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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENTS

Certified to be a true copy of amendments to:

Report No. 7 of The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee,

Report No. 10 of The Corporate Services Committee,

Report No. 11 of The Corporate Services Committee,

Report No. 1 of The Economic Development Committee,

Report No. 7 of The Emergency and Protective Services Committee,

Report No. 8 of The Emergency and Protective Services Committee,

Report No. 9 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee,

Report No. 7 of The Works and Utilities Committee,

Report No. 14 of The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee,

Report No. 15 of The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee,

Report No. 16 of The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee,

Report No. 10 of The East York Community Council,

Report No. 11 of The East York Community Council,

Report No. 8 of The Etobicoke Community Council,

Report No. 8 of The North York Community Council,

Report No. 7 of The Scarborough Community Council,

Report No. 9 of The Toronto Community Council,

Report No. 10 of The Toronto Community Council,

Report No. 8 of The York Community Council,

Report No. 10 of The Board of Health,

Report No. 5 of The Nominating Committee,

Report No. 5 of The Striking Committee,

Report No. 9 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team,

Report No. 10 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, and

Joint Report No. 1 of The Corporate Services Committee and The Budget Committee,

and Notices of Motions, as adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held onJuly29, 30 and 31,1998.

REPORT NO. 7 OF THE COMMUNITY AND

NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-AUniform Policy for Leashed and Unleashed Dogs in Parks@.

The foregoing Clause was amended to provide that:

(1)dogs off-leash areas include the possible provision of specific hours being set aside for use as leash-free zones;

(2)stoop-and-scoop legislation be enforced; and

(3)the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to submit a report to the Economic Development Committee on an effective enforcement policy in regards to dogs off-leash and stoop-and-scoop legislation.

Clause No. 2-ADiversion Options for Youth Involved in the Squeegee Trade@.

The foregoing Clause was considered together with Clause No. 1 of Report No. 8 of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee, headed AProposed By-laws to Regulate Panhandling and Squeegee Activities@.

The foregoing Clauses, together with the following motions, were referred to Mayor Lastman, Councillor Olivia Chow (City=s Youth Advocate) and Councillor Dennis Fotinos (Chair, Emergency and Protective Services Committee):

Moved by Councillor Chow:

AThat the Clause be struck out and referred to Mayor Lastman, Councillor Chow (City=s Youth Advocate) and Councillor Fotinos (Chair, Emergency and Protective Services), for a report to the October meeting of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee and the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, on a detailed plan to address the issue of squeegee activities in the City, such plan to address the following:

(1)a response from the Federal and/or Provincial governments with respect to any legislative measures to be introduced by the Federal and/or Provincial governments; and

(2)a description of the specific strategies in the diversion programs to address those individuals who are truly in need.@

Moved by Councillor Davis:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that the report be submitted to a joint meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee and the Emergency and Protective Services Committee.@

Moved by Councillor Chong:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that, in the interim, the Toronto Police Services Board be requested to use whatever laws are currently in existence to ensure that unsafe, obnoxious behaviour of windshield washers is curtailed or minimized.@

Moved by Councillor Cho:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that the report be submitted to a joint meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee and the Emergency and Protective Services Committee and subsequently to City Council in November, 1998.@

Moved by Councillor Bossons:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that the Chief of Police be requested to submit a report to the joint meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee and the Emergency and Protective Services Committee, providing factual information on the number of arrests that have been made for major offences such as drug-related offences or persons wanted on warrants.@

Moved by Councillor Adams:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that should City Council defer action about squeegee persons, that the City make available >No Thanks to Squeegee= signs to members of the public in the appropriate size to fit in automobile windshields.@

Moved by Councillor Lindsay Luby:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that the Province of Ontario be requested to introduce changes to the Highway Traffic Act, as soon as possible, to provide the City with the means to control the squeegee situation.@

Moved by Councillor Moscoe:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chong be referred to the joint meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee and the Emergency and Protective Services Committee.@

Clause No. 4-ASale of Scattered Units Owned by Ontario Housing Corporation in the City of Toronto@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that City Council indicate to the Provincial Government its willingness to discuss and possibly support a proposal to construct replacement units equal to or larger than those being sold.@

Clause No. 11-AOntario Works Pilot Projects@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding the following words to the recommendation embodied therein:

Aand the three named pilot projects be continued in principle, in 1999, subject to satisfactory evaluation and availability of Provincial funding.@,

so that such recommendation now reads as follows:

AThe Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (June 30, 1998) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; and the three named pilot projects be continued in principle, in 1999, subject to satisfactory evaluation and availability of Provincial funding.@

Clause No. 12-AChild Benefit Supplement@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the City of Toronto:

(1)urge the Provincial Government not to claw back the National Child Benefit Supplement from those persons receiving social assistance; and

(2)request the Federal Government to intervene in this matter and to consider an appropriate form of financial penalty to the Province of Ontario if it continues the practice of clawing back the National Child Benefit Supplement which is going to poor families of the City of Toronto by the reduction of social assistance payments to those families.@

Clause No. 13-AElimination of Special Assistance and Supplementary Aid@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that:

(1)the City of Toronto:

(a)vigorously pursue the restoration of supplementary aid and special assistance projects by the Province; and that this be accomplished through the opposition party and the Ontario Disability Act process recently initiated by Minister Bassett and further that City Council demand that it has a role in this process; and

(b)request the Province of Ontario to refund to the City the amounts paid prior to the Province putting its own program into place;

(2)the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to continue to provide special assistance and a supplementary aid program, including items such as hearing aids, prosthetics, wheelchairs and repairs, respiratory equipment and ambulatory aids, until the end of 1998;

(3)the sum of $159,999.00 be found within the Social Services under-expenditures; and

(4)the sum of $46,000.00, from the under-expenditures, be provided for the remainder of the year to support the drug programs.@

Clause No. 17-AFuture Direction of Riverdale Hospital.@

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that:

WHEREAS the Riverdale Hospital (Riverdale) lands are owned by the City of Toronto and Riverdale occupies the premises under a long-term lease with the City for the purposes of operating a public hospital and related uses; and

WHEREAS the Riverdale Hospital has been ordered by the Health Services Restructuring Commission to cease operating as a public hospital by March 31, 2000; and

WHEREAS the Health Services Restructuring Commission has recommended that Riverdale continue as a long-term care facility; and

WHEREAS Riverdale is therefore proposing to develop a not-for-profit long-term care facility on the current site with the support of the community, patient groups, service agencies and other stakeholders;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Toronto agree, in principle, to amending the lease with the Board of Governors of the Hospital to include a long-term care facility as a permitted use subject to the terms and conditions of such lease being reviewed further by the City of Toronto.@

REPORT NO. 10 OF THE CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-AProject Proposal, Financial and Human Resources/Payroll Systems@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by:

(1)adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that:

(a)the joint report (July 27, 1998) from the Chief Administrative Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, embodying the following recommendations, be adopted:

>It is recommended that:

(1)all City Agencies, Boards and Commissions be strongly urged and requested to use the recommended City=s FIS/HRIS systems, on a timetable that is mutually agreed upon, but within five years at the latest; and

(2)on a priority basis, that City staff accommodate those Agencies, Boards and Commissions with non year 2000 compliant FIS/HRIS systems i.e., the Toronto Police Services by including their participation in the City=s implementation program.=;

(b)the report (July 28, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and Chair, FIS/HRS Steering Committee, embodying the following recommendations, be adopted;

>It is recommended that the Budget Committee and City Council:

(1)receive the attached report from Brian Dunk Consulting Services Limited; and

(2)approve the FIS/HRIS transition project, at a total cost of $26.3 million, and approve 1998 project financing of $6.1 million from the Transition Reserve Fund, with a report back in September 1998, outlining project financing requests for 1999 and 2000 based on contract terms and conditions to be negotiated with SAP that have regard to matching cashflow to project milestones and project risk.=; and

(c)the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to report to the Corporate Services Committee every three months on:

(i)the progress of implementing the system; and

(ii)whether this project is on track and has achieved the expected savings; such report to also include a demonstration of those savings.@; and

(2)referring the following motion to the Corporate Services Committee; and the Commissioner of Corporate Services was requested to report thereon to the Corporate Services Committee:

Moved by Councillor Jakobek:

AIt is further recommended that:

(1)the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Corporate Services be requested to obtain fixed prices and commitments for the inclusion of all Agencies, Boards and Commissions, the Toronto Transit Commission and Fleet Management prior to signing any final agreements; and

(2)with respect to this project, if approved by City Council today, that the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to engage independent experts to review any of the Agreements for this project prior to such Agreements being signed; and that the necessary funds therefor be provided from the Transition Projects Reserve Fund.@

REPORT NO. 11 OF THE CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-AAcquisition and Disposal of Real Property@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by amending Recommendation No. (1) (a) of the Corporate Services Committee by adding the words Aand respective Councillors@ after the words Aother departments@, so that such Recommendation now reads as follows:

A(1)amending Appendix >C= embodied therein, entitled >Processes for Declaring Properties Surplus=, by:

(a)adding to Section (2) the following, >(f) achieving social objectives=, so that Section (2) now read as follows:

>(2)a review to be undertaken by the Facilities and Real Estate Division, consulting with other departments and respective Councillors, to determine applicable considerations, including the following:

(a)any utilities on the lands;

(b)development potential;

(c)economic development potentials;

(d)environmental issues;

(e)other potential cost and budget considerations, such as capital budget impacts; and

(f)achieving social objectives.= @

Clause No. 2-AExpediting the Disposal of Property and Reduction of Leased Space@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that:

(1)the report (July 30, 1998) from Councillor Jack Layton, embodying the following recommendations, be adopted subject to adding thereto the following new recommendation >(c) the aforementioned recommendations be subject to the regular planning process=, so that the recommendations now read as follows:

>It is recommended that:

(a)marketing be delayed for 120 days for the 12 surplus properties identified in this report;

(b)the Council Strategy Committee for People Without Homes be requested to report to the Corporate Services Committee and the Budget Committee on the following, based on a Request for Proposal, a business plan for the utilization of sites identified for potential affordable housing purposes including:

(i)type of project being contemplated for each site, i.e., affordable ownership, rental or transitional housing;

(ii)funding mechanisms to be used in development;

(iii)potential end users;

(iv)timelines for development; and

(v)opportunity costs to the City for the targeted use of each property; and

(c)the aforementioned recommendations be subject to the regular planning process.=;

(2)the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee:

(i)on the possibility of restricting any members of Council=s Housing Task Forces who are architects, lawyers or consultants from being financially or professionally involved in any housing projects with which the City is involved; and

(ii)on the sensitivities which will be applied to assist low income families and fixed income tenants in relocation or alternate placement;

(3)the Commissioner of Corporate Services be requested to consult further with affected local Councillors with respect to this matter; and

(4)the following motion be referred to the Commissioner of Corporate Services for report thereon to the meeting of the Corporate Services Committee scheduled to be held on September 14, 1998:

Moved by Councillor Balkissoon:

>That the foregoing motion by Councillor Layton be amended to provide that the Ellesmere Road site be examined separately.= @

Clause No. 3-AConditions of Employment - Council Staff Members@.

