TABLE OF CONTENTS A Message from Toronto Mayor David Miller .............................................................................. 1 A Message from the City Manager ................................................................................................ 3 Executive Summary........................................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION A Profile of Toronto ........................................................................................................................ 13 Fast Facts .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Map of Electoral Wards ................................................................................................................... 21 Toronto City Council ........................................................................................................................ 22 Council-Committee Structure and Mandates ............................................................................. 24 City Administrative Structure ........................................................................................................ 25 City of Toronto’s Special Purpose Bodies ..................................................................................... 26 Key City Building Initiatives ........................................................................................................... 28 Toronto’s Official Plan .................................................................................................................... 29 FINANCIAL CONDITION AND PERFORMANCE Message from the Deputy City Manager & Chief Financial Officer......................................... 33 Fiscal Capacity .................................................................................................................................. 35 Physical Infrastructure ................................................................................................................... 36 Capital Financing and Debt ............................................................................................................ 37 Reserves and Reserve Funds .......................................................................................................... 39 Deferred Revenues ........................................................................................................................... 40 Revenues ............................................................................................................................................ 41 2006 Property Taxes and Assessment .................................................................................. 41 User Fees ................................................................................................................................... 45 Other Revenues ........................................................................................................................ 45 Credit Rating .................................................................................................................................... 46 Toronto’s 2005 Performance Measurement and Benchmarking Report ................................. 48 CORPORATE BUDGET OVERVIEW 2007 Operating Budget Summary ................................................................................................. 61 2007 Operating Budget Summary by City Program ................................................................... 84 Gross Expenditures and Comparison with 2006 and 2005 ................................................ 84 Revenues and Comparison with 2006 and 2005 ................................................................. 88 Net Expenditures and Comparison with 2006 and 2005 ................................................... 92 2007 Capital Budget and 2008-2011 Capital Plan ..................................................................... 97 2007 Council Approved Capital Budget 2007 Cash Flow & 2007-2015 Commitments (excluding 2006 Carry Forwards) with Funding Sources ................................................ 117a 2008-2016 Capital Plan and Forecast – Excluding 2006 Carry-forwards .................. 118a iii I CITY PROGRAM BUDGET SUMMARIES Citizen Focused Services ‘A’ Affordable Housing Office ..................................................................................................... 123 Children’s Services ...................................................................................................................127 Court Services .......................................................................................................................... 135 Economic Development, Culture and Tourism ....................................................................142 Emergency Medical Services ................................................................................................. 150 Homes for the Aged ................................................................................................................161 Parks, Forestry and Recreation .............................................................................................. 168 Shelter, Support and Housing Administration ....................................................................177 Social Development, Finance and Administration ............................................................. 183 Toronto Social Services .......................................................................................................... 190 3-1-1 Customer Service Strategy ......................................................................................... 203 Citizen Focused Services ‘B’ City Planning ........................................................................................................................... 209 Clean and Beautiful City Secretariat ....................................................................................216 Fire Services ............................................................................................................................. 221 Municipal Licensing and Standards ..................................................................................... 231 Policy, Planning, Finance and Administration .................................................................... 236 Solid Waste Management Services ...................................................................................... 242 Technical Services ................................................................................................................... 250 Toronto Building ..................................................................................................................... 255 Transportation Services .......................................................................................................... 262 Waterfront Secretariat ........................................................................................................... 275 Internal Services Facilities and Real Estate ....................................................................................................... 283 Financial Services .................................................................................................................... 289 Fleet Services ........................................................................................................................... 292 Information and Technology ................................................................................................. 299 Information and Technology Sustainment ......................................................................... 305 Office of the Chief Financial Officer ................................................................................... 307 Office of the Treasurer ............................................................................................................312 Public Information and Creative Services ............................................................................317 City Manager City Manager’s Office ............................................................................................................ 323 I iv Other City Programs City Clerk’s Office .................................................................................................................... 333 City Council ............................................................................................................................. 340 Energy Retrofit Program ........................................................................................................ 343 Legal Services .......................................................................................................................... 346 Mayor’s Office ......................................................................................................................... 351 Nathan Phillips Square ........................................................................................................... 354 Union Station .......................................................................................................................... 356 Council Appointed Auditor General’s Office ........................................................................................................ 361 Lobbyist Registrar 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