THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

 

 

REPORT NO. 6

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON JUNE 15, 2011

 

 

 

For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on June 23, 2011

 

 

 

Chair:               Mayor W. Emmerson

 

Members:          Regional Councillor G. Landon, Vice Chair

Mayor R. Grossi

Regional Councillor J. Jones

Regional Councillor V. Spatafora

Mayor T. Van Bynen

Regional Chair B. Fisch (ex officio) 

 

Also Present:     Regional Councillor D. Schulte

 

Staff Present:    D. Basso, L. Bigioni, I. Buchanan, P. Casey, C. Clark, B. Hughes,

P. Jankowski, S. Kemp, R. Leary, K. Llewellyn-Thomas, B. Macgregor,

I. McNeil, J. Paglia, B. Tuckey, M.F. Turner

 

 

The Transportation Services Committee began its meeting at 9:03 a.m. on June 15, 2011.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

[The following links open .pdf files of the Reports, including Presentations and Attachments]

 

1  YORK REGION TRANSIT/ VIVA SYSTEM PERFORMANCE [3.5MB]

 

2  YRT/VIVA MID-YEAR FARE REVIEW

 

3  YORK REGION MEDIA GROUP CONTRACT

 

4  DISRUPTION MANAGEMENT PLAN - HIGHWAY 7 RAPIDWAY CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN BAYVIEW AVENUE AND WARDEN AVENUE, TOWNS OF MARKHAM AND RICHMOND HILL

 

5  HIGHWAY 7 CYCLING FACILITY DESIGN - TOWN CENTRE BOULEVARD TO DONCREST ROAD, TOWNS OF MARKHAM AND RICHMOND HILL [3.1MB]

 

6  INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) CANADA NATIONAL AWARD FOR YRT/VIVA TRANSIT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

 

7  HIGHWAY 404 MIDBLOCK CROSSINGS STUDY - STATUS UPDATE, TOWN OF MARKHAM AND TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL

 

8  INFORMATION UPDATE - PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR REGIONAL ROADS [1.7MB]

 

9  YORK REGION FOREST COVER UPDATE

 

10  EMERALD ASH BORER MANAGEMENT PLAN

 

11  2010 ANNUAL REPORT - MUNICIPAL STREETSCAPE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS [3 MB]

 

12  BAKER'S WOODS, CITY OF VAUGHAN PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

 

13  DOANE ROAD ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY UPDATE - YONGE STREET TO WOODBINE AVENUE, TOWN OF EAST GWILLIMBURY [1.8MB]

 

14  INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT UPDATE AND TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET APPROVAL, 16TH AVENUE AT REESOR ROAD, TOWN OF MARKHAM

 

15  CONSULTANT SELECTION FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DETAILED DESIGN OF BATHURST STREET FROM HIGHWAY 7 TO TESTON ROAD, CITY OF VAUGHAN AND TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL P-11-01) [1.4MB]

 

16  INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIANS ON RUTHERFORD ROAD, THOMAS COOK AVENUE/ THORNHILL WOODS DRIVE TO ILAN RAMON AVENUE, CITY OF VAUGHAN

 

17  REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL P-10-165 FOR COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

 

18  SCOPE OF WORK CHANGE AND INCREASE IN TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET AUTHORITY, WARDEN AVENUE, 16TH AVENUE TO MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE, TOWN OF MARKHAM

 

19  UPDATE � COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

 

The Transportation Services Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by the Transportation Services Committee with the following action:

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS 

 

[The following links open .pdf files of the Communications]

 

1. Gillian Angus-Traill, Council Coordinator, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, dated May 24, 2011, regarding 'Notice of Motion:  Provincial Highway 48' � proposed transfer from Province to York Region  Received and referred to staff.

 

2. Jeffrey A. Abrams, City Clerk, City of Vaughan, dated May 30, 2011, regarding 'Region of York Western Vaughan Transportation Improvements Individual Environmental Assessment, Draft Environmental Assessment Report, Wards 1, 2 and 3'  Received and referred to staff.

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

            Monthly Ridership Statistics

 

3. Memo from Commissioner Llewellyn-Thomas and attached April 2011 Monthly Ridership Statistics  Received.

 

            Introduction of Bill Hughes, Commissioner of Finance

 

4. The Chief Administrative Officer introduced and welcomed Bill Hughes, Commissioner of Finance and Treasurer, outlining his many years of experience at the Province of Ontario.

 

Farewell and Congratulations to Paul Jankowski, General Manager, Roads

 

5. Chair Fisch thanked and bid farewell to Paul Jankowski, General Manager, Roads and congratulated him on his new position at the City of Vaughan as Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works.

 

 

The Transportation Services Committee adjourned at 11:29 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

June 15, 2011                                                                                      W. Emmerson

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                            Chair

 

(Report No. 6 of the Transportation and Works Committee was adopted, as amended by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on June 23, 2011.)

 

Carol Clark

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