The Toronto Community Council recommends that:

(1) Recommendation No. (1) of the report from the Commissioner of City Works Services dated January 30, 1998, contained in Clause No. 42 of Toronto Community Council Report No. 2 be amended as follows:

(a) "the narrowing of the pavement from a width of 14 metres to a width of 10.5 metres along the south side of GOULD STREET from Mutual Street to Church Street, as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. SK-2180, revised March 24, 1998"; and

(b) "the narrowing of the pavement from a width of 8.8 metres to a width of 8.0 metres along the east side of DALHOUSIE STREET between Gould Street and Dundas Street East, as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. SK-2180, revised March 24, 1998";

(2) the report of the Commissioner of City Works Services dated January 30, 1998, as amended, be adopted; and

(3) a by-law in the form of the draft by-law, as amended by Recommendation Nos. (1) and (2) be enacted.

The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, that pursuant to Clause No. 9 of Report No. 7 of the City Services Committee of the former City of Toronto, titled, "Closing and Conveyancing - Lane East of Yonge Street, Extending Southerly from Wood Street," which was adopted by City Council at is meeting on March 23, 1989, notice of its hearing on April 1, 1998, with respect to the proposed enactment of the draft by-law was advertised in a daily newspaper on March 10, March 17, March 24 and March 31, 1998, and no one appeared before the Toronto Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following draft by-law:

Bill No.

To further amend former City of Toronto By-law No. 602-89, being "A By-law To authorize the construction, widening, narrowing, alteration and repair of sidewalks, pavements and curbs at various locations", respecting the alteration of Gould Street by narrowing the pavement from Mutual Street to Dalhousie Street and the alteration of Dalhousie Street by narrowing the pavement between Gould Street and Dundas Street East.

WHEREAS notice of a proposed By-law regarding the proposed alteration was published in a daily newspaper on , , and , 1998 and interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard at a public meeting held on , 1998 and it is appropriate to amend the by-law to permit the alteration.

The Council of The City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1. Former City of Toronto By-law No. 602-89, being "A By-law To authorize the construction, widening, narrowing, alteration and repair of sidewalks, pavements and curbs at various locations", is amended:

(1) by inserting in Columns 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively, of Schedule "B-3" (Pavement Narrowing) the following:

(Column 1 (Column 2 (Column 3 (Column 4 (Column 5 (Column 6

Side or Drawing

Street) Location) Width) From) To) No./Date)

Gould south from: 14 m Mutual Dalhousie SK-2180

Street to: 10.5 m Street Street dated

January 29, 1998

Dalhousie east from: 8.8 m Gould Dundas SK-2180

Street to: 8.0 m Street Street East dated

January 29, 1998

The Toronto Community Council also submits the following report (March 25, 1998) from the Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation Division, City Works Services:

Purpose:

To authorize a technical amendment to the Gould Street pavement narrowing recommended in the report (January 30, 1998) of the Commissioner of City Works Services to the Toronto Community Council and adopted by City Council at its meeting of March 4, 5 and 6, 1998 in order to extend the narrowing to the block between Dalhousie Street and Church Street.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

The cost of the extended Gould Street pavement narrowing can be accommodated within the 1998 Capital Budget.

Recommendations:

(1) That Recommendation No. 1 of the January 30, 1998 report from the Commissioner of City Works Services be amended as follows:

(a) "the narrowing of the pavement from a width of 14 metres to a width of 10.5 metres along the south side of GOULD STREET from Mutual Street to Church Street, as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. SK-2180, revised March 24, 1998"; and

(b) "The narrowing of the pavement from a width of 8.8 metres to a width of 8.0 metres along the east side of DALHOUSIE STREET between Gould Street and Dundas Street East, as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. SK-2180, revised March 24, 1998";

(2) That the January 30, 1998 report of the Commissioner of City Works Services as amended be adopted; and

(3) That the draft by-law to authorize the narrowing of Gould Street and Dalhousie Street be amended accordingly.

Comments:

City Council at its meeting of March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, in adopting Clause 42 in Toronto Community Council Report No. 2, approved the narrowing of the Gould Street and Dalhousie Street pavements as described in the report (January 30, 1998) from the Commissioner of City Works Services and requested City Officials to take the necessary action in respect of the introduction of the required Bill in Council.

In accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act, notice of the intent to enact the required by-law was advertised on March 10, 17, 24 and 31, 1998, and the statutory hearing has been scheduled for the April 1, 1998, meeting of the Toronto Community Council.

During the detailed design stage of the Gould Street project and through ongoing discussions with representatives of Premises No. 108 Mutual Street in respect of streetscaping details, it has been determined that it would be both desirable and economical to extend the planned narrowing of the Gould Street pavement between Mutual and Dalhousie Streets one block to the west to Church Street. This extension of the narrowing as described in Recommendation No. 1(a) above and shown on the attached print of Drawing No. SK-2180, revised March 24, 1998 will improve vehicle channelization between Church and Mutual Streets and provide a better alignment across the Church Street intersection, while at the same time provide increased space for pedestrians.

Gould Street between Church Street and Dalhousie Street is over 50 years old, and is scheduled for reconstruction within the next few years. The acceleration of the programmed work and implementation of the narrowing of the pavement at this time in connection with the substantial streetscaping and surface reconstruction surrounding the 108 Mutual Street site can be carried out at a modest incremental cost and can be accommodated within the submitted Capital Budget.

City staff have discussed the planned extension of the narrowing with staff of the Department of Campus Planning and Construction of Ryerson Polytechnic University who operate a surface parking lot on the south side of Gould Street between Dalhousie and Church Streets. The planned work will not adversely affect the functioning of the street or parking lot and accordingly, has the support of Ryerson staff. Consultation will continue with Ryerson in respect of an appropriate treatment of the widened sidewalk/boulevard area as well as construction phasing as may be required.

The extension of the Gould Street pavement narrowing as described herein constitutes a technical amendment to the initial narrowing proposal and does not alter the intent or functionality of the original plan. Under the circumstances the amendment, in my view, does not require the

re-advertising of the draft by-law.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

J. Niedra, Manager of Programmes

392-7711

The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, having also had before it, during consideration of the foregoing matter, a copy of Clause No. 42 of Report No. 2 of the Toronto Community Council, headed "Narrowing of Pavement - Gould and Dalhousie Streets (Downtown)", which was adopted, without amendment, by City Council at its meeting held on March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, and a copy thereof is on file in the office of the City Clerk.