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THE
REPORT NO. 4
TRANSPORTATION AND WORKS COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD ON APRIL 8, 2009
For Consideration by
The Council of The
on April 23, 2009
Chair: Mayor W. Emmerson
Members: Mayor R. Grossi, Vice-Chair
Regional Councillor J. Jones
Regional Councillor G. Landon
Regional Councillor V. Spatafora
Regional Chair B. Fisch (ex officio)
Also Present: Regional Councillor J. Taylor
Staff Present: L. Bigioni, B. Bloxam, B. Bridle, P. Casey, L. Cugalj, J. Davidson,
P. Jankowski, D. Kostopoulos, K. Llewellyn-Thomas, B. Macgregor,
E. Mahoney, P. May, L. McDowell,
B. Tuckey.
The Transportation and Works Committee began its meeting at 9:00 a.m. on April 8, 2009.
TABLE CONTENTS
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1 OUR GREENER SIDE CELEBRATION
2 ADVANCED PROCUREMENT OF TUNNELLING EQUIPMENT FOR SOUTHEAST COLLECTOR TRUNK SEWER PROJECT
3 THE PROPOSED LAKE SIMCOE PROTECTION PLAN
4 REGIONAL PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO REQUESTS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ONTARIO REGULATION 153/04 TO USE NON-POTABLE REMEDIATION STANDARDS
5 NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK 2009
6 TRANSIT / HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANE AND BIKE LANE BY-LAWS
7 REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS - LANGSTAFF ROAD AND BALDING BOULEVARD, CITY OF VAUGHAN
8 CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES - WESTON ROAD, TESTON ROAD AND HIGHWAY 400 INTERCHANGE PURCHASE ORDER REVISION - PROJECTS 8182 AND 98610, CITY OF VAUGHAN
10 ACQUISITION OF LAND - VARIOUS PROJECTS
11 COMPENSATION FOR EXPROPRIATION - VARIOUS PROJECTS
12 EXPROPRIATION SETTLEMENTS - VARIOUS PROJECTS
13 UPDATE � COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
The Transportation and Works Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by the Transportation and Works Committee with the following action:
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PRESENTATIONS
1. Lola Vaz-Rafearo, Senior Project Engineer, Ministry of Transportation and Michael Chiu, Consultant Project Manager, McCormick Rankin Corporation, regarding Progress of the Environmental Assessment for the Highway 427 Transportation Corridor in advance of the Public Information Centres scheduled for late April. Received.
2. Brett Bloxam, Director, Operations Maintenance and Monitoring, Environmental Services, regarding 'Operations, Maintenance & Monitoring Branch � Update and 2009 Priorities'. (Referred from the March 4, 2009 Transportation and Works Committee meeting). Received.
3. Agatha Garcia-Wright, Director, Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch, Ministry of the Environment, dated February 17, 2009, regarding 'York Durham Sewer System (YDSS) Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer Final Environmental Assessment'. Received.
4. Kimberley Kitteringham, Town Clerk, Town of
5. Michael Baskerville, Engineering Manager, Town of
6. Francine Adamo, Administrator, City of
7. Joe Cressy, Polaris Institute, undated, regarding 'Public Water Services and Bottled Water'. Received.
OTHER BUSINESS
8. Commissioner Llewellyn-Thomas introduced Irene McNeil, the newly appointed Director of Strategic Policy and Business Planning in the Transportation Services Department.
9. Commissioner Mahoney introduced Daniel Kostopoulos, the newly appointed Director, Capital Planning and Delivery in the Environmental Services Department.
PRIVATE SESSION
The Committee resolved into private session at 11:42 a.m. to consider the following:
1. Private Attachments to Item D10 Commissioner of Corporate Services
(Acquisition of Land, Various Projects)
- Acquisition of Property.
2. Private Attachments to Item D12 Commissioner of Corporate Services
(Expropriation Settlements, Various Projects)
- Acquisition of Property.
3. Private Report of the Commissioner of Environmental Services
16th Avenue Well Mitigation Program Close Out
- Solicitor-Client Privilege.
The Committee resumed in public session at 11:59 a.m. with no report out. The Committee's recommendations on the above matters will be forwarded to Council for consideration at its April 23, 2009 Private Session.
The Transportation and Works Committee adjourned at 12:00 noon.
Respectfully submitted,
April 8, 2009 W. Emmerson
(Report No. 4 of the Transportation and Works Committee was adopted without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on April 23, 2009.)
Barbara Bridle
Tel. (905) 830-4444 x 1303