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City Council, meeting 15, February 19, 2020 - Part 1 of 2
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=17180
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foYhG6xOxVs
Meeting Navigation:
0:08:33 - Call to order
A
A
We
acknowledge
land
we
are
meeting
on
is
the
traditional
territory
of
many
nations,
including
the
Mississauga's
of
the
credit,
the
Anishinaabe,
the
Chippewa,
the
HUD,
no
Shoni
and
the
wind-up
people
and
is
now
home
to
many
diverse
First,
Nations,
Inuit
and
maytee
peoples.
We
also
acknowledge
that
Toronto's
covered
by
treaty,
thirteen
with
the
Mississauga's
of
the
credit
for
the
benefit
of
those
who
are
connected
to
the
Internet,
the
city
clerk,
has
posted
all
of
the
agenda
materials
for
today's
meeting
at
Toronto
dot,
CA
/
Council.
A
This
special
meeting
of
council
scheduled
for
the
following
purposes
to
consider
the
executive
committee
report
from
the
meeting
on
February
13
2020
and
to
it
to
introduce
an
enacted
general
bill
and
to
introduce
and
enact
a
confirming
bill
for
this
special
meeting
members
of
council.
This
is
a
special
meeting
under
council
procedures.
No
new
business
items
such
as
notices,
emotions
may
be
introduced.
This
rule
cannot
be
waived.
I
will
now
call
upon
the
mayor
to
introduce
the
executive
committee
report
mayor
tor.
You
have
a
motion
to
introduce
the
executive
committee
report.
B
Or
from
meeting
13
of
the
executive
committee
listed
on
the
agenda
of
council
be
presented
for
consideration
and
I
will
just
say
consistent
with
the
comments
that
I
just
made
a
few
moments
ago.
That
first
of
all,
I
want
to
say
thank
you
and
I
said
a
special
word
of
thanks,
because
this
is
a
job.
Many
people
in
this
chamber
have
added
responsibilities.
They
carry
from
time
to
time
to
carry
the
responsibility
as
being
the
budget
chief
for
the
City
of
Toronto.
B
For
now,
six
budgets
is
ordinary
and
I
think
it
is
a
testament
to
his
steadiness
to
his
discipline,
his
hard
work
and
and
his
great
sensitivity,
I
think
to
the
needs
of
the
city
of
the
people
of
Toronto,
in
that
balanced
way
that
he
does
things
that
councillor
Crawford
has
carried
out
that
responsibility
again
this
year,
and
it
reaches,
of
course
its
its
conclusion
today,
with
the
council's
formal
consideration
of
the
budget.
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
him
for
a
job.
You
know
whatever
your.
B
Whatever
your
point
of
view
may
be
about
the
budget
and
that
will
unfold
this
today.
Unfolds
I
think
you'll
acknowledge
he's
done
a
hard
job,
our
job
well,
and
does
it
I
think
with
due
consideration
and
and
do
respect
for
all
of
us
and
for
the
people
of
the
City
of
Toronto?
So
thank
you
to
him
and
to
our
city
staff.
I
mean
again
I.
Think
people
realize
that
the
budget
process
begins
tomorrow
morning
for
the
city
staff
for
next
year.
It's
just
a
very
long
and
and
incredibly
complex
and
laborious
process.
B
I've
involved
myself
in
it.
You
know
actively
because
I
think
it's
appropriate
for
Mara
to
do
so.
Working
alongside
councillor
Crawford
and
the
members
of
the
budget
committee
and
the
staff
worked
all
year
on
it,
though
day
in
and
day
out
and
I
want
to
thank
them
for
their
work
on
this
budget
and
and
as
well
as
I
said.
The
members
of
the
Budget,
Committee
and
I
want
to
thank
the
members
of
council
I.
Think
well,
we'll
see
how
the
day
unfolds
I
may
live.
B
But
that's
the
nature
of
democracy
and
I
completely
respect
that
with
respect
to
the
budget
itself.
It's
a
balancing
act
and
I
think
we
all
know
that
and
one
of
the
things
I'm
so
proud
of
here,
I'm
so
proud
of
here
and
I
I'm.
So
glad
I've
had
the
experience
of
being
here
to
see
this
compared
to
what
I
saw
when
I
was
at
Queen's.
Park
is
the
transparency
of
this
budget
process
from
the
beginning
of
when
it's
be
is
put
together
through
to
the
presentation
of
the
staff
budget,
the
public
deputations,
the
committee
hearings.
B
That's
an
approach
that
I
don't
accept,
I,
think
the
discipline
and
the
the
need
to
be
vigilant
on
behalf
of
people
who
are
in
many
cases
struggling
to
make
all
of
their
different
ends
meet
is
something
that
is
again
captured
by
this
budget,
where
there
are
some
tax
increases,
including
the
alteration
to
the
city
but
building
fund,
which
I
proudly
accept
accountability
for
because
it's
something
necessary
for
us
to
do
to
invest
in
the
success
of
Toronto
but
I
think
otherwise.
We've
achieved
a
balance,
including
efficiencies
found
in
this
very
big
and
complicated
government.
B
So
I
thank
the
members
of
council
again
for
their
cooperation
on
with
a
good
discussion
today,
and
that
that
is
what
the
Executive
Committee
report
consists
of.
Is
the
two
essential
items,
the
tax
rate
and
the
budgets
themselves.
Capital
operating
and
I
look
forward
to
discussing
them.
Thank
You,
speaker.
A
A
B
E
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker
and
I
rise
to
present
some
petitions.
I've
got
two
in
my
in
my
hands.
Right
now,
I
will
start
off
with
the
save
the
Cabbagetown
youth
center,
signed
by
919
residents
and
business
owners
in
the
area
in
the
downtown
core.
The
petition
reads:
cabbage:
shall
youth
center
cyc,
a
nod
organization,
was
founded
in
1972
as
the
Cabbagetown
boxing
club,
a
boxing
club
designated
to
support
neighboring
youth
with
sports
and
recreation
opportunities.
The
cyc
has
been
working
to
serve
a
Cabbagetown
st.
James
town
and
region,
Park
neighborhoods
for
47
years.
E
As
a
result
of
the
loss
of
significant
government
grants,
the
center
is
facing
imminent
closure.
They
will
no
longer
be
able
to
maintain
their
core
programming
and
operations.
The
City
of
Toronto
currently
operates
a
number
of
programs
designed
to
support
our
vision,
their
vision
to
address
Community,
Safety
anti-poverty
youth
engagement
initiatives
with
equitable
access
to
recreation
services
in
the
Downtown
East.
Being
an
ongoing
concern
is
imperative
that
we
review
operations
to
increase
support
for
the
cyc.
E
This
is
a
timely
opportunity
to
strengthen
the
city's
recreation
for
all
vision
through
supporting
the
CI
cyc,
with
intern
funding
to
maintain
its
operations
and
again
this
is
signed
by
919
residents.
The
second
petition,
madam
speaker,
is
actually
is,
is
largely
in
the
age
of
electronic
communications
handwritten
and
collected
door
by
door
by
the
residents
of
Regent
Park.
The
petition
is
to
fund,
as
McAlister,
to
fund
the
Regent
Park
social
development
plan
in
2007,
the
city
City
Council
endorsed
the
city's
first
social
development
plan.
E
The
Regent
Park
social
development
plan,
also
known
as
the
SDP
does
Regent
Park
SDP
as
a
framework
designed
to
manage
change
and
strengthen
community
development
in
the
neighborhood
throughout
and
post
revitalization,
recommendations
focus
on
building
social
inclusion
and
cohesion
through
four
strategic
focus:
areas,
safety,
employment,
economic
opportunities,
community
building
and
communications.
It
has
been
13
years
since
the
plan
was
approved
by
City
Council,
yet
there
has
been
no
financial
investments
in
the
social
development
plan.
E
We
are
calling
on
the
mayor
and
city
councillors
to
support
the
from
to
support
the
call
from
community
members
to
fund
the
SDP
through
the
2020
budget
process.
Community.
Revitalization
is
not
just
about
bricks
and
mortar
successful
community.
Revitalization
is
one
where
both
the
physical
infrastructure
and
social
development
receive
equal
commitment
and
focus
as
the
Regent
Park
revitalization
is
entering
the
final
few
phases.
It
is
imperative
that
City
Council
commits
to
supporting
the
social
development
plan
in
Regent,
Park
and
I
just
want
to
acknowledge.
E
Madam
Speaker
that
the
SDP
table
in
Regent
Park
is
is
staffed
by
at
least
four
working
groups
and
when
I
say
staff,
it's
largely
volunteer.
Driven
and
many
of
these
volunteers
are
in
attendance
today
to
bear
the
witness
of
the
presentation
of
this
petition
to
City
Council.
They
include
stake,
holder
table
co-chairs,
as
well
as
the
community
building
working
group,
safety,
working
group,
Employment
and
economic
development
working
group.
E
The
communications
working
group,
the
planning
committee,
as
well
as
community
supporters
and
I,
just
wanted
to
be
able
to
name
them
off
because
they've
been
working
for
13
years
to
this
particular
point
in
time.
So
this
is
very
historic
for
them.
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
Palos
Grevious
Lloyd
Pike
is
smile,
Afra,
Murcia
Sampson,
when
Joel
Clawson,
Marianne's
long
time,
I'm
almost
finished
to
petition
I.
E
A
F
Morning,
speaker,
I
have
a
petition;
it
is
for
climate
emergency
funding
in
the
2020
budget,
whereas
the
city
has
declared
a
climate
emergency
to
respond
to
the
urgent
crisis
on
climate,
we
need
to
reduce
our
emissions
by
seven
point
six
percent
year
over
year,
each
year
this
decade.
To
do
this,
we
need
to
shift
car
ridership
to
increase
transit,
use,
walking
and
cycling.
D
Sir
speaker
I
have
a
petition
to
the
mayor
and
councillors
to
climate
emergency
funding
in
the
2020
budget
and
whereas
the
city
has
declared
a
climate
emergency
to
respond
to
the
urgent
crisis
on
climate,
we
need
to
reduce
emissions
47.6%
each
year
this
decade
per
year,
each
year
this
decade,
and
to
do
so
we
need
to
shift
car
ridership
to
increase
transit,
use,
walking,
cycling,
52
percent
of
emissions
are
from
buildings.
We
also
need
to
ramp
up
the
housing
retrofit
program
help,
and
this
is
signed
by
people.
I
will
say
from
across
the
city.
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
Speaker
I
have
a
petition
to
the
mayor
and
councillors
for
climate
emergency
funding
in
the
2020
budget.
Where
is
the
response
to
the
urgent
crisis
on
climate
change?
We
need
to
reduce
emissions
by
seven
point
six
percent
per
year
each
year
for
this
decade.
To
do
so,
we
need
to
shift
car
ridership
to
increase
transit,
use,
walking
and
cycling.
As
fifty
two
percent
of
emissions
are
from
buildings,
we
need
to
ramp
up
the
housing
retrofit
program
help.
This
petition
is
signed
by
over
100
people
from
across
the
city.
H
Madam
Speaker
I
have
a
petition
to
the
mayor
and
councillors
for
climate
emergency
funding
than
the
2020
budget,
whereas
the
risk
response
to
the
urgent
crisis
on
climate,
we
need
to
reduce
emissions,
seven
point
six
percent
per
year
each
year
this
decade.
