Item - 2023.MM6.10
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 10, 2023 with amendments.
MM6.10 - Initiating a Mayor's Roundtable to Develop a Response Plan to Reduce and End Homelessness - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the incoming Mayor of Toronto to strike a Mayor’s Roundtable to End Homelessness.
2. City Council request the City Manager to engage residents with current or recent lived experience, advocates, expert representatives from Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness and Toronto Shelter Network membership, as well as other community and City experts and develop a plan to operationalize the roundtable if established.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-169680.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM6.10 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
Vote (Waive Referral) May-11-2023 2:36 PM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - MM6.10 - Waive referral |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 22 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 3 | Members that voted No are Alejandra Bravo, Paula Fletcher, Jaye Robinson |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That City Council amend Recommendation 2 so that it now reads as follows:
2. City Council request the City Manager to engage with residents with current or recent lived experience, advocates, expert representatives from Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness and Toronto Shelter Network membership, as well as other community and City experts and develop a plan to operationalize the roundtable if established.