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GG10.15 - Options and Opportunities to Enhance City Technology and Protect Confidential Documents
SC11.14 - Right Turn Prohibition at Military Trail and Ellesmere Road
MM16.5 - Support for the Canadian Independent Music Association
MM16.4 - Night Economy Manifesto
IA16.1 - New Linear Park for Scarborough in Review
CC15.1 - Budget Implementation Including Property Tax Rates, User Fees and Related Matters
4 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That:
1. City Council request the Mayor to consider including the full costs to deliver the Winter Windrow Clearing Program in future year proposed budgets for Transportation Services.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and any other relevant City Divisions, to meet with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority staff to understand opportunities for collaboration with the Black Creek Pioneer Village for cultural and community events.
3. City Council request the Executive Director, Financial Planning, to review viable options and explore opportunities for funding operational and capital financial requirements of the Black Creek Pioneer Village and present any recommendations for consideration during the 2025 budget process.
EX11.8 - RapidTO: Surface Transit Network Plan
3 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, to put in place any new way-finding, transportation signage in the Eglinton Avenue East/Kingston Road/Morningside Avenue RapidTO route, as they are implemented on other routes, to harmonize all RapidTO routes infrastructure.
IE10.4 - Endangered Species Habitat Replacement on Public Lands
1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried) That City Council amend the Infrastructure and Environment Committee Recommendation by adding the words “and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority” after the words “in consultation with other Divisions” so that it now reads as follows:
1. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with other Divisions and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as appropriate, to review and report to Infrastructure and Environment Committee, by the third quarter of 2024, on applicable policies concerning the use of City property to create replacement habitat for the purposes of the Endangered Species Act, 2007, with such report:
a. taking into account the province’s failure to adequately protect species at risk, as documented by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario in the 2017 Environmental Protection Report, titled Good Choices, Bad Choices; and
b. identifying any potential policy or planning process improvements which may assist in providing a net gain for the affected species, including requiring at least two high quality replacement habitats for each existing habitat destroyed.
2024.SC10.1 - 3855-3863 Lawrence Avenue East - Fire Route
2023.GG8.29 - Parking Infractions Seamless Reporting
2023.EX10.21 - Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors Meeting September 14, 2023
Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That Recommendation 3 be amended by adding
"c. Workout proper logistics on site during and post development to ensure: Wheel Trans pickup and drop off accessibility for the residents at the existing building and the new development; front lobby wheelchair accessibility; front lobby amenities accessibility; laundry room accessibility; visitors and support staff parking access; and emergency services accessibility, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.".
2023.EX8.10 - Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors Meeting September 5-15, 2023
2023.EC6.8 - Heron Park Outdoor Pool Late Night Swimming and Extended Hours
2023.IE6.7 - Military Trail Road Reconstruction
Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie (Carried) (on behalf of Councillor Ainslie)
That Infrastructure and Environment Committee:
1. Request the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Procurement Officer to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on how construction general contractors contracted by the City of Toronto are evaluated and how their performance may be taken into account on future contracts.
2. Request the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the First Quarter of 2024 with an evaluation of the of the contract management model that the City uses to oversee infrastructure work done by contractors.
2023.EC5.3 - Theatre Review for Inclusivity and Equity
2023.EX5.7 - Open Data Centralized Platform and Compliance Standards
2023.IA7.1 - Military Trail Road Reconstruction
2023.EX4.12 - The Good Roads Conference April 16-19, 2023
2023.EX4.11 - Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors Meeting March 7-9, 2023
2023.EX3.13 - Community Safety Issues and Response
6 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That:
1. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to provide a comprehensive Briefing Note to the City Manager on the building and operating of its publicly accessible wifi and telecommunications network used throughout the transit system.
2. City Council request the City Manager to submit a report that includes the Briefing Note to the June 6, 2023, meeting of the Executive Committee.
2023.EX3.4 - City of Toronto Relationship Framework for the Toronto Parking Authority - Motion to Amend the item: that: City Council request the Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority to report on the feasibility of providing parking discounts to veterans at their April 21, 2023 meeting.
2023.EC3.15 - Respecting Deceased Homeless in Toronto
2023.EC3.14 - Night Economy Manifesto
2023.EC3.13 - Review of policies and procedures related to Warming Centres On May 12, City Council declared a homelessness emergency in the City of Toronto. 2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried) That: City Council declare a homelessness emergency in the City of Toronto.
2023.EX3.12 - Ontario Good Road Association Board Quarterly Committee meetings and Board meeting update
2023.EX2.6 - Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board of Directors Meetings and Advocacy Days
2023.EC1.9 - Review Of Extreme Weather Supports For Homeless And Under-Housed Individuals
That:
1. Economic and Community Development Committee request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to consult with the Medical Officer of Health and relevant medical experts to examine and revise the environmental conditions required to declare an Extreme Cold Weather Alert, prioritizing the minimization of loss of life and cold-related injury and report to the April 25, 2023 meeting on:
a. aligning the opening of warming centres with the declaration of an Emergency Cold Weather Alert;
b. delegating authority for declaring an Emergency Cold Weather Alert and the opening of warming centres to the Medical Officer of Health;
c. ensuring that the Cold Weather Response Plan is implemented between September 15 and June 1 each year, in line with the time period in which the City of Toronto’s minimum temperature by-law comes in to effect for tenants;
d. ensuring hot meals, adequate washrooms, showers, harm reduction supplies, and on-site social work and health supports are available in warming centres;
e. securing appropriate space — either within the City’s portfolio, through public service partners such as the TTC, by purchasing sprung structures, or through commercial rental opportunities — to ensure an equitable, City-wide network of warming Centres; and
f. the funding required to deliver an equitable, City-wide network of warming Centres, either through the City or through agency partners, with a fair wage policy in place for all staff.
