City of Toronto Act, 2006 Public Notice

 

Temporary Delegation to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to Approve Temporary Road Closures Up To and Including 365 Consecutive Days for Toronto Transit Commission Easier Access Phase Three Projects

Amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways Chapter 27, Council Procedures

 

Toronto City Council will be considering recommendations to pass a by-law to amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways Chapter 27, Council Procedures in order to authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to temporarily close to pedestrian and vehicular traffic highways or portions of highways for a period up to and including 365 consecutive days, but ending no later than December 31, 2025, inclusive, as required for the purpose of the TTC's Easier Access Phase Three Projects.

 

It is proposed that the by-law be adopted at the Council meeting to be held on April 7 and 8, 2021 or at a subsequent meeting.

 

The report from the General Manager, Transportation Services, titled "Temporary Delegation to the General Manager, Transportation Services, to Approve Temporary Road Closures Up To and Including 365 Consecutive Days for Toronto Transit Commission Easier Access Phase Three Projects" has the following recommendations:

 

The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways, to delegate to the General Manager, Transportation Services, until December 31, 2025, inclusive, the authority to temporarily close to vehicular and pedestrian traffic any highway or portion of highway for a period up to and including 365 consecutive days but ending no later than December 31, 2025, inclusive, with the exception of those highways listed in Section 937-4 of Code Chapter 937, as required for the purpose of construction of the Toronto Transit Commission's Easier Access Phase Three Projects, and City Council exempt the General Manager of Transportation Services, in carrying out this delegated authority from Section 937-5 of Chapter 937, that being the requirement to notify the local Ward Councillor of the pending closure and the requirement to report on the proposed closure if so requested by the local Ward Councillor.

 

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, to provide that the current delegation to Community Council to temporarily close local roads, collector roads, and minor arterial roads does not include closures delegated to the General Manager, Transportation Services, in carrying out the authority in Part 1.

If approved by City Council, City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways and Chapter 27, Council Procedures, will require amendment.

 

At its meeting to be held virtually on March 23, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter, the Infrastructure and Environment Committee of Toronto City Council will hear in person via videoconference, or by his or her counsel, agent or solicitor, any person who wishes to speak to the matter.

 

To view or obtain a copy of the report that outlines the related amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 937, Temporary Closing of Highways and Chapter 27, Council Procedures visit the City's website at: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&meetingId=19749

 

To submit comments or make a presentation to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee on March 23, 2021, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on March 22, 2021:

Infrastructure and Environment Committee
Toronto City Hall

100 Queen Street West, 10th Floor, West Tower
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Telephone: 416-397-4579
Fax: 416-392-1879
Email:
iec@toronto.ca  

 

To ask questions regarding the content of the report contact:

 

Dave Twaddle

Director, Permits and Enforcement

Transportation Services

Telephone:  416-392-7714

E-mail:  Dave.Twaddle@toronto.ca

 

Any comments received after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to Council.

 

While the staff report sets out proposed changes, the Committee and/or City Council may make amendments from the recommendations set out in the report.

 

If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or Council agenda.  Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these cases.

 

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee will make its final recommendations on March 23, 2021 which will be forwarded to City Council at its meeting on April 7 and 8, 2021.

 

Notice to people writing or making presentations to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee:  The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

 

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

 

Many Committee, Board, and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.

 

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-397-4579.

 

Dated at the City of Toronto this 16th day of March, 2021

 

 

John Elvidge
Interim City Clerk