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Update on Davisville (June Rowlands) Park Splash Pad construction

The Davisville (June Rowlands) Park Splash Pad construction has been delayed by two weeks.

While I've been told that weather was the cause for the delay, like many of you, I am frustrated that we were told that this splash pad would be ready for the community by a deadline that has come and gone- as I expect that when Parks staff provide us with information, it will be accurate.

This morning I spoke with Tony Nagy, Senior Project Coordinator with Parks, Forestry & Recreation,and he assured me that the splash pad will indeed be open for use by  the July 16th weekend, weather permitting. I consider this a hard deadline and told Mr. Nagy that the community will expect so too.

I very much appreciate your patience and understand your justified frustration, which I have shared, and I am determined to see this project through to fruition.

Our new splash pad will be a wonderful asset for the Davisville Village neighbourhood and our entire community and I look forward to seeing our local children enjoying it very soon

July 4th, 2011 Update

Dear friends,

I hope you had a fun and relaxing Canada Day weekend.

For your information, I'm providing you with a brief update on three items that may be of interest to you.

  1. TOMORROW, July 5:  Eglinton 2020 (LRT) Forum
  2. Oriole Park Update
  3. Summerlicious - July 8 to 24, 2011

1.  Eglinton 2020 (LRT) Forum

Date:  Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Time:  7:00 to 8:30 pm

Place:  Forest Hill United Church - 2 Wembley Road - off Bathurst, 1 block North of Eglinton Ave W

I invite you to join me, other community leaders and interested stakeholders interested in participating in the planning and shaping of Eglinton Avenue both above ground as under ground work begins on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.  We will be talking about shaping the middle of the city – Eglinton Avenue – in a sustainable, neighbourhood and business friendly way where pedestrians, motorists, cyclists and people of all ages can live and move on the street.

Seating is limited and RSVP is required - please contact the Office of MPP Mike Colle by phone at (416) 781-2395 or email at mcolle.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org.

Please visit the Eglinton 2020 website or check out their page on Facebook.

2.  Oriole Park Update

At long last, our new playground at Oriole Park is now open! Thank you to everyone, including local residents and parks staff, who I've worked with to see this through to fruition by the Canada Day deadline I set. This is possibly Toronto's most beautifully designed playground. And it now belongs to our community.

3.  Summerlicious - July 8 to 24, 2011

Take advantage of the incredible value of 3-course prix fixed menus at 150 of Toronto's favourite restaurants, whether it is for lunch or dinner.  Reservations recommended.  For more information on participating restaurants, please visit the City of Toronto website.

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (416) 392-7906 or reply to this email.

Best regards,

Josh

Councillor Matlow's May 2011 Update: Northern Field, Garbage Debate, Works Projects, Etc.

1. Funding for Northern School Field Approved By Community Council

2. Garbage Debate Far From Over

3. Avenue Road Watermain Update.

4. Toronto Service Review

5. Doors open Toronto

1. Funding for Northern School Field Approved By Community Council

I'm happy to report that today at City Hall, Toronto East York Community Council approved a development on Roehampton Avenue that will result in $500,000 toward a new field at Northern Secondary School, along with an additional $500,000 toward a new local park. The funding will be secured through a section 37 agreement between the City of Toronto and K & G Construction, owner of 299 Roehampton.

The Clarke Pulford Field, named after a former Northern physical education teacher, has long been in need of revitalization. The playing surface is patchy, full of holes and can be unusable at times. While working with the Northern community as a School Trustee, I saw first -hand the passion and dedication that students, alumni and parents have for this project. Through countless fundraising events including a "taste of the town" evening, raffles for Maple Leafs tickets and a 24 hour camp out on the field, the Northern Secondary School Foundation has remarkably raised over $1 million.

The new field will consist of a 400-metre, four-lane running track and a full football and soccer field built to professional standards. The grass will be replaced by high-quality artificial turf while bike racks and fencing will also be installed. The playing area will be used by physical education classes, Northern's many successful athletic teams and will provide recreational opportunities for the wider community. Through hard work, a consensus was reached on a Community Use Agreement at a recent meeting at City Hall with the support of Shelley Laskin, our School Trustee, the Sherwood Park Residents' Association as well as Northern students, staff, parents and alumni. When not in use for school activities, the field will be available for neighbourhood residents to play soccer, frisbee, running and many other activities.

I am honoured to be in the position to complete this project through City Council next month where I will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure that the remaining $500,000 needed for the field is approved.

