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April 21, 1998
To:Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee
From:City Clerk
Subject:Summary of Deputations on 1998 Capital and Operating Budgets
Recommendations:
The Budget Committee on April 20, 1998, recommended to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, and
Council, that:
(1)as previously recommended, the funding requests for the Cedarvale and McCormick Recreation Centres and the
Eatonville Library be considered in the context of the five-year Capital Plan and a report be submitted to the
Budget Committee no later than October 1998;
(2)the grant requests for Serena Toronto and the Toronto Arts Council be referred to the Municipal Grants Review
Committee; and
(3)all other issues referred to the report (April 17, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer be
received.
Background:
The Budget Committee on April 20, 1998, had before it a report (April 17, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer summarizing the budgetary implications of responses from deputants to the Committee of the Whole of Council
held on April 14 and 15, 1998.
City Clerk
Barbara Liddiard/rc/cp
Item No. 20
Attachment
c.Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Chief Administrative Officer
Municipal Grants Review Committee
Mr. Shekhar Prasad, Finance Department.
(Report dated April 17, 1998, addressed to the Budget Committee from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)
Purpose:
To summarize the budgetary implications of responses from deputants to the Committee of the Whole of Council held on
April 14 and 15, 1998 for consideration of the Budget Committee.
Financial Implications:
Any funding changes made as a result of the information in this report would affect the 1998 Operating and Capital
Budgets, respectively, as recommended by the Budget Committee at its meeting of March 31 and April 2 and 3, 1998.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee consider the specific funding issues raised by deputants as contained in this
report and make recommendations to Council through the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee as it deems
appropriate.
Council Reference:
During its special meeting of April 14 and 15, 1998, Council heard from deputants with respect to the 1998 Capital and
Operating Budgets. Both budgets are scheduled to be before Council for formal debate at its meeting scheduled for April
28, 1998.
Discussion:
The Attachment to this report contains a brief synopsis of the issues raised by each of the deputants and an indication of the
resolution or disposition of those issues in the context of the budgets as currently recommended by the Budget Committee.
Specific funding recommendations made by the deputants and relevant background for the consideration of the Budget
Committee is summarized below.
(1)Day Care Issues
The primary issue raised by the deputants with respect to child care issues is the re-investment of a $12 million
Awindfall@ received by the former Metro back into the child care program. As well, certain deputants wished to expand
the number of day care spaces by the filling of 2,000 vacancies, and expressed concern over the pressures facing the child
care program, e.g. pay equity costs and the fact that per diems costs paid to operators had not been increased over the past
several years.
During 1997, as a result of the Provincial change to Regulation 262, the former Metro received unanticipated financial
relief totalling approximately $14 million. The Province would contribute a greater proportion of the child care program
costs by virtue of the fact that Metro was now able to retain 100% of user fees (as opposed to having the user fees shared
80%:20% with the Province, as was previously the case). However, the Regulation also required that the City must
maintain the number of subsidized fee spaces at 24,216.
As part of the 1997 Operating Budget process, approximately half of the $14 million was applied immediately to child care
and used to fund some child care expansion in the Ontario Works program, to establish a child care capital reserve of $1
million, and to eliminate the arbitrary minimum user fee of $1.00 per day per child. While the balance was used to address
budget pressures on the mill rate, Council nevertheless Areserved@ $7.43 million within the 1997 Corporate Contingency
Account for possible child care uses later in the year. In fact, in September, Council approved a strategy to use these
monies, which focused on one-time assistance to operators and providers of subsidized child care to provide help with
program expenses and costs associated with property operators.
The 1998 funding for child care, as recommended by the Budget Committee, maintains the 1997 service levels and the
number of child care spaces at the required 24,216.
(2)Request for Recreational Facilities
(1)Cedarvale Recreational Centre
(2)McCormick Recreational Centre
Mr. Kalevar addressed City Council advising of his petition from over 1,000 residents in support of building a recreation
centre in Cedarvale Park. It was also suggested that at a minimum, a clubhouse and washrooms should be provided for
local residents.
The recommended 1998 Parks and Recreation Capital Budget does not include any funding for the this project nor has this
project been identified in future year projections. The Budget committee has recommended that the Cedarvale Recreation
Centre be referred for consideration with the Parks and Recreation five-year capital works programme to be developed by
September 1998.
Toronto Community Council, at its meeting of March 27, 1998, recommended that $350,000 for the design work for
McCormick Recreation Centre be accelerated to 1998. The Budget Committee has recommended that the McCormick
Recreation Centre project be referred for consideration with the Parks and Recreation five- year capital works programme
requested for Budget Committee=s consideration in September 1998.
(3)Transportation / Cycling / Environment Issues
The primary issues raised in the above areas include that Council re-consider the $30 million request for the demolition of
the east end of the Gardiner Expressway and the capital budget reduction of $500,000 for High Occupancy Volume lanes
be re-instated in the 1998 Capital Budget.
Other issues expressed through the deputation process relate primarily to review of transportation systems and policies,
which may not have immediate budget implications but which will require future consideration. Some specific concerns /
issues raised include:
- Introduction of toll roads for main highways;
- Improvement to Public Transit;
- Expansion of bike paths in the City;
- Ensure pedestrian safety issues (ie sidewalk users, cyclist safety) are addressed through better education, improved
signage;
- Consider environmentally friendly alternatives in developing policies (ie promote walking, cycling, use of transit);
- Support demonstrated for Toronto Atmospheric Fund=s arm=s length relationship with the City.
(4)Public Health Services
In summary, the majority of the deputants, commended the Budget Committee for not reducing Public Health services in
1998; and for expanding the Healthy Births, Healthy Parenting and School Food programs.
The Budget Committee was requested to recommend that Community Health Grants be maintained at 1997 levels; and,
that future budgets maintain the current level of Health Services - the programs / services specifically mentioned were:
- Dental Care for low income seniors
- High Risk Pregnant Women
- Mental illness
- Disease & other prevention programs
- Child nutrition
- Aids and Sexual Health
- Needle exchange
- Enforcement of Food Regulations & Inspections
- Wellness promotion
Grant to Serena Toronto - ($5,000) - Recommended Reduction Proposal
One of the deputants requested re-instatement of $3.5 thousand for Serena Toronto. Reduction proposal # 14 recommends
that the $5,000 grant paid to Serena Toronto be discontinued in 1998. The grant was paid in-lieu of counseling services
offered with respect to natural child births. Public Health staff have taken the position that this service is an enhancement to
the counseling services already provided in-house and therefore brought it forward as a reduction proposal which could be
supported.
