Item - 2021.CC31.2

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on April 7, 2021 without amendments.

CC31.2 - New Funding from Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council increase the Approved 2021 Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health by the amount identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Manager and the Medical Officer of Health and four temporary positions to fund expanded harm reduction services.

 

2. City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to enter into the Contribution Agreement with Health Canada for expanded harm reduction service on such terms and conditions that are satisfactory to the Medical Officer of Health and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Manager and the Medical Officer of Health following the Federal Government's public release of the information.

 

Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the City Manager and the Medical Officer of Health is now public, the Federal Government having publicly released the information, and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

Confidential Attachment - Contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by the Federal Government

Background Information (City Council)

(March 29, 2021) Report from the City Manager and the Medical Officer of Health on New Funding from Health Canada Substance Use and Addictions Program (CC31.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-165295.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - made public on April 21, 2021
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-165296.pdf

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Apr-07-2021 12:26 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - CC31.2 - Adopt the Item
Total members that voted Yes: 22 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 4 Members that were absent are Gary Crawford, Mark Grimes, Nick Mantas, Jaye Robinson
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council