Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)External Legal Firms Retained for Insurance Claim Defence.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having:

(1)received the following joint report (February 2, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;

(2)requested the City Solicitor to submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee on all outstanding legal work being performed by outside legal firms; and

(3)referred the following motions to the Audit Committee for report thereon to the Corporate Services Committee:

Moved by Councillor Lindsay Luby:

"That any future reports regarding the outsourcing of legal work, determine the cost effectiveness of work undertaken inside vis-a-vis outside and particularly when specific expertise is needed; and that this cost-benefit analysis be undertaken by the City's External Auditor."

Moved by Councillor Rae:

"That the forgoing motion by Councillor Lindsay Luby be referred to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for report thereon to the next meeting of the Corporate Services Committee respecting the cost of the City employing an External Auditor."

(February 2, 1999) from the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, providing specific information relating to external legal firms retained by the City of Toronto for insurance claim defence purposes; and recommending that this report be received as information.

(b)1998 Parking Tag Issuance - November.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following report (December 29, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer:

(December 29, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, advising that this report reflects parking enforcement and collection activities of the Corporation for the period ending November 30, 1998; attaching the following schedules:

Schedule 1Monthly Tag Issuance, Collection Rate and Revenue for 1998;

Schedule 2Collection Rate Activity for Tags Issued in Prior Years (1989-1997);

Schedule 3 Parking Tag Receivables (1989-1997);

Schedule 4Summary of Trial Request and Conviction Rates;

Schedule 5Summary of Expenditures for Parking Tag Operations; and

Schedule 6Parking Tags Issued by former Municipal By-law Group; and

recommending that this report be received for information.

(c)1998 Parking Tag Issuance - December.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following report (January 8, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer:

(January 8, 1999) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, advising that this report reflects parking enforcement and collection activities of the Corporation for the period ending December 31, 1998; attaching the following schedules:

Schedule 1Monthly Tag Issuance, Collection Rate and Revenue for 1998;

Schedule 2Collection Rate Activity for Tags Issued in Prior Years (1989-1997);

Schedule 3 Parking Tag Receivables (1989-1997);

Schedule 4Summary of Trial Request and Conviction Rates;

Schedule 5Summary of Expenditures for Parking Tag Operations; and

Schedule 6Parking Tags Issued by former Municipal By-law Group; and

recommending that this report be received for information.

(d)Legal Challenge Against the City of Toronto.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having received a confidential report (February 1, 1999) from the City Solicitor respecting a legal challenge against the City of Toronto.

(e)Employee Conflict of Interest Policy/Code of Conduct.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having:

(1)referred the following report back to the Executive Director of Human Resources for consultation with representatives of CUPE Local 79 and report thereon to the Corporate Services Committee;

(2)requested the Chief Administrative Officer to bring forward the Conflict of Interest Policy/Code of Conduct for Special Purpose Bodies and Agencies, Boards and Commissions and other committees at the same time that he is reporting on a similar policy for Members of Council; and

(3)requested the Executive Director of Human Resources to submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee on employees being required to sign a yearly document attesting to compliance with the Employee Conflict of Interest Policy/Code of Conduct:

(February 11, 1999) joint report addressed to the Personnel Sub-Committee from the Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Director of Human Resources, recommending that the Employee Conflict of Interest Policy be recommended to the Corporate Services Committee and Council for adoption.

(f)Acquisition of Ontario Hydro Corridor

Kennedy Road to Birchmount Road

(Ward 15 - Scarborough City Centre)

The Corporate Services Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee, and Council, the adoption of the confidential report (February 8, 1999) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services respecting the acquisition of Ontario Hydro Corridor lands.