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All Council and Committee documents are available from the City of Toronto Clerk's office. Please e-mail clerk@toronto.ca.
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Other Items Considered by the Committee
(a) Toronto Police Benefit Fund - Benefit Improvements
and 1999 Police Bargaining (Pension Issues).
The Administration Committee reports having referred the following communications to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for report thereon to the September 7, 1999, meeting of the Administration Committee:
(i) (June 9, 1999) from the President, Toronto Police Association, advising that the Toronto Police Association has tabled a pension proposal requesting that the Pension Benefit Fund be amended to provide for mandatory indexation of pension benefits; that the Trustees of the Police Benefit Fund are proposing various initiatives, including a contribution holiday for active members of the Fund and an increase in the spousal benefit; that the Association has been informed that the initiatives being proposed by the Trustees cannot be implemented while the Association’s indexing proposal remains on the bargaining table; and advising that at the last bargaining meeting on May 25, 1999, the Association told the Police Services Board’s bargaining committee that it would withdraw its proposal, subject to the contribution holiday and other improvements in fact being implemented; that the proposal has been withdrawn and if the contribution holiday and other initiatives are for some reason not implemented, the Association will retable its indexation proposal.
(ii) (June 17, 1999) from the City Clerk, enclosing, for information and any attention deemed necessary, Clause No. 28 contained in Report No. 6 of The Corporate Services Committee, headed "Actuarial Valuation Results - Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan and the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund", which was adopted, as amended, by City Council on June 9, 10 and 11, 1999; and advising that City Council amended the aforementioned Clause by striking out and referring Recommendations Nos. (2) and (3) embodied in the report dated May 11, 1999, from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to the Toronto Police Services Board for consideration and report thereon to Council, through the Administration Committee, viz.:
"(2) an employee and employer contribution holiday be granted in the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund for the period January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2000, with the plan to review and report annually on the feasibility of extending the contribution holiday; and
(3) the basic percentage for spousal survivor pensions in the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund be increased to 66 2/3 percent from 60 percent for all active members, effective July 1, 1998;".
(b) Cost of Possible Plan Upgrades,
Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund.
The Administration Committee reports having referred the following communication to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for report thereon to the September 7, 1999, meeting of the Administration Committee:
(June 1, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund on May 28, 1999, recommended to the Administration Committee that the following plan upgrades be considered:
(1) refund of Member Contributions made to the Fund after 35 years of service has been credited, for active members and retired members and spouses, for which the cost is expected to be $3.50 million, similar to what OMERS has proposed;
(2) change in the offset when Canada Pension Plan starts from a three-year average calculation to a five-year calculation, for active members and retired members and spouses under 65 years of age, for which the cost is expected to be $1.80 million, similar to what OMERS has proposed;
(3) extension of the survivor continuation percentage to 100%, as long as no current member is adversely affected, for which the cost is expected to be $0.05 million, as follows:
one survivor 66.67 per cent
two survivors 80.00 per cent
three survivors 90.00 per cent
four or more survivors 100.00 per cent
(4) the authority be granted for the introduction in Council of the necessary Bills to give effect to Recommendations No. (1), (2) and (3); and
the Board of Trustees also:
(i) requested the City Solicitor to draft the appropriate amending by-law respecting Recommendations No. (1), (2) and (3), and submit such draft by-law directly to the Administration Committee for consideration with this matter; and
(ii) requested Mr. Robert Camp, William M. Mercer Limited, to provide a formal costing if the minimum pension was increased and include the figure for that costing in his Year 2000 Actuary Report.
(c) Cost of Possible Plan Upgrades,
Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan.
The Administration Committee reports having referred the following communication to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for report thereon to the September 7, 1999, meeting of the Administration Committee:
(June 1, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan on May 28, 1999, recommended to the Administration Committee that the following plan upgrades be considered:
(1) refund of Member Contributions made to the Fund after 35 years of service has been credited, for active members and retired members and spouses, for which the cost is expected to be $2.65 million, similar to what OMERS has proposed;
(2) change in the offset when Canada Pension Plan starts from a three-year average calculation to a five-year calculation, for active members and retired members and spouses under 65 years of age, for which the cost is expected to be $1.95 million, similar to what OMERS has proposed;
(3) extension of the survivor continuation percentage to 100%, for which the cost is expected to be $0.05 million, as follows:
one survivor 66.67 per cent
two survivors 80.00 per cent
three survivors 90.00 per cent
four or more survivors 100.00 per cent
(4) the authority be granted for the introduction in Council of the necessary Bills to give effect to Recommendations No. (1), (2) and (3); and
that the Board of Trustees also requested that:
(i) the City Solicitor draft the appropriate amending by-law respecting Recommendations No. (1), (2) and (3), and submit such draft by-law directly to the Administration Committee for consideration with this matter.
