TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE / COMITÉ DES TRANSPORTS
AGENDA / ORDRE DU JOUR
Ottawa-Carleton Centre Release Time: |
WEDNESDAY 3 MAY/MAI 2000 MERCREDI |
Centre Ottawa-Carleton Heure de communication: |
Committee Members / Membres du Comité: D. Holmes (Chair/président), M. Bellemare, W. Byrne, R. Cantin, Davis, C. Doucet, H. Kreling, J. Legendre, M. McGoldrick-Larsen, M. Meilleur
Committee Co-ordinator / Coordonnatrice du comité: Rosemary Nelson, 560-1243
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
That the Transportation Committee confirm the Minutes of the meeting of 19 April 2000.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
INQUIRIES
PRESENTATION
1. SAFETY AUDIT - CEDARVIEW ROAD
- Director, Mobility Services and Corporate Fleet Services report dated 18 Apr 00
That the Transportation Committee receive the report prepared by McCormick Rankin Corporation entitled "Highway 416 Cedarview Road - Lytle Avenue to Hunt Club Road (W.O. 98-43012)" for information, and recommend that Council approve that formal arrangements be entered into between the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, to implement the recommendations contained therein.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
- Director of Mobility Services and Corporate Fleet Services report dated 13 Apr 00
That Transportation Committee recommend Council approve the road modifications for Kent Street (Catherine to Gloucester) as identified by the functional plan attached as Annex C (Ainley Group DWG: Kent-01to 05) and detailed within this report.
3. MODIFICATIONS TO MERIVALE ROAD FROM FALLOWFIELD ROAD TO OLD HIGHWAY 16 TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH WITHIN THE SOUTH MERIVALE BUSINESS PARK
- Director, Mobility Services and Corporate Fleet Services report dated 18 Apr 00
That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve:
1. the installation of traffic control signals at the intersections of Merivale Road and Leikin Drive, and Merivale Road and Old Highway 16 along with the construction of roadway modifications on Merivale Road from a point approximately 100 m. north of Fallowfield Road to Old Highway 16 as described in the report, and;
2. the proposed road works be jointly funded by the City of Nepean and the Region of Ottawa-Carleton as outlined in the report.
REGULAR ITEMS
4. TERRY FOX DRIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY - PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS
- Planning and Development Approvals Commissioner report dated 17 Apr 00
That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve that upon approval of the alignment of Terry Fox Drive as recommended in the Environmental Assessment Study, staff be directed to examine the lands between Alignment 4-1 and the existing urban area boundary to determine appropriate land use designations and policies for the Regional Official Plan amendment establishing the new alignment of Terry Fox Drive.
5. Terry Fox Drive Environmental Assessment Study
- Planning and Development Approvals Commissioner report dated 14 Feb 00
- City of Kanata letter dated 29 Feb 00
- deferred on 1 Mar 00
That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve:
1. The alignment of Terry Fox Drive as recommended in the EA Study, and illustrated on Figure 3 (alternative 1-2) and Figure 4 (alternative 4-1);
2. The preparation of an Environmental Study Report (ESR) for Terry Fox Drive;
3. The development of an environmental protection and management strategy to address mitigation measures and long term protection of the areas of the South March Highlands which are potentially impacted by the alignment.
6. Intersection safety program to reduce red light running (Red light cameras)
- Director, Mobility Services and Corporate Fleet Services report dated 13 Apr 00
That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve recommendations 5 and 6 and Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee and Council approve recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 4 as follows:
1. The award of Request for Proposal (RFP) 9119-00-7004, issued by the City of Toronto on behalf of participating Ontario municipalities, to Lockheed Martin IMS Canada Inc., for the supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of Red Light Camera Systems within the Region of Ottawa-Carleton for $784,000;
2. That award of this contract be subject to the successful completion of the Proof of Performance portion as contained in RFP 9119-00-7004;
3. The Region of Ottawa-Carleton enter into agreement with the City of Toronto Transportation and Works Department for the processing of Red Light Enforcement notice of violations;
4. The Region of Ottawa-Carleton enter into an agreement with the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario for the implementation of the Intersection Safety Program to Reduce Red-Light Running;
5. Staff proceed with the implementation of Red Light Cameras within the Region of Ottawa-Carleton at the locations listed in Appendix A of this report;
6. That Council endorse the Region of Waterloo’s and Region of Peel’s requests that the Ontario Minister of Transportation and the Ontario Minister of the Attorney General assume their costs of participating in the Intersection Safety Program to Reduce Red-Light Running.
NEXT MEETING
17 May, 2000