Item - 2021.MM35.6
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 14, 2021 without amendments.
MM35.6 - Pilot Project to Remove Cow Parsnip from Guild Inn Park Gardens Pathways - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 24 - Scarborough - Guildwood
City Council Decision
City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to implement a pilot project in the Guild Inn Park and Gardens to address the cow parsnip infestation by removing the invasive plant in the space three metres from all public pathways, as opposed to the current one metre removal undertaken by Forestry staff.
Background Information (City Council)
Member Motion MM35.6
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-169067.pdf
Attachment 1: Toronto Star News Article - Beware, Scarborough hikers. The dangerous cow parsnip is flourishing in a Bluffs woodlot in the Guild Inn Park and Gardens
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-169199.pdf
Attachment 2: Hazardous Vegetation Control - Public Fact Sheet
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-169200.pdf
Attachment 3: Invasive plants in City parks and ravines
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-169201.pdf
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-169067.pdf
Attachment 1: Toronto Star News Article - Beware, Scarborough hikers. The dangerous cow parsnip is flourishing in a Bluffs woodlot in the Guild Inn Park and Gardens
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-169199.pdf
Attachment 2: Hazardous Vegetation Control - Public Fact Sheet
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-169200.pdf
Attachment 3: Invasive plants in City parks and ravines
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-169201.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Motion
to Waive Referral
(Carried)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM35.6 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
Vote (Waive Referral) Jul-15-2021 2:33 PM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - MM35.6 - Waive referral |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 2 | Members that voted No are Shelley Carroll, Denzil Minnan-Wong |
| Total members that were Absent: 2 | Members that were absent are Nick Mantas, James Pasternak |
Motion
to Adopt Item
(Carried)