33.Interim Authority for Community Councils to hold Public Meetings Regarding Plans of Subdivision and Community Improvement Plans

 (February 12, 1998) from the City Clerk

 ACity Council, at its meeting held on February 4, 5 and 6, 1998, adopted, without amendment, the following Motion:

 Moved by:Councillor Miller

Seconded by:Councillor Pantalone

 WHEREAS prior to January 1, 1998, The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was the approval authority for subdivision applications under the Planning Act in respect of land within the Metropolitan Toronto boundaries and requested local municipalities within the Metropolitan boundaries to give notice of and hold the requisite public meetings with respect to such applications; and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Planning Act, the local municipalities held such meetings, with the result that one public meeting could be held for related official plan, zoning and subdivision applications; and

 WHEREAS City Council is currently obliged to hold public meetings relating to subdivision applications but, on an interim basis, has delegated to Community Councils and the Urban Environment and Development Committee the responsibility of holding the public meetings regarding official plan and zoning matters; and

 WHEREAS it would be most efficient if committees of Council were delegated the authority to hold public meetings regarding subdivision applications; and

 WHEREAS, prior to January 1, 1998, local municipalities within the Metropolitan Toronto boundaries also held public meetings regarding community improvement plans, pursuant to s.28 of the Planning Act; and

 WHEREAS City Council is currently obliged to hold such meetings; and

 WHEREAS it would be most efficient if the responsibility for holding such meetings were delegated to committees of Council;

 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT each Community Council is delegated the authority to hold any public meeting regarding plans of subdivision and community improvement plans as required by ss. 28 and 51 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1991, c. P.13 and O.Reg 196/96, in respect of land within the part of the urban area it represents and that the Urban Environment and Development Committee is delegated the authority to hold such meetings in respect of land that is within the geographic area represented by more than one Community Council;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this delegation is an interim measure, to be reconsidered once the Special Committee chaired by Councillor Miller has reported to Council regarding Community Councils and Council=s Procedure By-law.@