Motions and votes on EX33.18

Here are the motions and votes on item EX38.18 - Queens Quay Revitalization Environmental Assessment and East Bayfront Transit Environmental Assessment

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Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Pam McConnell (Final)

That Council adopt the following recommendations contained in the report (September 29, 2009) from the Deputy City Manager [EX33.18c] with the 5th bullet in Recommendation 1 amended so that the Recommendations now read as follows:

1. The East Bayfront (EBF) Transit EA report and Environmental Study Report (ESR) provide for an additional traffic control signal at the centre driveway of 95 Queens Quay East, the Redpath Sugar Ltd. site, under the following conditions:

· the signal will operate under complete transit pre-emptive control;
· the signal will operate independent of, and not be coordinated with any of the adjacent or nearby traffic control signals;
· the intersection at this location will not provide north-south pedestrian crossing facilities;
· the signal will be removed if the sugar processing and storage plant at 95 Queens Quay East ceases to exist at this location; and
· the impact of the signal on transit operations will be formally assessed by TTC and Transportation Services staff, in consultation with Red Path Sugar, at five year intervals commencing in 2015 as East Bayfront and the Port Lands are developed, with mitigation measures, including the possible removal of the signal, being put in place as needed to ensure effective delivery of rapid transit service to these areas.

2. Any future proposals to install additional signals on Queens Quay East beyond those identified in Part 1 above and in the Queens Quay Revitalization and EBF Transit EA reports, between Parliament and Bathurst Streets, and which would result in vehicles and/or pedestrian crossings over the transit right-of-way, be supported by an independent technical audit completed to the satisfaction of the Deputy City Manager responsible for Transportation Services and Waterfront Revitalization and the Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), to ensure that such signals can be installed in a manner that allows safe traffic operations and does not detrimentally impact light rail transit operations.

3. Consistent with the direction in the Queens Quay Revitalization EA report and to ensure the safety of all right-of-way users, detailed design of Queens Quay West will provide for:

(i) a physical separation between traffic lanes on Queens Quay West and the adjacent transit right-of-way; and

(ii) the retention of a traffic safety and operations consultant to provide expert advice during the design process, with such consultant being to the satisfaction of the Deputy City Manager responsible for Transportation Services and Waterfront Revitalization and the Chief General Manager of the TTC.

4. The Toronto Police Service be requested to review and report back to City Council on the feasibility of utilizing the Denver Boot as a means of enforcing parking restrictions for tour buses on Queens Quay;

5. The appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

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Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved Councillor Adam Vaughan (Final)

City Council request the Waterfront Project Director and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with Waterfront Toronto, the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Harbourfront Centre, to re-examine the current parks designation to determine the viability of broadening the land-use permissions for this property to included mixed-use permission and respond to waterfront parking needs in conjunction with the upcoming Environmental Assessment for a potential north-south road west of Rees Street.


Vote on Vaughan: 32 yea+2 nay,2/3 maj,quorum YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES Del Grande YES Feldman YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Milczyn YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Shiner YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Holyday NO Palacio

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Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Adam Giambrone (Final)

The Queens Quay Revitalization Environmental Assessment report and Environmental Study Report (ESR) provide for an additional egress only traffic control signal at the Robertson Crescent/Queens Quay West intersection under the following conditions:

i. the signal be limited to right turn (eastbound) egress only;

ii. the signal will operate under complete transit pre-emptive control;

iii. the signal will operate independent of, and not be coordinated with, any of the adjacent or nearby signals;

iv. the intersection at this location will not provide north-south pedestrian crossing facilities;

v. an alternative location for loading and drop-off for adjacent landowners and businesses be confirmed; and

vi. the proposed bus turning plaza be removed from the Environmental Assessment recommendations.

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Vote on Adopting the item as amended:

33 yea+1 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES Del Grande YES Feldman YES Filion YES Fletcher YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES McConnell YES Milczyn YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Shiner