TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
2004-01-26
Meeting No. 1
Attendance
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J. Livey, Chief Administrative Officer
J. Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
A. Taylor, Commissioner of Corporate Services
M. Turner, Commissioner of Strategy,
Innovation
and Partnerships
A. Brown, Director of Engineering
L. Fernandes, Transportation Engineer
A. Mukherjee, Manager, Transportation/
Engineering
C. Raynor, Committee Clerk
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The
Transportation Committee convened at the hour of 1:05 p.m. with Councillor K.
Usman in the Chair.
1. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG P.S.
SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS AND
PROPOSED SIDEWALK ON WOOTTEN
WAY (5.18, 11.5) Weblink Map
Ms. G.
McCarthy, 26 Henry Corson Place, was in attendance to re-iterate her support
for a crossing guard in the area. Further, she thanked the Committee for
rearranging the existing guards in order to better serve the area.
Staff briefly
clarified some points of the report and agreed to provide information detailing
those schools which have yet to request “School Zone” signage.
Moved by
Councillor J. Webster
Seconded by
Councillor G. McKelvey
That
School Crossing Guard service be established at the intersection of Wootten Way
and Major Buttons Drive until June 2004;
And
that signage within the designated School Zone be changed to properly reflect
existing School Zone design standards;
And
that staff review the feasibility of a sidewalk on the east side of Wootten
Way, between the north and south legs of Senator Reesor’s Drive and report back
to Committee with recommendations on the sidewalk and overall School Crossing
Guard service in the area before June 2004.
CARRIED
2. MILLIKEN GO STATION
GO TRANSIT (5.14.2)
Greg
Ashby, Senior Project Manager, GO Transit, and Scott Thorburg, URS, were in
attendance to speak to the matter of the Milliken GO Station.
It was stated
that the proposed site had been selected for its proximity to Steeles Avenue,
and that it would allow more train cars to be used for embarkation than did the
existing site. It was clarified that Redlea Avenue will be realigned to provide
access from Steeles Avenue to the GO station. The extent of the realignment
cannot be determined until a land ownership issue with the City of Toronto has
been resolved.
Committee
sought clarification on a number of matters such as the Redlea/Steeles intersection,
parking requirements and pedestrian access from Steeles.
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Deputy Mayor F. Scarpitti
That
the presentation from GO Transit regarding the Milliken GO Station be received.
And that the
Town of Markham request that the City of Toronto expedite its effort to
purchase land around Redlea Avenue in order to enable the proposed realignment
of Redlea Avenue to provide access to the Milliken GO Station from Steeles
Avenue.
CARRIED
3. MILLIKEN GO STATION (5.14.2) Weblink
Mr.
A. Brown, Director, Engineering, provided further information on the proposed
Milliken GO Station.
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Deputy Mayor F. Scarpitti
That the
Environmental Assessment study prepared for GO transit for the proposed new GO
Station south of Steeles Avenue in the Milliken area be received;
And that the
proposed traffic signals at Redlea Avenue/Steeles Avenue, provided by GO
Transit and the City of Toronto, be aligned with the westerly entrance to
Pacific Mall to provide a full movements signalised access for Pacific Mall;
And that the
three landowners within the Pacific Mall complex in Markham (north-east corner
of Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue) be requested to renew their commitment to
contribute $100,000 for the new traffic signal at Steeles Avenue/Redlea
Avenue-Pacific Mall driveway;
And
that GO Transit be advised of Council’s decision.
CARRIED
4. SAFE STREETS STRATEGY (5.10, 5.12) Weblink Weblink
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Mr. A. Brown,
Director, Engineering, was in attendance to speak to the issue of the Safe
Streets Task Force.
Committee
sought clarification on a number of matters including budget requirements and
the possible impact on existing traffic-calming initiatives. It was stated that
the main function of the Task Force would be to provide recommendations on
traffic-calming initiatives following discussion with residents and other
stakeholders.