We're nearing the end of a long journey to create a field that will merit the excellence of Northern's athletes and will be accessible to local residents. Thank you to our entire school and residential community for your support.

2. Garbage Debate Far From Over

Despite media reports that have suggested otherwise, garbage pick-up has not been privatized. Council voted to allow staff to issue a Request for Quotations (RFQ) from private bidders. Once those bids are received Council will vote on whether to accept, reject or amend the contracts.

Please read my column from Monday's Toronto Star for further information:

http://joshmatlow.ca/josh-in-the-news/city-hall-diary.html

During last week's debate on whether to accept private bids for waste collection, all four of my amendments were supported by Council. They helped to ensure that the environment, public service and taxpayer protection would be paramount if we choose to go down this path. I believe these amendments reflected much of the feedback I've received from residents.

Please click this link to view the amendments:

Motions by Councillor Matlow

3. Avenue Road Watermain Update.

I have some good news with regards to the Avenue Road Watermain reconstruction project.  While this is a necessary project for our city's infrastructure, it has also greatly impacted the amount of gridlock in the area and has understandably frustrated many local residents – including myself.

I can report that as of last week several lanes were re-opened to traffic including:

1) Along Avenue Rd. from Poplar Plains to just south of Balmoral

2) Along Avenue Rd. from just north of St. Clair to Lonsdale

3) Along Lonsdale from Avenue Rd. to Oriole Parkway

4) Along Oriole Parkway from Lonsdale to just north of Wilberton

There are lanes that are still closed along Avenue Road across the intersection of St. Clair.  These should be re-opened until work is completed in that area by the end of June.

I have been informed by Water that the City was considering replacing watermains on Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton West

I have requested that the construction be finished on Avenue before either one of the other projects begins and, if possible, to wait for the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown before moving ahead with that project so the work can be done at the same time.

City staff has confirmed that those projects will be delayed.

4. Toronto Service Review

To address Toronto's 2012 budget gap of $774 million, City Council has launched a review of all of its services and implemented a multi-year financial planning process.The City of Toronto is reviewing the services it provides and looking at how they can best be delivered to Toronto residents.

As part of the review, a public consultation process has been launched called the Toronto Service Review.  This is your chance to send a strong signal to City Councillors and the Mayor about the kind of Toronto we want to live in and pass on to our children.  To find summary and detailed information on each service, facts and figures about the City's budget and decision-making processes, please go to:  http://www.toronto.ca/torontoservicereview/.  You can also fill in the online feedback form to directly provide your input.

5. Doors open Toronto

Finally I would encourage you to participate in Doors Open Toronto on Saturday and Sunday May 28th and 29th.  This is one of the city's most popular annual events, which provides free access to buildings of architectural, historic, social and cultural significance.

Some of the buildings you can visit in Ward 22 include;

City of Toronto Archives at 255 Spadina Road

Empress Building -  at 124 Merton Street

Fire Station 311 -  at 20 Balmoral Avenue

Frontier College -- Gzowski House at 35 Jackes Avenue

Grace Church on-the-Hill at 300 Lonsdale Road

Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens at 285 Spadina Road

Most buildings will be open from 10:00am – 5:00pm on both days – but some building hours do vary so please visit the Doors Open website at www.toronto.ca/doorsopen/buildings.htm

I particularly would like you to join me at Fire Station 311 at 20 Balmoral.  The station is celebrating its 100th Anniversary – and I will be there for a special ceremony at 1pm.

I hope you found this informative. For additional information, please do not hesitate to contact my office at (416) 392-7906 or email [email protected].

Best Wishes,

Josh

Update on Toronto Transit Plan

Dear residents,

This morning, Premier McGuinty and Mayor Rob Ford announced a new plan for rapid transit expansion in Toronto. The mayor’s plan replaces the previous Transit City initiative which would have seen Light Rapid Transit (LRT) lines on Eglinton, Sheppard, Finch and through Scarborough with some portions built underground.

Mayor Ford has put forward a transit plan that will put the entirety of the Eglinton LRT line underground and a replace the Scarborough Rapid Transit line with an LRT. The Mayor has also proposed to construct a $4 billion subway on Sheppard Ave using private financing.

The original Metrolinx plan for the Eglinton LRT, funded by the provincial government, called for the line to be underground from Black Creek to Laird. The difference between the plans is that an 8km portion of the Eglinton line from Laird east to Kennedy will now also be underground at an additional cost of $2 billion. To bury this portion of the line, Toronto will have to reallocate funds away from the proposed Finch West LRT, as the City would no longer have the capital dollars to construct a rapid transit line there. However, there is some discussion about enhancing bus service along that route.

