Item - 2021.HL32.1

City Council on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, adopted the following:

1.  City Council authorize the Medical Officer of Health to negotiate, enter into, execute and extend any agreements with physicians providing medical services and advice to Toronto Public Health as part of the response to, and recovery from, the COVID-19 pandemic until December 31, 2023, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Medical Officer of Health and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council extend By-laws 541-2020 and 664-2020 that require people wear masks or face coverings in enclosed areas of businesses and other organizations that are open to the public and in enclosed common areas of apartments and condominiums, until 12:01 a.m. on the first day after the City Council meeting currently scheduled for April 2022 or, if that City Council meeting does not take place as scheduled, until 12:01 a.m. on the first day after the first City Council meeting that next occurs.

3.  City Council extend the COVID-19 amendments to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 354, Apartment Buildings (s.354-3.11), that require landlords to provide hand washing/sanitizing in common areas, close non-essential common areas consistent with Provincial orders, increase cleaning and post Toronto Public Health signage, until 12:01 a.m. on the first day after the City Council meeting currently scheduled for April 2022 or, if that City Council meeting does not take place as scheduled, until 12:01 a.m. on the first day after the first City Council meeting that next occurs.

4.  City Council request the Medical Officer of Health review the necessity of each by-law on a monthly basis, and report if any changes or extensions are required before or at City Council’s currently scheduled April 2022 meeting.

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bills and apply for set fines to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, or technical amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, in order to give best effect to the Medical Officer of Health's recommendations for the protection of the public as described in the supplementary report (December 14, 2021) from the Deputy Medical Officer of Health.

6. City Council delegate authority to the City Manager to approve payment of overtime, at straight time, to non-union employees for over-time hours worked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

7. City Council submit a budget to the Province of Ontario that includes overtime as an eligible extraordinary pandemic-related expense in line with the eligibility criteria of the Provincial Safe Restart funding arrangement.