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(EX 31.1 Motion 1) Reduce Property Tax on Creative Increase Increase residential Request Expedite Increase Reduce residential property tax by an permission to Add $2M to reduce $350,000 for Parks $6,000 for $154,100 for Reinstate Vehicle expansion of residential property tax property tax additional 0.32% impose a TTC overcrowding Invest $3M in Reinstate vehicle Ambassador $200,000 for equity Ambassador $55,000 for social Swim to Survive Registration Tax to 1,000 permanent Add $2M for 140 property tax by on creative by 2.9% (EX and invest $9.2M municipal sales (from parking tree canopy registration tax to program (from tax hiring study in Fire program for at risk procure-ment program (Phase fund transit and shelter beds in Gender-based additional child care 4.0% (EX 31.1 hubs (EX 31.1 31.1 motion in child care (EX tax (EX31.2 revenue) (EX31.2 reserve (EX31.2 fund TTC and roads reserve) (EX31.2 Services (EX31.2 youth (EX31.2 program (EX31.2 4) (EX31.2 motion TCHC repairs (EX31.2 2018 (EX 31.2 budgeting (EX31.2 subsidies (EX31.2 Councillors Ward motion 1) motion 3) 4) 31.1 motion 5) motion 1 part 2) motion 3) motion 4b) (EX31.2 motion 5) motion 6) motion 8 part 1) motion 8 part 2) motion 8 part 3) 8 part 4) motion 12b) motion 12d) motion 12e) motion 15a) Lost 8-34 Carried 36-6 Lost 13-29 Lost 14-38 Lost 19-23 Carried 36-6 Carried 32-10 Lost 12-30 Carried 26-16 Carried 38-4 Carried 37-5 Carried 30-12 Carried 35-7 Lost 11-31 Carried 34-8 Carried 36-6 Carried 33-9 Yes Count Gord Perks 14 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 17 Janet Davis 31 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 17 Joe Cressy 20 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 17 Joe Mihevc 21 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 17 Kristyn Wong-Tam 27 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 17 Mike Layton 19 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 17 Paula Fletcher 30 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no 16 Sarah Doucette 13 yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 16 Josh Matlow 22 no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes 15 Mary Fragedakis 29 no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 15 Shelley Carroll 33 no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 15 Neethan Shan 42 no yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 14 Maria Augimeri 9 no yes yes yes no yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 13 Mary Margaret McMahon 32 no yes no no no yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 13 Anthony Perruzza 8 no yes no no yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 12 Frank Di Giorgio 12 no yes no no yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 12 Paul Ainslie 43 no yes no no yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 12 Lucy Troisi 28 no yes no no no yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 11 John Filion 23 no yes no no yes yes yes no yes yes no yes yes no yes yes yes 11 Ana Bailao 18 no yes no no yes yes yes no no yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 11 Gary Crawford 36 no yes no no no yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 11 Michelle Holland 35 no yes no no no yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 11 James Pasternak 10 no yes no no no yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no no yes yes 10 John Tory no yes no no no yes yes no no yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 10 Michael Thompson 37 no yes no no no yes yes no no yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 10 Frances Nunziata 11 no yes no no no yes yes no no yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 10 Jim Hart 44 no yes no no yes yes no no no yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 10 Cesar Palacio 17 no yes no no no yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no no yes yes 10 Chin Lee 41 no yes no no no yes yes no no yes yes no yes no yes yes yes 9 Vincent Crisanti 1 no yes no no no yes yes no yes yes yes no yes no no yes yes 9 Jim Karygiannis 39 no no no yes no no no no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes 9 Glenn De Baeremaeker 38 no yes no no no no no no yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes no 8 Josh Colle 15 no yes no no yes yes no no no yes yes no no no yes yes no 7 Jon Burnside 26 no yes no no no yes no no no yes yes no yes no yes yes no 7 Christin Carmichael Greb 16 no yes no no no yes no no no yes yes yes no no no no yes 6 Denzil Minnan-Wong 34 no no no no no yes yes no no yes yes no no no yes no yes 6 Jaye Robinson 25 no no no no no yes yes no no yes no no yes no yes yes no 6 Michael Ford 2 no yes no no no no yes no no no no no yes no no yes no 4 John Campbell 4 no no no no no yes no no no yes yes no no no yes no no 4 David Shiner 24 no yes no no no no no no no no yes no no no no no yes 3 Stephen Holyday 3 no no no no no no yes no no no no no no no no no no 1 Giorgio Mammoliti 7 no no no no no no yes no no no no no no no no no no 1 Justin J. 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