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Toronto City Council · 2026-07-29 · 2026.MM43.137

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Section 37 Funds for the Mural at Wilson Subway Station - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford

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Toronto organization, Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Space has been in consultation and entered an agreement with the Toronto Transit Commission for a public art mural project Wilson Subway Station. This motion seeks to secure funding for the public art project through Section 37 securities from the development at 30 Tippett Road (South Lands). This motion is urgent because this has been in consideration for a long time and the community is looking forward having it done before end of summer.

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Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Brad Bradford, recommends that: 1. City Council increase the 2026 Operating Budget for Non-Program on a one-time basis by $75,000.00 gross, $0 net, fully funded by Section 37 community benefits obtained in the development at 30 Tippett Road (South Lands) (Source Account: XR3026-3701109), secured for public realm improvements, for the purpose of forwarding funds to STEPS (Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Space) Public Art for installation of a mural at Wilson Subway Station (Cost Centre: NP2161).

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2. City Council direct that the $75,000.00 be forwarded to Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Space Public Art, subject to Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Space Public Art signing an Undertaking governing the use of the funds and the financial reporting requirements.

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