Item - 2014.PW31.9
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 10, 2014 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on May 14, 2014 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on June 10, 2014.
PW31.9 - North York Centre South Service Road - Environmental Assessment Addendum Study
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 23 - Willowdale
City Council Decision
City Council on June 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2014, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to refine Option B to address any deficiencies and then reassess all Options, with priority given to the traffic capacity and operations at the Service Road/Sheppard Avenue intersection, to determine the preferred alternative.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to present the results of the reassessment and the recommended preferred Option at a public information meeting in the community and to report to Council through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on the outcome of the reassessment and the community consultation.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-68949.pdf
Communications (Committee)
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/cc/comm/communicationfile-47927.pdf
(June 9, 2014) Letter from Mark R. Flowers, Davies Howe Partners LLP (CC.New.PW31.9.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/cc/comm/communicationfile-47962.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council delete Public Works and Infrastructure Committee Recommendations:
Recommendations to be deleted:
1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a Notice of Completion and to file the Environmental Study Report (ESR) Addendum for the North York Centre South Service Road Environmental Assessment Addendum Study in the public record for a minimum 30 days in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment.
2. City Council direct Real Estate Services to undertake valuation and necessary steps for the acquisition of required property for construction of the preferred alternative.
And replace them with the following new recommendations:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to refine Option B to address any deficiencies and then reassess all Options, with priority given to the traffic capacity and operations at the Service Road/Sheppard Avenue intersection, to determine the preferred alternative.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to present the results of the reassessment and the recommended preferred Option at a public information meeting in the community and to report to Council through the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on the outcome of the reassessment and the community consultation.
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Jun-12-2014 1:15 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PW31.9 - Mihevc - motion 1 - adopt item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 29 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Peter Leon, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, David Shiner, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 15 | Members that were absent are Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, John Filion, Rob Ford, Mark Grimes, Giorgio Mammoliti, Peter Milczyn, John Parker, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
Declared Interests (City Council)
Councillor John Filion - as the properties related to this Item are part of a lawsuit against him.
PW31.9 - North York Centre South Service Road - Environmental Assessment Addendum Study
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 23 - Willowdale
Committee Recommendations
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to issue a Notice of Completion and to file the Environmental Study Report (ESR) Addendum for the North York Centre South Service Road Environmental Assessment Addendum Study in the public record for a minimum 30 days in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment.
2. City Council direct Real Estate Services to undertake valuation and necessary steps for the acquisition of required property for construction of the preferred alternative.
Origin
Summary
The North York Centre Service Road, which is included in the North York Centre Secondary Plan (2006), essentially forms a ring road around the North York Centre. It is comprised of Doris Avenue and Beecroft Road, two north-south roads to the east and west of Yonge Street, respectively, and serves several purposes: it provides access to development within the Centre, serves as a boundary and buffer between new development within the Centre and the adjacent stable existing residential neighbourhoods, and preserves the arterial road function of Yonge Street, to the greatest extent possible. It is also includes several east-west connecting branches.
This Environmental Assessment Addendum was intended to provide an updated alternative design for the completion of the south-eastern portion of the Service Road south of Sheppard Avenue and east of Yonge Street, first studied in detail in a 1996 Environmental Assessment and modified in a 1998 EA Addendum. The preferred design, referred to as Option 'D', includes the extension of Tradewind Avenue north from Anndale Drive to Sheppard Avenue, and the elimination of the Bonnington Place intersection with Sheppard Avenue (which will be terminated in a cul-de-sac). The Tradewind Avenue intersection with Sheppard Avenue will be offset approximately 58 metres from the Doris Avenue/Sheppard Avenue intersection. These two intersections will be operated as a single coordinated intersection. Option 'D' achieves the objectives of the Service Road and avoids major impacts to properties at 45-47 Sheppard Avenue and the open space at the northeast corner of Doris Avenue and Sheppard Avenue. The properties along the west side of Bonnington Place that were required for the alignment of this facility identified in the 1998 EA Addendum are also required for the implementation of this preferred design. Access to 45-47 Sheppard Avenue East will be relocated to Anndale Drive, though there is no need to relocate underground parking spaces as there was in the 1998 plan.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-68949.pdf
Communications
Speakers
Dennis Rak, Avondale Community Condominium Association