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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
AND OTHER COMMITTEES
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998
EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
REPORT No. 16
1Item Considered by the Community Council
City of Toronto
REPORT No. 16
OF THE EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
(from its meeting on September 14, 1998,
submitted by Councillor Michael Prue, Chair)
As Considered by
The Council of the City of Toronto
on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998
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Item Considered by the Community Council
(City Council on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998, received this Clause, for information.)
(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next regular meeting of City
Council to be held on November 25, 1998.)
(City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the next regular meeting of Council to be
held on Wednesday, October 28, 1998.)
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(Clause 1(a) of Report No. 12 of the East York Community Council)
(a)2008 Toronto Olympic Bid.
The East York Community Council reports having:
(1)requested the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, to submit a consolidated report
to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee scheduled for November 17, 1998, which shall incorporate
recommendations from all Community Councils, including the following:
(a)that City Council be requested to consider the holding of a referendum on the issue of the bid for the 2008
Olympics during the November 2000 Municipal Election;
(b)that City Council be requested to develop their own focus group which would be inclusive in nature and would
be held in January, 1999;
(c)that City Council be requested to hold more than two open houses which are geographically located to allow
the greatest number of people to attend rather than host them only at the Metro Reference Library and that these
open houses be held for more than two days;
(d)that City Council be requested to consider, as a priority, a master plan to develop a vehicular and public
transportation system which can accommodate the Olympics;
(e)that a questionnaire be prepared which shall gather public input and identify issues and areas of concern in
their order of importance with respect to the Olympic bid;
(2)requested the City Clerk to submit the notes taken at this meeting of the East York Community Council to the
focus groups for their consideration;
(3)received the presentation by Mr. David Crombie regarding Toronto's bid for the 2008Olympics; and
(4)received the report (September 1, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and
Tourism:
(September 1, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, inviting consultation on the
public's ideas and suggestions about what to include in the "Olympic Principles" which will guide Toronto's Olympic Bid
as well as providing comments on the key issues such as transportation, financial impact, environment, culture, venues and
social equity.
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The following persons appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with the foregoing:
-Ms. Anna Pace, Co-ordinator, Public Consultation, Toronto Olympic Office;
-Mr. David Crombie, Chairman, Toronto Olympic Bid Committee;
-Mr. Stuart Weinstein, East York;
-Ms. Jane Pitfield, East York;
-Mr. Tom Shevilin, East York;
-Mr. Bruce Bryer, Toronto;
-Mr. Gordon Crann, East York;
-Ms. Audrey Fernie, East York;
-Mr. Robert Moenck, East York;
-Mr. Trevor David, Toronto;
-Ms. Helga Barbier, East York;
-Mr. Andrew McCammon, East York;
-Ms. Kerri Mousseau, Toronto;
-Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York; and
-Mr. Sheldon Bergson, Thornhill.
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL PRUE,
Chair
Toronto, September 14, 1998
(Report No. 16 of The East York Community Council, consisting of one Clause only, was received, for information, by City
Council on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998.)
