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

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

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)

Member Motion MM34.17
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-260049.pdf

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Introduce Motion without Notice moved by Mayor Olivia Chow (Carried)

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.

1a - Motion to Defer Item moved by Councillor Brad Bradford (Lost)

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

1b - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Brad Bradford (Lost)

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.

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

2 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)

That:

1. City Council delete recommendations 1.b. and 2.