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City of Toronto Council and Committees |
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Other Items Considered by the Committee
(a) Standing Committee Briefings.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having:
(1) requested the City Clerk to provide each member of the Corporate Services Committee with a copy of the overhead presentation submitted by the Commissioner of Corporate Services, entitled ABriefing for Corporate Services Committee@; and
(2) requested Members of the Committee who have any questions pertaining to the overhead presentation to make their concerns known at the next meeting of the Corporate Services Committee scheduled to be held on March 30, 1998:
The Corporate Services Committee was again unable to receive the presentation from the Commissioner of Corporate Services regarding the programs and services under the responsibilities of the Corporate Services Committee.
(b) Re-consideration of Claims,
47 Hounslow Heath Road,
213 Laughton Avenue,
19 Spring Grove Avenue.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having:
(1) requested the City Solicitor to submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee on the implications of a general policy for paying claims arising from damage to private property by City-owned trees; and
(2) received the following communication and confidential report:
(i) (January 27, 1998) from Councillor Betty Disero, Davenport, advising that the owners of the captioned properties submitted claims to the former City of Toronto for damages sustained on Monday, September 29, 1997, as a result of a severe weather storm; attaching for information, correspondence relating to each claim; noting that notwithstanding the evidence, it was the opinion of the Claims Clerk that "there is no liability on the part of the City and, therefore, unable to give a favourable consideration to the claims"; further advising that as her constituents would like to appeal this decision, requesting that this matter be placed on the agenda of the Corporate Services Committee for discussion.
(ii) (February 13, 1998) from the City Solicitor, submitting a confidential report respecting Tree Limb Claims.
The following persons appeared before the Corporate Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
- Mr. John Damos;
- Mr. Linvol Folkes; and
- Mr. J. Manzan.
The following Members of Council appeared before the Corporate Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter:
Councillor Betty Desaro - Davenport; and
Councillor Dennis Fotinos - Davenport.
(c) Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Policy.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having referred the following report back to the Commissioner of Human Resources with a request that she submit a further report to the Corporate Services Committee, such report to include the policy that this Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Policy is replacing:
(February 16, 1998) from the Commissioner of Human Resources proposing a new Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Policy for the City of Toronto; and recommending that:
(1) the new Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Policy be endorsed; and
(2) this policy be implemented across all City departments and posted in a conspicuous location in each workplace.
(d) Workers' Compensation - Transfer of the Former
City of York from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee and Council, the adoption of the following joint report:
(February 16, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Commissioner of Human Resources proposing a recommendation to create one uniform Workers' Compensation funding mechanism for the City of Toronto, as required by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
(e) High-Speed Network for the City of Toronto.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having:
(1) recommended to the Budget Committee and Council, the adoption of the report (February 2, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services;
(2) requested the Chief Financial Officer to submit a report directly to Council for its meeting scheduled to be held on March 4, 1998, clarifying the benefits to be achieved by implementing this high-speed fibre network; and
(3) requested the Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team to consider a more streamlined process for dealing with budget items that require Budget Committee approval prior to final approval of the Operating and Capital budget and report thereon to Council:
(February 2, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services seeking approval to implement a High-Speed Fibre Network to support the business and operating practices of the City of Toronto.
(f) Tax Manager 2000 - Purchase/Upgrade of Desktops.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee, and Council that the following report be approved in principle; and further, that the Commissioner of Corporate Services be requested to submit a report directly to Council for its meeting scheduled to be held on March 4, 1998, on the relative merits of purchasing versus leasing the workstations:
(February 2, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services seeking authority to acquire workstations for the implementation of the new tax system for the City of Toronto; advising that this being part of the new tax system, it should be funded through the Transition fund; and recommending that desktop workstations and upgrades to support the implementation of the new Tax Administration System, Tax Manager 2000, be purchased; at a cost not to exceed $150,000.00.
(g) Mapping Workstation Replacement.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee and Council, the adoption of the following report:
(February 2, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services seeking authority to purchase five new graphics workstations for the Geomatics Service Section (Scarborough) to replace old, outdated equipment purchased in early, 1991; advising that funding to be provided from the 1998 Information Technology capital account; and recommending that five (5) graphics workstations be purchased for the Geomatics Section (Scarborough) to replace the existing RS6000 workstations at a total price not to exceed $42,000.00, including all applicable taxes.
