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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

 

 

REPORT NO. 4

TRANSPORTATION AND WORKS COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON APRIL 8, 2009

 

 

 

For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

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, I. McNeil, J. Paglia, L. Russell,

                                    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

  

9  SITE PLAN APPROVALS

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.

 

  

COMMUNICATIONS

 

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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 Markham, dated February 28, 2009, regarding 'Yonge Street Corridor-Streetscaping'.  Received and referred to staff.

 

5. Michael Baskerville, Engineering Manager, Town of Georgina, dated March 6, 2009, regarding 'Request for Signalization, The Queensway South and Riveredge Drive/Cameron Crescent, Keswick, Crates Landing Condominium Development'.  Received and referred to staff.

 

6. Francine Adamo, Administrator, City of Toronto, dated March 6, 2009, regarding 'York Region � Bayview Avenue Class Environmental Assessment from John Street to Major Mackenzie Drive'.  Received.

 

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

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                            Chair

 

(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

 

 
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