Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Number of Tickets Issued to Persons

With Disabled Parking Permits.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having endorsed the recommendations embodied in the following report:

(November 23, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, responding to a request from the Corporate Services Committee related to the number of tickets issued to persons with disabled parking permits, including those that are withdrawn; and recommending that: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.

(b)City of Toronto French Committee.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following report; and having requested the Commissioner of Corporate Services to include, in her forthcoming report to the Corporate Services Committee in February, 1999, the following in the name of the City of Toronto French Committee, "Comité français de la Ville de Toronto":

(i)(January 5, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer, 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.

(ii)(January 12, 1999) from Councillor Mario Silva, Trinity Niagara, forwarding correspondence (January 12, 1999) from Mr. Daniel St-Louis requesting that the following name be included in the name of the City of Toronto French Committee, "Comité français de la Ville de Toronto".

(c)Enquiry from Councillor Moscoe - Conflict of Interest.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following communication:

(December 15, 1998) from the City Clerk, 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.

(d)Service Level Harmonization.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following communication:

(December 8, 1998) from the City Clerk, 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."