Item - 2024.MM19.7

Tracking Status

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

MM19.7 - Request to Rename an Existing or Planned Community Garden After the Late Estella Wheeler - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Chris Moise

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted

Ward:: 6 - York Centre

City Council Decision

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

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to review the request to rename an existing or name a newly planned community garden in honour of the late Estella Wheeler and report back to North York Community Council with options by end 2024.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion MM19.7
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-246753.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(June 26, 2024) Petition from Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 6, York Centre, regarding "Africentric Alternative School Estella Wheeler Petition", containing the names of approximately 823 persons, filed during the Routine Matters portion of the meeting (MM.New)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM19.7 be referred to the North York Community Council. 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 5:54 PM

Result: Carried	Majority Required - MM19.7 - Adopt the Item
Total members that voted Yes: 22	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, Michael Thompson
Total members that voted No: 1	Members that voted No are Dianne Saxe
Total members that were Absent: 2	Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Anthony Perruzza