Item - 2015.PW2.3
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 31, 2015 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on February 23, 2015 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on March 31, 2015.
- See also By-laws 477-2015, 522-2015, 523-2015, 636-2015, 647-2015, 773-2015
PW2.3 - Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games - Temporary Traffic By-law Amendments
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
City Council Decision
City Council on March 31, April 1 and 2, 2015, adopted the following:
1. City Council enact the temporary traffic and parking by-law amendments required to support the Pan American/Parapan American Games as set out in Appendix 2 to the report (February 11, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
2. City Council approve the temporary road closures required to support the Pan American/Parapan American Games as set out in Appendix 3 to the report (February 11, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
3. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to include a definition of "Games Client Vehicles" as meaning those motor vehicles which display a Vehicle Accreditation and Parking Permit that has been issued by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
4. City Council designate reserved lanes for High Occupancy Vehicles containing a minimum of 3 persons, and for buses, taxis, motorcycles and "Games Client Vehicles", as defined in Part 3 above, required to support the Pan American Games from June 29, 2015 to July 27, 2015 at the locations and for the times and/or days identified in Appendix 2 attached to the supplementary report (March 25, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
5. City Council designate reserved lanes for High Occupancy Vehicles containing a minimum of 2 persons, and for buses, taxis, motorcycles and "Games Client Vehicles", as defined in Part 3 above, required to support the Parapan American Games from July 28, 2015 to August 18, 2015 at the locations and for the times and/or days identified in Appendix 3 attached to the supplementary report (March 25, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
6. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to report directly to City Council on July 7 and 8, 2015, if deemed necessary by the General Manager, Transportation Services, on:
a. any additional required temporary traffic regulations or road closure amendments and/or on changes to any temporary traffic regulations or road closure amendments approved by City Council in connection with the report (February 11, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services; and
b. any additional required temporary reserved lanes and/or changes to any temporary reserved lanes approved by City Council in connection with the supplementary report (March 25, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
7. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to Council at the appropriate time any necessary bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules thereto, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were immediately prior to the by-law amendments made in connection with the report (February 11, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
8. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to Council at the appropriate time any necessary bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules thereto, to reinstate the traffic regulations to what they were immediately prior to the by-law amendments for the temporary reserved lanes made in connection with the supplementary report (March 25, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
9. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to Council's decision, including the introduction in Council of any and all bills that may be required.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-76332.pdf
(February 23, 2015) Presentation from the Director, Transportation Infrastructure Management on Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Temporary Traffic By-laws
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-76797.pdf
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-78679.pdf
Communications (Committee)
Motions (City Council)
That City Council adopt the following recommendations contained in the supplementary report (March 25, 2015) from the General Manager, Transportation Services [PW2.3a]:
1. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, to include a definition of "Games Client Vehicles" as meaning those motor vehicles which display a Vehicle Accreditation and Parking Permit that has been issued by the Toronto Organizing Committee for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
2. City Council designate reserved lanes for High Occupancy Vehicles containing a minimum of 3 persons, and for buses, taxis, motorcycles and "Games Client Vehicles", as defined in Recommendation No. 1, required to support the Pan American Games from June 29, 2015 to July 27, 2015 at the locations and for the times and/or days identified in Appendix 2 attached to the report dated March 25, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
3. City Council designate reserved lanes for High Occupancy Vehicles containing a minimum of 2 persons, and for buses, taxis, motorcycles and "Games Client Vehicles", as defined in Recommendation No. 1, required to support the Parapan American Games from July 28, 2015 to August 18, 2015 at the locations and for the times and/or days identified in Appendix 3 attached to the report dated March 25, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
4. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to report directly to City Council on July 7 and 8, 2015, if deemed necessary by the General Manager, Transportation Services, on any additional required temporary reserved lanes and/or changes to any temporary reserved lanes approved by City Council in connection with the report dated March 25, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to Council at the appropriate time any necessary bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules thereto, to reinstate the traffic regulations to what they were immediately prior to the by-law amendments for the temporary reserved lanes made in connection with the report dated March 25, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
6. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to Council's decision, including the introduction in Council of any and all bills that may be required.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Mar-31-2015 2:22 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PW2.3 - Robinson - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 37 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Christin Carmichael Greb, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Justin J. Di Ciano, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Josh Matlow |