(ii) the Actuary, Mr. Robert Camp, of William M. Mercer Limited, obtain the approval of the Financial Service Commission of Ontario, for the authority to pay a one-time lump sum payment to retirees equal to an active member’s contribution holiday in a calendar year, through the distribution of pension fund surplus, for which the cost is expected to be $11.80 million, prior to submitting a recommendation to Administration Committee.
(d) Review of Sub-Committees, Special Committees and Task Forces.
The Administration Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its special meeting scheduled to be held on July 21, 1999; and having referred the following motion to the Chief Administrative Officer for report thereon, in consultation with the City Clerk, to the aforementioned special meeting of the Committee:
Moved by Councillor Moeser:
"The Committee recommends to Council that:
(A) the following Sub-Committees, Special Committees and Task Forces listed below be disbanded;
(B) the Chief Administrative Officer, in consultation with the City Clerk, be requested to review any reports or initiatives that may be underway and report to the Administration Committee on the status of such reports or review; and
(C) the City Clerk, in conjunction with the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to report on a schedule to disband the following Sub-Committees, Special Committees and Task Forces appearing in Schedule 1 attached to the aforementioned report:
(1) School Tax Sub-Committee (Page 1);
(2) Toronto Hydro Electric Commission Steering Committee (Page 2);
(3) Municipal Grants Review Committee (Page 3);
(4) Special Committee to Consider the Issue of Pay Duty Policing (Page 4);
(5) User Fee Committee (Page 5);
(6) Task Force on Community Safety (Original - Page 5);
(7) Caribana Festival Support Group (Page 7);
(8) Special Committee to Develop Public Education Campaign Outlining the Impacts on Provincial Downloading on the City of Toronto (Page 8);
(9) Personnel Sub-Committee (Page 10);
(10) Task Force to Examine Implications Inherent to Bill 108 (Page 10);
(11) Task Force on Community Access and Equity (Page 11);
(12) Office Consolidation Sub-Committee (Page 12 ); (Report to Administration Committee directly);
(13) Seniors Task Force - after Final Report is presented to Council (Page 14);
(14) Sub-Committee on Social Housing Program Reform (Page 16);
(15) Working Group on Fire and Ambulance Service Issues (Page 22);
(16) Soccer and Amateur Sports Needs Committee to Review (Page 30);
(17) Sub-Committee on Pro Transit Initiatives (Page 32);
(18) Sub-Committee on Gambling (Page 32);
(19) Task Force to Review the Taxi Industry (Page 32);
(20) Working Group on the Spadina Streetscape Design (Page 33);
(21) Steeles Avenue Sub Committee (Page 34);
(22) Two Working Groups to Monitor the Work of the Service Review Teams (Page 36);
(23) Budget Working Group of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee Toronto Licensing Commission (Page 39);
(24) Pedestrian Working Group (Page 40);
(25) Parking Committee (Page 40);
(26) Staff Working Group on the Ward Boundary Review Process (Page 42);
(27) Advisory Group on Planning Issues (Page 47);
(28) Road Allowance Sub-Committee (Page 52);
(29) Biosolids Multi-Stakeholder Committee (Page 53);
(30) Biosolids Independent Review Committee (Page 55);
(31) Keele Valley Landfill Site Liaison Committee (Page 59):
(June 28, 1999) from the City Clerk, providing for the information of the newly-formed Standing Committees, a list of the various sub-committees, special committees, advisory committees and task forces, which were formed under the previous Council-Committee structure and are now grouped under each Standing Committee in accordance with the new Committee Structure; and recommending that the Standing Committees:
(1) determine whether the mandate and membership of those sub-committees listed under the column "Sub-Committees" in Schedule 1 attached should be continued; and
(2) receive for information the balance of Schedule 1 regarding special committees, advisory committees and task forces established by Council.
(e) Request for Proposal No. 3412-99-01464 for the
Acquisition of 2000 Optical Scan Vote Tabulators
and 100 Touch Screen Voting Units.
