Item - 2017.PG21.14
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 4, 2017 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on May 31, 2017 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on July 4, 2017.
PG21.14 - City of Toronto Archaeological Collections Repository - Update
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2017, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the Chief Corporate Officer to request the Provincial Government and the Federal Government to identify any excess capacity for repository space in the Greater Toronto Area that the City of Toronto can lease, and report on the results when the Planning and Growth Management Committee considers the matter.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-103910.pdf
PG21.14 - City of Toronto Archaeological Collections Repository - Update
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:
1. City Council direct the Chief Corporate Officer to request the Provincial Government and the Federal Government to identify any excess capacity for repository space in the Greater Toronto Area that the City of Toronto can lease, and report on the results when the Planning and Growth Management Committee considers the matter.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Planning and Growth Management Committee:
1. Directed the Chief Planner, and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in consultation with the Chief Corporate Officer to report back by November 15, 2017 on:
a. the availability of any City-owned facilities to accommodate an archaeological collections repository, and what measures would be required to adapt those facilities for repository purposes; and
b. the associated operating and capital budget impacts associated with establishing a City of Toronto archaeological collections repository.
Origin
Summary
This report presents an update on work completed by staff to determine the requirements for a City of Toronto archaeological collections repository. Based on a survey of archaeological consultants, data held by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and a review of the City's own holdings, a facility with a minimum of 12,000 square feet should meet the City's storage and curation space requirements over the next 20 years. Staff will report later in 2017 on City-owned properties suitable for a repository, and the capital and operating budget implications of establishing such a facility.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-103910.pdf
Motions
That Recommendation 1 be amended by adding "in consultation with the Chief Corporate Officer" and replacing "in the fall of 2017" with "by November 15, 2017" so that it now reads:
1. Planning and Growth Management Committee direct the Chief Planner, City Planning Division and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture in consultation with the Chief Corporate Officer to report back by November 15, 2017 on:
a. the availability of any City-owned facilities to accommodate an archaeological collections repository, and what measures would be required to adapt those facilities for repository purposes; and
b. the associated operating and capital budget impacts associated with establishing a City of Toronto archaeological collections repository.
That:
City Council direct the Chief Corporate Officer to request the Provincial Government and the Federal Government to identify any excess capacity for repository space in the Greater Toronto Area that the City of Toronto can lease, and report on the results when the Planning and Growth Management Committee considers the matter.