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City of Toronto
REPORT No. 3
OF THE ETOBICOKE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
(from its meeting on March 25, 1998,
submitted by Councillor Elizabeth Brown, Chair)
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on April 16, 1998
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Item Considered by the Community Council
(City Council on April 16, 1998, received this Clause, for information.)
(a) 1998 Capital Budget.
The Etobicoke Community Council reports having:
(1) recommended to the Budget Committee that funds in the order of $1.38 million,
included under Transportation, Line 502, Etobicoke - Road Reconstruction
Program, only be allocated for the reconstruction of Prince Edward Drive on
the basis of the road width being no more than 24 feet, grass to grass;
(2) reiterated to the Budget Committee that the Assembly Hall Project was the
Number One priority capital project for the former City of Etobicoke Council
and the Etobicoke Community Council fully supports its inclusion in the
1998 Capital Budget;
(3) requested the Budget Committee to ensure that the Eatonville Public Library
is built within the next two to three years; and
(4) requested the Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District, to submit a report
to the Community Council with respect to the reinstatement of boulevards
which were eliminated during the construction of the subway system, with grass
and trees, on the east and west sides of Kingsmill Road to Bloor Street West.
The Etobicoke Community Council had before it the following communications with respect
to the 1998 Capital Budget:
(i) (undated) from Ms. S. Giovanella, President, Etobicoke Federation of Ratepayers'
& Residents' Associations, providing general comments on the position of the
Etobicoke Federation of Ratepayers' & Residents' Associations (EFRRA) with
respect to the 1998 City of Toronto Budget, and requesting an allocation of funds to
address the issue of noise generated by airport operations;
(ii) (February 10, 1998) from Ms. R. Busskamp, President, Lakeshore Arts, supporting
the retention of the Assembly Hall restoration project in the 1998 Capital Budget;
(iii) (March 18, 1998) from Mr. P. Milczyn, Chair, Lakeshore Planning Council,
supporting the provision of funds for the Assembly Hall restoration project in the
1998 Capital Budget;
(iv) (March 24, 1998) from Mr. J. Brown, on behalf of Burnhamthorpe Residents for
Traffic Safety, regarding the issue of Mississauga Transit buses using
Burnhamthorpe Road, and the need for capital funds to reconfigure Islington Subway
Station to allow Mississauga Transit to access the subway system from Dundas/Bloor
Streets;
(v) (March 18, 1998) from Mr. J. W. Lea, regarding the installation of a sidewalk on the
north side of Burlingame Road, between Horner Avenue and Sunset Avenue;
(vi) (March 25, 1998) from Ms. D. J. Miller and others, requesting extension of the
existing boulevards on Kingsmill Road to Bloor Street West;
(vii) (March 25, 1998) from Dr. M. J. Quigley, Director, and Ms. M. Campbell, President,
Kingsway Park Ratepayers Inc., regarding the reconstruction of Prince Edward
Drive;
(viii) (March 25, 1998) from Mr. and Mrs. D. Teed, regarding the reconstruction of
Prince Edward Drive; and
(ix) (undated) from Mr. W. Evans, President, The Prince Edward Drive 40 Km
Association, regarding the reconstruction of Prince Edward Drive.
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The Etobicoke Community Council reports having received an overhead presentation from
Ms. W. Liczyk, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, regarding the 1998 Capital and
Operating Budgets.
The following persons appeared before the Etobicoke Community Council in connection
with the foregoing:
- Dr. M. Quigley, Kingsway Park Ratepayers Inc.;
- Ms. M. Campbell, President, Kingsway Park Ratepayers Inc.;
- Mr. T. Tomlinson, Community of Rathburn-Grove Ratepayers (C.O.R.R.);
- Ms. S. Giovanella, President, Etobicoke Federation of Ratepayers' and Residents'
Association (EFFRA);
- Mr. A. Cole, EFFRA Airport Committee;
- Ms. R. Busskamp, President, Lakeshore Arts;
- Ms. C. Bavis, Etobicoke, Ontario;
- Ms. R. Swarbrick, Etobicoke Citizens for Effective Government;
- Ms. D. J. Miller, on behalf of Residents of Kingsmill Road;
- Ms. Y. Lowcock, Etobicoke, Ontario; and
- Ms. E. Bidwell, on behalf of York Condominium Corporation No. 340.
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH BROWN,
Chair
Toronto, March 25, 1998
(Report No. 3 of The Etobicoke Community Council was received, for information, by City Council
on April 16, 1998.)
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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
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As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on April 16, 1998
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