Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Votes and motions on referral of CC17.1

Here are the votes on the Mayor's referral motion and the amendment by Councillor Shiner:


Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor David Shiner (Final)
That motion 1 by Mayor Ford be amended by adding to the mandate of the expert fact-finding panel, an evaluation of the feasibility of the following transit projects:
  • The Finch West LRT from the Spadina Subway extension to Humber College.
  • The Eglinton Crosstown LRT from Jane Street to Kennedy Station.
  • The Scarborough RT conversion to LRT from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue, with an extension to the Malvern Town Centre as funds become available
  • Extension of the TTC Sheppard Subway line westward from the current Sheppard Station to the current Downsview Station, thereby relieving ridership pressure off of the eastern portion of the Yonge-University-Spadina Subway line.
  • Extension of the Sheppard LRT to end at the Toronto Zoo.
  • Extension of the TTC Bloor-Danforth Subway line from Kennedy Subway Station north-eastward to the Scarborough Town Centre.
  • Extension of the Eglinton Crosstown line from Jane to Pearson Airport including a study of its alignment.
  • The construction of a Downtown Relief Line.
02/08/2012 3:25:13 PM “CC17.1 - Shiner - Amend Mayor Ford Motion 1” 23 yea+20 nay,carried,quorum

YES Ainslie YES Bailão YES Berardinetti YES Colle YES Crawford YES Crisanti YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Ford, D. YES Ford, R. YES Grimes YES Holyday YES Kelly YES Mammoliti YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Pasternak YES Robinson YES Shiner YES Stintz YES Thompson

NO Augimeri NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Doucette NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Fragedakis NO Layton NO Lee NO Matlow NO McConnell NO McMahon NO Mihevc NO Parker [Chair] NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Vaughan NO Wong-Tam

Motion to Refer Item moved by Mayor Rob Ford (Final)

That City Council refer this item to the City Manager with the request that:

a) The City Manager establish and consult an expert fact-finding panel to review and assess the available evidence regarding options for extending the Eglinton line eastwards from Laird to Kennedy and/or Scarborough Town Centre and make recommendations, such panel to be composed of the following:
i)   A prominent, trusted and neutral leader as Chair, to be selected jointly by the Mayor, the Chair of the TTC and the Chair of the Planning and Growth Management Committee;
ii)   one staff expert nominated by Metrolinx;
iii)   one staff expert nominated by the Toronto Transit Commission;
iv)   the Deputy City Manager responsible for City Planning and Transportation; and
v)   two other persons, to be selected by the Chair, who are not current or former employees of Metrolinx, the TTC or the City of Toronto and are not current or former elected officials.
and;

b) The City Manager report back on the findings and recommendations of the expert panel to a special meeting of City Council to be called within 30 days.

02/08/2012 3:26:15 PM “CC17.1 - Mayor Ford as amended - Refer the item” 19 yea+24 nay,failed,quorum

YES Ainslie YES Berardinetti YES Crawford YES Crisanti YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Ford, D. YES Ford, R. YES Grimes YES Holyday YES Kelly YES Mammoliti YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Robinson YES Shiner YES Thompson

NO Augimeri NO Bailão NO Carroll NO Cho NO Colle NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Doucette NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Fragedakis NO Layton NO Lee NO Matlow NO McConnell NO McMahon NO Mihevc NO Parker [Chair] NO Pasternak NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Stintz NO Vaughan NO Wong-Tam