Item - 2013.PE18.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on February 20, 2013 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Parks and Environment Committee on January 29, 2013 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on February 20, 2013.
PE18.2 - Toronto's Future Climate: Study Outcomes
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on February 20 and 21, 2013, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the City Manager to establish a working group composed of staff from appropriate City Divisions, the Board of Health, Toronto Hydro Corporation and representatives from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, to review the impacts on the City and its residents of an increasingly wet and volatile climate as described in the report (October 26, 2012) from Deputy City Manager, Cluster B; the focus of the working group will include the adequacy of the City's infrastructure, current policies, specifically the Wet Weather Flow Master Plan; and report back to the Parks and Environment Committee by the end of 2013 to address the impact of potential changes and financial implications on climate changes.
2. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B to forward the presentation (January 29, 2013) from the Toronto Environment Office and report (October 26, 2012) on Toronto's Future Climate: Study Outcomes, to the Board of Health for review and consideration of the social and health impacts as a result of increased climate change and extreme weather conditions.
3. City Council direct that the presentation (January 29, 2013) from the Toronto Environment Office and report (October 26, 2012) on Toronto's Future Climate: Study Outcomes, be distributed to the following:
Deputy City Manager, Cluster A
General Manager, Transportation Services
General Manager, Toronto Water
Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning
Medical Officer of Health
Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission
General Manager, Toronto Hydro Corporation
Chief Executive Officer, Metrolinx
with the request that they report back to the Parks and Environment Committee, in the third quarter of 2013, as to what they have identified as key adaptations in their plans relating to core services and what their capital plans will be moving forward.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55155.pdf
(November 1, 2012) Summary of the SENES Consultants Ltd. Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study: Outcomes Report by Toronto Environment Office, October 30, 2012
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55150.pdf
(October 30, 2012) Attachment 2 - Part 1 - Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study Volume 1 - Overview by SENES Consultants Ltd. - December 2011
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55151.pdf
(October 30, 2012) Attachment 2 - Part 2 - Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study Volume 1 - Overview by SENES Consultants Ltd. - December 2011
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55152.pdf
(October 30, 2012) Attachment 2 - Part 3 - Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study Volume 1 - Overview by SENES Consultants Ltd. - December 2011
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55154.pdf
(October 30, 2012) Attachment 2 - Part 4 - Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study Volume 1 - Overview by SENES Consultants Ltd. - December 2011
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55153.pdf
(January 29, 2013) Presentation from Toronto Environment Office - Toronto’s Future Weather & Climate
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55628.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(January 28, 2013) E-mail from Karen Buck (PE.New.18.2.2)
(January 28, 2013) E-mail from Franz Hartmann, Executive Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (PE.New.18.2.3)
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Feb-21-2013 9:39 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PE18.2 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 37 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 8 | Members that were absent are Raymond Cho, Frank Di Giorgio, Paula Fletcher, Chin Lee, Giorgio Mammoliti, Ron Moeser, David Shiner, Michael Thompson |
PE18.2 - Toronto's Future Climate: Study Outcomes
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Parks and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request the City Manager to establish a working group comprised of staff from appropriate City Divisions, the Board of Health, Toronto Hydro Corporation and representatives from the Toronto Region Conservation Authority, to review the impacts on the City and its residents of an increasingly wet and volatile climate as described in the report (October 26, 2012) from Deputy City Manager, Cluster B; and the focus of the working group will include the adequacy of the City's infrastructure, current policies, specifically the Wet Weather Flow Master Plan and report back to the Parks and Environment Committee by the end of 2013 to address the impact of potential changes and financial implications on climate changes.
2. City Council direct the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B to forward the presentation (January 29, 2013) from the Toronto Environment Office and report (October 26, 2012) on Toronto's Future Climate: Study Outcomes, to the Board of Health for review and consideration of the social and health impacts as a result of increased climate change and extreme weather conditions.
3. City Council direct that the presentation (January 29, 2013) from the Toronto Environment Office and report (October 26, 2012) on Toronto's Future Climate: Study Outcomes, be distributed to the following:
Deputy City Manager, Cluster A
General Manager, Transportation Services
General Manager, Toronto Water
Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning
Medical Officer of Health
Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission
General Manager, Toronto Hydro Corporation
Chief Executive Officer, Metrolinx
with the request that they report back to the Parks and Environment Committee, in the third quarter of 2013, as to what they have identified as key adaptations in their plans relating to core services and what their capital plans will be moving forward.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Parks and Environment Committee:
1. Requested the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B to report back to the Parks and Environment Committee, in the third quarter of 2013, with a Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit outlining internal risk management systems to prepare for predicted health and social impacts, climate change and variability, and focussing on the improvement of internal processes that City Council can rely upon to make decisions and to ensure improved capacity to act upon the complex data involved with climate change projections and scenarios based on data ranges, qualitative inputs and outputs, projections rather than historical and current data.
