COMMUNITY RESOURCE GROUP

The CRG will share its perspectives and advice to Northcrest, Canada Lands and the City of Toronto with the assistance of a third-party facilitator. City staff will act as ex-officio members and help inform agendas for the meetings dedicated to the City-led processes.

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CRG members, Northcrest, Canada Lands, and the Facilitation team will:

• Agree to these Terms of Reference;

• Be transparent about the intention behind their participation in the CRG;

• Attend meetings and provide adequate notice if both primary and secondary members are unable to attend the meeting;

• Assist in the development of meeting agendas;

• Provide material for review in advance of CRG meetings, where possible;

• Strive to provide accurate, understandable information to each other to support the sharing of informed perspectives and advice;

• Listen carefully to the perspectives shared and explain how those perspectives have been considered in shaping their understanding and advice;

• Ensure the results of discussions are accurately documented in the form of meeting summaries that reflect key discussion points and actions; and

• Agree that all meeting summaries, as well as the Terms of Reference for the CRG, will be shared publicly. 

• Participate in orientations to key City Equity Strategies including:

  • Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism

  • Poverty Reduction Strategy

  • Reconciliation Action Plan

  • Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy

  • SafeTO

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CRG members will also: Communicate to and from those whose interests they represent (e.g. members, communities, stakeholders, etc.); and maintain the ability to advocate outside of the CRG process to advance their perspectives.

 

Northcrest and Canada Lands will also: Invite appropriate technical consultants (or other resource people, including relevant government representatives) to attend discussions on specific issues or components of the process; post finalized CRG meeting summaries to the id8 Downsview website; and be the lead contact for media inquiries regarding the CRG.

 

The facilitation team will also: Lead the development of meeting agendas; produce a summary of each meeting and make the summary available to participants; and assist in the resolution of issues, as required.

 

Role of City of Toronto staff: City Staff will act as ex-officio members of the CRG and will help inform the CRG agendas during the first half of the term focused on the City-led Community Development Plan. At other times, City staff on Update Downsview (and other City staff, as required) will be invited to every CRG meeting to support information sharing and coordination between the id8 Downsview engagement process and the City’s work to update the Downsview Area Secondary Plan (560 hectares) and review OPA application jointly made by Northcrest and Canada Lands for 210 hectares in Downsview.

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City Staff will also leverage the CRG group to seek feedback from members on planning and development objectives including but not limited to the City-led Update Downsview Secondary Plan and Community Development Plan.

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Role of elected officials: Elected officials are ex-officio members of the CRG and are welcome to attend CRG meetings primarily as observers, participating in discussions as/if appropriate to enrich our collective understanding of the issues and opportunities at hand as the id8 Downsview process evolves.

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Role of the Treaty-Holders: The Treaty-Holders will be invited to every CRG meeting. The CRG meetings are not a substitute for the meaningful, direct dialogue with the First Nations. That dialogue will continue to happen as the id8 Downsview process evolves. The invitation and opportunity to attend and participate in the CRG meetings is offered as a means of respect and transparency with the Treaty-Holders.