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` THE CITY OF TORONTO
Clerk's Department
Minutes of the Special Committee to Review
the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team
Friday, April 3, 1998.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team met on
Friday, April 3, 1998, in Committee Room A, 2nd Floor, Metro Hall, Toronto, commencing at
9:38 a.m.
Members Present:
Councillor David Miller, Chair
Councillor Mike Feldman
Councillor Anne Johnston
Councillor Norman Kelly
Councillor Joan King
Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby
Councillor Ron Moeser
Councillor Howard Moscoe
Councillor Michael Prue
Councillor Kyle Rae
Councillor Judy Sgro
Confirmation of Minutes.
On motion by Kelly the Minutes of the meeting of the Special Committee held
on February 26, 1998, were confirmed.
48. Access to Proceedings of Council and Community Councils.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a communication (March 16, 1998) from Councillor Ila Bossons, Midtown, requesting the
Special Committee to direct the City Clerk to form a Committee with staff from the
previous Clerk's Departments to review their methods of record-keeping for Council and
Committees and to come up with a user-friendly system; and direct the aforementioned
Committee to invite comments from users before a final decision is made.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team referred the aforementioned communication to the City Clerk for
consideration in her documentation review.
(City Clerk; c.: Councillor Ila Bossons - April 3, 1998)
(Clause No. 6c, Report No. 4)
49. Remuneration for the City Appointed
Member to the Toronto Police Services Board.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a communication (March 27, 1998) from the Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board,
advising that the Toronto Police Services Board on March 26, 1998, was in receipt of a
report (March 18, 1998) from Norman Gardner, Chairman, respecting Remuneration of the City
Appointed Member to the Toronto Police Services; and that the Board recommended to the
Special Committee that the City appointed member be paid an interim salary of $8,791.00
per annum until the City of Toronto establishes a City-wide compensation plan for citizen
appointees.
On motion by Councillor Moscoe, the Special Committee to Review the Final
Report of the Toronto Transition Team recommended to Council the adoption
of the recommendation of the Toronto Police Services Board embodied in the
aforementioned report from the Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board;
and, further, that the Term of Office for the current incumbent on the
Toronto Police Services Board, whose term of office expires on May 4, 1998,
be extended until such time as Council makes a new appointment.
(Clause No. 3, Report No. 4)
50. Issues of Substance Abuse and its Effects Upon
Communities and Neighbourhoods Across the New City.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a communication (February 16, 1998) from Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, High Park,
requesting an opportunity to appear before the Special Committee to discuss the need for a
body to address the issues of substance abuse and the effects of substance abuse upon
communities and neighbourhoods across the City; advising that despite input to the
Transition Team during their consultations, the report released in December, 1997, failed
to allow for the creation of a Task Force or Committee to look into strategies for
addressing drug use in the City of Toronto.
Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, High Park, appeared before the Special Committee to
Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team in connection with the foregoing matter.
On motion by Councillor Lindsay Luby, the Special Committee to Review the
Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team:
(1) referred the communication from Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski,
High Park, to the Board of Health with a recommendation that the
Board of Health establish a Sub-Committee to deal with the issue of
substance abuse;
(2) requested the Board of Health to include Citizen members on the
proposed Sub-Committee; and
(3) requested the Board Health to advise Councillor
Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, High Park, when he may address the Board
of Health with respect to this issue.
