DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.
DEPUTATIONS. The List will be available at the meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.
1. COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS RESPECTING THE FINAL
REPORT OF THE TORONTO TRANSITION TEAM.
City Clerk.
(January 15, 1998)
Advising that City Council on January 2, 6, 8 and 9, 1998, had before it a motion by Mayor Lastman seconded by Councillor Ootes respecting the final report of the Toronto Transition Team, entitled "New City, New Opportunities"; that Council adopted the foregoing motion; and forwarding to the Committee for consideration the Council recommendations in regard thereto.
(NOTE: COPIES OF THE TORONTO TRANSITION TEAM FINAL REPORT ENTITLED, "NEW CITY, NEW OPPORTUNITIES", DECEMBER 7, 1997, WAS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL BY THE TORONTO TRANSITION TEAM.)
2. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
TO REVIEW THE TORONTO TRANSITION TEAM'S FINAL REPORT.
Chief Administrative Officer.
(January 14, 1998)
Proposing a draft Terms of Reference, draft priorities and a draft schedule of meetings for the Special Committee to Review the TorontoTransition Team's Final Report; and recommending that:
(1) this report be adopted as the Terms of Reference for the Special Committee to Review the Toronto Transition Team's Final Report;
(2) a small workgroup of Members of the Committee, including the Chair, be requested to canvass Members of the Committee and report to the next meeting of the Committee on proposed priorities and a sequence for dealing with the Toronto Transition Team's final recommendations;
(3) the Committee meet on a bi-weekly basis and, in order to deal with priority or time-sensitive items, special meetings may be called;
(4) the Chair of the Committee advise the Chairs of the following Task Forces and Special Committee of the schedule of meetings and request them to submit draft Terms of Reference to the Committee for review:
(i) Task Force to Review Smaller Agencies, Boards and Commissions;
(ii) Access and Equity Action Plan, Race Relations, Disability and Human Rights, and Ethno-Canadian Issues Task Force;
(iii) Environment Task Force;
(iv) Task Force to Develop a Strategy for Issues of Concern to the Elderly;
(v) Homeless Strategy Task Force;
(vi) Children's Action Committee;
(vii) Task Force on Community Safety; and
(viii) World City Committee;
(5) the Nominating Committee not proceed with its work until the Special Committee on the Toronto Transition Team's Final Report has developed its recommendations on the process, policies and procedures for citizen appointments and Council has approved these recommendations; and
(6) the appropriate Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
3. PLANNING FOR THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
Chief Administrative Officer.
(January, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1) City Council approve, in principle, City Hall as its permanent, long term location and further that the Acting Executive Commissioner of Corporate Services be requested to report on:
(a) a development plan for a Civic Complex, including the possibility of including City Hall, Old City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square and the City-owned land to the north of City Hall, and a process for public participation;
(b) an action plan to relocate to a refurbished City Hall by the beginning of the next term of Council;
(c) the development of space standards including space requirements for Council and the administrative functions of the organization;
(2) City Council approve that, in the interim, Council meetings and Councillors' offices shall be located at Metro Hall, and that the necessary work be undertaken at Metro Hall at a cost not to exceed $2.5 million; and
(a) additional Councillors' offices be completed at Metro Hall by the end of May, and;
(b) the necessary funding be authorized from the Capital - 'Other Projects' account;
(3) staff be directed to explore options whereby the development of the Civic Complex could be financed with minimal net financial implications; and
(4) the necessary staff be authorized to give effect to these recommendations.
4. CITY OF TORONTO ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE.
Chief Administrative Officer.
(January 22, 1998)
Advising that this report discusses options for an administrative structure for the City of Toronto; that the report recommends a transitional organizational design that has the capacity to undertake the integration of seven independent and separate administrative organizations into one and to streamline the management of the organization; and recommending that:
(1) Council approve an administrative structure comprising the Chief Administrative Officer and six Commissioners reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer for the following service groups: Social and Health Services, Community and Economic Development Services, Urban Planning and Development Services, Works and Emergency Services, Corporate Services and Finance;
(2) this report be forwarded, for information, to a special meeting of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee to be held prior to the February 4, 1998, Council meeting;
(3) the Chief Administrative Officer report on a regular basis to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee on the progress of implementation of the administrative structure; and
(4) the appropriate officials be authorized to undertake the necessary action to give effect thereto.
5. SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS - EMERGENCY AND
PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE.
City Clerk.
(January 15, 1998)
Advising that City Council, on January 2, 6, 8 and 9, 1998, in adopting, as amended, Clause No. 2 of Report No. 1 of the Striking Committee, headed "Schedule of Meetings", directed, in part, that the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, be requested to consider changing the time of the meetings of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays.
6. MEMBERSHIP - AMALGAMATED HOUSING COMPANY.
City Clerk.
(January 19, 1998)
Advising that City Council on January 2, 6, 8 and 9, 1998, in adopting, as amended, Clause No. 1 of Report No. 1 of the Striking Committee directed, in part, the Special Committee to review the Final Report of theToronto Transition Team to give consideration to expanding the number of Members of Council to be appointed to the amalgamated Housing Company, and that Councillors Layton, Mammoliti and Sinclair be considered for appointment in the event the membership is expanded.
7. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CITIZENS APPOINTMENTS.
(NOTE: A REPORT FROM THE CITY CLERK WILL BE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE MEETING.)
8. MANAGEMENT OF BIA (BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS)
PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF TORONTO.
Mr. Alex Ling, Chairman
Bloor West Village BIA.
(January 14, 1998)
Enclosing copies of communications dated September 2, 1998, November 12, 1998 and November 13, 1998, from the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TBIAs) addressed to the Toronto Transition Team; expressing extreme disappointment that TBIA's requests seem to have gone amiss in the Toronto Transition Team's final report; advising that the City of Toronto's BIA Office has been a part of the Economic Development Division since 1994; that this arrangement works well, and would like it to continue; that the needs of BIAs in the amalgamated City would best be served by a centralized BIA office within the City's Economic Development; that the continued support of the City is needed to ensure that the BIA's needs are met and further strengthened.
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