Item - 2026.MM41.39

That Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning: 

Protecting Hanlan's Point Beach

Reason for Urgency:

This motion is urgent given the high water levels have made the south point of Hanlan’s Point Beach inaccessible.

That: 

1. City Council amend Recommendation 1 by adding the words ", and the addition of sand through accelerated procurement in every feasible way," between the words "increased beach capacity where possible" and "and guided by the site-specific context", so it now reads as follows:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, to work with the local Councillor and Hanlan’s Point Beach Working Group on an urgent basis on the development and immediate implementation of a Hanlan’s Point Beach Access Plan that ensures safe public access to the beach, including through increased beach capacity where possible, and the addition of sand through accelerated procurement in every feasible way, and guided by the site-specific context of this historic 2SLGBTQ+ space, that supports protecting the natural environment and is implemented beginning the start of the Pride Month on June 1st.

2. City Council amend Recommendation 2 by adding the words "and pursue all acceleration opportunities in 2026" to the end of the recommendation, so it now reads as follows:

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, to work with the local Councillor and Hanlan’s Point Beach Working Group on a comprehensive shoreline restoration program for implementation beginning in Fall 2026 and in place by Spring 2027 that addresses loss of historic beach area in the central and southern sections of Hanlan’s Beach and ensures the long-term viability and community use of the beach and pursue all acceleration opportunities in 2026.