Item - 2019.IE7.9
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on October 2, 2019 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on September 9, 2019 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on October 2, 2019.
IE7.9 - Number of Tickets Issued and Charges Laid Against Builders for Failure to Protect City Trees
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on October 2 and 3, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to report to the January 9, 2020 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee outlining the following for 2018 and the first three quarters of 2019:
a. the number of proactive inspections;
b. the number of sites where complaint-driven inspections took place and infractions were observed;
c. the number of inspection fees charged on first and on second visits;
d. the number of Orders to Comply issued;
e. the number of Stop Work Orders issued;
f. the number of Part 3 Summons issued; and
g. recommendations on how these tools can be better utilized for tree protection.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to review the timeliness of response from the Compliance and Enforcement Unit to reports of possible tree by-law contraventions and report back on strategies to improve the average response time of five days and service standard of seven days.
3. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to include additional details, such as the nature of tree by-law contraventions and the number issued per Ward, where feasible, in future quarterly reports to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.
4. City Council receive the report (August 16, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation for information.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-136771.pdf
Communications (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
1. Request staff to report to the January 9, 2020 Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting with a report outlining for 2018 and the first three quarters of 2019:
a. the number of proactive inspections;
b. the number of sites where complaint-driven inspections took place and infractions were observed;
c. the number of inspection fees charged on first and on second visits;
d. the number of Orders to Comply issued;
e. the number of Stop Work Orders issued;
f. the number of Part 3 Summons issued; and,
g. recommendations on how these tools can be better utilized for tree protection.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Oct-03-2019 11:11 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - IE7.9 - Filion - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 21 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 5 | Members that were absent are Paula Fletcher, Mark Grimes, Denzil Minnan-Wong, James Pasternak, John Tory |
That:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to review the timeliness of response from the Compliance and Enforcement Unit to reports of possible tree by-law contraventions and report back on strategies to improve the average response time of five days and service standard of seven days.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to include additional details, such as the nature of tree by-law contraventions and the number issued per Ward, where feasible, in future quarterly reports to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Oct-03-2019 11:12 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - IE7.9 - Robinson - motion 2 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 21 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 5 | Members that were absent are Paula Fletcher, Mark Grimes, Denzil Minnan-Wong, James Pasternak, John Tory |
IE7.9 - Number of Tickets Issued and Charges Laid Against Builders for Failure to Protect City Trees
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council receive the report (August 16, 2019) from the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation for information.
Origin
Summary
This purpose of this report is to provide a response to the motion adopted by City Council at its meeting on May 22, 2018 requesting that the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation report quarterly to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the number of tickets issued and charges laid against builders for failure to protect City trees in Toronto.
Urban Forestry's Compliance and Enforcement Unit does not issue tickets under the Provincial Offences Act. Instead Urban Forestry issues Orders to Comply under Chapter 813 Trees and Chapter 658 Ravine and Natural Feature Protection of the Municipal Code and requires payment of Contravention Inspection Fees in accordance with Chapter 441 of the Municipal Code. When the contravention is significant in nature or when voluntary compliance is not achieved, a Part 3 Summons under the Provincial Offences Act may be issued. This report provides details on the number of tree bylaw contravention complaints investigated, Orders to Comply issued and the number of Part 3 Summons served for the purposes of enforcement of the City's tree bylaws.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-136771.pdf