CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENTS

Certified to be a true copy of amendments to:

Report No. 8 of The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee,

and Notices of Motions, as adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held onApril26, 27 and 28,1999.

REPORT NO. 8 OF THE STRATEGIC POLICIES AND PRIORITIES COMMITTEE

Clause No. 1-"1999 Operating Budget".

Council adopted the recommendations of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee embodied in this Clause, subject to the following amendments:

Children's Services (A):

(1)by amending Recommendation No. (9) to read as follows:

"(9)A one time only adjustment of $3.3 million be made as a down payment towards paying the actual cost of operating Child Care Centres and that this amount be found within the existing 1999 Child Care Operating Budget, subject to confirmation of80percent cost-sharing by the Province of Ontario; the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to submit a report to the Community Services Committee in July, 1999, outlining the provincial position in this regard; and, should the Province of Ontario not agree to this cost-sharing, the City of Toronto release the $3.3 million by September 1, 1999."

Homes for the Aged (E):

(2)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to submit a report to the Community Services Committee, as soon as possible, on the impact of:

(a)the loss of $15 million in provincial funding for long-term care which has occurred since 1996; and

(b)the additional long-term care funding initiatives recently announced by the provincial government."

Solid Waste Management (I):

(3)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that:

(a)any business may choose to reduce its number of weekly collections, provided it is able to store its waste materials on-site in a manner satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Medical Officer of Health; and

(b)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to submit a report to the Works Committee:

(i)after consultation with the Lake Shore Boulevard West Business Improvement Area, on the possibility of reinstating twice per week garbage collection for commercial properties located on Lake Shore Boulevard West in the former City of Etobicoke, and reverting the collection service to Tuesdays and Fridays;

(ii)at the end of 1999, on the impact of any fee for service program;

(iii)on a fee-per-bag system of funding commercial garbage collection, by December, 1999; and

(iv)on the feasibility of quickly developing a program for wet waste collection from businesses in the City of Toronto, for compost purposes, at no charge to businesses, such report to address options in this regard, including a pilot project and full implementation, as soon as possible."

Transportation (J):

(4)by deleting from Recommendation No. (47) the words "prior to the 2000 Operating Budget process" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "by October, 1999", so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:

"(47)Transportation Division provide a report on the use of the Snowlink Program as a mechanism for providing senior and disabled snow clearance service, by October, 1999;"; and

(5)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that:

(i)the parking enforcement protocol be amended to provide that the grace period for change-over days be changed to '8:00 p.m. to 12:00 noon' from '9:00 p.m. to 9:00a.m.'; and

(ii)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to submit a report to the Planning and Transportation Committee on:

(a)an accelerated program to provide all areas of the City of Toronto with an equivalent service level for sidewalk snow clearing, i.e., six times per year; and

(b)an appropriate fee scale to be charged for road closures due to special events, depending on the size."

Economic Development (O):

(6)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that the following motions be referred to the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism for a report thereon to Council, through the Economic Development and Parks Committee, such report to also include a method of sustaining the grant to the Canadian Film Institute:

Moved by Councillor Ashton:

'It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to submit a report to the Economic Development and Parks Committee on:

(i)a consolidated film permit administration model, identifying revenues necessary to achieve a streamlined, cost-effective system; and

(ii)the following recommendations:

(a)that Council approve, in principle, the implementation of an amalgamated Film and Television Office;

(b)that all fees associated with this industry which are currently assessed by any City Department, Agency, Board or Commission be collected by the Toronto Film and Television Office (TFTO) as part of its customer service initiative to address the industry's need for streamlined services, and be distributed by the TFTO to the appropriate groups, and that staff from the Economic Development Division work with affected groups, including the Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre and the Film Liaison Industry Committee, on a comprehensive plan to give effect to this proposal; and

(c)that the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to develop a comprehensive policy related to fees charged and revenues generated by all City Departments, Agencies, Boards and Commissions, with respect to filming, in an effort to have a consistent and fair approach to supporting this important economic sector, and that no fees be levied over and above those stipulated as part of the charge.'; and

Moved by Councillor Flint:

'That the Clause be amended by striking out Recommendation No. (61) of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(61)where street parking is required, a fee of $50.00 for each day of filming, to a maximum of $200.00, be charged, until such time as any changes proposed by representatives of the film industry and the Board of Directors of the Canadian Film Centre are approved by Council.'"

