Item - 2019.IE6.7
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 16, 2019 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on June 27, 2019 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on July 16, 2019.
IE6.7 - Don River and Central Waterfront Accelerated Plan
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 11 - University - Rosedale, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 15 - Don Valley West, 16 - Don Valley East, 17 - Don Valley North, 19 - Beaches - East York, 20 - Scarborough Southwest, 21 - Scarborough Centre
City Council Decision
City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the City Manager in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to apply for intergovernmental funding which would support the acceleration of the Don River and Central Waterfront project.
2. City Council authorize the City Manager to receive the funds, if any, contemplated by Part 1 above.
3. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water, to make a submission to the federal and provincial governments on current and future funding programs supporting the acceleration of the implementation of the Don River and Central Waterfront Project.
4. City Council support the inclusion of a recommendation in the proposed 2020 revised Canada - Ontario Agreement, committing the federal and provincial governments to support the acceleration of the Don River and Central Waterfront by co-funding the Project implementation with the City of Toronto.
5. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water, to formally submit comments on the proposed update of the Canada - Ontario Agreement, through the Province of Ontario’s Environmental Registry.
6. City Council direct the City Manager to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the results of any funding applications, the updated projected schedule and opportunities to secure additional funding by the end of 2019.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-134763.pdf
Attachments 1 and 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-134764.pdf
Attachment 3 - Background - Don River and Central Waterfront Project
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-134805.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(June 26, 2019) Submission from Hamish Wilson (IE.New.IE6.7.2)
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/comm/communicationfile-95988.pdf
(July 12, 2019) Letter from Tim Kocur, Executive Director, The Waterfront Business Improvement Area (CC.Supp.IE6.7.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/comm/communicationfile-96065.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council direct the City Manager to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the results of any funding applications, the updated projected schedule, and opportunities to secure additional funding by the end of 2019.
That:
1. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water to make a submission to the federal and provincial governments on current and future funding programs supporting the acceleration of the implementation of the Don River and Central Waterfront Project.
2. City Council support the inclusion of a recommendation in the proposed 2020 revised Canada - Ontario Agreement, committing the federal and provincial governments to support the acceleration of the Don River and Central Waterfront by co-funding the Project implementation with the City of Toronto.
3. City Council direct the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and the General Manager, Toronto Water to formally submit comments on the proposed update of the Canada - Ontario Agreement, through the Province of Ontario’s Environmental Registry.
IE6.7 - Don River and Central Waterfront Accelerated Plan
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- 10 - Spadina - Fort York, 11 - University - Rosedale, 13 - Toronto Centre, 14 - Toronto - Danforth, 15 - Don Valley West, 16 - Don Valley East, 17 - Don Valley North, 19 - Beaches - East York, 20 - Scarborough Southwest, 21 - Scarborough Centre
Committee Recommendations
The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the City Manager in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to apply for intergovernmental funding which would support the acceleration of the Don River and Central Waterfront project.
2. City Council grant approval to receive the funds, if any, contemplated by Recommendation 1 above.
Origin
Summary
This report, as requested at the April 2, 2019 Infrastructure and Environment Committee, provides an accelerated implementation plan for the Don River and Central Waterfront Project (DR&CW), a key project as part of the City's Wet Weather Flow Master Plan (WWFMP), and potential options for intergovernmental funding under federal and provincial infrastructure programs which, upon application and approval, could assist the City to fund the acceleration of the DR&CW.
The DR&CW is the largest combined sewer overflow control project in Canada. The current cost for the DR&CW is $2.5 billion and is planned to be implemented in phases over 25 years with construction completion of all project phases and components projected for 2038. Toronto Water's approved 2019-2028 Capital Budget and Plan allocates $1.022 billion for the DR&CW.
The accelerated plan provided in this report would have the DR&CW construction completed by 2030, eight years sooner than the original plan, requiring an estimated $1.051 billion in additional capital funding within the current 10 year capital plan, and an additional $181.8 million beyond the 2019-2028 Toronto Water Capital Plan for a total DR&CW cost of $2.35 billion.
Approved by City Council in 2011, the DR&CW is an integrated wet weather flow management system to capture, store, and transport and treat combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and stormwater discharges from all combined sewer outfalls to the Lower Don River, Taylor-Massey Creek and Toronto's Inner Harbour. The preliminary design for the DR&CW was completed in 2015 and construction of the first phase, the Lower Don Tunnel/Coxwell Bypass began in 2018.
The accelerated plan proposes engineering design and construction for future project phases and components on the following prioritized basis: 1) Inner Harbour West Tunnel and outfall connections; 2) offline storage tanks; and, 3) Taylor-Massey Creek Tunnel, in order to complete construction of all project components in 2030 at the earliest. An expedited delivery schedule and details are outlined in this report.
The key benefit of the accelerated plan is achieving DR&CW water quality improvements in the Don River and central waterfront in approximately 10 years' time. This will be a major step towards delisting Toronto's waterfront as a polluted Area of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin and supports the Canada and Ontario efforts to clean-up the Great Lakes under the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) and Toronto Remedial Action Plan (RAP). The DR&CW accelerated plan (DR&CW-AP) would also provide for more effective use of constructed infrastructure and improve sewer capacity to service development in Toronto's downtown and along the central waterfront. In addition, the project's acceleration provides considerable implementation efficiencies for future project phases.
At this time, based on an assessment of existing intergovernmental funding programs and eligibility criteria, including completion timelines both at the federal and provincial level, there is limited opportunity to secure intergovernmental funding or financing for the DR&CW. City staff will continue to seek opportunities to secure intergovernmental funds to accelerate of DR&CW.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-134763.pdf
Attachments 1 and 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-134764.pdf
Attachment 3 - Background - Don River and Central Waterfront Project
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-134805.pdf
Communications
(June 26, 2019) Submission from Hamish Wilson (IE.New.IE6.7.2)