Item - 2020.TE18.45

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk on Dufferin Street, between a point 23 metres south of King Street West and a point 51 metres further south, from October 2, 2020 to April 30, 2022.

2. City Council authorize the closure of a 2.1 metre wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Dufferin Street, between a point 23 metres south of King Street West and a point 51 metres further south, from October 2, 2020 to April 30, 2022.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Dufferin Street, between King Street West and a point 104 metres south.

4. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $3.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the west side of Dufferin Street, between King Street West and a point 104 metres south.

5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Dufferin Street, between King Street West and a point 104 metres south.

6. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

7 City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

8. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

9. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

11. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

12. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

13. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

14. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

15. City Council direct that Dufferin Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Dufferin Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Lifetime Developments is constructing a 14-storey condominium building with ground floor retail at 1221 King Street West. The site is located on the southwest corner of King Street West and Dufferin Street.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the west sidewalk and a

2.1 metre wide portion of the southbound curb lane/parking lane on Dufferin Street for a period of 19 months (i.e. October 2, 2020 to April 30, 2022) to accommodate a construction staging area.

Traffic lanes abutting the site will be realigned to maintain one 3.7 metre lane for southbound traffic. Pedestrian operations on the west side of Dufferin Street will be maintained in a covered and protected walkway within the closed portion Dufferin Street.

Pedestrian operations on the south side of King Street West, abutting the site, will be maintained on the existing sidewalk in a covered and protected walkway.

This closure will result in loss of approximately eight parking machine spaces on the west side of Dufferin Street, abutting and to the south of the site.