Tuesday, December 8, 2009
12/8/2009 4:11:55 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2A” 2 yea+36 nay,failed,quorum
YES Fletcher YES Ford NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:13:33 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2B” 1 yea+38 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:14:24 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2C” 1 yea+39 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:15:24 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2d” 2 yea+38 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford YES Ootes NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:16:11 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2E” 2 yea+38 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford YES Lee NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:16:58 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2F” 3 yea+37 nay,failed,quorum
YES Filion YES Ford YES Ootes NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:17:45 PM “EX38.1 - 2g” 4 yea+36 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford YES Jenkins YES Ootes YES Vaughan NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:18:41 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2H” 3 yea+37 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford YES Holyday YES Ootes NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:19:36 PM “EX38.1 - 2I” 3 yea+37 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford YES Holyday YES Ootes NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:20:31 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2J” 7 yea+33 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford YES Holyday YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Stintz NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:21:16 PM “EX38.1 - Ford 2K” 5 yea+35 nay,failed,quorum
YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Holyday YES Ootes YES Palacio NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:22:14 PM “EX38.1 - 2L” 1 yea+39 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
12/8/2009 4:23:12 PM “EX38.1 - Nunziata as amended” 38 yea+2 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ford NO Perruzza
12/8/2009 4:24:34 PM “EX38.1 - Adopt item as it pertains to Children Services” 35 yea+4 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ford NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Parker
12/8/2009 4:26:01 PM “EX38.1 - Adoption of the item as it pertains to the Glen Stewart Ravine” 36 yea+3 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby [Chair] YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ford NO Holyday NO Jenkins
12/8/2009 4:27:13 PM “EX38.1 - Adopt item as it pertains to Toronto Police” 38 yea+1 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Jenkins
12/8/2009 4:27:55 PM “EX38.1 - Adopt item re Toronto Port Authority” 35 yea+4 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson NO Ford NO Jenkins NO McConnell NO Vaughan
12/8/2009 4:28:34 PM “EX38.1 - Adopt the item as amended” 32 yea+8 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Vaughan NO Ford NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Lee NO Ootes NO Parker NO Stintz NO Walker
Vote on Capital Budget
12/8/2009 4:28:34 PM “EX38.1 - Adopt the item as amended” 32 yea+8 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Vaughan
NO Ford NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Lee NO Ootes NO Parker NO Stintz NO Walker
Motions on the Capital Budget
5 - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Joe Mihevc (Final)
That Motion 3 by Councillor Nunziata be amended by adding the words: "and appropriate adjustments be made as necessary" so that the replacement paragraph now reads: "the funding for the road and sidewalk work on St. Clair Avenue W between Gunns Road and Runnymede Road, be approved for the 2010 Budget year and appropriate adjustments be made as necessary; and further the work not commence until it is determined whether the TTC will undertake an environmental assessment for the extension of the dedicated streetcar line from Gunns Road to Runnymede Road."
3 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Frances Nunziata (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital plan for Transportation Services be amended by deleting from Recommendation 57 the following:
"subject to deferring the road and sidewalk projects on St. Clair Avenue West between Gunns Road and Runnymede Road, currently in the 2010 Budget year, to 2011, i.e. after the TTC completes its EA work related to completing the right-of-way to Jane street."
and replacing with the following:
"the funding for the road and sidewalk work on St. Clair Avenue W between Gunns Road and Runnymede Road, be approved for the 2010 Budget year; and further the work not commence until it is determined whether the TTC will undertake an environmental assessment for the extension of the dedicated streetcar line from Gunns Road to Runnymede Road."
2a - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for 311 Customer Service Strategy be amended by:
1. Eliminating 311: $12.541 million.
2. Eliminating the new 311 spending (including kiosks): $1.1227 million.
2l - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for Toronto Parking Authority be amended by:
1. Eliminating landscaping projects at TPA carparks: $400,000.
2. Eliminating the expansion/new development of 49 off-street parking facilities: $251.289 million.
2b - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011- 2019 Capital Plan for Economic Development, Culture and Tourism be amended by:
1. Eliminating BIA Streetscape Improvement project: $4.327 million.
2. Eliminating the increase for Fort York Visitor’s Centre: $6.550 million.
3. Eliminating the Public Art Development and feasibility study of the Toronto Museum Project: $3.837 million.
4. Eliminating the Mural Program: $0.050 million.
5. Eliminating the Commercial Façade Program: $0.506 million.
2k - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for the Toronto Zoo be amended by:
1. Eliminating the construction of new/expanded zoo exhibitions (Eurasia, Orangutan, Elephant, Giraffe, Gorilla, Mandrill, Penguin): $22.518 million.
2j - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for the Toronto Transit Commission be amended by:
1. Eliminating the green roofs at Victoria Park bus terminal ($300,000)and Dufferin station (to be determined).
2c - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for Parks, Forestry and Recreation be amended by:
1. Eliminating the construction of new and expanded community centres: $196.109 million.
2. Eliminating the land acquisitions: $6.551 million
3. Eliminating the enhancement of Don Valley Brick Works: $1.2 million.
2i - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for Toronto Public Library be amended by:
1. Eliminating the construction of 2 new libraries and 13 library expansion projects: $57.581 million.
2d - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for Shelter, Support and Housing Administration be amended by:
1. Eliminating funding for feasibility studies, design proposals and contribution to shelter development/redevelopment: $20.412 million.
