Item - 2019.EC3.3

Tracking Status

  • This item was considered by Economic and Community Development Committee on April 3, 2019. The Economic and Community Development Committee has referred this item to an official or other body without making a decision. Consult the text of the decision for further information on the referral.

EC3.3 - Partnerships That Produce: Best Practices for International Metropolitan Agreements

Decision Type:
Presentation
Status:
Referred
Wards:
All

Committee Decision

The Economic and Community Development Committee:

 

1.  Referred the item to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture for review and a report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the third quarter of 2019.

Decision Advice and Other Information

Leigh Smout, Executive Director of the World Trade Centre - Toronto, and Raly Chakarova, Director of Policy, Toronto Region Board of Trade gave a presentation on Partnerships That Produce: Best Practices for International Metropolitan Agreements.

Summary

Leigh Smout, Executive Director of the World Trade Centre - Toronto and Raly Chakarova, Director of Policy, Toronto Region Board of Trade will provide an overview of the Toronto Region Board of Trade recent report on best practices for metropolitan partnerships, recommendations for enhancing the City's own International Alliance Program and a suggestion for a pilot agreement.

Background Information

Presentation from the Toronto Region Board of Trade on Partnerships that Produce: Best Practices for International Metropolitan Partnerships
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-131206.pdf
Toronto Region Board of Trade - Partnerships that Produce: Best Practices for International Metropolitan Partnerships, December 2018
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-131187.pdf

Motions

Motion to Refer Item moved by Councillor Michael Thompson (Carried)

That Economic and Community Development Committee refer the item to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture for review and a report to the Economic and Community Development Committee in the third quarter of 2019.

Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council