Item - 2019.MM7.23

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on May 14 and 15, 2019 without amendments.

MM7.23 - Giving Consideration to Exempting all Places of Worship from Section 42 Requirements - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Mike Colle

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as part of developing the Parkland Strategy, to consider the possibility of exempting all places of worship from any parkland requirement.

Background Information (City Council)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Introduce Motion without Notice moved by Councillor James Pasternak (Carried)

That Councillor James Pasternak be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning: 

 

Giving Consideration to Exempting all Places of Worship from Section 42 Requirements 

 

Reason for Urgency:

 

This Motion is urgent due to the recently announced changes that the Ontario Government is proposing for Sections 37 and 42 of the Planning Act. 


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) May-15-2019 4:18 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM7.23 - Adopt the item
Total members that voted Yes: 19 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 1 Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday
Total members that were Absent: 6 Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Joe Cressy, Mark Grimes, Jim Karygiannis, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council