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All Council and Committee documents are available from the City of Toronto Clerk's office. Please e-mail clerk@city.toronto.on.ca.
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Other Items Considered by the Committee
(a) Briefing on Housing Issues.
The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report and presentation until a future meeting of the Committee:
(January 29, 1998) from the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services advising, for information, that the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee will be considering a range of housing-related reports over the next several months; outlining the upcoming issues; and suggesting that it might be useful to have a briefing presentation providing background to the issues referred to.
Councillor George Mammoliti, North York Humber, at the meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee on February 12, 1998, declared his interest in the foregoing matter, in that he is technically employed by the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority.
(b) Proposed Composition and Mandate of the Children=s Action Committee.
The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee reports having recommended to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team the adoption of the following report and communication from the Children=s Advocate:
(i) (January 28, 1998) from the Children=s Advocate recommending that:
(1) the proposed composition and mandate of the Children's Action Committee be approved as outlined in this report and Appendix A;
(2) the Children's Action Committee develop and submit a detailed workplan, schedule and outline of its resource needs to the March meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee;
(3) a copy of this report be submitted to the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team; and
(4) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
(ii) (February 12, 1998) from the Children=s Advocate advising of additions to the proposed membership of the Children=s Action Committee; and
(iii) (February 12, 1998) from Mr. Peter Clutterbuck and Ms. Karen Liberman, Co-Directors, Community Social Planning Council of Toronto, strongly endorsing the proposed mandate and composition of the Children=s Action Committee.
(c) Ontario Works Program.
The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee reports having:
(1) referred the following communication to:
(i) the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for a report thereon to the next meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, such report to include:
(a) any information regarding potential private sector funding towards equivalent programs that might be in place; and
(b) the issue of eligibility under both Ontario Works and the Municipal Grants Program;
(ii) Councillors Bussin, Jakobek, McConnell and Walker, the delegation appointed by Council to meet with officials of the Ministry of Education and Training with respect to education costs that are no longer covered by Provincial funding, with a request that this issue also be raised with the Province; and further that they be requested to report thereon to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee; and
(2) directed that the Chair of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee request a meeting with the Minister of Education and Training to clarify why the Ministry believes the program offered by The Training Renewal Foundation should come under Ontario Works rather than the Ministry of Education and Training:
(January 14, 1998) from Dr. Dale E. Shuttleworth, Executive Director, The Training Renewal Foundation, advising that the Foundation received a letter dated December 23, 1997, indicating that it would not be considered for the Skill Development option of Ontario Works; that, as a result, the General Educational Development Preparation Centre was faced with closure as of December 31, 1997; and requesting the opportunity to meet with the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee to discuss the implications of this decision.
The following persons appeared before the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
- Dr. Dale E. Shuttleworth, Executive Director, The Training Renewal Foundation; and submitted a brief in regard thereto;
- Mr. Dom Frasca, Vice-Principal, Monsignor Fraser College, Toronto Catholic School Board;
- Mr. Bryan Oxley, Board of Trade of Toronto and Ontario Chamber of Commerce;
- Councillor Pam McConnell, Don River; and
- Councillor Bill Saundercook, York-Humber.
(d) Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority.
The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee reports having received the following communication; and further having directed that the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services be requested to report to the April 23, 1998, meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee on the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority issues:
(December 22, 1997) from The Honourable Al Leach, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, responding to a communication dated November 3, 1997, forwarding Metropolitan Council=s motion regarding the intention of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority to develop a proposal to expand its private management programs; clarifying recent media reports regarding this issue; and noting that the Government of Ontario has not yet made any decisions regarding the Ontario Housing Corporation and its local housing authorities after devolution.
Councillor George Mammoliti, North York Humber, at the meeting of the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee on February 12, 1998, declared his interest in the foregoing matter, in that he is technically employed by the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority.
(e) Consolidation of City-Owned Art Collections.
The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee reports having referred the following communication to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for a report thereon to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee:
(January 26, 1998) from Councillor Howard Moscoe, North York Spadina, respecting the consolidation of City-owned art collections; requesting that the City of Toronto Culture Office report back to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee on the process to bring the collections together; and suggesting that the monies presently used to lease art be consolidated into an acquisition fund.
(f) Fairbank Park Recreation Centre Project.
The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee reports having referred the following communication to the Commissioner of Community and Neighbourhood Services for a report thereon to the Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee:
(February 5, 1998) from Councillor Rob Davis, York Eglinton, requesting that staff report on the process for the completion of Phase II and Phase III of the Fairbank Park Recreation Centre project.
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