Item - 2024.MM19.11

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on June 26 and 27, 2024 without amendments.

MM19.11 - Strengthening and Improving the City-Wide Approach to Youth Violence Interventions - by Councillor Vincent Crisanti, seconded by Councillor Nick Mantas

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on June 26 and 27, 2024, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to include in the SafeTO report an update on multi-sector community and youth violence prevention and intervention efforts in addition to providing an update on steps to improve current community and youth outreach methods and explore new strategies.

 

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to include within SafeTO’s multi-sector gun violence reduction work planning and work groups, the engagement of community outreach organizations City-wide to exchange best practices, discuss areas of improvement, and devise innovative solutions aimed to serve diverse community needs and prevent violence.

Background Information (City Council)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM19.11 be referred to the Economic and Community Development Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Jun-27-2024 5:53 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM19.11 - Adopt the Item
Total members that voted Yes: 23 Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 2 Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Anthony Perruzza
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council