Other Items Considered by the Committee

 (a)Election of Vice-Chair.

 The Economic Development Committee reports having elected Councillor Mario Giansante as its Vice-Chair for the period ending May 31, 1999 and/or until his successor is appointed.

 (b)Terms of Reference for the Economic Development Committee.

 The Economic Development Committee reports having:

 (1)received the following communications from the City Clerk;

 (2)referred to the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism the report (March 17, 1998) from Councillor Mario Silva, Trinity-Niagara, embodied in Clause No. 1 of Report No. 5 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team which contains suggestions for citizen representation on the Committee to represent various sectors; and

 (3)requested the Commissioner to report back to the Committee on an outreach model designed to optimize sector input into the policies, programs and strategic plans of the Economic Development Committee:

 (i)(May 25, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council on May 13 and 14, 1998, adopted, as amended, Clause No. 1 contained in Report No. 5 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, headed "Terms of Reference for the Economic Development Committee".

 (ii)(July 15, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that City Council on July 8, 9 and 10, 1998, adopted, as amended, Clause No. 1 of Report No. 4 of The Striking Committee, headed "Standing Committee Memberships and Appointments to the Economic Development Committee, Various Boards and Appointments of Interim Co-Chairs of the Storm Water Group", and directed, inter alia, that, until May 31, 1999, notwithstanding the provisions of the Council Procedural By-law, the membership of the Economic Development Committee be increased to provide for the appointment of Councillors Davis and Feldman and, at his or her option, the additional representative from East York.

 (c)Black Creek Business Area Association Revitalization Action Plan.

 The Economic Development Committee reports having:

 (1)received the report (June 19, 1998) from the Director, York Economic Development Office and the Executive Director, North York Economic Development for information; and

 (2)concurred with the action taken by the North York Community Council and referred the Black Creek Business Area Association Revitalization Action Plan to the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism for reports to the appropriate committee(s) as necessary, with respect to the implementation of projects recommended through the Revitalization Action Plan.

 (i)(July 2, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that North York Community Council, on June 24, 1998, recommended that:

 (1)the report (June 19, 1998) from the Director, York Economic Development Office and the Executive Director, North York Economic Development Office be received;

(2)the report (June 19, 1998) from the Director, York Economic Development Office and the Executive Director, North York Economic Development Office, and accompanying Black Creek Business Area Association Revitalization Action Plan be forwarded to the Economic Development Committee for information; and

 (3)the Black Creek Business Area Association Revitalization Plan be referred to the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism for reports to the appropriate committee(s) as necessary, with respect to the implementation of projects recommended through the Revitalization Action Plan.

 (ii)(July 6, 1998) from the City Clerk recommending that the report (June 19, 1998) from the York Director, Economic Development Office and the Executive Director, North York Economic Development Office regarding the Revitalization Action Plan for the Black Creek Business Area Association, be forwarded to the Economic Development Committee for information

 Lorne Berg, Executive Director of the Black Creek Business Area Association, gave a presentation on the Association's Action Plan.

 (d)Proposed Merger of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal - Impact on Toronto.

 The Economic Development Committee reports having deferred consideration of this matter to its September, 1998 meeting:

 (i)(March 30, 1998) from the City Clerk and Urban Environment and Development Committee advising that Urban Environment and Development Committee, on March 23 and 24, 1998 directed that the matter of the impact on Toronto of the proposed merger of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal be referred to the first meeting of the Economic Development Committee, once it is established;

 (ii)(July 13, 1998) from Councillor Ashton recommending that this item be deferred to the September meeting of the Economic Development Committee for deputation by the Bank of Montreal.

 (e)General Briefing on Economic Development Committee, Culture & Tourism Department

The Economic Development Committee reports having received an overhead presentation from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism on the divisional structure, program scope, major issues and next steps of his department.

  (f)Playground Sites and Waterparks in the City of Toronto.

 The Economic Development Committee reports having requested the Chief Building Official and the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism to report to the Economic Development Committee in accordance with the following recommendations contained in a Motion by Mayor Mel Lastman regarding playground sites and waterparks in the City of Toronto, such report to also include statistics relating to safety issues involving playgrounds and playground equipment in the City of Toronto:

 "THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Chief Building Official report to the Economic Development Committee on the C.S.A. standards for playground equipment, and the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism report on a phased replacement program for all City playgrounds so that all playgrounds will eventually comply with these new C.S.A. standards; as well as developing a standard city-wide inspection system for all City playgrounds; and

 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism report on implementing eight new children's waterparks. In consultation with the local Councillors, there should be waterparks in the communities of Toronto, Scarborough, York, East York and Etobicoke."

  Respectfully submitted,

  Councillor Brian Ashton,

Chair

 Toronto, July 17, 1998

 Christine Archibald

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