Item - 2025.MM32.16

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM32.16 be referred to the Toronto and East York Community Council. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.

That City Council amend Recommendation 1 by:

a. adding the words "by June 2026" after the words "Exclusion Zone by-law";

b. deleting the words "at the earliest opportunity"; and

c. deleting the word "100 metres" and replacing them with "150 metres".

so that it now reads as follows:

1. City Council request Ports Toronto to implement a Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zone by-law by June 2026 at the earliest opportunity of at least 100 metres 150 metres from the shoreline of Woodbine Beach, within the area beginning at the westernmost edge of Woodbine Beach and extending east to the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant to address public safety concerns, and to develop an ongoing seasonal implementation plan in coordination with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation.

That:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to convene a Stakeholder Advisory Committee in order to consult and advise on the details of the MWEZ at Woodbine Beach, including Ports Toronto, Toronto Police Service Marine Unit, the local Councillor’s office, and key members of the local swimming, paddling, and Ashbridges Bay boating community.

That:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation in consultation with other relevant City divisions and agencies, including Ports Toronto and the Toronto Police Marine Unit to collaboratively implement a public education and safety campaign to address unsafe use of personal watercraft and other safety concerns in appropriate locations.
 

2. City Council request General Manager, Parks and Recreation in consultation with other relevant City divisions and agencies including Ports Toronto and the Toronto Police Marine Unit to assess the implementation of the Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zone (MWEZ) by-law at Hanlan’s Point Beach, and to explore opportunities for expanding the MWEZ in other appropriate locations, including  Marie Curtis Park, Humber Bay Shores Park, Humber Bay Park West and Humber Bay Park East in consultation with the communities, local boat clubs and relevant ward councillors and to report back on the findings prior to the 2026 beach season.

That City Council amend Recommendation 2 by adding the words "and Bluffer's Park" after the words "Woodbine Beach", so that it now reads as follows:

2. City Council denounce illegal watercraft usage and storage and the operation of illegal watercraft rental companies in the Ashbridges Bay and Woodbine Beach and Bluffer's Park areas.

That:

1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to work together with any other applicable staff and Ports Toronto or the counterpart with jurisdiction at Bluffer’s Park, in consultation with the local Councillor, to initiate a process to advance implementation of a Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zone by-law at the earliest opportunity of at least 100 metres from the shoreline of the recreational beaches at Bluffer’s Park, and to develop an ongoing seasonal implementation plan.