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Deputy Mayor Malik announces United Way employee campaign kickoffDeputy Mayor Malik announced the 2026 United Way of Greater Toronto employee campaign, highlighting upcoming events including the 16th annual Civic Run, the CN Tower climb, and a December gala. The announcement recognized city staff, union leadership, and volunteers involved in the annual fundraising campaign.FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto: council received a report and advanced audits of spending and intimate partner violence dataCity Council adopted measures on July 29 and 30, 2026, to make permanent several traffic and transit improvements that were implemented during the FIFA World Cup 2026, including maintaining new traffic cameras, expanding transit signal priority, and continuing parking restrictions that benefited congestion management. The council directed city staff to review mobility results and identify operational learnings from the tournament that can improve ongoing services and efficiencies. The council also directed staff to include in the final post-tournament report an analysis of whether incidents of intimate partner violence and gender-based violence changed during the tournament period compared to the same period in 2025, with findings to be reported in the first quarter of 2027. Additionally, the council requested the Auditor General to conduct a value for money audit of Toronto's hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.Council approves releasing section 37 funds for Richmond Street East streetscape and cycle improvementsThe item sought authorization to release Section 37 funds for Richmond Street East streetscape improvements, as proposed by Councillor Chris Moise and seconded by Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik. On July 29, 2026, Toronto City Council adopted the item.Council approves changes to 200 Queens Quay West affordable housing requirementsThis proposal amends a previous zoning bylaw decision for 200 Queens Quay West. Toronto City Council adopted the amendment on July 29, 2026.Revitalizing St. Patrick's Market Square parkette through phased improvementsDeputy Mayor Malik moved an urgent motion directing staff to explore near-term improvements to St. Patrick's Market Square parkette in downtown Toronto, including outdoor fitness equipment and other recreational amenities, while the broader Grange Precinct Real Estate Strategy continues. The motion aims to deliver community-identified enhancements early alongside longer-term precinct planning.City council to direct $800,000 in Section 37 funds toward air conditioning at 275 Shuter Street community roomCouncillor Moise is asking City Council to authorize the release of developer contributions already owed to the city to pay for air conditioning installation in a community room at a Toronto Community Housing building on Shuter Street that is currently unusable during hot weather. The money comes from Section 37 agreements from nearby developments. Council voted unanimously to adopt the motion.Council authorized release of Section 37 funds to Building Roots for community programs in Moss ParkCity Council unanimously voted to release community benefits funds collected from developers to Building Roots, a Moss Park charity serving roughly 800 residents weekly with food distribution and community programs. The funds will support expansion including a new shipping container. Section 37 contributions are developer-funded community amenities negotiated through the planning process.Toronto Community Housing Corporation directed to review CCTV coverage and visitor verification systemsCity Council adopted a motion by Councillor Chris Moise directing Toronto Community Housing Corporation to conduct a comprehensive review of CCTV camera coverage, visitor verification systems, and building access controls in response to tenant safety concerns about unauthorized entry and trespassing in Moss Park and St. James Town. The motion waived referral to Executive Committee and passed unanimously.Council authorized release of section 37 community benefits funds for security cameras at six residential buildingsCity Council approved spending development-agreement money to install security cameras and related infrastructure at six residential addresses in Toronto where tenants reported break-ins and safety concerns. The funds come from section 37 community benefits negotiated as part of earlier development approvals on Queen Street East, Richmond Street East, Ontario Street, and Brigden Road.City Council authorized release of Section 37 funds for Clock Tower Trail wayfinding and placemaking pole wrapsCity Council approved spending collected developer fees on wayfinding signage and utility pole wraps along the Clock Tower Trail, a pedestrian walking loop in downtown Toronto. The funds come from Section 37 community benefits agreements with developers. The project aims to improve navigation and visual cohesion for the route connecting downtown neighbourhoods.City council authorized release of Section 37 funds for Association of Community Centres space in Regent ParkToronto City Council voted to release community benefits funds secured through the Regent Park redevelopment to design and build a new Association of Community Centres facility. The facility will co-locate with a future library branch and serve as a civic hub in the neighbourhood's planned civic square.Council authorized release of $350,000 in section 37 funds for Indigenous placekeeping at Allan GardensCity Council voted to release $350,000 in community benefits funds to support Indigenous-led planning, engagement, and capital improvements at Allan Gardens, a site significant to Indigenous communities. The funding will be directed by community input with Friends of Allan Gardens assisting coordination, reflecting the city's reconciliation commitments.City Council authorized releasing Section 42 community benefits funds for Barbara Hall Park dog area upgradesCity Council approved releasing developer-secured funds to upgrade the off-leash dog area in Barbara Hall Park, including new gates, fences, and seating. The work is planned for 2027 following community consultation with dog owners. This is a bounded use of section 42 funds that were already committed to community benefits.City Council proclaimed July as