Item - 2020.MM27.17

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on December 16, 2020 without amendments.

MM27.17 - Municipal Muffler: Better Tools for Vehicular Noise Enforcement - by Councillor John Filion, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on December 16, 17 and 18, 2020, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee as part of the upcoming Noise By-law review on:

 

a.  emerging technologies for automated noise enforcement and opportunities to test and implement them in Toronto; and

 
b.  strategies to prohibit the installation or modification of any automotive device that would have the purpose of amplifying vehicular noise in commercial locations licensed by the City.

Background Information (City Council)

Communications (City Council)

(December 13, 2020) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald, Co-Chairs, Federation of North Toronto Residents Associations (FoNTRA) (MM.Supp.MM27.17.1)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-124956.pdf
(December 12, 2020) Letter from Cathie Macdonald, Member, Toronto Noise Coalition (MM.Supp.MM27.17.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/mm/comm/communicationfile-124957.pdf

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM27.17 be referred to the Economic and Community Development Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Dec-17-2020 2:29 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM27.17 - Adopt the Item
Total members that voted Yes: 25 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 0 Members that were absent are
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council