The foregoing Clause was struck out and referred to the Personnel Sub-Committee of the Corporate Services Committee together with the following motions:

Moved by Councillor Disero:

AThat the Clause be amended to provide that Council staff be allowed to opt out of the benefits package in lieu of receiving the financial equivalent payment, until such time as the review of the full benefit plan is considered.@

Moved by Councillor Moscoe:

AThat Council staff members who were employed by a former municipality which had a severance practice greater than two weeks per year of service be grandfathered at the level of severance payment through the former practice for their service prior to January 1, 1998.@

Moved by Councillor King:

AThat the foregoing Clause be amended by amending Recommendation Nos. (7) and (8) embodied in the joint report (July 20, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services and the Executive Director of Human Resources, by adding thereto the following words >and that the payments be made from the Councillors= office budget.=@

Clause No. 6-AEqual Opportunity - Anti-Discrimination Policy Requirements for Suppliers@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding to Recommendation No. (1) embodied in the joint report (July 9, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer, the following words, Aand all Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Special Purpose Bodies@, so that such Recommendation now reads as follows:

A(1)in the purchasing process for goods and services, the use of the former City of Toronto Non-Discrimination Policy Declaration Form which provides protection on the basis of race, creed, colour, national origin, political or religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family relationship and disability, be continued and expanded to include all other former municipalities, and all Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Special Purpose Bodies;@.

Clause No. 8-AImpact of the City=s Downsizing and Restructuring on Employment Equity Designated Groups and Full-Time Access and Equity Staff@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by:

(a)amending Recommendation No. (2) of the Task Force on Community Access and Equity to read as follows:

A(2)departments be requested to develop a downsizing plan with specific access and equity goals to be reported to the Corporate Services Committee;@; and

(b)adding thereto the following:

AIt is recommended that the joint report (July 27, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services and the Executive Director of Human Resources, embodying the following recommendations, be adopted:

>It is recommended that:

(1)the current interim reporting relationship of access and equity staff to Human Resources continue until such time as the Task Force on Community Access and Equity completes its work; and

(2)employment equity practices as established by the former municipalities continue to apply to downsizing and hiring processes until new policies are established upon the completion of the Task Force=s work.= @

Clause No. 10-Disposition of Computers and Related Equipment@.

Consideration of the foregoing Clause, together with the following motion, was deferred to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on October 1, 1998:

Moved by Councillor Jakobek:

AThat the foregoing Clause be amended to provide that the Toronto District and Toronto Catholic School Boards be given the first opportunity to purchase surplus computer equipment, after which said equipment be offered to individual staff members.@

Clause No. 13-ACity Centre Project Work Plan to Develop Proposals for a City Centre Complex at Toronto City Hall@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by amending Section (1), embodied in the report (July 3, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services, under the heading ADiscussion@, AProject Objectives@, by adding to subsection (a) the following:

A(vii)review the feasibility of a second public square incorporating parts of Elizabeth Street and Bay street;

(viii)review the feasibility of incorporating the Toronto Coach Terminal into the work plan; and

(ix)repair the clock on the tower at old City Hall.@

Clause No. 38-ATransfer of Parking Operations to the Toronto Parking Authority@.

The foregoing Clause was amended:

(1)by inserting the words Aand Community Councils@ after the words AWard Councillors@ in Recommendation No. 3(b)(ii) embodied in the joint report (July 7, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the President, Toronto Parking Authority, so that such Recommendation reads as follows:

A(3)(b)City Council authorize the Authority=s Board of Directors to fix rates at on-street metered locations providing:

(i)rates are fixed at $2.00 per hour or less; and

(ii)the affected Ward Councillors and Community Councils concur with the proposed rates;

Proposed rate changes which do not comply with the above two criteria will be subject to Council approval;@;

(2)to provide that:

(a)the transfer of Parking Operations be approved on a two year trial basis, and that the transfer occur on the condition that all meter operations be a direct operation of the Toronto Parking Authority, including installation of meters; and

(b)the City retain the right to resume the on-street parking operations at anytime with assets to be transferred back to the City without penalty;

(3)by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that:

(a)City employees (both union and non-union staff) who elect to transfer to positions with the Toronto Parking Authority retain the right to continue to apply for positions with the City without loss of seniority or benefits, subject to negotiations with the Union with respect to union positions;

(b)prior to the transfer of the Toronto Parking Authority, the City Auditor conduct a review of the operations of both the present City meter collection system and the Toronto Parking Authority, and submit recommendations thereon to Council through the Corporate Services Committee;

(c)there be a regular six-month review of on-street parking operations by the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, comparing revenues and quality of operations, such review to include comments from Members of Council; and

(d)the President, Toronto Parking Authority, be requested to review:

(i)the parking meter rates in the former City of York with a view to achieving rate conformity with meters located throughout the City of Toronto; and

(ii)parking meter rates for those meters located adjacent to Civic Centres, libraries, aquatic centres and other municipal buildings which are frequented by the public; and submit a report thereon to the Corporate Services Committee.@; and

(4)by referring the following motion to the Corporate Services Committee:

Moved by Councillor Moscoe:

AThat the Corporate Services Committee be requested to recommend to Council a policy that Members of the Toronto Parking Authority be elected Members of Council; and that such membership change occur at the expiry date of the current members= term; and that in the interim, additional Members of Council be appointed to the Toronto Parking Authority to ensure that at least one half of the members are elected representatives.@

Clause No. 40-A536 St. Clair Avenue West - Establishment of a 25-Space Surface Carpark@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that, in an effort to increase revenue and expand the Parking Authority, while at the same time helping small business:

(1)the Toronto Parking Authority, in consultation with the local councillors be requested to investigate all opportunities to improve parking in local BIA=s at minimal cost to the City;

(2)the areas of priority be College and Clinton; Bayview and Eglinton; and the Danforth; and Members of Council be consulted for areas in their wards where small retailers need to remain competitive; and

(3)the Toronto Parking Authority be requested to submit recommendations to Council thereon, through the Corporate Services Committee.@

Clause No. 45-A219 Dufferin Street, Sale of Surplus City-Owned Property - (Ward 20 - Trinity-Niagara)@.

Council amended the foregoing Clause to provide that:

(1)the purchaser, 1245686 Ontario Inc, be required to complete the transaction based upon a purchase price of $2,460,000.00 and that all the other provisions set out in the report dated July 14, 1998, from the Commissioner of Corporate Services continue to apply; and the Commissioner of Corporate Services be instructed to complete the transaction on the foregoing basis; and

(2)should the purchaser not agree to complete this transaction in accordance with the foregoing recommendation, that the Commissioner of Corporate Services be instructed to re-market the property on the basis that the City is only prepared to consider clean, unconditional, cash offers which would not provide a purchaser with an opportunity to conduct an environmental inspection and a purchaser must complete the transaction expeditiously and accept the property on a totally Aas is@ basis.

Council subsequently re-opened the foregoing Clause and deferred consideration to its next regular meeting to be held on October 1, 1998.

REPORT NO. 1 OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-APrinciples for Inclusion in a Parkland Dedication Bylaw@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by amending the recommendation of the Economic Development Committee to read as follows:

AIt is recommended that Principle A(7) contained in the report (July 9, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, be amended to read as follows:

>(7)Delegation of Authority

It is recommended that Council delegate approval authority to the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, for choosing a land or cash-in-lieu of land dedication, and for the attributes of the conveyance; and that this be communicated to the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services for inclusion in the appropriate planning reports, subject to consultation with the affected Councillors.= @

REPORT NO. 7 OF THE EMERGENCY

AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-ABy-law to Amend By-law No. 20-85 - Olde Town Toronto Tours Limited@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by striking out the recommendation of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

AIt is recommended that the Clause be received and no action taken; and further, that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to report to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on the means, including the process, to prohibit all horse-drawn vehicles in the downtown core of the City.@

REPORT NO. 8 OF THE EMERGENCY

AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-AProposed By-laws to Regulate Panhandling and Squeegee Activities@.

The foregoing Clause was considered together with Clause No. 2 of Report No. 7 of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, headed ADiversion Options for Youth Involved in the Squeegee Trade@.