2023.CC2.4 - Appointment of Chair of the Board of Management of the Toronto Zoo
2023.ST1.1 - Council Member Appointments to Committees, Boards and External Bodies
2022.SC33.61 - Memorial for Grant Faulkner
2022.EX33.18 - Federation of Canadian Municipalities Summary Report from the March 2022 Board of Directors Meeting
2022.EX34.42 - Ontario Good Roads Summary Annual General Conference and Meeting
2022.EX32.15 - Tree Removal Permit Appeals - Delegation to Community Council
2022.EX29.6 - Implementation of an E-Petition Platform at the City of Toronto
IE25.20 – Scarborough Cycling Report (Ward 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
IE25.19 – Galloway Road Bike Lane Upgrades (Ward 24)
IE25.18 – Adopt a Road Pilot Program (Ward 24)
2021.GL26.13 - Municipal Licensing and Standards 311 Updates
2021.GL26.12 - Tracking through Open Data Section 37 and Section 45 Community Benefits - Open 37
2021.EX26.17 - Implementation of an E-Petition Platform at the City of Toronto
2021.IE23.22 – LDD Moth (European Gypsy Moth) Infestation
2021.EC22.8 5n2 Kitchens Food Security for Scarborough South East
2021.EC22.7 Parents Engaged in Education
2021.MM32.6 - Excessive Vehicle Noise Locations Across the City of Toronto - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
2021.MM32.9 - 5n2 Kitchens Food Security for Scarborough South East - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
2021.MM32.15 - Parents Engaged in Education - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
2021.ST8.2 - Council Member Appointment to the Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors
2021.SC23.27 - Installation of Pedestrian Sidewalk on Falaise Road
2021.ST8.1 - Council Member Appointments to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
2021.ST8.2 - Council Member Appointment to the Seniors Housing Corporation Board of Directors
2021.GL21.30 - Kingston Road Incremental Growth Study Area
2021.GL21.29 - Concrete Barriers at Union Station
2021.GL21.16 - Implementing Online Timesheets for Council Members' Staff
EX20.8 Affordable Internet Connectivity for All - ConnectTO
amended motion recommendation:
6. City Council requesting the City Manager to write to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to:
a. request the Commission to put its 2015 ruling that super-fast fibre optic network be made available through wholesale network access and set corresponding rates, in to effect; and
b. put mechanisms in places for telecommunication companies to implement data rollover for account holders at the end of their billing cycles.
2021.EC19.5 - Theatre Review for Inclusivity and Equity
2021.GL20.6 - Business Licence Review
2020.MM27.14 - Online Timesheets - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford
2020.MM27.15 - Don’t Leave Scarborough Residents on the Bus: It’s Finally Time to Move Forward with the Light Rapid Transit Plan That Will Provide More Service, for Fewer Dollars, and Can Be Up and Running Sooner - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2020.MM27.8 - Recreation Capacity in Scarborough-Guildwood - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
2020.MM27.9 - Investigating Expiry Dates for Building Permits - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford
2020.MM26.6 - Better Billing: Increasing uptake for monthly water billing and COVID relief for seniors and small businesses - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2020.MM25.1 - Supporting Taxi Operators from COVID-related Financial Hardship - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2020.MM25.4 - 3655 Kingston Road - Request for Representation at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford
2020.SC18.7 - Traffic Calming (Speed Humps) Review - Keeler Boulevard, between Neilson Road and David Drive
2020.MM24.32 - Supporting Bill C-8, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code to prohibit Conversion Therapy - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2020.MM24.9 - Supporting Taxi Operators from COVID-related Financial hardship - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2020.PH16.12 - Examining Parking Requirements for New Development Applications
2020.EX17.6 - Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Cyber Security Update
2020.EX14.10 - Open Data - Cycling and Infrastructure Programs - Bike Share Ridership
2020.IA22.1 - Toronto Police Service Board Open Data Report
2020.MM22.3 - GO Transit/Union Pearson Express-Toronto Transit Commission Discounted Fare Initiative - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
2020.ST5.2 - Council Member Appointments to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) Advisory Committee
2020.IE12.12 - Delays in Traffic Construction Projects throughout Scarborough-Guildwood, Ward 24
2020.SC13.18 - Sidewalk Snow Plowing
2020.MM14.7 - Investing in Modernization of Ontario Public Libraries - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks
2020EX14.6 Immediate and Transformational Change in Ontario's Long Term Care Homes - COVID-19 Pandemic
1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That:
1. City Council request the Federal government to immediately provide additional supports for staff and residents now to stem the COVID – 19 pandemic. This includes, but is not limited to:
a. a serious bolstering of public-health budgets, including federal health transfers ear-marked specifically for public health;
b. careful tracking and maintenance of infectious-disease laboratories in order to keep up with the surge demand during a pandemic;
c. better integration and preservation of the National Emergency Stockpile System;
d. an overhaul of long-term care homes to include space for quarantine infected residents; and
e. systematic funding and regulatory changes such that personal support workers don't need to work in multiple homes to earn a living.
