Infrastructure and Environment Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 21 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.
IE23.1amended
Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy
In 2017 City Council unanimously adopted TransformTO, the City of Toronto's (City) comprehensive climate action strategy for achieving dramatic city-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 80 percent by 2050 and associated co-benefits of health, local economic impact, social equity, and resilience. In 2019, in recognition of the increasing need for accelerated climate action, City Council declared a climate emergency and increased Toronto's city-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal to net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. According to the latest inventory of city-wide emissions released in 2018, significant results have already been achieved, with overall emissions having been reduced by 37 per cent from 1990 levels, all while Toronto's population and economy continued to grow over the same time period. However, despite this achievement, accelerated action and transformational initiatives will be needed to achieve the City's long-term goal of net zero emissions by 2050, or sooner. Existing buildings are Toronto's largest source of emissions, accounting for about 55 percent of total community-wide emissions. Additionally, natural gas represents 91 percent of all emissions from Toronto's buildings, and almost 97 percent of emissions from residential buildings in particular, making the reduction of natural gas use a critical focus of emissions reduction efforts. This report presents the findings of the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy, developed by the City's Environment and Energy Division, to specifically address the challenge of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 in existing buildings city-wide. The Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy has been developed in coordination with the TransformTO acceleration report for achieving net zero emissions city-wide by 2050 or sooner and Corporate Real Estate Management's Zero Carbon Plan for City-owned buildings, which is being presented to City Council this cycle. Engagement with City Planning also supported Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy alignment with The Toronto Green Standard, which sets out the pathway to net zero emissions for new construction by 2030. The Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy is the result of extensive technical modelling and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and best practices research. The Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy presents nine recommended actions for the City to undertake, identifies key design and implementation considerations for each action, and presents the potential impacts on emissions, costs, and co-benefits of resilience, social equity, health, and local economic development, if the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy were to be implemented as recommended. This report presents staff recommendations to City Council that are informed by the modelling and recommended actions in the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy, feedback received through stakeholder consultations, and input from partner City Divisions. The nine key actions recommended in the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy are presented in Table 1 below, outlined further in the Comments section of this report, and discussed in detail in the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy report (Appendix A): Table 1 - Overview of Nine Recommended Actions in the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy Purpose Actions Set requirements to assess building performance and create a path to net zero Require annual emissions performance reporting and public disclosure for all existing buildings Establish emissions performance targets Require energy and emissions audits and tune-ups Provide support and resources to make retrofits easier and more affordable Provide integrated retrofit support Expand and enhance retrofit financing Support permitting and approvals processes for deep retrofits Lay the groundwork for market transformation Build awareness and capacity of home and building owners for emissions reduction strategies and supports Support workforce development and training Advocate and partner with other levels of government The modelled impacts of adopting the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy as recommended are presented in Table 2 and Table 3 below and discussed in detail in the Comments section of this report. Table 2 - Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy Recommended Scenario Emissions Impacts 2020-2050 Annual Emissions 2016 Annual Emissions 2050 Change in Annual Emissions Cumulative Emissions Reductions 7.8 Mt 1.4 Mt -82 percent 149 Mt Table 3 - Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy Recommended Scenario Economic Impacts 2020-2050 Total Economic Activity Total Job Hours Created Total Full Time Jobs Created $302 Billion 1.1 Billion Hours 18,100 To achieve net zero emissions across Toronto's existing building stock, ExB Strategy modelling indicates that over $300 Billion will need to be co-invested in building retrofits between 2020 and 2050 by all levels of government and the private sector, which is $140 Billion more than business-as-usual investment in buildings city-wide. Without support these costs would be borne solely by building owners and would likely be passed down to tenants in many cases. The City should seek out opportunities to coordinate investment from other levels of government to provide targeted funding for a portion of deep retrofit actions, and to co-deliver recommended actions in the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy, to support building owners in addressing the costs of deep retrofits and to stimulate transformative action across the existing buildings sector. Resourcing and financial implications associated with the implementation of near-term actions in the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy will be included as part of the 2022 budget process and will also be included in the TransformTO acceleration report which will be presented to Council in the Third Quarter 2021. Key Insights from the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy: - Emissions reductions of over 80 percent across Toronto's existing buildings are possible by 2050 through deep retrofits. - Offsets, renewable energy credits, and other means for achieving emissions reductions will be necessary to some extent as modelling shows that reaching net zero emissions is not technically nor financially feasible from building retrofits alone. - Voluntary measures are not enough to catalyze transformative action toward net zero emissions, mandatory requirements are necessary. - Fuel switching and a clean electricity grid are the two most significant technical requirements for achieving net zero emissions. - Building envelope upgrades, while more expensive to implement than fuel switching and heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades, deliver by far the highest co-benefits of resilience, social equity, health and local economic benefit . - Multi-unit residential buildings (e.g. apartment buildings, condos) and single-family homes (e.g. detached/semi-detached houses, townhouses, row houses, etc.) offer the greatest emissions reduction potential, the greatest co-benefit opportunities, while also requiring considerable financial and capacity support, making them a clear priority sector to target. - The cost of the needed retrofit actions represent a significant net investment for building owners and these measures do not pay back on their own. - Financial supports will be needed to enable market transformation. - The City does not have all of the authorities needed to unilaterally implement the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy in full. Dialogue with the province will be necessary. The Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy takes the approach of first introducing voluntary programs and policies in the near-term, followed by a transition to mandatory requirements in the medium to long-term. Lessons learned from the operation of voluntary programs, along with detailed discussions with partner City Divisions and further stakeholder engagement, will be conducted to inform the specific design details and implementation plans for any mandatory requirements. Key aspects of this work will include, but are not limited to: - Investigation of the necessary authorities, and appropriate regulatory avenues, to enable the implementation of mandatory requirements; - Investigation of approaches to compliance and enforcement of mandatory requirements; - Investigation of resourcing and cost implications for affected City divisions; - Analysis of equity and housing affordability impacts and development of implementation strategies that mitigate negative impacts and enable positive impacts for equity-deserving groups.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: Action 1 - Require annual energy and emissions performance reporting and public disclosure for Toronto's homes and buildings 1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to amend the Province's Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use (O.Reg. 506/18) regulation to mandate commercial, institutional and multi-unit residential buildings smaller than 50,000 square feet and single family homes and other building types (e.g. industrial) to report their energy consumption and water use, and to expand the scope of the regulation to include energy, water and greenhouse gas emissions reporting and labelling. 2. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy to report back to City Council by the second quarter of 2023 on the development of a proposed by-law and implementation plan to require mandatory annual energy, water, and greenhouse gas emission reporting, and mandatory emissions benchmarking and labelling, for commercial, institutional and multi-unit residential buildings that are smaller than 50,000 square feet, to further advance energy and emissions data reporting in Toronto should the Government of Ontario not amend its Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use regulation as per Part 1 above. 3. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy to report back to City Council in the third quarter of 2021 with the development of a voluntary EnerGuide-based energy reporting, disclosure and labelling program for Toronto single-family homes to commence in the latter half of 2022. 4. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to report back to City Council by the second quarter of 2023 with the development of a proposed by-law and implementation plan to require all Toronto single family homes to participate in an EnerGuide-based energy reporting, disclosure, and labelling program to commence in 2025. 5. City Council authorize the Director, Environment and Energy to negotiate, enter into, and execute agreements and any ancillary documents, as required, with Toronto Hydro, Enbridge Gas, and Enwave for the provision of utility data to home and building owners wishing to voluntarily report to the City on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Environment and Energy and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. Action 2 - Establish sector specific mandatory emissions performance standards 6. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy to report back to City Council in the third quarter of 2021 with an implementation plan to encourage existing buildings to voluntarily work towards meeting emission performance targets established by the City, to commence in the latter half of 2022. 7. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director Social Development, Finance and Administration to report back to City Council: a. in the fourth quarter of 2022, on the regulatory and legislative changes that may be required for the implementation of mandatory emissions performance targets for existing buildings in the City of Toronto; and b. in the second quarter of 2023 with a program design and implementation plan for phased-in mandatory emissions performance targets starting with large buildings, that will require improved emissions performance over time, and which will also take into consideration the enabling regulatory changes identified through Part 7a above and leverage the experience, knowledge and data collected through the implementation of Parts 2 through 6 above. Action 3 - Require energy and emissions audits and recommissioning to inform net zero retrofit roadmaps 8. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy to report back to City Council in the third quarter of 2021 with an implementation plan for a voluntary program that supports commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential buildings in undertaking energy and emissions audits, re-commissioning, and the development of retrofit roadmaps aligned with capital plans and the net zero emissions by 2050 target, to commence in the latter half of 2022. 9. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy to report back to City Council in the second quarter of 2023 with a proposed by-law and an implementation plan to require buildings 50,000 square feet and larger to undertake energy and emissions audits, recommissioning, and develop retrofit roadmaps aligned with capital plans and the net zero emissions by 2050 target on a regular basis, to commence in 2025. Action 6 - Support efficient navigation of permitting and approvals process for deep retrofits 10. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the Director, Environment and Energy to collaborate, identify and implement opportunities in the permitting process for education and engagement of property owners, designers, builders and other stakeholders on the implementation of the City's Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy, including emissions performance targets, retrofit support resources, and navigation of the permitting process. Action 9 - Advocate and partner with other Orders of Government 11. City Council request the Government of Ontario to: a. make a commitment to ensure the provincial electricity supply and other infrastructure is climate change resilient; b. mandate implementation of the "Green Button" standard by electricity and natural gas utilities to provide customers with electronic access to utility data; c. create and ease access to grant and/or rebate programs to improve the business case for deep retrofits with longer paybacks for all building types; d. demonstrate leadership through deep carbon retrofits in provincially owned or leased buildings; and e. ensure the strategy is consistent with the City's approach to stopping renovictions and that programs mitigate any potential negative implications for persons displaced by construction or for affordable housing generally. 