(5)Animal Services
The issues raised included:
- Giving the Toronto Humane Society Business Plan proposal fair consideration
- Maintaining the status quo ie. in York and East York and allow for community input
- Supporting an independent 3rd party review of animal services delivery in Toronto
- No contracting out of services - maintain in-house
- Do not allow for one provider of shelter services
- Revisit policy respecting the (former) City of Toronto Park Patrol Service ($181,000)
The Animal Services 1998 Recommended Budget provides the necessary funds to maintain the status quo with respect to
the operations of its animal shelters and the full year=s funding for the Toronto Humane Society Contract.
The issues noted above should be deferred for consideration with the independent report requested of the Chief
Administrative Officer which will be reviewing animal services across the entire City
(6)Housing
The primary issue raised by the deputants who spoke in support of the Housing program was the preservation of public
housing (including maintaining service and funding levels), and the opposition to any sale/privatization of social housing
units (a Provincial issue with respect to the potential privatization of 7,000 units). The deputants also requested that tenants
be included in all decision-making processes.
The 1998 recommended budget for the Housing Program maintains services at the 1997 levels. Any recommended
reductions have resulted from efficiencies (implementation of best practices, elimination of duplication upon
amalgamation, restructuring), and are therefore not expected to impact operations.
(7)Cultural Grant to Toronto Arts Council
In keeping with the general understanding that the grants= programs for the City of Toronto will be maintained at the 1997
level, the 1998 grant level to the Toronto Arts Council, as recommended in the operating budget, for both the
administration and the cultural grant component of the Cultural grants have been sustained at the 1997 level.
The Toronto Arts Council will assume the responsibility for providing grants to individual artists throughout the new City
of Toronto. The TAC is requesting an additional requirement of $250,000 to provide the same service levels to individual
artists throughout the new City of Toronto, beyond its former boundaries.
The issue of service levels must be determined in context with both priorities of the New City of Toronto and funding
availability. The Municipal Grants Review Committee is in the process of reviewing current policies and practices of the
former municipalities, in order to implement common principles for the municipal grants policies. In addition, given the
current corporate pressures it is premature to allocate any additional funding.
It is therefore recommended that the TAC in consultation with appropriate City officials, review the issue of service
leveling of grants to individual artists and report its findings to the Municipal Grants Review Committee and the Budget
Committee, in September, prior to the commencement of the 1999 operating budget.
(8)Property Tax Issues
The deputants expressed their common concern respecting the impact of assessment reform and tax policy changes on the
residential and commercial property classes. The points raised included favouring a tax freeze for all homeowners,
repealing the Current Value Assessment (CVA) system, and creating new property classes to avoid significant shifts in
taxes. Several deputants indicated their support of tax rebates for charitable organizations, and property tax relief for
seniors.
An Assessment and Tax Policy Task Force has been established and is currently considering various tax policy options
available to the City to deal with the tax impacts resulting from assessment reform. These options include the phase-in of
increases and decreases, tax relief for low-income seniors and low-income disabled persons, tax rebates for charitable and
similar organizations, as well as the recently introduced option of capping tax increases to 2.5 percent for the commercial,
industrial, and commercial-residential property classes, and creation of new sub-classes of property.
Conclusions:
The deputants that appeared in front of the Committee of the Whole of Council on April 14 and 15, 1998 made a number of
specific recommendations with respect to the 1998 Capital and Operating Budgets. Budget Committee will debate these
items at its meeting on April 20, 1998 and will make recommendations as it deems appropriate for the formal Council
debate on the budgets scheduled for April 28, 1998.
Contact Name:
Shekhar Prasad, 392-8095
W. A. Liczyk
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
April 14, 1998Appendix
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Name |
Issue |
Resolution/Disposition |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
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1 |
Eric
Greenspoon
President,
Noise Watch,
Toronto |
Noise pollution/noise by-law
enforcement. 1997 City level
would mean $2.7million new
City-wide |
Funding consistent with
1997 level. Matters of
policy Service Level is an
issue for Corporation as a
whole. |
2 |
Susan Serran,
Co-Chair, Arts
Vote Steering
Comm.,
Toronto |
Supports separate Culture Div.,
arms-length arts grants; flat line
cultural grants |
Grants sustained at 1997
level. The TAC who has
responsibility of delivery
grants, does have an arms
length agreement with the
city. |
3 |
Norman
Seagram,
Chair, Board of
Directors,
Harbourfront,
Toronto |
No risk, no art-no life . Does not
want grants cut below last year=s
level.
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Grants sustained at 1997
level.
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4 |
Angela Lee,
Freelance
Artist, Toronto |
Maintain and build on the arts
budget
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Grants flat-lined
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5 |
Martha J.
Durdin, Board
Member,
Council for
Business and
the Arts in
Canada,
Toronto |
Maintain current level of support
for the arts. |
Grants flat-lined
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6 |
Stephanie
Lundy &
Livine
Solomon,
Grade 11 Arts
Advantage
Media Class,
Downsview
Scondary
School,
Downsview |
Without the arts our world could
be as blank as the inside of a
cardboard box. |
Grants flat-lined. |
7 |
Paul Gross,
Actor, Toronto |
Protect the long standing support
of Metro and the previous City of
Toronto to the Arts. |
Grants flat lined. |
8 |
Spyros
Volonakis,
Chair, Child
Care Advisory
Committee,
Toronto |
Pressure on Child Care Centres
because of Provincial actions and
freezing of the per diem rates by
the former Metro. Wants $12
million put into contingency for
child care purpose. |
$12 million was a one
time windfall in 1997 and
most of that money was
made available to the day
care community in 1997
and is not available in
1998. |
9 |
William
Doyle-Marshall, Toronto |
In support of Carribana Festival. |
Dealt at Council Meeting
of April 16, 1998. |
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
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10 |
Cheryl
MacDonald,
Toronto
Coalition for
Better Child
Care, Toronto |
Wants 2000 vacant day care
spaces to be filled. Wants savings
in Social Assistance to be used for
child care. Wants $12 million
raised from user fees to be used
for this purpose. |
The user fee revenue is
being used for Child Care
purpose to maintain the
same number of spaces
and same level of city
funding as last year. |
11 |
Steve Ellis,
Toronto |
Establish an office of assessment
review board to help the
provincial assessment office
understand the problems. |
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12 |
Manny
Drukier,
Vice-President,
Avenue Road
Davenport
Business
Association,
Toronto |
Wants an advisory committee
comprised of previous mayors to
be setup to look at devolution of
process and cut back on
infrastructure spending . |
Funding maintained at a
level that maintains
service levels pending
review of restructuring
and alternative service
delivery options. |
13 |
Oudit
Raghubir,
Scarborough |
Concerned about day care centres
in schools and lack of funding for
pay equity pressures and low level
for the per diem. |
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14 |
Christine
Taylor,
Director,
Kensington
Day care
Centre,
Toronto |
Per diem fees should be raised to
cover real cost of day care. Wants
the $12 million to be used for
reinvestment in day care . |
There is no $12 million
available to be used
towards the pressures
identified. |
15 |
Ms. Virginia
Thompson,
Junction Day
Care, Toronto |
Make all budget meetings open to
the public. Allow deputants at all
budget meetings. Wants the City
to take the provincial loan and
grant and make available any
available funds to the needy
programs. |
Budget meetings are
public meetings, and there
is a process for deputants. |
16 |
Ms. Karen
Wirsig, Metro
Network for
Social Justice,
Toronto |
Absent |
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17 |
Dr. Marian
Joppe, Chair,
Heritage
Toronto,
Toronto |
Value of volunteer sector pegged
at $40 million. Do not sacrifice
heritage. Find ways to help the
volunteer sector. |
Heritage issues continues
to be a priority for the
City. |
18 |
Ms. Elizabeth
Ingolfsrud,
Chair,
Etobicoke
Historical
Board, Toronto |
Absent |
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19 |
Mr. Joe Gill,
Chair, The
Friends of Fort
York, Toronto |
Absent |
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20 |
Mr. Tim
Burns, St.