The foregoing Clauses, together with the following motions, were referred to Mayor Lastman, Councillor Olivia Chow (City=s Youth Advocate) and Councillor Dennis Fotinos (Chair, Emergency and Protective Services Committee):

Moved by Councillor Chow:

AThat the Clause be struck out and referred to Mayor Lastman, Councillor Chow (City=s Youth Advocate) and Councillor Fotinos (Chair, Emergency and Protective Services), for a report to the October meeting of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee and the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, on a detailed plan to address the issue of squeegee activities in the City, such plan to address the following:

(1)a response from the Federal and/or Provincial governments with respect to any legislative measures to be introduced by the Federal and/or Provincial governments; and

(2)a description of the specific strategies in the diversion programs to address those individuals who are truly in need.@

Moved by Councillor Davis:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that the report be submitted to a joint meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee and the Emergency and Protective Services Committee.@

Moved by Councillor Chong:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that, in the interim, the Toronto Police Services Board be requested to use whatever laws are currently in existence to ensure that unsafe, obnoxious behaviour of windshield washers is curtailed or minimized.@

Moved by Councillor Cho:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that the report be submitted to a joint meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee and the Emergency and Protective Services Committee and subsequently to City Council in November, 1998.@

Moved by Councillor Bossons:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that the Chief of Police be requested to submit a report to the joint meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee and the Emergency and Protective Services Committee, providing factual information on the number of arrests that have been made for major offences such as drug-related offences or persons wanted on warrants.@

Moved by Councillor Adams:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that should City Council defer action about squeegee persons, that the City make available ANo Thanks to Squeegee@ signs to members of the public in the appropriate size to fit in automobile windshields.@

Moved by Councillor Lindsay Luby:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chow be amended to provide that the Province of Ontario be requested to introduce changes to the Highway Traffic Act, as soon as possible, to provide the City with the means to control the squeegee situation.@

Moved by Councillor Moscoe:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor Chong be referred to the joint meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee and the Emergency and Protective Services Committee.@

Clause No. 3-AProposals for the Provision of Services Related to the Inspection of Taxicabs, Livery Cabs including Limousines and Driving School Vehicles@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the General Manager, Toronto Licensing Commission, in consultation with the appropriate officials, be requested to investigate the possibility of adding to the inspections, at this stage, the testing of exhaust emissions using the new technologies available for such testing.@

Clause No. 5-AFire Services Shoulder Flash@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the Fire Chief be advised that City Council supports the use of shoulder flash for use on staff uniforms only; and that the design not be used on service vehicles or any other signage.@

REPORT NO. 9 OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-AA Rapid Transit Connection Between Pearson International Airport and Union Station@.

Consideration of the foregoing Clause was deferred to the meeting of Council scheduled to be held on October 1, 1998.

Clause No. 2-AGuidelines for Determining City-Wide Interests in Planning Matters@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by:

(1)amending Recommendation No. (1) of the Urban Environment and Development Committee by inserting the following words Aon a two-year trial basis@ after the words Afor planning matters@, so that such Recommendation now reads as follows:

A(1)City Council endorse the attached Protocol for dealing with planning matters of City-wide interest and authorize its use by the Chief Planner in determining the appropriate Committee routing process for planning matters on a two-year trial basis;@; and

(2)adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to report to the Urban Environment and Development Committee:

(a)in one year and two years on the experience with using the protocol, including comments from Members of Council; and

(b)on a protocol for dealing with site plan applications and/or undertakings as an equivalent.@

Clause No. 4-ADemolition of Exhibition Stadium@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by striking out the Recommendation of the Urban Environment and Development Committee and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

AIt is recommended that:

(a)the report dated July 10, 1998, from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, embodying the following recommendations, be adopted:

>It is recommended that a draw from the Exhibition Stadium Capital Improvement Reserve fund be approved as follows:

(1)$1,819,324.00 for the demolition of the North and South Grandstands, as per Contract No.98-4008-80820;

(2)$645,000.00 for additional landscaping and other related work, subject to the further approval by the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place of any award of a contract associated with such work; and

(3)$30,000.00 for consultant services relating to the storage space requirements at Exhibition Place.=; and

(b)a Committee of Council be established to review the soccer and amateur sports needs of the City, including facilities, and report thereon to the Economic Development Committee.@

Clause No. 8-AStatus, and Recreational Use, of Ontario Hydro Corridors in the City of Toronto@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that:

(1)the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to submit a report to the Urban Environment and Development Committee on existing Official Plan designations and permitted uses in all active hydro corridors throughout the City with the intent of developing a City-wide Official Plan designation for hydro corridors; and

(2)the Commissioner of Economic Development, Tourism and Culture be requested to report in the 1999 Capital Budget cycle on opportunities to facilitate the establishment of walking/cycling trails in active hydro corridors.@

Clause No. 12-AHighway Traffic Amendment Act (Community Safety Zones), 1998 -Designation of Community Safety Zones@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the Transportation Services staff include in their forthcoming report to the Urban Environment and Development Committee, an evaluation as a community safety zone, of Keele Street and Parkside Drive from Lakeshore Blvd., to Annette Street.@

Clause No. 24-AOther Items Considered by the Committee@

The foregoing Clause was received as information, subject to adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that, notwithstanding subsection 128(5) of the Council Procedural By-law:

(1)Item (d), entitled >Intervenor Funding of Community Groups at Ontario Municipal Board Hearings=, embodied in the foregoing Clause be amended to indicate that the City Solicitor was requested by City Council on March 4, 1998, to develop a policy regarding the provision of intervenor funding from the City to community groups, for Ontario Municipal Board hearings; and

(2)Item (j) entitled >Request to Install Traffic Control Signals: Bayview Avenue and Tudor Gate=, embodied in the foregoing Clause be amended to provide that the signal light on Bayview Avenue at Tudor Gate be approved as recommended by the Urban Environment and Development Committee and the North York Community Council; and that the timing of installation be subject to funding.@

REPORT NO. 7 OF THE WORKS AND UTILITIES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-AAgreement for Additional Water Supply - Region of York@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the Region of York be notified that the City of Toronto intends to develop plans for further water efficiency initiatives and to collaborate with the Region of York in the development of these plans to meet their medium and long term needs to the extent possible.@

Clause No. 2-AEmery Creek Stormwater Quality Ponds Project@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that:

(1)the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to prepare a report on the reasons why the ponds could not be located on the tableland just north of Finch Avenue, or on the Works and Parks yard parking lot for presentation, for information, to the Emery Creek Neighbourhood Liaison Committee and the Emery Creek Environmental Association by the end of September, 1998; and that Council endorse the Environmental Study report as submitted to the Ministry of the Environment; and

(2)the Mayor be requested to write a reassuring letter to the Ward 6 residents who have been so sadly misinformed.@

REPORT NO. 14 OF THE STRATEGIC POLICIES AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-AProcess for Disbursing Grants to Property Owners for Termite Control@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to report to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee with respect to the establishment of a blended 1998 program for termite control across all the former municipalities in the City of Toronto.@

Clause No. 2-ARecreation Grants Program - 1998 Allocations and Appeals@.

Council adopted the following recommendations:

AIt is recommended that:

(1)a grant of $6,000.00 be approved for the Christie-Ossington Neighbourhood Centre, and that such funds be provided from the Grants Contingency Fund; and

(2)the recommendation of the Municipal Grants Review Committee be amended to provide that the appeal from the Weston Minor Hockey League be deferred until September and until staff from the Parks and Recreation Division can report on the success of the fund raising measures that have been taken over the summer.@

Clause No. 3-ALegislation Respecting Canadian Financial Institutions@.

The foregoing Clause was struck out and referred to the Economic Development Committee for consideration, with a request that the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism report thereon to the Economic Development Committee at the same time as the report is brought forward regarding the banking industry, which was previously requested by Councillor Moscoe.

REPORT NO. 15 OF THE STRATEGIC POLICIES AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 21-A1997 Management Letters of the former Municipalities Metropolitan Toronto, City of Toronto, City of Scarborough, City of Etobicoke, City of York and Borough of East York@.

The foregoing Clause was received.

Clause No. 23-AStatus of Special Committees and Task Forces@.

Consideration of the foregoing Clause was deferred to the meeting of Council scheduled to be held on October 1, 1998.

REPORT NO. 16 OF THE STRATEGIC POLICIES AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 2-AAmendment to Agreement to Facilitate the Expansion of Access Rights to Municipal Road Allowances - Metronet Communications Group Inc. - Supplementary Report@.

Council:

(1)adopted the following:

AIt is recommended that:

(a)the report (July 24, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services embodying the following recommendations, be adopted subject to the expansion of the Metronet Agreement being conditional upon the non-disclosure clauses not applying to other municipalities or the Federation of Canadian Municipalities; and subject also to the Agreement being approved for access to the City=s boulevards only, not for watermains:

>It is recommended that:

(1)the recommendations contained in the June 30, 1998 report on this subject be superseded by the following recommendations;

(2)City Council authorize an amendment to the Agreement with Metronet Communications Group Inc. to allow Metronet to enter upon the Public Highways under the jurisdiction of the City of Toronto beyond the bounds of the former Toronto city limits, for the purposes of installing, maintaining and operating a fibre optic telecommunications network throughout the City;

(3)the amended Agreement with Metronet contain such terms and conditions as have been negotiated and agreed to between the parties and described generally in the June 30, 1998 report on this subject, and approved by City Council, and such other terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the City Solicitor to protect the interests of the City;

(4)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, in consultation with the City Solicitor, report on the expansion of the Standard Form Municipal Access Agreement as previously authorized by the former City of Toronto and Metropolitan Councils to apply throughout the entire new City area, in order to enable qualified individuals or companies to access public street allowances for the purposes of installing, maintaining and operating telecommunications systems; and

(5)with regard to the leasing of spare City-owned conduit capacity, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services ensure that an appropriate public tender mechanism is utilized and that potential for access by other qualified individuals or companies is maintained where technically feasible;=;

(b)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to report to the Works and Utilities Committee on recommendations for other potential agreements for use in other City assets to install fibre optic cables;

(c)the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to report to Council, through the Economic Development Committee, no later than December, 1998, on the desirability, structure and Terms of Reference for a telecommunications authority for the City of Toronto; and

(d)the City Solicitor be requested to review whether the Agreement with Metronet should include a waiver of their rights under Section 220.1 (the >user fee= provisions) of the Municipal Act.@; and

(2)referred the following motion to the Chief Administrative Officer for a report thereon to the appropriate committee:

Moved by Councillor Fotinos:

AThat no other telecommunications Network Agreement with a term longer than five years be signed until a telecommunications authority has been established.@

Clause No. 6-AAward of Contract for a Small Scale Mixed Waste Recycling and Organics Processing Facility@.

The foregoing Clause was amended:

(1)by striking out Recommendation No. (4) of the Budget Committee and referring it back to the Budget Committee for reallocation of the amount of $3.2 million; and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer was requested to submit to the Budget Committee, a complete updated list of the status of previously approved (1997) and prior projects that have been started; and all Department Heads were requested to submit to the Budget Committee a list of those projects which they wish to go forward with and the availability of funding therefor; and

(2)to provide that the appropriate City officials be authorized to execute the contract.

