Economic and Community Development Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 9 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
EC11.1received
Stronger Together: The University and City of Toronto
Representatives of the University of Toronto, Andrew Thomson, Chief of Government Relations and Scott Mabury, Vice President, Operations and Real Estate Partnerships will make a presentation on the economic and community impacts of the University of Toronto on the City of Toronto and profile some projects both at the St. George and Scarborough campuses.
The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Received the item for information.
EC11.2adopted
The purpose of this report is to request authority to renew non-competitive contracts with Intergraph Canada Ltd. and Quatro Group Software Systems Inc. in the total amount of $890,400.00 net of all taxes and charges ($906,071.04 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of the agreements. City Council approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code By-law Chapter 195- Purchasing, where the current request has exceeded the Chief Purchasing Official's authority of the cumulative five year commitment limit under Section 1 of the Purchasing By-Law and also exceeds the threshold of $500,000, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code By-law, Chapter 71 - Financial Control.
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to negotiate and enter into a contract with Intergraph Canada Ltd. for the amount of $508,800.00 net of all taxes and charges ($517,754.88, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), to provide for professional services and additional licenses for existing Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Business Intelligence (BI) systems for a period of 5 years from the effective date of the agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Fire Chief and General Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to negotiate and enter into a contract with Quatro Group Software Systems Inc. for the amount of $381,600.00 net of all taxes and charges ($388,316.16, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), to provide for professional services and additional licenses for the existing Payroll/Time Entry system for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of the agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Fire Chief and General Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services and the Chief Purchasing Officer recommend that: 1. City Council authorize the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to negotiate and enter into a contract with Intergraph Canada Ltd. for the amount of $508,800.00 net of all taxes and charges ($517,754.88, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), to provide for professional services and additional licenses for existing Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Business Intelligence (BI) systems for a period of 5 years from the effective date of the agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Fire Chief and General Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to negotiate and enter into a contract with Quatro Group Software Systems Inc. for the amount of $381,600.00 net of all taxes and charges ($388,316.16, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), to provide for professional services and additional licenses for the existing Payroll/Time Entry system for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of the agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Fire Chief and General Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
EC11.3adopted
Neighbourhood Food Hub Model at 1470 Gerrard Street East - Update
This report responds to Council direction to provide an update on the development and implementation of a community food hub model in the Glen Rhodes Church, located at 1470 Gerrard Street East. This report also identifies the funding required to sustain the community food hub on an ongoing basis at this location (EC7.14).
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to invite Applegrove Community Complex to apply to the Community Service Partnerships grant program to promote access to food and support broader community initiatives and, subject to approval of the application and the 2020 operating budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration, award Applegrove a prorated amount on an annual allocation of $120,000 for the remainder of the 2020 grant cycle and include Applegrove in allocation recommendations for subsequent grant cycles.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to invite Applegrove Community Complex to apply to the Community Service Partnerships grant program to promote access to food and support broader community initiatives and, subject to approval of the application and the 2020 operating budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration, award Applegrove a prorated amount on an annual allocation of $120,000 for the remainder of the 2020 grant cycle and include Applegrove in allocation recommendations for subsequent grant cycles.
EC11.4amended
Investments, Employment and Training as Part of the Regent Park Social Development Plan
City Council forwarded the supplementary report (October 28, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, submitted to City Council on Item EC8.5, to the Economic and Community Development Committee for consideration at its January 14, 2020 meeting and report back to City Council. This report responds to the October 16, 2019 Economic and Community Development Committee meeting Item EC8.5 Resourcing the Regent Park Social Development Plan by providing information on: 1. How much has been invested by Toronto Community Housing Corporation and community partners on the revitalization over the past ten years. 2. The number of full and part time jobs created over the last ten years. 3. The training programs implemented over the last ten years, including the number of residents trained.
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to report to the November 4, 2020 Economic and Community Development Committee meeting with an update on the implementation of the Regent Park Social Development Plan action items in the plan's four areas, Community Safety, Economic and Community Development, Community Building and Communications. 2. City Council forward a copy of the report (October 28, 2019) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.
