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Jobs and Future Development - Board of Governors of Exhibition Place

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The decision

2021-04-07 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Manager, Fair Wage Office to work with applicable Divisions, Agencies and Corporations to investigate and report back to the General Government and Licensing Committee in the first quarter of 2022 on: a. further measures that could be incorporated into City of Toronto Corporate Real Estate leases and the leases of City Agencies, Boards, and Corporations, to ensure lessees provide high-quality jobs, fair wages and full time hours and benefits where possible, including a review of potential legal and financial impacts on the City, as landlord, and on tenants; and b.

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reviewing expanding the job categories covered by the Fair Wage Policy to include traditionally lower-paid and less-secure work such as food and hospitality.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 23-2

For (23)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Jennifer McKelvie, Joe Cressy, John Filion, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Michael Ford, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Nick Mantas, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll
Against (2)Denzil Minnan-Wong, Stephen Holyday
Absent (1)Mark Grimes
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On the agenda

As the city filed it

At its meeting of October 26, 2020 the Board of Governors received a power point presentation from Hotel X on its concept plan and future development of the Phase 2 Lands. At the same meeting, questions were raised by the Board regarding existing leaseholders and development at Exhibition Place, and how the City's policies and the Board of Governors can contribute to creating good quality work for Toronto residents. A

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motion was moved and adopted where the Board directed the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place to review and report back on options for the Board to ensure that high-quality jobs with full-time hours, fair wages, and benefits, are being secured through future development of the land and other projects at Exhibition Place, including review of relevant City of Toronto policy such as the Fair Wage Policy. Consultation with staff from the City of Toronto was held to review the Fair Wage Policy and Articles in the City of Toronto and Exhibition Place lease templates that support the Board's direction. The requirement that tenants comply with the City's Fair Wage Policy is standard language in the current template. Although classes of workers to whom the Fair Wage Policy applies is limited, the City's Fair Wage Office has advised that those classes are reviewed from time to time. Given the breadth, scope and complexity of the issue, coupled with the potential legal implications, Corporate Real Estate, the Fair Wage Office and Exhibition Place have agreed to continue to explore potential measures that could be implemented.

Staff recommended

The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Manager, Fair Wage Office to investigate and report back to the appropriate standing committee in time for the June 8 and 9, 2021 City Council meeting on: a. further measures that could be incorporated into City of Toronto Corporate Real Estate leases and the leases of City Agencies, Boards, and Corporations, to ensure lessees provide high-quality jobs, fair wages and full time hours and benefits where possible b.

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reviewing expanding the job categories covered by the Fair Wage Policy to include traditionally lower-paid and less-secure work such as food and hospitality.

Considered

  • 2021-03-29 · General Government and Licensing Committee · adopted

    Decision as filed

    The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Manager, Fair Wage Office to investigate and report back to the appropriate standing committee in time for the June 8 and 9, 2021 City Council meeting on: a. further measures that could be incorporated into City of Toronto Corporate Real Estate leases and the leases of City Agencies, Boards, and Corporations, to ensure lessees provide high-quality jobs, fair wages and full time hours and benefits where possible; and b.

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    reviewing expanding the job categories covered by the Fair Wage Policy to include traditionally lower-paid and less-secure work such as food and hospitality.

  • 2021-04-07 · Toronto City Council · amended

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