Parks and Recreation (P):

(7)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to submit a report to the Economic Development and Parks Committee on:

(a)the possibility of implementing a membership card system which would allow different fees to be charged based on family income, without visible discrimination;

(b)a method of requiring proof of residency prior to admittance into City of Toronto Parks and Recreation programs, where there is a potential cross-border problem;

(c)the feasibility of partnering with the Toronto Raptors Foundation to introduce the Raptor Ball Recreation Program for children throughout the City of Toronto; and

(d)the number of times the grass is cut on arterial road allowances as included in the operating budget, as well as the cost and cutting cycle, and whether an increased number of cuts can be accommodated within the existing budget envelope."

Special Events (Q):

(8)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be requested to submit a report to the Economic Development Committee for its meeting to be held in May, 1999, on the possibility of including the 'Taste of the Danforth Festival' as a City of Toronto signature event, and the City's endorsement thereof."

Licensing (R):

(9)by deleting Recommendation No. (77), viz:

"(77)that the cost of legal services amounting to $0.211 million (part of the $0.458 million reinstated to the License Administration Service budget) pertaining to the Tribunal, as a result of separating its function from administrative functions of Licensing, be recovered from the Legal Division's budget."

Urban Planning and Development Services (S):

(10)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to report to the Planning and Transportation Committee, the Policy and Finance Committee, and the Community Councils, for subsequent submission to Council in June, 1999, addressing concerns regarding the adequacy of the number of City planning staff, particularly in the following areas:

(a)community planning;

(b)building permit processing;

(c)municipal standards inspection; and

(d)the construction building code review."

Clerks (U):

(11)by adding to Recommendation No. (88) the words "the Corporate Communications Division of the Corporate Services Department", so that such recommendation now reads as follows:

"(88)$15,300.00 be maintained and the funding be provided from the appropriate program budgets of Special Events, Clerks Division, Facilities and Real Estate Division and the Corporate Communications Division of the Corporate Services Department;".

Finance (DD):

(12)by adding the following to Recommendation No. (126):

"(e)that the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be requested to consult with the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services and the Sub-Committee to Restore Rent Control, in order to improve and clarify the focus of the messages embodied in the notices to tenants."

Council (EE):

(13)by amending Recommendation No. (131) by:

(i)deleting from Part (5)(a) the word "Mayor" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "City", so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:

"(a)vehicles used by Councillors representing the City, there be no charge to the Councillors' budget;";

(ii)deleting Part (5)(c), viz:

"(c)vehicles used for other purposes, to be charged to the Councillors' budget at $10.00 per trip;",

and by amending Recommendation No. (132) accordingly;

(14)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that any over-expenditure by a Member of Council in the 1999Operating Budget, be deducted from the Member's budget for the year 2000."

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (HH):

(15)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that the City Solicitor be requested to submit a report to the Administration Committee on the legal implications of Recommendation No. (140), viz:

"(140)the by-law in respect to Councillors' salaries be changed to the normal set amount minus the amount received from Agencies, Boards and Commissions and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and that it be done in a way so that it does not impact the Councillor's pension;".

Library (KK):

(16)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that the City Librarian, Toronto Public Library, be requested to submit a report to the Policy and Finance Committee, in the fall of 1999, on the level of funding required for multi-lingual materials, such report to include the amount of funds expended to that date in this regard."

Public Transit Program (MM):

(17)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that:

(a)the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) be requested to approve a 10 cent fare increase as recommended by the Chief General Manager, TTC;

(b)the City of Toronto strive to ensure that the TTC operating budget cost of 80percent supported by its ridership will not be exceeded, as recommended by the Chief General Manager, TTC; and the TTC, together with representatives of the Budget Advisory Committee, be requested to prepare a three-year funding plan for the TTC, and report thereon to Council, through the Policy and Finance Committee, by September, 1999;

(c)the City of Toronto establish a reserve fund for the TTC in order to stabilize funding over time, such fund to be operated on the basis that any TTC operating surplus shall be paid in, and any TTC operating deficit shall, to the limit of the fund's balance, be funded therefrom;