To
do
this,
we
need
to
shift
car
ridership
to
increased
transit
use,
walking
the
cycling
as
fifty
two
percent
of
emissions
are
from
buildings.
We
need
to
ramp
up
the
housing
retrofit
program,
help
we,
the
undersigned,
tronto
residents,
call
upon
merit,
orion
city
councilors,
to
support
the
implementation.
H
J
You
madam
Speaker
rise
to
present
a
petition
to
mayor
and
council
for
climate
emergency
funding
in
2020
budget
here
is.
The
city
is
declared
climate
emergency
to
respond
to
the
urgent
crisis
on
climate,
we
need
to
reduce
emissions,
seven
point
six
percent
each
year
this
decade.
To
do
this,
we
need
to
shift
ridership
to
increase
transit,
use,
walking
and
cycling
as
52
percent
of
emissions
from
buildings
we
need
to
ramp
up
the
housing
retrofit
program
help
it's
a
signature
from
residents
of
beaches,
east
york.
Six
undersigned
here,
I'll
be
presenting
that.
Thank
you.
D
A
Counts
there:
okay,
merit
or
II.
B
So
the
first
interest
is
in
the
2020
information
and
technology
operating
budget,
the
police
services
and
TTC
budget
and
truant
community
housing,
as
it
relates
to
funds
for
telephone
wireless
and
Internet
services.
The
second
interest
pertains
to
the
strategic
communications
budget
as
pertains
to
funds
allocated
for
a
news,
summary
services
and
finally,
an
interest
regarding
the
transportation
services
budget
project
entitled
Rogers
Communications
Inc
uplift
project
and
I'll
file
that,
with
the
clerk.
K
Yes,
I'd
like
to
introduce
members
of
the
Willowdale
Youth
Council.
Perhaps
you
could
waive
they
are
here
with
the
permission
of
their
high
schools
by
the
way
to
observe
the
budget
process
and
hopefully,
while
they're
here
they
can
figure
out
which
of
these
chairs.
They
might
want
to
sit
in
and
15
or
20
years.
Thank.
E
Thank
you
very
much.
Madam
chair
I
also
have
a
declaration
of
interest
that
I'd
like
to
place
before
a
council
regarding
item
number
IX
13.2
eat.
This
is
regarding
the
operating
budget
for
economic
development,
culture
and,
in
particular,
arts
services,
I'm
a
board
member
of
the
Toronto
biannual
part.
A
We
will
now
review
and
confirm
the
order
paper
once
your
the
paper
has
been
approved
by
council.
Any
change.
We
need
a
two-thirds
vote.
The
mayor
has
identified
item
IX
13.1
on
the
2020
property
tax
rates
related
matters
as
this
first
key
matter:
item
e
X,
13
point
2,
1,
the
2020
capital
and
operating
budget
as
the
mayor
second
key
matter.
These
will
be
their
first
items
of
business.
Today
we
have
scheduled
to
meet
until
6
p.m.
tonight.
We
will
take
a
scheduled
recess
between
4:30
and
2
p.m.
and
council
reconvened
tomorrow,
9:30
a.m.
A
A
You
members
I,
am
expecting
that
there
will
be
a
number
of
motions
today
to
ensure
that
members
in
the
public
understand
the
motions
that
are
placed
members
are
reminded
to
work
with
this
clerk
staff
to
prepare
your
motions.
This
will
enable
the
clerk
staff
to
display
them.
Members
are
also
reminded
to
state
their
motions
before
they
speak,
so
go
to
the
mayor's
key
item.
Eyx
13.1.
F
M
D
Same
questions
for
you,
madam
Speaker,
so
our
current
backlog
is
559
million
dollars
for
state
of
good
repair.
Our
projected
backlog
at
the
end
of
the
10-year
plan
will
be
659
million
dollars
and
in
the
existing
10-year
plan
before
council.
Right
now
we
have
approximately
600
million
dollars
dedicated
towards
state
of
good
repair
project.
F
F
N
N
F
D
F
Thank
you
very
much
additionally,
in
the
budget.
Submission
from
the
library
board.
Excuse
me,
curtain
in
the
budget
submission
from
the
library
board.
The
library
board
voted
unanimously
both
before
the
budget
was
launched
and
again
after
the
budget
was
launched.
Asking
for
funding
for
two
phases
of
the
open
hours
program.
Art
is
that
budget
request
met
in
this
budget.
I
know.
F
H
F
And
speaker,
if
you'll
indulge
me,
I
waited
like
thirty
seconds.
I
have
one
final
question:
there
was
a
briefing
note
on
the
balance
of
reserve
accounts.
It
came.
It
showed
if
I
remember
correctly,
that
we
are
net
drawing
on
reserve
accounts
this
year,
we're
projecting
a
larger
draw
next
year
and
I've
still
larger
draw
the
year
after.
H
Through
you,
madam
Speaker
I'll
have
to
go
through
the
details,
but
what
we
did
through
the
briefing
note
this
year
is
separate
the
operating
drawers
versus
the
capital,
because
the
capitals
will
fluctuate
in
nature.
On
the
operating
side,
we
have
a
net
positive
contribution
to
the
reserves
that
are
associated
with
the
operating
budget.
Thank.
D
C
B
D
C
D
C
D
C
In
fact,
counselor
we
do
that
on
an
annual
basis.
We
actually
compare
against
other
municipalities,
other
municipalities
in
Ontario
and
elsewhere.
We
look
for
income
levels
and
we
look
to
stats
Canada
to
confirm
what
is
a
low
income
level.
So
that
is
an
annual
exercise
that
we
do
and
Toronto's
relief
levels
are
consistently
higher
than
other
Ontario
municipalities
in
terms
of
eligibility
criteria.
L
Thank
you,
madam
Speaker,
and
I
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
with
councillor
Fletcher
sort
of
left
off
as
a
staffer,
where
we
brought
emotion,
Council
in
December
2019,
we
were
looking
at
various
amendments
to
improve
the
tax
relief
programs.
We
were
looking
for
a
report
back
I
guess
in
the
first
quarter
of
2020,
which
still
in
when,
when
will
we
see
that
report
and
what
committee
will
go
to.
L
C
C
C
L
C
L
L
G
G
D
G
G
Q
G
G
E
G
Q
G
G
So
the
city
building
fund
and
the
changes
with
the
province
while
the
unfunded
line
would
increasing
we'd
be
able
to
fill
in
a
little
bit
like
a
fraction.
Quite
all,
but
let's
call
it
under
a
third
6/10,
no,
not
6/10,
sorry
trying
to
do
the
math
in
my
head.
It's
like
two,
like,
like
1/5,
roughly
I'm,
seeing
a
head
nod
from
the
city
managers.
Roughly
effect,
6
billion
and
30
billion
remind
me
what
other
revenue
sources,
the
city
or
revenue
tools
the
city
has
under
the
City
of
Toronto
Act.
Q
You,
madam
chair,
we
currently
engage
the
ml
TT,
the
municipal
land
transfer
tax,
and,
in
addition
to
that,
we
do
have
other
revenue
tools
that
we
could
consider.
One
of
them
would
be
the
parking
levy.
One
of
them
would
be
a
vehicle
license
tax,
as
well
as
a
vacancy
home
tax.
So
those
are
a
few
of
the
of
the
revenue
tools
that
were
noted
in
our
CBO
are
but
Ian.
Why
had
done
earlier
that
last
year?
Thank.
G
You
just
one
last
question
because
it
came
up
at
our
budget.
Town,
Hall
and
I
didn't
have
the
answer:
does
the
vacant
residential
tax
does
the
same
power
hold
for
commercial
property
vacant
commercial
properties
that
we
can
in
fact
put
a
fee
on
properties,
commercial
properties
that
are
held
vacant.
K
K
H
I've,
some
of
the
processes
were
putting
in
place
to
try
to
manage
that
more
effectively
in
terms
of
the
lifecycle
cost
of
the
pavement
and
trying
to
get
in
and
fix
some
of
those
roads
in
advance
of
when
they
become
more
expensive
to
do.
We
have
put
in
place
an
asset
management
program
that
is
in
place
to
do
that.
H
We
understand
the
quantity
of
our
backlog
and,
in
part,
that
backlog
has
grown
in
numbers
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
because
we
have
better
information
about
it
now,
and
so
we
are
looking
to
optimize
our
investments
to
do
better
coordination
and
bundling
a
project
so
that
we
could
take
advantage
of
getting
more
things
done
with
less
dollars,
increase
our
delivery
capacity
and
then
look
at
some
new
methods
for
increasing
that
delivery
capacity.
So.
K
H
H
K
Q
K
Q
Through
you,
madam
chair
I,
don't
think
we
can
actually
say
at
what
point
it's
unsustainable.
The
fact
is
is
that
this
year
we
have
done
a
significant
amount
of
work
about
better
understanding
what
our
capital
needs
are
and
the
timing
of
when
the
capital
spends
are
going
to
be
required,
which
is
why,
when
we
get
into
the
capital
plan,
we
spoke
about
recasting,
having
a
better
understanding
and
using
industry
best
practices
about
stage
gating,
and
so
that
way
we
can
better
predict
how
much
and
when
we
need
to
fund
certain
requirements.
Q
Through
you,
madam
chair,
this
year's
budget,
an
actual
fact
doubled
almost
doubled
the
amount
of
investments
we
are
making
in
the
state
of
good
repair
backlog
for
the
TTC.
So
we
have
made
significant
investments
or
plan
to
make
significant
investments
in
in
reducing
that
state
of
good
repair
backlog
in.
K
Q
Q
S
S
S
S
S
But
Toronto
has
some
other
elements
in
terms
of
raising
revenues
and
I
know
through
the
questions
that
were
asked
by
councillor
late,
and
you
answered
those
things
and
I
hear
just
by
some
of
the
questions
are
being
asked.
I
guess
some
people
are
off
with
you
that
we
should
add
additional
taxes
and
so
on,
but
we
also
have
the
missile
license
thing
that
MTM
LTT
right
correct.
That's.
S
S
S
Q
Q
S
Q
M
It's
about
the
supplementary
report
about
the
capping
and
threshold
I'm,
not
sure
who's
answering
this
question,
but
there's
there
are
comments
at
the
end
about
the
education
rate
should
change
that
that
we're
contemplating
or
reports
coming
to
executive
or
perhaps
a
special
meeting
of
council
do
we
do.
We
have
sort
of
four
castable
idea
that
it
is
changing
this
year
and
that
we're
gonna
see
where
you
see
something
that
requires
a
special
meeting
of
council.
C
M
C
M
So
I'm
wondering
if
there
is,
is
there
a
proactive
policy
strategy
around
that
I
think
I
think?
Well,
it
was
just
sort
of
presented
to
us
that
the
threshold
program
that
makes
sure
that,
through
you
know,
rounding
by
threshold
commercial/industrial
a
few
more
paying
their
actual
CBA
assessed
value
rates
and
there's
somewhat
of
a
protection,
only
a
tiny
amount
more
in
multi
res.
So
it's
using
that
threshold.
