Item - 2019.IE6.1

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to accept a donation of $0.300 million from Trans Canada Trail for City-led capital project work including the Riverdale Sloped Path ($0.100 million) and Upper Highland Creek Trail Improvements ($0.200 million) in compliance with the City's Policy on Donations for Community Benefits.

2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to negotiate and sign a donor agreement for the $0.300 million donation from Trans Canada Trail, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

3. City Council authorize amendments to Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2019 Council-approved Capital Budget and future year commitments for the following sub-projects:

a. for the Riverdale Sloped Path (Accessibility - Riverdale and Lower Don Trail) sub-project in the Facility Components project, by increasing the total project cost by $0.100 million from $3.000 million to $3.100 million, and 2020 cash flow from $1.350 million to $1.450 million, with funding from the donation.

b. for the Upper Highland Creek Trail sub-project in the Trails and Pathways project, by increasing the total project cost by $0.200 million from $1.400 million to $1.600 million, and 2019 cash flow from $0.024 million to $0.224 million, with funding from the donation.

The purpose of this report is to seek approval from City Council to accept a donation and enter into a donor agreement with Trans Canada Trail, a national charity, for capital work on two trail projects being undertaken by the City in collaboration with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA): the Riverdale Sloped Path connection to the Lower Don Trail, and the Upper Highland Creek Trail improvements. In addition, the report recommends that City Council amend Parks, Forestry and Recreation's 2019 Council-approved Capital Budget and future year commitments to add the donated amount to the two sub-projects, amending the project costs and cash flows.

The scope of work includes a new switchback elevated path connecting the Riverdale Footbridge to the Lower Don Trail, and three new trail bridges and associated trail improvements along the Upper Highland Creek in Morningside Park.