CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE
A G E N D A
| Date of Meeting:
Time:
Location: |
Monday, January 18, 1999
9:30 a.m.
Committee Room 1
2nd Floor, City Hall
100Queen Street
Toronto |
Enquiry: Patsy Morris
Committee Administrator
392-9151 |
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.
DEPUTATIONS.List will be available at the meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.
1.PROVISION OF ATTENDANT CARE 10:00 a.m.
SERVICES AT PUBLIC MEETINGS.
(DEPUTATION ITEM.)
Executive Director of Human Resources.
(January 6, 1999)
Commenting on a communication received from Mr. Jean-Paul Gagnon, Manager of Fund Raising, Tobias House
Attendant Care Inc.; and recommending that:
(1)City of Toronto Departments, Agencies, Boards and Commissions ensure that any notice or communication inviting
public participation clearly indicate that requests for special need services will be accommodated with notice; and
(2)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto.
1a.Mr. Jean Paul Gagnon,
Manager of Fund Raising,
Tobias House Attendant Care Inc.
(October 28, 1998)
Requesting an opportunity to appear before the Corporate Services Committee respecting a proposal made to the Mayor's
office regarding Attendant Care Services becoming an available feature of all public meetings hosted by the City of
Toronto which they believe would enable more participation by persons with physical disabilities whose activities of daily
living require assistance.
2.BILL 79 - THE FAIRNESS FOR PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ACT, 1998.
City Clerk
(December 23, 1998)
Advising that City Council, on December 16 and 17, 1998, referred a motion moved by Councillor Adams, seconded by
Councillor Kinahan, the operative part of which reads as follows:
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council request the Province to enact legislation or amend Bill 79
so that the City of Toronto is treated equally with municipalities that adopt the 10-5-5 per cent cap to permit the City of
Toronto to increase the tax rate on the capped property classes if the City of Toronto needs to increase the municipal tax
rate.";
together with a report dated November 16, 1998, from the City Solicitor, and a report dated December 16, 1998, from the
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in regard thereto, to the Corporate Services Committee for further consideration.
3.NUMBER OF TICKETS ISSUED TO PERSONS
WITH DISABLED PARKING PERMITS.
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(November 23, 1998)
Responding to a request from the Corporate Services Committee on November 9, 1998, relating to the number of tickets
issued to persons with disabled parking permits, including those that are withdrawn; and recommending that:
(1)this report be received for information;
(2)the Chief of Police, Toronto Police Service, be requested to report to the Corporate Services Committee, through the
Toronto Police Services Board, on the current method of evaluation by Parking Control Officers; and
(3)the Chief of Police, Toronto Police Service, be requested to report through the Toronto Police Services Board on
current enforcement policies and suggested changes related to disabled parking permits.
4.BENEVOLENT FUND WIND-UP - NORTH YORK
PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
(January 6, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1)the City accept funds from the Trustees of the North York Professional Fire Fighters Benevolent Fund in accordance
with the directions of the Court, for the purposes of paying, until such sum is exhausted, the premiums, or share of
premiums, for medical (dental/hospital/drug) coverage with respect to the fire fighters receiving long-term disability
(LTD) benefits, and the fire fighters, who retired prior to January 1, 1991; and
(2)the City enter into a written agreement with such Trustees and all other appropriate parties documenting the details of
the payment of the said sum and the manner of its application.
5.STATUS OF FOOD SERVICES AGREEMENTS AT
CORPORATELY-OWNED AND OPERATED FACILITIES.
Commissioner of Corporate Services.
(January 4, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1)existing food services agreements presently in effect at all corporately-owned and operated facilities (see Appendix A
for a list of facilities) be maintained until future direction of the City's facilities have been assessed and the future needs
of tenant populations be determined; and
(2)the Commissioner of Corporate Services report back to the Corporate Services Committee with a comprehensive food
services program for all corporately-owned office and civic buildings prior to the end of 1999.
6.SALE OF PROPERTY - DEPOSIT - 1801 EGLINTON AVENUE WEST,
FORMER CITY OF YORK (YORK EGLINTON - WARD 28).
City Solicitor
(December 21, 1998)
Requesting Council authority for the execution of an indemnification Agreement in favour of CB Richard Ellis Limited
(formerly known as CB Commercial Real Estate Group Canada Inc.), so as to provide for the payment of a real estate
deposit to the City, and recommending that authority be granted to execute the Indemnification Agreement attached to this
Report as Schedule "A".
7.INSTALLATION OF MICRO-WAVE DISHES, ANTENNAS AND
MONITORING EQUIPMENT ON THE CITY-OWNED WATER
TOWER AT LESLIE STREET/LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD EAST
(EAST TORONTO - WARD 26).
Commissioner of Corporate Services.
(January 4, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1)authority be granted to enter into a five (5) year Licence Agreement with Clearnet PCS Inc., with two five-year options
to renew, based on the terms and conditions outlined in this report, subject to a form and administrative costs acceptable
to the City Solicitor; and
(2)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
8.PROPOSED LIMITING DISTANCE AGREEMENT ADJACENT TO
2097-2107 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD WEST, NEWPORT BEACH
DEVELOPMENT (LAKESHORE QUEENSWAY - WARD 2).
