Item - 2026.MM41.10
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 20 and 21, 2026 with amendments.
MM41.10 - Proposed Off-Leash Area Assessment at Bluffer’s Park West Beach - by Councillor Parthi Kandavel, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 20 - Scarborough Southwest
City Council Decision
City Council on May 20 and 21, 2026, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to assess if the West Beach and East Beach in Bluffer's Park meet the required criteria in the City's Dog Off-Leash Area Strategy, and if either beach location is considered feasible, and available funding is confirmed, in consultation with the local Councillor, to proceed with community engagement about an off-leash area as part of the forthcoming Bluffer's Park Action Plan process and to include the outcome in future staff reports on the Bluffer's Park Action Plan.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM41.10 be referred to the Scarborough Community Council. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
That City Council amend Recommendation 1 by adding the words "and East Beach" after the words "West Beach" and deleting the words "if the West Beach" and replacing them with the words "if either beach", so that it now reads as follows:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to assess if the West Beach and East Beach in Bluffer's Park meets the required criteria in the City's Dog Off-Leash Area Strategy, and, if the West Beach if either beach location is considered feasible, and available funding is confirmed, in consultation with the local Councillor, to proceed with community engagement about an off-leash area as part of the forthcoming Bluffer's Park Action Plan process and to include the outcome in future staff reports on the Bluffer's Park Action Plan.