1998 Capital Budget - Parks and Recreation
The North York Community Council endorsed the 1998 Parks and Recreation Capital Budget
and requested that Council consider:
(a) establishing a User Fee Task Force no later than the end of the next meeting of Council
scheduled for April 16, 1998, and that it be mandated to deliver to Council recommendations on
the user fee structure for the City of Toronto;
(b) a report containing recommendations with respect to the user fee structure be forwarded to
Council for consideration at its meeting of October 1, 1998; and
(c) appoint Councillor Mammoliti as Chair of the Task Force.
The North York Community Council reports having requested the Interim Lead for Parks and
Recreation to conduct a feasibility study on the need for recreational space and aquatic recreation
facilities in the west end of the former City of North York and that the funds for this study be allocated
from the Parks and Recreation Department Budget.
The North York Community Council had before it the following:
(i) the 1998 Parks and Recreation Capital Budget;
(ii) communication from the City Clerk (March 2, 1998) regarding the Joint Project with Metropolitan
Separate School Board at St. Basil The Great College School - Ward 6 - North York Humber which was
previously discussed by the North York Community Council on February 18, 1998, wherein it was
recommended to the Budget Committee and Council, the adoption of the report (February 5, 1998) from
the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation; and
(iii) communication from the City Clerk (March 2, 1998) regarding Parkland Acquisition - North York
Community which was previously discussed by the North York Community Council on February 18,
1998, wherein it was recommended to the Budget Committee and Council, the Recommendation (b)
embodied in the report (February 5, 1998) from the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation be referred
to the Budget Committee for consideration during the Capital Budget process.
The following persons appeared before the North York Community Council in connection with the
1998 Parks and Recreation Capital Budget:
- Ms. Helen Hansen on behalf of Feet on the Street, who also filed a copy of her presentation with the
Interim Contact;
- Mr. Ron Hart on behalf of North York Cycling and Pedestrian Committee; and
- Ms. Cheryl MacDonald, North York, who addressed the Community Council with respect to the
funding for childcare.
The following members of the Budget Committee were also in attendance at the meeting and assisted
the North York Community Council in its deliberations of the 1998 Capital Budgets before them:
- Councillor Jakobek, Chair of the Budget Committee;
- Councillor Balkissoon;
- Councillor Chow; and
- Councillor Ootes.
(A copy of the 1998 Capital Budget for Parks and Recreation referred to in the foregoing report is on
file in the office of the City Clerk, North York Civic Centre.)