| Total members that were Absent: 7 | Members that were absent are Michelle Berardinetti, Vincent Crisanti, Mark Grimes, Norman Kelly, Giorgio Mammoliti, James Pasternak, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) Mar-31-2015 2:22 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PW2.3 - adopt the Item as amended |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 38 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Christin Carmichael Greb, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Justin J. Di Ciano, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Josh Matlow |
| Total members that were Absent: 6 | Members that were absent are Michelle Berardinetti, Vincent Crisanti, Mark Grimes, Norman Kelly, Giorgio Mammoliti, James Pasternak |
PW2.3 - Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games - Temporary Traffic By-law Amendments
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
Committee Recommendations
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:
1. City Council enact the temporary traffic and parking by-law amendments required to support the Pan American/Parapan American Games as set out in Appendix 2 attached to the report dated February 11, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
2. City Council approve the temporary road closures required to support the Pan American/Parapan American Games as set out in Appendix 3 attached to the report dated February 11, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
3. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to report directly to City Council on July 7 and 8, 2015, if deemed necessary by the General Manager, Transportation Services, on any additional required temporary traffic regulations or road closure amendments and/or on changes to any temporary traffic regulations or road closure amendments approved by City Council in connection with the report dated February 11, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
4. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to Council at the appropriate time any necessary bills to amend the appropriate City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapters, and any Schedules thereto, to reinstate the traffic and parking regulations to what they were immediately prior to the by-law amendments made in connection with the report dated February 11, 2015 from the General Manager, Transportation Services.
5. City Council authorize and direct the appropriate City officials to take the necessary action to give effect to Council's decision, including the introduction in Council of any and all bills that may be required.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee requested the General Manager, Transportation Services to report directly to City Council on reserved lanes for High Occupancy Vehicles and any other designated classes of vehicles during the Pan American and Parapan American Games and on any associated required amendments to implement the reserved lanes.
Origin
Summary
The City of Toronto will serve as Host City for the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games in July and August 2015. This report recommends a series of temporary traffic by-law amendments that are designed to provide efficient and reliable transportation service for Pan Am and Parapan Am "Games Clients" (athletes, officials, international federations, accredited media, etc.) and for spectators attending the events, while minimizing impacts and disruption, to the greatest extent possible, to Toronto residents, commuters and businesses. Some of these temporary traffic by-laws would typically be delegated to the appropriate Community Councils. Given, however, that the venues are located across the City, the importance of dealing with these issues consistently and urgently, the fact that some of these by-laws affect facilities crossing Community Council boundaries, and the value in having City Council consider all these matters in a coordinated manner, the City Manager has deemed this matter to be of City-wide significance, in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-152 of City of Toronto Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures.
Transportation planning for the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games has been led by the Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Transportation Team (PATT), a group of provincial ministries, municipalities and transit agencies co-chaired by the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee ("TO2015") and the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario. City of Toronto Transportation Services and the City Manager's Office have been key members of the PATT. The first phase of the PATT's work resulted in the March 2014 release of a Strategic Framework for Transportation which describes the strategies that will be used to deliver a successful transportation plan for the Games. The temporary by-law amendments recommended in this report are required to implement transportation management measures that are necessary to support these strategies.
These amendments, contained in the Appendices to this report, include temporary parking regulations, turn prohibitions and temporary road closures in the vicinity of the competition and non-competition venues. It is also proposed to include reserved lanes for designated classes of vehicles, including High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV's), on the Don Valley Parkway and on sections of the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard which serve as key corridors to and from these sites. The details with respect to the regulations and implementation of these lanes are under discussion with the Province and will be the subject of a separate staff report.
This report also recommends that City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report directly to City Council on July 7 and 8, 2015, if the General Manager of Transportation Services deems it necessary, on any additional temporary traffic regulation, reserved lanes or road closure amendments and/or on any changes to any temporary traffic regulation, reserved lane, road closure or other matters approved by City Council on this item.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-76332.pdf
(February 23, 2015) Presentation from the Director, Transportation Infrastructure Management on Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Temporary Traffic By-laws
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-76797.pdf