City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.                  City Council approve the individual tax appeal applications made pursuant to section 323 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 resulting in tax reductions (excluding phase-in/capping amounts) totalling $835,233.37 including reductions in Business Improvements Area charges, as identified in Appendix A, excluding the following applications:

 

Section 323 -Appendix A
Ward Number	Appeal Number	Tax Year	Assessment Roll Number	Property         Location	Reason for Adjournment	Tax Adjustment
15	200800708	2008	1914 03 1 220 00200	777 Vaughan Rd	Under staff review	0.00
18	200800720	2008	1904 04 1 470 00100	1199 Queen St W	Under staff review	6,618.76
19	200800653	2008	1904 04 3 060 01300	229 Bellwoods Ave	Under staff review	0.00
					TOTAL	6,618.76

 

2.         City Council approve the individual tax appeal applications made pursuant to section 325 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 resulting in tax reductions (excluding phase-in/capping adjustments) totalling $137,432.72 including reductions in Business Improvements Area charges, excluding the following applications:

 

Section 325 -Appendix B
Ward Number	Appeal Number	Tax Year	Assessment Roll Number	Property         Location	Reason for Adjournment	Tax Adjustment
27	200800491	2006	1904 06 6 270 01200	215 Church St.	Under staff review	5,282.47
27	200800492	2007	1904 06 6 270 01200	215 Church St.	Under staff review	5,321.26
					TOTAL	10,603.73

 

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.                  City Council approve the apportionment of property taxes in the amounts identified in Appendix A and Appendix B, under the columns entitled “Apportioned Tax” and “Apportioned Phase In/Capping”, excluding the following applications:

 

Page No.	Tax Year	Original Roll No.	Tax Roll No. for Apportioned Properties	Tax Apportionment	Ward No.
Treasurer Initiated Applications - Appendix A:
3 of 22	2007	1908-09-1-141-00550	1908-09-1-141-00801
		(19 Avondale Ave)	Range to
			1908-09-1-141-00859
			Total:	$26,227.57	23
5 of 22	2007	1908-09-1-148-00111	1908-09-1-141-00801
		(1 Avondale Ave)	Range to
			1908-09-1-141-01002
			Total:	$101,170.46	23
17 OF 22	2008	1901-12-7-280-00101	1901-12-7-280-00301
		(9310 Sheppard Ave. E.)	Range to
			1901-12-7-280-00387
			Total:	$18,373.37	42
21 of 22	2008	1906-04-4-120-01900	1906-04-4-120-00501
		(207 Randolph Rd.)	1906-04-4-120-00502
			Total:	$2,887.24	26
21 of 22	2008	1906-04-4-120-02000	1906-04-4-120-00502
		(209 Randolph Rd.)	Range to
			1906-04-4-120-00505
			Total:	$2,887.24	26
21 of 22	2008	1906-04-4-120-02100	1906-04-4-120-00505
		(237 McRae Dr.)	Range to
			1906-04-4-120-00510
			Total:	$6,474.43	26
21 of 22	2008	1906-04-4-120-02200	1906-04-4-120-00510
		(241 McRae Dr.)	Range to
			1906-04-4-120-00513
			Total:	$5,249.54	26
17 of 22	2008	1901-09-4-200-01100	1901-09-4-200-01102
		(27 White Ave.)	1901-09-4-200-01104
			Total:	$2,703.51	44

 

2.         City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the Toronto Office of Partnerships, in conjunction with Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to prepare the necessary documentation for the Purchasing and Materials Management Division to apply the Swiss Challenge procedure to the Wired Canada Program proposal.

 

2.         City Council approve, in principle, the proposed pilot project, involving the City’s Information and Technology Division, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the Oxford Group and authority be granted for the execution of any documents necessary to give effect thereto.

 

3.         City Council direct the Information and Technology Division and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation to report to Government Management Committee on the results of the pilot project.

