Amendments to Agreement with Campbell House Museum

The Public Gallery wrote no story on this item. What follows is the city’s own record of what happened to it, as filed: nothing on this page is summarised or scored by us.

The decision

2021-12-15 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item 2019.EC8.9, headed "Sustaining the Vibrancy of Campbell House Museum", by deleting Parts 6 and 8 and replacing them with the following new Parts 6 and 8: 6. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate the following amendments to the 1971 Agreement between the City of Toronto and the Sir William Campbell Foundation: a.

Show the rest of As filed, 1,044 more characters as filed

remove all references and obligations in relation to The Advocates' Society; b. reduce the Foundation's financial obligations in a manner commensurate with the City of Toronto assuming responsibility for capital repairs to the Campbell House on a permanent basis; and c. any other terms that may be mutually satisfactory to both parties, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the City Manager. 8. City Council amend former City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 68, Museums to: a. add capital repairs to the responsibilities of the City of Toronto and to make capital expenditures in accordance with the applicable budget allocation, year over year; and b. reflect amendments to the 1971 Agreement between the City of Toronto and the Sir William Campbell Foundation, as necessary. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to sign an Amending Agreement with the Sir William Campbell Foundation as outlined in Part 1 above.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council authority to amend Parts 6 and 8 of Council's decision on Item EC8.9, "Sustaining the Vibrancy of Campbell House Museum", adopted by Council at its October 29-30, 2019 meeting. The report on Item EC8.9 recommended an Amending Agreement to the 1971 Agreement between the City of Toronto and the Sir William Campbell Foundation to operate the property known as Campbell House, located at 160 Queen Street West, as a public historical museum.

Show the rest of As the city filed it, 357 more characters as filed

The recommendations inadvertently assigned capital maintenance and repair responsibilities to the Campbell House Board of Management instead of to the City of Toronto. This report recommends an amendment to correct the error so that it reads that the City of Toronto is responsible for capital repairs of the Campbell House as reflected in the staff report.

Staff recommended

The Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture recommends that: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item EC8.9, headed "Sustaining the Vibrancy of Campbell House Museum", by deleting Parts 6 and 8 and replacing them with the following new Parts 6 and 8: "6. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate the following amendments to the 1971 Agreement between the City of Toronto and the Sir William Campbell Foundation: a.

Show the rest of Staff recommended, 1,056 more characters as filed

remove all references and obligations in relation to The Advocates' Society; b. reduce the Foundation's financial obligations in a manner commensurate with the City of Toronto assuming responsibility for capital repairs to the Campbell House on a permanent basis; and c. any other terms that may be mutually satisfactory to both parties, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the City Manager. 8. City Council amend former City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 68, Museums, to: a. add capital repairs to the responsibilities of the City of Toronto and to make capital expenditures in accordance with the applicable budget allocation, year over year; and b. reflect amendments to the 1971 Agreement between the City of Toronto and the Sir William Campbell Foundation, as necessary." 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to sign an Amending Agreement with the Sir William Campbell Foundation as outlined in Recommendation 1 above.

Considered

2021-12-01 · Economic and Community Development Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item 2019.EC8.9, headed "Sustaining the Vibrancy of Campbell House Museum", by deleting Parts 6 and 8 and replacing them with the following new Parts 6 and 8: "6. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate the following amendments to the 1971 Agreement between the City of Toronto and the Sir William Campbell Foundation: a.
Show the rest of Decision as filed, 1,055 more characters as filed
remove all references and obligations in relation to The Advocates' Society; b. reduce the Foundation's financial obligations in a manner commensurate with the City of Toronto assuming responsibility for capital repairs to the Campbell House on a permanent basis; and c. any other terms that may be mutually satisfactory to both parties, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the City Solicitor and the City Manager. 8. City Council amend former City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 68, Museums to: a. add capital repairs to the responsibilities of the City of Toronto and to make capital expenditures in accordance with the applicable budget allocation, year over year; and b. reflect amendments to the 1971 Agreement between the City of Toronto and the Sir William Campbell Foundation, as necessary." 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to sign an Amending Agreement with the Sir William Campbell Foundation as outlined in Recommendation 1 above.
2021-12-15 · Toronto City Council · adopted

On the record

The item as the City filed it

More from this meeting

The whole meeting