2. Eliminating the green initiatives (green roof and solar panels) at shelters: $0.500 million.
3. Eliminating streetscape improvements and green wall at 129 Peter St. shelter: $0.999 million.
4. Eliminating the purchase of an Emergency Care Vehicle: $0.5 million.
2h - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for Facilities and Real Estate be amended by:
1. Eliminating the redevelopment of St. Lawrence Market North: $74.89 million
2. Eliminating the West District Plan & new Etobicoke York Civic Centre: $67.200 million
3. Eliminating the revitalization of Nathan Phillips Square: $28.258 million
4. Eliminating acquisition of 819 Sheppard Avenue West: $3.889 million
2e - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for City Planning be amended by:
1. Eliminating the Civic Improvement Places projects: $28.142 million.
2f - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for Transportation Services be amended by:
1. Eliminating the Bike Plan/expansion of the bike network (except for commitments associated with FSI funds): $44.703 million.
2. Eliminating the acquisition of land and construction for North Yonge Centre Service Road: $19 million.
3. Eliminating the Neighbourhood Improvement projects: $3.520 million in 2010.
4. Eliminating Fort York Pedestrian Bridge: $8.5 million.
2g - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That the Capital Budget and 2011-2019 Capital Plan for the Waterfront Revitalization Initiative be amended by:
1. Eliminating the Gardiner Environmental Assessments: $4.351 million.
2. Eliminating the Precinct Implementation projects (West Donlands and East Bayfront): $72.204 million.
3. Eliminating Lake Ontario Park: $9.487 million in 2010.
4. Eliminating the construction of new waterfront parks.
5. Eliminating the Western Waterfront Master Plan development: $0.150 million.
6. Eliminating the new driveway into Exhibition Place: $1.0 million
Monday, December 7, 2009
Votes on MM42.3
21 yea+4 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Carroll
YES Cho
YES De Baeremaeker
YES Fletcher
YES Giambrone
YES Grimes
YES Jenkins
YES Lindsay Luby [Chair]
YES McConnell
YES Mihevc
YES Moeser
YES Moscoe
YES Palacio
YES Pantalone
YES Parker
YES Perks
YES Perruzza
YES Stintz
YES Vaughan
YES Walker
NO Del Grande
NO Holyday
NO Lee
NO Milczyn
3 yea+22 nay,failed,quorum
YES Holyday
YES Lindsay Luby [Chair]
NO Ashton
NO Carroll
NO Cho
NO De Baeremaeker
NO Fletcher
NO Giambrone
NO Grimes
NO Jenkins
NO Lee
NO McConnell
NO Mihevc
NO Milczyn
NO Moeser
NO Moscoe
NO Palacio
NO Pantalone
NO Parker
NO Perks
NO Perruzza
NO Stintz
NO Vaughan
NO Walker
Votes and Motions on PW28.5
That City Council request the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee:
1. when the recommendations contained in the report (October 19, 2009) from the General Manager, Toronto Water, regarding the Highland Creek Treatment Plant are before it at its January 5, 2010, meeting, to again defer the matter until its February 2, 2010 meeting.
2. to consider the following recommendation at such time as it considers the above-noted report (October 19, 2009) from the General Manager, Toronto Water:
That the General Manager, Toronto Water, be directed to accelerate the implementation of the biosolids management strategies for the Highland Creek as detailed in the Biosolids Master Plan in order to realize capital and operating cost savings of approximately $15 million over the ten year period (2009 - 2019), and report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee at its meeting on February 2, 2010.
Adopted by a show of hands.
3 - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Final)
That Part 1 of Motion 2 by Councillor Milczyn be amended by adding, "that are outlined in the Biosolids and Residuals Master Plan", so that the Motion now reads:
"1. amend Recommendation 1 by adding the words:
when staff proceed with awarding contracts for the Beneficial Use of Biosolids, that they consider staggering the terms and volumes of the contracts in order to better manage risk and provide for opportunities for new and emerging technologies, that are outlined in the Biosolids and Residuals Master Plan.
12/7/2009 6:19:17 PM “PW28.5 - Fletcher amending Milczyn” 27 yea+7 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ashton YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Grimes YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Rae YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Del Grande NO Kelly NO Minnan-Wong NO Parker NO Perruzza NO Saundercook NO Stintz
2 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Peter Milczyn (Final)
That City Council:
1. amend Recommendation 1 by adding the words:
when staff proceed with awarding contracts for the Beneficial Use of Biosolids, that they consider staggering the terms and volumes of the contracts in order to better manage risk and provide for opportunities for new and emerging technologies.
2. amend Recommendation 5 by adding the words “on site”, so that Recommendation 5 now reads as follows:
5. City Council approve the beneficial use options for the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant biosolids contained in the Biosolids Master Plan, which do not include Thermal Technologies on site.
12/7/2009 6:20:45 PM “PW28.5 - Milczyn Part 1 as amended” 16 yea+18 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ashton YES Del Grande YES Grimes YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Parker YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Walker NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Heaps NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Vaughan
12/7/2009 6:21:32 PM “PW28.5 - Milczyn Part 2” 16 yea+18 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ashton YES Del Grande YES Grimes YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Parker YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Walker NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Heaps NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Vaughan
Adopt the item as amended:
12/7/2009 6:22:25 PM “PW28.5 - Adopt the item as amended” 27 yea+7 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ashton YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Grimes YES Heaps YES Kelly YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Del Grande NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Parker NO Stintz
Motions on GM26.3 User Fees
Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)
That Council adopt Recommendations 1 to 9 of the report (October 21, 2009) from the Treasurer, with the following additions:
1. The Treasurer report to the Government Management Committee on when they can expect to have tax calculation statements and prior year tax receipts available on line.
