THE CITY OF TORONTO

                                        Clerk's Department

                          Minutes of the Scarborough Community Council 

                                          Meeting No. 4



                                                                           Monday, March 23, 1998.





               The Scarborough Community Council met on Monday, March 23, 1998, in the Meeting

               Hall, Scarborough Civic Centre, commencing at 7:13 p.m.



               Members Present:



                              Councillor Lorenzo Berardinetti, Chair

                              Councillor Gerry Altobello

                              Councillor Brian Ashton

                              Councillor Bas Balkissoon

                              Councillor Raymond Cho

                              Councillor Brad Duguid

                              Councillor Frank Faubert

                              Councillor Norm Kelly

                              Councillor Doug Mahood

                              Councillor Ron Moeser

                              Councillor Sherene Shaw

                              Councillor Mike Tzekas



                              Councillor Tom Jakobek

                              Councillor Blake F. Kinahan





               The Chair called the meeting to order, welcomed Councillor Tom Jakobek, Chair,

               Budget Committee and Councillor Blake F. Kinahan, Member, Budget Committee, and

               members of the public present to this Special Meeting of the Scarborough Community

               Council to consider the 1998 Capital Budget, and invited Mr. Michael Garrett,

               Chief Administrative Officer, to commence the budget presentation.



72.            1998 Capital Budget



               The Chief Administrative Officer commenced the staff presentations by conducting

               an overview of the corporate budget and highlighting the main factors impacting

               this year s deliberations.    Mr. Garrett assured the Scarborough Community

               Council of the staff commitment to a zero percent mill rate increase in 1998 and

               advised of the difficult decisions which will have to be made to achieve this goal.



               Mr. Garrett introduced the staff members responsible for the components of the

               Scarborough portion of the budget, i.e., Parks and Recreation, Facilities

               Management and Transportation, each of whom presented a briefing on the main

               projects contained therein.



               The following persons addressed the Scarborough Community Council:



               -       Mr. Wm. A. Dempsey, Honorary Secretary, Centennial Community and Recreation

                       Association;



               -       Mr. Chris Burke, West Rouge Community Association, who tabled a

                       communication indicating his Association s support for the Port Union Road

                       Underpass;

               -       Mr. Joe Pileggi, Centennial Community and Recretion Association;

               -       Ms. Jeanne Kwok, Richmond Park Community Association;



               -       Mr. Tom Chang, Brimley Forest Community Association;



               -       Mr. William Wong, Goldhawk Community Association; and



               -       Mr. Trevor Welby-Solomon, Middlefield Community Association.



               The Community Council then heard from the Budget Committee representatives in

               attendance, viz: Councillor Tom Jakobek, Chair, and Councillors Blake F. Kinahan

               and Councillor Bas Balkissoon.



               The Community Council made no amendment to the Capital Budget, as presented.



                       (Sent to:      Budget Committee

                        Copy to:      W.A. Liczyk, B. Gutteridge, L. Brittain, R. Walton)





73.            The Community Council adjourned its meeting at 8:55 p.m.









                                                                                                  

                                                                                          Chair.