Minutes Confirmed on March 28, 2017

CALL TO ORDER: 9:37 a.m.

Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order.

The meeting opened with O Canada.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered the following:

Vernon Belanger

Glen Wesley Brown

Former Mayor and Oshawa City Councillor Nancy Diamond

Raphael Justin Kum-Ming Loh

Rob Stewart

Speaker Nunziata gratefully acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation, the Haudenasaunee, the Huron-Wendat and home to many diverse Indigenous peoples.

Speaker Nunziata advised Members of the following:

This special meeting of Council is scheduled for the following purposes:

1.  to consider the Executive Committee’s Report from its meeting on February 7, 2017;

2.  to introduce and enact General Bills; and

3.  to introduce and enact a Confirming Bill for this special meeting.

Members of Council, this is a special meeting.  Under Council’s Procedures, no new business items, such as Notices of Motions, may be introduced.   This rule cannot be waived.

Our next meeting on March 9th is also a special meeting to consider Community Council items and urgent new business from City Officials. I would draw to Members' attention that our next full regular meeting is scheduled for March 28th.  Members may submit Notices of Motions to the City Clerk for that meeting.

Executive Committee Report 22 was presented to City Council for consideration.

City Council on February 15 and 16, 2017, received the following petitions and form cards for information:

1.  Form cards from 183 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Joe Cressy, Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina.

2.  Form cards from 100 persons regarding "Keep Your Promise! Fund Toronto's Anti-Poverty Plan", submitted by Councillor Joe Cressy, Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina.

3.  Form cards from 227 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 21, St. Paul's.

4.  Form cards from 100 persons regarding "Keep Your Promise! Fund Toronto's Anti-Poverty Plan", submitted by Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 21, St. Paul's.

5.  Petition headed "Toronto's Growing Housing and Homelessness Crisis", submitted by Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 21, St. Paul's, containing the signatures of approximately 30 persons. 

6.  Petition headed "Faith Leader's Statement on the Poverty Reduction Strategy", submitted by Councillor Joe Mihevc, Ward 21, St. Paul's, containing the signatures of approximately 20 persons. 

7.  Form cards from 331 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

8.  Form cards from 100 persons regarding "Keep Your Promise! Fund Toronto's Anti-Poverty Plan", submitted by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

9.  Form cards from 206 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Sarah Doucette, Ward 13, Parkdale-High Park.

10.  Form cards from 187 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Janet Davis, Ward 31, Beaches-East York.

11. Petition headed "proposed funding cuts to child care", submitted by Councillor Janet Davis, Ward 31, Beaches-East York, containing the names of approximately 91 persons.

12. Petition headed "Support working families and ensure the survival of Toronto's child care centres", submitted by Councillor Janet Davis, Ward 31, Beaches-East York, containing the names of approximately 206 persons.

13.  Form cards from 255 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Gord Perks, Ward 14, Parkdale-High Park.

14.  Form cards from 420 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Mary Fragedakis, Ward 29, Toronto-Danforth.

15.  Form cards from 115 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Mike Layton, Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina.

16.  Form cards from 90 persons regarding "Keep Your Promise! Fund Toronto's Anti-Poverty Plan", submitted by Councillor Mike Layton, Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina.

17.  Form cards from 205 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Shelley Carroll, Ward 33, Don Valley East.

18.  Petition headed "2017 Child Care Occupancy Grant", submitted by Councillor Cesar Palacio, Ward 17, Davenport, containing the names of approximately 147 persons.

19.  Form cards from 28 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Neethan Shan, Ward 41, Scarborough-Rouge River.

20.  Form cards from 97 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Pam McConnell, Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

21.  Form cards from 137 persons regarding "Keep Your Promise! Fund Toronto's Anti-Poverty Plan", submitted by Councillor Pam McConnell, Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

22.  Form cards from 32 persons regarding "We Want a Fair Budget", submitted by Councillor Pam McConnell, Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

23.  Form cards from 268 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Maria Augimeri, Ward 9, York Centre.

24.  Form cards from 100 persons regarding "Keep Your Promise! Fund Toronto's Anti-Poverty Plan", submitted by Councillor Maria Augimeri, Ward 9, York Centre.

25.  Form cards from 11 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Chin Lee, Ward 41, Scarborough-Rouge River.

26.  Form cards from 158 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Ana Bailão, Ward 18, Davenport.

27.  Form cards from 18 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor David Shiner, Ward 24, Willowdale.

28.  Form cards from 116 persons regarding "Toronto Can Do Better", submitted by Councillor Paula Fletcher, Ward 30, Toronto-Danforth.

Various presentations, introductions and announcements were made to City Council on February 15 and 16, 2017.

Mayor Tory, during the morning session of the meeting, on behalf of Members of Council, welcomed Councillor Neethan Shan and congratulated him on being elected to City Council.

Mayor Tory, during the morning session of the meeting, congratulated Wendy Walberg on her new role as City Solicitor.

Mayor Tory, during the morning session of the meeting, referred to three recent fires: one at Topper Linen and Uniform Service, one  that took a life at 291 George Street, and one at St. Clair Avenue and Yonge Street. Mayor Tory acknowledged the excellence and professionalism of Toronto's firefighters and the team effort by Toronto Fire, the Office of Emergency Management, the Toronto Transit Commission, the Toronto Police Service, Toronto Water, Toronto Paramedic Services and Councillor Matlow.

Councillor Matlow, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged that Mayor Tory had come to the scene of the fire at St. Clair Avenue and Yonge Street on February 14, 2017 twice, where he demonstrated leadership and empathy for people who were displaced by the fire. He also acknowledged the role of Emergency Services, Toronto Water, the Toronto Transit Commission, the Office of Emergency Management and the Red Cross in making sure that the public's safety was secured and the buildings were protected. He also acknowledged that the members of the Badminton and Racquet Club had lost a building that was important to their members and to Toronto as this was a historical building. Councillor Matlow also acknowledged that Slate Asset Management provided a reception centre for evacuees from the residential buildings, private residents offered to take people in and the Rosedale Animal Hospital offered to take pets in, even if they were not clients of the hospital.

Councillor Wong-Tam, during the morning session of the meeting, acknowledged the role of first responders, particularly Toronto Fire Services to 291 George Street during the fire which took the life of Vernon Belanger. Councillor Wong-Tam also acknowledged that the resiliency and capacity built by the residents at 291 George Street during the fire and recognized the Mayor for attending the fire.

Councillor Burnside, during the morning session of the meeting, wished Councillor Pasternak and Speaker Nunziata a happy birthday.

Councillor McConnell, during the morning session of the meeting, announced that the Living Experience Advisory Group has been chosen and would be holding its first meeting on the weekend.

Councillor Perruzza, during the morning session of the meeting, welcomed students from the R.O.O.T.S Cultural Foundation, who were in the Chamber to learn about municipal government.

Mayor Tory, during the afternoon session of the meeting wished Councillor McConnell a happy birthday.

February 15, 2017:

City Council adopted the February 15, 2017 Order Paper.

City Council on February 15 and 16, 2017, adopted the following:

1.  In calculating the tax ratios, City Council elect the following:

a.  for the purposes of establishing notional tax rates, to exclude the assessment of a property in a property class from the calculation of the total assessment of the properties in that property class if the current value of the property has increased by 100 percent or decreased by 25 percent, in accordance with subsection 2.2(4) of Ontario Regulation 121/07 ("O.Reg. 121/07"); and

b.  subject to receiving the necessary regulation, for the purpose of determining the tax revenue that is used to establish the allowable maximum 2017 revenue limit, to adjust the total assessment for property in a property class so that the assessment does not include changes to the tax roll resulting from eligible assessment-related losses (largely from appeals) from prior years, and advise the Ministry of Finance of this election.

2.  City Council adopt the 2017 tax ratios shown in Column II for each of the property classes set out below in Column I: 

3.  Subject to receiving the necessary amendment to O.Reg. 121/07 for the 2017 taxation year, City Council elect to raise the tax rates on the restricted property classes, as follows:

       iii.  on the Multi-Residential Property Classes, no tax rate increase.

4.  City Council continue the previous adoption of two bands of assessment of property in the Residual Commercial property class, for the purposes of facilitating graduated tax rates for the Residual Commercial property class in 2017 as set out in the Enhancing Toronto's Business Climate initiative, and setting such bands of assessment for each band shown in Column II at the amount shown in Column III, and setting the ratio of the tax rates for each band in relation to each other at the ratio shown in Column IV:

5.  

a. City Council adopt the tax rates set out below in Column V, which rates will raise a local municipal general tax levy for 2017 of $4,087,125,122 inclusive of a 2.0 percent residential, new multi-residential, pipeline, farmlands and managed forest tax rate increase, a 1.0 percent commercial tax rate increase, and a 0.67 percent industrial tax rate increase;    

b.  City Council adopt the additional tax rates set out below in Column VI, which rates will raise an additional special general tax levy of $14,045,625 dedicated for priority transit and housing capital projects (the "City's Building Fund levy"), in accordance with Part 6 of Item EX22.2:

6.  City Council determine that the 2017 Non-Program Tax Account for Rebates to Charities in the Commercial and Industrial Property Classes be set in the amount of $5,918,116 to fund the mandatory 2017 property tax rebates to registered charities in the commercial and industrial property classes, which provision is to be funded, for a net impact on the 2017 operating budget of zero, by the following:

a.  the additional tax rates set out below in Column III be levied as part of the general local municipal levy on the commercial classes set out in Column I and Column II to raise a further additional local municipal tax levy of $5,830,697 to fund the total estimated rebates to registered charities for properties in the commercial classes in 2017; and

b.  an additional tax rate of 0.0011028 percent be levied as part of the general local municipal levy on the industrial class to raise a further additional local municipal tax levy of $87,419 to fund the total estimated rebates to registered charities for properties in the industrial class in 2017.

7.  City Council determine that for the purposes of the City's Tax Cancellation for Low-Income Persons Program the assessed value criteria for property eligibility be increased to be equal to or less than $850,000 for the 2017 and 2018 tax years, and $975,000 for the 2019 and 2020 tax years.

8.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to report to the Executive Committee at its meeting scheduled for April 19, 2017, or directly to Council or a special meeting of Council if necessary, on the 2017 tax rates for school purposes, the 2017 capping policies, and the 2017 percentage of the tax decreases required to recover the revenues foregone as a result of the cap limit on properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes (the 2017 'clawback' rates).

9.  Council determine that:

a.  the instalment dates for the 2017 final tax bills be set as follows:

i.  the regular instalment dates be July 4, August 1, and September 1 of 2017;

ii.  for taxpayers who are enrolled in the monthly pre-authorized property tax payment program, the instalment dates be July 17, August 15, September 15, October 16, November 15 and December 15 of 2017; and

iii.  for taxpayers who are enrolled in the two installment program, the final instalment date be July 4, 2017; and

b.  the collection of taxes for 2017, other than those levied under By-law No. 1242-2016 (the interim levy by-law) be authorized.

10.  City Council authorize the appropriate officials to take the necessary actions to give effect to Council's decision and authorize the introduction of the necessary bills in Council.

11.  City Council request the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to report to the Budget Committee prior to the 2018 Budget process on a range of methodologies to calculate the rate of inflation for the purposes of setting the tax rate guideline for the 2018 Budget.

