Item - 2021.CR3.4
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee on September 24, 2021 and was adopted with amendments.
CR3.4 - Recognition Review and Renaming of Dundas Street - Project Update
- Decision Type:
- Presentation
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee:
1. Requested the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to incorporate the Committee's feedback into its work on the recognition review and renaming of Dundas Street.
2. Requested the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to request the Community Advisory Committee on Renaming Dundas Street, once formed, to consider the name "Diversity Street" as a name to replace Dundas Street.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Cheryl Blackman, Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and Ben Macintosh, Policy Development Officer, Economic Development and Culture, gave a presentation on the City of Toronto Recognition Review and Dundas Street Renaming: Project Update and Next Steps.
Summary
The Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, and the Policy Development Officer, Economic Development and Culture, will provide an update on the City of Toronto's Recognition Review project, including next steps for the renaming of Dundas Street.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/cr/bgrd/backgroundfile-171254.pdf
Motions
That the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee:
1. Request the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to incorporate the Committee's feedback into its work on the recognition review and renaming of Dundas Street.
That the Confronting Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee:
1. Request the Interim General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to request the Community Advisory Committee on Renaming Dundas Street, once formed, to consider the name "Diversity Street" as a name to replace Dundas Street.
Vote (Amend Item) Sep-24-2021
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - Motion b |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Theophilus Adjei, Deborah Barnes, Halimo Hashi, Justine Namara, M. Ann Phillips, Michael Thompson (Chair) |
| Total members that voted No: 4 | Members that voted No are Apefa Adjivon, Charis Newton-Thompson, Moliann Weir, Maya Yaya |
| Total members that were Absent: 5 | Members that were absent are Justice Betty, Beverly-Jean Daniel, Monicke Hanson, Juanita Kwarteng, Adam Lake |