2. The fee for payment of parking tickets on line or by telephone be phased out over a three year period.
3. The City Manager be requested to review all charges related to the payment of parking fines with a view to phasing them out and report to the Government Management Committee no later than June 2010.
Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Doug Holyday (Voted on in parts)
That Motion 1 by Councillor Moscoe be amended by:
1. deleting Recommendations 1, 2, 6 and 7 from the staff report (October 21, 2009 ) from the Treasurer;
- Motion to delete Recommendation 1 did not carry
- Motion to deleted Recommendation 2 carried
- Motion to delete Recommendation 6 did not carry
- Motion to delete recommendation 7 carried
2. deleting "$16.00" in Recommendation 3 of the staff report and replacing it with "$10.00"; (did not carry)
3. deleting "$50.00" in Recommendation 4 of the staff report and replacing it with "$40.00"; (did not carry)
4. deleting "$50.00" in Recommendation 5 of the staff report and replacing it with "$40.00". (did not carry)
3 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Karen Stintz (Carried)
That charges for on-line services made by credit card calculated in error be reversed on the user's credit card if the user can provide evidence of the payment error.
Votes and Motions on Sign By-law
21-Ford - Receive the item (Did not carry)
12/7/2009 3:02:18 PM “PG33.10 - Receive the item”
6 yea+36 nay,failed,quorum
12/7/2009 3:02:18 PM “PG33.10 - Receive the item” 6 yea+36 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Del Grande YES Ford YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Ootes NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Palacio NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
Motions Concerning the By-Law Provisions
9 - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Peter Milczyn (Carried)
That Part 1.d of Councillor Kelly's motion be referred to the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, to address in his one year review of the new by-law;
12/7/2009 3:03:41 PM “PG33.10 - Milczyn 9” 25 yea+17 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES Di Giorgio YES Ford YES Grimes YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Walker NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Holyday NO Lee NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Moeser NO Perruzza NO Stintz NO Vaughan
13a - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker (Carried)
That Part 1(e) of Motion 1 by Councillor Kelly be amended by deleting "the hours of 1:00 a.m and 5:00 a.m" and inserting instead, "the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m."
12/7/2009 3:05:25 PM “PG33.10 - Motion 13A” 34 yea+8 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ashton NO Ford NO Grimes NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Ootes NO Stintz
Part 1 of 1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Norman Kelly as Amended by Milczyn 9 and De Baremaeker 13A
That City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the supplementary report (November 27, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer [PG33.10b], with the following amendments:
1. The draft sign by-law attached to the report (Appendix A – Revised Appendix A) be amended:
a. by deleting all reference to the prohibition of signs “within 30 metres of an intersection” and replacing it with “within 6 metres of an intersection”;
b. by deleting “5 years” and replacing it with “10 years” in Subsection 694-9 B, so that the Subsection now reads:
“B. Every sign permit issued by the Chief Building Official for the erection or display of a third party sign shall expire ten years from the date of issuance and is null and void on its expiry date”;
and that Subsection 694-9 C be correspondinglyamended to refer to "10 years"
c. by deleting all reference to wall sign height not exceeding “15 metres” and replacing it with “20 metres”;
d. by amendingSection 694-22.A by adding " and electronic static copy", so the subsection now reads:
"A. Third party signs are permitted to display mechanical copy and electronic static copy"; and
e. by deleting “Illumination between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.” and replacing it with “Illumination between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.” in subsection 694-18 C, so that the Subsection now reads:
C. No sign shall be illuminated between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. except where:
1. the sign is a first party sign associated with a lawful business which operates during this period and only while the business is actually in operation; or
2. the sign is located in the Downtown Yonge Street Special Sign District, the Dundas Square Special Sign District, or the Gardiner Gateway Special Sign District.
Vote on Parts 1a, 1b and 1C of Kelly Motion 1 (Did not carry)
12/7/2009 3:11:14 PM “PG33.10 - Kelly 1 - Part 1 a, b, c” 15 yea+26 nay,failed,quorum
YES Bussin [Chair] YES Di Giorgio YES Ford YES Grimes YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Saundercook YES Stintz NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Vaughan NO Walker
Part D was referred by Milczyn.
Vote on Part 1e of Kelly 1, as amended by De Baeremaeker 13a (Carried)
12/7/2009 3:12:39 PM “PG33.10 - Kelly 1 - Part 1 e as amended” 31 yea+10 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ashton NO Ford NO Grimes NO Hall NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Ootes NO Saundercook NO Stintz
6a - Part 1 Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Did Not Carry)
That:
1. the new sign regulations prohibit third party electronic fuel pump signs;
12/7/2009 3:14:08 PM “PG33.10 - Moscoe 6A part 1” 20 yea+21 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Vaughan NO Ashton NO Carroll NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Grimes NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Milczyn NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Parker NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Walker
6a - Part 2 Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)
that:
2. electronic fuel pump signs be limited in their application to no more than 50 percent of the fuel pumps on any particular property;
12/7/2009 3:15:07 PM “PG33.10 - Moscoe 6a - Part 2” 21 yea+20 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Vaughan NO Ashton NO Carroll NO Del Grande NO Ford NO Grimes NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Parker NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Walker
6a - Part 3 Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)
That:
3. the notification provisions which are proposed for owners, be also extended to business and residential tenants and such additional notification may be by way of postal drop or bill distribution all at the expense of the applicant.