It is important to note that there is no additional money from the Province towards today's announcement. The City will be required to fund the Sheppard subway on its own. The Mayor has mused about various private financing schemes but has yet to provide formal details. While I strongly support transit expansion for Toronto, without ensuring that the revenue needed for the ongoing operating costs can be found, I am concerned that constructing subways through suburban areas of Toronto with low densities will become a long-term liability for taxpayers. The current stretch of the Sheppard subway is already subsidised by our property taxes due to low ridership.

I applaud the provincial government’s commitment to fund rapid transit expansion for our city and am delighted that work will begin on the Eglinton line this year- something we’ve been waiting for far too long. In addition, when funding is made available, I'd like to see the Eglinton line extend to Pearson airport and beyond as part of a regional transit strategy.

I am concerned, however, about the process in which this plan has been delivered as Toronto residents have not been consulted and there is no surety that this plan, nor its finances, will be debated at Council. It is also prudent to consider the estimated $49 million that Toronto will have to pay to cancel the Transit City plan at a time when there is a projected $784 million gap in the 2012 City operating budget.

Public transportation is the primary mode of travel for many of us and affects the planning of our neighbourhoods. Toronto residents deserve an opportunity to provide their input regarding the future of transit as it is an integral part of our lives.

Ultimately, I believe we need to have a thoughtful, evidence-based debate at Council to achieve a financially feasible transit plan with a detailed, transparent budget that will be accessible to as many Torontonians as possible.

To ensure your ability to have your voice heard, I plan to co-host a town hall meeting on transit in the coming weeks with fellow midtown city councillors to hear your feedback and answer any questions you might have. We will send you details about the date and location very soon along with posting on my website at: www.joshmatlow.ca. Meanwhile, always feel free to send me an email to [email protected]

Sincerely,

Josh Matlow
Toronto City Councillor
Ward 22, St. Paul’s

Councillor Matlow's February 2011 Ward 22 E-Newsletter

The following are the Ward 22 highlights from the past month for your information. I will be archiving past updates soon at www.joshmatlow.ca for your reference.

Community Budget Consultation

On February 17th, I hosted a Town Hall Meeting on the 2011 City of Toronto budget at the North Toronto Memorial Community Centre to hear from our community and to share information. I invited Josie Lavita, Director of Financial Planning for the City of Toronto, who gave a detailed presentation on the composition of our proposed revenues and expenditures for 2011. After the presentation, everyone in attendance engaged in a candid and thoughtful discussion. There were excellent questions and comments on topics ranging from libraries, garbage privatization, transit and the need to bring more jobs into Toronto and much more.

St. Paul's Summit - Meet your elected representatives!

Josh Matlow - Toronto City Councillor Ward 22

Dear residents,

Please join me and my colleagues representing all levels of government at the first "St. Paul's Summit" this Sunday, February 20th.

Together with the St. Paul's community we will be talking about key issues affecting our country, province, city, school boards and neighbourhoods.

I am honoured to be joining federal MP, Dr. Carolyn Bennett, provincial MPP, Dr.Eric Hoskins, my local colleagues at City Hall- Councillors Joe Mihevc and Josh Colle, Shelley Laskin, Toronto District School Board Trustee, and Jo-Ann Davis, Toronto Catholic District School Board Trustee, in this important conversation with our residents.

The summit will be held at the Holy Rosary Church-Parish Hall, 356 St. Clair Ave. West, from 2:00-4:00 pm.

If you have any questions or are in need of directions, please contact my office by phone at 416-392-7906 or by email at [email protected]

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Letter to TTC customers from Chair Karen Stintz




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Proposed TTC bus route service changes- Make your voice heard!

Make your voice heard!

The following route service changes will be considered by the TTC on February 2nd, 2011. If you will be affected by one or more of these proposed changes, and would like to appear before the Commission, contact the Coordinator - Secretariat Services who is responsible for coordinating the meeting process. You can do this by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Requests to appear as a speaker for items on a meeting agenda will be accepted in writing until 12:00 noon the day preceding the day of the Commission meeting.

Some important facts to know prior to making your appearance:

Each appearance is limited to five minutes to give as many people as possible the opportunity to speak. Members of the Commission may ask you questions. A written submission may be submitted when you make your deputation, but it is not necessary. Written comments may also be given or sent without speaking to the Commission.