City Council on February 15 and 16, 2017, adopted the following:

2017 Capital Budget

1.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Tax Supported Programs and Agencies of $3.829 billion (including carry forward funding of $1.052 billion), future year commitments of $7.586 billion and 2018 - 2026 capital estimates of $16.118 billion as outlined in Table 1 included in Financial Impact section of the report (February 3, 2017) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and detailed in Appendices 1, 1(i), 1(ii), 1(iii) and 1(vi).

2.  City Council approve funding sources for the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Tax Supported Capital Budget as outlined in Appendix 1(iv) to the report (February 3, 2017) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer.

3.  City Council approve debt service costs of $527.465 million in 2017; $584.251 million in 2018; $633.236 million in 2019; $674.516 million in 2020; $719.648 million in 2021; and $3.691 billion in years 2022-2026.

4.  City Council consider operating impacts resulting from approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget of $29 million in 2017; $29 million in 2018; reduction of $4.2 million in 2019; $18.1 million in 2020; $4 million in 2021; and, $10.4 million in 2022 to 2026, for inclusion in the 2017 and future years' operating budgets. 

5.  City Council approve $27.533 billion in funding for City Programs and Agencies as detailed in Appendix 5 to the report (February 3, 2017) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and as set out below, as amended by Parts 14, 35, 46, 47, 55, 62, 63, 94 and 97 below.

6.  City Council approve a special dedicated property tax levy for priority transit and housing capital projects equal to a 0.5 percent residential property tax increase in 2017, which increases by an additional 0.5 percent in each year from 2018 to 2021.

7.  City Council approve the 2017 sinking fund levies of $273.793 million for the City and $2.294 million for the Toronto District School Board, with the latter to be fully recovered from the Toronto District School Board.

8.  City Council, in approving the 2017 - 2026 Capital Budget and Plan, express its intent to ensure that the increase in the need for services attributable to the anticipated development will be met and that any future excess capacity identified will be paid for by development charges or other similar charges. 

CITIZEN CENTRED SERVICES "A"

Children's Services

9.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Children's Services with a total project cost of $5.369 million, and 2017 cash flow of $33.100 million and future year commitments of $18.730 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  2 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $5.369 million that requires cash flow of $1.969 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $1.500 million for 2018; $1.220 million for 2019; and $0.680 million for 2020;

ii. 17 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $23.317 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $13.203 million for 2018; and $2.127 million for 2019; and

iii. 1 previously approved sub-project with carry forward funding from 2015 and prior years requiring 2017 cash flow of $1.100 million that requires Council to reaffirm its commitment; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 14 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $6.714 million.

10.  City Council approve the 2018-2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Children's Services totalling $24.015 million in project estimates, composed of $1.973 million for 2018; $2.985 million for 2019; $3.426 million for 2020; $2.867 million for 2021; $2.587 million for 2022; $2.547 million for 2023; $3.037 million for 2024; $3.097 million for 2025 and $1.496 million in 2026.

11.  City Council consider the operating savings of $0.258 million net in 2019 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Children's Services for inclusion in the 2018 and future year operating budgets.

12.  City Council direct that all sub-projects with third party financing be approved conditionally, subject to completion of the necessary agreement between the division and the 3rd party to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Children's Services in consultation with the City Solicitor.

13.  City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to report to Community Development and Recreation Committee on the availability of child care subsidies for the new child care centres, as additional subsidies become available.

Economic Development and Culture

14.  City Council amend the 2017 Capital Budget for Economic Development and Culture to create a new capital project named "2017 PAR Queen Street West" (Cost Centre CED097-01), with total project costs of $917,353, fully funded by Section 37 funds obtained in the development at 219 Queen Street West (Source Account: XR3026-3700663), for completing streetscape improvements on Queen Street West.

15.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 14 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Economic Development and Culture with a total project cost of $19.421 million, and 2017 cash flow of $26.770 million and future year commitments of $3.648 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  36 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $19.421 million that requires cash flow of $15.773 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $3.648 million for 2018; and

ii.  6 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $1.867 million; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 31 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $9.130 million.

16.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Economic Development and Culture totalling $145.966 million in project estimates, composed of $12.689 million for 2018; $17.377 million for 2019; $15.600 million for 2020; $15.350 million for 2021; $15.850 million for 2022; $19.500 million for 2023; $16.450 million for 2024; $16.515 million for 2025 and $16.635 million in 2026.

17.  City Council consider the operating costs of $0.105 million net in 2018; $0.212 million net in 2019; $0.125 million net in 2020; and ($0.008) million net in 2021 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in 2018 and future year operating budgets.

18.  City Council conditionally approve all 2017 sub-projects with third party financing, subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

Long Term Care Homes and Services

19.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Long-Term Care Homes and Services with a total project cost of $10.936 million, and 2017 cash flow of $14.254 million and future year commitments of $3.438 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i. 5 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $10.936 million that requires cash flow of $7.498 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $3.438 million for 2018; and

ii.  2 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $2.800 million; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 5 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $3.956 million.

20.  City Council approve the 2018-2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Long-Term Care Homes and Services totalling $71.053 million in project estimates, composed of $5.890 million for 2018; $8.690 million for 2019; $7.977 million for 2020; $7.977 million for 2021; $8.150 million for 2022; $8.150 million for 2023; $8.073 million for 2024; $8.073 million for 2025 and $8.073 million in 2026.

21.  City Council consider the operating costs of $0.765 million net in 2017 and savings of $0.028 million in 2019 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.
  

Parks, Forestry and Recreation

22.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Parks, Forestry and Recreation with a total project cost of $160.822 million, and 2017 cash flow of $219.773 million and future year commitments of $247.060 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  100 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $160.822 million that requires cash flow of $73.933 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $65.757 million for 2018; $20.507 million for 2019; $0.275 million for 2020; $0.275 million for 2021; and $0.075 million for 2022;

ii.  150 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $52.109 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $74.513 million for 2018; $36.628 million for 2019; $14.365 million for 2020; and $0.400 million for 2021; and

iii.  87 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2015 and prior years requiring 2017 cash flow of $17.368 million; $21.823 million for 2018; $1.466 million for 2019; and $10.976 million for 2020 that requires Council to reaffirm its commitment; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 118 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $76.363 million.

23.  City Council approve the 2018-2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation totalling $814.336 million in project estimates, composed of $65.190 million for 2018; $103.072 million for 2019; $110.268 million for 2020; $106.473 million for 2021; $95.908 million for 2022; $80.020 million for 2023; $81.355 million for 2024; $80.875 million for 2025 and $91.175 million in 2026.

24.  City Council consider the net operating costs of $1.244 million in 2017; $2.681 million in 2018; $5.588 million in 2019; $5.584 million in 2020; $3.809 million in 2021; $0.175 million in 2022; $4.282 million in 2023; $0.146 million in 2024; $0.158 million in 2025; and $0.130 million in 2026 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.

25.  City Council approve 50 new temporary capital positions for the delivery of 2017 capital projects and that the duration for each temporary position not exceed the life and funding of its respective projects / sub-projects.

26.  City Council direct that all 2017 sub-projects with third party financing be approved conditionally, subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

27.  City Council approve the start of construction for the Bessarion Community Centre in 2017 and that the unsecured funding of $6.072 million be cash flowed in the final year of construction, currently in 2020, with deliverables that could be deferred should funding not be received. 

28.  City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Director, Toronto Office of Partnerships and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report to the Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2017 on the steps necessary for the City of Toronto to enter into a partnership with the Tamil Cultural Centre of Canada to build a joint Scarborough North Recreation Centre and Tamil Cultural Centre (similar to the Burrows Hall Community Centre/Chinese Cultural Centre) at either 2750 Morningside Avenue or 8450 Sheppard Avenue East.

29.  City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to consider including in the Construction Management and Capital Projects 2018 budget forecast the funds required for Tams Heather Tennis and Curling Club located at 730 Military Trail to meet Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliance.

30.  City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to consider including funds in the Construction Management and Capital Projects 5-year forecast with the anticipation of implementation in the 2018 Budget for the installation of elevator, change rooms and ramp to ice pads as the preliminary required planning work is currently scheduled and funded in the 2017 calendar year.    

Shelter, Support Housing and Administration

31.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 35 below, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Shelter Support and Housing Administration with a total project cost of $77.104 million, and 2017 cash flow of $50.802 million and future year commitments of $51.549 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  5 new / in scope projects with a 2017 total project cost of $77.104 million that requires cash flow of $32.125 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $32.181 million for 2018; $3.360 million for 2019; $3.146 million for 2020; $3.146 million for 2021; and $3.146 million for 2022; and

ii.  2 previously approved projects with a 2017 cash flow of $4.400 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $6.570 million for 2018; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 2 previously approved projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $14.277 million.

32.  City Council approve the 2018-2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration totalling $12.600 million in project estimates, composed of $0.900 million for 2018; $0.900 million for 2019; $0.900 million for 2020; $0.900 million for 2021; $0.900 million for 2022; $2.400 million for 2023; $1.900 million for 2024; $1.900 million for 2025 and $1.900 million in 2026.

33.  City Council consider the operating costs of $1.151 million net in 2018; $0.412 million net in 2019 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2018 and future year operating budgets.

34.  City Council approve 30 temporary capital positions for the delivery of 2017 capital projects and that the duration for each of these temporary positions not exceed the life and funding of its respective project.

35.  City Council receive for information the letter (February 9, 2017) from the President and Chief Financial Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (February 13, 2017) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Deputy City Manager, Cluster A headed "Regent Park Revitalization Project - Transmittal of Background Information from Toronto Community Housing Corporation".

Toronto Employment and Social Services

36.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Employment and Social Services with a total project cost of $0.350 million, and 2017 cash flow of $5.250 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  1 new sub-project with a 2017 total project cost of $0.350 million that requires cash flow of $0.350 million in 2017; and

ii.  1 previously approved sub-project with a 2017 cash flow of $2.500 million; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 1 previously approved sub-project with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $2.400 million.

37.  City Council consider the operating savings of $0.150 million net in 2017 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budget. 

Toronto Paramedic Services

38.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Paramedic Services with a total project cost of $5.880 million, and 2017 cash flow of $14.812 million and future year commitments of $1.350 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  7 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $5.880 million that requires cash flow of $4.530 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $1.350 million for 2018; and

ii.  5 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $7.150 million; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 8 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $3.132 million.

39.  City Council approve the 2018-2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Paramedic Services totalling $52.587 million in project estimates, composed of $1.402 million for 2018; $2.610 million for 2019; $7.630 million for 2020; $7.598 million for 2021; $5.622 million for 2022; $5.090 million for 2023; $3.430 million for 2024; $7.620 million for 2025 and $11.585 million in 2026.

40.  City Council consider the operating costs of $0.371 million net in 2017; ($0.130) million net in 2018; $0.039 million net in 2019; $0.013 million net in 2020; and ($0.042) million net in 2021 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.
  

CITIZEN CENTRED SERVICES "B"

City Planning

41.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for City Planning with a total project cost of $7.560 million, and 2017 cash flow of $7.098 million and future year commitments of $2.399 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  11 new sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $7.560 million that requires cash flow of $5.161 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $1.999 million for 2018 and $0.400 million for 2019; and

ii.  3 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $1.937 million; with no future year cash flow commitments.

42.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for City Planning totalling $52.935 million in project estimates, composed of $4.782 million for 2018; $5.958 million for 2019; $6.234 million for 2020; $5.813 million for 2021; $5.768 million for 2022; $5.768 million for 2023; $6.216 million for 2024; $6.216  million for 2025 and $6.180 million in 2026.

