Category Archives: CITY REPORTS

Oct-30-2013 Public Meeting

Posted on October 30, 2013 by admin
  • This item was considered by the Executive Committee on October 30, 2013 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 13, 2013.
Executive Committee consideration on October 30, 2013
EX35.2

ACTION 

Adopted 

 

Ward:All 
Casa Loma Request for Proposals - Operator for Main House and Grounds
Confidential Attachment - The security of the property of the municipality or local board

Committee Recommendations
Caution: This is a preliminary decision. This decision should not be considered final until the meeting is complete and the City Clerk has confirmed the decisions for this meeting.

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.         City Council enter into a twenty year agreement with the a newly formed company controlled by Liberty Entertainment Group (the "Recommended Proponent") to improve, and operate the Main House and Grounds of Casa Loma substantially as set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 16, 2013) from the City Manager with other such terms to be

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Nov-26-2012 Future of Casa Loma – Toronto Museum – Public Meeting

Posted on November 16, 2012 by admin

Date: Monday, November 26th, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Location: Casa Loma (1 Austin Terrace)

Attendees may arrive at 5:30 p.m. for a site visit of the property prior to the
meeting starting at 7:00 p.m.

Background:

In August 2011, City Council created the Casa Loma Corporation (CLC) for the
purpose of managing the continuing operations of Casa Loma on an interim basis
until its future ownership and management direction could be determined. The
City of Toronto is now moving forward with a plan to ensure the long-term
viability of Casa Loma and the potential for a Museum of Toronto as part of the
site’s future. For more information about our progress, click [1]here. I invite
you to attend a public meeting to learn about these opportunities and give us
your feedback, vision and guidance.

We will be seeking feedback from the public in two key areas at this meeting:

  1. The future of the main building (south side
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Casa Loma Transition Approved by Mayor Ford -May 24/11

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin
Tracking Status
  • This item was considered by Executive Committee on May 24, 2011 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on June 14, 2011.
EX6.7 ACTION Amended Ward:All
Casa Loma Transition
Committee Recommendations
The Executive Committee recommends that: 
  1. As mutually agreed between the City of Toronto and the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma (KCCL), Council terminate the management agreement between the two parties and create a city services corporation to stabilize and operate Casa Loma until City Council considers a long term strategy for Casa Loma.
  2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to execute a termination and transition agreement between the City and KCCL to implement the transition based substantially on the terms outlined below and further described in the report (May 9, 2011) from the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, and such additional terms and conditions as
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Staff report for action on Casa Loma Transition May 9/11

Posted on May 9, 2011 by admin

STAFF REPORT

ACTION REQUIRED

Casa Loma Transition

Date: May 9, 2011

To: Executive Committee     From: General Manager of Economic Development and Culture

Wards: All      Reference Number:

SUMMARY

The City owns Casa Loma, but it was managed since 1937 by the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma (KCCL).  The 1997 Casa Loma Restoration Master Plan to restore the exterior of the main building at Casa Loma cost $20 million and is nearing completion.  In July 2007, Council approved the Strategic Vision and in July 2008 the City entered into a Management Agreement to manage Casa Loma through a joint board model. In July 2010 it became obvious that the model was not working as anticipated and a downturn in the economy and a number of financial challenges created a situation where implementation of the Vision was at risk.  Council directed that the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture attempt to resolve the situation.Through a number of discussions, City staff and KCCL … Read the rest

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Deal or no deal – the city and Kiwanis play for CL – Jun 10/08

Posted on July 10, 2008 by admin

by JOHN BARBER  jbarber@globeandmail.com June 10, 2008

Here are the clues: broken glass in a medieval turret, a handful of vintage weapons missing, a grandfather clock on the roof and a trail of blood leading north into the teeming city. Agatha Christie couldn’t have given the local constabulary juicier evidence than what one or more idiots left behind at this weekend’s bungled break-in at Casa Loma.

But the real-world detective gravitates to Schedule “G” of the draft version of the city’s latest management agreement with Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma, the one labelled “Inventory,” to discover whom this strange swag belonged to in the first place. Finding the dossier strangely empty, he undertakes a troubling journey into the heart of a one-sided deal that appears to arrange for profits from the tourist trap at the public’s expense.

Empty Schedule “G” is the tell-tale, if only because it demonstrates how one-sided the city’s latest deal with Kiwanis really is. Two years

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News Update:  June 11, 2008 article by John Barber Globe and Mail.

Re:   ‘City Council June 23/08  ‘Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma Management Agreement’

 Torontonians’ are about to be robbed  of over  $49.36 Million* in losses for another 20 years when City Council meets on June 23rd of 2008 to approve Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma Management Agreement.

(*refer below A to D on City loses $ 49 million)

The City Manager’s report recommendations for this lease agreement were approved by the City’s Executive Committee on June 3rd 2008, granting Kiwanis Club to receive another 20 years ‘sole-sourced’ control of Casa Loma. For the past 70 years since 1936, Kiwanis Club have had monopolistic control for governance of our city-owned Casa Loma castle.

 

On Canada Day, Kiwanis Club (a US republican charity club) agreement will be effective for another 20 year tenure over Canada’s castle – 2nd largest tourist attraction. For a total of 90

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Councillor Joe Mihevc’s Motion at June 25, 2007 Executive Committee

Posted on June 25, 2007 by admin

Motion for Casa Loma’s New Governance

 

It failed by a vote of 4-7   For 4: Councillor’s Mihevc, McConnell, Fletcher and Moscoe  4 in favour.

 

Against 7: Mayor David Miller (Chair), Councillor’s Pantalone (Vice-Chair), Ashton,

Carroll, De Baeremaeker, Kelly, Rae.

 

Final vote at City Council July 16 & 17th, 2007

 

Re: Ex 10.7 Casa Loma Operations and Governance pg 28, 29, 30 of

Executive Committee June 25, 2007 Agenda

 

Motion by Councillor Joe Mehevc:

 

Replace Recommendation # 2 with the following:

 

1) Council endorse the recommendations of CLAC for the creation of a new non-profit organization, the Casa Loma Trust, to oversee the operation of the Casa Loma estate and direct the General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, in consultation with the City Manager and the City Solicitor, to report back on the establishment of the Casa Loma Trust including its structure and mandate; and further

 

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July 13, 2005 Letter

Posted on July 28, 2005 by admin
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