Routes throughout Toronto that may be affected by the proposed changes. Please note, routes that run through Ward 22 are in bold.

5 AVENUE RD – No service after 7:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No service on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

61 AVENUE RD NORTH – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

6 BAY – No service after 10:00 p.m., every day.

9 BELLAMY – No service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No service after 7:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

8 BROADVIEW – No service after 10:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

120 CALVINGTON – No service after 10:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday. No service on Sundays and holidays.

20 CLIFFSIDE – No service after 10:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

42 CUMMER – No service east of Kennedy Road after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No service east of Kennedy Road on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

127 DAVENPORT – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

105 DUFFERIN NORTH – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

26 DUPONT – No service after 10:00 p.m., every day.

32 EGLINTON WEST – No 32D (Eglinton West Stn-Jane & Emmett) service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Saturday. No 32D (Eglinton West Stn-Jane & Emmett) service after 7:00 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. No 32A (Eglinton Stn-Renforth & Skymark) service west of Renforth on Saturdays.

15 EVANS – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

33 FOREST HILL – No service after 7:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No service Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

135 GERRARD – No service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Saturday. No service after 7:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

14 GLENCAIRN – No service after 10:00 p.m., every day.

122 GRAYDON HALL – No service after 10:00 p.m., every day.

169 HUNTINGWOOD – No service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No service after 7:00 p.m., Saturdays. No service on Sundays and holidays.

110 ISLINGTON SOUTH – No service on Horner Avenue or Browns Line to Long Branch Loop after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

43 KENNEDY – No 43B (Kennedy Stn-Scarborough Centre Stn via Progress) service after 7:00 p.m., Monday-Saturday. No 43B (Kennedy Stn-Scarborough Centre Stn via Progress) service on Sundays and holidays.

30 LAMBTON – No service after 10:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

162 LAWRENCE-DONWAY – No off peak service. Service to operate Monday-Friday morning and afternoon peak only.

56 LEASIDE – No service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No service after 7:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. No service west of Laird Drive to Eglinton Station Sunday/holiday daytime.

51 LESLIE – No service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Saturday. No service after 7:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

59 MAPLE LEAF – No service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No service after 7:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

130 MIDDLEFIELD – No service after 10:00 p.m., every day.

132 MILNER – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

116 MORNINGSIDE – No 116A/E (Kennedy Stn-UofT Scarborough Express/Conlins) service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No 116A/E (Kennedy Stn-UofT Scarborough Express/Conlins)service on Saturday, Sundays, and holidays.

62 MORTIMER – No service after 10:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

74 MT PLEASANT – No service after 7:00 p.m., every day.

103 MT PLEASANT NORTH – No service after 10:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

72 PAPE – No 72A service south of Eastern Avenue to Commissioners and Union Station after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Saturday, September-May. No 72A service south of Eastern Avenue to Commissioners and Union Station after 7:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays, September-May.

101 PARC DOWNSVIEW PARK – No service, September-May.

167 PHARMACY NORTH – No off peak service. Service to operate Monday-Friday morning and afternoon peak only.

80 QUEENSWAY – No off peak service east of Humber Loop, every day. No service after 10:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

48 RATHBURN – No service after 10:00 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

73 ROYAL YORK – No 73B (Royal York Stn-Eglinton & La Rose) service after 7:00 p.m., every day.

76 ROYAL YORK SOUTH – No 76B (Royal York Stn-Queensway & Grand Ave) service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. No 76B (Royal York Stn-Queensway & Grand Ave) service on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

78 ST ANDREWS – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

86 SCARBOROUGH – No off peak 86D (Kennedy Stn-Beechgrove via Lawrence) service. Service on 86D (Kennedy Stn-Beechgrove via Lawrence) to operate Monday-Friday morning and afternoon peak only.

115 SILVER HILLS – No off peak service. Service to operate Monday-Friday morning and afternoon peak only.

60 STEELES WEST – No off peak service west of Martin Grove to Highway 27. Service west of Martin Grove to operate Monday-Friday morning and afternoon peak only.

