Motion by Councillor Fragedakis

Councillor Mary Fragedakis has moved the following motions on item CC6.1:



"That City Council defer the Item until the appropriate committee can properly examine the Auditor General's report and make recommendations to City Council that will protect the City, the taxpayers and the residents of Toronto Community Housing Corporation against further liability."

Motion by Councillor Perks

Councillor Gord Perks has moved the following motion on item CC6.1:

In the event that the motion by Councillor Wong-Tam fails, that;

1. Recommendation 1a. be amended by deleting "and all alternates designated for consideration by Council for appointment are also removed" so that Recommendation 1a. reads:

"Each remaining member of the board of directors is removed as a Director of the corporation effective immediately;".

2. Recommendation 3b. in the letter (March 8, 2011) from the Mayor be deleted.

3. The two alternate directors elected by tenants in 2007 be immediately appointed to the board as replacements for the current tenant representatives.

Motions by Councillor Carroll

Councillor Shelley Carroll has moved the following motions on iotem CC6.1:

That:

1. City Council request the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) to immediately post on the TCHC website, all expense records of all TCHC board members and all TCHC staff members whose salaries exceeds $100,000.

2. City Council request the TCHC board to immediately review its procurement policies and practices and, that during the period of review, any and all purchases greater than $1,000 to require Board approval.

Motion by Councillor Colle

UPDATE: Councillor Josh Colle has revised his motion as follows:

1. That City Council amend Recommendation 2 of the report from Mayor Rob Ford (March 8, 2011) by adding a new part b:

b. The City Manager make the compensation term of office and office expenses of the Managing Director public.

2. That City Council amend Recommendation 3 of the report from Mayor Rob Ford (March 8, 2011) by:

i. deleting from Part b. the words "a report from the City Manager advising" and substituting "recommendations of TCHC representatives" so that Recommendation 3b. now reads:

b. receipt of recommendations of TCHC tenant representatives of the two tenant directors elected by tenants; and

ii. by adding a new part d:

d. that the Board of Directors be in place at or before the June 14 and 15, 2011 meeting of Council.

Councillor Josh Colle has moved the following motion on item CC6.1:

1. That City Council amend Recommendation 2 of the report from Mayor Rob Ford (March 8, 2011) by adding a new part b and c:

"b. The City Manager make the compensation term of office and office expenses of the Managing Director public.

c. That the Board of Directors be in place at or before the June 14 and 15, 2011 meeting of Council."

2. That City Council amend Recommendation 3b. of the report from Mayor Rob Ford (March 8, 2011) by deleting "a report from the City Manager advising" and substituting "recommendations of TCHC representatives" so that Recommendation 3 b. now reads:

"b. receipt of recommendations of TCHC tenant representatives of the two tenant directors elected by tenants; and"

Motions by Councillor Wong Tam

1a - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (Final)
That City Council:

A. Delete Recommendations 1a, 1b and 1c of the Letter (March 8, 2011) from Mayor Rob Ford:

Recommendations to be deleted:

a. each remaining member of the board of directors is removed as a director of the Corporation effective immediately and all alternates designated for consideration by Council for appointment are also removed;

b. the amendment to the Shareholder Direction, adopted by Council at its meeting of October 2 to 4, 2001, attached hereto as Schedule "A", is approved, to be effective immediately;

c. Section 3.01 of By-law No. 2 of the Corporation shall be amended to require a minimum of one (1) director and a maximum of thirteen (13) directors;

B. Amend recommendation 1d to now read as follows:

"d. City Council appoint the person identified in Confidential Attachment 1 as Chair of the Board at the pleasure of Council for a term ending upon Council appointing a full Board of Directors."

C. Amend Recommendation 2 to now read as follows:

"2. The City Manager is authorized, within his delegated financial commitment authority, to set the Chair's compensation as an exception to rates approved by Council pursuant to the City's Remuneration Policy for City Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Corporations."

