The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council approve the individual tax appeal applications made pursuant to section 323 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 resulting in tax reductions (excluding phase-in/capping amounts) totalling $1,763,717.42 including reductions in Business Improvement Area charges, as identified in Appendix A in the report (October 22, 2009) from the Treasurer.

2.         City Council approve the individual tax appeal applications made pursuant to section 325 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 resulting in tax reductions (excluding phase-in/capping adjustments) totalling $231,831.76 including reductions in Business Improvement Area charges, as identified in Appendix B in the report (October 22, 2009) from the Treasurer.

3.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

The Government Management Committee held a statutory public meeting on November 9, 2009, and notice was given in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006.  No one addressed the Committee.

This report deals with tax appeal applications made to the Treasurer pursuant to sections 323 and 325 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (COTA).  Section 323 permits Council to cancel, reduce or refund taxes in cases when, during the year, a property undergoes changes such as when it is destroyed by fire or demolished, becomes exempt from taxation, or is reclassified due to a change in its use.  Under section 325 of the COTA, taxpayers can request a cancellation, reduction or refund of taxes when an error in the assessment roll is identified which results in an overcharge.

The legislation requires Council to hold a public meeting where applicants may make a submission in defence of their position.  Council has delegated authority to hold such public meetings to the Government Management Committee.

Staff have mailed Notices of Hearing to affected taxpayers advising of the upcoming hearing before Government Management Committee.

The Government Management Committee held a statutory public meeting on November 9, 2009, and notice was given in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006.  No one addressed the Committee.

This report deals with 53 tax apportionment applications made by the Treasurer or to the Treasurer by an owner of land pursuant to section 322 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, for the properties listed in Appendices A and B (attached).

The legislation requires Council to hold a public meeting at which the applicants and / or property owners may make representations.  Council has delegated authority to hold such public meetings to the Government Management Committee. 

Staff have mailed Notices of Hearing to affected taxpayers advising of the upcoming hearing before the Government Management Committee.

This report seeks Council authority to implement new administrative fees, and to increase certain existing fees for the administration of property tax and utility accounts and parking ticket payments.  New fees are proposed for the creation of new property tax accounts, and for ownership updates made to utility accounts.  Fee increases are proposed for existing fees for issuing prior year tax receipts, charges added to the tax roll for collection, preparation of tax calculation statements, and for Telephone Interactive Voice Response (IVR) payments and internet payments for parking tickets.  The proposed user fees and fee increases are set at levels that reflect full cost recovery for the services provided.

Combined, the new user fees and fee increases will generate an estimated $1.95 million in additional revenues in 2010.

The Government Management Committee deferred consideration of the report (October 26, 2009) from the Treasurer, entitled "Semi-annual Treasurer’s Report on activities of the Accounting Services and the Purchasing and Materials Management Divisions – June 30, 2009", to its meeting on January 13, 2010, to allow for questions and debate.

The purpose of this report is to inform the Government Management Committee on activities of the Accounting Services (AS) Division and the Purchasing and Materials Management Division (PMMD).

This report provides a brief analysis of the performance indicators for AS and the PMMD for the six months ending June 30, 2009 with previous year comparisons, where applicable.  Staff will continue to monitor these indicators in assessing the success of the improvement initiatives that are currently underway.

The Government Management Committee deferred consideration of the report (October 26, 2009) from the Treasurer, entitled "Property Tax Exemption for the Society of Portuguese Disabled Persons Building Fund", to its meeting on January 13, 2010, for the hearing of speakers.

