Item - 2022.MM47.101
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022 with amendments.
MM47.101 - Addressing Issues with Tree Planting in the Proximity of Water Infrastructure - by Councillor Mike Layton, seconded by Councillor Joe Mihevc
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water, to work collaboratively with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the General Manager, Transportation Services to actively find solutions for Toronto Water infrastructure to compatibly exist with various tree plantings and in particular to prioritize tree planting opportunities at 5 Scrivener Square.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Councillor Mike Layton be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Addressing Issues with Tree Planting in the Proximity of Water Infrastructure
Reason for Urgency:
This motion is urgent as the City of Toronto remains in a climate emergency and as numerous sites are undergoing construction and planting in the months ahead, staff must work together to ensure that opportunities for critical green infrastructure are not lost. To do this, Toronto Water infrastructure will have to be co-located with trees which is the situation in many areas across the City.
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Item MM47.101.
That City Council amend the recommendation so that it now reads:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Toronto Water, to work collaboratively with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the General Manager, Transportation Services to actively find solutions for Toronto Water infrastructure to compatibly exist with various tree plantings and in particular to prioritize tree planting opportunities at 5 Scrivener Square.