Clause No. 8-A510 Spadina - Roadway Changes to Improve Safety (Downtown)@.

The foregoing Clause was amended:

(1)to provide that the source of funding be from the Transportation Capital Budget; and the specific program to be identified by the General Manager, Transportation Services, in a further report to the Budget Committee; and

(2)by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that:

(1)the Chief General Manager, Toronto Transit Commission, and the General Manager, Transportation Services be requested to submit a report to the Budget Committee in January, 1999, on a permanent solution and the source of funding; and

(2)in order to give effect to the recommendations of the Toronto Community Council, embodied in Clause No. 45 of Report No. 8 of the Toronto Community Council, and approved by City Council on July 8, 9 and 10, 1998, with respect to the resultant turn prohibitions:

(a)the existing prohibition of left turn movements to and from all unsignalized driveways and laneways at Spadina Avenue between Front Street West and Spadina Circle, be extended to be in effect at all times;

(b)the existing prohibition of through movements across Spadina Avenue from and to all unsignalized driveways and laneways between Front Street West and Spadina Circle, be extended to be in effect at all times; and

(c)the appropriate by-laws be amended accordingly.@

REPORT NO. 10 OF THE EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Clause No. 1-AStreet Vending Applications submitted by Mr. Corrado Salonia in the vicinity of Wicksteed Avenue/Brentcliffe Road and Bermondsey Road/Cranfield Road@.

Council adopted the following recommendations:

AIt is recommended that:

(1)a street vending permit be issued to the applicant for the vicinity of Wicksteed Avenue and Brentcliffe Road and at Bermondsey Road and Cranfield Road and that the applicant be requested to refrain from littering and adhere to the standards of the Board of Health; and

(2)the issuance of this permit be reviewed in six months time.@

REPORT NO. 11 OF THE EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Clause No. 6-AEnforcement Matters concerning 210 Linsmore Crescent@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by striking out the Recommendations of the East York Community Council and inserting in lieu thereof the following recommendations:

AIt is recommended that the proposal made by James Kaspiris and 1083558 Ontario Limited be accepted subject to the following conditions:

(a)that the roof slope be similar to the roof slope as shown on the original approved building permit drawings and be lowered by at least 1.14 metres;

(b)that payment in the amount of $10,382 plus accrued interest pursuant to outstanding orders be paid to the City on or before August 19, 1998;

(c)that an application for a building permit, accompanied by plans and specifications prepared in full compliance with the requirements of the Building Code Act and the provisions of this resolution, be submitted to the Chief Building Official on or before August 19, 1998;

(d)that 1083558 and Kaspiris enter into a written agreement with the City on or before August 19, 1998 setting out the terms of the variation of the Order of Mr. Justice Festeryga dated April 21, 1998 satisfactory to the City Solicitor;

(e)that all work in accordance with the building permit issued shall be completed within 120 days of the date of such agreement, but any period for the processing of the building permit (i.e. the date of receipt of the application to the date of refusal or approval of the application) shall be excluded from the 120 day period; and

(f)that in the event of default, all of the provisions of the Order of Mr. Justice Festeryga shall apply with respect to such default, and the City Solicitor and the Chief Building Official are authorized to seek full compliance with the Orders of Madam Justice Chapnik and Mr. Justice Festeryga dated May 12, 1995 and April 21, 1998, respectively.@

Clause No. 13-AOther Items Considered by the Community Council@.

The foregoing Clause was received as information, subject to striking out and referring Item (c), entitled ARequest for Alternate Side Overnight Permit Parking on Airdrie Road between Heather Road and Bessborough Drive: Traffic Poll Results@, embodied in the foregoing Clause, back to the East York Community Council for the hearing of deputations.

REPORT NO. 8 OF THE ETOBICOKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Clause No. 23-AProposed Installation of All-Way Stop Controls

Yorkleigh Avenue and Freemont Avenue@.

The foregoing Clause was received, and Council subsequently adopted the following Motion, without amendment:

Moved by:Councillor Giansante

Seconded by:Councillor Lindsay Luby

AWHEREAS the Etobicoke Community Council recommends, as a result of the large number of calls received regarding the changing of the stop controls at the intersection of Yorkleigh Avenue and Freemont Avenue; and

WHEREAS it is desirable that no changes be made until a further report has been submitted to the Etobicoke Community Council;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT in accordance with Section 46 of the Council Procedural By-law, Clause No. 3 embodied in Report No. 6 of the Etobicoke Community Council, entitled >Proposed Installation of All-Way Stop Controls: Yorkleigh Avenue and Freemont Avenue=, adopted by City of Toronto Council on June 3, 4 and 5, 1998, be reopened;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Works and Emergency Services Staff, Etobicoke District, be directed to retain the temporary signing indicating that the Stop Controls are being relocated from a north-south direction to an east-west direction at the intersection of Yorkleigh Avenue and Freemont Avenue, until such time as a further report can be submitted to Etobicoke Community Council;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the sign referring to a change on August 4, 1998, be removed.@

REPORT NO. 8 OF THE NORTH YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Clause No. 3-ASheppard Subway Status of Permits and Approvals@.

The foregoing Clause was struck out and referred to the Toronto Transit Commission for consideration at its first meeting in September; and that the Chief General Manager, Toronto Transit Commission, the Director of Planning, North York District, and the Chief Building Official, North York District, were requested to submit a joint report to such Commission meeting on all outstanding matters required to obtain the necessary building permits; and these City officials were requested to be in attendance at the aforementioned Commission meeting.

Clause No. 17-AOfficial Plan and Zoning Amendment Application UDOZ-98-03 - Rowland Lincoln Mercury - South of Eglinton Avenue East and North of Jonesville Crescent - Don Parkway@.

The foregoing Clause was amended to provide that the approval of this application in no way sets a precedent for the use of Ontario Hydro Corridor lands.

Clause No. 19-AZoning Amendment Application UDZ-96-30 - Harry Snoek -15-19 Finch Avenue West and 7-11 Blakeley Road - North York Centre@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by striking out the recommendations of the North York Community Council and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

AIt is recommended that this Clause be received and that no action be taken at this time with respect to this zoning amendment application having regard that Section 37 of the Planning Act and Site Plan and Development Agreements have not been fully executed.@

Clause No. 28-ADownsview Area Secondary Plan - Official Plan Amendment No. 464 - North York Spadina.@

The foregoing Clause was amended by:

(1)amending Recommendation No. (1) of the North York Community Council to provide that the Official Plan Amendment No. 464 be amended by incorporating the following clause at the beginning of Section 7 - Transportation and Circulation Policies:

AAll developments within the area covered by this Official Plan Amendment must conform with the requirements of the Downsview Area Transportation Master Plan, as approved by City Council, which is an integral part of, and has the same force and effect as, this OPA.@;

(2)amending Recommendation No.(1)(g)(i) of the North York Community Council by deleting the following words:

Aand replacing it with the following:

>(d)When approving development in the south neighbourhood, no direct access shall be permitted from lands in the Secondary Plan area to Wilson Avenue through the Mt. Sinai Cemetery.= @; and

(3)adding thereto the following new Recommendation No. (1)(h) as follows:

A(h)no direct access shall be permitted from lands in the Secondary Plan to Wilson Avenue through the Mt. Sinai Cemetery.@;

(4)renumbering the Recommendations of the North York Community Council accordingly; and

(5)adding thereto the following:

(a)AWHEREAS the Guiding Principles for the development of the Downsview Lands include the following transportation and traffic principles:

->the development of the Downsview Lands should not negatively impact operations on the surrounding transportation network=; and

->the fundamental premise/principle behind the mobility servicing plans for development on the Downsview Lands should be that the adjacent communities (individual, residential, commercial) should not be impacted from a traffic infiltration or spillover parking perspective=; and

WHEREAS the traffic situation at the Allen Expressway and Eglinton Avenue West, already impossible, may be aggravated by any development along the Allen Expressway;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to examine means, including the use of outside consultants, to alleviate this further aggravation, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:

(i)use of City of Toronto development charges to help finance additional ramps on Allen Road, between Eglinton Avenue West and Lawrence Avenue West;

(ii)capital improvements to the Eglinton Avenue/Allen Road intersection; and

(iii)provision of additional parking lots around Eglinton Avenue/Allen Road;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT all local area Councillors, along the Allen Expressway, and the Mayor=s Office, be included in the aforementioned studies as they progress.@; and

(b)that City staff involved with this project as it develops, and the developers, be requested to pursue:

(i)high levels of energy efficiency; and

(ii)parking minimization strategies;

(c)that the developer be urged to consider district energy options for heating and cooling their facilities;

(d)that the Toronto District Heating Corporation be given the opportunity to make a proposal to that effect; and

(e)the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission and City Transportation staff, be directed to revise the Downsview Area Transportation Master Plan, incorporating specific initiatives which would achieve a more transit-oriented, less auto-reliant development at Downsview, and to present this revised Plan for City Council approval in October, 1998.

REPORT NO 7 OF THE SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Clause No. 15-AOntario Municipal Board Appeal - Group Homes@.

The foregoing Clause was struck out and referred to the Urban Environment and Development Committee for consideration.

REPORT NO. 10 OF THE TORONTO COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Clause No. 3-AHearing - Alteration of Lansdowne Avenue from Queen Street West to Rideau Avenue (High Park)@.

