Executive Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 7 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.
EX5.1amended
Ontario Place/Exhibition Place Revitalization
At its meeting on April 10, 2019, the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place considered a letter (March 27, 2019) from Councillor Mark Grimes on Ontario Place/Exhibition Place Revitalization.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to engage the Province of Ontario to develop a strategy to jointly plan the future of Ontario Place and Exhibition Place in a collaborative, co-operative, and consultative manner with all stakeholders. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to include the following matters for consideration in developing the joint strategy: a. the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan; b. the 2017-2019 Exhibition Place Strategic Plan; c. the 2011 Festival Plaza Master Plan including a recommendation of a land bridge link between both sites with consideration of pedestrian flows and bicycle infrastructure; d. public transit initiatives, including the 2018 Waterfront Transit Network Plan; e. traffic congestion concerns and the impact of major event management on congestion for the sites and residential communities; f. utility infrastructure capacities for both Ontario Place and Exhibition Place taking into consideration future development potential; g. cooperative approaches to operating efficiencies for both sites, including operating and maintenance services; h. Heritage Statements of Significance for Ontario Place and Exhibition Place; and i. the emerging Exhibition Place Master Plan. 3. City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee on the progress of Recommendations 1 and 2 above. 4. City Council request the City Manager to update the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place on the progress of Recommendations 1 and 2 above, on a regular basis. 5. City Council direct the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to report to Executive Committee in the fourth quarter of 2019 with an update on the negotiations, a framework for evaluation of proposals for the revitalization of Ontario Place, and governance options related to the programing and operations of a combined Ontario Place/Exhibition Place in the future. 6. City Council direct the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, in consultation with the Province of Ontario, to develop a robust consultation process to engage residents of Toronto in the evaluation of potential options to revitalize Exhibition Place and Ontario Place. Such process to involve consultation with local, regional and province-wide stakeholders, including Indigenous organizations; focussing on the original goal of both sites as centres for festivals, celebrations, showcases and destinations for all Ontarians.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Manager to contact the Province of Ontario to urgently request that both governments work together to develop a strategy for jointly planning the future of Ontario Place and Exhibition Place in a collaborative, co-operative, and consultative manner with all stakeholders, including Exhibition Place. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to include the following matters for consideration in developing the joint strategy: a. The 2017-2019 Exhibition Place Strategic Plan; b. The 2011 Festival Plaza Master Plan including a recommendation of a land bridge link between both sites with consideration of pedestrian flows and bicycle infrastructure; c. Public transit initiatives, including the 2018 Waterfront Transit Network Plan; d. Traffic congestion concerns and the impact of major event management on congestion for the sites and residential communities; e. Utility infrastructure capacities for both Ontario Place and Exhibition Place taking into consideration future development potential; f. Cooperative approaches to operating efficiencies for both sites, including operating and maintenance services; and g. The Central Waterfront Secondary Plan. 3. City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee on the progress of Recommendations 1 and 2. 4. City Council request the City Manager to update the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place on the progress of Recommendations 1 and 2, on a regular basis.
EX5.2adopted
Lessons Learned - Third Party Advertising in the 2018 Municipal Election
This report responds to City Council's request for the City Clerk and City Solicitor to report back after the 2018 municipal election on lessons learned related to new third party advertising rules under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. Prior to the 2018 municipal election, third party advertising in Ontario municipal elections could take place without any regulation or limits with respect to accepting contributions or spending money. Effective April 1, 2018, amendments to the Municipal Elections Act set out rules for third party advertising in municipal elections. Among other requirements, individuals, corporations and trade unions were required to register with the City Clerk in order to accept contributions or spend money on advertisements to support, promote or oppose a municipal candidate during an election period. City Council had authorized the City Solicitor to retain an external law firm for related investigations, legal proceedings and enforcement recommendations pertaining to third party advertising. Accordingly, the City Clerk, City Solicitor and City Manager implemented a procedure to support voluntary compliance and escalate complex third party advertising complaints to the external law firm. It served as a compliance mechanism in addition to existing statutory measures (i.e. Compliance Audit Committee for campaign finance matters; Municipal Licensing and Standards for election sign bylaw infractions). For the 2018 municipal election, a total of twelve third party advertisers registered with the City Clerk and eight formal complaints were received. The three key lessons learned during the 2018 municipal election include that: (1) the City Clerk's education and awareness efforts supported voluntary compliance by registered third party advertisers; (2) external legal counsel provided expertise and impartial investigation and recommendations for compliance; and (3) a few legislative amendments may assist with clarifying enforcement.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council receive the report (April 11, 2019) from the City Clerk and the City Solicitor for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk and the City Solicitor recommend that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
