Item - 2012.PW15.5
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 6, 2012 with amendments.
- This item was considered by Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on May 16, 2012 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on June 6, 2012.
PW15.5 - Toronto Street Furniture Program - Further Report on Status Update and Proposed InfoPillar Placement Guidelines
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on June 6, 7 and 8, 2012, adopted the following:
1. City Council adopt the new InfoPillar Placement Guidelines as an appendix to the "Vibrant Streets: Toronto's Coordinated Street Furniture Design and Policy Guidelines," as outlined in revised Appendix A attached to the report (April 30, 2012) from the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services.
2. City Council direct staff to work with Astral Media to site the remaining InfoPillars in compliance with the revised InfoPillar Placement Guidelines, and report back to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, if required, should difficulties subsequently emerge with the feasibility of locating the entire inventory of 120 of these elements as stipulated in the agreement.
3. City Council request the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to report annually to Council, through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, such report to include status updates on implementation of the Street Furniture Program, revenue, inventory and completion rates by street furniture element, installation locations, complaints and response times, maintenance compliance issues, and information related to the emerging practice of "creative advertising" on bus shelters and other information relevant to compliance with the contract.
4. City Council request the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to revise the guidelines contained in Appendix A to the report (April 30, 2012) from the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to:
a. include the option for placement of pillars with an angled or parallel (rather than perpendicular) orientation to ensure that all info pillars are fully contained within the furnishing zone; and
b. include the provision that, if the privately owned public setback is utilized for locating info pillars, it must be smooth and contiguous and level with the public sidewalk.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-46943.pdf
(April 30, 2012) Appendix A - Revised InfoPillar Placement Guidelines (May 16, 2012)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-46944.pdf
(April 30, 2012) Appendix B - Comparison of InfoToGo Pillar and InfoPillars
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-46945.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(May 11, 2012) Letter from Tim Grant, Chair, Harbord Village Residents Association (PW.New.PW15.5.2)
(May 13, 2012) Letter from Gord Brown (PW.New.PW15.5.3)
(May 15, 2012) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW15.5.4)
(May 15, 2012) Letter from Josh Fullan, Chair, People Plan Toronto (PW.New.PW15.5.5)
(May 16, 2012) Submission from Gord Brown (PW.New.PW15.5.6)
Motions (City Council)
That City Council amend Public Works and Infrastructure Recommendation 3 by adding the words "information related to the emerging practice of "creative advertising" on bus shelters" so that it now reads:
3. City Council request the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to report annually to Council, through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, such report to include status updates on implementation of the Street Furniture Program, revenue, inventory and completion rates by street furniture element, installation locations, complaints and response times, maintenance compliance issues, and information related to the emerging practice of "creative advertising" on bus shelters and other information relevant to compliance with the contract.
Vote (Amend Item) Jun-07-2012 7:39 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PW15.5 - Davis - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 32 | Members that voted Yes are Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are John Parker |
| Total members that were Absent: 12 | Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Gary Crawford, Mike Del Grande, Rob Ford, Mark Grimes, Chin Lee, Giorgio Mammoliti, Joe Mihevc, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson |
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Jun-07-2012 7:40 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PW15.5 - Adopt the item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 30 | Members that voted Yes are Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 3 | Members that voted No are Janet Davis, David Shiner, Adam Vaughan |
| Total members that were Absent: 12 | Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Gary Crawford, Mike Del Grande, Rob Ford, Mark Grimes, Chin Lee, Giorgio Mammoliti, Joe Mihevc, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson |
PW15.5 - Toronto Street Furniture Program - Further Report on Status Update and Proposed InfoPillar Placement Guidelines
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:
1. City Council adopt the new InfoPillar Placement Guidelines as an appendix to the "Vibrant Streets: Toronto's Coordinated Street Furniture Design and Policy Guidelines," as outlined in revised Appendix A attached to the report (April 30, 2012) from the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services.
2. City Council direct staff to work with Astral Media to site the remaining InfoPillars in compliance with the revised InfoPillar Placement Guidelines, and report back to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, if required, should difficulties subsequently emerge with the feasibility of locating the entire inventory of 120 of these elements as stipulated in the agreement.
3. City Council request the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to report annually to Council, through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, such report to include status updates on implementation of the Street Furniture Program, revenue, inventory and completion rates by street furniture element, installation locations, complaints and response times, and maintenance compliance issues and other information relevant to compliance with the contract.
4. City Council request the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to revise the guidelines contained in Appendix A to the report (April 30, 2012) from the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to:
a. include the option for placement of pillars with an angled or parallel (rather than perpendicular) orientation to ensure that all info pillars are fully contained within the furnishing zone; and
b. include the provision that, if the privately owned public setback is utilized for locating info pillars, it must be smooth and contiguous and level with the public sidewalk.
Origin
Summary
This report responds to various amendments to the proposed InfoPillar Placement Guidelines and provides a summary on the progress of staff's work with Astral on the options for multi-bike parking units to be provided in lieu of 1,000 single bike posts. This report is a complement to the original report entitled, "Toronto Street Furniture Program - Status Update; and Proposed InfoPillar Placement Guidelines" (Item PW13.8).
The report also discusses a proposed change to the InfoPillar design, as a result of the request to explore the possibility of a modified InfoPillar design which would be more in keeping with the size of the sign that was originally approved.
The recommendations in this report supercede those in the previous staff report of March 20, 2012.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-46943.pdf
(April 30, 2012) Appendix A - Revised InfoPillar Placement Guidelines (May 16, 2012)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-46944.pdf
(April 30, 2012) Appendix B - Comparison of InfoToGo Pillar and InfoPillars
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-46945.pdf
Communications
(May 11, 2012) Letter from Tim Grant, Chair, Harbord Village Residents Association (PW.New.PW15.5.2)
(May 13, 2012) Letter from Gord Brown (PW.New.PW15.5.3)
(May 15, 2012) E-mail from Hamish Wilson (PW.New.PW15.5.4)
(May 15, 2012) Letter from Josh Fullan, Chair, People Plan Toronto (PW.New.PW15.5.5)
(May 16, 2012) Submission from Gord Brown (PW.New.PW15.5.6)
Speakers
Ron Hutchinson, Senior Vice President, Astral Media Outdoor LP
Gord Brown (Submission Filed)
Richard Gilbert, Harbord Village Residents Association
Hamish Wilson
Councillor Janet Davis
Motions
City Council request the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to revise the guidelines contained in Appendix A to:
a. include the option for placement of pillars with an angled or parallel (rather than perpendicular) orientation to ensure that all info pillars are fully contained within the furnishing zone; and
b. include the provision that if the privately owned public setback is utilized for locating info pillars, it must be smooth and contiguous and level with the public sidewalk.
That:
1. Recommendation 2 be amended by replacing "within the context of" with "in compliance with", so that it reads as follows:
2. City Council direct staff to work with Astral Media to site the remaining InfoPillars in compliance with of the revised InfoPillar Placement Guidelines, and report back to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, if required, should difficulties subsequently emerge with the feasibility of locating the entire inventory of 120 of these elements as stipulated in the agreement.
2. Recommendation 3 be amended to read as follows:
3. City Council request the Acting General Manager, Transportation Services, to report annually to Council, through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, such report to include status updates on implementation of the Street Furniture Program, revenue, inventory and completion rates by street furniture element, installation locations, complaints and response times, and maintenance compliance issues and other information relevant to compliance with the contract.
Rulings
Challenged by Councillor Gord Perks