2. City Council request the Federal government to create a National Long Term Care Strategy to fund modern pandemic ready infrastructure, and provide care-giver training and salaries commensurate with the job.
2020EX14.13 Update on Future of Ontario Place and Exhibition Place
1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That Recommendation 1 be amended by adding the words "as well as the Board of Directors of the Canadian National Exhibition Association" so that it now reads as follows:
1. City Council direct the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to report to the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place as well as the Board of Directors of the Canadian National Exhibition Association with an update, when appropriate, on the strategy being developed jointly with the Province of Ontario to plan the future of Ontario Place and Exhibition Place, as set out in part 1 of EX5.1 - Ontario Place/Exhibition Place Revitalization, as it relates to the development of the Exhibition Place Master Plan.
2020EX14.11 City of Toronto's Response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That the Recommendations be amended so that they now read as follows:
1. City Council request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to report to the Executive Committee in the first quarter of 2021 on the implementation of an Indigenous community-led pilot project, overseen by the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council and Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, to address community safety, harm reduction, conflict and crisis response, and peacekeeping from an Indigenous-led perspective, as outlined in Communication AA3.3.1 from the Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council.
2. City Council request the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, in consultation with relevant staff, to report to the Budget Committee for consideration in the 2021 budget on the establishment of a permanent City of Toronto "Calls to Justice" Office, as outlined in Communication AA3.3.2 from Andrea Chrisjohn, Aboriginal Affairs Advisory Committee member.
2020EX14.10 Open Data - Cycling and Infrastructure Programs - Bike Share Ridership
1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That City Council request the Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors to direct the President, Toronto Parking Authority to release immediately, on a monthly basis in a suitable data format,all relevant ridership information for Bike Share Toronto to the Toronto Open Data Portal. Each dataset to include:
a. trip duration (seconds)all;
b. start and end date and time;
c. start and end station name, ID, latitude, longitude;
d. bike identification number
e. user type (“Customer” = 24-hour or 7-day pass user; “Subscriber” = annual member);
f. gender (0=unknown; 1=male; 2=female)
g. year of birth; and
h. datasets include only trips taken by customers from publicly available stations that are longer than 60 seconds in duration.
2020EX14.8 Toronto Transit Commission Status Update - Anti-Racism Strategy and Ombudsman Recommendations
1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That City Council request the Toronto Transit Commission Board to direct the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to:
1. Report back to the Executive Committee with an update and a projected date for final completion of the Toronto Transit Commission Anti-Racism Strategy in the first quarter of 2021.
2. Release all ongoing data collected through its Anti-Racism Strategy to the City of Toronto Open Data Portal in compliance with the Data Standards for the Identification and Monitoring of Systemic Racism, also known as Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards (Standards) which were established to help identify and monitor systemic racism and racial disparities within the public sector.
2020EX14.1 CaféTO - Increasing Outdoor Dining Space for Toronto Restaurants and Bars
1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to consider financially supporting eating establishments in the CaféTO Program which are not included in areas represented by Business Improvement Areas.
2020.SC12.19 – All-Way Stop Control Review – Dale Avenue and Cromwell Road
2020.SC12.23 - Re-opening of Item SC11.8 - Scarborough Minor Arterial and Collector Road Speed Limit Reductions as Part of Vision Zero Speed Management Strategy
2019MM8.4 Cities for Digital Rights - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy
2020.IE11.15 - Feasibility of Implementing Local Traffic Vehicle Decals
2019.SC11.10 - School Zone Review - Bernadine Street
2019.SC11.15 - Traffic Control Signals Scarborough Golf Club Road at Confederation Drive2019.EC8.17 - Expansion of Toronto's Winterlicious / Summerlicious Program
2019.EC8.18 - Cost Recovery for Emergency Service Rescues Due to Misadventure at Scarborough Bluffs
2017.MM31.14 - Reinstating the City's LGBTQ2S+ Community Advisory Committee - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie2017.MM31.21 - Promoting Diversity and Social Inclusion by establishing Intersectionality Awareness Week in the City of Toronto - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2019.GL8.21 - Toronto City Hall Council Chamber Modernization Update
2019.GL8.22 - City of Toronto’s Open Data Portal - Historical and Current Data
September 2019, at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Municipal Finance & Intergovernmental Arrangements Committee
Cybersecurity and Ransomware malware strategy
2019.EC6.15 - Community Benefits Framework
2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Chief Purchasing Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services, in collaboration with the Community Benefits Coordinator, and the City Councillor for Ward 24, Scarborough Guildwood, to utilize the Sir Robert L. Borden property located at 200 Poplar Road as a job skills training centre to assist job candidates from equity seeking groups, including Indigenous peoples, by providing pre-employment training and employment supports prior to and during employment, to maximize employment retention in eastern Scarborough.
2019.IE6.11 - Cycling Network Plan Update – Paul's Amendments at City Council
2019.EC6.8 - Strengthening Toronto's Nighttime Economy - Paul's Amendments at City Council
2019.EC6.15 - Community Benefits Framework
2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Chief Purchasing Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the General Manager, Toronto Employment and Social Services, in collaboration with the Community Benefits Coordinator, and the City Councillor for Ward 24, Scarborough Guildwood, to utilize the Sir Robert L. Borden property located at 200 Poplar Road as a job skills training centre to assist job candidates from equity seeking groups, including Indigenous peoples, by providing pre-employment training and employment supports prior to and during employment, to maximize employment retention in eastern Scarborough.