Council adopted the following recommendation:

AIt is recommended that City Council enact a By-law in the form of the draft bill embodied in the Clause and that leave be granted to introduce the necessary bill to give effect thereto.@

Clause No. 10-AChinatown - Licensed Marketing Displays - Spadina Avenue Between Queen Street West and Baldwin Street and Dundas Street West, Between Spadina Avenue and Beverley Street (Downtown)@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the report dated July 27, 1998, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be adopted, wherein it is recommended that:

(1)should a further >Summons= for excessive marketing be issued to the licence holder of 70 Huron Street, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services report to the Toronto Community Council on the possible cancellation of the boulevard marketing licence and the applicant be given the opportunity to be heard by the Committee; and

(2)after the hearing of deputations, the Toronto Community Council recommend to City Council the cancellation of the boulevard marketing licence.@

Clause No. 23-AInstallation of Speed Humps - Margueretta Street from Bloor Street West to Wallace Avenue (Davenport)@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the General Manager, Transportation Services, be requested to submit a report to the Toronto Community Council on the feasibility of reverting St.Clarens Avenue, from Bloor Street West to Paton Road, back to a northbound, one-way street.@

Clause No. 30-AOfficial Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments - 245 Carlaw Avenue (Don River)@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to prepare a response to the communication dated July 20, 1998, from the Boston Association of Residents for a Clean Quiet Street (BARCQS) and the Commissioner be authorized to meet with members of BARCQS, if necessary.@

Clause No. 59-AImpact of Big Box Retail Development on the Toronto Community=s Retail Strips@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the recommendation of the Budget Committee and the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, embodied in the communication (July 29, 1998) from the City Clerk, containing the following recommendation, be adopted:

>That funding in the amount of $35,000.00 from the Contingency Account be allocated to the Operating Budget of the Economic Development, Culture and Tourism Research Study, conditional upon the said $35,000.00 being replenished by the Toronto Economic Development Corporation for repayment of same.= @

Clause No. 60-AVarious Uses of the City Street Allowance - 1930, 1975, 1982, 2024, 2026 and 2028 Queen Street East (East Toronto)@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that City Council:

(1)authorize the City Solicitor to oppose the application by the owner of 1982 Queen Street East, at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario; and

(2)advise the Commission that it opposes the application due to the zoning and noise by-law convictions, as well as the unruly behaviour of the patrons.@

Clause No. 74-AModifications of Fence - Palmerston Avenue Flank of 1Palmerston Gardens (Midtown)@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is recommended that Recommendation No. (2) embodied in the report (July 8, 1998) from the Acting Assistant Director, Bylaw Administration and Enforcement, City Services, be adopted, viz:

>(2)that the property owners of No. 1 Palmerston Gardens be required to modify the fence so that it does not exceed 1.0 m in height.= @

Clause No. 75-ACity-Owned Tree Relocation/Removal - 30 Ossington Street (Trinity-Niagara)@.

The foregoing Clause was struck out and referred back to the Toronto Community Council for further consideration and the hearing of deputations.

REPORT NO. 8 OF THE YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Clause No. 1-A(i) Garbage Inspection Process; and (ii) Sunday Morning Litterhog Service, Ward 27, York Humber and Ward 28, York Eglinton@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the report dated July 29, 1998, from the Commissioner of Operations (York District) be adopted, subject to inserting the words >from the existing budget,=, after the figure >$8,000.00=, so that such recommendation now reads as follows:

>It is recommended that, subject to funding being provided in the amount of $8,000.00 from the existing budget, that the increased level of service control of litter on Eglinton Avenue West, between Bicknell and Bathurst Streets on Sundays between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., be approved for the balance of 1998.= @

Clause No. 2-A460 Rogers Road - Appeal of Committee of Adjustment Application ,Ward 27, York Humber@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the report dated July 24, 1998, from the Commissioner of Development Services (York District), embodying the following recommendation, as amended, be adopted:

>It is recommended that Urban Planning and Development Services staff be directed to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing on September 2, 1998, in support of the application for 460 Rogers Road.= @

Clause No. 23-AOther Items Considered by the Community Council@.

The foregoing Clause was received as information, subject to striking out and referring Item (c), entitled, ARequest from the Toronto Extrication Team for a Donation, regarding Attendance at the 1998 International Auto Extrication Competition and Learning Symposium@, embodied in the foregoing Clause, back to the York Community Council for further consideration.

REPORT NO. 5 OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-ACitizen Appointments to the Canadian National Exhibition Association - Municipal Section and the Toronto Police Services Board@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the City Clerk be requested to report as to what process City Council should follow in the future, when Members of Council wish to submit names for appointments on the floor of Council.@

REPORT NO. 9 OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FINAL

REPORT OF THE TORONTO TRANSITION TEAM

Clause No. 1-AThe Roles and Responsibilities of Community Councils

In the Context of the Council-Committee Structure@.

Consideration of the foregoing Clause was deferred to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on October 1, 1998.

REPORT NO. 10 OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FINAL

REPORT OF THE TORONTO TRANSITION TEAM

Clause No. 1-AGovernance Structure for Heritage Services@.

The foregoing Clause was struck out and referred back to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, together with the following motion and the various documents and communications submitted at Council:

Moved by Councillor Adams:

AThat the Clause be amended by striking out Recommendation No. (12) of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

>(12)City Council support the continued existence of an independent arms length charitable foundation to facilitate fundraising and development activities for a broad range of heritage projects throughout the City, and the Heritage Board, in consultation with the Culture Office, report on the further implementation of such charitable foundation.= @; and

with the following requests:

(1)that the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team:

(a)hold a special meeting to give consideration thereto;

(b)handle deputations expeditiously;

(c)limit deputations to the Chairs of the existing LACAC's, the Chair, Heritage Toronto and the Chairs of the Museum Boards; and

(d)develop a position paper on heritage issues prior to the hearing of deputations; and

(2)that the heritage community be invited to immediately develop a Heritage Master Plan.

Clause No. 4-AAmendment to the Terms of Reference of the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by striking out Recommendation No. (2) in the report dated June25, 1998, from the Commissioner of Corporate Services and inserting in lieu thereof the following new Recommendation No (2):

A(2)the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall report to the Corporate Services Committee on all Phase 2 and 3 issues, including renovation and maintenance items; and@.

REPORT NO. 1 OF THE CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE AND

THE BUDGET COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-ACity of Toronto Year 2000 Project@.

The foregoing Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

AIt is further recommended that the joint report dated July 22, 1998, from the Chief Administrative Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, embodying the following recommendations, be adopted:

>It is recommended that:

(1)the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to spend up to $1,500,000.00 in 1998 to set-up, staff and acquire tools for the Year 2000 Project Office;

(2)the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to spend up to $3,596,000.00 to complete the inventory of the City=s critical systems and begin their assessment and remedy;

(3)the total initial funding of $5,096,000.00 in recommendation Nos. (1) and (2) above be provided from the Corporate Contingency Account;

(4)the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to enter into the necessary agreements in support of the above;

(5)the Chief Administrative Officer report on the expenditures to date of the $5,096,000.00 to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee at its first meeting in November; and

(6)the Chief Administrative Officer report to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee at its first meeting in November on the work plan, including cost estimates, to achieve the following milestones which will ensure business continuity through the Year 2000:

ENQUIRIES APPEARING UNDER ITEM C

Consideration of the following enquiries and answers was deferred to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on October 1, 1998:

ENQUIRIES:

(1)Enquiry dated June 29, 1998, from Councillor Walker regarding the Mayor=s role in discussions with Maple Leaf Gardens concerning the City=s interest in the Union Station Lands; and

(2)enquiry dated June 30, 1998, from Councillor Walker regarding the proposal for the development of a Maple Leaf Gardens Complex at Exhibition Place.

ANSWERS:

(1)Answer dated July 20, 1998, from Mayor Mel Lastman to Councillor Michael Walker; in response to his enquiry;and

(2)answer dated July 24, 1998, from the Chief Administrative Officer, addressed to City Council in response to Councllor Michael Walker=s enquiry.

NOTICES OF MOTION APPEARING UNDER ITEM F

(1)Moved by:Councillor Rae

Seconded by:Councillor Silva

AWHEREAS City Council at its meeting held on June 3, 4 and 5, 1998, by its adoption, as amended, of Clause No. 13 of Report No. 7 of The Corporate Services Committee, headed >Office Administration and Expenses of Members of Council=, approved a motion by Councillor Howard Moscoe to have Councillors= office expenses dealt with directly through the Finance Department; and

WHEREAS Councillors value the efforts of the current Clerk=s administrative support staff in handling our office expenses; and

WHEREAS Councillor Fotinos and Councillor Silva, having voted with the majority, wish to re-open consideration of this matter in accordance with Council=s Procedural By-law;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with Section46 of the Council Procedural By-law, Clause No. 13 of Report No. 7 of The Corporate Services Committee, headed >Office Administration and Expenses of Members of Council=, be re-opened for further consideration insofar as it pertains to the responsibility for the administration of Councillors= Office Budgets;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the action taken by Council at its meeting held on June 3, 4 and 5, 1998, in this regard, be rescinded, and the responsibility for the administration of Councillors= Office Budgets be returned to the Clerk=s Department.@

(Council also had before it, during consideration of the foregoing Motion, a joint report dated July 28, 1998, from the City Clerk and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, entitled AOffice Administration and Expenses of Members of Council - Payment Protocol@.)

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(2)Moved by:Councillor Tzekas

Seconded by:Councillor Mammoliti

AWHEREAS during the last municipal election an individual or individuals attacked the credibility and integrity of a candidate running for office; and

WHEREAS it appears that in excess of $75,000.00 was spent in this unprecedented attack against an individual candidate seeking election in Ward 19 which is far in excess of the permitted funds available to a certified candidate under the Municipal Elections Act funding formula, and which was used to produce 21,000 copies of a pamphlet written in the name of a fictitious organization and distributed by Canada Post, and used to conduct a push-poll, both to discredit this candidate in the last week of the election; and

WHEREAS the source of the funds used for this purpose and the identity of the benefactor is currently unknown; and

WHEREAS the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 does not appear to regulate the activities of third parties in circumstances such as are described above; and

WHEREAS the City Clerk has the responsibility for the conduct of and all matters related to the municipal election;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council direct the City Clerk and the City Solicitor to review the circumstances described above and to report thereon to the Corporate Services Committee, including in such report any possible contraventions of the Municipal Elections Act; and what, if any, amendments are necessary to the Municipal Elections Act to prohibit such conduct in the future.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(3)Moved by:Councillor Jakobek

Seconded by:Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski

AWHEREAS the former City of Toronto and the Toronto Harbour Commissioners (THC) entered into an agreement (THC Subsidy Agreement) in November 1994 whereby the THC accepted, as adequate compensation for the transfer of part of its lands to the Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO) and the former City of Toronto, the right to receive an annual subsidy; and

WHEREAS the THC, since 1995, have submitted to City Council a proposed Operating Budget and City Council has approved each year a subsidy amount of approximately $2,800,000.00; and

