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Council Briefing Book Volume 2: Key City Initiatives INDEX Council Briefing Book Volume 2: Key City Initiatives Tab 1 – Good Governance 1.1 City's Strategic Plan and 26 Strategic Actions for 2013 to 2018 1.2 Talent Blueprint 2014-2018: Toronto's Workforce Plan 1.3 Performance Measurement and Benchmarking 1.4 Opening up Government: Building Trust, Transparency, and Participation 1.5 Civic Engagement Strategy 1.6 A Participatory Budgeting Pilot for Toronto 1.7 Toronto Ward Boundary Review 1.8 Local Appeal Body for Minor Variance and Consent Application Appeals in Toronto 1.9 Shared Services Project 1.10 Customer Service Excellence: Channel/Counter Strategy Project 1.11 Comprehensive Reviews of Licensing and Standards By-Laws Tab 2 – City Building Planning and Development 2.1 Official Plan Review 2.2 Section 37 2.3 Comprehensive to the Core: Planning Toronto's Downtown 2.4 Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization Project 2.5 Redevelopment of St. Lawrence Market North Project 2.6 Development Permit System 2.7 Regeneration Area Studies Resulting from Employment Lands Official Plan Review Waterfront 2.8 Waterfront Overview 2.9 Next Phase of Waterfront Revitalization 2.10 Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Expansion 2.11 Port Lands Acceleration Initiative Public Realm 2.12 Improvement to the Public Realm - Coordinated Street Furniture Program and Wayfinding Strategy 2.13 Complete Streets Guidelines TRANSITION TO 2014-2018 TERM PAGE 1 COUNCIL BRIEFING VOL.2 INDEX 2.14 Beautification of the Public Realm – Graffiti Management Plan (GMP) and Street Art Toronto (stART) Program Infrastructure and Technology 2.15 Overview of Federal and Provincial Infrastructure Funding Agreements 2.16 Toronto Hydro Infrastructure Renewal Program 2.17 Toronto Public Library: New Technologies 2.18 Building Activity Tab 3 – Transit and Transportation Transit 3.1 Metrolinx Overview 3.2 Metrolinx-Toronto Light Rail Rapid Transit Program 3.3 Scarborough Subway Extension 3.4 Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension Project 3.5 Relief Line Project Assessment 3.6 Union Station Revitalization Project 3.7 Toronto Waterfront Transit 3.8 Eglinton Crosstown LRT and Eglinton Connects Planning Study 3.9 Finch West LRT 3.10 Sheppard East LRT 3.11 Yonge Subway Extension 3.12 "Feeling Congested": Review of Official Plan Transportation Policies Transportation 3.13 Measures to Mitigate Construction-Related Traffic Congestion 3.14 Street Closures During Special Events and Construction Activities 3.15 Coordination of Capital Programs 3.16 Cycling Plan and Infrastructure 3.17 Strategic Plan and Rehabilitation Projects for the F.G. Gardiner Expressway 3.18 Gardiner East Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment & Integrated Urban Design Study 3.19 Allen Road/Downsview Environmental Assessment 3.20 Winter Services Overview Tab 4 – Economic Vitality 4.1 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games 4.2 Key Economic and Cultural Development Policies 4.3 Advancing Workforce Development in Toronto 4.4 Culture Investment TRANSITION TO 2014-2018 TERM PAGE 2 COUNCIL BRIEFING VOL.2 INDEX 4.5 Exhibition Place: Growth Strategies – Launch of a Privately Funded Convention Hotel 4.6 Exhibition Place: Growth Strategies – Centre for Professional Sports Activities 4.7 Street Food Vending By-law – One Year Review Tab 5 – Environmental Sustainability Climate Change 5.1 Resilient City: Preparing for Climate Change 5.2 Emergency Management 5.3 Addressing Climate Change in Toronto 5.4 Toronto's Tree Canopy Water Management 5.5 Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan 5.6 Basement Flooding Protection Program 5.7 Don River and Central Waterfront Wet Weather Flow System to Control Combined Sewer Overflows 5.8 Watercourse Erosion Management and Floodplain Management 5.9 Lead in Drinking Water Mitigation Strategy 5.10 Water Treatment and Supply Sustainability Strategy Solid Waste Management 5.11 Long-Term Waste Management Strategy Tab 6 – Social Development Child Care 6.1 Toronto's Child Care System Housing 6.2 Affordable Housing Plan and Investments 6.3 Transformation of the Housing and Homelessness Services 6.4 Social Housing Operating Funding Issues 6.5 Toronto Community Housing Capital Repair Needs and Financing Plan 6.6 Comprehensive Review of Rooming Houses 6.7 Multi-Residential Apartment Buildings (MRAB) Audit and Enforcement Program TRANSITION TO 2014-2018 TERM PAGE 3 COUNCIL BRIEFING VOL.2 INDEX Long-Term Care Homes 6.8 Long Term Care Homes and Services Capital Renewal Strategy 6.9 George Street Revitalization Community Development 6.10 Municipal Poverty Reduction and Social Equity Strategies 6.11 Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020 6.12 Toronto Transit Fare Equity 6.13 Interdivisional Enhanced Responsiveness for Vulnerable Individuals (SPIDER program) 6.14 City Partnership with Toronto School Boards 6.15 Funding Partnerships for City Programs 6.16 Student Nutrition Program 6.17 Automated Income Verification for Income-Tested Benefit Programs Community Recreation 6.18 Parks, Forestry and Recreation Facility Planning 6.19 Registered Recreation