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URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

 

A G E N D A

 

Date of Meeting: Monday, March 23, 1998 Enquiry: Ms. Nancy Rickford
Time: 9:30 a.m. Interim Contact
Location: Committee Room A (416) 392-4274
2nd Floor, Metro Hall
55 John Street
Toronto

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

 

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

 

 

DEPUTATIONS.

 

Monday, March 23, 1998

 

2:30 p.m. Respecting Item No. (3): Preventing Suicides on the Bloor Street Viaduct.

 

4:00 p.m. Respecting Item No. (30): Proposed Merger of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal - Impact on Toronto.

 

4:45 p.m. Respecting Item No. (24): Foot and Bicycle Couriers - Revenue Canada Taxation.

 

5:00 p.m. Respecting Item No. (34): Proposal to Establish a Working Committee on the Conversion to Public Transportation Systems of All Abandoned Railway Rights-of-Way.

 

(A full Deputation List will be available at the meeting.)

 

PRESENTATIONS.

 

Monday, March 23, 1998:

 

10:00 a.m. Respecting Item No. (28): GO Transit: Year 2021 Plan:

 

- Mr. Rick Ducharme, Managing Director;

- Ms. Jean Norman, Director of Administration;

- Ms. Frances Chung, Director of Finance; and

- Mr. Bob Boyle, Director of Engineering and Marketing.

 

10:30 a.m. Respecting Item No. (2): Ward Boundary Review Process:

 

- Ms. Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Senior Policy and Planning Analyst, Clerk's Department.

 

 

2:00 p.m. Respecting Item No. (29): Update on the Greater Toronto Airports Authority:

 

- Mr. Gerry Meinzer and Ms. Sharon Moss, Members of the Board of Directors, Greater Toronto Airports Authority.

 

 

Tuesday, March 23, 1998:

 

9:30 a.m. Respecting Item No. (1): 1998 Operating Budget and 1998-2002 Capital Works Program:

 

- Commissioner of Planning and Urban Development Services; and

- Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services

 

 

(A) COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

 

1. 1998 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS.

 

(PRESENTATION ITEM - 9:30 a.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1998)

 

(NON-DEPUTATION ITEM, HAVING REGARD THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WILL BE HELD ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS TO HEAR DEPUTATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE 1998 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS:

 

- TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1998, COMMENCING AT 2:00 P.M.; AND

- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1998, COMMENCING AT 9:30 A.M.)

 

The Urban Environment and Development Committee will consider the 1998 Operating and Capital Budgets for the Departments, Agencies, Boards and Commissions under its mandate, namely:

 

- Transportation

- Urban Planning and Building

- Toronto Transit Commission

- Toronto Zoo

- Exhibition Place

- Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

- Toronto Harbour Commission

- Toronto Parking Authority

 

(NOTE: THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE MEETING, IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL BUDGET WHICH WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE UNTIL MARCH 30, 1998.)

 

(MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED TO BRING WITH THEM TO THE MEETING THEIR COPIES OF THE RELEVANT OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET BOOKS AS NO ADDITIONAL COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE.)

 

1a. General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission

(February 12, 1998)

 

Advising that the Toronto Transit Commission (Commission) on February 11, 1998, approved the following Recommendations contained in report No. (1), entitled "City Budget Committee Request Re 1998 Toronto Transit Commission Budgets":

 

"It is recommended that the Commission:

 

(1) re-affirm both the TTC 1998 Operating Budget and TTC 1998-2002 Capital Budget;

 

(2) receive this report noting that:

 

(a) a safe, reliable and cost-effective transit system with assets valued at $7 billion requires an average capital subsidy of $250 million annually to replace assets on a life cycle of 30 years;

 

(b) the yearly average of the TTC's $1.2 billion, five-year capital program for the existing system is $250 million per year; and

 

(3) forward this report to:

 

(a) the Chief Financial Officer, City of Toronto, for consideration during the upcoming budget deliberations; and

 

(b) the Urban Environment and Development Committee for transmittal to City Council;

 

and further advising that the Commission also re-affirmed the 1998 Wheel-Trans Budget.

 

2. WARD BOUNDARY REVIEW PROCESS.

 

City Clerk and

Commissioner of Planning and Urban Development Services

(March 12, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) the City Solicitor be authorized to request from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing amendments to the City of Toronto Act, 1997 to permit single member ward representation within the City of Toronto and to allow for increases or decreases in the overall size of City Council;

 

(2) the four commonly accepted principles on which ward boundaries options are to be evaluated be approved and that variations in average ward populations of plus or minus 25 percent be accepted as the norm;

 

(3) a Staff Working Group with representation from Clerk=s, Legal, Planning, Economic Development, Social Development and Corporate Policy and Planning be created to co-ordinate the process, liaise with Members of Council, and undertake the necessary research;

 

(4) existing ward boundaries within the new City of Toronto be used as the basis for the new ward boundaries, with minor refinements where needed;

 

(5) Council indicate its support for the principle that each of the existing City wards be divided in two, thus enabling election of a single Councillor per ward at the next municipal election in the year 2000;

 

(6) should Council, in the future, elect to divide the former East York into three as opposed to two wards, this division be achieved as part of the boundary review process outlined in this report;

 

(7) the process and timeline outlined for refining existing boundaries and dividing wards be approved for implementation;

 

(8) this report be forwarded to the Community Councils for information and input through the Urban Environment and Development Committee; and

 

(9) the appropriate City officials be authorized to give effect hereto.