12. City Council request the Government of Ontario to direct the Ontario Energy Board and Independent Electricity System Operator to: a. integrate greenhouse gas emissions reductions into their decision-making framework and mandate; b. implement rate structure changes that favour electrification and fuel switching away from natural gas; c. strengthen the capacity of the electrical grid to accommodate the existing building sector switch away from natural gas; d. develop utility mechanisms to help support and invest in deep emissions retrofits while also providing electricity price relief for both renters and owners in low-income households; e. continue retrofit cost reduction measures, such as performance-based rebates for improved energy and emission performance; and f. introduce Enhanced Demand-Side Management programs under the Independent Electricity System Operator Conservation and Demand Management that focus on temporal emissions intensity as well as peak energy consumption. 13. City Council request the Government of Canada to: a. continue its commitment to carbon pricing via the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; b. create / expand grant programs and tax incentives to improve the business case for deep retrofits with longer payback periods; c. continue its commitment to work with municipalities to ensure rebates and financing for deep emissions retrofits flows effectively and directly to recipients; d. continue its enhancement of deep retrofit financing through the Canadian Infrastructure Bank; e. highlight emissions more explicitly through the EnerGuide rating system; and f. support regenerative forestry and agricultural practices that contribute to the widespread availability of low embodied carbon, biogenic materials for the building industry. 14. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute agreements, as may be required, with non-profit, public (including Toronto Hydro), and private sector organizations to: a. collaborate on projects or initiatives; b. provide in-kind and/or financial support from the approved Environment and Energy Division budget on projects or initiatives; and c. receive funding that will support the implementation of the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy, on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services recommends that: Action #1 - Require annual energy and emissions performance reporting and public disclosure for Toronto's homes and buildings 1. City Council request the Government of Ontario to amend the province's Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use (O.Reg. 506/18) regulation to mandate commercial, institutional and multi-unit residential buildings smaller than 50,000 square feet and single family homes and other building types (e.g. industrial) to report their energy consumption and water use, and to expand the scope of the regulation to include energy, water and greenhouse gas emissions reporting and labelling. 2. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy Division to report back to Council by the second quarter 2023 on the development of a proposed by-law and implementation plan to require mandatory annual energy, water, and greenhouse gas emission reporting, and mandatory emissions benchmarking and labelling, for commercial, institutional and multi-unit residential buildings that are smaller than 50,000 square feet, to further advance energy and emissions data reporting in Toronto should the Government of Ontario not amend its Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use regulation as per recommendation 1. 3. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy Division to report back to Council in the third quarter 2021 with the development of a voluntary EnerGuide-based energy reporting, disclosure and labelling program for Toronto single-family homes to commence in the latter half of 2022. 4. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to report back to Council by the second quarter 2023 with the development of a proposed by-law and implementation plan to require all Toronto single family homes to participate in an EnerGuide-based energy reporting, disclosure, and labelling program to commence in 2025. 5. City Council authorize the Director, Environment and Energy Division to negotiate, enter into, and execute agreements and any ancillary documents, as required, with Toronto Hydro, Enbridge Gas, and Enwave for the provision of utility data to home and building owners wishing to voluntarily report to the City on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director, Environment and Energy Division and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. Action #2 - Establish sector specific mandatory emissions performance standards 6. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy Division to report back to Council in the third quarter, 2021 with an implementation plan to encourage existing buildings to voluntarily work towards meeting emission performance targets established by the City, to commence in the latter half of 2022. 7. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy Division, in consultation with the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director Social Development, Finance and Administration to report back to Council: a. in the fourth quarter 2022, on the regulatory and legislative changes that may be required for the implementation of mandatory emissions performance targets for existing buildings in the City of Toronto; and b. in the second quarter 2023 with a program design and implementation plan for phased-in mandatory emissions performance targets starting with large buildings, that will require improved emissions performance over time, and which will also take into consideration the enabling regulatory changes identified through recommendation 7.a) and leverage the experience, knowledge and data collected through the implementation of recommendations 2. through 6. Action #3 - Require energy and emissions audits and recommissioning to inform net zero retrofit roadmaps 8. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy Division to report back to Council in the Third Quarter 2021 with an implementation plan for a voluntary program that supports commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential buildings in undertaking energy and emissions audits, re-commissioning, and the development of retrofit roadmaps aligned with capital plans and the net zero emissions by 2050 target, to commence in the latter half of 2022. 9. City Council direct the Director, Environment and Energy Division to report back to Council in the Second Quarter 2023 with a proposed by-law and an implementation plan to require buildings 50,000 square feet and larger to undertake energy and emissions audits, recommissioning, and develop retrofit roadmaps aligned with capital plans and the net zero emissions by 2050 target on a regular basis, to commence in 2025. Action #6 - Support efficient navigation of permitting and approvals process for deep retrofits 10. City Council request that the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building and the Director, Environment and Energy Division collaborate to identify and implement opportunities in the permitting process for education and engagement of property owners, designers, builders and other stakeholders on the implementation of the City's Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy, including emissions performance targets, retrofit support resources, and navigation of the permitting process. Action #9 - Advocate and partner with other orders of government 11. City Council request the Government of Ontario: a. make a commitment to ensure the provincial electricity supply and other infrastructure is climate change resilient; b. mandate implementation of the "Green Button" standard by electricity and natural gas utilities to provide customers with electronic access to utility data; c. create and ease access to grant and/or rebate programs to improve the business case for deep retrofits with longer paybacks for all building types; and d. demonstrate leadership through deep carbon retrofits in provincially owned or leased buildings. 12. City Council request the Government of Ontario direct the Ontario Energy Board and Independent Electricity System Operator to: a. integrate greenhouse gas emissions reductions into their decision-making framework and mandate; b. implement rate structure changes that favour electrification and fuel switching away from natural gas; c. strengthen the capacity of the electrical grid to accommodate the existing building sector switch away from natural gas; d. develop utility mechanisms to help support and invest in deep emissions retrofits while also providing electricity price relief for both renters and owners in low-income households; e. continue retrofit cost reduction measures, such as performance-based rebates for improved energy and emission performance; and f. introduce Enhanced Demand-Side Management programs under the Independent Electricity f. System Operator Conservation and Demand Management that focus on temporal emissions intensity as well as peak energy consumption. 13. City Council request the Government of Canada: a. continue their commitment to carbon pricing via the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; b. create/expand grant programs and tax incentives to improve the business case for deep retrofits with longer payback periods; c. continue their commitment to work with municipalities to ensure rebates and financing for deep emissions retrofits flows effectively and directly to recipients; d. continue their enhancement of deep retrofit financing through the Canadian Infrastructure Bank; e. highlight emissions more explicitly through the EnerGuide rating system; and f. support regenerative forestry and agricultural practices that contribute to the widespread availability of low embodied carbon, biogenic materials for the building industry. 14. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute agreements, as may be required, with non-profit, public, and private sector organizations to: a. collaborate on projects or initiatives; b. provide in-kind and/or financial support from the approved Environment and Energy Division budget on projects or initiatives; and c. receive funding that will support the implementation of the Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy, on such terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
IE23.2adopted
Building Net Zero Emissions City Buildings - Corporate Real Estate Management's Net Zero Carbon Plan
In 2016 City Council adopted TransformTO, the City of Toronto's (the "City") comprehensive climate action strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Further, in 2019, City Council declared a climate emergency and adopted a stronger emissions reduction target for Toronto, net zero emissions by 2050, or sooner. This report outlines Corporate Real Estate Management's Net Zero Carbon Plan (the "Plan") for the City's building portfolio in response to this declaration. The Plan provides a road map to achieve net zero emissions in City buildings, first and foremost through changes to facility utilities[1] consumption. It offers seven initiatives to reach this goal, including, fuel switching and efficiency retrofits, lower-carbon new builds, strategic divestment, on-site renewables and storage, training and education, enhanced use of building performance data and carbon offsets and off-site renewables. The Plan focuses on making the right investments into City buildings in order to meet the targets set by City Council. The Plan would be delivered by Corporate Real Estate Management in collaboration with other City Divisions and City Agencies[2]. This report, based on the Plan, includes cost estimates associated with achieving net zero emissions in City buildings, using fuel switching and efficiency retrofits as the primary means to achieve a reduction of facility utilities consumption and thereby, emissions reduction. The estimated cumulative investment required to achieve the City's net zero emissions targets over the next 20 to 30 years ranges from $2.6 billion to $4.1 billion, depending on how quickly the City is able to support the investment. Under a business as usual scenario, by 2040, the City will see an estimated 14 percent increase in annual carbon emissions, and 16 percent increase in annual operations costs (due electrical grid changes, rising carbon prices, and planned energy reduction efforts across its assets). However, in implementing the Plan, the City would realize at least an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gases (from its buildings) by 2040. With further investment, the City has the potential to achieve net zero status by 2040. As the Plan aligns with the City's climate-action work under TransformTO, the City would be contributing to Toronto's overall climate resiliency, improved local air quality, less overall reliance on fossil fuels, and the opportunity to contribute to the creation of jobs in the community and economic growth. Approximately 2000 to 4000 new jobs would be created in the City, along with the generation of approximately $6 to $8 billion in gross domestic product. The Plan was developed in partnership with City stakeholders from 29 different Divisions and Agencies, using a third-party consultant, and aligns with the overall TransformTO Net-Zero Strategy that will be brought forward to City Council in the fourth quarter of 2021. [1] Utilities under the Plan include electricity, heating and cooling. [2] The Plan excludes City corporations, including Toronto Community Housing Corporation and Exhibition Place.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council receive the report (June 18, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.