WHEREAS, commencing in the year 2000, the THC will be eligible to also seek a subsidy for its Capital Budget; and

WHEREAS the THC would like to discuss a proposal, including the possibility of the transfer of lands, which could end the City=s obligation under the THC Subsidy Agreement; and

WHEREAS City Council, at its meeting held on May 13 and 14, 1998, adopted Clause No.3 of Report No. 6 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee recommending, among other things, that:

>(9)any discussions involving City officials or Councillors regarding land transfers between the Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO), the City, and the Harbour Commissioners be held only after the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services and the TEDCO Board have reported to the Toronto Community Council on the implications of any land transfer which might be contemplated=; and

WHEREAS it is impossible to discuss adequately the implications of any land transfers unless it is known which lands might be involved;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with Section46 of the Council Procedural By-law, Clause No. 3 of Report No. 6 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee, headed >The Toronto Harbour Commissioners: Bill C-9 - The Canada Marine Act - Planning and Related Issues=, be re-opened for further consideration;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City Council request the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Corporate Services and other staff as necessary, to meet with the THC and TEDCO to discuss options, including the possibility of land transfers, for eliminating the City=s obligation to provide the THC an annual subsidy and report back on the implications of such options for the City to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee for its meeting to be held on September 22, 1998.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, subject to:

(1)deleting the following words Aincluding the possibility of land transfers@, in the second operative paragraph so that such operative paragraph now reads as follows:

AAND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City Council request the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Corporate Services and other staff as necessary, to meet with the THC and TEDCO to discuss options for eliminating the City=s obligation to provide the THC an annual subsidy and report back on the implications of such options for the City to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee for its meeting to be held on September22, 1998.@; and

(2)adding thereto the following:

Aand further, that the Councillors on the Toronto Harbour Commission and the Toronto Economic Development Corporation be fully briefed and involved in these decisions.@

NOTICE OF MOTION APPEARING UNDER ITEM I

Moved by:Councillor Prue

Seconded by:Councillor Faubert

AWHEREAS Section 41 of the Council Procedural By-law No. 23-1998 states as follows:

>41.A motion to defer, or a motion to refer, made pursuant to section 40, shall be debatable only in respect of amendments to the motion, and no discussion of the main question shall be allowed until after its disposition.=; and

WHEREAS this section has the effect of restricting debate as to the reasons or not of such a motion to defer, or refer;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Section 41 of By-law No. 23-1998 be interpreted to mean and include the right of any Member of Council to speak to, or question the reason behind any motion to refer or defer.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted; and the following motions were referred to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, for consideration, with a request that the Special Committee also give consideration to the issue of requiring staff to address questions only at the beginning of an item:

Moved by Councillor O=Brien:

AThat the Operative Paragraph of the foregoing Notice of Motion moved by Councillor Prue and seconded by Councillor Faubert be amended to read as follows:

>NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT Section 41 of Council Procedural By-law No. 23-1998 be amended to provide that the Chair of the appropriate Committee or Task Force be permitted to speak to any motion to refer or defer, and the Mayor may request the appropriate staff to answer any questions from Members of Council pertaining to any motion to refer or defer.= @

Moved by Councillor Layton:

AThat the foregoing motion by Councillor O=Brien be amended by adding after the words >Chair of a Committee=, the following words, >or any other Member of Council=.@

NOTICES OF MOTION APPEARING UNDER ITEM J

(1)Moved by:Councillor Pantalone

Seconded by: Mayor Lastman

AWHEREAS City Council on June 3, 4 and 5, 1998, by its adoption, without amendment, of Clause No. 17 of Report No. 7 of The Corporate Services Committee, headed >InterimPurchasing By-law - Awarding of Contracts=, granted authority to the appropriate Standing Committee of Council and/or Community Council to approve contract awards between $1.0 million and $2.5 million; and

WHEREAS the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services have submitted the attached joint report dated July 21, 1998, entitled >ContractNo. T-58-98: Yonge Street Median Construction - North York Boulevard to Ellerslie Avenue=; and

WHEREAS it is important that the award of Contract No. T-58-98 be approved at the July29, 1998 meeting of City Council, so that construction of Phase Two of the YongeStreet Median can take place during the 1998 construction season; and

WHEREAS there is insufficient time to submit the aforementioned joint report to the UrbanEnvironment and Development Committee for its consideration, having regard for the summer break; and

WHEREAS the next meeting of City Council after the summer break is scheduled too late for this construction season;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council give consideration to the joint report dated July 21, 1998, from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services at its meeting to be held on July 29, 1998, and that such report be adopted.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

Council subsequently adopted the joint report dated July 21, 1998, from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, entitled AContract T-58-98, Yonge Street Median Construction, North York Boulevard to Ellerslie Avenue (North York Centre)@, embodying the following recommendations:

AIt is recommended that:

(1)Contract No. T-58-98, Tender No. 78-1998, for the Yonge Street Median Construction from North York Boulevard to Ellerslie Avenue be awarded to Grascan Construction Ltd., and Torbridge Construction Ltd., in the total amount of $1,318,240.00 including all taxes and charges being the lowest tender received for Parts 1 and 3;

(2)$83,240.00 be transferred from the Yonge Street Median Phase One account into the Phase Two account; and

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

(2)Moved by:Councillor Moeser

Seconded by:Councillor Miller

AWHEREAS Council amended and adopted Clause No. 2 of Report No. 8 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team, entitled >Toronto City Hall Renovations - Recommended Actions in Response to Committee and City Council Motions and Additional Phase One Budget Requirements=; and

WHEREAS Council did not adopt the recommendation of the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall contained in the Clause with respect to authorization being granted to the Sub-Committee to approve the finishes such as carpets, wood in the Councillors= desks, and wall points, upon the recommendations of the Architect; and

WHEREAS if the Sub-Committee is not granted the authorization to approve the finishes, this will cause undue delay contrary to Council=s intent, respecting the move to City Hall being completed by December 3, 1998;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with Section46 of the Council Procedural By-law, Clause No. 2 of Report No. 8 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team be re-opened for further consideration;

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the aforementioned Clause be amended by adding thereto the following:

>It is further recommended that the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall be authorized to approve the finishes such as carpets, wood in the Councillors= desks, and wall points, upon the recommendations of the Architect.=;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Clause No. 2 of Report No. 8 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team, as further amended, be adopted.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(3)Moved by:Councillor Johnston

Seconded by:Councillor Bossons

AWHEREAS the federal and provincial governments continue to unilaterally reduce their roles in many areas of public policy; and

WHEREAS Canada=s municipalities are having to bear a greater responsibility for the management of many of these areas; and

WHEREAS municipalities often do not have the financial or legislative capacity to effectively manage these responsibilities; and

WHEREAS in order to ensure the economic and social viability of Canadian communities there is a need to enhance the legislative and financial capacity of local governments;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council request the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to develop a comprehensive position and strategy to achieve a constitutional amendment which will recognize municipalities as an independent order of government within Canada=s governance structure.@

Disposition:The following Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(4)Moved by:Councillor Filion

Seconded by:Councillor Jones

AWHEREAS the City of Toronto Department of Public Health has been successful in its application to the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation to receive funding to support the implementation of a project titled >In the Driver=s Seat= for a total amount of $15,000.00; and

WHEREAS the funding from the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation may be renewed for an additional two years; and

WHEREAS the City is required to enter into an Agreement with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation respecting the >In the Driver=s Seat= Project; and

WHEREAS the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation will not flow funds to the City until the Agreement has been signed; and

WHEREAS Council authority is required before the Agreement can be signed by the City=s authorized signing authorities;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council authorize the City to enter into an Agreement with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation for the >In the Driver=s Seat= Project.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(5)Moved by:Councillor Jones

Seconded by:Councillor Kinahan

AWHEREAS the former City of Etobicoke was desirous of retaining business and industry; and

WHEREAS the former City of Etobicoke Official Plan recommended a secondary plan for the New Toronto industrial area; and

WHEREAS the industries in the area, namely, Campbell Soup, Protek Paints, National Silicates, Henkel Canada and Huntsman Film, all of whom are members of the South Etobicoke Industrial Employers Association, are concerned about the future of vacant industrial lands within the New Toronto area;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the City of Torontoreaffirm its desire to maintain these lands for employment uses;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to proceed with a secondary plan that has a goal of strengthening and revitalizing those uses.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(6)Moved by:Councillor Balkissoon

Seconded by:Councillor Cho

AWHEREAS the application for a change to the Official Plan and Zoning By-laws of the land within the Morningside Heights Land Use Study Area has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board; and

WHEREAS the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development=s recommendations to Council on July 8, 1998, were not adopted; and

WHEREAS Council approved Option No. 2 of the Land Use Study of these lands;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct the City Solicitor to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board in defence of the Council=s decision for this area;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Solicitor be authorized to engage the necessary professional assistance to support the Council decision on this Land Use Study at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing scheduled in October, 1998, with funds to be made available from the Corporate Contingency Account as required.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was not adopted by City Council.

