Mayor's Economic Support and Recovery Task Force Summary of Recommendations (July 30, 2020

• Work with the not-for-profit sector to generate options for the public purchase of Toronto residential and commercial properties to maintain and increase affordable housing and shared community and not-for-profit access to space. [...] • Leverage culture to build strong neighbourhoods in a multi-centred city o The City is encouraged to accelerate cultural investment outside the core, to support the development of neighbourhood vitality across the city, and to use 3 cultural assets, space and events to catalyze small businesses and reconnect citizens from diverse communities to each other. [...] This will also include collaborating on the need to 5 engage other levels of government and build community support for the city’s short, medium and long term response.  Recommendations: • Strengthen and stabilize the care sector and protect the health, safety, and rights of workers o Ensure equipment and training is adequate to protect the health and safety of all essential workers in front-line. [...] To assist with Toronto's economic and service recovery, the Children and Youth Working Group consulted a diversity of stakeholders including community agencies, networks and service providers to learn about the pressing challenges facing children, youth, and families and identify recommendations for the City of Toronto and other orders of government. [...] Strengthen and stabilize the care sector and protect the health, safety, and rights of workers • Ensure equipment and training is adequate to protect the health and safety of all essential workers in front-line work, construction sites and institutional settings.