Minutes
City Council
Monday, May 25, 2020

That City Council AUTHORIZE administration to proceed to implement the Management Action Plans as prescribed in the detailed internal audit reports; and,

That City Council DIRECT administration to report on the progress of the implementation of the Management Action Plans and that such reports should coincide with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s quarterly updates to Council.
Carried.

Report Number: SCM 141/2020

Clerk’s File: AF/11247

11. REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS (Non-Consent Items)

11.1. Lane Closures for Physical Distancing - Wyandotte BIAs - Wards 5 & 6

Moved by: Councillor Gignac

Seconded by: Councillor Holt

Decision Number: CR264/2020

  1. That Administration BE DIRECTED to refer requests from Business Improvement Areas for Temporary Parking Pick-up Zones and Curb Lane Pedestrian Zones to the Special Events Resource Team (SERT); and,

  2. That, in cases where these zones are supported by SERT, that the requests BE REFERRED to the Chief of Police to approve appropriate temporary parking restrictions as necessary to be in effect for the duration of the declared COVID-19 emergency; and,

  3. That, where the requested zones are supported by SERT and the appropriate temporary parking restrictions have been approved by the Chief of Police, Administration BE DIRECTED to implement these zones though appropriate signage and temporary traffic controls; and further,

  4. That the City Engineer BE DIRECTED to clarify whether, going forward, in regard to the community’s desire to see the subject section of Wyandotte Street East narrowed, if there’s a need for an environmental assessment.
    Carried.

Moved by: Councillor Holt

Seconded by: Councillor Costante

Decision Number: CR265/2020

That administration BE DIRECTED to report back on other projects in the queue or in the planning stages, that could be accelerated along with any implications, to help alleviate some of the active transportation pressures that the subject neighbourhood is enduring in the area of Wyandotte Street East, including the possibility of lane reductions from 4 lanes to 3.
Carried.