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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
AND OTHER COMMITTEES
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998
STRIKING COMMITTEE
REPORT No. 7
1Appointment of Members of Council to the Budget Committee; the Board of Directors of the Canadian Film
Centre; and the Council Reference Group to Assist inGuiding Council's Strategic Planning Process
2Appointments to the Board of Directors of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
3Acceptance of Resignation from the Toronto Public Library Board
4Representation on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority (MTHA
5Other Item Considered by the Committee
City of Toronto
REPORT No. 7
OF THE STRIKING COMMITTEE
(from its meeting on October 19, 1998,
submitted by Councillor Case Ootes, Acting Chair)
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998
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Appointment of Members of Council
to the Budget Committee;
the Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre; and
the Council Reference Group to Assist in
Guiding Council's Strategic Planning Process.
(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, amended this Clause by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that the following recommendation embodied in the joint communication dated October 26,
1998, from Councillors King, Layton and Saundercook, be adopted:
'That sustainability be considered a primary option for the unifying and integrating concept for the Council's Strategic
Planning Process and that the Council Reference Group for Council's Strategic Plan and the Chief Administrative Officer
consider how Council's Strategic Planning process will address this objective in consultation with the Environmental Task
Force.' ")
The Striking Committee recommends as follows:
(1)Budget Committee:
The Striking Committee recommends that Councillor Jane Pitfield be appointed to the Budget Committee as a
representative of the Economic Development Committee for a term of office expiring on May 31, 1999, and until her
successor is appointed;
(2)Canadian Film Centre, Board of Directors:
The Striking Committee recommends that Councillor David Shiner be appointed to the Board of Directors of the
Canadian Film Centre for a term of office expiring on May 31, 1999, and until his successor is appointed; and
(3)Council Reference Group to Assist in Guiding Council's Strategic Planning Process:
The Striking Committee recommends that the following Members of Council be appointed to the Council Reference
Group to assist in guiding Council's strategic planning process for a term of office expiring upon the completion of
the Strategic Plan:
Councillor Brian Ashton(Strategic Policies and Priorities and Economic Development)
Councillor Gerry Altobello(Works Issues)
Councillor Gordon Chong(Community and Neighbourhood Services)
Councillor Brad Duguid(Emergency and Protective Services)
Councillor Frank Faubert(Economic and Urban Development)
Councillor Anne Johnston(Corporate Services)
Councillor Irene Jones(Urban Development)
Councillor Joan King(Economic Development, Community and Neighbourhood Services, and Environmental
Plan)
Councillor Jack Layton(Works Issues and Environmental Plan)
Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby(Corporate Services)
Councillor Pam McConnell(Children's Services and Official Plan Development)
Councillor David Miller(Corporate Services and Governance Structure)
The Striking Committee reports, for the information of Council, having requested the Chief Administrative Officer to
submit a report directly to Council for its meeting scheduled to be held on October 28, 1998, for consideration with the
foregoing Recommendation No. (3) of the Striking Committee, confirming that:
(i)the aforementioned Council Reference Group is a focus group that will liaise informally without any Clerk's
Secretariat support; and
(ii)there is no mandate for the Council Reference Group to submit recommendations directly to Council.
The Striking Committee submits the following report (October 7, 1998) from the City Clerk:
Purpose:
The purpose of this report is to provide Members of Council with a list of Members' preferences for appointment to various
Boards and Committees.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the Striking Committee give consideration to Members' preferences outlined in Schedule 1 and
recommend to City Council the appointment of Members of Council to the following:
(i)Budget Committee;
(ii)Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre; and
(iii)Council Reference Group to assist in guiding Council's strategic planning process.
Council Reference/Background/History:
(i)Budget Committee:
City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, adopted, without amendment, a motion moved by Councillor Prue, seconded by
Councillor Shaw, which contains, in part, the following operative paragraphs:
"AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Councillor Pitfield's preference to serve on the Budget Committee as the
representative from the Economic Development Committee be referred to the Striking Committee for consideration;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be requested to canvass members of the Economic
Development Committee to determine if any other Members wish to be considered for the appointment and report thereon
to the next meeting of the Striking Committee."
