Monday, April 6, 2009

Amendment to NY24.31

City Council has adopted item NY24.31 headed 378 Steeles Avenue East in the Town of Markham with the following amendment by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti:

"The Chief Planner be requested to report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee on broader policy issues raised by this Item respecting planning protocols with bordering municipalities."

Meeting underway

City Council meeting 33 is underway. Use the Meeting Monitor to follow the status of agenda items: www.toronto.ca/meetingmonitor

Friday, April 3, 2009

Second Special Meeting Called for April 6

The Mayor has called a second special meeting of Toronto City Council for 1:30PM on Monday April 6. This is in addition to a first special meeting called to consider Community Council reports.

Here is a recap of Monday's City Council meetings:

Meeting 33
  • Agenda Supplementary Agenda
  • Time: 9:30AM
  • Purpose: To consider the reports of the Community Councils from their March 26, 2009 meetings.
Meeting 34
  • Agenda
  • Time: 1:30PM (during lunch break of Meeting 33)
  • Purpose:
    1. to consider a report (April 3, 2009) from the Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel and the Special Advisor Institutional Development, City of Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO), headed “Filmport Update and Pinewood”; and
    2. to consider a report (April 3, 2009) from the City Solicitor, headed “2885 Bayview Avenue – Appeal of Minor Variance Decision”

If Meeting 34 has not finished before Meeting 33 is scheduled to reconvene at 2PM, Council will consider a series of motions to recess and reconvene in accordance with Council Procedures. More information will be provided via the Meeting Monitor

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Decisions from the March 31 Special Meeting

The decisions of the special meeting of Toronto City Council on March 31, 2009 have been posted online.

This document contains the final decision of City Council on the 2009 budget, together with links to the original budget reports.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Agenda for the April 6 Special Council Meeting

The agenda for the April 6, 2009 special meeting of Toronto City Council has been posted online.

This is a special meeting to consdier the reports of the four community councils from their meetings of March 26, 2009. No new business or notices of motion will be considered at this meeting.

The meeting will take at 9:30AM in the Council Chamber.

Vote on the Operating Budget as amended

Here is the unofficial 27-18 vote result on the 2009 Operating Budget as amended*:

YES Ainslie
YES Augimeri
YES Bussin [Chair]
YES Carroll
YES Cho
YES Davis
YES De Baeremaeker
YES Di Giorgio
YES Filion
YES Fletcher
YES Giambrone
YES Hall
YES Heaps
YES Kelly
YES Lindsay Luby
YES Mammoliti
YES McConnell
YES Mihevc
YES Miller
YES Moeser
YES Moscoe
YES Pantalone
YES Perks
YES Perruzza
YES Rae
YES Saundercook
YES Vaughan
NO Ashton
NO Del Grande
NO Feldman
NO Ford
NO Grimes
NO Holyday
NO Jenkins
NO Lee
NO Milczyn
NO Minnan-Wong
NO Nunziata
NO Ootes
NO Palacio
NO Parker
NO Shiner
NO Stintz
NO Thompson
NO Walker

*The following budgets were excluded from this vote and voted on separately because of Member conflicts: Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Childrens' Services, Toronto Police Service, Community Partnership and Investment Program.

This is an unofficial summary. The official decision will be posted by the City Clerk to http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2009/agendas/cc.htm within the next few days.

Vote on Councillor Peter Milczyn's motion

Here is the 19-26 vote on Councillor Peter Milczyn's motion* on the budget. The motion did not carry.

YES Ashton
YES Del Grande
YES Feldman
YES Ford
YES Grimes
YES Holyday
YES Jenkins
YES Lee
YES Milczyn
YES Minnan-Wong
YES Nunziata
YES Ootes
YES Palacio
YES Parker
YES Saundercook
YES Shiner
YES Stintz
YES Thompson
YES Walker
NO Ainslie
NO Augimeri
NO Bussin [Chair]
NO Carroll
NO Cho
NO Davis
NO De Baeremaeker
NO Di Giorgio
NO Filion
NO Fletcher
NO Giambrone
NO Hall
NO Heaps
NO Kelly
NO Lindsay Luby
NO Mammoliti
NO McConnell
NO Mihevc
NO Miller
NO Moeser
NO Moscoe
NO Pantalone
NO Perks
NO Perruzza
NO Rae
NO Vaughan


*Parts B2, B11 and B14 of this motion were not included in this vote due to Member conflicts. As the main motion did not carry, those parts were not put to a vote.

This is an unofficial summary. The official decision will be posted by the City Clerk to http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2009/agendas/cc.htm within the next few days.

Vote to adopt the 2009 Operating Budget, as amended

Here is the 27-18 vote on the 2009 Operating Budget as amended*:
         
          YES Ainslie
          YES Augimeri
          YES Bussin [Chair]
          YES Carroll
          YES Cho
          YES Davis
          YES De Baeremaeker
          YES Di Giorgio
          YES Filion
          YES Fletcher
          YES Giambrone
          YES Hall
          YES Heaps
          YES Kelly
          YES Lindsay Luby
          YES Mammoliti
          YES McConnell
          YES Mihevc
          YES Miller
          YES Moeser
          YES Moscoe
          YES Pantalone
          YES Perks
          YES Perruzza
          YES Rae
          YES Saundercook
          YES Vaughan
          NO Ashton
          NO Del Grande
          NO Feldman
          NO Ford
          NO Grimes
          NO Holyday
          NO Jenkins
          NO Lee
          NO Milczyn
          NO Minnan-Wong
          NO Nunziata
          NO Ootes
          NO Palacio
          NO Parker
          NO Shiner
          NO Stintz
          NO Thompson
          NO Walker
 
*The following budgets were excluded from this vote and voted on separately because of Member conflicts:  Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Childrens' Services, Toronto Police Service, Community Partnership and Investment Program.