Lawrence
Neighbourhood
Association,
Toronto |
Supports no increase in user fees
for the Community Centres. |
User fees maintained at
last year=s level. |
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
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21 |
Mr. Dale
Ritch, Toronto |
In favour of a tax freeze for all
homeowners.
How much extra money is the
City getting from the removal of
the business occupancy tax?
Use the 1997 assessment roll and
mill rate to create the 1998 tax
bills.
Reject CVA. |
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22 |
Mr. Basil
Mustafa,
Cross-Cultural
Communication Centre,
Toronto |
Stop funding cuts for anti-racism
work.
Statistics indicate that racism is on
the increase.
Need funding more than ever
before, because in the year 2000,
54% of Toronto residents will be
racial minorities. |
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23 |
Ms. Salome
Lukas, Women
Working with
Immigrant
Women,
Toronto |
Concerned that programs for
women and women of colour are
being eliminated.
Concerned that access and equity
to services is a right. |
Grant programs sustained
at 1997 levels. |
24 |
Mr. Jim
D=Orazio,
Board Member,
Metro Toronto
Sewer and
Watermain
Contractors
Association,
Mississauga |
Concerned with the
standardization of service
contracts.
Private industry supports the
standardization of service
contracts.
Recommendation: Use of ADR
processes (equitable dispute
resolution);
Use of best practices based on
national and international
standards. |
To be forwarded to the
Engineering Working
Group within Works and
Transportation for
consideration as a new
standardized contract is
being developed for the
new City. |
25 |
Ms. Ann
Fitzpatrick,
Public Housing
Fight Back,
Toronto |
Wants the preservation of public
housing stock.
Support no sale of social housing.
Recommend Province stop its
plan to sell off housing and scatter
units.
Hold the Province to their promise
to audit the social housing stock
and to bring them up to a certain
standard. |
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26 |
Mr. Vance
Latchford,
Toronto |
Concerned with the private
management model for social
housing.
Qualifications of the Management
companies is uneven and
therefore, the quality of services is
uneven. We have a greater need
for service in this area.
Council to endorse a
communication mechanism to
include tenants in decision
making.
Communicate to the Province
Council=s displeasure with their
housing policy to privatize the
7000 additional housing units,
which according to the speaker.
We will end up with contracts
which tenants have no control. |
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27 |
Mr. Cliff
Martin,
Toronto |
Community activist on public
housing.
Budget include: front line staff for
support programs ie recreation.
Include limited pay support for
tenants that fall behind in their
rent.
Does not want user fees for youth
programs, etc. |
User fees maintained at
last years' level. |
28 |
Ms. Julia
McNally,
Toronto |
Housing crisis in Toronto.
Increase in waiting lists, homeless
people.
Federal gov=t downloading to
province to municipal.
Solid investment in housing is
better than homelessness.
Listen to the tenants in the process
of reform.
Provide adequate funds for
housing.
Independent audit of social
housing.
Maintain frontline services.
Ensure any savings from budget
cuts to be put back into housing
program.
Oppose the sale of public housing
and oppose the privatization of
7000 housing units. |
Grants have been
sustained at 1997 level. |
29 |
Mr. Michael
Opera, Toronto |
Toronto Property Tax freeze.
Wants mayor to keep election
promise for all ratepayers on tax
freeze.
City to send out tax bills on 1997
assessment and mill rates.
Deduct any shortfall from
education portion we are giving
the province. |
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30 |
Mr. John
Phillips
Toronto |
Absent |
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31 |
Mr. Millie
Wallace,
Toronto |
Absent |
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5:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
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32 |
Ms. Amanda
Platt, Toronto |
Absent |
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33 |
Ms. Maria
Martella,
Toronto |
Upper Yonge Village - family
owned businesses.
Seeking separate tax class for
small businesses.
Concerned with increase of taxes
of 2.5% for three years and then
uncertainty after that for the
development of their business
plans. |
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34 |
Mr. Martin
Ahermaa,
Martin
Ahermaa
Editorial
Services,
Toronto |
Toronto Public Library system
Library should not have budget
cuts or user fees. |
All budget reductions and
standardization of user
fees were recommended
by the Library Board, who
confirmed that these
measures do not result in
any negative impact on
service levels. |
35 |
Mr. Rhona
Swarbrick,
Protect
Established
Neighbourhoods, Etobicoke |
Absent |
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36 |
Mr. John
Banka,
Environmentalists Plan
Transportation,
Toronto |
Review and audit Wheeltrans and
apply the savings to Wheeltrans
budget before applying to TTC
deficit.
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37 |
Ms. Natalie
Litwin,
Transportation
2000, Toronto |
Urban cars produce most
emission.
Do not build any more parking
garages and charge more for
parking.
Spend more on public transit.
Rescind former City of Toronto
by law which requires theatres to
provide parking. |
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38 |
Mr. Ian Wheal,
Toronto Field
Naturalists,
Toronto |
Absent |
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39 |
Ms. Peg Lush,
Feet on the
Street, Toronto |
Support the furthering of rights,
safety and health of sidewalk
users.
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40 |
Mr. Bill
Brown,
Pedestrian
Issues
Committee |
Personally will receive
assessment reduction relating to
Metro Traffic policy.