(The Board of Health; c: Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski, High Park -
April 3, 1998)
(Clause No. 6e, Report No. 4)
51. Terms of Reference for the
Economic Development Committee.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a report (March 27, 1998) from the Chief Administrative Officer recommending that:
(1) the Economic Development Committee be renamed the Economic Development, Culture,
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Committee;
(2) the proposed mandate for the Economic Development, Culture, Parks, Recreation and
Tourism Committee, outlined in the Appendix to this report, be adopted;
(3) the Economic Development , Culture, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Committee be
composed of 9 Members of Council plus the Mayor, ex-officio;
(4) the membership of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee be expanded to
include the Chair of the Economic Development, Culture, Parks, Recreation and
Tourism Committee;
(5) the Procedural By-law be amended to reflect the changes proposed in
Recommendations Nos. (1), (2), (3) and (4) above;
(6) the City Clerk be requested to report to the Special Committee on strategies to
resolve the implementation issues related to establishing the membership and
meeting schedule for the Economic Development, Culture, Parks, Recreation and
Tourism Committee; and
(7) the appropriate officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give
effect thereto.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team also had
before it the following communications:
(i) (March 17, 1998) from Councillor Mario Silva, Trinity Niagara, advising that as
the former Chair of the former City of Toronto's Economic Development Committee,
he is taking the opportunity to offer several suggestions as to the Terms of
Reference for the establishment of this new Committee; and recommending that the
Economic Development Committee be comprised of 16 members, 8 from Council and 8
citizen members and the eight Council Members be represented as follows:
(1) Mayor or designate;
(2) Deputy Mayor;
(3) Chair (chosen by Council);
(4) Five members (one of each of the Standing Committees)
and forwarding information respecting the make-up of the eight citizen members.
(ii) (January 22, 1998) from Ms. Joice Guspie, Manager, Old Cabbagetown Business
Improvement Area, registering concerns respecting moving the responsibilities for
Business Improvement Areas from Economic Development to the Planning Department.
(iii) (January 21, 1998) from Mr. Mark Crowe, Chair, Parkdale Village BIA, expressing
concern regarding moving the responsibilities for Business Improvement Areas from
Economic Development to the Planning Department.
(iv) (undated) from Mr. John Wakulat, Chairman, Roncesvalles Village BIA, expressing
concern regarding moving the responsibilities for Business Improvement Areas from
Economic Development to the Planning Department.
(v) (September 2, 1998) from Mr. Alex Ling, Chairman, Toronto Association of Business
Improvement Areas, respecting the management of BIAs in the New City of Toronto.
(vi) (January 20, 1998) from Ms. Lois Greenspoon, The Eglinton Way BIA, expressing
concern regarding moving the responsibilities for Business Improvement Areas from
Economic Development to the Planning Department.
The following persons appeared before the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of
the Toronto Transition Team in connection with the foregoing matter:
- Mr. Alex Ling, President, Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas; and
- Ms. Doreen Smyth, Executive Director, Scarborough Chamber of Commerce.
The following Members of Council appeared before the Special Committee to Review the Final
Report of the Toronto Transition Team in connection with the foregoing matter:
- Councillor Brian Ashton, Scarborough Bluffs; and
- Councillor Mario Silva, Trinity - Niagara.
A. Councillor Moscoe moved that the Special Committee to Review the
Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team recommend to Council
that:
(i) the Recommendations embodied in the report (March 27, 1998)
from the Chief Administrative Officer, be amended to read as
follows:
(a) the Committee be named the Economic Development
Committee;
(b) Parks and Recreation continue to report to the
Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee,
except as it relates to major events programming;
(c) the Economic Development Committee be composed of
nine Members of Council plus the Mayor, ex-officio;
(d) the membership of the Strategic Policies and
Priorities Committee be expanded to include the
Chair of the Economic Development Committee;
(e) the City Clerk be requested to report to the Special
Committee on strategies to resolve the
implementation issues related to establishing the
membership and meeting schedule for the Economic
Development Committee; and
(f) the appropriate officials be authorized to take the
necessary action to give effect thereto; ;
(ii) the mandate and Terms of Reference of the proposed Economic
Development Committee read as follows:
The Economic Development Committee shall be responsible
for:
(a) recommending policies and plans for the management
of economic growth of the City of Toronto;
(b) managing the City's Arts, Culture, and Heritage
policies;
(c) establishing economic development policies that
enhance the growth of existing businesses and
attract new business to Toronto;
(d) developing a job creation and enhancement strategy
for Toronto;
(e) recommending tourism policies for Council's
consideration, including involvement in major event
bids, such as the Olympic Games, and other events,
where there is demonstrated economic development
benefit; and
(f) monitoring and reporting on economic activity; ;
(iii) the following Agencies Boards and Commissions report to the
proposed Economic Development Committee on budget and
corporate policy matters only:
(a) the Toronto Zoo;
(b) Exhibition Place;
(c) Business Improvement Area Boards of Management;
(d) the Toronto Harbour Commissioners;
(e) the Toronto Arts Council;
(f) the Toronto Historical Board;
(g) The Boards of Management of Recreational Facilities;
(h) the Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts;
(i) the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts;
(j) the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts; and
(k) economic development corporations incorporated by or
within the City of Toronto or the former
municipalities, including but not limited to: The
Toronto Economic Development Corporation, Trade
Link, and The New Media Village Growth Corporation;
B. Councillor King moved that:
(i) Part (i) (b) of the foregoing Motion A. by Councillor Moscoe
be amended by deleting therefrom all the words following the
word Committee , so that Part (i) (b) now reads as follows:
(2) that Parks and Recreation continue to report to the
Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee ; and
(ii) that Tourism, Culture and Heritage report through the
proposed Economic Development Committee.
