Item - 2013.CC37.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 16, 2013 with amendments.
CC37.5 - The Impact of the Loss of the Provincial Toronto Pooling Compensation
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2013, adopted the following:
1. Because the Province's Local Services Realignment transferred social housing to municipalities, which must fund these programs through property taxes, and because Toronto has a disproportionate share of social housing in the GTA (76 percent), and because the Province, in recognition of this inequity, implemented GTA Pooling, which spread the costs of Toronto's disproportionate share of social housing costs across the property tax base of GTA regional municipalities, and because the Province, after cancelling GTA Pooling and in recognition of this principle of fairness, continued to support Toronto through Toronto Pooling Compensation, City Council request the Province to rescind its decision to eliminate Toronto Pooling Compensation by 2016 or, at a minimum, maintain the social housing component of Toronto Pooling Compensation in perpetuity.
2. City Council request the Province to harmonize, province wide, the shelter payments received by households living in rent-geared-to-income (RGI) and non-RGI housing who receive social assistance (i.e. Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program) consistent with the recommendation set out in The Special Housing Working Group's Report, Putting People First, Transforming Toronto Community Housing, approved by Council on October 30, 31 and November 1, 2012.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-60172.pdf
Appendix A - Letter (June 13, 2013) to the Mayor from the Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance indicating the loss of TPC funding
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-60202.pdf
Appendix B - Letter (November 5, 2008) to the City Manager from the Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance indicating a payment schedule by year 2018
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-60201.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council amend Recommendation 1 by:
a. adding the following words at the beginning of the recommendation:
"Because the Province's Local Services Realignment transferred social housing to municipalities, which must fund these programs through property taxes, and because Toronto has a disproportionate share of social housing in the GTA (76%), and because the Province, in recognition of this inequity, implemented GTA Pooling, which spread the costs of Toronto's disproportionate share of social housing costs across the property tax base of GTA regional municipalities, and because the Province, after cancelling GTA Pooling and in recognition of this principle of fairness, continued to support Toronto through Toronto Pooling Compensation"
b. deleting the word "reconsider" and inserting the word "rescind"; and
c. adding the words " in perpetuity" at the end of the recommendation
so that Recommendation 1 now reads as follows:
1. Because the Province's Local Services Realignment transferred social housing to municipalities, which must fund these programs through property taxes, and because Toronto has a disproportionate share of social housing in the GTA (76%), and because the Province, in recognition of this inequity, implemented GTA Pooling, which spread the costs of Toronto's disproportionate share of social housing costs across the property tax base of GTA regional municipalities, and because the Province, after cancelling GTA Pooling and in recognition of this principle of fairness, continued to support Toronto through Toronto Pooling Compensation, City Council request the Province to rescind their decision to eliminate Toronto Pooling Compensation by 2016 or, at a minimum, maintain the social housing component of Toronto Pooling Compensation in perpetuity.
Vote (Amend Item) Jul-18-2013 7:01 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - CC37.5 - Bailao - motion 1 |
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| Total members that voted Yes: 37 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Raymond Cho, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Doug Holyday, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 8 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Josh Colle, Janet Davis, Mark Grimes, Norman Kelly, Giorgio Mammoliti, Mary-Margaret McMahon, David Shiner |
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Jul-18-2013 7:02 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - CC37.5 - Adopt the item as amended |
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| Total members that voted Yes: 37 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Raymond Cho, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Doug Holyday, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 8 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Josh Colle, Janet Davis, Mark Grimes, Norman Kelly, Giorgio Mammoliti, Mary-Margaret McMahon, David Shiner |