City Council · 2023-05-12 14:49 PM
Adopt Item
Majority required - MM6.17 - Adopt the item
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- Carried
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- 23-2
- Source outcome
- Carried, 23-2
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In recent months, Toronto has experienced an increased level of traffic gridlock. This does not only impact motor vehicles, but also other modes of transportation, especially public transportation. It is important to attract riders back onto the TTC and our vast public network. Not only will this reduce the number of vehicles on the road, but it would encourage a wider array of transit options for commuters. Gridlock can be reduced and improved without major street reconstructions. It is important for City Council to regularly study how traffic and public transportation can be improved in Toronto. With the introduction and potential future expansion of the RapidTO program, as well as increasing downtown gridlock, now is the time to explore solutions to reduce public transit delays while also improving the quality of service for our riders.
City Council · 2023-05-12 14:49 PM
Majority required - MM6.17 - Adopt the item
Each year, the City develops a Winter Services Plan to outline how it will serve people experiencing homelessness during the winter months. These efforts are critical to enhance safety and protect people during cold and severe weather. However, the City of Toronto is currently facing immediate and urgent financial challenges, which includes a $317 million gap for COVID-19 response funding for shelters, and a $97 million current funding requirement for shelter for refugee claimants. In the absence of federal and provincial financial support, or new revenue tools for Toronto, the City will not be able to maintain current service levels in the shelter system. On January 11, 2023, Economic and Community Development Committee directed the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to review policies and procedures related to the opening and operations of emergency Warming Centres and report back with recommendations on improvements that can be made. On February 7 and 8, 2023, City Council adopted Item HL1.6 and requested the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report back on the feasibility of providing 24/7 drop in spaces either at City of…
City Council · 2023-05-12 14:47 PM
Majority required - EC3.13 - Adoption of Economic and Community Development Committee Recommendations 2 and 3 only
City Council · 2023-05-12 14:45 PM
Majority required - EC3.13 - Matlow - motion 1
This report provides an update on the Provincial Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program. It also includes preliminary planning comments, outstanding issues, opportunities to secure City priorities, and a summary of feedback received by the City and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) through a public engagement process for the Gerrard Carlaw North TOC. IO has partnered with Choice REIT for the delivery of a TOC proposal on the northeast corner of Gerrard Avenue and Carlaw Avenue (herein referred to as 'Gerrard Carlaw North') related to the Ontario Line Gerrard-Carlaw Station. The proposal, at 425-471 Carlaw Avenue, includes a mixed-use podium building with three tower elements at 30, 35 and 40 storeys. The proposal would also provide a public park, a Privately-Owned Publicly Accessible Space (POPS), and a new public street. The TOC falls within the study area for the Council-directed Gerrard-Carlaw Planning Study. The study was initiated prior to the TOC being announced, but the study scope has been adjusted to allow for these two projects to proceed concurrently. Opportunities for shared consultation and consideration of this TOC are being explored, with a focus on its connection to…
City Council · 2023-05-12 12:29 PM
Majority required - TE4.37 - Adopt the item as amended
Couriers using motor-assisted micro-mobility vehicles, (including electric-assist bicycles, but not including motorized wheelchairs), provide valuable delivery services, without causing air pollution or congestion. Unfortunately, a minority of such couriers create safety hazards for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users by flagrantly ignoring traffic rules, travelling at high speeds and riding on sidewalks. Attempts to enforce traffic rules against such couriers has not been effective in discouraging this behaviour, partly because neither the couriers nor their vehicles bear clear identification. Accordingly, it is difficult to identify and locate offenders. This creates a culture of impunity, which further encourages illegal and hazardous behaviour. An essential step to overcoming this culture of impunity, and to facilitate enforcement, is to be able to reliably identify offending couriers. It is also the responsibility of the courier companies to better educate their couriers, and to set terms of employment that encourage legal compliance.
City Council · 2023-05-12 11:07 AM
Majority required - DM6.3 - Adopt the item as amended
City Council · 2023-05-12 11:06 AM
Majority required - DM6.3 - Saxe - motion 1 - Second REVOTE
City Council · 2023-05-12 11:03 AM
Majority required - DM6.3 - Saxe - motion 1 - REVOTE
City Council · 2023-05-12 11:01 AM
Majority required - DM6.3 - Saxe - motion 1
The Government of Ontario is moving forward with plans to increase electricity generation in our province by including in the mix additional natural gas-fired power production despite the increase in greenhouse gasses this will bring. The Electricity Distributors Association, of which Toronto Hydro is a member, has produced studies showing that investment in conservation and efficiency would meet the Province's energy goals at a much lower price than adding more natural gas-fired power generation. Locally the new provincial policy could mean burning more fossil fuels at the Portlands Energy Centre on our waterfront when the City of Toronto has repeatedly committed to combatting climate change through reduced emissions. Since electricity demand is expected to grow in Toronto and that demand must be met it is also necessary to indicate to the Independent Electricity System Operator what alternatives the Province must invest in.
City Council · 2023-05-12 10:39 AM
Majority required - MM6.13 - Adoption of the balance of the motion
City Council · 2023-05-12 10:38 AM
Majority required - MM6.13 - Adoption of Part 1 of the motion only
City Council · 2023-05-11 14:43 PM
Two-Thirds required - MM6.13 - Waive referral
The Canada Emergency Business Account was an important lifeline to many businesses who found themselves suddenly unable to be open or provide services as normal. The Federal Government has announced that businesses are required to pay back the full amount of their loans by December 2023 in order to receive $20,000 of forgiveness. The Broadview Danforth Business Improvement Area recently conducted a survey of nearly 500 businesses regarding the Canada Emergency Business Account repayments which found that 97 percent of respondents indicated that repayment deadline will adversely affect their business. Over 74 percent of businesses stated that they will be forced further into debt under the current repayment plan, 41.4 percent fear that it will force them to close the business and 3 out of 4 businesses who were in operation before COVID declared that they are below 75 percent of pre-pandemic sales. City Council has made a number of changes to how the City operates in recognition of the need to support post-pandemic recovery for local businesses. Offering small businesses a multi-year repayment plan would alleviate the pressure that many of them are feeling due to the looming repayme…
City Council · 2023-05-12 10:27 AM
Majority required - MM6.1 - Adopt the item