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Toronto City Council / Parks and Environment Committee

These are all the meetings we have in "Parks and Environmen…" (part of the organization "Toronto City Council"). Click into individual meeting pages to watch the recording and search or read the transcript.

12 Jul 2018

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 29, July 12, 2018
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=13076

Meeting Navigation:
0:16:48 - Call to order

Agenda Items:
0:23:24 - PE29.1 - Donation of New Tennis Courts at Lytton Park  (Ward 16) 
1:46:59 - PE29.2 - A Draft Biodiversity Strategy for Toronto  (Ward All) 
2:57:00 - PE29.3 - Sustainable Energy Plan Financing Program Enhancement  (Ward All) 
0:19:36 - PE29.4 - Annual Corporate Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2017)  (Ward All)
0:19:51 - PE29.5 - Retrofitting an Existing City-Owned Building at Clydesdale Park  (Ward 33)
2:46:06 - PE29.6 - Wireless Connectivity on Toronto Island Park  (Ward All) 
0:22:06 - PE29.7 - Ravina Clubhouse  (Ward 13)
0:22:22 - PE29.8 - Review of the High Park Woodland and Savannah Management Plan  (Ward 13)
0:22:34 - PE29.9 - Sherwood Park Environmentally Significant Area  (Ward 25)
  • 19 participants
  • 3:13 hours
meet
forest
environmentally
according
whatnot
visitors
natives
speaker
councilors
canadian
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3 May 2018

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 27, May 3, 2018
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=13043

Meeting Navigation:
0:08:59 - Call to order

Agenda Items:
0:10:36 - PE27.1 - Adaptive Reuse of Buildings M and T in Ashbridges Bay Park (Ward 32)
0:27:42 - PE27.2 - Installing Bike Tune-Up Stations in Toronto City Parks (Ward All)
0:13:22 - PE27.3 - Funding Update - Municipal Greenhouse Gas Challenge Fund (Ward All)
0:16:27 - PE27.4 - Home Energy Loan Program and High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program Update (Ward All)
  • 8 participants
  • 35 minutes
canadian
meet
peoples
speakers
environment
comments
members
councilors
okay
parks
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9 Apr 2018

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 26, April 9, 2018
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=13038

Meeting Navigation:
0:11:09 - Call to order

Agenda Items:
0:13:19 - PE26.1 - Allan Gardens Park and Conservatory: Planning and Governance (Ward 27)
0:18:14 - PE26.2 - Growing the Gardens: Authorization to Amend and Enter into Agreements with Toronto Botanical Garden for Master Plan Implementation (Ward 25)
0:31:39 - PE26.3 - Naming Rights Agreement with The Toronto-Dominion Bank and High Park Initiatives for the High Park Forest School (Ward 13)
0:14:57 - PE26.4 - Update on the Partnership with Evergreen and Establishing an Identity for the Lower Don Parklands (Ward 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
0:37:57 - PE26.5 - Criteria for Fuel and Biodiesel for the City of Toronto (Ward All)
1:31:27 - PE26.6 - Establishing Ownership of the Eastern Gap Seawall and Adjacent Lands on the Toronto Islands  (Ward 28)
1:54:18 - PE26.7 - Pollinator Protection Strategy (Ward All)
  • 16 participants
  • 2:39 hours
councilors
councillors
torontonians
consultation
visiting
peoples
meet
chaired
welcomes
parks
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23 Feb 2018

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 25, February 23, 2018
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=13034

Meeting Navigation:
0:07:17- Call to order
2:14:18 - Meeting resume

Agenda Items:
0:16:14 - PE25.1 - Tree Protection through the Committee of Adjustment Process (Ward All)
1:18:14 - PE25.2 - Criteria for Fuel and Biodiesel for the City of Toronto (Ward All)
2:25:45 - PE25.3 - Osler Playground Capital Improvements (Ward 19)
  • 15 participants
  • 2:29 hours
environmentally
councilors
committee
consultation
canadian
present
approving
community
tree
bylaws
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18 Jan 2018

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 24, January 18, 2018
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=13030

Meeting Navigation:
0:05:17 - Call to order

Agenda Items:
0:08:31 - PE24.1 - Impact of Enforcement Actions and Revisions to the Tree By-laws (Ward All)
0:15:48 - PE24.2 - Tree Protection through the Committee of Adjustment Process (Ward All)
0:38:35 - PE24.3 - Parks Ambassador Service Level (Ward All)
0:56:03 - PE24.4 - Evaluating Biodiesel for City Fleet Operations (Ward All)
1:54:45 - PE24.5 - Reinforcing the Importance of the Toronto Island Habitat (Ward All)
  • 19 participants
  • 2:36 hours
councilors
trees
torontonians
stewardship
approval
2018
greening
bylaws
present
discussion
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17 Nov 2017

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 23, November 17, 2017
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=11842