IE23.3adopted
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has approved the City of Toronto, through the Tower Renewal Program, for $11,746,300 in financing and $1,761,900 in grants to deliver retrofits at older apartment towers in Toronto. In adopting the 2021 Capital and Operating Budget (EX21.2) in February 2021, City Council approved receipt of the funds in order to establish a new program, Taking Action on Tower Renewal. This report responds to City Council's direction to report on a model to deliver the program. The Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program will provide a combination of financing and grants to eligible property owners to complete retrofits increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining affordability and improving tenant comfort. This program uses the Local Improvement Charge mechanism to advance retrofit actions in Toronto's multi-residential rental housing stock. It will encourage early voluntary action helping buildings to meet energy and emissions reductions targets, and related actions, being recommended in the City's Net Zero Existing Buildings Strategy. To enable implementation of the model, this report seeks approval to: add Taking Action on Tower Renewal as a second program under the Multi-Residential Stream of the Residential Energy Retrofit Programs, introduce changes to the overall Multi-Residential Stream including the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program, and authorize amendments to the existing Program By-law 1105-2013 in accordance with Attachment 1. Taking Action on Tower Renewal advances many City priorities including addressing climate change, improving rental housing quality and maintaining the affordable rental housing stock. The Program will be part of the actions that respond to the City's declaration of a climate emergency and TransformTO. Through this Program, the City is directly enabling the long term investment required to maintain this crucial building stock and will help implement key actions in the HousingTO Action Plan 2020-2030 and the Poverty Reduction Strategy.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve changes to the Residential Energy Retrofit Program in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, including the following: a. add the Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program as a second Multi-Residential Stream of the Residential Energy Retrofit Program and for this new program: i. increase the initial disbursement to be up to 30 percent of the estimated cost of the work in the Property Owner Agreement and allow for a second disbursement at 50 percent project completion; and ii. increase the maximum special charge eligibility to be the lesser of 25 percent of the Current Value Assessment of the property or $5 million per multi-residential building; and b. introduce changes to the Multi-Residential Stream of the Residential Energy Retrofit Program including the following: i. increase the cap on the maximum special charge; ii. allow tax exempt properties to participate; and iii. enable the cost of work to include reasonable additional administrative expenses incurred by the City of Toronto for exceptional circumstances. 2. City Council amend the Residential Energy Retrofit Program By-law, By Law 1105-2013, to reflect the recommended changes in Part 1 above. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the City Clerk, to submit a Bill to Council to codify By-law 1105-2013, as amended, as Chapter 669 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. 4. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to establish program interest rates for the Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program based on the City's projected indicative cost of borrowing, set on a quarterly basis, for the purposes of recovering the City's cost of borrowing. 5. City Council authorize the extension of the Multi-Residential Streams of the Residential Energy Retrofit Programs including the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program and the new Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program, as recommended to be enhanced in accordance with Part 1 above, from its current expiration date of December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2026 using existing resources in the Local Improvement Charge Energy Works Reserve Fund and any Local Improvement Charge repayments to support project and programming needs, including the extension of one temporary project manager, and City Council direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report back on key Program outcomes through regular TransformTO reports to City Council. 6. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to negotiate and enter into all necessary partnership and funding agreements with The Atmospheric Fund, Enbridge Gas Distribution, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Independent Electricity Systems Operator, Toronto Hydro, and other partners, in forms satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to support implementation of the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program and Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program, as required. 7. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to review and, where necessary, revise the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program and Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program from time to time, solely for the purpose of integrating the City's program with industry best practices and new or existing Federal, Provincial and utility company energy, climate change and poverty reduction programs. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to bring forward the necessary bills to further amend the Program By-law to implement Part 7 above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration recommends that: 1. City Council approve changes to the Residential Energy Retrofit Program in accordance with Attachment 1 to this report including the following: a. add the Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program as a second Multi-Residential Stream of the Residential Energy Retrofit Program and for this new program: i. increase the initial disbursement to be up to 30 percent of the estimated cost of the work in the Property Owner Agreement and allow for a second disbursement at 50 percent project completion; ii. increase the maximum special charge eligibility to be the lesser of 25 percent of the Current Value Assessment of the property or $5 million per multi-residential building; and b. introduce changes to the Multi-Residential Stream of the Residential Energy Retrofit Program including the following: i. increase the cap on the maximum special charge; ii. allow tax exempt properties to participate; and iii. enable the cost of work to include reasonable additional administrative expenses incurred by the City of Toronto for exceptional circumstances. 2. City Council amend the Residential Energy Retrofit Program By-law, By Law 1105-2013, to reflect the recommended changes in Recommendation 1 above. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the City Clerk, to submit a Bill to Council to codify By-law 1105-2013, as amended, as Chapter 669 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. 4. City Council authorize the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to establish program interest rates for the Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program based on the City's projected indicative cost of borrowing, set on a quarterly basis, for the purposes of recovering the City's cost of borrowing. 5. City Council authorize the extension of the Multi-Residential Streams of the Residential Energy Retrofit Programs including the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program and the new Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program, as recommended to be enhanced in accordance with Recommendation 1 of this report, from its current expiration date of December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2026 using existing resources in the Local Improvement Charge Energy Works Reserve Fund and any Local Improvement Charge repayments to support project and programming needs, including the extension of one temporary project manager, and direct the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to report back on key Program outcomes through regular TransformTO reports to Council. 6. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to negotiate and enter into all necessary partnership and funding agreements with The Atmospheric Fund, Enbridge Gas Distribution, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Independent Electricity Systems Operator, Toronto Hydro, and other partners, in forms satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to support implementation of the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program and Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program, as required. 7. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to review and, where necessary, revise the High-rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program and Taking Action on Tower Renewal Program from time to time, solely for the purpose of integrating the City's program with industry best practices and new or existing Federal, Provincial and utility company energy, climate change and poverty reduction programs. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to bring forward the necessary bills to further amend the Program By-law to implement Part 7 above.
IE23.4adopted
Changes to Yard Waste Program to Support Employee Health and Safety
This report proposes amendments to the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties (MC 844). Specifically, the proposed changes to MC 844 would require residential properties that receive curbside collection services to set out yard waste in kraft paper bags only as of January 1, 2023. The amendment to MC 844 is intended to reduce risk of employee injury related to yard waste collection from rigid open containers and enhance operational efficiencies. As a result of the proposed amendment to MC 844, this report also seeks to amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges (MC 441) by deleting the fee to purchase yard waste bins. Solid Waste Management Services has identified operational inefficiencies and employee health and safety concerns associated with the collection of yard waste from different types and sizes of rigid open containers. These health and safety concerns were initially identified by the City of Toronto's Ergonomics Unit as part of a Yard Waste Collection Ergonomics Risk Assessment report prepared specifically for Solid Waste Management Services in 2018. To help address ergonomic issues and find a potential solution to reduce the risk for employee injuries, Solid Waste Management Services staff conducted a Yard Waste Collection Container Pilot (the Pilot) to observe resident participation and set out behaviour. The Pilot also piloted the automated collection of yard waste from standardized City of Toronto-issued bins in select areas. Participant feedback was gathered as part of the Pilot to help inform staff recommendations on changes to the yard waste collection program. The Pilot findings showed that although the participating households preferred City of Toronto-issued standardized bins over rigid open containers and kraft paper bags, most households still required additional kraft paper bags to accommodate the amount of yard waste set out for collection. As both rigid open containers and kraft paper bags were being set out for collection, the use of an automated collection vehicle was not operationally efficient and staff were still required to manually lift additional yard waste in kraft paper bags into the vehicle. In addition, the design of the automated vehicle impeded staff's access to manually lift kraft paper bags into the hopper which did not allow staff to maintain proper lifting posture. The amendment to MC844 to set out yard waste in kraft paper bags only will be supported with a communication plan to educate residents and property owners on the new collection requirements for yard waste. Solid Waste Management Services will also work with 311 Toronto to ensure consistent messaging of program participation requirements and Municipal, Licensing and Standards to enforce proper program participation.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section 844-12 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, by deleting the option for owners of single family residential properties and multi-residential properties to use rigid open containers for setting out yard waste. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to make such technical and stylistic amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, as required and to introduce the necessary bills to delete the option for owners of single family residential properties and multi-residential properties to use rigid open containers for setting out yard waste. 3. City Council direct that the amendment to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, deleting the option for owners of single family residential properties and multi-residential properties to use rigid open containers for setting out yard waste come into effect on January 1, 2023. 4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges to delete the fee to purchase a yard waste bin. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to make such technical and stylistic amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, as required and to introduce the necessary bills to delete the fee to purchase a yard waste bin. 6. City Council direct that the change to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, to delete the fee to purchase a yard waste bin, come into force on January 1, 2022.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section 844-12 of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, by deleting the option for owners of single family residential properties and multi-residential properties to use rigid open containers for setting out yard waste. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to make such technical and stylistic amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, as required and to introduce the necessary bills to delete the option for owners of single family residential properties and multi-residential properties to use rigid open containers for setting out yard waste. 3. City Council direct that the amendment to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, deleting the option for owners of single family residential properties and multi-residential properties to use rigid open containers for setting out yard waste come into effect on January 1, 2023. 4. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges to delete the fee to purchase a yard waste bin. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to make such technical and stylistic amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, as required and to introduce the necessary bills to delete the fee to purchase a yard waste bin. 6. City Council direct that the change to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, to delete the fee to purchase a yard waste bin, come into force on January 1, 2022.
IE23.5adopted
Supporting Biodiversity in Toronto - Changes to Spring Yard Waste Schedule
This report proposes an amendment to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties (MC 844). Specifically, the proposed amendment to MC 844 would delay the City of Toronto's yard waste collection from single family residential and multi-residential properties by four weeks, to start yard waste collection in late April instead of late March, as an effort to help support biodiversity in Toronto and align with the City of Toronto's Biodiversity Strategy. The Biodiversity Strategy includes an action item to review policies and bylaws for opportunities to support biodiversity, and the Pollinator Protection Strategy. This report is jointly submitted by the Solid Waste Management Services and City Planning Divisions in consultation with the Environment and Energy and Parks, Forestry and Recreation Divisions. It details the impact of early spring collection of yard waste on the overwintering and nesting habitats of beneficial insects such as pollinators.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section 844-6.A. of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, by deleting the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to make such technical and stylistic amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, as required and to introduce the necessary bills to delete the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties. 3. City Council direct that the amendment to Section 844-6.A. of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, to delete the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties, come into force on January 1, 2022.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services, and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council amend Section 844-6.A. of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, by deleting the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services to make such technical and stylistic amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, as required and to introduce the necessary bills to delete the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties. 3. City Council direct that the amendment to Section 844-6.A. of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 844, Waste Collection, Residential Properties, to delete the month of "March" from when the City collects yard waste from single family residential properties and multi-residential properties, come into force on January 1, 2022.
