CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENTS
Certified to be a true copy of amendments to:
Report No. 7 of The Administration Committee,
Report No. 5 of The Community Services Committee,
Report No. 5 of The Economic Development and Parks Committee,
Report No. 6 of The Planning and Transportation Committee,
Report No. 9 of The Policy and Finance Committee,
Report No. 10 of The Policy and Finance Committee,
Report No. 5 of The Works Committee,
Report No. 12 of The East York Community Council,
Report No. 13 of The Etobicoke Community Council,
Report No. 10 of The North York Community Council,
Report No. 13 of The Scarborough Community Council,
Report No. 14 of The Toronto Community Council,
Report No. 11 of The York Community Council,
Report No. 7 of The Audit Committee,
Report No. 9 of The Board of Health, and
Report No. 12 of The Striking Committee,
and Notices of Motions as adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on November 23, 24 and 25,
1999.
REPORT NO. 7 OF THE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Clause No. 1 - "Property Houses Transfer".
The Clause was amended in accordance with the report dated November 16, 1999, from the Chief Executive Officer,
Toronto Housing Company, embodying the following recommendations:
"It is recommended that the Board of Directors approve the following recommendations:
(1) that this report be forwarded directly to City Council for its meeting scheduled for November 23, 1999, with the
recommendation that Council approve the changes to the transaction as set out in Clause No.1 of Report No.7 of The
Administration Committee (November 2, 1999) as amended by this report; and that Council declare the Property Houses
surplus in accordance with such terms, as amended, and the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take
whatever actions are necessary to give effect to By-law No. 551-98 with respect thereto;
(2) that the sale of the surplus Property Houses properties proceed as outlined in Schedule 1 - Revised, as attached to this
report;
(3) that the Property Houses property located at 185 Crawford Street be added to the list of Sale Properties in response to
the request made of the Administration Committee by Councillor Pantalone on October 27, 1999;
(4) that the Toronto Housing Company accept the conveyance of the Property Houses upon the terms set out in Clause
No.1 of Report No. 7 of The Administration Committee, as amended, except for such of those properties as are to be
offered for sale as determined by Council;
(5) that, with respect to the Property Houses property located at 13 Hubbard Boulevard:
(a) the tenant be offered the right to purchase the vacant property located at 125 Roxborough Street West instead of the 13
Hubbard Boulevard property;
(b) the proposed 'anti-flipping' clause not apply to the sale of the property; and
(c) it be offered for sale on the M.L.S. when vacant; and
(6) that the appropriate City and Toronto Housing Company officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary
actions to give effect to the foregoing."
Clause No. 2 - "Design of the Official Flag of the City of Toronto".
The Clause was amended by:
(1) striking out all of the words after the words "City of Toronto" in the recommendation of the Administration Committee,
so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:
"The Administration Committee recommends that the flag of the former City of Toronto be the official flag of the new City
of Toronto."; and
(2) adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(a) flag design A1, by Mr. Rene DeSantis, being the original City of Toronto flag, be the official flag of the new City of
Toronto; and
(b) the flag design approved by City Council as the official City of Toronto flag be subject to the designer agreeing, in a
manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to forfeit all rights to the design to the City of Toronto."
Clause No. 4 - "Claim by Vardin et al".
City Council, at its in camera session held on November 25, 1999, issued confidential instructions to staff, such
instructions to remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act.
Clause No. 16 - "Quotations for Fourteen Recycling Trucks".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the report dated November 22, 1999, from the Acting Commissioner of Corporate
Services, be received."
Clause No. 18 - "Amendment to the Council Procedural By-law - Submission of Reports to Council".
The Clause was struck out and referred back to the Administration Committee for further consideration, together with the
following motions:
Moved by Councillor Chong:
"That the Clause be amended to provide that, with respect to any report which has been requested by Council and is
received for information by a Committee or Community Council and reported to Council, for information only, under
'Other Items', Council, by a majority vote, may refer the report back to the Committee or Community Council for further
consideration and may direct the Committee or Community Council to report back to Council directly for consideration as
a Clause; and, further, that the Council Procedural By-law be amended accordingly."
Moved by Councillor Flint:
"That the Clause be amended to provide that any decision made by a Committee or Community Council may be forwarded
on to City Council as a separate Clause at the request of any Member of Council present at such meeting at the time the
matter is decided."
REPORT NO. 5 OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
Clause No. 1 - "KPMG Fire and Ambulance Services Station Location and Facilities Study".
The Clause was amended by:
(1) striking out and referring those portions of the Clause pertaining to Fire Stations T16 and T31 back to the Community
Services Committee for further consideration at such time as the Fire Chief has conducted the further analysis, as required,
and reported thereon to the Committee; and
(2) adding to Recommendation No. (2) of the Community Services Committee, after the word "Association", the words
"and furthermore, that the construction of the new Station 'B' be considered in the context of new development on the
Downsview Base lands, and, if development happens sooner than 2005, the Fire Chief review and advance the construction
of Station 'B' prior to 2005", so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:
"(2) that the Fire Chief be given the approval to implement the recommendations contained in the aforementioned report,
subject to such implementation being in partnership and consultation with the Toronto Professional Fire Fighter's
Association, and furthermore, that the construction of the new Station 'B' be considered in the context of new development
on the Downsview Base lands, and, if development happens sooner than 2005, the Fire Chief review and advance the
construction of Station 'B' prior to 2005;".
Clause No. 7 - "Impact of New Provincial Safety Requirements for Playgrounds in Licensed Child Care Programs".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(1) City Council request the Ministry of Community and Social Services to provide one-time funding to render all
playgrounds in the City of Toronto safe;
(2) in the interim, all playgrounds deemed to be unsafe be temporarily named 'The Honourable John Baird "Unsafe"
Playground', or named for the incumbent Minister, as appropriate;
(3) the playgrounds be reverted to their original names, one playground at a time, once the playground has been deemed
safe;
(4) the Canadian Standards Association and the federal and provincial governments be requested to consider making any
changes to playground equipment standards systematically, every five or ten years, in order to afford the City of Toronto
the opportunity to plan for a phased-in approach to such changes; and that the Canadian Standards Association also be
requested to prioritize its changes to these standards, in order that those changes deemed most urgent may be dealt with
expeditiously;
(5) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to:
(a) review with the Ministry of Community and Social Services the regulations under the Day Nurseries Act to investigate
whether or not the City of Toronto must comply with the Canadian Standards Association standards, with a view to
achieving a compromise; and
(b) meet with the appropriate representatives of the federal and provincial governments to explore opportunities to use the
federal and provincial infrastructure plan to implement an upgrade of all the playgrounds and report thereon to the
Economic Development and Parks Committee; and
(2) the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to submit a report to the Economic
Development and Parks Committee on the feasibility of giving the private sector an opportunity to sponsor all or part of the
costs of replacing playgrounds in licensed child care programs, including tax credits, such report to also address who and
what organizations should be considered as sponsors; and that Dr. Fraser Mustard, The Founders' Network, be consulted in
the preparation of this report."