 

2a. City Clerk of Toronto

(January 15, 1998)

 

Advising that City Council, at its meeting held on January 2, 6, 8 and 9, 1998, in adopting, as amended, the recommendations of the final report of the Toronto Transition Team, entitled >New City, New Opportunities=, directed, in part, that the following Recommendation No. (21) embodied therein be referred to the Urban Environment and Development Committee and circulated to the Community Councils for consideration and report thereon to Council:

 

"Recommendation No. (21):

 

City Council should move to single-member wards for the next term of Council that begins in 2001. At that time, consideration should be given to further refining the community council boundaries to reflect historic associations among neighbourhoods."

 

 

2b. City Clerk of Toronto

(February 26, 1998)

 

Advising that the Scarborough Community Council, on February 18, 1998, inter alia:

 

(1) considered Recommendation No. (21) of the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team;

 

(2) endorsed the principle of splitting the Wards; and

 

(3) directed that Scarborough Community Council=s position on this matter be forwarded to the Urban Environment and Development Committee, and that the Committee be requested to deal with this issue as expeditiously as possible.

 

 

2c. Councillor Frances Nunziata, York - Humber, and

Councillor Tom Jakobek, East Toronto

(March 5, 1998)

 

Regarding Recommendation No. (21) of the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, pertaining to one Councillor per Ward representation; advising that, on review of the minutes of the Community Councils with respect to the issue of one Councillor per Ward, there appears to be some confusion as to exactly what process is in place for dealing with the aforementioned Recommendation No. (21); and submitting a Motion thereon for consideration by the Urban Environment and Development Committee, the operative paragraphs of which are as follows:

 

"THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recommendation No. (21) of the Final Report of the Toronto Transition Team, pertaining to one Councillor per Ward representation, be endorsed by Council; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council now refer this issue to the Urban Environment and Development Committee, which shall direct and oversee appropriate staff in preparing a report on the measures needed to be implemented, in order to ensure that Council can effectively move to single-member Wards for the next term of Council."

 

 

3. PREVENTING SUICIDES ON THE BLOOR STREET VIADUCT.

 

(DEPUTATION ITEM - 2:30 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998))

 

Councillor Jack Layton, Don River

(February 12, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) the appropriate staff be requested to meet with the Schizophrenia Society and the local Councillors as well as the Historical Board to develop an options analysis with recommendations to be submitted to the Urban Environment and Development Committee within 90 days;

 

(2) the Chief Coroner of Ontario be requested to assist by providing detailed data on suicide deaths from bridges in Toronto, specifically at the Bloor Viaduct;

 

(3) the report consider options in use elsewhere in the world; for example, the netting and emergency phone service provided at the Golden Gate bridge, fencing as provided in New York state, and other options;

 

(4) the report consider both immediate measures and long-term strategies;

 

(5) funding source possibilities be investigated; and

 

(6) the Commissioner of Planning and Urban Development Services be requested to consider the advisability of entering into a modest contract with the Bridge Committee of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario in order to draw upon its expertise in the conduct of these investigations and in the preparation of the report (estimate: one day/week for 12 weeks of report preparation at $400.00/day = $4,800.00).

 

3a. Mr. J. A. (Al) Birney,

President, East York Chapter and Chairman, Bridge Committee,

Schizophrenia Society of Ontario

 

Advising that this letter and the attached documentation will demonstrate that:

 

(1) deaths from Toronto's Bloor Street Viaduct are an alarming, yet preventable, public concern;

 

(2) the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario's advocacy of safety measures to deter bridge suicide has precents in other large municipalities; and

 

(3) Toronto City Council could demonstrate pioneering leadership, and win favour from families of the mentally ill, by taking concerted and public action against bridge suicides;

 

and stating that the time has come to erect safety fences along the Bloor Street Viaduct, and to install crisis/hot line telephones on each of the bridge's sidewalks.

 

 

4. A NEW OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE CITY OF TORONTO.

 

Commissioner, Urban Planning and Development Services

(March 11, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) Council seize this opportunity to develop its new Official Plan for the City of Toronto and adopt the work plan and schedule outlined in this report; and

 

(2) the Urban Environment and Development Committee endorse this report and refer it to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee for consideration;

 

advising that the Toronto Transition Team in its final report recommended that "an early priority of the Urban Environment and Development Standing Committee should be the preparation of a new Official Plan for the City for adoption during the first term of Council@; that this is an opportunity for the Council of the new City of Toronto to give clear direction to guide city development and to set Council=s priorities; stating that a common planning framework for making decisions concerning the built form of the City can and should be undertaken in 1998; that once completed as Council=s vision for the future, the planning framework can be incorporated into the Official Plan early in 1999; that conflicting and redundant policies in the six local Official Plans and all of Metroplan can then be repealed at that time; and further advising that funding in the amount of $250,000.00 has been requested by the Planning Department as part of the 1998 Transition Costs.

 

5. 1998 CITY PLANNING WORK PROGRAM.

 

Commissioner, Urban Planning and Development Services

(March 6, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) the Urban Environment and Development Committee endorse the planning research and policy work program of Urban Planning and Development Services detailed in this report; and

 

(2) request the Clerk to place this report on the April 1, 1998 agenda for all Community Council meetings with a request that any comments from the Community Councils be forwarded to the April 20, 1998 meeting of the Urban Environment and Development Committee;

 

and advising that the work program seizes the opportunity produced by the creation of the new City to amalgamate the diverse planning activities of the seven former departments, and addresses both city-wide issues and local community concerns.

