November 18, 1998
To:Economic Development Committee
From:City Clerk
Subject:Parks and Recreations User Fees
Recommendation:
The East York Community Council reports having advised the Economic Development
Committee to consider the following position put forth by the Community Council:
(1)requested the Economic Development Committee to submit a consolidated report to City
Council which shall incorporate recommendations from all Community Councils, including
the following:
(a)adoption of Option No. 4 of the User Fee Committee as contained in the Recreation User
Fees Discussion Paper with the proviso that each child in the City of Toronto be entitled to
receive 2 weeks of summer day camp free of charge and that additional weeks of the summer
day camp program be available for the balance of the summer on a user fee basis;
(b)that a means be found to assist those who are in need of financial assistance to pay for user
fees;
(c)adoption of the recommendations embodied in the following communication (October 29,
1998) from the User Fee Committee, subject to:
(i)amending the fifth bullet in Recommendation No. (1)(b) by adding the words "and
taxpayer ability to subsidize" after the word "costs" so that it shall now read as follows:
"(1)(b)-Price based on benefits to user, benefits to community and operating costs and
taxpayer ability to subsidize";
(ii)striking out Recommendation No. 4; and
(iii)striking out Recommendation No. 5; and
(2)received the following communications (November 12, 1998) from Ms. Anne Dubas,
President, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79, Toronto; (undated) from Mr.
Gerard Van Deelen, Toronto and York Region Labour Council, Don Mills; (November 9,
1998) from Mr. Howard Birnie, Treasurer, Life Member, Toronto Baseball Association,
Toronto; and (undated) from Ms. Margaret Watson, Co-Chair, Metro Chapter, Canadian
Pensioners Concerned Inc., Ontario Division, Toronto:
Background
The East York Community Council, at its meeting on November 12, 1998, had before it the
following communication (October 29, 1998) from the City Clerk regarding recommendations
that were adopted by the User Fee Committee with respect to Parks and Recreation User Fees
and requesting that their comments be made available for the consideration of the Economic
Development Committee.
The East York Community Council also had before it communications from the following
with respect to Parks and Recreation User Fees:
-(November 12, 1998) from Ms. Anne Dubas, President, Canadian Union of Public
Employees, Local 79, Toronto, opposing the implementation of user fees;
-(Undated) from Mr. Gerard Van Deelen, Toronto and York Region Labour Council, Don
Mills, opposing the implementation of user fees;
-(November 9, 1998) from Mr. Howard Birnie, Treasurer, Life Member, Toronto Baseball
Association Toronto, requesting an opportunity to provide input regarding Harmonizing
Recreation User Fees; and
-(Undated) from Ms. Margaret Watson, Co-Chair, Metro Chapter, Canadian Pensioners
Concerned Inc., Ontario Division, Toronto, opposing the implementation of user fees.
The following persons appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with
the foregoing:
-Mr. Glenn Steeves, City Unit Officer, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79,
Toronto;
-Ms. Donna Devlin, East York;
-Mr. Gerard Van Deelen, Toronto and York Region Labour Council, Don Mills;
-Reverend Barbara Bishop, Woodbine Heights Baptist Church, East York;
-Mr. Brian Barron, President, Ward 2 Property Owners Association of East York, East York;
and
-Ms. Donna-Lynn McCallum, East York.
City Clerk
J. McCusker
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