Item - 2019.MM9.15
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 without amendments.
MM9.15 - Protecting the Great Lakes - the proposed Canada-Ontario agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health - by Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Cressy
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Director, Environment and Energy and the General Manager, Toronto Water to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on September 9, 2019, regarding the proposed changes to the Canada-Ontario agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health and how it would impact City policy, costs and programs as they relate to water quality, storm water management, ecosystem health, parkland and watercourse management.
2. City Council request the City Manager to prepare any comments on the proposed Canada-Ontario agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health for inclusion on the Environmental Registry of Ontario.
3. City Council direct the City Manager to request the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks to extend the deadline for the City of Toronto to comment on the Environmental Registry of Ontario regarding the proposed Canada-Ontario agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health beyond September 4, 2019.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/mm/comm/communicationfile-96048.pdf
(July 15, 2019) E-mail from N. Corrado (MM.Supp.MM9.15.2)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM9.15 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.