C. Councillor Lindsay Luby moved that:
(i) Item (c) contained in the Appendix attached to the report
(March 27, 1998) from the Chief Administrative Officer, be
amended by deleting all of the words after the words
heritage policies ; and
(ii) the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to submit a
report directly to Council, for consideration with this
matter, with either a more appropriate name or acronym for
this Committee.
D. Councillor Johnston moved that:
(i) liaison with the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance be one
of the responsibilities of the proposed Economic Development
Committee;
(ii) Part (i) (a) of the foregoing Motion A. By Councillor Moscoe
be amended to provide that the Committee be named The
Economic Development (Culture, Parks, Recreation and
Tourism) Committee.
E. Councillor Kelly moved that:
(i) Part (ii) (a) of the foregoing Motion A. by Councillor
Moscoe be amended by deleting therefrom the words
management and inserting in lieu thereof the word
promotion so that Part (ii) (a) reads as follows:
(a) recommending policies and plans for the
promotion of economic growth of the City of
Toronto;
(ii) Part (iii) of the foregoing Motion A. by Councillor Moscoe
be amended by deleting Item (g), i.e., The Boards of
Management of Recreational Facilities;
(iii) deleting Item (b) embodied in the Appendix attached to the
report (March 27, 1998) from the Chief Administrative
Officer; and
(iv) deleting from Item (d) embodied in the Appendix attached to
the report (March 27, 1998) from the Chief Administrative
Officer all of the words following the words to the City .
Councillor Miller appointed Councillor Kelly Acting Chairman and vacated the Chair.
F. Councillor Miller moved that the Special Committee recommend to
Council that:
(i) the issue of Cultural Grants policies be referred to the
Municipal Grants Review Committee; and
(ii) the Procedural By-law be amended to reflect the changes
proposed by the Special Committee.
Councillor Miller resumed the Chair.
G. Councillor Prue moved that the Special Committee recommend to
Council that the proposal submitted by Councillor Mario Silva,
embodied in his communication dated March 17, 1998, be referred to
the proposed Economic Development Committee for consideration of
the role of citizens with respect to economic development.
H. Councillor Moeser moved that the Special Committee recommend to
Council that:
(i) the City Clerk be requested to canvass Members of Council to
determine their interest in sitting on the proposed Economic
Development Committee, and report thereon to the Striking
Committee respecting the membership of the aforementioned
Committee; and
(ii) the Proposed Committee be requested to elect a Chair at its
first meeting.
