Item - 2022.EX29.9
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Executive Committee on January 26, 2022 and was deferred indefinitely. Consult the text of the decision for further information on the deferral.
- See also MM38.4
EX29.9 - Budgeting for the City of Toronto’s Future
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Deferred Indefinitely
- Wards:
- All
Committee Decision
The Executive Committee:
1. Deferred Item EX29.9 indefinitely.
Origin
Summary
City Council on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, referred Motion MM38.4 to the Executive Committee.
Summary from Member Motion:
COVID-19 has laid bare systemic inequalities and has left the City of Toronto scrambling to fill services gaps. Chronic underfunding of necessary services is rampant and leaves residents without essential services. In order to adequately address service gaps, and chronic underfunding, the City of Toronto needs to re-evaluate how we determine the tax-supported budget.
Historically, the City of Toronto evaluated budgetary needs and then determined the tax-supported rate for residents. In 2010, Mayor Rob Ford changed this process. Since then, the City of Toronto has determined the tax-supported budget rate and then discussed which services get funded through the budget. As we recover from COVID-19, it is critical that this process be re-evaluated.
The Federal and Provincial governments have not sufficiently responded to the City’s continued calls for financial support around integral services like supportive, affordable, and transitional housing and mental health and addictions services. In order to support the needs of the residents of Toronto, we need to consider how we can better address underserved City divisions. If we truly wish to have a recovery for all, we each need to invest in our future and the vision of our City.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-175027.pdf
Communications
(January 25, 2022) E-mail from Antoinette Fracassi (EX.Supp)
(January 25, 2022) E-mail from Gretchen Bingham (EX.New)
(January 25, 2022) E-mail from Tania Gill (EX.New)
(January 25, 2022) E-mail from Rebecca Hagey (EX.Supp)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from John Gibb (EX.Supp)
(January 25, 2022) E-mail from Sharon Comstock (EX.New)
(January 25, 2022) E-mail from David Nield (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Betty Muir (EX.Supp)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Margaret Rao (EX.Supp)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Nick and Janet Nanos (EX.Supp)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Social Planning Toronto, Toronto Environmental Alliance, Toronto Community Benefits Network, Toronto ACORN, Progress Toronto (EX.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-144398.pdf
(January 25, 2022) E-mail from Paul Antze (EX.Supp)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Mark Takefman (EX.Supp)
(January 25, 2022) E-mail from Sandra Dosen (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Alice Zhu (EX.Supp)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Lee Adamson (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Susan Bakshi (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Marion Endicott (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Jay Scott (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) Submission from Valerie Endicott (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) Submission from Valerie Endicott (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Isabel Douglas (EX.New)
(January 26, 2022) E-mail from Liz Addison (EX.Supp)
(January 26, 2022) Submission from Lyn Adamson, ClimateFast (EX.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ex/comm/communicationfile-144459.pdf
Speakers
Motions
That the Item be deferred indefinitely.