canada for the operation of the Metro Youth Job Corps for the period April 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999, and to renew agreements with St. Christopher House and West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre to deliver the program;

 (2)the total cost of the agreement not to exceed $1,503,000.00 gross, and the City of Toronto=s contribution to the program not to exceed $135,000.00 net for 1998; and

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

 21.CHANGES TO MEMBERSHIP - CHILDREN=S ACTION COMMITTEE.

 City Clerk

(May 15, 1998)

 Advising that the Children=s Action Committee recommended that:

 (1)Trustee Rose Andrachuk be appointed as the representative for the Toronto District Catholic School Board to replace Trustee Christine Nunziata;

 (2)Ms. Colette Murphy be appointed as the representative for the United Way to replace Ms. Cynthia D=Anjou-Brown; and

 (3)Ms. Valerie MacDonald be appointed to replace Ms. Annie Kidder as the representative for People for Education.

 22.CHANGE OF NAME OF THE TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP

A STRATEGY FOR ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE ELDERLY.

 City Clerk

(May 21, 1998)

 Advising that on May 12, 1998, the Task Force to Develop a Strategy for Issues of Concern to the Elderly changed its name to Seniors= Task Force.

 ANY OTHER MATTERS.

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