Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services

Apartment Building Bylaw & Rentsafe - general issues - amendments, proposed changes

Electricity related matters

property tax rate for apartment buildings is still 2.2 TIMES higher than the rate charged to houses and condominium units. many low income families live in rental housing. this unfairly high tax is embedded in their rent...to subsidize house/condo owners

development charges, parkland dedication and community benefits charges collectively referred to city staff as growth related charges are being updated and/or introduced. these combined high fees have resulted in few new rental housing developments

affordable and market rental housing development charge discounts and zoning policies to create incentives to build purpose built rental

heating and cooling standards

Matters affecting Enwave Energy Corporation or its subsidiaries and electric energy distribution projects. Lobbying activity will deal with the development, financing, construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of electric energy projects.

To discuss goods and services of The Equipment Specialist Inc. Including seminars, demonstrations, training, supply of product and environmental information.

To make Toronto a more competitive jurisdiction in North America for re-investment and investment in manufacturing and job creation. Issues lobbied include land use, water, transportation, energy, etc.

Hovercraft Service, Green transit between Toronto to Niagara Region.

Measures to improve transit and transportation in Toronto and the region, including transit governance reform, regional transportation network, fare integration, funding sources and methods, planning and operations issues.

Discuss the upcoming 2023-2024 winter snow road maintenance season and identify and implement changes to improve upon last year’s winter season in relation to the nine current snow removal contracts between the City of Toronto and Snow T.O.

Discussions regarding City's Enhancing Capital Construction Delivery program

Engaging with officials to discuss the procurement of engineering services

Transportation/Accessible Taxi