Caribbean Heritage MonthCouncillor Shan moved that Toronto formally recognize July as Caribbean Heritage Month, citing 315,000 residents of Caribbean origin and the Toronto Caribbean Carnival's $467–532 million annual economic impact. Council voted unanimously to pass the proclamation.City Council receives Ombudsman report on TTC's lack of records for $24 million refund decisionThe Ombudsman's investigation found the TTC lacked transparency, accountability, and documentation when deciding not to refund or exchange tokens and tickets discontinued in 2024. The decision affected millions in fares but nobody could document who made it or when. City Council received the report for information.Council authorizes Section 37 funds for permanent rainbow crosswalk at R.H. McGregor SchoolCity Council approved the release of community benefits funds to install a permanent rainbow crosswalk at Durant and Mortimer near R.H. McGregor School, replacing a Pride flag destroyed by fire in June. The crosswalk follows a petition signed by hundreds from the school community and serves as a statement against hate.Council extends construction staging permit at 49 Ontario Street by one yearCity Council reopened and amended its previous approval for a construction staging area at 49 Ontario Street downtown, extending the permitted end date by one year to accommodate changes to the developer's timeline. The staging area affects street access and traffic near the Distillery District.City Council authorizes $1.46 million in Section 37 funds for affordable housing on Weston RoadCity Council approved the release of $1.46 million in Section 37 community benefits funds to support a 129-unit mixed-tenure housing development on Weston Road in Ward 5. The funds, collected from a separate downtown development, will flow to the Learning Enrichment Foundation as construction milestones are met, supporting seventy affordable rental units, fifty-eight rent-controlled units, and twenty-one replacement units.City Council authorizes release of section 37 community benefits funds to Toronto Metropolitan University for campus public realm improvementsCity Council approved the release of community benefits funds collected from a downtown development to Toronto Metropolitan University, earmarked for streetscape and public realm improvements around the university's campus in the core. The funds come from a section 37 development agreement negotiated as part of the 363-391 Yonge Street project.City to stop collecting residential waste at 29 Church Street apartment building in YorkCouncil is authorizing the General Manager of Solid Waste Management to discontinue city collection services at a nine-storey residential building that has experienced persistent waste overflow, rodent problems, and odours since 2013 despite twice-weekly pickups. The building's owner will be responsible for arranging private collection. This removes a service the city has provided to this address for over a decade.Council directs staff to develop digital sovereignty strategy to reduce reliance on US tech platformsToronto City Council has asked city staff to develop a strategy to reduce the city's dependence on US-owned technology platforms like Microsoft and move toward Canadian or open-source digital infrastructure. The motion follows similar initiatives in European cities and aligns with federal technology autonomy priorities. This is a directives motion with no immediate operational change.City to contribute $9 million toward expanding Allan Gardens Conservatory; partnership with Friends of Allan Gardens approvedToronto City Council committed $9 million in public funds to support the Friends of Allan Gardens' Greenhouse Link Building, which would expand the conservatory from 16,000 to 32,000 square feet. The motion directs staff to collaborate with the Friends group and report back in 2027 on design, funding strategy, and operating model. The project has over 7,000 petition signatures and private philanthropic commitments contingent on public funding.City Council approves section 37 spending on wrapped hydro poles for Cabbagetown heritage districtCity Council is authorizing the use of heritage-linked development fees to wrap hydro poles in the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District with designs celebrating Victorian history. The poles are in a four-block area north of Dundas. The funding comes from Section 37 community benefits accumulated from past development approvals.Church Street reconstruction gets green light with Section 37 funds as YongeTOmorrow delay frees up timingCity Council authorized the release of Section 37 development charge funds to pay for a phased reconstruction of Church Street, including water main replacement overdue since 2021 and streetscape improvements. The project advances because the larger YongeTOmorrow initiative is now deferred until at least 2030-2040 due to the Ontario Line timeline, unblocking a neighbourhood priority that has waited years.Council amends Church-Richmond development agreement to use easement instead of land transfer for corner roundingThe city is changing a 2018 development deal to let a Church and Richmond Streets project satisfy its corner-rounding requirement through an easement rather than transferring land to the city. The developer had proposed this approach in site plan, and staff confirmed it meets the requirement. Council is deciding before year-end to avoid holding up a nearly-completed building.Council authorizes fundraising campaign to supplement Moss Park Arena renovationCouncillor Chris Moise won approval for the city to accept donations toward improvements at Moss Park Arena, with a $238,000 target to fund items beyond the planned June 2027 renovation. Donations would pay for upgrades like a new time clock, sound system, or second Zambini, or be redirected to deferred maintenance if those targets are not met. The motion cited urgency because no regular council meetings occur until 2027.adoptedConfirmation of minutes from June 2026 meetingCity Council formally adopted the official minutes from its previous regular meeting. The session included routine procedural motions, declarations of interest by several councillors, and the submission of a petition from residents near 989 AB Kennedy Road regarding proposed rental housing construction.
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