PERSON: Jaye Robinson
Position
City councillor
Biography
Elected in 2010, Jaye brings a 20-year track record as a community leader and director with the city’s Economic Development division at City Hall.
In Ward 25, Jaye organized the “My Life, My City” speaker series, which promoted engagement as a catalyst for civic change. As a long time board member of a local resident’s association, she built community from the ground up, fighting to maintain and strengthen Ward 25′s unique neighbourhoods.
As a senior manager in the city’s Economic Development Division, Jaye successfully merged arts and community building initiatives with economic development strategies, creating a vibrant roster of annual events with significant economic impacts, including Nuit Blanche, Summerlicious and Winterlicious.
On City Council, Jaye has continued to look for innovative, fiscally sound solutions to Toronto’s goals and priorities. Her focus has been moving city business forward through consensus and clear, evidence-based decision making.
City Hall Priorities
Improving Toronto’s Fiscal Health
Transparent and Accountable Government
Strengthening Ward 25′s Parks and Green Spaces
Shifting Power to Neighbourhoods on Development Issues
Jaye was instrumental in brokering the compromise that led to the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative, which led to significant infrastructure cost savings and ensured that solid city-building remained the focus of Toronto’s waterfront revitalization.
As past-Chair of the Community Development and Recreation Committee, Jaye helped usher in Toronto’s new Seniors’ Strategy, which sets out a concrete plan to ensure that our city is age-friendly.
Jaye has also been working hard on planning reform. She helped launch a study on the feasibility of a local appeal body and has been working alongside the Chair of the Planning and Growth Management on a Federation of North Toronto Ratepayers-led review of the Committee of Adjustment
Committee and Board Appointments
Parks and Environment Committee
Waterfront Toronto Board of Directors
Toronto Public Library Board
Civic Appointments Committee
North York Community Council
Government Management Committee
Jaye has served on four of the city’s Standing Committees and was recently appointed to the Parks and Environment Committee.
Jaye lives in Ward 25 Don Valley West with her husband, three children and dog, Scout.
In Ward 25, Jaye organized the “My Life, My City” speaker series, which promoted engagement as a catalyst for civic change. As a long time board member of a local resident’s association, she built community from the ground up, fighting to maintain and strengthen Ward 25′s unique neighbourhoods.
As a senior manager in the city’s Economic Development Division, Jaye successfully merged arts and community building initiatives with economic development strategies, creating a vibrant roster of annual events with significant economic impacts, including Nuit Blanche, Summerlicious and Winterlicious.
On City Council, Jaye has continued to look for innovative, fiscally sound solutions to Toronto’s goals and priorities. Her focus has been moving city business forward through consensus and clear, evidence-based decision making.
City Hall Priorities
Improving Toronto’s Fiscal Health
Transparent and Accountable Government
Strengthening Ward 25′s Parks and Green Spaces
Shifting Power to Neighbourhoods on Development Issues
Jaye was instrumental in brokering the compromise that led to the Port Lands Acceleration Initiative, which led to significant infrastructure cost savings and ensured that solid city-building remained the focus of Toronto’s waterfront revitalization.
As past-Chair of the Community Development and Recreation Committee, Jaye helped usher in Toronto’s new Seniors’ Strategy, which sets out a concrete plan to ensure that our city is age-friendly.
Jaye has also been working hard on planning reform. She helped launch a study on the feasibility of a local appeal body and has been working alongside the Chair of the Planning and Growth Management on a Federation of North Toronto Ratepayers-led review of the Committee of Adjustment
Committee and Board Appointments
Parks and Environment Committee
Waterfront Toronto Board of Directors
Toronto Public Library Board
Civic Appointments Committee
North York Community Council
Government Management Committee
Jaye has served on four of the city’s Standing Committees and was recently appointed to the Parks and Environment Committee.
Jaye lives in Ward 25 Don Valley West with her husband, three children and dog, Scout.
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