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1. AGREEMENT FOR FUNDING
CONTRIBUTION: BRIDGESTONE DRIVE/STEEPLE CHASE DRIVE AND STONEHAVEN DRIVE
ROUNDABOUT ACCORD DE CONTRIBUTION FINANCIÈRE – CARREFOUR
GIRATOIRE À L'INTERSECTION DES PROMENADES BRIDGESTONE, STEEPLE CHASE ET
STONEHAVEN |
Committee
recommendationS
That Council :
1.
Entering into an Agreement with Urbandale
Corporation, whereby Urbandale Corporation would provide $1,200,000 to the City
of Ottawa to allow for the design and construction of a roundabout at the
intersection of Bridgestone Drive / Steeple Chase Drive and Stonehaven Drive in
2012;
2.
Approving a capital project in the amount of
$1.2M to be funded by Urbandale Corporation for the design and construction of
a roundabout at the intersection of Bridgestone Drive / Steeple Chase Drive and
Stonehaven Drive, subject to the execution of the Agreement with Urbandale
Corporation; and
3.
Pre-committing $1,200,000 from the 2013 and 2014
Capital Budget, as detailed in this report, subject to the execution of the
Agreement with Urbandale Corporation.
RecommandationS
DU Comité
Que le Conseil :
1.
approuve la
passation d'un accord de financement avec la société Urbandale, en vertu duquel
la société Urbandale fournirait 1 200 000 $ à la Ville d’Ottawa,
en vue de la conception et de la construction, en 2012, d'un carrefour
giratoire à l'intersection des promenades Bridgestone, Steeple Chase et
Stonehaven;
2.
approuve un
projet d’immobilisation d’un montant de 1 200 000 $, financé par
la société Urbandale pour la conception et la construction d'un carrefour
giratoire à l'intersection des promenades Bridgestone, Steeple Chase et
Stonehaven, sous réserve de l’exécution de l’accord avec la société Urbandale;
3.
engage la
somme de 1 200 000 prélevée sur les budgets d'immobilisation de
2013 et de 2014, comme l’explique en détail ce rapport, sous réserve de
l'exécution de l'accord de financement avec la société Urbandale.
Documentation
1. Deputy
City Manager's report, City Operations, dated 21 February 2012 (ACS2012-COS-PWS-0010).
Report to/Rapport au:
Planning Committee
Comité de l’urbanisme
and Council / et au Conseil
21 February 2012 / 21 février 2012
Submitted by/Soumis par: Steve Kanellakos, Deputy
City Manager/
Directeur municipal adjoint, City Operations/ Opérations municipales
Contact Person/Personne-ressource : John
Manconi,
General Manager/ Gestionnaire général
Public Works Department/Services du Travaux
publics
(613) 580-2424 ext/poste 21110, John.Manconi@ottawa.ca
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SUBJECT: |
Agreement FOR FUNDING contribution:
Bridgestone Drive/steeple chase drive and stonehaven drive roundabout |
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OBJET : |
ACCORD DE CONTRIBUTION FINANCIère – carrefour giratoire À
L'INTERSECTION DES PROMENADES Bridgestone, steeple chase ET stonehaven |
That the Planning Committee
recommend that Council approve:
1.
Entering into an Agreement with Urbandale Corporation,
whereby Urbandale Corporation would provide $1,200,000 to the City of Ottawa to
allow for the design and construction of a roundabout at the intersection of
Bridgestone Drive / Steeple Chase Drive and Stonehaven Drive in 2012;
2.
Approving a capital project in the amount of $1.2M to be
funded by Urbandale Corporation for the design and construction of a roundabout
at the intersection of Bridgestone Drive / Steeple Chase Drive and Stonehaven
Drive, subject to the execution of the Agreement with Urbandale Corporation;
and
3.
Pre-committing $1,200,000 from the 2013 and 2014 Capital
Budget, as detailed in this report, subject to the execution of the Agreement with Urbandale Corporation.
Que
le Comité de l'urbanisme recommande au Conseil :
1.
d'approuver la passation d'un
accord de financement avec la société Urbandale, en vertu duquel la société
Urbandale fournirait 1 200 000 $ à la Ville d’Ottawa, en vue de
la conception et de la construction, en 2012, d'un carrefour giratoire à
l'intersection des promenades Bridgestone, Steeple Chase et Stonehaven;
2.
d'approuver un projet
d’immobilisation d’un montant de 1 200 000 $, financé par la
société Urbandale pour la conception et la construction d'un carrefour
giratoire à l'intersection des promenades Bridgestone, Steeple Chase et
Stonehaven, sous réserve de l’exécution de l’accord avec la société Urbandale;
3.
d’engager la somme de
1 200 000 prélevée sur les budgets d'immobilisation de 2013 et
de 2014, comme l’explique en détail ce rapport, sous réserve de l'exécution de
l'accord de financement avec la société Urbandale.
Background
The intersection of Bridgestone Drive /
Steeple Chase Drive and Stonehaven Drive lies in the heart of the Bridlewood
community in Kanata South, as shown in Document 1 – Key Plan. The intersection is currently controlled by
an all-way stop, which is experiencing an unacceptable level of service in the
morning and afternoon peak periods. All
three roads are currently classified as collector roadways. The immediate vicinity of the intersection is
built-out, with some additional development still to occur to the south-east
along Stonehaven Drive. A traffic count
that was conducted at this intersection in the fall of 2011 met the warrants
for a new traffic control signal.