(ii)Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre:
The Striking Committee at its meeting on September 23, 1998, referred a communication dated September 22, 1998, from
Mr. Wayne Clarkson, Executive Director, Canadian Film Centre to the City Clerk, with a request that the City Clerk
canvass Members of Council for their interest in being appointed to sit ex-officio on the Board of Directors of the Canadian
Film Centre (as a non-voting member) to replace former Councillor Ron Summers, and submit a list of interested Members
to the next meeting of the Striking Committee.
(iii)Council Reference Group to Assist in Guiding Council's Strategic Planning Process:
The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, on September 24, 1998, requested the City Clerk to canvass all Members
of Council for their interest in being appointed to the aforementioned Council Reference Group, and to present a list of
such members to the Striking Committee for consideration.
In addition, City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, in adopting, as amended, Clause No.2 of Report No.18 of The Strategic
Policies and Priorities Committee, headed "Developing Council's Strategic Plan", established the Council Reference Group
to assist in guiding the strategic planning process. Council also directed that the Striking Committee be advised of
Councillor Johnston's interest in being appointed to the Council Reference Group.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Members of Council were canvassed on October 7, 1998, to determine their respective interest in being appointed to these
Boards and Committees. The attached Schedule 1 contains a list of those Members who have indicated an interest in such
appointments.
Conclusions:
It is recommended that the Striking Committee recommend to City Council the appointment of Members of Council to the
following:
(i)Budget Committee;
(ii)Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre; and
(iii)Council Reference Group to Assist in Guiding Council's Strategic Planning Process.
Contact Name:
Joanne Hamill, Interim Contact for the Striking Committee, 392-4339.
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The Striking Committee also had before it the following communications:
(i)(October 9, 1998) from the City Clerk Advising that City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, adopted, without
amendment, a motion moved by Councillor Prue, seconded by Councillor Shaw, which contains, in part, the following
operative paragraphs:
"AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Councillor Pitfield's preference to serve on the Budget Committee as the
representative from the Economic Development Committee be referred to the Striking Committee for consideration;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be requested to canvass members of the Economic
Development Committee to determine if any other Members wish to be considered for the appointment and report thereon
to the next meeting of the Striking Committee;".
(ii)(September 22, 1998) from Mr. Wayne Clark, Executive Director requesting that a City Councillor be appointed to sit
ex-officio (as a non-voting member) on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre to replace the former
Councillor Ron Summers.
(iii)(October 16, 1998) from Councillor Joanne Flint, North York Centre South, advising, for the reasons outlined in this
communication, of her interest in being appointed to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre.
(iv)(October 16, 1998) from Councillor Mike Tzekas, Scarborough Wexford, advising of his interest in being appointed
to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre.
(v)(October 9, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council at its meeting on October1 and 2, 1998, in adopting,
as amended, Clause No. 2 of Report No. 18 of The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, headed "Developing
Council's Strategic Plan", directed that the Striking Committee be advised of Councillor Johnston's interest in being
appointed to the Council Reference Group.
(vi)(October 9, 1998) addressed to the City Clerk, from the Director of Strategic and Corporate Policy, advising that the
purpose of the aforementioned Council Reference Group is to guide the overall process and provide staff with political
direction; that all Members of Council will participate in the actual strategic planning sessions; further advising that the
Council Reference Group will meet informally, with meetings called on short notice; and suggesting that the Council
Reference Group be reasonably small, i.e.,upto five members; and that representation draw on Council Members who are
also involved in the Official Plan, environmental plan, social development strategy, economic development strategy, as
well as governance.
(vii)(September 28, 1998) from Councillor Gordon Chong, Don Parkway, advising of his interest in serving on the
aforementioned Council Reference Group.
(viii)(October 9, 1998) from Councillor Brad Duguid, Scarborough City Centre, advising of his interest in serving on the
aforementioned Council Reference Group; and stating that he previously co-authored the City of Scarborough's Strategic
Plan.