M
We
seem
to
have
been
able
to
somewhat
protect
them
to
collect
a
little
more
and
collect
a
lot
more
from
from
commercial
that
way,
all
of
which
is
good
for
for
pure
residential
I'm
wondering
if
we
have
a
new
assessment
coming
at
an
update
of
the
education
rate.
Do
we
do
does
counsel
need
to
ask
that
there
be
some
sort
of
proactive
committee
exercise
policy
exercise
to
look
at
potential
strategies
for
what
could
be
a
pretty
devastating
new
CVA
assessment.
C
C
We
are
proactively
consulting
with
impact
on
mitigation
methods,
we're
consulting
with
the
Ministry
of
Finance
group
and
with
stakeholder
groups
to
identify,
apart
from
the
caps
that
we've
proposed
in
this
year's
report,
are
there
other
method,
methods
that
we
can
use
to
mitigate
potentially
devastating
assessment
value
increases
and
related
tax
increases?
Okay,.
M
C
Will
actually
be
reporting
to
March,
general
government
and
licensing
committee
on
our
early
observations
are
our
early
identification
of
tax
policy
options
and
we
will
be
following
that
up
with
industry
consultations
over
the
course
of
2020,
but
but
likely
in
q2
or
q3
of
2020.
We
expect
to
be
reporting
back
on
on
results
and
options.
Okay,.
M
A
C
Will
depend
on
when
we
get
quantitative,
good
data
from
impact
on
actual
impact.
So
far,
we've
only
had
high-level
impacts
at
the
class
level.
We
need
detailed
property
by
property,
so
we
know
where
the
impacts
are
going
to
hit,
and
we
need
to
evaluate
that
against
our
current
tax
mitigation
measures
to
see
whether
we
need
additional
measures.
So
if
we
know
that
by
mid
2020,
yes,
that
gives
us
an
opportunity
to
request
the
province
for
legislative
or
regulatory
change
before
the
end
of
the
year.
That
would
be
in
place
for
2021.
Thank.
P
P
P
Can
you
again
talk
about
a
bit
about
the
recasting
of
the
capital
plan,
what
you
the
work
that
you've
been
doing
over
the
last
year
and
continuing
into
the
future
about
recast,
and
that's
so
we'll
actually
be
able
to
spend
more
money
of
the
capital
plan
that
we
budget?
You
talk
a
bit
about
that
recasting
sure.
Q
Introducing
industry
best
practices
that
involve
stage
gating,
some
of
the
organization
was,
was
implementing
that
it
wasn't
consistent
and
because
of
that,
we
now
are
more
comfortable
and
more
confident
into
the
assumptions
that
are
built
in
to
better
understanding
the
timing
of
a
project
in
the
amount
that
it
is
in
the
project.
So.
P
P
O
D
O
The
education
rate
which
the
homeowner
pays
and
businesses
in
Toronto
pay
in
industries
in
Toronto
pay
are
set
by
the
province
of
Ontario.
Is
that
correct,
that's
correct
so
when
a
person
on
Gloucester
Grove
gets
their
residential
tax
bill?
How
much
of
that
tax
bill
is
the
result
of
the
education
rates
set
by
the
province?
Approximately
a
percentage
for.
O
Therefore,
one
third,
the
taxes
on
that
bill
for
residents
is
education
than
half
for
a
business.
Big
and
small
is
for
education
that
they
pay
now
I
know.
One
of
the
complaints
that
Tapia
is
made
to
me
is
that
we
have
in
Toronto
our
small
businesses,
pay
the
highest
education
tax
rate
in
the
province.
Is
that
correct
that.
O
What
is
the
so,
therefore,
if
we
were
to
compare
what
a
business
in
Toronto
on
Eglinton
Avenue
pays
for
education
taxes
compared
to
someone
in
the
streets
Ville
on
the
street,
in
the
streets,
Ville,
Mississauga,
Road
or
whatever
so
ours?
Our
small
business
person
would
be
paying
more
for
education
than
would
be
a
small
business
in
Mississauga.
D
O
D
O
D
O
D
O
A
You
Thank
You
councillor
Perutz
on
the
tax
rate.
Yes,.
I
Ma'am
I
just
want
to
turn
our
minds
for
for
a
brief
moment
on
the
on
this
on
a
policy
decision
that
we
made
some
years
back.
That
speaks
to
the
the
differences
between
our
residential
tax
rates
and
our
commercial
industrial
rates.
So,
some
years
back,
we
made
a
conscious
decision
when,
when
the,
when
the
differences
were
somewhere,
you
know
between
four
and
five
counts.
A
I
Right
so
so,
I'm
looking
at
a
chart
here,
I'm
sorry
I
should
have
done
that
sooner
I'm.
Looking
at
a
chart
here
that
you
produced
that
say
that
in
2006
the
the
differences
between
the
residential
rate
of
tax
or
class
and
the
commercial
industrial,
the
difference
was
that
commercial
industrial
was
at
four
and
a
half
a
little
over
four
times.
The
rate
of
residential
is
that
in
fact,
correct
or.
I
C
Because
it
was
generally
assumed
that
the
higher
commercial
tax
rates
in
Toronto,
where
we're
causing
businesses
to
locate
elsewhere
because
of
the
high
tax
burden
on
commercial
and
industrial
council
to
improve
Toronto's
competitiveness,
adopted
target
ratios
to
reduce
the
ratio
within
commercial
and
industrial
to
two
and
a
half
times
with
a
target
of
2020.
So
we
hope
to
reach
that
target
by
2020.
We're
now
on
track
to
reach
that
target
by
2023.
Alright,.
I
I
C
I
C
I
C
I
C
E
E
Q
E
E
Q
F
Thank
You
speaker
for
a
decade
we
have
got
up
at
the
beginning
of
our
budget
debates
and
how
to
disagreement
about
the
property
tax
rate.
Some
on
the
floor
of
council
have
said
we
must
hold
it
to
the
rate
of
inflation.
Others
have
said
no.
We
need
to
go
further
for
a
couple
of
reasons,
primarily,
though,
to
deliver
the
services
that
you're
on
Tony
uns
want.
F
F
It's
become
routine
for
Torontonians
to
encounter
people
who
are
sleeping
rough
on
the
winter.
In
Toronto
and
risking
death,
it's
become
routine
for
Torontonians
to
be
unable
to
find
affordable
childcare.
It's
become
routine
for
low
and
middle-income
Torontonians
to
be
unable
to
find
a
place
they
can
afford
to.
Rent
I
could
go
on
you
heard
from
staff
and
various
departments
that
the
cost
of
that
decade
of
what
I
would
call
austerity
budgeting,
has
created
a
tremendous
hole
and
risk
in
the
future
of
Toronto.
F
So
as
bad
as
the
services
that
people
experience
are
now
we've
been
told,
we
can
expect
them
to
get
worse,
I'm
delighted
that
this
year
we
finally
broken
out
of
that
cycle
of
austerity
budgets,
which
are
creating
these
problems
in
the
City
of
Toronto
and
mr.
mayor
I
want
to
congratulate
you
on
having
the
courage
and
the
foresight
and
the
wisdom
to
bring
in
the
city
building
levy,
but
there
was
always
a
second
reason
why
we
were
in
wanted
and
needed
to
increase
property
taxes.
F
And
again,
oh
remind
you
of
a
moment
of
courage
that
the
mayor
showed
last
term.
We
proposed
a
road
toll
to
pay
for
some
of
the
very
expensive
transportation
infrastructure
projects
that
would
have
the
province
of
Ontario
said
no,
and
they
said
no,
because
people
around
that
cabinet
table
from
neighboring
municipalities
said
why
on
earth
would
we
give
the
City
of
Toronto
a
new
revenue
source
when
they're
not
using
the
one?
F
They
have
cabinet
ministers
who
represented
905
areas,
look
at
their
property
tax
rules
and
said:
are
our
citizens
pay
far
more
in
property
tax
when
Torontonians
do?
Why
would
we
give
the
City
of
Toronto
a
new
revenue
source,
and
that
was
always
the
second
reason
why
we
needed
to
increase
our
property
taxes,
but
it
was
to
establish
that
we
are
willing
to
ask
our
citizens
to
pay
more
before
we
do.
F
What
city
managers
and
chief
financial
officers
told
us
we
needed
to
do
every
year
from
amalgamation
until
we
stopped
doing
long
term
financial
planning
about
ten
years
ago.
There
was
always
a
checklist.
Get
your
own
house
in
order.
Bring
your
property
tax
in
line
and
I
will
remind
you
on
that
checklist,
CFO,
Joe,
Penna,
Shetty
and
CFO
kam
Weldon
would
always
put
it
on
get
a
sales
tax.
F
I
think
it's
time
for
us
to
face
facts
that
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
solve
our
housing
crisis.
Our
transit
crisis,
our
childcare
crisis,
our
state
of
good
repair
crisis,
we're
not
going
to
be
able
to
deliver
the
quality
of
life.
The
Torontonians
want
by
crossing
our
fingers
that
other
orders
of
government
will
increase
their
taxes
and
just
send
us
money.
We're
going
to
have
to
take
the
next
step,
and
that's
the
lesson
of
this
year's
budget.
G
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker
I'd
ask
that
staff
if
they
could
put
up
the
overhead
just
while
I'm
speaking
that'd
be
great
I
just
want
to
talk
about
two
things
very
quickly:
one
that
we
need.
We
need
to
pass
a
budget
with
revenue
sources
of
meat,
both
our
current
needs
and
our
future
needs.
I'm,
not
gonna,
go
back
and
look
at
the
past.
G
G
The
grand
this
is
from
the
previous
city
manager's
report.
It
shows
just
the
depth
of
the
impact
that
our
lack
of
revenue
sources
was
doing
to
our
city
budget
from
to
2018
and
moving
onward.
We,
if
you
just
read
the
report,
this
is
an
excerpt
of
it.
The
city
continues
to
experience
low
growth
in
most
of
its
revenue
base.
It
does
not
have
the
sufficient
revenue
to
meet
its
spending
needs
neither
under
existing
service
levels
and
capital
projects,
nor
to
pay
for
councilors
approved
strategies
and
plan.
That
sounds
like
a
piece
of
councillor
perks,
newsletter.
G
That's
our
previous
city
manager,
gentlemen,
who
now
has
been
tapped
by
the
federal
government
to
go
and
help
him
help
manage
their
bucks.
It
goes
on
in
terms
of
financial
planning,
counsel,
spends
relatively
little
time
on
the
city's
revenue
strategy
compared
to
its
service
level
deliveries.
It
is
critical
that
city's
revenue
and
expense
and
expenditure
strategies
are
effectively
integrated.
G
This
includes
matching
the
timing
of
revenues
to
expenditures
which
is
I,
think
something
that
are
our
new
CFO
has
actually
tried
to
manage
quite
well
in
the
new
budget,
as
we
shift
over
to
to
to
budgeting
off
the
previous
years
and
the
capital
budget
to
actually
reflect
what
we
can
deliver,
but
we
all
know
that
even
our
existing
city's
needs
aren't
enough.
We
don't
want
to
just
be
remembered
as
those
status
quo
counselors
that
can
I
certainly
know
that
our
mayor
doesn't
but
I
know
that
many
of
you
don't.