Programs, Permits and User Fees Community Safety 6.20 Master Fire Plan 6.21 Toronto Paramedic Services Growth Plan 6.22 Toronto Police Paid Duties Tab 7 – Key Strategies and Plans 7.1 List of Key Strategies and Plans TRANSITION TO 2014-2018 TERM PAGE 4 COUNCIL BRIEFING VOL.2 2014 - 2018 CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING BOOK VOLUME 2: KEY CITY INITIATIVES INDEX Council Briefing Book Volume 2: Key City Initiatives Tab 1 – Good Governance 1.1 City's Strategic Plan and 26 Strategic Actions for 2013 to 2018 1.2 Talent Blueprint 2014-2018: Toronto's Workforce Plan 1.3 Performance Measurement and Benchmarking 1.4 Opening up Government: Building Trust, Transparency, and Participation 1.5 Civic Engagement Strategy 1.6 A Participatory Budgeting Pilot for Toronto 1.7 Toronto Ward Boundary Review 1.8 Local Appeal Body for Minor Variance and Consent Application Appeals in Toronto 1.9 Shared Services Project 1.10 Customer Service Excellence: Channel/Counter Strategy Project 1.11 Comprehensive Reviews of Licensing and Standards By-Laws TRANSITION TO 2014-2018 TERM COUNCIL BRIEFING VOL.2 1.1 Council’s Strategic Plan and Strategic Actions 2013 - 2018 Issue In October 2013, Council affirmed Strategic Actions for 2013 to 2018 to guide the City's service planning, multi-year budgeting and performance planning processes. The Strategic Actions build on Council's key achievements from the past 10 years and advance Council's vision, mission and goals as laid out in Council's 2002 Strategic Plan. Background Council’s Strategic Plan In 2002, Toronto City Council approved its Strategic Plan, Council's leadership document for the City of Toronto. The Strategic Plan sets out a vision and mission for the City, 20 goals for quality of life across five broad themes of city building, economic vitality, environmental sustainability, social development and good governance; and established 19 directions to guide City programs, services and initiatives. In addition, fiscal principles were approved with the adoption of the Long Term Fiscal Plan (2005) to guide service planning, budgeting and to respond to the City’s ongoing financial pressures. Council’s Strategic Plan advances a long-term vision for Toronto as a dynamic, caring, friendly and sustainable city; and the City has made major strides in achieving most of the 19 directions from 2002, setting a foundation for the new city. These achievements include: • the adoption of the amalgamated City's first Official Plan in 2006; • the implementation of economic growth and culture plans; • targeted neighbourhood investment and revitalization; • new programs and policies that support environmental sustainability; • an updated Council decision-making structure to reflect the new powers from the City of Toronto Act (2006); • the establishment of four Accountability Officers; and TRANSITION TO 2014-2018 TERM PAGE 1 COUNCIL BRIEFING VOL.2 1.1 • an enhanced fiscal position for the City with a focus on capital and long term planning. Strategic Actions 2013 to 2018 In 2012, the City Manager led the development of new Strategic Actions to replace the original 19 directions set in 2002 that were completed. The 26 Strategic Actions for 2013 to 2018, affirmed by City Council at its meeting on October 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2013 reflect how the City will advance Council's vision, mission and goals for the next five years. The Strategic Actions guide the City's service planning, multi-year budgeting, and performance planning processes and complement current initiatives and Council priorities. Twelve of the Strategic Actions focus primarily on goals related to City Building, Economic Vitality, Environmental Sustainability and Social Development. Fourteen of the Strategic Actions focus on the goals related to Good Governance and Fiscal Sustainability to ensure the continued capacity of the City to serve Council and the public now and into the future. Implications Many Strategic Actions include policies or plans approved by City Council that are currently being implemented while others are anticipated to come forward for Council approval in 2015 and future years. The City Manager, Deputy City Managers, City Clerk and City Solicitor oversee the implementation of the Strategic Actions. Progress reports will be published to provide an overall summary of the implementation of the Strategic Actions measured against indicators. Current Status and Next Steps While the Strategic Actions for 2013 to 2018 continue to address the goals set out in Council's Strategic Plan, the City has grown and changed significantly over the last decade. Strategic plans typically have a ten to fifteen year time horizon and the time horizon for Council’s 2002 Strategic Plan is coming to an end. City Council requested the City Manager to bring forward a process in 2015 to update Council’s 2002 Strategic Plan including public and stakeholder consultation. The review of the overall Strategic Plan will enable the City to TRANSITION TO 2014-2018 TERM PAGE 2 COUNCIL BRIEFING VOL.2 1.1 develop Strategic Actions beyond 2018 that reflect an updated vision, mission and goals for Toronto.
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