 

4.         City Council refer the following motions to the Board of Directors, Toronto Community Housing Corporation for consideration:

 

            Moved by Councillor Moscoe

 

            That Lawrence Height be considered the potential Toronto Community Housing Corporation location for the Wired Canada Program Pilot Project.

 

            Moved by Councillor Nunziata

 

            That Mount Dennis-Weston be considered the potential Toronto Community Housing Corporation location for the Wired Canada Program Pilot Project.

 

            Moved by Councillor Perruzza

 

            That Emery Village be considered the potential Toronto Community Housing Corporation location for the Wired Canada Program Pilot Project.

 

            Moved by Councillor Thompson

 

                        That Dorset Park be considered the potential Toronto Community Housing Corporation location for the Wired Canada Program Pilot Project.

 

5.         City Council receive the report (January 28, 2009) from the Director, Toronto Office of Partnerships.

The Government Management Committee:

 

1.         Requested the Director of Information and Technology to:

 

a.         submit a report to the Government Management Committee for its meeting of September 17, 2009 on:

 

i.          the feasibility of providing free wi-fi services at City Hall and other City buildings and facilities; and

 

ii.          a possible or potential application for the “Free the Net” network as applied in the City of San Francisco; and

 

b.          in consultation with the Partnerships Office, invite interested and qualified companies, and representatives from Meraki and the City of San Francisco to attend the September 17, 2009 Government Management Committee meeting to give a presentation to the Committee on this service.

 

2.         Allocated a half day of the September 17, 2009 meeting to discuss this service.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council adopt the City-wide Security Plan, including the revised Corporate Security framework, and the Corporate Security Policy as attached (Attachment 1), with Section 8.5 amended to reflect changes that Council has made in its graffiti removal policy; namely, each division, board, agency and commission must:

 

a.         develop the capacity to remove graffiti from the property under their care;

 

b.         shall be responsible for removing graffiti from their property; and

 

c.         if graffiti has to be removed by enforcement, the cost will be deducted from their division's budget, or where applicable, will be added to their property taxes. 

 

2.         City Council direct that the Corporate Security Unit be the corporate body responsible for protecting City divisional assets and setting the security standards for City-owned or operated facilities/properties.

 

3.         City Council direct that funding for each Division-wide security plan be submitted in future years operating and capital budgets based on operational priorities.

 

4.         City Council direct that budgeting for each Agency, Board, and Commission’s security plan be submitted by the applicable Agency, Board, or Commission in future years operating and capital budgets based on operational priorities.

 

5.         City Council direct Corporate Security to conduct a security review of Agencies, Boards, and Commissions without dedicated security management, such as the Arena Boards, Arts and Heritage Organizations, Toronto Public Library, and Board-run community centres and facilities, to ensure they comply with the Corporate Security framework.

 

6.         City Council request all Agencies, Boards and Commissions with dedicated security management, including Exhibition Place, the Toronto Parking Authority, the Toronto Transit Commission, and the Toronto Zoo to apply the security framework and report to their respective Boards regarding their own security plans in 2009.

 

7.         City Council direct the Corporate Security Unit to coordinate the establishment of a Security Workgroup, comprised of representatives from the Agencies, Boards and Commissions with dedicated security management, for the purpose of guidance on effective implementation of the Corporate Security framework and the enhancement and effectiveness of City-wide security through information sharing.

 

8.         City Council direct the Chief Corporate Officer to provide an annual consolidated report to the Government Management Committee detailing activities and incidents received by Corporate Security.

 

9.         City Council request the Chief Corporate Officer to report to the Government Management Committee in June 2009, on:

 

            a.         a comprehensive plan and security measures to protect the Civic Centre Chambers and the second floor of City Hall; and

 

            b.         a review of the security system utilized by the CBC at its building located opposite Metro Hall.

 

10.      City Council request the Chief of Police to review and comment on the report (March 27, 2009) from the City Manager pertaining to the “City Wide Security Plan”, such comments to be addressed in future reports.