G
We
don't
want
to
be
known
as
those
counselors
that
sat
back
and
watch
our
homelessness
crisis,
a
housing
crisis,
an
environmental
crisis
go
by
and
an
our
council
didn't
make
the
necessary
investments
to
address
them,
and
that's
why
I
asked
some
of
those
questions
about
what
tools
could
we
use
the
one
person?
The
one
point:
five
percent
is
a
great
first
first
start
to
help
us
start
to
turn
that
corner,
but
that's
not
gonna
fill
in
that
thirty
billion
dollar
hole.
It's
not
all
going
to
be
done
on
property
taxes.
G
We
need
to
look
at
the
tools
we
have
access
to
the
vehicle
registration
fee,
a
parking
levy,
vacant
property
tax,
a
vacant
property
tax,
and
we
also
need
to
look
at
tools
that
we
can
fight
for
like
a
sales
tax.
You
know
if
we
got
the
2%
back,
that
Harper
that
Harper
gave
away
on
the
on
the
HST.
If
we
got
that
2%
back
as
a
city,
that'd
be
a
billion
dollars
a
year.
G
Councillor
McKelvey
could
have
a
new
subway
station
in
in
Scarborough
every
year
and
councilor
by
Lao
could
have
thousands
of
new
you
of
affordable
housing
every
year.
A
billion
I,
don't
think
that's
a
priority
at
this
stage,
but
that's
fine!
You
can
have
your
own
priorities.
I
was
focusing
on
counter
McKelvey's
there.
G
There
is
a
need
for
us
to
have
a
robust
tool
like
that.
If
we're
gonna
actually
make
a
dent
in
that
thirty
billion
dollars.
So
I'd
like
to
congratulate
the
mayor
and
the
budget
chief
and
many
on
council
who
are
starting
to
see
the
value
in
sifting
and
shifting
that
that
that
ship
and,
in
fact
putting
their
political
capital
on
the
line
to
do
so
now,
we
just
need
to
make
that
next
step
forward.
Thank
you.
Thank.
R
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
Speaker,
and,
to
my
previous
colleagues,
comments.
I,
don't
know
if
I
necessarily
turn
that
corner
yet
I
guess
that's
when
I
must
begin
to
right
now,
so
first
off
without
a
doubt,
I
think,
just
like
all
my
colleagues
have
shared
my
personal
thanks
to
to
the
mayor
for
this
budget
process.
It
takes
a
lot
of
work
and,
of
course,
the
budget
chief
budget
committee
and
as
well
as
our
exemplary
city
staff,
we
do
a
great
job
every
day.
R
Thank
you
for
all
your
work
on
this
I'm,
going
to
keep
my
comments
brief
on
this
item,
I
think
I'm
a
little
more
to
say
on
the
next
item,
but
with
this
particularly
I
do
want
you.
A
lot
of
reference
has
been
given
to
our
Auditor
General
throughout
this
budget
process
and
not
being
the
work
that
she
has
done
being
a
big
part
of
where
this
budget
has
landed
today.
R
So
I
also
want
to
thank
her
for
the
work
that
she
has
done,
but
what
this
comes
down
to
do
for
me,
which
I
have
said
before
in
December
being
opposed
to
the
city
building
levee,
which
I
believe
is
a
significant
cost
to
the
residents
of
Toronto
when
everything
is
on
enough,
so
it
will
be
hard
for
me.
I
kind
of
worked
with
our
city
clerks
to
see
if
I
could
separated
and
support
the
rest
of
it,
but
it's
too
much
bacon
so
for
a
number
of
reasons
which
I
share
then
December.
R
A
H
H
They
were
correct
in
what
they
said
that
we
had
been
warned
by
previous
city
managers
about
the
ability
to
fund
all
of
the
things
that
council
has
asked
to
do
specifically
with
the
tools
that
we've
got,
which
is
the
the
property
tax
base.
But
what
they
left
out
of
the
out
of
the
statement
was
the
other
side
of
the
equations
that
city
managers
have
reminded
us
that
council
has
to
exercise
caution
in
the
endeavors
that
we
go
down.
H
In
this
chamber,
we
head
down
the
path
of
many
many
equity
seeking
programs,
that
is
to
take
money
from
one
group
of
citizens
to
move
it
through
another
through
a
vehicle
or
a
process.
You
always
have
to
ask
the
question:
is
this
the
right
place
to
do
that?
Does
that
belong
to
another
order
of
government?
And
sometimes
the
answer
is
yes?
Sometimes
the
answer
is
no,
maybe
it's
better
suited
at
the
federal
level
or
at
the
provincial
level,
because
they
have
progressive
income
taxes
and
that's
their
job.
H
That's
what
they're
elected
to
do
and
that's
the
programs
that
they
have
to
move
money.
It's
one
group
of
people
to
the
other,
I
think
back
to
the
type
of
concerns
that
people
call
my
office
about,
and
they
say
you
know,
counselor
our
services
are
deteriorating,
we're
getting
less,
the
grass
is
being
cut
less
times
the
roads
aren't
kept
up
like
they
used
to
be.
You
know
that
VBO
our
report
was
right.
It
said
that
we
haven't
been
raising
taxes
at
the
same
rate
that
we
could
or
should
to
keep
those
programs
up.
H
Instead,
that
money
has
gone
towards
other
programs
that
this
council
has
deemed
a
priority,
and
one
has
to
ask
that
question
is:
should
we
be
in
those
businesses
or
should
we
just
be?
Turning
on
the
federal
and
provincial
governments
to
say:
hey,
that's
your
job.
We
have
an
opinion
on
these
matters,
but
you
should
step
up
to
the
plate,
but
no,
we
choose
to
supplement
it.
H
H
The
concern
I
have
is
we
tend
to
spread
ourselves
too
widely
and
we
get
into
things
that
really
don't
belong
at
the
municipal
level
and
I
understand
people
want
to
try
to
help
and
help
other
people,
but
you
always
have
to
ask:
is
this
the
right
place
to
run
that
program
and
our
property
taxpayers
the
right
people
through
that
tool
to
ask
to
pay
for
it?
Is
that
fair
and
I?
Think
if
you
look
at
those
carefully,
you
reach
the
conclusion
than
in
some
places.
H
L
You
thank
you,
madam
Speaker
I
think
it's
very
important
to
know
that
when
councillors
debate
the
tax
rate
and
and
ask
for
more
and
more
taxes,
they've
gotta
realize
that
Torontonians
are
already
paying
their
fair
share
through
other
revenue
tools.
I've
got
to
realize
that
we
are
the
only
municipality
with
the
land
transfer
to
we
have
the
municipal
accommodation
tax.
We
have
the
billboard
tax.
Now
when
we
tried
tolls,
we
I
got
zero
emails
from
other
residents
of
other
municipalities,
saying
when
you
raise
your
taxes.
L
That's
when
we'll
talk
about
tolls,
that's
not
that
weird
they
were
saying
they
simply
did
not
want
to
give
Toronto
a
revenue
tool,
even
though
those
were
dedicated
to
regional
transit.
People
have
talked
a
lot
about
a
reach,
a
sales
tax,
a
sales
tax
in
Toronto.
Well,
that
will
not
work.
Former
Finance
Minister
Jim
Flaherty
said
that
it
has
to
be
a
regional
tax
or
you
will
kill
the
retail
in
this
city.
If
you
have
extra
retail
sales
tax
on
on
Toronto
based
retail
outlets,
people
are
gonna
flood
across
municipal
boundaries
to
shop.
L
So
what
you
need
is
you
actually
need
a
multi
municipal
agreement
that
there'd
be
a
regional
sales
tax
chaired
among
the
regions
for
regional
goals
such
as
such
as
transit.
So
let's
go
back
to
the
vehicle
registration
tax,
so
this
council
there
were
14
new
counselors
at
the
time.
Some
are
still
here.
Almost
ten
years
ago,
this
council
voted
down
the
regional,
the
the
vehicle
registration
tax.
Now,
with
all
due
respect
to
my
colleague
here,
it
was
a
tax
that
many
people
misunderstood
people
misunderstood
where
the
money
was
going,
they
misunderstood
how
was
being
implemented.
L
They
had
to
pay
it
on
their
licensing
renewal
date,
which
in
most
cases
was
someone's
birthday.
The
last
thing
you
want
to
do
on
your
birthday,
so
people
will
buy
into
a
revenue
tool
if
it's
explained
where
the
money
goes,
if
it's
dedicated
and
if
it's
going
to
be
used
for
the
social
good
I
mean
if
you
look
at
many
fundraising
campaigns
from
it
from
institutions
such
as
post-secondary
universities
or
hospitals.
L
When
you
dedicated
the
source
of
those
fundraising
tools
to
something
very
specific,
such
as
a
prenatal
wing
or
cancer
equipment,
they
raise
much
more
funds
if
they
just
then
when
they
say.
Oh,
it's
just
going
into
general
revenue
touched
on
very
briefly
by
councilor
holiday
is
a
fact
that
our
wider
problem
is.
This
municipality
is
taking
on
way
too
much
we're
taking
on
the
same
responsibilities
as
a
national
government
and
a
provincial
government
with
a
lack
of
ability
to
pay
for
those
services.
It's
been
a
dump
down
for
over
a
decade.
L
The
last
thing
we
want
to
do
in
this
council
chamber
is:
make
it
a
more
expensive
City
push
people
out
of
their
homes
and
make
it
unlivable.
We've
got
to
make
sure
that
we
strike
a
balance
between
the
funds.
We
need
to
run
a
city
and
deliver
the
services
that
people
expect,
but
at
the
same
time
make
sure
that
we
don't
harm
the
very
people
who
built
this
city,
the
seniors,
the
war
veterans
and
so
forth.
So
what
we're
looking
at?
L
O
O
I
know
that
the
mayor
and
his
courage
and
bringing
about
more
revenues
for
housing
and
transit
is
something
that
the
majority
of
people,
certainly
my
constituent,
appreciated
that
they
may
argue
about
their
taxes
being
too
high
and
their
tax
bill,
but
they
do
appreciate
that
there's
going
to
be
investment
in
affordable
housing
and
the
city
is
investing
in
better
transit.
That
has
been
universally
accepted
as
something
we
had
to
do
not
necessarily
wanted
to
do,
but
it's
a
necessary
initiative
on
behalf
of
this
council
in
the
mayor.
O
So
that's
been
widely
accepted
as
something
very,
very
positive
and
that's
quite
different.
The
way
things
used
to
be
whenever
you
would
propose
such
a
levy
or
a
special
source
of
revenue,
I
just
want
to
say
that
the
other
thing
that
is
perplexing
is
looking
for
revenue
tools.
The
problem
I
have
with
revenue
tools.
Most
of
them
are
regressive;
in
other
words,
they
don't
account,
have
any
accountability
for
a
person's
income.
O
They're
right
across
the
board,
like
you
know
the
license
fee
of
$60,
it
didn't
matter
if
you're
driving,
a
Cadillac
or
driving
a
a
Ford
Ranger,
you
paid
the
same
amount
that
$60
fee.
So
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
you
know
it
didn't
faze
them
at
all
that
they
had
to
pay
an
extra
fee,
because
who
knows
what
their
income
is?
