Item - 2023.TE8.42
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on October 18, 2023 and was adopted without amendment. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the Toronto and East York Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.
TE8.42 - Naming Recommendation for 60 Howard Street Park
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Schedule Type:
- Delegated
- Ward:
- 13 - Toronto Centre
Community Council Decision
The Toronto and East York Community Council:
1. Adopted the naming of 60 Howard Street Park, located at 60 Howard Street, to Dr. Gordon Chong Park.
Origin
Summary
On February 26, 2019, City Council requested through item MM3.21 that the City Manager report on the feasibility of naming a City Facility in honour of the late former Councillor, Dr. Gordon Chong. Council also gave staff the authority to commence the process under the City of Toronto Property Naming Policy in lieu of an application and report back with recommendations on the naming.
Parks, Forestry and Recreation worked with Strategic Partnerships, and consulted with the Chong Family and the local Councillor to identify 60 Howard Street Park as an appropriate location to commemorate the life, long-standing public service, activism and lasting impact of Dr. Gordon Chong.
On September 9, 2020, Council placed a short-term moratorium on namings and renamings as part of the Recognition Review and Dundas Street Renaming and through item EX16.3. Resumption of naming services commenced once the moratorium was lifted and after Council approved a new framework for commemoration in the public realm on July 19, 2022, through item EX34.6.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-240059.pdf
(October 17, 2023) Letter from Councillor Chris Moise on Naming Recommendation for 60 Howard Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-240038.pdf