$500,000 shortfall city subsidy to
people who drive their cars.
Stop financing auto--review
traffic policies. Support public
transit. |
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41 |
Ms. Andrea
Rutty, Toronto |
Absent |
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42 |
Ms. Joan
Doiron,
Toronto |
Spok to Toronto=s wealth.
Wealth in cities decline as people
use more cars. Promote public
transit and increase the city=s
wealth. Decrease people=s use of
cars.
Use budget to realize Official Plan
objectives. Stop road widening.
Stop subsidy to cars. Promote
walking and cycling. Increase car
parking fees, no new parking
facilities. No subsidy to Island
Airport. |
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6:00 - 6:30 p.m. |
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43 |
Ms. Anne
Collins,
President,
Toronto Arts
Council,
Toronto |
City should hold the line on
grants budget to give
organizations some stability in
difficult times. NO increase in
their administration budget.
Would like to top up their grants
budget by $250,000.
1,900 more artists would apply
from outside the former City of
Toronto boundaries. Without top
up can=t deal with extra demand. |
The $250,000 is not
included in the
recommended budget
because it would be an
increase to the base
funding given to TAC in
1997. |
44 |
Ms. Elizabeth
Cinello,
Toronto |
Artist - Speak to $250,000 top up.
Former City of York. Would
appreciate access to $250,000 top
up in grant.
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45 |
Ms. Wendy
Lilly, Toronto |
Artist-Former City of Etobicoke.
Would appreciate access to this
$250,000 top up in grant. |
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46 |
Ms. Jill
McLean,
Woodgreen
Community
Centre,
Toronto |
Single parent- Day care subsidies
and student loans. Day care
considers OSAP as income but
not student loan. She now has to
pay back the student loan with
interest plus still paying day care. |
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47 |
Mr. Colin
Hughes
Chairperson,
Metro
Campaign
2000, Toronto |
To end child poverty.
Eliminate users fees for recreation
programs.
Maintain community grants.
Reinvest savings from decrease in
welfare rolls to child care.
Set aside 2.5 M to extend healthy
babies program.
Preventive services leveled up.
Designated child=s levy or fund to
support children=s programs. |
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8:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
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48 |
Ms. Joan
Wood, Toronto |
Absent |
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49 |
Mr. Mike
Moraites,
Toronto |
Absent |
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50 |
Ms. Kathy
Stephenson,
Community
Member,
Woodgreen
Community
Centre,
Toronto |
concern regarding funding cut to
Centre |
Same level of funding as
in 1997. Part of Facilities
Budget. |
51 |
Ms. Elma
Stephenson,
Toronto |
concern related to funding cut to
Woodgreen Centre |
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52 |
Mr. Howard
Tessler,
Federation of
Metro Toronto
Tenants
Foundation,
Toronto |
spokesperson on behalf of
deputant.
telephone program - increased
usage.
continue funding at last years=
level.
$50 thousand - hotline, website,
court action monitoring.
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purchase of service
funding not purchase of
services related to tenant
issues to be referred to
grant committee |
53 |
Ms. Gail
Hawkins,
Toronto |
Toronto Humane Society
-proposal should be given proper
and fair review.
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54 |
Mr. Richard
Griffith,
Toronto Food
Policy Council,
Agincourt |
Food Policy - continue grant |
Grant maintained at last
year=s level. |
55 |
Mr. Simon
Cheng, Chinese
Interagency
Network of
Greater
Toronto,
Toronto |
CIN commend Council for not
reducing services in 1997/98.
1998 maintain health related
programs, especially related to
low income seniors for dental
care, food programs (grant from
food council), for high risk
pregnant women, seniors, and the
mentally ill.
Sustain grant at last years= level. |
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56 |
Ms. Colleen
Gray, Pape
Adolescent
Resources
Centre,
Toronto |
10 - 19 years of age, provide
child programs otherwise not
provided from other groups.
- description of Youth and Care |
grants funded at last
years= level. |
57 |
Ms. Dorothy
Fletcher, Older
Women=s
Network,
Toronto |
S. Waters speaker.
concern with provincial
government download. Subsidized
housing: requirements exceed the
availability of housing.
Tenant Landlord Act: difficulty
paying for rent.
Continue to provide funds for
non-profit housing. Seek
clarification from the province as
to the outcome of the Rental Act
on those who are on fixed income. |
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58 |
Ms. Marsha
Watts, East
End
Community
Health Centre,
Toronto |
Absent |
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9:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
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59 |
Mr. Brian
Mayes, Serve
Canada,
Toronto |
Serve Canada - youth support.
sustain grant to organization. |
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60 |
Mr. Alvin
Curling, MPP
for
Scarborough
North |
Absent |
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61 |
Mr. Brian
Laurence,
Toronto |
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62 |
Terry
Venturino,
Toronto |
Toronto Humane Society - no
further funding request.
Discussed proposal. Independent
third party review. |
contract maintained as
existed in 1997.
Budget Committee
recommending review. |
63 |
Mr. Ian Stuart,
Etobicoke
Humane
Society,
Toronto |
Barb Tate
adopt Budget Committee
recommendation, sustain York
and East York to allow for
community input.
Committee adopt Board of Health
budget, savings should be taken
from seasonal parks control
program for former city of
Toronto. |
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64 |
Ms. Ainslie
Willock,
Canadian
Alliance for
Furbearing
Animal,
Toronto |
How the City will handle
complaints related to animals.
Provider: mistake that the THS
could handle sheltering for all.
Should not reduce the providers to
one - single provider.
adopt Budget Committee
recommendation - sustain
York/East York in 1998
revised budget be maintained at
$4 million, seasonal parks
program specific to former city of
Toronto |
recommendation in
budget
consistent with
recommendation in budget |
65 |
Mr. Ron
Monteigh, St.
Lawrence
Community
Recreation
Centre
Advisory
Council |
Does not want user fees. |
|
66 |
Mr. Chai
Kalevar, Chair,
Arlington
Middle School
Advisory
Council and
Students from
Arlington
Middle School |
York - need for a recreation
centre.
$58 million for parks &
recreation, seeking per centage to
implement centre in Cedarville
Park.
minimum club house with
washroom. |
Budget Committee
recommended that the
request for a Recreation
Centre be referred for
consideration with the
Parks and Recreation five
year Capital Works
Program. |
67 |
Ms. Linda
Pitney,
Canadian
Coalition
Against Fraud,
Toronto |
Absent |
|
68 |
Mr. Jim
Tsaparis,
Municipal
Citizen
Alliance,
Toronto |
review user fee solution,
including no fee increase for one
year. |
|
69 |
Mr. Bruno
Racovaz,
Toronto |
Absent |
|
69a |
Mr. Ross
Snetsinger
Environment
Planning
Transportation |
Give priority to environmentally
friendly alternatives.
