Item - 2014.CD27.5

City Council on April 1, 2 and 3, 2014, adopted the following:

1.         City Council adopt the method for calculating the Neighbourhood Equity Score and Neighbourhood Equity Benchmark provided in Appendix A to the report (March 4, 2014) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration.

2.         City Council rename the Crescent Town Social Planning Neighbourhood to Taylor-Massey Social Planning Neighbourhood, to reflect the name that was selected by the community and used by the Neighbourhood Action Partnership (NAP) and Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) during the implementation of the first phase of the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy.

3.         City Council rename the "West Hill" neighbourhood to "Kingston Road/Galloway Road/Orton Park Road" to reflect the name that was selected by the community and used by the Neighbourhood Action Partnership (NAP) and Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) during the implementation of the first phase of the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy.

4.         City Council rename the "Morningside" neighbourhood to "Mornelle Court".

5.         City Council rename the "Ionview" neighbourhood to "Birchmount-Eglinton East (BEE)".

6.         City Council designate the following 31 neighbourhoods with Neighbourhood Equity Scores below the Neighbourhood Equity Benchmark as Neighbourhood Improvement Areas:

Black Creek

Glenfield-Jane Heights

Mount Dennis

Beechborough-Greenbrook

Oakridge

Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown

Elms-Old Rexdale

Regent Park

Thorncliffe Park

South Parkdale

Taylor-Massey (previously named Crescent Town and renamed in accordance with Part 2 above)

Rockcliffe-Smythe

Scarborough Village

Humber Summit

Rustic

Birchmount-Eglinton East (BEE) (previously named Ionview and renamed in accordance with Part 5 above)

Flemingdon Park

Weston

Humbermede

Eglinton East

Mornelle Court (previously named Morningside and renamed in accordance with Part 4 above)

Downsview-Roding-CFB

Kingston Road/Galloway Road/Orton Park Road (previously named West Hill and renamed in accordance with Part 3 above)

York University Heights

Woburn

Thistletown-Beaumond Heights

Keelesdale-Eglinton West

Victoria Village

Weston-Pellam Park

Kingsview Village-The Westway

Kennedy Park

7.         City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to:

a.         identify Lawrence Heights and other Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) neighbourhoods undergoing revitalization as "Revitalization Communities" with the relevant and necessary supports; and

b.         include the communities of Lotherton Pathway and Neptune under the Lawrence Heights Revitalization area, but recognize these communities for their distinct and unique needs.

8.         City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to establish and build an Emerging Neighbourhoods Strategy for the eight (8) neighbourhoods being transitioned from the list of Toronto's Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy.

9.         City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to expand the Urban HEART @ Toronto measurement tool, to include in the future:

a.         underemployment as one of the indicators for the Economic Opportunities domain;

b.         housing Measurements (including housing conditions, affordability and safety) as one of the indicators for the Social Development domain;

c.         community Safety Measurements;

d.         mobility Measurements (including public transit, cycling and walking); and

e.         the Early Development Index (EDI) and Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) scores for reading in Grades 3 and 6 and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test in Grade 10.

10.       City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to:

a.         implement a gender equity lens, to collect gender-disaggregated data and to add additional indicators such as, but not be limited to, Housing, Systemic Discrimination, Community Safety, Child Care, Transit, Unemployment and an expanded Mental Health indicator that includes addictions, when utilizing the Urban HEART @ Toronto Indicators in future calculations of the Neighbourhood Equity Score and Neighbourhood Equity Benchmark; and

b.         report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee by the end of the first quarter of 2015 on the updated outcomes.

11.       City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report through the 2015 budget process on additional resources required to implement a multi-year Strong Neighbourhood Strategy, in conjunction with Non-Governmental Organization partners.

12.       City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to report to the May 22, 2014 meeting of the Community Development and Recreation Committee with a breakdown of past Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy investments, by neighbourhood.

13.       City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to work with partners in the implementation of the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020, including residents, community agencies, funders, Toronto Community Housing, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Toronto Police Service and City Agencies, Corporations and Divisions, to identify implementation priorities for 2014 and beyond.

14.       City Council forward a copy of the report (March 4, 2014) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to the Toronto Transit Commission with the request that it consider the report at its next meeting.