EC11.5amended
Community Engagement Processes for Locating New Shelters and Related Services - Update
In 2017, Council approved a new community engagement process and a new approval process for locating emergency shelters. The new process was developed in response to a number of challenging shelter siting processes, in recognition that the existing process was not working well for communities, service providers or service users. Through an expert third party review, a new process was approved by Council in which the focus of the community engagement process is not on where services should be located, but on how to make those services successful in the community. This approach is consistent with a human rights based approach to housing and related services for vulnerable residents. Over the last 2 years, this new community engagement process has been applied to a number of emergency shelter and 24-hour respite site service locations. Overall, the process has been successful in providing less confrontational and more meaningful engagement with the surrounding community. Through an initial evaluation of the process, a number of areas for improvement have been identified to further enhance the community engagement process for new shelters and related services. This report provides background on the existing community engagement and siting process for shelters and related services, and outlines what improvements to the process are being made. This report also responds to direction from Council to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee on projects taking place in the Downtown East area involving City-funded services and facilities and how community engagement processes for those locations can be improved. As well, the report provides updates on key initiatives that support and strengthen cooperation between Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and Social Development, Finance and Administration to improve service coordination and strategic planning through the Downtown East Action Plan.
The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Directed the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, in consultation with Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Housing Secretariat, and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the third quarter of 2020, on steps required to end chronic homelessness (defined as people who have been homeless for more than 6 months) in Toronto and include: a. details on the status of chronic homelessness including but not limited to: 1. the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in Toronto, including in the shelter system and in the respite system; and 2. the number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in Toronto and the greater Toronto region who have found housing, on an annual basis in the last five years. b. existing inter-governmental financial support for ending chronic homelessness; and c. recommendations on programmatic, staffing and budgetary changes required to end homelessness. 2. Directed the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to include a diversity component on the membership of the community liaison committees, in consultation with the local councillor, and ensure that any public awareness campaign material is offered in various languages.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration recommend that: 1. The Economic and Community Development Committee receive this report for information.
EC11.6adopted
Business Improvement Areas - 2020 Operating Budgets - Report 2
This report brings forward Business Improvement Area (BIA) annual Operating Budgets for approval by City Council as required by the City of Toronto Act, 2006. City Council approval is required to permit the City to collect funds through a special tax levy on the commercial and industrial properties within the respective BIA boundaries. There are currently 83 established BIAs in the City of Toronto. The approval by City Council of the 2020 Operating Budget for 83 BIAs takes multiple phases. At its meeting on December 17-18, 2019, City Council approved the 2020 Operating Budget for 26 BIAs as part of the Report No. 1. Included in this Report No. 2 is the 2020 Operating Budgets for 29 BIAs for City Council approval. The recommendation in this report reflects the board-adopted 2020 Operating Budgets by the respective BIAs' Boards of Management and General Membership. Complete budgets and supporting documentation have been reviewed by City staff to ensure that the 2020 Operating Budgets for BIAs reflect Council's approved policies and practices.
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council adopt and certify the 2020 recommended Operating Budgets and Levy requirements of the following Business Improvement Areas: Business Improvement Area 2020 Operating Budget ($) 2020 Levy Funds Required ($) Bayview Leaside 263,786 193,951 Bloor Street 2,663,872 1,650,000 Bloorcourt Village 270,469 203,490 Bloordale Village 230,310 142,816 Bloor-Yorkville 7,404,591 3,728,629 Cabbagetown 423,736 306,310 College Promenade 250,709 234,252 Corso Italia 255,228 220,228 Crossroads of the Danforth 255,931 215,281 Danforth Mosaic 750,643 365,883 Downtown Yonge 3,998,801 2,995,326 DuKe Heights 3,870,485 3,483,899 Harbord Street 53,900 35,298 Hillcrest Village 152,378 132,524 Junction Gardens 452,520 340,674 Kennedy Road 282,599 256,136 Lakeshore Village 157,607 109,891 Leslieville 199,569 139,570 Little Portugal on Dundas 597,465 326,929 Mimico by the Lake 63,504 54,836 St. Clair Gardens 115,195 93,331 St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood 1,611,840 1,438,421 The Waterfront 1,720,039 1,289,413 Toronto Entertainment District 3,408,813 3,085,761 Trinity Bellwoods 87,124 57,574 Village of Islington 216,678 158,170 Wexford Heights 437,574 242,331 Yonge Lawrence Village 264,595 209,847 York-Eglinton 348,569 237,536 Total 30,808,531 21,948,307
