Item - 2013.ED21.7

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on May 7, 2013 without amendments and without debate.
  • This item was considered by the Economic Development Committee on April 22, 2013 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on May 7, 2013.

ED21.7 - Collaborating for Competitiveness: Aerospace Campus Cluster (Implementation Action 2)

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on May 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2013, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council support continued efforts to create an aerospace industry training, research, innovation, and manufacturing campus within Parc Downsview Park.

Background Information (Committee)

(April 2, 2013) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Collaborating for Competitiveness: Aerospace Campus Cluster (Implementation Action 2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-57203.pdf

ED21.7 - Collaborating for Competitiveness: Aerospace Campus Cluster (Implementation Action 2)

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Economic Development Committee recommends that:

 

1.         City Council support continued efforts to create an aerospace industry training, research, innovation, and manufacturing campus within Parc Downsview Park.

 

Decision Advice and Other Information

The Economic Development Committee:

 

1.         Requested Economic Development and Culture staff, working in concert with City Planning, Transportation Services, Finance, Toronto Water, and other external stakeholders, to report back to the Economic Development Committee with regards to progress on the preparation of a proposed implementation plan including details on the funding needed from all parties.

 

The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture gave a presentation to the Committee.

Origin

(April 2, 2013) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture

Summary

This report provides an overview of the aerospace cluster in the City of Toronto and surrounding region, as well as information on the proposed development of an aerospace industry training, research, innovation, and manufacturing campus within Parc Downsview Park.

 

This report recommends that the City continue its efforts to create an aerospace campus in collaboration with key stakeholders including the federal and provincial governments, academia, industry, and labour.

Background Information

(April 2, 2013) Report from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture on Collaborating for Competitiveness: Aerospace Campus Cluster (Implementation Action 2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-57203.pdf

Speakers

David Anselmi, Development and Sustainability, Director, Real Estate, CLC, Parc Downsview Park
Andrew Petrou, Special Project Officer, Office of the President, Centennial College
Councillor Maria Augimeri

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Michael Thompson (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council