Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Announcement of "Toronto's-Own Beer".

The Economic Development Committee reports having:

(1)received, with appreciation, the presentation respecting the launch by Molson Breweries of "Toronto's-Own Beer" and the allocation of a portion of the sales being made available to the City of Toronto for development of new waterparks; and

(2)requested the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism to report to the Economic Development Committee with details of the proposed Partnership Agreement with Molson Breweries as it relates to the provision of funding for the construction of new waterparks in the City of Toronto.

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The following persons appeared before the Economic Development Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Mayor Mel Lastman;

-Mr. Ferg Devins, Regional Director, Ontario Division, Molson Breweries; and

-Mr. Sean Shannon, Vice President, Business Development, Molson Breweries.

(b)Future of Industrial Lands in the City of Toronto.

The Economic Development Committee reports having:

(1)amended the suggestion contained in Recommendation (4) in the communication (November 2, 1998) from the City Clerk, to read:

"(4)that City Council develop a marketing strategy for attracting and retaining industries"

and referred this suggestion, as amended, to the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism with a request that he report thereon to the Economic Development Committee and include in his report an analysis of TEDCO's future and potential future role in the City of Toronto's economic development and strategy;

(2)requested the Chief Administrative Officer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, to report to the next meeting of the Economic Development Committee on the status of the review of the Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO) Board of Directors and on the issue of the new Board's composition; and

(3)requested the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, in consultation with appropriate staff, to submit a report to the Economic Development Committee on the environmental requirements for remediating the brownfield lands in the port area; and

(3)requested appropriate City staff to report on the environmental requirements for remediating the brownfield lands in the port area.

(November 2, 1998) from the City Clerk, forwarding the action taken by the Urban Environment and Development Committee at its meeting on November 2, 1998, referring the following suggestion, embodied in the communication (August 10, 1998) from Mr. Tony O'Donohue, President, Environmental Probe Ltd., to the Economic Development Committee for consideration:

"(4)that City Council develop a marketing strategy for attracting industries;".

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The following persons appeared before the Economic Development Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Mr. Erkki Pukonen, President and CEO;

-Mr. Bob Howald, Executive Vice-President;

-Ms. Silvia Rinaldi, Director of Financial Planning; and

-Mr. Tony O'Donohue, President, Environmental Probe Ltd.

(c)The Potential Impact of Bill 160, The Education Quality Improvement Act

on Charges for Use of School Board Facilities.

The Economic Development Committee reports having:

(1)adopted the report (November 2, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism; and

(2)requested the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism to provide an overview of a coordinated response to issues and recommendations emanating from the School Tax Committee, the User Fee Committee and the Mutual Services Agreement.

(November 2, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism reporting on the potential financial implications of school board charges for City recreational use of school board facilities by the Parks and Recreation Division, and recommending that:

(1)Parks and Recreation in co-operation with other City staff continue negotiations with the respective school boards to develop and implement Mutual Service Agreements, with the overall objective being a zero net for both parties; and

(2)should it be necessary, the Parks and Recreation Division include the cost of any shortfall in the 1999 operating budget.

(d)Tree Maintenance Backlog.

The Economic Development Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism to the next meeting of the Economic Development Committee and requested the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, to report at that time on:

(1)the best practices in place with respect to tree maintenance in the former municipalities;

(2)any benchmarks which have been, or could have been, utilized in this regard; and

(3)the feasibility of the City contracting out these services.

(November 4, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, reporting on city-wide forestry levels and backlogs, outlining a course of action to bring service back to an acceptable level, and recommending that:

(1)this report be received for information;

(2)consideration be given to increased forestry program funding during the 1999 and 2000 operating budget deliberations in order to attain acceptable service standards;

(3)staff continue to investigate opportunities for efficiencies and improvements to service standards during the amalgamation process; and

(4)this report be forwarded to the Budget Committee for their consideration and deliberation.

(e)Film Permit Issuance - Review of Practices, Procedures, Policies and By-laws.

The Economic Development Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report to the next meeting of the Economic Development Committee.

(i)(September 8, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, reporting on an overview of the importance of the film industry to the economy of the City; outlining one unified By-law and comprehensive guidelines to regulate the use of public property for location filming; and recommending that:

(1)the Economic Development Committee endorse the attached Guidelines for Filming in the City of Toronto and City of Toronto Code of Conduct for Cast and Crew. (Appendices 1 and 2);

(2)film location permitting for Toronto be coordinated by the Toronto Film and Television Office in Economic Development with decision making remaining decentralized;

(3)the Economic Development Committee endorse the attached By-law (Appendix 3) and recommend that the City Solicitor be authorized to introduce the necessary Bill in Council to give effect thereto; and

(4)the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism report back as necessary on future developments in the film and television sector including any operational requirements.

(ii)(November 13, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism providing revised filming guidelines.

(f)Viva Magnetics (Canada) Limited, 1663 Neilson Road.

The Economic Development Committee reports having adopted the following report:

(November 2, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, providing an overview of the proposed Viva Magnetics (Canada) Limited investment in a new manufacturing facility in the City of Toronto, advising the report was prepared in compliance with the City of Toronto policies respecting business travel, and recommending that this report be received for information.

(g)Report on Economic Development Attendance at the Incoming Call Centre

Management Show and Exposition, Denver, Colorado., September 1-3, 1998.

The Economic Development Committee reports having received the following report for information:

(October 26, 1998) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, providing a review of the Incoming Call Centre Management trade show and exposition held in early September, 1998 as a forum for promoting the City of Toronto's call centre capabilities and attracting call centre companies to Toronto, and recommending that this report be received for information.

(h)Toronto Hydro - Northwind Toronto District Cooling Project.

The Economic Development Committee reports having requested:

(1)the Chair of Toronto Hydro to provide Economic Development Committee members with background information on the Toronto Hydro/Northwind project, including:

(a)documentation respecting the partnership agreement;

(b)briefing notes on Bill 135; and

(c)information on deregulation of the energy industry; and

(2)the Chief Administrative Officer to report to Council, through the Economic Development Committee, on:

(a)the impact the Northwind Project would have on the deep lake water cooling project of the Toronto District Heating Corporation; and

(b)the ability of the City to influence the directions of both Toronto Hydro and the Toronto District Heating Corporation (TDHC), in particular, how Toronto Hydro and TDHC could be directed to work co-operatively to develop deep lake water cooling, which could be supplemented by ice cooling.

(Undated) material filed by Mr. Todd Wilcox, Vice-President, Sales, Customer & Energy Services Division, Toronto Hydro Electric Commission.

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The following persons appeared before the Economic Development Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Councillor Jack Layton, Don River;

-Mr. Mark Anshan, Chair, Toronto Hydro; and

-Mr. John Brooks, President and CEO, Toronto Hydro.

(i)Millennium Grants Program Update.

The Economic Development Committee reports having received the following report for information:

(November 9, 1998) from the City Clerk recommending that the Economic Development Committee and Council receive for information the report (October 30, 1998) from the Acting Project Manager, Millennium Task Force, respecting the Millennium Grants Program.

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Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski appeared before the Economic Development Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

Respectfully submitted,

Councillor Brian Ashton,

Chair

Toronto, November 16, 1998

Christine Archibald

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