(Communication dated May 8, 1998, addressed to Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, from the Corporate Secretary and Director Program Development and Special Projects.)

 The Board of Directors of The City of Toronto Non-Profit Housing Corporation on May 8, 1998, had before it a report (April 28, 1998) from the General Manager, Cityhome, advising that the membership of the Cityhome Board of Directors, appointed effective April 1, 1998, is identical to that of The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited (MTHCL) Board of Directors; further advising that Cityhome=s Articles of Incorporation were amended, effective April 1, 1998, to eliminate the requirement that at least two-thirds of Directors be Cityhome tenants; that Cityhome By-law No. 18, which also came into effect on April 1, 1998, carries out various technical amendments necessitated by amalgamation; and recommending that this report be received for information and forwarded to the City of Toronto Council for information.

The Board of Directors adopted, without amendment, the aforementioned report.

Attachment

(Report dated April 28, 1998, addressed to the Board of Directors, from the General Manager, Cityhome.)

Recommendation:

It is recommended that this report be received for information and forwarded to City of Toronto Council for its information.

Comments:

The organization of the Interim Board of Directors of both Cityhome and The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited (AMTHCL@) was dealt with in Clause No. 5 of Report No. 1 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team. City Council adopted the clause, as amended, at its meeting of February 4, 5 and 6, 1998.

The clause as it affects Cityhome has now been implemented. A separate report as regards MTHCL is being submitted to the MTHCL Board.

Board Appointments:

The interim Board has been appointed effective from April 1, 1998. The members of the Board are:

- Marvin Sadowski

- Madeleine Fleming

- John Alleyne

- Catherine Bertucci-Menchetti

- John Metson

- David Monk

- Wayne Stickley

 The membership of the Cityhome Board is now identical to that of the MTHCL Board.

 The term of office ends on the earlier of: (a)the amalgamation of City of Toronto Non-Profit Housing Corporation and The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Company Limited, and

(b)November 30, 2000.

Amendment of Articles:

Cityhome=s Articles of Incorporation were amended, effective April 1, 1998, to eliminate the requirement that at least two-thirds of directors be Cityhome tenants.

By-law Amendments:

Cityhome By-law No. 18 came into effect on April 1, 1998. This by-law carries out various amendments of a technical nature necessisted by the municipal amalgamation and the deletion of requirements respecting the appointment of tenant directors. The by-law also contains certain Ahousekeeping provisions@ to reflect the deletion of the office of executive vice-president.

It would be appropriate to report the above matters to City Council so that it will be informed that its resolutions in this matter have been implemented.