124 SUNNYBROOK – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

55 WARREN PARK – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

94 WELLESLEY – No service west of Wellesley Station after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

112 WEST MALL – No 112C (Kipling Stn-Disco Rd) service north of Eglinton Avenue after 10:00 p.m., Saturdays. No 112C (Kipling Stn-Disco Rd) service north of Eglinton Avenue after 7:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

98 WILLOWDALE-SENLAC – No service after 10:00 p.m., Monday-Saturday. No service after 7:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays. No service east of Sheppard-Yonge Station, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

96 WILSON – No 96C/F off peak service to Tandridge Crescent or Thistle Down Boulevard. Service on 96C (York Mills Stn-Tandridge & Thistle Down via Albion) to Tandridge Crescent or Thistle Down Boulevard to operate Monday-Friday morning and afternoon peak only.

You may also contact a member of the commission at:

2011 City of Toronto Budget Update and Ward 22 Update

Update on the Budget Process

With the initial release of the proposed capital and operating budgets, I will share all city documents available to me pertaining to the 2011 budget with Ward 22 residents. For your information, please click here to review budget presentation and materials prepared by City staff.

At the Mayor's direction, this year's budget process is starting a little earlier and will be more condensed than Toronto residents are accustomed to. Council plans to vote on its budget on February 28th. To ensure that you are well informed and able to provide feedback about your priorities for Toronto, I will regularly update this website.

You can also express your thoughts on this year's budget at a special session of the Toronto/East York Community council.



This public meeting being held for the Toronto and East York residents will be:

Date: January 19, 2011
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: East York Civic Centre Council Chamber
850 Coxwell Ave.
(North-west corner of Coxwell Ave. and Mortimer Ave. Public transit: subway to Coxwell, then O’Connor bus #70 north on Coxwell)

Moreover, I am organizing a town hall meeting specifically for Ward 22 residents. I'll provide you with details as soon as the date and location are confirmed.

I hope that you take the opportunity to become involved in the budget process so we can work together to ensure that the priorities of Wardd 22 residents are heard at City Hall.

Personal Vehicle Tax Elimination and Refund

As many of you are aware, City Council voted to eliminate the Personal Vehicle Tax (PVT) at it's December 16th meeting. Please click here to read the PDF memo I received from Cam Weldon, the City's Chief Financial Officer that outlined the implementation of this repeal:


Those whose renewals were due on or after January 1, 2011 are not required to pay the tax. If the tax has been paid in advance (such as for those who renewed their vehicle plates in December 2010) it will be refunded by the City
Those whose renewals were due on or before December 31, 2010 are required to pay the tax. If a two-year renewal is purchased, the collection system will apply the tax for both years and the City will automatically issue a PVT tax refund for the second year (the year starting on or after January 1, 2011)
There is no need to apply for refunds related to overpayment of the PVT due to the termination of the tax. The City will send all refunds by April, 2011 to the eligible PVT taxpayers at their home addresses

Insufficient Heat in Apartments

As the temperature has dropped over the past couple of weeks, my office has received several calls from tenants in St. Paul's who are suffering in apartments with substandard heating. Many of these residents are elderly or have small children especially vulnerable to the cold. Landlords are required to keep every apartment unit at, or above 20 degrees celsius during the winter months.

I have already taken action for several Ward 22 residents with the help of City inspectors. If you, or someone you know is living in a rental unity with inadequate heat, please do not hesitate to contact my office.


Green Toronto Awards

The City of Toronto's environmental awards of excellence honour and celebrate the individuals, organizations and companies that are helping lead the way to a cleaner, greener and more liveable Toronto.

2011 Awards open for nominations!

Learn how to apply
Apply now!
Nominations close Feb. 7, 2011 at midnight.


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A New Approach for Toronto City Hall

My Commitment to You and Toronto

Torontonians tell me they want a thoughtful, creative and responsible new approach for city council. Our city's residents want council to engage them with an inspiring plan for Toronto, and to make informed decisions that are based on the merits of arguments - rather than ideology or left or right-wing partisanship.

As our city councillor for Ward 22, St. Paul's, I will offer service that:

• is proactive.

• sets priorities.

• is fiscally accountable.

• responds quickly to local residents' needs, concerns and questions.

• ensures that our residents are genuinely involved in the decision-making process.

I will hold regular ward-wide and local neighbourhood meetings and meet with individual residents, ratepayer and tenant associations and BIAs to seek their advice. I will also work to ensure that residents are true partners in decision making processes that affect their homes and neighbourhoods, rather than be subject to them.

I am guided by a solemn commitment to listen to and advocate for the residents of my ward and will make sound decisions based on evidence. I will be accessible to you and share all information I receive that is of import to our communities.

