Item - 2021.IE19.10

That:

1.  City Council amend Infrastructure and Environment Committee Recommendation 1 so that it now reads as follows:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until December 31, 2030, inclusive, the authority to temporarily close to pedestrian and vehicular traffic highways or portions of highways for a period up to and including 365 consecutive days but ending no later than December 31, 2030, inclusive, with the exception of those highways listed in Section 937-4 of Chapter 937, as required for the purpose of the construction of Ontario Line excluding the proposed above ground section of the Ontario Line between the Don River and Gerrard Street and City Council exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

2.  City Council amend Infrastructure and Environment Committee Recommendation 10 so that it now reads as follows:

10.  City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office to work with Metrolinx to put a clause in the tendering documents for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, Yonge North Subway Extension and Ontario Line that sets out clear expectations for operational requirements in any City Right-of-Way to keep the area clean and tidy and respectful of business and residents; that requires the contractor to file a plan to meet these requirements; and that requires the contractor to have a single point of contact from management position for business and residents that sets our clear requirements for operations in any City right-of-way, including detailed construction and mitigation plans to be placed on file with the City and Ward Councillor that set out the standards for keeping the area clean and tidy, the requirement to be respectful of businesses and residents, and that requires the contractor to have a single point of contact from a management position for businesses and residents; and that Metrolinx provide funding to the City to hire a minimum of one staff position to assist local Business Improvement Areas in their daily dealings with road closures and how businesses will be affected and that the impacted Business Improvement Areas and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas be consulted in the hiring; and that, prior to City Council approving any delegated authority for the section of the Ontario Line between the Don River and Gerrard Street, City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on Metrolinx's agreement in writing to the stipulations in this recommendation.

That City Council adopt the following recommendations in the supplementary report (January 27, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services [IE19.10a]:

1. City Council, authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with Metrolinx with respect to the Ontario Line planning process to:

a. undertake a detailed modelling exercise to further develop traffic mitigation measures as more information becomes available;

b. include the recommended traffic operational constraints identified in this report within Metrolinx's future contracts, regardless of whether an above or below grade option is taken forward, to minimize impacts on traffic; and

c. include protections for vulnerable road users in Metrolinx's construction traffic management plans.

That the Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommend that:

1. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office to work with Metrolinx to conduct consultations, prior to finalizing any agreements with Metrolinx, with the directly affected community, Business Improvement Areas and the local City Councillor. 

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office to work with Metrolinx to include a provision to request a construction management plan for construction equipment clean-up of the sites and along the stretch of the Business Improvement Areas, such that that small businesses will not have their storefronts blocked and obstructed.

3. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office to work with Metrolinx to include a small business recovery compensation plan for businesses directly affected in their agreements, so that the small businesses can keep their doors open through ten years of construction.

4. City Council direct the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office  to work with Metrolinx to put a clause in the tendering documents for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, Yonge North Subway Extension and Ontario Line that sets out clear expectations for operational requirements in any City Right-of-Way to keep the area clean and tidy and respectful of business and residents; that requires the contractor to file a plan to meet these requirements; and that requires the contractor to have a single point of contact from management position for business and residents. 

5. The Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services, report directly to February 2 and 3, 2021 City Council meeting on the results of the study on the assessment of the impact on road works and bridge work to transit and traffic operations between Gerrard Avenue and Eastern Avenue.

That Infrastructure and Environment Committee:

1. Delete Recommendation 3 in the report (December 18, 2020) from the General Manager, Transportation Services:

Recommendation to be deleted:

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until December 31, 2030, inclusive, the authority to temporarily close to pedestrian and vehicular traffic highways or portions of highways for a period up to and including 365 consecutive days but ending no later than December 31, 2030, inclusive, with the exception of those highways listed in Section 937-4 of Chapter 937, as required for the purpose of the construction of Yonge North Subway Extension and City Council exempt the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

2. Delete the words "Yonge North Subway" in Recommendation 5 in the report (December 18, 2020) from the from the General Manager, Transportation Services so that the recommendation now reads as follows:

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to request Metrolinx to expand its use of a 24 hour, 7 days a week hotline to accept and track complaints and reports of issues associated with the Ontario Line and Eglinton Crosstown West Extension projects.