Encourage people to leave cars at
home.
Don=t wide the roads to increase
road capacity.
Improve TTC and GO service.
Encourage business to use rail to
move goods.
Plan transportation system. |
|
69b |
Mr. Amish
Wilson |
Collect monies for Sheppard
subway construction and put
money into reserve fund for TTC
to borrow.
Better to stop or delay Sheppard
subway rather than starve the
existing structure.
Toll roads - 427, DVP, etc.
Set higher tax rates for parking
lots.
Lower tax rate for vacant space. |
|
69c |
Ms. Zena
Onan |
Promote and design effectively
for pedestrian safety. |
|
69d |
Mr. Paul
Clifford,
President of
Hotels
Association |
Tourism will continue to be
successful by maintaining
services.
Union supports Olympic bid.
Dependent on high quality of day
care.
No users fees for recreation
programs.
Support Senior=s programs.
Maintain funding for housing. No
privatization, no selling of units.
Increase community grants.
Public transit - no fare increase or
service decrease.
Support fair wage program.
Support additional $150,000 for
Carribana.
Support hotel room levy.
Support full funding of Tourism
Toronto. |
|
69 e |
Gary Dawson
|
Consider amount of funding
going directly to programs, not
administration. Spend tax dollars
towards programs. Look at
alternative methods to fund
programs, rather than tax dollars,
eg Corporate funding, transfer of
Federal funding directly to City,
not through province.. |
|
69 f |
Michael Kerr |
City should recognize impact of
cuts. spoke on the roundhouse
Project |
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|
Name |
Issue |
Resolution/Disposition |
9:30 - 9:50 p.m. |
|
|
70. |
Mr. Lee
Zaslofsky,
Queen West
Community
Health Centre,
Toronto |
Citizens for Public Health.
Thankful that budget for
public health not gutted.
Thank Council for modest
cuts in administration but not
in programming areas.
Challenge is to come up with
public health vision for next
century i.e. disease prevention
wellness promotion. |
|
71. |
Ms. Debbie
Field, Citizens
for Public
Health, Toronto |
Support the modest expansion
in public health budget.
Continue to allow citizen
participation on Board of
Health.
Continue to enforce food
regulation and inspection.
Cautious about cuts to senior
mgmt. and administration.
TAP fund- preserve it.
Have direct grants to
programs. |
|
72. |
Mr. Tony
Silipo, MPP for
Dovercourt,
Deputy Leader,
NDP, Toronto |
Absent. |
|
73. |
Ms. Maryanne
Bedard,
Ferncliff Day
Care, Toronto |
Why after three years of full
enrolment continue to run
deficit.
Difference between full fee
and subsidized child is $95 a
week.
Need more subsidy to
continue to provide this
service. Not putting the City=s
resources in the right places.
Direct more resources to
areas more highly valued by
the people i.e. child care. |
|
74. |
Ms. Cheryl De
Gras, Pat
Schultz Child
Care Centre,
Toronto |
Under threat under two fronts.
Threat from Province for
adult education.
Threat from the lack of filling
empty spaces. Return the $12
million to child care budget to
help fill the 2,000 spaces.
Early Childhood
Education-Humber College
(unknown deputant).
Invest in child care so that
students in this industry can
continue to work in this
industry. |
|
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
|
|
75. |
Mr. Bill
Palander,
President-Elect,
Toronto Real
Estate Board,
Don Mills |
Address property tax reform.
Three guiding principles:
(1) Remove
uncertainty-people need to
know true impact.
(2) Need to identify those at
risk.
(3) That benefits and costs are
not disproportionate for`any
one class.
Creation of new property tax
classes could be answer-avoid
significant shifts in taxes.
Definition of small business
tax classes is important.
Should employ phase-in
approach.
Zero tax increases for
property homeowners.
Eliminate development fees.
Long term solution for true
reform is to use current value
for current use rather than
speculative value. |
|
76. |
Ms. Sue
Johnston,
Co-Ordinator,
Orde Daycare,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
77. |
Ms. Susan
McCrae Vander
Voet,
(METRAC),
Toronto |
Ask for support in continued
funding for METRAC and
community partners. |
|
78. |
Mr. Denis
Casey, Acting
President,
CUPE Local 79,
Toronto |
Represents former City of
Toronto and former Metro.
Support Council=s goal of
maintaining service levels to
public.
Staff reductions could
jeopardize Council=s goals of
maintaining service
levels--front-line staff
replaced by management staff.
Urge Council to recognize the
important role of staff. |
|
79. |
Mr. Okezie
Iroaga, Native
African Inmates
& Families
Association,
Toronto |
Before Council votes on
budget consider that access
and equity is still not available
in this community.
Few resources available to
assist people from minority
groups to integrate in
community. Please consider
programs that help new
comers settle in community. |
|
80. |
Ms. Cassandra
Wong, Director
of the
Community
Development
and Social
Services
Department,
University
Settlement
Recreation
Centre, Toronto |
Absent. |
|
81. |
Ms. Marg Cox,
Metro
Association of
Family
Resource
Program,
Toronto |
Service downloaded by
Province.
Thank staff in their role for
smooth transition.
Family resource programs
have a little funding but do a
lot of work. In the business of
building healthy communities.
Ask Council to advocate with
the Province to ensure that
they pay their fair share for
funding support for family
resource programs. |
|
82. |
Ms. Elaine
Prescod,
Co-Chair,
Community
Reference
Group,
Scarborough |
Recommend and advise that
community services and
programs not be cut but
enhanced.
That budget process be made
accessible and that public be
informed so that their input is
meaningful. |
|
83. |
Ms. Maureen
Boulter, Equally
Healthy Kids,
Toronto |
Nutrition programs for
children important to learning.
Breakfast Clubs help children.
Faced decreasing core
funding. Used fund raising. In
1998 fund raising goal is
$42,000. Adequate and
reliable funding is the answer
for this child program. Asking
Council to support cost
sharing model and to fund
24% of the cost of this
program. |
|
84. |
Yan My-Ma
and Darleen
Wilson,
Community
Parent, Dundas
School
Community
Breakfast &
Lunch Program,
Toronto |
Ask for Council support in
funding food program. |
|
85. |
Ms. Cynthia
Dumont,
Scarborough
Hunger
Coalition and
Director,
Neighbourhood
Services West
Scarborough
Community
Centre, Toronto |
Thank Council for $1.2
million commitment to child
nutrition programs. |
|
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. |
|
|
86. |
Ms. Cindy
Anthony, East
York Kids
Community
Breakfast Club,
Toronto |
Ask for stable funding from a
number of partners. Thank
Council for commitment of
$1.2 million for child nutrition
program. |
|
87. |
Mr. Matthew
Knight, Student,
Ontario
Coalition for
Student
Nutrition,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
88. |
Ms. Fiona
Knight, Toronto
Community
Partners for
Children
Nutrition,
Toronto |
Ask to enhance and
strengthen support so that no
child goes hungry in this City.