The Society of Portuguese Disabled Persons Building Fund (“The Society”) is seeking Toronto City Council’s support for its efforts to obtain private legislation that would provide an exemption from property taxes for the property it owns at 2295 St. Clair Avenue West.  Staff are not recommending that Council support the Society’s efforts to obtain a tax exemption through private legislation.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize the lease extension agreement to be entered into with Hakim Optical Laboratory Ltd., substantially on the terms and conditions as set out in Appendix A of the report (October 19, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, together with such other terms and conditions as may be deemed appropriate by the Chief Corporate Officer and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the lease agreement including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination, provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matter (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to enter into a lease extension agreement with Hakim Optical Laboratory Ltd. for premises at 38-40 Dundas Street East.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize entering into a Lease Renewal Agreement with 150 EAE Property Ltd. for a five (5) year term, years commencing October 31, 2009 and expiring on October 31, 2014, including an option to renew for another five (5) year term and an option to acquire additional space, based substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix “A” in the report (October 21, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and other terms and conditions acceptable to the Chief Corporate Office, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the lease agreements including the provision for any consents, approvals,  notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to enter into a lease renewal agreement with 150 EAE Property Ltd. for space at 150 Eglinton Avenue East in the amount of 35,601 square feet for continued use by Toronto Employment and Social Services. The renewal is for five (5) years.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize entering into a Lease Renewal Agreement with Healthcare Properties Holdings Ltd. for a five (5) year term, commencing May 1, 2009 and expiring on April 30, 2014, based substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix “A” in the report (October 21, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and other terms and conditions acceptable to the Chief Corporate Office, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the lease agreement, include the provision for any consents, approvals,  notices and notices of termination, provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to enter into a lease renewal agreement with Healthcare Properties Holdings Ltd. for space at 1333 Sheppard Avenue East in the amount of 1,483 square feet for the continued use by Toronto Fire Services as an administrative office.

The Government Management Committee referred the report (October 22, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer entitled "260 Bartley Drive – Acquisition for TTC" to the Budget Committee for consideration during the 2010 Capital Budget deliberations.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council’s authority to acquire the property known as 260 Bartley Drive (the “Property”) from Business Development Bank of Canada (“BDC”).  The Property is required for Revenue Operations staff of the TTC.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize a Lease Extension and Amending Agreement with Margaret Wiley Seaver (the “Tenant”), to use and occupy approximately 7,112 square feet of vacant land adjacent to 1121 Bellamy Road North, (the “Property”), substantially on the terms and conditions as set out in Appendix “A” in the report (October 1, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and on such other terms and conditions as approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, or his or her designate, and in a form and content acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the Lease Extension and Amending Agreement, including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to enter into a Lease Extension and Amending Agreement with Margaret Wiley Seaver for use of City lands adjacent to 1121 Bellamy Road North. The proposed agreement is for a five (5) year term, commencing on October 1, 2009 and ending on August 31, 2014.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council grant authority to enter into an Access Agreement with Toronto Waterfront Toronto Revitalization Corporation (“WT”) for the City-owned  properties located at 480 Lake Shore Blvd East, 400 Commissioner Street, 545 Commissioner Street and 9 Leslie Street (“Subject Lands”) to conduct geo-environmental baseline investigations and examinations, substantially on the terms and conditions set-out in Schedule “A” in the report (October 9, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer and any other terms and conditions as the City Solicitor may deem necessary to protect the City’s interest.

2.         City Council authorize each Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services severally to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.

3.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

The purpose of this report is to seek Council Authority to enter into an Access Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Waterfront Toronto for access to four City-owned properties to conduct environmental testing.

The City, as Landlord, and 3080 Yonge Street Inc. (the “Lessee”) are parties to a 1974 ground lease relating to property located at 3080 Yonge Street. The Lessee has exercised its right to renew the ground lease for a further period of thirty-three (33) years. The lease provides that the parties shall negotiate a new rental rate for the renewal term, failing which either party may trigger binding arbitration to determine the rate.

The purpose of this report is to seek authority for the City to acquire the property municipally known as 50 Horsham Avenue from 1402335 Ontario Limited (the “Owner”). This property is required to expand and complete the North York City Centre Service Road (“NYSR”).

Negotiations with the Owner of this property have been ongoing since January 2009. The Owner has signed an irrevocable Offer to Sell its property to the City. Attachment 1 to this report describes the salient terms of this proposed acquisition, which are considered fair and reasonable.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council grant authority to negotiate to acquire and, if necessary, to initiate expropriation proceedings for approximately 46.8 acres of vacant land of the former Kodak site detailed in Appendix “B” of the report (October 20, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Maintenance and Storage Facility.

2.         City Council grant authority to negotiate to acquire and, if necessary, to initiate expropriation proceedings, for the property interest detailed in Appendix “C” of the report (October 20, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, for the Finch West LRT Maintenance and Storage Facility.

3.         City Council grant authority to the Chief Corporate Officer to serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate, to forward to the Chief Inquiry Officer any requests for hearing that are received, to attend the hearing to present the City’s position and to report the Inquiry Officer’s recommendations to City Council for its consideration.