Fire Services

43.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Fire Services with a total project cost of $6.650 million, and 2017 cash flow of $16.868 million and future year commitments of $5.614 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  6 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $6.650 million that requires cash flow of $6.150 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $0.300 million for 2018; and $0.200 million for 2019;

ii.  5 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $2.932 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $5.114 million for 2018; and

iii. 1 previously approved sub-project with carry forward funding from 2015 and prior years requiring 2017 cash flow of $0.720 million that requires Council to reaffirm its commitment; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 12 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $7.066 million.

44.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Fire Services $30.571 million in project estimates, composed of $1.750 million for 2018; $1.150 million for 2019; $4.650 million for 2020; $0.150 million for 2021; $0.150 million for 2022; $9.286 million for 2023; $9.118 million for 2024; $2.717 million for 2025 and $1.600 million in 2026.

45.  City Council consider the operating costs of $3.241 million net in 2018; $1.410 million net in 2019; and $0.081 million net in 2020 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2018 and future year operating budgets.

Transportation Services

46.  City Council increase the 2017 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services by $2.0 million in 2017 cash flows for the John Street Revitalization Project, to cover the initial cost of consulting and related services, including co-payment to utilities in accordance with the municipal access agreements, fully funded by Section 37 contributions from Planning Act Reserve Funds XR3026-3700747 ($1.238 million) and XR3026-3700509 ($0.762 million).

47.  City Council decrease the 2017 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget and Plan for Transportation Services by $4.0 million in 2017 cash flows, $2.0 million debt and $2.0 million Public Transit Infrastructure funds and defer consideration of the Re-Imagining Yonge Street Sheppard to Finch capital project to the 2018 Budget Process, and:

a.  City Council direct that the $2.0 million City share towards this project be transferred to the Capital Financing Reserve;

b.  City Council direct the City Manager to identify use for the funds that can leverage the $2.0 million Public Transit Infrastructure funds;

c.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to include, in the forthcoming report on this project, an update on the Major Corridor Study on Yonge Street; and

d.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee no later than the end of the second quarter of 2017 with a comprehensive plan to install painted bike lanes on the ring roads Dorris Avenue and Beecroft Road, from Sheppard Avenue north to Finch Station with an option to continue North along Willowdale Avenue to Steeles Avenue.

48.  City Council approve, as amended by Parts 46 and 47 above and Part 55 below, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Transportation Services with a total project cost of $780.365 million, and 2017 cash flow of $528.173 million and future year commitments of $1.320 billion composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  33 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $780.365 million that requires cash flow of $138.934 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $86.193 million for 2018; $81.221 million for 2019; $94.815 million for 2020; $203.831 million for 2021; $190.121 million for 2022; ($9.750) million for 2023; and ($5.000) million for 2024; and

ii.  56 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $281.534 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $231.880 million for 2018; $207.379 million for 2019; $164.406 million for 2020; $41.055 million for 2021; $17.573 million for 2022; $13.040 million for 2023; $1.490 million for 2024; and $1.490 million for 2025; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 45 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $107.705 million.

49.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Transportation Services totalling $3.554 billion in project estimates, composed of $132.113 million in 2018; $253.252 million for 2019; $255.095 million for 2020; $270.322 million for 2021; $321.557 million for 2022; $528.005 million for 2023; $1.265 billion for 2024; $261.583 million for 2025; and $267.136 million in 2026.

50.  City Council consider the operating costs of $0.757 million net in 2017 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.

51.  City Council direct that following condition assessments of existing capital infrastructure, the General Manager, Transportation Services incorporate any required adjustments to its current accumulated state of good repair backlog for each of Transportation Services' asset categories in time for the 2018 Capital Budget process.

52.  City Council conditionally approve all sub-projects with third party financing, subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

53.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider including in the 2018 Safety Capital Improvement program budget an increase of $0.200 million for the installation of walkway lights along the City of Toronto pedestrian walkway from Cindy Nicholas Drive to Morningside Avenue.

54.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to explore green energy solutions to illuminate the City-owned and maintained walkway from Cindy Nicholas Drive to Morningside Avenue.

55.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report on the feasibility of including in the Construction Management and Major Capital Projects 2018 Budget forecast, the construction of a sidewalk on Military Trail from Highcastle Road to Ellesmere Road, such report to include the steps that would be required to ensure the sidewalk installation is included within the scope of the scheduled road rehabilitation capital work on Military Trail in 2021.

Waterfront Revitalization

56.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for the Waterfront Revitalization Initiative with a total project cost of $1.185 billion, and 2017 cash flow of $103.442 million and future year commitments of $1.090 billion composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  4 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $1.185 billion that requires cash flow of $29.199 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $230.764 million for 2018; $302.484 million for 2019; $286.410 million for 2020; $193.423 million for 2021; $89.999 million for 2022; and $52.400 million for 2023; and

ii.  7 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $66.743 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $47.950 million for 2018; $10.302 million for 2019; $4.178 million for 2020; $14.353 million for 2021; and $14.262 million for 2022; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 2 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $7.500 million.

57.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for the Waterfront Revitalization Initiative totalling $39.195 million in project estimates, composed of $4.470 million for 2018; $16.617 million for 2019; $9.060 million for 2020; $6.567 million for 2021; $0.976 million for 2022; and $1.505 million for 2023.

58.  City Council conditionally approve all sub-projects with third party financing, subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

INTERNAL SERVICES AND OTHER CITY PROGRAMS

311 Toronto

59.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for 311 Toronto with a total project cost of $0.441 million, and 2017 cash flow of $3.654 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  2 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $0.441 million that requires cash flow of $0.441 million in 2017; and

ii.  2 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $0.760 million; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 3 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $2.453 million.

60.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for 311 Toronto totalling $19.130 million in project estimates, composed of $2.770 million for 2018; $3.522 million for 2019; $2.179 million for 2020; $2.179 million for 2021; $1.696 million for 2022; $1.696 million for 2023; $1.696 million for 2024; $1.696 million for 2025 and $1.696 million in 2026.

61.  City Council request the Director, 311 Toronto to report the results of the Customer Relationship Management pilot project to Council as part of the future service integration with Municipal Licensing and Standards, prior to the 2018 Budget process.

Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy

62.  City Council increase the 2017 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget and Plan for Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy by $0.365 million in 2017 cash flows funded from a combination of $0.365 million increased funding from the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) and the following offsetting capital adjustments:

a.  accelerate $0.365 million in debt funded cash flows for the North West Path – Phase 2 capital project (FAC908278) from 2021 to 2017 and add an additional $0.365 million in matching PTIF funding for a total 2017 project cash flow of $0.730 million, to conduct planning studies to analyze alternative routes for construction of the western portion of the downtown PATH connection; and

b.  defer $0.365 million in debt funded cash flow from 2017 to 2021 within the Real Estate Services capital project for Signage and Wayfinding ($0.165 million - FAC908346-12) and Tunnel Access and Traffic Management ($0.200 million - FAC908346-13).

63.  City Council amend the 2017 Capital Budget and Plan for Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy by adding a new capital sub-project known as "Ward 38, 705 Progress Building Improvements" of up to $150,000 to provide internal improvements that would allow for occupancy of Unit 63, for items such as AODA compliant washrooms, new interior walls, electrical work, and plumbing improvements with funds coming from revenues raised from the net revenues collected from 705 Progress, held in Account XR2007.

64.  City Council approve, as amended by Parts 62 and 63 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy with a total project cost of $73.216 million, and 2017 cash flow of $289.355 million and future year commitments of $183.376 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  72 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $73.216 million that requires cash flow of $35.501 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $17.833 million for 2018; $6.779 million for 2019; $3.598 million for 2020; $7.005 million for 2021; and $2.500 for 2022; and

ii.  171 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $148.633 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $111.137 million for 2018; $27.874 million for 2019; $5.565 million for 2020; and $1.085 million for 2021; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 126 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $105.221 million.

65.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy totalling $662.806 million in project estimates, composed of $36.699 million for 2018; $50.691 million for 2019; $58.483 million for 2020; $64.503 million for 2021; $83.804 million for 2022; $110.243 million for 2023; $85.671 million for 2024; $85.920 million for 2025 and $86.792 million in 2026.

66.  City Council consider the operating cost reductions of $0.032 million net in 2017; $0.030 million net in 2018; and $0.027 million net in 2019 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.

67.  City Council approve all sub-projects with third party financing conditionally, subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

Financial Services

68.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Financial Services with a total project cost of $4.736 million, and 2017 cash flow of $26.904 million and future year commitments of $19.242 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  4 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $4.736 million that requires cash flow of $2.180 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $2.556 million in 2018;

ii.  13 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $11.247 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $11.263 million in 2018; and $5.423 million in 2019; and

iii.  6 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2015 and prior years requiring 2017 cash flow of $1.766 million that requires Council to reaffirm its commitment; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 11 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $11.711 million.

69.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Financial Services totalling $18.117 million in project estimates, composed of $0.200 million for 2019; $2.939 million for 2020; $1.611 million for 2021; $1.230 million for 2022; $1.0 million for 2023; $3.550 million for 2024; $4.889 million for 2025 and $2.698 million for 2026.

70.  City Council consider the operating costs of $1.938 million net in 2018 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2018 and future year operating budgets.

Fleet Services

71.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Fleet Services with a total project cost of $58.302 million, and 2017 cash flow of $57.040 million and future year commitments of $59.985 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  24 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $58.302 million that requires cash flow of $17.637 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $23.969 million for 2018 and $ 16.696 million for 2019; and

ii.  14 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $30.413 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $11.320 million for 2018 and $ 8.000 million for 2019.

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 36 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $8.990 million.

72.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Fleet Services totalling $468.559 million in project estimates, composed of $14.923 million for 2018; $45.220 million for 2019; $57.048 million for 2020; $52.013 million for 2021; $48.638 million for 2022; $58.008 million for 2023; $66.630 million for 2024; $64.937 million for 2025 and $61.142 million in 2026.

73.  City Council direct that the 2017 Capital Budget for Fleet Service be adjusted to agree with Programs' 2017 budgeted contributions to the vehicle reserves to reflect any changes to the contributions that may occur during the 2017 Operating Budget process, and the funding availability of the programs' vehicle reserve account and report back to Budget Committee on any adjustments made.

Information and Technology

74.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Information and Technology with a total project cost of $36.062 million, and 2017 cash flow of $83.674 million and future year commitments of $37.190 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  8 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $36.062 million that require cash flow of $24.454 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $9.508 million for 2018 and $2.020 million for 2019;

ii.  35 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $24.984 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $21.146 million for 2018; $3.012 million for 2019; and $1.424 million for 2020; and

iii.  8 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2015 and prior years requiring 2017 cash flow of $5.554 million that requires Council to reaffirm its commitment; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 50 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $28.682 million.

75.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Information and Technology totalling $345.748 in project estimates, composed of $27.674 million for 2018; $37.279 million for 2019; $36.862 million for 2020; $41.980 million for 2021; $40.343 million for 2022; $39.514 million for 2023; $37.754 million for 2024; $40.619 million for 2025 and $43.453 million in 2026.

76.  City Council consider the operating costs of $3.277 million net in 2017; $4.293 million net in 2018 and $0.191 million net in 2019 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.