IE23.6amended
Water Users Consultation on Water Fees, Charges and Programs
This report presents the outcomes of consultation with water users ("Consultation") on water fees, charges and programs designed to support business retention, economic growth, investment and employment and the goals of the City's Resilience Strategy. The Consultation was a multi-divisional initiative led by Toronto Water and Economic Development and Culture in collaboration with staff in the Office of the Controller, and the Policy Planning Finance and Administration Division. Staff in Revenue Services, Technology Services, City Planning, and Environment and Energy Division were consulted in this initiative. The Consultation comprised two rounds in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 at which options to support the economic competitiveness of industrial and commercial customers, the City's Resilience Strategy goals, administrative efficiency, water conservation and broader environmental objectives were presented. Consultation participants included industrial, commercial and institutional customers, environmental not-for-profit organizations, academia, and the consulting sector. A broad range of options was developed by City staff and consulted upon based on City Council's prior direction and a review of best practices in other municipal jurisdictions on the following topics: - current support programs for industrial, commercial and institutional customers; - current policies and practices under Municipal Code Chapter 681, Sewers (Sewers By-law) with a view to achieving further administrative efficiencies; - an administrative water charge; - the possible decoupling of industrial and commercial customers' costs associated with stormwater management from the water rate; - a possible dedicated stormwater charge for owners of commercial parking lots; - stormwater management incentives for industrial and commercial customers. The options were assessed for cost impacts to water customers, City operational and capital costs and savings, resilience and environmental benefits, and implementation requirements. The findings of the options assessment were presented in the second round of Consultation. Based on the Consultation feedback and the outcomes of the options assessment, this report recommends certain changes to Toronto Water's current support programs for industrial, commercial and institutional customers which will streamline program administration, support water efficiency for customers, and provide the opportunity for additional cost savings to participating water customers. Recommended changes include offering the Capacity Buyback Program's one-time free water audit and/or one-time cash incentive to certain industrial customers and incorporating a free desktop water audit in the Capacity Buyback Program's offerings to eligible participants. In addition, for the Sewer Surcharge Rebate (SSR) Program for customers utilizing process metering satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, it is recommended that they be provided the option of a tri-annual verification of their water consumption and sewage discharge, instead of the annual verification of water consumption and sewage discharge currently required under Section 849-9. of the Municipal Code. With respect to the Sewers By-law, this report identifies certain measures which will promote Sewers By-law compliance, help achieve increased administrative efficiencies and provide potential additional cost savings to eligible customers. Specifically, it is recommended that Toronto Water develop a Sewers By-law Navigation Guide and undertake a review of the Schedule 1 limits set out in the Industrial Waste Surcharge Agreement. In addition, this report recommends further stakeholder consultation on the potential development of risk-based reporting thresholds for subject pollutants as part of a broader, future review of the Sewers By-law and Toronto Water's Pollution Prevention Program. This report also provides the findings of an assessment (benefits, costs, implementation requirements) of water fees, charges and stormwater management incentive options considered through the Consultation. These options include an administrative water charge, the possible decoupling of industrial and commercial customers' costs for stormwater management from the water rate through a dedicated stormwater charge for industrial and commercial properties, a stormwater charge for owners of commercial parking lots, and stormwater management incentives for industrial and commercial customers. This report recommends the City undertake consultation with all water customer classes on the potential establishment of an administrative water charge.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend the City's Capacity Buyback Program eligibility criteria, effective January 1, 2022, to include: a. customers whose property, or a portion thereof, is assessed on the annual returned assessment roll in the industrial property tax class (industrial customers), solely for the purpose of Parts 1b. and 1c. below; b. the provision of one free water audit to industrial customers who have an annual water consumption of no more than 15,000 cubic metres per year; and c. the provision of the one-time cash incentive for eligible permanent water savings measures to industrial customers who have an annual water consumption of no more than 5,000 cubic metres per year. 2. City Council delegate the authority to the General Manager, Toronto Water, to continue to establish, implement, administer, and monitor the Capacity Buyback Program including all related Capacity Buyback Program policies and procedures, and to make any future changes to the Capacity Buyback Program eligibility criteria as the General Manager, Toronto Water, considers appropriate on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, subject to the requirement that any such future changes to the eligibility criteria for the Capacity Buyback Program be reported annually through Toronto Water's Capital Budget submission. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to continue to prescribe any City form required for the Capacity Buyback Program Program, and to amend or revise such forms from time to time. 4. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter Section 849-9 - Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, Annual verification of water consumption and sewage discharge as necessary, with respect to the Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program, effective January 1, 2022, to include the option of a tri-annual verification of water consumption and sewage discharge for Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program participants that meet the following requirements: a. a participant has process metering at their facility; b. a participant who is in arrears with regard to payments for water rates or sewer surcharges would not be entitled to the exemption; and c. the percentage of water consumption and sewage discharge reported by the Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program participant in the preceding two annual verifications of water consumption and sewage discharge did not vary greater than 10 per cent year to year. 5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to undertake a review and stakeholder consultation on the Sewers By-law and Toronto Water's Pollution Prevention Program in relation to: a. the potential use of risk-based thresholds for subject pollutant reporting; b. evaluating the use of existing stormwater limits as potential threshold values; and c. identifying emerging pollutants to be considered as subject pollutants. 6. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Water, to report back in the fourth quarter of 2022 to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the outcome of the Sewers By-law and Toronto Water's Pollution Prevention Program review and stakeholder consultation and any recommended changes to the Sewers By-law following completion. 7. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to consult with City water stakeholders, including residential, multi-residential, institutional, commercial and industrial customers, on the possible implementation of an administrative water charge beginning in the fall of 2021 and throughout the winter of 2022. 8. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to report back to the Executive Committee on the outcome of the consultation of the City water stakeholder consultation on the possible implementation of an administrative water charge in mid-year 2022 following completion. 9. City Council authorize the necessary amendments to Municipal Code Chapter 849 - Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required, to give effect to City Council's decision. 10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to give effect to City Council's decision and authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, minor modifications, technical amendments or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Toronto Water and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture recommend that: 1. City Council amend the City's Capacity Buyback Program eligibility criteria, effective January 1, 2022, to include: a. customers whose property, or a portion thereof, is assessed on the annual returned assessment roll in the industrial property tax class (industrial customers), solely for the purpose of 1b. and 1c. below; b. the provision of one free water audit to industrial customers who have an annual water consumption of no more than 15,000 cubic metres per year; and c. the provision of the one-time cash incentive for eligible permanent water savings measures to industrial customers who have an annual water consumption of no more than 5,000 cubic metres per year. 2. City Council delegate the authority to the General Manager, Toronto Water, to continue to establish, implement, administer, and monitor the Capacity Buyback Program including all related Capacity Buyback Program policies and procedures, and to make any future changes to the Capacity Buyback Program eligibility criteria as the General Manager, Toronto Water, considers appropriate on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Toronto Water, subject to the requirement that any such future changes to the eligibility criteria for the Capacity Buyback Program be reported annually through Toronto Water's Capital Budget submission. 3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to continue to prescribe any City form required for the Capacity Buyback Program Program, and to amend or revise such forms from time to time. 4. City Council amend Municipal Code Chapter Section 849-9 - Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, Annual verification of water consumption and sewage discharge as necessary, with respect to the Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program, effective January 1, 2022, to include the option of a tri-annual verification of water consumption and sewage discharge for Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program participants that meet the following requirements: a. participant has process metering at their facility; b. a participant who is in arrears with regard to payments for water rates or sewer surcharges would not be entitled to the exemption; and c. the percentage of water consumption and sewage discharge reported by the Sewer Surcharge Rebate Program participant in the preceding two annual verifications of water consumption and sewage discharge did not vary greater than 10 per cent year to year. 5. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water to undertake a review and stakeholder consultation on the Sewers By-law and Toronto Water's Pollution Prevention Program in relation to a. the potential use of risk-based thresholds for subject pollutant reporting; b. evaluating the use of existing stormwater limits as potential threshold values; and, c. identifying emerging pollutants to be considered as subject pollutants. 6. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Water, to report back in the fourth quarter 2022 to Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the outcome of the Sewers By-law and Toronto Water's Pollution Prevention Program review and stakeholder consultation and any recommended changes to the Sewers By-law following completion. 7. City Council authorize the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to consult with City water stakeholders, including residential, multi-residential, institutional, commercial and industrial customers, on the possible implementation of an administrative water charge beginning in the fall of 2021 and throughout the winter of 2022. 8. City Council direct the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to report back to Executive Committee on the outcome of the consultation of the City water stakeholder consultation on the possible implementation of an administrative water charge in mid-year 2022 following completion. 9. City Council authorize the necessary amendments be made to Municipal Code Chapter 849 - Water and Sewage Services and Utility Bill, and any other necessary Municipal Code Chapters as may be required, to give effect to City Council's decision. 10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary Bills required to give effect to City Council's decision and authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, including stylistic, format and organization, minor modifications, technical amendments or By-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor, the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.
IE23.8adopted
The City contracted with Bennett Mechanical Installations (2001) Limited ("Bennett"), to provide construction and related services for the waterproofing and building envelope rehabilitation at the St. Clair Reservoir (the "Project") pursuant to Contract 15ECS-MI-01WA (the "Contract"). The Contract was awarded May 16, 2016. The Project commenced on June 15, 2016, and was scheduled to be completed on February 6, 2019. Issues arose on the Project which caused delay. The City extended the Contract completion date to November 15, 2019. The Project was completed on November 29, 2019. Confidential Attachment 1 contains legal advice from the City Solicitor regarding claims made by Bennett with respect to the delay in completing this Project.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and it pertains to litigation or potential litigation. 3. City Council authorize the reallocation of cashflows within Toronto Water's approved 2021 Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan for acceleration and deferral of projects, as presented in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the City Solicitor and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, with a zero Budget impact.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services recommend that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff, in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1, remain confidential in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege and pertains to litigation or potential litigation. 3. City Council authorize the reallocation of cashflows within Toronto Water's approved 2021 Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan for acceleration and deferral of projects, as presented in Confidential Attachment 1, with a zero Budget impact.
