November 11, 1998

To:Urban Environment and Development Committee

From:City Clerk

Subject:Options for Ward Boundary Changes.

Recommendation:

The East York Community Council reports having advised the Urban Environment and Development Committee to consider the following position put forth by the Community Council:

(1)requested the Urban Environment and Development Committee to submit a consolidated report to City Council which shall incorporate recommendations from all Community Councils, including the following:

(a)by striking out Recommendation No. 1 contained in the joint report (October26,1998) from the City Clerk and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services and replacing it with the following Recommendation No. 1:

(1)that the City Solicitor be requested to clarify whether the Province of Ontario accepts or concurs with the position of single member wards and report further to City Council on the legal ramifications;

(b)that the City Council be requested to re-open the issue of single member wards for further public consultation;

(c)that the East York Community Council defer any recommendations to the UrbanEnvironment and Development Committee until legal advice has been received regarding recommendation (1) (a) (1) and staff have investigated other ward division options such that the Todmorden Community is maintained in one ward and that this issue should be delayed until the first meeting of the EastYork Community Council to be held in January, 1998;

(d)that the East York Community Council has no objections to moving the southern boundary line to Danforth Avenue;

(e)that notwithstanding the railway lines, the neighbourhoods of Governors Bridge and 701 Don Mills Road remain as part of the East York Community;

(f)that a preferred option for ward boundary minor refinements and ward divisions as the basis for ward revisions for the municipal elections to be held in the year 2000 be deferred until advice has been received from the City Solicitor;

(g)that if the division of the ward boundaries to permit single member ward representation requires provincial legislation, the Members of Provincial Parliament for the ridings of York East, Don Mills, Beaches-Woodbine and Riverdale be advised that the East York Community Council is opposed to these changes and requests their assistance;

(h)that the Urban Environment and Development Committee be advised that further public meetings must be held in the community of East York before any divisions or changes are made to the boundaries in the East York area;

(2)received the following communications (November 3, 1998) from Ms. Carol Burtin-Fripp, President, Leaside Property Owners' Association, East York; (November 3, 1998) from Mr.Colin MacLeod, East York; (Undated) from Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York; and (November 3, 1998) from Mr. Justin Van Dette, East York;

(3)received the following joint report (October 26, 1998) of the City Clerk and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services; and

(4)received the presentation by Mr. Peter Fay, Senior Policy and Planning Analyst and Mr.JohnHollins, Director of Elections, regarding the options for Ward Boundary Changes.

The East York Community Council reports for the information of the Urban Environment and Development Committee that it received the joint report (October 26, 1998) from the City Clerk and Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services.

Background:

The East York Community Council, at its meeting on November 3, 1998, had before it the following joint report (October 26, 1998) of the City Clerk and the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services with respect to Options for Ward Boundary Changes.

The East York Community Council also had before it communications from the following in opposition to the proposed Ward Boundary Changes in Ward One, East York:

-(November 3, 1998) from Ms. Carol Burtin-Fripp, President, Leaside Property Owners' Association, East York;

-(November 3, 1998) from Mr.Colin MacLeod, East York;

-(Undated) from Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York; and

-(November 3, 1998) from Mr. Justin Van Dette, East York.

The following persons appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with the foregoing:

-Mr. John Papadakis, East York;

-Ms. Carol Burtin-Fripp, President, Leaside Property Owners Association, East York;

-Mr. John Ridout, East York;

-Mr. Colin McLeod, East York;

-Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York;

-Mr. Justin Van Dette, East York;

-Mr. Gord Crann, East York;

-Ms. Donna-Lynn McCallum, East York;

-Mr. Brian Barron, President, Ward 2 Property Owners Association, East York;

-Mr. Jerry Hagen, East York; and

-Mr. Allan Gaw, East York.

City Clerk

Janette McCusker

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