Update on the Metrolinx GO Expansion Program - First Quarter 2022

2. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office to request Metrolinx, in consultation with relevant City Divisions and Agencies including the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, to provide a publicly available ecological restoration and stewardship plan for the entirety of the Small's Creek ravine area, which: a. includes a walking path that maintains connection across the east and west sides of the ravine, in keeping with the 'connecting' goal of the Council-endorsed Toronto Ravine Strategy; b. explores the addition of a tiered retaining wall in the Small's Creek ravine to provide both better visual as well as improved environmental outcomes; c. provides an outline for improved noise mitigation measures that address increased vibration, sound frequency, and decibel noise levels and confirmation of measures that will be implemented prior to and as part of future expansion or Regional Express Rail work in the area; d. outlines the roles and responsibilities for all agencies and divisions involved in the scope of work; and e. includes consultation with community and stakeholders, including the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and receives Toronto and Region Conservation Authority approval in advance of requesting further project approvals or beginning any significant early work construction that impacts mature trees and the wooded ravine slope. 3. City Council request the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the General Manager, Transportation Services, to request Metrolinx, should it decide to run the Ontario Line aboveground in the Joint Corridor and not underground as requested previously by City Council and the local community, to hold a design competition, using the City's process for such competitions, for the Lake Shore East Joint Corridor, which is also part of the proposed expansion of GO services, to accomplish the required design excellence including the highest possible standard of noise mitigation. 4. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office to report to the March 30, 2022 meeting of the Executive Committee on the exact size of the most current proposal from Metrolinx for a Don Valley Layover Facility, the size and location of the landed needed for that proposal, the size and location of any City-owned land for that proposal, and details on any changes to the uses Metrolinx is proposing for that facility since the last report on this matter to City Council. 5. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Director, Indigenous Affairs Office, to report to the March 29, 2022 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on consultations with the Indigenous community on the Wonscotonach Parklands as a result of City Council's direction in Item 2018.PE26.4, "Update on the Partnership with Evergreen and Establishing an Identity for the Lower Don Parklands", and any consultations on the possible impacts of Metrolinx's proposed Don Valley Layover Facility on those parklands. 6. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, to report to the March 29, 2022 meeting of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the Metrolinx proposed Don Valley Layover Facility's possible impacts on recreational uses, trail system, natural habitat, including nearby wetlands on the Don Valley Park (Wonscotonach Parklands) and the implications for the City's Ravine Strategy.