City Council · 2024-12-17 10:40 AM
Adopt Item as Amended
Majority required - PH17.6 - Adopt the item as amended
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City Council · 2024-12-17 10:40 AM
Majority required - PH17.6 - Adopt the item as amended
This report recommends the adoption by City Council of interim 2025 Solid Waste Management Services (SWMS) Rates and Fees as set out in this report. The adoption of these interim rates and fees is requested in advance of the 2025 Tax and Rate Supported Operating and Capital Budgets to establish these interim rates and fees and provide City staff with the necessary authority to implement them effective January 1, 2025. City Council may amend the interim rates when the 2025 Tax and Rate Supported Operating and Capital Budget is approved, which is expected in February 2025. This report recommends an interim 3.75 percent increase in SWMS rates and fees effective January 1, 2025. The recommended increase, shown in Table 1 below by customer grouping, will allow Solid Waste Management Services to maintain all current service levels and address future capital needs. Table 1: Interim Solid Waste Management Services Rates and Fees effective January 1, 2025 Customer Group Interim Rate Increase Comments Multi-Residential 3.75% Maintain service levels and fund Capital Program Single Family and Residential Units Above Commercial (RUAC) 3.75% Maintain service levels and fund Capital Program Bag…
City Council · 2024-12-17 10:33 AM
Majority required - EX19.10 - Adopt the item
I am writing to express my support increase the Parks, Forestry, and Recreation Capital Budget as I believe that reinvesting the revenues generated from the Guild Inn Estates sublease back into Guild Park and Gardens is a sustainable approach to ensuring the long-term vitality of this cherished community asset. Guild Park and Gardens is a significant cultural and historical landmark that offers numerous benefits to our community, including: - Preservation of Heritage: The park preserves important historical buildings fragments and landscapes. - Environmental Stewardship: It provides essential green space and supports biodiversity. - Community Engagement: It hosts a variety of cultural events and educational programs. - Economic Benefits: It attracts visitors and contributes to local tourism through the Clark Centre for the Arts, Guild Inn Estates and Significant photography and park permits. By reinvesting the sublease revenues, we can: - Fund Critical Repairs and Improvements: Provides a dedicated funding source for future projects, including the construction of public washrooms, the implementation of Parks, Forestry, and Recreation's three-year plan for Guild Park's trails, gard…
Executive Committee · 2024-12-10
Majority required - EX19.26 - Carroll - motion 1 - Receive the item
This report responds to City Council's request from March 2024 to assess scope, feasibility, costs, risks, and key considerations regarding the adaptive reuse of the right-of-way, infrastructure, and station assets which comprise the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) decommissioned Scarborough Rapid Transit Line 3 (SRT). This request was made through Member Motions MM16.7 and MM16.29. In July 2023, the SRT ceased operation and rapid bus replacement service was implemented. The Scarborough Subway Extension is planned for completion in 2030, extending the Bloor-Danforth Line 2 east and north into Scarborough. The TTC is currently converting the at-grade portion of the SRT line between Kennedy and Ellesmere stations, to a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line, which is planned to be operational by 2027. Based on TTC's completed review and analysis, the 2.5-kilometre SRT guideway located between Ellesmere Station and one hundred metres east of McCowan Station at Grangeway Avenue, is no longer required for transit uses. Most of this portion of the SRT is elevated infrastructure except for an area located north of Ellesmere Station which includes a small portion at-grade and below-grade as it cha…
Executive Committee · 2024-12-10
Majority required - EX19.6 - Adopt the Item as amended
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City Council · 2024-11-14 21:57 PM
Majority required - MM23.6 - Adopt the item
In the City of Toronto, we uphold the principle of voluntary blood and plasma donation, acknowledging its vital importance as a public good. Our commitment derives from the lessons of Canada’s tainted blood crisis, which tragically claimed approximately 8,000 lives. The subsequent Royal Krever Commission urged a fully voluntary, non-payment oriented blood and plasma donation system. Within our Ontario healthcare system, we perceive blood donations as a priceless public resource, underscoring the need to safeguard the integrity of the public, voluntary donor system. The Voluntary Blood Donations Act of Ontario strengthens this stance, legislating against the payment of donors and prohibiting donors from receiving financial compensation for their blood or plasma. Canada Blood Services plans to open five paid plasma clinics, including one in Toronto, by 2025. This issue needs immediate attention and action. The public health community has raised concerns about Grifols Pharmaceuticals' plans to open a Toronto clinic. It's vital we protect vulnerable residents from exploitation by for-profit plasma collection companies offering cash for blood-plasma, a predatory practice. In brin…
City Council · 2024-11-14 21:37 PM
Majority required - MM23.1 - Adopt the item
City Council · 2024-11-14 14:47 PM
Two-Thirds required - MM23.1 - Waive referral