(d)the TTC be requested to monitor ridership levels and submit a report to Council in October, 1999, through the Planning and Transportation Committee, on the measurable impact of the fare increase;

(e)the TTC and the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to report to Council, through the Planning and Transportation Committee, no later than June, 1999, on how the TTC would divide (between operational requirements and transit expansion) any proceeds from gasoline taxes presently collected by the federal and provincial governments, if and when such taxes become available for public transit;

(f)the Chief Administrative Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be requested to submit a joint report to the Planning and Transportation Committee on a recommended comprehensive parking levy, as part of a long-term strategy to sustain public transit in the City of Toronto, including the feasibility of dedicating a portion of revenue generated from permit parking, front yard parking, parking meters, and municipal parking lots, such report to also assess the anticipated economic impact of such a parking levy on businesses in the City of Toronto, as well as any correlation which might be expected based on past experience with the Commercial Concentration Tax;

(g)the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the President of the Toronto Parking Authority, be requested to submit a report to Council, through the Policy and Finance Committee, by September, 1999, on the feasibility of implementing a $1.00levy that could be charged on private and public parking in the City of Toronto, to offset future TTC fare increases;

(h)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to review the revenue generated by automobiles (e.g., parking fees, parking tags, etc.) and report thereon to the Planning and Transportation Committee, and further, that the Committee be directed to recommend to City Council what portion of the revenue should be allocated to the TTC; and

(i)the following motion be referred to the Toronto Community Council for consideration:

Moved by Councillor Bossons:

'It is further recommended that immediately, and until further notice, the Public Art contributions payable upon approval of developments located in the Toronto Community Council area, and in any other community in the City of Toronto, be applied to public transit operating and capital deficits.'"

Toronto Police Service (NN):

(18)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that:

(a)a Task Force be established to review Target Policing in the Toronto area, such Task Force to report to the Policy and Finance Committee by June 30, 1999;

(b)Councillors Ashton, Balkissoon and Gardner, together with a representative of the Mayor's Office, be appointed to such Task Force;

(c)the Task Force to Review Target Policing be requested to:

(i)review the deployment strategy for officers assigned to police Special Events and/or demonstrations in the central area of the City of Toronto; and

(ii)meet with the Chief of Police to discuss:

(1)the deployment of police officers where needed in the downtown area, specifically with respect to problem areas such as the United States Consulate, the SkyDome and the Air Canada Centre; and

(2)the issues of community safety and tourism;

(d)the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to submit a report to the Policy and Finance Committee on the feasibility, and the implications to the City of Toronto, of directing revenues from police-enforced municipal by-law offences to cover policing costs;

(e)the Chief of Police be requested to submit a report to Council, through the Policy and Finance Committee, on:

(i)mechanisms employed to increase the number of successful visible minority recruits to the Toronto Police Service, in an attempt to make the Police Service more reflective of the greater community;

(ii)the results experienced at the end of the recruitment process;

(iii)the full cost of training a new officer, the minimum number of years of service expected in order for the City to recoup such training costs and any initiatives underway to retain new officers within the Toronto Police Service; and

(iv)associated costs for police officers to enforce municipal by-laws;

(f)the Chair of the Police Services Board be requested to submit a report to Council, through the Policy and Finance Committee, on the feasibility of initiating a program whereby all newly trained officers who leave the Toronto Police Service within five years of graduating are required to repay the cost of their training on a declining scale; and

(g)the following motions be referred to the Task Force to Review Target Policing for consideration:

Moved by Councillor Nunziata:

'It is further recommended that the Chief of Police be requested to submit a report to Council, through the Policy and Finance Committee, on how and where the funds for Target Policing will be used.'

