Item - 2024.MM22.9

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on October 9, 2024 with amendments.

MM22.9 - Protecting Community Health by Advocating for Supervised Consumption Services and Consumption and Treatment Services Sites - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on October 9 and 10, 2024, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council urge the Government of Ontario to protect community health, well-being and safety by continuing to fund all currently operating Supervised Consumption Services and Consumption and Treatment Services Sites beyond March 31, 2025.

 

2. City Council request the Government of Ontario to consider the inclusion of Supervised Consumption Services in their new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment program proposals that demonstrate outcomes for life-saving medical services, primary care, and increased pathways to treatment services and that include mandatory neighbourhood and operational safety plans.

Background Information (City Council)

Communications (City Council)

(October 8, 2024) E-mail from Brook Coatsworth (MM.Supp)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM22.9 be referred to the Board of Health. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.


1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie (Carried)

That City Council delete Recommendation 2.

 

Recommendation to be deleted:

 

2. City Council request the Government of Ontario to permit the co-location of Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs and Supervised Consumption Services and Consumption and Treatment Services sites to provide for live-saving medical services, primary care, and increased pathways to treatment services.

 

and adopt instead the following:

 

1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to consider the inclusion of Supervised Consumption Services in their new Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment program proposals that demonstrate outcomes for life-saving medical services, primary care, and increased pathways to treatment services and that include mandatory neighbourhood and operational safety plans.

Vote (Amend Item) Oct-10-2024 7:21 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM22.9 - McKelvie - motion 1
Total members that voted Yes: 18 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks
Total members that voted No: 2 Members that voted No are Jon Burnside, Stephen Holyday
Total members that were Absent: 5 Members that were absent are Lily Cheng, Jamaal Myers, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson

Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Oct-10-2024 7:22 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM22.9 - Adopt the item as amended
Total members that voted Yes: 18 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza
Total members that voted No: 3 Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Stephen Holyday
Total members that were Absent: 4 Members that were absent are Lily Cheng, Jamaal Myers, Dianne Saxe, Michael Thompson
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council