2019.IE6.11 - Cycling Network Plan Update – Paul's Amendments at City Council
2019.EC6.8 - Strengthening Toronto's Nighttime Economy - Paul's Amendments at City Council 2019.GL6.31 - Review of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 546, Licensing of Vehicles-for-Hire - Paul's Amendments at City Council 2019.EC4.5 - Engagement of Non-profit Organizations to Provide Youth Mentoring Programs2019.SC5.16 - Traffic Control Signals Review - Morningside Avenue and Cumber Avenue/Fordover Drive
2019.SC5.15 - Pedestrian Crossover Review - Holmfirth Terrace and Vanwart Drive
2019.EC4.5 - Engagement of Non-profit Organizations to Provide Youth Mentoring Programs
2019.GL4.15 - Public Notices - Enhancing Public Engagement
2019.EC3.13 - Recreation Program Registration
2019.GL3.8 - Startup in Residence Pilot Project for the City of Toronto
2019.GL3.9 - Civic Innovation Office - Update
2019.ST1.1 - Council Member Appointments to Committees, Boards and External Bodies
2018.MM44.6 - Seizure and destruction of illegal guns - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2018.MM43.30 - Coroner's Jury Inquest Recommendations for the Homeless - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2018.SC31.25 - Pedestrian Crossover Review - Dearham Wood at Schubert Drive
2018.MM41.23 - Creating a Sustainable and Vibrant Community Hub at the Sir Robert L. Borden Business and Technical Institute - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2018.PW29.10 - Local Traffic Vehicle Decals
2018.PW28.14 - Pilot Bike Share Program in South East Scarborough
2018.SC29.25 - Request for Report - Scarborough Civic Centre
2018.SC28.15 - Signalized Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) on Galloway Road at Coronation Drive
2018.SC29.36 - 30 km/h Speed Limit on Local Roads in the Scarborough Community Council Area
2018.SC29.21 - Pedestrian Crossover Review - Galloway Road at Coronation Drive
2018.SC29.25 - Request for Report - Scarborough Civic Centre
2018.PW28.14 - Pilot Bike Share Program in South East Scarborough
2018.EX33.13 - Acreage and Tonnage Taxation Systems for Railway Rights-of-Way
2018.EX33.6 - Emergency Management Program Update - 2017
2018.CD26.2 - Expanding Indigenous-led Early Years Programs and Services - Update
Adopted Motion – carried by committee member Councillor Fletcher
That: 1. The General Manager, Children's Services be requested to explore and report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee on opportunities at the Sir Robert Borden Business and Technical Institute site located at 200 Poplar Road as a potential site to facilitate new programs and services to accommodate the Ministry of Education's Journey Together initiative.
2018.PW27.8 - Pilot Bike Share Program in South East Scarborough
2018.MM36.8 - Creation of a National Portrait Gallery
2017.PW25.14 - Multi-Use Trail Centennial College Progress Campus and Military Trail Road – Passed at Budget 20182017.GM22.36 - Request to Revise the Ontario Provincial Offences Act
2017.IA32.2 - Transportation Services, Cycling Infrastructure and Programs - Open Data - Transportation Services
2017.IA32.3 - Transportation Services - Cycling Infrastructure and Programs - Open Data - Bike Share Ridership
2017.IA32.4 - Toronto Parking Authority - Open Data
2017.MM32.4 - Hosting of All-Candidates Meetings - Permitting Payment of Expenses from the Constituency Services and Office Budget - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker
2017.MM32.5 - Reforming Joint and Several Liability for Ontario Municipalities - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes
2017.MM32.6 - Support for Reform of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes
2017.MM32.7 - Supporting the Creation of a Dedicated Fund to Enhance Municipal Asset Management Planning - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes
2017.IA32.2 - Transportation Services, Cycling Infrastructure and Programs - Open Data - Transportation Services
2017.IA32.3 - Transportation Services - Cycling Infrastructure and Programs - Open Data - Bike Share Ridership
2017.IA32.4 - Toronto Parking Authority - Open Data
2017.MM32.4 - Hosting of All-Candidates Meetings - Permitting Payment of Expenses from the Constituency Services and Office Budget - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2017.MM32.5 - Reforming Joint and Several Liability for Ontario Municipalities - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2017.MM32.6 - Support for Reform of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2017.MM32.7 - Supporting the Creation of a Dedicated Fund to Enhance Municipal Asset Management Planning - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2017.PG22.12 - Group Home Community Information
2017. MM24.15 - Payday Loan Act - Public Consultations
2017. MM24.2 - Bill C-312 National Cycling Act
2016.ST10.1 - 2017 Schedule of Meetings
2016.AU6.10 - Audit of City Cleaning Services - Part 2: Maximizing Value from Cleaning Contracts
2016.EX16.49 - Request for Implementation of E-Petitions System for City of Toronto 2016.CD13.7 - Toronto Fire Services - Open Data
2016.CD13.8 - Toronto Paramedic Services - Open Data
2016.EX16.24 - 2016 Heads and Beds Levy o2016.EX16.9 - Toronto Community Housing Corporation - Annual General Meeting and 2015 Audited Financial Statementsn Institutions
2016.EX16.23 - 2016 Levy on Railway Roadways and Rights of Way and on Power Utility Transmission and Distribution Corridors