(7)Moved by:Councillor Chow

Seconded by:Councillor Layton

AWHEREAS the applicant proposes to install signage on the east elevation of the building located at 74-76 McCaul Street, for identification purposes; and

WHEREAS the proposed signs do not comply with Chapter 297, Signs, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code and are the subject of a minor variance application; and

WHEREAS the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services in her report dated July27, 1998, has recommended that the application be approved;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council give consideration to the report of the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services dated July 27, 1998, and that such report be adopted.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

Council subsequently adopted the report July 27, 1998, from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, embodying the following recommendations:

AIt is recommended that:

(1)City Council approve Application No. 998059 respecting minor variances from Chapter 297, Signs, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code to permit five non-illuminated awning signs and two non-illuminated projecting banner signs; and

(2)the applicant be advised, upon approval of Application No. 998059, of the requirement to obtain the necessary permits from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services.@

(8)Moved by:Councillor Giansante

Seconded by:Councillor Lindsay Luby

AWHEREAS the Etobicoke Community Council recommends, as a result of the large number of calls received regarding the changing of the stop controls at the intersection of Yorkleigh Avenue and Freemont Avenue; and

WHEREAS it is desirable that no changes be made until a further report has been submitted to the Etobicoke Community Council;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT in accordance with Section 46 of the Council Procedural By-law, Clause No. 3 embodied in Report No. 6 of the Etobicoke Community Council, entitled >Proposed Installation of All-Way Stop Controls: Yorkleigh Avenue and Freemont Avenue=, adopted by City of Toronto Council on June 3, 4 and 5, 1998, be reopened;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Works and Emergency Services Staff, Etobicoke District, be directed to retain the temporary signing indicating that the Stop Controls are being relocated from a north-south direction to an east-west direction at the intersection of Yorkleigh Avenue and Freemont Avenue, until such time as a further report can be submitted to the Etobicoke Community Council;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the sign referring to a change on August 4, 1998, be removed.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(9)Moved by:Councillor Miller

Seconded by:Councillor Feldman

AWHEREAS more than half of the future housing need in the City will be for rental housing; and

WHEREAS the interim report of the Golden Task Force said that at least 4,000 new affordable rental units must be built every year; and

WHEREAS at the last Council meeting Council struck out Recommendation No. (2) of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee on the Tax Policy Options of the Multi-Residential Property class without consideration of the ramifications of the motion on the building of new housing;

WHEREAS the former Metro Council, and many others, supported the objective set out in that recommendation as it will help to promote the construction of rental housing;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT such recommendation be reopened and that Council pass a by-law to create a property class for newly constructed rental apartment buildings of seven units or more at the residential/farm tax rate and that the Province be requested to make this a permanent tax policy tool.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was referred to the Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force.

(10)Moved by:Councillor Rae

Seconded by:Councillor Chow

AWHEREAS the Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association wishes to hold their second annual Toronto-Cuban Friendship Day at Nathan Phillips Square; and

WHEREAS the Association has planned their event for August 29, 1998; and

WHEREAS the Toronto Community Council is not meeting again prior to this event;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that City Council is aware of this event and has no objection to it taking place.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(11)Moved by:Councillor Prue

Seconded by:Councillor Ootes

AWHEREAS Council, at its meeting held on May 13 and 14, 1998, approved the budget for the Pape Village Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS in previous taxation years maximum and minimum charges were levied on businesses in the Pape Village Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS, if maximum and minimum charges are levied in this taxation year, billing will be further delayed because notice of passage of a maximum and minimum charge by-law must be given and the Business Improvement Area will not be able to continue with its planned program of activities; and

WHEREAS the Board of Management of the Pape Village Business Improvement Area on July29, 1998, has advised that it has met and approved proceeding with levying their BIA based on the standard procedures used for the majority of BIAs in 1998 and requested that it be levied and billed in 1998 in the same manner as are the majority of other Business Improvement Areas in the City;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve billing for the Pape Village Business Improvement Area for the 1998 taxation year in the same manner as the majority of other Business Improvement Areas in the City and request that the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism work towards a solution for future billing.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was withdrawn.

(12)Moved by:Councillor Chow

Seconded by:Councillor Adams

AWHEREAS Council at its meeting on February 6, 1998, enacted By-law No. 39-1998 providing authority, among other things, for certain officials to sign documents on behalf of the City of Toronto in the place and stead of the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and

WHEREAS the officials were named in reference to positions in offices of the former municipalities amalgamated to form the new City of Toronto; and

WHEREAS such offices are now mostly vacant and directors have been appointed in the office of the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and

WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal section 4 of By-law No. 39-1998 and provide for new authority to sign documents on behalf of the City of Toronto in the place and stead of the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT leave be granted for the introduction of a bill in Council in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix AA@ providing for the authority of new officials to sign documents on behalf of the City of Toronto in the place and stead of the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

Council subsequently adopted By-law No. 601-1998.

(13)Moved by:Councillor Adams

Seconded by:Councillor Augimeri

AWHEREAS section 157 of the Municipal Act provides that the Council of a local municipality may pass a by-law to levy an annual amount upon certain hospitals, colleges and universities, and correctional facilities; and

WHEREAS the amount a municipality may so levy may not exceed the prescribed amount; and

WHEREAS the amount of $75.00 has been prescribed as the amount which may be so levied for each Provincially rated bed in a hospital, for each full time student enrolled in a university or college in the year preceding the year of levy, and for each resident placed in a correctional facility;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT leave be granted for the introduction of a report from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommending that:

(1)Council authorize the levy of taxes for the 1998 taxation year on hospitals, colleges and universities and correctional facilities as provided by section 157 of the Municipal Act; and

(2)authority be granted for the introduction of the necessary bills in Council to levy taxes for the year 1998 on hospitals, colleges and universities and correctional facilities in the form or substantially in the form of the draft by-laws attached hereto.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(14)Moved by:Councillor Rae

Seconded by:Councillor Adams

AWHEREAS subsection 85(1) of the Municipal Act requires the council of every local municipality to appoint as many collectors for the municipality as it considers necessary; and

WHEREAS the City is in the process of implementing its new organizational structure and must appoint collectors of taxes;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Margo Lynd Brunning, Giuliana Carbone and Robert Ripley be appointed as collectors of taxes for the whole of the City of Toronto;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the appointments of collectors of taxes for the former municipalities of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, Toronto and York be rescinded.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(15)Moved by:Councillor Chow

Seconded by:Councillor Layton

AWHEREAS the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Blue Jays Alumni Association will be having a picnic on Saturday, August 8, 1998, at the Roundhouse Park; and

WHEREAS the Toronto Blue Jays have requested that Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that the city does not object to this event;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it is aware of the event being held by the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Blue Jays Alumni Association on August 8, 1998, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Roundhouse Park, and that it has no objection to it taking place.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(16)Moved by:Councillor Nunziata

Seconded by:Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski

AWHEREAS the User Fee Committee, at its meeting held on July 28, 1998, received a presentation from the Parks and Recreation Division regarding the Parks and Recreation User Fees, Proposed Consultation Process; and

WHEREAS it is requested that Council consider that there be no User Fees for the fundamental services such as the following:

Volunteer Development/General Leadership Development;

Child Summer Outdoor Drop-in Playground Program;

Outdoor Public Swim;

Basic Wading Pools/Spray Pads;

Waterfront Beaches;

Outdoor Public Skate;

Neighbourhood Special Events; and

WHEREAS the City of Toronto would incur a potential revenue reduction of $150,000.00 annually for no User Fees for this list of Fundamental Services at current service levels;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT there be no User Fees for the above-noted Fundamental Services, which would include swimming, skating and other leisure time recreation activities that the former municipalities provided, and that staff be instructed to provide up to $150,000.00 to implement this initiative immediately.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted subject to:

(a)the fees being waived for outdoor public swim, and basic wading pools/spray pads only; and that the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be instructed to provide up to $54,000.00 to implement this initiative;

(b)funds to implement this initiative being drawn from the appropriate account, including, if possible, any monies that may have been made from the Toronto Street Festival; and

(c)adding thereto the following:

Aand, further, that the following motion be referred to the User Fee Committee for consideration:

Moved by Councillor Davis:

>That the foregoing Motion by Councillor Nunziata be amended by adding thereto the following:

ANOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED that there be no user fees for summer camps, martial arts classes, tennis lessons, golf lessons, riding lessons, pottery classes and any and all recreational services offer by other municipalities;@ =,

and should the foregoing Motion not carry, adding thereto the following:

AAND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that appropriate signage be installed at facilities in East York, Scarborough and York, directing residents to free facilities in Etobicoke, North York and Toronto.@

(17)Moved by:Councillor Berardinetti

Seconded by:Councillor Duguid

AWHEREAS City Council, at its meeting held on July 8, 9 and 10, 1998, adopted Clause No.27 embodied in Report No. 6 of The Scarborough Community Council, entitled >Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Ontario Hydro (Graywood Investments Limited/Norstar) Appeals=, subject to amending the recommendation of the Scarborough Community Council to read as follows:

>The Scarborough Community Council further recommends that the following Resolution be approved, in principle, and referred to the City Solicitor to form part of the Land Acquisition Strategy to be presented by the City Solicitor at the Ontario Municipal Board:

RESOLVED that the City of Toronto seek the co-operation of the Federal Government, the Provincial Government, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the landowners, and other potential partners, to help, in conjunction with the City of Toronto, to acquire the surplus Hydro corridor or selective sections of the Hydro lands north of Highway 401, between McNicoll Avenue, Pharmacy Avenue and Warden Avenue, and south of Highway 401, between Pharmacy Avenue and Warden Avenue, for dedication to the City of Toronto or the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for Public Parkland and Recreational Use, Cycling Trails and Walkways, Floodplain and Storm Water Management and Ecosystem protection=; and

WHEREAS the area described in the foregoing Resolution south of Highway 401 has been incorrectly identified as being >between Pharmacy Avenue and Warden Avenue= and when in fact it should be identified as being >between Pharmacy Avenue and Kennedy Road=;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT in accordance with Section 46 of the Council Procedural By-law, Clause No. 27 of Report No. 6 of The Scarborough Community Council, headed >Ontario Municipal Board Hearing, Ontario Hydro (Graywood Investments Limited/Norstar) Appeals=, be re-opened for further consideration;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City Council amend the foregoing Resolution by striking out the words >and south of Highway 401, between Pharmacy Avenue and Warden Avenue= and substituting in lieu thereof the words >and south of Highway 401, between Pharmacy Avenue and Kennedy Road=, so that such Resolution shall now read, as follows:

>The Scarborough Community Council further recommends that the following Resolution be approved, in principle, and referred to the City Solicitor to form part of the Land Acquisition Strategy to be presented by the City Solicitor at the Ontario Municipal Board:

RESOLVED that the City of Toronto seek the co-operation of the Federal Government, the Provincial Government, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the landowners, and other potential partners, to help, in conjunction with the City of Toronto, to acquire the surplus Hydro corridor or selective sections of the Hydro lands north of Highway 401, between McNicoll Avenue, Pharmacy Avenue and Warden Avenue, and south of Highway 401, between Pharmacy Avenue and Kennedy Road, for dedication to the City of Toronto or the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for Public Parkland and Recreational Use, Cycling Trails and Walkways, Floodplain and Storm Water Management and Ecosystem protection=.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(18)Moved by:Councillor Berardinetti

