May 23 - 09:30

Transportation Committee

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public
Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and hybrid participation details. Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request. Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on May 29, 2024 in Transportation Committee Report 11. The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on May 22, 2024, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on May 23, 2024.
Declarations of Interest
Confirmation of Minutes
TRC Minutes 11 – Thursday, 28 March 2024
Planning, Development and Building Services
Minor Amendments to Right of Way By-laws
File No. ACS2024-PRE-RHU-0023 – City-wide Report Recommendation(s) That Transportation Committee recommend Council:  Approve the proposed amendments to improve administration as well as clarify and harmonize existing regulation for the following By-laws as described in the Report and detailed in Document 1: Private Approach By-law (By-law No. 2003-447) Road Activity By-law (By-law No. 2003-445) Use and Care of Roads By-law (By-law No. 2003-498) Delegate authority to the City Solicitor to prepare and finalize the required amending by-laws for enactment by Council.
Cycling Facilities on the Maitland Avenue Bridge over Highway 417
File No. ACS2024-PDB-TP-0002 – City-wide Report Recommendation(s) That Transportation Committee recommend that Council authorize the General Manager of Planning, Development and Building Services to enter into an agreement (including any amendments, extensions, or renewals) with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to build new cycling facilities on the Maitland Avenue bridge over Highway 417; and That Transportation Committee recommend that Council authorize the financial allocation of the City’s Major Active Transportation Structures Program budget to be used to reimburse the Province of Ontario up to a maximum amount of $5,403,185.84 (includes sunk HST) for the construction of these cycling facilities, as described in the report.
Office of the City Clerk
Status Update – Transportation Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending May 10, 2024
File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0040 – City-wide Report Recommendation(s) That the Transportation Committee receive this report for information.
In Camera Items
Information Previously Distributed
Use of Delegated Authority in 2023 by the Public Works Department
File No. ACS2024-PWD-TRF-0004 – Citywide
Motions of Which Notice has been Previously Given
Motion – Councillor G. Gower for J. Leiper – Somerset Square temporary encroachment fee allocation for public realm improvements
File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0039 – Kitchissippi (Ward 15)  WHEREAS a portion of the Wellington Street West right of way between Garland Street and Hilda Street fronts on the existing Somerset Square Park; and WHEREAS the Site Plan Control approval for the properties located at 961-979 Wellington Street West and 26-40 Armstrong Street indicate in a landscape plan that the Wellington Street West right of way between Hilda and Garland is to be regraded and repaved at the developer’s own cost, along with other improvements per an approved landscape plan for the site; and WHEREAS the owners of the properties are subject to the fees outlined in Encroachment By-law 2003-446, in order to stage construction equipment in the Wellington Street ROW for the duration of construction; and WHEREAS the subject fees are estimated to result in up to $550,000 of operational revenue; and WHEREAS the Wellington Street West Community Design Plan design vision, objectives, and policies underscore the protection and uniqueness of Somerset Square Park as a public space in the community; and WHEREAS the developer is providing $250,000 in funds towards the improvement of Somerset Square through a Section 37 agreement; and WHEREAS subsequent to the approval of the planning application it has been determined that the interaction of the streetscaping in front of the development and Somerset Square should be reviewed more holistically to determine in consultation with the community and the Business Improvement Association if there is a greater place- making opportunity; and WHEREAS this additional design work and any potential project implementation costs is an unfunded proposition; and WHEREAS the estimated $550,000 of operational revenue may be considered for reallocation to fund improvements to the right-of-way subject to Council approval; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that all temporary construction encroachment fees collected in association with the development, estimated to be approximately $550,000, be directed to a deferred revenue account along with the Section 37 funds, to fund the design and implementation of enhanced public realm improvements in and around Somerset Square; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that once sufficient revenue from temporary construction encroachment fees and Section 37 funds has been received to commence the project, a new internal account will be set up for the design and implementation of enhanced public realm improvements in and around Somerset Square with funding from the temporary construction encroachment fees to be limited to expenditures on lands within the right-of-way; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that at the conclusion of these works any residual temporary construction encroachment revenue in the internal order be returned to Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department general revenues.
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)
Inquiries
Other Business
Adjournment
Next Meeting: June 27, 2024.