Item - 2025.MM34.17
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 12 and 13, 2025 with amendments.
- See also By-law 1398-2025
MM34.17 - Driving Efficiencies at Toronto Parking Authority to Reduce 2026 Budget Pressures - by Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 12 and 13, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 179, Parking Authority, to provide that the composition of the Toronto Parking Authority Board is as follows:
a. 5 City officials, appointed by virtue of office, each of whom shall serve without additional compensation:
1. the City Manager, as Chair;
2. the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;
3. the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services;
4. the Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry; and
5. the General Manager, Transportation Services.
2. City Council rescind the appointments of the members of the Toronto Parking Authority Board effective immediately.
3. City Council direct the City Manager to conduct a governance review of Toronto Parking Authority operations, including:
a. the financial impacts and resourcing requirements for a potential transition to the City’s administration or another City agency;
b. all rights, claims, undertakings, obligations, assets and liabilities of the Toronto Parking Authority;
c. an overview all by-laws and other governance documents of the Toronto Parking Authority;
d. workforce and employment obligations;
e. any other impacts of potential governance changes on City’s operations; and
f. the implementation timeline for potential governance changes.
4. City Council direct the City Manager to report back on the governance review before the end of the Council Term in 2026.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Mayor Olivia Chow be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Driving Efficiencies at Toronto Parking Authority to Reduce 2026 Budget Pressures
Reason for Urgency:
This Matter is urgent because beginning the operational and governance review now will optimize savings in the 2026 budget year.
That consideration of the item be deferred until the December 16, 17 and 18, 2025 meeting of City Council.
Vote (Defer Item) Nov-13-2025 9:13 PM
| Result: Lost | Majority Required - MM34.17 - Braford - motion 1a |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 5 | Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Chris Moise |
| Total members that voted No: 14 | Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan |
| Total members that were Absent: 7 | Members that were absent are Alejandra Bravo, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Parthi Kandavel, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson |
That City Council delete Recommendations 1, 2 and 3.
Recommendations to be deleted:
1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 179, Parking Authority to provide that the composition of the Toronto Parking Authority Board is as follows:
a. 5 City officials, appointed by virtue of office, each of whom shall serve without additional compensation:
1. the City Manager, as Chair;
2. the Chief Financial Officer;
3. Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services;
4. Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry Division;
5. General Manager, Transportation Services; and
b. 2 members of City Council as non-voting members, each of whom shall serve without additional compensation.
2. City Council appoint Councillor Paula Fletcher and Councillor Frances Nunziata as the non-voting Members of the board, for a term of office ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed.
3. City Council rescind the appointments of the members of the Toronto Parking Authority Board effective immediately.
City Council voted only on parts 1.a. and 3 of motion 1b by Councillor Bradford as motion 2 by Councillor Fletcher carried.
Vote (Amend Item) Nov-13-2025 9:56 PM
| Result: Lost | Majority Required - MM34.17 - Bradford - motion 1b |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 4 | Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that voted No: 15 | Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan |
| Total members that were Absent: 7 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Parthi Kandavel, Chris Moise, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson |
That:
1. City Council delete recommendations 1.b. and 2.
Recommendations to be deleted:
1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 179, Parking Authority to provide that the composition of the Toronto Parking Authority Board is as follows:
b. 2 members of City Council as non-voting members, each of whom shall serve without additional compensation.
2. City Council appoint Councillor Paula Fletcher and Councillor Frances Nunziata as the non-voting Members of the board, for a term of office ending November 14, 2026, and until successors are appointed.
That:
1. City Council direct the City Manager to report back on the governance review before the end of the Council Term in 2026.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Nov-13-2025 9:58 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM34.17 - Adopt the item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 15 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Rachel Chernos Lin, Olivia Chow, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Dianne Saxe, Neethan Shan |
| Total members that voted No: 4 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Jon Burnside, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 7 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Mike Colle, Parthi Kandavel, Chris Moise, James Pasternak, Michael Thompson |
Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order, stated that his questioning is coming up and he would like an opportunity to ask the Toronto Parking Authority management and the Toronto Parking Authority board questions, and that he would like to know if they could be summoned at this hour of night.
Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order, stated that he believes he is entitled to ask questions of them, and he would like to make sure they are present.
Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order, stated that he wished to know if no one will answer his question.
Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order, stated that this is why he raised the point, as he would like them to be present while he asks his questions.
During Councillor Burnside’s questions to the City Manager, Councillor Perks, rising on a Point of Order, stated that Council’s Procedure by-law, lays out clearly that Councillors are not to use their role as Councillors to impugn the ability and integrity of members of the public service and that he feels where Councillor Burnside is going with his questioning is starting to cross that line.
Councillor Burnside, rising on a Point of Order, stated that if the Speaker thinks that his questions are not in order, that is fine, but he thinks he should be allowed to ask the question.
Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order during his question time, stated that he had questions for the Toronto Parking Authority and earlier he had asked for the Toronto Parking Authority to be present for his questions, and that he wished to know where they were.
Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order, stated that he had asked for the Toronto Parking Authority to be present, and he wished to know where they were.
Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order, and stated that he wished to know why they were not here, as he had asked the Speaker to have them here as he had questions.
Councillor Holyday, rising on a Point of Order, stated that he wished to know if that was the Speaker’s ruling, that she will not provide them.
Councillor Bradford, rising on a Point of Order, stated that since the mover of the motion, Mayor Chow, is back in the Chamber now, and that most of his questions were for the mover of the motion, and Councillor Holyday and Councillor Burnside had questions for the mover of the motion, he would like to know if it was possible for the mover of the motion who has returned to the Chamber to answer the questions that her colleagues have right now.
Challenged by Councillor Brad Bradford
Councillor Bradford, rising on a Point of Order, stated that it is his understanding that when City Council tries to change a board, the motion has to be submitted in advance because according to by-laws, public appointments must have a notice period, and that he wanted to make sure that this motion is in fact in order, as it was moved without notice.
During Councillor Bradford’s speaking time, Councillor Fletcher, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that “honest” is a word that Members have to be very careful with, if they’re saying that somebody is not being honest in the Chamber and that includes Councillor Bradford.
Councillor Bradford, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that he agreed that Council should be honest with Torontonians.
During Councillor Holyday’s speaking time, Councillor Paula Fletcher, rising on a Point of Order, stated that this motion was brought on very early today, so the notion that it’s a walk-on at the end is simply an incorrect characterization made by Councillor Holyday.