(ix)(October 14, 1998) from Councillor Jack Layton, Don River, advising of his interest in serving on the aforementioned
Council Reference Group; and stating that as Chair of the Environmental Task Force, Chair of the Council Strategy
Committee for People Without Homes, and Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee on Homeless and Socially Isolated
Persons, he can facilitate the co-ordination of these initiatives and the City's Strategic Plan.
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The following Members of Council appeared before the Striking Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
-Councillor Jack Layton, Don River;
-Councillor Jane Pitfield, East York; and
-Councillor David Shiner, Seneca Heights.
(A copy of Schedule 1, referred to in the foregoing report dated October 7, 1998, from the City Clerk was forwarded to all
Members of Council with the agenda of the Striking Committee for its meeting held on October 19, 1998, and a copy
thereof is also on file in the office of the City Clerk.)
(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, had before it, during consideration of the foregoing Clause, the following
report (October 23, 1998) from the Chief Administrative Officer:
Purpose:
At its meeting of October 19, 1998, the Striking Committee recommended a list of Council Members for appointment to the
Council Reference Group. The Striking Committee also requested the Chief Administrative Officer to submit a report
directly to the October 28, 1998, meeting of Council regarding the role of the Council Reference Group.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that this report be received for information.
Comment:
Designing the strategic planning process is a task separate from the process itself and the development of the plan. In
terms of the process, all Members of Council will participate directly in the strategic planning sessions. Involvement will
range from visioning exercises and issue-specific work groups to the review of draft strategies and draft plans.
Membership on the Council Reference Group is not a prerequisite to Councillor participation in the strategic planning
process.
In terms of process design, a Council Reference Group will provide staff with political guidance during the course of
planning, designing and implementing the strategic planning process. The Chief Administrative Officer will lead a Senior
Staff Coordinating Committee to interact with the Council Reference Group in developing and implementing the overall
process and the format of the strategic planning sessions. The Council Reference Group will also ensure that a robust draft
plan is made available for review by all Councillors.
The strategic planning process requires extensive communication and dialogue with and among Council Members. The
need for formal reporting to Council on this initiative is not required until a draft plan is submitted for formal Council
consideration.
The intent is to have a small Council Reference Group that can be called together on short notice to act as a sounding
board and provide advice at key points in the process. The Council Reference Group would meet on an informal basis with
senior staff, and would not be a formal committee receiving support from the Clerk's Division or preparing reports to
Council.
A compact and versatile Council Reference Group was envisioned, given the task at hand. Current recommendations
pertaining to the group's membership should ensure that a core of 5-6 Councillors is available as needed. However, to
minimize procedural delays in the ambitious work program for the Strategic Plan, the approach will not rely on quorum
requirements.
Coordination among major planning initiatives is an important objective. The Council Reference Group should include
Council Members who are also involved in the Official Plan, environmental plan, social development strategy, economic
development strategy, governance structure and the Strategic Policy and Priorities Committee (the latter having a mandate
for strategic planning). This representation, reflected in the current recommendations, should be retained.
Conclusion:
The Strategic Plan will set out Council's collective vision for the new City. The Council Reference Group is an important
mechanism for political input to the planning and design of the strategic planning process. Given the nature of the process,
the role of the Council Reference Group will be enhanced if it is constituted as a small and informal liaison group.)
(City Council also had before it, during consideration of the foregoing Clause, the following joint communication (October
26, 1998) from Councillors King, Saundercook and Layton:
Recommendation:
That sustainability be considered a primary option for the unifying and integrating concept for the Council's Strategic
Planning Process and that the Council Reference Group for Council's Strategic Plan and the CAO consider how Council's
Strategic Planning process will address this objective in consultation with the Environmental Task Force.
Background:
On October 8, 1998 the Environmental Task Force requested that City Council consider sustainability as a primary option
for the unifying and integrating concept for the Council's Strategic Planning Process.