The Administration Committee reports having:
(1) referred the following joint report (June 15, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer, the Acting Commissioner of Corporate Services, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the City Clerk, to the Chief Administrative Officer for report to the September 7, 1999, meeting of the Administration Committee:
(i) on the various other options, including leasing and rental, in consultation with the proponents who submitted this as part of their proposal, such report to include financial comparisons to the purchasing options;
(ii) including information on the feasibility of borrowing this equipment from other jurisdictions; and
(iii) on the ongoing cost of maintenance of the batteries used for these voting units;
(2) requested the City Auditor to:
(i) review the business case and the financial and technical evaluation of the proposals, including a rent-to-buy option, where included as part of the proposals;
(ii) review and evaluate the systems used in Vancouver, Ottawa, Chicago, Cook County, Philadelphia and Seattle,
and submit a report thereon to the aforementioned meeting of the Administration Committee;
(3) requested the appropriate staff to provide to the Members of the Committee and Councillors, this week on a confidential basis, additional information on the evaluation criteria, weighting and ranking, including copies of the resultant independent testing authority for compliance with the standards of the U.S. and Federal Elections Commission;
(4) requested the City Clerk to:
(i) give consideration to and report on providing orientation sessions for candidates, agents and scrutineers; and
(ii) report to the aforementioned meeting of the Administration Committee on the option of using a non-composite ballot, and on the option of requesting a change in Provincial legislation to allow a ballot design based upon the Provincial ballot; and
(5) received the report (June 28, 1999) from the City Clerk:
(i) (June 15, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer, Acting Commissioner, Corporate Services, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and City Clerk, recommending that:
(1) the City Clerk be given authority to enter into a contract with Election Systems and Software Inc., being the proponent with the highest evaluated score, for the acquisition of the necessary optical scan vote tabulators and touch screen voting units, including all necessary support and service agreements, at a capital cost not to exceed $13.05 million ($1.0 million in 1999 and $12.05 in 2000), such contract to be in accordance with the Request for Proposal and the Proposal submitted, and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Clerk, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
(ii) (June 28, 1999) from the City Clerk, responding to a request by the Administration Committee on the possibility of Elections Ontario and Elections Canada cost sharing the purchase of the City of Toronto’s vote tabulators and touch screen voting units; advising that at this time there is no interest at either Elections Ontario or Elections Canada to cost share the purchase of vote counting equipment with the City of Toronto; that Federal election legislation does not permit the use of equipment and Ontario’s provincial election legislation currently only permits equipment to be used in by-elections; that should either of these jurisdictions choose in the future to use vote counting equipment, the City of Toronto could contract with the jurisdiction to rent the City’s equipment; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(iii) (July 9, 1999) from Mr. Clinton H. Rickards, Director, Canadian Sales Global Election Systems Inc., expressing disappointment that his request to participate in the presentation of electronic voting machines to the Administration Committee has been refused.
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The City Clerk, and the following officials from the Clerk’s Division, gave a presentation to the Administration Committee respecting the foregoing matter, and filed a copy of their presentation material:
- Mr. John Hollins, Director of Elections;
- Ms. Janet Andrews, Senior Elections Consultant and Co-Chair of the Evaluation Committee;
- Mr. Stephen Miller, Senior Elections Consultant; and
- Mr. Greg Essensa, Senior Elections Consultant.
The following persons appeared before the Administration Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
- Mr. Jamie Aiello, t.e.s.t.;
- Mr. John Meraglia, Co-Chair of the Evaluation Committee;
- Mr. Bob Urosevich and Mr. Clint Rickards, Global Election Systems Inc.;
- Mr. Dan McGinnis, Vice President of Sales, Election Systems and Software;
- Councillor Michael Walker; North Toronto;
- Councillor Mario Silva, Trinity Niagara;
- Councillor Mario Giansante, Kingsway Humber; and
- Councillor Bob Davis, York Eglinton.
(f) Review of Former City of York
Employees’ Pension Plan Financial Status.