Applaud and congratulate
support of $1.2 million.
|
|
89. |
Ms. Carolyn
Egan, Sexual
Health Network,
Toronto |
Overview of sexual health
services provided by new
City.
Thank Budget Committee for
recommending full funding. |
|
90. |
Ms. Amina
Rawji,
Immigrant
Women=s
Health Centre,
Toronto |
Ruby -
Recognize Public Health
support in assisting them in
running their Drop-in Centres
and Health Centres. Continue
to fund Public Health and
prevention programs. |
|
91. |
Ms. Hazelle
Palmer, Planned
Parenthood of
Toronto,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
92. |
Mr. Michael
Battista and
Juanita Smith,
AIDS
Community
Group - Key
Partners
Committee,
Toronto |
Support recommendation of
Budget Committee to fund
aids and sexual health
programs.
Summarized why work is
important.
Emphasize importance of
continued support for ethno
specific groups to allow
citizens to access services they
need. |
|
93. |
Mr. Patrick
Evans, Gay
Men=s
Educators
Network
(G-MEN),
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
94. |
Ms. Jane
Cullingworth,
Women=s
Outreach
Network,
Voices of
Positive
Women,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
95. |
Mr. Greg
Robinson, AIDS
Action Now,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
96. |
Ms. Cheryl
White, Harm
Reduction
Coalition of
Ontario -
HIV/AIDS
Sub-Committee,
Toronto |
Asking for continued support
for funding for needle
exchange (drug users) and
harm reduction program. |
|
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. |
|
|
97. |
Mr. Michael
Rosenberg,
Toronto |
Concerned that economic
development does not produce
economic growth. Doing more
does not produce more. Over
emphasis on investment and
capital projects especially
technology. Would like to see
investment in housing and
TTC. |
|
98. |
Ms. Andrea
Bowker,
Toronto |
Co-chair Toronto City
Cycling Committee.
Introduce group to Council.
Take care of citizen=s
concerns over cycling.
Committee will work on
issues relating to all the
former cities and expand their
mandate.
Emphasized the importance of
City staff to their committee. |
|
99. |
Mr. Crowford
Murthy,
Etobicoke |
Metro Separate School Board
Rep. on Cycling Committee.
Canbike Course should be
available to all citizens. Bike
safety education is important.
Need signage on curb lanes.
More education to taxis and
buses.
Bike paths need to be
maintained.
Extend the bike lanes. This
would be traffic calming
device.
Bike paths need to be
connected (especially the 401)
at a lesser cost than building
or widening roads. Encourage
bike use. |
|
100. |
Mr. Greg
Furlong, Song
Cycles, Toronto |
Business is based on
Toronto=s continued support
and promotion of cycling. |
|
101. |
Mr. Sean
Wheldrake, Don
Mills |
Bicycle safety.
Outlined their goals and
programs. |
|
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
|
|
102. |
Ms. Carol
Smith, Coalition
for Children &
Youth,
Scarborough |
Encourage Council to make
children a priority - nutrition,
public health, child care,
library services, etc. Maintain
services at present levels,
equalize access across City,
add 2,000 spaces, reinvest $
from cuts or fees |
|
103. |
Mr. Antoni
Shelton,
Executive
Director, Urban
Alliance on
Race Relations,
Toronto |
Partnership between City and
Urban Alliance. Est. t of
Toronto Equity Council; more
focussed bureaucratic and
political structures. Set aside
$2m. from existing budget for
related activities to Toronto
Equity Council. |
|
104. |
Ms. Karen
Mock, National
Director,
League for
Human Rights
of B=Nai Brith
Canada, Toronto |
Maintain access and equity
programs |
Grants have been
flat-lined; Access and
Equity functions
(Corporate
Services)........... |
105. |
Ms. Farhia
Ahmed,
Community
Worker,
Deejinta
Beesha, Toronto |
Somalia Community -
preserve resources and
reaffirm City=s commitment
to elimination of barriers.
Increase multicultural
programs. |
|
106. |
Mr. Bob
Crawford,
Executive
Director, Spirit
of the People,
Toronto |
Aboriginal Community - keep
in mind representation of
native people in making
budget cuts. |
|
107. |
Ms. Priya Rana,
Executive
Director,
Council of
Agencies
Serving South
Asians, Toronto |
South Asian Community -
Pass by-law to exempt
non-profit organizations from
tax increases. Phase in
increases over several years.
Support multicultural grants
and access and equity - do not
cut these organizations. |
|
108. |
Mr. Duberlis
Ramos,
Executive
Director,
Hispanic
Development
Council,
Toronto |
Hispanic Community -
involve community in
decision-making and
identification of issues to
improve service delivery. |
|
109. |
Ms Jane Atkey
on behalf of Ms.
Janice Tait,
Representative,
Transportation
Action Now,
Toronto |
Promotion of universal
accessibility and availability
of public transit. Increase
Wheel-Trans budget, speed up
acquisition of low-floor buses,
speed up plans for
handicapped access to subway
stations, specific plan to
accommodate those riders
who cannot currently utilize
Wheel-Trans, feasibility study
with respect to fee increase on
conventional system to cover
shortfalls in Wheel-Trans,
issue special licences to taxis
for access for disabled. |
|
110. |
Mr. Keith
Wong,
Executive
Director,
Chinese
Canadian
National
Council,
Toronto |
Support for maintaining
current existing social
services. AInvestment in
People@ should be top
priority. |
|
111. |
Ms. Carol
Montagnes,
Program
Co-Ordinator,
Ontario Native
Council on
Justice, Toronto |
Absent. |
|
111A |
Ms. Madeline
McDowell,
Chair, Humber
Heritage |
Support for maintaining
funding for heritage programs. |
|
112. |
Ms. Judy
Prasad, Program
Director, Cross
Cultural
Communication
Centre, Toronto |
Absent. |
|
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
|
|
113. |
Ms. Karen
Baldwin,
Program
Co-Ordinator,
The 519 Victim
Assistance
Program,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
114. |
Mr. M.S.