2. Requested the Chief Corporate Officer to report back to the Parks and Environment Committee on the status of the recommendations of the 2008 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
Origin
Summary
In 2005, Toronto was severely impacted by a one-hour rainstorm that cost the City of Toronto $47 million in repairs to its infrastructure (including the washout and re-construction of Finch Avenue at Black Creek and damage to the trunk sewer in the Highland Creek valley) and cost the insurance industry $600 million in payments to clients for damages to personal property. The 2005 storm is one of many record weather events that have impacted Toronto over recent years.
Faced with impacts of this magnitude and billion dollar projections for expenditure in public transit, roads, energy and public works infrastructure, a study was commissioned to specifically examine the projected climate conditions Toronto would experience in the period 2040-2049 . The purpose of the study is to provide a window on the conditions that our public infrastructure will be operating in over the course of its service life.
In particular, a focus was given to extreme weather events – including rainfall and heat waves – that are key concerns in connection with the need to maintain public infrastructure and service provision responsibilities.
This staff report describes the outcomes of the climate modelling study undertaken by the Toronto Environment Office with SENES Consultants Ltd.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55155.pdf
(November 1, 2012) Summary of the SENES Consultants Ltd. Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study: Outcomes Report by Toronto Environment Office, October 30, 2012
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55150.pdf
(October 30, 2012) Attachment 2 - Part 1 - Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study Volume 1 - Overview by SENES Consultants Ltd. - December 2011
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55151.pdf
(October 30, 2012) Attachment 2 - Part 2 - Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study Volume 1 - Overview by SENES Consultants Ltd. - December 2011
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55152.pdf
(October 30, 2012) Attachment 2 - Part 3 - Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study Volume 1 - Overview by SENES Consultants Ltd. - December 2011
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55154.pdf
(October 30, 2012) Attachment 2 - Part 4 - Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study Volume 1 - Overview by SENES Consultants Ltd. - December 2011
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55153.pdf
(January 29, 2013) Presentation from Toronto Environment Office - Toronto’s Future Weather & Climate
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-55628.pdf
Communications
(January 28, 2013) E-mail from Karen Buck (PE.New.18.2.2)
(January 28, 2013) E-mail from Franz Hartmann, Executive Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (PE.New.18.2.3)
Speakers
Franz Hartmann, Executive Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (Submission Filed)
Karen Buck (Submission Filed)
Rita Bijons, Toronto Climate Campaign
Councillor Shelley Carroll, Ward 33, Don Valley East
Motions
That this report and presentation be distributed to the following:
Deputy City Manager, Cluster A
General Manager, Transportation Services
General Manager, Toronto Water
Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning
Medical Officer of Health
Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission
General Manager, Toronto Hydro Corporation
Chief Executive Officer, Metrolinx
with a request that they report back to the Parks and Environment in the third quarter of 2013 as to what they have identified as key adaption's of their plans relating to core services and what their capital plans will be moving forward.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Jan-29-2013
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Sarah Doucette, Norman Kelly (Chair), Mary-Margaret McMahon, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That City Council direct the City Manager to establish a working group comprised of staff from appropriate City Divisions and representatives from the Toronto Region Conservation Authority to review the impacts on the city and its residents of an increasingly wet and volatile climate as described in the Toronto's future climate report. The Focus of the work group will include the adequacy of the City's infrastructure, current policies, specifically the Wet Weather Flow Master Plan and report back to the Parks and Environment Committee by end of 2013 to address the impact of potential changes and financial implications on climate changes.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Jan-29-2013
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Sarah Doucette, Norman Kelly (Chair), Mary-Margaret McMahon, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That the Parks and Environment Committee direct the Chief Corporate Officer to report back to Committee on the status of the recommendations of the 2008 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Jan-29-2013
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Sarah Doucette, Norman Kelly (Chair), Mary-Margaret McMahon, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That City Council direct Deputy City Manager, Cluster B to forward copies of the presentation and report on Toronto's Future Climate: Study Outcomes, to the Board of Health for review and consideration of the social and health impacts as a result of increased climate change and extreme weather conditions.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Jan-29-2013
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Sarah Doucette, Norman Kelly (Chair), Mary-Margaret McMahon, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That the Parks and Environment Committee direct Deputy City Manager, Cluster B to report back in the third quarter of 2013 with a Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit outlining internal risk management systems to prepare for predicted health and social impacts, climate change and variability.
The Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit should focus on the improvement of internal processes that City Council rely upon to make decisions and to ensure improved capacity to act upon the complex data involved with climate change projections and scenarios based on data ranges, qualitative inputs and outputs, projections rather than historical and current data.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Jan-29-2013
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Sarah Doucette, Norman Kelly (Chair), Mary-Margaret McMahon, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That Motion 2 by Councillor McMahon be amended to add the Board of Health for the City of Toronto Health Unit and Toronto Hydro Corporation after the words "City Divisions".
Vote (Amend Motion) Jan-29-2013
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Sarah Doucette, Norman Kelly (Chair), Mary-Margaret McMahon, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That:
Motions 1 by Councillor Doucette, Motions 4 and 5 by Councillor Wong-Tam, be appended to Motion 2 by Councillor McMahon to the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B along with the presentation and report on Toronto's Future Climate: Study Outcomes.