2016.EX15.1 - The City of Toronto's Long-term Financial Directio
2016.EX15.2 - Final Report - Toronto Ward Boundary Review
2016.EX15.11 - Aboriginal Employment Strategy Update
2016.EX15.12 - Aboriginal Affairs Office at the City of Toronto
2016.EX15.25 - World Class Digital City - Open Data Strategic Plan
2016.EX15.26 - Term Limits for Council Member Appointments to Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Corporations
2016.MM17.9 - Data regarding deaths in Toronto's Homeless Community - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2016.MM17.7 - Support for Bill 158, Saving the Girl Next Door Act - by Councillor Paul Ainslie
2016.CD10.8 - Toronto Fire Services Open Data
2016.CD10.9 - Toronto Paramedic Services Open Data
2016.CD10.2 - City of Toronto Outdoor Tennis Operations
2016. EX13.3 - Developing Toronto's Transit Network Plan: Phase 1
2016.EX13.10 - New Investments Regulations
2016.EX13.24 - Advance Voting Days
Referred - 2015.HL8.14 - Use of Comparative Data by Local Health Integration Networks for Funding Distribution
Adopted - 2015.ST6.1 - Council Member Appointments to the Canadian National Exhibition Association (CNEA) Municipal Section and Board of Directors
Adopted - 2015.MM8.42 - Regulation of Telecommunications - Request for Authorization to Intervene at the Supreme Court of Canada - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Pam McConnell
Amended - 2015.EX7.8 - Updated Policies for Naming City Streets and Properties
Referred - 2015.PG5.11 - Direction to Permit the Re-paving of Driveways in the Scarborough District to their Existing Width and Configuration
Adopted on Consent - 2015.CD3.13 - Fire Safety Lock Boxes
Referred - 2015.MM6.17 - Direction to permit the re-paving of driveways in the Scarborough District to their existing width and configuration - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Michelle Berardinetti
Adopted on Consent - 2015.EX5.21 - Support for Banning the Use of Microbeads
Adopted - 2015.GM3.24 - Board Book App for Mobile Devices
Referred - 2015.PW2.9 - Portia Street Storm Sewer Connection
Adopted on Consent - 2015.SC3.5 - Appointment of a Member of Council to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Don Watershed Regeneration Council
Adopted on Consent - 2015.ST2.1 - Appointment to fill a Council Member Vacancy on the Toronto Hydro Corporation Board of Directors
Received - 2015.CC1.7 - Mayor's Appointments of the Deputy Mayor and the Standing Committee Chairs
Amended - 2015.ST1.1 - Council Member Appointments to Committees, Agencies and External Bodies
Carried - 2015.EX4.4 - Schools as Community Assets - A Policy Agenda for the City-School Boards Advisory Committee
Carried - 2015.EX4.16 - Request for Report on Expanded Gaming at Woodbine Racetrack
Carried - 2015.CD2.1 - Toronto Fire Services - 2015 to 2019 Master Fire Plan
Carried - 2015.MM5.10 - Alternative Options for Stronger Accountability - by Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano
Adopted 2015.EX4.7 - Housing Opportunities Toronto 2010-2020 - Five Year Review
Adopted SC33.14 Turning Regulations - Tams Road at Morningside Avenue
Adopted New traffic and Parking regulations were passed at the July Toronto City Council
SC33.14 Turning Regulations - Tams Road at Morningside Avenue
Passed Unanimously - 2014.MM54.8 - Provincial Heritage Plaque for Guild Park and Gardens
Passed Unanimously - 2014.MM54.4 - Norman Bethune Day
Amended and adopted - 2014.EX38.2 - Aboriginal Employment Strategy
Adopted 2014.SC30.25 - Business Community Sign Installation - Ward 43
Adopted P2014.MM48.6 - Street Renaming to Celebrate Sir John A. Macdonald - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Michelle Berardinetti
Received 2014.RM47.3 - Petitions Petition concerning Fire Station 215, submitted by Councillor Paul Ainslie, Ward 43 – Scarborough East, containing the names of approximately 200 persons.
Amendment and adopted 2013.EX36.13 - Initiatives to Address Human Trafficking
Amendment and adopted 2013.EX36.17 - 2014 Rate Supported Budgets - Toronto Water and 2014 Water and Wastewater Rates and Service Fees
Adopted 2013.MM45.2 - 2014 as the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the start of World War I, and the 75th Anniversary of the Commencement of World War II - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson
Referred to Economic Develolpment Committee 2013.MM45.3 - 150th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson
Adopted 2013.MM45.4 - Public Library Access to E-Books and E-Magazines - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jaye Robinson
Adopted 2013.MM45.6 - On-line Listings of Registered Speakers (Deputants) - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Sarah Doucette
Adopted 2013.MM45.29 - Programming in Toronto Community Housing Dwellings - Request to Waive Parking Fees - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata
Recommendations:
Recommendation:
1. The Toronto Board of Health direct the Medical Officer of Health to work with Food Safety and
Infection Control to report back to the Toronto Board of Health with policies surrounding sanitation
of play areas within eating establishments.
2. That the Medical Officer of Health make recommendations in the form of a "check list" for eating
establishments who operate an indoor play area to ensure that a healthy environment is offered
to children utilizing the play area.
