City staff have prepared several presentations and reports related to this matter:

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Presentations

• CAO Testimony at Good Government Phase of Computer Leasing Inquiry, January 19, 2004

• City Manager Shirley Hoy's April 11, 2005 report to the Administration Committee and her letter to Commissioner Denise Bellamy on the status of City of Toronto Initiatives undertaken in the areas of procurement, management controls, integrity and governance since since January 2004.

• Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and Toronto External Contracts Inquiry Revised Budget Estimate - January 12, 2005

• Notice of Motion and report from the City Solicitor to Council - May 18, 2004

• Notice of Motion dated January 27, 2004 and Staff Report -- Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and Toronto External Consultants Inquiry Letter from Commissioner to Mayor Miller and Status Update - January 26, 2004
  • Additional Operative Paragraphs to Notice of Motion dated January 27, 2004, adopted by Toronto City Council on January 27, 28 and 29, 2004

• Revised Preliminary Budgets for the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and the Toronto External Contracts Inquiry - adopted September 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2003.

• Revised Budgets for the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and the Toronto External Contracts Inquiry, adopted by Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on April 14, 15 and 16, 2003 (PDF)

• Requests for Funding for Legal Fees for Certain Individuals Who Have Standing or Will Be Called as Witnesses at the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and the Toronto External Contracts Inquiry adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on April 14, 15 and 16, 2003 (PDF)

• Revised Preliminary Budgets for the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and the Toronto External Contracts Inquiry, adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its regular meeting held on February 4, 5 and 6, 2003 (PDF)

• Revised Preliminary Budgets for the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and the Toronto External Contracts Inquiry January 17, 2003 (PDF)

• Interim budget review and interim determination of additional required funding based upon expanded mandate from City Council December 31, 2002 (PDF)

• Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry and Toronto External Consultants Inquiry November 26, 2002 (PDF)

• Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry - Expanding the Terms of Reference October 3, 2002 (PDF)

• Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry - Status Report September 20, 2002 (PDF)

• Council adoption of Audit Committee report - Forensic Audits on Various Consulting Contracts (May 31,2002) - adopted July 30, 31 and August 1, 2002. (PDF)

• Council adoption of Audit Committee report Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry - Document Production (June 7, 2002) - adopted June 18, 19 and 20, 2002. (PDF)

  Also adopted (material is included in above link):

  • Preliminary Budget of the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry (June 10, 2002)
  • Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry - Standing Issues (June 10, 2002)
  • MFP Financial Services Ltd - Status of Litigation (June 11, 2002)

• Council adoption of Notice of Motion - Information and Documents Pertaining to Public Inquiry - MFP Financial Services - adopted June 18, 19 and 20, 2002. (PDF)

  Also gave consideration to:

  • Joint CAO & City Solicitor report Public Inquiry in Relation to MFP Financial Services Equipment Leases (May 21,2002). (PDF)

• Council adoption of Audit Committee Report Public Inquiry in Relation to MFP Financial Services Equipment Leases (April 3,2002) adopted April 16, 17 and 18, 2002. (PDF)

• Council adoption of Audit Committee Report - MFP Financial Services Equipment Leases -Status of Litigation and Funding Issue in the Public Inquiry (April 10, 2002) - adopted April 16, 17 and 18,2002. (PDF)

• Council adoption of Audit Committee Report - Public Inquiry in Relation to MFP Financial Services Equipment Leases (April 15,2002) - adopted April 16, 17 and 18,2002. (PDF)

• Council adoption of Audit Committee Report - MFP Financial Services Equipment Leases - Status of Litigation (April 10,2002) - adopted April 16, 17 and 18,2002. (PDF)

• Council adoption of Audit Committee Report Status of Litigation with MFP Financial Services (February 12, 2002) adopted February 13, 14 and 15, 2002. (PDF)

  Also considered:

  • Terms of Reference - Public Inquiry in Respect of the MFP Contracts (February 12, 2002) (PDF)

• Council adoption of Audit Committee Report - Review of Computer Leasing Contract with MFP Financial Services (January 30,2002) adopted February 13, 14 and 15, 2002. (PDF)

  Also considered:

  • Leasing Contract Between City of Toronto and MFP Financial Services - Councillors Computer Equipment (January 28, 2002). (PDF)

• Council amendments to Audit Committee Report Status of Litigation with MFP Financial Services - not adopted December 20, 2001 - took no action. (PDF)

  Also considered reports:

  • Resolution of Outstanding Issues Between the City of Toronto and MFP Financial Services - Computer Leasing Contract Backgrounder (December20, 2001)
  • Total Lease Costs Compared with Debenturing of Computer Equipment (December 20, 2001).

• Joint CAO & City Auditor - Review of the computer leasing contract between the City of Toronto and MFP Financial Services November 29, 2001). Adopted at Council on December 4, 5 and 6, 2001.

  Also considered reports:

  • Potential Litigation between Toronto and MFP Financial Services (December 3, 2001)
  • Public Release of Information contained in the In Camera Report of the Chief Administrative Officer and City Auditor (December 5, 2001)

• Joint CAO, CFO & City Auditor to Audit Committee - Review of Y2K Spending and Contracts (November 28,2001). Adopted at Council on December 4, 5 and 6, 2001. (PDF)

• City Auditor Report to Administration Committee - Photocopier Lease - Implicit Interest Rate (June25, 2001). Adopted at Council on July24, 25 and 26, 2001. (PDF)

Below are documents that were publicly released at a special meeting of Toronto City Council on December 20, 2001 called to consider details of a proposed settlement between the City and MFP Financial Services Limited concerning a computer leasing contract. Some of the reports were presented in camera to City Council before December 20.

• Schedule "A"
• Schedule "B"
• Schedule "C"
• Schedule "D"

Additional Reports

1. Council adoption of Audit Committee report - Oracle Database Software Acquisition - Additional Information (March 8, 2002) - adopted April 16, 17 and 18, 2002. (PDF)

2. Council adoption of Audit Committee report - Interim Report - Oracle Database Software Acquisition (February 6, 2002) - adopted February 13, 14 and 15, 2002. (PDF)

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