Item - 2023.MM3.24

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on February 7 and 8, 2023 without amendments.

MM3.24 - Metrolinx's Community Participation and Actions Regarding Osgoode Station and the Ontario Line - by Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

City Council Decision

City Council on February 7 and 8, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request Metrolinx to:

 

a. halt the removal of the Osgoode Garden's trees until the Construction Liaison Committee can reconvene to further discuss siting options with Metrolinx;

 

b. create a structure for participatory engagement with community stakeholders for all future Ontario Line consultations; and

 

c. replace any injured or damaged trees with at least five equivalent trees at a location acceptable to the City, and restore the surface area after construction with a depth of soil appropriate for supporting trees.

Background Information (City Council)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Introduce Motion without Notice moved by Councillor Ausma Malik (Carried)

That Councillor Malik be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning: 

 

Metrolinx's Community Participation and Actions Regarding Osgoode Station and the Ontario Line

 

Reason for Urgency:

 

This Motion is urgent as the injunction ends on Friday, February 10.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council