THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

  CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

  DEPUTATIONS.The List will be available at the Meeting.

 COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

  1.TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

 Chief Administrative Officer.

(March 27, 1998)

 Recommending that:

 (1)the Economic Development Committee be renamed the Economic Development, Culture, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Committee;

 (2)the proposed mandate for the Economic Development, Culture, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Committee, outlined in the Appendix to this report, be adopted;

 (3)the Economic Development , Culture, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Committee be composed of 9 Members of Council plus the Mayor, ex-officio;

 (4)the membership of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee be expanded to include the Chair of the Economic Development, Culture, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Committee;

 (5)the Procedural By-law be amended to reflect the changes proposed in recommendations (1), (2), (3) and (4) above;

 (6)the City Clerk be requested to report to the Special Committee on strategies to resolve the implementation issues related to establishing the membership and meeting schedule for the Economic Development, Culture, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Committee; and

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

 1(a)Councillor Mario Silva, Trinity Niagara.

(March 17, 1998)

 Advising that as the former Chair of the former City of Toronto's Economic Development Committee, he is taking the opportunity to offer several suggestions as to the Terms of Reference for the establishment of this new Committee; and recommending that the Economic Development Committee be comprised of 16 members, 8 from Council and 8 citizen members and the eight Council Members be represented as follows:

 (1)Mayor or designate;

(2)Deputy Mayor;

(3)Chair (chosen by Council);

(4)Five members (one of each of the Standing Committees)

 and forwarding information respecting the make-up of the eight citizen members.

 1(b)Ms. Joice Guspie, Manager,

Old Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area.

(January 12, 1998)

 Registering concerns respecting moving the responsibilities for Business Improvement Areas from Economic Development to the Planning Department.

 1(c)Mr. Mark Crowe, Chair, Parkdale Village BIA.

(January 21, 1998)

 Expressing concern regarding moving the responsibilities for Business Improvement Areas from Economic Development to the Planning Department.

 1(d)Mr. John Wakulat, Chairman, Roncesvalles Village BIA.

(Undated)

 Expressing concern regarding moving the responsibilities for Business Improvement Areas from Economic Development to the Planning Department.

 1(e)Mr. Alex Ling, Chairman, Toronto

Association of Business Improvement Areas.

(September 2, 1997)

 Respecting the management of BIAs in the New City of Toronto.

 1(f)Ms. Lois Greenspoon, The Eglinton Way BIA.

(January 20, 1998)

 Expressing concern regarding moving the responsibilities for Business Improvement Areas from Economic Development to the Planning Department.

  2.TORONTO LIBRARY BOARD STRUCTURE.

 Chief Administrative Officer.

(March 30, 1998)

 Recommending that:

 (1)the Toronto Public Library Board be comprised of 15 members appointed by Council:

 (a)seven of whom shall be Members of Council including the Mayor or his designate and at least one member of the standing committee to which the Toronto Public Library Board reports;

 (b)two of whom shall be nominated by the Toronto District School Board;

 (c)one of whom shall be nominated by the Toronto District Separate School Board; and

 (d)five citizens nominated by the Nominating Committee of Council;

 (2)the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Public Library Board be given authority through Council by-law to call the first meeting of the Board in each term;

 (3)the City Clerk be requested to review the desirability of instituting limits on the terms served by citizen appointees to local boards and to review the process of receiving nominations by external bodies with a view to adding flexibility to the process and facilitating the balancing of qualifications of citizen members;

(4)the school boards be requested to nominate the representatives of the predecessor school boards who are currently members of the Interim Board as their representatives for the current term expiring on November 30, 2000 or until their successors are appointed;

 (5)Council re-appoint the current Councillor and citizen members of the Interim Board;

 (6)the Striking Committee be requested to nominate six additional Members of Council, including the Mayor or his designate, as members of the new Toronto Public Library Board;

 (7)the Clerk be authorized to initiate the process of citizen appointments for an additional two citizens for the Toronto Library Board, during the next round of citizen appointments through the Nominating Committee;

 (8)leave be granted for the introduction of the By-Law attached as Appendix 1 to this report which establishes the new Toronto Public Library Board in accordance with the Public Libraries Act; and

 (9)the appropriate officials be authorized to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto.