So
that's
the
problem
with
most
revenue
tools
the
city
has
at
its
disposal.
O
They
pay
no
heed
to
a
person's
ability
to
pay
and
that's
why
the
best
source
of
revenue
always
comes
from
federal,
provincial
taxation,
which
is
progressive.
It's
based
on
your
ability
to
pay,
and
most
people
accept
that
for
the
most
part,
and
so
if
you
look
and
then
the
thing
we've
got
to
emphasize
again
think
counselor
Pasternak
was
talking
about
that
is.
This
is
already
besides
the
taxes
that
are
paced,
it's
already
a
very
expensive
city
to
live
in.
O
We
forget,
you
know
if
you
try
to
hire
a
handy
person
to
fix
up
things
around
the
house
in
Toronto,
see
what
they
want
to
charge
you
per
hour.
You've
hire
someone
to
fix
your
house
that
you're
living
in
Kenora
I'm
sure
they're
not
paying
the
same.
You
know
I
really
read
for
a
handy
person
here
in
Toronto,
or
a
mechanic.
O
Whether
it's
rent
I've
said
this
before
you
can
rent
a
house
in
Pembroke
for
600
bucks
a
month,
a
whole
house
in
Toronto
for
600
bucks
a
month,
you
can't
even
rent
a
garage,
almost
that's
what
it's
getting
to.
So
these
are
extra
costs
that
people
in
Toronto
pay
that
we
have
to
take
into
account
when
we
look
at
new
revenue
tools
that
we're
going
to
add
on
to
their
daily
cost
of
living,
and
so
that's
very
significant.
O
M
Carol,
thank
you.
Madam
Speaker
I
ask
questions
about
next
year
when,
when
we
were
asking
questions
of
staff,
because
I
am
very
concerned,
I'm
comforted,
though
a
lot
of
proactive
work
is
already
going
on
and
and
we're
getting
ready
for
that.
But
it's
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
do
like
it
or
not
have
to
look
at
those
ways
of
collecting
revenue
that
were
that
are
available
to
us
and
those
that
are
not
that
we
should
be
asking
for.
M
We
do
have
to
look
at
them
because,
in
in
terms
of
the
property
tax
regime,
we're
about
to
see
some
of
our
residents
and
some
of
our
businesses
be
devastated
by
whatever
is
their
assessment
increase
and
yet
for
us
because
of
the
the
capping
system
that
they
impose.
It's
not
going
to
be
a
windfall
for
us.
They'll
all
end
up
thinking
that
it
is,
but
it
won't
be,
and
so
we'll
be
back
in
the
same
box
that
we've
been
struggling
to
get
out
of
since
amalgamation
in
2000,
since
the
advent
of
CVA.
M
M
17
states
have
realized
that
that
sales
tax
are
problematic
and
that
you
do
hit
seniors
with
them,
but
every
employer
every
employer
in
the
GTH
a
has
the
software
to
do
payroll
deductions.
And
if
you
look
to
the
payroll
tax
seniors,
don't
pay
it
o
DSP
recipients,
don't
pay
it
o
W
recipients,
own
pant
and
the
businesses
themselves,
don't
pay
it,
but
if
they
were
collecting
from
residents
counselors,
if
I
used
to
if
I
use
sort
of
the
average
rate
of
those
17
states
in
the
United
States
about
$20
would
come
off
your
paycheck
$20.
M
He
wasn't
happy.
When
open
buy
a
washer/dryer
on
the
weekend,
you
wouldn't
have
to
pay
a
sales
tax,
so
you
wouldn't
wouldn't
go
through
the
roof,
but
$20
would
come
off
your
paycheck
and
most
of
us
give
$40
to
the
United
Way
already
to
cover
things
that
we're
not
able
to
cover
in
the
budget
that
we
need
to
cover
them
in
$20.
Some
of
our
senior
team
make
more
than
us
they
might
pay
50.
M
M
We
we've
got
to
find
out
what
all
of
them
do
and
and
what
the
impacts
are
and
are
not
with
all
of
them,
because
earlier
I
heard
councillor
perks
posed
a
question
and
I
think
he
posed
it
in
a
way
that
he
wasn't
quite
clear,
and
so
we
got
an
answer
that
wasn't
quite
accurate.
We
are
not
reducing
our
state
of
good
repair
backlog
this
year.
It
is
getting
more
and
more
every
year
from
here
on
in
it's
great
to
have
the
levy,
but
we're
going
to
spend
it
on
things
that
were
below
the
line.
M
They
are
not
so
grrrrrr
councillor,
Kelly
used
to
call
its
ogre
the
ogre
and
in
every
division.
There's
a
multi-year
outlook
and
the
backlogs
going
up.
So
we're
not
get
away
was
not
looking
at
this,
but
next
year
we're
gonna
have
an
assessment.
That
means
we're
not
really
gonna
be
able
to
go
to
the
property
tax
pool
other
than
our
CBF,
our
city
building
fund
levy.
A
P
You,
madam
Speaker
yeah
right.
We
do
have
this
conversation
every
year
at
this
time.
This
is
the
first
item
that
comes
up
and
we
discuss
it.
We
debated
we
make
a
decision
and
we
move
on.
The
decision
that
has
happened
over
the
last
number
of
years
is
to
keep
the
property
tax
rate
that
impacts
the
operating
at
the
rate
of
inflation,
and
we
move
on.
We
have
the
second
conversation,
but
the
second
conversation
which
will
happen
after
this,
of
course,
is
about
how
do
we
invest
in
the
city?
P
One
of
the
things
we
have
been
doing
and
we've
been
doing
year
after
year
after
year,
is
attempting
to
keep
property
taxes
as
low
as
possible,
but
at
the
same
time,
investing
in
the
city.
Every
budget
I
think
this
year
is
probably
the
one
budget
year
we
were
where
we
have
invested
more
in
this
city
at
the
same
time,
keeping
the
property
tax
rate
with
regard
to
the
operating
at
the
rate
of
inflation.
Yes,
we
do
have
the
city
building
fund
this
year
and
that,
of
course
helps
with
that.
P
But
I
have
taken
the
stance
as
the
budget
chief,
along
with
the
mayor,
to
start
off
looking
at
trying
to
keep
property
taxes
as
low
as
possible.
That's
the
first
thing:
I
do
I
will
not
and
do
not
want
to
increase
property
taxes
unless
I
am
confident
and
comfortable
that
we
are
managing
our
own
behind
the
scenes,
and
we
have
been
doing
that
year
after
year
after
year.
P
P
For
the
first
time
we
are
now
putting
the
money
into
that
corporation
to
write
itself,
to
be
able
to
put
the
money
in
that
with
funds,
of
course,
from
the
federal
government,
but
we're
doing
that,
and
we
are
doing
that
at
the
same
time
keeping
our
property
tax
rate
at
a
reasonable
level.
We
are
increasing
our
state
of
good
repair.
Every
year
we
do
a
10
year,
capital
plan,
we
readjust.
P
We
look
at
the
priorities
and
we
continue
to
do
more
when
you're
looking
at
our
capital
Pingree
we're
recasting
our
capital
plan,
giving
us
the
ability
to
do
more
with
the
capital
plan
without
more
dollars,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
do
that
to
try
to
figure
out
how
we
do
things
and
I've.
Had
the
the
pleasure
of
going
down
to
New
York
with
my
colleague
to
on
a
TV
show
to
talk
about
sales
tax,
to
talk
about
other
revenue
tools,
and
you
know
what
it
was
enlightening
to
me.
P
It
enlightening
in
the
sense
that
you
know
we
do
need
to
have
that
conversation
I
have
supported
in
the
past
modest
revenue
tools
and
do
we
need
to
go
down
that
direction
of
a
sales
tax,
I'm,
not
sure,
but
I
can
tell
you
one
thing:
it's
not
happening
here.
We
can
have
the
conversation
we
can
do
whatever
we
want
it's
until
the
province
makes
the
decision
to
one
of
grant
us
that
we
can
do
that.
P
So,
in
the
meantime,
I
don't
from
my
perspective,
not
wasting
that
kind
of
time,
I'm
more
interested
in
building
the
kind
of
city
we
need
to
build
in
trying
to
find
the
right
kind
of
efficiencies.
Modernization
within
the
budget
that
we
have
and
I'll
give
one
good
example.
When
you're
talking
about
revenue
tools
and
we're
talking
about
rate
of
return,
we
just
created
an
investment
board
year
and
a
half
two
years
old,
we're
not
at
the
point.
We
were
concealed
eyes.
P
P
To
be
able
to
say,
can
we
set
up
an
own
independent
board
to
look
at
how
we
invest
and
we've
done
that
modestly
and
I
can
tell
you
one
thing
and
we
won't
see
the
returns
for
a
while
that
is
going
to
increase
when
you
will
talking
about
revenue
tools,
that
would
be
a
revenue
tool
that
I'm
very
supportive
of
because
it's
working
with
in
house
two
and
sure
that
we
can
get
the
kind
of
revenues
you
want.
So
that's
just
one
good
example
create
teal.
That's
another
example.
P
When
you're
looking
at
bringing
all
the
real
estate
divisions
together
into
one
and
the
kind
of
money
that
that
is
going
to
save
over
many
many
years.
We
don't
know
that
yet
but
I'm
sure
it's
gonna
be
a
lot.
Those
are
the
kind
of
ways
I
look
forward,
I,
look
to
as
my
role
as
a
budget
chief
to
be
able
to
figure
out
ways
that
we
can
find
more
money
to
be
able
to
reinvest
in
the
city
I.
Don't
necessarily
think
that
we
have
to
raise
taxes
beyond
the
rate
of
inflation.
P
To
do
that,
and
in
fact,
when
I
hear
this
I
hear
this
austerity
budgeting
that
we
have
been
doing
over
many
many
years
now
we
have
in
the
past
done
some
austerity
budget
I've
been
part
of
that.
I
can
tell
you
one
thing:
the
last
three
four
or
five
years
there's
been
austerity
budget
happening
here.
In
fact,
we
continue
to
invest
more,
invest
more
and
that's
what
we'll
continue
to
do
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
K
Thank
you
so
I
think
when
you
count
everything
all
in
not
just
the
property
tax
before
us,
but
the
city
building
fund
in
the
reduction
and
the
garbage
rebate.
We
are
certainly
going
to
the
residential
taxpayer
for
as
much
as
we
can
and
so
I
think
you
know
on
balance.
What
what's
before
us
is
a
you
know,
a
very
good
budget
and
and
I
do
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
his
leadership
and
councillor
Crawford
and
and
the
staff
that
all
the
others
who
put
time
into
it.
K
Late.
Last
year,
I
brought
a
large
group
of
residents
together
just
to
talk
about
the
future
direction
of
the
city,
and
there
was
about
40
people
in
the
room,
and
one
of
the
questions
we
asked
was
who
thinks
the
city
needs
more
revenue
and
typically
in
Willowdale,
if
I'd
asked
that
question
previously
I
would
have
got
you
know.
Maybe
a
2020
split
and
I
was
somewhat
flabbergasted
when
all
40
people
in
the
room
unanimously
said
the
city
needs
more
revenue.