The Chairman of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team ruled that Part (ii) of the foregoing Motion H. by Councillor Moeser as being out of
order.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing Motion G. by Councillor
Prue, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (i) of the foregoing Motion D. by
Councillor Johnston, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (ii) of the foregoing Motion C.
by Councillor Lindsay Luby, it was lost.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (ii) of the foregoing Motion D.
by Councillor Johnston, amending Part (i) (a) of the foregoing Motion A. by
Councillor Moscoe, it was lost.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (i) (a) of the foregoing Motion
A. by Councillor Moscoe, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of Parts (i) and (ii) of the foregoing
Motion E. by Councillor Kelly, amending Parts (ii) (a) and Part (iii) of
the foregoing Motion A. by Councillor Moscoe, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of Parts (iii) and (iv) of the foregoing
Motion E. By Councillor Kelly, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (i) of the foregoing Motion B. by
Councillor King, it was lost.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (i) of the foregoing Motion H. by
Councillor Moeser, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (ii) of the foregoing Motion B.
by Councillor King, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing Motion F. by Councillor
Miller, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing Motion A. by Councillor
Moscoe, as amended, it was carried.
Part (ii) of the foregoing Motion H. by Councillor Moeser, was ruled out of order; and
having regard for the action taken by the Special Committee, should Council adopt the
Recommendations of the Special Committee, Part (i) of the foregoing Motion C. by
Councillor Lindsay Luby will be referred to the Municipal Grants Review Committee.
The decision of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team therefore is as follows:
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team recommended to Council:
(1) the adoption of the report (March 27, 1998) from the Chief
Administrative Officer, subject to striking out the Recommendations
embodied therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
It is recommended that:
(i) the Committee be named the Economic Development Committee;
(ii) the Economic Development Committee be composed of nine
Members of Council plus the Mayor, ex-officio; and that the
City Clerk be requested to canvass Members of Council to
determine their interest in sitting on the proposed Economic
Development Committee, and report thereon to the Striking
Committee respecting the membership of the aforementioned
Committee;
(iii) the membership of the Strategic Policies and Priorities
Committee be expanded to include the Chair of the Economic
Development Committee;
(iv) the City Clerk be requested to report to the Special
Committee on strategies to resolve the implementation issues
related to establishing the membership and meeting schedule
for the Economic Development Committee; and
(v) the appropriate officials be authorized to take the
necessary action to give effect thereto; ;
(2) that the mandate and Terms of Reference of the proposed Economic
Development Committee read as follows:
The Economic Development Committee shall be responsible for:
(i) recommending policies and plans for the management of
economic growth of the City of Toronto;
(ii) managing the City s Arts, Culture, and Heritage policies;
(iii) establishing economic development policies that enhance the
growth of existing businesses and attract new business to
Toronto;
(iv) developing a job creation and enhancement strategy for
Toronto;
(v) recommending tourism policies for Council s consideration,
including involvement in major event bids, such as the
Olympic Games, and other events, where there is demonstrated
economic development benefit; and
(vi) monitoring and reporting on economic activity; ;
(3) that Parks and Recreation continue to report to the Community and
Neighbourhood Services Committee, except as it relates to major
events programming;
(4) that Tourism, Culture and Heritage report through the proposed
Economic Development Committee;
(5) that liaison with the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance be one of
the responsibilities of the proposed Economic Development
Committee;
(6) that the following Agencies Boards and Commissions report to the
proposed Economic Development Committee on budget and corporate
policy matters only:
(a) the Toronto Zoo;
(b) Exhibition Place;
(c) Business Improvement Area Boards of Management;
(d) the Toronto Harbour Commissioners;
(e) the Toronto Arts Council;
(f) the Toronto Historical Board;
(g) the Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts;
(h) the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts;
(i) the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts; and
(j) economic development corporations incorporated by or within
the City of Toronto or the former municipalities, including
but not limited to: The Toronto Economic Development
Corporation, Trade Link, and The New Media Village Growth
Corporation;
(7) that the Procedural By-law be amended to reflect the changes
proposed in Recommendations Nos. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)
above;
(8) that the proposal submitted by Councillor Mario Silva embodied in
his communication dated March 17, 1998, be referred to the proposed
Economic Development Committee for consideration of the role of
citizens with respect to economic development; and
(9) that the issue of Cultural Grants policies be referred to the
Municipal Grants Review Committee.