 

5a. City Clerk of Toronto

(March 4, 1998)

 

Advising that the Etobicoke Community Council on February 18, 1998, recommended to the Urban Environment and Development Committee that the Commissioner of Planning and Urban Development Services be requested to examine existing by-laws that give "as-of'-right" church uses in Industrial zones because of the impact on the tax base.

 

 

6. PROPOSED 1998 FEE SCHEDULE FOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS.

 

Commissioner, Urban Planning and Development Services,

and Interim Functional Lead, Planning

(March 10, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) Council adopt the 1998 fee schedule for planning applications, as shown on Table 1. The fee schedule, if adopted, can be implemented effective May 1, 1998; and

 

(2) the Urban Environment and Development Committee refer this report to the Budget Committee for its information;

 

advising that the adoption of a single planning application fee schedule represents a harmonization of the existing fee structures of the former municipalities and is an important step in the process of creating one planning organization; that this step will also enable the harmonization of other matters including the development of one common application form across the City; and stating that the harmonized fee schedule will reduce the Department's administrative costs and improve the accuracy of its budget forecasts, thereby achieving a greater cost-saving for the City of Toronto.

 

7. BY-LAW FOR BUILDING PERMITS.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Building

(February 27, 1998)

 

Recommending that the attached Building Permit By-law be approved; advising that the Ontario Building Code Act 1992 authorizes municipalities to charge fees for the issuance of permits for construction and demolition of buildings, and other related matters, in order to offset the expenditures associated with the administration and enforcement of the Ontario Building Code; that the proposed by-law will standardize the fees to be charged across the entire City of Toronto for the issuance of the aforementioned permits, and is considered to be fair, effective and efficient; stating that by eliminating differences in existing fee structures of the former Area Municipalities, there will be an approximate four percent ($1 million) increase over the 1997 combined budgeted revenues; and that further increases in revenues ($4 million) are also expected due to the anticipated increase in the value of permit applications.

 

8. APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARDS OF MANAGEMENT FOR

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS AND AMENDMENTS TO

THE (FORMER TORONTO) MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 20,

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREAS - VARIOUS WARDS.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Economic Development

(March 6, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) in accordance with the elections held at the Business Improvement Area Annual General Meetings in the former City of Toronto, amendments be made to Schedule A Individual Boards of Management, of the (former Toronto) Municipal Code Chapter 20, Business Improvement Areas, as set out in the attached Schedule A. These changes are specific to Number of Members and Members Needed for Quorum and are highlighted by AChanges From and To";

 

(2) Council appoint the nominees listed in Appendix 1 of this report to the Boards of Management for Corso Italia, Little Italy, Pape Village, Parkdale Village and Weston Business Improvement Areas. The term of office is to expire on November 30, 2000, or as soon thereafter as successors are appointed. Each of the named nominees meets the requirements of Section 220 of the Municipal Act, as amended by Bill 106; and

 

(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

 

 

9. TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION:

PROJECT APPROVAL FOR RAIL REPLACEMENT

ALONG THE QUEENSWAY STREETCAR LINE.

 

General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission

(February 12, 1998)

 

Advising that the Commission on February 11, 1998, approved the following Recommendations contained in report No. (6), entitled " Project Approval for Rail Replacement Along The Queensway Streetcar Line":

 

"It is recommended that the Commission approve:

 

(1) project approval in the amount of $1,350,000.00 under 1.2 Surface Track for the installation of new continuous welded rail on The Queensway line from Parkside Drive Bridge up to, and including, the Humber River Bridge;

 

(2) forwarding this report to the City of Toronto, requesting City Council=s project and financing approval (under Toronto project No. 120) in the amount of $1,350,000.00 gross ($337,500.00 net); and

 

(3) forwarding the report to the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario for information and requesting confirmation of 50 percent funding;

 

further advising that the Commission also approved that, if possible, funding for this project be provided from under-expenditures in the 1998 Budget, and if this is not possible, that staff report back to the Commission.

 

 

10. RENEWAL OF AGREEMENT TO PERMIT MOLSON INDY RACE

AT EXHIBITION PLACE FOR 1998, 1999 AND 2000.

 

Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services,

and Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(March 4, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) an Agreement between the City of Toronto, the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, Molson Breweries and Molstar Sports and Entertainment be authorized to permit the Molson Indy Race to be held in 1998, 1999 and 2000, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the City Treasurer, and on substantially the same terms and conditions as the previous Agreement executed by the parties;

 

(2) the approval of the Agreement set out in Recommendation No. (1) above be subject to the renewal of an Agreement between the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, Molson Breweries and Molstar Sports and Entertainment for the 1998, 1999 and 2000 Molson Indy races;

 

(3) should Recommendations Nos. (1) and (2) above be approved, such approval be subject to the condition that Molson Breweries and Molstar Sports and Entertainment obtain the necessary City of Toronto approvals each year prior to staging the race;

 

(4) this report be forwarded to the Toronto Community Council for its meeting on April 1, 1998, for information; and

 

(5) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that may be required.

