Item - 2024.MM19.21

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

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Director, Equity, Diversity and Human Rights, and the Chief Communications Officer, to re-launch the Toronto for All public education campaign, and leverage existing opportunities such as the City’s street furniture network to deliver a unifying message against hate.

2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to coordinate a joint task force to review urban design guidelines and other relevant planning guidelines to provide best practices for applicants to maximize safety through urban design.

3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to review the Graffiti Management Plan to respond to hate graffiti plan and ensure service levels are being met, particularly as it relates to rapid response to hate graffiti.

4. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report back through the 2025 Budget process on the feasibility of restoring local ‘gathering space’ funding to support the development of community gathering spaces such as community gardens, chairs and benches, and other public assets that help foster a feeling of belonging, community and engagement.