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REPORTS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES

AND OTHER COMMITTEES

As Considered by

The Council of the City of Toronto

on May 13 and 14, 1998

EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

REPORT No. 6

1Item Considered by the East York Community Council 4161

City of Toronto

REPORT No. 6

OF THE EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

(from its meeting on April 20, 1998,

submitted by Councillor Michael Prue, Chair)

As Considered by

The Council of the City of Toronto

on May 13 and 14, 1998

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Item Considered by the East York Community Council

(City Council on May 13 and 14, 1998, received this Clause, for information.)

(a)Draft Discussion Paper on the Roles and

Responsibilities of Community Council.

The East York Community Council reports having:

(1)recommended to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, the following:

(i)a list of municipal functions/responsibilities be established by the Special Committee which reflect city-wide or broad municipal interest including the following:

(a)the authority to pass by-laws;

(b)the authority to restructure Community Council boundaries, alter ward boundaries or change councillor representation;

(c)the authority to levy taxes;

(d)the ability to issue debentures;

(e)the power to expropriate land;

(f)the power to enter into agreements, or to sue or be sued;

(g)the ability to hold title to property;

(h)the power to appoint municipal officers or to hire and fire staff; and

(i)the authority to make grants;

(ii)any other municipal functions/responsibilities be deemed residual which shall be dealt with by the community councils;

(iii)community councils be granted the authority to carry out any policy or by-law adopted by City Council whereby the discretion shall be vested with the community council;

(iv)community councils be consulted during the standardization and consolidation process of all municipal by-laws;

(v)general acceptance of the recommendations and comments in Appendices 1 and 2 of the aforementioned report of the Special Committee with the exception of the following recommendations from Appendix 1 whereby concern was expressed:

(a)Recommendation 2) (c) regarding many functions previously handled at the Metro level which could and should be devolved to the community councils, including many former Metro roads and all Metro parks and requesting Council to continue to review all its functions to allow for the maximum local delivery of service;

(b)Recommendation 2) (d) regarding the linkage of functions into the existing community service infrastructure to allow citizens to enjoy cost savings and service integration;

(c)Recommendation 2) (e) regarding community councils retaining responsibility for most of the areas they now oversee, including sewers, garbage, non-regional roads, parks, recreation centres, and planning matters other than regional planning and the Official Plan;

(d)Recommendation 4 in its entirety regarding how community councils set and spend their budgets; and

(e)Recommendation 5) (c) regarding the premise that all staff serving the functions managed by community councils would report to the community council;

(vi)endorsement of the principle that a two-thirds majority vote by City Council be required to overturn recommendations made by community councils;

(2)requested the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report directly to the Special Committee on the feasibility of granting discretionary funds to community councils; and

(3)received the report (March 1998) of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team with respect to the draft discussion paper on the roles and responsibilities of community councils and requesting the East York Community Council to report to the Special Committee after receiving community input.

(March 1998) of the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team with respect to the draft discussion paper on the roles and responsibilities of community councils and requesting the East York Community Council to report to the Special Committee after receiving community input;

(April 17, 1998) from Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York, regarding the power and roles of the community councils;

(April 20, 1998) from Ms. Lorna Krawchuk, East York, responding to the questionnaire on the roles and responsibilities of community councils;

(April 20, 1998) from Mr. Colin MacLeod, Team East York, East York, submitting comments on the roles and responsibilities of the community councils; and

(April 20, 1998) from Ms. Carol Burtin Fripp, President, Leaside Property Owners' Association Inc., East York, responding to the draft discussion paper on the roles and responsibilities of community councils.

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The following persons appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Ms. Margaret Simpson, East York;

-Ms. Lorna Krawchuk, East York;

-Mr. Colin Macleod, Team East York, East York;

-Mr. Colin MacLeod, East York, on behalf of Ms. Carol Burtin Fripp, President, LeasideProperty Owners' Association Inc;

-Ms. Maureen Lindsay, East York;

-Mr. Vasil Alexion, East York;

-Mr. Cliff Dwyer, East York; and

-Ms. Norma Curran, East York.

Respectfully submitted,

MICHAEL PRUE,

Chair

Toronto, April 20, 1998

(Report No. 6 of The East York Community Council was received, for information, by City Council on May 13 and 14, 1998.)