The Administration Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report and communication until its Special Meeting scheduled to be held on July 21, 1999:
(1) (June 3, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, reporting as requested by Council on December 16 and 17, 1998, on how the City of York Employees’ Pension Plan came to be in its current negative financial situation; advising that the current financial situation of the York Pension Plan can in large part be traced to the minimum funding strategy adopted by the former City of York; that pension and benefit improvements which substantially increased the liabilities of the Plan were not funded or provided for at the time they were granted; that it appears that there was an expectation that benefit improvements would be funded by future plan surpluses which did not materialize; that in effect, the former City of York followed a pay as you go practice; that the York Pension Plan is now virtually fully retired with only five active members remaining; that future actuarial gains or losses will arise primarily through investment performance, pensioner increases and pensioner mortality; that the actuarial assumptions of the plan should be reviewed and updated to reflect plan provisions and current economic conditions; that recommendations in this regard will be brought forward with the results of the December 31, 1998 actuarial review; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(2) (July 8, 1999) from Councillor Bruce Sinclair, Rexdale Thistletown, recommending that:
(1) the Actuary, Robert Camp, be requested to prepare a list of caveats and recommendations as soon as possible, for all trustees and staff who have any connection with the other four pension funds; and
(2) the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be requested to report to the Administration Committee within six months on:
(i) the progress made in the implementation of the actuary’s recommendations; and
(ii) the progress toward harmonization in the City’s five funds, from a "best practices" point of view.
(g) Late Agenda Items for
Committee and Council Meetings.
The Administration Committee reports having:
(1) referred the following communication to the City Clerk for further consideration and report thereon to the Administration Committee for its meeting scheduled to be held on September 7, 1999; and
(2) requested the City Clerk to write to each Member of Council inviting comments respecting this matter and report thereon to the aforementioned meeting of the Administration Committee:
(June 17, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that City Council on June 9, 10 and 11, 1999, struck out and referred Clause No. 4 of Report No. 6 of The Corporate Services Committee, headed "Late Agenda Items for Committee and Council Meetings", to the Administration Committee for further consideration.
(h) Long Term Disability and Sick Day Usage
1997 - 1998 City Programs for Employees.
The Administration Committee reports having:
(1) deferred consideration of the following report until its Special Meeting to be held on July 21, 1999; and
(2) requested the Acting Commissioner of Corporate Services to submit a further report to the aforementioned Special Meeting of the Committee on the sick day usage by other employees e.g., the Toronto Police, the Toronto Transit Commission and the Toronto Firefighters:
(June 25, 1999) from the Executive Director of Human Resources, providing information on City programs available to assist employees dealing with the impact of changes resulting from amalgamation, including the impact of downsizing; providing information on long term disability and sick day usages for employees for 1997 and 1998, as potential indicators of the stressful effects of downsizing; advising that sick day usage and LTD claims will continue to be closely monitored; that programs that have been initiated to help deal with the impact of change resulting from amalgamation and downsizing will be maintained and supported; that additional supports and programs under development as a longer-term strategy will maintain a high priority in 1999; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(i) Temporary Employees with Length
of Service from Two to Ten Plus Years.
The Administration Committee reports having received the following report from the Executive Director of Human Resources:
(June 22, 1999) from the Executive Director of Human Resources, reporting on the issue raised by Councillor Howard Moscoe respecting the large number of temporary employees employed by the former Area Municipalities; advising that information on the number of temporary employees with length of service from two to 10 plus years as of February, 1999, is presented in Appendix 1; that this information raised questions as to the reasons the former Area Municipalities had temporary positions and employees, the reason for the large numbers with long service and plans to address the issue of employee status; that the combination of budget pressures, restructuring, establishment freezes and uncertainty leading up to amalgamation have contributed to the large number of temporary positions and employees; that employment status issues will be dealt with as part of the collective bargaining process; and recommending that this report be received for information.
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The following persons appeared before the Administration Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
- Mr. Bill Crangle; and
- Councillor Howard Moscoe, North York Spadina.
(j) Relocation of Lottery Licensing Staff
(Scarborough) to York Civic Centre.
The Administration Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following communications until the meeting of the Administration Committee scheduled to be held on September 7, 1999:
(i) (June 29, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that the Scarborough Community Council on June 22, 1999, approved, a request by Councillor Bas Balkissoon that the City Clerk report to the Administration Committee, as soon as possible, respecting the reorganization of the Clerk’s Department, specifically the intention to relocate the Scarborough Lottery Licensing function and staff to the York Civic Centre; and that, in the interim, no action be taken on this relocation until this report is provided; and
(ii) (July 7, 1999) from the City Clerk, responding to the request of the Scarborough Community Council on proposed changes to the organizational structure of the Legislative Services Unit; advising that centralization of the lottery licensing and birth registration processes will not only eliminate current workload demands on the customer service staff, but would ensure consistency and standardization of service delivery across the City, and better utilize human resources; that centralizing the gaming function at the York Civic Centre and birth registration at the East York Civic Centre will alleviate the issue of providing full Legislative Services’ functions with only two staff; that in order to provide efficient and effective customer services at Toronto City Hall and the five Civic Centres it is necessary to reallocate staff and functions, specifically the centralization of lottery licence processing in York and the processing of birth registrations in East York; that the reorganization will improve the current level of service and maximize the use of available resources; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(k) Selection and Recruitment Process for Commissioner of Corporate Services
and Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services.
