City Clerk

(May 7, 1998)

 The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team on April 24, 1998, had before it a communication (March 25, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that The Works and Utilities Committee on March 25, 1998, concurred in the recommendation embodied in the attached report dated March 10, 1998, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services respecting existing environmental committees and the Environmental Task Force; and further directed that the report be referred to the Environmental Task Force for its consideration and recommendations to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, such report containing the following recommendations:

 A(A)That this report be referred to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team, with the following recommendations:

 (1)that each of the committees listed in Appendix 1 be sent a copy of this report and the terms of reference for the new Environmental Task Force;

 (2)that each of the committees listed in Appendix 1 be asked to advise the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) on its work and potential role in the new City, including such matters as:

 (a)the ongoing need for its work, if any;

 (b)areas of overlap involving its work and that of any other committee;

 (c)the relationship of its work to that of the Environmental Task Force;

 (d)its anticipated ongoing need for staff support from the City; and

 (e)its budget and other resource needs;

 (3)that each Community Council be asked to advise the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team on the ongoing need for a general environmental advisory committee for its Community; and

 (4)that the CAO report back to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team on the responses to Recommendation

No. (2), together with any recommendations he may deem appropriate, and that the responses to Recommendation No. (3) be tabled at the same meeting; and

(B)that this report be forwarded to the Environmental Task Force, the Urban Environment and Development Committee and the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee for information.

 The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of Toronto Transition Team:

 (1)concurred with Recommendation AA@ embodied in the report (March 10, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, subject to amending Recommendation No. (3) to read as follows:

 A(3) that each Community Council be asked to advise the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Transition Team on the ongoing need for a general environmental advisory committee for its Community after receiving comments from the Environmental Task Force; and

 (2) requested the City Clerk to canvass Members of Council to ascertain whether any additional Members are interested in participating on the Storm Water Group.

 (A copy of the communication (March 25, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that The Works and Utilities Committee on March 25, 1998, concurred in the recommendation embodied in the attached report dated March 10, 1998, was forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the York Community Council meeting of May 27, 1998, and a copy thereof is on file in the Clerk's Department, York Civic Service Centre.)