Commissioner of Corporate Services
(December 10, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1)the City enter into a Limiting Distance Agreement with Newport Beach Development Inc., the owners of 2097-2107
Lake Shore Boulevard West, which will prohibit the City from constructing any buildings on the adjacent City-owned
parkland abutting the development site unless they are set back from buildings to be erected on the Newport Beach site;
and
(2)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
9.SALE OF CITY SURPLUS LAND KNOWN AS
176 DANFORTH ROAD, PART OF LOT 7, PLAN 1496
(SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS - WARD 13).
Commissioner of Corporate Services
(December 18, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1)the City accept, from Demetre Grammaticos, in trust, an offer to purchase the surplus land at 176 Danforth Road,
described as part of Lot 7, Plan 1496 and referred to as Part 1 on Plan 64R-15703, at a price of $65,000.00;
(2)the City Solicitor be authorized to complete this transaction according to the terms and conditions of the Agreement of
Purchase and Sale; and
(3)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
10.DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY - 561 ARLINGTON AVENUE
(YORK EGLINTON - WARD 28).
Commissioner of Corporate Services
(December 23, 1998)
Recommending, subject to Provincial concurrence, that:
(1)the Commissioner of Corporate Services be authorized to accept the offer in the amount of $161,000.00 as detailed in
this report;
(2)Council, pursuant to Clause No. 14, of Report No. 27 of the former Metropolitan Management Committee adopted on
September 28, 1994, waive the minimum required deposit of 10 per cent of the purchase price;
(3)authority be granted to direct a portion of the sale proceeds on closing to fund the outstanding balance of Costing Unit
No. CP300J56109;
(4)the City Solicitor be authorized and directed to take the appropriate action, in conjunction with Province of Ontario
Officials and/or agents, to complete the transaction on behalf of the Corporation and he be further authorized to amend the
closing date to such earlier or later date as he considers reasonable; and
(5)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
11.LICENCE - PORTION OF GEORGE CHATER PARK
(PREMISES 471 WINDERMERE AVENUE)
(HIGH PARK - WARD 19).
Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism
(January 4, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1)authority be granted to license to Martin Paul Shewchuk and Eleanor Rose Shewchuk, the owners of 471 Windermere
Avenue, a portion of George Chater Park, for driveway purposes, subject to the terms and conditions noted in this report;
(2)the Licensees be granted permission to erect a boundary fence along the south limit of the licensed land as noted in this
report, subject to approval from the appropriate City officials, with the design of such fence to be approved by the
Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism; and
(3)the appropriate City of Toronto officials be authorized to take whatever action is necessary to give effect to the
foregoing.
12.CITY OF TORONTO FRENCH COMMITTEE.
Chief Administrative Officer.
(January 5, 1999)
Reporting, as requested by the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, on an
appropriate reporting structure and funding for the proposed City of Toronto French Committee; advising that in 1998,
funding for the existing French Committee of Toronto City Hall was provided from the Corporate Services Department's
Operating Budget; that an identical amount to the 1998 allocation has been included in the Department's preliminary
operating estimates for 1999; that the Committee used this funding to finance its research, reports and meetings; that staff
in the Corporate Communications Division of the Corporate Services Department served as the key contact between the
Committee and the City of Toronto; that because of these historic linkages and the relevance of the proposed French
Committee's activities to the corporate access and equity and information and communications portfolios, this matter has
been referred to the Commissioner of Corporate Services for a more detailed response to the Special Committee's request;
that the Commissioner of Corporate Services will report to the February meeting of the Corporate Services Committee in
regard thereto; and recommending that this report be received for information.
13.ENQUIRY FROM COUNCILLOR MOSCOE - CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
City Clerk
(December 15, 1998)
Advising that City Council, on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998, had before it an enquiry dated September 30, 1998,
addressed to the City Solicitor from Councillor Howard Moscoe, regarding the role of the City Solicitor in providing
advice to Members of Council on matters related to conflict of interest; and that Council directed that the aforementioned
enquiry, together with the answer thereto dated November 20, 1998, from the City Solicitor, be referred to the Corporate
Services Committee for consideration.
14.SERVICE LEVEL HARMONIZATION.
City Clerk
(December 8, 1998)
Advising that City Council, on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998, adopted Clause No. 1 contained in Report No. 23 of the
Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, headed "Service Level Harmonization", and amended the aforementioned
Clause by adding thereto the following:
"It is further recommended that:
(1)all reports on harmonization be first submitted to the Community Councils for comment, prior to consideration of such
reports by Standing Committees; and
(2)comments from Community Councils be included in the reports to Standing Committees."
15.SALE OF LAND--LAND NORTH OF LANE, NEAR NORTH-WEST
CORNER OF ROYALAVON CRESCENT AND DUNDAS STREET WEST
(KINGSWAY HUMBER - WARD 3)
Commissioner of Corporate Services.
(December 23, 1998)
Recommending that:
(1)the surplus property described as Part of Block A, Registered Plan 1602, located north of the lane near the north-west
corner of the intersection of Royalavon Crescent and Dundas Street West, being vacant land comprising an area of 1,203
m2 (12,950 sq. ft.) be sold to Threemor Enterprises Ltd., In Trust, at a price of $143,000.00, subject to the terms and
conditions set out in the body of this report;
(2)the City Solicitor be authorized to complete this transaction and pay any expenses incurred by the City incidental to
the closing of the transaction or otherwise; and
(3)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
16.CANADA MALTING COMPLEX - REHABILITATION AND REUSE
