35.DRAFT DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMUNITY COUNCILS.

 (March 12, 1998) from the City Clerk for information and any attention deemed necessary with respect to the following recommendations in Clause No. 2 contained in Report No. 3 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, which was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on March 4, 5, and 6, 1998:

(1) the adoption of the report (February 24, 1998) from Councillor David Miller, Chairman of the Special Committee, subject to amending Recommendation No. (1) embodied therein to provide that the following communications be included in the consultation document: (a) February 25, 1998) from Councillor Kyle Rae, Downtown, and Councillor Pam McConnell, Don River; and (b) (February 19, 1998) from the City Clerk, East York Community Council, entitled ABudgets for Community Councils@;

(2) that the aforementioned report, as amended in Recommendation No. (1) above of the Special Committee; and the communication (February 23, 1998) from the City Clerk, embodying the recommendations of the Toronto Community Council respecting this matter, be referred to the Community Councils for consideration and community consultation, and report thereon to the Special Committee;

(3) that a relatively small advertising budget be provided to inform the public across the City that the ARole of Community Councils@ will be considered by the six Community Councils on a specific date;

(4) that Community Councils: (a) be permitted to establish sub-committees; (b) be authorized to delegate planning matters and statutory hearings to sub-committees of Community Councils; including delegating those matters under the City of Toronto Act, 1978; and (c) be permitted to record votes as meetings;

(5) that City Council endorse, in principle, the idea of Aconsent agendas@ for Community Councils; and

(6) that Section 32(1) of the Council Procedural By-law No. 23-1998, be amended by adding the words Aand signed by the Member@, after the words Ain writing: so that such Section shall now read as follows: A32. (1) Except as provided for in Section 38, every motion and proposed amendment shall be in writing and signed by the Member and shall be moved before being debated or put to a vote.@

 The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team report (February 24, 1998) from Councillor David Miller, Chairman of the Special Committee is on file in the Clerk=s Office.