The Administration Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following communication and report until its Special Meeting scheduled to be held on July 21, 1999:
(i) (June 18, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that City Council on June 9, 10 and 11, 1999, during its consideration of a confidential report (June 9, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer, entitled "Position of Commissioner of Corporate Services", amongst other things, adopted the following:
"(4) a selection panel, consisting of the members of the Administration Committee, and Councillors Disero, Jakobek, Layton and O’Brien, be established, and the quorum of the selection panel be 50 percent of the membership of the Administration Committee;
(5) the recommendations of the selection panel be submitted to the Administration Committee and Council;
(6) in the interim, the Chief Administrative Officer take responsibility for the Corporate Services Department until such time as a recommendation on the appointment of an Acting Commissioner of Corporate Services is made to City Council for approval;"; and
(ii) (July 2, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer, describing the process to recruit and select candidates for two vacant senior executive positions; and recommending that:
(1) the selection panel established by Council on June 9, 1999, be expanded to include the Chair of the Planning and Transportation Committee; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
(l) Property Houses Transfer.
The Administration Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report until the meeting of the Administration Committee scheduled to be held on September 7, 1999:
(June 24, 1999) from the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Housing Company, advising that the Board of the Toronto Housing Company Inc., at its meeting of June 24, 1999, during its consideration of a report (June 21, 1999) from the Chief Executive Officer, entitled "Property Houses Transfer", adopted the following resolutions with respect to the aforementioned report:
"(1) That the Board of Directors forward this report to the Administration Committee and City Council with the recommendation that Council grant approval of the changes to the transaction outlined in this report, that Council declare all of the property houses surplus in accordance with such changes and that the appropriate city officials carry out whatever actions are necessary to give effect to Bylaw No. 551-1998;
(2) that the Toronto Housing Company accept a conveyance of the Property Houses upon the terms set out in Clause No. 3 of the Corporate Services Committee Report No. 4 as amended, of the Property House portfolio, except for the 15 properties required to be sold as described in the said clause ("the Sale Properties");
(3) that, subject to City Council’s concurrence, the Toronto Housing Company through the Chief Executive Officer, offer for sale and accept offers to purchase respecting the Sale Properties, on the City’s behalf;
(4) that the Toronto Housing Company accept from the City the proceeds from the sale of the Sale Properties;
(5) that the Toronto Housing Company continue to manage the Sale Properties under the Property House Leases until each Sale Property is sold, respectively; and
(6) that the appropriate Toronto Housing Company Officials be authorized to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto."
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Mr. Sydney Brooker, appeared before the Administration Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.
(m) Phase 1 Renovation in Toronto City Hall - Recommended
Actions in Response to Office Consolidation Sub-Committee
Motions and Additional Budget Requirements.
The Administration Committee reports having received the following communication:
(June 16, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that the Office Consolidation Sub-Committee on June 9, 1999, during its consideration of a communication (May 28, 1999) from the City Clerk, addressed to the Policy and Finance Committee regarding Phase 1 Renovation in Toronto City Hall, and a communication (May 5, 1999) from the City Clerk addressed to the Commissioner of Corporate Services advising of the following action taken by the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee on May 4, 1999:
(1) received the foregoing communications;
(2) forwarded the matter to the Administration Committee for consideration;
(3) requested the Commissioner of Corporate Services to respond to the recommendations of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee on May 4, 1999, in the aforementioned communication, directly to the Administration Committee;
(4) requested the Commissioner of Corporate Services also to prepare a report directly to the Administration Committee in response to the Budget Committee’s request for additional information; and
(5) requested that the foregoing information be sent to all members of the Office Consolidation Sub-Committee.
(n) Retention of Former Employees as Expert
Witnesses at Ontario Municipal Board Hearings.
