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Urgent motions MM43.1 and MM43.2 passed without referral to executive committeeCity Council passed two urgent member motions (MM43.1 and MM43.2) on 2026-07-30 after waiving the standard two-thirds referral requirement to the Executive Committee. The transcript does not clearly identify the substance of these motions, only procedural votes. Councillor Burnside began speaking to one of them but was cut off before stating his position.Councillor Perks departing council; multiple member motions processedCouncillor Gord Perks is recognized and departing from Toronto City Council at the end of his term. Council processed a series of 17 members' motions (43.3–43.17), most waiving referral to committee and passing unanimously or by recorded vote. Motion 43.7 was held by Councillor Saxe; motion 43.16 failed to achieve the two-thirds threshold required to waive referral to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.City releases veterans-themed crossing funds for Kingston Road and EastwoodThe item requested authorization to release Section 37 funds from a development at 1478 to 1496 Kingston Road for a decorative pedestrian crossing at Kingston Road at Eastwood Avenue. Toronto City Council adopted the request on July 29, 2026.City Council receives report on community consultation for the former Ontario Science Centre siteCity Council received a report on spring 2026 community consultations about the future of the former Ontario Science Centre site, closed by the province in 2024. The report, led by community groups and councillors, documents resident priorities including public use, green space, and cultural programming. Council voted to receive the report and called on the province to engage in good-faith redevelopment.City seeks to accelerate housing and school project at Don Mills parking lotCouncillor Burnside is asking City Council to waive the normal referral process and vote immediately on directing CreateTO to advance a mixed-use redevelopment at 770 Don Mills Road, a city-owned site near Don Valley Station. The proposal includes market and affordable housing, an elementary school, park space, retail, and childcare. Council did not substantively debate or vote on this at the previous meeting; this motion seeks to move it forward under urgency.Mayor Chow proposes study of Pakistani community centre model in east TorontoMayor Chow moved that city staff study how to replicate successful community centre models used by Chinese and Tamil communities to support development of a dedicated Pakistani community centre in east Toronto, where over 160,000 residents of Pakistani origin live. The motion cites urgency due to council recess, though the transcript does not record whether Council voted or the outcome.City Council approved a major mixed-use tower at 245 Eglinton Avenue East with 1,202 residential unitsCouncil voted unanimously to allow an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment for an 82,742-square-metre development on a major corridor, adding significant rental and ownership housing to Midtown Toronto. The vote was 22-0 after one referral waiver failed. The project represents substantial new density on an already-intensifying street.adoptedUpper Yonge Daycare Centre rehabilitation cost overruns approved; structural work adds $1.2 millionThe city approved amendments to two purchase orders for the rehabilitation of Upper Yonge Daycare Centre on July 20, 2026. The General Government Committee authorized an increase of $251,266 to the purchase order with Read Jones Christoffersen Limited, raising the total value to $987,066. The committee also authorized an increase of $969,257 to the purchase order with Pegah Construction Limited, raising that total value to $6,942,702.adoptedCity amends Fairbank Silverthorn basement flooding contract by $1.56 million for concurrent road workThe city is amending a purchase order with Drainstar Contracting Ltd. for construction work on the Fairbank Silverthorn Basement Flooding Protection Project. On July 20, 2026, the General Government Committee adopted the amendment, authorizing the Chief Engineer and Executive Director to increase the contract value by $1,560,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges, bringing the total from $65,939,065 to $67,499,065.adoptedToronto Water seeks $7.1 million more for biosolids haulage and polymer supply due to plant maintenanceThe General Government Committee authorized three amendments to city supply and haulage contracts on July 20, 2026. The committee increased the contract with Lystek International Corporation by $225,000 to cover higher biosolids haulage costs caused by maintenance shutdowns at the pelletizer facility, bringing the total contract value to $14,965,374 net of taxes. The committee also increased the contract with Terratec Environmental Ltd. by $1,200,000 for the same reason, raising that contract to $12,845,789 net of taxes. Additionally, the committee expanded the contract with SNF Canada Ltd. by $5,691,696 to add polymer supply services for Highland Creek Treatment Plant, bringing the total value to $25,430,904 net of taxes.
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