How Michael Thompson voted at council

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1. 2025.MM28.36ADOPTED

   Addressing Vacant Storefronts

   Thriving main streets are the hearts of our communities and neighborhoods. Strong retail strips promote small businesses and local economic growth, and provide spaces for essential services that residents rely on. With the looming specter of US tariffs, it is more critical than ever to protect Toronto’s main streets. Unfortunately, due to Toronto’s challenging real estate market and rising cost of development, storefronts are remaining vacant for longer periods as developers are sitting on approvals. These vacant storefronts create several issues – an uglier, less vibrant streetscape, more crime and public safety issues, and reduced economic activity in our city. Staff have previously been directed through 2020.MM16.9 to explore the feasibility of implementing a vacant storefront tax. Building on this previous direction, this motion includes a wider request for staff to explore policy levers to address vacant commercial spaces in Toronto, and to beautify and improving existing vacant main street storefronts.

   City Council · 2025-03-27 17:59 PM

   Adopt Item

   Michael Thompson's vote: Yes

   Majority required - MM28.36 - Parts 1 and 3 only

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   22-1

   Source outcome

   Carried, 22-1