Motion by Councillor Palacio on Holiday Shopping Item

Councillor Cesar Palacio has made the following motions on item ED29.4 headed "Holiday Shopping".

 

Motion to Refer Item moved by Councillor Cesar Palacio 

That City Council refer this Item back to the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture with a request to conduct further public consultation with all stakeholders, including BIAs, existing community groups and Members of Council, on the issue of holiday shopping for report to the Economic Development Committee in the next term of Council.

Motion to Receive Item moved by Councillor Cesar Palacio
That the item be received for information.

Because Councillor Palacio has moved referral, Council will set aside the main debate to debate the referral first.

Motion by Councillor Mammoliti on Holiday Shopping item

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti has made the following motion on item ED29.4 headed "Holiday Shopping".

 

Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti

 

That Recommendation 1 of the Economic Development Committee be amended by deleting the following Public Holidays:

 

1. Good Friday
2. Christmas Day
3. Easter Sunday

 

Debate continues

 

Votes on Waiving Referral of MM49.12

City Council has referred MM49.12 regarding funding for Pride Toronto to the Executive Committee.

A motion to waive referral to permit debate at today's meeting failed on a 21-24 vote:

5/12/2010 2:39:27 PM “MM49.12 - Revote - Waive referral” 21 yea+24 nay,failed,quorum
YES Cho YES Del Grande YES Feldman YES Filion YES Ford YES Grimes YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Mammoliti YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Shiner YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Walker NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Di Giorgio NO Fletcher NO Giambrone NO Hall NO Kelly NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Moscoe NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Vaughan

Motions and Votes on PW32.8

Here are the motions and votes on item PW32.8 headed "Proposed Public Bicycle Program"

Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Mike Feldman (Final)
That City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to consult with the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority to determine its interest in participating in the operation of the Public Bicycle Program and report thereon to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee for its meeting on June 15, 2010 if possible, but no later than August 18, 2010.

5/11/2010 5:23:24 PM “PW32.8 - Feldman” 38 yea+3 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 Ford YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Kelly 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 Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Filion NO Holyday NO Perruzza


Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Final)
That City Council amend the attachment to the report titled "Proposed Public Bicycle Program" by deleting the term "Sponsoring funding target - $600,000 for a 1,000 bicycle program for the first year of the program" (from Clause 3 of the attachment - "Key Milestones") and replacing it with "Sponsoring funding target - $600,000 for a 1,000 bicycle program for each of the first three years of the program."

5/11/2010 5:22:18 PM “PW32.8 - Carroll” 39 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 Feldman YES Filion YES Ford 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 Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Minnan-Wong NO Thompson

Adopt the Item as Amended (Carried)

5/11/2010 5:24:21 PM “PW32.8 - Adopt the item as amended” 33 yea+8 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Di Giorgio YES Feldman YES Filion YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Del Grande NO Ford NO Holyday NO Minnan-Wong NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Thompson

Motion by Councillor Feldman on PW32.8

Councillor Michael Feldman has moved the following motion on item PW32.8, headed "Proposed Public Bicycle Project".

"That City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to consult with the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority to determine its interest in participating in the operation of the Public Bicycle Program and report thereon to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee for its meeting on June 15, 2010 if possible, but no later than August 18, 2010."

Motions and Votes on CD32.1

Here are the motions and votes on item CD32.1, headed 2009 Street Needs Assessment: Results and Observations.

Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Raymond Cho (Carried)
That City Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee on the services provided to refugee claimants and the costs, if any, which are paid for by the Federal Government.

Adopted on a show of hands.


Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Paul Ainslie (Carried)
That Council request the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, to report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee, before the next Street Needs Assessment is conducted, on the methodology used to conduct the survey.

5/11/2010 2:48:28 PM “CD32.1 - Ainslie” 24 yea+18 nay,carried,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Cho YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Feldman YES Filion YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Milczyn YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Parker YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson

NO Ashton NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Davis NO Fletcher NO Hall NO Heaps NO Kelly NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Miller NO Moscoe NO Pantalone NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Vaughan NO Walker

Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Did Not Carry)
That Motion 1 by Councillor Moscoe be amended by deleting the word "include" and inserting instead the words, "consider including", so that the Motion will now read:

"That the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, be requested to consider including in the April 2012 Street Needs Assessment a province-city of origin component with a view to informing the process of working towards a National Housing Strategy through identification of Canadian migration patterns."

5/11/2010 2:45:46 PM “CD32.1 - Davis amending Moscoe” 18 yea+24 nay,failed,quorum
YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES Feldman YES Giambrone YES Heaps YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Rae YES Walker

NO Ainslie NO Ashton NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Filion NO Fletcher NO Grimes NO Hall NO Holyday NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO Mammoliti NO Minnan-Wong NO Moeser NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Perruzza NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan

Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)
That the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, be requested to include in the April 2012 Street Needs Assessment a province-city of origin component with a view to informing the process of working towards a National Housing Strategy through identification of Canadian migration patterns.

5/11/2010 2:47:22 PM “CD32.1 - Moscoe (unamended)” 33 yea+9 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ainslie YES Augimeri YES Cho YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Feldman YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan

NO Ashton NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Davis NO Giambrone NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Perks NO Walker

Motion to Adopt the Item as Amended (Carried Unanimously)

5/11/2010 2:49:52 PM “CD32.1 - Adopt the item as amended” 41 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 Feldman YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly 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 Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker

City Council Meeting Underway

Toronto City Council has approved the following amendments to the Order Paper:

• The Mayor has designated two key matters that will be debated as the first two items:
• CD32.1 - 2009 Street Needs Assessment: Results and Observations
• PW32.8 - Proposed Public bicycle Program
• MM49.11 - Bill 158 - The Accounting Professions Act - by Councillor Vaughan, seconded by Mayor Miller - will be considered immediately following the completion of the Mayor's Key items
• ED29.4 - Holiday Shopping will be considered at 11AM on Wednesday, May 12.
• SC34.25 - Protection of the Scarborough Waterfront  - has been ruled out of order by the Speaker and withdrawn from the agenda.

May 11-12 Council Meeting

Here is the agenda for the May 11-12 meeting of Toronto City Council:

• Agenda

• Supplementary Agenda

You can follow the progress of the meeting at www.toronto.ca/meetingmonitor.