Sustainability is an excellent and proven integrative tool for strategic planning that will realize the CAO's goal of
integrating and ensuring coherence among the official plan, the economic development strategy, and the environmental
plan.
Also known as sustainable development, sustainability ensures that environmental, economic and social equity concerns
are integrated by public and private decision-makers in a way that all three are met without sacrificing future generations.
The concept of sustainability became popular throughout the world in 1987 when the United Nations World Commission
on Environment and Development, also known as the Brundtland Commission, introduced it in the now famous Our
Common Future.
If used, the concept of sustainability can be a powerful, integrative strategic planning tool for the City of Toronto. It can
help identify those policies which simultaneously promote environmental protection, job creation and social equity issues.
In other words, sustainability identifies win-win-win situations that can guide Toronto towards a prosperous and
sustainable future.
Many cities throughout the world have used sustainability as an integrative concept for their planning exercises. For
example, here in Ontario the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth published Implementing Vision 2020:
Directions for a Creating a Sustainable Region in 1993. R.J.Whynott, the Regional Chairman, wrote in his introduction to
this plan:
In order to ensure a viable future, sustainable development requires the integration of economic, environmental, and social
factors in all decision-making. Sustainable development is a concept that can assist in guiding future decision making by
elected officials, business leaders, community agencies, and individual citizens.
Seattle, Washington's Comprehensive Plan also uses sustainability as a central concept. Resolution29215 amending
Resolution 28962, the Vision for the City of Seattle Comprehensive Plan, adopted on November 27, 1995, explains the
importance of sustainability and its use for strategic planning:
Seattle's commitment to sustainability is supported by this plan. Sustainable cities use resources efficiently and effectively.
They reuse and recycle. They recognize constraints and build on assets. They use existing local resources where they
provide physical and economic security, and they distribute these and other benefits evenly. They balance the need for
growth with the needs for stability and prudent use of resources.
The plan's four core values -community, environmental stewardship, economic opportunity and security, and social equity
- are key components of sustainability. Separately they are necessary but insufficient; taken together they become a solid
foundation upon which to build a sustainable future for ourselves and the generations to follow.
Here in Toronto, the 1994 Metro Toronto Official Plan, The Liveable Metropolis, began the process of integrating
sustainable development into the planning process. It noted that:
The Metropolitan Toronto Corporation can enhance the sustainable development of Metropolitan Toronto through
programs designed to complement a reurbanized Metropolitan Toronto structure. These include programs influencing
economic development, housing, cultural and recreational resources, community access and support, and environmental
management. (p. 37).
Not surprisingly, sustainability has emerged as the defining framework within the Environmental Task Force as it helps
develop the Environment Plan. This is due in part to the influence of Task Force members such as Elizabeth Dowdeswell,
former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program and Dr. David Bell, Director of the York Centre
for Applied Sustainability. The widespread support for sustainability became even more evident during the Visioning and
Priority Setting Workshop held on September29th. Sustainability was mentioned repeatedly by many of the 100 plus
participants as an important integrative framework. (The report of this session will be introduced to Council by
December).
Clause 2 of the Strategic Policy and Priorities Committee Report No. 18 adopted by City Council on October 2-3, 1998
asks for the coordination of Council's Strategic Plan with major sectoral planning initiatives including the new official
plan, the environmental plan, a social development strategy, and an economic development strategy.
Given the widespread acceptance of sustainability amongst the various stakeholders that make up Toronto as well as its
success as a strategic planning tool for other cities throughout the world, the Environmental Task Force decided at its
October 8th meeting to ask City Council to use sustainability as an integrative tool for the City's Strategic Planning
Process.
What does Sustainability Mean in Practice?
Operationalizing sustainability is not a difficult task. It simply means identifying opportunities and advocating programs
that simultaneously promote economic, environmental and social equity goals. Toronto has already implemented many
programs that are based on sustainability. For example, the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), set up by the former City
of Toronto, helps public sector and private sector building owners do energy retrofits which help the environment, create
much needed employment and save building owners money. In fact, BBP retrofits have: reduced CO2 emissions by 60,00
tonnes per year; created between 1,800-3,000 person years of employment; and reduced building owners' operating costs
by over $6 million per year.