 

Ward: Trinity-Niagara

 

10a. A communication addressed to Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski,

High Park, from Mr. James H. Tario, Senior Manager, Operations,

Molstar Sports and Entertainment

(January 30, 1998)

 

Requesting that the City of Toronto ratify a three-year Agreement with Molstar Sports and Entertainment for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000.

 

 

11. OPERATION OF THE 1998 MOLSON INDY RACE

AT EXHIBITION PLACE.

 

Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services,

and Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(March 4, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) the Agreement recommended to be entered into with Molstar Sports and Entertainment (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Molson Breweries of Canada Limited) in a form satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, the City Solicitor and the City Treasurer contain, among others, the following terms and conditions with respect to the partial and total road closures of Lake Shore Boulevard West, from Strachan Avenue to British Columbia Road, between July 17 to 19, 1998, inclusive:

 

(a) Molstar Sports and Entertainment shall submit a policy of public liability insurance as primary insurance in the amount of not less than $15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Dollars), naming each of the City of Toronto, the Toronto Chief of Police, the Toronto Police Services Board, the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place, the Canadian National Exhibition Association, and any Agency, Board, Commission or Body having utilities or services on or in Lake Shore Boulevard West, as additional insureds (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "additional insureds") in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the City Treasurer;

 

(b) Molstar Sports and Entertainment shall submit proof satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the City Treasurer, that Molstar Sports and Entertainment and the Additional Insureds are covered for an additional $50,000,000.00 (Fifty Million Dollars) under Molson's corporate excess insurance programme;

 

(c) Molstar Sports and Entertainment shall agree to indemnify and save harmless each of the Additional Insureds from all claims, suits, or demands arising out of the event in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, including claims arising out of negligence of the City of Toronto, its agents and employees;

 

(d) Molstar Sports and Entertainment shall agree to pay the cost of providing all barriers, delineators, signs, pavement markings, portable flashers and other traffic control measures, including pay-duty officers, deemed necessary by the Toronto Commissioner of Transportation and the Chief of Police for the control of traffic on Lake Shore Boulevard West, all restoration costs attributable to the event(s), and the cost of advertising and registering any by-laws;

 

(e) Molstar Sports and Entertainment will obtain from each participant a Release, Waiver and Indemnity from any and all claims resulting from participation in the event(s) in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and

 

(f) Molstar Sports and Entertainment will obtain a written waiver from all persons whose access would be affected by the staging of this event(s);

 

(2) subject to the execution by Molstar Sports and Entertainment of the aforesaid agreement, authority be granted to totally occupy or close Lake Shore Boulevard West, between Strachan Avenue and Ontario Drive, from 1:00 a.m. Friday, July 17, 1998, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 19, 1998, except for emergency vehicles and Transportation Department vehicles. (Access and egress will be maintained to Ontario Place and local Lake Shore Boulevard West traffic by an alternate route via Remembrance Drive, a parallel road on the south edge of Lake Shore Boulevard West);

 

(3) stopping be prohibited from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from July 17, 1998, to July 19, 1998, inclusive, on both sides of Fleet Street from Bathurst to Strachan Avenue, and on both sides of Strachan Avenue, from Lake Shore Boulevard West to King Street West;

 

(4) this report be forwarded to the Toronto Community Council for its meeting on April 1, 1998, for information; and

 

(5) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that may be required.

 

Ward: Trinity-Niagara

 

 

12. REPLACEMENT OF LIGHTING ON THE

F. G. GARDINER EXPRESSWAY FROM THE

HUMBER RIVER TO THE DON VALLEY PARKWAY.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(February 23, 1998)

 

Recommending that, subject to the approval of the 1998-2002 Capital Works Program, authority be granted to undertake the replacement of the lighting systems on the F. G. Gardiner Expressway, from the Humber Bridges to the Don Valley Parkway, at an estimated cost of $9.0 million; advising that the aforementioned work must be undertaken, principally as a result of general deterioration and obsolescence; that the Department=s proposed 1998-2002 Capital Works Program includes an amount of $65.82 million under Project No. C-TR180, F. G. Gardiner Expressway, Parkway to Humber, and the replacement of the Gardiner Expressway lighting forms part of that program; that $2.5 million of the estimated total project cost is anticipated to be spent in 1998; stating that funding is currently available in Capital Account No. C-TR180; that the Treasurer has previously certified that financing can be provided under the updated Debt and Financial Obligation Limit and that it falls within Corporate Debt Guidelines.

 

Wards: Don River; Downtown; High Park; Trinity-Niagara.

 

13. CONTRACT No. T-9-98:

DUNDAS STREET WEST OVER ETOBICOKE CREEK

WEST OF HIGHWAY No. 427--STRUCTURE REHABILITATION.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(February 24, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) Contract No. T-9-98, for the rehabilitation of the bridge on Dundas Street West over Etobicoke Creek, be awarded to Belor Construction Ltd. who submitted the lowest price bid in the amount of $1,405,493.15; and

 

(2) the appropriate City of Toronto officials be directed to take necessary action to give effect thereto;

 

advising that the Transportation Department's proposed 1998-2002 Capital Works Program includes an amount of $12,500,000.00 under Project No. C-TRO55, Bridge Reconstruction Program, and that Contract No. T-9-98 forms part of that program; that the estimated total project cost including design, supervision and other costs, is $1,789,253.15, of which approximately $895,000.00 is recoverable from the City of Mississauga; and stating that the Treasurer has previously certified that financing can be provided under the updated Debt and Financial Obligation Limit and that it falls within Corporate Debt Guidelines.

 

Ward: Markland-Centennial.

 

14. CONTRACT No. T-20-98:

DON VALLEY PARKWAY BRIDGE OVER BLOOR STREET RAMP,

STRUCTURE REHABILITATION.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(March 3, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) Contract No. T-20-98, for the rehabilitation of the bridge on the Don Valley Parkway over the Bloor Street Ramp, be awarded to Grascan Construction Ltd. and Torbridge Construction Ltd. who submitted the lowest price bid in the amount of $2,051,752.82;

 

(2) commencing the first day of construction on the Don Valley Parkway (expected to be May 1, 1998) and terminating on the last day of construction (expected to be September 29, 1998), the speed limit be lowered to 60 kilometres per hour at the following locations:

 

(a) northbound Don Valley Parkway from a point 400 metres south of the bridge over the Bloor Street ramp to a point 550 metres north of the bridge; and

 

(b) southbound Don Valley Parkway from a point 1 600 metres north of the bridge over the Bloor Street ramp to a point 450 metres south of the bridge;

 

(3) the appropriate by-law(s) be amended accordingly;

 

(4) the appropriate City of Toronto officials be directed to take necessary action to give effect thereto; and

 

(5) in the event that the 1998-2002 Capital Works Program is not approved by Council at its April 15, 1998 meeting, pre-budget approval in the amount of $2,360,732.82 be granted for this project in order that the project may commence in May, 1998;

 

advising that Contract No. T-20-98 forms part of Project No. C-TRO29, Don Valley Parkway Rehabilitation, within the Transportation Department's proposed 1998-2002 Capital Works Program; and stating that the Treasurer has previously certified that financing can be provided under the updated Debt and Financial Obligation Limit and that it falls within Corporate Debt Guidelines.

 

Ward: Don River.

 

 

15. CONTRACT No. T-23-98: RESURFACING OF

CITY OF TORONTO ROADS AT FOUR LOCATIONS.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(March 2, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) Contract No. T-23-98, for the resurfacing of City of Toronto roads at four locations, be awarded to D. Crupi and Sons Limited who submitted the lowest price bid in the amount of $2,892,366.33;

 

(2) the appropriate City of Toronto officials be directed to take necessary action to give effect thereto; and

 

(3) in the event that the 1998-2002 Capital Works Program is not approved by Council at its April 15, 1998 meeting, pre-budget and project financing approval in the amount of $3,227,366.33 be granted for this project in order that the project may commence in late April, 1998;

 

advising that the scope of work for this contract includes crack repairs, scarifying, grinding, concrete repairs, catch basins, and asphalt overlay on the following roads:

 

(a) Eglinton Avenue--Black Creek Drive to Weston Road;

(b) O=Connor Drive--Woodbine Avenue to Sandra Road;

(c) Rexdale Boulevard--460 metres west of Highway No. 27 to 320 metres west of Humberwood Boulevard; and

(d) W. R. Allen Road--Sheppard Avenue to Overbrook Place;

 

further advising that Contract No. T-23-98 forms part of Project No. C-TR496, Road Resurfacing, within the Transportation Department's proposed 1998-2002 Capital Works Program; and stating that the Treasurer has previously certified that financing can be provided under the updated Debt and Financial Obligation Limit and that it falls within Corporate Debt Guidelines.

 

Wards: East York; North York-Spadina;

Rexdale-Thistletown; York-Humber.

 

 

16. PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISING SIGNS ABUTTING

THE F. G. GARDINER EXPRESSWAY (FORMERLY

QUEEN ELIZABETH WAY), EGLINTON AVENUE WEST,

HIGHWAY No. 2, HIGHWAY No. 2A, AND HIGHWAY No. 27.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(March 5, 1998)

 

Recommending that the former Metropolitan Toronto By-law No. 211-79 be amended to include the road sections shown in Table No. 1, entitled AThird Party Advertising (45m Prohibition)@ attached to this report, and to authorize appropriate staff to take the necessary steps to give effect thereto; advising that the foregoing will prohibit the installation of third party advertising signs abutting those sections of former provincial highways transferred to the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto on April 1, 1997.

 

17. PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS:

KEELE STREET AND HUMBERSIDE AVENUE.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(February 20, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) traffic control signals be installed at the intersection of Keele Street and Humberside Avenue;

 

(2) coincident with the traffic control signal installation, the existing pedestrian crossover be removed;

 

(3) installation be subject to the approval of the 1998 Capital Works Program and the securing of appropriate financing; and

 

(4) the appropriate by-law(s) be amended accordingly;

 

advising that the funds associated with new traffic signal installations are contained in the Transportation Department's proposed Capital Works Program under Project No. C-TR031; and that the estimated cost of installing traffic control signals at the aforementioned location is $50,000.00 including the removal of the existing pedestrian crossover.

 

Wards: Davenport; High Park.

 

17a. Mr. Robert Botten and Ms. Meg Young (Principal),

Indian Road Crescent School Community Council

(March 10, 1998)

 

Expressing support for the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Keele Street and Humberside Avenue; stating, however, some concern that, subsequent to the installation of the aforementioned traffic control signals, there could be a further increase in traffic along Humberside Avenue; urging that the proposed traffic study of the area surrounding the south portion of Keele Street take into account the need for possible further measures to prevent commuting traffic from diverting off arterial roads, e.g., Keele and Annette Streets, onto residential streets such as Humberside Avenue; and recommending that traffic counts regarding this matter be conducted during the school year in order to fairly judge the impact on the schools located close to Keele Street.

