Item - 2024.MM17.22

City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with Strategic Partnerships, to negotiate and enter into a naming rights agreement with MLSE Foundation, in compliance with the Individual and Corporate Naming Rights Policy, for a term of not more than ten years, or the useful life of the outdoor courts, whichever is earlier, and to accept $1.000 million to be used toward court refurbishments in Dixon Park ($0.650 million cash contribution and $0.350 million in-kind contribution), on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to renew and extend naming of Vince Carter Court in Dixon Park, and to name a second court Raptors North Legacy Court, for a period of no more than ten years, in accordance with the City’s Individual and Corporate Naming Rights Policy.

3. City Council approve an amendment to Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s 2024 Capital Budget and 2025-2033 Capital Plan to create a new capital sub-project known as Dixon Park Basketball Courts Improvements, in the Outdoor Recreation Centres project, with a project cost and cash flow commitments of $0.650 million in 2024, fully funded by the MLSE Foundation’s payment, for the purpose of improving the basketball courts in Dixon Park.