Item - 2022.MM47.63

City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to administer the Toronto Tenant Support Program established by City Council's decision on Item 2022.PH34.9 and City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to enter into agreements or other suitable arrangements with other City divisions, agencies, boards, corporations, federal and provincial agencies, community agencies, private entities and/or individuals to allocate funding and deliver the Toronto Tenant Support Program.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to develop funding priorities for the City of Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy funding and to:

a. allocate the City of Toronto Poverty Reduction funding within the applicable City Council approved budget;

b. enter into agreements to deliver projects in line with the terms and conditions of the City of Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy funding; and

c. execute any required documentation necessary to deliver the City of Toronto Poverty Reduction Strategy funding.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and/or the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, in consultation with one another, to administer existing grant programs for housing and homelessness services funded in whole or in part from the tax-base and to enter into agreements or other suitable arrangements with other City divisions, agencies, boards, corporations, federal and provincial agencies, community agencies, private entities and/or individuals to allocate and deliver the funding provided that the funding is:

a. within the applicable City Council approved budget for the Housing Secretariat, or Shelter, Support, Housing and Administration; and

b. allocated and delivered in accordance with the City's Grants Policy and any applicable program guidelines, terms or conditions determined by City Council, or by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and/or the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration respectively where authority to determine same has been delegated to the applicable Division Head.