Meeting Navigation:
0:09:45 - Call to order

Agenda Items:
1:56:22 - PE23.1 - Water Bottle Policy in City Parks and Facilities  (Ward All)
0:19:57 - PE23.2 - Feasibility of Implementing an Off-Leash Dog Park in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan Area  (Ward 16, 22, 25)
0:48:13 - PE23.3 - Yellow Creek/Vale of Avoca - Update  (Ward 22, 27)
0:13:58 - PE23.4 - Evaluating Biodiesel for City Fleet Operations  (Ward All)
0:14:20 - PE23.5 - Energy Storage Partnership Agreements  (Ward All)
0:14:36 - PE23.6 - Management of Cut-throughs in City Parks  (Ward All)
0:15:25 - PE23.7 - Reducing Health Risks from Traffic-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) in Toronto  (Ward All)
0:18:58 - PE23.8 - Adaptive Reuse of Buildings M and T in Ashbridges Bay Park  (Ward 32)
  • 16 participants
  • 2:12 hours
committee
quorum
members
consultation
present
canada
amending
visiting
speakers
maples
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16 Oct 2017

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 22, October 16, 2017
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=11841

Meeting Navigation:
0:07:46 - Call to order

Agenda Items:
0:16:26 - PE22.1 - Parks Ambassador Program (Ward All)
0:13:57 - PE22.2 - Management of Cut-throughs in City Parks (Ward All)
0:47:22 - PE22.3 - Feasibility of Expanding Partnership with Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) for Private Property Plantings, Tree Maintenance and Educational Outreach (Ward All)
0:11:07 - PE22.4 - Official Recognition of Friends of Guildwood Village Park (Ward 43)
1:48:23 - PE22.5 - Development of Implementation Processes to Ensure the Goal of a Low-Carbon Toronto by 2050 (Ward All)
1:49:29 - PE22.6 - Examining Waste Diversion at Special Events in City Parks (Ward All)
  • 10 participants
  • 1:52 hours
councillors
parks
forestry
committee
toronto
visitors
community
consultation
thanks
green
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8 Sep 2017

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 21, September 8, 2017
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=11840

Meeting Navigation:
0:09:38 - Call to order

Agenda Items:
0:11:45 - PE21.1 - Donation from Riverdale Farm Stewardship Group for Simpson House Renovation (Ward 28)
0:16:31 - PE21.2 - Donation of International Mother Language Day Monument in Taylor Creek Park (Ward 31)
0:12:43 - PE21.3 - Authorization to Amend Licence Agreement with High Park Initiatives to include Third-Party Fundraising for High Park Forest School Renovations (Ward 13)
1:09:11 - PE21.4 - Opportunities for Adventure Play (Ward All)
0:30:43 - PE21.5 - City of Toronto Energy Storage Strategy (Ward All)
0:39:05 - PE21.6 - Annual Corporate Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2015 and 2016) (Ward All)
0:14:26 - PE21.7 - Installing Bike Tune-up Stations in Toronto City Parks (Ward All)
0:49:28 - PE21.8 - Feasibility of Mobile Craft Beer Trucks in Toronto City Parks (Ward All)
0:15:31 - PE21.9 - Citizens' Climate Lobby (Ward All)
  • 12 participants
  • 1:10 hours
consultations
citizens
commend
committee
councillors
21
stewardship
hospitality
tends
present
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6 Jun 2017

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 22, June 6, 2017
Agenda and background materials:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=11839

Meeting Navigation:
0:07:25 - Call to order

Agenda Items:
0:10:30 - PE20.1 - Opportunities for Growing Food and Building an Apiary on the Rooftop Gardens at City Hall as an Urban Agriculture Demonstration Site (Ward All)
0:25:20 - PE20.2 - Funding for Destination Parks (Ward All)
0:27:31 - PE20.3 - Incorporating Indigenous Place-making in Toronto's Parks Capital Projects (Ward All)
0:33:32 - PE20.4 - Inclusion of Movie Nights in the Arts in the Park Permit Category (Ward All)
0:44:44 - PE20.5 - Parks Ambassador Program (Ward All)
  • 8 participants
  • 54 minutes
councilors
consultation
members
community
invited
hey
taking
torontonians
affairs
tend
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6 Jan 2017

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 16, January 6, 2017
Agenda and background materials: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=11835
  • 7 participants
  • 38 minutes
forestry
councillors
tree
committee
canada
elected
environmentally
consultation
community
present
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12 May 2016

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 11, May 12, 2016
Agenda and background materials: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=10942
  • 7 participants
  • 39 minutes
councillors
residents
committee
community
invited
discussions
today
come
toronto
parks
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15 Jan 2016

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 9, January 15, 2016
Agenda and background information: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=10939
  • 3 participants
  • 13 minutes
councillor
council
committee
approved
report
toronto
seeing
parks
ready
environment
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16 Oct 2015

Parks and Environment Committee, meeting 7, October 16, 2015
Agenda and background materials: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=11004
  • 13 participants
  • 1:08 hours
parks
consultations
torontonians
permitting
bylaws
councillors
plans
activities
visitors
arts
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