3. That the Toronto Board of Health give direction to amend the requirements set out in the
DineSafe program to include indoor playgrounds within eating establishments, amending
Municipal Code Chapter 545 - Licensing. PDF1, PDF2
Recommendation:
1. The City Manager report to the Government Management Committee on the feasibility of
creating a "Support" or "Infrastructure" Office which will be able to co-ordinate standards
across the organization including but not limited to: information technology, purchasing,
standard services PDF
Recommendation:
1. City Council request the City Manager to request the Ontario Provincial Ministry of Education to begin to include within the Provincially mandated curriculum, a full secondary school course on municipalities and neighbourhoods PDF
Recommendation:
1. The Facilities and Real Estate office report to the Government Management Committee on the
feasibility and re-evaluation for the potential sale or leasing of Metro Hall (55 John Street). PDF
Recommendations:
1. The Government Management Committee recommends that City of Toronto Staff from
Corporate Information, Technology Web and the Clerk's Office explore the feasibility of allowing
access to facebook through the City of Toronto network firewall.
2. A comprehensive employee user strategy to ensure employees use the site appropriately be
established to include:
Recommendations:
1. The Licensing and Standards Committee direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and
Standards, and other relevant City staff, to report back to the committee on the possibility of making it
mandatory for property owners of brownfields within the City of Toronto to beautify the site if the
property remains dormant for a 6 month period or more.
2. The Licensing and Standards Committee direct the Executive Director , Municipal Licensing and
Standards to consult with the Ontario provincial government to see if any provincial legislation needs
to be altered to achieve these goals
3. The Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, and other relevant City staff approach
brownfield landowners and stakeholders for their comments on this recommendation in order to begin
a positive discussion on improving our neighbourhoods by participating as a good community
neighbour. PDF
Recommendation:
1. The Economic Development Committee Direct the General Manager of Economic Development, Culture and Tourism, the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, with other relevant City staff, report back to the committee to create a policy and process to preserve architectural and historical significant structures and fragments from buildings within the City of Toronto undergoing a demolition or renovations by placing them in appropriate locations throughout the grounds of the Guild Park & Gardens. PDF
Recommendations:
1. The City Manager and City Clerk report on measures already underway to improve the way notice is given for formal and informal meetings and open houses, and on any additional actions City Council can take to improve the way residents and businesses are given notice of things which affect them.
2. The City Manager report on ways to increase public participation in the budget process including the number of annual budget information sessions across Toronto.
3. The City Manager and/or City Clerk, as appropriate, report on the feasibility of the following electoral reforms:
a. Holding elections on Saturday or Sundays
b. Using ranked ballots and instant run-off voting
c. Improving the City's elections website including a ward search information,
links to candidates' web sites and contact information
d. Pro-actively promoting the nominations process and encouraging nominations
4. The City Manager report on the feasibility of providing child care for all public meetings hosted by the
City of Toronto to increase the participation by parents of small children. PDF
Recommendations:
1. The City Manager and City Clerk report on opportunities to improve the availability of
information about governance and opportunities for citizen engagement in the rotunda of
City Hall:
a) Opening a Civic Engagement Office in the Rotunda to act as a one stop resource centre for
citizens.
b) Launch of a "Dialogue to reconnect people with government", to be launched in 2012.
c) Civic Engagement Staff be dedicated to supporting resident community groups.
d) To install better signage in Toronto City Hall and Civic Centres to guide residents through
the areas enabling all to conduct city business in a more fluid manner. PDF
Recommendation:
1. That the Budget Committee recommend, that the 2012 Capital and Operating Budget remove Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Collegiate swimming pool from its list of swimming pools slated not be programmed out by the City of Toronto.
2. That the Budget Committee recommend, that the funding to support the cost to maintain and operate the Sir
Wilfrid Laurier CI pool be taken from the Toronto Environmental Office Budget. PDF
Recommendation:
1. That the Licensing and Standards Committee Direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing
and Standards, in conjunction with the General Manager of Transportation Services and other
relevant City staff, report back to committee on distance requirements (space allocations) between
Ice Cream Truck vendors within the City of Toronto's road allowance.
2. That the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards report on other jurisdiction's
regulations surrounding distance requirements (space allocations) for Ice Cream Vendors who
operate on road allowances. That New York City and the City of Montreal be included in the
analysis. PDF
Recommendation:
Recommendations:
Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to enter
into a purchase of service agreement with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to
order the removal of ash trees infected with Emerald Ash Borer.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to report to
the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on the removal orders issued to property owners
making them eligible for the replacement grant offered through the Forest Pest
Compensation Regulations.
3. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to further
approach the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to request that City of Toronto-owned
trees also be eligible for the replacement grants. PDF
Recommendations:
1. That the Executive Committee recommend that Toronto City Council approve a moratorium of
the construction of wind turbines on Lake Ontario.
2. That the Executive Committee, recommend that Toronto City Council approve the removal of the anemometer currently installed on Lake Ontario. Requesting Toronto Hydro to have the anemometer removed this Fall 2011. PDF
Motion to Parks and Environment Committee
June 24, 2011:
Re: Coronation Park Decision
October, 2011 Reported Back
Recommendations:
1. That the City Parks and Environment Committee recommend Toronto City Council request Parks Forestry and
Recreation to enter into consultations with the Dominion Institute, Legions, Friends of Fort York and Heritage
Toronto to develop a strategy to rejuvenate Coronation Park.
