Item - 2023.ST3.1

City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:

1. City Council amend the Striking Committee-recommended 2024 Schedule of Meetings by:

a. moving the Tuesday, February 20, 2024 meeting of the General Government Committee to Tuesday, February 13, 2024 and moving the Economic Development Committee from Tuesday, February 13, 2024 to Tuesday, February 20, 2024;

b. moving the meeting of Scarborough Community Council from Friday, April 5, 2024 to Thursday, April 4, 2024 and moving the meeting of Planning and Housing Committee from Thursday, April 4, 2024 to Friday, April 5, 2024;

c. moving the meeting of Scarborough Community Council from Friday, May 10, 2024 to Monday, May 6, 2024;

d. moving the meeting of Scarborough Community Council from Friday, June 14, 2024 to Wednesday, June 12, 2024; 

e. moving the meeting of the General Government Committee from Friday, July 5, 2024 to Tuesday, July 2, 2024; and

f. moving the meeting of the Scarborough Community Council from Friday, September 27, 2024 to Thursday, September 19, 2024 and moving the meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee from Thursday, September 19, 2024 to Friday, September 27, 2024.

2. City Council approve the Striking Committee-recommended 2024 Schedule of Meetings, as amended by Part 1 above, and that the published schedule serve as notice for these meetings.

3. City Council request the City Clerk to distribute the approved schedule to the City's agencies and special purpose bodies with a request that they:

a. avoid scheduling meetings, whenever possible, that conflict with the approved schedule; and

b. avoid scheduling public meetings, forums, public consultations and large scale meetings on days of cultural or religious significance as noted in the approved schedule and listed in Attachment 2 to the report (September 28, 2023) from the City Clerk.

4. City Council shorten the 30-day period that City Council may pass a resolution making an amendment to the Mayor's proposed budget to coincide with the completion of the special City Council meeting scheduled on February 14, 2024.