Executive 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.
EX1.1amended
Implementing the "Housing Now" Initiative
On December 13, 2018, City Council approved the new Housing Now Initiative to activate 11 City-owned sites (the "11 Properties") for the development of affordable housing within mixed-income, mixed-use and transit-oriented communities. City Council also requested the City Manager to report to Executive Committee in January 2019 with an action plan to deliver the Initiative and to identify the resources required to expedite the implementation process. The Housing Now Initiative represents a new city-building approach to the disposition of City-owned lands. The Initiative will stimulate the creation of complete communities with a range of new mixed-income housing in close proximity to commercial and employment areas and transit hubs, providing the opportunity for Toronto residents to live in these new mixed-income developments. Over the last decade, the cost of housing and residents' housing choices have become increasingly restricted. The cost of both rental and ownership housing has increased significantly, while incomes have not kept pace. The Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services will report to Council in fall 2019 with a 10-year Housing Plan that outlines actions addressing the growing need and demand across the housing continuum. Staff will also provide a costing plan for the Housing Plan for Council's consideration. While new residential construction has been dominated by the development of condominiums, rental housing development has lagged behind. In Toronto, over the last five years, about 80,000 new condominium units have been completed compared to 4,500 purpose-built rental units. The first phase of the Housing Now Initiative and the recommendations in this report will activate the 11 Properties with the potential to create approximately 10,000 new residential units. The report proposes a minimum two-thirds of all residential units created on the 11 Properties be purpose-built rental housing with at least 50 percent of the rental units as affordable rental housing (approximately 3,700 units) with rents set at 80 percent of Toronto's average market rent. This target is in addition to the affordable rental homes to be provided on non-City sites in partnership with non-profit and private housing organizations through the 2019 Open Door Call for Affordable Rental Housing Applications. This report sets out an action plan kick-starting the Housing Now Initiative and provides recommendations on the organizational structure and processes to deliver the Housing Now Initiative, the proposed affordable housing program, and the overall financial implications of the program. Subject to City Council approval of this report, the City Manager will establish a Housing Secretariat to manage the overall implementation of the Housing Now Initiative. The Housing Secretariat will be led by an Executive Director who will report directly to the Senior Leadership Team (through the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services). The Executive Director, Housing Secretariat will initially lead the delivery of the Housing Now Initiative through developing an inter-divisional governance model in partnership with City divisions, CreateTO, and other City agencies, liaising with City Councillors, and proactively identifying or resolving issues arising in the development process. During the next stage of work, City Staff and CreateTO will undertake more detailed due diligence and develop business cases, including financial plans, for each of the 11 Properties and will report to the CreateTO Board of Directors on directions and impacts prior to marketing. In recognition of the urgency to provide affordable rental housing in our city, the report also outlines a range of recommendations to expedite the delivery process for the 11 Properties, the procurement of developers, and the development approval processes to facilitate construction, completion and occupancy including decision making on real estate matters delegated to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the CreateTO Board of Directors. The Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services will provide an annual report to the Planning and Housing Committee on the progress of the Housing Now Initiative. In the absence of the Housing Now Initiative, the 11 Properties would be sold at market prices mainly resulting in the development of market condominiums. The Housing Now Initiative sets a new course to create much needed affordable rental housing in mixed-income communities. This report has been prepared with input from the Affordable Housing Office, CreateTO, City Legal, City Planning, Real Estate Services, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, Financial Planning, Corporate Finance, and City Building and Engineering and Construction Services.
The Executive Committee recommends that: Land Considerations 1. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Director, Real Estate Services to review, on an expedited basis, the 11 sites identified in Appendix 3 (the "11 Properties") to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager, including any prior terms of transfer that have been approved by Council, and authorize them to determine, in consultation with the City Manager, whether such terms should be amended in order to achieve the objectives of the Housing Now initiative. 2. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, where it is determined such action is appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Housing Now Initiative, to declare all or portions of each of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager surplus, and to amend any prior declaration(s) of surplus, subject to the retention of those areas and interests as have been determined critical to the operational requirements of a Division or Agency. 3. City Council amend the existing delegated approvals and signing authorities in Item EX27.12, City-Wide Real Estate - Delegated Authorities Framework and Transition Plan, adopted by City Council on October 2, 3 and 4, 2017, to authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to approve any lease, transfer and other property transactions involving these 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager for the purpose of achieving the City's affordable housing objectives notwithstanding that the related compensation may exceed $5 million, and authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to treat the estimated value of the rental savings that will be realized by tenants of the affordable housing units as compensation received by the City when assessing whether a proposed transaction reflects market value, provided that the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Board of Directors of CreateTO or the Board of Directors of the relevant CreateTO corporate entity concur with the proposed transaction terms. 4. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, to approve the transfer of title to any of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager, or a portion thereof to corporate entities controlled by the Board of CreateTO at nominal consideration where permitted by law, and where the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO have agreed upon the terms of transfer that will be reflected in a Transfer Agreement between the City and the corporate entity controlled by the CreateTO Board. 5. City Council waive the restrictions of Section 2.4(a) of the shareholder direction of Build Toronto Inc., controlled by the Board of Directors of CreateTO, solely for transactions relating to the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, and allow for donations or similar contributions to any charity or charitable organization, or to a non-profit organization for the purpose of facilitating the provision of affordable housing units at the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager where determined appropriate by the Board of Directors of CreateTO, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions provided for in City Council's decision on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses related to closing, amending the closing and other dates to such earlier or later dates, and amending or waiving the terms and conditions, as the City Solicitor may from time to time consider reasonable. Planning Process 7. City Council deem the Housing Now Initiative as having City-wide interest and direct that the City initiated re-zoning Applications for each of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager be considered by the Planning and Housing Committee. 8. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to: a. provide key planning principles and guidelines for each of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager to be included as part of the public market offering process; b. expeditiously advance any Official Plan Amendments and Zoning By-law Amendments required to prepare the properties for marketing and ensure a range of housing opportunities within each of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager; and c. support the Housing Now Initiative by implementing an expedited review process and setting timelines for the completion of review of the related development applications submitted by the selected developers of each site. Affordable Housing Program 9. City Council approve an overall development target across the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager of a minimum of one-third affordable rental units with average rents not to exceed 80 percent of annual Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation average market rent and one-third market rental housing, and a maximum of one-third ownership homes, with the development targets for each property to be substantially similar to those outlined in Appendix 2 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager. 10. City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to offer the Open Door incentives for affordable rental housing, for the term of affordability, including property taxes exempted for municipal and school purposes from the date of occupancy, for up to 3,700 homes representing one-third of the total number of the homes anticipated to be developed throughout the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager at an estimated net present value of approximately $280,000,000 over 99 years. 