Number of Citizens to be Appointed to the St. Lawrence

Centre for the Performing Arts, Board of Management

 The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team recommends the adoption of the following report (May 1, 1998) from the City Clerk:

 Purpose:

 To revise the number of citizen appointments to be made to the Board of Management of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts to conform with the composition of the Board as outlined in By-law No. 1997-0109 enacted by the former City of Toronto to amend the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 11, Arts Centres.

 Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

 Not applicable.

 Recommendations:

 It is recommended that:

 (1)the number of citizen appointments to be made to the Board of Management of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts be revised from 12 citizens to 14, of which three persons shall be nominated for appointment as members of the Board as follows:

 (a)one person shall be nominated by a music presenter in the Jean Mallet Theatre; and

 (b)two persons shall be nominated by the Canadian Stage Company; and

 (2)the appropriate officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

 Council Reference/Background/History:

 Council at its meeting held on March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, adopted Clause No. 4 of Report No. 3 of The Special Committee to Review the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, headed ASelected Issues Respecting Agencies, Boards and Commissions@.

 By adopting the Clause, City Council authorized the City Clerk to begin the process of citizen appointments for 12 citizen positions on the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts when there are sufficient numbers of appointments to be made to warrant the cost of advertising. However, the City Legal Department has advised that such 12 citizen positions should be revised to conform with the composition of the Board as outlined in By-law No. 1997-0109 enacted by the former City of Toronto to amend the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 11, Arts Centres.

 Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

 The aforementioned By-law No. 1997-0109 was enacted by the Council of the former City of Toronto on February 24, 1997, to give effect to Clause No. 1 of Report No. 8 of the Executive Committee, which authorized an increase in the membership of the Board of Management of the St. Lawrence Centre from 15 persons to 16 persons.

 By-law No. 1997-0109 amends Chapter 11, Arts Centres, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code, insofar as it pertains to the membership of the Board of Management of the St. Lawrence Centre, as follows:

 ASection 11-4A is deleted and the following substituted:

 >A.The Board shall consist of sixteen (16) members appointed by Council, two (2) of whom shall be members of Council and the remaining members shall be persons qualified to be elected as members of Council or who are residents of the City and have attained the age of eighteen (18) years, provided that three (3) persons shall be nominated for appointment as members of the Board as follows: one (1) person by a music presenter in the Jean Mallet Theatre and two (2) persons by Canadian Stage Company.=@

 Conclusions:

 It is recommended that the number of citizen appointments to be made to the Board of Management of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Performing Arts be revised in accordance with the aforementioned By-law No. 1997-0109.

 Contact Name:

 Joanne Hamill

392-4339