TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
2002-10-28
Meeting No. 9
Attendance
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J. Livey, Chief Administrative Officer
M. F. Turner, Commissioner of Development
Services
J. Baird, Acting Commissioner of Development Services
J. Sales, Commissioner of Community and
Fire Services
A. Brown, Director of Engineering
A. Mukherjee, Manager, Transportation/
Engineering
J. Kee, Committee Clerk
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The
Transportation Committee convened at the hour of 9:05 a.m. with Councillor J.
Virgilio in the Chair
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
None
REQUESTS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF DEPUTATIONS
REGARDING MATTERS ON THIS AGENDA
Mr. Sony
Hakkim, Milliken resident, advised that he wished to speak regarding the
proposed location of the Milliken GO Station.
1. MILLIKEN
GO STATION (5.10 & 5.14)
Mr.
Bob Boyle, Go Transit, was in attendance, and gave a power point presentation
on the proposed relocation of the Milliken GO Station, resulting to numerous
problems associated with the Station's current location. He advised that GO Transit is presently
negotiating the purchase of a six (6) acre piece of property in the City of
Toronto (Scarborough), south of Steeles Avenue, and east of Redlea Avenue. The
property would accommodate up to 500 parking spaces; with access off of Redlea
Avenue.
Members
raised some concerns, including: the location of additional signalization on
Steeles Avenue at Redlea Avenue; potential fare structure adjustments; GO
Station spacing; and connecting bus routes with York Region Transit and Toronto
Transit Commission.
Mr. Sony
Hakkim, Milliken resident, was in attendance and expressed his objection to the
proposed location of the Milliken GO Station, and suggested that a more
appropriate location, to benefit the residents of Milliken, would be in the
Kennedy Road and Denison Street area.
Moved by
Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded by
Regional Councillor T. Wong
That
the presentation by Mr. Bob Boyle, Go Transit, regarding the Milliken GO
Station, be received;
And that GO Transit be requested to support the Town of Markham's
position for the installation of traffic signals on Steeles Avenue at the
Pacific Mall Driveway and Redlea Avenue intersection;
And that staff be directed to request York Region Transit to ensure
that there is unfettered access to the proposed Milliken GO Station, and also
request GO Transit's support of this position.
CARRIED
2. HIGHWAY
407 AT MARKHAM ROAD
INTERCHANGE ILLUMINATION STUDY
(5.10)
Mr. Alan Brown, Director of Engineering,
advised that the report being presented this date was to address the complaints
that had been received from the residents on Rouge Haven Way, Charlotte Angliss
Road and Schouten Crescent. A further
report on the effects of high mast lighting in other areas would be presented
to Committee at a future date.
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor J. Heath
*That
the report entitled "Highway 407 and Markham Road Interchange Illumination
Study", dated April 2002, as prepared by Lumentech Engineering Inc. be
received by Council;
And
that the 407/ETR highways be requested to:
1. Install 80-degree shields on the high mast
lights located in the northeast quadrant of the interchange.
2. Monitor in conjunction with the Town, the
effectiveness of the 80-degree shield installations and if required, place similar
shields on the remaining high mast lights located within the interchanges
northwest, southwest and southeast quadrants as part of subsequent maintenance
activities scheduled for early 2003.
3. Replace the three conventional luminaires at
the westbound 407/Markham Road ramp terminal with flat glass.
And
that the Town replace six conventional luminaires along the east and west side
of Markham Road, located north of the 407 west-bound off ramp interchange with
flat glass at a total estimated cost of $3,000.00 to be funded through Fire and
Community Services Commission, 2003 Operation & Maintenance Budget;
And further that the residents of
Rouge Haven Way, Charlotte Angliss Road and Schouten Crescent, be so advised.
CARRIED
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*Amended by
Council at its meeting held November 13, 2002 to add the following clause:
And further
that staff be directed to report to the Transportation Committee on the
evaluation of light pollution in other areas of Highway 407, including Helen
Avenue, other areas where Highway 407 abuts residential development, and the
Leslie Street area.
3. TEMPORARY
ROAD CLOSURE
ELGIN MILLS ROAD AT 9TH LINE
(5.17)
Moved by
Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell
Seconded by
Regional Councillor T. Wong
That the
Region of York's request for the temporary closure of Elgin Mills Road east of
the 9th Line be approved subject to the following conditions:
- The closure must be in
effect only from 9:00 pm Friday evening to 6:00 am Monday morning
- A traffic control plan and
a detour route signage plan be prepared by the Region of York and
submitted to the Town for approval prior to the closure of the road
- A notice of road closure is
to be prepared by the Region of York and circulated to all emergency
services, school boards and residents along Elgin Mills Road from 9th Line
to Reesor Road a minimum of 2 weeks in advance of the proposed closure.
- The notice of road closure
is to be placed in the local newspaper for 2 consecutive weeks prior to
the date of the proposed road closure.
