Item - 2019.EC8.5

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to submit a business case for consideration during the 2020 budget process to resource the actions, services and programs identified for the implementation of the Regent Park Social Development Plan.

2.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to submit a business case for consideration during the 2020 budget process to fund program operations to ensure ongoing engagement and capacity building of residents and grassroots group of Regent Park throughout the lifetime of revitalization.

The Economic and Community Development Committee:

1.  Requested the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report to the October 29 and 30, 2019 City Council meeting on:

a.  how much has been invested by Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and community partners on the revitalization over the past ten years;

b.  the number of full and part time jobs created over the last ten years;

c.  the training programs implemented over the last ten years, including the number of residents trained.

The Regent Park Social Development Plan was developed through community consultations to ensure social inclusion and social cohesion of residents throughout the duration of the Regent Park revitalization. In 2017, after ten years of revitalization, community partners, residents and City staff updated the Social Development Plan and identified fifty three actions for implementation.  Nineteen of these actions have been identified as priority and are ready for implementation while the remaining thirty four actions require further development.   

This report identifies prioritized Regent Park Social Development Plan actions, services and programs and a strategy to resource these actions for consideration in the 2020 Budget process.