11. City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to exempt the affordable rental housing, including any applicable ancillary and related amenity space on the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager from the payment of development charges and provide a waiver of all planning and building permit fees and parkland dedication fees. 12. City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, municipal housing facility agreements (the City's Contribution Agreement) with the developers chosen for each of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 13. City Council authorize severally each of the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents required by the developers of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager to secure construction and conventional financing and subsequent refinancing, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by Council. 14. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to provide any consent necessary to transfer or encumber the 11 Properties and to negotiate and enter into any agreements or other documents required to effect any future transfer or assignment of any of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager and the associated legal agreements with the City to another legal entity, on terms and conditions satisfactory to them and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. Funding and Budget Considerations 15. City Council approve an initial allocation of $20,000,000 from the City Building Reserve Fund (XR1730) to the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) to be overseen and used by the Director, Affordable Housing Office in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to prepare the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager for marketing, including adding temporary staff complement and undertaking necessary environmental studies and remediation, market analyses, planning and other consultant studies. 16. City Council approve $1 million, out of the $20,000,000 referred to in Recommendation 15 above, to develop a Non-profit Housing Capacity Fund to support the participation of non-profit organizations in the Housing Now Initiative. 17. City Council establish a budget of $7,000,000 gross, $0 net, for the Housing Secretariat through the Affordable Housing Office, funded from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing Office (XR1058), subject to approval of Recommendation 15 above, to be utilized as below and considered as part of the 2019 Budget Process, with the future year requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process: a. funding of $352,500 for three (3) temporary positions including salary, benefits and equipment for the Housing Secretariat Office to manage the overall implementation of the Housing Now Initiative, subject to approval of Recommendation 14 above, with future year staffing requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process; b. increase the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for City Planning by $195,000 gross, $0 net, for two (2) new temporary positions for four years, including salary, benefits and equipment to support expedited delivery of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager, subject to approval of Recommendation 15 above, with future year staffing requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process; c. increase the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for CreateTO by $292,500 gross, $0 net, for two (2) temporary positions for four years, including salary, benefits and equipment, to support expedited delivery of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager, subject to approval of Recommendation 15 above, with future year staffing requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process; d. increase the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for the Affordable Housing Office by $500,000 gross, $0 net, funded from the Non-Profit Capacity Fund referenced in Recommendation 15, subject to approval of Recommendation 15 above, with future year impacts subject to Council approval through the annual budget process; and e. increase the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for the Affordable Housing Office by the balance of the $7,000,000 budgeted above in 2019, or $5,660,000 whichever is higher, to undertake environmental studies and remediation, market analyses, planning and other consultant studies to support expedited delivery of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager, subject to approval of Recommendation 15 above, with future year impacts subject to Council approval through the annual budget process. 18. City Council direct the City Manager to review the staffing recommended in Recommendation 17 above for the Housing Secretariat to determine if positions can be filled using existing staff resources from the Affordable Housing Office, CreateTO and City Planning and report the results of this review to the Budget Committee as part of the 2019 Budget Process. 19. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to report through the 2020 Budget Process on options and financial resources associated with the recommended tax and fee exemptions or expenditures including converting tax expenditures to a grant program. 20. City Council delegate authority to the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to review and approve an expenditure plan for the use of funds referred to in Recommendation 15 above, to be prepared by the Director, Affordable Housing Office in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, Executive Director, Financial Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, and report annually on the expenditures during the preceding year, through the Planning and Housing Committee. 21. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report back, on an annual basis, with the recommendations for disbursing the proceeds of the sale or lease of any of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager sold and/or leased during the year, either by the City or through CreateTO. 22. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to identify appropriate funding solutions to address critical operational needs identified by City divisions or agencies on the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager and to seek funding approval in future budget years so that funding is available in line with the development schedule for the 11 Properties. 23. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to compensate CreateTO for provision by CreateTO of the services referred to in Recommendation 15 above, with payment to be made to CreateTO on a cost-recovery basis from the $20,000,000 to be transferred to Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing, referred to in Recommendation 15 above. 24. City Council request the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the City Solicitor, the Executive Director, Corporate Finance, the Executive Director, Financial Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to review the operating and capital funding requirements of the Housing Now Initiative and incorporate the Housing Now Initiative into future City Operating and Capital budgets starting in 2020 and the new 10-year Housing Plan 2020-2030 to be considered by City Council in Fall 2019. Market Offering Process 25. City Council direct the utilization of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager for the Housing Now Initiative through a market offering process with a priority of retaining public ownership through long-term land leases. 26. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to approve the business case and marketing offering process for each property provided that the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Board of Directors of CreateTO or the Board of Directors of the relevant CreateTO corporate entity concur with the proposed business case and market offering process. 27. City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to administer the market offering process for the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager and utilize its existing pre-qualified Broker roster to expedite marketing, subject to the approvals required in Recommendation 26 above. 28. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to work with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in overseeing the market offering process related to the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager including the selection of preferred proponents, and the co-ordination of government funding and financing incentives to ensure that the affordable housing project is financially viable. 29. Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Director, Affordable Housing Office to encourage the involvement and participation of non-profit and co-operative housing organizations in the market offering process for the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager, including the opportunity for long-term operation of the affordable rental units. 30. Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Director, Affordable Housing Office in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to incorporate, in the market offering process through the implementation of Housing Now Initiative, measureable community benefits opportunities, such as social procurement and apprenticeship, training, and/or other hiring opportunities for people from equity-seeking communities. 31. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat , in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in overseeing the Market Offering Process for the development of current commuter parking lots, provided there is no loss of affordable housing units, consideration be given to proposals which contain paid commuter parking. Such commuter parking spaces could also include resident (evening) and commuter (work hours) shared parking. Other Considerations 32. City Council authorize the City Manager to request the Federal Government, through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, to: a. approve a portfolio approach to the funding and financing of the initial 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager; b. extend the Rental Construction Financing Initiative beyond 2021 or introduce a similar program to ensure that approved developments through the Housing Now Initiative have access to favourable construction financing; and c. reiterate the request to identify surplus lands within Toronto and dedicate such surplus lands to be utilized to create new mixed-income communities, including new affordable and market rental units. 33. City Council authorize the City Manager to request the Ontario Government to support the development of new mixed-income developments by providing assistance to individuals with housing and support needs through the provision of capital and operating funding to the Housing Now Initiative, and to reiterate the request to the Provincial Government to identify surplus lands within Toronto, including those identified in Appendix 4 to the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager, and dedicate such surplus lands and any future surplus lands to be utilized to create new mixed-income communities, including new affordable and market rental units. 34. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report to the Executive Committee by June 2019 on the feasibility and financial implications of extending the availability of surplus municipal land to support the development of new non-profit, long-term care residences and improving their financial viability through extending municipal financial incentives, such as reducing or eliminating development charges. 35. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to report annually to the Planning and Housing Committee on the status and results of the Housing Now Initiative including any required program adjustments and key items from the Initiative's delivery framework, as outlined in the report (January 11, 2019) from the City Manager. 36. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to report back to Planning and Housing Committee by the second quarter of 2019 on a framework that provides that Toronto Community Housing Corporation include net new affordable rental units as part of all new development projects on its lands. 37. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to develop specific initiatives and plans to address the need for deeply affordable rental housing, such as including maintaining and increasing rent geared to income opportunities for residents of low-income and report to City Council in Fall 2019 as part of the new 10-year Housing Plan 2020-2030. 38. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, as part of the Fall report on the City's 10 year Housing Plan 2020-2030, to provide City Council with an updated staffing framework for the co-ordination, streamlining and efficient delivery of the full range of the City's housing programs and policies.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: Land Considerations 1. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Director, Real Estate Services to review, on an expedited basis, the 11 sites identified in Appendix 3 (the "11 Properties"), including any prior terms of transfer that have been approved by Council, and authorize them to determine, in consultation with the City Manager, whether such terms should be amended in order to achieve the objectives of the Housing Now initiative. 2. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, where it is determined such action is appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Housing Now Initiative, to declare all or portions of each of the 11 Properties surplus, and to amend any prior declaration(s) of surplus, subject to the retention of those areas and interests as have been determined critical to the operational requirements of a division or agency. 3. City Council amend the existing delegated approvals and signing authorities in Item EX27.12, City-Wide Real Estate - Delegated Authorities Framework and Transition Plan, adopted by City Council on October 2, 3 and 4, 2017, to authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to approve any lease, transfer and other property transactions involving these 11 Properties for the purpose of achieving the City's affordable housing objectives notwithstanding that the related compensation may exceed $5 Million Dollars, and authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to treat the estimated value of the rental savings that will be realized by tenants of the affordable housing units as compensation received by the City when assessing whether a proposed transaction reflects market value, provided that the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and the Board of CreateTO or the Board of Directors of the relevant CreateTO corporate entity concur with the proposed transaction terms. 4. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, to approve the transfer of title to any of the 11 Properties, or a portion thereof to corporate entities controlled by the Board of CreateTO at nominal consideration where permitted by law, and where the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO have agreed upon the terms of transfer that will be reflected in a Transfer Agreement between the City and the corporate entity controlled by the CreateTO Board. 5. City Council waive the restrictions of Section 2.4(a) of the shareholder direction of Build Toronto Inc., controlled by the Board of CreateTO, solely for transactions relating to the 11 Properties on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, and allow for donations or similar contributions to any charity or charitable organization, or to a non-profit organization for the purpose of facilitating the provision of affordable housing units at the 11 Properties where determined appropriate by the CreateTO Board of Directors, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to complete the transactions provided for in City Council's decision on behalf of the City, including making payment of any necessary expenses related to closing, amending the closing and other dates to such earlier or later dates, and amending or waiving the terms and conditions, as the City Solicitor may from time to time consider reasonable. Planning Process 7. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to: a. provide key planning principles and guidelines for each of the 11 Properties to be included as part of the public market offering process. b. expeditiously advance any Official Plan Amendments and Zoning By-law Amendments required to prepare the properties for marketing and ensure a range of housing opportunities within each of the 11 Properties. c. support the Housing Now Initiative by implementing an expedited review process and setting timelines for the completion of review of the related development applications submitted by the selected developers of each site. Affordable Housing Program 8. City Council approve an overall development target across the 11 Properties of a minimum of one-third affordable rental units with average rents not to exceed 80 percent of annual Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation average market rent and one-third market rental housing, and a maximum of one-third ownership homes, with the development targets for each property to be substantially similar to those outlined in Appendix 2. 9. City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to offer the Open Door incentives for affordable rental housing, for the term of affordability, including property taxes exempted for municipal and school purposes from the date of occupancy, for up to 3,700 homes representing one-third of the total number of the homes anticipated to be developed throughout the 11 Properties at an estimated net present value of approximately $280,000,000 over 99 years. 10. City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office to exempt the affordable rental housing, including any applicable ancillary and related amenity space on the 11 Properties from the payment of development charges and provide a waiver of all planning and building permit fees and parkland dedication fees. 11. City Council authorize the Director, Affordable Housing Office, to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, municipal housing facility agreements (the City's Contribution Agreement) with the developers chosen for each of the 11 Properties, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Affordable Housing Office, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 12. City Council authorize severally each of the Director, Affordable Housing Office and the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to execute, on behalf of the City, any security or financing documents required by the developers of the 11 Properties to secure construction and conventional financing and subsequent refinancing, including any postponement, confirmation of status, discharge or consent documents where and when required during the term of the municipal housing facility agreement, as required by normal business practices, and provided that such documents do not give rise to financial obligations on the part of the City that have not been previously approved by Council. 13. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to provide any consent necessary to transfer or encumber the 11 Properties and to negotiate and enter into any agreements or other documents required to effect any future transfer or assignment of any of the 11 Properties and the associated legal agreements with the City to another legal entity, on terms and conditions satisfactory to them and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. Funding and Budget Considerations 14. City Council approve an initial allocation of $20,000,000 from the City Building Reserve Fund (XR1730) to the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing (XR1058) to be overseen and used by the Director, Affordable Housing Office in consultation with the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to prepare the 11 Properties for marketing, including adding temporary staff complement and undertaking necessary environmental studies and remediation, market analyses, planning and other consultant studies. 15. City Council approve $1 million, out of the $20,000,000 referred to in Recommendation 14, to develop a Non-profit Housing Capacity Fund to support the participation of non-profit organizations in the Housing Now Initiative. 16. City Council establish a budget of $7,000,000 gross, $0 net, for the Housing Secretariat through the Affordable Housing Office, funded from the Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing Office (XR1058), subject to approval of Recommendation 14, to be utilized as below and considered as part of the 2019 budget process, with the future year requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process: a. Funding of $352,500 for three (3) temporary positions including salary, benefits and equipment for the Housing Secretariat Office to manage the overall implementation of the Housing Now Initiative, subject to approval of Recommendation 14, with future year staffing requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process. b. Increase the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for City Planning by $195,000 gross, $0 net, for two (2) new temporary positions for four years, including salary, benefits and equipment to support expedited delivery of the 11 Properties, subject to approval of Recommendation 14, with future year staffing requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process. c. Increase the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for CreateTO by $292,500 gross, $0 net, for two (2) temporary positions for four years, including salary, benefits and equipment, to support expedited delivery of the 11 Properties, subject to approval of Recommendation 14, with future year staffing requests subject to Council approval through the annual budget process. d. Increase the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for the Affordable Housing Office by $500,000 gross, $0 net, funded from the Non-Profit Capacity Fund referenced in Recommendation 15, subject to approval of Recommendation 14, with future year impacts subject to Council approval through the annual budget process. e. Increase the 2019 Staff Recommended Operating Budget for the Affordable Housing Office by the balance of the $7,000,000 budgeted above in 2019, or $5,660,000 whichever is higher, to undertake environmental studies and remediation, market analyses, planning and other consultant studies to support expedited delivery of the 11 Properties, subject to approval of Recommendation 14, with future year impacts subject to Council approval through the annual budget process. 17. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with Director, Affordable Housing Office, to report through the 2020 budget process on options and financial resources associated with the recommended tax and fee exemptions or expenditures including converting tax expenditures to a grant program. 18. City Council delegate authority to the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to review and approve an expenditure plan for the use of funds referred to in Recommendation 14, to be prepared by the Director, Affordable Housing Office in consultation with Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, Executive Director, Financial Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, and report annually on the expenditures during the preceding year, through the Planning and Housing Committee. 19. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report back, on an annual basis, with the recommendations for disbursing the proceeds of the sale or lease of any of the 11 Properties sold and/or leased during the year, either by the City or through CreateTO. 20. City Council direct the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to identify appropriate funding solutions to address critical operational needs identified by City divisions or agencies on the 11 Properties and to seek funding approval in future budget years so that funding is available in line with the development schedule for the 11 Properties. 21. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to compensate CreateTO for provision by CreateTO of the services referred to in Recommendation 14, with payment to be made to CreateTO on a cost-recovery basis from the $20,000,000 to be transferred to Capital Revolving Reserve Fund for Affordable Housing, referred to in Recommendation 14. 22. City Council request the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in consultation with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, City Solicitor, Executive Director, Corporate Finance, Executive Director, Financial Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, to review the operating and capital funding requirements of the Housing Now Initiative and incorporate the Housing Now Initiative into future City Operating and Capital budgets starting in 2020 and the new 10-year Housing Plan 2020-2030 to be considered by City Council in Fall 2019. Market Offering Process 23. City Council direct the utilization of the 11 Properties identified in Appendix 3 for the Housing Now Initiative through a market offering process with a priority of retaining public ownership through long-term land leases. 24. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to approve the business case and marketing offering process for each property provided that the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and the CreateTO Board of Directors or the Board of Directors of the relevant CreateTO corporate entity concur with the proposed business case and market offering process. 25. City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to administer the market offering process for the 11 Properties and utilize its existing pre-qualified Broker roster to expedite marketing, subject to the approvals required in Recommendation 24. 26. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to work with the Director, Affordable Housing Office, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in overseeing the market offering process related to the 11 Properties including the selection of preferred proponents, and the co-ordination of government funding and financing incentives to ensure that the affordable housing project is financially viable. 27. Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Director, Affordable Housing Office to encourage the involvement and participation of non-profit and co-operative housing organizations in the market offering process for the 11 Properties, including the opportunity for long-term operation of the affordable rental units. 28. Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the Director, Affordable Housing Office in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to incorporate, in the market offering process through the implementation of Housing Now Initiative, measureable community benefits opportunities, such as social procurement and apprenticeship, training, and/or other hiring opportunities for people from equity-seeking communities. Other Considerations 29. City Council authorize the City Manager to request the Federal government, through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, to: a. approve a portfolio approach to the funding and financing of the initial 11 Properties; b. extend the Rental Construction Financing Initiative beyond 2021 or introduce a similar program to ensure that approved developments through the Housing Now Initiative have access to favourable construction financing; and c. reiterate the request to identify surplus lands within Toronto and dedicate such surplus lands to be utilized to create new mixed-income communities, including new affordable and market rental units. 30. City Council authorize the City Manager to request the Ontario government to support the development of new mixed-income developments by providing assistance to individuals with housing and support needs through the provision of capital and operating funding to the Housing Now Initiative, and to reiterate the request to the Provincial government to identify surplus lands within Toronto, including those identified in Appendix 4, and dedicate such surplus lands and any future surplus lands to be utilized to create new mixed-income communities, including new affordable and market rental units. 31. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to report annually to the Planning and Housing Committee on the status and results of the Housing Now Initiative including any required program adjustments and key items from the Initiative's delivery framework, as outlined in this report. 32. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services to report back to Planning and Housing Committee by the second quarter of 2019 on a framework that provides that Toronto Community Housing Corporation includes net new affordable rental units as part of all new development projects on its lands.
