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1JX, Page 4 I trust your summer was enjoyable, certainly the weather coâ€"operated. Except for the disruption caused by the Social Contract Negotiations â€" this necessitated special meetings throughout July and August â€" my summer was certainly enjoyable. The regular cycle of committee and council meetings started up in the last week of August. I was able to visit several southern Ontario centres such as London, Bradford and Kitchener while participating in Ontario Tennis Association tournaments. I was able to see how other cities operate and the hospitality was superb, my tennis was less so â€" I guess we all need humbling experiences! Just before Labour Day, I took a few days off and motored along Highway #2, from Port Hope to Kingston and then up to the Nation‘s Capital. Other parts of the world are attractive but certainly Ontario and Canada remain, for me, the most beautiful. It was a delightful break, much needed to recharge my batteries before plunging back into a busy fall schedule. I would like to share with you, some of my reflections over the past summer: JOBS â€" Now that the Federal election has been called, I‘m sure that we are all going to hear about the issue of jobs in great depth, and _ so we should. Employment remains one of the most important issues that confronts us as a country and as a city. Though job creation is primarily a responsibility of senior levels of government, there are some things that the City can do, NOT TO ADD TO THE BURDEN OF TAXATION! My goal is to work for a zero City tax increase for 1994. Residents may recall that the City had achieved a zero tax increase in 1993, but as a result of the Social Contract legislation, we had to add a 2% increase because of cuts in grants from the Province. CAPITAL PROJECTS. The City plays a small role in job creation through it‘s capital projects program involving mostly roads and sewer construction. Although not part of the City‘s capital project, the pedestrian bridge for the south part of Lions Park is a Metro capital project for 1994. The City of York is responsible for linking the bike and pedestrian path from the bridge to Lawrence Ave. W. This bridge will reâ€"establish the historical link between Etobicoke and York and, just as importantly, will add approximately another three miles of bicycle and pedestrian trail to the existing Humber Trails as well as linking up with other trails that are traversing the Metropolitan area in both easterly and westerly directions. rrones _‘ sys PRICES _.@ *& \. “%gN?T and flo K _ 3 |NTEREST ,@\fi \_ y RATE_ \ 27 ‘\'f‘;\ (\\\3" MAY NEVER \\ &uty â€"OBF LIOWER & Z) q us us s ssisas \\\\Q se &ty â€" Sssy Sss ’ SS A&y . & & s §°..% Didner Real Estate Ltd. REAL ESTATE LTD. REALTOR 1800 Weston Road Weston, Ontario MIN 1V8 249â€"3357 ZIDNER QGÂ¥ GRANTS. The city has a role to play in terms of job creation in it‘s grants policy. I am heading up a committee that is examining these grants policies which are not yet approved by City council. We are aiming to receive the best possible return for any tax dollars that are given to an organization. One proposed category is a "New Venture Grant". This would focus on incubating promising initiatives in the social, recreational, business and cultural areas that have the potential of developing into important new and unique services to the City‘s residents. A third category under discussion is "Core Community Funding". This would fund organizations that are not eligible for funding from any other level of government and whose services are considered important to the needs of the residents of the City. In summary, the City has a much more limited role in terms of job creation than the senior levels of government. However, the City does have an important responsibility and role in limiting tax increases and specifically in how it allocates grants to promising new ventures. Another major concern of mine is the Weston Community. Why is it that Weston Road is not operating more effectively and more attractively that it does at present? There are some notable successes â€" the Farmers‘ Market, the Fall Fair and the Santa Claus Parade and the street, especially at night is more attractive. However, the lack of a major food store continues to be a draw back and of considerable concern. There is some positive news. As you may know, this is being examined by a consultant in conjunction with the Weston Secondary Plan Study. Further meetings are scheduled for late September and early October. Stay tuned â€" stay positive and look for announcements for these meetings. On the subject of Ward reâ€"alignment, City council has recommended that the Ward 6 boundary be changed by deleting that part of the ward south of Jane Street down to Eglington Ave. on both sides of Weston Road. That section of the ward has been recognized as being part of the Mount Dennis area and the new A second cat::go?' of grants being discussed is the "Making the Difference Grant". This would allow existing, successful organizations, that are already making an important contribution to the community, to continue to operate. The grant would be used to make up the shortfall between revenues and expenditures which could not ordinarily be made up in any other way. § Dedicated 40 m L B 1+ boundary therefore would reflect the old Municipal boundary of the former Town of Weston but to include the Levy site. The above change has been advertised and will be dealt with by the Ontario Municipal Board prior to the next civic election in 1994. I‘ve talked before about "Customer First" initiative. My goal is to make the City of York a "Customer Service First" organization. Council has approved a report to do just that and we are in the process of training staff over the next few months. Hopefully, the results will be self evident. If they are not, I would be very interested in hearing from you. It is easy to forget that the state of governance in the City of York, prior to the last election in 1992, could only be typified as a disaster. Now, public business is being dealt with in a rational (well, mostly rational) and timely way. I‘m not trying to give the impression that there are not legitimate differences between various councillors. For instance, I have taken a stand on "freedom of expression" in connection with the CHIN picnic and will continue to take a stand on such matters as the proposed employment bill ( I think it should be call "inequity" bill). I still very much enjoy acting as your representative and will continue to speak out on your behalf to the best of my ability. On Sept. 15th, I attended the Metro Transportation meeting and spoke in support of allowing Aâ€"frame signs on Weston Road, subject to regulations. Metro Committee agreed w1tl]1 my position and will recommend it to Metro Council. My goal remains to answer your telephone call the same day, certainly no later than the following day and to acknowledge your letters within three days of receipt, then to provide a response to your concerns within four weeks. I look forward to seeing you at the Farmers‘ Market, at the Fall Fair on October 2nd and again later, during the Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 27tlg'1. 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