Item - 2014.PE28.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 8, 2014 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Parks and Environment Committee on June 23, 2014 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on July 8, 2014.
PE28.1 - Legacy Usage of the West Channel 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Venue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2014, adopted the following:
1. City Council restrict the hosting of motorboat-towed competitions and events within the West Channel to a combined total maximum of 10 days per calendar year, including all days which interrupt public use, so as to ensure access to and quiet enjoyment of the surrounding parkland by residents.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-67366.pdf
Communications (Committee)
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Jul-08-2014 6:10 PM
Result: Carried | Majority Required - PE28.1 - Adopt the item |
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Total members that voted Yes: 38 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Gary Crawford, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Peter Leon, Gloria Lindsay Luby, James Maloney, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
Total members that were Absent: 7 | Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Josh Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Giorgio Mammoliti, Karen Stintz |
PE28.1 - Legacy Usage of the West Channel 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games Venue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Parks and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council restrict the hosting of motorboat-towed competitions and events within the West Channel to a combined total maximum of 10 days per calendar year, including all days which interrupt public use, so as to ensure access to and quiet enjoyment of the surrounding parkland by residents.
Origin
Summary
This report outlines concrete ways of ensuing legacy use of the most recent 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (“2015 Games”) capital project approved by Council.
In May 2013, the City received an official request from the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games (“TO2015”) to use the waterways between Ontario Place and Marilyn Bell Park (the “West Channel”) to host Wakeboard and Water Ski, Open Water Swimming and the swim segment of the Triathlon during the 2015 Games. Certain capital works must be completed to the waterways to meet international competition standards (the “West Channel Project”).
In July 2013, Council granted authority to the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to create a new capital project called West Channel and to direct $2.42 million of the Toronto Pan Am Sport Centre (“TPASC”) budget savings to fund the new West Channel Project. In that same meeting, Council directed the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report back on the increased activity and programming that can be accommodated as a result of the planned improvements to the West Channel.
Although there are a number of factors limiting motorsport training and competition in the West Channel, the improvements to the Channel will allow the sports of Water Ski and Wakeboard (“WSW”) to host approximately two elite level boat-towed competitions per year, including regional, national and adaptive amateur events, totaling a maximum of 10 days. This increased use would begin in the 2016 season.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-67366.pdf
Communications
Motions
That City Council restrict the hosting of motorboat-towed competitions and events within the West Channel to a combined total maximum of 10 days per calendar year, including all days which interrupt public use, so as to ensure access to and quiet enjoyment of the surrounding parkland by residents.