Item - 2018.ED30.7

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council designate, based on the poll results respecting the intention to expand the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA), the area described by Attachment 1 to the report (May 18, 2018) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the expanded Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA), under Chapter 19 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code;

2.  City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit a by-law to designate the area described in Attachment 1 to the report (May 18, 2018) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the expanded Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA); and

3.  City Council approve those amendments necessary to Schedule "A" of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, to include the expanded Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA).

The purpose of this report is to recommend the expansion of the Bloordale Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) boundary as described in Attachment No. 1.

In accordance with Chapter 19, City of Toronto Municipal Code, the City Clerk conducted a poll to determine if there is sufficient support to expand the Bloordale Village BIA boundary.

The City Clerk received a sufficient number of ballots to validate the poll and the majority of accepted ballots were in favour of expanding the BIA.  Accordingly, it is recommended that City Council pass a by-law to designate the area described by the map in Attachment No. 1 as the expanded Bloordale Village BIA.