D. Amend Recommendation 3 to now read as follows:

"3. City Council ensure a full Board of Directors is in place by the July 12, 2011 Council meeting, and on completion of the following:

a. receipt of a report from a Corporations Nominating Panel appointed by the Mayor to identify, recruit and recommend candidates to be considered by Council for the seven (7) citizen members of the Board of the Corporation;

b. receipt of a report from the City Manager advising of the two tenant directors elected by tenants; and

c. receipt of recommendations of the Striking Committee regarding the four Members of Council to be appointed as directors of the Corporation."

Motion 1b:

That in the event that Motion a by Councillor Wong-Tam fails, that City Council direct that no compensation be paid to the Managing Director if they are within the severance period upon their exit from employment with the City of Toronto.

How to follow meetings of City Council

(This is a slighty revised version of the guide we wrote for the December 16 meeting. It has been revised to make it more general to following City Council meetings on an ongoing basis.)

City Council meetings are open to the public, and all are welcome to sit in the public gallery at in the Council Chamber. Can't attend? Don't worry because there are options to follow the meeting online as well.

Here's a short guide on how to follow items on the City Council agendas.

We are working to improve the provision of online information about City Council and its committees.

We are doing things a little differently since we put our legislative database online at toronto.ca/council on December 1, 2010. Please bear with us as we adjust our meeting routines.

Here's how to follow along:

1. Rogers TV and stream
You can watch the meeting live on Rogers Cable TV or on the stream they provide at rogerstv.com. Here's the link.

2. Twitter
We will be providing updates on major milestones - @torontocouncil. We will use the hashtag #tocouncil.

3. toronto.ca/council
You can follow the meeting by navigating to the agenda here

(Wireless devices will default to a mobile view that does not contain all the features described here, but can be switched to a desktop view)

Here are some features:

Item Status
The status of the agenda items will be listed in the right hand column. (See the handy guide to item statuses below)

Item View
Click on the agenda item number to get the whole history and background of the item. The recommendations, background reports and any other related links will appear.

You can bookmark the item and revisit later if you wish. When you revisit the item, it will be updated with any new information.

This includes motions and votes, and in some cases preliminary decisions.

Map View
Check out our new map view of location-based agenda items by clicking 'Map'.

Meeting Monitor
If you prefer a self-refreshing, scrolling picture of the meeting's progress, check out the Meeting Monitor link at the top of the agenda. It will launch a new window that you can leave open on your desktop.

4. Comment on an item
When viewing the detailed agenda item, a button named "Submit Comments" appears if Council has not yet debated the item. Click the button to launch an email and send your comments to the Clerk for distribution to Members. If the button is not there, it means Council has finished with the item.

Read the disclaimers about personal information carefully - if you send an email, it becomes part of the permanent, public record.

A Word on Timing
Did we mention this is a new arrangement? We ask for your patience when it comes to updating items and releasing motions and votes in particular.

Supplementary documents
We will be uploading supplementary reports, presentations and some correspondence that are distributed to Members of Council as soon as possible after it has been distributed. We will note the additional material next to the item on the agenda.

We will not be uploading correspondence from people acting in a personal capacity, although that correspondence is public and available on request or for inspection at our offices. We have not quite resolved the privacy issues with webposting of personal correspondence.

Motions and Votes
We will be pushing out motions and votes on topical and newsworthy items as soon as we can after Council has finished considering an item. That could be 10 minutes or it could be an hour, depending on what else is going on in the meeting and how complex the motions are.

For routine, non controversial items, we may not push out the motions and votes until we publish draft minutes in the days after a meeting.

Item Statuses (Stati?)
As promised, here's what the item statuses mean on the agenda and Meeting Monitor:

• Held - The item is 'held' for debate in agenda order. The Member who held the item is listed and is entitled to question or speak first unless the Mayor or committee chairs exercises their right to speak first.


• Adopted - Council has adopted the recommendations before it without amendment


• Adopted on Consent - Council has adopted the recommendations without debate, and without amendment


• Amended - Council amended the recommendations before adopting them.


• Deferred - Council has postponed consideration of the item to a future meeting
  Referred - Council has referred the item to a committee or official for further study or action


• Received - Council has received the recommendations for information only and will take no further action on them.

Lastly - a word on Public Wi-Fi
We are working on making public wi-fi available in all of our meeting rooms. Stay tuned.

