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Arena Boards of Management

Relationship Framework
A Council-approved Relationship Framework (PDF) sets out City Council's delegation of authority, expectations and requirements for the Arena Boards of Management.

Board responsibilities
The mandate of arenas operated by a board of management includes:

• providing safe, full and equitable access to high quality indoor ice sport recreational facilities and where applicable other recreational facilities (e.g. community rooms, banquet halls)
• allocating the use of the facility in a fair and equitable manner among local neighbourhood citizens and organizations and user groups, while bearing in mind the need to generate sufficient revenue to operate the facility at the lowest reasonable cost to the City of Toronto and its residents

In February 2010 (Item CD30.5), City Council made a number of changes to ice allocation practices in City arenas operated by arena boards of management. Under these changes:

1. the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation will forward to arena boards of management all applications for Ice at their locations together with the total hours each applicant is entitled to on a City-wide basis
2. arena boards are to develop proposed ice allocation schedules based on the applications received and consistent with the targets and requirements set-out in the City's Ice Allocation Policy and the objectives of the Relationship Framework
3. as appropriate, the boards shall negotiate with other board-operated arenas and City staff, and subject to informing and consulting with the applicants finalize their allocation schedules for submission for approval to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

Term of office
Four years coincident with the term of Council.

Composition
Board composition ranges from 7 to 12 members and each includes the ward Councillor and in some cases an additional City Councillor usually from a neighbouring ward. In addition, the City Manager or his/her designate is a non-voting member of each of the arena boards of management, except that the Ted Reeve Board of Management has 1 non-voting staff member from the Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division plus 1 from Toronto Police Services.

1. George Bell Arena
   • 1 Councillor and 7 citizens


2. Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena
   • 2 Councillors and 5 citizens


3. Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena
   • 1 Councillor and 9 citizens


4. McCormick Playground Arena
   • 2 Councillors and 9 citizens


5. Moss Park Arena
   • 1 Councillor and 9 citizens, 1 of whom may be nominated by the Moss Park Skating Club


6. North Toronto Memorial Arena
   • 2 Councillors and 7 citizens, but 3 may be nominated for consideration as follows:
     • 1 person by the North Toronto Skating Club
     • 1 person by the North Toronto Hockey Association, and
     • 1 person by one on the adjacent ratepayers' association


7. Ted Reeve Community Arena
   • 1 Councillor and 8 community members
   • plus 2 non-voting staff members from the local Police Services Division and Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division, and
   • 1 non-voting representative of the Sports Centre Design and Management Ltd.


8. William H. Bolton Arena
   • 1 Councillor and 10 citizens

Meetings
The boards are required to meet a minimum of six times a year and at any time at the request of a majority of the members of the board, or at the call of the Chair.

The boards generally meet monthly, except during the summer months of June, July and August.

	Board contact information
	Relationship Framework (PDF)
	Board-specific processes and requirements

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