EX1.2adopted
Toronto Parking Authority Governance
At its meeting of July 2017, City Council considered AU9.12 respecting the Auditor General's findings of her investigation into land acquisition at Finch Avenue West and Arrow Road by the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA). City Council and the Toronto Parking Authority took certain actions in response to those findings. As directed by City Council, City staff retained Torys LLP ("Torys") to review and evaluate the actions of the Toronto Parking Authority in this matter. Staff were also requested to report back on the following: - The governance and composition of the Board of the Toronto Parking Authority; - Whether the Board should be increased by two directors; and - Whether to update as necessary guidelines and training for agency boards based on the findings in the report from the Auditor General. This report summarizes the results of the review and final report by Torys and recommends ways in which the City and the Toronto Parking Authority Board can improve its governance practices going forward. The final report by Torys LLP is attached as Attachment 1 to this report. With the completion of the review of the Toronto Parking Authority Board, a new Board should be recruited as soon as possible.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council restore the previous composition of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority of two Members of Council and five public members with the restored composition to take effect when City Council appoints the seven members to the Board. 2. City Council direct the City Clerk, in consultation with the City Manager, to recruit a new Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority in accordance with the Public Appointments Policy and Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 179, Parking Authority. 3. City Council direct that Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 179, Parking Authority be amended as appropriate to: a. delete the City's General Manager, Transportation Services as a non-voting member of the board; b. provide that the General Manager, Transportation Services or designate be entitled to notice, agendas and minutes for all meetings and be entitled to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority, including closed sessions; c. set out the duties of care and loyalty of the members of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority, as an agent of the City of Toronto, including providing that all duties are owed to the City of Toronto; and d. appoint the City Clerk as the secretary of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority. 4. City Council amend the qualifications of the citizen Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority members to include "previous board governance experience" as a desired qualification. 5. City Council request the new Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority, once appointed, to develop a governance and procedural policy, which addresses: a. the governance roles and duties of the Board members, the Chair, the Toronto Parking Authority President and staff; b. the duty of collegiality to Toronto Parking Authority Board members and staff; c. the right for Directors to dissent; d. the protection of the right for Directors to report to an accountability officer, provided they do so in good faith and for a valid reason; e. the Directors' roles; f. the process for Directors to seek and receive information from management sufficient to properly fulfill their duties as directors; g. the procedure for the approval of material transactions in a manner that is consistent with the Board's duties; h. the requirement for reporting the closings of all material transactions to the Board; and i. the required period by which all Board briefing materials must be provided to Directors in advance of a meeting and the provision for exceptional circumstances in which late material is permitted.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council restore the previous composition of the Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors of two Members of Council and five public members with the restored composition to take effect when City Council appoints the seven members to the Board. 2. City Council direct the City Clerk, in consultation with the City Manager, to recruit a new Toronto Parking Authority Board in accordance with the Public Appointments Policy and Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 179, Parking Authority. 3. City Council direct that Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 179, Parking Authority be amended as appropriate to: a. Delete the City's General Manager of Transportation Services as a non-voting member of the board. b. Provide that the General Manager or her designate be entitled to notice, agendas and minutes for all meetings and be entitled to attend all meetings of the Board, including closed sessions. c. Set out the duties of care and loyalty of the members of the Board, as an agent of the City of Toronto, including providing that all duties are owed to the City of Toronto. d. Appoint the City Clerk as the secretary of the Board. 4. City Council amend the qualifications of the citizen Board members to include "previous board governance experience" as a desired qualification. 5. City Council request the new Board of the Toronto Parking Authority, once appointed, to develop a governance and procedural policy, which addresses: a. The governance roles and duties of the Board members, the Chair, the Toronto Parking Authority President and staff; b. The duty of collegiality to Toronto Parking Authority Board members and staff; c. The right for directors to dissent; d. The protection of the right for directors to report to an accountability officer, provided they do so in good faith and for a valid reason; e. The directors' roles; f. The process for directors to seek and receive information from management sufficient to properly fulfill their duties as directors; g. The procedure for the approval of material transactions in a manner that is consistent with the Board's duties; h. The requirement for reporting the closings of all material transactions to the Board; and i. The required period by which all Board briefing materials must be provided to directors in advance of a meeting and the provision for exceptional circumstances in which late material is permitted.
