Item - 2018.EX32.22

The Executive Committee recommends that:  

1.  City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute a Transfer Payment Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario (the "Province"), and any amendments and amending agreements thereto as may be required, for the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling (OMCC) Program generally in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the report (March 19, 2018) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B, and upon such additional terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council approve each Eligible Project, as defined in the Transfer Payment Agreement, for the purposes of the Transfer Payment Agreement. 

3.  City Council commits to providing funding in an amount of 20 percent toward the total eligible cost under the Transfer Payment Agreement of each Eligible Project for the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling 2017-2018 funding year. 

4.  City Council enact the enabling bylaw generally as set out in Attachment 1 to the report (March 19, 2018) from the Deputy City Manager, Cluster B.

5.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit directly to Council in 2018 and in subsequent years, without the requirement for a further report, the necessary bill(s) (or enabling by-law(s)) for the purposes of facilitating the Transfer Payment Agreement, future funding received by the Province, and any other necessary associated documents.

The Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling (OMCC) Program is a four-year program with the purpose of providing dedicated funding to Ontario municipalities to support the implementation of commuter cycling infrastructure to encourage increased use of bicycles for daily commutes.

In December 2017 the Province announced the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling funding allocation for the City of Toronto. On March 7th, 2018 the Province informed the City of Toronto that, in order to access the allocated funding, a Transfer Payment Agreement (TPA) must be executed along with the enactment of an enabling by-law to commit the municipal share of funding and compliance with Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling program requirements before March 27, 2018.

Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling funding can be used to support up to 80 percent of eligible costs associated with the implementation of eligible projects. The municipality must provide funding for at least 20 percent of the eligible costs. 2017-2018 Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling program funding available to the City of Toronto is $25,639,263.91. Eligible projects must be completed by December 30, 2020.