(Clause No. 1, Report No. 4)
52. Toronto Library Board Structure.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a report (March 30, 1998) from the Chief Administrative Officer recommending that:
(1) the Toronto Public Library Board be comprised of 15 members appointed by Council:
(a) seven of whom shall be Members of Council including the Mayor or his
designate and at least one member of the standing committee to which the
Toronto Public Library Board reports;
(b) two of whom shall be nominated by the Toronto District School Board;
(c) one of whom shall be nominated by the Toronto District Separate School
Board; and
(d) five citizens nominated by the Nominating Committee of Council;
(2) the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Public Library Board be given authority
through Council by-law to call the first meeting of the Board in each term;
(3) the City Clerk be requested to review the desirability of instituting limits on
the terms served by citizen appointees to local boards and to review the process
of receiving nominations by external bodies with a view to adding flexibility to
the process and facilitating the balancing of qualifications of citizen members;
(4) the school boards be requested to nominate the representatives of the predecessor
school boards who are currently members of the Interim Board as their
representatives for the current term expiring on November 30, 2000 or until their
successors are appointed;
(5) Council re-appoint the current Councillor and citizen members of the Interim
Board;
(6) the Striking Committee be requested to nominate six additional Members of Council,
including the Mayor or his designate, as members of the new Toronto Public Library
Board;
(7) the Clerk be authorized to initiate the process of citizen appointments for an
additional two citizens for the Toronto Library Board, during the next round of
citizen appointments through the Nominating Committee;
(8) leave be granted for the introduction of the By-law attached as Appendix 1 to this
report which establishes the new Toronto Public Library Board in accordance with
the Public Libraries Act; and
(9) the appropriate officials be authorized to take the necessary actions to give
effect thereto.
The following persons appeared before the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of
the Toronto Transit Team:
- Ms. Gabriele Lundeen, Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Library Board; and
- Dr. Maureen Rudzik, Chairman Toronto Library Board.
A. Councillor Johnston moved that the Special Committee to Review the
Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team:
(1) recommend to Council the adoption of the report from the
Chief Administrative Officer;
(2) request the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Library
Board to:
(i) report directly to Council for its meeting scheduled
to be held on April 15, 1998, on a criteria for the
appointment of citizens to the Library Board; and
(ii) report to the Special Committee to Review the Final
Report of the Toronto Transition Team, on the need
to preserve the Central Reference Library, and more
specifically the Urban Affairs Library, and whether
the latter should remain wherever the City of
Toronto Council resides; and
(3) the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to report to
the Special Committee on the concerns of the Toronto Library
Board respecting the move from Metro Hall to City Hall and
what the implications are.
B. Councillor Moeser moved that the foregoing Motion A. by Councillor
Johnston be amended by amending the Recommendations embodied in the
report (March 30, 1998) from the Chief Administrative Officer as
follows:
(i) deleting from Recommendation No. (1) the figure 15 and
inserting in lieu thereof the figure 11 ;
(ii) deleting from Part (a) of Recommendation No. (1) the word
seven and inserting in lieu thereof the word five ;
(iii) deleting from Part (d) of Recommendation No. (1) the word
five and inserting in lieu thereof the word three ; and
(iv) striking out Recommendation No. (5).
C. Councillor Prue moved that the foregoing Motion A. by Councillor
Johnston be amended by deleting from Part (d) of Recommendation No.
(1) embodied in the report (March 30, 1998) from the Chief
Administrative Officer the word five and inserting in lieu
thereof the word seven .
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing Motion B. by Councillor
Moeser, it was lost.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing Motion C. by Councillor
Prue, it was lost.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (1) of the foregoing Motion A. by
Councillor Johnston, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of Part (2) of the foregoing Motion A. by
Councillor Johnston, it was carried.
Having regard for the action taken by the Special Committee, Part (3) of the foregoing
Motion A. by Councillor Johnston was not put to a vote.
The decision of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team therefore is as follows:
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team:
(1) recommended to Council the adoption of the report from the Chief
Administrative Officer; and
(2) requested the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Library Board
to:
(i) report directly to Council for its meeting scheduled to be
held on April 15, 1998, on a criteria for the appointment of
citizens to the Library Board; and
(ii) report to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report
of the Toronto Transition Team, on the need to preserve the
Central Reference Library, and more specifically the Urban
Affairs Library, and whether the latter should remain
wherever the City of Toronto Council resides.
