Preserving Community Access at Loretto College School - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

While the field has been enjoyed by the community for decades, there has never been a formal shared use agreement with the The Toronto Catholic District School Board , to the City's knowledge. Over the past year, I have heard from many neighbours in the Corso Italia community concerned about losing access to the space once the fencing is installed, including a petition with over 1000 signatures. A formal shared use agreement between the City and the The Toronto Catholic District School Board would ensure continued public access for the local community who depend on the space to meet, to gather and to play. Previous efforts to negotiate at lease agreement (2017.MM29.13) were unsuccessful and new direction is needed to attempt to secure community access at Loretto College School. This motion is urgent because initial work on the Toronto Catholic District School Board's construction project at Loretto College School has started and the implementation of planned changes will impact community use if a Community Access Agreement cannot be negotiated before the green space re-opens.

community access and take the necessary steps required to execute a Community Access Agreement between the City of Toronto and the Toronto Catholic District School Board for the green space at Loretto College School to preserve community access to the space.