EX5.3amended
This report responds to 2019.EX3.3 and outlines the following: a. the Toronto Police Services Board's process for the referral to the Office of the Attorney General of allegations of hate activity on City property; b. the results of the consultation and survey conducted in response to 2018.EX35.6 related to the City's Hate Activity Policy and the feasibility of the City addressing non-permitted protests featuring hate speech, including the possibility of recovering costs; and c. the outcome of inquiries made to the Toronto Police Services Board and the Ministry of the Attorney General as directed in 2019.EX3.3.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council reaffirm its absolute and unwavering opposition to hate speech in the City of Toronto. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to inform organizers of events which occur regularly without a permit of the City's policies towards hate speech and hate activities. 3. City Council direct the Executive Director, People, Equity and Human Rights and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with City Agencies and Corporations, to develop a policy to refuse permits for any events advocating hatred or violence against any faith, race, or sexual orientation on City property. 4. City Council direct the General Manager Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to monitor rallies in City parks, and work with Toronto Police Services on-site in order to enforce by-law contraventions, including opportunities to charge event organizers for operating without a permit. 5. City Council request the City Manager to, where possible, issue trespass or trespass warning letters to identifiable participants engaged in hate activities at rallies on City property. 6. City Council request the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to, whenever possible, make efforts to obtain reimbursement from organizers of events engaged in hate activities on City property for all City incurred expenses. 7. City Council request the Executive Director, People, Equity and Human Rights and the City Solicitor to conduct a bi-annual review of the anti-hate policy and make any changes necessary to ensure it protects against hate activity on City property to the maximum extent permitted under the law. 8. City Council, request the City Solicitor to monitor Bill 84, "An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act respecting demonstrations that promote hatred on legislative precinct grounds" and make comments based on the City's anti-hate policies. 9. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to request the Toronto Police Service and the Attorney General to take swift and immediate action against any group found to be contravening the law and advocating anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia or any other forms of hatred contrary to the Criminal Code. 10. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to request the Toronto Police Service to review procedures on collecting evidence of hate crimes at rallies and to review procedures for individuals to report hate crimes, and to review again the events of the 2018 Al Quds Day rally to determine whether a hate crime occurred. 11. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board to request the Toronto Police Service to review its training of officers and processes for the creation of the Toronto Police Service General Occurrence (G), for the detailing instances of hate, including speech, music, expressive clothing, placards, pamphlets, and other forms of hate dissemination at public events. 12. City Council request the Attorney General to investigate the feasibility of creating a process to remove some discretion from decisions to lay charges for hate activities similar to those used for cases of domestic violence.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, People, Equity and Human Rights recommends that: 1. Executive Committee receive this report for information.
EX5.4adopted
2019 Capital Budget Adjustments for Carry Forward Funding
The purpose of this report is to seek Council's approval for an additional $872.018 million carry-forward funding that will increase the 2019 Approved Capital Budget to $5.789 billion to enable staff to complete 2018 and prior year approved capital projects. With the 2018 fiscal year near closure, City Programs and Agencies are finalizing the 2018 actual project expenditures and have now estimated that a total of $2.031 billion of unspent funding, of previously approved capital projects, will be needed to be carried forward to continue capital project delivery in 2019. During the 2019 budget planning process, $1.159 billion of this total was approved and consequently, an additional $872.018 million carry-forward funding is being recommended in this report to provide all necessary cash flow spending authorities in 2019. The recommended carry forward funding adjustments are in compliance with the City's Carry Forward Policy and have no impact on the City's approved debt for 2019.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve additional carry forward funding of $872.018 million from unspent capital projects funding as detailed in Appendix 1a and 1b to the report (April 9, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in order to continue work on previously approved capital projects, and that the 2019 Approved Capital Budget for respective City Programs and Agencies be adjusted accordingly with no incremental impact on debt. 2. City Council approve in-year funding adjustments to the 2018-2027 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Toronto Transit Commission as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to maximize the use of budgeted and eligible non-debt capital funding.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Budget Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve additional carry forward funding of $872.018 million from unspent capital projects funding as detailed in Appendix 1a and 1b to the report (April 9, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in order to continue work on previously approved capital projects, and that the 2019 Approved Capital Budget for respective City Programs and Agencies be adjusted accordingly with no incremental impact on debt. 2. City Council approve in-year funding adjustments to the 2018-2027 Approved Capital Budget and Plan for Toronto Transit Commission as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report (April 9, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to maximize the use of budgeted and eligible non-debt capital funding.
