Item - 2024.MM17.13
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 17 and 18, 2024 without amendments.
MM17.13 - Use of Nathan Phillips Square - Doors Open Toronto and Pride Toronto - by Councillor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following:
1. City Council approve a one-time exemption to the policies governing facility usage at City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square to allow the covering of ground level windows to the west of the main doors for an exhibition of artwork by the Photo Laureate for Doors Open 2024. Such exemption to apply from Monday, April 29 to Thursday, June 27, 2024.
2. City Council approve a one-time exemption to the policies governing facility usage at City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square to grant Pride Toronto permission to operate a beer and wine garden and serve alcohol, place objects in the reflecting pool and amplify sound in compliance with sound levels outlined in Municipal Code, Chapter 591 Noise as part of Pride Toronto 2024 Festivities being held on Nathan Phillips Square. Such exemption to apply from Friday, June 29 to Sunday, June 30, 2024.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Deputy Mayor Malik be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Use of Nathan Phillips Square - Doors Open Toronto and Pride Toronto
Reason for Urgency:
This Motion is urgent as City staff currently producing Doors Open and the organizers of Pride Toronto have immediate, upcoming deadlines for media releases, printed programs, and relevant marketing and communications materials and need to know whether it will be possible to include these temporary exemptions in both the Doors Open and Pride Toronto programs for 2024.