Item - 2021.MM36.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on October 1, 2021 with amendments.
MM36.5 - Protecting Healthcare Workers - by Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on October 1 and 4, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to create temporary safe access zones around hospitals, healthcare facilities, COVID-19 testing centres, and vaccine clinics to ensure harassment free access to the regular and critical functioning of these facilities.
2. City Council request the City Manager and the Toronto Police Services Board to work with Chief of Police James Ramer and the Toronto Police Service to develop a rapid response protocol for addressing harassment and intimidation of frontline healthcare workers, small business owners, and frontline retail employees by anti-vaxxer protestors.
3. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to explore the feasibility of temporary "safe zones" of 100 metres around hospitals, healthcare facilities, COVID-19 testing centres, and vaccine clinics to prevent anti-vaxxer protestors from delaying the regular and critical functioning of these facilities.
4. Due to the urgent nature of these matters, City Council request the City Manager and the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Toronto Police Services Board, to report back to City Council on the progress of Parts 2 and 3 above at the next meeting of City Council on November 9 and 10, 2021.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/comm/communicationfile-136936.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM36.5 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
That City Council request the Province of Ontario to create temporary safe access zones around hospitals, healthcare facilities, COVID-19 testing centres, and vaccine clinics to ensure harassment free access to the regular and critical functioning of these facilities.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Oct-04-2021 8:43 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM36.5 - Wong-Tam - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 19 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Gord Perks |
| Total members that were Absent: 6 | Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson |
Adoption of Recommendation 2 only [now Part 3 of City Council's decision]:
2. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to explore the feasibility of temporary "safe zones" of 100 metres around hospitals, healthcare facilities, COVID-19 testing centres, and vaccine clinics to prevent anti-vaxxer protestors from delaying the regular and critical functioning of these facilities.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Oct-04-2021 8:44 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM36.5 - Adoption of Recommendation 2 only |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 19 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Gord Perks |
| Total members that were Absent: 6 | Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson |
Adoption of the balance of the Item, as amended.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Oct-04-2021 8:46 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - MM36.5 - Adoption of the balance of the Item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 20 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 6 | Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson |
Councillor Grimes, on a Point of Order, stated the Councillor Pasternak's questions of staff are not on the Item before Council.
Councillor Matlow, on a Point of Order, stated that he would like to request that the Deputy Chief of Police be present for Motion MM36.25.