Novina Wong, City ClerkScarborough Civic Centre

150 Borough Drive

Scarborough, Ontario

M1P 4N7

oneil@city.scarborough.on.ca

May 31, 1999

To:Planning and Transportation Committee

From:City Clerk (Scarborough Community Council)

Subject:Proposed Use of Funds Generated from Cash-in-Lieu of Parkland Dedication

Recommendation:

The Scarborough Community Council recommends:

(1)that the Planning and Transportation Committee defer its decision on this matter to permit Scarborough Community Council an opportunity to give further consideration to the recommendations for the following reasons:

(a)recommendations 2(a) and (b) seem to allow double dipping and Scarborough Community Council would wish to explore another model;

(b)the definition of a District is not clear;

(c)to determine how the monies will be allocated; and

(2)that a further report be submitted to the Community Councils prior to finalization of this process.

Background:

The Scarborough Community Council, at its meeting on May 27, 1999, had before it a communication (May 18, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that the City Council, at its meeting held on May 11 and 12, 1999, directed that Clause No. 5 of Report No. 7 of the Urban Environment and Development Committee, be referred back to the Planning and Transportation Committee for further consideration; and that it be forwarded to the Community Councils for comments thereon and report back to the Planning and Transportation Committee for consideration at its meeting scheduled to be held on June 14, 1999.

City Clerk.

Margaret O'Neil

MON/mor