(i) Garbage Inspection Process; and

(ii) Sunday Morning Litterhog Service

Ward 27, York Humber and Ward 28, York Eglinton

 The York Community Council recommends the approval in principle of a Sunday morning litterhog service on both sides of Eglinton Avenue West, from Keele Street to the Allen Expressway.

 The York Community Council reports for the information of Council, having requested the York Commissioner of Operations Services, to report directly to the July 22, 1998 meeting of Council, providing the estimated cost for such service and possible source of funding.

 The York Community Council submits the following report (July 20, 1998) from the York Commissioner of Operations Services:

 Purpose:

 To report on the feasibility of introducing a by-law to improve the litter and garbage situation in some parts of York, especially on Eglinton Avenue West.

 Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Status:

 None.

 Recommendation:

 It is recommended that the City Solicitor, when reviewing and consolidating the Property Standards By-law, be requested to include a provision concerning garbage collection on Eglinton Avenue West between Bathurst Street and Bicknell Avenue, which permits York to have signs erected within privately owned buildings concerning information on the days and times of garbage collection.

 Council Reference/Background History:

 Clause 8(z) embodied in Report No. 6 of the York Community Council at its meeting held on May 27, 1998.

 The York Community Council directed that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services report on the feasibility of introducing a by-law requiring the owners of commercial buildings with apartments above and multi-unit apartment buildings to display signs in prominent locations on the doors leading to a main street, regarding compliance with the City's by-law with respect to putting out garbage only on the days designated for collection.

 Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

 Staff consulted with York's former Solicitor who advised that a by-law could be introduced as an amendment to the existing Property Standards By-law regarding the placement of signs in prominent locations by York staff.

 The Director or Municipal Standards for York is currently attempting to blend all the former Metropolitan Toronto, Property Standards By-laws into one single by-law for the City of Toronto. A schedule could be included into the new Property Standards By-law to apply only to the former City of York and no other district.

 Conclusions:

 As noted above, a by-law amendment could be included into the new Property Standards By-law to require the owners of commercial buildings with apartments above and multi-unit apartment buildings to display signs in prominent locations on the doors leading to a main street, regarding compliance with the City's by-law with respect to putting out garbage only on the days designated for collection.