The Toronto Transit Commission (“TTC”) endorsed the Transit City Light Rail Plan (“Transit City”) at its meeting on March 21, 2007.  Transit City consists of seven new rapid and environmentally sustainable light rail transit (LRT) lines that will, once completed, provide a network of fast and reliable transit throughout the City of Toronto.

In order to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the LRT lines, four new maintenance and storage facilities (MSF)’s are required.  Given the commonly encountered long lead time in obtaining possession of suitable transit property and completing the prerequisite approvals, design and construction activities, Real Estate Services seeks authority from Council to negotiate and if necessary, initiate expropriation proceedings for two of the new MSF’s.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize a Lease Extension and Amending Agreement with Pinedale Properties Limited in Trust for 970 Lawrence Project Limited (the “Landlord”) for the lease of approximately 11,577 square feet of rentable area on the seventh (7th) floor of the building (the “Leased Premises ”) known municipally as 970 Lawrence Ave West (the “Building”)  substantially on the terms and conditions as set out in Appendix “A” in the report (October 5, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer attached hereto and on such other terms and conditions as approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, or his or her designate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the Lease  Extension and Amending Agreement, including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to enter into a Lease Amending and Extension Agreement with Pinedale Properties Limited in Trust for 970 Lawrence Project Limited, for the lease of approximately 11,577 square feet of rentable area located on the seventh (7^th) floor of the building municipally known as 970 Lawrence Avenue West.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council grant authority for the City to enter into a Land Exchange Agreement with Ryerson University (“Ryerson”) for part of Lots 77 and 78 and part of the closed Victoria Street Lane on Plan 22A, shown as Part 2 on Sketch No. PS-2008-064 (“Ryerson Lands”) in exchange for part of the closed Victoria Street Lane on Plan 22A, shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2008-064, subject to the retention of permanent easement over Part 1 for combined sewer purposes (“City Lands”), substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix “A” to the report (October 21, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, and such other terms as may be approved by the Chief Corporate Officer in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2.         City Council approve that the transaction meets the requirements for an exchange of land set out in Chapter 4.3 (Parks and Open Space Areas), Policy 8 of the Official Plan.

3.         City Council authorize severally each of the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services to accept the terms of the Land Exchange Agreement on behalf of the City.

4.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions provided for in the Land Exchange Agreement on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses and amending the closing and other dates to such earlier or later date(s) and on such terms and conditions as she may from time to time consider reasonable.

The purpose of this report is to seek authority to enter into an agreement to exchange lands owned by the City for lands owned by Ryerson University.

The terms for completing the transaction, as set out in this report, are considered to be fair, reasonable and reflective of market value.

This report provides an overview of the activities of the Fair Wage Office for 2008.

Table 2 submitted by the Fair Wage Office entitled "2008 Non-Compliant Firms".

The Government Management Committee received, for information, the report (September 23, 2009) from the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management entitled "Supply and Delivery of Hand Sanitizers for H1N1 Outbreak, Contract No. 47014402."

The purpose of this report is to advise on a Sole Source purchase in the amount of $617,077.44 net of GST, for the supply and delivery of hand sanitizers, for pandemic planning in accordance with Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 195, Purchasing, Sections 195-9B and C.

The purchase was required to guarantee availability of Hand Sanitizer during the H1N1 outbreak in April 2009 in the event that it reached a pandemic level in the City of Toronto.

In October 2008, Council adopted a Local Food Procurement Policy, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas and smog causing emissions generated by the import of food from outside Ontario as part of the implementation of the Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Action Plan.  The policy demonstrates that the City of Toronto is committed to progressively increasing the percentage of food being served at City-owned facilities or purchased for City operations from local sources.

Children’s Services, jointly with the Toronto Environment Office, is implementing the first phase of the Local Food Procurement Policy and Implementation Plan, as adopted by Council in October 2008.

This report describes the opportunities and challenges experienced during the first phase of implementation and informs the Government Management Committee of our ongoing progress and upcoming strategies to initiate the increased purchase of local food by other City divisions.

Thus far, the following achievements have been made:

• increase in local food procurement of 13.4% over baseline for a total of 33.4%
• interdivisional working group established;
• information session provided to support broader implementation;
• supplier sourcing more local products;
• adjustments to purchasing practices such as increasing bulk buying and menu planning more sensitive to seasonal availability of produce has been effective in managing estimated cost impacts of local purchasing.