The intersection of Stonehaven Drive between
Eagleson Road and Bridlewood Drive is being widened in the summer of 2012. The intersection of Bridgestone Drive / Steeple
Chase Drive and Stonehaven Drive is not included in the limits of the widening project;
however, its close proximity to the planned construction to the west would
cause significant additional construction related disruption to the community should
the proposed roundabout be
approved. The intent is to minimize the
impact on the community and build the proposed roundabout within the same
construction period.
DISCUSSION
As the intersection of Bridgestone Drive /
Steeple Chase Drive and Stonehaven Drive has met the Council approved warrants
for signalization, staff are recommending that a new traffic control device be
installed at this intersection.
On September 12 2007, Council approved the
Roundabout Report (ACS2007-CCV-EAC-0004)
submitted to Transportation Committee by the Environmental Advisory Committee,
which instructed staff to consider the installation of roundabouts at locations
that have met the warrant for new traffic control signals. The report specified a number of conditions
that were favourable to the selection of a roundabout as the traffic control device. The Bridgestone Drive / Steeple Chase Drive
and Stonehaven Drive intersection meets many of those conditions; among them,
the intersection has a high percentage of turning movements, high volume in
peak hours relative to non-peak hours and is located on a roadway that is a
good candidate for traffic calming measures. Additionally, roundabouts have
superior safety performance, naturally lower approaching traffic speeds and
have a history of successful integration into similar neighbourhoods.
A functional level design for the construction of a roundabout at
Bridgestone Drive / Steeple Chase Drive and Stonehaven Drive was completed in
the fall of 2011. The proposed design is
shown in Document 2 – Functional Design. The estimated cost to design and construct the
roundabout is $1,200,000.
It was identified that this intersection met
the warrants for a traffic control signal in the fall of 2011. Therefore, the location was added to the list
of priorities for the 2012 New Traffic Control Signal Program but fell below
the cut-off line for funded locations in 2012.
Normal practice would be to request funds for design work in the 2013 capital
budget submission followed by funds for construction in the 2014 capital budget
submission.
As a result of the planned widening of
Stonehaven Drive from Eagleson Road to Bridlewood Drive, which is scheduled to
take place during the 2012 construction season, staff and the Ward Councillor
are recommending that the work to construct the roundabout also occur in
2012. Given the unique timing of this
project to address the congestion that occurs daily on Stonehaven Drive,
Urbandale Corporation was approached to discuss the feasibility of entering
into an Agreement whereby they would provide funding in the amount of
$1,200,000 to allow for the timing of construction of the roundabout to be
aligned with the road widening in 2012.
Urbandale Corporation has reviewed this proposal and has agreed to enter
into an agreement with the City to provide $1,200,000, interest free, to allow
for the design and construction in 2012.
Urbandale Corporation will provide the funds immediately upon the
execution of this agreement. This work
would be completed by the Infrastructure Services Department and in conjunction
with the planned roadworks on Stonehaven Drive between Eagleson Road to
Bridlewood Drive.
The agreement will state that the reimbursement to Urbandale Corporation will
occur in 2013 and 2014, which are the years when the City would have funded
this construction project through the New Traffic Control Signal Program. The reimbursement for the design and
construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Bridgestone Drive / Steeple
Chase Drive and Stonehaven Drive are to be reimbursed from future capital
accounts as follows:
There are no rural
implications associated with the report.
Urbandale Corporation has agreed to provide $1,200,000 to the City to allow for the construction of the roundabout in accordance with the principles set forth in this report. Urbandale Corporation has reviewed this report and has agreed to its recommendations.
The Infrastructure Services Department has been consulted on this report and can include the design and construction of the roundabout within their existing contract for the reconstruction of Stonehaven Drive betweem Eagleson Road to Bridlewood Drive. Construction will begin in the Summer of 2012 and be substantially completed by late Fall of 2012.
Comments
by the Ward Councillor(s)
Councillor Allan Hubley concurs with the report and supports both the construction of the roundabout and entering into an Agreement with Urbandale Corporation.
ACCESSIBILITY IMPACT
The construction of a roundabout at this location does not introduce any new accessibility constraints to this intersection. Facilities are provided for pedestrians and cyclists alike and the community will be provided with educational material so that vulnerable road users will be aware of how to safely use the roundabout.
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal implications associated with
this report.
There are no
Risk Management implications associated with this project.
The approved 2012 Budget included a capital forecast of $2,100,000 for New Traffic Control Signals in 2013 and $2,800,000 in 2014.
With the approval of the recommendations contained in this report capital funding of $360,000 for 2013 and $840,000 for 2014 will be included in the Capital Estimates to reimbursement Urbandale Corporation for the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Bridgestone Drive / Steeple Chase Drive and Stonehaven Drive.
Technology
Implications
There are no technology implications
associated with this report.
City
Strategic Plan
The report’s recommendations support the following objectives of the City Strategic Plan:
Transportation and Mobility
Objective 1: Improve the City’s transportation network to afford ease of mobility,
keep pace with growth, reduce congestion and work towards modal split targets.
Environmental Stewardship
Objective: Enhance environmental sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by 30 per cent (corporate) and 20 per cent (community) from 1990
levels by 2012.
Objective: By 2017, close the gaps in sidewalks, traffic lights, street
lights and bicycle lanes in infrastructure that has been warranted but
unfunded.
Objective: Ensure
that City infrastructure required for new growth is built or improved as needed
to serve the growth.
supporting
documentation
Document 1 –
Key Map
Document 2 –
Functional Design
Following
Council approval, Legal Services staff will prepare the final form of the funding
contribution agreement in consultation with the Public Works Department and the
Infrastructure Services Department will begin detailed design.
Document 1 – Key Map