Accountability Offices

77.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for the Accountability Offices with a 2017 cash flow of $0.541 million composed of the following:

a.  2016 approved cash flow for 2 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 to 2017 totalling $0.541 million.

78.  City Council approve the 2018-2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for the Accountability Offices totalling $1.400 million in project estimates in 2023.

City Clerk's Office

79.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for City Clerk's Office with a total project cost of $1.703 million, and 2017 cash flow of $10.379 million and future year commitments of $6.375 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  8 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $1.703 million that require cash flow of $0.464 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $1.192 million for 2018; $0.447 million for 2019; decrease $0.450 million for 2020; and $0.050 million for 2021; and

ii.  7 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $6.983 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $3.815 million for 2018; $0.820 million for 2019; and $0.500 million for 2020; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 5 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $2.932 million.

80.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for the City Clerk's Office totalling $38.783 million in project estimates, composed of $0.725 million for 2018; $1.918 million for 2019; $3.865 million for 2020; $4.075 million for 2021; $2.650 million for 2022; $2.700 million for 2023; $14.700 million for 2024; $5.150 million for 2025 and $3.000 million in 2026.

81.  City Council consider the operating costs of $0.113 million net in 2017; $0.538 million net in 2018; $0.177 million net in 2019; and $0.050 million net in 2020 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.

82.  City Council approve 16.3 new temporary capital positions for the delivery of 2017 capital projects and that the duration for each temporary position not exceed the life and funding of its respective projects / sub-projects.

AGENCIES

Exhibition Place

83.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Exhibition Place with a total project cost of $5.470 million, and 2017 cash flow of $7.910 million and future year commitments of $1.080 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for 116 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $5.470 million that requires cash flow of $4.390 million in 2017 and $1.080 million in 2018; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 4 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $3.520 million.

84.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Exhibition Place totalling $91.793 million in project estimates, composed of $3.885 million for 2018; $5.345 million for 2019; $11.820 million for 2020; $11.538 million for 2021; $11.415 million for 2022; $11.985 million for 2023; and $11.935 million each for 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Civic Theatres Toronto - Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

85.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Sony Centre for the Performing Arts with a total project cost of $5.008 million, and 2017 cash flow of $7.019 million and future year commitments of $0.724 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  8 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $5.008 million that requires cash flow of $4.284 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $0.724 million for 2018; and

ii.  1 previously approved sub-project with a 2017 cash flow of $1.600 million; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 2 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $1.135 million.

86.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts totalling $2.750 million in project estimates in 2018.

87.  City Council conditionally approve all 2017 sub-projects with third party financing, subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

88.  City Council approve, as amended by Parts 94 and 97 below, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority with a total project cost and 2017 cash flow of $15.275 million.

89.  City Council approve the 2018-2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority totalling $168.622 million in project estimates, composed of $15.382 million for 2018; $16.992 million for 2019; $17.104 million for 2020; $17.219 million for 2021; $17.337 million for 2022; $20.958 million for 2023; $21.082 million in 2024; $21.209 million in 2025; and $21.339 million in 2026.

90.  City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, in consultation with the General Managers, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Toronto Water, and Transportation Services to continue to work together to develop the business cases for the unfunded priority projects consistent with the City of Toronto's Capital Budget Instructions and Guidelines for consideration in the 2018-2027 Capital Plan.

91.  City Council request that, once the Environmental Assessment for the Scarborough Waterfront Project is complete, the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, with input from the appropriate City staff, review the elements and requirements according to funding eligibility prior to the 2018 Budget process. 

92.  City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to report back on a potential Capital Master Plan as part of the 2018 Budget process to assist with the development of a long range funding strategy to address watershed priority projects.

93.  City Council endorse the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority plan to construct a new administrative office building on land it currently owns, with a total project cost of $70 million, requiring $60 million in debt financing to be arranged by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and funded by its member municipalities as follows: by $10.5 million over 21 years (that is currently available within all member municipality Operating and/or Capital Budgets); and $49.5 million over 33 years which includes the City share of $38.617 million.

94.  City Council approve the new capital project titled "Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Long Term Accommodation Project" with a total project cost of $38.617 million, as reflected in the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Budget and 2018-2026 Capital Plan, to fund the City of Toronto portion of the project over 33 years, with annual cash flows of $0.322 million from 2017 to 2022 and $1.502 million from 2023 to 2026 and until its completion in 2037 as follows:

a.  the funding of $0.322 million from the planned project titled "Major Facilities Retrofit" be reallocated in 2017 to the “Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Long Term Accommodation Project” toward the construction of the new facility for a period of 21 years from 2017 to 2037; and

b.  $1.180 million of the additional $2.0 million of debt capacity available in the Year 2023 for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority be used for this purpose and continue through to 2037.

95.  City Council direct that after the new facility’s completion, and commencing in 2038, the funding of $0.322 million as identified in Part 94a above be redirected back to the "Major Facilities Retrofit" capital project to continue funding based on its original purpose.

96.  City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to enter into any agreements necessary to provide documentation of City support for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Long Term Accommodation Project.

97.  City Council request the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, in cooperation with its member municipalities, the Toronto Wildlife Centre, the Provincial and Federal Governments and other potential partners, to develop a project under the Conservation Authorities Act to establish a Toronto Region Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, and to include in the Toronto and Region Conservation Authorities' 2018 Budget submission, the necessary funds to continue work on the project.

Toronto Police Service

98.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Police Service with a total project cost of $55.737 million, and 2017 cash flow of $67.375 million and future year commitments of $16.259 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  36 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $55.737 million that requires cash flow of $42.500 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $7.837 million for 2018; $5.0 million for 2019; and $0.400 million in 2020;

ii.  13 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $2.137 million; and a future year cash flow commitment of $3.022 million for 2018; and

iii.  1 previously approved sub-project with carry forward funding from 2015 and prior years requiring 2017 cash flow of $2.174 million that requires Council to reaffirm its commitment; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 12 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $20.564 million.

99.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Police Service totalling $459.914 million in project estimates, composed of $33.905 million for 2018; $71.738 million for 2019; $70.861 million for 2020; $54.435 million for 2021; $50.117 million for 2022; $43.820 million for 2023; $56.726 million for 2024; $38.206 million for 2025 and $40.106 million in 2026.

100.  City Council consider the operating costs of $0.675 million net in 2018; $0.713 million net in 2019; $0.004 million net in 2020; and $0.077 million net in 2021 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2018 and future year operating budgets.

101.  City Council direct the Toronto Police Service Board to provide an in-year report to the Budget Committee on the final Transformation Task Force's recommendations regarding City Wide Divisional Boundary and Facilities Realignment and the repurposing of existing facilities and locations as it develops its updated facility footprint.

Toronto Public Health

102.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Public Health with a total project cost of $5.380 million, and 2017 cash flow of $3.981 million and future year commitments of $3.580 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  5 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $5.380 million that requires cash flow of $1.800 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $2.671 million for 2018; and $0.909 million for 2019; and

ii.  3 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $2.181 million; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 3 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $0.386 million.

103.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Public Health totalling $20.226 million in project estimates, composed of $1.562 million for 2018; $2.464 million for 2019; $3.400 million for 2020; $3.000 million for 2021; $2.500 million for 2022; $2.200 million for 2023; $1.700 million for 2024; $1.700 million for 2025 and $1.700 million in 2026.

104.  City Council approve 17.2 new temporary capital positions for the delivery of 2017 capital projects and that the duration for each temporary position not exceed the life and funding of its respective projects / sub-projects.

105.  City Council consider the operating savings of $0.257 million net in 2017 and $0.024 million net in 2018 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 operating budget and future year operating budgets.

106.  City Council request Toronto Public Health to identify and capture all operating savings and ongoing system maintenance costs separately for each budget year of the 10 Year Capital Budget and Plan and report back for inclusion in future years Operating Budget submissions. 

107.  City Council conditionally approve all sub-projects with third party financing, subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

Toronto Public Library

108.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Public Library with a total project cost of $22.136 million, and 2017 cash flow of $30.001 million and future year commitments of $45.715 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  32 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $22.136 million that requires cash flow of $7.441 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $8.595 million for 2018; $6.100 million for 2019; and

ii.  11 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $22.084 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $17.118 million for 2018; $10.308 million for 2019; and $3.594 million for 2020; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 2 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $0.476 million.

109.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Public Library totalling $200.127 million in project estimates, composed of $7.200 million for 2018; $20.874 million for 2019; $35.276 million for 2020; $30.993 million for 2021; $23.463 million for 2022; $20.152 million for 2023; $22.448 million for 2024; $20.614 million for 2025 and $19.067 million in 2026.

110.  City Council consider the net operating savings of $0.880 million in 2017; net operating savings of $0.062 million net in 2018; and net operating costs of $0.092 million in 2019; $0.302 million in 2020; and $0.255 million in 2021 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.

111.  City Council conditionally approve all 2017 sub-projects with third party financing,   subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

112.  City Council direct the City Librarian to provide the State of Good Repair analysis by asset Category for inclusion and review as part of the Toronto Public Library's 2018-2027 Capital Plan Submission.

Toronto Transit Commission

113.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for the Toronto Transit Commission with a total project cost of $928.100 million, and 2017 cash flow of $1.264 billion and future year commitments of $4.047 billion composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  20 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $928.100 million that requires cash flow of $77.152 million in 2017 and future year cash flow commitments of $201.985 million for 2018; $184.694 million for 2019; $151.674 million for 2020; $81.740 million for 2021; $29.450 million for 2022; $63.552 million for 2023; $48.124 million for 2024; $38.474 million for 2025; and $51.255 million for 2026; and

ii.  66 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $1.023 billion; and future year cash flow commitments of $1.207 billion for 2018; $801.162 million for 2019; $487.409 million for 2020; $244.659 million for 2021; $136.574 million for 2022; $89.019 million for 2023; $81.688 million for 2024; $78.530 million for 2025; and $70.526 million for 2026; and

b.  2016 approved cash flow for 8 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $163.552 million.

114.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Transit Commission totalling $1,694.083 million in project estimates, composed of $4.419 million for 2018; $113.129 million for 2019; $172.984 million for 2020; $229.719 million for 2021; $208.372 million for 2022; $243.843 million for 2023; $236.774 million for 2024; $221.721 million for 2025 and $263.122 million in 2026.

115.  City Council consider the operating costs/(savings) of $23.242 million net in 2017; $19.062 million net in 2018; ($12.050) million net in 2019; $10.983 million net in 2020; ($0.768) million net in 2021; $1.206 million in 2022; $0.239 million in 2023; $0.307 million in 2024; $0.060 million in 2025; and ($0.029) million in 2026 resulting from the approval of the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for inclusion in the 2017 and future year operating budgets.

116.  City Council conditionally approve all sub-projects with third party financing, subject to the receipt of such financing and if such funding is not forthcoming, their priority and funding be reassessed by City Council relative to other City-financed priorities and needs.

117.  City Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension with a 2017 cash flow of $545.057 million and future year commitments of $160.225 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funding for:

i.  1 previously approved sub-project with a 2017 cash flow of $183.543 million; and a future year cash flow commitment of $160.225 million in 2018; and

b. 2016 approved cash flow for 1 previously approved sub-project with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $361.514 million.

