Other Items Considered by the Committee

 (a)Police Complaints Process.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following communication to the next meeting of the Committee to be held on April 21, 1998:

(February 4, 1998) from Councillor Joe Mihevc, York Eglinton, advising that he has received concerns from various members of the community regarding the development of the new police complaints process; that he has suggested to the new Chair of the Police Services Board, Councillor Norm Gardner, that this would be an excellent opportunity for the Police Services Board to bring forward its concerns, and its efforts at allaying community concerns, in dealing with police complaints; and recommending that the Committee encourage greater public awareness and debate of any new proposed policy.

(b)1998 Operating Budget - Toronto Fire Department.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following communication for information:

(March 18, 1998) from the Budget Committee, forwarding the 1998 Operating Budget for the Toronto Fire Services, together with the recommended amendments proposed by the Budget Committee on March 10, 1998, for review and comment thereon to the Budget Committee.

(c)1998 Capital Budget - Toronto Fire Department.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following communication for information:

(March 18, 1998) from the Budget Committee, forwarding the 1998 Capital Budget for the Toronto Fire Department, together with the recommendation proposed by the Budget Committee on March 10, 1998, for review and comment thereon to the Budget Committee.

(d)1998 Operating Budget - Toronto Ambulance Services.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following communication for information:

(March 18, 1998) from the Budget Committee forwarding the 1998 Operating Budget for the Toronto Ambulance Services, together with the recommended amendments proposed by the Budget Committee on March 10, 1998, for review and comment thereon to the Budget Committee.

(e)1998 Capital Budget - Toronto Ambulance Services.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following communication for information:

(March 18, 1998) from the Budget Committee forwarding the 1998 Capital Budget for the Toronto Ambulance Services, together with the recommendation proposed by the Budget Committee on March 10, 1998, for review and comment thereon to the Budget Committee.

(f)1998 Operating Budget - Toronto Licensing Commission.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following communication for information:

(March 18, 1998) from the Budget Committee forwarding the 1998 Operating Budget for the Toronto Licensing Commission, together with the recommended amendments proposed by the Budget Committee on March 10, 1998, for review and comment thereon to the Budget Committee.

(g)1998 Operating Budget - Toronto Police Service.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having:

(1)recommended to the Budget Committee, and Council, that the target policing initiative be approved; that the necessary funds be provided in the 1998 Operating Budget for the Toronto Police Service for this initiative for five months in 1998; and that the costs of this program be submitted to the Budget Committee for consideration during its budget deliberations;

(2)requested the Toronto Police Services Board to report:

(a)to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on the flying squad; and

(b)to Council on a revised human resources strategy that identifies the changes recommended by the Budget Committee; and

(3)referred the following motion by Councillor Nunziata to the City Solicitor with the request that he submit a report thereon to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee:

AThat the following recommendation adopted by the Metropolitan Toronto Council on October 18, 1993, be resubmitted to the Province of Ontario:

 >that the Province be requested to grant authority for municipalities and the Police to charge back the costs of enforcement prosecution and inspections as they relate to house parties, to the organizers of such parties or owners of the properties where such parties take place and the authority to add such charges, where unpaid, to the collector=s roll and collected as municipal taxes.=@

 (i)(March 18, 1998) from the Budget Committee forwarding the 1998 Operating Budget for the Toronto Police Service, together with the recommended amendments proposed by the Budget Committee on March 11, 1998, for review and comment thereon to the Budget Committee;

 (ii)(March 23, 1998) from the Chief of Police addressed to Councillor Fotinos, Chair, Toronto Police Service Budget Working Group, providing additional information with regard to the 1998 Operating Budget for the Toronto Police Service; and

 (iii)(February 17, 1998) from the Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board addressed to Councillor Fotinos, Chair, Toronto Police Service Budget Working Group, providing information on a request submitted to the Working Group by Councillor Nunziata that a recommendation pursued a few years ago by the Board and the Metropolitan Toronto Council Athat municipalities and the police services be given the authority to charge back the costs related to the enforcement, prosecutions and inspections as they pertain to Ahouse parties@ be resubmitted to the Province of Ontario.

The following persons appeared before the Emergency and Protective Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:

 -Councillor Norman Gardner, Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board;

 -Deputy Chief Steve Reesor and Mr. Frank Chen, Director of Finance and Administration, Toronto Police Service; and

 -Councillor Olivia Chow, Downtown.

(h)1998 Capital Budget - Toronto Police Service.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having:

 (1)recommended to the Budget Committee, and Council, that the necessary funds be provided to secure property for the replacement of 51 Division recognizing that:

 (a)the Emergency and Protective Services Committee identifies the replacement of 51 Division as its priority; and

 (b)capital funds for this purpose were approved in the 1997 Capital Budget for the Toronto Police Service;

 (2)recommended to the Budget Committee that the relocation of 14 Division is a priority capital budget issue; and

 (3)requested the Chief Administrative Officer to freeze the sale or any other disposition of the Toronto Transit Commission=s Lansdowne Garage until such time as the Toronto Police Services Board has evaluated this property against its needs; and, further requested the Chief Administrative Officer, in consultation with the Toronto Police Services Board, to submit a report to the April 21, 1998, meeting of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on whether this site meets the requirements for the new 14 Division Headquarters.

(March 18, 1998) from the Budget Committee forwarding the 1998 Capital Budget for the Toronto Police Service, together with the recommended amendments proposed by the Budget Committee on March 11, 1998, for review and comment thereon to the Budget Committee.

