Ontario Professional Planners Institute
"Outstanding Planning Award"
The Scarborough Community Council recommends:
(1)that City Council give recognition to this prestigious Award to the City by the Ontario Professional Planners
Institute; and
(2)that Mayor Lastman be requested to present the Award to the Urban Planning and Development Services staff
responsible for the "Public Safety and Development Review Guidelines" at the City Council meeting to be held on
December 16 and 17, 1998.
The Scarborough Community Council reports having requested that the Chairman convey Community Council's
congratulations to Mr. Robert Stephens and Ms. Susan Filshie, Urban Planning and Development Services Department,
and to former City of Scarborough Councillor David Soknacki.
The Scarborough Community Council submits the following report (November 24, 1998) from the Director of
Community Planning, East District:
Purpose:
To inform Community Council of a recent award to the City.
Recommendation:
That Scarborough Community Council receive this report for their information.
Background:
In August of this year, the former City of Scarborough's "Public Safety and Development Review Guidelines" won an
Award of Merit from the central district of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute. The merit award automatically
qualified the guidelines for entry into the Ontario Professional Planners Institute's province-wide awards program.
I am pleased to report that the guidelines have won one of only four "Outstanding Planning Awards" presented in the
Province of Ontario for 1998. The award was presented to Susan Filshie and Robert Stephens on November 12, 1998 at a
gala dinner at the Royal York Hotel, attended by more than 700 members of the development community. The guidelines
were specifically cited for "Excellence in Communication".
The guidelines are now posted on the world wide web. As a result, inquiries have been received from planners in
Maryland and Florida. We will now submit the guidelines to the next available national and international awards
programs for their consideration.
Contact Name:
Robert Stephens
Scarborough Civic Centre
Telephone: (416) 396-7027
Fax: (416) 396-4265
E-mail: stephens@city.scarborough.on.ca