IE23.9adopted
The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of Contract Number 21ECS-LU-01TT, Ariba Document Number 2793902914, for construction of the Fairbank Silverthorn Storm Trunk Tunnel and Micro-Tunneled Storm Collectors in the Basement Flooding Protection Program Study Area 3, Assignment Number 3-03, which is bounded by Black Creek Drive, Vaughan Road, Rogers Road and Castlefield Avenue, and request authority to award the contract to EBC Bessac Canada (FSPSTT) Joint Venture, in the amount of $202,217,400 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($205,776,426 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries). Authority is also being requested to amend Purchase Order Numbers 6048944 (insurance premiums) and 6051590 (commissions) with Marsh Canada Limited, for insurance premiums and related commission, respectively, for the procurement of an Owner Controlled Insurance Program for Contract Number 21ECS-LU-01TT by a total combined amount of $8,131,242 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($8,781,741 including Provincial Sales Tax). Authority is also being requested to reallocate project costs and cash flows in Toronto Water's Approved 2021 Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan in the amount of $8,781,741 million from a project that will be awarded under budget to support the cost of awarding the construction of Fairbank Silverthorn Storm Trunk Tunnel contract and associated Owner Controlled Insurance costs.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), authorize the award of Contract Number 21ECS-LU-01TT, Ariba Document Number 2793902914, to EBC Bessac Canada (FSPSTT) Joint Venture for the construction of the Fairbank Silverthorn Storm Trunk Tunnel and Micro-Tunneled Storm Collectors and other related improvements in the area bounded by Black Creek Drive, Vaughan Road, Rogers Road and Castlefield Avenue, in the amount of $202,217,400 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($205,776,426 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Request for Tenders requirements. 2. City Council authorize an amendment to Purchase Order Numbers 6048944 (insurance premiums) and 6051590 (commissions) with Marsh Canada Limited, by $6,757,621 and $1,373,621 net of all applicable taxes and charges respectively ($7,298,230 and $1,483,511 including PST respectively); the combined amount for these two purchase order amendments is $8,131,242 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($8,781,741 including Provincial Sales Tax). 3. City Council authorize the reallocation of project costs and cash flows in Toronto Water's Approved 2021 Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan in the amount of $8,781,741 million from Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant - Waste Activated Sludge Upgrade project that will be awarded under budget to support the cost of amending Purchase Order Numbers 6048944 (insurance premiums) and 6051590 (commissions) for Owner Control Insurance costs, as presented in Table 3, Budget Adjustment Reallocations, of the Financial Impact Statement of the report (June 18, 2021) from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, with a zero Budget impact to Toronto Water.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager of Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management recommend that: 1. City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), grant authority to award Contract Number 21ECS-LU-01TT, Ariba Document Number 2793902914, for the construction of the Fairbank Silverthorn Storm Trunk Tunnel and Micro-Tunneled Storm Collectors and other related improvements in the area bounded by Black Creek Drive, Vaughan Road, Rogers Road and Castlefield Avenue, in the amount of $202,217,400 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($205,776,426 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Request for Tenders requirements. 2. City Council grant authority to amend Purchase Order Numbers 6048944 (insurance premiums) and 6051590 (commissions) with Marsh Canada Limited, by $6,757,621 and $1,373,621 net of all applicable taxes and charges respectively ($7,298,230 and $1,483,511 including PST respectively). The combined amount for these two purchase order amendments is $8,131,242 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($8,781,741 including Provincial Sales Tax). 3. City Council authorize the reallocation of project costs and cash flows in Toronto Water's Approved 2021 Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan in the amount of $8,781,741 million from Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant - Waste Activated Sludge Upgrade project that will be awarded under budget to support the cost of amending Purchase Order Numbers 6048944 (insurance premiums) and 6051590 (commissions) for Owner Control Insurance costs, as presented in Table 3, Budget Adjustment Reallocations, of the Financial Impact Statement, with a zero Budget impact to Toronto Water.
IE23.10adopted
The purpose of this report is to request authority to amend Purchase Order Number 6041671 with Black & Veatch Canada Company for Sewer Rehabilitation Program Management post-construction services by $71,038 net of all taxes and charges ($72,288 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), increasing the current purchase order value from $141,709 net of all taxes and charges ($144,203 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery) to $212,747 net of all taxes and charges ($216,491 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery). Purchase Order 6041671 is one of three Purchase Orders that arose from the award of Request for Proposal 9117-15-7011 to Black & Veatch for Sewer Rehabilitation Program Management for 2015 to 2017 Capital Construction Years. The overall contract value awarded to Black & Veatch was $5,730,353 as the upset limit net of all taxes and charges and has been amended twice, once in 2018 for $59,357 and again in 2019 for $495,215. This current amendment is being requested for unanticipated additional services beyond base scope effort for the successful completion of the planned Sewer Rehabilitation Program, 2015 through 2017 construction years. Infrastructure and Environment Committee authority is required to approve this amendment in accordance with Chapter 71 (Financial Control).
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), authorized an amendment to Purchase Order Number 6041671 with Black & Veatch Canada Company for Sewer Rehabilitation Program Management post-construction services for 2015 to 2017 Capital Construction Years, by an additional amount of $71,038 net of all taxes and charges ($72,288 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery), revising the current purchase order value from $141,709 net of all taxes and charges ($144,203 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery) to $212,747 net of all taxes and charges ($216,491 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery).
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee, in accordance with section 71-11.1C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), grant authority to amend Purchase Order Number 6041671 with Black & Veatch Canada Company for Sewer Rehabilitation Program Management post-construction services for 2015 to 2017 Capital Construction Years, by an additional amount of $71,038 net of all taxes and charges ($72,288 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery), revising the current purchase order value from $141,709 net of all taxes and charges ($144,203 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery) to $212,747 net of all taxes and charges ($216,491 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery).
IE23.11adopted
The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of Request for Proposal Ariba Document Number 2767753648; and request authority for the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to negotiate and enter into an agreement, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor, with Xylem Canada LP for the purchase of pumps/motors/drives for the Integrated Pumping Station, Construction Contract 3, at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant. This purchase is necessary to complete the detailed engineering design for the Pumping Station. City Council approval is required in accordance with Section 195-8.5 (C) and (E) of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing By-Law), where the Chief Procurement Officer, after consulting with the City Solicitor, has determined that there are material risks as to the merits of making or rescinding any award; and where the Chief Procurement Officer or the City official on whose behalf the solicitation was made are of the opinion that the award should be made by Council.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to negotiate, award, and execute an agreement with Xylem Canada LP for the purchase of pumps / motors / drives for the Integrated Pumping Station, Construction Contract 3 at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant based on the terms and conditions set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2021) from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 21, 2021) from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management remain confidential in its entirety until such a time that the City enters into a successful agreement for the procurement of pumps / motors / drives for the Integrated Pumping Station, Construction Contract 3; this would extend to any future Request for Proposals for pumps / motors / drives for the Integrated Pumping Station.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, recommend that: 1. City Council direct the information set out in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report remain confidential in its entirety until such a time that the City enters into a successful agreement for the procurement of pumps/motors/drives for the Integrated Pumping Station, Construction Contract 3; this would extend to any future Request for Proposals for pumps/motors/drives for the Integrated Pumping Station. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to negotiate, award, and execute an agreement with Xylem Canada LP for the purchase of pumps/motors/drives for the Integrated Pumping Station, Construction Contract 3 at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant based on the terms and conditions set out in Confidential Attachment 1 of the report and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
IE23.12adopted
The purpose of this report is to advise of the results of Request for Tender Document Number 2736063782, Contract Number 19ECS-MI-01AB, for the Waste Activated Sludge Thickening Facility and South Substation Upgrades Project at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant and request authority to award the contract to Kenaidan Contracting Limited, in the amount of $139,355,528 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($141,808,185 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries). Authority is also being requested to amend Purchase Order Number 6037889 with Black & Veatch Canada Company, for the provision of Detailed Design Services, in the amount of $752,541 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($765,786 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) and to amend Purchase Order Number 6045912 with Black & Veatch Canada Company, for the provision of Contract Administration Services in the amount of $7,334,324 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($7,463,408 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries). Further, authority is being requested to reallocate project costs and cash flows in Toronto Water's Approved 2021 Capital Budget and Approved 2022-2030 Capital Plan in the amount of $7,463,408 million from a project that will be awarded under budget to support the cost of the recommended amendments to Purchase Order Number 6045912.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), authorize the award of Contract Number 19ECS-MI-01AB, Request for Tender Document Number 2736063782, for the Waste Activated Sludge Thickening Facility and South Substation Upgrades Project at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant, in the amount of $139,355,528 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($141,808,186 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to Kenaidan Contracting Limited, having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements. 2. City Council authorize an amendment to Purchase Order 6037889 with Black and Veatch Canada Company, for Detailed Design Services by increasing the value by $752,541 net of all applicable taxes charges ($765,786 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), from $7,787,836 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($7,924,902 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $8,540,377 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($8,690,688 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries). 3. City Council authorize an amendment to Purchase Order 6045912 with Black & Veatch Limited, for Contract Administration Services by increasing the value by $7,334,324 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($7,463,408 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), from $8,645,938 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($8,798,111 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $15,980,262 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($16,261,515 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), subject to approval of Recommendation 4 below. 4. City Council authorize the reallocation of project costs and cash flows in Toronto Water's Approved 2021 Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan in the amount of $7,463,408 from Contract Number 19ECS-MI-01AB that will be awarded under budget to support the recommended amendments to Purchase Order Number 6045912, as presented in Table 4, Budget Adjustment Reallocations, of the Financial Impact Statement to the report (June 18, 2021) from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management, with a zero Budget impact to Toronto Water.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Toronto Water, and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management recommend that: 1. City Council, in accordance with Section 195-8.5 of the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), grant authority to award Contract Number 19ECS-MI-01AB, Request for Tender Document Number 2736063782, for the Waste Activated Sludge Thickening Facility and South Substation Upgrades Project at the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant, in the amount of $139,355,528 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($141,808,186 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to Kenaidan Contracting Limited, having submitted the lowest compliant bid and meeting the specifications in conformance with the Tender requirements. 2. City Council grant authority to amend Purchase Order 6037889 with Black and Veatch Canada Company, for Detailed Design Services by increasing the value by $752,541 net of all applicable taxes charges ($765,786 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), from $7,787,836 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($7,924,902 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $8,540,377 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($8,690,688 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries). 3. City Council grant authority to amend Purchase Order 6045912 with Black & Veatch Limited, for Contract Administration Services by increasing the value by $7,334,324 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($7,463,408 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), from $8,645,938 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($8,798,111 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $15,980,262 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($16,261,515 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), subject to approval of Recommendation 4 below. 4. City Council authorize the reallocation of project costs and cash flows in Toronto Water's Approved 2021 Capital Budget and 2022-2030 Capital Plan in the amount of $7,463,408 from Contract Number 19ECS-MI-01AB that will be awarded under budget to support the recommended amendments to Purchase Order Number 6045912, as presented in Table 4, Budget Adjustment Reallocations, of the Financial Impact Statement, with a zero Budget impact to Toronto Water.
IE23.13amended
As part of the Port Lands Flood Protection Project and Enabling Infrastructure Project, and the Lake Shore Boulevard East, Bridge and Public Realm Projects, Waterfront Toronto is planning the following construction projects: - Removal of the Gardiner East access ramps at Logan Avenue - Reconstruction of the Lower Don River Bridge - Temporary closure of Don Roadway, from Lake Shore Boulevard East and Villiers Street - Reconfiguration of Lake Shore Boulevard East, from Don Roadway and Carlaw Avenue - Construction of the Sediment and Debris Management Area adjacent to the Lower Don Trail Construction staging operations for the above work will require the closure of the multi-use trail on the north boulevard of Lake Shore Boulevard East between Don Roadway and Carlaw Avenue, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024. The removal of the Lake Shore Don River Bridge and closure of Don Roadway will effectively close the Lake Shore Boulevard East Trail at Don Roadway, resulting in a "dead-end" for trail users. In addition, the proposed construction staging areas will require the closure of the south sidewalk on Lake Shore Boulevard East, from Don Roadway to Logan Avenue Additionally, the Lower Don Trail will be closed south of Corktown Common in order to facilitate the construction of the Sediment and Debris Management Area, from November 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023. People cycling will be detoured onto a new cycle track on Mill Street, which will connect to the proposed cycling detour route at Cherry Street. In order to safely detour people cycling around the construction staging areas, new cycling infrastructure detours are recommended. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to install temporary cycling infrastructure on the below listed roadways, for a period of up to 40 months (i.e. September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024), to provide a detour route for people cycling during the planned Port Lands Flood Protection Projects: - Cherry Street (bicycle lanes / cycle tracks, Ward 10) - Villiers Street (cycle tracks, Ward 14) - Saulter Street South (cycle tracks, Ward 14) - Commissioners Street (cycle tracks, Ward 14) Pedestrian movements will be detoured onto existing sidewalks on the above roadways and in some cases, new sidewalks or multi-use trails will be constructed to improve pedestrian connectivity.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the installation of temporary bicycle lanes on Cherry Street, between Mill Street and a point 134.5 metres south on the easterly northbound lanes and westerly southbound lanes, in effect at all times, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024. 2. City Council authorize the installation of temporary cycle tracks on the following sections of roadway, as described in Attachment 3 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services titled Designated Cycle Tracks, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024: a. Cherry Street (from a point 134.5 metres south of Mill Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East metres north); b. Villiers Street (from Cherry Street to Saulter Street South); c. Saulter Street South (from Villiers Street to Commissioners Street ); and d. Commissioners Street (from Saulter Street South to Carlaw Avenue). 3. City Council authorize the amendments to traffic and parking regulations associated with Parts 1 and 2 above described in Attachment 4 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services, titled "Amendments to Traffic and Parking Regulations", from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024. 4. City Council authorize the installation of temporary traffic control signals at the intersection of Commissioners Street and Cherry Street, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024. 5. City Council direct that Cherry Street, Villiers Street, Saulter Street South, and Commissioners Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is completed. 6. City Council request Waterfront Toronto and the Waterfront Secretariat to address the following matters and report back to the September 14, 2021 Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting on: a. the communications strategy related to the closures and reduced capacity of Lake Shore Boulevard; b. the traffic mitigation plan for the neighbourhood roads north of Lake Shore Boulevard; c. the impacts and mitigation plans for the Carlaw Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard and the Leslie Street and Leslie Street intersection; d. the plan and design for the cycle track for Carlaw Avenue from Lake Shore Boulevard to Commissioners Street; e. the plan and design for the cycle track on Commissioners Street; f. analysis of the current south of Eastern Avenue fleet movements, truck traffic and general traffic for the entire employment zone; g. detailed information on the fleet movements in the Port Lands including the issues identified by the businesses as a result of the closures, lane reductions and stacking; h. the plan for the management of constituent issues such as traffic infiltration in neighbourhoods; and i. a list of all businesses in the Port Lands and south of Eastern Avenue that will be impacted.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the installation of temporary bicycle lanes on Cherry Street, between Mill Street and a point 134.5 south on the easterly northbound lanes and westerly southbound lanes, in effect at all times, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024. 2. City Council authorize the installation of temporary cycle tracks on the following sections of roadway, as described in Attachment 3 - Designated Cycle Tracks, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024: a. Cherry Street (from a point 134.5 metres south of Mill Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East metres north); b. Villiers Street (from Cherry Street to Saulter Street South); c. Saulter Street South (from Villiers Street to Commissioners Street ); and d. Commissioners Street (from Saulter Street South to Carlaw Avenue). 3. City Council authorize the amendments to traffic and parking regulations associated with Recommendations 1 and 2 as described in Attachment 4 - Amendments to Traffic and Parking Regulations, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024. 4. City Council authorize the installation of temporary traffic control signals at the intersection of Commissioners Street and Cherry Street, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024. 5. City Council direct that Cherry Street, Villiers Street, Saulter Street South, and Commissioners Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is completed.
IE23.14adopted
Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan and Legion Road - Interim Report
The Park Lawn Road and Lake Shore Boulevard West area is a vibrant waterfront community that has experienced considerable growth over the last two decades and is set to continue to transform and intensify with the revitalization of the former Christie's cookie factory site into a transit-supportive, mixed-use residential and employment district anchored by a new transit hub as adopted by City Council in May 2021. Continued growth in the area results in the need for new and improved multi-modal transportation infrastructure that accommodates people of all ages and abilities, and to complement the planned transit hub consisting of the new Park Lawn GO Station and new streetcar loop. At the direction of City Council, Transportation Services initiated the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan in 2016 as a comprehensive transportation study to plan for the required transportation infrastructure in the area. The Transportation Master Plan was put on hold from 2017 to 2019 pending City Council's decision on the land use of the Christie's lands, and was reinitiated at Council's direction in 2019 to integrate the work with the Christie's Planning Study. The Transportation Master Plan is completing phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process - establishing a long-term transportation vision for the area including reassessing the previously completed Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for the Legion Road Extension. This report provides an update on the status of the Transportation Master Plan and its process, key findings to date including the identification of a preliminary preferred network, and outlines next steps to finalize the Transportation Master Plan. This report also provides a status update on the Legion Road Extension. The revitalization of the Christie's cookie factory site introduces new opportunities for street connections that could not have previously been contemplated. The Transportation Master Plan is also considering other opportunities for north-south street connections that were not previously considered. This report recommends that City Council endorse the preliminary preferred transportation network - Alternative 4B Neighbourhood Main Streets with a Four Lane Lake Shore Boulevard - for the purposes of consulting the public. This report also identifies and recommends principles for the cost-sharing associated with First Capital for Street A - a street that will provide east-west and north-south connectivity through the Christie's site, and recommends that City staff develop a phasing and implementation plan as part of the final report for the Transportation Master Plan. Finally, the report recommends that the City's portion of the costs for Street A be included in the current update to the City's Development Charge Background Study.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council endorse the Preliminary Preferred Recommended Transportation Master Plan solutions identified as Alternative 4B in Attachment 3 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services for the purposes of full public engagement, and request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on the feedback received throughout the consultation undertaken through the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process and any resulting refinements made to the Preliminary Preferred Recommend Transportation Master Plan solutions to address any feedback received as part of developing the Recommended Preferred Solution. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to guide the Council directed negotiations on the cost-sharing arrangement for Street A with the Owner of the Christie's site, and in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, based on the four principles included in Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services . 3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to develop a phasing and implementation plan for the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan, inclusive of the Legion Road Extension, with the anticipated timing, implementation and costs of the transportation infrastructure improvements for the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan study area as part of the final report on the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan anticipated for fourth quarter of 2021, and to inform the 2022-2031 Transportation Services Capital Budget and Plan submission. 4. City Council request the City's portion of applicable infrastructure costs required to meet the City's growth needs for the redevelopment of the Christie's redevelopment site be included in the list of works considered for incorporation within the planned update to the City Development Charges By-Law.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council endorse the Preliminary Preferred Recommended Transportation Master Plan solutions identified as Alternative 4B in Attachment 3 of this report for the purposes of full public engagement, and request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back on the feedback received throughout the consultation undertaken through the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process and any resulting refinements made to the Preliminary Preferred Recommend Transportation Master Plan solutions to address any feedback received as part of developing the Recommended Preferred Solution. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to guide the Council directed negotiations on the cost-sharing arrangement for Street A with the Owner of the Christie's site, and in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, based on the four principles included in Attachment 1. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to develop a phasing and implementation plan for the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan, inclusive of the Legion Road Extension, with the anticipated timing, implementation and costs of the transportation infrastructure improvements for the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan study area as part of the final report on the Park Lawn Lake Shore Transportation Master Plan anticipated for Fourth Quarter 2021, and to inform the 2022-2031 Transportation Services Capital Budget and Plan submission. 4. City Council request the City's portion of applicable infrastructure costs required to meet the City's growth needs for the redevelopment of the Christie's redevelopment site be included in the list of works considered for incorporation within the planned update to the City Development Charges By-Law.
IE23.15adopted
The purpose of this report is to advise on the results of the Negotiated Request for Proposal Doc2865468161 for the provision of Traffic Electrical Maintenance and Emergency Services; and Traffic Electrical Planned Capital Works Roster (Capital Works Roster), and to request authority for the General Manager, Transportation Services to enter into agreements with the top-ranked Suppliers meeting the requirements set out in the Negotiated Request for Proposal . There are essentially three components comprising this Negotiated Request for Proposal . The first two components will allow the City to retain two qualified electrical contractors responsible for the purposes of traffic signal maintenance and state-of-good-repair as well as maintenance and state-of-good-repair for the City's existing RESCU traffic management infrastructure including traffic cameras, expressway variable message signs and automatic traffic counting systems. Each contractor would be assigned to geographic areas of responsibility for either Etobicoke, North York, Toronto/East York (Service Area A) or Scarborough (Service Area B). Each Service Area will have a contract term of four (4) years from date of execution of the contract with the option to renew for one (1) additional year at the sole discretion of the City and subject to budget approval(s). The total potential contract award including all option years for Service Area A is $82,881,589 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $84,340,305 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries. The total potential contract award including all option years for Service area B is $27,125,501 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $27,602,910 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries. The third component of this Negotiated Request for Proposal will allow the City to create a Capital Works Roster of qualified electrical contractors that will be utilized to deliver and install the City's new traffic control devices in support of Vision Zero, electronic signal components in support of cycling infrastructure (e.g. bike heads), as well as various electronic components associated with the City's recent MoveTO congestion management plan related to Smart Signal deployment and Intelligent Intersections (eg. pedestrian and bike detection) supporting all road users, City wide. It is anticipated that having a Capital Works Roster of qualified electrical contractors ready to undertake the work will reduce the overall time for delivery of new traffic control devices by six months relative to the traditional procurement process. The Capital Works Roster will have a contract term of three (3) years with an option in favour of the City to extend for two (2) additional one (1) year periods at the sole discretion of the City and subject to budget approval(s). The total potential contract award including all option years for the Capital Works Roster is $79,578,212 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $80,978,789 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries. This Negotiated Request for Proposal was developed as a strategic sourcing initiative led by the Purchasing and Materials Management Division's Category Management and Strategic Sourcing (CMSS) unit working with the Transportation Services staff and with external consultant support. As a result of this sourcing initiative, the City will benefit from an increased Supplier base for the provision of traffic signal and RESCU electronic system maintenance for the two (2) Service Areas and to provide planned capital work through a prequalified group of Suppliers (Capital Works Roster) in support of Transportation Services Vision Zero, Cycling Infrastructure and MoveTO key initiatives. Benefits will also include access to live GPS to improve accountability, and key performance metrics to hold Suppliers accountable in terms of contract requirements. Furthermore, there is a quantifiable total projected benefit consisting of cost reduction and cost avoidance. This includes all option years of 10 percent for Service Area A, 8 percent for Service area B and 14 percent for Capital Works Roster below the pre-solicitation engineering estimate, respectively. This represents a projected average annual benefit of $1,910,828 (net of all applicable taxes and charges) for Service Area A, $440,112 (net all applicable taxes and charges) for Service Area B, and $2,644,770 (net all applicable taxes and charges) for the Capital Works Roster.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. In accordance with Section 195-8.4 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), authorized the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute an agreement with each of the following two successful Suppliers based on the terms and conditions set out in Negotiated Request for Proposal Doc2865468161 and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor: a. Black & McDonald Limited for the provision of Traffic Electrical Maintenance and Emergency Services for Service Area A (Etobicoke, North York, Toronto / East York) as defined in the Negotiated Request for Proposal, for a contract term of four (4) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $65,443,155 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($66,594,954 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency), with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional one (1) year period in the amount of $17,438,435 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($17,745,351 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all option years of $82,881,589 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $84,340,305 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries; and b. TM3 Inc. for the provision of Traffic Electrical Maintenance and Emergency Services for Service Area B (Scarborough only) as defined in the Negotiated Request for Proposal, for a contract term of four (4) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $21,375,038 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($21,751,239 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency), with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional one (1) year period in the amount of $5,750,463 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($5,851,671 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $27,125,501 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $27,602,910 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries. 2. In accordance with Section 195-8.4 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), authorized the General Manager, Transportation Services to enter into and execute an agreement with each of the four (4) top-ranked prequalified Suppliers that will form the Traffic Electrical Planned Capital Works Roster, whereby each individual project (work assignment) will have a value less than $500,000, all in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in Negotiated Request for Proposal Doc2865468161 and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, as follows: a. TM3 Inc. for a contract term of three (3) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $15,186,846 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($15,454,134 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods in the amount of a total additional $4,707,707 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($4,790,563 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $19,894,553 net of all taxes and charges ($20,244,697 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries); b. Beacon Utility Contractors Limited for a contract term of three (3) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $15,186,846 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($15,454,134 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods in the amount of a total additional $4,707,707 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($4,790,563 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $19,894,553 net of all taxes and charges ($20,244,697 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries); c. Black & McDonald Limited for a contract term of three (3) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $15,186,846 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($15,454,134 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods in the amount of a total additional $4,707,707 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($4,790,563 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $19,894,553 net of all taxes and charges ($20,244,697 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries); and d. Guild Electric Limited for a contract term of three (3) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $15,186,846 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($15,454,134 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods in the amount of a total additional $4,707,707 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($4,790,563 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $19,894,553 net of all taxes and charges ($20,244,697 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management recommend that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee, in accordance with Section 195-8.4 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), grant authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into, and execute an agreement with each of the following two successful Suppliers based on the terms and conditions set out in Negotiated Request for Proposal Doc2865468161 and any other terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor: a. Black & McDonald Limited for the provision of Traffic Electrical Maintenance and Emergency Services for Service Area A (Etobicoke, North York, Toronto / East York) as defined in the Negotiated Request for Proposal, for a contract term of four (4) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $65,443,155 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($66,594,954 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency), with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional one (1) year period in the amount of $17,438,435 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($17,745,351 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all option years of $82,881,589 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $84,340,305 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries; and b. TM3 Inc. for the provision of Traffic Electrical Maintenance and Emergency Services for Service Area B (Scarborough only) as defined in the Negotiated Request for Proposal, for a contract term of four (4) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $21,375,038 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($21,751,239 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency), with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional one (1) year period in the amount of $5,750,463 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($5,851,671 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $27,125,501 net of all applicable taxes and charges, $27,602,910 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries. 2. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee, in accordance with Section 195-8.4 of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195 (Purchasing), grant authority to the General Manager, Transportation Services to enter into and execute an agreement with each of the four (4) top-ranked prequalified Suppliers that will form the Traffic Electrical Planned Capital Works Roster, whereby each individual project (work assignment) will have a value less than $500,000, all in accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in Negotiated Request for Proposal Doc2865468161 and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, as follows: a. TM3 Inc. for a contract term of three (3) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $15,186,846 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($15,454,134 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods in the amount of a total additional $4,707,707 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($4,790,563 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $19,894,553 net of all taxes and charges ($20,244,697 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries); b. Beacon Utility Contractors Limited for a contract term of three (3) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $15,186,846 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($15,454,134 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods in the amount of a total additional $4,707,707 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($4,790,563 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $19,894,553 net of all taxes and charges ($20,244,697 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries); c. Black & McDonald Limited for a contract term of three (3) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $15,186,846 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($15,454,134 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods in the amount of a total additional $4,707,707 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($4,790,563 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $19,894,553 net of all taxes and charges ($20,244,697 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries); and d. Guild Electric Limited for a contract term of three (3) years from date of execution of the agreement in the amount of $15,186,846 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment ($15,454,134 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) with the option to renew at the discretion of the General Manager Transportation Services for an additional two (2) separate one (1) year periods in the amount of a total additional $4,707,707 net of all applicable taxes and charges, including contingency plus annual escalation adjustment of three (3) percent to account for Consumer Price Index inflation adjustment, ($4,790,563 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries, including contingency) for a total potential contract value including all optional years of $19,894,553 net of all taxes and charges ($20,244,697 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).
IE23.16adopted
This report seeks authority to amend Purchase Order Number 6042897, issued to LeighFisher Canada Incorporated (LeighFisher) for the review of Metrolinx Design Submissions and Permit Applications and to complete the required assessments and studies to identify potential environmental impacts and potential mitigation measures to reduce or remove these impacts, by an additional $500,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($508,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), resulting in a total revised Purchase Order value of $2,680,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,727,168 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. In accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), authorized an amendment to Purchase Order Number 6042897 with LeighFisher Canada Inc. for the review of Metrolinx Design Submissions and Permit Applications by the amount of $500,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($508,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current Purchase Order value from $2,180,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,218,368 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $2,680,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,727,168 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Transit Expansion and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management recommend that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee, in accordance with Section 71-11.1.C of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 71 (Financial Control), grant authority to amend Purchase Order Number 6042897 with LeighFisher Canada Inc. for the review of Metrolinx Design Submissions and Permit Applications by the amount of $500,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($508,800 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries), revising the current Purchase Order value from $2,180,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,218,368 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries) to $2,680,000 net of all applicable taxes and charges ($2,727,168 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recoveries).
IE23.17adopted
The purpose of this report is to seek Council approval for amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code for the implementation of a separate speed limit on the Finch West Light Rail Transit corridor between Highway 27 and Keele Street. The requested amendments are in line with similar approval previously granted for the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit corridor.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council establish and authorize a reserved lane with a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour for the Finch West Light Rail Transit segregated right-of-way on Finch Avenue West between Highway 27 and Keele Street. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to Parts 1 and 2 above and the reasonable operation of a reserved lane for the Finch West Light Rail Transit with an associated different speed limit than the other general purpose traffic lanes.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council establish and authorize a reserved lane with a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour for the Finch West Light Rail Transit segregated right-of-way on Finch Avenue West between Highway 27 and Keele Street. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to Parts 1 and 2 above and the reasonable operation of a reserved lane for the Finch West Light Rail Transit with an associated different speed limit than the other general purpose traffic lanes.
