Item - 2025.PA16.6

Tracking Status

PA16.6 - Summary of Legal Disputes Update

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

Confidential Attachment - Litigation or potential litigation that affects Toronto Parking Authority and contains advice or communications subject to solicitor client privilege.

Board Decision

The Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority:

 

1. Directed that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (September 2, 2025) from the President, Toronto Parking Authority remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice about litigation or potential litigation that affects Toronto Parking Authority and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

Origin

(September 25, 2025) Letter from Toronto Parking Authority - Audit and Risk Management Committee

Summary

At its meeting on September 25, 2025, the Toronto Parking Authority - Audit and Risk Management Committee considered Item PR11.6 and made recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Toronto Parking Authority.

 

Summary from the report (September 2, 2025) from the President, Toronto Parking Authority:

As part of Toronto Parking Authority's operation of commercial parking, the management of tenanted properties and Bike Share Toronto, TPA is dealing with a range of legal matters related to supplier disputes, personal injuries, commercial tenancy disputes and the protection of Toronto Parking Authority’s registered trademarks. Toronto Parking Authority has suitable insurance in relation to such concerns, including general liability insurance for all of its facilities, and has assigned/retained legal counsel and insurance adjusters to manage any claims.  

 

Details about the specific legal disputes are included in Confidential Attachment 1. 

 

This report is a reoccurring update provided to the Board about the status of ongoing legal disputes. The Board will be provided with updates twice annually as substantive changes occur to the status of the specific legal disputes.  

Background Information

(September 25, 2025) Letter from Toronto Parking Authority - Audit and Risk Management Committee on Summary of Legal Disputes Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/pa/bgrd/backgroundfile-259219.pdf
(September 2, 2025) Report from the President, Toronto Parking Authority on Summary of Legal Disputes Update
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/pa/bgrd/backgroundfile-259220.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Summary of Toronto Parking Authority Legal Disputes

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Maureen Farrow (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Oct-16-2025

Result: Carried Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 3 Members that voted Yes are Maureen Farrow, Ruth Uy, Namby Vithiananthan
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 4 Members that were absent are Paula Fletcher, Zeshan Khan, Hartley Lefton (Interest Declared) (Chair), Frances Nunziata

Declared Interests

The following member(s) declared an interest:

Hartley Lefton - Members of the law firm of which I am a partner have worked for some of the Toronto Parking Authority's litigation counterparties.
Written Declaration: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/declared-interest-file.do?id=12702
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council