Economic and Community Development Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 4 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.
EC9.1adopted
Extension of Federal Funding for Toronto Youth Job Corps Program
The purpose of this report is to request City Council authority to receive $1,346,318 in additional funding from Employment and Social Development Canada for the Toronto Youth Job Corp that allows for the extension of the contract from March 30, 2020 to September 25, 2020. Toronto Youth Job Corps is a youth employment program cost shared by Employment and Social Development Canada and the City of Toronto. Toronto Youth Job Corps provides pre-employment support, structured employment training, employer placements and retention supports for youth most distant from the labour market. The Toronto Youth Job Corps program started in 1983 and continues to meet the changing employment needs of youth. Toronto Youth Job Corps is administered by the City of Toronto and delivered by five community agencies selected through an open request for proposals process. Toronto Youth Job Corps is currently delivered by: Jewish Vocational Services Toronto, Tropicana Community Services, West Neighbourhood House, West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, and Youth Employment Services.
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to receive $1,346,318 from Employment and Social Development Canada for the Toronto Youth Job Corp contract extension. 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to extend the contract with the five (5) Service Delivery Agencies: Jewish Vocational Services Toronto, Tropicana Community Services, West Neighbourhood House, West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, and Youth Employment Services in the amount of $1,346,318 for the period from March 30, 2020 to September 25, 2020 under the same terms and conditions of the current contract.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to receive $1,346,318 from Employment and Social Development Canada for the Toronto Youth Job Corp contract extension. 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to extend the contract with the five (5) Service Delivery Agencies: Jewish Vocational Services Toronto, Tropicana Community Services, West Neighbourhood House, West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, and Youth Employment Services in the amount of $1,346,318 for the period from March 30, 2020 to September 25, 2020 under the same terms and conditions of the current contract.
EC9.2adopted
Feasibility of Providing Free Menstrual Products in Shelters
This report responds to City Council's request to conduct consultations with operators of City-funded shelters, respite and drop-in centres, program participants, community stakeholders and menstrual equity advocates such as the Period Purse, on the access, distribution, the real costs of menstrual products and the feasibility of providing such products free of charge to low-income menstruators in Toronto. Toronto's emergency shelter system serves equity-seeking groups including women, transgender and non-binary individuals. All programs must meet the operating requirements set out in both the Toronto Shelter Standards (TSS) and the purchase of service contracts, and they are evaluated using a quality assurance review process. Both the Toronto Shelter Standards (TSS) and 24-Hour Respite Site Standards (TRS) require service providers to provide menstrual hygiene products to their clients. This report describes the results of consultations with City-funded shelters, 24-hour respite sites, drop-ins, and menstrual equity advocates on the access, distribution and cost of menstrual hygiene products. Funding in the amount of $222,359 is included in SSHA's 2020 base budget, subject to approval through the 2020 budget process, for the provision of menstrual hygiene products to individuals using these services. SSHA will allocate the funding to increase access to free menstrual products for users of City-funded shelters, 24-hour respite sites and 24-hour drop-ins.
The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Received the report (October 22, 2019) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration recommends that: 1. The Economic and Community Development Committee receive this report for information.
EC9.3adopted
Exploring DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Events and City-owned Spaces
"DIY" event organizers neither own nor have regular access to physical space for events. Instead, they create cultural events (often blending music, visual art, and other art forms) in temporary locations. DIY events, and those who organize and perform at them, are vital to the artistic lifeblood of Toronto's music community. These events very often provide performance opportunities to artists working in marginalized, non-mainstream genres (i.e., the types of music not often heard in mainstream bricks-and-mortar venues). It's these artists and events, and the communities that build up around them, that give rise to new, vibrant music and emerging stars. Ultimately, it's these artists that will shape the future of Toronto's music scene and maintain our reputation as a global music centre. DIY events create welcoming spaces for diverse communities, including performers and fans that might not feel comfortable in mainstream spaces. Toronto's incredible cultural and artistic diversity makes it necessary to support the existence of spaces for every kind of artistic and cultural community to gather and create art. Currently, DIY locations might include empty storefronts, condo presentation centres, community centres, churches, industrial buildings, City-owned buildings, or outdoor spaces. Together, these locations are also termed "alternative" spaces. As we work to support the diversity of Toronto's music scene, we must explore our capacity to support DIY events through the potential of providing city-owned space for this critical form of cultural animation.
The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, CreateTO, and other relevant city staff, to report to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee and Economic and Community Development Committee in February 2020, with principles, potential operating models, and an initial assessment of opportunities for a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) venues in city-owned spaces.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Toronto Music Advisory Committee recommends that: 1. The Economic and Community Development Committee request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, CreateTO, and other relevant city staff, to report to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee and Economic and Community Development Committee in February 2020, with principles, potential operating models, and an initial assessment of opportunities for a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) venues in city-owned spaces.
EC9.4adopted
The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend two existing contracts (Contract Numbers 47020879 and 47022168) with K Dental Incorporated for the provision of Clinic Supplies and Equipment in order to support additional purchases directly relating to Toronto Public Health (TPH) Dental Care Programs funded by the Ministry of Health, and, in particular, the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP). On April 11, 2019, the Government of Ontario announced a $90 million investment for the Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP), a new publicly-funded dental program for low-income seniors. The Ministry is providing Toronto Public Health with up to $15,543,300 in additional base funding for their 2019-2020 funding year. This program will be fully funded by the province.
The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-law), granted authority to amend Contract Number 47020879 issued to K-Dental Incorporated for the provision of various dental clinic supplies and equipment by an additional $579,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges($589,190 net of HST recoveries) revising the current contract value from $2,759,388 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,807,953 net of HST recoveries) to $3,338,388 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,397,143 net of HST recoveries). 2. In accordance with Section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-law), granted authority to amend Contract Number 47022168 issued to K-Dental Incorporated for the for the provision of supply, delivery, installation, warranty, calibration, removal and disposal of various Dental Clinic Equipment and associated staff training by an additional $1,675,222 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($1,704,706 net of HST recoveries) revising the current Contract value from $119,234 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($121,332 net of HST recoveries) to $1,794,456 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($1,826,038 net of HST recoveries).
Staff recommendation as filed
The Medical Officer of Health and the Chief Purchasing Officer recommend that: 1. The Economic and Community Development Committee, in accordance with Section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-law) grant authority to amend Contract Number 47020879 issued to K-Dental Incorporated for the provision of various dental clinic supplies and equipment by an additional $579,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges($589,190 net of HST recoveries) revising the current contract value from $2,759,388 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,807,953 net of HST recoveries) to $3,338,388 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($3,397,143 net of HST recoveries). 2. The Economic and Community Development Committee, in accordance with Section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control By-law) grant authority to amend Contract Number 47022168 issued to K-Dental Incorporated for the for the provision of supply, delivery, installation, warranty, calibration, removal and disposal of various Dental Clinic Equipment and associated staff training by an additional $1,675,222 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($1,704,706 net of HST recoveries) revising the current Contract value from $119,234 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($121,332 net of HST recoveries) to $1,794,456 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($1,826,038 net of HST recoveries).