Item - 2024.MM14.8
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on February 6 and 7, 2024 with amendments.
MM14.8 - Review of City of Toronto Ice time and Cricket Field Allocation and Booking Policy - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on February 6 and 7, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to conduct an internal review of the booking/allocation policies and operating procedures for ice time, cricket field, and other sports usage as appropriate, to determine whether City of Toronto policies and operating procedures provide fair and equitable access to sports and recreation assets, particularly for start-up female groups and other users, make any operational adjustments necessary to implement the findings of the review, report to Council on any policy changes required, bring forward any budget impacts to the 2025 budget process, and offer to brief all Members of Council on their progress implementing this direction by December 2024.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM14.8 be referred to the Economic and Community Development Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
That City Council delete the Recommendation
Recommendation to be deleted
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to conduct a review of the booking/allocation policies for ice time, cricket field, and other sports usage as appropriate, to determine whether City of Toronto policies provide fair and equitable access to sports and recreation assets, particularly for start-up female groups and other users, and report back by December 2024.
and adopt instead the following:
1. City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to conduct an internal review of the booking/allocation policies and operating procedures for ice time, cricket field, and other sports usage as appropriate, to determine whether City of Toronto policies and operating procedures provide fair and equitable access to sports and recreation assets, particularly for start-up female groups and other users, make any operational adjustments necessary to implement the findings of the review, report to Council on any policy changes required, bring forward any budget impacts to the 2025 budget process, and offer to brief all members of council on their progress implementing this direction by December 2024.
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Item MM14.8 headed "Review of City of Toronto Ice time and Cricket Field Allocation and Booking Policy".