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Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Confirmation of Minutes – February 16 and 17, 2010

Communications/Reports

The City Manager and Chief Financial Officer recommends that:

AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Arena Boards of Management

53.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for the Arena Boards of Management of $6.396 million gross and $(0.006) million net, comprised of the following services:

Association of Community Centres

54.       Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for the Association of Community Centres of $7.369 million gross and $6.180 million net, comprised of the following services:

55.       The Executive Director of Social Development and Administration, along with Financial Planning staff, and in consultation with the Executive Director of Applegrove Community Complex, undertake a review of operational sustainability of the Applegrove Community Complex, including strategies to address the 2011 budget targets before the 2011 Operating Budget process.

Exhibition Place

56.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Exhibition Place of $62.928 million gross and $0.026 million net, comprised of the following services:

57.       City Council approve amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 227, Schedule 14 and to the loan agreement dated January 12, 2009 between the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place and the City of Toronto, to revise the purpose of the “Exhibition Place Conference Centre Reserve Fund” to “Provides a source of funding for any shortfalls in loan payments to the City from Exhibition Place for the new conference centre or to support Exhibition Place’s operating shortfalls between 2010 and 2012, to a maximum of $0.900 million”.

Heritage Toronto

58.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto of $0.713 million gross and $0.366 million net, comprised of the following service:

Parking Tag Enforcement & Operations

59.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Parking Tag Enforcement & Operations of $54.620 million gross and $26.054 million net revenue, comprised of the following services:

60.       City Council request the Province to increase the regulated administration fee applied to defaulted parking tags and that the Province consider a revenue-sharing agreement with the City for the increased fee value.

61.       City staff work closely with and monitor the Province’s progress in drafting new regulations to the Provincial Offences Act to include changes that no longer require an officer to appear in court to give evidence at parking ticket trials.

62.       City staff report back on strategies and initiatives to mitigate expenditure increases and maintain revenues in time for the 2011 Operating Budget Process.

Theatres

63.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Theatres of $20.617 million gross and $3.488 million net, comprised of the following services:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

64.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority of $35.583 million gross and $7.298 million net, of which $4.207 million is a contribution from Toronto Water and $3.269 million is tax-supported, which is comprised of the following services:

65.       The information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential until the outcome of Council’s decision has been communicated to the Unions and affected staff.

Toronto Atmospheric Fund

66.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Atmospheric Fund of $2.236 million gross and $0 million net, comprised of the following service:

67.       The Toronto Atmospheric Fund provide a quarterly variance report through 2010 to monitor investment income performance and third party fundraising activities.

Toronto Public Library

73.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Public Library of $180.373 million gross and $166.885 million net, comprised of the following service:

74.       Toronto Library Board report to Budget Committee on March 5, 2010 with reduction options that are permanent, sustainable, and with identifiable service level impacts, to achieve the 1.8% increase over the 2009 Approved Budget.

75.       Toronto Library Board report to Budget Committee on the Special Sick Leave Pay-out cost estimates for 2010 resulting from the implementation of the new Illness or Injury Plan, once the financial impact is known.

Toronto Transit Commission

76.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for the TTC of $1.371 billion gross and $429.804 million net, comprised of the following service:

77.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Wheel-Trans of $87.433 million gross and $82.676 million net, comprised of the following service:

78.       The Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission report to Budget Committee by June of 2010 on any adjustments to ridership projections or passenger revenue based on actual 2010 ridership and revenues to date, and that the TTC identify mitigation strategies including service changes if experience indicates lower than budgeted ridership in 2010;

79.       The information contained in Confidential Attachment II remain confidential until the outcome of Council's decision has been communicated to the Union and affected staff;

80.       The Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission report to Budget Committee in the Spring of 2010 with five-year ridership and service delivery plans for the TTC and Wheel-Trans that will include various options for a multi-year fare strategy;

81.       The Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission report back to the Budget Committee prior to the start of the 2011 Operating Budget process on the impact of the Health and Wellness Program on absenteeism and associated savings;

82.       The Chief General Manager of the TTC report back to Budget Committee prior to the start of the 2011 Operating Budget process on the impact of the Health and Safety Initiative and the Work Safe – Home Safe program;

83.       A long-term TTC subsidy receivable of $25.750 million be created, representing the value of expected future TTC accident claim expenses and a long-term Wheel-Trans subsidy receivable of $0.325 million be created representing the value of expected future Wheel-Trans accident claim expenses;

84.       The Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer continue discussions on partnering with the Province for permanent sustainable funding in order to return the TTC’s provincial funding share to 50%, as it was prior to downloading; and,

85.       The Chief General Manager of  the Toronto Transit Commission report back to Budget Committee by March 5, 2010 with the 2011 incremental impact of 2010 service efficiencies and program summary amounts by expenditure category which comprise Appendix D of the Analyst Notes.

