Decisions · Executive Committee — 2025-05-13

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Executive Committee · 2025-05-13

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City of Toronto’s 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan — amended
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150 Eighth Street - Education Development Charges Complaint — deferred
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Improved Active Transportation and Water Access to Toronto Island… — amended
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Management Update: Auditor General Recommendations on 9-1-1 Opera… — amended
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2025.EX23.1
Improved Active Transportation and Water Access to Toronto Island Park
Outcome: Amended
Ward: All
2025.EX23.2
Ontario-Toronto New Deal - Advancing the Delivery of Transit Oriented Communities along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: 2 - Etobicoke Centre, 5 - York South - Weston
2025.EX23.4
Management Update: Auditor General Recommendations on 9-1-1 Operations and Responses to Calls for Service by the Toronto Police Service
Outcome: Amended
Ward: All
2025.EX23.5
2025 Update on SafeTO Implementation
Outcome: Amended
Ward: All
2025.EX23.6
150 Eighth Street - Education Development Charges Complaint
Outcome: Postponed
Ward: 3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore
2025.EX23.7
City of Toronto’s 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan
Outcome: Amended
Ward: All
2025.EX23.9
Adjustments to Capital Budget, Carry Forward Funding and Future Year Commitments
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.10
Toronto Water 2024 Year End Capital Budget and 2025-2034 Capital Plan Adjustments
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.16
FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto: Procurement Plan Update
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.17
Status update of funding from the Federal and Provincial Governments for FIFA World Cup 2026
Outcome: Without recommendations
Ward: All
2025.EX23.18
Legal Services Resourcing to Expedite Priority Affordable Housing Projects
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.19
Assessment of City Impacts from Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 and Provincial Budget
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.3
Metrolinx Ontario Line - Lower Don Bridge and Minton Place Portal - Temporary Lane Closures on the Don Valley Parkway and F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Temporary Delegation of Authority
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.8
Leaside Memorial Community Gardens: City Loan Agreement; 2020, 2021 and 2022 Settlement
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: 15 - Don Valley West
2025.EX23.11
Remuneration and Expenses of Members of Council and of Council Appointees to Agencies, Corporations and Other Bodies for the year ended December 31, 2024
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.12
Approval of Recommended Retention Schedule for Accountability Records for the Auditor General's Office
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.13
Amendment to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 219, Records, Corporate (Local Boards) Respecting Swansea Town Hall Community Centre
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.14
Fair Wage Office - 2024 Annual Report
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All
2025.EX23.15
Federation of Municipalities (FCM) March 2025 report to Council
Outcome: Adopted
Ward: All

#	Subject	Outcome	Wards
2025.EX23.1	Improved Active Transportation and Water Access to Toronto Island Park	Amended	All
2025.EX23.2	Ontario-Toronto New Deal - Advancing the Delivery of Transit Oriented Communities along the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension	Adopted	2 - Etobicoke Centre, 5 - York South - Weston
2025.EX23.4	Management Update: Auditor General Recommendations on 9-1-1 Operations and Responses to Calls for Service by the Toronto Police Service	Amended	All
2025.EX23.5	2025 Update on SafeTO Implementation	Amended	All
2025.EX23.6	150 Eighth Street - Education Development Charges Complaint	Postponed	3 - Etobicoke - Lakeshore
2025.EX23.7	City of Toronto’s 2025 Corporate Asset Management Plan	Amended	All
2025.EX23.9	Adjustments to Capital Budget, Carry Forward Funding and Future Year Commitments	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.10	Toronto Water 2024 Year End Capital Budget and 2025-2034 Capital Plan Adjustments	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.16	FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto: Procurement Plan Update	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.17	Status update of funding from the Federal and Provincial Governments for FIFA World Cup 2026	Without recommendations	All
2025.EX23.18	Legal Services Resourcing to Expedite Priority Affordable Housing Projects	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.19	Assessment of City Impacts from Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 and Provincial Budget	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.3	Metrolinx Ontario Line - Lower Don Bridge and Minton Place Portal - Temporary Lane Closures on the Don Valley Parkway and F.G. Gardiner Expressway and Temporary Delegation of Authority	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.8	Leaside Memorial Community Gardens: City Loan Agreement; 2020, 2021 and 2022 Settlement	Adopted	15 - Don Valley West
2025.EX23.11	Remuneration and Expenses of Members of Council and of Council Appointees to Agencies, Corporations and Other Bodies for the year ended December 31, 2024	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.12	Approval of Recommended Retention Schedule for Accountability Records for the Auditor General's Office	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.13	Amendment to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 219, Records, Corporate (Local Boards) Respecting Swansea Town Hall Community Centre	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.14	Fair Wage Office - 2024 Annual Report	Adopted	All
2025.EX23.15	Federation of Municipalities (FCM) March 2025 report to Council	Adopted	All