Clause No. 11 - "Implementation of the Final Report of the Review of the Use of Motels".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(1) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to:
(a) review potential site locations suitable for family shelters with the intent of reducing the use of motels on Kingston
Road based on a fair share principle, and report thereon to the Community Services Committee, through the Advisory
Committee on Emergency Shelter Sites; and
(b) develop a contingency plan for submission to the Community Services Committee, as soon as possible, taking into
consideration:
(i) the possibility of no funding being received from the other levels of government; and
(ii) the disposition of the $4.0 million approved for the construction of a new family shelter referred to in the report dated
October 20, 1999, from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services; and
(2) the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be requested to submit a report to the Community Services Committee on the
possibility of an entire family being sponsored and receiving a tax receipt for this sponsorship."
Clause No. 14 - "Incentives for Private-Sector Affordable Housing Development".
The Clause was amended to provide that the report requested of the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood
Services respecting tax incentives, as outlined in Recommendation No. (1) of the Community Services Committee, be first
submitted to the Planning and Transportation Committee.
REPORT NO. 5 OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PARKS COMMITTEE
Clause No. 2 - "Decision-Making Protocol for Parks and Recreation Matters".
The Clause was amended by:
(a) deleting Recommendation No. (1) of the Economic Development and Parks Committee and inserting in lieu thereof the
following new Recommendation No. (1):
"(1) amending Recommendation No. (2) to read as follows:
'(2) City Council endorse the protocol outlined in this report for dealing with parks and recreation matters and authorize its
use by the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism (or designate) in determining the appropriate
Committee routing process for parks and recreation matters;' "; and
(b) adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(1) the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to submit a report to the Economic
Development and Parks Committee on a mechanism to determine a routing process for parks and recreation matters that
have a direct local impact; and
(2) both Ward Councillors be consulted prior to the submission of any report by the Commissioner of Economic
Development, Culture and Tourism, respecting any change to a park or property in their Ward."
REPORT NO. 6 OF THE PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Clause No. 1 - "Organizational Structure for the New Committee of Adjustment".
The Clause was struck out and referred back to the Planning and Transportation Committee for further consideration, and
the City Clerk, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, was requested to schedule a specific time when the item
will be considered on the agenda and to advise all Members of Council accordingly.
REPORT NO. 10 OF THE POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Clause No. 1 - "Implementation of a Tenant Defence Fund".
The Clause was amended by:
(a) deleting Recommendation No. (1) of the Policy and Finance Committee and inserting in lieu thereof the following new
Recommendation No. (1):
"(1) the recommendations of the Community Services Committee embodied in the communication dated November 4,
1999, from the City Clerk, be adopted, subject to the Tenant Defence Fund for the year 2000 being capped at
$300,000.00;"; and
(b) adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(1) the joint report dated November 22, 1999, from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services and the
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, be adopted, subject to:
(a) amending Recommendation No. (2)(a) embodied therein:
(i) to provide that the mandate of the Rental Housing Office include the development of a strategy for community
development and organizing in buildings which do not currently have an organization of tenants but which are facing rent
increases, conversions, demolitions or significant numbers of evictions; and
(ii) by adding thereto the following words:
'implementing a purchase of service arrangement to organize tenants to appear at the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and
assist with other tenant issues';
(b) amending Recommendation No. (2)(b) embodied therein by adding thereto the following words:
'and due to the critical situation concerning rising evictions and the necessity of expanding eviction information and
assistance services while awaiting the approval of the results of the RFP (expected in July 2000), the Commissioner of
Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to submit a report to the Community Services Committee for its
next meeting to be held on December 1, 1999, on the options for a six-month temporary expansion of the existing evictions
hotline and related services to meet the requirements;';
(c) adding the following new Recommendations Nos. (2)(c), (2)(d) and (2)(e):
'(c) establishing a Rental Housing Advisory Committee to consist of Councillors, tenant organizations, legal aid clinics,
and housing staff to assist staff in developing a proposed structure and staffing strategy for the Rental Housing Office;
(d) having the Rental Housing Office up and running by January 1, 2000; and
(e) inviting Legal Aid Ontario to participate in the discussions of the Rental Housing Advisory Committee and to continue
to work with staff;';
(d) adding to Recommendation No. (3) embodied therein the following words:
'with the instruction that the funds referenced be submitted to Council for approval as a part of the pre-authorized approval
process, in order that these activities can begin within the first few weeks of the year 2000'; and
(e) adding thereto the following new Recommendation No. (5):
'(5) Council instruct the Rental Housing Advisory Committee, in consultation with legal aid clinics and tenants'
organizations, to develop a list of priority test cases for the immediate attention of the Housing Specialty Clinic;';
(2) the City of Toronto establish a tenant advocacy function with staff dedicated to assist Councillors to represent their
tenants;
(3) advocacy shall not include being associated with or being part of partisan political activity;
(4) Council reiterate the request made through the Community Services Committee to the Board of Directors of Legal Aid
Ontario to provide more legal aid assistance to tenants disputing above-guideline rent increases and the Commissioner of
Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to report back to Council, through the Community Services
Committee, in six months' time, on the level of advocacy assistance being provided to tenants to oppose above-guideline
rent increases;
(5) Legal Aid Ontario also be requested to provide more legal assistance to tenants disputing eviction proceedings, and the
Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to address the response to this request to Legal
Aid Ontario in her forthcoming report;
(6) the report dated November 22, 1999, from the City Solicitor, embodying the following recommendation, be adopted:
'It is recommended that Council encourage the provincial and federal governments to enter into an information-sharing
agreement so that CCRA (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) will have accurate information.';
(7) the City Solicitor, in consultation with any outside counsel deemed necessary, be requested to submit a report to the
Community Services Committee on the possible challenges which may exist to the constitutionality of the Tenant
Protection Act and its regulations, insofar as it pertains to the provisions which designate a landlord as the sole agency
whereby notification of impending eviction is to be provided to a tenant;
(8) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to:
(a) submit a report to the Community Services Committee, for subsequent submission to the Policy and Finance
Committee and Council, on the feasibility of establishing a Rental Housing Office in each of the four districts and the
budget implications thereof;
(b) submit a report to the Community Services Committee on the progress made by Legal Aid Ontario in:
(i) establishing a new specialty tenants' legal clinic;
(ii) eliminating geographical gaps in the community legal clinic system in Toronto; and
(iii) expanding and making the Tenant Duty Counsel Service permanent; and
(c) submit a report to the Policy and Finance Committee, in one year's time, on the results of this initiative."
Clause No. 3 - "Economic Development Sector Initiatives Program (EDSIP) (former Economic Development
Partnership Program, EDPP) (All Wards)".
The Clause was amended:
(1) to provide that, in view of the fact that the Ashkenaz Festival occurs once every two years, that portion of the Clause
pertaining thereto be referred back to the Policy and Finance Committee for further consideration; and
(2) by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(1) the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to report specifically on this matter to
the Policy and Finance Committee; and
(2) representatives of the Ashkenaz Festival be invited to appear before the Policy and Finance Committee, at such time as
this matter is before the Committee for consideration."
Clause No. 6 - "A Reconstituted Task Force on Community Safety".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to submit
a report to the Economic Development and Parks Committee on the impact of the Task Force recommendations on the
budget and priorities of the Economic Development, Culture and Tourism Department."