K
He
needs
more
revenue
in
order
to
create
the
kind
of
city
we
all
want,
and
so,
while
we're
patting
ourselves
on
the
back,
we
need
to
acknowledge
that
and
I
don't
want
to
say
this
is
a
good
budget,
but
you
know
I'd
rather
say
this
is
a
good
budget
and
we
ought.
We
need
to
acknowledge
that
we
urgently
need
to
find
new
revenue
sources
and
obviously
those
need
to
be
ones
which
bring
in
a
very
large
amount
over
a
very
broad
segment
of
the
population.
So
you
know
gas
tax
sales
tax.
K
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Speaker
I
have
a
motion
I'd
like
to
to
move
and
it's
basically
an
information,
a
request,
and
it
picks
up
on
the
questions.
I
was
asking
earlier
today
in
2005-2006,
as
a
City
Council
meet
a
very
conscious
decision
to
to
align
more
closely
the
commercial
industrial
taxes
of
the
City
of
Toronto
to
its
residential
taxes
paid.
So
that
was
a
conscious
policy
decision
undertaken
by
this
council
in
2005-2006.
I
I
So
in
order
for
us
to
enhance
Toronto's
business
climate,
we
didn't
want
to
bleed
jobs
to
the
905
or
to
other
areas
or
other
jurisdictions.
So
we
made
a
conscious,
very
conscious,
deliberate
policy
decision
to
say
we
are
going
to
take
industrial
commercial
taxes
across
the
City
of
Toronto
and
bring
them
closer
in
line
to
the
residential
tax
rate,
and
we
set
a
target
of
two
and
a
half
percent
two
and
a
half
times.
I
Somewhere
at
four
somewhere
a
little
over
three
somewhere
a
little
higher,
and
we
said
we
want
to
bring
that
ratio
down.
So
what
did
that
do
over
that
period
of
time?
Well,
it
basically
reduce
the
tax
rates
for
commercial
industrial
across
Toronto
quite
significantly
and
who
shouldered
the
burden,
who
shouldered
the
loss
in
revenue.
The
residential.
I
I
So
when
you
look
at
all
of
the
property
taxes
paid
in
in
Toronto,
commercial,
industrial
4's
represents
about
out
of
the
four
and
a
half
billion
dollars
about
one
and
a
half
billion
now
I've
made
some
notes
here
and
I
can't
find
those
notes,
but
I'll
try
to
go
on
about
what,
where
my
thinking
was
earlier.
Commercial,
industrial,
specially
big
commercial
industrial
have
done
very
very
well.
Not
only
have
they
done
well
by
us
in
terms
of
our
own
policy
change,
but
they've
done
well
through
appeals.
I
You
all
know
this:
we've
lost,
we've
bled
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
to
them
through
their
through
their.
You
know
through
their
Appeals.
Why?
Because,
because
it's
very,
very
difficult
to
develop
values,
come
market
values
for
big
commercial,
industrial
properties,
there's
no,
there's
no
roadmap.
So
what
these
guys
have
done,
they've
taken
us
to
the
you
know
to
the
to
the
different
tribunals
and
they've
won
very,
very
significant
reduction
in
taxes.
Why?
Because
of
methodology,
changes
in
terms
of
their
values,
so
they've
been
doing
well
in
terms
of
our
tax
rate.
I
They've
done
incredibly
well
in
terms
of
their
Appeals,
and
we
should
be
looking
at
revisiting
those
ratios.
We
established
they
won.
We
won
this
battle.
We
wanted
a
long
time
ago.
We
are
no
longer
bleeding
jobs
to
the
905,
so
why
we
just
keep
pursuing
that
policy
is
beyond
me
and
councillor.
Coley
asked
a
very
interesting
question:
50%
of
the
commercial
industrial
taxes
go
towards
being
education
all
over
the
province
of
Ontario,
so
those
monies
are
collected
here,
but
they're
distributed
all
over.
D
Thank
you,
speaker,
council
Prusa,
would
you
believe
just
the
taxes
are
not
a
problem
for
these.
These
industries
now
yalta's
take
Campbell,
Soup
and
I'll.
Take
Christie
biscuits,
crap.
That
was
down
where
we've
built
all
around
there's
other
pressures
on
these
businesses.
Just
besides
the
taxes-
and
you
know,
Kraft
said
you
know
what
you
built
all
around
me.
My
trucks
can't
even
get
into
our
facility.
Now
look
at
the
price
of
our
our
land.
You
know
what
which
happened:
they
sold
it
and
it's
being
developed
as
residential.
So
there
you
not
see
if.
H
D
I
There's
no
question
that
industrial
operations,
especially
industrial
operations
within
a
very
dense
urban
urban
environment,
become
very,
very
difficult,
but
industrial
and
while
we
want
to
protect
and
preserve
industrial
represents
only
about
2%
of
the
commercial
in
the
drill
tax
class.
It's
very,
very
small,
and
only
a
very
small
sliver
has
been
left
here
in
the
City
of
Toronto.
What
we
really
have
is
we
have
first
Canadian
place
and
we
have
the
Eaton
Center.
We
have
Yorkdale.
I
We
have
these
big
commercial
of
retail
places
that
that
have
done
that
have
been
winning
winning
and
winning
some
more
they've,
been
winning
with
us.
They've
been
winning
with
everybody,
they've
been
they've,
been
winning
all
the
way
to
the
bank
and
all
I'm
saying
is,
is
hang
on
a
second.
As
you
win
win
and
then
win
some
more.
Maybe
we
can
take
back
a
little
bit
at
I,
win
and
shift
at
all
to
these
other
people
who
have
been
subsidizing.
I
Those
victories
for
these
folks
so
while
I
well
I
agree
with
you
that
that
industrial
and
in
in
heavy
industrial
in
a
very
dense
urban
environment,
like
Campbell
Soup,
for
example,
and
like
some
plants
in
in
my
area,
both
in
the
Duke
Heights
BIA
in
the
emery
village
BIA
their
their
operations
are
somewhat
difficult.
But
the
other
thing
that
I
asked
to
look
at
is
this.
We
do
something
else
very,
very,
very
important
speaker.
A
I
Iii,
do
and
I
also
want
to
speak
to
another
thing
that
we're
doing
very
significantly
with
some
of
the
businesses
that
you
want
to
protect.
So
so
we
have
these
two
blocks
of
assessment
for
commercial
industrial.
We
have
this
first
block
up
to
about
a
million
dollars
and
then
the
rest
is
paid
at
a
different
rate.
I
What
we
also
need
to
do-
and
that's
what
this
motion
also
asked
to
do-
is
to
revisit
that,
because,
while
a
million
dollars
to
protect
small
businesses
and
smaller
industrial
operators,
maybe
$1,000,000
in
2005
or
2006
made
sense,
but
maybe
what
we
should
be
looking
at
now
is
is
expanding.
That
block
because,
as
you
know,
property
values
in
the
City
of
Toronto
have
increased
exponentially
not
only
for
residential,
but
also
for
commercial
industrial
property.
A
I
No,
it's
very
specific
around
commercial
industrial
because,
as
you
as
you
will
note,
the
multi
residential
was
it
significantly
higher
and
that
relationship
has
come,
has
come
down
somewhat
and
is
much
closer
now
to
two
single
residential
I
believe
the
ratio
there
is
somewhere
around
to
eighteen
to
forty
six,
a
two
point:
one
where
the
where
the
commercial
industrial
now
is
around
two
point:
six
and
a
half
the
the
multi
residue
per
watt.
H
It
your
intent
with
this
report
to
have
a
full
economic
analysis
of
a
business
climate,
because
we
know
that
it's
not
just
the
property
tax,
but
it's
the
water
rate,
the
electricity
rate
I
think
counselor
Layton
got
through
a
motion
to
look
at
a
special
tax
on
arcing
Lots,
if
I
recall,
sorry
a
fee
and
other
fees
and
charges
that
we
put
towards
businesses.
Is
it
your
intent
to
sort
of
bring
all
that
into
the
mix
or
just
look
at
the
taxes
in
the
back?
You.
I
Know
what
I
think
we
look
at
that
all
the
time
and
in
councilor
:
mentioned
that.
So,
while
you
have
a
those
add-ons
you
all
day,
you
pile
onto
business
you're,
also
piling
onto
people
who
live
here.
You
know
their
mechanic
costs
more
their
their
rent
costs
more.
You
know
their
I,
don't
know
their
daycare
costs
more.
Their
transit
costs
more
their
food
costs
more.
You
know
your
travel
costs
way
way
more.
You
know
you
got
like
you.
Can
you
can
park
in
most
places
up
in
wild?
H
O
A
O
Specific
clarification
of
a
very
good
motion
by
my
colleague
here,
counselor
fruits,
ax
and
just
sort
of
continue
on
to
about
councillor
Grimes
was
talking
about
the
concern
is
in
this
report.
I,
don't
see
any
reference
to
ensuring
that
we
don't
put
all
business
into
one
basket
that
we
also
understand
a
small
business
shopkeepers
on
Main
Street
that
we
don't
shift
more
taxes
on
to
them,
because
right
now
they're
at
their
limit
right
now.
They
can't
even
afford
to
open
the
doors
now
correct.
I
And
that's
why
in
number
two,
for
example,
you
have
what's
called
been
one
in
Bantu,
so
been
one
so
essentially
the
Eaton
Center,
their
first
million
dollars
worth
of
assessment
is
taxed
at
a
particular
rate
and
that's
intended
to
protect
smaller
businesses.
So
a
smaller
business
would
benefit
by
that
more
and
then
the
rest
of
their
value.
Their
current
value
assessment
is
tax
at
a
different
rate
beyond
the
million
dollars,
so
everybody
gets
the
break
on
their
first
bang.
I
So
we
need
to
revisit
that
because
maybe
a
million
dollars
now
to
protect
small
businesses,
small
mom-and-pop
shops
and
things
like
that
isn't
enough.
Maybe
that
number
needs
to
increase,
and
then
we
have
the
ability
within
that
to
actually
create
some
adjustments
where
we
can
further
extend
some
some
protections
to
them,
because
because
I
agree
with
you,
a
viable
city
can
be
viable.
If
you
have
a
very,
very
healthy
small
business
class,
that's
doing
well.
I
O
I
E
Thank
you
very
much.
Ma'am,
speaker
and
I
do
have
a
motion.
The
clerk's
who
put
that
on
the
screen
for
us
to
direct
the
city
manager,
to
convene
an
impact
response,
working
group
with
financial
planning
staff
and
industry
experts
to
assess
and
report
to
the
executive
committee
in
the
second
quarter
of
2020
on
the
next
phase
of
surging
assessments
anticipated
from
impact
and
such
report
to
include
consultation
with
counselors
with
high
density
zones
or
high
growth
areas.
E
Madam
Speaker,
this
is
a
once
again
that
time
of
year
where
we
actually
determine
the
values
of
City
Council,
because
there
is
no
higher
policy
document
than
the
budget,
it
sort
of
sets
into
motion
everything
else.
We
do
in
the
city
whether
it's
a
anti
black
racism
strategy,
anti-poverty
reduction
strategies
how
to
reduce
gun
violence,
how
to
implement
road
safety.
It
all
comes
back
to
the
core
piece
of
work
that
a
Budget
Committee,
led
by
councillor
Crawford
and
in
this
incredible
team,
have
have
done
at
this
point
in
time
and
madam
Speaker.
