WORKS COMMITTEE
AGENDA
MEETING No. 5
Date of Meeting: Wednesday, November 3, 1999 Enquiry:Trudy Perrin
Time: 9:30 a.m. Committee Administrator
Location: Committee Room 1 392-8027
2nd Floor, City Hall
100 Queen Street West
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
DEPUTATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:
1. GENERAL CLEANLINESS IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE.
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Councillor Olivia Chow,
Downtown
(October 18, 1999)
Recommending that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services develop a comprehensive plan that will improve
the general cleanliness of the downtown core, including increasing the number of times the streets are swept and the
number of garbage receptacles in the downtown core and involving a public education campaign.
(NOTE: Photographs referred to in the aforementioned communication are on file in the office of the City Clerk, and will
be circulated at the meeting.)
2. GARBAGE PACKERS.
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(DEFERRED FROM MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1999)
City Clerk
(April 19, 1999)
Advising that City Council on April 13, 14 and 15, 1999, directed that Clause No. 6 contained in Report No. 4 of The
Works and Utilities Committee, headed "Garbage Packers", be struck out and referred back to the Works and Utilities
Committee for further consideration; and that Council also adopted the following recommendation:
"It is recommended that the Chair of the Works and Utilities Committee, Councillor Shiner and the Commissioner of
Works and Emergency Services meet to discuss this matter prior to it being again considered by the Works and Utilities
Committee."
(NOTE: A copy of the confidential report referred to in the aforementioned Clause has been forwarded to all Members of
Council under confidential cover.)
2a. Mr. Raymond E. Hacker,
Regional Trucks/Trailer
(September 3, 1999)
Respecting the implementation of one-man refuse collection in the City of Toronto; forwarding a list of municipalities
which have successfully implemented cost reduction programs with one-man collection vehicles; and requesting the
opportunity to review the confidential staff report and all other supporting documentation in order to address the
Committee.
3. SOUTHBOUND PROHIBITED LEFT TURN:
BATHURST STREET AT OLD ORCHARD GROVE.
(North York Centre South)
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Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 14, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) the southbound left turns from Bathurst Street to Old Orchard Grove be prohibited from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.,
Monday to Friday; and
(2) the appropriate by-laws be amended accordingly.
4. TORONTO INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT PROCESS - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR PROVEN DIVERSION SERVICES.
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Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 26, 1999)
Recommending that the Toronto Integrated Solid Waste Resource Management Process Request for Proposals for Proven
Diversion Services be approved for issuance on or about December 1, 1999, substantially in accordance with the Request
for Proposals document attached to this report as Appendix "A".
(NOTE: A copy of the Request for Proposals document has been forwarded to Members of Council under separate cover.)
5. PRINCE EDWARD VIADUCT - DON SECTION
STRUCTURE MODIFICATION, CONTRACT No. T-71-99.
(Midtown - Don River)
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Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 20, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) Contract No. T-71-99, Tender Call No. 222-1999 for the installation of a safety fence on the Prince Edward Viaduct be
cancelled;
(2) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services be authorized to issue a new Request for Proposals with a
maximum budget of $2.5 million, to solicit new design concepts and full engineering services for this project, based on a
design/build concept, with the submission being evaluated by a similar Project Steering Committee comprised of
representatives from:
(a) the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario;
(b) the Council on Suicide Preventions;
(c) the Toronto Historical Board/Heritage Toronto;
(d) Architecture and Civic Improvements, City Planning;
(e) the Public Art Policy Advisory Committee; and
(f) the Technical Services Division, Works and Emergency Services Department; and
(3) the appropriate City of Toronto officials be directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
5a. Dr. David Lester
Professor of Psychology
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
(October 15, 1999)
In support of the fencing in of the Prince Edward Viaduct; and advising that there is good research evidence that restricting
access to lethal methods for suicide reduces their use for suicide; that there are no published research reports that evaluate
the effectiveness of the use of other measures such as placement of telephones on bridges; and that all privately-owned
structures are fenced in.
5b. Dr. Morton M. Silverman,
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Editor-In-Chief, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behaviour
(October 13, 1999)
Stating that limiting access to available means for suicide is a major preventive intervention within an overall community
suicide prevention plan; and urging the City to make every effort to proceed quickly with implementing the Bloor Viaduct
suicide prevention project.
5c. Dr. D.J. Gunnell,
Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine
University of Bristol
(October 21, 1999)
Outlining experience with efforts to reduce suicides from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol; and reiterating his
support for the erection of safety barriers on the Prince Edward Viaduct.
5d. Dr. Robin R. Richards,
Head, Division of Orthopaedics
St. Michael's Hospital
(October 21, 1999)
Informing the Committee of the medical costs and public health consequences when a person survives a jump from the
Bloor Viaduct, and urging City Councillors to complete the suicide barrier without further delay.
6. WHITE GOODS CURBSIDE COLLECTION -
TENDER No. 6033-99-01845.