EX1.3adopted
Chapter 3 Amendments - Enhanced Authorities of Integrity Commissioner as a Result of Bill 68
This report seeks amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, to respond in part to changes to the authority of the City of Toronto's Integrity Commissioner as a result of Bill 68, Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017, which received royal assent May 30, 2017. The section of Bill 68 which amends the City of Toronto Act and expands the role of the Integrity Commissioner (IC) will come into effect on March 1, 2019. The recommended amendments to Chapter 3 in this report are necessary to reflect the additional responsibilities of the Integrity Commissioner to: - advise on matters related to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, and - investigate and bring applications to Court regarding allegations of failure to comply with the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. Other recommendations in this report confirm the authority of the Integrity Commissioner to establish policies and procedures for complaints within her Office mandate to preserve the independence of the Integrity Commissioner.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 3, Accountability Officers as follows: a. by deleting references to the Complaint Protocol; b. to provide that the Integrity Commissioner may issue public reports without reporting to Council, in accordance with Article V of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; c. to reflect new authority of the Integrity Commissioner to provide advice on the application of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act; d. to reflect new authority of the Integrity Commissioner to conduct inquiries on whether a member of Council or local board (restricted definition) has contravened the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act; e. to clarify the Integrity Commissioner's responsibilities to carry out other duties mandated by City policies, including the Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policy; f. to expand the responsibility of the Integrity Commissioner to provide educational programs to members of Council, local boards (restricted definition) and their staff on the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act; g. to expand the authority of the Integrity Commissioner to bring applications to Court pursuant to section 8 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act; and h. by adding the following new Section, headed "Complaint Procedures": A. The Integrity Commissioner is responsible for establishing procedures for: (1) formal requests for investigations and informal complaints about possible contraventions of the Code of Conduct; and (2) applications pursuant to section 160.1 of the Act. B. The Integrity Commissioner shall not participate in an informal complaint about possible contraventions of the Code of Conduct during the election period described in sub-sections 160(7) - (9) of the Act. C. The Integrity Commissioner may attempt to settle any matter at any stage. D. The Integrity Commissioner shall not conduct an investigation if they are of the opinion that, or where it becomes apparent in the course of the investigation that, a request to investigate is frivolous, vexatious, not made in good faith or that there are insufficient or no grounds for an investigation. E. The Integrity Commissioner may refuse to conduct, or terminate, an investigation in the following circumstances: (1) There has been a substantial delay between the request and the incidents that are the subject matter of the complaint, and because of the delay the inquiry would serve no useful purpose; or (2) The Integrity Commissioner is of the opinion that the inquiry would serve no useful purpose. F. The Integrity Commissioner shall not issue a report finding a violation of the Code of Conduct on the part of any member unless the member of Council or local board (restricted definition) has had notice of the basis for the proposed finding and any recommended sanction or remedial action, and an opportunity either in person or in writing to comment on the proposed findings and any recommended sanction or remedial action. G. The Integrity Commissioner shall provide a report to the complainant and the member at the conclusion of the investigation. H. Notwithstanding the Integrity Commissioner's general reporting authority and discretion set out in this Chapter, where the complaint is sustained in whole or in part, the Integrity Commissioner shall provide a report to Council outlining the findings, the terms of any settlement, or recommended penalty or remedial action. I. Council or a local board (restricted definition) shall consider and respond to any report filed by the Integrity Commissioner that recommends a penalty or remedial action as its first opportunity. In responding to such a report, Council or a local board (restricted definition) may vary a recommendation that it impose a penalty or remedial action but shall not refer the matter other than back to the Integrity Commissioner. J. The Integrity Commissioner shall state in a report and recommend that no penalty or remedial action be imposed if the Integrity Commissioner determines that: (1) there has been no contravention of the Code of Conduct; (2) a contravention occurred although the member took all reasonable measures to prevent it; or (3) a contravention occurred that was trivial or committed through inadvertence or an error in judgement made in good faith.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council amend Chapter 3, Accountability Officers, Toronto Municipal Code as follows: a. by deleting references to the Complaint Protocol; b. to provide that the Integrity Commissioner may issue public reports without reporting to Council, in accordance with Article V of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; c. to reflect new authority of the Integrity Commissioner to provide advice on the application of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. d. to reflect new authority of the Integrity Commissioner to conduct inquiries on whether a member of Council or local board (restricted definition) has contravened the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. e. to clarify the Integrity Commissioner's responsibilities to carry out other duties mandated by City policies, including the Human Rights and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policy. f. to expand the responsibility of the Integrity Commissioner to provide educational programs to members of Council, local boards (restricted definition) and their staff on the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. g. to expand the authority of the Integrity Commissioner to bring applications to Court pursuant to section 8 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act; and h. by adding the following new Section, headed "Complaint Procedures": A. The Integrity Commissioner is responsible for establishing procedures for: (1) formal requests for investigations and informal complaints about possible contraventions of the Code of Conduct; and (2) applications pursuant to section 160.1 of the Act. B. The Integrity Commissioner shall not participate in an informal complaint about possible contraventions of the Code of Conduct during the election period described in sub-sections 160(7) - (9) of the Act. C. The Integrity Commissioner may attempt to settle any matter at any stage. D. The Integrity Commissioner shall not conduct an investigation if they are of the opinion that, or where it becomes apparent in the course of the investigation that, a request to investigate is frivolous, vexatious, not made in good faith or that there are insufficient or no grounds for an investigation. E. The Integrity Commissioner may refuse to conduct, or terminate, an investigation in the following circumstances: (1) There has been a substantial delay between the request and the incidents that are the subject matter of the complaint, and because of the delay the inquiry would serve no useful purpose; or (2) The Integrity Commissioner is of the opinion that the inquiry would serve no useful purpose. F. The Integrity Commissioner shall not issue a report finding a violation of the Code of Conduct on the part of any member unless the member of Council or local board (restricted definition) has had notice of the basis for the proposed finding and any recommended sanction or remedial action, and an opportunity either in person or in writing to comment on the proposed findings and any recommended sanction or remedial action. G. The Integrity Commissioner shall provide a report to the complainant and the member at the conclusion of the investigation. H. Notwithstanding the Integrity Commissioner's general reporting authority and discretion set out in this Chapter, where the complaint is sustained in whole or in part, the Integrity Commissioner shall provide a report to Council outlining the findings, the terms of any settlement, or recommended penalty or remedial action. I. Council or a local board (restricted definition) shall consider and respond to any report filed by the Integrity Commissioner that recommends a penalty or remedial action as its first opportunity. In responding to such a report, Council or a local board (restricted definition) may vary a recommendation that it impose a penalty or remedial action but shall not refer the matter other than back to the Integrity Commissioner. J. The Integrity Commissioner shall state in a report and recommend that no penalty or remedial action be imposed if the Integrity Commissioner determines that: (1) there has been no contravention of the Code of Conduct; (2) a contravention occurred although the member took all reasonable measures to prevent it; or (3) a contravention occurred that was trivial or committed through inadvertence or an error in judgement made in good faith.
