(a) 1998 City of Toronto Capital Budget

The East York Community Council recommends:

(1) recommended to the Budget Committee that it reconsider the budgeted amount allocated to the Don Valley Brickworks within the 1998 Metro Capital Budget item contained in the financial document (March 16, 1998) respecting the "1998 Capital Program: Parks and Recreation", to ensure continued development of this heritage site;

(2) requested the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report to the Budget Committee, prior to the finalization of the 1998 Budget, on the use and long term strategy for the reserves and reserve funds;

(3) requested the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report to the Budget Committee, at an appropriate time, on a process which would permit greater public consultation at the Community Council level concerning future operating and capital budgets for the City of Toronto;

(4) requested the City Clerk to advise Mr. Lake that his request to include within the Capital Budget a separated sewer system for the Governor's Bridge area was received and that the item was not included within the City of Toronto 1998 Capital Budget Program; and

(5) received the following financial documents and communications:

(March 16, 1998) respecting the 1998 Capital Program: Parks and Recreation;

(March 19, 1998) respecting the 1998 Capital Program: Facilities Management; and

(March 1998) respecting the 1998 Capital Program: Transportation.

(March 21, 1998) from Ms. Judith Ramsay, East York;

(March 23, 1998) from Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York; and

(March 23, 1998) from Mr. Donald Lake, East York.

- Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York;

- Ms. Andrea Harrison, East York; and

- Mr. Oudit Raghubir, Scarborough.