Authorization to Release Section 37 Funds to the Toronto District School Board for Improvements to the Schoolyard and Running Track at Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside

The Jesse Ketchum School outdoor running track and schoolyard provide important green space for community and recreational activities. There is no comparable track in any public park in the area. The current track is inadequate and does not meet the needs of either the school or the local community. The ABC Residents Association has committed $300,000 to the renovation and upgrade of the track, and is seeking matching funds from the city. The Toronto District School Board supports the request. The request letter from ABCRA is Attachment 1. The Toronto District School Board support letter is Attachment 2.

2. City Council request the City Solicitor to draw up the Agreement, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, provided acceptable terms can be agreed upon. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to execute on behalf of the City a Community Access Agreement with the Toronto District School Board for the capital improvements to the schoolyard and running track at Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School, for a term of 20 years and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council direct that if a mutually acceptable Community Access Agreement cannot be agreed upon that the funds will not be transferred to the Toronto District School Board and shall be made available for other community facilities in the local community.