Public Notice

Toronto City Council will be considering recommendations to pass a by-law to amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges regarding a new Transportation Innovation Challenge program which will introduce a new fee, to allow qualifying organizations to apply to temporarily test a transportation technology in the public right of way in response to a Transportation Innovation Challenge issued by the City.

It is proposed that the by-law be adopted at the Council meeting to be held on May 5 and 6, 2021 or at a subsequent meeting.

The report from the General Manager, Transportation Services, titled "Transportation Innovation Challenges: Fostering Local, Outcomes-Oriented Transformation" has the following recommendations:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to work with the Chief Executive Officer, Exhibition Place as may be required to implement and operate Transportation Innovation Challenges at Exhibition Place, in accordance with the working principles of the Digital Infrastructure Plan.

2. City Council authorize the creation and implementation of a new fee in the amount of $412.00 for a Transportation Innovation Challenge application and amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, to include the new fee generally as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (April 14, 2021) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bills to give effect to City Council's decision and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make any necessary clarifications, refinements, minor modifications, technical amendments, or by-law amendments as may be identified by the City Solicitor or General Manager, Transportation Services, in order to give effect to the reasonable operation of Parts 1 and 2 above in relation to Transportation Innovation Challenges.

If approved by City Council, City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges will require amendment.

At its meeting to be held by videoconference on April 28, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, the Infrastructure and Environment Committee of Toronto City Council will hear, by videoconference, any person, or their counsel, agent or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter.

To view or obtain a copy of the report "Transportation Innovation Challenges: Fostering Local, Outcomes-Oriented Transformation" visit the City's website.                    

To submit comments or make a presentation to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on April 28, 2021, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 27, 2021:

Infrastructure and Environment Committee
Toronto City Hall

100 Queen Street West, 10th Floor, West Tower
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Telephone: 416-397-4579
Fax: 416-392-1879
Email: iec@toronto.ca   

To ask questions regarding the content of the report contact:

Ryan Lanyon

Manager, Strategic Policy & Innovation

Transportation Services

Tel. (416) 392-1799

Ryan.Lanyon@toronto.ca

Elyse Parker                                    

Director, Policy & Innovation

Transportation Services

Tel. (416) 338-2432

Elyse.Parker@toronto.ca 

Any comments received after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to Council.

While the staff report sets out proposed changes, the Committee and/or City Council may make amendments from the recommendations set out in the report.

If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda.  Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these cases.

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee will make its final recommendations on April 28, 2021 which will be forwarded to City Council at its meeting on May 5 and 6, 2021.

Notice to people writing or making presentations to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee:  The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board, and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-397-4579.