Donation from The Garden Club of Toronto for Allan Gardens Children's Conservatory Teaching Garden Renovations

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2022-04-06 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept a donation valued at up to $0.100 million from The Garden Club of Toronto, to provide financial support for the Children's Conservatory Teaching Garden revitalization project at Allan Gardens, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy.

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2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City a donor agreement with The Garden Club of Toronto, outlining the agreed-upon uses of the donated funds and donor recognition, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council amend the Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2022-2031 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for the Parks Plan sub-project, in the Parks Development project, in the amount of $0.100 million, by increasing the total project cost and future year cash flow commitments in 2023 funded from The Garden Club of Toronto donation, for the purpose of the Allan Gardens Teaching Garden.

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The purpose of this report is to seek approval from City Council to accept a donation and enter into a donor agreement with The Garden Club of Toronto, a registered charity, for renovations to the Allan Gardens Children's Conservatory Teaching Garden, a City-owned facility in Allan Gardens. Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2022-2031 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan includes $0.250 million in debt funding in 2022 for renovations to the Allan Gardens Children's Conservatory Teaching Garden within the Parks Plan sub-project in the Park Development project.

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Authority from Council is required to amend the approved 2022-2031 Capital Budget and Plan by increasing the total project cost by $0.100 million with future year cash flow commitments in 2023, funded from the donation for this project.

Staff recommended

The General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept a donation valued at up to $0.100 million from The Garden Club of Toronto, to provide financial support for the Children's Conservatory Teaching Garden revitalization project at Allan Gardens, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy.

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2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City a donor agreement with The Garden Club of Toronto, outlining the agreed-upon uses of the donated funds and donor recognition, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council approve an amendment to the Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2022-2031 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for the Parks Plan sub-project, in the Parks Development project, in the amount of $0.100 million, by increasing the total project cost and future year cash flow commitments in 2023 funded from The Garden Club of Toronto donation, for the purpose of the Allan Gardens Teaching Garden.

Considered

2022-03-29 · Infrastructure and Environment Committee · adopted
Decision as filed
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept a donation valued at up to $0.100 million from The Garden Club of Toronto, to provide financial support for the Children's Conservatory Teaching Garden revitalization project at Allan Gardens, in compliance with the Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy.
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2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to negotiate and sign on behalf of the City a donor agreement with The Garden Club of Toronto, outlining the agreed-upon uses of the donated funds and donor recognition, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council approve an amendment to the Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2022-2031 Council Approved Capital Budget and Plan for the Parks Plan sub-project, in the Parks Development project, in the amount of $0.100 million, by increasing the total project cost and future year cash flow commitments in 2023 funded from The Garden Club of Toronto donation, for the purpose of the Allan Gardens Teaching Garden.
2022-04-06 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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