Seconded by:Councillor Duguid

AWHEREAS City Council, at its meeting held on July 8, 9 and 10, 1998, issued confidential instructions to staff respecting Ontario Municipal Board Appeals by Ontario Hydro (Graywood Investments Limited and Norstar Investments) and directed that further reports be submitted to The Scarborough Community Council meeting to be held on July 22, 1998; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with these instructions, the City Solicitor submitted reports prepared by the Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, Scarborough, and the Director of Road and Traffic Services, Scarborough, attached to the Solicitor=s confidential report dated July 20, 1998, to the Scarborough Community Council meeting held on July 22, 1998; and

WHEREAS The Scarborough Community Council deferred consideration of the aforementioned reports to a Special Meeting of the Community Council on Tuesday, July 28, 1998, at which a quorum was not achieved;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council resolve in camera to give direction to the City Solicitor on this matter.@

Disposition:Council adopted the foregoing Motion; and further adopted the following:

AAND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT :

(1)the City Solicitor, in consultation with appropriate staff, explore the appellants interest >without prejudice= to resolve the outstanding appeals based on the following City objectives:

(a)comparable and compatible in-fill residential development, having regard to the unit types, lot dimensions and area, building setbacks, road widths and streetscapes of the abutting quality neighbourhoods;

(b)appropriate City parks, trails, bicycle pathways and other recreational amenities; and

(c)appropriate storm water quantity and quality facilities and other environmental enhancements as may be identified through the current study commissioned by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services;

(2)the results of the above negotiations and study, and the monies available for land acquisition requirements identified, be reported for consideration by the Scarborough Community Council at its meeting to be held on September16, 1998; and

(3)the City Solicitor advise the Ontario Municipal Board of the foregoing directions at the next pre-hearing conference on September 8, 1998;

(4)the provisions of this legislation be extended to the entire corridor; and

(5)the confidential nature of these instructions be deleted.@

(19)Moved by:Councillor Silva

Seconded by:Councillor Saundercook

AWHEREAS Council at its meeting held on July 29, 1998, adopted a motion by Councillor Prue, seconded by Councillor Faubert, to amend Section 41 of Council Procedural By-law No.23-1998, to include the right of any Member of Council to speak to, or question the reason behind any motion to refer or defer;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT this matter be reopened and the action taken be rescinded;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Section 41 of the Council Procedural By-law No.23-1998 be amended to read as follows:

>41.A motion to defer, or a motion to refer, made pursuant to Section 40, shall be debatable only in respect of amendments to the motion, and no discussion of the main question shall be allowed until after its disposition.= @

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was referred to the Corporate Services Committee for consideration.

(20)Moved by:Councillor Prue

Seconded by:Councillor Ootes

AWHEREAS Council at its meeting held on May 13 and 14, 1998, approved the budget for the Pape Village Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS in previous taxation years maximum and minimum charges were levied on businesses in the Pape Village Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS, if maximum and minimum charges are levied in this taxation year, billing will be further delayed because notice of passage of a maximum and minimum charge by-law must be given and the Pape Village Business Improvement Area will not be able to continue with its planned program of activities; and

WHEREAS the Board of Management of the Pape Village Business Improvement Area on July 29, 1998, has advised that it has met and approved proceeding with levying their BIA based on the standard procedures used for the majority of BIAs in 1998 and requested that it be levied and billed in 1998 in the same manner as are the majority of other Business Improvement Areas in the City; and

WHEREAS Council at its special meeting held on July 21 and 23, 1998, enacted By-law No.471-1998 providing authority for the levy and collection of special charges in respect of certain business improvement areas, which did not include the Pape Village Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS By-law No. 471-1998 provides for the levy and collection of special charges in respect of certain business improvement areas, including the Kennedy Road Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS by Order No. M 910055 dated June 27, 1991, the Ontario Municipal Board approved By-law No. 23180 of the former municipality of the City of Scarborough, being a by-law to designate the Kennedy Road Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS By-law No. 23180 excludes the property address municipally known as 1400 Kennedy Road (the Kennedy Lodge Nursing Home) from the Kennedy Road Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS By-law No. 471-1998 included the property address municipally known as 1400 Kennedy Road in computing the 1998 special charge rate for the Kennedy Road Business Improvement Area; and

WHEREAS as a result of this inclusion, an error has occurred in computing the 1998 special charge rate for the Kennedy Road Business Improvement Area;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve billing for the Pape Village Business Improvement Area for the 1998 taxation year in the same manner as the majority of other Business Improvement Areas in the City and request that the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism work towards a solution for future billing; and leave be granted for the introduction of the necessary bill in Council to amend By-law No.471-1998 by deleting from Section 1 thereof the rateable assessments, special charge rates and total special charge for the Kennedy Road Business Improvement Area, and substituting therefore the correct rateable assessments, special charge rates and total special charge for the Kennedy Road Business Improvement Area and inserting in Section 1 thereof the rateable assessments, special charge rates and total special charge for the Pape Village Business Improvement Area.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(21)Moved by:Councillor Johnston

Seconded by:Councillor Rae

AWHEREAS the semi-detached dwelling at 172 Eglinton Avenue West has had two recent fires causing significant interior damage; and

WHEREAS the history of fires has adversely affected the restaurant in the attached building; and

WHEREAS there was some evidence of an ongoing problem with vagrants and trespassing and it is likely that the most recent fire was the result of arson, which suggests that the current situation at this property presents an ongoing threat of fire and public hazard to the adjacent building; and

WHEREAS the building has been vacant for a long time and the owner advises us that it was always intended that the building would be demolished for a future development; and

WHEREAS the owner has indicated his intention to redevelop the site in the near future;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue a permit to demolish the semi-detached residential building on the following conditions:

(1)that the building footprint be re-graded to match the remainder of the site; and

(2)that the remaining party-wall at 170 Eglinton Avenue West be restored in accordance with the Ontario Building Code.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted, without amendment.

(22)Moved by:Councillor Moscoe

Seconded by:Councillor Rae

ABE IT RESOLVED THAT no member of a board, agency or commission associated with the City shall engage in lobbying of any Member of Council on behalf of a third party.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was referred to the Corporate Services Committee for consideration.

(23)Moved by:Councillor Mihevc

Seconded by:Councillor Moscoe

ABE IT RESOLVED THAT when staff bring forward a >Code of Conduct= for Council=s consideration, such report to include a section on >code of conduct= for citizen members of Agencies, Boards and Commissions, such report to deal with appropriate issues, including acting as lobbyists.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was referred to the Corporate Services Committee for consideration.

(24)Moved by:Councillor Adams

Seconded by:Mayor Lastman

AWHEREAS on July 30, 1998, Mayor Lastman presented to Council Mr. John Davidson, who is in the midst of an 8,300-kilometre walk across Canada, known as >Jesse=s Journey - A Father=s Tribute=, to raise public awareness and funds for genetic research; and

WHEREAS >Jesse=s Journey - A Father=s Tribute= is in recognition of 18-year old Jesse Davidson, who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a severe genetic disease; and

WHEREAS the financial goal is the generate $10.0 million to establish an endowment fund to direct money each year to defeat a wide range of genetic diseases;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Toronto make a contribution of $5,000.00 to Jesse=s Journey, a registered trademark of the Foundation for Gene and Cell Therapy, a registered charity; and that the funds be allocated from the Corporate Contingency Account.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was referred to the Municipal Grants Review Committee for consideration.

(25)Moved by:Councillor Nunziata

Seconded by:Councillor Layton

AWHEREAS the By-law to govern the proceedings of the Council, Section 5. Clause (1) requires that regular meetings of the Council shall be held on every fourth Wednesday; and

WHEREAS the abundance of issues, items and reports requiring consideration by Council has required the extending of meetings of Council on a regular basis;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Procedural By-law governing the proceedings of Council be amended to read as follows:

>Unless otherwise decided by Council, regular meetings of the Council shall begin at 9:30 a.m. on every fourth Tuesday, unless such a day shall be a public or civic holiday, in which case the Council shall meet at 9:30 a.m. on the Thursday of the same week.= @

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was referred to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee for consideration.

(26)Moved by:Councillor Chow

Seconded by:Councillor Miller

ABE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chief Administrative Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be requested to report to the October meeting of the Corporate Services Committee and the Budget Committee on:

-a list of all outstanding claims where external legal firms are retained, including all ABCs;

-a process on how firms are selected;

-the firms that are retained and annual billings by each; and

-how much has been drawn from the Insurance Reserve Fund (now total at $40.6 million) in the last five years and to which firms, and a projection on how much would be paid in the future five years.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was referred to the Corporate Services Committee.

CONDOLENCES

(1)Moved by:Mayor Lastman

Seconded by:Councillor Gardner

AWHEREAS the Members of City Council are saddened to learn of the passing of retired Staff Superintendent Frank Barbetta, on Saturday, July 25, 1998; and

WHEREAS Mr. Barbetta was a member of the Toronto Police Force for 32 years; and

WHEREAS he was one of the most respected members of the Police Force; and

WHEREAS he was recognized, as always looking out for the ordinary citizens, while keeping crime off our streets;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be directed to convey, on behalf of Members of City Council, an expression of sincere sorrow to Mrs. Barbetta and family.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted unanimously.

(2)Moved by:Councillor Silva

Seconded by:Mayor Lastman

AWHEREAS on Thursday, July 19, 1998, there was a serious earthquake that was localized in the Portuguese Islands of the Azores; and

WHEREAS the Members of Toronto City Council have learned, with the deepest regret of the deaths of 10 people on the hardest hit island of Faial, and of serious injuries to more than 100 men, women and children, with over 1,000 people homeless as a result of this earthquake; and

WHEREAS this Council recognizes the terrible toll that this tragedy has taken on the families and friends of the earthquake victims and on those residing in the Azores and the Portuguese-Canadian community of Toronto;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be directed to convey, on behalf of the Members of Toronto City Council, an expression of sincere sympathy to the families and friends of the earthquake victims of the Portuguese Islands of the Azores.@

Disposition:The foregoing Motion was adopted unanimously.

Toronto, OntarioCity Clerk

August 6, 1998