Item - 2013.ED23.4
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 16, 2013 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Economic Development Committee on June 25, 2013 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on July 16, 2013.
ED23.4 - Multi-year Agreements with Major Cultural Organizations and Local Arts Service Organizations
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2013, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the City to enter into a multi-year agreement with each of the following eleven Major Cultural Organizations, (the Art Gallery of Ontario; Canada's National Ballet School; Canadian Opera Company; Festival Management Committee [Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto]; George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art; National Ballet of Canada; Pride Toronto; Toronto Artscape Inc.; Toronto Festival of Arts, Culture and Creativity (operates as Luminato); Toronto International Film Festival Group; and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; and each of the following six Local Arts Service Organizations (Arts Etobicoke, East End Arts, Lakeshore Arts, North York Arts, Scarborough Arts, and UrbanArts Community Arts Council) subject to:
a. the satisfaction of the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, the City Solicitor, the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer; and
b. the following Terms and Conditions:
i. the City's grants policies as established by City Council;
ii. that each organization submit its annual funding request to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, for recommendation to the Economic Development Committee and City Council for review and approval;
iii. that each organization submit its annual report and financial audit to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, for review; and
iv. for a period of five (5) years.
2. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City Officials to take the necessary action to give effect to Council's decision.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-59224.pdf
ED23.4 - Multi-year Agreements with Major Cultural Organizations and Local Arts Service Organizations
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Economic Development Committee recommends that:
1. City Council grant authority to enter into a multi-year agreement with each of the following eleven Major Cultural Organizations, (the Art Gallery of Ontario; Canada's National Ballet School; Canadian Opera Company; Festival Management Committee [Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto]; George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art; National Ballet of Canada; Pride Toronto; Toronto Artscape Inc.; Toronto Festival of Arts, Culture and Creativity (operates as Luminato); Toronto International Film Festival Group; and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; and each of the following six Local Arts Service Organizations (Arts Etobicoke, East End Arts, Lakeshore Arts, North York Arts, Scarborough Arts, and UrbanArts Community Arts Council) subject to:
a. the satisfaction of the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, the City Solicitor, the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer; and
b. the following Terms and Conditions:
i. the City's grants policies as established by City Council;
ii. that each organization submit its annual funding request to the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, for recommendation to the Economic Development Committee and City Council for review and approval;
iii. that each organization submit its annual report and financial audit to the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, for review; and
iv. for a period of five (5) years.
2. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City Officials to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
Origin
Summary
This report recommends the implementation of multi-year agreements with each of the eleven not-for-profit organizations that receive annual municipal support through the Major Cultural Organizations (MCOs) program and each of the six not-for-profit organizations that receive annual municipal support through the Local Arts Service Organizations (LASOs) program.
These multi-year agreements provide the terms and conditions of the grants to the recipient organizations, ensuring accountability for the funding and stabilizing the funding relationship. The majority of the Major Cultural Organizations and the Local Arts Service Organizations had five-year multi-year agreements in place from 2007 – 2011 that have since expired. This report seeks to review the terms of these funding agreements and seek their renewal, as well as put new agreements in place with those organizations that have not had agreements in place.
Delegated authority is sought to enter into multi-year agreements with the eleven recipients of funding through the Major Cultural Organizations: the Art Gallery of Ontario; Canada's National Ballet School; Canadian Opera Company; Festival Management Committee (Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto); George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art; National Ballet of Canada; Pride Toronto; Toronto Artscape Inc.; Toronto Festival of Arts, Culture and Creativity (operates as Luminato); Toronto International Film Festival Group; and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; and six Local Arts Service Organizations: Arts Etobicoke, East End Arts, Lakeshore Arts, North York Arts, Scarborough Arts, and UrbanArts Community Arts Council.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-59224.pdf