9.ACCESSIBILITY OF YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO THE PUBLIC.

 City Clerk

March 12, 1998

 Advising for information and attention the recommendation in Clause No. 3 contained in Report No. 3 of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team that the Council Procedural By-law No. 23-1998, be amended, if required, to permit York Community Council to commence the first day of its meeting at 7:00 p.m., rather than at 9:30 a.m., and, further, that York Community Council be requested to report to City Council as to the regular scheduled time they intend to meet.

(February 23, 1998) From Councillor Frances Nunziata, Ward 27, York Humber

 APlease find attached a copy of the letter I sent last week to Councillor David Miller in his capacity as Chair of the Special Committee reviewing the Transition Team Final Report.

 I have also attached a copy of the motion I would like to introduce at our next meeting of the York Community Council on April 1st. Could you please ensure this motion is placed on our agenda.

 Thank you.

 ANOTICE OF MOTION

 Moved by: Councillor Nunziata

 Seconded by: Councillor Mihevc

 WHEREAS the Procedural By-law governing the duties of the Community Council refers to the responsibility of the Community Council to hear public deputations and to involve citizens in neighbourhood issues; and

 WHEREAS evening meetings of a Community Council would allow greater accessibility by the public to the meetings of Community Council and heighten awareness of the role of the Community Council and the issues that come before it;

 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Procedural By-law be amended to allow each Community Council the option of convening their meetings in the evenings.@

 (February 19, 1998) From Councillor Frances Nunziata, York-Humber, to Councillor David Miller, Chair, Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team

 AI am writing to you in regard to the accessibility of the York Community Council to the public.

 As you know, outlined in our Procedural By-law governing Community Councils, reference is made to the responsibility of the Community Council to hear public deputations, involve citizens in neighbourhood issues and dealing with other local issues.

 Since your Committee will be examining the role and responsibilities of Community Councils, I would like to suggest that the first day of a required meeting of a Community Council be held in evening session. This would, in my view, facilitate greater accessibility by the public to these meetings as well as heighten awareness of the role of the Community Council and issues that come before it.

 I know that providing the local option to a Community Council on convening evening meetings, has also been suggested by other members of Council. In any event, in the York Community, evening meetings would be welcomed as providing a better opportunity to participate in the decision making process.@

 Attached also was correspondence with respect to Clause No. 64.9 embodied in Report No. 5 of the Administrative Services Committee (former City of York) meeting held on February 7, 1994).