Item - 2019.GL8.16

The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council adopt The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets Plan in Attachment 1 to the report (September 19, 2019) from the General Manager, Fleet Services, which supersedes all previous City of Toronto Green Fleet Plans, as the framework to achieve the following goal and three objectives:

      a.  Goal: Sustainable, climate resilient, low-carbon City fleets;

      b.  Objective 1: Transition 45 percent of City-owned fleet to low-carbon vehicles by 2030;

      c.  Objective 2: 65 percent greenhouse gas reduction by 2030 (from 1990 levels); and

      d.  Objective 3: 80 percent greenhouse gas reduction by 2050 (from 1990 levels).

2.  City Council direct the General Manager, Fleet Services, to:

a.  coordinate the implementation of The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets Plan, in consultation with Management staff of other City of Toronto fleets;

b.  track the progress made in achieving the established objectives and report regularly as part of TransformTO City-wide progress reports and updates; and

c.  provide a comprehensive report on The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets Plan progress and a Plan update every four years, with the first one to be delivered in the second quarter of 2023.

3.  City Council direct the General Manager, Fleet Services, to include $0.123 million for The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets Plan in the 2020 Operating Budget of Fleet Services for consideration amongst all other priorities.

4.  City Council direct the General Manager, Fleet Services, to include $9.291 million for The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets Plan in the 2020-2029 Capital Plan of Fleet Services for consideration amongst all other priorities.

5.  City Council delegate to the General Manager, Fleet Services, authority to negotiate, execute, and amend, as and when necessary, any agreements necessary to give effect to the implementation of The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets Plan, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Fleet Services, and the City Solicitor.

6.  City Council direct the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services, and the Chief, Toronto Paramedic Services, to direct their staff to actively participate in the implementation of The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets Plan.

7.  City Council request the Exhibition Place Board of Governors, the Toronto Community Housing Board of Directors, the Toronto Parking Authority Board of Directors, the Toronto Police Services Board, the Toronto Public Library Board, the Toronto Transit Commission Board, and the Toronto Zoo Board of Management to adopt and implement The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets Plan.

The Pathway to Sustainable City of Toronto Fleets (henceforth referred to as the Plan) is an overview of a five-year plan for City fleets to address climate mitigation and adaptation with strategies for transitioning City fleets to sustainable, climate resilient, low-carbon operations.

This Plan is a continuation of the work undertaken with the Consolidated Green Fleet Plan (2014-2018) with an expanded scope. Through the 2014-2018 Plan, City Fleets have already surpassed the City's 2020 emissions reduction target of 30 percent.