Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Audit Division Staff Redeployment

The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee reports having received the report (October 6, 1998) from the Executive Director of Human Resources.

(October 6, 1998) from the Executive Director of Human Resources concluding that it is the objective of the Chief Auditor and Human Resources staff to find permanent suitable alternate reemployment for the remaining two employees from the Audit Division, and recommending that this report be received for information.

(b)Toronto City Hall - Accommodation Of Press Gallery

The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee reports having recommended that Council during consideration of Clause No. 2 of the Corporate Services Committee Report No. 15, approve the construction of the Press Gallery with funding to be taken from the Transition Reserve Fund.

(October 13, 1998) from the City Clerk, forwarding the action of the Budget Committee from its meeting of October 13, 1998, and recommending to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee and Council, that:

(1)the construction of the Press Gallery be approved with funding to be taken from the Transition Reserve Fund; and

(2)usage of the Press Gallery be provided free of charge to members of the press and media

(c)Motion - Updating The Payments-in Lieu Process For Provincial And Federal Properties In The City Of Toronto

The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee reports having referred the Motion from Councillor Saundercook to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for report back to the Committee.

(October 9, 1998) from the City Clerk, referring a motion by Councillor Saundercook from the October 1 and 2, 1998, Council meeting and recommending that:

(1)City Council immediately contact other municipalities across Ontario and ask them to contact the province requesting them to revisit the payments-in-lieu process; and

(2)Council instruct staff to produce a report for the next regular meeting of Council on the payments-in-lieu payable for provincial and federal properties in the City of Toronto.

Respectfully submitted,

COUNCILLOR CASE OOTES,

Chair Pro Tem

Toronto, October 20, 1998

Christine Archibald

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