Getting to the Root of the Issues - January 2022 Performance Update of Urban Forestry Contractors and City Crews and Consolidated Summary and Analysis of 2021 Forestry Operations Related Complaints

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2022-04-06 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following: 1. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 30, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 2. City Council forward the supplementary report (March 30, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management to the Auditor General to review and to report back to the Audit Committee.

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Confidential Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 30, 2022) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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On February 9, 2021, the Auditor General released a report entitled "Getting to the Root of the Issues: A Follow-Up to the 2019 Tree Maintenance Services Audit", which was tabled at the Audit Committee meeting on February 16, 2021. Council provided direction to Parks, Forestry and Recreation (PFR) to report to each meeting of the Audit Committee on experiences and data collected on the performance of Urban Forestry Contractors and City crews.

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Council also directed the City Manager to provide a consolidated summary and analysis of all forestry services related complaints in 2021. The purpose of this report is to provide an update on experiences and data collected on the performance of Urban Forestry Contractors and City crews to the end of the previous tree maintenance contracts, June 30, 2021, and for the first five months of the new contracts. The report also provides a summary of Forestry Operations complaints and the actions and outcomes arising from these complaints.

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that: 1. The Audit Committee receive this report for information.

Considered

2022-02-18 · Audit Committee · forwarded without recommendation
Decision as filed
The Audit Committee submits the Item to City Council without recommendation.
Clerk’s note
The Audit Committee: 1. Requested the City Solicitor and the Chief Procurement Officer, in consultation with the Auditor General, to report directly to the April 6 and 7, 2022 meeting of City Council on whether tree maintenance contract violations found through spot checks can be extrapolated to allow greater cost recovery.
2022-04-06 · Toronto City Council · amended

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