November 16, 1998

URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:

The Urban Environment and Development Committee on May 19, 1998, during consideration of various reports and communications regarding the Environmental Assessment for the proposed fixed link to the City Centre Airport, among other things, deferred consideration of the following motions:

'Moved by Councillor McConnell:

"That no amendments to the Tripartite Agreement be considered until the design phase is completed, all the environmental concerns are addressed, and the cost implications are known.";

Moved by Councillor Moscoe, on behalf of Councillor Chow:

"(a)That Recommendation No. (1)(i) be struck out and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

'(1)(i)the final design of the bridge be submitted to City Council for review and approval for consistency with established urban design objectives along the waterfront; and, further, in accordance with the former Metro policy, an artist be included in the design team at the beginning stage;'

(b)that Recommendation No. (2) (c)(i) be amended by striking out the word "and" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "or"; so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:

'(2)(c)(i)once a sustained annual passenger volume of 600,000 passengers per annum, or less if the City determines it is necessary before this level of passenger traffic, is reached; or';

(c)that Recommendation No. (2)(d) be amended by adding the words "and report annually to the Urban Environment and Development Committee on" after the words "to monitor"; so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:

'(2)(d)that the Toronto Harbour Commissioners be required to monitor, and report annually to the Urban Environment and Development Committee on, the effects of the bridge operation, as requested by the City on ....';

(d)that Recommendation No. (3) be amended to provide that prior to the authorization of the alteration of Bathurst Street, the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be requested to report on the cost of such alteration and the source of the funding;

(e)that Recommendation No. (5) be amended by adding the words "prior to the amendments to the Tripartite Agreement," after the word "that"; so that such recommendation shall now read as follows:

'(5)that, prior to the amendments to the Tripartite Agreement, all rights to land held by the Federal Government, and currently used for public parking at the end of Bathurst Street and the ferry slip and access road leading to it, be conveyed to the City at nominal cost for public park and public highway purposes;';

(f)that no amendment to the Tripartite Agreement be made until:

(i)the role of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and the Toronto Harbour Commissioners (THC) regarding the management and operation of the Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA) is clarified. In the event that the Canada Marine Act, Bill C-9, becomes law, no amendments to the Tripartite Agreement should occur before the new Port Authority issues its letters patent; and

(ii)a private sector proponent provides a comprehensive business plan to operate the Fixed Link without public subsidy;

(g)that City Council request the Federal Minister of the Environment to require that a full panel Environmental Review of the Fixed Link (especially as relates to safety of boaters) be undertaken prior to the proposed amendments to the Tripartite Agreements;

(h)that, as part of the new Official Plan, City Council form a Work Group to develop a comprehensive Waterfront Policy; such Work Group to be composed of representatives of all the stakeholders on the Waterfront including area residents, the Federal and Provincial Governments, The Toronto Harbour Commissioners, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority; and, further, that the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development be requested to submit a report to the Urban Environment and Development Committee on the terms of reference and composition of such Work Group;

(i)that any agreement by the new Port Authority, the Federal Government or the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) be structured in such a way that the City of Toronto would be refunded for subsidies (if any) provided, directly or indirectly, by the City to the Port Authority for the functioning and the programming (bothoperating and capital cost) associated with the Toronto City Centre Airport; and

(j)that the City Solicitor be requested to ensure that all conditions placed on TheToronto Harbour Commissioners regarding the Fixed Link and the Tripartite Agreement are applied to the new Port Authority, the Federal Government or the Greater Toronto Airports Authority."; and

Moved by Councillor Moscoe:

"That the Urban Environment and Development Committee recommend that Council not support the construction of a bridge to the Toronto Islands and, further, agree that the existing ferry service adequately serves the present and future needs of the Toronto Island Airport."'

The Urban Environment and Development Committee and the Economic Development Committee, at their joint meeting on September 29, 1998, deferred consideration of the following motions by Councillor Kelly to the November 30, 1998 meeting of the Urban Environment and Development Committee:

"(2)that the concept of a fixed link be forwarded to Council for approval at its meeting scheduled to be held on October 28, 1998; and

(3)that the concept of a "signature" bridge be referred to the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services with a request that she consult with relevant stakeholders and submit a report thereon to a joint meeting of the Urban Environment and Development Committee and the Economic Development Committee to be convened in November, 1998.".

City Clerk

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