About Frances
Frances Nunziata was first elected as School Board Trustee in 1985. Previous to the amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto, Nunziata served as City of York Councillor from 1988 – 1994 and the Mayor of York from 1994 - 1997. Frances is presently a City of Toronto Councillor representing York South-Weston since 1997. With nearly 40 years of uninterrupted civic service, Frances has the knowledge and experience to effectively advocate for the residents of Ward 5.
Nunziata has a strong voice at City Hall through her role as Speaker of Toronto City Council; a position for which she has been elected by Council for the past 14-years. As the longest-serving member of Council, Frances’s success is rooted in her fierce belief that a key part of an elected official’s job is to directly serve constituents.
Key Accomplishments Include:
Successfully advocating for the development of a new George Brown College satellite campus in Mount Dennis.
Effectively advocating for affordable housing via:
a) the MURA Program with the recent acquisition of a multi-unit building (to be operated by Wigwamen Inc.); and
b) shovels in the ground in part through Federal funding that helped construct 126 new affordable housing units geared to seniors (2346 Weston Rd) and additional funding that financed an elevator repair and modernization project that serve 248 affordable rental units (33 Gabian Way).
Negotiating with the Province to locate a Union-Pearson Express stop in Weston; and further advocating for additional stops.
Committees & Boards
Including her role as Speaker of Toronto City Council, Councillor Nunziata is appointed to a number of key committees and boards. This includes the Planning and Housing Committee, which is principally concerned with urban form and housing development in the City. This particular Committee has the added responsibility of assisting the Mayor to achieve her new initiative of building 25,000 affordable rental homes in addition to the 40,000 affordable rental units the City has already committee to build by 2031.
Councillor is also appointed to the Etobicoke York Community Council, which is responsible for making recommendations and decision on planning and development, traffic plans and parking regulations within the Etobicoke York District. The Councillor also serves on the Audit Committee and the George Bell Arena Board of Management.
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The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include: recommending the appointment of the City's external auditor; recommending the appointment of an external auditor to conduct the annual audit of the Auditor General's office; considering the annual external audit of the financial statements of the City and its agencies, boards and commissions; considering the external audit of the Auditor General's office; considering the Auditor General's reports and audit plan; conducting an annual review of the Auditor General's accomplishments; making recommendations to Council on reports the Audit Committee considers; and considering performance audits and other reports of the Auditor General concerning City agencies and City corporations.
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The Planning and Housing Committee's primary focus is on urban form and housing development, with a mandate to monitor and make recommendations on planning, property standards, growth, and housing development and services.
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Based on a geographic area of the city, the Etobicoke York Community Council's responsibilities include making recommendations and decisions on local planning and development, as well as neighbourhood matters including traffic plans and parking regulations. Community Councils report to City Council but they also have final decision-making power on certain items, such as fence by-law exemptions and appointments to local boards and Business Improvement Areas.
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George Bell Arena is one of eight indoor ice arenas operated by a board of management. These City boards were established between the early 1950s and early 1970s by the former City of Toronto and Borough of East York as a means of engaging the local community in the decision making for managing these facilities.
The mandate of arenas operated by a board of management includes:
Providing safe, full and equitable access to high quality indoor ice sport recreational facilities and where applicable other recreational facilities (e.g. community rooms, banquet halls).
Allocating the use of the facility in a fair and equitable manner among local neighbourhood citizens and organizations and user groups, while bearing in mind the need to generate sufficient revenue to operate the facility at the lowest reasonable cost to the City of Toronto and its residents.
Developing proposed ice allocation schedules based on the applications received, and consistent with the targets and requirements set-out in the City's Ice Allocation Policy and the objectives of the Relationship Framework, for approval by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.
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The Eglinton Hill BIA is located along a our-block stretch of Eglinton Avenue West between Kane Avenue and Bicknell Avenue.
Established in 1997, the BIA is made up of retail shops, service-providing businesses, and restaurants and cafes.
BIA Contact 416-652-0941 eglintonhillbia@gmail.com
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The Lawrence Ingram Keele (LIKE) BIA represents over 300 commercial tenants and commercial property owners generally bounded by Lawrence Avenue West to the north, Keele Street to the west, Strathnairn Avenue/Woodborough Avenue to the south and the rail track to the east. The LIKE BIA strives to create and sustain an enabling local economic development environment through the creation and maintenance of a vibrant commercial neighbourhood. This BIA does so by promoting the area as a preferred destination to work and operate a business.
As the area continues to evolve and diversify, the BIA is committed to strengthening its sense of community through streetscape and public space improvements that both benefits its residents and community members and, which supports the wide range of local businesses within its jurisdiction.
BIA Contact Info.likebia@gmail.com
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The Mount Dennis BIA is located along Weston Road from Lambton Avenue in the south to Ray Avenue in the north, with Eglinton Avenue West intersecting the area at its mid-point.
The Councillor currently sits as the Treasurer of this BIA. The BIA is largely made up of personal service businesses, retail shops, restaurants and cafes.
BIA Contact Laura Alderson 416-518-9212 laura@mountdennisbia.ca
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The Rogers Road BIA was established in 2019. It is bounded by Weston Road to the west and Bronoco Avenue to the east, and the area along Keele Street, south to Lavender Road.
BIA Contact rogersroadbia@outlook.com
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The Weston Village BIA is located along Weston Road between Wilby Crescent and Church Street.
Established in 1979 – one of the oldest Business Improvement Areas in Toronto – Weston Village BIA is comprised of retail stores, restaurants and professional and personal service providers. The BIA hosts the annual Winterfest as well as a weekly farmer’s market that runs from May through October. A boundary expansion was approved by City Council in 2018.
BIA Contact 416-249-0691 admin@westonvillagebia.com
Business Improvement Areas Ward 5
“ My philosophy as a Councillor is to remain accountable to the citizens that I serve.
While I believe that local representatives must be accessible to their constituents, I also recognize the need to be morally and fiscally responsible to the municipality as a whole.
Decisions made by Council affect the community at its core and the individuals that comprise that community. ”
— Councillor Frances Nunziata