12/7/2009 3:16:03 PM “PG33.10 - Moscoe 6A - Part 3” 30 yea+11 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Grimes NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Minnan-Wong NO Ootes NO Parker NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz
7 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Suzan Hall (Carried)
That Subsection 694.6 A (3) of the draft sign by-law appended to the report (November 27, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be amended by adding the words "or BIA", so that the subsection now reads:
"(3) A sign erected by a charitable, cultural or community organization, or BIA, for the purpose of advertising events held or sponsored by such organization, provided:"
- Adopted on a show of hands
13b - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker (Did Not Carry)
That Subsection 694-2, Scope, of the draft sign by-law appended to the report (November 27, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be amended by adding a new Subsection 10 to read:
"(10) signs on railway bridges located at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Davenport Road and the intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Caledonia Road"
12/7/2009 3:18:17 PM “PG33.10 - 13B De Baeremaeker” 15 yea+26 nay,failed,quorum
YES Augimeri YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Miller YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Lee NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Perks NO Stintz NO Vaughan NO Walker
15 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Mike Del Grande (Carried)
That the Sign by-law and Sign Tax be applied to both public (ie. TTC, the City of Toronto etc.) and private signs.
12/7/2009 3:19:22 PM “PG33.10 - Del Grande 15” 13 yea+28 nay,failed,quorum
YES Del Grande YES Grimes YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Mammoliti YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Parker YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Ootes NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Vaughan
19c - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Carried)
That no new outdoor advertising concepts be executed or permitted unless specifically identified in the by-law, and that any approach to outdoor advertising be submitted to staff and approved by Council before production and display.
12/7/2009 3:20:47 PM “PG33.10 - Vaughan 19C” 26 yea+15 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Carroll NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Grimes NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Parker NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz
6c - Motion to Refer Motion moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)
That Motion 4 by Councillor Mammoliti be referred to the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building for a report to the Planning and Growth Committee.
- NB: Motion 4 was a motion by Councillor Mammoliti to establish a new sign distrct for Emery Village
Sign Variance Committee Motions
11 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Chin Lee (Carried)
That Bullet Point 5 of Appendix H (Qualifications of Members of the Sign Variance Committee) be amended to read as follows:
- at least 3 members have adjudication experience and 2 members have public speaking and organizational skills, to be able to chair meetings public meetings and maintain order in conflict situations.
- Adopted on a show of hands
17a - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Cliff Jenkins (Carried)
1. That Recommendation 7 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee be amended to now read:
"7. City Council delegate to the Sign Variance Committee the authority to make final decisions on the hearing of appeals of the Chief Building Official’s decisions,on first party sign variance applications and to make decisions on third party sign variance applications in accordance with the criteria for evaluating applications for variances set out in Appendix A to the report (October 20, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, subject to an appeal in respect of approved variances only, at the instance of the Ward Councillor(s) to the Community Council and then to City Council for final decision, such delegation to come into effect on April 6, 2010.
2. the Deputy City Manager Cluster B report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee on possible amendments to the by-law and to Chapter 27, Council Procedures, of the City of Toronto Municipal Code which would implement Part 1 above.
12/7/2009 3:23:38 PM “PG33.10 - Jenkins 17A” 28 yea+13 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Bussin [Chair] YES Cho YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Ford YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Carroll NO Davis NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Kelly NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Rae
Motions Regarding the Proposed Tax
3a - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Doug Holyday (Did not carry)
That City Council delete Recommendation 9 from the Planning and Growth Management Committee.
12/7/2009 3:28:33 PM “PG33.10 - Holyday 3A” 10 yea+31 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Del Grande YES Ford YES Holyday YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Stintz NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Palacio NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Vaughan NO Walker
5 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Frances Nunziata (Did Not Carry)
That Recommendation 9 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee be deleted and replaced with the following:
9. The Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be directed to consult further with the industry on an appropriate Third Party Sign Tax rate.
12/7/2009 3:29:30 PM “PG33.10 - Nunziata 5” 11 yea+30 nay,failed,quorum
YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Ford YES Grimes YES Holyday YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Parker YES Saundercook YES Stintz NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Palacio NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Vaughan NO Walker
19d - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Did Not Carry)
That Recommendation 4 from the Planning and Growth Management Committee be deleted and replaced as follows:
"4. City Council establish and adopt the following tax rates to be applied to the annual Third Party Sign Tax in accordance with the design features set out in Appendix E to the report (October 20, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer:
Class I Signs Class II Signs Class III Signs Class IV Signs Class V Signs
Pro-rated per
Sign - 2010 $1,290 $3,225 $5,5595 $12,375 $27,000
Rate per Sign –
2011 $1,725 $4,290 $7,440 $16,545 $36,105
12/7/2009 3:30:18 PM “PG33.10 - Vaughan 19D” 11 yea+30 nay,failed,quorum
YES Augimeri YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Heaps YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Moscoe YES Perks YES Vaughan NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Grimes NO Hall NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Parker NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Walker
Recommendation 4 of the Supplementary Staff Report (November 27, 2009) (Carried)
4. City Council establish and adopt tax rates to be applied to the annual Third Party Sign Tax in accordance with the design features set out in Appendix E to the report (October 20, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer.