What
so?
E
So
this
is,
this
is
largely
I,
think
perhaps
the
dawn
of
a
new
era
and
we've
been
heading
to
to
this
place
for
some
time,
I
recognize
that
we're
still
going
to
be
hustling
over
what
are
the
right
revenue
tools
and
certainly
I,
don't
anticipate
that
that
will
go
away
anytime
soon,
but
I
am
really
appreciative
of
the
discourse.
Madam
Speaker,
my
motion
has
everything
to
do
with
the
fact
that
there
are
some
councillors.
E
I
know
that
have
been
have
been
meeting
with
impac
and
we've
already
gotten
heads-up
that
there
are
significant
changes
that
are
coming
to
the
assessment
world,
not
necessarily
how
they're
assessing
they're
still
using
the
same
methodology.
Same
algorithms,
they're
gonna
still
put
out
the
same
process,
but
the
numbers,
the
numbers
that
will
that
will
be
produced,
they'll,
be
made
public.
In
short
order
is
going
to
probably
knock
the
socks
off
of
some
of
our
residents,
including
those
who
are
condominium
high-rise
owners
that
particular
sector
of
macro.
E
Madam
Speaker,
those
residents
are
gonna,
see
a
disproportionate
hit
on
their
tax
bill
very
shortly,
so
we
have
seen
small
businesses
struggle
with
the
highest
and
best
use
evaluation
and
what
happens
to
Main
streets
when
those
character
small
operated,
independent
businesses
collapse
in
distress,
retail
environments,
one
by
one
by
one.
It's
not
just
a
high
property
taxes.
It's
also
the
fact
that
on
top
online,
retail
has
interests
entirely
sort
of
cannibalized,
some
of
the
more
struggling
residents
or
commercial
areas,
but
the
next.
E
The
next
big
crisis
that
is
going
to
hit
homeowners
are
is
that
of
those
who
live
in
high-rise
apartments.
So
the
impact
response
group,
I
think
would
be,
would
be
one
way
for
us
to
get
in
front
of
it
to
make
sure
that
we
actually
have
our
financial
planning
staff
focused.
You
know,
working
with
industry
experts
and
hopefully
in
consultation
with
counselors
whoever's
represents
those
those
areas
and
I
would
include
that
would
be.
E
Midtown
will
be
North,
York
and,
of
course,
the
downtown
communities
and
wherever
you
see
the
high
growth
in
high
density
buildings,
we
are
gonna,
have
to
work
really
hard
roll
up
our
sleeves
and
get
in
front
of
it,
and
we're
gonna
have
to
get
super
super
creative,
madam
Speaker,
on
how
to
actually
help
the
residence
brace
for
that
change,
and
with
that
I
submit
you.
My
motion.
Thank
you.
Cute.
B
Thank
you,
speaker
and
I
want
to
thank
the
members
of
council
for
a
good
debate
today.
You
know
there
was
reference
made
earlier
on
to
us,
taking
the
next
step
and
I
think
that
you
know
you're
always
looking
for
what
the
next
step
is,
but
I
think
in
some
respects,
as
it
regards
2019
and
2020.
We've
taken
the
next
step
and
many
members
have
made
reference
to
the
initiative
to
bring
in
the
modifications
to
the
city
building
fund
and
the
levy
and
I
think
that
it
was
a
significant
next
step.
B
B
Relative
to
other
proposals
that
are
made
from
time
to
time,
but
people
often
ask
in
the
context
of
the
tax
rate
for
this
year
and
the
city
building
levy
and
all
of
that
taken
together.
You
know
what
caused
circumstances
to
change
such
that,
as
a
number
of
speakers
have
noted,
including
just
now
a
councillor
wong-tam.
What
caused
things
to
change?
Well,
I
think
what
caused
things
to
change
and
there's
always
a
lot
of
complicated
explanations
for
these
things
is
that
we
finally
had
a
transit
plan.
B
The
bottom
line
is
that
three
governments
were
all
saying:
okay,
we've
agreed
on
what
we're
gonna
build
and
who's
gonna
pay
for
it
and
I
think
that
meant
that
we
then
had
to
and
and
the
mechanics
of
all
that
allowed
us
to
take
some
of
our
money
as
it
were
that
we
have
raised
now
in
the
future
and
apply
it
to
the
state
of
good
repair.
Recognizing.
It's
not
everything
we
need
by
any
means,
but
it's
a
start
on
a
number
that
had
just
been
going
up
and
up
and
up
indefinitely.
B
The
second
thing
we
had
is
we
finally
had
a
housing
plan
and
thanks
to
the
efforts
of
deputy
mayor
Barlow
and
many
others
in
the
staff
and
and
and
the
federal
government
having
a
National
Housing
Strategy,
we
finally
had
a
plan
with
with
targets
bought
into
by
everybody
for
affordable
and
supportive
housing.
And
again
it
was
necessary
for
us
to
answer
that.
One
question
that
was
left
out
of
both
the
transit
plan
discussion
and
the
affordable
housing
plan
discussion,
which
is
how
are
you
gonna
pay
for
your
share,
and
so
with
the
city
building
fund.
B
We
we
answered
that
question
and
I
think
it's
left
us
now
in
a
position
where
we
can
look
at
those
things
not
as
having
been
fully
addressed,
but
where
we've
taken
the
first
step
to
use
that
expression
again
a
major
step
forward
in
allowing
me,
for
example,
as
the
principal
advocate
for
funding
from
the
other
governments
to
go
to
them
and
say
our
money's
on
the
table,
we've
determined
how
it's
going
to
be
raised,
we've
spelled
it
out.
We've
notified
the
citizens,
we've
passed
it
at
City
Council.
B
B
Notwithstanding
that
we
took
a
hard
look
at
the
need
for
a
long
term,
funding
for
housing
and
transit,
and
we
had
to
say
well:
what's
the
right
level
of
property
tax
increase
for
the
rest
of
the
the
operating
budget
as
it
were
and
I
think
the
number
the
rightness
of
the
number
that
is
around
the
rate
of
inflation
did
not
changed
and
has
not
changed,
and
that
is
why
you
have
a
budget
here
that
counts
there.
Crawford
worked
so
hard
on
him.
B
Well,
let
me
just
tell
you
who
again
so
that
it's
more
for
the
public's
benefit,
then
you,
you
know
you've
read
it.
It
amounts
of
money.
We're
talking
about
here,
the
incremental
tax
increase
is
going
to
pay
for
frontline
services.
Eighty
six
percent
of
the
jobs,
for
example,
that
will
be
created
the
new
positions
created
by
this
budget,
our
frontline
jobs,
one
hundred
and
twenty
one
bus
and
subway
and
street
car
drivers.
Three
hundred
police
officers,
60
some-odd
paramedics
and
the
list
goes
on
librarians
to
staff.
B
The
youth
spaces
that
are
going
to
be
newly
created
by
this
budget,
so
I
I
would
say
to
people
that
this
is
reasonable,
as
is
reasonable.
The
fact
that
we
are
going
to
have
an
operating
spending
increased
exclusive
of
death
service
charges
of
1.6
percent
this
year
with
a
three
percent
average
over
the
six
budgets,
the
councillor
Crawford
and
I,
have
worked
on
together
and
I.
B
Think
that
is,
that
is
a
reasonable
number
in
a
city
that
is
the
fastest
growing
city
in
North,
America
and
so
I
think
we
have
to
continue
to
craft
budgetary
policy
that
balances
revenue.
Expenditures
were
required
to
do
that
by
law
that
balances
the
need
to
invest
and
and
and
the
tax.
We
have
to
impose
to
raise
the
money
to
pay
for
that
which
I
think
we've
done
both
with
the
city
building
fund
and
separately,
with
the
rate
of
inflation
tax
increase,
we're
about
to
vote
on
now
and
I.
B
Think
the
final
question
we
have
to
keep
asking
and
a
number
of
people
have
made
reference
to
this-
is
what
is
the
appropriate
balance
in
terms
of
what
property
tax
payers
should
be
asked
to
pay
for
services?
That,
in
many
cases,
should
not
be
the
responsibility
of
the
municipal
level
of
government.
So
I
will
just
say
that
I
think
that
we
in
passing
this
tax
levy
number
are
taking
a
city
that
is
today
a
global
success
story.
B
It
is
a
globally
recognized
success
story
and
we
are
doing
what
we
have
to
do
to
continue
to
invest
in
and
protect
that
success.
We
are
producing
enough
money
to
do
that
in
the
long
term
and
in
the
short
term,
operating
and
I'm
proud
of
the
work
that
has
been
led
by
councillor
Crawford
on
that
and
commend
to
you
all
of
the
motions
which,
by
the
way,
I
will
support
that
have
been
put
forward.
B
A
A
Yes,
okay,
so
we'll
vote
on
three
recorded
vote.
D
A
F
You
I'm
not
sure
if
this
is
to
housing
or
SSH
a
or
the
CFO
in
December
council,
debated
and
approved
a
new
housing
plan.
One
of
the
elements
of
that
housing
plan
was
to
bring
a
report
next
you
this
year
on
creating
housing.
Commissioner,
is
there
a
line
anywhere
in
the
budget
that
would
fund
the
creation
of
that
housing?
Commissioner's
Office,
currently
through.
A
F
M
F
F
D
A
H
N
H
N
H
N
H
N
H
N
H
Q
Through
the
speaker,
there
have
been
a
number
of
changes
to
the
cost,
funding
relationship
between
the
province
and
the
city.
At
one
point
it
was
5050
and
it
has
changed
over
time
until
last
year,
or
there
were
a
hundred
percent
provincial
II,
funded
programs
and
some
75
25
funded
programs,
75
percent
provincial
25
percent
City.
H
So,
prior
to
last
year
and
following
SARS,
some
provincial
programs
were
funded,
100
percent
and
others
75
percent.
Is
that
correct
speaker
that
is
correct?
Okay,
now,
there's
being
some
changes,
so
I
just
want
to
get
some
clarity
here
in
April
there
was
a
provincial
announcement
that
Toronto's
cost
share
would
revert
back
to
5050.
Is
that
correct
over
time?
That
is
correct
and
that
would
have
resulted
in
an
annual
reduction
of
how
much
from
the
province
to
us
had
that
gone
forward?
Well,
it.
Q
H
H
Q
The
speaker,
yes,
the
province,
announced
that
it
would
be
changing
the
cost.
The
funding
relationship
with
the
various
local
public
health
units
such
that
the
hundred
percent
programs
would
be
eliminated,
hundred
percent
provincial
programs
would
be
eliminated
and
all
local
public
health
units
would
move
to
a
70/30
cost
split.
7030.
H
Q
H
Q
H
J
D
J
Great
thanks
very
much
through
the
speaker
at
deputations
this
year
at
both
that
TTC
and
as
we
did
budget
consultations
across
the
city.
We
got
a
lot
of
questions
and
deputations
specifically
related
to
TTC's
fares
and
I,
wanted
to
ask
some
questions
here
at
Council
to
the
TTC,
so
I
wonder
if
you
could
just
at
a
high
level
kind
of
walk
us
through
which
fares
are
proposed
to
be
changed
this
year
in
the
TTC
budget.