Clause No. 20 - "Adequacy of the Proposed Social Assistance Stabilization Reserve Fund".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Commissioner of Community and
Neighbourhood Services be requested to submit a joint report to the Policy and Finance Committee, prior to the 2000
budget submission, on a benchmark of an average monthly social assistance caseload."
Clause No. 25 - "Toronto Police Service - Financial Evaluation of Establishment of a Fourth Collision Reporting
Centre".
The Clause was amended by striking out the recommendation of the Policy and Finance Committee and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
"It is recommended that:
(1) the City defend its position against the court action brought by Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, et al, and that
the law firm of Borden and Elliot be retained as counsel for the City in this matter; and
(2) the Provincial legislature, through the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, be requested to amend the Insurance
Act by enacting provisions with the same effect as subsections 14(2) and section 15 of Part 6 to Schedule 4 of Licensing
By-law No. 20-85."
Clause No. 26 - "St. Clair Avenue West Village Association Revitalization Project - (Ward 21-Davenport)".
Council adopted the following recommendation:
"It is recommended that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be instructed to work with the St. Clair West
Village Association to achieve the realization of the Association's streetscape objectives."
REPORT NO. 5 OF THE WORKS COMMITTEE
Clause No. 1 - "Prince Edward Viaduct - Don Section Structure Modification, Contract No. T-71-99 (Midtown -
Don River)".
The Clause was struck out and referred back to the Works Committee for further consideration at its meeting to be held on
December 1, 1999.
Clause No. 3 - "Environment Days".
The Clause was amended by:
(1) deleting Recommendation No. (2) embodied in the report dated October 27, 1999, from the Commissioner of Works
and Emergency Services and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(2) blue and grey boxes continue to be provided free of charge at Environment Days, with a limit of one of each per
resident in both the large and small sizes;"; and
(2) adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(a) additional boxes be made available to residents in those areas that have gone from once a week recycling waste
collection to once every two weeks;
(b) at least two truck-loads of compost be provided for each Councillor's Environment Day; and
(c) on Environment Days, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to:
(i) erect a sign indicating the amount of compost that may be taken; and
(ii) ensure that the removal of such compost is conducted in a safe manner."
Clause No. 5 - "Expansion of the 1999 Ultra Low Flush Toilet Incentive Program".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to submit a report to the
Works Committee on the savings that have been realized, both in general and by the City of Toronto, as a result of this
program and how such savings can be passed on to tenants."
Clause No. 9 - "Proposed By-law Requiring Display of Addresses on Buildings".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the following motion be referred to the Works Committee for further consideration:
Moved by Councillor Moscoe:
"It is further recommended that municipal numbers affixed on commercial, industrial and multi-residential properties be
illuminated."
Clause No. 10 - "Proposed By-law Requiring Display of Addresses at the Rear of Properties Abutting Lanes".
The Clause was struck out and referred back to the Works Committee for further consideration, and the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services was requested to submit a report to the Works Committee on direct or indirect programs
that would minimize the cost to those affected.
Clause No. 16 - "Other Items Considered by the Committee".
The Clause was received as information, subject to:
(1) striking out and referring Item (a), entitled "General Cleanliness in the Downtown Core", embodied therein, back to the
Works Committee for further consideration; and
(2) striking out and referring Item (m), entitled "Feasibility of Direct Purchasing as a Method of Purchasing Commodities",
embodied therein, to the Policy and Finance Committee for further consideration, notwithstanding subsection 127(5) of the
Council Procedural By-law.
REPORT NO. 12 OF THE EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Clause No. 2 - "Revised Site Plan Development Application, 60 Overlea Boulevard".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the communication dated November 24, 1999, from the District Manager, Customer
Facilities, Design and Construction Department, Toronto Hydro, wherein Toronto Hydro indicates that it has no objection
to the amendments proposed by the East York Community Council, be received."
Clause No. 3 - "Proposed Sale of City-Owned Land, Part of Lot 56, Plan 781, South Side, Goodwood Park Court,
East of Dawes Road".
The Clause was amended by:
(1) deleting from the recommendation of the East York Community Council the following words:
"subject to amending Recommendation No. (2) to provide that the Closing Date be amended by deleting the date
'November 30, 1999' and inserting in lieu thereof the date 'December 31, 1999', so that such Closing Date shall now be: No
later than December 31, 1999"; and
(2) deleting Recommendation No. (2) embodied in the report dated October 22, 1999, from the Acting Commissioner of
Corporate Services, and inserting in lieu thereof the following new Recommendation No. (2):
"(2) the City Solicitor be authorized and directed to take the appropriate action to complete the transaction by December
31, 1999, and pay any costs incidental to the closing, and be further authorized to amend the closing date to such earlier or
later date as considered reasonable;".
REPORT NO. 13 OF THE ETOBICOKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Clause No. 2 - "Traffic Concerns - Westmore Drive (Rexdale-Thistletown)".
The Clause was struck out and referred back to the Etobicoke Community Council for further consideration.
REPORT NO. 10 OF THE NORTH YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Clause No. 12 - "All Stop Control - Robingrove Road and Rockford Road - North York Spadina".
The Clause was amended by deleting the words "Robinsgrove Road" wherever they occur in the Clause, and inserting in
lieu thereof the words "Robingrove Road".
REPORT NO. 13 OF THE SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Clause No. 17 - "New Year's Levee - Scarborough Civic Centre".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that, if any other Community Council wishes to host a New Year's Levee at its Civic Centre, it
also be permitted to retain the 1999 funds for this purpose."
REPORT NO. 14 OF THE TORONTO COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Clause No. 4 - "Revocation of Liquor Licence - Meow Nightclub - 1926 Lake Shore Boulevard (High Park)".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the City Solicitor be instructed to take all steps necessary to seek an interim suspension of
the liquor licence for the Meow Nightclub, and be authorized to appear at any necessary hearings in connection therewith."
Clause No. 17 - "Reduction of Permit Parking Hours - Russett Avenue, Between Bloor Street West and Wallace
Avenue (Davenport)".
The Clause was amended by deleting Recommendation No. (1) embodied in the report dated October 21, 1999, from the
Manager, Right-of-Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(1) the permit parking hours of operation on Russett Avenue, between Bloor Street West and Wallace Avenue, be
extended from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7 days a week, to 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, and 12:01 a.m. to
7:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday;".
Clause No. 21 - "Provision of Additional On-Street Parking - Nassau Street, North Side, from Augusta Avenue to
Spadina Avenue (Downtown)".
The Clause was amended by deleting the words "Leonard Street" wherever they occur in the Clause, and inserting in lieu
thereof the words "Leonard Avenue".
Clause No. 29 - "Reduction of Permit Parking Hours - Hillsdale Avenue West, between Lascelles Boulevard and
Colin Avenue".
The Clause was amended by deleting from Recommendation No. (3) embodied in the report dated October 21, 1999, from
the Director, Right-of-Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1, the words "Lascelles Avenue", and inserting
in lieu thereof the words "Lascelles Boulevard", so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:
"(3) parking be permitted for a maximum period of one hour, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the south side
of Hillsdale Avenue West, from Lascelles Boulevard to Colin Avenue;".