(Ms. Gabriele Lundeen, Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Library Board -
April 3, 1998)
(Clause No. 2, Report No. 4)
53. Frequency of Standing Committee Meetings: Request to
Replace Once-a-Month with Twice-a-Month Schedule.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a communication (March 18, 1998) from Councillor Ila Bossons, Midtown, suggesting that
the Special Committee consider a twice-a-month schedule for Standing Committees, at lease
provisorily; and should probably also apply to meetings of Council.
On motion by Councillor Lindsay Luby, the Special Committee to Review the
Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team referred the foregoing
communication to the Chief Administrative Officer for consideration in his
forthcoming report to the Special Committee on Governance.
(Chief Administrative Officer; c: Councillor Ila Bossons - April 3, 1998)
(Clause No. 6d, Report No. 4)
54. Amendment to Subsection 90(5)
of the Council Procedural By-Law.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a report (April 2, 1998) from the City Solicitor recommending that:
(1) Subsection 90(5) of By-law No. 23-1998 be amended to read: Making
recommendations on policies on the construction, maintenance, use and operation of
City buildings and properties except where same falls within the mandate of
another Standing Committee.
On motion by Councillor Rae, the Special Committee to Review the Final
Report of the Toronto Transition Team recommended to Council the adoption
of the aforementioned report.
(Clause No. 5, Report No. 4)
55. Conceptual Options for the Relocation
of All Members of Council to City Hall.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a communication (March 25, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that the Special
Committee for Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall on March 19, 1998, during
its consideration of floor plans respecting Conceptual Options for the Relocation of All
Members of Council to City Hall:
(1) authorized staff to proceed on the following options:
(a) with respect to the third floor mezzanine - Option 2;
(b) with respect to the second floor - Option 1; and
(c) with respect to the Council Chamber - Option 1(b) with the
directive that the space between Councillors be widened and the
Mayor's seat be closer to the full Council;
(2) requested the Commissioner of Corporate Services to canvas Members
of Council on options on Councillors' office configurations;
(3) recommended to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of
the Toronto Transition Team that the Terms of Reference of the Sub-
Committee be amended to permit it to review the long-term options
for the Civic Centre proposal and its processes; and
(4) requested the Commissioner of Corporate Services to report on
discussions to date with respect to the lease of Old City Hall.
A. Councillor King moved that the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of
All Members of Council to City Hall continue to discuss the
configuration of the Council Chamber at City Hall and take the
following into consideration:
That Option 1(b) respecting the Council Chamber be referred back
to the Commissioner of Corporate Services with a request that she:
(1) explore the feasibility of expanding the floor space for the
Councillors;
(2) reorganize the Councillors seating in order to permit
Councillors to face staff when asking questions of staff;
and
(3) report back to the Special Committee to Review the Final
Report of the Toronto Transition Team, on whether or not the
timetable for the relocation of Members of Council to City
Hall is realistic.
B. Councillor Moeser moved that:
(1) the Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of all
Members of Council to City Hall be requested to review the
security and parking issues with the Toronto Parking
Authority and report thereon to the Sub-Committee;
(2) a monthly newsletter be produced to advise Members of
Council of the progress of the renovation at City Hall and
that the newsletter be co-ordinated by the Chairman of the
Sub-Committee and Mr. Lawrence Quinn, the City official
appointed as the lead official respecting the renovations at
City Hall; and
(3) Mr. Lawrence Quinn be recognized as the lead City Official
for the renovations at City Hall.
C. Councillor Johnston moved that:
(1) the issues outlined in her communication (March 16, 1998)
addressed to the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All
Members of Council to City Hall, specifically as it relates
to the Ontario Building Code (Section 3.6.4.2), be referred
to the Commissioner of Corporate Services for report thereon
to the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of
Council to City Hall;
(2) the Commissioner of Corporate Services, in consultation
with the appropriate officials of the Urban Affairs Library,
Representatives of the Union, and Representatives of the
appropriate Management Association, be requested to report
to the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of
Council to City Hall, on the issue of the day care centre
and the Urban Affairs Library; and
(3) the persons appointed to the Renovation Project Team be
those who have experience with the move from 390 Bay Street
to Metro Hall.
