CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
That the Transportation Committee confirm the Minutes of the meeting of 21 October 1998.
INQUIRIES
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1. AUDIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS ADVISORY COMMITTEE - PROGRESS REPORT
- Audible Pedestrian Signals Advisory Committee report dated 29 Sep 98 01
That Transportation Committee recommend Council approve:
1. That the mandate of the Audible Pedestrian Signals (APS) Advisory Committee be continued, in order to carry on work as approved by the Transportation Committee and by Council in 1997, as set out by the Fulton brief (Annex B);
2. That RMOC staff provide support to the APS Committee by co-ordinating meetings and public consultation, providing technical support, and drafting policy and procedure;
3. That the APS Advisory Committee present a report to Transportation Committee by September 1999;
4. That the draft Location Prioritization Criteria, as set out in Annex E of the report, be tested and evaluated by the Environment and Transportation Department supported by the APS Committee; and that the criteria and resulting priority lists be presented for public review and comment;
5. That a portion of the $50,000 allocated in the 1998 budget for the installation of audible pedestrian signals be used to fund scientific research, in order to determine the best choice and use of sounds for audible pedestrian signals per the motion approved 25 August 1998 by the APS Committee;
6. That the RMOC practice of providing audible pedestrian signals at signalised intersections be clarified;
7. That new installations of APS continue during 1998, using currently available technology employed by RMOC, based on the list of outstanding requests.
2. BASELINE ROAD - SOUTH SIDE BUS BAY CLOSURES *
- Director, Engineering Division report dated 23 Sep 98 23
That the Transportation Committee recommend Council:
1. approve the preliminary design for the permanent closure of the bus bays at the intersections of Baseline Road and Farlane Boulevard, Zena Street and Marson Street as illustrated on Drawing No. RT-2353;
2. authorize the initiation of the Public Hearing process as required by Sections 297 and 300 of the Ontario Municipal Act.
3. MODIFICATIONS TO OGILVIE ROAD AND CITY PARK DRIVE *
TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRINITY
CITY CENTRE
- Director Mobility Services and Corporate Fleet Services report dated 20 Oct 98 27
That the Transportation Committee recommend that Council:
1. Approve the installation of traffic control signals on Ogilvie Road at the proposed north site access (approximately 185 metres east of Bathgate Drive/City Park Drive intersection), and the construction of associated roadway modifications along Ogilvie Road as illustrated in Annex B, subject to the owner, Riotrin Properties (Gloucester 2) Inc.;
a) funding the total cost of the proposed road works and traffic control signal installation, including paying the annual maintenance costs for the traffic control signals until such time as they meet the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario installation warrants and Council approves the assumption of the costs;
b) executing a Legal agreement with respect to (a) above;
2. Authorize the initiation of the public hearing process as required by Sections 297 and 300 of the Ontario Municipal Act.
4. PROPOSED NEW INTERSECTION OF RIVER ROAD *
AND REALIGNED ARMSTRONG ROAD - RIVERSIDE
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
- Director Mobility Services and Corporate Fleet Services report dated 16 Oct 98 34
That the Transportation Committee recommend that Council approve:
1. the construction of the roadway modifications to River Road as described in the report and illustrated in Annex ‘B’, subject to the City of Gloucester funding the total cost of the proposed road works;
2. the initiation of the public hearing process as required by Sections 297 and 300 of the Ontario Municipal Act.
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
1. MOBILITY Management Branch
- Acting Deputy Commissioner, Environment and Transportation Department
report dated 29 Sep 98
- deferred on 21 Oct 98
2. FOREST RENEWAL PROGRAM
- Director, Infrastructure Maintenance Division report dated 20 Oct 98
NEXT MEETING
18 November 1998
* The items marked by an asterisk are of a timely nature and will rise to Council on 12 November 1998.