Item - 2026.MM43.108

City Council on July 29 and 30, 2026, adopted the following:

1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Community and Emergency Services, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Waterfront Toronto and in collaboration with the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, the General Manager, Economic Development, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, to review precedents and best practices for alternative models of collaborative park governance in order to create a non-profit park conservancy model for the long-term stewardship and enhancement of Biidaasige Park concurrent with advancement of the tri-government funded Early Activation Strategy; and to facilitate engagement with key stakeholders, including the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Indigenous groups, the Lassonde Art Trail Foundation, and other relevant stakeholders; and report on the findings to the appropriate standing committee in the second half of 2027.