 

11.       City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager (Cluster A) to negotiate and enter into agreements with bordering municipalities/regions for 311 routing arrangements as required under the Bell Canada General Tariff, Item 6001 (the “311 Service Tariff”) on such terms as may be satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager and the City Solicitor, to address the issues as discussed in this report.

 

2.         City Council authorize the 311 Project Director to:

 

              a.       direct Bell Canada to implement such routing arrangements as may be agreed to; and

              b.       pay any applicable rates and charges under the 311 Service Tariff.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.                  City Council discontinue the Out-of-Province Parking Ticket Collection pilot program given that the costs to operate the program exceed the revenues being realized.

 

2.                  City Council again request the Province of Ontario to negotiate data transfer and data exchange agreements with other provincial and state governments, so as to provide municipalities with name and address information for out-of-province plate owners who remain on the default parking ticket payment listing;  priority should be given to the provinces of Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, and the states of New York, Michigan and Florida, which account for more than 50 per cent of all out-of-province tickets issued.

 

3.         City Council request the Acting Treasurer and Councillor McConnell to enter into discussions with the “Big 12” Police Services Board, the Ontario caucus of FCM and Tourism Toronto regarding Out-of-Province Parking Ticket Collections and seek their endorsement of the City’s initiative to negotiate data transfer and data exchange agreements with the Province and other provincial and state governments.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize entering into a licence Agreement (the “Licence”) with the Licensor for non-exclusive use of approximately 33.14 acres of land in Flemingdon Park, (the “Lands”), substantially on the terms and conditions as set out in Appendix “A” and on such other terms and conditions as approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, or his or her designate, and in a form and content acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the License, including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the City, as tenant, to enter into sixteen (16) lease renewal agreements with Toronto Community Housing Corporation, as landlord, for the five (5) year renewal term commencing January 1, 2009, substantially on the same terms and conditions set out in the existing leases except that the new rents for each of the childcare locations shall be those set out in Appendix “A” and except that there is no further renewal option, together with such other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Chief Corporate Officer and in form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council grant authority for the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the lease renewal agreements including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize a Lease Extension and Amending Agreement with El-Ad (1500 Don Mills) Limited (the “Landlord”) for the lease of approximately 34,899 square feet of rentable area on the fourth (4th) and sixth (6th) floors of the building (the “Building”) known municipally as 1500 Don Mills Road (the “Leased Premises”), substantially on the terms and conditions as set out in Appendix “A” attached hereto and on such other terms and conditions as approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, or his or her designate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council authorize the lease of up to approximately 2,500 square feet of additional space in the Building, provided such space can be made available by the Landlord, substantially on the terms and conditions as set out in Appendix “A” attached hereto and on such other terms and conditions as approved by the Chief Corporate Officer, or his delegate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

 

3.         City Council authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the Lease Agreement, including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

 

4.         City Council pass a by-law pursuant to section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 providing authority to:

 

             a.        enter into a municipal capital facility agreement with El-Ad (1500 Don Mills) Limited in respect of the Leased Premises; and

 

             b.        exempt the Leased Premises from taxation for municipal and school purposes, which tax exemption is to be effective from the latest of (i) the date the municipal capital facility agreement is signed and (ii) the date the tax exemption by-law is enacted.

 

5.         City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the by-law to the Minister of  Education, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District  School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Conseil Scolaire  de District du Centre-Sud-Ouest and the Conseil Scolaire de District du  Catholique Centre-Sud.

 

6.         City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary bills to give effect thereto.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council grant authority for the City to accept an Offer to Sell from York University to sell to the City a portion of the property known municipally as 0 Murray Ross Parkway, substantially on the terms and conditions outlined in Appendix “A” and Attachment 1 – Confidential Information to this report.