 

18. PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS:

MORNINGSIDE AVENUE AND FINCH AVENUE EAST/

OLD FINCH AVENUE.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(March 3, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) traffic control signals be approved at the intersection of Morningside Avenue and Finch Avenue East/Old Finch Avenue;

 

(2) coincident with the traffic control signal installation, the easterly northbound lane on Morningside Avenue at Finch Avenue East/Old Finch Avenue be designated for right-turning vehicles only, buses excepted;

 

(3) installation be subject to the approval of the 1998 Capital Works Program and the securing of appropriate financing; and

 

(4) the appropriate by-law(s) be amended accordingly;

 

advising that the funds associated with new traffic signal installations are contained in the Transportation Department's proposed Capital Works Program under Project No. C-TR031; and that the estimated cost of installing traffic control signals at the aforementioned location is $90,000.00.

 

Ward: Scarborough-Malvern.

 

 

19. PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS:

SEWELLS ROAD AND BRENYON WAY.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(February 13, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) traffic control signals be approved at the intersection of Sewells Road and Brenyon Way;

 

(2) coincident with the traffic control signal installation, the existing pedestrian crossover at Sewells Road and Brenyon Way be removed;

 

(3) installation be subject to the approval of the 1998 Capital Works Program and the securing of appropriate financing; and

 

(4) the appropriate by-law(s) be amended accordingly;

 

advising that the funds associated with new traffic signal installations are contained in the Transportation Department's proposed Capital Works Program under Project No. C-TR031; and that the estimated cost of installing traffic control signals at the aforementioned location is $98,000.00 including the removal of the existing pedestrian crossover.

 

Ward: Scarborough-Malvern.

 

20. PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS:

TAPSCOTT ROAD AND NEWGALE GATE.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(February 13, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) traffic control signals be approved at the intersection of Tapscott Road at Newgale Gate; and

 

(2) installation be subject to the approval of the 1998 Capital Works Program and the securing of appropriate financing;

 

advising that the funds associated with new traffic signal installations are contained in the Transportation Department's proposed Capital Works Program under Project No. C-TR031; and that the estimated cost of installing traffic control signals at the aforementioned location is $85,000.00.

 

Ward: Scarborough-Malvern.

 

21. PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS:

DORIS AVENUE AT EMPRESS AVENUE.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(January 28, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) traffic control signals be approved at the intersection of Doris Avenue and Empress Avenue;

 

(2) coincident with traffic control signal installation at Doris Avenue and Empress Avenue, the existing pedestrian crossover at Doris Avenue and Princess Avenue be removed;

 

(3) installation and removal be subject to the approval of the 1998 Capital Works Program and the securing of appropriate financing; and

 

(4) the appropriate by-law(s) be amended accordingly;

 

advising that the funds associated with new traffic signal installations are contained in the Transportation Department's proposed Capital Works Program under Project No. C-TR031; and that the estimated cost of installing traffic control signals at the aforementioned location is $66,000.00 including the removal of the existing pedestrian crossover.

 

Ward: North York Centre.

 

 

22. REMOVAL OF TREES FROM THE BAYVIEW AVENUE

RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST

AND MALLINGHAM COURT.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(February 20, 1998)

 

Recommending that authority be granted for the removal of six trees from the Bayview Avenue right-of-way between Sheppard Avenue East and Mallingham Court; advising that the removal of the trees is required to facilitate the construction of the Sheppard Subway Bayview Station; and that the costs associated with this work will be the responsibility of the Toronto Transit Commission.

 

Ward: North York Centre.

 

23. 1998 CYCLING AMBASSADOR PROGRAM CITY-WIDE.

 

Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services

(March 6, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) the Urban Environment and Development Committee endorse the 1998 Cycling Ambassadors Program as described in this report, and that the outside funding for the program be administered through Urban Planning and Development Services; and

 

(2) the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services co-ordinate with the Commissioners of Works and Emergency Services and Community and Neighbourhood Services the allocation of funds within their budgets, in order to achieve a minimum City contribution of $40,000.00 towards this program.

 

24. FOOT AND BICYCLE COURIERS - REVENUE CANADA TAXATION.

 

(DEPUTATION ITEM - 4:45 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998)

 

City Clerk of Toronto

(February 24, 1998)

 

Advising that the Metropolitan Cycling and Pedestrian Committee on February 23, 1998, recommended to the Urban Environment and Development Committee, and Council, the endorsement of the concept outlined in Mr. A.W. Scott's communication, dated January 21, 1998, that foot and bicycle couriers should be permitted to apply for business expense deductions for tax purposes for the extra nutrition over and above the norm required as a condition of their employment because this nutritional increment is the equivalent of fuel used by transport vehicles; and, further, that the Toronto Hoof and Cycle Courier Coalition be invited to make a deputation to the Urban Environment and Development Committee at the appropriate time.

 

25. UNIFORM PERMIT PARKING BY-LAW AND

AREA-WIDE PERMIT PARKING POLICY.

