Moss Park Arena - Governance and Operational Review

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2024-06-26 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on June 26 and 27, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in collaboration with the City Manager, to develop a transition plan to change the governance and operations of Moss Park Arena from a Board of Management to a City-operated arena to come into effect by the end of 2025, and report back to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2024 with the transition plan, including: a.

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the financial impacts and resourcing requirements for the transition to the City's administration; b. all rights, claims, undertakings, obligations, assets and liabilities of the Board of Management; c. workforce and employment impacts; d. any other impacts on the City's Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division arising from assuming the operations of the Arena; and e. the implementation timeline. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills in City Council for dissolution of the Moss Park Arena Board in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and Ontario Regulation 589/06, Dissolution of and Assumption of Powers of Local Boards, to bring into effect the transition, subject to City Council's decision in consideration of Part 1 above. 3. City Council direct that, effectively immediately, the Moss Park Arena Board of Management work with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to review opportunities for the Moss Park Arena to enhance equitable community access to the Arena's programs. 4. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Manager to report back on options to strengthen local access to programming and enhanced diversity of Board membership within current operating and governance structure of Moss Park Arena for consideration alongside the proposed transition plan.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 18-5

For (18)Alejandra Bravo, Amber Morley, Anthony Perruzza, Ausma Malik, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe, Gord Perks, Jamaal Myers, James Pasternak, Jennifer McKelvie, Lily Cheng, Michael Thompson, Nick Mantas, Olivia Chow, Parthi Kandavel, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll

Against (5)Brad Bradford, Frances Nunziata, Jon Burnside, Mike Colle, Stephen Holyday

Absent (2)Josh Matlow, Vincent Crisanti

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As the city filed it

This report responds to City Council's direction to the City Manager, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to assess the impacts of transitioning the governance and operations of Moss Park Arena from a Board of Management to a City-operated arena. This report provides governance considerations as well as financial, operational, staffing and program impacts of such a transition. Moss Park Arena provides indoor ice sport facilities along with programming including hockey leagues, hockey camps, and instructional programs.

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It is operated by a Board of Directors, appointed by City Council through the Civic appointments process and follows City policy in terms of how ice is allocated to community user groups. If directed by City Council to transition Moss Park Arena from a Board of Management to a City-operated arena, a transition plan would need to be developed and implemented. This plan would include, but not be limited to, transitioning current programming to third party user groups, renegotiating ice contracts, a workforce management assessment and Council approval of additional operating funding required, through the budget process.

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Chief of Staff, City Manager's Office recommend that: 1. The Executive Committee receive this report for information.

Considered

2024-06-18 · Executive Committee · amended
Decision as filed
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in collaboration with the City Manager, to develop a transition plan to change the governance and operations of Moss Park Arena from a Board of Management to a City operated arena to come into effect by the end of 2025, and report back to City Council by the fourth quarter of 2024 with the transition plan, including: a.
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the financial impacts and resourcing requirements for the transition to the City's administration; b. all rights, claims, undertakings, obligations, assets and liabilities of the Board of Management; c. workforce and employment impacts; d. any other impacts on the City's Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division arising from assuming the operations of the Arena; and e. the implementation timeline. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills in City Council for dissolution of the Moss Park Arena Board in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and O. Regulation 589/06, Dissolution of and Assumption of Powers of Local Boards, to bring into effect the transition, subject to City Council's decision in consideration of Recommendation 1 above. 3. City Council direct that, effectively immediately, the Moss Park Arena Board of Management work with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to review opportunities for the Moss Park Arena to enhance equitable community access to the Arena's programs.
2024-06-26 · Toronto City Council · amended

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