 

2.         City Council authorize severally each of the Chief Corporate Officer and the Director of Real Estate Services to execute the Offer To Sell on behalf of the City.

 

3.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transaction on behalf of the City, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing, due diligence and other dates, and amending and waiving terms and conditions, on such terms as she considers reasonable and necessary.

 

4.         City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information in Attachment 1 upon final settlement and completion of all property transactions and claims related to the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, or commencement of revenue service of the Project.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 25, 2009) from the Chief Corporate Officer

remains confidential at this time, in accordance with the provisions of the

City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information related to a proposed or pending

acquisition or sale of land for municipal or local board purposes. The confidential information

contained in Confidential Attachment 1 will be made public upon final settlement and completion of all property transactions and claims related to the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, or commencement of revenue service of the Project.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council authorize the Director of Fleet Services to purchase used vehicles and equipment through auction, liquidation sales or trade publications advertisements, not to exceed the approved Fleet Services’ capital budget.

 

2          City Council direct the Director of Fleet Services to report annually on the purchase of used vehicles and equipment as part of the year-end capital variance reporting.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council direct Fleet Services to expand the use of the idle shut-down device and idle device alarms on 40 light-duty vehicles used by managers and supervisors in Parks Forestry and Recreation, Solid Waste Management Services, Transportation Services and Toronto Water, to be funded from the Green Fleet Fund.

 

2.         City Council direct Fleet Services to provide a report on the outcome of the expanded idle shut-down pilot as part of the next Green Fleet Plan Annual Update in 2010, and as part of  the shut-down pilot, staff test a 10-second shut down interval on some of the vehicles.

 

3.         City Council direct Fleet Services to investigate, consult and implement an Idle-Free decal similar to the City of Victoria.

 

4.         City Council request Fleet Services, in coordination with the Medical Officer of Health, to consider implementation of a similar approach to that of the City of Victoria’s anti-idling decals which engages City staff in ending idling of City vehicles and promotes anti-idling among the public.

 

5.         City Council approve the “Green Fleet Expo”, “GFX” and associated logo as City of Toronto marks and that staff from Legal Services Division prepare an application to the Federal Registrar of Trade-Marks for registration of these marks.

 

6.         City Council receive for information the Attached Appendix A: Status Summary for the Green Fleet Plan 2008 – 2011.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council grant authority to award Tender Call 192-2008, for the HVAC and Electrical Upgrade at the Old City Hall to Atlas Corporation Inc., being the lowest bid meeting specifications in conformance with the quotation requirements, in two (2) separate Purchase Orders:

a.         the first Purchase Order in the amount of $21,061,550.00 net of GST will be issued in year 2009 under existing Council approval of the 2009-2014 Budget Capital Plan; and

 

b.         the second Purchase Order in the amount of $11,638,450.00 net of GST will be issued in future year following Council budget approval in the 2010-2015 Capital Budget Cycle for a total potential award amount of $32,700,000.00 net of GST.

 

2.         City Council forward Recommendation 1.b. to the Budget Committee for consideration.          

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council grant authority to enter into a ten-month License Agreement with the Toronto Catholic District School Board for the shared use of a portion of Venerable John Merlini Catholic School, to be automatically renewed every year until terminated by either party, commencing on September 1, 2008, at a fee to be offset through the Exchange of Services Agreement or as set out in this report, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council authorize the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to approve amendments to the Licence Agreement as and when required to allow for changes  in the hours, size, location or scope of use of the licensed area.

City Council on April 29 and 30, 2009, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council grant authority to negotiate and execute an amendment to the current 1911 Grange Park agreement between the City and the Art Gallery of Ontario for the fundraising, design, construction and enhanced maintenance of the park, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, and such agreement be on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager and the City Solicitor.

 

2.         City Council direct that the new amendment to the 1911 agreement provide that the Grange Park Neighbourhood be involved on an on-going basis with park management and operations to ensure that future management of Grange Park is community based.