EX1.4adopted
At its meeting on July 13, 2018, the Board of Directors of CreateTO considered Item RA12.6 headed "George Street Revitalization Procurement Strategy". The Board recommends that City Council direct that the City's Environment and Energy Division be included in the consultation process for all real estate matters involving consultation with the City's agencies and divisions.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct that the City's Environment and Energy Division be included in the consultation process for all real estate matters involving consultation with the City's Agencies and Divisions.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Board of Directors of CreateTO recommends to the Executive Committee that: 1. City Council direct that the City's Environment and Energy Division be included in the consultation process for all real estate matters involving consultation with the City's agencies and divisions.
EX1.5adopted
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer - CreateTO
This report recommends the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to CreateTO.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council ratify the appointment of the candidate identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 7, 2019) from the Chair, Board of Directors of CreateTO to the position of Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, subject to an agreement of employment terms. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the name and candidate summary of the individual identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 7, 2019) from the Chair, Board of Directors of CreateTO, once the recommendation is ratified by City Council and employment terms are agreed, and City Council direct that the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 7, 2019) from the Chair, Board of Directors of CreateTO remain confidential as it contains personal information about an identifiable individual.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Board of Directors of CreateTO recommends that: 1. City Council ratify the appointment of the candidate identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 7, 2019) from the Board Chair, CreateTO to the position of Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, subject to an agreement of employment terms. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the name and candidate summary of the individual identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 7, 2019) from the Board Chair, CreateTO, once the recommendation is ratified by City Council and employment terms are agreed, and directed that the remainder of Confidential attachment 1 remain confidential as it contains personal information about an identifiable individual.
EX1.6adopted
Records Retention Schedule Amendment - Board of Governors of Exhibition Place
Under Section 201, City of Toronto Act, 2006, a record of the City or of its local boards, other than a copy of the original record, may only be destroyed if the retention period for the record has expired. Pursuant to the City of Toronto Act, the City has authority to establish records retention periods for its local boards, including Exhibition Place. In 2006, 2008, and 2014, the City enacted by-laws which established a records retention schedule for Exhibition Place. When these by-laws were enacted there was an understanding that the retention schedule did not address all existing records series and that subsequent by-law amendments would capture new record series and adjust existing retention periods. This report requests approval for a fourth, routine amendment to the Board's records retention schedule as set out in Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 219, Records, Corporate (Local Boards). These amendments revise the existing records retention schedule by adjusting the retention periods for eight categories of records.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve the records retention schedule substantially as set out in Appendix A to the report (September 6, 2018) from the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place and the by-law amendments set out in Appendix B to the report (September 6, 2018) from the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place recommends that: 1. City Council approve the records retention schedule substantially as set out in Appendix A to the report (September 6, 2018) from the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place and the by-law amendments set out in Appendix B.
EX1.7adopted
Psychologist Benefits - Emergency Services, Management/Non-union Benefit Plan
This report is requesting City Council's authorization to amend the City's Management/Non-union Benefit Plan to increase the entitlement for the services of a Psychologist from the current $300 per person per benefit year to $3,500 per person per benefit year, for management/non-union employees within Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Paramedic Services, effective January 1, 2019.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Active Benefits Plan for Management/Non-union employees to be amended, effective January 1, 2019, to increase the entitlement for the services of a Psychologist from the current $300 per person per benefit year to $3,500 per person per benefit year, for management/non-union employees within Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Paramedic Services, as identified in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (January 8, 2019) from the City Manager, and City Council direct the Psychologist benefit to also include reimbursement for the services of a Psychotherapist subject to the maximum level identified in this recommendation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Active Benefits Plan for Management/Non-union employees be amended, effective January 1, 2019, to increase the entitlement for the services of a Psychologist from the current $300 per person per benefit year to $3,500 per person per benefit year, for management/non-union employees within Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Paramedic Services, as identified in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2; and that the Psychologist benefit also include reimbursement for the services of a Psychotherapist subject to the maximum level identified in this recommendation.
