Item - 2022.MM42.33
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 6, 2022 without amendments.
MM42.33 - 2022 COVID-19 Intergovernmental Funding Update - Urgent Funding Commitments Required - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 6 and 7, 2022 adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Government of Canada and Government of Ontario to allocate the 2022 COVID-19-related operating support for Transit (Federal allocation and Provincial matching amounts) to Ontario municipalities on a needs-basis, to ensure that these funds proportionately support municipalities that are continuing to experience COVID-19 related impacts.
2. City Council direct the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to continue to engage with the Federal and Provincial Governments to obtain funding commitments to fully address remaining COVID-19 related financial impacts anticipated in 2022; to obtain funding commitments for 2022 refugee response costs; and to obtain a firm commitment for the reimbursement of Public Health COVID-19 response and vaccine roll out costs and 2022 supportive housing costs, and authorize the City Manager to receive funds and to negotiate, enter into and execute any required agreements in respect of any such funding commitments.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-224104.pdf
(April 5, 2022) Report from the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on 2022 COVID-19 Intergovernmental Funding Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-224105.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That Mayor John Tory be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
2022 COVID-19 Intergovernmental Funding Update – Urgent Funding Commitments Required
Reason for Urgency:
This Motion is urgent because the City requires a commitment of sufficient financial support from the provincial and federal governments by late May 2022 in order to avoid impacting the City’s ability to award and deliver seasonal capital projects; and in order to provide City Council with an update in advance of the City Manager and Chief Financial Officer's May report detailing any recommended actions.