Item - 2021.RM33.1

CALL TO ORDER: 12:37 p.m.

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

The meeting opened with O Canada.

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and personal reflection. 

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 Members 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 afternoon.

This special meeting of Council has been called for the following purposes:

1.  to consider the tri-governmental transit funding and the purchase of Toronto Transit Commission streetcars, together with related supplementary materials; and 

2.  to introduce and enact a Confirming Bill for this special meeting.

Members of Council, this is a special meeting.  Under Council’s Procedures, no new business items, such as Notices of Motions, may be introduced.   This rule cannot be waived.