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Agenda

Date of Meeting:	Thursday, November 5, 1998
Time:	5:30 p.m.
Location:	Committee Room No. 304 3rd Floor, Metro Hall 55 John Street Toronto
Enquiry:	Margaret Lewis, Interim Contact Phone: (416) 395-7354 Fax: 395-7337

Agenda
Added Starters

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

1. ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

   The Honourable Isabel Bassett, Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
   (October 13, 1998)

   Expressing thanks for participating in the consultation on "Preventing and Removing Barriers for Ontarians with Disabilities, in response to the Task Force's submission of September 3, 1998; advising that a comprehensive review of the comments and suggestions expressed is now being undertaken, the highlights of which will soon be shared.

2. TORONTO POLICE SERVICES BOARD - ACCESS AND EQUITY INITIATIVES.

   Norman Gardner, Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board
   (September 2, 1998)

   Forwarding an extract from the Minutes of the meeting of the Toronto Police Services Board held on June 18, 1998 and background information on the Toronto Police Services Board's Sub-Committee on Race Relations; advising that the initiatives undertaken by the Toronto Police in the area of community access and equity include the establishment of:

   1. a sub-committee on race relations and a Youth Advisory Committee;
   2. a "Chief's Advisory Council", which meets four times a year;
   3. community specific consultative committees which include Aboriginal, Black, Chinese, French, Hispanic and South Asian;
   4. Community Police Liaison Committees, comprised of citizens operating on a divisional basis, to identify local problems and solutions; and
   5. a Policing and Diversity course.
3. TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD - ACCESS AND EQUITY POLICY.

   Councillor Mihevc, Chair, Task Force on Community Access and Equity, addressed to Gayle Nyberg, Chair, Toronto District School Board
   (October 26, 1998)

   Encouraging the Toronto District School Board to adopt an access and equity policy and program framework; and forwarding a copy of the Task Force's interim report for reference.

4. EQUITY IN COMMUNITY-BASED HUMAN SERVICES.

   Bulletin promoting a Workshop sponsored by the Access and Equity Centre and the Social Development and Administration Division, Community and Neighbourhood Services of the City of Toronto, to be held on Tuesday, November 17, 199 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the City Room, Main Floor, Metro Hall, 55 John Street; with panelists Michael Ornstein, Professor, Institute for Social Research, York University; Arnold Minors, Organisational Effectiveness Consultant and Mediator; Avvy Go, Executive Director, Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic; and Carol Tator, Anti-Racist Advocate, Author and Lecturer, York University.

5. UPDATE ON THE SECOND ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS.

   (VERBAL REPORT AND DISCUSSION)

6. QUALITY OF TRANSLATION MATERIALS FOR CONSULTATIONS.

   (VERBAL REPORT AND DISCUSSION)

7. EMPLOYMENT EQUITY IN THE CITY OF TORONTO.

   City Clerk
   October 9, 1998

   Advising that the Corporate Services Committee on October 9, 1998 considered a communication (June 8, 1998) from the Committee Administrator, Employment Equity Advisory Committee, recommending in part that Recommendation No. (1) (i) embodied in the aforementioned communication be referred to the Task Force on Community Access and Equity for consideration when preparing the final report.

8. REVIEW OF THE TASK FORCE'S INTERIM REPORT.

   Submissions have been received from the following persons commenting on the Task Force's Interim Report:

   (i)	(October 19, 1998)	Janice Tait, Executive Director, Transportation Action Now Inc.;
   (ii)	(October 27, 1998)	Alice Leung, Catholic Cross-Cultural Services;
   (iii)	(October 28, 1998)	Charles Ng;
   (iv)	(October 30, 1998)	Dennis Fong;
   (v)	(November 1998)	North York Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations;
   (vi)	(October 26, 1998)	East York Committee on Race Relations; and
   (vii)	(November 2, 1998)	Lorne S. Berg, MCIP.RPP, The Berg Group Inc.

ANY OTHER MATTERS.

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8. REVIEW OF THE TASK FORCE'S INTERIM REPORT.

   (viii)

   Stefan Kipfer, Metro Network for Social Justice (November 3, 1998) Commenting on the Task Force's Interim Report.

9. FINAL REPORT - PRESS CONFERENCE.

   Discussion regarding plans related to the press conference scheduled for 10:00 a.m.at Metro Hall on Monday, December 7, 1998, to publicize the final report, which coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

   (PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO MATERIAL ATTACHED FOR THIS ITEM.)

ANY OTHER MATTERS.

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