Item - 2020.EC12.12

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to work with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to develop the terms of a pilot program for DIY (Do-It-Yourself) music organizations to use City-owned spaces at lower than market value and report to the September 24, 2020 meeting of the Toronto Music Advisory Committee.

2.  City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to work with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to develop an inventory of City-owned properties suitable for tenancy by DIY (Do-It-Yourself) music organizations at lower than market value and report to the September 24, 2020 meeting of the Toronto Music Advisory Committee.

The Economic and Community Development Committee:

1.  Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, in consultation with staff in Revenue Services, City Planning, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and other relevant City staff, to report to the Toronto Music Advisory Committee on May 13, 2020 with an initial exploration of possible financial mechanisms to help create opportunities for Do-It-Yourself event organizers to gain temporary, pop-up access to vacant commercial and industrial properties.

2.  Requested the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to provide an update on the status of the Do-It-Yourself pilot program at the May 13, 2020 meeting of the Toronto Music Advisory Committee.

At its meeting on February 20, 2020, the Toronto Music Advisory Committee considered Item MA3.1, City-Owned Spaces for DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Music Organizations.