In short, operationalizing sustainability means operationalizing win-win-win policies. Also, it means that the Council's
Strategic Planning process has an integrative tool that is designed for easy implementation.)
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Appointments to the Board of Directors of
the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, adopted this Clause, without amendment.)
The Striking Committee recommends that:
(1)the Mayor of Toronto be appointed as an ex-officio Member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Agricultural
Winter Fair; and
(2)Councillor Dick O'Brien be appointed as a member of the said Board of Directors for a term of office expiring
immediately prior to the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors in the spring 1999, and until his successor is
appointed.
The Striking Committee submits the following communication (September 30, 1998) from Mr.David E. Garrick,
Chief Executive Officer, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair:
With the formation of the City of Toronto, the by-laws of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair have been amended by the
Board of Directors as follows.
The words Metro Chairman and the cities of Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York and Borough of East York have
been deleted and replaced by His Worship Mayor Mel Lastman, City of Toronto, and one Member from Council to be
appointed annually by the Corporation.
It would be appreciated if you would place this matter on a future agenda and appoint one member of Council to serve on
the Board of Directors for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The duties are not onerous as there are only about three
meetings a year. Should the Member of Council be interested in agriculture, equestrian or horticultural events there is also
the opportunity to serve on one of our Standing Committees (we do supply Chairs for these meetings).
Your assistance in this matter is appreciated.
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The Striking Committee also had before it a list of Members of Council who have indicated an interest in being appointed
to the aforementioned Board of Directors, wherein it is noted that all Members of Council were canvassed for their interest
in this appointment on October 15, 1998.
(A copy of the aforementioned list was forwarded to all Members of Council prior to the meeting of the Striking
Committee held on October 19, 1998, and a copy thereof is also on file in the office of the City Clerk.)
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Acceptance of Resignation from the
Toronto Public Library Board.
(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, adopted this Clause, without amendment.)
The Striking Committee recommends that City Council accept the resignation of Councillor Maria Augimeri from
the Toronto Public Library Board, such resignation to become effective upon the appointment of another Member
of Council to replace Councillor Augimeri as a member of the Board.
The Striking Committee reports, for the information of Council, having requested the City Clerk to canvass Members of
Council for their interest in being appointed to the Toronto Public Library Board, and submit a list of interested Members
to the Striking Committee for its consideration.
The Striking Committee submits the following communication (October 15, 1998) from Councillor Maria Augimeri:
I have been unable to attend Library Board meetings the past three months due to scheduling conflicts and will be unable to
attend any future meetings for the same reason.
In the interest of providing proper representation to the board, I request that you accept my resignation from the Toronto
Public Library Board and appoint another City Councillor to take my place.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
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Representation on the Board of Directors of
the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority (MTHA).
(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, amended this Clause by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(1)the schedule of meetings and order paper of the MTHA be placed on the agenda of the Community and
Neighbourhood Services Committee in sufficient time for the Committee to provide input to the process;
(2)the MTHA be requested to permit Members of City Council to attend Board meetings and make deputations to the
MTHA Board;
(3)the agenda of the MTHA be provided to the City's Housing Authority and included on its agenda; and
(4)City Council request that a full copy of the MTHA agenda for each meeting be filed with the City Clerk.")
The Striking Committee recommends the adoption of Option 3 embodied in the report (October 13, 1998) from the
City Clerk, viz.:
"The following option is available to City Council:
Option 3:Direct the Striking Committee to give further consideration to appointments of City nominees to the
Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority (MTHA) once a response is received from the
Province to the request of City Council (from its meeting on October 1 and 2, 1998) that the Province amend the
necessary regulations to enable the City of Toronto to appoint a majority of MTHA Board members from City
Council."
