Item - 2019.MM9.30
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 with amendments.
MM9.30 - Bringing Basketball to the Bay by Mitigating Local Recreational Opportunities Lost Due to Construction - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 14 - Toronto - Danforth
City Council Decision
City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the development, design and construction of a public basketball court on the Ashbridges Bay Park property at a location determined by and suitable to Toronto Water.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water, in consultation with the local Ward 14 and 19 Councillors and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to finalize the design of a basketball court to be located on the Ashbridges Bay Park property.
3. City Council direct that funds for the work be allocated from the contingency allowances included in the existing Don River and Central Waterfront Contract 1 and/or the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Integrated Pumping Stations Contracts 1 and 2.
4. City Council authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to execute the necessary change orders to implement the project.
5. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to develop a Master Recreation Plan for the park, in consultation with General Manager Toronto Water, the local Ward 14 and 19 Councillors, other stakeholders and the local community, to be ready upon completion of the construction activities related to the Don River and Central Waterfront Tunnel system as well as the new Integrated Pumping Station.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-135835.pdf
(July 16, 2019) Fiscal Impact Statement from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-136183.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM9.30 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
That City Council amend MM9.30 Recommendations 2 and 5 by changing the words "local Ward Councillor" to "local Ward 14 and 19 Councillors" so the recommendations now read as follows:
2. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water, in consultation with the local Ward 14 and 19 Councillors and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to finalize the design of a basketball court to be located on the Ashbridges Bay Park property.
and
5. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to develop a Master Recreation Plan for the park, in consultation with General Manager Toronto Water, the local Ward 14 and 19 Councillors, other stakeholders and the local community, to be ready upon completion of the construction activities related to the Don River and Central Waterfront Tunnel system as well as the new Integrated Pumping Station.