IE23.18amended
Don Mills Crossing Environmental Assessment and Eglinton Crosstown Wynford Stop Pedestrian Access
The Don Mills Crossing area at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East is planned to be transformed into a new complete community with a mix of housing structured around a connected public realm and open space system, community facilities, additional employment uses and connections to the ravine system. The anticipated growth (approximately 16,000 new residents and 9,000 plus jobs) and intensification in the area creates a need for new transportation infrastructure to enhance the existing multi-modal network that accommodates people of all ages and abilities. Transportation Services has completed a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment study to identify the preferred design and develop a functional design for a new active transportation grade-separated rail crossing in the area northwest of the intersection of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East. The recommended preferred design consists of a steel I-girder bridge with elevated ramps and a staircase to connect people walking and cycling between the Don Mills Trails to the north of the rail corridor to the proposed community and ravine and trail system to the south. This EA study completes phases 3 and 4 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process. The recommended preferred design emerged through a comprehensive comparative evaluation of alternative designs and has been developed to a functional level of design. The Don Mills Crossing Mobility Plan Study completed phases 1 and 2 of the Environmental Assessment process in 2019. There is an agreement between the City and the landowners of 844 Don Mills Road and 1155 Eglinton Avenue East, secured under Section 37 of the Planning Act, for the landowners to complete detailed design and construct the bridge before conveying the bridge to the City. As part of this agreement, the City and landowners will share the cost of construction, each contributing approximately 50 percent of the cost with the landowners' share capped at $4,000,000. The City's share will be secured by Transportation Services through a subsequent report to request funding as part of the division's Capital Budget and Plan. In addition to recommending the preferred design for the Don Mills Crossing Environmental Assessment study, this report also provides an update on improvements to pedestrian access to the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit - Wynford Stop in the nearby area. At the request of Infrastructure and Environment Committee, Transportation Services, in consultation with Toronto Transit Commission, reviewed options to improve pedestrian access to and from the future Wynford Stop which will be located on Eglinton Avenue East, on the west side of the bridge over Wynford Drive. As a result, a new sidewalk is planned alongside the ramp connecting Wynford Drive and Eglinton Avenue East at the northeast quadrant, to be completed in advance of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit opening.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council endorse the recommended preferred alternative design for the Don Mills Crossing active grade-separated crossing over the CPR rail corridor, as described in Attachment 2 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a Notice of Study Completion and file the Environmental Study Report on the public record for a minimum of 30 days, in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council endorse the recommended preferred alternative design for the Don Mills Crossing active grade-separated crossing over the CPR rail corridor, as described in Attachment 2 to the report (June 18, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a Notice of Study Completion and file the Environmental Study Report on the public record for a minimum of 30 days, in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process.
IE23.19adopted
Approval of Automated Shuttle Trial Video Recording
The City of Toronto, in partnership with the Toronto Transit Commission and Metrolinx, and with funding support from Transport Canada, is launching an Automated Shuttle Trial in Scarborough. The Trial service will use new automated vehicle technology to provide a connecting transit service between the West Rouge community and Rouge Park to the nearby Rouge Hill GO Station. The Trial will begin testing this summer, with service to passengers from September 2021 to as late as February 2022. Local Motors was the successful vendor from a request for proposals conducted in 2020 to find a vehicle vendor and operator for the Trial. The Local Motors shuttle is a 3D-printed electric vehicle called Olli 2.0 that carries up to eight passengers. Olli 2.0 is equipped with seven exterior cameras and three interior cameras that record all activity using an intentionally out-of-focus lens while the vehicle is in operation. The cameras provide a video-only record of the environment surrounding the vehicle in all directions, as well as the interior cabin, in order to review vehicle performance, operational issues encountered, and in-cabin security without capturing personal information. A privacy impact assessment for the Automated Shuttle Trial was conducted in March 2021 by staff of the Chief Information Security Officer in collaboration with Transportation Services. The cameras included on the Olli 2.0 shuttle will be optically blurred at the point of manufacture, thus preventing the collection of data with personally identifiable information. While there is no intention to collect personal information through the use of Olli 2.0 cameras, staff are putting a policy in place to ensure there are protections in the event that this type of information is collected. In addition, the use of interior and exterior cameras on a public vehicle operated by the City of Toronto falls outside of the City's existing policy guidance on video surveillance, but aligns with the Toronto Transit Commission's policy, leading staff to request explicit authority to implement the Automated Shuttle Trial with its own Video Recording Policy that follows the principles of both existing City and Toronto Transit Commission policies as applicable.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to establish a Video Recording Policy for the Automated Shuttle Trial that is satisfactory to the City Clerk, reflecting the requirements of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and the general principles of the City of Toronto Security Video Surveillance Policy and the Toronto Transit Commission's Video Recording Policy, as applicable to the use of video surveillance (exterior and interior cameras) as is required for the Automated Shuttle Trial, and to conduct the Automated Shuttle Trial including the collection of information through video surveillance in accordance with the Video Recording Policy for Automated Shuttle Trial for the period of no earlier than July 1, 2021 to no later than February 28, 2022.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to establish a Video Recording Policy for the Automated Shuttle Trial that is satisfactory to the City Clerk, reflecting the requirements of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and the general principles of the City of Toronto Security Video Surveillance Policy and the Toronto Transit Commission's Video Recording Policy, as applicable to the use of video surveillance (exterior and interior cameras) as is required for the Automated Shuttle Trial, and to conduct the Automated Shuttle Trial including the collection of information through video surveillance in accordance with the Video Recording Policy for Automated Shuttle Trial for the period of no earlier than July 1, 2021 to no later than February 28, 2022.
IE23.20adopted
Improving Toronto’s Bike Share Program
This report responds to City Council's request to the Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors to direct the Acting President, Toronto Parking Authority to report back to the City of Toronto Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the end of fourth quarter 2020, to report on: the feasibility of increasing the overcharge threshold; exploring low-cost options; and a strategic plan to align with ActiveTO bike lanes.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee received the letter (May 14, 2021) from Toronto Parking Authority for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Board of Directors of Toronto Parking Authority recommends that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee receive this item for information.
IE23.21amended
Shining a Light on Toronto Hydro by Updating Street Lighting Options
Toronto Hydro provides a critical service in delivering lighting to Toronto streets. However, the City's agreement with Toronto Hydro, through Transportation Service, has some significant gaps that are creating community concerns about accessibility and safety. The current agreement with Toronto Hydro requires the road to be properly lit, but not the sidewalk, leaving many sidewalks relying on adjacent buildings, if any, for illumination. In some areas of the City, this can create accessibility and safety concerns. There are also community design aspirations and existing local lighting standards that the current agreement does not assist with nor protect in the long-term. If a new light is to be installed or an existing light replaced, Toronto Hydro typically will default to a standard design, such as the "Cobra Head" Luminaire which is attached to 25 foot poles. This design, while functional, is not a suitable replacement for many areas of the City that have paid for and/or historically used other standards. As an example, Victorian-style lighting standards in some parts of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood reflect both the Old Town heritage character and provide pedestrian scale lighting. Without an identical or similar lighting standard option, these lights are being replaced by Toronto Hydro's standard and sometimes much taller poles as they are damaged or reach their end of life. Without an approved alternative, reinstating the previous neighbourhood-specific lights is both challenging and expensive. It would be helpful to understand the status of the City's current agreement with Toronto Hydro, when it expires or is up for renewal, and what additional options could be considered to both expand lighting to City sidewalks and to create new lighting standards, both functional and aesthetically deserved, that can respond to specific neighbourhood needs.
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to the October 26, 2021 Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting with details on the current agreement with Toronto Hydro, including information on the current status of the agreement, when it expires or is up for renewal, and options for adding new lighting standards to the list of those approved for use and installation by Toronto Hydro. 2. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to include in the report requested in Part 1 above, the policy for adding and replacing pedestrian-scale lighting where the sidewalks are dark at night and require additional lighting.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam recommends that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to the October 26, 2021 Infrastructure & Environment Committee meeting with details on the current agreement with Toronto Hydro, including information on the current status of the agreement, when it expires or is up for renewal, and options for adding new lighting standards to the list of those approved for use and installation by Toronto Hydro.
IE23.22amended
LDD Moth (European Gypsy Moth) Infestation
Seven Oaks is a beautiful community located in Scarborough-Guildwood bounded by Hwy 401, Ellesmere Road, Morningside Avenue to Markham Road. For several years, the community has experienced an alarming increase of the LDD Moths (European Gypsy Moth) infestation. Negatively impacting the safety hazard of the community and its urban tree canopy. LDD Moths consume the regeneration tissues of trees causing them to expire, contact with the LDD Moth can also cause skin irritation. There is an alarming growing number of LDD Moths in the community, it has become necessary for further action from the City to protect individuals in the community as well as the threatened tree canopy. Attachment 1: LDD Moth (European Gypsy Moth) https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/trees/forest-management/threats-to-trees-insects/european-gypsy-moth/
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that: 1. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to increase efforts in addressing and assessing the LDD Moth (European Gypsy Moth) infestation across the City, particularly in areas where there is a high degree of infestation on both public and private property, in order to further understand what can be done to mitigate future LDD Moth (European Gypsy Moth) infestations: a. through the distribution of relevant information to households as well as on social media platforms; and b. by hosting a public community meeting for residents of impacted Wards, at the request of the local City Councillor. 2. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee at the December 2, 2021 Committee Meeting and make a presentation on the efforts taken.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Paul Ainslie recommends that the Infrastructure and Environment Committee: 1. Request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to increase their efforts in addressing the LDD Moth (European Gypsy Moth) infestation in the Seven Oaks Community located in Scarborough-Guildwood; where there is a high density of oak trees and other species of trees impacted by the infestation on both public and private property to understand what can be done to deal with the annual LDD Moth (European Gypsy Moth) infestation: a. through the distribution of relevant information to households as well as social media platforms; and b. host a public community meeting for all residents of the Seven Oaks community, Scarborough-Guildwood. 2. Request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee at the December 1, 2021 committee meeting to speak on the efforts taken.