Clause No. 36 - "Installation of Speed Humps - Windermere Avenue, from Bloor Street West to Annette Street
(High Park)".
The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the Director, Transportation Services, District 1, be requested to submit a report to the
York Community Council on extending the traffic calming (speed humps) north of Annette Street on Windermere
Avenue."
Clause No. 51 - "Boulevard Cafe - Humewood Drive, Flank of 96 St. Clair Avenue West (Midtown)".
The Clause was struck out and referred back to the Toronto Community Council for further consideration, pending receipt
of the results of the poll of both the York and Toronto portions of Humewood Drive.
Clause No. 61 - "Other Items Considered by the Community Council".
The Clause was received as information, subject to striking out and referring Item (s), entitled "Queen Street East, South
Side, from Coxwell Avenue to Nursewood Road - Extension of the Operational Period of the Afternoon Rush Hour
Stopping Prohibition (East Toronto)", embodied therein, back to the Toronto Community Council for further consideration.
NOTICE OF MOTION APPEARING UNDER ITEM F
Moved by: Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski
Seconded by: Councillor Adams
"WHEREAS the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer was requested by City Council at its meeting of April 26, 1999, to
report on the feasibility of generating additional revenues or allocating revenues from parking-related programs and
facilities to support public transit in the City; and
WHEREAS a report dated September 30, 1999, from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, entitled 'Feasibility of
Implementing a Parking Levy on Private/Public Parking to Support Public Transit and Application of Revenues from
Parking', was submitted to the Policy and Finance Committee for its meeting of October 14, 1999; and
WHEREAS the Policy and Finance Committee received the report and voted not to forward this important report and
issue to City Council for consideration, notwithstanding the request of visiting Councillors, and a motion by a Member of
the Policy and Finance Committee; and
WHEREAS the aforementioned report is referenced in Item (b) contained in Clause No. 19 of Report No. 8 of The Policy
and Finance Committee; and
WHEREAS there is a need to establish a long-term strategy to sustain public transit in the City of Toronto, including the
feasibility of dedicating a portion of revenues from motor vehicle related activities such as permit parking, front yard
parking, parking meters, municipal parking lots, to public transit; and
WHEREAS all motorists benefit from a sustainable and efficient public transit system and, therefore, revenues generated
by automobiles, or portion thereof, should be allocated towards public transit; and
WHEREAS City Council approved, this year, a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) fare increase, or risked having to
increase property taxes, in order to pay for increases sustained under the collective bargaining settlement reached between
TTC and its workers;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, notwithstanding subsection 127(5) of the Council Procedural By-law,
Council give consideration to the attached report dated September 30, 1999, from the Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer, entitled 'Feasibility of Implementing a Parking Levy on Private/Public Parking to Support Public Transit and
Application of Revenues from Parking';
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City staff review and report to City Council at the earliest possible date on
the feasibility of dedicating portions of City revenues generated by automobiles towards maintaining long-term efficient
and sustainable public transportation in this City;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City Council request the Province of Ontario to enact the necessary
legislation to allow municipalities, if necessary, to levy a parking surcharge on public parking spaces, and on commercial,
industrial, and institutional parking spaces, and that any such revenues generated by a parking surcharge be allocated solely
for the purpose of supporting public transportation as a way of easing its burden on the local property taxpayer, and
offsetting possible future public transportation fare increases."
Disposition: Council, on October 26, 1999, adopted the first Operative Paragraph embodied in the Motion.
Consideration of the balance of the Motion was deferred to the next regular meeting of Council to be held on December
14, 1999, such Motion to be considered as the first item of business.
NOTICES OF MOTION APPEARING UNDER ITEM I
(1) Moved by: Councillor Minnan-Wong
Seconded by: Councillor Ootes
"WHEREAS Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) ridership has dropped by 90 million trips annually over the past decade;
and
WHEREAS this drop in ridership on the TTC is leading to severe road congestion; and
WHEREAS the level of transit service overall, and the Wheel-Trans service in particular, needs to be improved to bring
back the riders and to increase the number of Wheel-Trans trips available; and
WHEREAS in other cities, transit productivity has been substantially improved by contracting out some or all of these
services;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to carry out a review of
the experience in other cities with contracting out of transit services, specifically special services such as Wheel-Trans, and
determine the improvement in productivity that might result from such initiatives at the TTC;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Chief Administrative Officer present this report to the Policy and
Finance Committee at his earliest convenience but no later than January 30, 2000."
Disposition: The Motion was referred to the Toronto Transit Commission.
(2) Moved by: Councillor Rae
Seconded by: Councillor Jakobek
"WHEREAS City Council, at its meeting held on September 28 and 29, 1999, adopted, as amended, Clause No. 1 of
Report No. 12 of The Toronto Community Council, headed 'Ontario Municipal Board Appeal - Committee of Adjustment
Decision - 7 Gange Avenue'; and
WHEREAS in adopting this Clause, as amended, Council authorized the City Solicitor to retain outside planning
consultants, as needed;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with Section 46 of the Council Procedural By-law,
Clause No. 1 of Report No. 12 of The Toronto Community Council, headed 'Ontario Municipal Board Appeal - Committee
of Adjustment Decision - 7 Gange Avenue', be re-opened for further consideration;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City Council not retain outside planning consultants for the appeal and that
the Clause be referred back to the Toronto Community Council for further consideration."
Disposition: Having regard that the vote to re-open Clause No. 1 of Report No. 12 of The Toronto Community Council
did not carry, the Motion was not adopted.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS APPEARING UNDER ITEM J
(1) Moved by: Councillor Jakobek
Seconded by: Councillor Bussin
"WHEREAS City Council at its meeting held on July 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1999, adopted, without amendment, Clause No.