118.  City Council approve the 2017 Capital Budget for the Scarborough Subway Extension with a total project cost, of $22.807 million, and 2017 cash flow of $125.194 and 2018 of $9.672 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funding for:

i.  1 sub-project with a 2017 cash flow of $22.807 million in 2017; and no future year cash flow commitments; and

ii.  Approved cash flow for 2 previously approved sub-projects with carry forward funding from 2016 into 2017 totalling $102.387 million and 2018 of $9.672 totaling $112.059 million.

119.  City Council direct the Toronto Transit Commission to seek City Council approval of any additional cash flow funding in 2017 and cash flow funding commitments for 2018-2026 for the Scarborough Subway Extension project prior to making any financial commitments as cash flows between 2018 and 2026 are budgeted as planned forecasts with no authority to spend.

120.  City Council approve the 2017-2026 Capital Plan for the Scarborough Subway Extension totalling $3.365 billion in project estimates, $568.291 million in 2018; $417.160 million in 2019; $485.175 million in 2020; 478.466 million in 2021; $562.384 million in 2022; $458.681 million in 2023; $247.581 million in 2024; and $147.633 million in 2025.

Toronto Zoo

121.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Budget for Toronto Zoo with a total project cost of $3.000 million, and 2017 cash flow of $6.500 million and future year commitments of $2.180 million composed of the following:

a.  New Cash Flow Funds for:

i.  4 new / change in scope sub-projects with a 2017 total project cost of $3.000 million that requires cash flow of $3.000 million in 2017; and

ii.  2 previously approved sub-projects with a 2017 cash flow of $3.500 million; and future year cash flow commitments of $2.180 million for 2018.

122.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Toronto Zoo totalling $54.500 million in project estimates, composed of $6.500 million for 2018; $6.000 million for 2019; $6.000 million for 2020; $6.000 million for 2021; $6.000 million for 2022; $6.000 million for 2023; $6.000 million for 2024; $6.000 million for 2025 and $6.000 million in 2026.

Yonge-Dundas Square

123.  City Council approve the 2018 - 2026 Budget Committee Recommended Capital Plan for Yonge-Dundas Square totalling $0.450 million in project estimates, composed of $0.050 million for each of the years from 2018 to 2026.

2017 Operating Budget

CITIZEN CENTRED SERVICES "A"

Affordable Housing Office

124.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for the Affordable Housing Office of $3.474 million gross, $1.170 million net for the following services:

125.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for the Affordable Housing office as outlined on pages 13, 16 and 19 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Affordable Housing Office, and associated staff complement of 23.0 positions.

Children's Services

126.  City Council increase the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Children's Services by $1.133 million gross and net to reinstate for 2017 only, grant funding for occupancy costs in child care centres located in the 4 district school boards to enable the City to enter into discussions with the Province on the inclusion of childcare occupancy costs in the Provincial funding formula, such increase to be funded by amending the Budget Committee recommended increased tax funding towards the Toronto Transit Commission's 2017 Net Operating Budget so that the final 2017 one-time draw from the Toronto Transit Commission Stabilization Reserve be reduced from the original amount of $14.4 million included in the Preliminary Budget to $14.014 million. 

127.  City Council request the General Manager, Children's Services to keep the Capri Early Learning and Child Care Centre operating until September 2017 and request the General Manager, Children's Services to report to the June 7, 2017 meeting of the Community Development and Recreation Committee on future child care development in the area, with any costs associated with keeping the Centre open to be drawn from the Child Care Expansion reserve.

128.  City Council approve, as amended by Parts 126 and 127 above and Parts 138 and 139 below,  the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Children's Services of $482.541 million gross, $81.848 million net for the following services:

129.  City Council approve. as amended by Parts 126 and 127 above, the 2017 service levels for Children's Services as outlined on pages 16 and 19 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Children's Services, and associated staff complement of 982.5 positions.

130.  City Council approve an increase of $3.003 million gross and net with a corresponding increase in service levels, as reflected in the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Budget above to enhance access to childcare by adding 300 new childcare subsidies bringing the total subsidies to 26,359 spaces.

131.  City Council approve permanent property tax funding of $2.717 million, as reflected in the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Budget above, to replace one-time use of reserve draw from the Child Care Expansion Reserve Fund (XR1101), historically used as a bridging strategy to balance the annual operating budget short fall for the provision of child care subsidies thereby permanently replacing the need for the 5 year Child Care funding strategy previously approved by Council in 2015. 

132.  Given the current child care crisis in Toronto, City Council request the Provincial Government to review the funding formula that relates Subsidies to Spaces, whereas the number of fee subsidies has grown by 8.6 percent, while the number of licenced spaces has grown by 29.1 percent since the spring of 2010, and therefore, an additional 4,918 subsidies, or $49.2 million are required to achieve the 2010 Ratio of Subsidies to Spaces.

 
133.  City Council reaffirm and convey its decision of July 12, 2016 (EX16.21) to the Minister of Education in support of a continuum of learning and the stabilization of early years and child care programs located in school buildings by undertaking the following five actions which have been developed collaboratively by the City of Toronto and the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud:

 
a.  improve the funding formula in order to fully fund the occupancy cost of early learning and child care space in schools directly to the school boards;

b.  ensure the funding formula takes into account the highest cost of building, operating and maintaining spaces for young children;

c.  ensure the funding formula for early learning space is not a per person rate, but a per room rate;

d.  ensure the funding formula accounts for the incrementally higher costs of operating before and after school programs in share spaces, and

e.  ensure that the school utilization formula reflects the improved funding formula and fully accounts for early learning space in schools.

 
134.  City Council request the City Manager to start discussions with Provincial counterparts on their recent Provincial announcements to create 100,000 day care spaces in Ontario, including Toronto. The discussions should include but not be limited to:

a.  a planning process by which capital projects in Toronto are prioritized by the City, it is imperative that the Province address these issues before substantial Provincial expansion projects are implemented, and 

b.  the lack of operating support systems, such as, the School Occupancy Grant funding.

 
135.  City Council request the City Manager to report on the number of new spaces that will be created through the Children's Services Capital Reserve and the School Boards/Ministry of Education capital program, over the next 10 year capital cycle, including a close analysis on how many day care spaces will be created and the cost of adding fee subsidies at least for 25 percent of the new spaces.
 

136.  City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee on the findings on Parts 134 and 135 above at the earliest possible time.

137.  City Council request the City Manager to review the overlapping of services provided by the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario as a result of the Child Care and Early Years Act and report back in the third quarter of 2017. The review should include consultation with the relevant city divisions and child care providers, including City-operated child care centres and independent and/or non-profit child care providers.

138.  City Council request the General Manager, Children's Services to report any proposed program or centre closures of directly-operated child care programs to the Community Development and Recreation Committee prior to the 2018 and future Budget processes.

139.  City Council request the General Manager, Children's Services to report prior to June 2017 on the Provincial Government’s response to the City with respect to changing the education funding formula to recognize and fund the occupancy costs for child care space in schools.

Court Services

140.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Court Services of $51.959 million gross, $10.090 million net for the following services:

141.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Court Services as outlined on pages 15, 17, and 20 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Court Services, and associated staff complement of 252 positions.

142.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees for Court Services identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Court Services, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

Economic Development and Culture

143. City Council approve a one-time increase to the 2017 Budget Committee recommended Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture of $1.400 million gross and $0 net, fully funded by non-program budget revenues arising from Toronto Port Lands Company (TPLC) dividends provided to the City, and that $0.150 million of this increase be allocated to the City Clerk's Office through internal transfer.

144.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 143 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Economic Development and Culture of $79.654 million gross, $61,501 million net for the following services:

145.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Economic Development and Culture as outlined on pages 17, 21, 25, and 29 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Economic Development and Culture, and associated staff complement of 300.5 positions.

146.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees, technical adjustments to user fees, market rate user fee changes, rationalized user fees, and other fee changes above the inflationary adjusted rate for Economic Development and Culture identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Economic Development and Culture, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

147.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Economic Development and Culture, remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff.

148.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in conjunction with the Executive Director, Financial Planning to report to the Executive Committee in Spring 2017 on the use of the City's downtown public squares and ways to improve the public's use of these venues, including financial and non-financial comparisons and a review of cost recovery relationships between the three squares.

149.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review all the arts and culture funding changes since 2012, and report on the impacts of the increased funding commitments and make recommendations for the future as part of the 2018 Budget process.

150.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to negotiate and sign an agreement with the World Trade Centre-Toronto for one year to partner with the City in providing training and trade development activities with Toronto-based SME firms as well as assisting with outbound and inbound trade missions.

151.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to report to the Economic Development Committee on the results of all outbound trade missions within three months of the mission and to report to the Economic Development Committee annually on all international economic and cultural development activities.

152.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with the City Manager and the City Clerk, to review the City's International Alliance Program and report to the Economic Development Committee in 2017.

Long-Term Care Homes and Services

153.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Long-Term Care Homes and Services of $256.981 million gross, $47.324 million net for the following services:

154.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Long-Term Care Homes and Services as outlined on pages 15 and 18 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Long-Term Care Homes and Services, and associated staff complement of 2,373.9 positions.

155.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Long-Term Care Homes and Services, remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff. 

Parks, Forestry and Recreation

156.  City Council approve, as amended by Parts 164 and 184 below, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Parks, Forestry and Recreation of $457.328 million gross, $318.654 million net for the following services:

157.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 184 below, the 2017 service levels for Parks, Forestry and Recreation as outlined on pages 30-33, 39-41, 46, and 47 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and associated staff complement of 4,433.0 positions.

158.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Parks, Forestry and Recreation, remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff.

159.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees, technical adjustments to user fees, market rate user fee changes, rationalized user fees, and other fee changes for Parks, Forestry and Recreation identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Parks, Forestry and Recreation for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

160.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to continue with the full cost recovery analysis of all user fees over the next 2 years to include both the direct and indirect operating costs, including capital replacement costs as follows:  Urban Forestry user fee analysis to be completed prior to the 2018 Budget process; Parks and Recreation permits and Community Recreation registered program user fees prior to the 2019 Budget process.

161.  City Council approve the final Year 3 phase-in fee increases for the newly designated premium sport fields, inclusive of inflationary adjustments, along with the $25 discounted rate for children and youth effective January 1, 2018, as described on page 14 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

162.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, together with the Chief Information Officer to review and identify the operating costs and associated benefits of two major Information Technology projects, the Permitting, Licensing and Registration System and the Enterprise Work Management System (eWMS) in time for the 2018 Budget process.

163.  City Council direct that the tree canopy be expanded by increasing tree plantings by 17,000 from 103,000 to 120,000 in 2017 and City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report to the Parks and Environment Committee on a strategy and plan on how the City can expand its tree canopy on private lands prior to spending the $1.06 million included in the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for the development of private partnerships for new tree planting and tree care on private lands.

164.  City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to establish a working committee with representatives of the Toronto District School Board, the school and surrounding community, the new HOPE Shelter, the Applegrove Community Complex and Toronto Community Housing, and City staff to review and develop a plan that increases the utilization of the SH Armstrong Community Centre Pool's capacity and report to Community Development and Recreation Committee on the Pool's performance by the fourth quarter of 2017.

Social Development, Finance and Administration

165.  City Council increase the 2017 Operating Budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration by $0.137 million, funded by the Tax Stabilization Reserve, to allow for one staff position in the Newcomer Office to facilitate increased workload issues and to deal with the funding cuts from the Federal Government.