Running our City

Budget

The City of Toronto has a gap in its operating budget of more than $500 million and is carrying a debt of $3.8 billion. Our city has several priorities that compete for funding each year and, whether one cares about social services that support our most vulnerable residents or repairing our basic infrastructure such as water mains, public transit and roads, the better financial order Toronto is in, the better able City Hall will be to make the investments we expect.

As your City Councillor I will:

• read each line of every proposed budget

• consult with my community

• identify priorities

• propose innovative solutions

• remind Council to always remember that Torontonians work very hard for the property taxes they pay, and want transparency and accountability from their local government

• make difficult but necessary decisions in order to put Toronto back into a position that is solvent and ready to invest into a well-thought out, long-range plan.

I will also hold the City to account, like I have time and time again with the TDSB as a trustee, when questions about spending need to be raised to protect the public's interest. I believe the more the City dedicates taxes to specific services, and then provides an accountability report on what has been done, whether it was done on time and on budget, and how much it cost, the more confidence residents would have in their City. A line-by-line, independent review of money spent will help to ensure accountability and to make proposals for best (and better) practices.

In addition, Toronto needs a clearer understanding and resolution of what services are the responsibility of the municipal government and what services should reasonably belong to the Province. This resolution should come through thoughtful negotiation between City Hall and Queen's Park, supported by a public discussion, rather than fighting and lobbying between levels of government.

Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)

The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) is an unelected, unaccountable decision-making body, which is appointed by the Ontario government.

As your City Councillor I will:

• advocate first and foremost that the OMB no longer have purview in the City of Toronto

While the OMB still has powers to overturn decisions of our elected council:

• I will suggest that the City could use its ability within the City of Toronto Act to replace the OMB with a locally accountable body for Committee of Adjustment appeals, funded mainly by fees levied from developers.

• I am advocating for a one-year moratorium between when a developer loses an OMB appeal and when they can reapply a development proposal. Even when a local ratepayers' association is able to raise the necessary funds to challenge a developer's appeal at the OMB, and win, the developer is currently able to amend their application and immediately go through the process again. If there is another appeal by the developer, residents are often unable to raise funds as easily as the developer can and they have a natural disadvantage.

People in our City

Tenants

Ward 22 has the highest percentage of tenants of any ward in the City of Toronto. Whether in a high-rise, walk up, or subdivided house all renters deserve to live in a property that is clean, well maintained, and a place they can call home. Moreover, it is vital that all tenants know their rights and have access to support when they are in need of it.

As your City Councillor I will:

• assign a member of my staff to be our ward's "tenant expert" and be accessible to respond to tenants' questions and concerns.

• work to make City building inspectors more responsive to tenants' needs and tougher on neglectful landlords.

• support efforts to help stop the spread of bed bug infestations.

• push to make "wet waste" green bin programs for apartment buildings more accessible and practical. This needs to be done in a way to make sure that the cost of these programs don't translate into rent increases for tenants.

• help make every effort possible to ensure that tenants are on the voters list.

Many tenants have expressed confusion over which level of government is responsible for the various aspects of their rented home. The province has jurisdiction over many facets of this arrangement including the Tenant Protection Act and the Rent Bank. The City of Toronto needs to better coordinate these services with the provincial government.

Seniors

Our senior citizens built this community into the vibrant, beautiful midtown-Toronto collection of neighbourhoods that we enjoy today.

As your City Councillor I will:

• work with residents of all ages to ensure that St. Paul's provides the services our seniors need and rightfully deserve.

• encourage more interaction between seniors and the community, including school children and opportunities for continuing education, to ensure that seniors are included in the wider community.

• help ensure that the TTC is more responsive and affordable for seniors, along with providing stops nearby their residents wherever possible.

• work to find additional recreational and continuing education facilities that will cater to our aging population. Proactively looking to the future, by 2035, 1 in 5 Torontonians will be over the age of 65. Converting unused portions of public schools for use by seniors is one option I am currently exploring.

Mobility is a major concern for many over 65. We could incentivize public services and private businesses that are essential to seniors to locate close to homes for the aged and neighbourhoods where many senior citizens reside.

Youth

Serving as a school trustee for the past 7 years, I am constantly impressed by the passion, enthusiasm and creativity of our community's young people. Our local schools are some of the best in Toronto and provide a space for young people to learn and challenge themselves. However, the City of Toronto needs to do a better job of providing opportunities outside of school hours for youth.