Moved by Councillor Rae:

'That $2.0 million be added to the 1999 Operating Budget of the Toronto Police Service for call-back purposes.' "

Consolidated Grants Program (QQ):

(19)by striking out and referring that portion of the Consolidated Grants Program [Recommendation No. (209)] pertaining to the Tourism Toronto budget for 2000, to the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism for report thereon to the Economic Development and Parks Committee prior to the 2000 budget process;

(20)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that:

(a)the Board of Directors of the Toronto Arts Council be authorized to use the amount for which it qualifies from the unallocated portion of the Consolidated Grants Budget (up to $64,000.00) towards addressing increased administration costs resulting from the expanded mandate and responsibilities of the Toronto Arts Council, until such time as the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism has reported on the administration issues pertaining to the Culture Office and the Toronto Arts Council; and

(b)the following motion be referred to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for report thereon to the Municipal Grants Review Committee coincident with the 2000 budget process:

Moved by Councillor Mihevc:

'It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to submit a report to the Municipal Grants Review Committee on a process for a three- to five-year harmonization of community grants, with such harmonization to begin in 2000.'"

Capital and Corporate Financing, Non-Program Expenditures, and Non-Program Revenues (RR):

(21)by deleting an amount of $40,000.00 from Recommendation No. (218)(i)(c) to reflect the decision of Council respecting Recommendation No. (132), so that Recommendation No.(218)(i)(c) shall now read as follows:

"(c)$ 1.723 million as a reserve for adjustments to the Provincial subsidy;";

(22)by amending the Clause in accordance with the following recommendations of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, embodied in the communication dated April 26, 1999, from the City Clerk:

"The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee recommends:

(i)the adoption of the report (April 24, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, entitled 'Non-Program Expenditures - Tax Deficiencies', wherein it is recommended that:

(1)the tax deficiencies budget be increased by $46.46 million in anticipation of additional 1999 tax deficiencies resulting from vacancy changes, capping/tax relief for new construction, the aggressive processing of assessment appeals, the tax imbalance (billing loss) of the residential phase-in program and maintenance of the frozen assessment listing in 1999, and that this expenditure increase be funded from potential new tax revenue arising from the 1999 assessment roll;

(2)the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer report in October 1999, on the actual tax losses resulting from the issues noted in Recommendation No. (1), above;

(3)the Province of Ontario be requested to work proactively with City of Toronto officials to review its policies and practices on vacancy changes and new construction; and

(4)the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation (OPAC) focus resources to address the issues raised in this report, and potential errors identified on the assessment roll, in order that the City of Toronto and other Ontario municipalities be provided with sustainable, non-volatile, realizable tax revenue;

and that Recommendation No. (211) be amended accordingly; and

(ii)the adoption of the report (March 30, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer, addressed to the Budget Committee, entitled 'Toronto Atmospheric Fund, 1999 Operating Budget', wherein it is recommended that:

(1)the 1999 Operating Budget for the Toronto Atmospheric Fund totalling $625.6 thousand (gross) and $0 (net) be approved;

(2)the 1999 Operating Budget for the Toronto Atmospheric Fund be forwarded to the Works and Utilities Committee for information; and

(3)the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be requested to submit a report back, in consultation with the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, with a resolution on the Street Lighting and Lane Conversion Program loan prior to the consideration of the 2000 Operating Budget."

(23)by adopting Recommendations Nos. (213) and (214), subject to a further report being submitted by the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to Council for its next regular meeting to be held on May 11, 1999, through the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, on the following motions:

Moved by Councillor Adams:

'That the Clause be amended by striking out Parts (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) embodied in Recommendation No. (214) of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee and inserting in lieu thereof the following new Parts (ii) and (iii), and renumbering the remaining Parts accordingly:

"(ii)that the rate of interest to be paid by the City of Toronto on assessment appeal refunds relating to the 1998 tax year and onward, from one month from the date the Notice of Decision from the Assessment Review Board is received by the City, to the date of refund, be set at the average rate paid by the six major Canadian chartered banks on one-year GICs as determined by the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, from time to time;

(iii)that the Province of Ontario be requested to pay interest on assessment appeal refunds for 1998 and onward, from the date of overpayment to the date of the Notice of Decision from the Assessment Review Board, and that the rate of interest to be paid at the same rate of interest set by the City;"'

Moved by Councillor Moscoe:

'That the Clause be amended by deleting from Part (v) of Recommendation No.(213) of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee the words "capital program and thereafter revert to being transferred to the", so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:

"(v)effective January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2000, the estimated tax supported operating budget savings of $46.2 million due to the continued suspension of the OMERS premium in 1999 and 2000 be applied to the Employee Benefit Reserve;"'

Moved by Councillor Sgro:

'It is further recommended that, prior to final approval of any in-year changes to approved or new initiatives, the recommendation be referred to the Chief Administrative Officer for report thereon to the first subsequent meeting of the Policy and Finance Committee, and Council, on the full cost and source of funds for such initiative.'"