Councillor Miller appointed Councillor King Acting Chair and vacated the Chair.
D. Councillor Miller moved that:
(i) the Special Committee deferred consideration of the
aforementioned communication until its meeting scheduled to
be held on April 24, 1998, and in the interim, requested
the Chairman of the Special Committee to Review the Final
Report of the Toronto Transition Team, the Chairman of the
Corporate Services Committee and the Chairman of the
Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of Council
to City Hall, to meet with the Commissioner of Corporate
Services, members of the Renovation Project Team, and the
Chief Administrative Officer, to ensure that any problems
respecting the relocation project are addressed; and
(ii) the foregoing motions by Councillors Johnston, King and
Moeser be referred to the Commissioner of Corporate
Services for report thereon to the next meeting of the
Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto
Transition Team.
Councillor Miller resumed the Chair.
E. Councillor Moeser moved that Part (ii) of the foregoing Motion D.
by Councillor Miller be amended by referring all motions to the
Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of Council to City
Hall.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing Motion E. by Councillor
Moeser, amending Part (ii) of the foregoing referral Motion D. by
Councillor Miller, it was carried.
Upon the question of the adoption of the foregoing Motion D. by Councillor
Miller, as amended, it was carried.
The decision of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team therefore is as follows:
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team:
(1) deferred consideration of the aforementioned communication until
its meeting scheduled to be held on April 24, 1998, and in the
interim, requested the Chairman of the Special Committee to Review
the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, the Chairman of
the Corporate Services Committee and the Chairman of the
Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of Council to City
Hall, to meet with the Commissioner of Corporate Services, members
of the Renovation Project Team, and the Chief Administrative
Officer, to ensure that any problems respecting the relocation
project are addressed; and
(2) referred the following motions to the Sub-Committee for the
Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall:
Moved by Councillor Johnston:
(1) That the issues outlined in her communication
(March 16, 1998) addressed to the Sub-Committee for
the Relocation of All Members of Council to City
Hall, specifically as it relates to the Ontario
Building Code (Section 3.6.4.2), be referred to the
Commissioner of Corporate Services for report
thereon to the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of
All Members of Council to City Hall;
(2) that the Commissioner of Corporate Services, in
consultation with the appropriate officials of the
Urban Affairs Library, Representatives of the Union,
and Representatives of the appropriate Management
Association, be requested to report to the
Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of
Council to City Hall, on the issue of the day care
centre and the Urban Affairs Library; and
(3) that the persons appointed to the Renovation Project
Team be those who have experience with the move from
390 Bay Street to Metro Hall.
Moved by Councillor Moeser:
(1) That the Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the
Relocation of all Members of Council to City Hall be
requested to review the security and parking issues
with the Toronto Parking Authority and report
thereon to the Sub-Committee;
(2) that a monthly newsletter be produced to advise
Members of Council of the progress of the renovation
at City Hall and that the newsletter be co-ordinated
by the Chairman of the Sub-Committee and
Mr. Lawrence Quinn, the City official appointed as
the lead official respecting the renovations at City
Hall; and
(3) that Mr. Lawrence Quinn be recognized as the lead
City Official for the renovations at City Hall.
Moved by Councillor King:
That the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of
Council to City Hall continue to discuss the configuration
of the Council Chamber at City Hall and take the following
into consideration:
That Option 1(b) respecting the Council Chamber be
referred back to the Commissioner of Corporate
Services with a request that she:
(1) explore the feasibility of expanding the
floor space for the Councillors;
(2) reorganize the Councillors seating in order
to permit Councillors to face staff when
asking questions of staff; and
(3) report back to the Special Committee to
Review the Final Report of the Toronto
Transition Team, on whether or not the
timetable for the relocation of Members of
Council to City Hall is realistic.