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Improved Active Transportation and Water Access to Toronto Island Park

2025.EX23.1

This report provides a response to City Council’s direction to report on improved active transportation access to Toronto Island, including possibilities for a fixed link across the Eastern Gap. This report also responds to other directives related to moving visitors to and from Toronto Island Park, including opportunities to maximize the service of private water taxi operators and the exploration of a relief ferry vessel.     The Toronto Island Park is a signature destination for residents and tourists, with over 1.5 million visitors taking the City’s ferries every year and approximately 485,000 trips taken by water taxi. On peak weekends and holidays in July and August, Toronto Island Park sees almost 18,000 visitors per day. In July 2024, Council approved the Toronto Island Master Plan (TIMP) which identified improved access to Toronto Island as a priority, and discussed opportunities for reducing economic barriers for accessing the island and expanding affordable programming and rentals park-wide.   Since the TIMP was adopted, Council has provided staff with a number of directions related to access. Staff have been directed to undertake discussions with private water taxi operators to explore options for maximizing water taxi services to and from Toronto Island Park, and to understand and address barriers related to this goal. Through the Council decision on the award for the construction of new fully electric ferry vessels, Council also requested staff to explore opportunities to lease or retain relief vessels to provide additional service to and from Toronto Island while the new ferries are being procured. Taken together, these directives highlight the critical importance of aligning investments and agreements to facilitate improved access to Toronto Island Park.   On the city side of the harbour, waterfront revitalization has, since 2001, created a number of new destinations from east-to-west, with more to come in the short- and long-term; Biidaasige Park, for example, will open in summer 2025. Further, tens of thousands of new residents are anticipated along the waterfront in the coming decades, particularly in the Port Lands. These changes also create opportunities and demands for new water transportation options. For example, people could have the ability to travel from Bathurst Quay to the Parliament Slip or Biidaasige Park; or they could be able to travel from any of these locations to and from Toronto Island Park. New water transportation options could be realized in both the short- and medium-term through the work underway to improve water taxi services and a proposed sea bus pilot.    A fixed link over the Eastern Gap is another concept motivated by the popularity of the Toronto Island and the revitalization of the waterfront. It has been advocated over the years by some private architects, planners, and other individuals to complement waterfront revitalization. The Eastern Gap is the waterway separating Ward’s Island on the west side from the Port Lands on the east side (See Attachment 1). It is approximately 220 to 265 metres wide (See Attachment 2). Proposals have included different bridge concepts, a gondola or tunnel. Proponents note the popularity of similar structures in Toronto and around the world for their physical utility and tourist appeal.  Council has directed staff to review proposals and consult with stakeholders regarding this concept, as part of the broader analysis and consultation regarding the goal of improving access to the Island.   While conceptually appealing, a fixed link would face a number of constraints, which are described in this report. The constraints would not make a fixed link project impossible, but they do indicate that such a project would not be quick, simple or inexpensive. Further, a fixed link would not replace the need for planned short- and medium-term investments in Toronto Island access, many of which are underway now. A fixed-link should therefore be thought of as a potential long-term project, possibly to coincide with the future development of planned mixed-use precincts in the Port Lands, with the potential to complement, not replace, existing initiatives.   Taking into the account the multiple initiatives underway and planned, staff, through this report, recommend the establishment of a Toronto Island Access and Inner Harbour Transportation Task Force. The Task Force would be convened by the City Planning Division (Waterfront Secretariat), working closely with Waterfront Toronto and the relevant City Divisions. The purpose of the Task Force would be to accelerate and coordinate the short- and medium-term Toronto Island access improvements that are currently underway, and advance due diligence related to long-term opportunities, such as a fixed link. While undertaking this work, alignment with the Waterfront Toronto 2020 Marine Use Strategy would allow for greater coordination between Agencies and Divisions all responsible for inner harbour transportation, particularly as visits and interest in waterfront destinations grow.   The report reflects collaboration between City Planning, Parks and Recreation, Transportation Services, Engineering and Construction Services, Economic Development and Culture, and the City Manager’s Office. As recommended, these City divisions and agencies would continue to advance the ongoing improvements and longer-term due diligence as the Toronto Island Access and Inner Harbour Transportation Task Force through the implementation of marine transportation initiatives.   Consistent with Council and Committee direction, consultations informing the analysis of a fixed link included Ports Toronto, CreateTO, Waterfront Toronto, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). Stakeholder engagement has included the Toronto Industry Network, Redpath Sugar, Cinespace, the Passenger & Commercial Vessel Association and the Waterfront BIA. The team also spoke with individuals and organizations familiar with past fixed link concepts such as a bridge or gondola. Broader public consultation was considered to be a future work plan activity, should Council ultimately direct staff to proceed based on further due diligence.