A follow-up report on the action plan and associated financial implications will be presented in Spring 2010, which will allow for additional research and expenditures information, resulting in an accurate portrayal of current corporate local food purchases.

The Government Management Committee deferred consideration of the report (September 15, 2009) from the City Clerk entitled "Records Management Procedures" to the next meeting of the Committee to be held on January 13, 2010.

This report responds to the Government Management Committee’s request for a report outlining the procedures by which the City’s Records Retention By-law is implemented and how archival records are kept and made accessible.  It sets out how current and historical information about the administration of the City are maintained and accessed, including the checks and balances in place throughout the process.

The City of Toronto Act, sections 199 to 201 requires the City to maintain its records securely and accessibly.  Only records that have retention and disposition rules authorized by Council can be destroyed.  These rules are publicly available as part of the City by-laws (Municipal Code, chapter 217, Schedule A) and by the Directory of Records on the City Clerk’s Office, Corporate Access and Privacy internet site.  Prior to the authorized destruction of records the City Archivist takes custody of records of historical value for permanent retention and makes them available on the internet and at the Research Hall at 255 Spadina Road.

Mr. Dave Wallace, Chief Information Officer, provided background information regarding the Status Update on the Public Policy Pilot Projects working with Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

The following persons gave a presentation to the Government Management Committee:

Ms. Donna Whitney, Rogers Communications, Director, Commercial Advanced Property Solutions

Mr. Irvin Kovar, Bell Canada, Sales Specialist, Enterprise Wireless Solutions

Mr. Tony Spota, Bell Canada, Assistant Director

Mr. Vince Mammoliti, Cisco System

Mr. Brian Graham, D-Link Networks

The purpose of the report is to provide members of the committee a status update on the investigation and implementation of the following three public policy initiatives.

They are:

-           The possibility or potential application for the “Free the Net” network as applied in the City of San Francisco such as enabling one of the priority neighbourhoods as a wireless campus.

-           A proposal to deploy in one of the priority neighbourhoods, computers and software provided by the Oxford Group as part of the Wired Canada Proposal.

-           The feasibility of providing free wireless services at City Hall and other City buildings and facilities.

Also, members of the committee requested staff to develop a half day session to educate and inform them on how similar technologies such as Meraki Inc. used in the City of San Francisco’s “Free the Net” could benefit the City.

Since approval, progress on this work has begun to gain momentum. Aspects of the delay are due to the labour disruption, the refining of the scope for the wireless campus project and the logistics in coordinating City, Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and Oxford Group resources.

At its meeting held April 15, 2009 The Government Management Committee had before it report GM22-3 with a decision directing the Information & Technology Division, in consultation with the Partnerships Office, to invite interested and qualified companies, and representatives from Meraki and the City of San Francisco, to attend the September 17, 2009 Government Management Committee to give a presentation to the Committee on this service.

The Government Management Committee deferred consideration of the report (October 26, 2009) from the Director, Fleet Services and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management, entitled "Fuel Use in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 for Economic Development, Culture and Tourism", to its meeting on January 13, 2010, to allow for questions and debate.

This staff report responds to the request from the Government Management Committee for a staff report explaining the fuel expenditures by Economic Development, Culture and Tourism (EDCT).

Upon further review, staff have determined that a fuel use increase of 405 litres, or 4.3%, from 2006 to 2007 was due to an increase in operational demand for snow ploughing.  For the years 2007 to 2008, and increase of 1,570 litres, or 16.1% in fuel use was attributable to:

(a)        additional fuel required to cut the grass on a newly sodded area on Fort York Boulevard, and

(b)        additional fuel required to operate a new slope cutting diesel tractor required to cut the sloped areas of Fort York and on Fort York Boulevard.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council grant authority to enter into an agreement with Soccer City (Etobicoke) Inc. (SCEI) in relation to the operation and maintenance of the Multi-Use Soccer Arena Complex at Etobicoke Centennial Park for a ten-year term from November 1, 2009 to October 31, 2019 with an option to renew at the sole discretion of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation for an additional ten year period.  Should the option be exercised, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation will request the Director of Purchasing and Materials Management Division to provide the necessary contract renewals under the terms and conditions outlined in the report (October 16, 2009) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Director, Purchasing and Materials Management Division, and satisfactory in form and content to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor from November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2029.

