Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Dear Mayor Miller and Members of City Council,
Re: City Council's agenda starting
The Executive Committee and staff recommendations are to
grant an additional 20 year lease to Kiwanis Club. Since 1936 these sole
sourced leasing agreements have continually been renewed in partnership with
the city.
Yesterday I delivered a letter to Your Worship and City
Councillors, addressing these concerns of the city's 70 year history of back
room deals with Kiwanis Club’s governance control of Casa Loma. On the letter’s
cover page is a copy of John Barber's Globe and Mail article (Sat. July
7/07) addressing these issues. "Behold the magic of King Kiwanis."
The last page of the letter is a copy of John Spear's Toronto Star
article June 26/07 Heavy Agenda for Executive Committee 'Casa Loma
Control debated.'
The letter and articles question why this 20 year
lease is been recommended to continue Kiwanis unaccountable history of city back-room
deals. A plan developed between city officials in partnerships with
Lobbyist Paul Sutherland, the Deputy Mayor to former Mayor Mel
Lastman and Liberty Grand Entertainment Group's CEO & President,
Nick Di Donato. It is a sole sourced, private partnership
agreement made between the City officials and Richard Wozenilek, lawyer partner
at Weir and Folds, and chairman of Kwainis Club of Casa Loma's board of
Trustees.
The letter delivered is urging all Councillors to endorse
Councillor Mihevc's motion in support of the City's, Casa Loma Advisory
Committee (CLAC) recommendations for new governance for Casa Loma under a
public trust with an RFP open tender process. The letter details the 3
years of Mayor Miller and city staff's endorsement of CLAC's recommendations
for a NEW governance that
have suddenly been 'derailed' after the head of Kiwanis hires
lobbyists and partners to secure another 20 years to their 73 year monopoly
control of the city's castle.
36 Years ago in 1970 Sid Adilman wrote an article in Toronto
Life Magazine (attached)
refers to Kiwanis's PRIVATE CLUB CONTROL over Casa Loma in 1970.
That was midway between Kiwanis‘s 70 years of multiple leases (with 27 months
extension made to Sept. 2006 lease end). Now staff is recommending another 20
years lease be granted. During the past 36
years, half of Kiwanis 70 year leasing history, NO Mayor or City
Council has been held accountable to the public to uphold transparent open
governorship against the black magic powers of Kiwanis, (Republican Party)
control of
Will
If
Trusting in your govern- ship of
Yours Truly,
Trelawny Howell,
Sir Henry Pellatt’s
great grand niece
416 927-1866
References: for archives of Press, City Council and
Committees’ reports please see www.CasaLomaTrust.ca