Item - 2012.PE17.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 27, 2012 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Parks and Environment Committee on November 9, 2012 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on November 27, 2012.
PE17.5 - Scaling-up Toronto's Urban Agriculture
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 27, 28 and 29, 2012, adopted the following:
1. City Council receive the GrowTO: An Urban Agriculture Action Plan for Toronto report, and congratulate the Toronto Food Policy Council and other authors for identifying how the City of Toronto can help promote urban agriculture.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-51545.pdf
(October 26, 2012) Attachment 1 - growTO: An Urban Agriculture Action Plan for Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-51558.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(November 9, 2012) E-mail from Katie Berger, Occupy Gardens Toronto (PE.New.17.5.2)
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Nov-27-2012 2:25 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PE17.5 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 40 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 5 | Members that were absent are Josh Colle, Sarah Doucette, Doug Ford, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak |
PE17.5 - Scaling-up Toronto's Urban Agriculture
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Parks and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council receive the GrowTO: An Urban Agriculture Action Plan for Toronto report, and congratulate the Toronto Food Policy Council and other authors for identifying how the City of Toronto can help promote urban agriculture.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Parks and Environment Committee referred the following report requests to appropriate City Officials with a request that they be submitted to the Parks and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2013:
1. Requested the Deputy City Manager for Cluster A to determine which City Divisions should be responsible for the management and promotion of Urban Agriculture and to examine the logistical and financial implications of creating a co-ordinated office dedicated to the promotion and expansion of Urban Agriculture in Toronto.
2. Requested the appropriate City Divisions, as identified by the Deputy Manager for Cluster A, to provide the Parks and Environment Committee with a report that identifies:
a. where the City of Toronto is already supporting the community in urban agriculture across Toronto;
b. what opportunities are available for the City of Toronto to further enhance its support;
c. what are the resource implications (either reallocation or new) of the City of Toronto in taking on these opportunities; and
d. what mechanism and resources the City will establish to ensure there is coordination and collaboration between all City operations in supporting the community in appropriate urban agriculture activities.
3. Requested the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division to respond to the relevant recommendations contained in the GrowTO Action Plan in the upcoming Parks Plan.
4. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning, the Director of the Toronto Office of Partnerships, the Toronto Food Policy Council, and other appropriate City Divisions to establish appropriate policies and processes to link urban farmers with public and private lands for short- or long-term food production; and to report these findings to the Parks and Environment Committee at or before the October 23, 2013 meeting.
Origin
Summary
Letter from Councillor McMahon forwarding the report on GrowTO: An Urban Agriculture Action Plan for Toronto, and submitting recommendations to help promote urban agriculture.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-51545.pdf
(October 26, 2012) Attachment 1 - growTO: An Urban Agriculture Action Plan for Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-51558.pdf
Communications
(November 9, 2012) E-mail from Katie Berger, Occupy Gardens Toronto (PE.New.17.5.2)
Speakers
Katie Berger and Jacob Kearey Moreland, Occupy Gardens Toronto (Submission Filed)
Christopher Wong, President, Young Urban Farmers
Motions
A. That Recommendation 1 be adopted.
B. That Recommendation 4 in the letter (October 26, 2012) from Councillor McMahon be amended by deleting the words "and Recreation" so that the recommendation reads as follows:
"4. The General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division respond to the relevant recommendations contained in the GrowTO Action Plan in the upcoming Parks Plan."
C. That Recommendations 2-5 in the letter (October 26, 2012) be referred to appropriate City staff for a report back to the Parks and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2013.