Public Consultation Meeting - Quayside · What we heard in July Focus on 12 acres Demonstrate...

Public Consultation MeetingQuayside Evaluation

February 29, 2020

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“Small, efficient, and action-oriented corporation”Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Task Force

5 things to know about Waterfront Toronto

1Master planner with a mandate from all 3 levels of government to deliver public benefits

3Put conditions on developers so they deliver public benefits like LEED efficiency

4Land is tendered competitively; partners must meet high standards

5Received $1.5 B

in seed capital

from 3 levels of

government,

returned $7.5 B

in tax revenue

2Sell lands on behalf of governments and retains proceeds to reinvest in our communities

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Sherbourne CommonUV storm water filtration disguised as a park

Canada’s Sugar BeachAward-winning urban beach using “Silva Cells” to support healthy trees

10West Don Lands - before

West Don Lands - after

Pic of Queens Quay– before and after

12Queens Quay- before

13Queens Quay- after

14Underpass Park- before

15Underpass Park - after

Port Lands Flood Protection

River City – LEED Gold

Aqualina – LEED Platinum

Jobs• New economy

• Future proofed

• Resilient

• Build human capital

Climate Change• Extreme weather

events

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Household waste

Affordability• Singles and

families

• All stages of life

Congestion

• Traffic congestion

• Emissions

• Road trauma

Challenges Facing Growing Cities like Toronto

Can we find an Innovation and Funding Partner to help us find these solutions and pilot them at Quayside? One with:

• Expertise in the integration of real estate, city-building, and technology

• Ambition to create a new kind of place with global impact

• Willingness to invest in the idea

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Quayside

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Multiple Voices with a Range of Views

Multiple public voices

Gov’t Partners

Sidewalk Labs &

Alphabet

WT Advisory Bodies

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• Stakeholder Advisory Committee

• Evaluation Committee• Digital Strategy Advisory

Panel (DSAP) • Design Review Panel

• Federal • Provincial • City of Toronto

• Not-for profit• Trade associations• Labour• Business

Where are we Today

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Oct 2017

SWL Selected following

RFP

Jul 2019

MIDP Published Round 1

Consultations

Oct 2019

Threshold Issues

Resolved

Jan 2020

Technical Evaluation Complete

2020

Online Consultation

open until March 31

Today

Public Meetings

We are here

What we heard in July

Focus on 12 acres

Demonstrate if/how Waterfront Toronto objectives can be met at Quayside

Have strong public control and oversight

Have strong regulatory framework for all things digital

Complete rigorous risk assessment

Make it financially fair for Toronto and supportive of Canadian business sector

Confined to 12 acres at Quayside

Evaluation of solutions indicates yes

Roles clarifiedDemocratically accountable administration

Adherence to current and future laws and regulations and to WT Digital Principles and Guidelines

Risks identified including technical, approval, inclusivity, project completion, eco-system risks

Fair market value for land ($590 M)Global patent pledge

Oct 31st Resolution

What Happens Next

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March – May

Clarify & Negotiate

May 20

Board Vote on Innovation

Plan

June - Dec

City of Toronto Public

Consultations and Council Vote

(Date TBD)

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Address key questions and listen to additional voices and report to Board

Yes: 7 months due diligenceto firm up the agreement

No: No further work with SWL New RFP to implement some ideas from explorations to date

June - Dec

Prepare Implementation

Agreements

Key Questions to Answer to Inform a Yes/No

4. Are there sufficient controls to address implementation and partner risks?

5. Is Sidewalk Labs contributing enough to make the project work?

6. Is the proposed public investment in the solutions appropriate?

1. Do the solutions raise the bar on meeting urban challenges?

2. Does the development plan align with the East Bayfront and Keating Channel Precinct Plans?

3. Are we taking a comprehensive approach to managing data collection and use?

Q1: Do the Solutions Raise the Bar on Meeting Urban Challenges? Yes

Support, Private funding/delivery 92

Support, Advocate for Policy/Regulatory Reform 17

Support, Advocate for Government Funding 24

Support, Waterfront Toronto Investment 11

Non-support 16

The solutions were categorized as follows:

59 are digitally enabled

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Sustainability• Decouple population

growth from greenhouse gas emissions

• More environmentally-friendly & affordable energy solutions for residents

Supported solutions:

