Item - 2026.IE28.8

That City Council adopt the following recommendations in the revised supplementary report (April 23, 2026) from the General Manager, Parks and Recreation [IE28.8b]:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to negotiate and execute a sponsorship agreement with Equip Club SA (“Equip”) and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, for the installation, operation and maintenance of 50 community sports equipment stations in select City parks, for a term of one (1) year, on terms and conditions, including provisions related to data privacy, sponsorship recognition, exclusivity, liability, indemnification, and communications, deemed appropriate by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and in form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in consultation with Ward Councillors to confirm park locations.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in early Q2, 2027, with an evaluation of the sponsorship including usage, community impact and operational considerations.

3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 in the Supplementary Report dated April 21 remain confidential at this time as it pertains to criteria to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto and be made public when negotiations are successfully completed and agreements entered into, in accordance with the City’s Sponsorship Policy, Donation Policy and Individual and Corporate Naming Rights Policy.

4. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 in the Supplementary Report dated April 23 remain confidential at this time as it pertains to criteria to be applied to negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto and be made public when negotiations are successfully completed and agreements entered into, in accordance with the City’s Sponsorship Policy, Donation Policy and Individual and Corporate Naming Rights Policy.

That:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to report back following the one-year pilot program on options for equitable distribution of community sports equipment stations across all City wards, subject to sponsor agreement, should City Council decide to authorize the first-year pilot program and any subsequent extensions.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the first quarter of 2027 to ensure a seamless extension should City Council decide to proceed with Year 2 of the program.

That Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommend that:

1. City Council approve a one-year Community Sports Equipment Sponsorship pilot program.

That Infrastructure and Environment Committtee:

1. Direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to report directly to the April 22, 23 and 24, 2026 meeting of City Council with such report to include the following supplemental information:

a. A Ward-based chart of proposed parks with proposed installations for the 50 locations;

b. The map of the original proposal for the 50 locations;

c. The process used by City staff to approve each location and the proposed equipment at each location; 

d. The process by which partnerships get vetted and then are brought to Councillors and Council for approval; 

e. A list of all partnership proposals currently being discussed at the City and Ward levels and a list of all current partnership projects underway at the city and in each ward;

f. The process for City staff that will ensure that that Ward Councillors can opt-in to the pilot if there are no park locations proposed in their Ward; and

g. A confirmation that any City Councillor can opt-out of the pilot if they chose to do so.