Parking Tags (RR-1):

(24)by adding to the end of Recommendation No. (220), the words "and that such report also be submitted to the Administration Committee", so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:

"(220)the Parking Enforcement Unit expenditures be approved as submitted on the basis that the program maintain full staffing levels (i.e., no gapping), which would result in an increase in the gross revenue for parking tags of $1 million annually, pro-rated to a $500,000.00 increase in 1999 budgeted revenues, and the Budget Analyst be directed to work with the Parking Enforcement staff to ensure that this revenue target is met at year end and provide an updated report to the Budget Committee in September, 1999 in that regard, and that such report also be submitted to the Administration Committee."

Water and Waste Water (UU):

(25)by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that:

(a)the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be requested to submit a joint report to the Works Committee, for subsequent submission to Council by the end of July, 1999, on all funding options for the meter conversion program, such report to also reconsider the issue of freezing water rates in the former City of Toronto; and

(b)the following motion be referred to the Works Committee for further consideration and report thereon to Council:

Moved by Councillor Prue:

'That:

(1)Recommendation No. (233) of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, be amended by:

(i)deleting the words "four-year deferral" from the first paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the words "two-year deferral", so that such paragraph shall now read as follows:

"(233)the recommendations to provide for a harmonized water rate structure embodied in the report (March 22, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, entitled "Harmonization of Water and Water Pollution Control Rates", be adopted, subject to striking out Recommendations Nos. (1) and (4), and inserting in lieu thereof the following paragraphs in order to provide funding for the Universal Metering Project through a two-year deferral of the decreases to which former City of Toronto water users would realize under any harmonization initiative, while phasing-in increases and decreases for all other users over a four-year period, as described in Section (3) in the report (April 12, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, entitled 'Water Rate Harmonization - Addendum (2)':";

(ii)inserting after the words "Toronto shall be" in Part (1)(ii), the words "increased by 20 percent per year for a two year period effective July1, 1999" (Schedules "B", "C" and "D" to be amended accordingly), so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:

"(ii)effective September 1, 1999, the combined water and sewer rate in the former City of Toronto for metered customers for accounts paid on or before the due date shall be $1.03083 per cubic metre, and the rate charged to flat-rate customers in the former City of Toronto shall be increased by 20 percent per year for a two-year period effective July1, 1999 as set out in Schedules "B", "C" and "D" of City of Toronto By-law No.356-1998;"; and

(iii)deleting Recommendation No. (233)(1)(iv) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"(iv)effective September 1, 2001, the rate charged to metered customers in the former City of Toronto shall be the appropriate phased-in competitive rate structure for the former City of Toronto;"; and

(2)the Clause be amended by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be requested to submit a report to the Works Committee, prior to the 2000 budget process, on the number of meter conversions that have been requested in 1999 and the ability of staff to respond to such requests." '"

Clause No. 2"1999 Levy By-law and the 1999 Levy of a Special Charge for Certain Business Improvement Areas".

The Clause was amended by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that:

(1)the following recommendation of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, embodied in the communication dated April 26, 1999, from the City Clerk, be adopted:

'The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee recommends the adoption of the report (April 24, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, entitled "1999 Tax Levy - City and Education Purposes" wherein it is recommended that:

(1)the levy and collection of a special charge for 1999 for the Upper Village (York) Business Improvement Area be authorized; and

(2)authority be granted for the introduction of the necessary bills in Council to levy taxes for the year 1999 and to provide for the collection of taxes for 1999 other than those levied under By-law No. 960-1998, to impose a penalty charge for non-payment of taxes, to provide for interest to be added to tax arrears, and to levy a special charge for 1999 for certain Business Improvement Areas and provide for its collection, in the form or substantially in the form of the draft by-laws attached hereto.'; and

(2)the levy and collection of a special charge in the amount of $85,750.00, for the Long Branch Business Improvement Area for the 1999 taxation year, as recommended in the report dated April 19, 1999, from the Commissioner of Finance and Treasurer, be approved."

