Other Items Considered by the Committee
(a)Lester B. Pearson International Airport - Update by Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) Board
Members - All Wards.
The Economic Development and Parks Committee reports having received the following report and presentation:
(September 16, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, advising the Economic
Development and Parks Committee of the update to be provided by the City's nominees to the GTAA Board of Directors
on ongoing and planned activities at Lester B. Pearson International Airport (LBPIA); and recommending that this report
be received for information.
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The following persons gave a presentation to the Economic Development and Parks Committee on ongoing and planned
activities at Lester B. Pearson International Airport (LBPIA):
-Mr. Gerry E. Meinzer, Member, Board of Directors, Greater Toronto Airports Authority; and
-Mr. Steve Shaw, Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communication, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, and filed a
copy of their presentation.
The Chair, on behalf of Committee, thanked Mr. Meinzer and Mr. Shaw for their informative presentation.
(b)Urban Initiatives.
The Economic Development and Parks Committee reports having referred the following communication and all
other relevant material distributed at the October 4, 1999, meeting of the Committee to the Commissioner of
Economic Development, Culture and Tourism for report thereon to the Economic Development and Parks
Committee:
(September 13, 1999) from Ms. Katherine Pigott, Riverdale Community Business Centre, requesting an opportunity to
make a deputation on the experiences of Urban Initiatives.
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The following persons appeared before the Economic Development and Parks Committee in connection with the foregoing
matter:
-Ms. Joan Roberts, Kensington Market Action Committee, and filed a copy of her submission;
-Ms. Barbara Finlay, Coordinator, Parkdale/Liberty Economic Development Committee, and filed a copy of her
submission;
-Ms Katherine Pigott, Director, Riverdale Community Business Centre;
-Mr. David Melville, Kensington Market Action Committee;
-Mr. Henry Calderon, Project Director, West Toronto Junction Team; and
-Mr. Michael Rosenberg, Toronto, Ontario.
(c)Appointment of a New Design Exchange Board Member - All Wards
The Economic Development and Parks Committee noted that City Council, at its meeting held on September 28 and
29, 1999, appointed Councillor David Soknacki, Scarborough Highland Creek, to the Board of Directors of The
Design Exchange.
The Economic Development and Parks Committee reports having received the following report and
communication:
(i)(September 16, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, recommending that
Council appoint a representative to sit on the Design Exchange Board for the period ending November 30, 2000.
(ii)(September 8, 1999) from Mr. J. Urban Joseph, Chairman of the Board, The Design Exchange, advising the Economic
Development and Parks Committee that the Board of Directors of The Design Exchange has invited Councillor Michael
Tzekas to serve on the Board of The Design Exchange.
(d)City of Toronto Arts and Culture Grants - January to June, 1999.
The Economic Development and Parks Committee reports having received the following report for information:
(August 1999) from Ms. Anne Collins, President, Toronto Arts Council, submitting, for information, a report on the City
of Toronto Arts and Culture Grants for the period January 1 to June 30, 1999.
(e)Toronto Employer Database - All Wards.
The Economic Development and Parks Committee reports having received the following report for information:
(September 16, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, informing the Economic
Development and Parks Committee on the work currently being undertaken by the Economic Development Division to
develop a City of Toronto Employer Database; and recommending that this report be received for information.
(f)Long Term Plans for Parks and Recreation Facilities - All Wards.
The Economic Development and Parks Committee reports having received the following report for information:
(September 17, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, providing information, as
requested by the Economic Development and Parks Committee at its previous meeting, on a public consultation work plan
in relation to long term planning for parks and recreation facilities; and recommending that this report be received for
information.
(g)Development Charges on Non-Residential Development.
The Economic Development and Parks Committee reports having:
(1)requested the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, in consultation with the Acting
Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the
Toronto Economic Development Corporation, to report to the November 8, 1999 meeting of the Economic
Development and Parks Committee on issues related to stimulating reinvestment in employment areas within the
City, including brownfield sites, and a process to address these issues comprehensively; and
(2)received the following communication:
(September 13, 1999) from Mr. Bill Palander, RIM, President, Toronto Real Estate Board, applauding the City's efforts in
keeping development charges at the lowest possible level, providing an exemption for industrial-commercial development,
and providing a phasing-in period for the new charges.
Respectfully submitted,
COUNCILLOR BRIAN ASHTON,
Chair
Toronto, October 4, 1999
Betty Henderson
Tel. (416) 392-8088
