Item - 2020.EC17.13

The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council designate, based on the poll results respecting the intention to expand The Beach Business Improvement Area, the area outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (November 10, 2020) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the expanded boundaries of The Beach Business Improvement Area under the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas.

2.  City Council direct the City Solicitor to submit a By-law to designate the area outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (November 10, 2020) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, as the expanded boundaries of The Beach Business Improvement Area.

3.  City Council amend Schedule A of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, as necessary, to reflect the expanded boundaries of The Beach Business Improvement Area.

The purpose of this report is to recommend the expansion of The Beach Business Improvement Area (BIA) boundary as described in Attachment 1.

In accordance with City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 19, Business Improvement Areas, the City Clerk conducted a poll to determine if there is sufficient support to expand The Beach BIA boundary.

The City Clerk received a sufficient number of ballots to validate the poll and the majority of accepted ballots were in favour of expanding the BIA. Accordingly, it is recommended that City Council pass a By-law to designate the area described by the map in Attachment 1 as the expanded boundaries of The Beach BIA.