Mwarigha,
Project
Co-Ordinator,
Centre for
Equality Rights
in
Accommodation, Toronto |
Support for grants to
community groups,
particularly those involved in
the elimination of
discrimination in housing, and
homelessness initiatives. |
|
115. |
Mr. Gilmar
Militar,
Executive
Director,
Parkdale
Intercultural
Association,
Toronto |
Support for Parkdale
Intercultural Association. |
|
116. |
Ms. Charmini
Peres, Executive
Director,
Ontario Council
of Agencies
Serving
Immigrants,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
117. |
Ms. Rita Kohli,
Executive
Director,
Women in
Transition,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
118. |
Ms. Margaret
Parsons,
Executive
Director,
African
Canadian Legal
Clinic, Toronto |
Support for access and equity,
and anti-discrimination
initiatives. Maintain current
level of funding to the Access
and Equity Centre. |
Funding has been
recommended at the 1997
level. |
119. |
Mr. Kam Po
Tong, on behalf
of Ms. Avvy
Go, Legal
Counsel, Metro
Toronto Chinese
& Southeast
Asian Legal
Clinic, Toronto |
Support for Social and
Community Services,
particularly maintaining
funding for seniors/minorities/
immigrants. |
|
120. |
Ms. Eileen
Morrow, Lobby
Co-Ordinator,
Ontario
Association of
Interval and
Transition
Houses, Toronto |
Absent. |
|
121. |
Mr. Carmel
Hili, Toronto
Christian
Resource
Centre, Toronto |
Support for community and
social services/programs and
agencies. Maintain
funding/enhance funding for
social programs. |
|
121A |
Mr. Jack Slibar,
Toronto |
Support of status quo for
Toronto Humane Society to
the end of 1998. Welcomes
the review of what is the best
option for the delivery of
animal services in Toronto. |
|
121B |
Mr. Peter Leiss,
New Toronto
Civic
Employees
Union, Local
416 |
Wishes to be involved in
budget process. |
|
122. |
Ms. Liz White,
Animal Alliance
of Canada,
Toronto |
Council adopt Public Health
budget as recommended by
Budget Committee at $4,295.6
thousand. Savings are not to
be taken from staffing costs;
rather, $181.0 thousand
savings to be taken from the
budget of the former City of
Toronto Park Patrol Service,
and the remaining savings to
be taken from the Toronto
Humane Society contract.
Opposed to contracting out
animal services. |
|
122A |
Ms. Natalie
Smith, 416
Drop-In Centre |
In support of assistance/
housing for persons with
mental health issues. In
support of public health,
particularly as related to
mental health issues. |
|
123. |
Ms. Cheryl
McDonald,
Parent for Better
Beginning,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
|
|
124. |
Ms. Pat Roblin,
Committee on
the Status of
Women,
Toronto |
Support for day care and
homelessness initiatives.
Concerned about staff
lay-offs, which may
disproportionately impact on
women. |
|
125. |
Ms. Rita Luty,
Toronto |
Increase spending on public
health to 2% of overall
spending. |
|
125A |
Mr. Dalton
Chipway, Task
Force to Bring
Back the Don |
Wants vision for lower Don
River. Supports dismantling of
the eastern portion of the
Gardiner Expressway. |
|
126. |
Mr. George
Panagapka,
Citizens for
Public Health,
Toronto |
Maintain funding for public
health, especially the Aharm
reduction@ program (e.g.
needle exchange, drug user
outreach support). |
|
126A |
Ms. Helen
Smith,
Riverdale
Community
Seniors=
Centre |
In support of funding for
seniors= community centres. |
|
127. |
Ms. Michelle
Hewton,
Jessie=s Centre
for Teens,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
128. |
Mr. Sam
Lewkowicz,
Toronto |
Support for zero tax increase.
Concerned about the increase
in his property taxes as a
result of Current Value
Assessment. |
|
129. |
Mr. John
Murphy, Serena
Toronto,
Scarborough |
Reconsider deletion of
funding for his organization
($5.0 thousand of funding was
deleted in the 1998 Estimates;
wishes re-instatement of $3.5
thousand). |
|
130. |
Mr. Larry Katz
for Mr. Darin
Jackson,
Toronto Civic
Employees
Union Local
416, Toronto |
Supports the provision of
animal services through
in-house staff; opposed to
contracting out. Opposes the
restructuring target of 1,278
positions. |
|
131. |
Ms. Deborah
Sward for Ms.
Lois Corbett,
Toronto
Atmospheric
Fund, Toronto |
Wishes to maintain the
T.A.F.=s arm=s-length
relationship with the City. |
|
132. |
Mr. Franz
Hartmann, (Dr.
Dennis
MacDonald),
Toronto
Environmental
Alliance,
Toronto |
Support for environmental
protection. |
|
133. |
Ms. Janet May,
Toronto
Environmental
Alliance,
Toronto |
Support for the elimination of
the use of pesticides in parks
and golf courses. |
|
134. |
Mr. John
Wellner,
Toronto
Environmental
Alliance,
Toronto |
Support for environmental
programs. Support for HOV
lanes (requests that $500.0
thousand budget reduction be
re-instated). Requests that $30
million for demolition of east
end Gardiner Expressway be
re-considered. Supports
Toronto Atmospheric Fund.
Support for City=s waste
diversion policies. |
|
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
|
|
135. |
Mr. Ed Drass,
Toronto |
Support for the capital budget
of the Toronto Transit
Commission. |
|
136. |
Mr. Michael
Khoo (Mr.
Jessop), Toronto |
Support for Greensaver
program and Toronto
Atmospheric Fund. |
|
137. |
Mr. Bregman
for Mr. Rich
Whate, ICLEI,
Toronto
Environmental
Alliance,
Toronto |
Support for Toronto
Atmospheric Fund. |
|
138. |
Ms. Elizabeth
Byce, Secretary,
Labour Council
of Toronto and
York Region |
Support for Budget
Committee for no Toronto
Transit Commission fare
increases, review of user fee
policies with public input,
maintenance of grants at 1997
levels, and maintaining
funding for nutrition for
children.
Opposes privatization and
any major losses of City jobs. |
|
139. |
Mr. Jim Buller,
Toronto |
Wants alternative approaches
to property taxes.
Opposes Current Value
Assessment.