166.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 165 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Social Development, Finance and Administration of $49.471 million gross, $32.194 million net for the following services:

167.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 165 above, the 2017 service levels for Social Development, Finance and Administration as outlined, in pages 16 through 38 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Social Development, Finance and Administration, and associated staff complement of 147 positions.

168.  City Council approve the Tower Renewal Residential Energy Retro Fit Program (HI-RIS) program, fully funded from the Local Improvement Charge Reserve Fund (XR1724) be extended until 2018 to allow additional time for the grant to be delivered to the community.

169.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Social Development, Finance and Administration, remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff.  

Shelter Support and Housing Administration

170.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 173 below, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration of $829.583 million gross, $407.062 million net for the following services:

171.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration as outlined on pages 18, 19, and 22 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, and associated staff complement of 789.10 positions.

172.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff.

173.  City Council direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report back by April 30, 2017 on the true service level impact of the 2017 service adjustments.

174.  City Council reaffirm its request to the Federal Government to reinvest the funds from expiring federal social housing agreements back into social housing to ensure affordable housing is available to the most vulnerable families.

175.  City Council, in its capacity as Shareholder of Toronto Community Housing Corporation:

a.  approve, pursuant to subsection 7.4.1(a) of its Shareholder Direction, Toronto Community Housing Corporation incurring additional indebtedness of up to $101.7 million to fund the construction of rental blocks 16 North and 17 North as well as the costs associated with servicing and site works for Phase 3 of the Regent Park Revitalization (the "Loans"); and

b.  authorize the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer or delegate to execute on behalf of the shareholder an amendment to the agreement among the City, Toronto Community Housing Corporation and its lender(s) which will provide for an amended City guarantee for the payment of all periodic principal and interest payments payable by Toronto Community Housing Corporation to its lender(s) for the Loans on conditions satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer or delegate and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

176.  City Council deem the guarantee in Part 175 above to be in the interests of the City.

177.  City Council, in its capacity as Service Manager under the Housing Services Act, 2011 (the HSA):

a.  direct the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to increase the Service Manager's subsidy to Toronto Community Housing Corporation by the amount necessary to:

i.  make a $6.0 million capital contribution to Toronto Community Housing Corporation in 2017 towards the unfunded costs associated with Phase 3 of the Regent Park Revitalization; as reflected in the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Budget above; and

ii.  fund all periodic principal and interest payments payable by Toronto Community Housing Corporation to its lenders for the loans for the balance of the unfunded capital costs, in an amount not to exceed $6.0 million annually commencing in 2018 and for a term not to exceed 30 years; and

b.  authorize the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer or delegate to execute on behalf of the City its consent to lender security over the additional City subsidies authorized by City Council's decision and all such other notices, consents, authorizations, approvals and agreements on behalf of the City in order to facilitate the transactions authorized by City Council's decision, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer or delegate and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

178.  City Council fund the required project through a $6.0 million direct capital contribution in 2017 and $6.0 million in annual debt repayments thereafter, from increased Municipal Land Transfer Tax revenues within the 2017 City Budget, with such funds raised to be allocated to the Shelter, Support and Housing Administration Operating Budget commencing in 2017 and for the following 30 years to fund the amount identified in Part 177 above.

Toronto Employment and Social Services

179.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Employment and Social Services of $1,083.234 million gross, $110.551 million net for the following services:

180.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Toronto Employment and Social Services as outlined on pages 16, 20, and 24 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Employment and Social Services , and associated staff complement of 2,012.0 positions.

Toronto Paramedic Services

181.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Paramedic Services of $210.484 million gross, $78.189 million net for the following services:

182.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Toronto Paramedic Services as outlined on pages 15, 18, and 21 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Paramedic Services, and associated staff complement of 1,446.3 positions.

183.  City Council approve the 2017 other fee changes above the inflationary adjusted rate for Toronto Paramedic Services identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Paramedic Services, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

CITIZEN CENTRED SERVICES "B"

City Planning

184.  City Council approve an increase of $1,805,750 gross and $0 net, and an increase of 17 temporary positions, as reflected in the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget, fully funded by the City Planning Development Application Review Reserve Fund (Account XR1307), between the following City Programs:

a.  City Planning - An increase of $890,000 gross and $0 net for the 2017 part year funding of 8.0 new planner and 1.0 new support assistant positions;

b.  Legal Services - An increase of $656,250 gross and $0 net for the 2017 part year funding of 5.0 new solicitor positions; and

c.  Parks, Forestry and Recreation - An increase of $259,500 gross and $0 net for 2017 part year funding of 2.0 new Park Planner and 1.0 new Senior Landscape Architect positions

185.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 184 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for City Planning of $48.075 million gross, $15.291 million net for the following services:

186.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 184 above, the 2017 service levels for City Planning as outlined on pages 15 and 19 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - City Planning, and associated staff complement of 386 positions.

187.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees, adjustments to existing user fees above inflation and technical adjustments to the fees for City Planning identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - City Planning, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

188.  City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B in consultation with Strategic and Corporate Policy, City Planning, Transportation Services, the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, the City Solicitor and the Toronto Parking Authority to develop a policy framework with respect to the development of a revised payment-in-lieu of parking policy including a proposed implementation framework and report back to Executive Committee by the end of 2017.

Engineering and Construction Services

189.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Engineering and Construction Services of $73.247 million gross, $4.056 million net for the following services:

190.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Engineering and Construction Services as outlined on pages 15, 18, and 21 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Engineering and Construction Services, and associated staff complement of 574.1 positions.

Fire Services

191.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Fire Services of $439.826 million gross, $422.725 million net for the following services:

192.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Toronto Fire Services as outlined on pages 15, 18, 20  and 23 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Fire Services, and associated staff complement of 3,176.3 positions.

193.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees, user fees for discontinuation and other fee adjustments above inflation for Toronto Fire Services identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Fire Services, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

Municipal Licensing and Standards

194.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Municipal Licensing and Standards of $53.122 million gross, $19.376 million net for the following services:

195.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Municipal Licensing and Standards as outlined on pages 17, 21, 24 and 27 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Municipal Licensing and Standards, and associated staff complement of 479.5 positions.

196.  City Council approve the 2017 technical adjustments to user fees and discontinued user fees for Municipal Licensing and Standards identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Municipal Licensing and Standards, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

197.  City Council approve the 2017 reductions to Mobile Business user fees, retroactive to January 1, 2017, for Municipal Licensing and Standards, identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Municipal Licensing and Standards, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges" and that a refund or credit be provided, equal to the difference between the current mobile user fee and the 2017 recommended mobile user fee, on any 2017 Mobile Business user fees paid prior to Council approval of the 2017 Operating Budget.

198.  City Council approve $750,000 in funding, as reflected in the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Municipal Licensing and Standards, as a grant to the Toronto Wildlife Centre to be funded from the balance of the Beare Road Fund (Account 220380) and be provided as a contribution towards the construction of a new wildlife hospital, subject to the City of Toronto Grants Policy.

199.  City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, with the support of the Financial Planning Division, to continue with the next phase of the on-going comprehensive user fee review, which will focus on the implementation of full cost recovery measures within Municipal Licensing and Standards' services, where appropriate, in time for the 2018 Budget process.

Policy, Planning, Finance and Administration

200.  City Council approve an increase of $229,320 gross and $0 net, and 1.0 new position, in the 2017 Operating Budget for Policy, Planning, Finance and Administration, for the Major Capital Infrastructure Coordination (MCIC) Office to retain an engineer who would support the role of Major Capital Infrastructure Coordination in coordinating the Light Rail Transit program, with the full amount to be recovered from Metrolinx.

201.  City Council authorize staff in the Major Capital Infrastructure Coordination Office to enter into an agreement with Metrolinx to secure the funds outlined in Part 200 above.

202.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 200 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Policy, Planning, Finance and Administration of $23.071 million gross, $9.108 million net for the following services:

203.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 200 above, the 2017 Service Levels for Policy, Planning, Finance and Administration as outlined on pages 15, 18, 21 and 24 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Policy, Planning, Finance and Administration, and associated staff complement of 188.4 positions.

204.  City Council authorize staff in the Major Capital Infrastructure Coordination Office to enter into an agreement with Metrolinx to secure funds to advance the City's review of design submissions and permit approvals submitted by Metrolinx in support of the Regional Express Rail (RER) program.

Toronto Building

205.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Building of $56.037 million gross, $10.755 million net revenue for the following services:

206.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Toronto Building as outlined on pages 15 and 19 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Building, and associated staff complement of 468.0 positions.

Transportation Services

207.  City Council not approve street sweeping reductions and City Council transfer $2 million from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve to balance the 2017 Operating Budget for Transportation Services.

208.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 207 above and Parts 212 and 213 below, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Transportation Services of $397.439 million gross, $211.498 million net for the following services:

209.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 207 above, the 2017 service levels for Transportation Services as outlined on pages 19, 26, and 33 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Transportation Services, and associated staff complement of 1,118 positions.

210.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees, rationalized user fees, and other fee adjustments above the inflationary adjusted rate for Transportation Services identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Transportation Services, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

211.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services report to the Budget Committee meeting on March 27, 2017 with the detailed fees and implementation plan following further consultation regarding the Utility Cut Repair Program Administration Fee (External Clients) and the Right-of-Way Rental Fee for Commercial Street Events provisions contained in the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Transportation Services.

212.  City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the City Manager, to report back to the Executive Committee in the third quarter of 2017 on:

a. the impacts on Service Reduction on Street Sweeping of Arterial Roads to once per month; any impacts be measured through a litter audit process;

b. the number of complaints received from Toronto Residents on the state of cleanliness of Arterial Roads, Side Streets and public places in general, complaints received via 311, the Transportation Division, and Council Members' offices; and

c. the feasibility of restoring these service levels back to 2016 levels, as part of the 2018 Budget process, if the results of the review in Parts 212a and b above warrant it.

213.  City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to conduct further consultation with the Business Improvement Areas on the impact of the Street and other Event Fee increases in the 2017 Operating Budget for Transportation Services, on the Business Improvement Areas and their programs and City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Budget Committee on the implication of the fee increases and on ways to mitigate the impacts.

INTERNAL SERVICES AND OTHER CITY PROGRAMS

311 Toronto

214.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for 311 Toronto of $17.624 million gross, $9.638 million net for the following services:

215.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for 311 Toronto as outlined on pages 14, 16, 19, and 21 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - 311 Toronto, and associated staff complement of 173.0 positions.

Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy

216. City Council approve an increase of $0.333 million in the Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget and an associated increase of 6 positions and service levels to make progress on the following key TransformTO priorities: innovative financing, promote smart commuting and enhance better building partnerships, as outlined in the report (January 9, 2017) from the Chief Corporate Officer entitled "TransformTO Short-term Strategies Financial Estimates" (EX22.2v) for strategies 1.2; 4.5 and 1.1, respectively.

217.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 216 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy of $194.980 million gross, $67.890 million net for the following services:

218.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 216 above,  the 2017 service levels for Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy as outlined on pages 17, 20, and 23 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy, and associated staff complement of 1,006 positions.

219.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Facilities, Real Estate, Environment and Energy remain confidential until the outcome of City Council’s decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff.

Fleet Services

220.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Fleet Services of $53.907 million gross, $0.172 million net revenue for the following services:

221.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Fleet Services as outlined on pages 15 and 19 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Fleet Services, and associated staff complement of 181.0 positions.