How to Follow Council on December 16

Here's a short guide on how to follow items on the City Council agenda on December 16.

We are working to improve the provision of online information about City Council and its committees.

We are doing things a little differently since we put our legislative database online at toronto.ca/council on December 1. Please bear with us as we adjust our meeting routines.

Here's how to follow along:

1. Rogers TV and stream
You can watch the meeting live on Rogers Cable TV or on the stream they provide at rogerstv.com. Here's a direct link.

2. Twitter
We will be providing updates on major milestones - @torontocouncil. We will use the hashtag #tocouncil.

3. toronto.ca/council
You can follow the meeting by navigating to the agenda here.

(Wireless devices will default to a mobile view that does not contain all the features described here, but can be switched to a desktop view)

Here are some features:

Item Status
The status of the agenda items will be listed in the right hand column. (See the handy guide to item statuses below)

Item View
Click on the agenda item number to get the whole history and background of the item. The recommendations, background reports and any other related links will appear.

You can bookmark the item and revisit later if you wish. When you revisit the item, it will be updated with any new information.

This includes motions and votes, and in some cases preliminary decisions.

Map View
Check out our new map view of location-based agenda items by clicking 'Map'.

Meeting Monitor
If you prefer a self-refreshing, scrolling picture of the meeting's progress, check out the Meeting Monitor link at the top of the agenda. It will launch a new window that you can leave open on your desktop.

4. Comment on an item
When viewing the detailed agenda item, a button named "Submit Comments" appears if Council has not yet debated the item. Click the button to launch an email and send your comments to the Clerk for distribution to Members. If the button is not there, it means Council has finished with the item.

Read the disclaimers about personal information carefully - if you send an email, it becomes part of the permanent, public record.

A Word on Timing
Did we mention this is a new arrangement? We ask for your patience when it comes to updating items and releasing motions and votes in particular.

Supplementary documents
We will be uploading supplementary reports, presentations and some correspondence that are distributed to Members of Council as soon as possible after it has been distributed. We will note the additional material next to the item on the agenda.

We will not be uploading correspondence from people acting in a personal capacity, although that correspondence is public and available on request or for inspection at our offices. We have not quite resolved the privacy issues with webposting of personal correspondence.

Motions and Votes
We will be pushing out motions and votes on topical and newsworthy items as soon as we can after Council has finished considering an item. That could be 10 minutes or it could be an hour, depending on what else is going on in the meeting and how complex the motions are.

For routine, non controversial items, we may not push out the motions and votes until we publish draft minutes in the days after a meeting.

Item Statuses (Stati?)
As promised, here's what the item statuses mean on the agenda and Meeting Monitor:

• Held - The item is 'held' for debate in agenda order. The Member who held the item is listed and is entitled to question or speak first unless the Mayor or committee chairs exercises their right to speak first.
• Adopted - Council has adopted the recommendations before it without amendment.
• Adopted on Consent - Council has adopted the recommendations without debate, and without amendment
• Amended - Council amended the recommendations before adopting them.
• Deferred - Council has postponed consideration of the item to a future meeting
• Referred - Council has referred the item to a committee or official for further study or action
• Received - Council has received the recommendations for information only and will take no further action on them.

Lastly - a word on Public Wi-Fi
Many people have asked us about public wi-fi in the Council Chamber. Stay tuned: we will have an exciting announcement very soon (but not in time for the December 16 meeting though.)

Looking for Recent Council Decisions?

Starting December 1, 2010, we are no longer using this blog to update City Council decisions.

That's because we have launched toronto.ca/council, our new online portal for legislative information.

We've made it easier to browse and search meetings, agendas and decisions.

How to Follow an Item

Instead of posting motions and votes to this blog, we will be publishing motions and votes with the agenda item.

Once you browse or search your way to an agenda item, click on the item number to open the item summary.




When you check an item, it will be as current as possible. You can now bookmark and item - when you visit the page again, it will be updated to reflect the most current stage in the legislative process.



A Word on Timing

In Council Meetings we will post motions and votes for topical, high profile items in the meeting as time permits. For all other items, motions and votes will appear when the draft minutes are published in the days following the meeting.