Item - 2020.MM24.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on September 30, 2020 with amendments.
MM24.5 - Exploring Indigenous Economic Opportunities in Toronto's Ravines - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2020, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in collaboration with the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture and various Indigenous organizations and communities, to explore the feasibility of developing economic opportunities for Indigenous businesses that contribute to the goals of Toronto's Ravine Strategy and Indigenous place-making in Toronto's parklands for report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee by the second quarter of 2021.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office to:
a. provide an update to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the status of the Ravine Campaign Leadership Table;
b. include a pathway for Indigenous representative on the Ravine Campaign Leadership Table in that report; and
c. request the Ravine Campaign Leadership Table also consider economic opportunities for Indigenous businesses.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM24.5 be referred to the Economic and Community Development Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
That:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office to:
a. provide an update to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the status of the Ravine Campaign Leadership Table;
b. include a pathway for Indigenous representative on the Ravine Campaign Leadership Table in that report; and
c. request the Ravine Campaign Leadership Table also consider economic opportunities for Indigenous businesses.