(h) Capital Budget Funding for Facilities.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having deferred consideration of the following report until such time as the Committee gives consideration to the Capital Budget:
(February 2, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services providing information on the funding required for capital maintenance for the City of Toronto's facilities; and recommending that:
(1) funding, in the amount of $19.2 million be provided in the 1998 Capital Budget at a minimum to cover the critical health and safety issues, conditions which, if not immediately addressed, could lead to costly damage and deterioration of municipal properties, as well as to actions to eliminate conditions which lead to energy waste thus creating energy savings, as identified in the body of this report; and
(2) the Commissioner of Corporate Services report to the Corporate Services Committee, within six months, on a comprehensive long term strategy for the capital maintenance of all the property assets of the new City of Toronto, including alternative funding arrangements.
(i) Renewal of Lease Agreements for a Children's Services
Division Field Office at 700 Lawrence Avenue West, Unit 226.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having withdrawn the following report at the request of the Commissioner of Corporate Services having regard that the renewal of the lease agreement is no longer necessary as the Children's Services Division Field Office presently located at 700 Lawrence Avenue West can be relocated to the former City of York municipal building at 2700 Eglinton Avenue West:
(February 2, 1998) from the Executive Commissioner of Corporate Services respecting the lease renewal with Maron Land Development Inc., for the use of 364.35 square metres (3,922 square feet) of space at Lawrence Square - 700 Lawrence Avenue West.
(j) Renewal of Leases for Child Care Centres at O'Connor,
Emery and Shoreham Public Schools in North York.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee and Council, the adoption of the following report:
(January 30, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services respecting the renewal of leases with the Toronto District School Board (formerly The Board of Education for the City of North York).
(k) 1997 Parking Tax Issuance - December.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having:
(1) requested the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee providing a geographic breakdown showing the locations where the parking tags were issued in 1997, based on the six former Area Municipalities; and
(2) received the following report:
(January 16, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer advising that Metropolitan Council, on February 17 and 18, 1993, adopted Clause No. 1 of Report No. 9 of the Management Committee, as amended, wherein it is recommended "that the Metropolitan Treasurer submit a monthly report to the Management Committee on the operational results of Parking Tag Operations regarding the number of tags issued and collected, staffing and expenditures and revenue and deviations thereof, together with a projected total year position"; that this report reflects parking enforcement and collection activities of the Corporation for the period ending December 31, 1997; attaching the following schedules:
Schedule 1 Monthly Tag Issuance, Collection Rate and Revenue for 1997;
Schedule 2 Collection Rate Activity for Tags Issued in Prior Years;
Schedule 3 Cash Collected Against Receivables for the Years 1989-1996;
Schedule 4 Trial Request and Conviction Rate Details; and
Schedule 5 Summary of Expenditures for Parking Tag Operations; and
recommending that this report be received for information.
(l) Results of the Election of Members to the Boards of Trustees of the
Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund and the Metropolitan
Toronto Pension Plan and to the Metropolitan Toronto Police
Benefit Fund Committee.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following communication:
(January 16, 1998) from the Interim Contact, Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund and Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan, advising that The Boards of Trustees of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund and the Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan at their respective meetings held on January 16, 1998, had before them a report dated January 6, 1998, from the City Clerk, advising of the results of the election to select the employee representative and the pensioner representatives on the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan, and the officer and pensioner representatives on the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund and on the Police Benefit Fund Committee, to hold office for the year 2000; and that the Boards, respectively, received the aforementioned report and directed that it be forwarded to the Corporate Services Committee for information.
(m) 495 Sherbourne Street - Acquisition for a
Multi-Service Community Facility
(Ward 25 - Don River).
The Corporate Services Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee and Council, the adoption of the following report:
(January 29, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services requesting City Council approval respecting the acquisition of the property municipally known as 495 Sherbourne Street.
(n) Development of a Policy Manual.
The Corporate Services Committee reports having requested the City Clerk to develop a policy manual, for use by Councillors and staff, that includes all policies developed by City Council.
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