222.  City Council approve the budget transfer of $0.172 million gross and net reflecting the savings resulting from the implementation of the Alternate Service Delivery Model, from the respective tax-supported client programs and Agencies to Fleet Services for 2017 as detailed below:

Information and Technology

223.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Information and Technology of $127.815 million gross, $74.689 million net for the following services:

224.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Information and Technology as outlined on pages 15, 18-19, and 23-25 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Information and Technology, and associated staff complement of 846.0 positions.

225.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Information and Technology remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff. 

226.  City Council approve the one-time increase of $0.010 million, as reflected in Information and Technology's 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget to undertake an Open Source Data pilot.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

227.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Office of the Chief Financial Officer of $16.991 million gross, $9.711 million net for the following services:

228.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer as outlined on pages 16-17, 21-24 and 29 of 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and associated staff complement of 117.0 positions.

Office of the Treasurer

229.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Office of the Treasurer of $72.784 million gross, $28.223 million net for the following services: 

230.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Office of the Treasurer as outlined on pages 17, 21, 26-29 and 33-35 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Office of the Treasurer, and associated staff complement of 655.2 positions.

231.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees and user fee discontinuation for the Office of the Treasurer identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Office of the Treasurer, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

City Manager's Office

232.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for the City Manager's Office of $55.031 million gross, $46.947 million net for the following services:

233.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for the City Manager's Office as outlined on pages 15, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 31, 34, and 37 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - City Manager's Office, and associated staff complement of 432.0 positions.

234.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - City Manager's Office remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff.

235.  City Council request the City Manager to report back to the Executive Committee in the Spring of 2017 on a 3-year plan that restrains spending and reforms programs for City Divisions and Agencies that would include a targeted reduction of positions by attrition similar to 2017, inclusive of a 10 percent reduction of management positions, beginning in 2018 that:

a.  builds on the Mayor's four-point plan to save money and improve service to residents through innovation, modern technology and improved efficiency;

b.  is based on the City's Long Term Financial Plan's financial targets required to achieve fiscal sustainability;

c.  aligns with Council's key priorities;

d.  accounts for transformation initiatives and other program/service delivery reforms already implemented, currently planned and/or underway; and

e.  incorporates an evaluation of program/service effectiveness and outcomes.

City Clerk's Office

236.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 143 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for the City Clerk's Office of $50.438 million gross, $32.438 million net for the following services:

237.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for the City Clerk's Office as outlined on pages 15, 17 and 21 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - City Clerk's Office, and associated staff complement of 402.6 positions.

238.  City Council approve the 2017 user fee rate changes related to rationalization and other adjustments for the City Clerk's Office identified in Appendix 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - City Clerk's Office, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

239.  City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - City Clerk's Office, remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff. 

Legal Services

240.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 184 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Legal Services of $57.783 million gross, $22.391 million net for the following services:

241.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 184 above, the 2017 service levels for Legal Services as outlined on pages 14, 16, and 18 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Legal Services, and associated staff complement of 358.9 positions.

City Council

242.  City Council increase the 2017 City Council Operating Budget by $ 0.192 million, funded from the Property Tax Stabilization Reserve.

243.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 242 above and Part 245 below, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for City Council of $20.435 million gross, $20.355 million net for the following services:

244.  City Council approve the 2017 staff complement of 180.0 positions.

245. City Council approve the following change to the Constituency Services and Office Budget Policy:

 1.  For AODA Entitlement

a.  amend section 3(f) "Entitlement related to the meeting of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act",  in Appendix 1, Resources Available/Allocated to Councillors, by reducing the pooled budget from $44,000 to $10,000 so that section 3(f) now reads:

"-  A pooled fund of $10,000, from the Council General Expense Budget, is provided to Councillors for expenses related to the meeting of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act accessibility requirements for Councillor events or meetings. The fund is used on a first-come, first-served basis, with no limit per Councillor. Councillors wishing to use the fund must contact the City Clerk's Office to ensure funds are available. During an election year, the entitlement is prorated in accordance with approved Council policies."

246.  City Council direct the City Clerk to process all such expenses retroactive to January 1, 2017 under the amended Constituency Services and Office Budget Policy.

Office of the Mayor

247.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for the Office of the Mayor of $2.251 million gross, $2.251 million net for the following service:

248.  City Council approve the 2017 staff complement of 20.0 positions.

Accountability Offices

249.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for the Accountability Offices of $9.373 million gross and $9.373 million net for the following Offices:

250.  City Council approve the temporary increase of $1.0 million, as reflected in the Auditor General's 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget to provide additional capacity to undertake value for money audits and investigations, subject to a report back to Audit and Executive Committees from the Auditor General on a revised audit work plan, and that temporary planned increases of up to $1.5 million in 2018 and an additional $1.4 million in 2019 be subject to consideration in future year budget processes together with revised audit work plans.

251.  City Council approve the Accountability Offices staff complement of 55.3 positions.

AGENCIES

Arena Boards of Management

252.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for the Arena Boards of Management of $9.013 million gross expenditure, $0.020 million net revenue for the following services:

253.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for the Arena Boards of Management as outlined on page 13 of the Revised 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Arena Boards of Management, and associated staff complement of 67.7 positions.

254.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees, technical adjustments to user fees, market rate user fee changes, and other fee changes above the inflationary adjusted rate for the Arena Boards of Management identified in Appendix 7 to the Revised 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Arena Boards of Management, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

Association of Community Centres

255.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for the Association of Community Centres of $8.105 million gross, $7.808 million net for the following services:

256.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for the Association of Community Centres as outlined on page 14 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Association of Community Centres, and associated staff complement of 77.9 positions.

257.  City Council approve the 2017 market rate user fee changes for the Association of Community Centres identified in Appendix 7a to the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Association of Community Centres, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

258.  City Council direct the Boards of Management of Community Centres to continue to explore all available funding or fund raising opportunities to increase their program funding revenues, while leveraging volunteer contributions for the 2018 Budget process to ensure they continue to meet their mandate of providing valuable programming and other services in their local communities.

Civic Theatres Toronto

259.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Civic Theatres Toronto of $29.059 million gross, $5.886 million net for the following services:

260.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Civic Theatres Toronto as outlined on pages 15, 19, and 22 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Civic Theatres Toronto, and associated staff complement of 187.7 positions.

Exhibition Place

261.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Exhibition Place of gross expenditures of $37.283 million and $0.162 million net revenue for the following services:

262.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Exhibition Place as outlined on pages 15, 17, 19 and 21 of the Revised 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Exhibition Place, and associated staff complement of 359.0 positions.

263.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees, technical adjustments to user fees, market rate user fee changes, rationalized user fees, and other fee changes above the inflationary adjusted rate for Exhibition Place identified in Appendix 7 to the Revised 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Exhibition Place, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

Heritage Toronto

264.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Heritage Toronto of $0.795 million gross, $0.298 million net for the following services:

265.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Heritage Toronto as outlined on pages 14 and 16 of the Revised 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Heritage Toronto, and associated staff complement of 7.0 positions.

Toronto Atmospheric Fund

266.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Atmospheric Fund of $3.710 million gross, $0 million net for the following service:

267.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Toronto Atmospheric Fund as outlined on pages 6 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Atmospheric Fund, and associated staff complement of 10 positions.

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

268.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority of $43.532 million gross, $3.561 million net for the following service:

269.  City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, together with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to review and identify the operating costs associated with the transfer of the property adjacent to Tommy Thompson Park from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, in time for the 2018 Budget process.

Toronto Police Service

270.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 274 below, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Police Service of $1,127.817 million gross and  $1,004,464 million net for the following service:

271.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Toronto Police Service as outlined on pages 7 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Police Services, and associated staff complement of 5,440 uniform, 2,230 civilian positions, 205 permanent part time and 6 temporary positions.

272.  City Council direct the Chair, Toronto Police Services Board to report to the Budget Committee, no later than by the June 30, 2017 quarterly variance report, with an update on the status of funding the Toronto Police Service may receive from any new Ontario policing grant programs.

273.  City Council direct the Toronto Police Services Board to request the Chief of Police to report on the current deployment of Traffic Services Officers on a Ward by Ward basis for the purposes of addressing enforcement of speed limits in residential neighbourhoods.

274.  City Council request the Chair, Toronto Police Services Board to report to the Executive Committee on the current status and cost of the School Resource Officer Program being run out of Toronto's public schools and funded through the Operating Budget for the Toronto Police Service, such report to include, but not be restricted to, the number of full and part time officers stationed in various schools, the estimated cost of the program, the level of Provincial funding (if any) and if Provincial funding was provided at one point, when that funding was removed.

Toronto Police Services Board

275.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Police Services Board of $2.809 million gross, $2.309 million net for the following service:

276.  City Council approve the 2017 Toronto Police Services Board staff complement of 7.0 positions, composed of 6 staff members and 1 Chair.

Parking Tags Enforcement and Operations:

277.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended  Operating Budget for Parking Tags Enforcement and Operations of $66,140.6 million gross, $46,426.7 million net revenue for the following services:

278.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Parking Tags Enforcement and Operations as outlined on pages 14, 16 and 18 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Police Service - Parking Tags Enforcement and Operations, and associated staff complement of 394 positions.

279.  City Council approve the 2017 user fees for discontinuation for Revenue Services identified in Appendix 7 to the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Police Service - Parking Tags Enforcement and Operations, for exclusion from the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

280.  City Council authorize the transfer of $3.483 million from the 2017 Non-Program Revenue Budget to the 2017 Operating Budgets for Court Services, Revenue Services and Legal Services upon the approval of the 2017 Budget as per the table below, to reflect the recovery of costs to implement the new Administrative Penalty System in each of the following programs:

Toronto Public Health

281.  City Council increase the 2017 Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health and associated staff complement by $0.268 million gross, $0.067 million net and 6 permanent positions with an annualized impact of $0.186 million gross and $0.046 million net in 2018, funded by a decrease of $0.067 million gross and net and an associated reduction of 1 permanent vacant position in the Toronto Public Health municipal dental program to enhance compliance with the Immunization of School Pupils Act for the protection of children's health in Toronto.

282.  City Council increase the 2017 Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health by $70,000 gross and $17,500 net, funded by the Tax Stabilization Reserve, to fund the summer cooling centres to be operated by the Public Health Unit, and City Council request the Medical Officer of Health, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Director, Office of Emergency Management and the General Manager, Employment and Social Services, to conduct a review of the program in time for the 2018 Budget process.

283.  City Council increase the 2017 Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health by $133,600 gross and $33,400 net to continue the One-On-One Mentoring program that benefits the mental health of children to be funded by the Tax Stabilization Reserve.

284.  City Council approve, as amended by Parts 281, 282 and 283 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health of $244.667 million gross, $60.797 million net for the following services:

285.  City Council approve, as amended by Parts 281, 282 and 283 above, the 2017 service levels for Toronto Public Health as outlined on pages 15, 20, 22, 26, 32 and 37 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Public Health, and associated staff complement of 1,831.0 positions.

286.  City Council approve the 2017 other fee changes above the inflationary adjusted rate for Toronto Public Health identified in Appendix 7 to the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Public Health, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

287.   City Council direct the information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Public Health, remain confidential until the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff. 

288.  City Council request the Medical Officer of Health to conduct a review of the operating budget and staffing in preparation for the 2018 Operating Budget process to identify opportunities for additional savings and to assess organization design for appropriate management span of control in Toronto Pubic Health.

