Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Guidelines for Determining City-Wide

Interests in Planning Matters.

The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team reports having endorsed Recommendation (B) of the Urban Environment and Development Committee, contained in the following communication:

(July 14, 1998) from the Interim Contact, Urban Environment and Development Committee, advising that The Urban Environment and Development Committee on July 13, 1998, during its consideration of a joint report (June 29, 1998) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services and the City Clerk, took the following action:

(A)approved Recommendation No. (3), embodied in the joint report (June 29, 1998) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services and the City Clerk, viz:

"(3)this report, and the comments from the Urban Environment and Development Committee, be placed on the:

(a)agenda of the July 17, 1998 meeting of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team; and

(b)agendas of the July 22, 1998 meetings of all Community Councils;

with a request that any comments from the Special Committee and the Community Councils be forwarded directly to the July29, 1998 City Council meeting;"; and

(B )recommended to Council:

(1)the adoption of Recommendations Nos. (1), (2) and (4), embodied in the attached joint report (June 29, 1998) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services and the City Clerk, subject to amending Recommendation No. (1) by striking out the words "the Urban Environment and Development Committee" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "CityCouncil; so that Recommendation No. (1) shall read as follows:

"(1)City Council endorse the attached protocol for dealing with planning matters of City-wide interest and authorize its use by the Chief Planner in determining the appropriate Committee routing process for planning matters;"; and

(2)that with respect to matters abutting Community Council boundaries, a determination as to whether a City-wide or local interest exists, be made only after consultation with all of the affected Councillors.

(b)Membership - Toronto Parking Authority.

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

(1)referred the following communication from the City Clerk to the Chief Administrative Officer for inclusion in his forthcoming report on the City of Toronto Governance Structure; and

(2)requested the City Clerk to invite the Chair of the Toronto Parking Authority to appear before the Special Committee when it considers the Governance Structure:

(July 16, 1998) from the City Clerk referring the following motion for consideration by the Special Committee:

Moved by:Councillor Shiner

Seconded by:Councillor Flint

"BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

(1)By-law No. 28-1998 be amended to increase the Toronto Parking Authority membership by four members;

(2)the additional four members be Members of Council; and

(3)the appointment of the additional four members to the Toronto Parking Authority be referred to the Striking Committee for consideration."

Respectfully submitted,

COUNCILLOR DAVID MILLER,

Chair

Toronto, July 17, 1998

Patsy Morris

Tel. (416) 392-9151