Authority to Release Section 42 Funds for Waterfront Parks - by Councillor Paula Fletcher, seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik

They were built by Waterfront Toronto on Toronto Port Lands Company lands and in consultation with the city. Prior to the park opening last summer, and in response to request from City Council ( 2025.EX22.3 ), Parks and Recreation, in consultation with Solid Waste Management, purchased waste receptacle enclosures to hold the Blue and Grey large toters used in our parks in order to complement the setting of the new park. However, there were not enough receptacles available to distribute them evenly throughout the park. Leslie Lookout is one of five Claude Cormier designed parks on Toronto's waterfront. Claude Cormier was a one of Canada's foremost and internationally recognized landscape architects and park designers. This motion would allow for additional attractive waste receptacle enclosures s for the large toters that Solid Waste uses in the park. Reason for Urgency: Following the City's successful Port Lands Open House this month, there is clear and significant resident interest in additional waste receptacles in waterfront parks in Ward 14. With the upcoming opening of Biidaasige Park Phase 2, planning for waste management capacity is required ahead of the summer season to address anticipated demand, respond to community concerns, and maintain public confidence in municipal services.

3. City Council direct the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, to provide ongoing waste collection services for the additional waste receptacle enclosures installed at Biidaasige Park and Leslie Lookout Park.