Item - 2024.MM19.24

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on June 26, 2024 with amendments.

MM19.24 - Review of Major Events Policy - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

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

 

1. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review the Major Events Policy to streamline financial support for major attractions in the City and report back in the forthcoming report on the Strategic Support for Festivals and Special Events in Toronto to the Economic and Community Development Committee.

Background Information (City Council)

Communications (City Council)

(June 26, 2024) Letter from Kojo Modeste, Executive Director, Pride Toronto (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/mm/comm/communicationfile-181221.pdf

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM19.24 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)

Motion to Reconsider Item moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Carried)

That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Item MM19.24, headed "Review of Major Events Policy - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie".


1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Carried)

That City Council amend MM19.24 Recommendation by deleting the words: "to the October 23, 2024 meeting of" and adding the words: "in the forthcoming report on the Strategic Support for Festivals and Special Events in Toronto to", so it reads as follows:

 

1. City Council request the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to review the Major Events Policy to streamline financial support for major attractions in the City and report back to the October 23, 2024 meeting of in the forthcoming report on the Strategic Support for Festivals and Special Events in Toronto to the Economic and Community Development Committee.


Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council