Executive Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 7 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
EX4.1amended
Toronto's Transit Expansion Program - Update and Next Steps
In 2016 City Council approved a transit network plan that identified projects required to address capacity constraints on the existing subway network (specifically Line 1), support future growth and city building objectives, and provide rapid transit service to underserved areas of Toronto. Over the last several years, $224 million has been invested to advance City Council's priority projects. As a result, several projects will be ready to go to procurement and construction in 2019/2020, including the SmartTrack Stations Program, the Line 2 East Extension Project, the Exhibition Loop-Dufferin Loop Streetcar Connection (a priority segment of the Waterfront Transit Network Plan), and the Relief Line South. Other key projects still in early planning phases continue to progress as well, such as BloorYonge Capacity Improvement, Eglinton East and West Light Rail Transit extensions, and the Waterfront Transit Network Plan. This is a critical moment to build transit, and to leverage the investment to date in planning, design and engineering work to achieve that objective. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of Toronto's transit expansion program, and seeks City Council direction to advance progress on building the network. In 2018, the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario announced an agreement on Phase 2 of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, which included $4.897 billion in federal funding and $4.040 billion in provincial funding for public transit infrastructure projects in Toronto. The Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 is a ten year program (2018-2028) under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program designed specifically for projects that build the transit network. The Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program is focused on delivering the following outcomes: - Improved capacity of public transit infrastructure; - Improved quality and/or safety of existing or future transit systems; and - Improved access to a public transit system. Funding under Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 has been allocated to Toronto based on ridership. Under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program, both the provincial and federal government must approve projects submitted by the City in order to receive funding. The City is well positioned to leverage this intergovernmental funding opportunity and invest in projects that will address a key City and Toronto Transit Commission priority: ensuring the safety and reliability of the Toronto Transit Commission system. This report provides City Council with recommended priorities for the City of Toronto's federal funding allocation under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program. A total of $1.245 billion in federal funding has already been prioritized by City Council: - $0.660 billion to the Line 2 East Extension project (as approved in 2013); and - $0.585 billion to the SmartTrack Stations Program (as approved in 2018). The Line 2 East Extension Project project is required to replace the Line 3 system that has been in service for over 30 years. The Line 2 East Extension Project project addresses broader city-building objectives, but is also critical for the purpose of replacing an asset at the end of its useful life. The SmartTrack Stations Program leverages the provincial investment in GO Expansion to address both growth and city-building objectives and also helps to provide additional transit choice to downtown. This report recommends that City Council confirm the Relief Line South and Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement as priority projects for the remaining $3.651 billion of the City's federal funding allocation under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program. Specifically: - $3.151 billion in federal funding for the Relief Line South; and - $0.500 billion in federal funding for the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement project. Today, Line 1 has an average daily weekday ridership of over 730,000 riders, making it one of the busiest lines in North America. The Relief Line South, Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement project and other related capital enhancements included in the Line 1 Capacity Requirements Program, are critical to reducing overcrowding and congestion on the Line 1 subway, and are necessary to ensure the system is able to safely accommodate future network demand as a result of both population growth and expansion. The federal funding contributions requested for the four projects comprise the City of Toronto's total federal funding allocation of $4.897 billion under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program. The recommendations for allocating federal funding are based on the urgent need to address Line 1 capacity and safety as a first priority. Advancing projects that are procurement and construction-ready is also an important consideration in order to ensure investments in planning, design and engineering are utilized, and currently resourced project teams can be leveraged to continue momentum in building transit. The City is continuing to hold discussions with the Province on the proposed realignment of transit responsibilities between the parties (i.e., "Upload"). The outcomes of this discussion will inform provincial and municipal cost sharing for subway infrastructure projects identified above for federal funding. It is important to note that recommendations in this report are agnostic of asset ownership and are based on what is required to best serve the transit network and the safety of riders. In order to take advantage of future intergovernmental funding opportunities, the City must continue to advance projects through the early planning and design phases of the project lifecycle in order to have projects that are "shovel ready". The Waterfront Transit Network and Eglinton Light Rail Transit extension projects support the City's long-term city building objectives as outlined in the Toronto Official Plan. This report makes the following recommendations on key city building projects: - Advance preliminary design and engineering of the Streetcar Loop option for the Union Station-Queens Quay Link and East Bayfront Light Rail Transit, an important component of the Waterfront Transit Network; and - Request Metrolinx to partner with the City to develop a plan to undertake preliminary design and engineering for two phases of the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit: (i) an easterly extension of Line 5 (Eglinton Crosstown) from Kennedy Station to University of Toronto Scarborough; and (ii) an extension to Malvern Centre. Staff will be reporting in the fall of 2019, prior to the 2020 budget process, on updated funding and financing strategies for projects that are not currently contemplated for funding under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program. The outcome of ongoing discussions with the Province will inform that strategy. The Province of Ontario communicated to the City on March 22 and March 26, 2019 in letters from the Deputy Minister of Transportation, and the Special Advisor to Cabinet - Transit Upload, new plans for Toronto's transit network, and identified proposed changes to the Relief Line South and Line 2 East Extension - two projects ready to advance to procurement and construction in 2019/2020 based on current plans. This report identifies additional information required from the Province, as well as due diligence that will need to be undertaken to assess the potential cost, schedule and other impacts associated with the new transit proposals. The Province and/or Metrolinx have shared limited information to date. The City remains committed to building the transit network and entering into a constructive dialogue with the Province. To assist in ongoing discussions with the Province, it is important to establish Toronto's key interests and objectives - a safe and reliable transit service for Toronto transit riders. This report lays out clear priorities for City Council's consideration with respect to the expansion of Toronto's transit network. Given the Province's role in identifying projects for submission to the federal government under the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program, further discussion with the Province will be required. This report was prepared in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission.
The Executive Committee recommends that: Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 Federal Funding Allocation 1. City Council direct the City Manager to advise the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario of the City of Toronto's priority transit expansion projects for its allocation of $4.897 billion in federal funding under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program as follows: a. $0.660 billion as previously approved by City Council in October 2013 (2013.CC39.5) for the Line 2 East Extension project as described in Attachment 2 to the report (April 3, 2019) from the City Manager; b. $0.585 billion as previously approved by City Council in April 2018 (2018.EX33.1) for the SmartTrack Stations Program; c. $3.151 billion for the Relief Line South as described in the October 2018 Environmental Project Report as approved by the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks; and d. $0.500 billion for the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement project as described in Attachment 1 to the report (April 3, 2019) from the City Manager. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to advise the Government of Canada that cost-matching requirements of the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program will be determined through ongoing discussions as part of the Toronto-Ontario Transit Responsibilities Realignment Review. 3. City Council authorize the Mayor and the City Manager to negotiate and enter into agreements and amendments as may be required with the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2, in accordance with these recommendations and upon such terms satisfactory to them in consultation with the City Solicitor. Line 2 East Extension Project 4. City Council approve $3.887 billion, which includes $3.796 billion for the base project scope, $0.071 billion for scope enhancements and $0.020 billion for a management reserve, for the one-stop Line 2 East Extension project as described in Attachment 2, and request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to proceed with procurement and construction of the project, subject to: a. the Province of Ontario providing written support for the Line 2 East Extension Project as outlined in Attachment 2 to the report (April 3, 2019) from the City Manager and confirmation of the Province of Ontario's previous funding commitment by May 15, 2019; and b. the Mayor and the City Manager entering into contribution agreements for the receipt of federal and provincial funding by November 30, 2019, on terms and conditions satisfactory to them in consultation with the City Solicitor. 5. Subject to the fulfillment of the conditions set out in Recommendation 4 above, City Council: a. amend the Council Approved 2019-2028 Capital Budget and Plan for the Line 2 East Extension project to commit total project costs of $3.705 billion with cash flows of: $0.117 billion in 2019, $0.241 billion in 2020, $0.280 billion in 2021, $0.588 billion in 2022, $0.578 billion in 2023, $0.694 billion in 2024, $0.610 billion in 2025, $0.200 billion in 2026, $0.174 billion in 2027 and $0.223 billion in 2028; and b. approve the project to be funded from $0.660 billion Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2, $1.990 billion in provincial funding, $0.258 billion in recoverable debt from XR2125 Development Charge Reserve Fund SSE Transit and $0.797 billion in recoverable debt from XR1725 Scarborough Transit Reserve Fund. 6. Subject to the adoption of Recommendation 4 above, City Council authorize: a. the Director, Real Estate Services to enter into and execute Minutes of Settlement (the "Agreement') with the owners of 300 Borough Drive, 530 Progress Avenue and 580 Progress Avenue and Toronto Transit Commission, substantially in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in Confidential Attachment 1, and on such other or amended terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Director and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; b. the Director, Real Estate Services to execute the Agreement and any ancillary agreements and documents under the Agreement, on behalf of the City; c. the Director, Real Estate Services to administer and manage the Agreement, including the provision of any consents, approvals, amendments, waivers and notices, provided that he may, at any time, refer consideration of any such matters (including their content) to City Council for its consideration and direction; and d. the City Solicitor to complete the Agreement on behalf of the City, including paying any necessary expenses, amending the closing and other dates, and amending terms and conditions, on such terms as she considers reasonable. 7. City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to: a. continue negotiations to acquire the Project Requirements, and if unsuccessful, City Council authorize the initiation of expropriation proceedings for the Property Requirements as set out in Appendix A to Attachment 2 to the report (April 3, 2019) from the City Manager and as illustrated on the Property Sketches attached as Appendix B to Attachment 2 (collectively the "Project Requirements") to the report (April 3, 2019) from the City Manager for the purposes of the construction, operation and maintenance of the Line 2 East Extension and all works and ancillary uses; and b. execute, serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land for the Project Requirements, to forward to the Chief Inquiry Officer any requests for inquiries received, to attend the hearing to present the City's position and to report the Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for its consideration. 8. City Council amend Section 591-2.1 of Municipal Code Chapter 591, Noise, to add the Line 2 East Extension to the list of Major Transit Projects provided that the exemption for government work contained in Item EC3.6 is not adopted by City Council. 9. City Council request the following should Part a or b of Recommendation 4 above not be met: a. request the Province of Ontario to provide written confirmation of the station locations and the terminus of the proposed three-stop subway extension referenced in the March 22 and 26, 2019 letters from the Special Advisor to Cabinet - Transit Upload and the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation to the City Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, included as Attachment 1 and 2 to the supplementary report (March 26, 2019) from the City Manager on Engagement with the Province on Toronto's Transit System - First Quarter 2019 Status Report (EX3.1a); and b. direct the City Manager in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and the Chief Transit Expansion Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report to City Council on an assessment of the cost, schedule, and operational impacts to the Toronto Transit Commission network (e.g. Line 3 Scarborough and bus operations) associated with changing the scope and/or delivery model of the Line 2 East Extension project, and principles to guide future discussions with the Province of Ontario. Waterfront Transit - Queens Quay Link and East Bayfront Light Rail Transit 10. City Council approve the Streetcar Option as the preferred technology for the Union Station-Queens Quay Link as described in Attachment 3 to the report (April 3, 2019) from the City Manager, thereby concluding the initiation and development phase of the project. 11. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, in partnership with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and Waterfront Toronto, to commence the preliminary design and engineering phase of the Union Station-Queens Quay Link and the extension of the Light Rail Transit to East Bayfront in 2020, and report back to City Council when a Class 3 cost estimate and Level 3 schedule have been developed. 12. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, and Waterfront Toronto, to consider in conjunction with the preliminary design and engineering phase of the Union Station-Queen's Quay link and East Bayfront extension, a phasing option that would implement a through streetcar service on Queen's Quay to East Bayfront, in advance of the Union Station construction and implementation phase. Eglinton East Light Rail Transit 13. City Council request Metrolinx to work with the City to develop a plan to address the following matters: a. the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit extension of Line 5 (Eglinton Crosstown), with terminus at Malvern Town Centre (Option 3); b. the location and construction timing of the Maintenance and Storage Facility as discussed in Attachment 4, including a discussion with major institutional stakeholders; c. commencing the preliminary design and engineering phase of the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit project; and d. request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to report back to City Council with recommended plan, schedule, cost and funding requirements for consideration in the City's 2020 budget process. Eglinton West Light Rail Transit 14. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to report back to Executive Committee on next steps for the Eglinton West Light Rail Transit project once Metrolinx and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority have completed the planning and analysis of the full extension from Mount Dennis Station to Pearson International Airport. 15. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in partnership with the Ministry of Transportation, to study potential solutions to existing and future traffic congestion on Eglinton Avenue West and other streets in central Etobicoke and report back by the third quarter of 2020. General 16. City Council request the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report back in the fall of 2019 prior to the launch of the 2020 Budget Process, when project cost estimates have achieved higher levels of refinement and a potential decision relating to the subway upload has been made, on funding and financing options for the Relief Line South, Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement and the balance of the Transit Expansion prioritized projects including but not limited to: a. the preliminary design and engineering phase of: 1. Waterfront Transit Network - Union Station - Queens Quay Link and the extension of the Light Rail Transit to East Bayfront; and 2. the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit; and b. the procurement and construction phase of the Waterfront Transit Network - Exhibition Place (Exhibition Loop to Dufferin Gate Loop). 17. City Council forward this Item to the Toronto Transit Commission Board, the Province of Ontario, Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, York Region, York Region Rapid Transit Corporation, the City of Mississauga, and Infrastructure Canada for information. 18. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 13, 2019) from the Director, Real Estate Services remain confidential in its entirety as it pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for municipal or local board purpose and litigation or potential litigation that affects the City or one of its agencies, boards and commissions.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 Federal Funding Allocation 1. City Council direct the City Manager to advise the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario of the City of Toronto's priority transit expansion projects for its allocation of $4.897 billion in federal funding under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program as follows: a. $0.660 billion as previously approved by City Council in October 2013 (CC39.5) for the Line 2 East Extension project as described in Attachment 2; b. $0.585 billion as previously approved by City Council in April 2018 (EX33.1) for the SmartTrack Stations Program; c. $3.151 billion for the Relief Line South as described in the October 2018 Environmental Project Report as approved by the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks; and d. $0.500 billion for the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement project as described in Attachment 1. 2. City Council direct the City Manager to advise the Government of Canada that cost-matching requirements of the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2 program will be determined through ongoing discussions as part of the Toronto-Ontario Transit Responsibilities Realignment Review. 3. City Council authorize the Mayor and the City Manager to negotiate and enter into agreements and amendments as may be required with the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2, in accordance with these recommendations and upon such terms satisfactory to them in consultation with the City Solicitor. Line 2 East Extension Project 4. City Council approve $3.887 billion, which includes $3.796 billion for the base project scope, $0.071 billion for scope enhancements and $0.020 billion for a management reserve, for the one-stop Line 2 East Extension project as described in Attachment 2, and request the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to proceed with procurement and construction of the project, subject to: a. the Province of Ontario providing written support for the Line 2 East Extension Project as outlined in Attachment 2 and confirmation of the Province of Ontario's previous funding commitment by May 15, 2019; and b. the Mayor and the City Manager entering into contribution agreements for the receipt of federal and provincial funding by November 30, 2019, on terms and conditions satisfactory to them in consultation with the City Solicitor. 5. Subject to fulfillment of the conditions set out in Recommendation 4, City Council: a. amend the Council Approved 2019-2028 Capital Budget and Plan for the Line 2 East Extension project to commit total project costs of $3.705 billion with cash flows of: $0.117 billion in 2019, $0.241 billion in 2020, $0.280 billion in 2021, $0.588 billion in 2022, $0.578 billion in 2023, $0.694 billion in 2024, $0.610 billion in 2025, $0.200 billion in 2026, $0.174 billion in 2027 and $0.223 billion in 2028; and b. approve the project to be funded from $0.660 billion Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Public Transit Infrastructure Fund Phase 2, $1.990 billion in provincial funding, $0.258 billion in recoverable debt from XR2125 Development Charge Reserve Fund SSE Transit and $0.797 billion in recoverable debt from XR1725 Scarborough Transit Reserve Fund. c. authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to: 1. continue negotiations to acquire the Project Requirements, and if unsuccessful, City Council authorize the initiation of expropriation proceedings for the Property Requirements as set out in Appendix "A" to Attachment 2 and as illustrated on the Property Sketches attached as Appendix "B" to Attachment 2 (collectively the "Project Requirements") for the purposes of the construction, operation and maintenance of the Line 2 East Extension and all works and uses ancillary thereto; and 2. execute, serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land for the Project Requirements, to forward to the Chief Inquiry Officer any requests for inquiries received, to attend the hearing to present the City's position and to report the Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for its consideration. 6. City Council amend Section 591-2.1 of Chapter 591, Noise, of The City of Toronto Municipal Code to add the Line 2 East Extension to the list of Major Transit Projects provided that the exemption for government work contained in item EC3.6 is not adopted by City Council. 7. City Council request the following should part a. or b. of recommendation 4 not be met: a. request the Province of Ontario to provide written confirmation of the station locations and the terminus of the proposed three-stop subway extension referenced in the March 22 and 26, 2019 letters from the Special Advisor to Cabinet - Transit Upload and the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation to the City Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, included as Attachment 1 and 2 to the supplementary report from the City Manager on Engagement with the Province on Toronto's Transit System - First Quarter 2019 Status Report (EX3.1a); and b. direct the City Manager in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and the Chief Transit Expansion Officer, Toronto Transit Commission to report to City Council on an assessment of the cost, schedule, and operational impacts to the Toronto Transit Commission network (e.g., Line 3 Scarborough and bus operations) associated with changing the scope and/or delivery model of the Line 2 East Extension project, and principles to guide future discussions with the Province of Ontario. Waterfront Transit - Queens Quay Link and East Bayfront Light Rail Transit 8. City Council approve the Streetcar Option as the preferred technology for the Union Station-Queens Quay Link as described in Attachment 3, thereby concluding the initiation and development phase of the project. 9. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, in partnership with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission and Waterfront Toronto, to commence the preliminary design and engineering phase of the Union Station-Queens Quay Link and the extension of the Light Rail Transit to East Bayfront in 2020, and report back to City Council when a Class 3 cost estimate and Level 3 schedule have been developed. Eglinton East Light Rail Transit 10. City Council request Metrolinx to work with the City to develop a plan to address the following matters: a. the phasing for the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit extension of Line 5 (Eglinton Crosstown), including a first phase to University of Toronto Scarborough as described in Attachment 4 and a second phase to Malvern Centre; b. the location and construction timing of the Maintenance and Storage Facility as discussed in Attachment 4; c. commencing the preliminary design and engineering phase of the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit project; and d. request the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to report back to City Council with recommended plan, schedule, cost and funding requirements for consideration in the City's 2020 budget process. Eglinton West Light Rail Transit 11. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to report back to Executive Committee on next steps for the Eglinton West Light Rail Transit project once Metrolinx and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority have completed the planning and analysis of the full extension from Mount Dennis Station to Pearson International Airport. 12. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in partnership with the Ministry of Transportation, to study potential solutions to existing and future traffic congestion on Eglinton Avenue West and other streets in central Etobicoke and report back by the third quarter of 2020. General 13. City Council request the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to report back in the fall of 2019 prior to the launch of the 2020 Budget process, when project cost estimates have achieved higher levels of refinement and a potential decision relating to the subway upload has been made, on funding and financing options for the Relief Line South, Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement and the balance of the Transit Expansion prioritized projects including but not limited to: a. the preliminary design and engineering phase of: 1. Waterfront Transit Network - Union Station-Queens Quay Link and the extension of the Light Rail Transit to East Bayfront; and 2. the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit; and b. the procurement and construction phase of the Waterfront Transit Network - Exhibition Place (Exhibition Loop to Dufferin Gate Loop). 14. City Council forward this report to the Toronto Transit Commission Board, the Province of Ontario, Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, York Region, York Region Rapid Transit Corporation, the City of Mississauga, and Infrastructure Canada for information.
EX4.2adopted
The Future of King Street - Results of the Transit Pilot
Following an evaluation of the King Street Transit Pilot, this report recommends that King Street continue to operate as a Transit Priority Corridor between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street, along with some recommendations for improvement. This report provides a summary of the outcomes of the pilot in support of these recommendations. King Street is a significant east-west corridor in the Downtown, serving the largest concentration of jobs in the entire country. The neighbourhoods along King Street have experienced tremendous growth in the past ten years, and will continue to grow in the future. King Street is also a key destination for culture, heritage, entertainment, and retail. The 504 King streetcar is the busiest surface transit corridor in the entire city and now moves more than 84,000 riders on an average weekday. Only the Yonge-University and Bloor-Danforth subway lines carry more people on transit. The King Street Transit Pilot originated as part of TOcore, a comprehensive planning study recently undertaken by the City to create a new Secondary Plan and a series of supporting 'infrastructure strategies' for the rapidly growing Downtown in order to provide a long-term blueprint to guide growth and intensification and align it with the provision of infrastructure. King Street was identified as one of Downtown's 'Great Streets', with important transportation and public realm roles. The pilot was approved by Council on July 4, 2017 and became operational on November 12, 2017. The pilot was about moving people more efficiently on transit, improving public space, and supporting business and economic prosperity. The King Street Transit Pilot has resulted in many benefits to transit, especially given its relatively cost-effective investment and short implementation timeframe. Key transit benefits include: - Faster and more predictable transit travel times: On average, streetcars now travel faster during all periods of the day and times are more predictable, making the service more attractive. Approximately 30,000 minutes of travel time are saved by King streetcar customers daily. - More people taking transit along the King Street corridor: With more predictable travel, more people are taking King streetcars than ever, with daily weekday ridership growing by 16 percent from 72,000 to 84,000 boardings per day. Capacity grew on King Street through the pilot project to meet unprecedented increases in demand. - Greater customer satisfaction with King streetcar service: Prior to the pilot, overall customer satisfaction with King streetcar service was low on key measures such as travel time, comfort, and wait time. Through the pilot period, customer satisfaction on all these measures have significantly improved. - Improved efficiency and reliability of streetcar operations: Streetcar service on King Street is now more productive, with 25 percent more customers per hour of service operated. Overall reliability has improved with reduced variability in the busiest portion of the route. While a key objective of the pilot was to move people more efficiently on transit, benefits realized on King Street were considered alongside the outcomes for the overall mobility of people and goods on the surrounding road network. Key outcomes for mobility include: - More people moving through downtown by all modes: The total number of people moving east-west through the downtown core has increased by 3 percent during the morning and afternoon commutes, primarily as a result of increases in transit ridership. - Motor vehicle volumes significantly reduced on King Street: As the design intended, the volume of motor vehicles travelling along King Street within the pilot area has decreased significantly. Nearby streets have experienced some increases in motor vehicle traffic volumes as a result of dispersal. - Car travel times are generally the same: even with traffic dispersal on adjacent routes, there has been minimal impact on travel times for drivers. Average motor vehicle travel times on nearby streets vary +/- less than one minute, compared to before the pilot. - The number of pedestrians is generally the same: total pedestrian volumes have remained stable on King Street as a result of the pilot, relative to comparable east-west streets, including Queen Street. - More people are cycling on King Street: There has been an increase in the number of people cycling along King Street, likely because reduced motor vehicle volumes made it more comfortable to cycle. The pilot sought to improve public space and support business and economic prosperity along King Street. Key outcomes for this area include: - More spaces for people to linger: Forty-five unique amenities were introduced across 18 new public realm spaces in the curb lane, including cafes, art installations, public seating areas, and parklets. These spaces created opportunities for people to linger, and provided extra space for pedestrians to walk when sidewalks are crowded. Public realm interventions and programs were undertaken to help activate and animate King Street during the pilot, reinforcing King Street's vibrancy as a major cultural and entertainment destination. - Growth in customer spending has marginally decreased: Point-of-sale customer spending data suggests that year-over-year growth in total spending on King Street has decreased slightly (0.8 percent) after the pilot was installed, with reductions primarily to spending in the restaurant sector. This was in keeping with trends that existed before the pilot was installed. - Business license turnover is lower than the surrounding area: While business license cancellation rates within the King Street pilot area increased marginally in 2018, the rate of cancelled business licenses within the King Street pilot area is consistently lower than the rate for the surrounding area and City-wide over the last three years. A comprehensive community and stakeholder engagement process was undertaken that informed the pilot's design and key priorities. A robust monitoring and evaluation program was established to assess the project's benefits and impacts. A data dashboard was published regularly on the project website: www.toronto.ca/kingstreetpilot . In summary, the King Street Transit Pilot has demonstrated, relatively quickly and cost-effectively, its ability to move people more efficiently on transit without compromising the broader transportation road network. This report has been prepared in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize that King Street continue to operate as a Transit Priority Corridor between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street, along with the incorporation of improvements to the public realm in the near-term through the durability and quality of public realm materials, and in the longer-term through streetscaping improvements in coordination with private development and the capital program. 2. City Council remove the regulation effective end date of July 31, 2019 from any traffic and parking regulation amendments processed and submitted on or before July 31, 2019 by the General Manager, Transportation Services directly to City Council pursuant to the General Manager, Transportation Services delegated authority as adopted by City Council in Item 2017.EX26.1 such authority as amended by City Council in Item CC1.5. 3. City Council amend Section 937-3.6 of Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, by deleting the phrase "but ending no later than July 31, 2019" and replacing it with the phrase "but ending no later than April 14, 2020" such that the General Manager, Transportation Services, may until July 31, 2019 be delegated the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic portions of the curb lanes on King Street West and East for any length of time but ending no later than April 14, 2020 for the King Street Transit Pilot - Outdoor Cafes and Public Installations in the Curb Lane Public Spaces and to exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services in carrying out this delegation from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937. 4. City Council authorize the continuation until April 14, 2020, inclusive, of outdoor cafes and public installations and the temporary closure, to vehicular traffic, of the required sections of the curb lanes, including any by-law amendments required to do so, as adopted by City Council in Item 2018.TE30.50. 5. City Council amend, despite any provision to the contrary in the new Municipal Code chapter for sidewalk cafes, parklets and marketing displays, as adopted by City Council in Item EC2.3, the various delegated authorities of the General Manager, Transportation Services, as well as the delegated authorities of the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, respectively, as adopted by City Council in Item 2017.EX26.1, Item 2017.TE30.50 and Item CC1.5, as such delegated authorities relate to their authority to issue permits and enter into agreements for the operation of an outdoor cafe or public installations on a curb lane on King Street West and East between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street, which authorities are currently in effect until July 31, 2019 to take effect until April 14, 2020. 6. City Council request the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority to end the parking promotion currently being offered for the King Street Transit Priority Corridor area. 7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to further monitor and assess the late-night performance of the King Street Transit Priority Corridor, particularly within the Entertainment District and King West, to inform the consideration of changes that could improve transit performance while ensuring for the safe and effective dissipation of people from nightlife activity on King Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Customer Officer, Toronto Transit Commission recommend that: 1. City Council authorize that King Street continue to operate as a Transit Priority Corridor between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street, along with the incorporation of improvements to the public realm in the near-term through the durability and quality of public realm materials, and in the longer-term through streetscaping improvements in coordination with private development and the capital program. 2. City Council remove the regulation effective end date of July 31, 2019 from any traffic and parking regulation amendments processed and submitted on or before July 31, 2019 by the General Manager of Transportation Services directly to City Council pursuant to the General Manager of Transportation Services delegated authority as adopted by City Council in Item 2017.EX26.1 such authority as amended by City Council in Item CC1.5. 3. City Council amend Section 937-3.6 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, by deleting the phrase "but ending no later than July 31, 2019" and replacing it with the phrase "but ending no later than April 14, 2020" such that the General Manager, Transportation Services, may until July 31, 2019 be delegated the authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic portions of the curb lanes on King Street West and East for any length of time but ending no later than April 14, 2020 for the King Street Transit Pilot - Outdoor Cafes and Public Installations in the Curb Lane Public Spaces and to exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services in carrying out this delegation from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937. 4. City Council authorize the continuation until April 14, 2020, inclusive, of outdoor cafes and public installations and the temporary closure, to vehicular traffic, of the required sections of the curb lanes, including any by-law amendments required to do so, as adopted by City Council in Item 2018.TE30.50. 5. City Council amend, despite any provision to the contrary in the new Municipal Code chapter for sidewalk cafes, parklets and marketing displays, as adopted by City Council in Item EC2.3, the various delegated authorities of the General Manager, Transportation Services, as well as the delegated authorities of the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, respectively, as adopted by City Council in Item 2017.EX26.1 and as adopted by City Council in Item 2017.TE30.50 and as adopted by City Council in Item CC1.5, as such delegated authorities relate to their authority to issue permits and enter into agreements for the operation of an outdoor cafe or public installations on a curb lane on King Street West and East between Bathurst Street and Jarvis Street, which authorities are currently in effect until July 31, 2019 to take effect until April 14, 2020. 6. City Council request the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority to end the parking promotion currently being offered for the King Street Transit Priority Corridor area. 7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to further monitor and assess the late-night performance of the King Street Transit Priority Corridor, particularly within the Entertainment District and King West, to inform the consideration of changes that could improve transit performance while ensuring for the safe and effective dissipation of people from nightlife activity on King Street West.
EX4.3amended
Accelerating the City's Tenants First Project
This report responds to a Member Motion (MM2.22) that requested a report to Executive Committee on: a. accelerating the Tenants First Project; b. synergies between Toronto Community Housing and City departments; and c. any governance changes required to accomplish parts 1.a) and 1.b) above. This report provides an update on the Tenants First Phase One Implementation Plan and outlines a timeframe for key decisions about the future governance and operation of the 58,500 social housing units currently owned and operated by Toronto Community Housing Corporation. This new timeframe will allow City Council to consider recommendations on the future of Toronto Community Housing Corporation in 2019 rather than 2020, as originally planned. The report recommends five actions to expedite the transfers of Toronto Community Housing Corporation Agency, Rooming and Uninhabitable Houses. This report also recommends that City Council approve the expansion of the mandate of the City's Long-Term Care Homes and Services division to include municipal system service planning for seniors. The division will be renamed Seniors Services and Long-Term Care to reflect a broadened scope of service planning and strategic integration of City services for seniors. This recommendation is the appropriate next step in addressing Council's direction to establish a seniors housing and services entity at the City. The following key principles, first identified in Tenants First - A Way Forward for Toronto Community Housing (2016.EX16.11) will continue to guide future recommendations: - Tenant-focused approach - It is essential that any transformations to Toronto Community Housing Corporation be examined through the lens of improved quality of life for tenants. Over 110,000 Torontonians live in Toronto Community Housing Corporation. It is essential that Torontonians living in Toronto Community Housing Corporation have the ability to actively participate in helping to shape the path forward. - Real accountability - Accountability is central to effecting real change and must be built into all aspects of transformation. - Sector-wide lens - A long-term sustainable plan for Toronto Community Housing Corporation must engage the social housing sector as a whole and be grounded in a strong role of City as Service Manager. A robust non-profit sector is one that is equipped and resourced to deliver a diverse range of services aimed at unique communities, neighbourhoods and individuals. - Size and scale matter - A social housing provider's size and scale shape the way it delivers housing, its responsiveness to tenants, its ability to engage with stakeholders and community partners, and its capacity to meet its tenants' needs. Larger organizations may be able to take advantage of certain economies of scale while many smaller organizations may be able to provide enhanced customer service as a result of their proximity to service users. - Innovation and competition - Real change requires that social housing providers, including Toronto Community Housing Corporation, seek out opportunities to enhance and innovate in respect of their service provision.
The Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services recommends that: 1. City Council designate Long-Term Care Homes and Services as the seniors housing and services entity approved by 2018.EX34.2 and direct the City Manager to expand the mandate of Long-Term Care Homes and Services to include municipal service planning for seniors services and to rename the division Seniors Services and Long-Term Care. 2. City Council, as sole shareholder, direct, pursuant to Section 108(2) of the Ontario Business Corporations Act, the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to cause Toronto Community Housing Corporation to transfer the uninhabitable houses according to the pricing structure detailed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 27, 2019) from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 27, 2019) from the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services remain confidential in its entirety as it pertains to the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation. 4. City Council direct the City Manager to expedite the transfers of Toronto Community Housing Corporation Agency, Rooming and Uninhabitable Houses by: a. inviting the current rooming house support provider to submit a proposal for the transfer of the rooming house portfolio consistent with the process adopted as directed in 2018.EX30.2; b. adding the following houses to the list of Agency Houses approved by Council in 2018.EX30.2 and listed in Appendix 1 to the report (January 9, 2018) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A of 2018.EX30.2: 127 Sackville Street, 987 Dundas Street West, 40 Trefann Street, 490 Huron Street, 289-291 Jarvis Street and 143 Stephenson Avenue; c. transferring 16 Redwood Avenue and 73 Sorauren Avenue, which are approved Agency houses, and have new operators, to the new operators consistent with the methodology as directed in 2018.EX30.2; d. adding 502 Parliament Street to the list of rooming houses approved in 2018.EX30.2 and listed in Appendix 1 to the report (January 9, 2018) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster A of 2018.EX30.2; and e. inviting Sistering and Fred Victor to submit proposals for the transfer of up to 4 Toronto Community Housing Corporation uninhabitable houses, consistent with the process adopted as directed in 2018.EX30.2, as a response to the pressure faced by the two 24 hour drop-in programs as referenced in MM2.9. 5. City Council direct the City Manager to incorporate the following into the key principles first identified in Tenants First - A Way Forward for Toronto Community Housing (2016.EX16.11) to guide future recommendations: Poverty Reduction: Poverty reduction for the City's most vulnerable residents is a key City priority, and the work to improve the living conditions of Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenants should be a consideration in the solutions recommended through Tenants First. 6. City Council direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to temporarily suspend the re-negotiation of current community leases that raise the current rent paid to Toronto Community Housing Corporation, in excess of Consumer Price Index as the City works to develop a Permanent Funding Model for Toronto Community Housing Corporation. 7. City Council, as sole shareholder, direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work in partnership with City staff to co-develop with Toronto Community Housing Corporation a comprehensive violence reduction plan funded by the $5 million allocated for violence prevention.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services recommends that: 1. City Council designate the Long-Term Care Homes and Services division as the seniors housing and services entity approved by 2018.EX34.2 and direct the City Manager to expand the mandate of the division to include municipal service planning for seniors services and to rename the division Seniors Services and Long-Term Care. 2. City Council, as sole shareholder, direct, pursuant to s. 108(2) of the Ontario Business Corporations Act, the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to cause Toronto Community Housing Corporation to transfer the uninhabitable houses according to the pricing structure detailed in Confidential Attachment 1. 3. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential in its entirety as it pertains to the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation. 4. City Council direct the City Manager to expedite the transfers of Toronto Community Housing Corporation Agency, Rooming and Uninhabitable Houses by: a. Inviting the current rooming house support provider to submit a proposal for the transfer of the rooming house portfolio consistent with the process adopted as directed in 2018.EX30.2; b. Adding the following houses to the list of Agency Houses approved by Council in 2018.EX30.2 and listed in Appendix 1 of 2018.EX30.2: 127 Sackville Street, 987 Dundas Street West, 40 Trefann Street, 490 Huron Street, 289-291 Jarvis Street and 143 Stephenson Avenue; c. Transferring 16 Redwood Avenue and 73 Sorauren Avenue, which are approved Agency houses, and have new operators, to the new operators consistent with the methodology as directed in 2018.EX30.2; d. Adding 502 Parliament Street to the list of rooming houses approved in 2018.EX30.2 and listed in Appendix 1 of 2018.EX30.2; e. Inviting Sistering and Fred Victor to submit proposals for the transfer of up to 4 Toronto Community Housing Corporation uninhabitable houses, consistent with the process adopted as directed in 2018.EX30.2, as a response to the pressure faced by the two 24 hour drop-in programs as referenced in MM2.9. 5. City Council, as sole shareholder, to direct the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work in partnership with City staff to co-develop with Toronto Community Housing Corporation a comprehensive violence reduction plan funded by the $5 Million allocated for violence prevention.
EX4.4adopted
Expanded Gaming at Woodbine Racetrack - Follow-up
This report responds to City Council's request for a report on a process to address remedies and possible penalties, for failure to comply with requirements of the Rexdale - Casino Woodbine Community Benefits Agreement. In addition this report provides an update on Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's response to City Council's request for them to incorporate the City's perspectives on compliance with the Rexdale - Casino Woodbine Community Benefits Agreement as one component when considering whether to renew the contract for the gaming bundle. The Rexdale - Casino Woodbine Community Benefits Agreement and the governance and accountability framework as adopted by City Council in April 2018 includes a number of mechanisms to monitor and oversee implementation of requirements, including the meeting of targets to ensure transparency and ultimately promote accountability and compliance by both the City and One Toronto Gaming.
The Executive Committee: 1. Received the report (March 26, 2019) from the City Manager for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Manager recommends that: 1. Executive Committee receive this report for information.
EX4.5adopted
This report is submitted for information purposes as required under Section 223 (1) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. It provides an itemized statement on remuneration and expenses of Members of Council and of Council appointees to agencies, corporations and other bodies for the year ended December 31, 2018.
The Executive Committee: 1. Received the report (March 26, 2019) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the City Clerk for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the City Clerk recommend that: 1. Executive Committee receive this report for information.
EX4.6forwarded without recommendation
2019 Education Property Tax Levy and Clawback Rate By-law
This is to advise that the report "2019 Education Property Tax Levy and Clawback Rate By-law" will be on the agenda of the Executive Committee meeting on April 9, 2019. The report is predicated on the Ministry of Finance making the Regulation, prescribing the tax rates for school purposes for the 2019 taxation year.
The Executive Committee forwards the item to City Council without recommendations.
EX4.7adopted
Annual Report on City's Loan and Loan Guarantee Portfolios
This report provides an annual update on the City's loan and loan guarantee portfolios. The City currently guarantees three operating lines of credit and eight capital loan guarantees under Council approved policies for line of credit and loan guarantees for cultural and community-based organizations. In addition to the guarantees, the City currently has outstanding a total of seven direct loans: six to City agencies and corporations, plus one to an external organization. All loans and guarantees are in good standing with one having completed a repayment settlement plan in 2018 and now requires action on the final outstanding balance. This report recommends writing off the outstanding balance of $250,000 owing on a loan made to the Just for Laughs, as the terms of a Council adopted loan settlement agreement have been satisfied.
The Executive Committee recommends that: 1. City Council write off the remaining post settlement agreement balance on the loan to Just For Laughs in the amount of $250,000 as provided in the City's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. 2. City Council rescind Part 5 of its previous decision on Item 2015.EX5.14 and City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 8, 2015) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, which sets out the key terms of settlement of the loan to Just for Laughs approved by Council at its meeting on May 5, 6 and 7, 2015.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer recommends that: 1. City Council write off the remaining post settlement agreement balance on the loan to Just For Laughs in the amount of $250,000 as provided in the City's Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. 2. City Council rescind Part 5 of its previous decision on Item 2015.EX5.14 and City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 8, 2015) from the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer, which sets out the key terms of settlement of the loan to Just for Laughs approved by Council at its meeting of May 5, 6, 7, 2015.