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DEPUTATION BY ALAN MCNAIR ON BEHALF OF THE BRERETON FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB REGARDING MOTION 15-G-129, WATERFRONT AND MARINA STRATEGIC PLAN
Mr. Alan McNair on behalf of the Brereton Field Naturalists' Club, provided a deputation in opposition to motion 15-G-129 concerning The Waterfront and Marina Strategic Plan. Mr. McNair provided details on three areas of concern as follows:
1) A suggestion to include adding more principles from the Crombie Royal Commission on the Toronto Waterfront to the City's list of ideologies;
2) A reduction in the proposed number of commercial buildings in the waterfront parks; and
3) The preservation of The Gables Park as a natural "Urban Wilderness".
In closing, Mr. McNair requested that endorsement of the Waterfront and Marina Strategic Plan be deferred as it applies to Gables Park. Mr. McNair extended an invitation to all members of Council to walk through The Gables before the Waterfront and Marina Strategic Plan proposals are endorsed.
Members of Council asked a number of questions and received responses from City staff.