12/7/2009 3:31:17 PM “PG33.10 - Rec 4 -” 25 yea+16 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Grimes NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Parker NO Saundercook NO Stintz
Part 3 of Kelly Motion 1 (Carried)
3. That Recommendation 9. be amended by deleting the words “July 1, 2010” and inserting the words “on the date the sign by-law comes into effect” so that such Recommendation 9. to read as follows:
"9. Council adopt an annual Third Party Sign Tax (the “TPST”), payable by all Third Party Sign Owners on each Third Party Sign owned by them, to be effective on the date the sign by-law comes into effect, in accordance with the design features set out in Appendix E to the report (October 20, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, with the exception of the rates."
12/7/2009 3:32:29 PM “PG33.10 - Kelly 1 - Part 3” 22 yea+19 nay,carried,quorum
YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Jenkins YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Grimes NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Mammoliti NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Parker NO Saundercook NO Stintz
Motions on the Proceeds of the Tax
18 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Carried)
That City Council amend Recommendation 15 from the Planning and Growth Management Committee by deleting "to offset funding for City beautification and arts and culture initiatives, with a particular emphasis on visual and community arts", so that Recommendation 15 now reads:
"15. City Council allocate $1,413,600 from the revenues of the TPST towards repayment of the Public Realm Reserve Fund for the cost to secure space and equipment and program development costs and refer the remainder of the net revenues to the 2010 budget cycle."
12/7/2009 3:37:26 PM “PG33.10 - Carroll - 18” 35 yea+6 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Grimes NO Kelly NO Minnan-Wong NO Palacio
Other motions related to the proceeds of the tax were not placed following the adoption of Councillor Carroll's motion
Other Motions
10b - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Karen Stintz (Did Not Carry)
That Motion 2b by Councillor Heaps be amended so that the information provided to staff be reprinted in summary form to the Planning and Growth Management Committee prior to the tax being implemented.
12/7/2009 3:41:12 PM “PG33.10 - Stintz 10B” 20 yea+21 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Ford YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Walker NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Vaughan
19a - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Carried)
That Councillor Heaps' Motion 2b be amended by adding before the word "Auditors", the following:
"and 3rd party Auditors, to be"
so that the Motion now reads:
"That staff consider and report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee, prior to the effective date of the tax only if any recommended amendments are required, to be based on any sign industry financial statements, including worksheets, and access to Auditors, and 3rd party Auditors, to be received before March 31, 2010."
- Adopted on a show of hands.
2b - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor A.A. Heaps (Carried)
That a new Recommendation be added to read:
That staff consider and report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee, prior to the effective date of the tax only if any recommended amendments are required, to be based on any sign industry financial statements, including worksheets, and access to Auditors, received before March 31, 2010.
12/7/2009 3:42:44 PM “PG33.10 - Heaps 2B as amended by Vaughan 19A” 26 yea+15 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Bussin [Chair] YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Ford YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES McConnell YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Walker NO Augimeri NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Mihevc NO Miller NO Moeser NO Vaughan
12b - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)
That the Executive Director of Municipal Licencing and Standards be requested to report to the April 29, 2010 meeting of Licensing and Standards Committee on a mechanism to regulate control and/or eliminate third party signs/billboards on moving vehicles.
12/7/2009 3:44:03 PM “PG33.10 - Davis 12B” 27 yea+14 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Walker NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Grimes NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Ootes NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Vaughan
14a - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Kyle Rae (Carried)
That the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be requested to coordinate with MPAC to ensure that the assessment of property value with respect to signs is considered in the context of the tax adopted by Council.
- Adopted on a show of hands
14b - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Kyle Rae (Carried)
That the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B be directed to report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee on possible amendments to the by-law to permit the installation of signs installed as a parapet above the level of the roof in exchange for the removal of an existing roof sign on the same premises.
12/7/2009 3:45:36 PM “PG33.10 - Rae 14B” 32 yea+9 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Fletcher YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Cho NO Davis NO Filion NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Holyday NO Lindsay Luby NO Mihevc NO Moscoe
16 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)
That the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee on options to restrict signage in the waterfront area, including the possibility of establishing a Special Sign District to apply to the waterfront area.
12/7/2009 3:46:47 PM “PG33.10 - Fletcher 16” 37 yea+4 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Del Grande NO Ford NO Kelly NO Ootes
19b - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Did Not Carry)
1. That, in the event that the New Sign Regulation and Revenue Strategy for the City of Toronto is subjected to a court challenge, no permits be issued or applications be received until such time as any legal action is resolved; and
2. That any legal fees or costs associated with a legal challenge be paid for by and increase to the new tax and the permit fees.
