Item - 2023.MM6.13
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 10, 2023 without amendments.
MM6.13 - A Clean Energy Future for Toronto - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on May 10, 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council oppose any new power generation proposal involving increased burning of fossil fuels, including natural gas, in the City.
2. City Council request the Province of Ontario to immediately invest in programs to deliver energy efficiency, demand management and conservation to meet the capacity and energy needs that would have been fulfilled by expansion of electricity production through burning of fossil fuels.
3. City Council forward this Item to the Independent Electricity Operator for information.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from
Andrea Calver (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Ann Peel (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Claire Bure (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Dr. Hilary de Veber (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Fran Turner (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Hana Saab (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from James and Jennifer Heller (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Jim Houston (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Jodie Keene (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Julie Shark (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Kate Chung (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Linda Novick (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Lisa Douglas (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Liz Laidlaw (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Margot Meijer (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Marie Blouin (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Rosemary Waterston (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Shannon Thom (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Sylvie Clamageran (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Theresa Forti (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Andrew Heinmiller (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from David Legault (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from David Roy (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Farheen Mahmood (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from George Bell (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Howard and Christy Green (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Joanne Hutchinson (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Jonathan Whittaker (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Lisa Elaschuk (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Luke Windisch (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Mike Spaulding (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Raymond Cosgrove (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from David Simmons (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from Isabella Francesco (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from Jen Volk (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from Kristin Trethewey (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from Monica Kronfli (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Maria Miller (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Toba Bryant (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Lorna Niebergall (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Frances Brady (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Sheila Lacroix and Brian Sheppard (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Robert Jenkins (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Jeffrey Levitt (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Rachel Roke (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Ruth Allen (MM.Supp)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Ann Russell (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Brian Wark (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Carolynn Bett (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Christina Duckworth-Pilkington (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) Letter from David Langille, Chair, Pocket Change Project (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-169517.pdf
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Gillian Grace (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Joyce Hall (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Linda Sheppard (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Michael Szego (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) Letter from Sarah Buchanan, Campaigns Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-169522.pdf
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Sharon Zeiler (MM.New)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Ann Peel (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Claire Bure (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Dr. Hilary de Veber (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Fran Turner (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Hana Saab (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from James and Jennifer Heller (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Jim Houston (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Jodie Keene (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Julie Shark (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Kate Chung (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Linda Novick (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Lisa Douglas (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Liz Laidlaw (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Margot Meijer (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Marie Blouin (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Rosemary Waterston (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Shannon Thom (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Sylvie Clamageran (MM.Supp)
(May 5, 2023) E-mail from Theresa Forti (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Andrew Heinmiller (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from David Legault (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from David Roy (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Farheen Mahmood (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from George Bell (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Howard and Christy Green (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Joanne Hutchinson (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Jonathan Whittaker (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Lisa Elaschuk (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Luke Windisch (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Mike Spaulding (MM.Supp)
(May 6, 2023) E-mail from Raymond Cosgrove (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from David Simmons (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from Isabella Francesco (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from Jen Volk (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from Kristin Trethewey (MM.Supp)
(May 7, 2023) E-mail from Monica Kronfli (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Maria Miller (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Toba Bryant (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Lorna Niebergall (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Frances Brady (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Sheila Lacroix and Brian Sheppard (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Robert Jenkins (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Jeffrey Levitt (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Rachel Roke (MM.Supp)
(May 8, 2023) E-mail from Ruth Allen (MM.Supp)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Ann Russell (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Brian Wark (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Carolynn Bett (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Christina Duckworth-Pilkington (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) Letter from David Langille, Chair, Pocket Change Project (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-169517.pdf
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Gillian Grace (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Joyce Hall (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Linda Sheppard (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Michael Szego (MM.New)
(May 9, 2023) Letter from Sarah Buchanan, Campaigns Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/mm/comm/communicationfile-169522.pdf
(May 9, 2023) E-mail from Sharon Zeiler (MM.New)
Motions (City Council)
Motion
to Waive Referral
(Carried)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM6.13 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
Vote (Waive Referral) May-11-2023 2:43 PM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - MM6.13 - Waive referral |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 18 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe |
| Total members that voted No: 7 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Gary Crawford, Stephen Holyday, James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
Motion
to Adopt Item
(Carried)
Vote (Adopt Item) May-12-2023 10:38 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM6.13 - Adoption of Part 1 of the motion only |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 16 | Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe |
| Total members that voted No: 3 | Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Gary Crawford, Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 6 | Members that were absent are Jon Burnside, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Nick Mantas, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson |
Motion
to Adopt Item
(Carried)
Vote (Adopt Item) May-12-2023 10:39 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM6.13 - Adoption of the balance of the motion |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 19 | Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Gary Crawford, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Dianne Saxe |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie |
| Total members that were Absent: 5 | Members that were absent are Jon Burnside, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson |