St. Clair-Old Weston Station and 2025 GO Expansion Program Updates

the Province commit to expanding the One Fare Program to include Union-Pearson Express service to make transit more affordable and seamless prior to the opening of the St. Clair Old Weston Station, and provide commitments and timelines for a regional fare integration framework. 2. City Council authorize the City Manager, in consultation with the City Solicitor and any other relevant City Officials, to negotiate, enter into and execute an amendment to the Revised Agreement in Principle between the Province and the City, dated August 21, 2023, as amended on July 4, 2023 ("Revised AIP"), for the implementation of the change to the St. Clair-Old Weston StationStation (the "Amending Agreement"), in accordance with Part 1 above, and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. Subject to entering into the Amending Agreement, City Council authorize the City Manager, or designate, to negotiate, enter into and execute an amendment to the SmartTrack Main Agreement between Metrolinx and the City, dated September 15, 2023, based on terms in the Revised Agreement in Principle as amended, and on such other terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Manager, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council request the Province and Metrolinx to fully fund the widening of St. Clair Avenue West as planned in the St. Clair West Transportation Master Plan and the associated rail bridge replacement, and bundle this work with the construction of the St. Clair-Old Weston station. 5. City Council request the Director, Strategic Capital Coordination Office and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the Toronto Transit Commission and Metrolinx, to ensure that all construction projects which require disruptions to the 512 streetcar service are coordinated and completed in the shortest time period possible. 6. City Council request Metrolinx that any transit service disruptions along the 512 corridor be directly tied to City-led infrastructure projects and not staggered across multiple years, where possible, to minimize negative community impacts and service disruptions for transit users. 7. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to report back in the first quarter of 2026 to the Executive Committee with an update and recommendations on Metrolinx and the Province's response to the requests contained in this item, and any other updates on St. Clair-Old Weston Station and interrelated elements of implementation of the St. Clair West Transportation Master Plan. GO Expansion Program 8. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to negotiate, enter into and execute agreements with Metrolinx, including amendments and renewals for the widening of Jarvis Street and Sherbourne Street rail bridges for design, construction and on-going maintenance, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Transit Expansion and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 9. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, in consultation with any other relevant City Officials, to negotiate, enter into and execute delivery agreements with Metrolinx, as required, to receive funds from Metrolinx for planting and maintenance of trees and vegetation by the City on City-managed property to replace trees and vegetation being removed by Metrolinx for the construction of Metrolinx-led transit projects, including but not limited to GO Expansion and Subway Programs, and any ancillary or related agreements and amendments, all on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 10. City Council request Metrolinx to take full accountability for the flooding issues along the Barrie Rail Corridor, which resulted from regrading and vegetation removal during corridor expansion works, and to work collaboratively with Toronto Water to develop and implement a long-term drainage and flooding mitigation strategy and engage directly with impacted homeowners to address property damage concerns due to the flooding impacts. Alto High-Speed Rail 11. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services, or designate, to negotiate, enter into and execute a confidentiality agreement with VIA HFR - VIA TGF Inc., operating as Alto, for the Toronto-Quebec City High-Speed Rail Network project on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Services, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. Humber Bay Shores and Park Lawn GO Station 12. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review to consider the status of the delivery of the proposed Park Lawn GO station as part of their review and to report back on the implementation of zoning for the Park Lawn Protected Major Transit Station Area. 13. City Council direct the City Manager or other appropriate staff, in consultation with the Ward 3 Councillor, to engage in intergovernmental discussions with the Province on the prioritization of the Park Lawn GO Station and establishing a clear path to delivery. 14. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to report to the Planning and Housing Committee in the second quarter of 2026 on options and legislative tools, including the use of Holding provisions, available to the City to support the development of Humber Bay Shores as a complete community with access to higher order transit, (including the proposed GO Station), schools, childcare facilities, recreation centre, library, and other community services and facilities, including those identified as a need in the Council approved Christie's Secondary Plan. 15. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to motion 2 by Councillor Amber Morley. 16. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to motion 2 by Councillor Amber Morley remain confidential as it contains information pertaining to litigation or potential litigation that affects the City and advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 to motion 2 by Councillor Amber Morley remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information pertaining to litigation or potential litigation that affects the City and advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.