Item - 2015.MM11.40

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on December 9, 2015 without amendments.

MM11.40 - Requesting Provincial funds as a result of Brampton City Council's rejection of the Hurontario-Main LRT - by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, seconded by Councillor Josh Colle

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on December 9 and 10, 2015, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council request the Minister of Transportation and the Premier of Ontario in their consideration of available funds as a result of Brampton's rejection of the Hurontario-Main LRT to allocate funds to the TTC for capital improvements including planned work to meet the provincially mandated AODA requirements in a most timely and urgent manner. 

Background Information (City Council)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Introduce Motion without Notice moved by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (Carried)

That Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:

 

Requesting provincial funds as a result of Brampton City Council's rejection of the Hurontario-Main LRT

 

Reason for Urgency:

 

This Motion is urgent as it is reported that the Premier and the Minister of Transportation will be deliberating the allocation of the funds from the HMLRT in the very near future, possibly before the end of the year. Toronto's transit priorities should be advanced by this Council to the Province in anticipation of other municipalities formalizing their own respective infrastructure funding requests.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Motion to Reconsider Item moved by Councillor Josh Matlow (Carried)

That in accordance with Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council reconsider Item MM11.40.

Vote (Reconsider Item) Dec-10-2015 3:03 PM

Result: Carried Two-Thirds Required - MM11.40 - Reconsider the item
Total members that voted Yes: 32 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Christin Carmichael Greb, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Norman Kelly, Chin Lee, Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory
Total members that voted No: 12 Members that voted No are Maria Augimeri, Josh Colle, Justin J. Di Ciano, John Filion, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Mike Layton, Giorgio Mammoliti, Pam McConnell, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that were Absent: 1 Members that were absent are Rob Ford

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council