As your City Councillor I will:

• continue to advocate for a standing working group made up of City and School board representatives to be proactive and respond to common agenda items such as school pools, fields, parks, youth-at risk/ youth violence strategies, goods and services procurement, community hubs, etc.

• help develop a strategy to break down the silos between our school boards and the City to offer community-led programs in local schools and recreation centres.

• create more opportunities for youth to positively engage with the rest of the community. Like seniors, teens are sometimes isolated. The City can build on the efforts of the TDSB to create mentoring and activity opportunities with residents of all ages including community gardens, volunteering with seniors and workshops with local businesses and artists.

Also, permits for city recreational facilities have become too restrictive. Something is wrong if families cannot play a game of soccer or baseball in a taxpayer-funded park without first booking and then paying for the field at virtually all times. Given the current obesity epidemic among young people, our city should not be putting undue restrictions on healthy recreational activities. This needs to change.

Please click here to read Josh Matlow's Op-Ed "Something Wrong with Local Government" in the Toronto Star about the importance of changing Toronto's school board governance model.

Poverty and Homelessness

As prosperous as Toronto and many of its residents might be, there are still too many people who are living in poverty or have found themselves living on our streets. As a caring society, we must always be seeking realistic ways to support those who are in need.

As your City Councillor, I am determined to work with like-minded citizens and community organizations to help provide better access to mental health providers and employment opportunities.

Getting Around our City

Transit

Toronto's public transportation system was once regarded as the best in North America. Today, it is far too often a source of complaint and frustration for many Torontonians. The TTC is vital to Toronto's economy and to the ability of our residents to move around the city each and every day.

As your City Councillor, I will:

• support the underground rapid transit line for Eglinton Avenue throughout Ward 22 (approved by Metrolinx), rather than a "St. Clair Right-of Way" above-ground streetcar line. Meanwhile, we must proactively ensure that seniors, those with disabilities, parents with strollers and other residents along Eglinton Ave. have access to transit between the planned stops at major junctions.

• advocate for a closer working relationship between the TTC, Metrolinx and Queen's Park in order to see projects through to fruition, on time and within a set budget.

• work to modernize the TTC.

• support building a rapid transit extension to Pearson airport.

• promote the use of swipe "Presto Cards".

• engage council in a much-needed discussion about labour costs and the efficient use of its employees' time and skills.

• strive to see better customer service from the TTC. It needs a realistic, proactive and long-term plan to keep Toronto moving as our population grows.

• provide a forum for community residents and local businesses to express their concerns and suggestions regarding traffic and commercial disruptions before construction begins on Eglinton so we can avoid the problems associated with St. Clair.

• stop the additional fare required for Downtown Express routes 141 and 142 on Mt. pleasant and Avenue Rd, respectively and the practice of requiring $35.50 sticker on a monthly a Metropass to access buses on these routes. The TTC is currently charging Ward 22 residents an extra fare, just less than a regular fare, to take so called "premium" routes to get downtown. Transit systems should be set up to offer riders convenient, fast options to leave their car at home when travelling to work. The current measure of charging extra for use of these routes penalizes local riders for making a choice that benefits the city. This is not right.

• work to ensure seniors living between Mt. Pleasant and Bayview, mostly tenants, have better access to public transit.

I support reforming the governance model of the TTC from the status quo of politician-only commissioners to a hybrid of councillors and skills-based citizen members. I also would invite relevant members from other levels of government to sit on the commission -providing that they contribute ongoing, long-term, predictable funding for operating needs.

Traffic

No matter what street I visit in our ward, many residents tell me that there are ongoing traffic and parking concerns. Residents on busy through fares such as Heath St., Duplex Ave., Chaplin Cres., Davisville Rd. and many others are worried that the "neighbourhood feel" that makes St. Paul's such a special place to live is being lost due to high traffic volume and speed. Improving public transit is the most effective way to reduce traffic in Ward 22, but it will not solve all the congestion and speed issues that concern our community.

Local residents concerned about traffic have relayed the following information to me:

• Reform how water main projects, like what residents are seeing along Oriole Parkway and Avenue Road, are being done. Currently, two lanes of traffic are unnecessarily being impeded by storage of construction materials. This project is slated to take two years to complete.

• Physical traffic calming initiatives such as speed humps and boulevards can be helpful to reduce speed but often don't do enough to reduce traffic volumes.

• Vehicle restrictions such as "no turn" signs are not easily enforced and sometimes unfairly limit the mobility of local residents. However, there are some specific cases where turn restrictions can protect the quality of life on a residential street and should be considered.