2. Toronto City Council request the City of Toronto's Partnership Office work with Parks Forestry and Recreation, the
Dominion Institute, Legions, Friends of Fort York and Heritage Toronto to search for a public sector partner to
enter into a Private Public Partnership with the City of Toronto to ready the Coronation Park for the 100
th
anniversary of WWI in 2014. PDF
Motion to Parks and Environment Committee
June 24, 2011:
Re: On-line Permit Registration for City Parks and City Owned Facilities Decision
Recommendations:
1. That the City parks and Environment Committee recommend that Toronto City Council approve that City parks
Forestry and Recreation streamline the permitting process by implementing an on-line permitting system for City
parks.
2. That the City of Toronto's City parks Forestry and Recreation report back to the September 15, 2011 City parks
and Environment Committee alternative revenue sources and the possible elimination of gathering permits. PDF
Motion to Parks and Environment Committee
June 24, 2011:
Re: Amenities in our City Parks Decision
Recommendation:
1. That the City Parks and Environment Committee recommend Toronto City Council request Parks Forestry and
Recreation update the City's website ensuring all the City owned parks are listed along with a more detailed and
accurate description of each City parks' landscape, amenities and City events. PDF
Motion to Public Works and Infrastructure Committee
June 22, 2011:
Re: Proposal to Establish "The Daily Pothole" Website Decision
Recommendations:
1. That the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommend that Toronto City Council approve that
Transportation Services create an on-line "Pot Hole" counter making available to residents a weekly pot hole repair
counter, a summary of the City's repair progress, the number of repairs to be done, information on the costs of
repairing pot holes as well as a summary of locations which have already been reported.
2. That the City of Toronto's Transportation Services further investigate if the website could include the geographic
locations of future road repairs. PDF
Motion to Scarborough Community Council
June 22, 2011:
Re: The Terry Fox Display Showcase Exhibit Decision
Recommendation:
Motion to City of Toronto Council February 26th, 2009: Referred to the Executive Committee PDF Motion: MM31.12
Recommendations: Councillor Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Stintz, recommends:
1. That the City of Toronto establish a working group of interested Councillors, citizens and industry stakeholders to provide recommendations, through the Executive Committee to City Council and the Province of Ontario, on protocols for the approval of renewable energy projects.
2. That the City Manager report to the Executive Committee on a terms of reference for this working group.
Summary: The City of Toronto has built a reputation as a leader in environmental initiatives and a proponent of sustainable energy and development. Toronto Hydro has been a leader in implementing energy efficient programs that have had great benefit for the City's businesses and residents. The City of Toronto and Toronto Hydro have expertise that could benefit the Province as the standards for the Green Energy legislation are being developed.
The proposed new legislation seeks to streamline aspects of approvals at the Provincial level that may currently reside at the municipal level. The municipality has an interest to ensure the Provincial protocols adequate reflect municipal concerns.
(Submitted to City Council on February 23 and 24, 2009 as MM31.12)Motion to City of Toronto Council
February 26th, 2009: Passed PDF
Motion: 3A, EX29.2
Moved by: Councillor Ainslie
City Council request Prime Minister Harper to commence negotiations with the US Federal government to amend, in partnership with the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, the 1972 Great Lakes Water Quality Control Agreement in order to improve the water quality at the City’s beaches.
Motion to City of Toronto Council
February 26th, 2009: Passed PDF
Motion: 3B, EX29.2
Moved by: Councillor Ainslie
The Toronto Water Division strive to ensure discharges from Toronto's sewer system meet provincial water quality standards, specifically Section 53 of the Ontario Water Resources Act which requires municipalities with combined sewer systems to prevent sewage from entering our waterway, so that water quality at the City’s beaches can be safeguarded.Extending the Outdoor Ice Skating Season
Item no. CD21.8
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Community Development and Recreation Committee requested the General Manager,
Parks, Recreation and Forestry, to submit a report to the Community Development and
Recreation Committee as soon as possible, and for consideration with the 2009 Operating
Budget, on opening all of the City’s outdoor ice rinks at the same time as Nathan Phillips
Square.
Summary
Requesting that the outdoor ice skating season be extended so that all outdoor ice rinks will
open at the same time as Nathan Phillips Square.
CONDOLENCE MOTION to Scarborough Community Council February 09, 2009
Motion to Licensing Standards Committee
PROHIBIT THE SALE OF SPRAY PAINT TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18: The Purpose of this prohibition is to minimize the availability of spray paint to minors to reduce the increased circumstances related to graffiti and tagging in our City. Although this measure alone will not eliminate graffiti it will make the accessibility to spray paint more difficult as it is the tool of choice.
The City has made advancement when dealing with the removal of graffiti. Our City website sites that Council approved funding of $310,000 for the training and employment of young people to carry out the work. Over the past seven years, the program has cleaned 263 sites (5,500 individual graffiti tags) and has created 333 murals.