12/7/2009 3:47:37 PM “PG33.10 - Vaughan 19B” 13 yea+28 nay,failed,quorum
YES Augimeri YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Hall YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Perks YES Vaughan NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Parker NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Walker
Vote on the Balance of the Recommendations Contained in Supplementary item PG33.10(b) (Carried)
12/7/2009 3:49:20 PM “PG33.10 - Balance of the supplementary recs” 33 yea+8 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Del Grande NO Ford NO Holyday NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Parker NO Stintz
Vote on the item as amended (Carried)
12/7/2009 3:49:57 PM “PG33.10 - Adopt the item as amended” 29 yea+12 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Ford NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Parker NO Saundercook NO Stintz
Friday, December 4, 2009
Votes and Motions on Ice Time Allocation (CC42.1)
3 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Lost)
That Recommendation 3 be amended by deleting "2010/2011" and inserting "2011/2012" so that Recommendation 3 now reads as follows:
3. The Arena Boards of Management be directed to submit their full ice allocation plan for 2011/2012 to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation for approval prior to implementation;"
12/4/2009 1:41:46 PM “CC42.1 - Motion 3 - Mammoliti” 13 yea+26 nay,failed,quorum
YES Augimeri YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Holyday YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Moeser YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Moscoe NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Thompson NO Vaughan
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4 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Pam McConnell (Carried)
That Recommendation 7 be amended to add the following words "This report also include a review of Toronto City Council's decisions on April 25, 1995 and September 6,1995 to determine relevance with compliance and any further adjustments to the policy."
12/4/2009 1:44:34 PM “CC42.1 - McConnell Motion 4” 25 yea+14 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perruzza YES Thompson YES Vaughan NO Del Grande NO Ford NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Parker NO Perks NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Walker
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2 - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Doug Holyday (Carried)
That motion 1 by Councillor Stintz be amended by adding the following new Part c:
c. to request the Arena Boards of Management to provide the all information requested on the allocation of ice time as per Article 8.2.1. of the Relationship Framework, to the January 8, 2010 meeting of the Committee.
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8 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Anthony Perruzza (Lost)
That Recommendation 5 be amended to add the following words "This report also include the legal and financial implications of dissolving the Arena Boards of Management and the City taking over management of the operations.
12/4/2009 1:43:32 PM “CC42.1 - Motion 8 - Perruzza” 6 yea+33 nay,failed,quorum YES De Baeremaeker YES Lindsay Luby YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Perruzza NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Moeser NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
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9 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Michael Walker (Lost)
That in the event that the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation determines that the Arena Boards are found to be in compliance with the Ice Allocation Policy, the approval requirements be rescinded for the 2011/12 year and beyond. The General Manager to report in this regard to the Community and Development Recreation Committee.
12/4/2009 1:45:49 PM “CC42.1 - Walker Motion 9” 11 yea+28 nay,failed,quorum
YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Palacio YES Parker YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Holyday NO Kelly NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Thompson NO Vaughan
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10 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Carried)That the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation be requested to convene an information meeting of the Arena Boards of Management as soon as possible to provide an opportunity for Board Members to ask questions and share information about ice allocation.
12/4/2009 1:47:09 PM “CC42.1 - Motion 10 - Davis” 38 yea+1 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Kelly
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Adoption of the Item:
Vote on Recommendation 3
CORRECTED TEXT - The wrong recommendation was previoulsy listed here but has been corrected.
Recommendation 3 - The Arena Boards of Management be directed to submit their full ice allocation plan for 2010/2011 to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation for approval prior to implementation;"
12/4/2009 1:49:54 PM “CC42.1 - Adopt Part 3 of the item” 32 yea+7 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Thompson YES Vaughan NO Jenkins NO Minnan-Wong NO Ootes NO Parker NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Walker
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Vote on Recommendation 1
City Council request the City Manager to request all Arena Boards of Management to provide to Parks Forestry and Recreation staff all information requested on the allocation of ice time immediately, as per Article 8.2.1 of the Relationship Framework.
12/4/2009 1:52:05 PM “CC42.1 - Adopt Part 1 of the item” 38 yea+0 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker
Vote of the Adoption of the Balance of Item as Amended:
12/4/2009 1:52:59 PM “CC42.1 - Adopt the balance of the item as amended” 36 yea+2 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Giambrone YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Holyday NO Moeser
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Here are the motions for item 37.4
That Recommendation 4 be amended by adding the words "Conference of Independent Schools (Toronto Schools)" so that Recommendation 4 now reads as follows:
"4. City Council request the City Clerk and other appropriate officials to contact Education institutions within the City of Toronto, including universities, community colleges, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and the Toronto Catholic School Board (TCSB), Conference of Independent Schools (Toronto Schools) with the objective of their becoming more actively involved in the involvement and engagement of students in the 2010 Municipal Election, with a request that she submit a detailed implementation plan to the Executive Committee meeting on February 1, 2010, such report to include any financial requirements."
1b - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Final)
That the City file complaints with both the Ontario Ombudsman's Office and the Ontario Human Rights Commission regarding the failure of MPAC to ensure that tenants are properly enumerated for municipal elections and are thereby denied their democratic right to vote.
3- Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Anthony Perruzza (Final)
That Council amend Recommendation 3 of the Executive Committee by adding:
"that the City Clerk's canvassing strategy include arranging for supplementary canvassing, education and outreach in those rental apartment buildings where candidates have brought to the City Clerk's attention that MPAC has failed to deliver an accurate voters' list."
2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Final)
The City Clerk be requested to ensure the Toronto Community Housing Corporation buildings are assigned to the appropriate polling station based on their correct address, and that the Board of Directors of TCHC be advised of this request.
1a - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Final)
That Council request the Board of Directors of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation to ensure that all their tenants are enumerated.
4 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Final)
That Council request the Ombudsman of Ontario to assess the overall accuracy of the voters list provided to the City by MPAC.
