Item - 2019.MM1.3

Speaker Frances Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM1.3 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.

That City Council amend the recommendation to now read as follows:

1. City Council direct the City Manager to undertake the following actions in response to the collapse of the pedestrian bridge in Crescent Town:

a. Using Internal Audit resources, undertake an Internal Review of the circumstances and actions of City staff with respect to the Crescent Town bridge, including: inspection and enforcement activities; interactions with and between other parties, including Pinedale Properties and the Toronto District School Board; City policies and procedures within and between Divisions; and make recommendations for any City policy and procedures changes and further actions;  

b. In consultation with the City Solicitor, review options and make recommendations on the form, scope and costs of an independent third-party review of the circumstances leading to the collapse of the bridge, including a municipal judicial review or like-process, and report to the January 23, 2019 meeting of the Executive Committee;

c. Include in the scope of the independent review, recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes to the Ontario Building Code or City By-laws related to building condition assessments and reporting requirements for private and public property owners.

d. Report on current work being undertaken by the City and its agencies and divisions to improve monitoring and enforcement of privately-owned, publicly accessible infrastructure; and

e. Provide recommendations for future work and actions needed to improve safety standards for privately-owned, publicly accessible bridges including recommendations for legislative or regulatory changes to the Ontario Building Code or City By-laws related to building condition assessments and reporting requirements for private and public property owners.