NOTICE OF MOTION

(1)Moved by:Councillor Korwin-Kuczynski

Seconded by:Councillor Pitfield

"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT City Council establish a Special Committee to develop a public education campaign outlining the impacts of provincial downloading on the City of Toronto, in order to ensure that this becomes a key election issue;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Special Committee be supported by appropriate City staff."

Disposition:Notice of this Motion was given to permit consideration at the next regular meeting of City Council to be held on May 11, 12 and 13, 1999.

CONDOLENCE MOTIONS

(1)Moved by:Councillor Johnston

Seconded by:Mayor Lastman

"WHEREAS the Members of City Council are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mrs. Margaret Campbell on Monday, April 19, 1999, at her Toronto home; and

WHEREAS Mrs. Campbell's impressive career included opening her own law practice, an appointment as a provincial family court judge, successful elections to City Council, Metro Council and the Ontario Legislature, as well as participation in numerous community organizations; and

WHEREAS her 10 years as a Member of City Council included three years as the City's budget chief, overseeing the successful modernization of Toronto's budget process and the early use of computers at City Hall; and

WHEREAS she became the first woman to run for Mayor of Toronto in 1969; and

WHEREAS she served as a Liberal MPP in Toronto's St. George riding for 8 years, becoming the first female Liberal Member of the Ontario Legislature in 1973, and working tirelessly to promote women's rights, and other people's rights; and

WHEREAS she never lost her interest and concern for this City, and, more importantly, the people of this City;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be directed to convey, on behalf of the Members of City Council, an expression of sincere sympathy to the family of Mrs. Margaret Campbell, especially her son Sterling (Corky) and daughters Penny and Susan."

Disposition:The Motion was carried unanimously.

(2)Moved by:Councillor Nunziata

Seconded by:Mayor Lastman

"WHEREAS the senseless shootings in Columbine High School in the City of Littleton, Colorado, have shocked and saddened the world; and

WHEREAS there has been a tragic loss of at least 15 individuals as a result of this terrible event;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be directed to convey, on behalf of the Members of City Council and the citizens of Toronto, an expression of deepest sympathy to the people of Littleton, Colorado, and our condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the shootings at Columbine High School;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT our wishes for a speedy and full recovery be also conveyed to those who were wounded in this tragedy."

Disposition:The Motion was carried unanimously.

(3)Moved by:Councillor Chong

Seconded by:Councillor Chow

"WHEREAS the Chinese Canadian community was greatly saddened to learn that Dr. Fai Sim Liu had passed away on Thursday, April 22, 1999; and

WHEREAS Dr. Liu graduated from Shanghai Medical College in 1944 and completed postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at Edinburgh University; the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; University of London, England; Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario; and the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal; and

WHEREAS Dr. Liu opened his practice in Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, in 1954, and joined the staff of Toronto Western Hospital in 1955; and

WHEREAS Dr. Liu's career has spanned many years and his accomplishments have been numerous, including joining the staff of the Provincial Geriatric Study Centre in 1958; becoming the Medical director of Metro Homes for the Aged facilities Lambert Lodge and Castleview-Wychwood Towers from 1971 through 1986; becoming a Captain in the Canadian Army Medical Corps (Militia) 1961 to 1965; and

WHEREAS Dr. Liu's proudest achievement has been the ongoing growth of the MonSheong Foundation and its Home for the Aged; he founded the first ever Chinese Canadian charity in 1964; helped develop a series of Chinese schools and youth group and opened the Foundation's home in 1975; and

WHEREAS Dr. Liu has been a recipient of numerous awards and appointments, including the Centennial Medal; a Gardiner Award and an Order of Ontario; and

WHEREAS Dr. Liu will be sadly missed by his wife Edith and children Eleanor, Barbara, Donna and William;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Clerk be directed to convey, on behalf of the Members of Council, an expression of sincere sympathy to the family and colleagues of Dr. Fai Sim Liu."

Disposition:The Motion was carried unanimously.

Toronto, OntarioCity Clerk

April 30, 1999