Here are the motions for item 37.3
2b - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Carried)
That if the Complaint Audit Committee finds that a complaint against a candidate is not valid, and City Council reimburses the candidate's compliance audit costs, the City also reimburse the candidate's court costs to sue the complainant to recover legal costs, on condition that the candidate return the original reimbursement for their compliance audit costs to the City.
2a - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Carried)
That the City Clerk research whether insurance companies offer candidate insurance to cover compliance audit costs, and report to Executive Committee.
3 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)
That City Council establish an ad hoc Committee comprised of the Chair of the Government Management Committee and two other Members of Council to review matters related to legal-expenses resulting from a compliance audit.
4 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)
That the City Clerk, in consultation with the City Solicitor report to the Executive Committee on February 1, 2009 on the following:
1. The City establish the position of independent counsel to provide advice and legal support to Members of Council on matters related to compliance audits;
2. Funds for this purpose be drawn from Election Reserve Fund XR1017; and
3. The City Clerk, in consultation with the City Solicitor, make recommendations to the Executive Committee as to the amounts required for this purpose.
Status of City Council Meetings as of 7:50PM December 2, 2009
City Council did not resume debate on the sign by-law (PG33.10) or the girls hockey issue (CC42.1) on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.
City Council will resume its regular meeting on Friday, December 4, 2009 at 10:00AM in the Council Chamber when it will consider those two items and the other remaining business from meeting 42.
The order of consideration of the remaining items will be considered at the start of the meeting on December 4.
Follow the status of the meetings at www.toronto.ca/meetingmonitor.
Here are the additional motions for item 37.2
That City Council:
- Request the Provincial Government to amend the Municipal Elections Act to allow a system like the one in New York City where candidates are given grants to be used as campaign funds.
- Request the City Clerk to report to the Executive Committee after the 2010 election on the system that is used by New York City.
5 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Doug Holyday (Final)
That Recommendation 1a of the Executive Committee be amended so that clauses 1 and 2 of Appendix A now read as follows:
- The payment of rebates to residents of the City of Toronto who make contributions to candidates for an office on the municipal council for the 2010 election is authorized.
- A resident of the City of Toronto who, during the 2010 Municipal Election, makes a contribution to a candidate for an office on the Council of the City of Toronto, may, on or after January 4, 2010, apply to the Clerk of the Municipality (The "Clerk") for a rebate.
7 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Final)
That Council request the Province of Ontario amend the Municipal Elections Act to require the Clerk to post all campaign donations on a City of Toronto web site at least one week prior to the day of the election, and that only those donations posted one week before the election be eligible for a rebate.
6 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That City Council request the Province of Ontario to amend the Municipal Elections Act to require all contributions to an election campaign in amounts $25 and greater, to be included on the candidate's audited financial statements.
8 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Frances Nunziata (Final)
That Council request the Province of Ontario to amend the Municipal Elections Act to include the compensation by employers of employees for work on Municipal Election campaigns in the definition of contributions.
9 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Final)
That City Council request the Province of Ontario to conduct an exhaustive study of Municipal Election Finance Models, and to include in that study actual study group meetings with election and/or campaign finance authorities in relevant jurisdictions where appreciable improvements in diversity candidate numbers have been achieved, and where appreciable reductions in allegations of non-compliance, whether real or imagined, have been achieved.
The study group membership should include the following stakeholder groups:
- representatives of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- representatives of small, medium and large Ontario Municipalities
- representatives of municipal Clerks
- representatives of the Ontario Elections Office
- 2 civic appointees.
Votes and motions on EX37.2
Motion to Adopt the Item As Amended:
12/2/2009 4:56:49 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Item as amended” 29 yea+12 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Giambrone YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker
NO Augimeri NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Hall NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Minnan-Wong NO Moscoe NO Ootes NO Parker NO Perruzza
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Amendments
1 - Motion to Receive Item moved by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Final)
That the Item be received for information.
12/2/2009 4:43:28 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Minnan-Wong 1” 5 yea+34 nay,failed,quorum
YES Del Grande YES Kelly YES Mammoliti YES Minnan-Wong YES Ootes NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
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2b - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Final)
That:
Recommendation 1a of Executive Committee be amended so that:
1. The rebate program be adjusted so that campaign contributions from $25 to $100 be eligible for a rebate of 90 percent and to offset the cost of this, no contribution over $300.00 be eligible for a rebate.
2 No contributions to a mayoral campaign over $300.00 be eligible for a rebate.
12/2/2009 4:45:36 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 -Moscoe 2b, Part 1” 11 yea+29 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Jenkins YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Walker NO Ashton NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan
12/2/2009 4:47:05 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Moscoe 2b, Part 2” 5 yea+35 nay,failed,quorum
YES Bussin [Chair] YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Perruzza NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
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5 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Doug Holyday (Final)
That Recommendation 1a of the Executive Committee be amended so that clauses 1 and 2 of Appendix A now read as follows:
1. The payment of rebates to residents of the City of Toronto who make contributions to candidates for an office on the municipal council for the 2010 election is authorized.
2. A resident of the City of Toronto who, during the 2010 Municipal Election, makes a contribution to a candidate for an office on the Council of the City of Toronto, may, on or after January 4, 2010, apply to the Clerk of the Municipality (The "Clerk") for a rebate.
