Item - 2018.ED26.9

The Economic Development Committee:

1.  Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in collaboration with the Director, Office of Emergency Management and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to facilitate the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas' (TABIAs') collection of accurate data to be used by the Responsible Hospitality Institute (RHI) to contribute to the international study on the effective and sustainable models for night time economy management. 

2.  Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to consider the following in a previously requested report on protecting live music venues in Toronto:

a.  Create tax benefits for local live music venues.

b.  Initiate and expand music pilot programs including ideas for artist tour bus parking, musician load in/out zones and artist poster zones.

c.  Create a music venue certification program.

d.  Amend zoning and licensing to protect existing venues and encourage new ones including a clarification of what business license music venues require.

e.  Create a panel, consisting of a member of the Film and Entertainment Office, members of the Live Working Group, and senior members of planning, building and licensing, with regard to providing advice to individuals and/or organizations wishing to establish new and/or grow existing live music venues.

f.  Review Municipal Licensing Regulations governing parks, green spaces, and city owned outdoor venues.

g.  Support Night-time Economy initiatives with The Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA) and Responsible Hospitality Institute (RHI).

h.  Financial support for an economic impact study of local live music venues.

i.  Financial support for a local Music Passport event series.

At its meeting on December 4, 2017, the Toronto Music Industry Advisory Council considered Item MA10.4 on Working Group Updates