22 of Report No. 11 of The Toronto Community Council, headed 'Extension of Permit Parking Hours on Waverley Road,
between Kewbeach Avenue and Kingston Road (East Toronto)'; and
WHEREAS after further consultation with the residents of the street, the majority objected to the change of hours for
permit parking;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with Section 46 of the Council Procedural By-law,
Clause No. 22 of Report No. 11 of The Toronto Community Council, headed 'Extension of Permit Parking Hours on
Waverley Road, between Kewbeach Avenue and Kingston Road (East Toronto)', be re-opened for further consideration;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the action taken by Council on July 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1999, with respect
to Clause No. 22 of Report No. 11 of The Toronto Community Council be rescinded and that the permit parking hours on
Waverley Road, between Kewbeach Avenue and Kingston Road, be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7 days a week."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(2) Moved by: Councillor King
Seconded by: Councillor Ootes
"WHEREAS the Greater Toronto Services Board on December 3, 1999, will be dealing with the following Motion from
the Countryside and Environment Working Group:
'That the Countryside and Environment Working Group recommend to the Greater Toronto Services Board that it urge the
Province of Ontario to issue a six-month moratorium on development in the Oak Ridges Moraine, and that during that
period, the Province, in collaboration with the Regions of York, Durham and Peel, the City of Toronto and other
stakeholders, prepare a Policy Statement for the Oak Ridges Moraine; and as well, the Regions of York, Durham and Peel
complete their Long-Term Strategy for the Oak Ridges Moraine'; and
WHEREAS the City of Toronto has previously stated that it opposes development on the Oak Ridges Moraine which does
not protect or enhance the health of our river systems;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Toronto support the request for a provincial Policy
Statement for the protection and enhancement of the Oak Ridges Moraine;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Toronto support a moratorium on development while the Policy
Statement is being developed and approved;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Toronto be actively involved in discussions concerning the Oak
Ridges Moraine."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(3) Moved by: Councillor Jakobek
Seconded by: Councillor Bussin
"WHEREAS City Council has approved the re-development of the former Greenwood Racetrack; and
WHEREAS the re-zoning will permit up to 5,000 new residents; and
WHEREAS the development is almost 40 percent built and is expected to be completed by 2002; and
WHEREAS the projected number of separate school students is 65-90 primary age children; and
WHEREAS the only separate school available is Corpus Christi School; and
WHEREAS Corpus Christi is scheduled to be closed because its current enrolment of 135 falls 65 students short of the
new Provincial guidelines; and
WHEREAS the closure will mean that 65-90 students will have to be bused over one and one-half miles to St. John's
School; and
WHEREAS the Toronto Catholic District School board will be considering and voting on this matter on November 30,
1999;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Toronto City Council advise the Toronto Catholic District School
Board to request a two-year reprieve on the closure of Corpus Christi until the building of the Greenwood Site is
completed;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Toronto Catholic District School Board be advised of the City's
possible interest in moving its existing Child Care Centre at 1661 Queen Street East to Corpus Christi School."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted subject to:
(1) amending the last recital to read as follows:
"WHEREAS the Toronto Catholic District School Board will be considering this matter on November 30, 1999, and
voting on this matter on December 16, 1999;"; and
(2) adding the following new Operative Paragraphs:
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT City Council is equally concerned about the proposed closures of
fourteen other separate schools in our City and the effects this will have on students, families, day care centres and
neighbourhood activities, and, therefore, requests that staff of the City of Toronto be consulted, prior to the making of
any decision by the Toronto Catholic District School Board;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the appropriate City staff be requested to report directly to Council at its
next meeting to be held on December 14, 1999, on the results of these consultations."
(4) Moved by: Councillor Nunziata
Seconded by: Councillor Jakobek
"WHEREAS several Councillors and community members have expressed concern regarding raves and large dance
events; and
WHEREAS there exists no consistent or transparent policy regarding rave/dance events held in the City of Toronto; and
WHEREAS no clear directive for City departments exists in regard to the management or regulation of rave/dance events;
and
WHEREAS some City properties have been used for raves and there are plans to use City properties for raves in the
future, and, therefore, it is imperative that this issue be dealt with as soon as possible; and
WHEREAS representatives from City Council, the Mayor's Office, Toronto Police Services, the City Solicitor's office,
Public Health, Municipal Licensing and Standards, the Drug Prevention Centre, promoters, and community organizations
and the Toronto rave community have recently engaged in dialogue concerning raves/dances; and
WHEREAS all involved parties have been engaged in a process of collaboration and partnership in the creation of a
formal protocol which recognizes the need to provide safe rave/dance events; and
WHEREAS a consensus regarding the creation of an acceptable and realistic protocol has been reached;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Solicitor, in consultation with the appropriate staff, be
requested to present a formal protocol directly to Council at its next meeting, which recognizes the need for regulation of
rave/dance events, and ensures that such events are both safe for attendees and closely monitored by City staff."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, subject to:
(1) deleting from the Operative Paragraph the words "City Solicitor" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Acting
Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services", so that such Operative Paragraph shall now read as
follows:
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Acting Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development
Services, in consultation with the appropriate staff, be requested to present a formal protocol directly to Council at its
next meeting, which recognizes the need for regulation of rave/dance events, and ensures that such events are both safe
for attendees and closely monitored by City staff;"; and
(2) adding the following new Operative Paragraph:
"AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a Task Force on Raves be established under the leadership of the Acting
Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, composed of all interested Members of Council."
(5) Moved by: Councillor Mammoliti
Seconded by: Councillor Feldman
"WHEREAS as an elected City Councillor within the City of Toronto, North York Humber, Ward 6, Judy Sgro has
worked diligently on behalf of the many thousands of constituents in her community while serving as an elected official;
and
WHEREAS while she has been a member of various City committees for the City of Toronto, Judy Sgro has acted in an
exemplary fashion; and
WHEREAS on Monday November 15, 1999, Judy Sgro was declared the victor in the federal by-election for the FED
zone of York West; and
WHEREAS as the new Member of Parliament for York West, Judy Sgro continues to represent constituents of her
community through her dedication and her political means and efforts;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Toronto initiate the appropriate measures, on behalf of the
Mayor of the City of Toronto, in recognizing Judy Sgro as a dedicated politician for her efforts while she served on City
Council;
AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Toronto officially recognize Judy Sgro's efforts, dedication and
accomplishments at City Council's next regular scheduled meeting on December 14, 1999."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(6) Moved by: Councillor Nunziata
Seconded by: Councillor Mihevc
"WHEREAS the Committee of Adjustment, West District ('the Committee'), at its meeting on July 26, 1999, granted
consent for the severance of 20-30 Sandcliffe Road ('the lands') into six residential townhouse lots; and
WHEREAS the City appealed the July 26, 1999 decision of the Committee to the Ontario Municipal Board ('the Board');
and
WHEREAS City Council, at its meeting held on September 28 and 29, 1999, by its adoption of Clause No. 1 of Report
No. 9 of The York Community Council, headed 'Appeal of Committee of Adjustment Decisions for 20-30 Sandcliffe Road
and 3524 Dundas Street West (Ward 27, York Humber)', authorized that the appeal be withdrawn if the owner of the lands
provides certain measures to protect existing tenants in the development, including a 10 year lease between the owner and
each tenant and a right of first refusal over the sale of any of the townhouses; and
WHEREAS the owner of the lands on September 23, 1999 registered an agreement on title to the lands to provide the
existing tenants with security of tenure and a right of first refusal; and