The Striking Committee reports, for the information of Council, having been advised by Councillor Gordon Chong, who is
currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority, that he will undertake to
request the appropriate MTHA officials to provide all Members of Council, on an ongoing basis, with:
(i)a schedule of upcoming meetings of the Board of Directors; and
(ii)the list of agenda items to be considered at such meetings.
The Striking Committee submits the following report (October 13, 1998) from the City Clerk:
Purpose:
The purpose of this report is to present, as requested by the Striking Committee on September23, 1998, possible options for
proceeding with proposed appointments to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority
(MTHA), and to submit a list of Members of Council who have indicated an interest in such appointments.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Striking Committee give consideration to the options described in this report respecting
proposed appointments to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority (MTHA).
Council Reference/Background/History:
The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority was established by provincial Order-in-Council and operates under a
management agreement with the Ontario Housing Corporation (OHC). It is responsible for the day-to-day management of
the OHC's rental housing in the City of Toronto.
There are currently two MTHA Directors who are municipal Councillors: Gordon Chong (City of Toronto) and Joyce
Frustaglio (City of Vaughan). They were both appointed by provincial Order-in-Council, and their terms of office expire on
April 30, 2000. The Ministry has advised that one of the two municipal appointees is from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
since the regional municipalities will be sharing in the MTHA costs once same are downloaded.
City Council on July 29, 30 and 31, 1998, in adopting, as amended, Clause No. 4 of Report No.7 of The Community and
Neighbourhood Services Committee, headed "Sale of Scattered Units Owned by Ontario Housing Corporation in the City
of Toronto", directed, inter alia, that "the provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing be advised that the City of
Toronto will be nominating its two representatives to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing
Authority; and further that the matter of these nominations be referred to the Striking Committee for consideration."
The Striking Committee on September23, 1998, requested the City Clerk and the City Solicitor to submit a report to the
Striking Committee on possible options for proceeding with the proposed appointments to the Board of Directors of the
Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority (MTHA). The Striking Committee also directed the City Clerk to canvass
Members of Council for their interest in being appointed to the Board of Directors of MTHA, should the option of
appointing two representatives be available.
In addition, City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, adopted, as amended, Clause No. 2 of Report No. 8 of The Community
and Neighbourhood Services Committee, headed "The Future Management of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing
Authority". In so doing, Council decided, in part, to request the Province of Ontario to amend the necessary regulations
regarding appointments to the MTHA Board of Directors to enable the City of Toronto to appoint a majority of Board
members from City Council.
City Council also adopted the following further recommendation:
"It is further recommended that the following motions be referred to the Striking Committee, with a request that the
Committee submit its recommendations thereon to the next meeting of City Council scheduled to be held on October28,
1998:
Moved by Councillor Moscoe:
'It is further recommended that Councillors McConnell and Moscoe be nominated for appointment to the Board of
Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority.'
Moved by Councillor Jakobek:
'It is further recommended that Councillor Jakobek be considered for appointment to the Board of Directors of the
Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority.' "
In his letter dated September 21, 1998, to the City Clerk, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing responded to the
aforementioned decision of City Council to nominate two representatives to the Board of Directors of MTHA as follows:
"With respect to Council's intention to nominate representatives to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto
Housing Authority, I wish to advise that there are currently no vacancies among the eight positions on the Board."
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
The following options are available to City Council:
Option 1:Request the Province to increase the size of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing
Authority in order to accommodate two representatives nominated by the City Council, and submit the names of two such
nominees for appointment by provincial Order-in-Council.
Option 2:Submit to the Province the names of two nominees to represent the City of Toronto on the Board of Directors of
the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority, with a request that such nominees be appointed by Order-in-Council at such
time as vacancies occur on the Board.
Option 3:Direct the Striking Committee to give further consideration to appointments of City nominees to the Board of
Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority once a response is received from the Province to the request of
City Council from its meeting on October 1 and 2, 1998, that the Province amend the necessary regulations to enable the
City of Toronto to appoint a majority of Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority Board members from City Council.
