Item - 2026.MM43.23

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

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to accept any cash donations from Midtown Ravines Group, a Toronto-based registered charity, that exceed the authority delegated to a Division Head under section 8.2 of the City of Toronto Donation Policy ($50,000), and to allocate the funds to the Vale of Avoca Improvement Project for the purpose of eligible capital improvements to the ravine; such acceptance shall otherwise accord with applicable City policy, including the City of Toronto Donation Policy and the Ravine Strategy, and shall be conditional upon the parties entering into a written agreement.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to accept in-kind donations in the form of services from Midtown Ravines Group, including invasive species mapping, ecological land classification reporting, and baseline biological inventory reporting, that exceed the authority delegated to a Division Head under section 8.2 of the City of Toronto Donation Policy ($50,000), for the purpose of supporting the Vale of Avoca Improvement Project; such acceptance shall otherwise accord with applicable City policy, including the City of Toronto Donation Policy, and shall be conditional upon the parties entering into a written agreement.

3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to negotiate and execute any agreements with Midtown Ravines Group necessary to give effect to Parts 1 and 2, on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in accordance with City policies applicable to capital projects, including procurement policies, the City's Fair Wage Policy, and the City's Labour Trades Contractual Obligations in the Construction Industry, if applicable.