2019.MM11.11

Background

“Residents throughout the City have been waiting for years for upgrades to municipal infrastructure that will help reduce the risk of flooding to both public and private property. Basement Flooding Investigation Environmental Assessments have been carried out throughout the City to develop plans to reduce the risk of flooding. In some cases these Environmental Assessments, some of which are still underway, have taken years to complete. Communities throughout the City and across Ontario would benefit from a similar process so that measures to reduce the risk of flooding can proceed to design and eventually construction as soon as possible.”

Source: City of Toronto

Item Description

This item calls for “City Council to request the Province of Ontario to develop an accelerated environmental assessment process for public projects aimed to reduce the risk of flooding on public or private property.”

Source: City of Toronto

Proposed by

Councillor Frances Nunziata, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak