Item - 2021.MM35.22

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on July 14, 2021 without amendments.

MM35.22 - Mitigating community concerns: Refining the Metrolinx Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit Proposal - by Councillor Jennifer McKelvie, seconded by Mayor John Tory

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
25 - Scarborough - Rouge Park

City Council Decision

City Council on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council request the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to request that Metrolinx:  

 

a.  further engage the Highland Creek Community to fully understand, and resolve, their opposition to a curbed centre median for the Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit;

 

b.  consider and evaluate design alternatives, without a curbed centre median, for the Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit along Ellesmere Road from Kingston Road to Military Trail; and

 

c.  report back to the community on Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit design alternatives as part of its next phase of community consultation.

Background Information (City Council)

Communications (City Council)

(July 3, 2021) Letter from Davidson Adamson, President and Douglas Phillips, Co-Chair DSBRT Committee, Highland Creek Community Association (MM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/comm/communicationfile-135064.pdf
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Nancy Jane Martineau (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Jacqueline Cheung (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Barbara Birkett (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Christina Leonard (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Mohamed Rahaman (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Larry and Daria Thompson (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Robert Cheung (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Indra Persad (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Karen and Vince Asaro (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Scott Duncan (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Susan Lau (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from David Hampton (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Kenneth Barnett (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Niki Aleong (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from John D. McManus (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from David High (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Ando (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Joe Spencer (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Marni Anderson (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Douglas and Diane Black (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Gloria Kroher (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Rick and Ruth Carlton (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Larry and Lorraine Keeler (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from C. Seeley (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Gary and Donna Baldey (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Margaret High (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Liza Guerrier (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Hans and Liz Leppik (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Marko (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Hans Leppik (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Dianne Kitchen (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Bashir Egeh (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Bonnie Muir (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Randy Sefton (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Alice Yee (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from John Gartner (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Lynn Findlay (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Susan Grout (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Patricia Farrell (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Jim Alousis (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Denise (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Philomena Fernandes (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Joyce Hayward (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Grant Hayward (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Andy Peters (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Kay Sheridan (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Brian Farrell (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Anton Marolt (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Caren Missen (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Mary Skoric (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Alan Maynes (MM.Supp)
(July 11, 2021) E-mail from Anthony Mcgran (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Lee Anne Pileggi (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Luci Facchini and Joe Facchini (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Christine Lackstrom (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Conchit Brown (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Dennis Kiefhaber (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Sophia Micelli (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Suza Guerrier (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Norma Baksh (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Art Cabral (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Marlene Brown (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Mike and Jane Veit (MM.Supp)
(July 12, 2021) E-mail from Diane Markoff (MM.Supp)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Doug Paterson (MM.Supp)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Sabrina Concessao (MM.Supp)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Christine Gillespie (MM.Supp)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Louis Fernandes (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Lita and Bal Singh (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from John Dawson (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Derek and Carole Dodd (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) Letter from Nithursan Elamuhilan (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Chris Goethel (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Brian and Nora Ellis Clarke (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Laurie Theriault (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Lori Sparrow (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Tyler Sparrow (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Rick Mungal (MM.New)
(July 14, 2021) E-mail from Jeannette McLeod-Pao (MM.New)
(July 14, 2021) E-mail from Chris Farrell (MM.New)
(July 14, 2021) E-mail from Eugene Chang (MM.New)
(July 14, 2021) E-mail from Roy H. Findlay (MM.New)
(July 14, 2021) E-mail from Pauline Platt (MM.New)
(July 13, 2021) E-mail from Marianthi Ioannou (MM.New)
(July 14, 2021) E-mail from Taylor Sparrow (MM.New)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM35.22 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Jul-15-2021 2:50 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM35.22 - Adopt the Item
Total members that voted Yes: 23 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 1 Members that voted No are Gord Perks
Total members that were Absent: 2 Members that were absent are Nick Mantas, Michael Thompson
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council