12/2/2009 4:48:01 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Holyday 5” 8 yea+32 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ashton YES Cho YES Di Giorgio YES Holyday YES Miller YES Perruzza YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson
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4 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Michael Thompson (Final)
That Council request the City Clerk to report to the Executive Committee, after the 2010 Municipal Election, on the feasibility of implementing municipal funding for elections, the report to include:
1. what amendments would be required to the Municipal Elections Act to allow a municipally funded election to take place;
2. the cost of a municipally funded election; and
3. what qualifications should candidates have to be eligible to register as a candidate in a municipally funded election.
12/2/2009 4:49:52 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Thompson 4” 27 yea+13 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ashton NO Carroll NO Filion NO Ford NO Hall NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Saundercook NO Stintz
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3 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Raymond Cho (Final)
That City Council request the Provincial Government to amend the Municipal Elections Act to require individual donors who make multiple donations (for example donations to more than one candidate) to make their identity or official titles known together with their names at the time of donation.
12/2/2009 4:49:00 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 Cho 3” 15 yea+25 nay,failed,quorum
YES Cho YES Davis YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Miller YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Perruzza YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO De Baeremaeker NO Filion NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Ootes NO Perks NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan
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2a - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Final)
That Recommendation 2 of the Executive Committee be deleted.
12/2/2009 4:44:36 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Moscoe 2a” 12 yea+28 nay,failed,quorum
YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Hall YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Ootes YES Perruzza NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Lee NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moeser NO Nunziata NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker
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6 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Rob Ford (Final)
That City Council request the Province of Ontario to amend the Municipal Elections Act to require all contributions to an election campaign in amounts $25 and greater, to be included on the candidate's audited financial statements.
12/2/2009 4:50:52 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Ford 6” 12 yea+27 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ashton YES Bussin [Chair] YES Cho YES Del Grande YES Ford YES Jenkins YES Milczyn YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Perruzza YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Augimeri NO Carroll NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Ootes NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson
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7 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Adam Vaughan (Final)
That Council request the Province of Ontario amend the Municipal Elections Act to require the Clerk to post all campaign donations on a City of Toronto web site at least one week prior to the day of the election, and that only those donations posted one week before the election be eligible for a rebate.
12/2/2009 4:51:53 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Vaughan 7” 7 yea+33 nay,failed,quorum
YES Davis YES Filion YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Mihevc YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Heaps NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson
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8 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Frances Nunziata (Final)
That Council request the Province of Ontario to amend the Municipal Elections Act to include the compensation by employers of employees for work on Municipal Election campaigns in the definition of contributions.
12/2/2009 4:53:19 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Nunziata 8” 15 yea+25 nay,failed,quorum
YES Bussin [Chair] YES Cho YES Del Grande YES Ford YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Carroll NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Miller NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Thompson NO Vaughan
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9 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Final)
That City Council request the Province of Ontario to conduct an exhaustive study of Municipal Election Finance Models, and to include in that study actual study group meetings with election and/or campaign finance authorities in relevant jurisdictions where appreciable improvements in diversity candidate numbers have been achieved, and where appreciable reductions in allegations of non-compliance, whether real or imagined, have been achieved.
The study group membership should include the following stakeholder groups:
- representatives of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- representatives of small, medium and large Ontario Municipalities
- representatives of municipal Clerks
- representatives of the Ontario Elections Office
- 2 civic appointees.
12/2/2009 4:54:11 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Carroll 9” 22 yea+18 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Miller YES Pantalone YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Filion NO Ford NO Hall NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Mammoliti NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson
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10 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Anthony Perruzza (Final)
That City Council:
1. request the Provincial Government to amend the Municipal Elections Act to allow a system like the one in New York City where candidates are given grants to be used as campaign funds.
2. request the City Clerk to report to the Executive Committee after the 2010 election on the system that is used by New York City.
12/2/2009 4:55:26 PM “Elections Meeting - EX37.2 - Perruzza 10” 18 yea+23 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Bussin [Chair] YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Miller YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Perruzza YES Thompson YES Walker NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Carroll NO Del Grande NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Vaughan
Here are the motions on item 37.2 moved as of 4:03 p.m..
That:
Recommendation 1a of Executive Committee be amended so that:
- The rebate program be adjusted so that campaign contributions from $25 to $100 be eligible for a rebate of 90 percent and to offset the cost of this, no contribution over $300.00 be eligible for a rebate.
- No contributions to a mayoral campaign over $300.00 be eligible for a rebate.
Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Out of Order)
Recommendation 1a of Executive Committee be amended so that:
- To be eligible for a City of Toronto contribution rebate, individuals who are the owners, senior officers or directors of a corporation that does business with the City of Toronto or develops land within the City of Toronto or acts on behalf of a corporation that does business with the City of Toronto, be required to declare that interest at the time they make a contribution to a candidate and such declaration be listed on the candidate disclosure form and the City web site.
Motion to Receive Item moved by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Final)
That the Item be received for information.
Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Raymond Cho (Final)
That City Council request the Provincial Government to amend the Municipal Elections Act to require individual donors who make multiple donations (for example donations to more than one candidate) to make their identity or official titles known together with their names at the time of donation.
Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Final)
That Recommendation 2 of the Executive Committee be deleted.
b - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Michael Thompson (Final)
That Council request the City Clerk to report to the Executive Committee, after the 2010 Municipal Election, on the feasibility of implementing municipal funding for elections, the report to include:
- What amendments would be required to the Municipal Elections Act to allow a municipally funded election to take place;
- The cost of a municipally funded election; and
- What qualifications should candidates have to be eligible to register as a candidate in a municipally funded election.