WHEREAS the Board has set aside the dates of December 20 to 23, 1999 for a hearing into the matter; and
WHEREAS the Board has also set aside December 6, 1999 to hear a motion on the part of the owner to dismiss the City's
appeal; and
WHEREAS the Tenant Protection Act ('the Act') provides tenants with security of tenure where a severance of land
occurs, unless the landlord requires vacant possession; and
WHEREAS the owner of the lands has registered an amended agreement to the satisfaction of the City which provides for
protection for the existing tenants over and above the protections afforded those tenants under the Act;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City instruct the City Solicitor to withdraw the City's appeal on the
matter to the Board."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(7) Moved by: Councillor Jakobek
Seconded by: Councillor Bussin
"WHEREAS City Council on October 26 and 27, 1999, in adopting Clause No. 30 of Report No. 13 of The Toronto
Community Council, headed 'Maintenance of Fences - 51 Osborne Avenue (East Toronto)', approved the maintenance of a
1.8 metre high wooden fence and a 1.27 metre high chain link fence, subject to certain conditions; and
WHEREAS the fences in question have been there for the past 20 years;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with Section 46 of the Council Procedural By-law,
Clause No. 30 of Report No. 13 of The Toronto Community Council be re-opened for further consideration;
AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT the owner be permitted to maintain the fences as they are for now, and in the event the
fences are replaced, they be built in compliance with the By-law."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(8) Moved by: Councillor Berardinetti
Seconded by: Councillor Feldman
"WHEREAS paragraph 23 of section 207 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, authorizes a municipal council to
enter into an agreement with any person to provide for the use of any of the employees or mechanical equipment of the
municipality and for fixing the terms, conditions and charges therefor; and
WHEREAS on September 28 and 29, 1999, City Council, in adopting the recommendations contained in Clause No. 1 of
Report No. 5 of The Administration Committee, headed 'Request for Proposal for the Acquisition of 2,000 Optical Scan
Vote Tabulators and 100 Touch Screen Voting Units', directed the Chief Administrative Officer to prepare a policy in
conjunction with the participation of City election staff in the elections of other jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS on November 28, 1999, the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto is conducting its annual election for
its Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS at the request of the Board of Directors of the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, City staff have
expressed an interest in conducting the annual election for the Board at a fee of $11,122.25; and
WHEREAS the Board of Directors has subsequently requested the City's election staff to provide staff support and vote
counting equipment for the conduct of the election, as it has done for the last 10 years; and
WHEREAS the above noted policy from the Chief Administrative Officer on the participation of City election staff in the
elections of other jurisdictions is not yet complete;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City's election staff be directed to provide staff support and vote
counting equipment for the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto election to be held on November 28, 1999 for a fee
of $11,122.25."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(9) Moved by: Councillor Adams
Seconded by: Councillor Miller
"WHEREAS the Ontario Municipal Board will soon be hearing requests by landowners in York and Durham Regions to
develop land on the Oak Ridges Moraine; and
WHEREAS development of the Oak Ridges Moraine may impact both the quality and quantity of water which flows into
the City of Toronto from the abutting Regions of York and Durham; and
WHEREAS the City of Toronto is an abutting landowner and a municipality interested in the quality and quantity of water
in its streams and rivers including the Humber River, the Don River and the Rouge River and the City Waterfront; and
WHEREAS the City of Toronto's quality of life and the health of its streams, rivers and waterfront is tied to the ecological
health of the headwaters which originate in the Oak Ridges Moraine; and
WHEREAS the Ontario Municipal Board held a first pre-hearing conference on a development appeal in Richmond Hill
on November 19, 1999 with a second pre-hearing scheduled for January 27, 2000 and the hearing scheduled for May 1,
2000, and the Board will hold a second pre-hearing on an appeal in Uxbridge on Monday, November 29, 1999; and
WHEREAS the Greater Toronto Services Board, on which the City of Toronto is represented, has been discussing this
issue recently and will continue to seek a unified approach to the matter;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Solicitor be instructed to maintain a watching brief at both
upcoming Ontario Municipal Board hearings in Richmond Hill and Uxbridge in order to monitor the progress of the
matters and to protect the City's interests; and give notice to the Ontario Municipal Board hearing panels that the City may
seek party or participant status;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Solicitor, and the Commissioners of Works and Emergency
Services and Urban Development Services work with counsel and staff of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
to prepare and present a case in support of protecting watercourses, natural areas and other environmentally sensitive areas;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Commissioners of Works and Emergency Services and Urban Planning
and Development Services and the City Solicitor be requested to report to the Policy and Finance Committee at its next
meeting to be held on December 7, 1999, on the financial implications of the City's participation at the Ontario Municipal
Board hearings, including the cost of staffing and the retention of outside consultants and legal counsel as necessary;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Solicitor be requested to submit a report to the Planning and
Transportation Committee and the Works Committee at their next meetings to be held on November 29, 1999, and
December 1, 1999, respectively, on the outcome of the first pre-hearing conference, and the second pre-hearing conference,
if possible;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Commissioners of Urban Planning and Development Services and
Works and Emergency Services be requested to report to the next meeting of the Planning and Transportation Committee
to be held on November 29, 1999, as requested by Council at its meeting held on October 26 and 27, 1999, on further steps
the City can consider taking to help protect the Oak Ridges Moraine as a natural resource;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the appropriate City staff, in co-operation with the Waterfront
Regeneration Trust and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, be requested to organize a tour of the Oak Ridges
Moraine for interested Members of Council;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Solicitor and the Commissioners of Urban Planning and
Development Services and Works and Emergency Services be requested to develop strategic policy initiatives to address
the protection of the Oak Ridges Moraine as a natural resource at the Provincial, Greater Toronto Area, regional and local
levels, and to participate in policy formulation in the relevant municipalities, and to report further on the resources
necessary to give effect hereto."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(10) Moved by: Councillor Adams
Seconded by: Councillor Moscoe
"WHEREAS the Chief Administrative Officer has prepared a report dated November 22, 1999 regarding an upcoming
proceeding at the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) pertaining to natural gas franchise agreements and the use of City
rights-of-way; and
Whereas City Council at its meeting on October 26 and 27, 1999, by its adoption of Clause No. 11 of Report No. 8 of The
Policy and Finance Committee, headed 'Association of Municipalities of Ontario - Gas Franchise Defense Fund',
authorized the concept of a submission to the OEB on these matters and authorized the use of and funding for outside legal
and technical resources to make the City's submission; and
Whereas it is urgent for City Council to consider the Chief Administrative Officer's report because the OEB has published
a deadline of December 6, 1999 for written submissions;
Now Therefore Be It Resolved That Council give consideration to the attached report dated November 22, 1999, from
the Chief Administrative Officer."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
Council subsequently adopted the report dated November 22, 1999, from the Chief Administrative Officer, embodying
the following recommendations:
"It is recommended that:
(1) the Chief Administrative Officer, in consultation with the Telecommunications Steering Committee, the City
Solicitor and other staff as required, be authorized to oversee and develop the content of the City submission to the
Ontario Energy Board on behalf of Council;
(2) the Chief Administrative Officer, in consultation with the Telecommunications Steering Committee, the City
Solicitor and other staff as required, fine-tune the Council-approved principles for telecom organizations respecting
City rights-of-way, for their applicability to the gas industry;
(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto."
