Opportunities to Advance Wider Waterfront Initiatives - by Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

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2024-12-17 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on December 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in consultation with Waterfront Toronto, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, to report back by the third quarter of 2025 on opportunities to advance wider waterfront initiatives outside of the Central Waterfront

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and Designated Waterfront Area projects listed in the report (December 5, 2024) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services in Item 2024.EX19.2, including City and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority joint projects on the Scarborough and Etobicoke portions of the Lake Ontario Waterfront that could benefit from funding from senior levels of government so as to inform inter-governmental discussions and funding requests, and 2026 budget deliberations.

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To ensure a city-wide approach to waterfront development, I am requesting staff, report back on opportunities to advance wider waterfront initiatives outside of the Central Waterfront and Designated Waterfront Area projects. This should include the City and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority joint projects on the Scarborough and Etobicoke portions of the Lake Ontario Waterfront that could benefit from funding from senior levels of government.

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This report should be available by third quarter of 2025 to inform inter-governmental discussions, funding requests, and the 2026 budget deliberations. This approach will ensure that the City's focus on the entire waterfront considers a city-wide perspective and encompasses the valuable waterfront assets in other parts of the city. I would greatly appreciate your support for this objective.

Staff recommended

Councillor Paul Ainslie, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, in consultation with Waterfront Toronto, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and the General Manager, Parks Forestry and Recreation, to report back by the third quarter of 2025 on opportunities to advance wider waterfront initiatives outside of the Central

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Waterfront and Designated Waterfront Area projects listed in the report (December 5, 2024) from the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services in Item 2024.EX19.2, including City and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority joint projects on the Scarborough and Etobicoke portions of the Lake Ontario Waterfront that could benefit from funding from senior levels of government so as to inform inter-governmental discussions and funding requests, and 2026 budget deliberations.

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