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Councillor Grimes wants changes made to Ex and CNE boards

Exhibition Board of Governors chair Mark Grimes is asking council to prevent a councillor from

sitting on both.

Toronto city Councillor Mark Grimes is asking council to review the policy of allowing councillors to sit on both the

Exhibition Place Board of Governors and the Canadian ational Exhibition !ssociation Board of "irectors to ensure that

there are no conflicts of interest#

By: Betsy Powell City Hall Bureau, Published on Thu Oct 15 2015

Toronto Councillor Mark Grimes is asking council to change its polic so a councillor sitting on theExhibition !lace Board of Governors is ineligible to serve on the Canadian National Exhibition

 "ssociation Board of #irectors.

$%e should be reviewing how the whole thing works& to ensure there are no conflicts of interest'Grimes (%ard )' Etobicoke*+akeshore, said in an interview.

-e denied the move is targeting an one individual. $/m not looking to kick anbod off anthing. t will be a decision that ou can/t sit on both.&

But Councillor Mike +aton (%ard 01' Trinit*2padina, believes Grimes is tring to orchestrate hisouster because the two have not seen $ee to ee& on several issues. Grimes is chair of the Exhibition

 board of governors.

$t seems to me 3ust the chair taking issue with some of the positions that have been taken'& sas+aton' who sits on both the board of governors and the oversight bod of Exhibition !lace/slongstanding tenant' the CNE.

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+aton/s ward borders the cit*owned propert' which claims to be Canada/s largest entertainmentand events site.

$4ne (the CNE, is a ma3or event in this cit that impacts m communit and the other is anenormous cit asset directl ad3acent to the communit represent. t makes perfect sense that

 would serve in both capacities.&

 " cit solicitor has assured him there is no conflict of interest' he added.But a ma3or source of conflict between the two politicians does exist5 the controversial Mu6iknightclub. 2ince 7889' it has been located in the horticulture building on cit*owned Exhibition!lace grounds. Two patrons were shot to death at the club in "ugust.Grimes voted to ban all*ages electronic dance music concerts on Exhibition propert. +aton did not.(Council overturned the ban., Grimes supported Mu6ik/s re:uest for a lease extension to 78;9' while+aton successfull pushed for a deferral on the matter to next ear after citing $ongoing dangerousactivit at the establishment.&Grimes sas the board of governors proposed an official plan amendment for Exhibition !lace'needed to extend Mu6ik/s lease beond the current 70*ear limit to 78;9. The CNE" opposed themove and $hired a lobbist to lobb cit council against a decision of Exhibition !lace'& Grimes sas.$That has to be a conflict.&

+ast month' +aton and Councillor Gord !erks presented council with a $Close Mu6ik& petition and won council/s backing to ask the "lcohol and Gaming Commission of 4ntario to review the club/slicence. Mu6ik' in a letter to council' said it has alread improved its securit plans and procedures

 but welcomes additional scrutin.

Grimes wrote the commission' saing there/s no need.

$The board (of governors of Exhibition !lace, has no issues with the li:uor licence of its tenant'Mu6ik Clubs nc.'& Grimes wrote to the commission.

!revious councillors have served on both the Exhibition !lace board and the CNE $at the same timefor decades' or as far back as can find'& +aton sas.

Exhibition !lace board members have also served on the board of the <oal "gricultural %inter =air "ssociation' another tenant of Exhibition !lace.

n 7807' Grimes recommended that former councillor Gloria +indsa +ub' then a member of theExhibition !lace board' be reappointed to the %inter =air "ssociation board for the 780; term.

$Michael +aton does bring up a good point about the <oal %inter =air. That probabl should bereviewed' too'& Grimes said.

-is re:uest to alter the composition of the Exhibition !lace board of governors and affiliates isscheduled to be considered b Maor >ohn Tor/s executive committee on Tuesda.

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