The Public GalleryToronto

Toronto City Council · 2023-03-29 · 2023.MM5.27

The filed record

City Council Supporting Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022 - by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe

The Public Gallery wrote no story on this item. What follows is the city’s own record of what happened to it, as filed: nothing on this page is summarised or scored by us.

The decision

2023-03-29 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council express its support for Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022. 2. City Council forward this item to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to support the passing of Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

Private Member's Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022, commits to a comprehensive public awareness and education program and mitigates flooding risks. The Bill will enact several measures related to the public awareness of flooding issues, addressing the critical communication and education needed to fill this gap in knowledge of emergency preparedness. With today's changing weather patterns, Torontonians and the broader province's residents need to be informed on how to prevent, mitigate, manage and recover from flooding.

Show the rest of As the city filed it, 316 more characters as filed

Good preparation and knowing what to do in a flood event increases safety and helps minimize potential flood damage. In an effort to support the progress of this Bill, and in advance of the second reading and debate on Bill 56 on March 29, 2023, I have put forward the motion below signalling City Council's support.

Staff recommended

Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Dianne Saxe, recommends that: 1. City Council express its support for Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022. 2. City Council forward this item to the Premier of Ontario and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to support the passing of Bill 56, Fewer Floods, Safer Ontario Act, 2022.

    On the record

    The item as the City filed it

    More from this meeting

    The whole meeting