Members of Council were canvassed on October 7, 1998, to determine their respective interest in being nominated for
appointment to the Board of Directors of MTHA. The attached Schedule1 contains a list of those Members who have
indicated an interest in such appointment, in the event that the Striking Committee wishes to recommend the nomination of
two appointees.
The City Solicitor has been consulted in the preparation of this report.
Conclusions:
It is recommended that the Striking Committee give consideration to the options described in this report respecting
proposed appointments to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority.
Contact Name:
Joanne Hamill, Interim Contact for the Striking Committee, 392-4339.
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The Striking Committee also had before it the following communications:
(i)(August 10, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council on July 29, 30 and31, 1998, in adopting, as amended,
Clause No.4 contained in Report No. 7 of The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, headed "Sale of
Scattered Units Owned by Ontario Housing Corporation in the City of Toronto", directed, inter alia, that the Provincial
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing be advised that the City of Toronto will be nominating its two representatives to
the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority; and further that the matter of these nominations be
referred to the Striking Committee for consideration.
(ii)(September 21, 1998) from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing responding to the aforementioned Clause
No. 4 contained in Report No. 7 of The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee; and advising, with respect to
Council's intention to nominate representatives to the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority,
that there are currently no vacancies among the eight positions on the Board.
(iii)(October 9, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council, at its meeting held on October 1 and 2, 1998, in
adopting, as amended, Clause No. 2 contained in Report No. 8 of The Community and Neighbourhood Services
Committee, headed "The Future of The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority", directed that the following motions be
referred to the Striking Committee, with a request that the Committee submit its recommendations thereon to the next
meeting of City Council scheduled to be held on October 28, 1998:
"Moved by Councillor Moscoe:
'It is further recommended that Councillors McConnell and Moscoe be nominated for appointment to the Board of
Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority.'
Moved by Councillor Jakobek:
'It is further recommended that Councillor Jakobek be considered for appointment to the Board of Directors of the
Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority.' ".
(iv)(October 14, 1998) from Councillor Jack Layton, Don River, advising of his interest in serving on the Board of
Directors of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority (MTHA); and stating that as Chair of the Council Strategy
Committee for People Without Homes, and Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee on Homeless and Socially Isolated
Persons, he feels ideally suited to help ensure that the housing interests of the City are represented.
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Councillor Jack Layton, Don River, appeared before the Striking Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.
(A copy of Schedule 1, referred to in the foregoing report dated October 13, 1998, from the City Clerk was forwarded to all
Members of Council with the agenda of the Striking Committee for its meeting held on October 19, 1998, and a copy
thereof is also on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Councillor Pam McConnell, Don River, subsequently requested that her name be removed from the list contained in
Schedule 1.)
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Other Item Considered by the Committee
(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, received this Clause, for information.)
(a)Proposed Appointment of a Member of Council to
the Toronto Pedestrian Committee.
The Striking Committee reports having requested the City Clerk to canvass Members of Council for their interest
in being appointed to the Toronto Pedestrian Committee, which proposed appointment is referred to in the
following communication, and submit a list of interested Members to the Striking Committee for its consideration:
(October 7, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council, at its meeting held on October1 and2, 1998, in adopting,
without amendment, Clause No.8 contained in Report No.11 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee,
headed "Toronto Pedestrian Committee: Proposed Terms of Reference", directed, in part, that the following
Recommendation (1)(b)(i) be referred to the Striking Committee for consideration:
"(1)the Proposed Terms of Reference for the Toronto Pedestrian Committee be approved, subject to:
(b)amending the section, headed 'Membership':
(i)by striking out the words 'Upto three (3) Toronto Councillors - one(1) to be Co-Chair of the Committee', and inserting
in lieu thereof the words 'One (1) Member of the City of Toronto Council';".
Respectfully submitted,
CASE OOTES,
Acting Chair
Toronto, October 19, 1998
(Report No. 7 of The Striking Committee, including additions thereto, was adopted, as amended, by City Council on
October 28, 29 and 30, 1998.)