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Mr. Mike Di Cenzo,
Merchandise Recovery Services Inc.
(October 18, 1999)
Respecting Tender Request No. 6033-99-01845, regarding the white goods curbside program; and requesting an
opportunity to make a deputation before the Works Committee at its meeting on November 3, 1999.
COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS:
7. WORKS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
CAPITAL BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.
Presentation by staff.
8. BESSARION STATION - REINSTATEMENT OF
CENTRE LEFT TURN LANE ON SHEPPARD AVENUE.
(BESSARION ROAD)
City Clerk
(October 5, 1999)
Advising that City Council at its meeting on September 28 and 29, 1999, had before it, Clause No. 16 contained in Report
No. 3 of The Works Committee, headed "Proposed Speed Limit Reduction on Sheppard Avenue East between Greenbriar
Road and Blue Ridge Road (North York - Centre South; Seneca Heights"; and further advising that in adopting the Clause,
as amended, Council directed that the following portion of the recommendation of the Works Committee be struck out and
referred back to the Works Committee for further consideration at such time as the Toronto Transit Commission has
submitted further comments in this regard to the Committee:
"and the eastbound left-turn lane at Bessarion (to the Plaza and garden centre) being maintained during the construction
period".
8a. General Secretary,
Toronto Transit Commission
(October 21, 1999)
Confidential report considered by the Toronto Transit Commission at its in camera meeting on October 20, 1999.
9. PROPOSED BY-LAW REQUIRING
DISPLAY OF ADDRESSES ON BUILDINGS.
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 21, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) the City Solicitor in consultation with the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services introduce a by-law to
require the affixing of municipal numbers at the front of properties as set out in Appendix 'A' of this report;
(2) passage of the by-law be advertised by the City Clerk and the by-law come into force 60 days after its passage by City
Council; and
(3) the appropriate City officials by authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the
introduction of any Bills that may be required.
10. PROPOSED BY-LAW REQUIRING DISPLAY OF ADDRESSES
AT THE REAR OF PROPERTIES ABUTTING LANES.
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 21, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) the City Solicitor in consultation with the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services prepare a by-law to require
the affixing of municipal numbers at the rear of properties abutting lanes; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the
introduction of any Bills that may be required.
11. INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS ON
STEELES AVENUE EAST AT THE DRIVEWAY TO THE
"GATES OF BAYVIEW" APARTMENT COMPLEX.
(Seneca Heights)
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 20, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) traffic control signals be installed on Steeles Avenue East at the intersection of the "Gates of Bayview" apartment
complex; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to give effect to the foregoing, including
the introduction in Council of any Bills that may be required.
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KING STREET WEST AND SUDBURY STREET.
(Ward 20, Trinity Niagara)
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 19, 1999)
Recommending, subject to the receipt of funds from Urbancorp King West Development Inc. to cover all associated costs,
that:
(1) traffic control signals be installed at the intersection of King Street West and Sudbury Street; and
(2) the appropriate City officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to give effect to the foregoing, including
the introduction in Council of any Bills that may be required.
13. PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS
THE QUEENSWAY AND PRIMARY ACCESS DRIVEWAY TO
CINEMARK THEATRES CANADA INC. SITE
NO. 1025 THE QUEENSWAY.
(Lakeshore Queensway)
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 19, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) traffic control signals be approved at the intersection of The Queensway and the primary access driveway to the
proposed Cinemark development located at No. 1025 The Queensway, approximately 160 metres west of Islington
Avenue;
(2) installation of the traffic control signals be subject to the receipt of funding from the developer; and
(3) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
14. CONSTRUCTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS.
Councillor Jack Layton,
Don River
(September 27, 1999)
Outlining serious concerns regarding construction activities of both the Toronto Transit Commission and the City in
general as they relate to the effects on small businesses; and recommending that these issues be addressed in a joint report
headed by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the Chief General Manger, TTC, in full consultation
with BIAs and the Board of Trade.
15. USE OF ROAD SALT ON CITY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS.
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 20, 1999)
Outlining, for the information of the Committee, the policies for the use of road salt in the former municipalities and the
means by which salt can be reduced in lanes, selected neightbourhoods and sidewalks, as requested by the Committee at its
meeting of September 8, 1999; and noting that staff have attempted to harmonize its use with the goal of using the
minimum required to provide safe driving and walking conditions, and that the use of better equipment, trained
supervisors, and knowledgeable operators will assist the City in achieving its goals.
16. JOINT WATERCOURSE NATURALISATION STUDY
BLACK CREEK AT HUMBER RIVER.
(York Humber)
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 20, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) subject to the receipt of a formal letter of request from the Lambton Golf Club, the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services, in consultation with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the Lambton Golf Club and the
Black Creek Project, be authorised to:
(a) participate in the preparation of detailed Terms of Reference to define the technical feasibility of naturalisation options;
(b) participate in the consultant selection and award process, as administered by the Toronto Region Conservation
Authority; and
(c) fund the City's contribution for the study from the Works and Emergency Services 1999 Capital Budget, District
Stormwater Management, Project No. WP953-S25020, with such expenditures not to exceed the lesser of $35,000.00 or 50
percent of the total study costs;
(4) the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services report to the Works Committee in approximately six months,
with information on the results of the feasibility study and recommendations on the next steps; and
(5) the appropriate City officials be authorised and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
17. NO-FAULT FLOOD GRANT PROGRAM; BASEMENT FLOODING
DAMAGES AND CLEAN-UP COSTS.
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 22, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) a No-Fault Flood Grant Program not be established, as it would not provide any beneficial affects for the City, the cost
of the program is excessive and unpredictable, and the program would be in direct conflict with the legislative
requirements under the Municipal Act; and
(2) Resolution No. 91-21 of the former North York City Council be repealed, being a public no fault grant program which
provides financial assistance to former City of North York residents for damages caused by sewer back-ups and watermain
breaks. This repeal would be in keeping with the harmonization of the City's insurance practices and recent legislative
changes.
18. EXPANDING THE 1999 ULTRA LOW FLUSH
TOILET INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
(All Wards)
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 20, 1999)
Recommending that:
(1) the existing multi-residential Ultra Low Flush Toilet Replacement Program be expanded to include an additional 8,500
toilet replacements in which a $60.00 incentive will be provided for each 13 to 20 litre per flush floor outlet toilet replaced;
and
(2) the appropriate City officials be granted the authority necessary to give effect thereto.
19. SUMMER WATER USE BY-LAW.
(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)
City Clerk
(July 26, 1999)
Advising that the Environmental Task Force on July 20, 1999, endorsed the Motion dated July 13, 1999, by Councillor
Saundercook wherein it is resolved that the Works Committee request that the Commissioner of Works and Emergency
Services report back to the Committee with regard to the implementation of a Summer Water Use By-law for the City of
Toronto in the year 2000, as outlined therein; and directed that the Works Committee be advised accordingly.
20. COSTS FOR CONNECTING THE REMAINING EASTERN BEACHES
STORM SEWERS TO THE MACLEAN AVENUE DETENTION TANK.
(East Toronto)
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(October 13, 1999)
Respecting the costs for connecting the remaining Eastern Beaches storm sewers to the Maclean Avenue Detention Tank in
conjunction with the construction of a forcemain from the R.C. Harris Filtration Plant along the beach to the Ashbridges
Bay Treatment Plant, as requested by the Works and Utilities Committee at its meting of January 13, 1999; advising that
the estimated cost to construct a storage conduit to intercept the four storm sewers and connect to the detention tank is
$3.28 million; that the department will request $60,000.00 from the 2000 Capital Budget to undertake a Class EA for
Schedule "B" projects to evaluate the costs and benefits of undertaking such a project; and that if the Class EA concludes
that the storage conduit is recommended, $0.2 million in savings would be realized and the impact of construction would
be minimized if this work is done together with the proposed forcemain for the residue from the R.C. Harris Filtration
Plant; and recommending that this report be received for information.
21. WET WASTE COLLECTION FROM BUSINESSES IN CITY OF TORONTO.
(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(August 24, 1999)
Responding to a request from City Council to research options for a pilot project and full implementation of a wet waste
collection program for businesses in the City of Toronto; concluding that due to the logistical difficulties and high costs
associated with developing a wet waste collection for businesses, it is not recommended to proceed with a pilot or full
implementation at this time; and recommending that this report be received for information.
22. RELOCATION OF LITTER BINS.
(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)
Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services
(September 21, 1999)
Respecting the relocation of existing litter bins which will become available as a result of the placement of new bins with
advertising, as requested by Council at its meeting of June 9, 10 and 11, 1999; advising that staff are planning to replace
existing litter bins in the Community Council area of Scarborough and in the Midtown and High Park wards that are in
poor condition, with better quality bins that will become available as the new OMG Media bins are placed in other areas of
Toronto, but that staff do not recommend relocating surplus litter bins due to the increased costs that would be incurred to
empty and maintain these additional bins; and recommending that this report be received for information.
23. FEASIBILITY OF DIRECT PURCHASING AS A METHOD
OF PURCHASING COMMODITIES.
(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(September 22, 1999)
Respecting the feasibility of direct purchasing as a method of purchasing commodities; and recommending that this report
be received for information.
24. VEHICLE EMISSION TESTING.
(All Wards)
(DEFERRED FROM LAST MEETING)
City Clerk
(August 6, 1999)
Advising that City Council at its meeting held on July 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1999, struck out and referred back to the Works
Committee for further consideration Item (w), entitled "Vehicle Emission Testing (All Wards)" embodied in Clause No. 33
contained in Report No. 2 of The Works Committee, headed "Other Items Considered by the Committee", respecting a
report dated June 15, 1999, from the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.
ANY OTHER MATTERS.