EX1.8adopted
Multi-Year Debenture and Temporary Borrowing Authorities - 2019 to 2022
This report requests the delegation of Council's authority to the Mayor (or as an alternate to the Mayor, either the Deputy Mayor or the Chair of the Budget Committee) together with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in respect of the following long-term borrowing activities for the current term of Council. This activity includes negotiating and entering into agreements for bank loans and for the sale and issuance of debentures and revenue bonds to provide long-term financing for the City's capital program, up to the recommended annual limits. Following the City committing to issue the long-term debt through the delegated authority to enter into such a commitment being exercised by the Mayor (or Mayor's Alternate) and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the Debenture Committee must authorize it. The Committee is comprised of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chair of the Budget Committee, the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Recognizing that such approvals for long-term debt must be obtained in a timely manner as required by capital market participants, City Council delegated authority to approve debt issuance and to adopt the necessary borrowing by-laws to the Debenture Committee. In addition, the report requests the delegation of Council's authority to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to negotiate and enter into agreements for bank loans and promissory notes not to exceed 365 days in respect of certain short-term borrowing activities on behalf of the City for the current term of Council. These activities include: a. temporary borrowing primarily for operating expenses pending the receipt of annual taxes and other revenues during Council's term, up to the recommended annual limits; and b. temporary borrowing for approved capital works pending long-term financing, up to the recommended annual limits. Since 2011, this authority has been delegated by Council for the duration of the Council term, within annual monetary limits. Prior to 2011, the authority was delegated annually. These measures are necessary to support the City's efforts to access the capital markets in an efficient and effective manner so as to achieve its capital and operating requirements.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Mayor (or as an alternate to the Mayor, either the Deputy Mayor or the Chair of the Budget Committee) and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, during each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, to: a. enter into agreements for the sale, or the issuance and sale, of debentures, and revenue bonds and for entering into bank loan agreements, upon such terms and conditions, including price, as they deem expedient, for the purposes of borrowing money to obtain or provide long-term financing of any capital work, in an annual amount not to exceed $1.0 billion per year provided that such debt issue is in compliance with the Council approved debt guidelines as amended from time to time; b. enter into any additional agreements necessary to provide for the management of interest rate risk, the management of currency risk or to minimize the costs or risks due to fluctuations in interest rates, all associated with the debentures, revenue bonds, or bank loan agreements upon terms satisfactory to them; and c. to reopen an existing debenture issue if it is determined that the reopening will be advantageous to the City, depending upon capital market conditions. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, during each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, to: a. temporarily borrow amounts that the City considers necessary to meet expenses of the City for the year and of prescribed amounts, whether or not they are expenses for the year, that the City requires in the year as set out in the applicable regulation under the City of Toronto Act, 2006 until such time as the taxes are collected and other revenues are received, provided the total amount so borrowed plus the principal amount of any outstanding temporary borrowings together with all accrued interest thereon at any time will not exceed $500 million per year; or b. temporarily borrow for capital works pending the issuance of debentures or entering into bank loans, in an amount not to exceed $500 million per year. 3. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to establish a Promissory Note Program as described in this report as a means of exercising the temporary borrowing authority recommended in Recommendation 2 above, including the authority to enter into any required agreements between the City and the relevant parties in order to facilitate the Promissory Note Program, including dealer agreements, all upon such terms as are satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in consultation with the City Solicitor. 4. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 30, Debenture and other Borrowing, to reflect Recommendations 1 and 2 above, and authority be granted for the introduction of the necessary Bills in Council to give effect to City Council's decision. 5. City Council amend the Financing of Capital Works Policy and Goals to reflect Recommendations 1 and 2 above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Mayor (or as an alternate to the Mayor, either the Deputy Mayor or the Chair of the Budget Committee) and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, during each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, to: a. enter into agreements for the sale, or the issuance and sale, of debentures, and revenue bonds and for entering into bank loan agreements, upon such terms and conditions, including price, as they deem expedient, for the purposes of borrowing money to obtain or provide long-term financing of any capital work, in an annual amount not to exceed $1.0 billion per year provided that such debt issue is in compliance with the Council approved debt guidelines as amended from time to time; b. enter into any additional agreements necessary to provide for the management of interest rate risk, the management of currency risk or to minimize the costs or risks due to fluctuations in interest rates, all associated with the debentures, revenue bonds, or bank loan agreements upon terms satisfactory to them; and c. to reopen an existing debenture issue if it is determined that the reopening will be advantageous to the City, depending upon capital market conditions. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, during each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, to: a. temporarily borrow amounts that the City considers necessary to meet expenses of the City for the year and of prescribed amounts, whether or not they are expenses for the year, that the City requires in the year as set out in the applicable regulation under the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (COTA) until such time as the taxes are collected and other revenues are received, provided the total amount so borrowed plus the principal amount of any outstanding temporary borrowings together with all accrued interest thereon at any time will not exceed $500 million per year, or; b. temporarily borrow for capital works pending the issuance of debentures or entering into bank loans, in an amount not to exceed $500 million per year. 3. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to establish a Promissory Note Program as described in this report as a means of exercising the temporary borrowing authority recommended in Recommendation 2 of this report , including the authority to enter into any required agreements between the City and the relevant parties in order to facilitate the Promissory Note Program, including dealer agreements, all upon such terms as are satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in consultation with the City Solicitor. 4. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter 30, Debenture and other Borrowing, to reflect Recommendations 1 and 2 above, and authority be granted for the introduction of the necessary Bills in Council to give effect to the foregoing. 5. City Council amend the Financing of Capital Works Policy and Goals to reflect Recommendations 1 and 2 above.
EX1.9adopted
Changing the Legal Name of Civic Theatres Toronto to TO Live
On the January 18th meeting of Civic Theatres Board, Item CT1.7 - Presentation on New Branding for Civic Theatres Toronto ( http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2019.CT1.7 ) was considered. I am requesting that this item be put on the agenda of the Executive Committee as a new business Item, as the new name of Civic Theatres has already been announced publically.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the following recommendation of Civic Theatres Toronto: City Council legally change the name of Civic Theatres Toronto to the name TO Live and amend Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 23, Civic Theatres accordingly.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Gary Crawford recommends to Executive Committee that: 1. City Council adopt the following recommendation of Civic Theatres Toronto: City Council legally change the name of Civic Theatres Toronto to the name TO Live and amend Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 23, Civic Theatres accordingly.