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June 30, 1999
To:Community Services Committee
From:Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services
Subject:Amendments to Emergency Planning By-law No. 47-1998 and
Revisions to the City of Toronto Emergency Plan
Purpose:
The purpose of this report is to seek Council approval for amendments to the City's Emergency Planning By-law, By-law No. 47-1998 (the "By-law"), to add a representative of the Ontario Hospital Association as a member of the Toronto Emergency Planning Committee and to make technical changes to reflect alterations made to Council's Standing Committee Structure.
In addition, the purpose of this report is to advise the Community Services Committee and Council of revisions made to the City of Toronto Emergency Plan (the "Plan") to reflect the current organizational structure and responsibilities of the City of Toronto.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
N/A
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(i)approval be given to amend the By-law to add a representative of the Ontario Hospital Association as a member of the Toronto Emergency Planning Committee established by the By-law;
(ii)approval be given to amend the By-law to remove all references to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee and substitute references to the Community Services Committee; and
(iii)those portions of the report addressing revisions to the Plan be received for information; and
(iv)authority be given to introduce the necessary bill at Council.
Council Reference/Background/History:
At its meeting held on March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, City Council adopted By-law No. 47-1998, to provide for the formulation and implementation of a plan for the provision of emergency services during emergencies affecting the City of Toronto. Among other things, the By-law established the Toronto Emergency Planning Committee (the "Committee") composed of representatives of the City, its agencies, boards and commissions and representatives of various other bodies and organizations appropriate for participation both in planning for, and responding to, emergencies.
Section 21 of the By-law provided that, until such time as the Committee formulated a plan pursuant to the By-law, the emergency plan developed pursuant to By-law No. 31-96 of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto be applied, with necessary modifications, in response to an emergency as defined in the By-law. Under sections 3(5) and 4(1), the Committee was given authority to report, through the Mayor or his delegate, to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee on any plan formulated pursuant to the By-law or any revisions to such plan.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
At its last meeting, the Committee considered the addition of a representative from the Ontario Hospital Association to the membership of the Committee. Given the potential involvement of the hospital and medical system in addressing emergency situations, the inclusion of a representative of the Association on the Committee appears to be desirable and appropriate.
As well, since the adoption of the By-law, Council has adopted a revised structure for its standing committees. The Committee previously reported to the Emergency and Protective Services Committee. Council has now designated the Community Services Committee as being responsible for emergency planning issues. The By-law should be amended to reflect that change.
In addition, the emergency plan of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto has been amended in a number of areas to reflect the current structure and organization of the City. Thus, the revised Plan, a copy of which is available in the Clerk's office, ensures that the appropriate City officials and staff are charged with suitable responsibilities in the event they have to respond to an emergency.
Conclusions:
It is recommended that City Council approve the addition of a representative from the Ontario Hospital Association to the membership of the Committee, the technical amendments to the By-law, discussed above, and the introduction of the necessary bill at Council for the purpose of amending the By-law to that effect.
It is also recommended that the Community Services Committee and Council receive those portions of this report dealing with the revisions to the Plan.
Contact Name:
Kevin Roche
Manager, Emergency Planning
Works and Emergency Services
Phone: 392-6492 Fax: 392-9317
Barry H. Gutteridge
Commissioner, Works and Emergency Services
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