Motion by Councillor Minnan Wong

Councillor Denzil Minnan Wong has moved the following motion on the 2010 Operating Budget.

 

"That City Council delete the following recommendation 9.1:

Delete:

9.1  The General Manager of Economic Development and Culture be requested to submit a report to the Executive Committee, within the current mandate, on possible strategies for Arts and Cultural Funding in future years, taking into consideration the new revenue stream created by the Billboard Tax and Council's previously adopted Culture Plan, appended to the report from the Martin Prosperity Institute which evaluates the cost of addressing inflation, as well as matching expected growth in the sector."

How the Budget Debate Will Proceed

Here is the process that will be used in the debate on the 2010 Operating Budget.

1. A presentation will be made by City staff summarizing the highlights of the budget.

2. A question period will begin in which Members of Council can ask questions of City Officials or the Mayor. Each member has 5 minutes to question.

3. At the end of questioning, debate will begin. Each Member of Council is entitled to 5 minutes to speak on the budget with the possibility of a 2 minute extension. During that speech, the Member may propose amendments by motion.

4. If a Member moves a motion during their speech, other Members are entitled to ask questions of clarification. There are two minutes allowed for these questions.

5. When all Members wishing to speak have spoken, voting will start.

We will be posting motions to this blog as they are made. We will also post votes on the motions as soon as we can after the vote is concluded.

Toronto City Council Meeting 48

City Council is meeting today to consider the 2010 Operating Budget

Agenda | Supplementary Agenda | www.toronto.ca/meetingmonitor

We will be posting motions as they are made together with all significant votes.

Votes and Motions on NY32.49 - Yonge Eglinton Centre Rezoning

Here are the motions and votes on item NY32.49.

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1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Michael Walker (Lost)
That Council delete the recommendations of the North York Community Council, and adopt instead the following:

"City Council refuse the rezoning application for 2300 Yonge Street, 20 Eglinton Avenue West, 411 Duplex Ave and 33 Orchard View Boulevard (Yonge Eglinton Centre) and instruct the City Solicitor to appear at the OMB in opposition to this rezoning application and retain outside planning evidence as necessary."

4/1/2010 3:17:53 PM “NY32.49 - Motion 1 - Walker - Refuse” 7 yea+33 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ashton YES Del Grande YES Filion YES Ford YES Jenkins YES Moeser YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Feldman NO Fletcher NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Shiner NO Stintz NO Vaughan

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2 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Karen Stintz (Carried)

That:

1. Recommendation 4c of the North York Community Council be amended to now read as follows:


"4c. A Community Steering Committee to be established, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the City's Public Realm Unit, and the local Councillor, to review the Site Plan Application for the subject lands as it relates to the design of the proposed at-grade open space at the corner of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue, and to assist with the programming of the open space, at grade and for the rooftop garden, and to assist with the re-location of the public art that is currently located on the square. "

2. Recommendation 4d of the North York Community Council be amended by adding the words “through memorative plaques, tiles or pictures”, so that it now reads:

“4d. Creation of a historical museum on site to acknowledge the importance of North Toronto’s History, through memorative plaques, tiles or pictures.”

3. The following new Recommendation 4e be added:

"4e. A $20,000 contribution be made by RioCan for the purposes of funding community programming, the open space at grade, the rooftop garden and the renovated public garden, to be allocated in consultation with the Community Steering Committee. "

4/1/2010 3:19:19 PM “NY32.49 - Motion 2 - Stintz” 38 yea+3 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 Feldman YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby 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 Rae YES Shiner YES Stintz YES Vaughan

NO Ashton NO Ford NO Walker

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3 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone (Carried)

That the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City's Public Realm Unit, be requested to review and report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee, on opportunities for pedestrian-friendly, civic engagement and community gathering places, both public and private, in the Eglinton-Yonge area.

4/1/2010 3:20:13 PM “NY32.49 - Motion 3 - Pantlaone” 40 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 Feldman YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby 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 Rae YES Shiner YES Stintz YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Hall

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5 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Lost)

That City Council require the applicant to provide a minimum of 450 square metres parkland dedication at the intersection of Yonge and Eglinton and the required cash-in-lieu payment be adjusted accordingly.

4/1/2010 3:20:58 PM “NY32.49 - Motion 5 - Moscoe” 9 yea+32 nay,failed,quorum
YES Del Grande YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Ford YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Feldman NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Shiner NO Stintz NO Vaughan

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4 - Motion to Refer Item moved by Councillor Cliff Jenkins (Lost)
That Council refer this Item to the Planning and Growth Management Committee for further consideration and consultation with affected groups and interested parties, with a report back to Council on the Committee's findings and recommendations.

4/1/2010 12:11:47 PM “NY32.49 - Jenkins - Refer the item” 9 yea+32 nay,failed,quorum
YES Del Grande YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Mammoliti YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Feldman NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Shiner NO Stintz NO Thompson

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Adoption of the Item as Amended (Carried)

4/1/2010 3:21:36 PM “NY32.49 - Adopt the item as amended” 34 yea+7 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Feldman YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby 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 Rae YES Shiner YES Stintz YES Vaughan

NO Ashton NO Del Grande NO Filion NO Ford NO Jenkins NO Moeser NO Walker

Motions and votes on item EY35.4

Here are the motions and votes on an item considered yesterday, March 31:

EY35.4 - 66 Baby Point Road - Site Plan Control Application – Final Report

1 - Motion to Defer Item moved by Councillor Bill Saundercook (Final)
That consideration of this item be deferred until the next regular meeting of City Council to be held on May 11 and 12, 2010.

3/31/2010 7:13:15 PM “EY35.4 - Defer the item” 13 yea+18 nay,failed,quorum

YES Cho YES Grimes YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lindsay Luby [Chair] YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Palacio YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Shiner

NO Ashton NO Bussin NO Carroll NO Davis NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Fletcher NO Hall NO Kelly NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Moeser NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Rae NO Stintz NO Vaughan

The recommendtions of the Etobicoke York Community Council were subsequently adopted on a show of hands (i.e., a recorded vote was not requested).

Council is recessed

City Council is currently recessed for lunch.  Council will resume at 2PM at which time it will consider Member Motions, followed by the resumption of the debate on NY32.39, the Yonge Eglinton Centre rezoning item.

Motion by Councillor Howard Moscoe

Councillor Howard Moscoe has moved the following motion on item NY32.49:

5 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Final)

That City Council require the applicant to provide a minimum of 450 square metres parkland dedication at the intersection of Yonge and Eglinton and the required cash-in-lieu payment be adjusted accordingly.

Note: The Speaker is reviewing the motion and will be ruling later on whether the motion is in order. Update: The Speaker has ruled the motion to be in order.

Vote on referral motion by Councillor Jenkins

The motion by Councillor Jenkins to refer the item did not carry by a vote of 9-32. Debate on the item will continue.

Motion to Refer Item moved by Councillor Cliff Jenkins (Final)
That Council refer this Item to the Planning and Growth Management Committee for further consideration and consultation with affected groups and interested parties, with a report back to Council on the Committee's findings and recommendations.

4/1/2010 12:11:47 PM “NY32.49 - Jenkins - Refer the item” 9 yea+32 nay,failed,quorum

YES Del Grande YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Mammoliti YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Feldman NO Fletcher NO Ford NO Giambrone NO Grimes NO Hall NO Heaps NO Holyday NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Shiner NO Stintz NO Thompson