City Clerk of Toronto

(March 5, 1998)

 

Advising that the York Community Council on February 18, 1998, recommended to the Urban Environment and Development Committee that:

 

(1) the Interim Functional Lead for Transportation be requested to submit to the Committee:

 

(a) a draft uniform permit parking by-law; and

 

(b) at the earliest opportunity, an outline of a policy for the introduction of area-wide permit parking, to be considered in a City-wide context, including a graduated fee structure for single addresses requiring multiple vehicle permits; and

 

(2) the aforementioned draft uniform permit parking by-law and policy be referred to the Community Councils for consideration and public consultation, and subsequent comment thereon back to the Urban Environment and Development Committee.

 

 

26. DUPLICATE STREET NAMES AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(March 4, 1998)

 

Responding to a request made by the Urban Environment and Development Committee on February 9, 1998, for a report on the issue of duplicate street names which now exist in the City of Toronto as a result of amalgamation; advising that a preliminary investigation revealed that 103 pairs/triplets of identical street names were created in the new City of Toronto (i.e., 98 pairs, 5 triplets); that the issue is further complicated by the occurrence of some 600 duplicate street names with different type extensions (e.g., Centre Avenue and Centre Road); pointing out that Bell 9-1-1 Emergency Services has documented concerns over changes required to the address databases, which are used extensively by emergency response personnel in municipalities throughout Ontario, as a result of the various municipal amalgamations across the Province; that Bell 9-1-1 staff anticipate that the number of address changes will be significant and the scheduling of these changes will be a major undertaking, but have suggested a process at their end to receive, quantify and schedule changes in order that updates are carried out expeditiously and accurately; stating that correspondence received from Canada Post indicates that it is also prepared to assist in resolving the issue of duplicate street names; that, in addition, the City will need to implement a system to avoid confusion in the delivery of municipal services on streets where duplicate names exist; explaining that further investigation by transportation staff, in co-operation with staff of other departments, organizations and cities, is required before a resolution for dealing with duplicate/triplicate street names can be recommended to Committee and Council; that a report will be prepared for consideration by the Urban Environment and Development Committee at an upcoming meeting; that, in the interim, emergency response dispatch will continue to utilize the former municipal identifier through the current Bell 9-1-1 system; and recommending that this report be received for information.

 

27. HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS BEING CONSIDERED BY

TRANSPORTATION STAFF ON EGLINTON AVENUE WEST,

BETWEEN DUFFERIN STREET AND THE W.R. ALLEN ROAD.

 

Interim Functional Lead, Transportation

(February 25, 1998)

 

Responding to a request made by the Urban Environment and Development Committee on January 12, 1998, for a list of high priority items being considered on Eglinton Avenue West, between Dufferin Street and the W.R. Allen Road; advising that Transportation staff are currently considering the following priority items:

 

(1) a traffic management plan for the former City of York Ward 2;

 

(2) the proposed installation of a westbound left-turn lane at Eglinton Avenue West and Dufferin Street; and

 

(3) a modification to the pedestrian hand-rail at Eglinton Avenue West and Oakwood Avenue;

 

and recommending that this report be received for information.

 

Wards: York-Eglinton; Toronto-North Toronto.

 

28. GO TRANSIT: YEAR 2021 PLAN.

 

(PRESENTATION ITEM - 10:00 a.m. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998)

 

Mr. Eldred King,

Chairman, GO Transit

(February 17, 1998)

 

Suggesting that, in light of the recent changes in the reporting structure for GO Transit, a presentation by GO Transit staff to the Council of the City of Toronto would be beneficial to all parties; and submitting a copy of a report, entitled "GO Transit: Year 2021 Plan".

 

(A COPY OF THE REPORT, ENTITLED "GO TRANSIT: YEAR 2021 PLAN", HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND SELECT OFFICIALS ONLY, AND A COPY THEREOF IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.)

 

29. UPDATE ON THE GREATER TORONTO AIRPORTS AUTHORITY.

 

(PRESENTATION ITEM - 2:00 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998)

 

Mr. Keith A. Medenblik,

Government Liaison Co-ordinator,

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

(March 4, 1998)

 

Requesting that Mr. Gerry Meinzer and Ms. Sharon Moss, Members of the Board of Directors of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, appear before the Urban Environment and Development Committee on March 23, 1998, and submitting a copy of a report, entitled "Greater Toronto Airports Authority--Regional Report February19, 1998".

 

(A COPY OF THE REPORT, ENTITLED "GREATER TORONTO AIRPORTS AUTHORITY--REGIONAL REPORT FEBRUARY 19, 1998", HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND SELECT OFFICIALS ONLY, AND A COPY THEREOF IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.)

 

30. PROPOSED MERGER OF THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

AND THE BANK OF MONTREAL - IMPACT ON TORONTO.

 

(DEPUTATION ITEM - 4:00 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998)

 

City Clerk of Toronto

(February 13, 1998)

 

Advising that City Council, at its meeting held on February 4, 5 and 6, 1998, referred the following Motion to the Urban Environment and Development Committee:

 

Moved by: Councillor Moscoe

 

Seconded by: Councillor Miller

 

AWHEREAS the Royal Bank and the Bank of Montreal have announced that they intend to merge; and

 

WHEREAS similar mergers in the past have resulted in staff reduction levels of one-third; and

 

WHEREAS the merger could result in a loss of from 9,000 to 28,000 jobs; and

 

WHEREAS the merged bank would have more than 300 branches within Toronto, many of which could be closed; and

 

WHEREAS such a merger could have significant implications in Toronto;

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Economic Development Department, the Planning Department and the City Treasurer report to the Urban Environment and Development Committee on the full implications for Toronto of such a merger;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT in the interim, the City of Toronto advise the Federal Government that the proposed merger of the Royal Bank and the Bank of Montreal is not in the interests of the people of Toronto;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Treasurer report on the implications of the City transferring its banking business from the merged bank to other chartered Canadian banks."

