Perks takes a seat at the Clerk's desk for the final vote of the term, to confirm various bills and bylaws. He announces the result: "The vote carries, 22 in favour and none opposed," he says. Hey he's pretty good at this.

The mayor also has another gift: some scotch for retiring councillor Gord Perks. He gets another standing ovation too.

Holy hell, it's over. Council completes the FINAL agenda of the 2022-2026 term at about 9:47 p.m. Mayor Olivia Chow rises to present some flowers to Nunziata. The speaker gets a standing ovation. "452 items!" notes Chow.

The Malik/Chow motion to offer free kids & senior fares on the Toronto Island ferry for the month of August, in celebration of the island airport win, is APPROVED 15-5.

On that victorious note, Council votes 24-0 to APPROVE Mayor Olivia Chow's motion to work with Jays Care on potentially establishing a Jays Care Academy in the city. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

All the data centre motions, requesting all kinds of information about data centres, CARRY via show of hands. Item as amended CARRIES 25-0. Consider this just a preview of a much larger debate about data centres coming to this council chamber in 2027. There's no escape.

Up now: Kandavel has concerns about a data centre proposed for his ward, and also data centres generally. He moves for the province to establish a "province-wide framework" for data centres that address environmental impacts, noise concerns, and electricity usage. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Up now: Councillor Matlow has brought us a report on the future of the Ontario Science Centre building. He moves for the City Manager to hold a meeting to discuss the report and a future for the building. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Councillor Gord Perks' motion to refuse the encroachment agreement for the Rosedale wall CARRIES 20-4. The wall shall come down.

Councillor Brad Bradford says he supports the wall. He says staff are recommending approval, and that's good enough for him. He moves those staff recommendations.

Councillor Gord Perks has moved to delete the staff recommendation and deny the variance needed to keep the wall.

Up now: this wall. The owners of a Rosedale Home have built this wall along the edge of their property. Heritage staff initially recommended requiring the owner to take it down, but now staff are recommending approval because there's a revised design. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

No motions on the Canada Post item so council just moves on. Up now: Council votes 20-3 to APPROVE an OLT item related to a development on Marlee Avenue. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Report on speeding up the Dundas streetcar CARRIES 20-2. Staff will report back with options to the TTC Board and Infrastructure Committee in 2027.

The Chinatown planning report is ADOPTED 23-1.

Chernos Lin's motion to refuse a 7-storey building planned for Millwood Road CARRIES 12-11.

And we're back. Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin moves to REFUSE an application for a 7-storey building on Millwood Road in her ward. "The building is simply too large for the site.” She points to more than 80 letters of opposition received on this item. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Council votes 21-2 to APPROVE a 36-storey project at Rosehampton Avenue in Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin's ward. It's in a major transit station area. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

"Unless you want midrises in your neighbourhoods, vote against this proposal," Councillor James Pasternak warns colleagues, re: a development application for a 14-storey building on Vinci Crescent in his ward. Nevertheless, the application is APPROVED 18-4. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

After that, the development application for a 35-storey building at Eglinton East & Hoyle Ave is APPROVED 20-2.

Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin wants to defer a development application for Eglinton East & Hoyle Ave to the next council meeting, which isn't until December. Her motion FAILS 7-13. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Up now: an Ombudsman report on the TTC's decision not to issue refunds when they discontinued tickets and tokens. It's not clear how the decision was made, and the Ombudsman found that several people with significant stockpiles had their holdings rendered worthless. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Councillor Brad Bradford's motion requesting the mayor sit on the police board (instead of appointing a delegate) FAILS to make the agenda after a 7-18 vote. It needed two-thirds; got nowhere close. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Councillor Crisanti's motion to develop a policy for letting people remove "nuisance trees" FAILS to make the agenda after a 9-15 vote. It needed two-thirds; didn't come close. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Councillor Dianne Saxe's motion for the TTC to let the city know when new development applications would strain nearby transit capacity is APPROVED 22-0. (Nunziata was also a yes.) secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Councillor Perruzza's motion to allow the use of rubber speed bumps FAILS to make the agenda after a 13-9 vote. It needed two-thirds support; didn't get it. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Councillor Pasternak's motion to support the findings of an inspector general report about antisemitism is APPROVED 23-0. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Councillor Shan's motion to look at creating a Filipino Community Centre CARRIES 24-0. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Councillor Neethan Shan's motion to declare July as Caribbean Heritage Month is APPROVED 24-0. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

"What I'm most thankful is how much I trust him," says Burnside of Councillor Gord Perks. "I will miss his wit. I will miss his wisdom. But most of all, I will miss your friendship."