  3.CONCEPTUAL OPTIONS FOR THE RELOCATION

OF ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO CITY HALL.

 City Clerk.

(March 25, 1998)

 Advising that the Special Committee for Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall on March 19, 1998, during its consideration of floor plans respecting Conceptual Options for the Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall:

 "(1)authorized staff to proceed on the following options:

 (a)with respect to the third floor mezzanine - Option 2;

 (b)with respect to the second floor - Option 1; and

 (c)with respect to the Council Chamber - Option 1(b) with the directive that the space between Councillors be widened and the Mayor's seat be closer to the full Council;

 (2)requested the Commissioner of Corporate Services to canvas Members of Council on options on Councillors' office configurations;

 (3)recommended to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team that the Terms of Reference of the Sub-Committee be amended to permit it to review the long-term options for the Civic Centre proposal and its processes; and

 (4)requested the Commissioner of Corporate Services to report on discussions to date with respect to the lease of Old City Hall."

  4.TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE RELOCATION SUBCOMMITTEE

AND WORKPLAN FOR THE RENOVATIONS TO CITY HALL.

 City Clerk.

(March 25, 1998)

 Advising that the Special Committee - Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall, on March 19, 1998, adopted a report (March 19, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services respecting the Terms of Reference for the Relocation Sub-Committee and Workplan for the Renovations to City Hall.

  5.TERMS OF REFERENCE - TASK FORCE ON COMMUNITY SAFETY.

 City Clerk.

(March 2, 1998)

 Advising that the on Community Safety on March 2, 1998, recommended to the Special Committee, and Council, the adoption, as amended, of the attached Terms of Reference of the Task Force on Community Safety.

  6.ACCESS TO PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY COUNCILS.

 Councillor Ila Bossons, Midtown.

(March 16, 1998)

 Requesting the Special Committee to direct the City Clerk to form a Committee with staff from the previous Clerk's Departments to review their methods of record-keeping for Council and Committees and to come up with a user-friendly system; and direct the aforementioned Committee to invite comments from users before a final decision is made.

  7.FREQUENCY OF STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

REQUEST TO REPLACE ONCE-A-MONTH WITH

TWICE-A-MONTH SCHEDULE.

 Councillor Ila Bossons, Midtown.

(March 18, 1998)

 Suggesting that the Special Committee consider a twice-a-month schedule for Standing Committees, at lease provisorily; and should probably also apply to meetings of Council.

  8.ISSUES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS EFFECTS UPON

COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS ACROSS THE NEW CITY.

 Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski - High Park.

(February 16, 1998)

 Requesting an opportunity to appear before the Special Committee to discuss the need for a body to address the issues of substance abuse and the effects of substance abuse upon communities and neighbourhoods across the City; advising that despite input to the Transition Team during their consultations, the report released in December, 1997, failed to allow for the creation of a Task Force or Committee to look into strategies for addressing drug use in the City of Toronto.

  9.REMUNERATION FOR THE CITY APPOINTED MEMBER

TO THE TORONTO POLICE SERVICE BOARD.

 Chairman, Toronto Police Service Board.

(March 27, 1998)

 Advising that the Toronto Police Services Board on March 26, 1998, was in receipt of a report (March 18, 1998) from Norman Gardner, Chairman, respecting Remuneration of the City Appointed Member to the Toronto Police Services; and that the Board recommended to the Special Committee that the City appointed member be paid an interim salary of $8,791.00 per annum until the City of Toronto establishes a City-wide compensation plan for citizen appointees.

ANY OTHER MATTERS.

  
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