Moved by
Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
**That the
presentation from Mr. D. Smarrelli, Engineering Technician, regarding the Safe
Streets Strategy, be received;
And
that the Terms of Reference for the Safe Streets Task Force be endorsed;
And
that the Terms of Reference be updated in consultation with the Safe Streets
Task Force and public input;
And
that staff report back detailing the possible budgetary and resource impacts of
the Task Force on the 2004 Neighbourhood Transportation projects;
And
that staff report back to Council in June 2004 with the draft recommendations
of the Safe Streets Task Force.
CARRIED
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5. MAIN STREET UNIONVILLE
PARKING PROHIBITION
(5.12.4) Weblink By-law Map
Moved by
Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That
Schedule 1 of Parking By-law 336-88, be amended to include a “No Parking
Prohibition” on the west side of Main Street South Unionville from 17.0 metres
north of the shared property line of #24 and #28 Main Street Unionville to a
point 120.0 metres South;
And
that the By-law attached to the “Main Street Unionville South Parking
Prohibition” report dated January 26, 2004 be approved;
And
that the Operations and Asset Management Department be directed to install the
appropriate signs upon approval of the By-law.
CARRIED
6. CASTLEMORE AVENUE AND
WILLIAM BERCZY BOULEVARD –
ALL WAY
STOP CONTROL (5.12.3) Weblink By-law Map
Moved
by Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded
by Councillor A. Chiu
That
Schedule 12 of Traffic By-law 106-71for an all-way stop control be amended to
include the intersection of Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Boulevard and
that the By-law attached to the “Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy Boulevard
– All Way Stop Control” report dated January 26, 2004 be approved;
And
that the Operations and Asset Management Department be directed to install
all-way stop signs at the intersection of Castlemore Avenue and William Berczy
Boulevard upon approval of the By-law, and upon receipt of funding from the
Developer;
And
that the York Regional Police Department be requested to enforce the all-way
stop control upon installation of these signs.
CARRIED
7. CYCLING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN -
PHASE I/PHASE II WORK PLAN
(5.10) Weblink
Mr.
A. Brown was in attendance to speak to the issue of the Cycling Implementation
Plan – Phase I/Phase II Work Plan.
Moved by
Deputy Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded by
Councillor S. Daurio
PHASE
I
That the Phase
I Cycling Implementation Plan (draft October 2003) be endorsed and updated as
required, with input from the Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CPAC);
And that
subject to the approval of the Engineering Department’s 2004 capital budget,
staff be authorized to proceed with the Phase I implementation plan (estimated
at $125,000);
And that the
Region of York be requested to work with Town Engineering staff to implement
segments of bike facilities on the Regional roads as recommended in the
“Cycling Implementation Plan – Phase I/Phase II Work Plan” report;
PHASE
II
And that
subject to approval of the Engineering Department’s 2004 capital budget, staff
be authorized to:
- Initiate the process to retain a
qualified consultant to undertake the Phase II Cycling Implementation
Study ($50,000 in 2004 budget) as per the Town’s purchasing By-law;
- Establish the Cycling and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee ($20,000 in 2004 budget);
- Retain a qualified consultant to offset
resource issues associated with managing the CPAC and implementation
matters ($25,000 in 2004 budget).
CARRIED
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Other issues considered by the Transportation Committee on 26 January
2004
8. YRTP
– YONGE STREET EA
- HWY 7 EA
- WARDEN AVENUE EA
- QUICK START
S. Zimmerman, YRTP (5.14, 5.7)
Ms. M. Turner,
Commissioner, Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships, Mr. L. Erskine, YRTP, and
Mr. S. Zimmerman, YRTP, were in attendance to present information about Yonge,
Highway 7, and Warden EAs and Quick Start.
There was
considerable discussion of the various options regarding where to route the
proposed North-South Quick Start link. It was stated that the Town of Markham
will be given the opportunity to comment on the plans once the EA is completed.
Ms. M. Turner also agreed to provide full details of the screening process at
the next meeting of the Transportation Committee on February 23, 2004
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor G. McKelvey
That the
presentation from Mr. S. Zimmerman, YRTP, regarding the Yonge Street, Highway
7, and Warden Avenue Environmental Assessments, and Quick Start, be received.