Motion to City Council - Passed Disclosure - Grow-op Operations and/or Illegal Drug Labs: As the Real Estate Council of Ontario advised that agents are to disclose all material facts about a property to potential purchasers specifically if the property was a marijuana grow operation and/or illegal drug lab. This information is not always available to the agents as there is not a province wide data base which lists offending properties. Hence the City has contacted the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General requesting their office create a comprehensive and fully accessible database of homes which have been found to be used as marijuana grow operations and/or illegal drug labs. My office is also working with the Deputy City Managers office to investigate other options for a database system. Page 1 / Page 2 More info
Motion to City Council - Passed Proposed Telecommunication Tower: 140 Guildwood Parkway: City of Toronto object to the installation of a Bell Mobility cellular telecommunication tower at the particular site of 140 Guildwood Parkway. As of June 2008 our office was advised that the location was no longer an option for Bell Mobility as the property owners requested that they be relieved of the lease agreement, the City's impasse was also not challenged by the mobility company. More Info
Motion to Community Council Passed Scarborough Media Image: Scarborough Community Council invite Mr. John Macfarlane, Editor and Mr. Don Gillmor, Writer, Toronto Life, to appear before Scarborough Community Council at its meeting of January 15, 2008, to address issues outlined in Mr. Gillmor's article published in the Toronto Life Magazine December issue, entitled "The Scarborough Curse" and further that the individuals be invited to take a tour of Scarborough with Scarborough Community Council Members and interested residents. Mr. Gillmor did appear before Community Council in January, he bravely answered Councillors questions and was also present to hear a presentation on Scarborough which detailed it's decrease in the crime rate and other positive Scarborough initiatives. More Info
Motion to Community Council Passed Scarborough Media Image: Scarborough Community Council invite Mr. John Macfarlane, Editor and Mr. Don Gillmor, Writer, Toronto Life, to appear before Scarborough Community Council at its meeting of January 15, 2008, to address issues outlined in Mr. Gillmor's article published in the Toronto Life Magazine December issue, entitled "The Scarborough Curse" and further that the individuals be invited to take a tour of Scarborough with Scarborough Community Council Members and interested residents. Mr. Gillmor did appear before Community Council in January, he bravely answered Councillors questions and was also present to hear a presentation on Scarborough which detailed it's decrease in the crime rate and other positive Scarborough initiatives.
Motion to Planning and Growth Management Committee - referred to Staff
PLANNING STAFF TO REVIEW OPTIONS FOR A GATEWAY DESIGN GUIDELINES: with a scope of actively fostering the best image possible for Scarborough, through both public and private improvements. Options within the guidelines for gateway/corridor designs should contain common elements for both public and private improvements.
Motion to City Council - Passed in February FEDERAL LITERACY FUNDING: Toronto City Council petition the Government of Canada to reinstate the $17.7 million in funding for literacy projects/programs to maintain the level of services literacy programs across Canada strive to meet.
Motion to City Council - Passed in June FEDERAL INITIATIVES FOR HISTORIC PLACES: Let's Make Landmarks, Not Landfill: Toronto City Council request the Federal Ministers of Finance and Canadian Heritage and Status of Women to establish financial tax incentives for the rehabilitation of heritage buildings which would encourage private sector investment in the rehabilitation of historic places.
Motion to City Council - Passed in July- HABITAT FOR HUMANITY REQUEST FOR FEE FORGIVENESS: 4200 Kingston Road. City Council agreed to rebate and waive all fees attributed to the development and construction by Habitat for Humanity Toronto of nineteen town homes at 4200 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. The City recognized the development of 4200 Kingston Road as an affordable home ownership initiative with the City of Toronto. Authority was granted at this site for a one-time grant of $131,364.48 from the city's Capital Revolving Fund equivalent to the building permit fees, development charges and park levy.
Motion to Budget Committee - Was voted down. Delete the recommendation from the Mayor's Office Operating Budget 2007 for 4 new staff, (2 Policy Advisors and 2 Administrative Assistants for 7 months) $0.254 million.
Motion to Budget Committee - Was voted down
Request City Manager Shirley Hoy report back to the Budget Committee before the 2008 Capital and Operating Budget reviews, with regards to the financial implications of fully integrating the Toronto Emergency Services into the Toronto Fire Services.
Motion to Budget Committee - Was voted down
Request that the $30,000 coffee budget for the 2nd Floor at City Hall be deleted. Request that the supply cabinet for Council use be deleted for a savings of $20,000. Request that the $30,000 Council refreshment allotment be deleted.
Motion presented by Councillor Ainslie
Thursday September 20, 2007
1. that staff report to the Budget Committee during the 2008 Operating Budget process eliminating the line in the City Council 2008 Operating Budget entitled "Public Relations" , and charging the amount individual Councillor's office Operating Budget's based on usage, for a savings in the 2008 fiscal year of $0.076.7 million.
Motion presented by Councillor Ainslie
Thursday September 20, 2007
1. The line in the City Council 2007 Operating Budget entitled "Servery Supplies on 2/F Council" amounting to $0.020 million be eliminated;
Motion presented by Councillor Ainslie
Thursday September 20, 2007
1. that staff report to the Budget Committee during the 2008 Operating Budget process decreasing the City Council 2008 Office Budget by $0.004.0 million per office, for a savings in the 2008 fiscal year of $0.172.0 million.
Motion presented by Councillor Ainslie
Thursday September 20, 2007
1. The line in the City Council 2007 Operating Budget entitled "Food Services" be reduced by $0.020 million;
Motion presented by Councillor Ainslie
Thursday September 20, 2007
1. That the recommendation from the Mayor's Office Operating Budget 2007 for 4 new staff, (2 Policy Advisors and two Administrative Assistants for 7 months) be eliminated not held as suggested in the cost containment document, for a savings of $0.254 million
Motion presented by Councillor Ainslie
Thursday September 20, 2007
1. the General Office Supplies Budget for City Councillors' be reduced by $0.030 million, which, specifically is the office supplies cabinet located in the second floor office of the City Clerk;
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