Transportation and Transit Committee/

Comité des transports et des services de transport en commun

 

DISPOSITION 45/ SUITE À DONNER 45

 

Wednesday, 07 May 2003, 9:30 a.m.

le mercredi 07 mai 2003, 9 h 30

 

 

 

Notes      1.     Underlining indicates a new or amended recommendation approved by Committee.

            2.     Reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 14 May in Transportation and Transit Committee Report 45.

 

Nota :     1.     Le soulignement indique qu'il s'agit d'une nouvelle recommandation ou d'une recommandation modifiée approuvée par le Comité.

2.     Les rapports nécessitant un examen par le Conseil seront présentés à ce dernier le 14 mai 2003 dans le rapport 45 du Comité des transports et des services de transport en commun.

 

 

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES /
Ratification du procÈs-verbal

 

Minutes 44 – Wednesday, 16 April 2003

Procès-verbal 44 – le mercredi, 16 avril 2003

                                                                                      CONFIRMED

 

 


 

1.         FORTY FOOT BUS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM – PROCUREMENT UPDATE - VERBAL PRESENTATION / MISE À JOUR DE L'ACQUISITION - PROGRAMME DE REMPLACEMENT D’AUTOBUS DE QUARANTE

PIEDS – PRÉSENTATION ORALE

 

            That the Transportation and Transit Committee receive this verbal presentation for information.

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

2.         MODIFICATIONS TO BOOTH STREET RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEBRETON FLATS AND THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM / MODIFICATIONS À LA RUE BOOTH RELIÉES À L’AMÉNAGEMENT DES PLAINES LEBRETON ET DU MUSÉE CANADIEN DE LA GUERRE

ACS2003-TUP-TRF-0016

 

1.         That the Transportation and Transit Committee recommend Council approve the proposed roadway modifications to Booth Street, from Fleet Street north to the Ottawa River, as shown on Annex 3, including the installation of traffic control signals at the intersections of:

 

a)         Booth Street and LeBreton Boulevard; and

b)         Booth Street and the Canadian War Museum Service Access,

 

provided that the proponent, the National Capital Commission:

 

i)          Fund the total cost of the roadway modifications and any associated works;

ii)         Pay the cost of the annual maintenance of the Booth/Canadian War Museum Service Access traffic control signals until such time as the signal warrants are met;

iii)        Pay the cost of the annual maintenance associated with the NCC streetscaping features which augment the standard City of Ottawa cross-section; and,

iv)        Execute legal agreements with respect to the above.

 

2.         WHEREAS currently, there is a grade separation at the Ottawa River Parkway (ORP) and Booth Street, which does not permit traffic to flow from the ORP onto Booth Street;

 

And WHEREAS community concern has been expressed about the potential traffic impacts of permitting right turns from Lebreton Boulevard, south onto Booth Street;

 

And WHEREAS right turns will not be permitted from the temporary detour road for the ORP onto Booth Street, which follows the same alignment as the proposed Lebreton Boulevard;

 

And WHEREAS the City is currently engaged in a Corridor Study of Booth Street to evaluate the current and potential traffic issues along Booth Street  between Scott Street / Albert Street and Highway 417;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that no right turns be permitted from Lebreton Boulevard, southbound onto Booth Street.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED as amended

 

3.         URBAN TRANSPORTATION SHOWCASE PROGRAM - CARLING AVENUE SHOWCASE / PROGRAMME DE DÉMONSTRATION EN TRANSPORT URBAIN – PROJET DE DÉMONSTRATION DE L’AVENUE CARLING

ACS2003-DEV-POL-0015

 

That the Transportation and Transit Committee recommend Council:

 

1.                  To direct staff to prepare and submit a detailed proposal to Transport Canada for the Urban Transportation Showcase Program (UTSP).

 

2.                  To endorse the Showcase submission and support developing a program for implementation.

 

3.                  If this Showcase proposal is selected for implementation by Transport Canada, to direct the General Manager, Development Services, to bring back to Committee the details of the contribution agreement between the City and Transport Canada for ratification and funding approval.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 


4.         CASTLEFRANK ROAD OVERPASS AND INTERCHANGE AT HIGHWAY 417 – TRANSFER OF FUNDS / Viaduc et échangeur sur le chemin Castlefrank à la hauteur de l’autoroute 417 – transfert de fonds

ACS2003-DEV-POL-0024

 

That the Transportation and Transit Committee recommend that Council approve the transfer of funds in the amount of $1,600,000 from the Fallowfield Road Widening Project (900044), $1,600,000 from the Hazeldean Road Project (900427) and $600,000 from the Labelle Street Extension Project (900831), for a total budget transfer of $3,800,000 to the Castlefrank Road Overpass & Interchange (Highway 417) Project (900426).

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

5.         REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY PARKING PROVISIONS ON BYRON AVE. (NORTH SIDE, COMPTON TO RICHARDSON AVE.) / DEMANDE DE STATIONNEMENT TEMPORAIRE DANS L’AVENUE BYRON (CÔTÉ NORD, DE L’AVENUE COMPTON À L’AVENUE RICHARDSON)

ACS2003-CCS-TTC-0003

 

That Transportation and Transit Committee approve that 50 temporary parking spaces be permitted on the north side of Byron Avenue from Compton Avenue to Richardson Avenue, from May 2003 to the end of September 2003, to be allocated on a permit basis ($20.00 + G.S.T./car/month) to the residents of Park Place (1025 Richmond Road);

 

And that parking be prohibited on one side of each of the following streets: Compton and Ancaster Avenues (from Byron to Flower Avenue); Allison, Harcourt, New Orchard, Woodland and Richardson Avenues (from Byron to Midway Avenue), for this period only.

 

                                                                                                                                CARRIED, as amended