• They would like more vigilant enforcement of speed limits and adherence to crosswalks in school zones.

• I will work with local residents who are justifiably concerned about the impact of having small businesses on local residential streets.

• Speed limit signs need to be more visible and posted with greater frequency. Of course, enforcement is also an important consideration

What is clear to me is that, in general, the current set of tools used to mitigate traffic is not working in all cases. We need a serious strategic adjustment to how we are handling this issue, along with targeted traffic studies. I welcome all input from community residents on how we can make our streets safer, quieter and more navigable.

Toronto: The World within a City

Toronto needs a tourism and economic development strategy that truly reflects our city's assets, supports jobs and revenue and contributes to branding Toronto as one of the great international cities. We need to showcase our vibrant and diverse ethno-cultural neighbourhoods, arts and culture communities, maintain and promote our parks and green spaces, and encourage new buildings to be beautifully designed.

Arts and Culture

Toronto’s arts and culture community and industry is a major economic driver for our city's success at home and on the world stage.

As your City Councillor I will support a plan to:

• ensure investments in this sector

• attract visitors to our film, arts and cultural festivals

• promote local talent.

Parks, Ravines and Cemeteries

Toronto's parks system contributes to our quality of life and is one of our city's best attributes.

As your City Councillor I will:

• work to keep our existing parks and ravines clean and safe and protect them from any development pressures.

• work to beautify our parks and ravines, attend to "eyesores" such as rusty fences, exposed pipes, etc. and add more drinking fountains along the Kay Gardner Belt line for bicyclists, joggers, and walkers.

• continue supporting local farmer's markets such as the Yonge and Eglinton Apple Tree Market.

• create Ward 22's first community garden.

• support the creation of a local oversight committee of interested local residents, ratepayers and tenants associations, and willing councillors from neighbouring wards for our parks, ravines and cemeteries. This includes the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, which is currently run like a private corporation rather than a public trust (as it was meant to be).

• work with Deer Park and Chaplin Estates residents to expand Oriole Park and create more access points to the Kay Gardner Belt line.

Greening Toronto

As the former co-Director of a major Ontario Environmental NGO, protecting our natural environment has always been both a passion and priority for me. As our school trustee, I was proud to champion the EcoSchools initiative through which we installed solar panels on school roofs, implemented many programs involving energy conservation, waste reduction and school yard greening, and led efforts to create the new North Toronto Collegiate which will have the highest LEED certification of any public school in Toronto.

To save our planet, and tax dollars, we need to implement new and creative green practices and technology at the City level. Local residents have provided many positive ideas to move forward with including:

• incentives for commercial and residential buildings to install solar panels

• consider building codes requiring higher LEED standards

• a more effective green and blue bin system, especially for apartment buildings

• more space made available for community gardens and parkland

The passion and enthusiasm that you have expressed for greening our community has truly been inspiring. I look forward to speaking with more of you about this issue in the coming months.

Also, in the wake of City Council's unfortunate decision to allow further infill at Yonge-Eglinton Square many tenants have expressed concern over the erosion of open space along the Yonge Street corridor where there are many apartments. I will work with tenants to enhance current greenspace and look for opportunities to create new public space where possible, such as expanding the current boundaries of Oriole Park which is adjacent to the Brentwood Towers.

Design Standards

I believe Toronto is one of the world's great cities, but candidly, it is not yet known for its great architecture or design. I believe we must put a new focus on creating a city that we are inspired to walk through and live in. A beautifully designed Toronto will increase our quality of life, property values and tourism.

I'd like us to consider local design criteria to protect and enhance our neighbourhoods' distinct fabric and character. I would also like to investigate the possibility of creating a design board for Toronto, so that while we debate the height and density of new buildings, the expectations for great design is never lost in the discussion.

The Future of Yonge and Eglinton

The four corners of Yonge and Eglinton are literally at a crossroads.

The TTC lands at the SW corner have been left derelict for far too long, the NW corner's open space soon will shamefully be replaced with a shopping mall rather than be revitalized as a community meeting space (please click here more details). The City will be considering the future of the other two corners.

As both a resident of the Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood and your City Councillor, I will:

• work to create more green and open space and improve services for this important transit hub and growing community.

• work on both long term and short term plans for the SW corner that has been sitting derelict for far too long.

• ensure that our community is engaged in a genuine consultation process that makes us part of the decision-making process, rather than being subject to it.

• share all information I receive on this topic with you.

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