Support for community
agencies. |
|
140. |
Mr. Gerard Van
Deelen, Toronto |
Wishes to maintain 1997
service levels for 1998, 1999,
and 2000. |
|
140A |
Mr. Cameron
Atkinson,
51 Division
Community
Police Liaison
Committee |
Support for the replacement
of 51 Division Building. |
|
141. |
Ms. Sarah
Shartal, Toronto |
Absent. |
|
142. |
Representative,
Metro Youth
Council |
Absent. |
|
143. |
Representative,
Rexdale Youth
Council |
Absent. |
|
144. |
Representative,
Scarborough
Youth Resource
Centre |
Absent. |
|
145. |
Ms. Penny
Miller,
Representative,
Toronto Young
People Advisory
Board |
Requests that youth be
included in all aspects of
municipal decisions. |
|
6:00 - 6:30 p.m. |
|
|
146. |
Ms. Bronwen
Morgan,
Toronto |
Support for the Toronto
Humane Society proposal for
the delivery of animal services
in the new City. |
|
147. |
Representative,
North York
Youth
Committee |
Absent. |
|
148. |
Representative,
Harriet Tupman
Organization |
Absent. |
|
149. |
Mr. Paul
Clifford,
President, Hotel
Employees,
Restaurant
Employees
Union Local 75,
Toronto |
Absent. |
|
150. |
Ms. Sonja
Greckol,
Women=s
Municipal
Coalition,
Toronto |
Opposes staff reductions;
wishes Human Resources
strategy of the new City to
focus on access and equity
issues.
Concerned over day-care
funding. Wishes to maintain
services. |
|
8:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
|
|
151. |
Mr. Graham
Baldwin,
President,
Community
Social Planning
Council of
Toronto,
Toronto |
Leanne Regandanze...
grant $ are leveraged to get
addition sponsorships, and by
volunteerism - keep on giving. |
|
152. |
Ms. Suzan
Fletcher, East
End Network,
Toronto |
|
|
153. |
Jeff Beach,
Youth Assisting
Youth, Toronto |
$17K new user fee - Police
reference checks affects 70 at
risk children. |
Willing to provide barter
to pay fee (admin
support). |
154. |
Mr. Michael
Dear, President,
West
Scarborough
Neighbourhood
Community
Centre,
Scarborough |
Consider consistency and
certainty to allow planning of
dependent agencies.
Depend on Scar bldgs. ($8k),
fleet ($5k), criminal reference
checks ($4k), $6k other . |
|
155. |
Ms. Ira
Applebaum,
President, North
York
Community
House, North
York |
New immigrant settlement
ask that other support
programs continue unreduced
(Welfare, Housing, etc.).
|
|
156. |
Ms. Jennifer
Welsh,
President, East
York Meals on
Wheels, East
York |
400 clients.....
Deficits in recent years.
Aside-loading@ loss of
rent-free civic space.
New user fees (police) in kind
support.
Property tax increases re bus
occ tax ($2k). |
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157. |
Mr. Mario
Calla,
Costi-IIas,
Toronto |
Training, counselling, new
immigrant support services.
Increased demand, other
service cutbacks, bus occ tax
exempt status for not for profit
gone $58k; 40% tax rebate
required for not for profit. |
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158. |
Representative,
Scarborough
Tenants
Association,
Scarborough |
Health, property stds, fire &
police dept. funding cuts
jeopardize bldg. maintenance
programs.
Sched. inspections needed. |
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Beth Wilson
Toronto
Women=s
Co-op |
Download of CMHC housing
to municipality - risk of
funding shortfalls and related
program cuts - leave housing
at Fed., CHF. |
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159b |
Ms. Sandra
Seaborn,
Co-ordinator,
Street Help Line
Program,
Community
Information,
Toronto |
Absent. |
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160. |
Ms. Marjorie
Sutton, Mount
Dennis
Community
Association,
Toronto |
Plead for continued support to
re streetscaping etc. in York;
THS (SPCA) start recognizing
tax funding. |
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161. |
Ms. Suzan
Miner, Street
Outreach
Services,
Toronto |
Absent. |
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9:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
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161 |
Linda Pitney
Fraud
Investigator |
Toronto Humane Society out
of control: stop supporting
them. |
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162. |
Ms. Kamal
Kipfer, Toronto |
Absent. |
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163. |
Ms. Pam
Prinold, Rexdale
Partners,
Toronto |
13 community based agencies
seniors...
A newcomer... integration
services are important.
Suggest develop multi-year
funding for community
agencies. |
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164. |
Ms. Fatima
Filippi, Rexdale
Women=s
Centre, Toronto |
Absent. |
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165. |
Ms. Hazel
Webb, Rexdale
Micro Skills,
Toronto |
Give priority to addressing
poverty among women - e.g.
training Rex Micro Skills . |
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166. |
Mustapha Raji,
Rexdale Youth
Resource
Centre, Toronto |
Crime linkage to youth
hopelessness; i.e. don=t cut
support to this program.
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167. |
Terri
Noseworthy,
Etobicoke North
Community
Information
Centre, Toronto |
Absent. |
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168. |
Mr. Rick Kelly,
Highfield
Community
Enrichment
Project, Toronto |
Absent. |
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169. |
Ms. Salena
Cicchirillo, East
View
Neighbourhood
Community
Centre, Toronto |
Centre important to youth -
asks that support be continued
in 1998. |
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170. |
Mr. Rod
Hamilton,
Kidney
Foundation of
Canada, Toronto |
Absent. |
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171. |
Ms. Margaret
Morris, Toronto |
Absent. |
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172. |
Ms. Cindy
Brown, YMCA
First Stop,
Toronto |
Absent. |
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Unknown,
President of
Centennial
Recreation
Community
Association |
(1) underpass at bottom of
Port Union Road (public
health and safety).
(2) continuation of Highland
Creek trail.
(3) Heron Park Arena - fix
rink. |
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Sylvia Langer,
Greenist City
program |
Against reduction of
Toronto=s atmospheric fund.
Plea to keep these monies. |
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Elizabeth
Holder |
Senior citizen concerned with
seeking a reduction in taxes.
Council to consider either a
deferral or reduction of taxes
for senior citizens.
CVA unfair to seniors. |
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Doria Seville,
small business
owner in Ward
21 |
Many discrepancies and
inaccuracies in CVA roles.
Assessment should be based
on square footage, location,
and actual costs of services
rendered by the City to the
business owner.
In allowing the assessment to
stand, ghetto sections of the
City will arise, revenues will
not be realized and more
people on social assistance.
CVA should not be accepted. |
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Romona Gunn,
Women=s
Centre for South
Asian women |
Continued support for
community grants program
and agency support services.
Want to exempt non profit
and charitable organizations
from taxes. |
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Mr.
McCormack,
McCormack
Centre |
To reinstate $350,000 in the
1998 capital budget to
revitalize McCormack Play
Centre.
Petitions and letters from
children supporting this. |
Recommend by the
Budget Committee to be
considered as part of the
Five-Year Parks and
Recreation Capital Works
Program. |
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