Date:May 12, 1998

 To:Corporate Services Committee

 From:City Clerk

 Subject:Delegation of Authority to Approve Various Real Estate Matters

 The Council Strategy Committee for People Without Homes, at its meeting held on May 11, 1998, considered the recommendations, as contained in Clause No. 19 of Report No. 3 of the Corporate Services Committee, headed "Delegation of Authority to Approve Various Real Estate Matters".

 The Council Strategy Committee for People Without Homes:

 (1)recommended that the Commissioner of Corporate Services, as part of her report to the Corporate Services Committee regarding disposition of surplus lands, give consideration to the following:

 (a)a mechanism needs to be created which will ensure that lands are evaluated for their potential to meet housing needs prior to their final disposition by the City of Toronto;

 (b)monies generated from the sale of surplus lands be held in a special fund, and that Council prioritize the disbursement of the said funds by targeting initiatives which assist currently homeless people, prevent people from becoming homeless, assist children living in poverty and provide assistance for housing initiatives;

 (2)The Corporate Services Committee consider the noted recommendations in conjunction with the said report from the Commissioner of Corporate Services and that the report and any subsequent recommendations also be considered by the Council Strategy Committee for People Without Homes; and

 (3) The Corporate Services Committee also be advised that the Council Strategy Committee for People Without Homes has reviewed the recommendations, as embodied in Clause No. 19 of Report No. 3 of the Corporate Services Committee, headed "Delegation of Authority to Approve Various Real Estate Matters", and advises of its concerns with regard to the lack of clarity contained in the recommendations and the accompanying tables.

 City Clerk

 F. Baldassini/lr

 Sent to:Corporate Services Committee

Chief Administrative Officer

Commissioner of Corporate Services

Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services

 c.Councillor Layton

Councillor McConnell

Secretary, Corporate Services Committee

Ms. Ramsay, Assistant to Councillor Layton

Ms. Bacque, Community Housing Initiatives, Housing Division

Ms. Shepherd, Social Development Division