And
that an exemption to the Town's Noise Control By-Law 218-89 to extend the hours
of work for the construction of the sanitary sewer crossing the Elgin Mills
Road intersection be approved for a two day period extending from Friday
evening at 7:00 pm to Sunday morning at 7:00 am on specific dates to be
determined to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;
And
that the Region of York be requested to undertake a well monitoring program to
determine the impact of construction on wells and address mitigating measures
in the event that wells in the area are adversely impacted by the sewer
construction to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;
And that the Region of York be requested to
send out a supplementary notice to potentially impacted residents on wells in
the Town of Markham, (area bounded by the York Durham Line and the northerly
limit - one lot north of 19th Avenue), advising that the issue of dewatering is
also to be discussed at the Public Information Meeting to be held on Wednesday,
November 6, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. at the Markham Civic Centre, regarding the 16th
Avenue Trunk Sewer;
And that the Region of York be requested to
provide information at this Public Information Meeting on the reasons for the
adverse impact on the wells in the area, in addition to providing information
on the results of recent hydro geological studies;
And further that the Region of York also be
requested to provide such information to the abutting municipalities.
CARRIED
Moved by
Councillor J. Heath
Seconded by
Councillor E. Shapero
*That
the Region of York be requested to hold a separate Public Information Meeting
concerning the tunnelling issue related to the construction of the 16th Avenue
trunk sewers.
CARRIED
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*Amended
by Council at its meeting held November 13, 2002, to read as follows:
And
that the Region of York be requested to hold a separate Public Information
Meeting concerning the tunneling issue related to the construction of the 9th
Line sewer north of Major Mackenzie.
4. ADDITIONAL
SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD
AT FONDA ROAD/GOLDEN AVENUE
(5.12)
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell
That the Human
Resources Department be authorized to provide a second school crossing guard
for the intersection of Fonda Road and Golden Avenue on a temporary basis;
And that the
crossing guard service be discontinued upon installation of traffic signals
planned for the 2003 Capital Budget.
CARRIED
5. HOLSWORTHY
CRESCENT PARKING PROHIBITION (5.12.4)
Moved by
Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That the
report entitled "Holsworthy Crescent Parking Prohibition" be
received;
And that
Schedule 1 of Parking By-law 336-88 be amended to include "No Parking" prohibition on the
north side of the south leg of Holsworthy Crescent, from Waggoners Wells Lane
to a point 60 meters east of Waggoners Wells Lane;
And that the
amending by-law be approved;
And that the
Roads Department be directed to install the appropriate signs upon approval of
the amending by-law.
CARRIED
6. YORK
RAPID TRANSIT PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
STRATEGY (5.14)
Moved
by Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded
by Councillor E. Shapero
That the York Rapid Transit Plan, Environmental
Assessment Strategy Report No. 6 of The Rapid Transit Public/Private
Partnership Steering Committee, be received;
And that the Council of the Town of Markham
fully supports and endorses the streamlined parallel Region/local
municipalities review and approval process to facilitate an accelerated
Environmental Assessment (EA) process;
And further that the Region of York, City of
Vaughan, Town of Richmond Hill, Town of Aurora, Town of Newmarket and the Rapid
Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee be so advised.
CARRIED
7. TRAFFIC
CONCERNS - 16TH AVENUE BETWEEN
MCCOWAN ROAD AND MARKHAM ROAD
(5.14)
Councillor
G. McKelvey presented a communication from Mr. Jim Dibblee, 34 Foundry Crescent
expressing concerns regarding the increasing volume and speed of traffic along
16th Avenue between McCowan Road and Markham Road.
Moved
by Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded
by Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell
*That the email correspondence from Mr. Jim
Dibblee, 34 Foundry Crescent, expressing concerns regarding the increasing
volume and speed of traffic along 16th Avenue between McCowan Road and Markham
Road, be received;
And that the Region of York be requested to
conduct a traffic signal warrant study of 16th Avenue, between Markham Road and
McCowan Road, and a report be presented to the next meeting of the
Transportation Committee to be held on November 25, 2002, such report to
include options relating to the installation of traffic signals in this area.
CARRIED
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*Amended by
Council at its meeting held November 13, 2002, to add the following clause:
And further
that appreciation be forwarded to the Region of York for undertaking this
project.
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8. STATUS
- WOODBINE AVENUE AND
HIGHWAY 407 INTERCHANGE (5.10)
As
Mr. Bob Stephenson, Ministry of Transportation, had been unable to attend this
meeting of the Transportation Committee; Alan Brown, Director of Engineering,
updated Committee on the status of the Woodbine/Highway 407 Interchange. Copies of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of
Transportation, 407 ETR, Ontario Realty Corporation and the Region of York for
the opening of the eastbound Highway 407 ramp to Woodbine Avenue, and a draft
resolution were distributed for consideration.
