Item - 2026.CC41.3
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 20 and 21, 2026 with amendments.
CC41.3 - Update on 2026 Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zones
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Caution: Preliminary decisions and motions are shown below. Any decisions or motions 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 May 20 and 21, 2026, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Director, Waterfront Secretariat to transfer $310,500 for planned 2026 capital work from the Wider Waterfront and Marine Strategy project as part of the next phase of Waterfront Revitalization Initiative within the Waterfront Secretariat's 2026-2035 Capital Budget and Plan and apply the funds towards the purchase and installation of marker buoys for Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zones in 2026.
2. City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Toronto Port Authority for the purchase and operation of marker buoys for Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zones in 2026, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director of Waterfront Secretariat, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, and flow funds to the Toronto Port Authority governed by the agreement.
3. City Council direct the City Manager to continue to seek ongoing funding from the Toronto Port Authority for Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zone marker buoys beyond the 2026 summer season.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-286877.pdf
(May 20, 2026) Supplementary report from the City Manager on Update on 2026 Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zones (CC41.3a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-287150.pdf
Attachment 1: Letter dated April 1, 2026 from the Toronto Port Authority
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-287151.pdf
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That City Council adopt the following recommendation(s) in the supplementary report (May 20, 2026) from the City Manager [CC41.3a]:
The City Manager recommends that:
1. City Council request that the Director of Waterfront Secretariat transfer $310,500 for planned 2026 capital work from the Wider Waterfront and Marine Strategy project as part of the next phase of Waterfront Revitalization Initiative within the Waterfront Secretariat's 2026-2035 Capital Budget and Plan and apply the funds towards the purchase and installation of marker buoys for Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zones in 2026.
2. City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Toronto Port Authority for the purchase and operation of marker buoys for Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zones in 2026, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director of Waterfront Secretariat, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor, and flow funds to the Toronto Port Authority governed by the agreement.
That:
1. City Council direct the City Manager to continue to seek ongoing funding from the Toronto Port Authority for Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zone marker buoys beyond the 2026 summer season.