Item - 2025.MM29.11

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on April 23 and 24, 2025 without amendments.

MM29.11 - Taking a Stand to Protect Ontario Place and Our City’s Public Waterfront - by Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

Status:
Adopted
Ward:
10 - Spadina - Fort York

Caution: Motions and votes are shown below. Any motions or votes should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the decisions for this meeting have been confirmed.

Recommendations

Councillor Josh Matlow, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, recommends that:

 

1. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor and all relevant Divisions, to report to the next meeting of City Council with a status update on all City activities related to the Therme spa project, including:

 

a. whether the Province has taken ownership of the 16 acres of City-owned land at Ontario Place and, if so, what legislative mechanism has been applied, and any options for the return of that land to the City, particularly as a result of inadequate due diligence in the provincial bid award process;

 

b. the status of the City’s review of the Province’s initial planning application for Ontario Place, the City’s findings during that review regarding public benefit and accessibility of the waterfront, and whether the proposal would have been recommended for approval based on the City’s planning principles;

 

c. what remaining approvals or permits are required for the Therme project, and what public benefits Therme is obligated to provide, either under provincial legislation or which can be secured through these approvals; or already have been; and

 

d. status update regarding:

 

i. parking for the Ontario Place development;

 

ii. site servicing (water, sewage, electricity, etc) on the Ontario Place site; and

 

iii. construction related road closures/alterations at the Ontario Place site.

Background Information (City Council)

Communications (City Council)

(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Benjamin Boles (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Cindy Ren (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado 2 (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Dawn Rivard (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Dustin A. Woods (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Pouria Gharib (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Frank Glosnek (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Veronica Savage (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Marina Magagna (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Jayna Joachim (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Drew Barnard (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Juan Luis Garrido (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Linda Aquila (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Colleen Cirillo (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Cliff Homewood (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Jesse Ruthart (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Alex Nazareth (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Amy Rogers (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Daniela Rupolo (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Daniela Ricci (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Emily Donaldson (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Jane Weber (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Roland Brunner (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from April Boultbee (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from David Thom (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Debra Burns (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Natalie Buongiorno (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Kshipra Kulkarni (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Melissa Tessler (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Mary Bredin (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Alexander Hajek Hajek (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Katie Stelmanis (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Kathleen Hearn (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Buffy Childerhose (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Cari Wolsey (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Dana Baiton (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Karen O’Keeffe (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Sarah Kolasky (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Darcie Clark (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Liam C. (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Antonella DiGirolamo (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Aine Brennan (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Sophia Karantonis (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Tanya Golden (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Michelle Warne (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Sheela Szymkowiak (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Marni Sidenberg (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Heather Johnston (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Michael Caie (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Theresa Dillon (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Casey McNally (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Eric Code (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Caroline Haddad (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado 3 (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Laura Riches (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Debbie Solar (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Theodora Pappas (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Gigi Presentey (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from George Wensley (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Dax Méthot (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Finn Small (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Karen Brock (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Thom Varey (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Marybeth McTeague (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Chanel T. (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Ashley Dadoun (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Amy Watson (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Lili Tucker (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Aaron McLeod (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Sarah Lamon (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Aaron McLeod (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Jennifer Crinion (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Barbara Hibberd (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Norma Dalton (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Tiffany Fu (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Amber Stech (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Michelle Samcoe (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Ellen Schwartzel, Toronto Field Naturalists (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Vilis Miklasevics (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Brenda Hoang (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Jason Schwartz (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Lowell Rose (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Grace Song (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Tara Green (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Jacquie Dale (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Chris Yalousakis (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Juan Carlos Gaona (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Debbie Pacheco (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Katie Rosenberg (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Sandra Friedman (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Ian Darragh (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Ann Elisabeth Samson (MM.New)
(April 23, 2025) E-mail from Tom Henheffer (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Mike Hoolboom (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Anne Dwyer (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Yvonne Darby (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Margaret Needham (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Risa Schwartz (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Jeannette Francey (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from John Thenganatt (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Pamela and James Daly (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Irina Lemberg (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Michael Schmidt (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Judy Love (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Isaac King (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Jane Garthson (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Yobie Saravanabavan (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Shannon Griffiths (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Paul Davis (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from MaryAnn Jansen (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Susan Rosenberg (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Ed Krolow (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Susan Doerfling (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Kelsey McCallum (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Lauren Payne (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Liz Kalman (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Heather Pantrey (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Corey Helm (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Heinz Meinzer (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Anita Greenstein (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Moyfrid Davie (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Jane Wensley (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Sandra Peters (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Emoke Szekeres (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Christiane Mineau (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Peter Janos Galambos (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Cecily Ziliotto (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from John Massarotto (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Adrienne Steele (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Marilyn Minden (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Mary K Winter (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Leslie Nelson (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from James Binnie (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Pamela Frank (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Cheryl Barton (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Ian de Ruiter (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Angela Lamb (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Terri-Ann Gordon (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Robert Gosse (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Terrill Maguire (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Karen Solomon (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Randolph Chung (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Josh Mitchinson (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Margaret Smith (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Janis Rapoport (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Sandra Naccarato (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Pamela Dzwonek (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Jill Edwards (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Marilyn McKim (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Rob Groh (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Bojana Joksimovic (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Mel Maduro (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Ira Rabinovitch (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Erin McLeod (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Alicja P. Krubnik (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Ed Krolow (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Wendy Robertson (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Jamie Cuthbertson (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Michael Bowles (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Carly Baker (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Stephanie Morano (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from Laura Rutherford (MM.New)
(April 24, 2025) E-mail from William McWilliam (MM.New)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Notice (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, need to be waived to permit introduction of Motion MM29.11. A two-thirds vote of Council Members present is required to waive notice.


Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM29.11 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.

Vote (Waive Referral) Apr-24-2025 2:24 PM

Result: Carried Two-Thirds Required - MM29.11 - Waive referral
Total members that voted Yes: 16 Members that voted Yes are Alejandra Bravo, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe
Total members that voted No: 5 Members that voted No are Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, James Pasternak
Total members that were Absent: 5 Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Olivia Chow, Jennifer McKelvie, Michael Thompson

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Apr-24-2025 2:27 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM29.11 - Adopt the item
Total members that voted Yes: 19 Members that voted Yes are Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe
Total members that voted No: 2 Members that voted No are Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday
Total members that were Absent: 5 Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Olivia Chow, Jennifer McKelvie, Michael Thompson
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council