April 28, 1998

   To:Nancy Rickford

Clerk, Urban Environment and Development Committee

From:Councillor Nunziata

Re:Humber River Hospital Rezoning

The Humber River Regional Hospital has submitted a rezoning amendment application to City planning staff.

This application is direct result of the 'merger' between Northwestern Hospital and the Humber River Regional Hospital. Since this restructuring will cause a significant disruption to the community, I would ask that the attached motion be brought forward to the next meeting of the Urban Environment and Development Committee.

Thank you for your assistance.

Frances Nunziata

Councillor, York-Humber

 MOVED BY Councillor Nunziata

SECONDED BY Councillor Mammoliti

WHEREAS the Ontario Government's Health Services Restructuring Commission recommended the closure of Northwestern Hospital and it's 'merger' with Humber River Regional Hospital;

AND WHEREAS this will result in the expansion of the Church Street site of the Humber River Regional Hospital, which has already submitted a rezoning application to facilitate this expansion;

AND WHEREAS the Hospital is situated in the planning jurisdictions of the former cities of York and North York;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning staff of the City be directed to hold the official public meetings on the hospital expansion, in both the Civic Centres of York and North York, prior to the applications being submitted to City of Toronto Council for approval; and

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT since the premature closing of the Northwestern hospital site has contributed to emergency room overcrowding; lack of acute-care beds and a reduction in the quality of health care service to the community; that Council requests Cabinets, through the Minister of Health, to overturn the recommendation of the Health Services Restructuring Commission to close the Northwestern Hospital site.