Item - 2016.EX13.12

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council amend Chapter 179 of the Toronto Municipal Code to delegate to the Toronto Parking Authority the responsibility and authority for the ownership, acquisition, management, maintenance and operation of the bike share program (known as Bike Share Toronto) outside the geographical boundaries of the City of Toronto, provided that Toronto Parking Authority obtains the consent of any municipality in which such authority is to be exercised and provided that Toronto Parking Authority's exercise of such authority is in keeping with the purposes of enhancing the long term viability of Bike Share Toronto, building and developing the Bike Share Toronto brand, and promoting cycling.

2.  City Council direct that all surplus generated from the bike share program's operations occurring outside the geographic boundaries of Toronto, shall be deposited in the Bike Share Program reserves to be used for the purposes of reinvesting in the operations of Bike Share Toronto in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Chapter 179 of the Toronto Municipal Code provides the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) with authority for the ownership, acquisition, management, maintenance and operation of the bike share program within the City of Toronto, known as Bike Share Toronto (BST). In 2015 with Board approval, Metrolinx and the Toronto Parking Authority entered into an agreement to fund the expansion of Bike Share Toronto.  Although the majority of the expansion is within Toronto's geographic boundaries, the agreement provides for some bikes and docking stations to be set up in willing host municipalities within the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). This report seeks to amend Chapter 179 to provide Toronto Parking Authority the authority to operate and maintain the bike share program in other municipalities, outside the City of Toronto.