N
J
N
So
through
speaker,
we
would
look
at
essentially
what
it's
available
to
us
in
terms
of
our
overall
funding.
We
would
look
at
whether,
in
fact,
there's
been
a
fare
increase
in
the
past
and
we
would
then
examine
what
would
be
the
best
balance
around
the
equity
of
what
we
could
provide
in
terms
of
that
kind
of
increase.
N
J
N
The
speaker-
yes,
that's
true,
and
in
fact,
in
this
budget
we
are
there's
a
recommendation
or
spends
for
some
funding.
That'll,
actually
look
at
a
multi-year,
fair
policy,
something
that
the
city
has
asked
the
TTC
to
do
for
a
series
of
beers.
So
we
could
have
a
multi-year
view
on
what
a
fare
increase
might
look
like.
If
that
we
could
all
plan
for
I.
Think.
J
That's
helpful
because
it
is
frustrating
coming
back
each
year
and
and
going
through
this
process
of
a
fare
increase
and-
and
it
does
seem
like
it's
been
very
much
calendar
year-
budget
cycled,
the
budget
cycle.
So
with
respect
to
that
and
for
the
benefit
of
folks
who
haven't
been
at
the
TTC
Commission.
This
is
the
fare
policy
review
that
is
currently
underway
through.
A
J
J
L
Thank
you,
madam
Speaker.
Through
you
to
our
transportation
staff,
I
think
everyone's
in
agreement
here
that
pedestrian
and
traffic
safety
is
perhaps
one
of
the
top
two
issues
in
in
the
city.
We
have
a
situation
in
which
I
guess
this.
Past
year
we
put
about
21
million
into
operating,
we're
taking
these
requests
very
seriously
over
the
infrastructure,
Environment
Committee,
to
respond
to
to
fund
vision
zero.
L
H
The
speaker-
yes,
we've
asked
through
this
budget
for
15
additional
staff
to
accelerate
the
delivery
of
our
existing
vision,
zero
2.0
program
and
those
staff
will
be
in
dealing
with
mid-block
crossings
and
traffic
signals.
Geometric
safety
improvements,
as
well
as
data
to
make
sure
that
we
are
having
an
effect
on
the
overall
program.
H
The
speaker,
the
automated
speed
enforcement
program
that
we're
working
on
under
the
auspices
of
the
province,
they
will
come
in
in
a
six
months
time
to
evaluate
our
outcomes,
which
is
why
we
are
very
specific
about
making
sure
that
we've
deployed
it
in
a
way.
That
is
completely
consistent
with
their
approach
and
we
will
be
collecting
data
and
be
able
to
provide
that
back
to
to
that
assessment.
When
it's
time
to
be
done,
I'm.
L
Aren't
we're
not
we're
not
seeing
the
high
speeds,
as
as
parents
bring
their
kids
to
the
schools,
were
seeing
distracted,
driving
congestion,
illegal
parking,
I've
toured
many
schools.
What
happens
if,
if
the
automated
speed
enforcement
does
not
issue
a
certain
volume
of
tickets,
is
that
program
cancelled
by
the
province?
Or
can
we
redeploy
try
it
again?
What's
what's
the
arrangement
well.
H
The
50
cameras
that
we've
put
in
place
are
mobile
cameras,
and
so
we've
deployed
them
as
as
required
in
community
safety
zones,
all
of
which
include
one
or
more
schools,
many
of
which
go
just
beyond
the
boundary
of
the
school
zones
to
include
arterial
roads
where
speeding
is
a
challenge,
especially
in
proximity
to
schools.
So
we
will
continue
to
work
to
move
those
around
to
air
areas.
H
L
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
My
next
question
is
for
the
general
manager
of
Parks
and
Recreation
a
big
big
project
in
Downsview,
the
down
Shoop
Park
Community
Center
was
adopted
in
principle
as
a
policy
under
the
dam
through
secondary
plan,
which
was
adopted
ten
years
ago.
It
is
not
on
the
current
capital
plan,
so.
D
L
D
Madam
Speaker,
to
clarify
so
the
Downsview
community
center,
which
was
approved
as
part
of
the
parks
and
recreation
facilities
master
plan
it
doesn't,
it
doesn't
appear
in
the
this
10
year,
capital
plan.
It
does
appear
in
the
following
ten
year:
capital
plan
based
on
the
staging
of
the
development
plans
around
that
particular
community,
but
it
does
also
there's
a
proviso
within
the
facilities
master
plan,
indicating
that
if
there
was
external
funding,
whether
it
be
provincial
or
federal,
to
advance
that
project,
we
would
we
would
advance
it.
D
L
L
S
You
very
much
madam
Speaker
I
have
questions
for
Children
Services,
social
development
in
finance
and
then
the
TTC.
So
first
questions
for
Children
Services
with
respect
to
the
core
responsibility
for
child
care.
Is
that
a
primary
responsibility
for
a
city
or
is
it
in
fact
a
shared
responsibility
through.
N
S
N
Through
the
speaker,
the
City
of
Toronto
has
a
an
ambitious
and
your
growth
strategy,
which
looks
to
add
childcare,
spaces,
childcare
subsidies
and
approve
affordability
for
family
families.
It's
it's
quite
an
ambitious
plan
right
up
front.
In
that
strategy,
we
were
clear
that
we
needed
investments
from
all
three
levels
of
government
in
order
to
achieve
those
targets
and
the
primary
heavily
weighted
on
provincial
and
federal
investments.
Thank.
S
You
very
much
through
to
Social,
Development
and
Finance
in
this
budget.
There's
two
point:
1
million
dollars
being
allocated
a
hundred
thousand
for
the
brave
program.
This
one
not
gonna,
touch
the
brave
program
know
what
that
is.
I
did
bring
that
forward
and
I'm
very
happy
with
the
we're
providing
some
funding
for
the
pilot,
but
with
respect
to
the
two
million
dollars
is
being
allocated
for
ten
communities
across
the
city.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,.
S
N
N
In
many
communities
for
this,
this
kind
of
resourcing,
certainly
part
of
the
process,
would
be
developing
the
criteria
and
the
materials
just
sending
that
out
to
communities
across
the
city
and
having
a
process
where
we
are
reviewing
and
shortlisting
the
proposals,
including
community
participation
and
particularly
youth
participation.
Okay,.
S
S
S
S
S
234,
yes,
can
you
tell
me
what's
the
budget
and
and
I
don't
want
the
TTC
budget,
but
the
budget
that's
utilized
for
I'll
use
terms
of
corporate
security
and
security
in
general.
That
would
include
the
Farion
inspectors
and
so
on
and
fear
in
an
enforcement
officers.
What's
the
total
budget,
that's
being
so.
S
L
L
So
Richard
first
joined
the
Toronto
Public
Service
in
1987
as
a
program
planning
administrator
in
urban
forestry
in
1995
he
became
city
forester
and
subsequently
held
the
position
of
Director
of
Forestry
until
2010
since
that
time,
Richard
his
service
director
of
parks,
so
Richard
was
instrumental
in
development
of
the
execution
of
the
two
multi-part
parks
plan,
as
well
as
Toronto's
ravine
strategy
and
the
strategies
implementation
plan,
allowing
for
new
investments
and
partnerships
to
be
directed
toward
the
protection
storage
of
Toronto's
ravines.
He
oversaw
the
response.
L
Work
on
highlight
a
high
lake
levels
of
2017
and
2019
and
championed
the
mitigation
efforts
undertaken
to
repair
and
prevent
further
damage
to
the
waterfront.
Richards
expertise
and
dedication
has
served
the
people
of
Toronto
well
over
the
years,
I
vaguely
remember,
I
distinctly
remember
the
2013
ice
storm
where
there
was
severe
damage
to
a
tree.
Canopy
and
Richard
was
under
enormous
pressure
to
have
a
response
to
it
and
rebuild
it
and
he's
done
a
remarkable
job.
L
I
have
seen
him
in
other
countries
at
conferences
as
a
noted
speaker
and,
of
course,
I
will
be
seeing
him
at
the
TRC.
A
in
the
years
ahead
he's
been
an
invaluable
member
of
the
Toronto
Public
Service,
and
we
appreciate
all
he
has
done
in
the
last
three
decades
of
the
city.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
contribution
to
the
city,
taking
on
these
vital
policy
areas
and
all
the
accomplishments.
You
have
done,
and
I'd
like
to
I
now
invite
the
mayor
to
say
a
few
words
and.
B
B
And
if
you
look
at,
for
example,
the
work
on
the
tree
canopy
the
work
on
tree
planting,
the
work
on
the
maintenance,
even
in
the
aftermath,
is
something
as
horrible
as
the
ice
storm
of
something
that
is
a
proud
natural
feature
of
the
city
world.
Recognized.
If
you
look
at
the
resilience
efforts
that
we've
had
to
make
the
mitigation
efforts
we've
had
to
make
in
the
aftermath
of
rising
water
levels,
undoubtedly
caused
in
part
by
climate
change
and
the
work
that
was
done
there
when
there
was
a
threat
posed
to
the
Toronto
Island.
B
These
are
things
that
speak
to
the
next
25
50
years
of
the
city
and
making
sure
that
our
natural
assets,
precious
natural
assets
that
our
globally
recognized
are
preserved
and
enhanced,
and
that
goes
beyond
that.
That
is
in
addition
to
all
the
day-to-day
work
that
you've
done
just
doing
your
job
on
the
myriad
of
other
things
that
you've
attended
to,
and
so
this
you
know
comes
with
our
respect
and
our
affection
and
our
gratitude
for
your
efforts
that
have
been
undertaken
year
and
with
best
wishes
for
your
future
career,
and
many
thanks
for
everything.
T
T
Those
of
you
who
know
me
well
know
that
I
don't
think,
there's
a
better
job,
a
more
honorable
job
than
being
a
public
servant
and
serving
the
public
directly.
The
way
we
can
at
the
municipal
level,
and
so
that
has
that
was
a
surprise
to
me.
I
thought
I'd
be
working
in
Northern
Ontario
somewhere
as
a
Forester.
My
wife
is
also
a
forester
and
instead
I
ended
up
here
at
the
City
of
Toronto
and
I
realized
soon.
T
I
said:
I
sit
on
the
board
of
the
city
parks
Alliance
in
the
States
and
I
can
tell
you
that
Toronto
is
a
model
that
they
look
toward.
They
consider
us
one
of
the
best
Park
systems
in
North
America,
according
to
the
public
lands
parks
core
and
they
look
at
Toronto
as
as
a
model
not
only
for
its
urban
forests,
but
also
for
its
Park
System,
its
ravine.
T
It's
waterfront
and
the
way
that
we
look
after
them
here
and
as
a
forester
I
was
trained
to
look
a
hundred
years
plus
in
the
future,
and
that's
always
been
what
I've
done
and
I've
been
privileged
to
do
that
with
professional
colleagues
from
many
other
divisions,
planning,
transportation,
solid
waste,
water
and
so
on
and
I've
just
been
very
blessed
to
have
so
many
great
colleagues,
professionals
who
are
really
doing
a
great
job
and
to
serve
you
all
here,
and-
and
thank
you
very
much-
this
is
very
unexpected.
Thank
you.