(11) Moved by: Councillor Adams
Seconded by: Councillor Sinclair
"WHEREAS Council at its meeting held on June 9, 10 and 11, 1999, by its adoption of Notice of Motion J(2) and a
confidential report dated June 9, 1999, from the Chief Administrative Officer, established a Selection Panel for the
Commissioner of Corporate Services, and such Panel was subsequently revised to also select a Commissioner of Urban
Planning and Development Services; and
WHEREAS the scheduled dates for the interviews for Commissioners of Corporate Services and Urban Planning and
Development Services conflict with the upcoming Federation of Canadian Municipality board meeting in early December;
and
WHEREAS members of the Selection Panel, are required to attend all the interviews; and
WHEREAS Councillor Jack Layton is the 2nd Vice President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and is not
available for the interviews;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with Section 46 of the Council Procedural By-law, the
composition of the Selection Panel established by Council at its meeting on June 9, 10 and 11, 1999, be re-opened for
further consideration, only insofar as it pertains to the appointment of Councillor Layton to the Panel;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Councillor Joe Mihevc replace Councillor Jack Layton on the Selection
Panel."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(12) Moved by: Councillor Saundercook
Seconded by: Councillor Giansante
"Whereas at its meeting of July 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1999, City Council, by its adoption of Clause No. 18 of Report No. 2 of
The Works Committee, headed 'Toronto Biosolids Beneficial Use Program Update - Award of Design Build Contracts for
Biosolids Truck Loading and Odour Control Facilities and Plant Wide Heating System at Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant;
Amendment of Agreement with Terratec Environmental Ltd.', awarded Contract RFP No. 9155-99-01547 for the design
and construction of the plant wide heating system at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant to Thorburn-Penny Limited
(TPL); and
Whereas TPL has requested that the City consent to a change in the mechanical/electrical subcontractor to be engaged by
TPL with respect to the work; and
Whereas the Request for Proposals issued by the City required City Council to approve any change in the team proposed
by a Contractor in the performance of the work; and
WHEREAS the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services has prepared a report dated November 22, 1999,
entitled 'Design/Build Plant Wide Heating System Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant- Contract RFP No.9155-99-01547
Change of Mechanical/Electrical Subcontractor' and the City Solicitor has prepared a confidential report dated
November 22, 1999, entitled 'Design/Build Plant Wide Heating System Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant- Contract
No.9155-99-01547 - Legal Implications regarding the proposed change of Mechanical/Electrical Subcontractor';
NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT Council give consideration to the aforementioned reports from the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the City Solicitor."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, subject to adding the following new Operative Paragraph:
"AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
(1) the report dated November 18, 1999, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, embodying the
following recommendation, be adopted:
'It is recommended that Thornburn-Penny Limited, the selected design/build general contractor for Contract RFP
No. 9155-99-01547, Plant Wide Heating System at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant, be permitted to substitute
Comstock Canada Ltd. for Sutherland-Schultz Inc. as its mechanical/electrical subcontractor, with all other
contractual terms and conditions remaining unchanged.'; and
(2) the confidential report dated November 22, 1999, from the City Solicitor, be adopted, subject to deleting the
recommendation embodied therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following new recommendation, such report to
remain confidential, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act:
'It is recommended that Council authorize the substitution of Comstock Canada Limited for Sutherland-Schultz Inc.
as the mechanical/ electrical subcontractor, on condition that Thornburn-Penny Limited provide the City with a broad
indemnity, in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor, against any claims or damages that may arise from the City
authorizing the substitution.' "
(13) Moved by: Councillor Disero
Seconded by: Councillor Fotinos
"WHEREAS we have been asked by the members of the Community Police Liaison Committee - 11 Division, to request
from the City, legal representation to assist them in opposing the issuance of a Rooming House licence for 2762 Dundas
Street West at the upcoming hearing scheduled for December 7, 1999 at 11:30 a.m.; and
WHEREAS there is a long history of this establishment's continual disregard for City By-laws; and
WHEREAS the Urban Planning and Development Services Department has active files on the property; and
WHEREAS a hearing date has been scheduled and, due to time constraints, we are unable to direct our request through the
Committee process;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Solicitor be instructed to provide legal representation to the
Rooming House Licence hearing for 2762 Dundas Street West, scheduled for December 7, 1999."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(14) Moved by: Councillor Ashton
Seconded by: Councillor Silva
"WHEREAS Council at its meeting of December 16 and 17, 1998, endorsed the principle that the City's Heritage
resources and programs be delivered and managed through structure of management boards comprised of community
organizations and citizens, and recommended that Heritage staff employed in delivering and supporting Museum services
shall be City of Toronto employees; and
WHEREAS Council at its meeting of April 13, 14 and 15, 1999, approved a framework for the implementation of
Council's decisions of December 16 and 17, 1998, with regard to the governance of Heritage services including Museum
services and approved a mechanism for making appointments to the boards through the Economic Development and Parks
Committee or through Community Councils; and
WHEREAS the membership structure for the new boards was still being discussed between staff and the Heritage
stakeholders at that time, who have now agreed to appropriate membership structures; and
WHEREAS there is a benefit to the City to have the new Heritage management boards in place for the beginning of the
new year, and to do so, recommendations on appointments will have to be made at the Economic Development and Parks
Committee meeting of November 29, 1999, and at the subsequent meetings of the Community Councils on December 2,
1999, which necessitates the membership structure being in place prior to those meetings;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
(1) the membership of Heritage Toronto be as follows:
Heritage Toronto shall be composed of up to twenty-one (21) members, who shall be appointed by City Council and
nominated as follows:
(a) three (3) representatives of Museum Management Boards;
(c) three (3) representatives of community LACAC panels;
(d) the Chair of the Toronto Heritage Foundation;
(d) one (1) representative from the Toronto Historical Association;
(e) one (1) representative of the aboriginal community;
(f) two (2) Members of City Council; and
(g) six (6) to ten (10) citizen members; and
(2) the membership of the Toronto Historical Museum Board and the nine community Museum Management Boards be as
follows:
(a) Colborne Lodge/Mackenzie House/Spadina House - nine (9) members, one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the
Toronto District School Board, one (1) by the Toronto Separate School Board, and one (1) or two (2) of whom shall be
Members of Council;
(b) Collections, Conservation and Shared Resources (98 Atlantic Avenue) - four (4) citizen members, one of whom shall
be nominated by the Royal Ontario Museum, two (2) representing the eight other Museum Management Boards, whose
representation will rotate each term;
(c) Fort York - seven (7) citizen members, two (2) of whom shall be nominated by the Friends of Fort York, one (1) by the
Toronto District School Board, and one (1) by The Toronto Separate School Board, and one (1) or two (2) of whom shall
be Members Council;
(d) Gibson House/Zion Schoolhouse - five (5) citizen members, one (1) of whom shall be nominated by the North York
Historical Society, one (1) by the Toronto District School Board, one (1) by the Toronto Separate School Board, and one
(1) by the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority; and one (1) or two (2) of whom shall be Members of Council;
(e) Montgomery's Inn - seven (7) citizen members, one (1) of whom shall be nominated by the Etobicoke Historical
Society, one (1) by the Toronto District School Board, one (1) by the Toronto Separate School Board, and one (1) or two
(2) of whom shall be Members of Council;
(f) the Pier - nine (9) citizen members, one (1) of whom shall be nominated by the Toronto District School Board, one (1)
by the Toronto Separate School Board, and one (1) or two (2) of whom shall be Members of Council;
(g) Scarborough Historical Museum - five (5) citizen members, two (2) of whom shall be nominated by the Scarborough
Historical Society, one (1) by the Toronto District School Board, 1 (one) by the Toronto Separate School Board, and one
(1) or two (2) of whom shall be Members of Council;
(h) Todmorden Mills Museum - nine (9) citizen members, one (1) of whom shall be nominated by the Toronto District
School Board, one (1) by the Toronto Separate School Board, and one (1) or two (2) of whom shall be Members of
Council; and
(i) York Museum - nine (9) citizen members, one (1) of whom shall be nominated by the Toronto District School Board,
one (1) by the Toronto Separate School Board, and one (1) or two (2) of whom shall be Members of Council; and
(3) the by-laws establishing the new heritage management structure come into effect on January 1, 2000."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
(15) Moved by: Councillor Rae
Seconded by: Councillor King
"BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council request the Toronto Symphony Board and the Toronto Musicians' Association,
parties to a current labour dispute, to return to the bargaining table with a view to reaching a mutually satisfactory
collective agreement."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted, without amendment.