The Administration Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its Special Meeting scheduled to be held on July 21, 1999:
(June 25, 1999) from the City Solicitor, advising that in situations where Council does not adopt the recommendations of Planning Division staff with respect to development applications and the matter is appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, internal planning staff are unable to provide evidence at the Board at the hearing of the matter; that in these circumstances, the City Solicitor is required to retain the services of an outside planning consultant to provide expert evidence at the Board; that outside consultants are retained on a short term basis from one week to several months depending on the particular file; that they are paid for the number of hours worked on the file based on an estimate provided at the time they are retained; that the City Solicitor determines the most appropriate outside consultant to retain based on among other matters, the issues raised by the particular file, the expertise of the consultant, the consultant’s perceived credibility before the Board and their previous Board experience; and recommending that the City Solicitor be authorized to retain former employees who received a termination package from the City on a short term basis as may be required from time to time, to provide evidence at Ontario Municipal Board hearings in support of Council’s position where staff are unable to provide evidence in support of Council’s position.
(o) Public Access Defibrillation Program.
The Administration Committee reports having received, with thanks, the following reports:
(June 28, 1999) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services, reporting, as requested by City Council on June 9, 1999, on the reasons for the delay in the start-up of the Public Access Defibrillation Program at Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square, and the steps being taken to ensure Council’s policy for a quick start of this program no later than September 1, 1999; advising that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services has provided a report to the Administration Committee detailing the reasons for the delay and the steps being taken to ensure implementation no later than September 1, 1999; that it is expected that the Public Access Defibrillation Pilot Project and City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square will be fully implemented in accordance with Council’s revised amendment to have the program fully operational by September 1, 1999; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(June 28, 1999) from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, reporting on the current status of the implementation of the Public Access Defibrillation Program pilot project at City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square and Metro Hall; advising that Toronto Ambulance had taken the lead role in promoting the cardiac safe city concept for the City of Toronto; that during the process of implementing the project a number of delays were encountered, which made it difficult to achieve the January 1, 1999, deadline; that while delays have been encountered involving the implementation of the pilot program, other initiatives had taken place in order to expand the concept of public access defibrillation throughout the City; that in June, 1999, all members of the Toronto Police Services Marine Unit were trained to perform defibrillation and the primary response boats were equipped with defibrillators to ensure immediate response to waterfront emergencies; that it is expected that the Public Access Defibrillation Pilot Project at Nathan Phillips Square and City Hall will be fully implemented in accordance with Council’s revised amendment to have the program fully operational by September 1, 1999; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(p) 1999 Parking Tag Issuance -
January to March 1999.
The Administration Committee reports having received the following report:
(June 3, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer, reporting on parking tag issuance and other key indicators for the first quarter of 1999; advising that this report reflects parking enforcement and collection activities of the Corporation for the period ending March 31, 1999; attaching the following schedules:
Schedule 1 Monthly Tag Issuance, Collection Rate and Revenue for 1999;
Schedule 2 Collection Rate Activity for Tags Issued in Prior Years (1989-1998);
Schedule 3 Parking Tag Receivables (1989-1998);
Schedule 4 Summary of Trial Request, Conviction Rates, and Review Activity;
Schedule 5 Summary of Expenditures for Parking Tag Operations; and
Schedule 6 Parking Tags Issued by former Municipal By-Law Group;
and recommending that this report be received for information.
(q) Code of Conduct for Members of Council
Inclusive of Lobbyist Provisions.
The Administration Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report until its meeting scheduled to be held on September 7, 1999:
(June 29, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer, recommending that:
(1) the Code of Conduct be used as the vehicle for Council members to deal with lobbyists since the City lacks the legal authority to enact and enforce an effective lobbyist registry system;
(2) the Code of Conduct for Members of Council in Attachment 1 to this report be adopted;
(3) the Code of Conduct apply in spirit and intent to Council appointees and others who serve on City agencies, boards, commissions and other bodies, subject to any necessary (legal) modification, as described in section XIII of the Code of Conduct;
(4) an "Ethics" Steering Committee be created to recommend a process for monitoring the implementation of the Code of Conduct and to consider the additional policy matters raised in this report with the assistance of CAO, Legal, Clerk’s and Audit staff as required; and
(5) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
(r) Legal Challenge Against City of Toronto and
Toronto Transit Commission - Status Update.
The Administration Committee reports having received the following confidential report:
(July 6, 1999) from the City Solicitor on the status of the legal challenge against the Toronto Transit Commission and the City of Toronto.
Respectfully submitted,
COUNCILLOR LORENZO BERARDINETTI,
Chair
Toronto, July 13, 1999
Patsy Morris
Tel. (416) 392-9151
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