Item - 2013.MM39.7

Tracking Status

City Council adopted this item on October 8, 2013 with amendments.
See also Item MM45.31

MM39.7 - School Zone Safety - by Councillor Anthony Perruzza, seconded by Councillor Gary Crawford

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Amended

Wards:: All

City Council Decision

City Council on October 8, 9, 10 and 11, 2013, adopted the following:

1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee no later than March 4, 2014 on the results of the following:

a. a detailed analysis of pedestrian collisions over the last 10 years in school areas to identify any trends and or patterns;

b. what other Municipalities are doing to improve and promote pedestrian safety in school zones; and

c. the establishment of a School Zone Safety Working group, consisting of representatives from the Toronto Police Services, the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto District Catholic School Board, Transportation Services staff and any other relevant stake holders to review issues such as heavy vehicle traffic in school zones, school drop-off zones, parking regulations around schools, school bus routes, crossing guards, enforcement of traffic rules, and a protocol for construction in school zones, etc.;

and based on the above results, develop a list of possible actions such as enhanced use of signage and pavement markings, targeted education campaigns, traffic enforcement, school zone speed reduction to improve and promote pedestrian safety, etc.

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider the school zone reviews which are currently underway at Allenby Junior Public School and John Ross Robertson Junior Public School to be pilot programs for signage, pavement markings, education campaigns and enforcement to improve pedestrian safety, and that the results of the pilot programs be included in the above-mentioned report to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.

Background Information (City Council)

Member Motion 39.7
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-62180.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(October 3, 2013) E-mail from Henry Kalisch and Conor Fitzpatrick, Co-Chairs, Carys Craig, Teresa Kalisch and Farrah Ranjbar, Members-at-large, Churchill Public School, School Council - Traffic Safety Sub-Committee (MM.Supp.MM39.7.1)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM39.7 be referred to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.

Vote (Waive Referral) Oct-09-2013 2:35 PM

Result: Carried	Two-Thirds Required - MM39.7 - Waive referral
Total members that voted Yes: 37	Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bail�o, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Vincent Crisanti, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Mark Grimes, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 5	Members that voted No are Janet Davis, Josh Matlow, Denzil Minnan-Wong, John Parker, Gord Perks
Total members that were Absent: 2	Members that were absent are Gary Crawford, Mary Fragedakis

1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Carried)

That:

City Council amend Recommendation 1.c, by adding the words "and a protocol for construction in school zones", so that Recommendation 1.c now reads as follows:

Vote (Amend Item) Oct-11-2013 4:17 PM

Result: Carried	Majority Required - MM39.7 - Fletcher - motion 1
Total members that voted Yes: 32	Members that voted Yes are Maria Augimeri, Ana Bail�o, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Peter Leon, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 0	Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 13	Members that were absent are Paul Ainslie, Josh Colle, Sarah Doucette, Doug Ford, Mark Grimes, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Joe Mihevc, John Parker, James Pasternak, David Shiner, Michael Thompson

2 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Karen Stintz (Carried)