The purpose of this report is to advise on the results of the Request for Proposal (RFP) 9119-09-5108 for the operation and maintenance of the Multi-Use Soccer Arena Complex at Etobicoke Centennial Park and to request authority to enter into an agreement with Soccer City (Etobicoke) Inc., the recommended proponent.

The Governmenet Management Committee deferred consideration of the report (October 5, 2009) from the President, Toronto Parking Authority entitled "Status Report - Modified Enforcement Program" to its meeting on January 13, 2010, to allow for questions and debate.

At its meeting of November 26, 27 and 28, 2002, Toronto City Council considered a report from the President, Toronto Parking Authority entitled “Revision of Toronto Parking Authority Courtesy Envelope Program”. At that time, the Toronto Parking Authority indicated that it would report back to the Administration Committee one year following the implementation of the modified courtesy envelope program which was the subject of the report. While considerably more than one year has passed, the report back to Committee was delayed for a number of reasons, including delays in implementing the new program primarily due to a requirement to enact statutory changes to extend the use of Parking Infraction Notices to attended carparks and that the changes to the enforcement practices resulted in changes to customer behaviour which needed to stabilize prior to a proper assessment of the program occurring. The 2002 report estimated that the program changes would result in gross revenue increases of approximately $1,700,000 annually which have been achieved.

Since amalgamation, the new government of the City of Toronto has been operating from its present location for nine years now.  I may be a slow learner but I have yet to figure out where all of the committee rooms are located.     Each time I set out to a meeting in, say Committee room B, I have to ask where that is.    The names of the Committee Rooms and Councillor office locations have not been well thought out and it is particularly puzzling because the hall is circular.  I know that I am not the only one who is confused because I often have to ask several people where a committee room may be located before I can find someone who actually knows.   The committee rooms should be renamed so that the name gives some kind of a clue as to its location.  Imagine the difficulty that someone coming into City Hall from the outside might face in order to get to a meeting.

To start, the names of the internal street should be changed for locational identification purposes.   A, B, C and D street names should be changed to Queen Street, Bay Street, Dundas Street and University Avenue so that visitors and staff can immediately determine which way to head.  This could be done without changing letterheads.

In the spirit of our City’s 175th birthday, this is a proposal for Toronto City Council to initiate a  heritage-based naming exercise to rename the generically identified meeting rooms on the second floor of Toronto City Hall rooms with new identifiers drawn from our collective civic history.

(Submitted to City Council on October 26 and 27, 2009 as MM41.9)

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) declared the easterly portion of 24 Strathburn Boulevard surplus to its needs under the Education Act and circulated notice of its intention to sell that parcel on September 11, 2008. TDSB intends to retain ownership of the westerly half of the school property at this time, being the area that corresponds approximately with the open space component of the property.  City staff has been advised that TDSB is willing to enter into an agreement with the City relating to that area on terms outlined in Confidential Attachment 1.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize the exchange of interests between the City and Metrolinx substantially as set out in Appendix “A” of the report (October 26, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer and such other terms as may be satisfactory to the Chief Corporate Officer, all in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, in place of the exchange of interests that was authorized by City Council at its meeting held on October 29 and 30, 2008 by its adoption of the motions in Item GM18.14.

2.         City Council authorize all taxes, legal and other fees up to $2,000.00 resulting from the approval of the recommendations in this report be paid from the Land Acquisition Reserve Fund (XR1012).

3.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions on behalf of the City, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing, due diligence and other dates, and amending and waiving terms and conditions as she considers reasonable.

The purpose of this report is to obtain approval for amendments to a transaction involving an exchange of interests between the City and Metrolinx that was authorized by City Council at its meeting held on October 29 and 30, 2008 (Item GM18.14).  It should be noted that Metrolinx is the successor to GO Transit.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council delegate to the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer authority to approve and submit, on behalf of the City of Toronto, binding offers to acquire, by way of purchase or lease, school board properties that have been declared surplus under the Education Act if the funding is included in the current year’s Approved Capital Budget or is available in uncommitted reserve/reserve funds (i.e. where the acquisition satisfies the eligibility requirements of the reserve/reserve funds), the total compensation payable by the City does not exceed $10 million, and where the general conditions set out in Appendix “A” of the report (October 29, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer have been met.