289.  City Council direct the Medical Officer of Health to work with the Affordable Housing Office and Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to explore:

a.  harm reduction housing strategies and models in the affordable, social, and private market housing sector for people with mental health and/or substance use issues;

b.  how the City could work with the federal and provincial governments to support the development of new housing stock for people with mental health and/or substance use issues;

c.  strategies, including determining the City's role, to address the issue of discrimination against people with mental health and/or substance use issues in the private market sector, including alternatives to eviction;

d.  strategies to increase transitional housing for homeless pregnant and parenting women and people affected by violence.

Toronto Public Library

290.  City Council increase the 2017 Operating Budget for Toronto Public Library by $387,000 gross and net to expand and fund programming costs for the youth hubs program to be funded by the Tax Stabilization Reserve.

291.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 290 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Public Library of $198.660 million gross, $179.052 net for the following services:

292.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 290 above, the 2017 service levels for Toronto Public Library as outlined on pages 15, 19 and 25 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Public Library, and associated staff complement of 1,732.3 positions.

Toronto Transit Commission

293.  City Council approve, as amended by Part 126 above, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Conventional of $1.803 billion gross, $545.063 million net for the following services:

294.  City Council approve the 2017 staff complement for Toronto Transit Commission Conventional Service of 14,010 positions.

295.  City Council direct Toronto Transit Commission staff to continue to work with City staff on establishing its Service-based budgets for Toronto Transit Commission (Conventional and Wheel-Trans), and associated service levels and performance measures during 2017 in time for the 2018 Budget process.

296.  City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report back with the first quarter variance report for 2017 with the detailed budget changes and any associated service impacts arising from the $5.0 million unspecified budget reduction.

297.  City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report to Executive Committee in June 2017 on One Person Train Operator savings and PRESTO transition savings that will be used to offset process fees and associated cost increases.

298.  City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report to the Budget Committee as part of the 2017 Budget process with detailed expenditure and revenue forecast for 2018 and 2019 to support the continued development of the City's long term fiscal plan.

299.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Transit Commission Wheel-Trans Service of $151.169 million gross, $142.678 million net for the following services:

300.  City Council approve the 2017 staff complement for Toronto Transit Commission Wheel-Trans Service of 571 positions.

301.  City Council direct Toronto Transit Commission staff to continue to work with City staff on establishing service standards and service levels for both the Toronto Transit Commission Conventional Service and Wheel-Trans Service for 2017 in time for the 2018 Budget process.

302.  City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and the City Manager to continue discussions on partnering with the Province for permanent sustainable funding for impacts of legislated requirements of Wheel-Trans Services' such as the impacts of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Toronto Zoo

303.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Toronto Zoo of $52.086 million gross, $11.574 million net for the following services:

304.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Toronto Zoo as outlined on pages 15, 17, and 20 of the Revised 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Zoo, and associated staff complement of 394.0 positions.

305.  City Council approve the 2017 new user fees, technical adjustments to user fees, market rate user fee changes, rationalized user fees, and other fee changes above the inflationary adjusted rate for Toronto Zoo identified in Appendix 7 of the Revised 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Toronto Zoo, for inclusion in the Municipal Code Chapter 441 "Fees and Charges".

Yonge-Dundas Square

306.  City Council approve, as amended, the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Yonge-Dundas Square of $2.352 million gross, $0.377 million net for the following services:

307.  City Council approve the 2017 service levels for Yonge-Dundas Square as outlined on page 14 of the 2017 Preliminary Operating Budget Notes - Yonge-Dundas Square, and associated staff complement of 6.5 positions.

CORPORATE ACCOUNTS

308.  City Council approve the 2017 Budget Committee Recommended Operating Budget for Capital and Corporate Financing/Non-Program of $1,551.874 million gross and ($60.594 million) net composed of the following services:

309.  City Council approve the 2017 associated staff complement of 3 positions.

310.  City Council approve the increase to the 2017 commercial property tax rates to the maximum allowed 50 percent of the residential property tax rate increase.

311.  City Council approve the harmonization rates with the current Ontario Land Transfer Tax (LTT) rates, so that the MLTT tax rates will be as follows:

a.  in respect of the City's Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) and effective for all transactions registered or upon which MLTT otherwise becomes payable on or after March 1, 2017;

b.  increase the maximum Municipal Land Transfer Tax rebate for first-time homebuyers (FTHB) from $3,725 to $4,475 so as to provide a rebate for transactions with values of consideration up to $400,000 for eligible first-time homebuyers;

c.  amend the first-time homebuyers program eligibility rules to make them consistent with the current Ontario Land Transfer Tax (LTT) first-time homebuyers rebate rules by restricting rebate eligibility to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada;

d.  amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 760, Taxation, Municipal Land Transfer Tax to reflect the changes detailed in Part 311 above and City Council  authorize the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to amend the City's Collection Agreement with Teranet to allow Teranet to collect the Municipal Land Transfer Tax in accordance with these changes.

312.  Subject to receiving the necessary legislative authority, City Council:

a.  endorse the creation of a Hotel and Lodging Tax in the City of Toronto, at rates of 4 percent of hotel accommodation revenues, and up to 10 percent of short term rental revenues; and

b.  direct staff to report back on the proposed design features and implementation authorities, including a revenue allocation policy, and status of the required legislative authority, for implementation effective as soon as practical in 2017.

313.  With respect to the Vacancy Rebate Program, City Council:

a.  request the Minister of Finance by regulation, to allow the City to reduce the allowable rebate percentage for vacant commercial and industrial properties under the program by half for 2017 effective July 1, 2017, and to eliminate the program in its entirety for future years; and

b.  subject to receiving the necessary regulation, request the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to report back on the proposed design, re-investment priorities based on Council's previously approved motions, timing, implementation requirements and any by-laws as may be required, as soon as practical.

314.  City Council approve the net income sharing agreement between the City and the Toronto Parking Authority for a three year period, effective January 1, 2017 based on the following terms and conditions:

a.  the net income available for distribution be defined as net income based on the Toronto Parking Authority's annually audited financial statements, which includes gains on the sale of properties and air rights but excludes income earned on rented properties which is paid into the Rented Properties Fund held by the City;

b.  the Toronto Parking Authority pay to the City annually the greater of $38.0 million or 85 percent of net income earned by the Toronto Parking Authority, subject to unforeseen circumstances which result in interruptions of service, any other unplanned occurrence or Council decision, which may have an adverse and material effect on the net income as defined under the Income Sharing Agreement;

c.  the 85 percent portion of gains on the sale of properties/air rights payable to the City be adjusted when necessary, to ensure retained Toronto Parking Authority funding is available for the cost of replacement facilities (new and expanded parking spaces and/or commercial space) required under the purchase/sale agreement that exceeds the 15 percent portion retained by the Toronto Parking Authority;

d.  the Toronto Parking Authority make monthly progress payments in the amount of $3.167 million to the City, for a total of $38.0 million annually;

e.  final settlement between the Toronto Parking Authority and the City of the amount payable for the year (the difference between the City's 85 percent share of net income and progress payments made by the Toronto Parking Authority) will occur once the Authority's actual net income for the year is confirmed by external Auditors and the audited financial statements are approved by the Toronto Parking Authority's Board of Directors; and

f.  the Toronto Parking Authority, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, review the Toronto Parking Authority's capital funding requirements annually as part of the Capital Budget process. 

315.  City Council amend the 2017 Preliminary Budget for Non-Program to include additional revenue of $6.322 million resulting from the revised income sharing formula, reflecting an increase in the City's share of Toronto Parking Authority net income from 75 percent to 85 percent.

316.  City Council authorize appropriate City staff to prepare an income sharing agreement between the Toronto Parking Authority and the City of Toronto, based on Part 314 above and subject to the approval of the Toronto Parking Authority's Board of Directors.
 

317.  City Council approve the following adjustments to the Solid Waste Rebates for single family and residential units above commercial customers, which are equivalent to a reduction of $1 per bag per month:

a.  adjust the Medium Bin Rebate from $181.76 to $163.76; and

b.  adjust the Large Bin Rebate from $108.41 to $72.41.

318.  City Council approve the elimination of the Solid Waste Management Rebate for the Extra Large Bin for single family and residential units above commercial customers as follows:

a.  adjust the Extra Large Bin Rebate from $56.85 to $0.00.

319.  City Council also direct that:

a.  the Small Bin Rebate remain unchanged from 2016 at $227.01; and

b.  the Bag Only Rebate remain unchanged from 2016 at $215.01.

320.  City Council direct that:

1.  develop an Intersectional Gender-Based Framework with indicators that will help determine the impacts of City programs and services on various genders during the 2018 Budget process, with the goal of promoting an equitable, effective and appropriate resource allocation to support gender equity, and report to the October 2, 2017 meeting of City Council  on the progress of the framework, indicators and an implementation plan;

2. consult with experts in gender-based analysis, and representatives from staff, community agencies serving women, including those with complex, intersecting identities, and gender-diverse members of equity-seeking groups and vulnerable populations, to review and advise on the development and implementation of the Intersectional Gender-Based Framework/Index; and 

3. work with City Divisions to develop a disaggregated data collection strategy for the City that will assist in, among other things, assessing the gendered impacts of City budgetary and policy decisions and report back to the November 29, 2017 meeting of the Executive Committee on the strategy and implementation plan.

322.  City Council direct the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee on the revenue potential of a City of Toronto lottery and the legislative changes that would be required to establish a City of Toronto lottery as a future source of funds for the City of Toronto Budget.

323.  City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee, prior to initiating the 2018 Budget process, on what is required by the City to address the expense and service risks the City Manager has identified at the Toronto Police Service and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

The Confidential Attachments referred to in Parts 147, 155, 158, 169, 172, 219, 225, 234, 239 and 287 of City Council's decision above remain confidential in their entirety at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals, including municipal or local board employees, labour relations and employee negotiations. The Confidential Attachments referred to in Parts 147, 155, 158, 169, 172, 219, 225, 234, 239 and 287 above will be made public once the outcome of City Council's decision has been communicated to Unions and affected staff.

The following Confidential Attachments referred to in Part 320 of City Council's decision remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they pertain to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, and labour relations and employee negotiations:

a. 1.  the confidential attachments to EX22.2k - Toronto Public Health 2017 Operating Budget Request:

  - (October 31, 2016) Confidential Letter from the Board of Health on Toronto Public Health 2017 Operating Budget Request;

  - Confidential Letter (October 21, 2016) from the Board of Health Budget Committee on Toronto Public Health 2017 Operating Budget Request;

  - Confidential Attachment 3 - Summary of Recommended Confidential Reduction Options;

  - Revised Confidential Attachment 4 - Summary of Confidential Reduction Options to be Considered; and

  - Confidential Presentation (October 31, 2016) from the Acting Medical Officer of Health on Toronto Public Health 2017 Operating Budget Request;

  2.  Confidential Operating Budget Briefing Note #8 - Realignment of Staff;

  3.  Confidential Operating Budget Briefing Note #15 - 2017 Service Adjustments; and

  4.  Confidential Operating Budget Briefing Note #42 - Impact of Closure of Talk Shop and Jane Street Sexual Health Clinics 

The Confidential Attachment to Operating Budget Briefing Note #37 - Progression Pay for Non-union Employees - City of Toronto Divisions remains confidential in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 as it pertains to labour relations and employee negotiations and the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.