Moved by Councillor Miller:
That the foregoing motions by Councillors Moeser, Johnston,
and King be referred to the Commissioner of Corporate
Services for report thereon to the next meeting of the
Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto
Transition Team.
(Chairman of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the
Toronto Transition Team; Chairman of the Corporate Services Committee;
Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the Relocation of All Members of Council
to City Hall; c: Commissioner of Corporate Services; Members of the
Renovation Project Team; Chief Administrative Officer - April 3, 1998)
(Clause No. 6a, Report No. 4)
56. Terms of Reference for the Relocation Sub-Committee
and Workplan for the Renovations to City Hall.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a communication (March 25, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that the Special
Committee - Relocation of All Members of Council to City Hall, on March 19, 1998, adopted
a report (March 19, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services respecting the Terms
of Reference for the Relocation Sub-Committee and Workplan for the Renovations to City
Hall.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
deferred consideration of the foregoing communication until its meeting
scheduled to be held on April 24, 1998.
(Sub-committee for the Relocation of All Members Of Council to City Hall -
April 3, 1998)
(Clause No. 6b, Report No. 4)
57. Terms of Reference - Task Force on Community Safety.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a communication (March 2, 1998) from the City Clerk advising that the Task Force on
Community Safety on March 2, 1998, recommended to the Special Committee, and Council, the
adoption, as amended, of the attached Terms of Reference of the Task Force on Community
Safety.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team also had
before it the following communications:
(1) (April 1, 1998) from the Chairman, Etobicoke Safety Council, to the Task Force on
Community Safety forwarding information respecting the Etobicoke Safety Council;
and
(2) (March 31, 1998) from Councillor Joan King, Chair, TaxiWatch Committee, advising
that the TaxiWatch Committee will be addressing the issues requested in a
communication from the Special Committee on February 26, 1998, at its April 22,
1998, meeting; and requesting the Special Committee to defer consideration of this
matter until the TaxiWatch Committee has met.
On motion by Councillor Lindsay Luby, the Special Committee to Review the
Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team:
(1) recommended to Council the adoption of the recommendations of the
Task Force on Community Safety, embodied in the communication from
the City Clerk;
(2) requested the Task Force on Community Safety to identify other
community-based organizations that provide similar activities as
those to be undertaken by the Task Force with a view to co-
ordinating all activities related to community safety;
(3) referred the communication from the Chairman, Etobicoke Safety
Council, to the Task Force on Community Safety; and
(4) received the communication from Councillor Joan King, Chair,
TaxiWatch Committee.
(Task Force on Community Safety; c: Chairman, Etobicoke Safety Council
Councillor Joan King, Chair, TaxiWatch - April 3, 1998)
(Clause No. 4, Report No. 4)
58. Schedule of Meetings - Special Committee to Review
the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team had before
it a communication (April 2, 1998) from the City Clerk forwarding, for approval, a
proposed schedule of meetings for the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the
Toronto Transition Team for the remainder of the year.
Date of Meeting Location Time
Friday, May 22, 1998 Room 302 9:30 a.m.
Friday, June 26, 1998 Committee Room A 9:30 a.m.
Friday, July 17, 1998 Committee Room A 9:30 a.m.
Friday, September 18, 1998 Room 303 9:30 a.m.
Date of Meeting Location Time
Friday, October 16, 1998 Room 308 9:30 a.m.
Monday, November 16, 1998 Committee Room A 9:30 a.m.
Friday, December 11, 1998 Committee Room A 9:30 a.m.
All meetings will be held at a location in Metro Hall.
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition
Team:
(1) approved the foregoing schedule of meetings, and requested the City
Clerk to ensure that the days selected do not coincide with any
religious holidays; and
(2) requested the Chief Administrative Officer to meet with Councillor
Michael Prue respecting the duration and mandate of the Special
Committee.
(Chief Administrative Officer; All Members of the Special Committee to
Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team - April 3, 1998)
(Clause No. 6f, Report No. 4)
The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team adjourned
its meeting at 1:58 p.m.
Chair.
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