Toronto Zoo

86.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Zoo of $44.940 million gross and $11.000 million net, comprised of the following services:

Yonge-Dundas Square

87.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Yonge-Dundas Square of $1.763 million gross and $0.544 million net, comprised of the following service:

NON-LEVY OPERATIONS

Toronto Parking Authority

88.    C ity Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for the Toronto Parking Authority of $68.735 million gross and ($55.685) million net, comprised of the following services:

89.       This Report be considered concurrently with the Income Sharing Agreement Renewal with the Toronto Parking Authority Report (February 2010) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and President of the Toronto Parking Authority.

CORPORATE ACCOUNTS

Community Partnership & Investment Program

90.       City Council approve the 2010 Recommended Operating Budget for Community Partnership and Investment Program of $45.441 million gross and $45.230 million net, comprised of the following services:

The Toronto Police Services Board recommends to the Budget Committee that City Council approve a 2010 net Operating Budget request of $38.8 Million (M), a $2.5M or 6.8% increase over the 2009 net approved budget.

The purpose of this report is to provide the City of Toronto Budget Committee with the Toronto Police Service – Parking Enforcement Unit’s 2010 revised operating budget request.

The 2010 net operating budget request of $38.8M represents an increase of $2.5M (6.8%) over the approved 2009 net operating budget.

Advising that the Toronto Public Library Board, at its meeting on November 16, 2009, approved the following motion:

That the Toronto Public Library Board:

1.         adopts the 2010 Operating Budget request (Attachment 1) of $170.339 million net ($183.139 million gross), which has been provided to the City for discussion and consideration;

2.         adopts the 2010 Program Overview (Attachment 2), which has been provided to the City for discussion and consideration;

3.         adopts the principles of the Budget Reduction Framework provided on page 6 of the report;

4.         reviews the Preliminary Reduction Options to meet City targets provided on page 7 of the report, and provides guidance to staff; and

5.         authorizes and directs the appropriate staff to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Advising that the Toronto Transit Commission on December 16, 2009, considered Toronto Transit Commission Report No. 12 (December 16, 2009), entitled "2010 TTC Operating Budget", and forwarded the report to the Budget Committee for approval of Recommendation No. 4 in the report:

"4.        Forward this report to the City of Toronto requesting approval of:

a.         the required 2010 Transit Operating subsidy to the TTC;

b.         confirmation of the establishment of an additional long-term subsidy receivable in the amount of $17.6 million to cover post-retirement benefit non-cash expenses for 2010 consistent with previous accounting treatment approved by Council; and

c.         confirmation of the establishment of an additional long-term subsidy receivable in the amount of $25.8 million to cover accident claims non-cash expenses for 2010 consistent with previous accounting treatment approved by Council as noted in (b) above."

Advising that the Toronto Transit Commission on December 16, 2009 considered Toronto Transit Commission Report No. 13, entitled "2010 Wheel Trans Operating Budget", and forwarded the report to the Budget Committee for approval of Recommendation No. 5 of the report:

"5.        Forward this report to the City of Toronto requesting approval of:

a.         the City’s required 2010 Operating Subsidy for Wheel-Trans;

b.         confirmation of the establishment of an additional long-term subsidy receivable in the amount of $0.83 million to cover post-retirement benefit non-cash expenses for 2010 consistent with previous accounting treatment approved by Council;

c.         confirmation of the establishment of an additional long-term subsidy receivable in the amount of $325,000 to cover accident claims non-cash expenses for 2010 consistent with previous accounting treatment approved by Council; and

d.         the contribution of any 2009 net operating surplus to the TTC Stabilization Reserve Fund for utilization against the 2010 Operating Budget shortfall."