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Minutes of the Council of the City of Toronto 1 May 11 and 12, 1999 Minutes of the Council of the City of Toronto 1 May 11 and 12, 1999 Appendix A Guide to City Council Minutes MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TORONTO TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1999 AND WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1999 City Council met in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Toronto. CALL TO ORDER 5.1 Mayor Lastman took the Chair and called the Members to order. The meeting opened with O Canada. PRESENTATION OF REPORTS 5.2 Councillor Fotinos presented the following Reports for consideration by Council: Report No. 6 of The Works and Utilities Committee, Report No. 9 of The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, Report No. 5 of The Emergency and Protective Services Committee, Report No. 6 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee, Report No. 7 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee, Report No. 7 of The Works and Utilities Committee, Report No. 5 of The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, Report No. 5 of The Corporate Services Committee, Report No. 7 of The Economic Development Committee, Report No. 5 of The Scarborough Community Council, Report No. 7 of The Toronto Community Council, Report No. 5 of The York Community Council, Report No. 4 of The East York Community Council, Report No. 5 of The East York Community Council, Report No. 6 of The Etobicoke Community Council, Report No. 4 of The North York Community Council, and Report No. 6 of The Striking Committee, and moved, seconded by Councillor Jakobek, that Council now give consideration to such Reports, which carried. 2 Minutes of the Council of the City of Toronto May 11 and 12, 1999 5.3 Councillor Fotinos, with the permission of Council, presented the following Report for the consideration of Council: Report No. 3 of The Board of Health, and move d, se conded by Counc illor O otes, that in accordance w ith the pr ovisions of Section 44 of the Council Procedural B y-law, Council now g ive consideration t o such Report, whic h c arried, mor e tha n two- thirds of Members pres ent having voted in the affirmative. 5.4 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Disero declared her interest in Cl ause No. 4 of Report N o. 9 of The Strateg ic Policies and Priorities Committee, headed “Appeal of Interim Control By-law 1997-0321, Ontario Municipal Board”, in that she is currently involved in a lawsuit in regard thereto. Mayor L astman declared his interest in Notice of Motion J (17), moved by Councillor Adams, seconded by Councillor Rae, regarding the settlement of an appeal of former City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 1996-0310, in that his son is a partner in the law firm which is acting on behalf of the appellant. Councillor Prue declared his interest in Item (m), entitled “Toronto and Region Conservation Authority - Shoring Up of Eroding Ravine Properties”, embodied in Clause No. 8 of Report No. 5 of The East York Community Council, headed “Other I tems Considered by the Community Council”, in that his principal residence is immediately adjacent to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority property. Councillor Shiner declared his interest inItem (f), entitled “Preliminary Evaluation Report - Zoning Amendment Application UDC -99-09 and Site Pla n Ame ndment Applic ation UDSP-99-028 - Brown, Dryer, Karol (Judy Cohen in Trust) - 718 Sheppard Avenue West - North York Spadina”, and in Item (g), entitled “Report - New Development Applications for North District”, as it pertains to File No. UDC-99-02 and F ile No. UDC-99-09 - B rown, Dryer, Karol, listed in Exhibit No. 1 attached to the report (April 14, 1999) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North District, embodied in Clause No. 25 of Report No. 4 of The North York Community Council, headed “Other Items Considered by the Community Council”, in that the Solicitor for the applicant is representing Councillor Shiner on another matter. 5.5 Election of Chair of Toronto Community Council: With the perm ission of Council, Council rece ssed briefly to permit the Members of the Toronto Community Council to elect its chair. Councillor Rae repor ted that the Toronto Community Council had elected Councillor McConnell as Chair of the Community Council, effective June 14, 1999, for the period ending November 30, 2000, or until her successor is elected or appointed. (See also Minute No. 5.23 ) Minutes of the Council of the City of Toronto 3 May 11 and 12, 1999 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS CLAUSES RELEASED OR HELD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION 5.6 The following Clauses were held by Council for further consideration: Report No. 6 of The Works and Utilities Committee, Clause No. 1. Report No. 9 of The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, Clauses Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13 and 14. Report No. 5 of The Emergency and Protective Services Committee, Clauses Nos. 1 and 3. Report No. 6 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee, Clause No. 1. Report No. 7 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee, Clauses Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Report No. 7 of The Works and Utilities Committee, Clauses Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11. Report No. 5 of The Community and Neighbourhood Services Committee, Clauses Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5. Report No. 5 of The Corporate Services Committee, Clauses Nos. 