Item - 2026.MM43.65
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 29 and 30, 2026 without amendments.
MM43.65 - 29 Church Street - Discontinuing City of Toronto Residential Collection Services - by Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 5 - York South - Weston
City Council Decision
City Council on July 29 and 30, 2026, adopted the following:
1. Council Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services:
a. to diligently review waste collection issues at 29 Church Street in York from 2016 to the present and consider taking further steps in accordance with the Code and other applicable laws to address waste management concerns at the property; and
b. to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the end of second quarter of 2027 on whether and how the Code could be amended to authorize City officials to discontinue City collection of waste at properties found to have violated the applicable waste provisions of the Code that require the waste (including organic materials, garbage, yard waste, and certain recycled materials) to be stored in a clean manner to protect against rodents, vermin, pests, litter and other disturbances.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-289849.pdf
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM43.65 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.