Moved by
Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell
Seconded by
Councillor E. Shapero
That
the following recommendation of the Transportation Committee be referred to
Council for consideration at its meeting on October 29, 2002:
"That
the Director of Engineering's update on the status of the Woodbine
Avenue/Highway 407 interchange, be received;
And that the Director of Engineering be authorized to sign
the October 25, 2002 Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of
Transportation, 407 ETR, Ontario Realty Corporation and the Region of York for
the opening of the eastbound Highway 407 ramp to Woodbine Avenue;
And
that the Town of Markham's modified conceptual plan for the Woodbine
Avenue/Miller Avenue/Burncrest Drive interchange be endorsed;
And
that staff be authorized to close up and transfer the surplus Miller Avenue and
Burncrest Drive rights-of-way in exchange for the rights-of-way for the new
road alignment;
And that the Ministry of Transportation and 407 ETR have
advised that the 407 eastbound ramp to Woodbine Avenue will be opened no later
than December 31, 2002;
And that Markham Council urgently seeks the assistance and
attention of the Honourable Norman Sterling, Minister of Transportation, and
the Honourable David Tsubouchi, M.P.P. Markham, to ensure every effort is made
by the Ministry of Transportation, 407 ETR and Ontario Realty Corporation to
open the southbound Woodbine Avenue to westbound Highway 407 ramp at the
earliest opportunity;
*And that the Honourable David Tsubouchi, M.P.P., Markham,
and Mr. Bob Stephenson, Manager, Strategic Highways Management Office, Ministry
of Transportation, be advised accordingly."
CARRIED
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* Amended by
Council at its meeting held October 29, 2002 to read as follows:
And that the
Honourable Ernie Eves, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable David Tsubouchi, M.P.P.,
Markham, and Mr. Bob Stephenson, Manager, Strategic Highways Management Office,
Ministry of Transportation, be advised accordingly.
9. RAPID
TRANSIT UPDATE (5.14)
Mary-Frances
Turner, Commissioner of Development Services, was in attendance and presented a
brief update on rapid transit.
Moved by
Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded by
Councillor E. Shapero
That the
presentation of Mary-Frances Turner, Commissioner of Development Services,
regarding rapid transit, be received.
CARRIED
10. STEELES
AVENUE/PACIFIC MALL TRAFFIC SIGNAL (5.14)
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell
That
the following recommendation of the Transportation Committee be referred to
Council for consideration at its meeting on October 29, 2002:
"Whereas the Town sent a September 25, 2001
resolution to the City of Toronto supporting the installation of traffic
signals on Steeles Avenue at the Pacific Mall Driveway and Redlea Avenue
intersection;
And whereas the site plans and access arrangements
for Pacific Mall and Market Village were approved based on the signalization of
Redlea Avenue;
And whereas the City of Toronto recently approved
the installation of temporary traffic control signals at Canadian Tire's east
entrance on Steeles Avenue;
Now therefore be it resolved that the City of
Toronto be advised that the Town strongly objects to signals at Canadian Tire,
and requests installation of traffic control signals on Steeles Avenue at
Redlea Avenue/Pacific Mall driveway as originally planned.
And further that it be
resolved that both the Region of York and GO Transit be requested to support
the Town of Markham's position in this matter;
And further that it be
resolved that Regional Councillor Tony Wong be requested to make a deputation to
the City of Toronto Council regarding this issue."
CARRIED
11. REGION
OF YORK - TRAFFIC SIGNAL
WARRANT POLICY (5.12 &
13.4)
Moved by
Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell
Seconded by
Regional Councillor T. Wong
That the
Engineering Department report dated October 28, 2002 entitled "Region of
York Traffic Signal Warrant Policy", be received;
And that the
Engineering Department review with the Region of York and other area
municipalities the Traffic Signal Warrant Policy and report back to Committee.
CARRIED
12. PETITION
RE PROCTOR AVENUE
TRAFFIC CONCERNS (5.12)
Mrs. Marion
Matthias, 33 Colborne Street, Thornhill, was in attendance, with respect to
traffic concerns relating to Henderson Avenue and Clark Avenue in Thornhill.
Moved by
Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by
Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell
That
the petition letter dated October 22, 2002 from Ms. Alda Da Silva, 84 Proctor
Avenue, with respect to traffic concerns on Proctor Avenue, be received and
referred to Community Services Commission staff for report back to
Transportation Committee;
And that the
deputation by Mrs. Marion Matthias, 33 Colborne Street, Thornhill, with respect
to similar traffic concerns on Henderson Avenue and Clark Avenue, be received.
CARRIED
13. TRAFFIC
CALMING - WINDRIDGE DRIVE
RESULTS OF RESIDENT SURVEY
(5.12)
Moved
by Councillor G. McKelvey
Seconded
by Councillor A. Chiu
That
the letter and resident survey sent by email from residents of Windridge Drive,
requesting traffic calming speed humps be received and referred to Community
Services Commission staff for report back to Transportation Committee.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The
Transportation Committee meeting adjourned at the hour of 11:10 a.m.