Ref. Clause 16(a), in Report No. 10, York Community Council Meeting, September 16, 1998.

16(a)Proposed By-law To Close a Portion of Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court and Castlefield Avenue for vehicular traffic only, and installation of a Guardrail and Curbing - Ward 28, York Eglinton.

The York Community Council reports having deferred consideration of the proposed by-law, and having requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, to direct the York Director of Professional Services to report next day on the feasibility of implementing a directional change in traffic, in order to increase the safety of the above intersection, in consultation with Mr. Wajid Khan and Mr. Gordon Patterson.

(i)Notice of a statutory public meeting on September 16, 1998, and advertised for four consecutive weeks in the Toronto Star, regarding the abovementioned proposed alterations to the aforementioned streets, pursuant to The Municipal Act and the regulations thereunder.

(ii)(June 8, 1998) from Mr. Wajid Khan, President, Dufferin Mazda, advising of objections to the parkette planned to block off Roselawn Avenue at Anastasia Court, for the following reasons:

(a)it would cause complete chaos with the residents of over forty new homes trying to get onto a very busy Dufferin Street at anytime, especially during the morning and afternoon rush hours; at present traffic can go either way towards Marlee Avenue via Castlefield Avenue or Dufferin Street via Roselawn Avenue; and closing one artery would be absolutely counter productive and create traffic congestion;

(b)it would block off the entry to their property which is not acceptable;

(c)it will also cause residents of the forty homes to access Castlefield Avenue only via Dufferin Mazda property which is once again unacceptable; and

suggesting that the change is not necessary, and that an alternative acceptable plan be worked out, such as the installation of two traffic signals, one on CastlefieldAvenue and one on Roselawn Avenue; the one on Castlefield Avenue coordinated with the Dufferin Street and Castlefield Avenue signal and the one on Roselawn Avenue, just west of Anastasia Court with a short green of 15 to 20 seconds; that since Roselawn Avenue is already a one-way street there will be no on-coming traffic and there will be no merging required as the Castlefield Avenue traffic would be stopped on the red light while the Roselawn Avenue traffic is exiting and vice versa.

The following persons appeared before the Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter:

-Mr. Wajid Khan, President, Dufferin Mazda, Toronto; and

-Mr. Gordon Patterson, P. Eng., representing Castlefield Estates Inc.

TO CLOSE A PORTION OF ROSELAWN AVENUE BETWEEN ANASTACIA COURT AND CASTLEFIELD AVENUE IN THE CITY OF TORONTO (YORK DISTRICT) FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ONLY AND TO INSTALL A GUARD RAIL AND CURBING

Ward 28, York-Eglinton.

NOTICE is hereby given that the York Community Council proposes on the 16th day of September, 1998 at its meeting to be held in the Council Chamber, 2700 Eglinton Avenue West, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, to give consideration to a proposed by-law to close that portion of Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court and Castlefield Avenue for vehicular traffic only and for the installation of a guard rail and curbing.

The proposed by-law and plan showing the closure may be seen during regular office hours between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, at the Operations Services Department, York Civic Centre, 2700 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario, M6M 1V1.

York Community Council will hear any person who claims that the person's land will be prejudicially affected by the by-law and who applies to be heard.

Please advise B. Gattoni on or before the 15th day of September, 1998, telephone number (416) 394-2523, if it is your intention to appear before York Community Council.

Jacques Li, Secretary-Treasurer, Dufferin Mazda

This is to confirm our telephone conversation of 2:15 p.m. Mr. Khan wishes his letter of June 8, 1998 to be included as an official objection and he will also be at the September 16, 1998 meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Wajid Khan, President, Dufferin Mazda

(June 8, 1998)

Further to our telephone conversation, please consider this an objection to the parkette planned to block off Roselawn Avenue at Anastasia Court on the following grounds:

1)It would cause complete chaos with the residents of over forty new homes trying to get onto a very busy Dufferin Street at anytime, especially during the morning and afternoon rush hours. At present traffic can go either way towards Marlee Avenue via Castlefield Avenue or Dufferin Street via Roselawn Avenue. Closing one artery would be absolutely counterproductive and will cause traffic jams.

2)It would block off the entry to our property which is not acceptable.

3)It will also cause residents of the forty homes to access Castlefield Avenue only via Dufferin Mazda property which is once again unacceptable.

It is imperative that an alternate acceptable plan be worked out rather than the present one.

Suggestion:

1.Personally, I do not think any change is necessary.

2.It is suggested that two traffic signals be placed, one on Castlefield Avenue and one on Roselawn Avenue. The one on Castlefield Avenue coordinated with the Dufferin Street and Castlefield Avenue signal and the one on Roselawn Avenue, jest west of Anastasia Court with a short green of 15 to 20 seconds. Since Roselawn Avenue is already a one-way street, therefore, there will be no on-coming traffic and there will be no merging required as the Castlefield Avenue traffic would be stopped on the red light while the Roselawn Avenue traffic is exiting and vice versa.