CARRIED
9. 2004 BUSINESS PLAN (5.0)
Mr. A.
Mukherjee, Manager, Transportation/Engineering was in attendance to speak to
the issue of the 2004 Business Plan.
Committee
sought clarification on a few matters.
Moved by
Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded by
Councillor S. Daurio
That the
presentation from Mr. A. Mukherjee, Manager, Transportation/Engineering
regarding the 2004 Business Plan, be received.
CARRIED
10. BICYCLE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
(5.10) Weblink
Mr. L.
Fernandes, Transportation Engineer, was in attendance to speak to the issue of
the Bicycle Implementation Strategy.
It was stated
that the required work has been included in the draft 2004 Capital Budget.
Staff advised that they would return to the Committee with more detailed
information regarding the chronology of the proposed network rollout.
Councillor K. Usman sought clarification on the routes to be included in Ward
7.
Moved by
Deputy Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded by
Councillor S. Daurio
That the
presentation from Mr. L. Fernandes, Transportation Engineer, regarding the
Bicycle Implementation Strategy, be received.
CARRIED
11. MEADOWBROOK LANE PARKING PROHIBITION
(5.12.4)
Weblink By-law Map
Mr.
P. Colley, part owner of a plaza on Meadow Brook Lane, was in attendance to
speak in opposition to the proposal to prohibit parking on the street.
Moved
by Regional Councillor J. Heath
Seconded
by Deputy Mayor F. Scarpitti
That the
matter be deferred pending a report from staff detailing whether or not the
plaza on Meadow Brook Lane has the requisite number of car parking spaces as
per zoning requirements.
CARRIED
COMMUNICATIONS
12. YORK REGION
YORK-PEEL FEEDERMAIN PROJECT
STATUS UPDATE (5.4)
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor G. McKelvey
That the
letter from the Region of York, dated October 17, 2003, confirming its adoption
of a clause relating to a status update of the York-Peel Feedermain Project, be
received.
CARRIED
13. YORK
REGION
MARKHAM BY-PASS EXTENSION
FROM HIGHWAY 407 TO MORNINGSIDE AVENUE (5.10)
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor G. McKelvey
That
the letter from the Region of York, dated October 17, 2003, confirming its
adoption of a clause relating to the Markham By-pass Extension from Highway 407
to Morningside Avenue, be received.
CARRIED
14. YORK
REGION
HIGHWAY 7 CORRIDOR AND
VAUGHAN N-S LINK ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
RECOMMENDED ALIGNMENT (5.10, 5.7)
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor G. McKelvey
That
the letter from York Region, dated September 22, 2003, confirming its adoption
of a recommendation relating to the Highway 7 and Vaughan N-S Link
Environmental Assessment, be received.
CARRIED
15. CANADIAN URBAN INSTITUTE
GTA TRANSIT SUMMIT –
FEBRUARY 6, 2004 (5.14, 5.14.7)
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor G. McKelvey
That the
letter from the Canadian Urban Institute containing registration forms and a
program for the GTA Transit Summit scheduled for February 6, 2004, be received
and referred to staff.
CARRIED
16. ANTI-WHISTLING AUDIT (5.13)
Deputy Mayor
F. Scarpitti sought clarification on whether or not staff would be performing
audits in areas where Regional Roads would be affected by train whistles.
Moved by
Deputy Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded by
Regional Councillor J. Jones
That staff
report back on the budgetary impact of staff performing audits on Regional
Roads affected by train whistles.
CARRIED
17. ONE-WAY SYSTEM
RADISSON HOTEL/ALLSTATE
PARKWAY (5.10)
Seconded by
Deputy Mayor F. Scarpitti
That staff
report back detailing the process for removing the one-way system in the
Radisson Hotel/Allstate Parkway area.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The
Transportation Committee meeting adjourned at the hour of 4:10 p.m.