"Third Nation American Conference and

Exhibition for Clean Air Technologies"

The Corporate Services Committee recommends that the request from Councillor Joan King, Seneca Heights, respecting attendance at the Third North American Conference and Exhibition for Clean Air Technologies, held in Mexico City on September 22 - 25, 1998, be approved.

The Corporate Services Committee submits the following communication (September 24, 1998) from the City Clerk:

I am forwarding for your consideration a request from Councillor Joan King (copy attached) to attend the upcoming meeting of the "Third North American Conference and Exhibition for Clean Air Technologies", in Mexico City, September 22, 1998 - September 25, 1998. The conference expenses will be approximately $2,000.00.

There are sufficient funds in the Council General Business Travel accounts to provide for this expenditure.

(Communication dated September 16, 1998,

from Councillor Joan King, Seneca Heights addressed to the City Clerk.)

I was approached by Environment Canada to participate in a plenary session at the Third North American Conference and Exhibition for Clean Air Technologies in replacement for Mayor DonBell of North Vancouver. A copy of the invitation and the request to participate is attached for your information.

The conference will be held from Tuesday, September 22, 1998, to Friday, September 25, 1998, in Mexico City. The session that I will be presenting is, "History, Present Situation and Perspectives of Air Pollution Programs: The City of Toronto".

As I will be representing the City of Toronto and Canada, I feel that the costs associated with this conference should be paid from the global Council Travel Budget. I anticipate my costs to be approximately $2,000.00.

Thank you for your consideration.

The Corporate Services Committee reports, for the information of Council, having also had before it a communication (October1, 1998) from Mr. Raymond Klicius, Canada's Technical Program Co-Chair, Clean Air 1998, addressed to Councillor Joan King, Ward 12, Seneca Heights, thanking her on behalf of the Clear Air 1998 Organizing Committee and Environment Canada, for agreeing on short notice to fill the gap as Canada's key speaker for the Plenary Opening Session of the Third Nation American Conference and Exhibition for Clean Air Technologies held in Mexico on September 22 - September 25, 1998.

(A copy of the letter attached to the communication from Councillor Joan King was forwarded to all Members of Council with the October 9, 1998, agenda of the Corporate Services Committee and a copy thereof is on file in the office of the City Clerk.)