2.         City Council delegate to the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer authority to negotiate with the school board regarding the terms of the offer that has been submitted and, if such negotiations are successful, to authorize a lease or agreement of purchase and sale on terms that comply with the conditions of Recommendation 1.

3.         City Council delegate to the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer authority to withdraw the City’s Offer if negotiations with the school board are unsuccessful.

4.         City Council determine not to delegate to City staff authority to submit the City to binding arbitration in order to establish the compensation payable to a school board pursuant to the terms of the Education Act.

5.         City Council direct that local Councillors be consulted regarding the purchase or lease of surplus school properties falling within their wards.

6.         City Council authorize severally each of the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services to execute the offers, agreements and other relevant documents to give effect to the transaction on behalf of the City.

7.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions provided for in the agreements on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses, amending the closing and other dates to such earlier or later date(s), and amending or waiving the terms and conditions, as she may from time to time consider reasonable.

8.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit any bills required to implement the foregoing, including all necessary amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, and other chapters in the Municipal Code and other by-laws, generally in accordance with the report recommendations and subject to any necessary technical adjustments.

To delegate approving and signing powers in real estate matters involving the purchase or lease of surplus school board properties.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council authorize lease agreements for the premises described in, and on terms and conditions not to exceed those outlined in, Confidential Attachment 1 in the report (November 4, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer and on such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Chief Corporate Officer, in consultation with the General Manager of Toronto Employment and Social Services (TESS), and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the lease agreements, including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

3.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transaction(s) on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses and amending any  relevant dates to such earlier or later date(s) and on such terms and conditions as she may from time to time consider reasonable.

4.         City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Attachment 1 of this report upon the commencement of the occupancy of the last of the leased locations.

This report seeks Council approval to enter into lease agreements for space at seven locations to accommodate an expansion of service capacity for Toronto Employment and Social Services.  The additional space will enable Toronto Employment and Social Services to accommodate the required new case workers needed to support the increased demand for Ontario Works.

By its adoption of EX32.5, as amended, on May 25, 26, and 27, 2009, City Council, among other matters, declared sixteen properties surplus, with the intended method of disposal to be by way of a transfer to Build Toronto Inc. (Build Toronto) on an “as is” basis, for nominal consideration.

This report recommends the terms on which seven of those properties - 120 Grangeway Avenue, 154 Front Street East, 64-70 Cordova Avenue, 30 Tippett Road, 75 Billy Bishop Way, and 50 Wilson Heights Boulevard - are to be transferred to Build Toronto.

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.         City Council, as the Approving Authority, approve the expropriation of the property interests identified in Appendix A of the report (October 21, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer, from 3975 Keele Street West and 1150 Finch Avenue West, in connection with the construction of a portion of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension.

2.         City Council grant leave for introduction of the necessary Bill in Council to give effect thereto.

3.         City Council direct City staff to take all necessary steps to comply with the Expropriations Act, including but not limited to, the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan and the service of Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Election as to a Date for Compensation and Notices of Possession, for the properties identified in Appendix A in the report.

4.         City Council further direct City staff to obtain appraisal reports to value the property interests identified in Appendix A in the report, updated to the date of expropriation; and to prepare  and serve offers of compensation on all registered owners, at the appraised values, all in accordance with the requirements in the Expropriations Act.

5.         City Council authorize the Director of Real Estate or the Executive Director of Facilities and Real Estate to sign the Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Possession and the Offers of Compensation on behalf of the City for the properties identified in Appendix A in the report.

6.         City Council authorize the Director of Real Estate to negotiate to acquire the property interests listed in Appendix B in the report, including revised property requirements for certain of the properties previously approved by Council at its meeting held January 27 and 28, 2009, and to initiate expropriation proceedings, where necessary.

7.         City Council authorize the Director of Real Estate to serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate the property interests listed in Appendix B in the report, to forward any requests for hearing that are received to the Chief Inquiry Officer, to attend the hearings in order to present the City’s position, and to report the Chief Inquiry Officer’s recommendations back to City Council for its consideration.

8.         City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Attachment 1 in the report once there has been a final determination of the compensation payable to the Owners by arbitration, appeal or settlement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

In January 2009, City Council authorized City staff to negotiate to acquire and to initiate expropriation proceedings, if necessary, for thirty two properties required for the construction of a portion of the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project (the “Project”) within the geographical boundaries of the City of Toronto (“City”).  For two of those properties, all the necessary steps required under the Expropriations Act have been taken and this report recommends that City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of a portion of 3975 Keele Street and 1150 Finch Avenue West.