 

30a. Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(March 9, 1998)

 

Reporting on the implications of the City of Toronto transferring its banking business from the proposed merged Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal to other chartered Canadian banks; advising that such a decision by City Council will have negative financial implications on the City in the form of increased costs in debt issuance, custody and general banking services, and reduced investment income earning potential; stating that, in dealing with the proposed merger, Council should consider the precedent-setting implications of its decision on future mergers in the financial services and other sectors of the economy; and recommending that Council receive this report for information.

 

30b. Interim Functional Lead, Economic Development.

(March 6, 1998)

 

Recommending that:

 

(1) the Urban Environment and Development Committee (Committee) receive this report for information only;

 

(2) the Committee view this report as an initial report and request further reports as information becomes available; and

 

(3) the Committee consider accepting the offer of the Bank of Montreal for a briefing session to answer any further questions or address any remaining concerns;

 

advising that the proposed merger of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal would initially appear to result in a loss of employment for the City of Toronto of approximately 2,500 full and part-time positions currently filled between the two banks; that, however, the banks claim that this loss would be temporary and could actually result in an increase in employment in Toronto due to the merger; that tax revenue lost by the closing of bank branches should be limited and, again, temporary; pointing out that most of the long-term losses in both revenue and employment will be seen in outlying, rural areas where the banks have reduced branch presence; stating that lower levels of competition may indeed cause higher lending rates and lowered service levels, the degree of which is unknown at present; that increases in foreign institutions operating in Canada may assist competition, although not yet at the personal level; and that this is likely to be the primary concern for Toronto and may deserve further attention as more information becomes available.

 

31. TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION:

SHEPPARD SUBWAY BAYVIEW STATION

BUS LOOP AND COMMUTER PARKING.

 

General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission

(February 26, 1998)

 

Advising that the Toronto Transit Commission (Commission) on February 25, 1998, approved the following Recommendations contained in report No. (25a), entitled "Staff Response to Commission Inquiry - Sheppard Subway Bayview Station Bus Loop and Commuter Parking":

 

"It is recommended that the Commission:

 

(1) approve elimination of the construction of a commuter parking lot from the Bayview Station concept;

 

(2) confirm the requirement for an exclusive off-street bus loop for Bayview Station;

 

(3) authorize staff to negotiate a permanent exclusive easement for an off-street bus loop (at the north-end of the Dangreen property) now as part of the property settlement with Dangreen, potentially at no cost to the project;

 

(4) authorize staff to work with the Developer and City staff to investigate alternative off-street bus loop locations that can be integrated with the proposed Dangreen development provided that the new off-street bus loop configuration is acceptable to the TTC with respect to operations and customer convenience, particularly with regard to an exclusive access to/from Bayview Avenue;

 

(5) confirm that the provision of an off-street bus loop, satisfactory to the TTC, be made a condition of the planning approvals for any development on the Dangreen site; and

 

(6) forward this report to the City of Toronto."

 

32. TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION:

CLEAN AIR BUSES IN ETOBICOKE.

 

General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission

(February 26, 1998)

 

Advising that the Toronto Transit Commission (Commission) on February 25, 1998, considered report No. (20), entitled AClean Air Buses In Etobicoke@, which responds to a request by the Metro Environment and Public Space Committee in November 1997 for the Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission to submit a report to the appropriate committee of the new City of Toronto Council on the expected date of receipt of clean air buses in the City of Etobicoke, and the routes that will be utilized for such buses; and stating that the Commission took the following action:

 

(1) received the report for information, noting that:

 

(a) pollution from TTC vehicles is a very small component of the total amount of vehicle-generated pollution in Toronto; and

 

(b) it is impracticable and inefficient to commit specific types of buses to any particular route or area within Toronto; and

 

(2) requested that a copy of the report be forwarded to the Urban Environment and Development Committee of the City of Toronto and to the Etobicoke Community Council for information.

 

33. APPROVAL OF PLANS OF SUBDIVISION AND CONDOMINIUM.

 

Commissioner, Urban Planning and Development Services

(March 3, 1998)

 

Submitting recent plans of subdivision and condominium which have been approved by the former Metropolitan Commissioner of Planning under the authority delegated to him by the Metropolitan Council; advising that the existing delegations continue until City Council has the opportunity to examine and amend its current procedures; and recommending that this report be received for information.

 

34. PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A WORKING COMMITTEE

ON THE CONVERSION TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

OF ALL ABANDONED RAILWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

 

(DEPUTATION ITEM - 5:00 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998)

 

A communication addressed to Councillor Kyle Rae, Downtown,

from Mr. Sam Bornstein, Toronto

(January 26, 1998)

 

Suggesting that the City of Toronto, together with the Community Councils, officials of the federal and provincial governments, the railway companies and technical advisors establish a working committee on the abandonment of all railway rights-of-way for freight purposes in order to convert these rights-of-way into public transportation systems that provide frequent, reliable and convenient service; and that the foregoing be combined with the opportunity to use the vacant, abandoned and underutilized industrial land along the railway rights-of-way to create live/work/play space.

 

(B) ANY OTHER MATTERS.

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