Special Committee on Governance

The full agenda, as filed

All 2 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.

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  City of Toronto Governance - Presentations

  Professor Gabriel Eidelman, Director of the Urban Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, will provide a summary of findings from the University of Toronto's City Hall Task Force, which made recommendations to improve City Council's core decision-making processes and procedures.

  The Special Committee on Governance received the item for information.

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  Special Committee on Governance Work Plan and Engagement Strategy

  The Special Committee on Governance ("the Committee") was established by City Council at its meeting on December 4, 2018 with a mandate to consider the impacts on the City's governance structure and processes arising from the reduction in the size of Council and make recommendations to City Council on any further changes to its governance structure. At its meeting on February 21, 2019, the Committee requested staff report back at its next meeting with a recommended work plan and public engagement process. The Committee also requested staff include in the work plan research on an Office of Neighbourhoods, including best practices and case studies from cities in North America. This report broadly describes the themes brought to the Committee at its first meeting, and recommends a work plan and engagement strategy to assist the Committee in its work until the end of 2019.

  The Special Committee on Governance: 1. Approved the work plan in Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2019) from the City Manager. 2. Approved the engagement strategy in Attachment 2 to the report (March 29, 2019) from the City Manager. 3. Requested the City Manager to provide additional focus during public consultations to identify and articulate problems and issues identified by stakeholders as separate from solution ideas. 4. Requested the City Manager to provide special outreach through neighbourhood associations and to ensure there are targeted engagement opportunities for neighbourhood associations. 5. Requested the City Manager to consider matters raised through consultation with stakeholders with consideration to identify them as: a. within staff purview b. conventions c. relating to by-laws d. relating to external authorities.

  Staff recommendation as filed

  The City Manager recommends that: 1. The Special Committee on Governance approve the work plan in Attachment 1. 2. The Special Committee on Governance approve the engagement strategy in Attachment 2.