TTC have subsequently identified additional property requirements for the Project from these two properties. This report seeks authority to negotiate to acquire these additional property requirements and to initiate expropriation proceedings, if necessary.

As a result of ongoing design work, TTC have also identified further property requirements for the Project. This report seeks authority to negotiate to acquire these new property requirements and to initiate expropriation proceedings where necessary.

Following Council’s approval of the Union Station Revitalization Project at the Council meeting held on August 5 and 6, 2009, staff initiated the Request for Proposal process to select a General Contractor/Construction Manager to undertake the construction work required. This report outlines the final steps to be taken to award the General Contractor/Construction Manager contract and addresses some additional contractual matters and administrative items with regards to facilitating the work.

The remaining conditions to be satisfied in order for the Revitalization Project to proceed are the finalization and execution of various agreements with Metrolinx and the finalization and execution of the Head Lease Agreement.  The Provincial funding announcement for the project was made by the Deputy Premier and Minister of Environment and Infrastructure on July 24, 2009 and further confirmation of the funding has been received via letter, dated August 4, 2009 from the Deputy Minister of the MTO, both of these actions procedurally followed Provincial Treasury Board and Cabinet Approval.  The Federal Contribution Agreement signed on September 25th, 2009, which followed Federal Treasury Board approval, fulfilled another of the requirements of the August 5th and 6th Council approval.

This report also recommends approval of extensions to the existing professional services contracts required for the project and minor changes to the real estate transaction associated with the West Wing sale and lease of portions of the Station to Metrolinx.

The Government Management Committee received, for information, the report (October 29, 2009) from the Treasurer entitled "Out-of-Province Parking Ticket Collection".

This report discusses the feasibility and financial implications of not issuing parking tickets to vehicles with non-Ontario license plates and instead providing a warning notice to these drivers advising them that they are parked illegally.  The report also summarizes the practices employed by other municipalities in relation to out-of-province parking tickets.

The Government Management Committee received, for information, the report (October 28, 2009) from the Treasurer entitled "Largest Property Tax Debtors with Tax Arrears Greater than $500,000 as at June 30, 2009."

To provide information on property tax accounts with outstanding receivables of $500,000 or more as at June 30, 2009. 

This report contains two attachments:

a)         Attachment 1 is public information, and lists properties owned by a corporation with tax arrears of $500,000 or more; and

b)         Attachment 2 is confidential, and lists properties owned by individuals with tax arrears of $500,000 or more.  The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act prevents the public disclosure of the information contained in Attachment 2.

The confidential information contained in Attachment 2 should remain confidential, as it relates to personal information about identifiable individual(s), and as such may not be disclosed under the provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council approval to purchase a property municipally known as 134 & 136 Broadview Avenue, and to hold such lands as outlined in the body of this report in order to facilitate the construction of a 25 space surface parking facility.  This acquisition which forms part of a broader land exchange arrangement relating to the City’s acquisition of the First Parliament Site, is a first step in replacing part of approximately 39 surface parking spaces that will be lost at the Toronto Parking Authority’s (“TPA”) Carpark 45 (111 Broadview Avenue) due to the relocation of the Toronto Transit Commission’s (“TTC”) transit loop from 70 Parliament Street.

A subsequent Council Report will be brought forward by the Chief Corporate Officer at the next City Council meeting outlining a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) between the City, TPA and the TTC which will identify TPA’s reimbursement by the City for all costs related to the replacement of all lost parking spaces at Carpark 45, including development / construction and other associated costs.

This report seeks approval of the attached agreement with North York Academy of Golf and Practice Range Inc. (“the Academy”).  The agreement is to resolve a lawsuit commenced by the Academy concerning its leasing of certain lands adjacent to the City’s Ingram Transfer Station (“the City Lands”) for the operation of a golf driving range.

This report is to seek approval for an amendment to the terms of a transaction involving a land exchange at a development site municipally known as 444 Yonge Street between the City and The Residences of College Park Tower III Inc. and The Residences of College Park Tower IV Inc. (the “Purchaser”). The land exchange agreement was authorized by City Council at its meeting held on July 15, 16 and 17, 2008 (Item GM16.9).