Item - 2021.RM28.1

CALL TO ORDER: 9:38 a.m.

Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order.

The meeting opened with O Canada.

February 2, 2021

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Bill Alexander

George Armstrong

Helen Marie Chambers

Ronald Ross Clancy

Rocco 'Rocky' De Lorenzo

Saul Korman

Jim McDonald

Michael Miceli

Paul Moloney

Asokan Rasiah

Wayne Roberts

Ben Rothman

Andre Jordan

Chef Scott Savoie

Giuseppe 'Joe' Sottile

Gordon 'Butch' Stewart

Gary Webb-Proctor

Speaker Nunziata acknowledged that City Council was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.  Speaker Nunziata also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Speaker Nunziata advised Council of the following:

For the benefit of those who are connected to the internet, the City Clerk has posted all of the agenda materials for today's meeting at toronto.ca/council.

Members, although Civic Buildings, including City Hall are currently closed to the public, I want to emphasize that today's Council meeting is being conducted publicly and is being streamed live on YouTube.  I want to welcome the public who are watching our meeting this morning.

February 3, 2021

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and remembered:

Sam D’Avolio

Naena Gnatyuk

Sasha Hashi

Rabbi Yitzchok Kerzner 

Alan Wayne Scott

Michael Jonathan Wyman, Anna Aviva Wyman and John Kennedy Wyman