CITY CLERK. Appointments to the Downtown Yonge Street Business Improvement Area Board of Management (Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale)

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1 CITY CLERK Clause embodied in Report No. 6 of the, as adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on June 26, 27 and 28, Appointments to the Downtown Yonge Street Business Improvement Area Board of Management (Ward 27 Toronto Centre-) (City Council on June 26, 27 and 28, 2001, adopted this Clause, without amendment.) The recommends the adoption of the report (June, 2001) from the Commissioner of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism: Purpose: To appoint twelve members to the Downtown Yonge Street Business Improvement Area Board of Management and to amend the former City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 20, Business Improvement Areas, as necessary. Financial Implications and Impact Statement: There are no financial implications resulting from the adoption of this report. Recommendations: It is recommended that: (1) Council appoint the nominees listed in Attachment No. 1 to this report to the Downtown Yonge Street Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Management for the 2001 to 2003 term; (2) amendments be made to the former City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 20, Business Improvement Areas as necessary and as set out in Attachment No. 2 of this report (Attachment No. 2 of this report identifies the number of board members that make up the board and the number of members required for quorum); (3) leave be granted for the introduction of the necessary bills in Council to give effect thereto; and () the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

2 2 Background: Section 220 of the Municipal Act requires that Council appoint members of the BIA Boards of Management for a term expiring at the end of the term of the Council making the appointments. Accordingly, as long as the members continue to qualify, the nominees listed in Attachment No. 1 shall expire on November 30, 2003, or as soon thereafter as successors are appointed. Each of the nominees named meets the requirements for membership set out in Section 220 of the Municipal Act. The BIAs located in the former City of Toronto are subject to Chapter 20 of the Municipal Code entitled Business Improvement Areas. Schedule A to Chapter 20, Individual Boards of Management of the former City of Toronto must be amended to reflect the new appointments made pursuant to this report. Comments: Council enacted the new Downtown Yonge Street BIA By-law No at its meeting of February 1, This by-law was appealed by property owners and business operators to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). In its April 20, 2001, decision to uphold By-law No , the OMB heard evidence and is satisfied as to the necessity and appropriateness of the BIA. Following the OMB s decision the Downtown Yonge Street BIA held its inaugural annual general meeting on May 29, 2001, to nominate Board of Management members and will hold a separate general meeting to vote on a 2001 budget for submission to Council. The Board of Management nominees are included as Attachment No. 1 to this report. Conclusions: It is recommended that Council appoint the new Downtown Yonge Street Business Improvement Area Board of Management nominees as set out in Attachment No. 1 to this report. Contact Name: Ms. Brenda Librecz, Managing Director, Economic Development, Telephone: , Fax , blibrecz@city.toronto.on.ca. Attachment No.1 Downtown Yonge Street BIA Mr. Arron Barberian Mr. Clive Baxter Barberian s Steak House 7 Elm Street Toronto, ON MG 1H1 Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd. 220 Yonge Street, #110, Box 11 Toronto, ON MB 2H1

3 3 Ms. Barbara Bees Mr. George Bozikis Mr. Orlando Cardemil Mr. Dennis Daoust Mr. Ian Hamilton Mr. Robert Housez Mr. Finley McEwen Mr. Ron Soskolne Mr. Tony Tamburro Mr. Leger Xavier Bookfield Managemet Ltd. 20 Dundas Street West, # 231 Toronto, ON MG 2C2 Baton Rouge Restaurant 216 Yonge Street, YG-19A Box 202 Toronto, ON MB 1N Torch Bistro 39 Mutual Street Toronto, ON MB 2A7 Daoust Vukovich Baker-Sigal Banka LLP 20 Queen Street West 600, Box 17 Toronto, ON MH 3R3 Ryerson Polytechnical University 30 Victoria Street Toronto, ON MB 2K3 Delta Chelsea Hotel 33 Gerrard Street West Toronto, ON MG 1Z GWL Realty Advisors Inc. 33 Yonge Street, #830 Toronto, ON ME 1G Soskolne Associates 229 Yonge Street, #00 Toronto, ON MB 1N9 Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel 2 Bay Street Toronto, ON MG 2L2 PenEquity Management Corp. 370 King Street West #00, Box 2 Toronto, ON MV 1J9

4 Attachment No. 2 of Individual Business Improvement Area Board of Management and of Required for Quorum The Business Improvement Area included in this report is highlighted Business Improvement Area Designating By-law Councillors Ward(s) Required for Quorum Bloor-Bathurst- Madison Bloor By The Park Bloorcourt Ward 20 Trinity Spadina Ward 1 Parkdale-High Park Ward 13 Parkdale-High-Park Ward 19 Trinity-Spadina Ward 18 Davenport 6 Bloordale Ward 18 Davenport Bloor West Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park 6 Bloor-Yorkville Ward 27 Toronto Centre- 11 Corso Italia Ward 17 Davenport Danforth by the Valley Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth 6 Downtown Yonge Street Ward 27 Toronto Center- 7 Dovercourt Ward 19 Trinity-Spadina Ward 18 Davenport Eglinton Way Ward 16 Eglinton-Lawrence Ward 22 St. Paul s Forest Hill Ward 21 St. Paul s Ward 22 St.Paul s 3 Gerrard Bazaar India Ward 32 Beaches-East York Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth 10

5 Business Improvement Area Designating By-law Councillors Ward(s) Required for Quorum Greektown the Danforth on Ward 30 Toronto-Danforth Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth 8 Harbord Street Ward 20 Trinity Spadina Hillcrest Junction Gardens Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park Ward 1 Parkdale-High Park Little Italy Ward 19 Trinity Spadina Old Cabbagetown Ward 28 Toronto Centre- 6 Parkdale Queen/Broadview Roncesvalles St.Clair Avenue West St. Clair Gardens St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Ward 1 Parkdale-High Park Ward 30 Broadview-Greenwood Ward 1 Parkdale-High Park Ward 17 Davenport Ward 28 Toronto Centre- Upper Ward 21 St. Paul s Yonge-Lawrence Ward 16 Eglinton-Lawrence Ward 2 Don Valley West

6 6 Business Improvement Area By-laws of Former Municipalities of East York, Etobicoke, Scarborough and York to be amended as necessary. East York Pape Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth Etobicoke Lakeshore Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore The Kingsway Ward Etobicoke-Lakeshore Mimico by the Lake Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore Ward Etobicoke-Lakeshore of Islington Ward Etobicoke-Centre Ward Etobicoke-Lakeshore of Long Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore 6 Branch Mimico Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore Ward Etobicoke-Lakeshore Scarborough Kennedy Road Ward 37 Scarborough-Rouge River 6 Ward 0 Scarborough-Agincourt York Weston Ward 11 York South-Weston 8 Upper (York) Mount Dennis York-Eglinton Ward 1 Eglinton-Lawrence Ward 17 Davenport Eglinton Hill Ward 12 York South-Weston