This motion coming to Exhibition Place Board today:
Councillor Mark Grimes recommends that the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place recommend that:
1. City Council direct the City Manager to contact the Province of Ontario to urgently request that both governments work together to develop a strategy for jointly planning the future of Ontario Place and Exhibition Place in a collaborative, co-operative, and consultative manner with all stakeholders, including Exhibition Place; and
2. City Council direct the City Manager to include the following matters for consideration in developing the joint strategy:
a. The 2017-2019 Exhibition Place Strategic Plan;
b. The 2011 Festival Plaza Master Plan including a recommendation of a land bridge link between both sites with consideration of pedestrian flows and bicycle infrastructure;
c. Public transit initiatives, including the 2018 Waterfront Transit Network Plan;
d. Traffic congestion concerns and the impact of major event management on congestion for the sites and residential communities;
e. Utility infrastructure capacities for both Ontario Place and Exhibition Place taking into consideration future development potential; and
f. Cooperative approaches to operating efficiencies for both sites, including operating and maintenance services.
3. City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee on the progress of Recommendations 1 and 2.
4. City Council request the City Manager to update the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place on the progress of Recommendations 1 and 2, on a regular basis.
See:
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2019.EP2.11