Bridge Over Highway No. 427

(Morning Star Drive/Humberwood Boulevard)

(Rexdale-Thistletown)

The Etobicoke Community Council recommends:

(1)the adoption of the Operative Paragraph contained in the motion moved by Councillor Bruce Sinclair, viz.:

(i)the City of Toronto reaffirm the position of the former City of Etobicoke that it opposes the requirement for the construction of the bridge;

(ii)the City solicitor and staff be authorized to prepare a further petition to Cabinet, in accordance with the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, to request the Cabinet to amend the previous decisions relating to the road closure by deleting the conditions requiring the construction of the bridge; and

(iii)copies of the Council resolution be forwarded to the City of Mississauga and the Region of Peel.

(2)the City solicitors, Reble, Ritchie, Green and Ketcheson, and Works and Emergency Services staff be authorized to obtain a quote from a qualified traffic consultant to review the road improvements required as a result of the closure of the Morning Star Drive intersection at Highway No. 427 and bring it back for endorsement in terms of the budget; and

(3)copies of the Council resolution be forwarded to the MPPs representing the Etobicoke District.

The Etobicoke Community Council submits the following motion moved by Councillor Bruce Sinclair:

WHEREAS by Order dated January 22, 1982 the Ontario Municipal Board approved an application by the Minister of Transportation and Communications for the Province of Ontario to close certain roads intersecting or running into Highway 427, including the intersection of Morning Star Drive and Highway 427 in the City of Mississauga; and

WHEREAS the Order of the Municipal Board approving the closure of the Morning Star intersection with Highway 427 was conditional upon the intersection being signalized and remaining open until an alternative access was constructed consisting of a bridge constructed over Highway 427 extending Morning Star Drive in the City of Mississauga with Humberwood Boulevard in the City of Toronto (formerly the City of Etobicoke); and

WHEREAS after a review of the aforesaid decision the Ontario Municipal Board reaffirmed the requirement for the bridge to be constructed subject to the provision of certain improvements to the Mississauga road system, pursuant to an Order/Decision issued on June15, 1995; and

WHEREAS the decision of the Board was upheld by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, with modifications, on July 3, 1998; and

WHEREAS at the time of the aforesaid proceedings it had been determined by a Road Network Study, jointly commissioned by the Province of Ontario, the Cities of Mississauga and Etobicoke, the Region of Peel and the then Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, that subject to the provision of certain road improvements to the Mississauga road system the connection of Morning Star Drive to Highway 427 could be terminated without unacceptable impacts resulting to the operation of the Mississauga road system and without the necessity of constructing the bridge; and

WHEREAS this conclusion can be reaffirmed as the result of the completion of a further transportation impact analysis carried out by the City of Mississauga in 1997 to review the provision of road improvements required as a result of the road closure; and

WHEREAS since the closure of the Morning Star connection in 1995, the Mississauga road system affected by the closure has continued to operate at a high level of service; and

WHEREAS since the City of Mississauga road system affected by the closure has continued to operate at a high level of service, the expenditure of public funds for the construction of the bridge in unwarranted.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT

(1)the City of Toronto reaffirm the position of the former City of Etobicoke that it opposes the requirement for the construction of the bridge;

(2)the City solicitor and staff be authorized to prepare a further petition to Cabinet, in accordance with the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, to request the Cabinet to amend the previous decisions relating to the road closure by deleting the conditions requiring the construction of the bridge; and

(3)copies of the Council resolution be forwarded to the City of Mississauga and the Region of Peel.

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The Etobicoke Community Council reports, for the information of Council, also having had before it, during consideration of the foregoing matter, a communication (March 22, 1999) from Mr. Geoff Cargnello, President, Humberwood Village Ratepayers Association, addressed to the Minister of Transportation, in opposition to the construction of the bridge, and a copy thereof is on file in the office of the City Clerk.