Accepting an In-Kind Donation from Wanless Park Community Tennis Club to Refurbish the Tennis Courts at Wanless Park - by Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle

Under the policy, Community Tennis Clubs establish and maintain capital reserve funds to make capital repairs and improvements to the Community Tennis Club assets. Wanless Park Community Tennis Club is a Community Tennis Club operating at 250 Wanless Ave, within Wanless Park in Ward 15, Don Valley West, consisting of five hard courts. Using its capital reserve fund, the Club is proposing to dig out and rebuild two courts in Fall 2026 and resurface all five courts in Spring 2027. This project would be delivered through a construction and donation agreement with Parks and Recreation. The total in-kind donation amount for the project is valued up to $319,000. Under City Council's Donations to the City of Toronto for Community Benefits Policy, Council authority is required to accept donations over $0.050 million. The proposed scope of work for Wanless Park Community Tennis Club has been reviewed and approved by staff. No costs will be incurred by Parks and Recreation for the court refurbishment, and ongoing maintenance will be covered as per the Policy for Outdoor Community Tennis Club Operations.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to execute an agreement with Wanless Park Community Tennis Club to facilitate refurbishment of the tennis courts at Wanless Park in 2026 and 2027, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in accordance with City policies applicable to capital projects, including compliance with the City's Fair Wage Policy and other procurement policies, as well as the City's Labour Trades Contractual Obligations in the Construction Industry, if applicable.