Urban Planning and Development Services Department
Staff Resources
The Etobicoke Community Council reports for the information of City Council having
endorsed the recommendations of the Urban Environment and Development Committee
contained in the following transmittal letter (May 18, 1999) from the City Clerk:
Recommendation:
The Urban Environment and Development Committee submitted the following
recommendations to City Council for consideration at its meeting on June 9, 1999 and,
in addition, forwarded its action in this respect and the report (May 11, 1999) from the
Commissioner, Urban Planning and Development to all Community Councils for
information and to the Budget Committee for consideration and report directly to
Council for its meeting on June 9, 1999.
The Committee recommended to Council for its meeting on June 9, 1999 the following:
- that Recommendations (1), (2) and (3) of the report (May 11, 1999) from the
Commissioner, Urban Planning and Development Services be adopted subject to amending
Recommendation (1) by deleting the figure "7" and substituting the figure "15" and
amending the amounts accordingly, so as to read:
"(2)City Council approve an additional amount of $369,000 to the 1999 salaries and benefits
budget of the Urban Planning and Development Services Department in order to fund the
hiring of 15 additional planners by the final four months of the current fiscal year (thereby
representing an annualized cost of $1,107,000;"
- that the past practices of hiring summer planning students be maintained and encouraged.
Background:
At its meeting on May 17, 1999, the Urban Environment and Development Committee had
before it the report (May 11, 1999) from the Commissioner of Urban Planning and
Development Service responding to Council's concern regarding the sufficiency of staff
resources in the Urban Planning and Development Services Department to deliver services
within the time frames desired by both City Council and the public and recommending that:
(1)City Council approve an additional amount of $172,200 to the 1999 salaries and benefits
budget of the Urban Planning and Development Services Department in order to fund the
hiring of 7 additional planners by the final four months of the current fiscal year (thereby
representing an annualized cost of $516,600).
(2)City Council approve an additional amount of $135,300 to the 1999 salaries and benefits
budget of the Urban Planning and Development Services Department in order to fund the
hiring of 6 additional zoning/plans examiners by the final four months of the current fiscal
year (thereby representing an annualized cost of $405,900).
(3)the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services report to the Planning
and Transportation Committee in the fall of 1999 on the status and service impact of the
redeployment of enforcement staff and the re-allocation of administrative cost efficiencies
within the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division.
(4)this report and the actions of the Urban Environment and Development Committee be
forwarded to the Community Councils for information, and to the Budget Advisory
Committee for consideration.
The Committee also had before it:
- report (May 14, 1999) from Councillor Frances Nunziata, expressing concern with respect
to depleted staff resources at York Civic Centre;
- communication (May 13, 1999) from Patrick Bernes, President, DeBerardinis Building and
Development Ltd. expressing concern over the loss of experienced planning staff,
particularly in the former Cities of Etobicoke and North York, which has resulted in a delay
with general processing of planning and building matters within the amalgamated City of
Toronto
The Committee's action is as noted.