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 13. Report No. 7 of The Economic Development Committee, Clauses Nos. 1, 4, 8, 9 and 11. Report No. 7 of The Toronto Community Council, Clauses Nos. 1, 6, 11, 36 and 50. Report No. 5 of The East York Community Council, Clause No. 5. Report No. 6 of The Etobicoke Community Council, Clauses Nos. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. Report No. 6 of The Striking Committee, Clause No. 1. Report No. 3 of The Board of Health, Clause No. 1. The following Clauses which were held by Council for further consideration were subsequently adopted without amendment or further discussion: Report No. 5 of The Emergency and Protective Services Committee, Clause No. 1. Report No. 5 of The Corporate Services Committee, Clauses Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 13. Report No. 7 of The Economic Development Committee, Clause No. 11. 4 Minutes of the Council of the City of Toronto May 11 and 12, 1999 Report No. 7 of The Toronto Community Council, Clause No. 6. Report No. 3 of The Board of Health, Clause No. 1. The Clauses not held by Council for further consideration were deemed to have been adopted by Council, without amendment, in accordance with the provisions of the Council Procedural By-law. 5.7 May 11, 1999: With the permission of Council, Mayor Lastman moved that: “WHEREAS City Council, at its meeting held on March 2, 3 and 4 1999, by its adoption, as amended, of Notice o f Motion I(2) by Mayor Lastman, seconded by Councillor Balkissoon, adopted the following Resolution: ‘NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT on a trial basis, for the next two regular meetings of City Council (to be held on April 13, 14 and 15, 1999, and on May 11, 12 and 13, 1999), the dinner break be eliminated and the afternoon session be extended until 7:30 p.m., at which time Council will recess until the next morning.’; and WHEREAS this trial has worked well during the last two Council meeting s, permitting Members of Council and staff to go home earlier and spend more time with their families; and WHEREAS Members of Council have also been free to hold evening meetings in their communities; and WHEREAS there i s s upport among Me mbers of Counc il a nd sta ff f or the elimination of the dinner break on a permanent basis; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the dinner break be eliminated from the Cou ncil meeting schedule and the afternoon session be ex tended until 7:30 p.m. on the first and second days of a regular meeting of Council, at which time Council will recess until the next morning; and that the time of adjournment on the third day of meeting be extended from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, i n accordance wi th subsection 134(2) of the Council Procedural By-law, notice be given to amend said By-law a nd the City Solic itor be r equested to pr epare the ne cessary B ill to be introduced in Council to give effect thereto.” Council adopted the foregoing motion, without amendment. Minutes of the Council of the City of Toronto 5 May 11 and 12, 1999 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS CLAUSES WITH MOTIONS, VOTES, ETC. 5.8 Clause No. 6 of Report No. 7 of The Urban Environment and Development Committee, headed “Humber River Project - F.G. Gardiner Expressway Ramp Bridges Nos. 4, 5 and 6 over Humber River and Approaches Contract No. T-01-99, Tender No. 19-1999”. Motion: Councillor Pantalone moved that the Clause be amended by adding thereto the following: “It is f urther r ecommended tha t the recommendation of the B udget Committe e embodied in the communication dated April 30, 1999, from the City Clerk, be adopted, viz.: ‘The Budget Committee on April 16,1999, recommended to City Council the adoption of the supplementary r eport dated April 14, 1999, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, subject to amending the recommendation embodied therein by deleting the words ‘ten percent of’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘$500,000.00 ove r’, so that such recommendation now reads: “The Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to make additional expenditures under this contract, and to increase the value of the contract up to a maximum of $500,000.00 over the original contract value to cover additional costs, provided there are sufficient funds within the Capital Works Program.” ’ ” Votes: The motion by Councillor Pantalone carried.
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