Authorization to Release Section 37 Funds for the Design and Construction of an Outdoor Learning and Community Seating Area at Cliffside Public School - by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, seconded by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin

In consultation with the school administration and local community members, it is recommended that the site be improved with an outdoor learning and seating area, including elements such as benches, shade features, and accessible pathways. This space would be used by students during the school day and would be available to the public after hours, expanding local open-space amenities. There are available Section 37 funds within Ward 20 suitable for supporting local improvements of this nature. City Council authority is requested to release these funds so that the project can proceed with design and construction in coordination with the school community. Reason for Urgency: This motion is urgent as Council direction on this approach to support improvements at Cliffside Public School is needed in order for the City and Toronto District School Board to enter into a Community Access Agreement, thereby allowing for continued design and eventual implementation.

the Toronto District School Board will enter into an acceptable Community Access Agreement with the City; and b. the design of the improvements will be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to participate in the preparation of the Community Access Agreement, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, provided acceptable terms can be agreed upon. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks 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 at Cliffside Public School, for a term of 20 years and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks 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 benefits in the community.