Item - 2021.MM34.44
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 8 and 9, 2021 without amendments.
MM34.44 - Authority to Enter Into and Execute Agreements with Other Orders of Government for COVID-19 Business and Culture Recovery Initiatives - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on June 8 and 9, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to apply for Federal and Provincial funding that supports COVID-19 recovery initiatives for business and culture, and report to City Council on successful applications.
2. City Council authorize the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to receive funds and to negotiate, enter into and execute any agreements, including any amendments thereto, with the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario and/or agencies of the Federal and Provincial Governments to support COVID-19 recovery initiatives for business and culture, for successful City applications, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
3. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to inform City Council, through Budget Committee, and as part of the 2022 Budget process, of any changes required to the 2022 Budget as a result of successful funding.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Mayor John Tory be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Authority to Enter Into and Execute Agreements with Other Orders of Government for COVID-19 Business and Culture Recovery Initiatives
Reason for Urgency:
This Motion is urgent as funding from the Provincial and Federal Government related to COVID-19 recovery initiatives for business and culture are needed immediately.