Item - 2023.EX10.16

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on December 13, 2023 with amendments.
  • This item was considered by Executive Committee on December 5, 2023. It is being forwarded to City Council without recommendations. It will be considered by City Council on December 13, 2023.

EX10.16 - Cummer Station - Response to Council Motions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

City Council Decision

City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council forward Attachment 1 of the report (November 21, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to the Province of Ontario and request the Province to reconsider funding the delivery of Cummer Station as part of the Yonge North Subway Extension project.

 

2. City Council request the Province of Ontario to:

 

a. formally respond to “The Case For Cummer Station” (November 2023) prepared by Toronto’s Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion; 

 

b. include Cummer Station in the Metrolinx stage gate design process; and

 

c. receive the letter attached to this Motion from community organizations and council representatives advocating for the fully funded construction of Cummer Station.

Background Information (Committee)

(November 21, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion on Cummer Station - Response to Council Motions
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-241079.pdf
Attachment 1 - Cummer Station Business Case
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-241056.pdf

Background Information (City Council)

(December 11, 2023) Supplementary report from the Executive Director, Transit Expansion and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on Cummer Station (EX10.16a)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-241560.pdf
Attachment 1 to motion by Councillor Lily Cheng
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-241618.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(December 2, 2023) E-mail from Kim Lawrence (EX.Supp)
(December 2, 2023) E-mail from Madeleine Beaupré (EX.Supp)
(December 2, 2023) E-mail from Kevin Kam (EX.Supp)
(December 2, 2023) E-mail from Arash Zereshkian (EX.Supp)
(December 2, 2023) E-mail from GabTae Ross Yi (EX.Supp)
(December 3, 2023) E-mail from Pat Hall (EX.Supp)
(December 3, 2023) E-mail from Karen Tarbox (EX.Supp)
(December 3, 2023) E-mail from Jaclyn Mistry (EX.Supp)
(December 3, 2023) E-mail from Jane Garthson (EX.Supp)
(December 4, 2023) E-mail from Shelly Yadav (EX.Supp)
(December 4, 2023) E-mail from Zhe Yuan (EX.New)
(December 4, 2023) E-mail from Mary Simpson (EX.New)
(December 4, 2023) E-mail from Peter Lam (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Jasmine Zhou (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Anil Bhatia (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Pat Naughton (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Charitha Sirimanna (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Charles Wu (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Jeffery Gross (EX.New)

Communications (City Council)

(December 10, 2023) E-mail from Carol Chen (CC.Supp)
(December 11, 2023) E-mail from Ruby Lonoza-Barbonetti (CC.Supp)
(December 11, 2023) E-mail from E Abrams (CC.Supp)
(December 11, 2023) E-mail from Miriam Henriques (CC.Supp)
(December 14, 2023) E-mail from Jeff Horodyski, President, Silverview Community Association (CC.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/comm/communicationfile-174336.pdf

Motions (City Council)

1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Lily Cheng (Carried)

That:

 

1. City Council forward Attachment 1 of the report (November 21, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion to the Province of Ontario and request the Province to reconsider funding the delivery of Cummer Station as part of the Yonge North Subway Extension project.

 

2. City Council request the Province of Ontario to:

 

a. formally respond to “The Case For Cummer Station” (November 2023) prepared by Toronto’s Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion; 

 

b. include Cummer Station in the Metrolinx stage gate design process; and

 

c. receive the letter attached to this Motion from community organizations and council representatives advocating for the fully funded construction of Cummer Station.

Vote (Amend Item) Dec-14-2023 9:51 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - EX10.16 - Cheng - Motion 1
Total members that voted Yes: 20 Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Olivia Chow, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Chris Moise, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Gord Perks, Dianne Saxe
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 6 Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Vincent Crisanti, James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson

Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)

EX10.16 - Cummer Station - Response to Council Motions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Without Recs
Ward:
18 - Willowdale

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee forwards the Item to City Council without recommendation.

Decision Advice and Other Information

The Executive Committee directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to report to the December 13, 14 and 15, 2023 meeting of City Council on the potential funding sources for $70 million to cover the cost of designing the construction of headwalls and the necessary utility relocations to protect for a future Cummer Station and include the headwall installation in the current Yonge North Subway Extension Tunnel Request For Proposal, while continuing to advocate for the province to fund the full implementation.

Origin

(November 21, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion

Summary

This report responds to a number of motions from City Council regarding a potential future subway station at Yonge Street and Cummer/Drewry Avenues (i.e., Cummer Station) as part of the Yonge North Subway Extension (YNSE).  Originally planned as part of the Province of Ontario’s YNSE project, Cummer Station and another station at Royal Orchard Road in the City of Markham were descoped by Metrolinx following the completion of their Initial Business Case analysis and prior to the further planning and design of the project.  However, Metrolinx later agreed to deliver Royal Orchard Station despite its poorer performance relative to Cummer Station.  At present Cummer Station remains out of scope for the YNSE.

 

City staff were directed through MM11.19 Last Chance to Urge Province to Build Cummer Station for the Future of North York, to prepare a business case for Cummer Station which will form the basis for another request to the Province to include Cummer Station in the YNSE’s base scope.  As such, City staff have developed the preliminary business case included in Attachment 1 to this report.

 

EX5.3 Update on Metrolinx Subways Program – Second Quarter 2023 also included motions related to Cummer Station.  This report also responds to these motions. 

Background Information

(November 21, 2023) Report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion on Cummer Station - Response to Council Motions
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-241079.pdf
Attachment 1 - Cummer Station Business Case
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-241056.pdf

Communications

(December 2, 2023) E-mail from Kim Lawrence (EX.Supp)
(December 2, 2023) E-mail from Madeleine Beaupré (EX.Supp)
(December 2, 2023) E-mail from Kevin Kam (EX.Supp)
(December 2, 2023) E-mail from Arash Zereshkian (EX.Supp)
(December 2, 2023) E-mail from GabTae Ross Yi (EX.Supp)
(December 3, 2023) E-mail from Pat Hall (EX.Supp)
(December 3, 2023) E-mail from Karen Tarbox (EX.Supp)
(December 3, 2023) E-mail from Jaclyn Mistry (EX.Supp)
(December 3, 2023) E-mail from Jane Garthson (EX.Supp)
(December 4, 2023) E-mail from Shelly Yadav (EX.Supp)
(December 4, 2023) E-mail from Zhe Yuan (EX.New)
(December 4, 2023) E-mail from Mary Simpson (EX.New)
(December 4, 2023) E-mail from Peter Lam (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Jasmine Zhou (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Anil Bhatia (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Pat Naughton (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Charitha Sirimanna (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Charles Wu (EX.New)
(December 5, 2023) E-mail from Jeffery Gross (EX.New)

Speakers

Arash Zereshkian
William Pham
Shalini Sethi, Bayview Cummer Neighbourhood Association
Paul Honis, Yonge Corridor Condominium Association
Councillor Lily Cheng

Motions

Motion to forward item Without Recommendations moved by Councillor Mike Colle (Carried)

That the Executive Committee:

 

1. Forward the Item to City Council without recommendation.

 

2. Direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to report to the December 13, 14 and 15, 2023 meeting of City Council on the potential funding sources for $70 million to cover the cost of designing the construction of headwalls and the necessary utility relocations to protect for a future Cummer Station and include the headwall installation in the current YNSE Tunnel RFP, while continuing to advocate for the province to fund the full implementation.

Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council