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommends that: 1. The Economic and Community Development Committee adopt and certify to City Council the 2020 recommended Operating Budgets and Levy requirements of the following Business Improvement Areas: Business Improvement Area 2020 Operating Budget ($) 2020 Levy Funds Required ($) Bayview Leaside 263,786 193,951 Bloor Street 2,663,872 1,650,000 Bloorcourt Village 270,469 203,490 Bloordale Village 230,310 142,816 Bloor-Yorkville 7,404,591 3,728,629 Cabbagetown 423,736 306,310 College Promenade 250,709 234,252 Corso Italia 255,228 220,228 Crossroads of the Danforth 255,931 215,281 Danforth Mosaic 750,643 365,883 Downtown Yonge 3,998,801 2,995,326 DuKe Heights 3,870,485 3,483,899 Harbord Street 53,900 35,298 Hillcrest Village 152,378 132,524 Junction Gardens 452,520 340,674 Kennedy Road 282,599 256,136 Lakeshore Village 157,607 109,891 Leslieville 199,569 139,570 Little Portugal on Dundas 597,465 326,929 Mimico by the Lake 63,504 54,836 St. Clair Gardens 115,195 93,331 St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood 1,611,840 1,438,421 The Waterfront 1,720,039 1,289,413 Toronto Entertainment District 3,408,813 3,085,761 Trinity Bellwoods 87,124 57,574 Village of Islington 216,678 158,170 Wexford Heights 437,574 242,331 Yonge Lawrence Village 264,595 209,847 York-Eglinton 348,569 237,536 Total 30,808,531 21,948,307
EC11.7adopted
From October 6 to October 13, 2019, the City undertook three concurrent outbound missions to Europe centred on the C40 Global Mayor's Summit held in Copenhagen, Denmark. In all, the missions covered seven cities: London (UK), Paris (France), Marseille (France), Torino (Italy), Milan (Italy), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Stockholm (Sweden). The missions were led by Mayor Tory, Deputy Mayor Thompson and Councillor McKelvie. Councillor Layton also attended the C40 Summit but did not participate in any of the aspects of the City outbound missions. These missions focused on advancing increased interest in the Toronto Region by promoting the City as a gateway to the North American market; meeting with several companies interested in Toronto; enhancing local relationships; sharing best practices; meeting with industry leaders in various economic sectors; promoting the capabilities of Toronto's green sector; and engaging global mayors and business leaders supporting sustainable action on climate change. They also consisted of meetings with business and municipal officials in the financial services, fintech, innovation, film and digital media, transportation, biomedical, technology, infrastructure and green sectors. The missions supported City Council's objectives outlined in the International Trade Funding Report approved in February 2017, and the climate change strategy TransformTO approved by City Council in December 2016. This report provides a high level summary of the missions, highlighting key activities and future next steps.
The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Received the report (December 30, 2019) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture recommends that: 1. The Economic and Community Development Committee receive this report for information.
EC11.8amended
New York City Mayor's Mission 2019
The United States of America continues to be a key market for Toronto in terms of investment and trade. New York City (NYC), with its prominent financial services sector, is the USA's strongest base for potential investment into Toronto. Mayor Tory led a short mission to New York City from November 6-8, 2019, accompanied by staff from Toronto Global, Toronto Financial International (TFI), and the Economic Development and Culture Division. Following on the Mayor's mission to NYC in November 2017 and Deputy Mayor Thompson's mission to NYC in April 2018, this mission provided an additional opportunity for Mayor Tory to advance the growth and talent attraction narrative for Toronto's financial and technology sectors and promote Toronto's interests in New York City. The primary objectives of Mayor Tory's mission were to engage with industry leaders from the financial services and technology sectors, to promote Toronto as an opportunity for foreign direct investment (FDI), to seek export opportunities for Toronto businesses, to strengthen existing partnerships and to further the City of Toronto's economic connections to NYC. This mission is aligned with the objectives of the International Trade Funding report approved by City Council. This report provides a high-level summary of the mission, providing highlights of key mission activities and next steps.
The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Forwarded the report (December 30, 2019) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to the Film, Television and Digital Media Advisory Board.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture recommends that: 1. The Economic and Community Development Committee receive this report for information.
EC11.9adopted
The attached Toronto Economic Bulletin summarizes the most recent data available for key economic indicators benchmarking the City's economic performance.
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council receive the report (January 10, 2020) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.