EX5.5adopted
Toronto Water 2018 Year End Capital Budget and 2019-2028 Capital Plan Adjustments
This report requests City Council's authority to amend Toronto Water's Approved 2018 Capital Budget by adjusting project costs and cash flows to align with year-end expenditures and project progress. The adjustments will have a zero dollar impact on the 2018 Capital Budget. This report requests City Council's authority to amend Toronto Water's Approved 2019 Capital Budget and 2020-2028 Capital Plan by adjusting project costs and cash flows contained within the Budget and Plan, respectively, to align the 2019 Capital Budget with the final 2018 capital expenditures and project progress. The adjustments will have a zero dollar impact on the 2019 Capital Budget and 2020-2028 Capital Plan and will align the budget and plan with Toronto Water's capital project delivery schedule and program requirements.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the reallocation of 2018 cashflows within Toronto Water's approved 2018 Capital Budget and 2019-2027 Capital Plan in the amount of $77.299 million, for acceleration and deferral of projects, as presented in Schedule A (Parts A and B) to the report (April 1, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact. 2. City Council authorize the reallocation of 2019, 2020 and 2021 cashflows within Toronto Water's approved 2019 Capital Budget and 2020-2028 Capital Plan in the amount of $77.299 million, for acceleration and deferral of projects, as presented in Schedule A (Parts A and B) to the report (April 1, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact. 3. City Council authorize the reallocation of 2018 cashflows and project costs in Toronto Water's approved 2018 Capital Budget and 2019-2027 Capital Plan in the amount of $5.827 million from projects that have been completed or awarded under budget to those requiring additional funding in the same amount as presented in Schedule A (Part C) to the report (April 1, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Budget Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the reallocation of 2018 cashflows within Toronto Water's approved 2018 Capital Budget and 2019-2027 Capital Plan in the amount of $77.299 million, for acceleration and deferral of projects, as presented in Schedule A (Parts A and B) to the report (April 1, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact. 2. City Council authorize the reallocation of 2019, 2020 and 2021 cashflows within Toronto Water's approved 2019 Capital Budget and 2020-2028 Capital Plan in the amount of $77.299 million, for acceleration and deferral of projects, as presented in Schedule A (Parts A and B) to the report (April 1, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact. 3. City Council authorize the reallocation of 2018 cashflows and project costs in Toronto Water's approved 2018 Capital Budget and 2019-2027 Capital Plan in the amount of $5.827 million from projects that have been completed or awarded under budget to those requiring additional funding in the same amount as presented in Schedule A (Part C) to the report (April 1, 2019) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, with a zero Budget impact.
EX5.6adopted
Toronto Zoo Financial Authorities By-law - Proposed Revisions
This report will outline the proposed amendments to the Financial Authorities By-law 2-2010 recommended for the approval of the Board of Management.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve the Financial Authorities By-law 2-2019 in Appendix I to the report (March 31, 2019) from the Director, Finance and Computer Services, Toronto Zoo.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo recommends that: 1. City Council approve the Financial Authorities By-law 2-2019 in Appendix I to the report (March 31, 2019) from the Director, Finance and Computer Services, Toronto Zoo.
EX5.7adopted
Initiative to Reduce the Number of Unwanted Firearms in Toronto
The Toronto Police Service and City of Toronto identified an immediate opportunity to undertake a gun buyback to reduce the presence of unwanted firearms in Toronto. Authority to provide funding to the Toronto Police Service to administer the initiative is required.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize a $750,000 gross and net increase to the Toronto Police Service's 2019 City Council Approved Operating Budget, funded from the 2019 non-program expenditure budget, to provide one-time funding of up to the same amount for a gun buyback initiative.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Social Development Finance and Administration recommends that: 1. City Council authorize a $750,000 gross and net increase to the Toronto Police Service's 2019 Council approved operating budget, funded from the 2019 non-program expenditure budget, to provide one-time funding of up to the same amount for a gun buyback initiative.