Item - 2025.MM32.51
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 23 and 24, 2025 without amendments.
MM32.51 - Potential Future Community Recreation Centre in Liberty Village - by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik, seconded by Councillor Amber Morley
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 10 - Spadina - Fort York
City Council Decision
City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with other relevant City divisions, to continue to evaluate the opportunities for new community space through the Liberty for All Planning Study, and report to City Council with recommendations in the first quarter of 2026.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to continue to review the need for a new community recreation centre in Liberty Village through the Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan and Financial Strategy, and report to City Council with recommendations in the first half of 2026, including consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the Executive Director, Development Review on potential funding sources.
3. City Council direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and other relevant agencies and divisions, to assess available City-owned real estate in Liberty Village, including parking lots, for the purposes of accommodating future community infrastructure, including a community recreation centre.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Potential Future Community Recreation Centre in Liberty Village
Reason for Urgency:
The reason for urgency is because both the Liberty for All Planning Study and Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan are actively underway.