Item - 2022.MM43.20
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 11, 2022 without amendments.
MM43.20 - Evaluating Seabin Installation in Etobicoke-Lakeshore - by Councillor Mark Grimes, seconded by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore
City Council Decision
City Council on May 11 and 12, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council request PortsToronto to assess the feasibility of expanding their PortsToronto Seabin Program to install Seabin trash collecting devices along the waterfront between the Humber River and Etobicoke Creek and work with the City, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and any other relevant authorities on this assessment.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the feasibility of expanding the PortsToronto Seabin Program including identification of appropriate sites, funding opportunities, installation, operation and maintenance costs along the Etobicoke-Lakeshore waterfront.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM43.20 be referred to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.