Item - 2009.CC37.1

Tracking Status

City Council adopted this item on June 26, 2009 without amendments.

CC37.1 - Purchase of 204 Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) - TTC Capital Funding

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted

City Council Decision

City Council on June 26, 2009, adopted the following:

1. City debt financing replace the one third federal funding budgeted for a total City debt funding amount of $834 million for the TTC Capital Project No. CTT122 “Purchase of 204 Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs)”.

2. In order to not increase the net debt for the City of Toronto’s 2009 to 2018 Capital Plan, Council authorize the reallocation of debt funding in the amount of $417 million from TTC capital projects that are to be deferred beyond 2018, as outlined in Appendix A of the attached communication from the Chief General Manager of the TTC.

3. Council authorize the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto.

Background Information (City Council)

Report (June 25, 2009) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-22415.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(June 25, 2009) E-mail from Stephen Dorsey (CC.New.37.1.1)

Motions (City Council)

1 - Motion to Receive Item moved by Councillor Doug Holyday (Lost)

Motion 1 - That item CC37.1 be received for information.

Vote (Receive Item) Jun-26-2009

Result: Lost	Majority Required - CC37.1 - Holyday - Motion 1 - Receive the item
Total members that voted Yes: 6	Members that voted Yes are Rob Ford, Doug Holyday, Cliff Jenkins, Case Ootes, David Shiner, Michael Walker
Total members that voted No: 36	Members that voted No are Brian Ashton, Maria Augimeri, Sandra Bussin (Chair), Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Adam Giambrone, Mark Grimes, Suzan Hall, A.A. Heaps, Norman Kelly, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, David Miller, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Howard Moscoe, Frances Nunziata, Cesar Palacio, Joe Pantalone, John Parker, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Kyle Rae, Bill Saundercook, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan
Total members that were Absent: 3	Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Mike Feldman, Giorgio Mammoliti

2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Karen Stintz (Out of Order)

Motion 2 - That the Auditor General be requested to review the streetcar purchase process and provide recommendations to Council on lessons learned from the process.

Ruling by Speaker Sandra Bussin (Upheld)

Speaker Bussin ruled motion 2 by Councillor Stintz out of order as the Item under consideration is the budget reallocation and not the issue of the streetcar purchase.
Challenged by Councillor Karen Stintz

3 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Michael Thompson (Lost)

Motion 3 - That the recommendations in Item CC37.1 be deleted and replaced with the following:

That:

1. City Council officially request the Chief General Manager of the TTC to ask Bombardier to extend the deadline of the current Bid price; and

2. City Council direct the Mayor, the Chief General Manager of the TTC and the City Manager to meet with representatives of Bombardier to discuss Council's request.

Vote (Amend Item) Jun-26-2009

Result: Lost	Majority Required - Thompson - Motion 3
Total members that voted Yes: 7	Members that voted Yes are Cliff Jenkins, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Case Ootes, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Michael Walker
Total members that voted No: 35	Members that voted No are Brian Ashton, Maria Augimeri, Sandra Bussin (Chair), Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Rob Ford, Adam Giambrone, Mark Grimes, Suzan Hall, A.A. Heaps, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, David Miller, Ron Moeser, Howard Moscoe, Frances Nunziata, Cesar Palacio, Joe Pantalone, John Parker, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Kyle Rae, Bill Saundercook, Adam Vaughan
Total members that were Absent: 3	Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Mike Feldman, Giorgio Mammoliti

1 - Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Jun-26-2009

Result: Carried	Majority Required - Adopt the Item
Total members that voted Yes: 36	Members that voted Yes are Brian Ashton, Maria Augimeri, Sandra Bussin (Chair), Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Adam Giambrone, Mark Grimes, Suzan Hall, A.A. Heaps, Norman Kelly, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, David Miller, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Howard Moscoe, Frances Nunziata, Cesar Palacio, Joe Pantalone, John Parker, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Kyle Rae, Bill Saundercook, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan
Total members that voted No: 6	Members that voted No are Rob Ford, Doug Holyday, Cliff Jenkins, Case Ootes, David Shiner, Michael Walker
Total members that were Absent: 3	Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Mike Feldman, Giorgio Mammoliti