• Passive House-inspired construction

• Ambient thermal grid

• Pneumatic waste

• Automated schedulers

Complete Communities• Increase affordable housing

• Improve access to waterfront in all seasons

• Safer streets for people (City of Toronto’s Zero Vision Plan)

Supported solutions:

• Minimum of 24% affordable housing

• Modular heated pavers

• Digital mapping of utilities

• Care collective

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Economic Development• Catalyze Urban Innovation

Cluster

• Attract knowledge-based companies and employees

Supported solutions:

• Urban Innovation Institute

• Venture Fund

• Sidewalk Works

New Mobility• Reduce traffic congestion

• Reduce vehicular emissions

• Vision Zero

Supported solutions:

• Wayfinding beacons

• Discounted mobility package

• EV charging stations

Support for these solutions does not mean Waterfront Toronto has approved moving ahead with the project or a partnership with Sidewalk Labs.

Support for certain solutions may change based on feedback from the public, support from Sidewalk, public policy priorities, and support from governments.

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Q2: Does the Development Plan Align with the East Bayfront and Keating Channel Precinct Plans? Yes

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• Information, communications, technology employers & jobs

• Over 20% affordable housing

• Subject to statutory development application processes and City of Toronto consultation

Q:3 Are We Taking a Comprehensive Approach to Managing Data Collection and Use? Yes

If the project moves forward, all solutions will:

1. Comply with existing and future legislative and regulatory requirements

2. Comply with Waterfront Toronto Digital Principles & emerging Intelligent Community Guidelines

3. Incorporate Privacy by Design

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4. Be subject to Privacy Impact Assessments

5. Be subject to Threat Risk Assessments

6. Be subject to Algorithmic Impact Assessments

7. Requirements will be enforced by contract

Answer is a work in progress and is subject to commercial negotiations with Sidewalk Labs. Project will only go forward if adequate controls are in place, including (but not limited to):

• Costs and liabilities covered should solutions fail

• Project delays due to regulatory barriers

• Controls that manage risk to Waterfront Toronto and the public should there be a change in the relationship between Sidewalk Labs and Alphabet

Will also be informed by outcomes of preliminary Human Rights Impact Assessment

Q:4 Are there sufficient controls in place to address the risks associated with the implementation of this project?

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• Annual compliance certification

• Audit rights

• IP infringement remedies

• Reserve fund for critical infrastructure

• Step in rights

• Transfer of IP rights to WT

Possible Controls

Work in progress though private investment at Quayside will be significantly more than public investment.

Sidewalk Labs has committed to:

• Design, funding & delivery of advanced infrastructure

• $10 M for applied research for urban innovation

• $10 M to support early-stage enterprises

• Hire 10% of construction hours from equity seeking groups

• Partnership with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Q:5 Is Sidewalk Labs contributing enough to make the project work?

Sidewalk Labs &

private investment

Public investment

144 solutions

up to 35 solutions

Q6: Is the proposed public investment in the solutions appropriate?

Land servicing (e.g. providing water, sewer, some streets, other infrastructure to Quayside)

Environmentally-friendly solutions such as pneumatic waste and permeable pavement

Land valued at approximately $590 million, proceeds from the sale could go to:

Affordable housing

Solutions improving accessibility and reliability :

• Real-time digital 3-dimensional map of open space assets

• Environmental sensing technology

• Wayfinding beacons to enhance accessibility

• Real-time digital map of the utility network

Our Purpose & Goal Today:

• To get your feedback on our technical evaluation and recommendations on what ideas to move forward with on Quayside.

• Staff has engaged with experts for several months to evaluate and assess the ideas put forward by Sidewalk Labs in their MIDP.

• We've arrived at a set of ideas that we feel are worth pursuing, but we now want to know what you think.

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• What do you think about the ideas we are recommending for Quayside?

• We want to know so we can revise, update and fine-tune these ideas into a Final Innovation Plan to present to the Board for a decision.

Questions for you

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1. Do you think the innovations raise the bar on meeting the urban challenges? Why or why not?

2. Do you think that Waterfront Toronto has identified sufficient controls to manage risks? What other controls would you like to see considered?

3. Do you think that Waterfront Toronto has appropriately prioritized solutions for public investment? Why or why not?

4. Are there some innovations you would like to see prioritized over others? If so, which ones and why?

5. What would you like to see in terms of commitments from Sidewalk Labs to this project?

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