The following persons appeared before the Emergency and Protective Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:

 -Councillor Norman Gardner, Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board;

 -Deputy Chief Steve Reesor and Mr. Frank Chen, Director of Finance and Administration, Toronto Police Service; and

 -Councillor Olivia Chow, Downtown.

 (i)Parking Enforcement.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following communication until its next meeting to be held on April 21, 1998:

(February 20, 1998) from Councillor Dennis Fotinos, Chair, Emergency and Protective Services Committee, providing a copy of a letter forwarded to Superintendent Beamish, Parking Enforcement, requesting that a presentation be made to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on March 24, 1998 on parking enforcement policies and procedures for the new City and that he report on ticket issuance geographically; the revenue generated (analysed geographically); the policies that are implemented by the parking enforcement officers; parking enforcement policy for private property; options on how to achieve equitable distribution of tag issuance; and the policy regarding disagreement on tags.

 (j)Exchange of Information Between Departments.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having referred the following communication to the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, the Toronto Police Services Board and the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, with the request that they submit a report thereon to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee:

(February 11, 1998) from Councillor Betty Disero requesting that the Committee look into the possibility of allowing the free exchange of information between the Toronto Police Service, the Urban Planning and Development Department, the Fire Department and the Toronto Licensing Commission.

(k)Liquor Licenses.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having deferred the following communications to the next meeting of the Committee to be held on April 21, 1998:

(i)(February 13, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council, at its meeting held on February 4, 5 and 6, 1998, referred to the Committee a Motion moved by Councillor Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Fotinos, recommending that Council request the Provincial Government to amend the Liquor Licence Act and any other appropriate related legislation to give municipalities greater control over the issuance of liquor licences; and that such amendments include, but not be limited to, the ability of the municipality to place appropriate and necessary restrictions on liquor licences and to hold public meetings prior to the granting of a liquor licence;

 (ii)(March 23, 1998) from Councillor Rae, Downtown, in support of the recommendation to amend the Provincial Liquor Licence Act to give municipalities greater control over the issuance of liquor licences; and

 (iii)(March 24, 1998) from Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski, High Park, forwarding a submission to formulate resolutions regarding liquor licences.

 (l)Alignment of Police Districts and Divisions with Political Boundaries.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having referred the following motion to the Commissioner of Corporate Services, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board, with the request that they submit a report thereon to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee and to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team:

(February 13, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council, at its meeting held on February 4, 5 and 6, 1998, referred to the Committee a Motion moved by Councillor Moscoe, seconded by Councillor Disero, recommending that:

(1)the Emergency and Protective Services Committee review the prospect of aligning the Police districts and divisions to coincide with political boundaries within the City of Toronto to facilitate community policing and encouraging the elected representatives and the Police to work more closely together at the neighbourhood level; and

 (2)if this concept is supported, this request be forwarded to the Toronto Police Services Board with a strong recommendation from Council.

(m)Traffic Violations.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having referred the following motion to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, the City Solicitor and the Toronto Police Services Board with the request that they submit a report thereon to the next meeting of the Committee to be held on April 21, 1998:

(February 13, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council, at its meeting held on February 4, 5 and 6, 1998, referred to the Committee a Motion moved by Councillor Mike Feldman, seconded by Councillor Fotinos, recommending that the Chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, in consultation with the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff, be requested to submit a report to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee meeting of March 24, 1998, for subsequent report thereon to City Council on April 15, 1998, on the feasibility of creating a City-run, unarmed constabulary to issue citations for all traffic violations, including traffic signal, stop sign, no turn restrictions, parking and speeding infractions, such report to address:

 (1)the possibility of enforcement without the necessity for stopping vehicles;

 (2)a timetable for the implementation of this initiative; and

 (3)the feasibility of self-financing of enforcement and preventive initiatives through revenues collected from citations issued.

(n)Award of Contract for the Construction of the

Toronto Police Service Forensic Examination Centre.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee, and Council, the adoption of the following report:

(February 27, 1998) from the Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board, regarding the award of a contract for the construction of the Toronto Police Forensic Examination Centre; and recommending:

(1)the approval of the construction award for the Toronto Police Service Forensic Examination Centre to Atlas Corporation at a cost of $5,070,000.00 and that the funds be provided from the Toronto Police Services Board=s 1996-2000 Capital Budget; and

 (2)that this report be forwarded to the next meeting of Council for approval.

(o)Impact of Hospital Restructuring on Toronto Ambulance.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following report for information:

(March 2, 1998) from the Acting General Manager, Toronto Ambulance, advising of the current and potential impacts of hospital closures and hospital restructuring on Toronto Ambulance, both in the short and long term basis; and recommending that this report be received for information.

Councillor Gardner, North York Centre, declared his interest in the foregoing matter in that he is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Branson Hospital.

(p)Toronto Ambulance Assistance During Eastern Ontario Ice Storm.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having received the following report for information:

(March 2, 1998) from the Acting General Manager, Toronto Ambulance, advising of the assistance that Toronto Ambulance, at the request of the Ministry of Health, provided to communities in eastern Ontario during the AGreat East Ice Storm@ in January 1998; and recommending that this report be received for information.

(q)Transitional Project - Radio Communication System.

The Emergency and Protective Services Committee reports having referred the following report to the Budget Committee for consideration during the budget process:

(March 24, 1998) from the Fire Chief recommending that:

(1)transitional funding in the amount of $26.0 million be approved for a radio communications system; and

 (2)the City of Toronto Fire Services proceed with the implementation of a fully integrated 800 MHZ radio communications system.

   Respectfully submitted,

COUNCILLOR DENNIS FOTINOS,

Chair

  Toronto, March 24 and 25, 1998

 Candy Davidovits

Tel. (416) 395-7362