CONDOLENCE MOTIONS
(1) Moved by: Mayor Lastman
Seconded by: Councillor McConnell
"WHEREAS Members of City Council are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and colleague, Mr. Allan
Austin Lamport, on Thursday, November 18, 1999; and
WHEREAS during his 36-year political career, Mr. Lamport, affectionately known as 'Lampy', served the City of Toronto,
the City of his heart, in many capacities: as an Alderman, a Controller, a Member of the Legislature, Mayor of the City of
Toronto for three consecutive one-year terms and a Toronto Transit Commissioner; and
WHEREAS in 1950, he boldly faced the opposition of his colleagues, the clergy and the media in his campaign for
Sunday sports in the City of Toronto and, in 1951, he realized his dream when he threw the first baseball for the opening
game of the Toronto Maple Leafs season and the first game of Sunday ball in the City of Toronto; as a result of his efforts,
Toronto is now 'open for business' on Sundays; and
WHEREAS after resigning as Mayor in 1954, he served as a Toronto Transit Commissioner for five years, strongly
supporting public transit in the City of Toronto and, after opening the Yonge Street subway line in 1954, championed the
construction of the Bloor-Danforth subway, another dream that turned into a reality; Mr. Lamport was a great fighter and a
real builder; and
WHEREAS he is also considered the father of the Toronto Parking Authority which became the world's largest municipal
parking system and resulted in the rejuvenation of downtown Toronto; and
WHEREAS in recognition of his great contribution to the City of Toronto, he received many honours and testimonials,
including the naming of the municipally-owned stadium on King Street West as the 'Lamport Stadium', the naming of the
mile long rowing course on Long Pond on Centre Island as the 'Allan A. Lamport Regatta Course'; and
WHEREAS he also received the Order of Canada in 1994, the citation stating that 'he was well loved as "Mr. Toronto" ';
and
WHEREAS Mr. Lamport will be fondly remembered by his friends and colleagues for his devotion to the City of Toronto,
his fire and resourcefulness in debate, his energy, honesty and integrity;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be directed to convey, on behalf of members of City
Council, and all the citizens of the City of Toronto, our sincere sympathy to his daughters, Suzanne and Jane, and his
grandchildren."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted unanimously.
(2) Moved by: Councillor Shiner
Seconded by: Councillor Feldman
"WHEREAS the Members of City Council are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Gordon C. Hutchinson, on
Saturday November 6, 1999; and
WHEREAS Mr. Hutchinson joined the Township of North York as Supervisor of Recreation in 1955 and over his
forty-year career served as a Director of Recreation, from 1959 to 1967, Deputy Commissioner of Parks and Recreation
from 1967 to 1984 and, until his retirement in 1993, as Commissioner of Parks and Recreation;
Throughout his career, Mr. Hutchinson was a pioneer, organizing the first day camp in North York, was a leader in the
service delivery of hockey, playground and aquatic programs and began efforts to naturalize City parks. His primary focus
was always one of service. The founding of the North York Parks and Recreation Trust Fund best exemplifies
Mr. Hutchinson's commitment to those he served over and above his professional responsibilities. In 1960, while Director
of Recreation, a mother called him to say she could not afford the fifteen dollar fee for her child to attend camp. Mr.
Hutchinson went to the Rotary Club and asked for the donation and, rather than just sending one child, the Club gave him
one hundred and fifty dollars and said 'Send nine more'. From that donation, a Trust Fund was formed and over the years,
thousands of disadvantaged children have enjoyed recreational experiences.
Professionally, he was influential in the Parks and Recreation movement, chairing the founding conference committee of
the Ontario Recreation Society and subsequently serving as its Director, Vice-President and President. Mr. Hutchinson was
also Chairman of the Metro Toronto Commissioners of Parks and Recreation and a member of the Ontario Municipal
Recreation Association, Ontario Parks Association, Ontario Facilities Association and the Canadian Parks Association.
WHEREAS we, in the City of Toronto, the local community and colleagues throughout Ontario and Canada, will sorely
miss Gord's wisdom and many years of experience in the field of Parks and Recreation;
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be directed to convey, on behalf of the Members of City
Council, our sincere sympathy to Mr. Hutchinson's family, his wife Marlene, daughters Marjorie Wetmore and Nancy
McNair, sons-in-law Scott Wetmore and Steve McNair, and his five grandchildren Jennifer, Katherine, James, David and
Alison."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted unanimously.
(3) Moved by: Councillor Feldman
Seconded by: Mayor Lastman
"WHEREAS the untimely death of Dimitri 'Matti' Baranovski, on Sunday, November 14, 1999, was a senseless act of
violence against humanity; and
WHEREAS the students and teachers of Northview Heights Collegiate and the community of Antibes Torresdale have
been deeply shocked and threatened by a brutal attack of a predatory gang of teens that prey on the innocent; and
WHEREAS Dimitri 'Matti' Baranovski will be bitterly missed by his family and friends and the community; and
WHEREAS 'Matti' was an outstanding young man with hopes and aspirations of a medical career, who loved and
cherished his family and friends; and
WHEREAS pointless acts of violence are crippling our societies, and in the wake of this young man's death, we must
reflect; and
WHEREAS we, the City of Toronto, the local community and the schools throughout Ontario and Canada should make it
our duty never to forget this senseless act;
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be directed to convey on behalf of the Members of City
Council an expression of our deepest condolences to 'Matti's' family and classmates;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a suitable memorial be established in Harryetta Gardens, a City of Toronto
park, to commemorate the young life of Dimitri Baranovski and to remind the citizens of the City of Toronto that we will
never tolerate violence."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted unanimously.
(4) Moved by: Councillor Layton
Seconded by: Councillor Pitfield
"WHEREAS in the last two weeks, several homeless Torontonians have died on our streets; and
WHEREAS our City remains shocked at the growing numbers of homeless fatalities; and
WHEREAS our City is committed to continuing its efforts to provide permanent affordable housing but cannot do this
alone; and
WHEREAS in the midst of the crisis, our City is continuing to open additional facilities, working with community groups
and agencies and their staff and volunteers; and
WHEREAS the federal and provincial governments must join with the cities across Canada in solving this crisis;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council acknowledge and mourn the passing of Mathew Woodley,
Herbert Hutton, Stephen Redman and a man, as yet unidentified, who was found on the weekend of November 20, 1999,
on Lawrence Avenue West, all of whom have died in our streets in the past 14 days."
Disposition: The Motion was adopted unanimously.
Toronto, Ontario City Clerk
November 29, 1999
