Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee

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Hearing Room, Civic Centre, 2nd Floor
300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 3C1
Members
  • Councillor Chris Fonseca
  • Councillor John Kovac
  • Councillor Dipika Damerla
  • Councillor Sue McFadden
  • Councillor Brad Butt
  • Trustee Brea Corbet
  • Trustee Jill Promoli
  • Aamira Alvi
  • Faiz Ahmed
  • Irene Chu
  • Junaid Shah
  • Kathy Leff
  • Louise Goegan
  • Miles Roque
  • Peter Westbrook
  • Sandra Thomson
  • Seshagiri Pingali
  • Tammy Coulson
  • TJ Cieciura
  • Vibha Sequeira

Participate In Person
Advance registration is required to participate and/or make a comment in the meeting. Questions and/or Presentation Materials must be provided in an advance of the meeting. Comments submitted will be considered as public information and entered into public record. 
To register, please email angie.melo@mississauga.ca and for Residents without access to the internet can register by calling Angie Melo, Legislative Coordinator at 905-615-3200 ext. 5423 no later than Tuesday, May 30, 2023 before 12:00 PM. Directions on how to participate will be provided. Please note the Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee will not be streamed and no video will be posted afterwards.
Contact

Angie Melo, Legislative Coordinator

Legislative Services

905-615-3200 ext. 5423

Email Angie.Melo@mississauga.ca 

Find it Online
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/trafficsafetycouncil 


“We acknowledge the lands which constitute the present-day City of Mississauga as being part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy the Huron-Wendat and Wyandotte Nations. We recognize these peoples and their ancestors as peoples who inhabited these lands since time immemorial. The City of Mississauga is home to many global Indigenous Peoples.


As a municipality, the City of Mississauga is actively working towards reconciliation by confronting our past and our present, providing space for Indigenous peoples within their territory, to recognize and uphold their Treaty Rights and to support Indigenous Peoples. We formally recognize the Anishinaabe origins of our name and continue to make Mississauga a safe space for all Indigenous peoples.”

Each Deputation to the Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee is limited to speaking not more than 10 minutes.
 
Pursuant to Section 57.1 of the Council Procedure By-law 0044-2022, as amended:
Deputations shall be received and the matter shall be referred to staff for a report, unless there is a resolution or recommendation passed to “receive” the Deputation. After a Deputation is completed, Members shall each have one opportunity to make a preamble statement and ask questions to the Deputant(s) or staff for clarification purposes only, and without debate.

Public Comments: Advance registration is required to participate and/or to make comments in the virtual public meeting. Any member of the public interested in speaking to an item listed on the agenda must register by calling 905-615-3200 ext. 5423 or by emailing angie.melo@mississauga.ca by Tuesday, May 30, 2023 before 12:00 PM.


Pursuant to Section 58 of the Council Procedure By-law 0044-2022, as amended:


Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee may grant permission to a member of the public to ask a question of Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee, with the following provisions:

  1. Questions may be submitted to the Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the meeting;
  2. A person is limited to two (2) questions and must pertain specific item on the current agenda and the speaker will state which item the question is related to;
  3. The total public question period time is 15 minutes maximum and shall not be extended by the Chair; and
  4. Any response not provided at the meeting will be provided in the format of a written response.

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on May 2, 2023 at 2801 Castlebridge Drive and on Glen Erin Drive, in front of Castlebridge Public School.


RECOMMENDATION

  1. That Transportation and Works be requested to install bollards in the "No Stopping" zones currently marked with white ladder markings to better delineate "No Stopping Zones protecting the Castlebridge Public School exit driveway.
  2. That Transportation and Works be requested to review the signal timing at the intersection of Glen Erin Drive and Castlebridge Drive East West at school entry 8:30-9:00 AM and dismissal 3:20-3:50 PM.
  3. That the Peel District School Board be requested to extend the existing fence on school property on the west side of Glen Erin Drive to be level with the stop bar at the northwest corner of Glen Erin Drive and Castlebridge Drive.
  4. That Active Transportation be requested to contact the Principal of Castlebridge Public School to ramp up the existing school walking routes program and report back to Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee regarding measures implemented.
  5. That Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee be requested to re-inspect once recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 4 have taken place.
  6. That Peel Regional Police be requested to attend Castebridge Public School at Glen Erin Drive and Castlebridge Drive between the hours of 3:20-3:40 PM to enforce stopping compliance.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on May 4, 2023 at the intersection of Redmond Road and Fairview Road for the students attending Chris Hadfield Public School. 


RECOMMENDATION

  1. That the warrants have not been met for the placement of a school crossing guard at Fairview Road West and Redmond Road on either the north or east legs of the intersection for the students attending Chris Hadfield Public School.
  2. That Transportation and Works be requested to paint ladder markings on the north leg of the intersection of Fairview Road West and Redmond Road.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on May 9, 2023 at the intersection of McBride Avenue and Grechen Road for the students attending McBride Public School.


RECOMMENDATION


That the warrants have not been met for the placement of a school crossing guard at McBride Avenue and Grechen Road for the students attending McBride Public School.


RECOMMEND APPROVAL

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on May 16, 2023 at the intersection of Bloor Street East and Tomken Road for the students attending Applewood Heights Secondary School and Tomken Road Middle School.


RECOMMENDATION

  1. That Transportation and works be request to complete the following:
    1. Re-paint the ladder markings on all four legs of the intersection of Bloor Street and Tomken Road.
    2. Review the timing of the walking phase at school entry 7:50-8:30 AM and school dismissal 2:20-2:50 PM to determine if it can be extended to better accommodate the volume of students crossing at Bloor Street and Tomken Road.
    3. Review the feasibility of lowering the speed limit on Bloor Street in front of Applewood Heights Secondary School creating a school zone.
  2. That the Peel District School Board be requested to review the operation of the Kiss and Ride at Applewood Heights Secondary School to better use the second parking lot off Tomken Road.
  3. That the Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee be requested to re-inspect the intersection of Bloor Street East and Tomken Road if the Bloor Street integrated project is implemented; anticipated start date of 2024-2025.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on May 11, 2023 at the intersection of Huron Heights Drive and Elia Avenue for the students attending St. Pio of Pietrelcina Elementary School.


RECOMMENDATION

  1. That the warrants have not been met for the placement of a school crossing guard at Huron Heights Drive and Elia Avenue for the students attending St. Pio of Pietrelcina Catholic Elementary School. 
  2. That Transportation and Works be requested to review the signage on Huron Heights Drive and Elia Avenue at St. Pio of Pietrelcina Catholic Elementary School.
  3. That Transportation and Works be request to install "No Stopping" corner prohibitions on Huron Heights Drive and Elia Avenue.
  4. That once the signage is in place that the Principal of St. Pio of Pietrelcina Catholic Elementary School be requested to advise the parents and students of the new "No Stopping" restrictions at the intersection of Huron Heights Drive and Elia Avenue and encourage parents parking on the street to use the Kiss and Ride to drop off students instead.
  5. That Parks, Forestry and Environment be requested to trim trees around the signage by St. Pio of Pietrelcina Catholic Elementary School at 4765 Huron Heights Drive.
  6. That Parking Enforcement be requested to enforce the "No Stopping" zones in front of St. Pio of Pietrelcina Catholic Elementary School at 4765 Huron Heights Drive between the hours of 8:25 - 8:50 AM and 2:50 - 3:15 PM
  7. That Peel Regional Police be requested to attend St. Pio of Pietrelcina Catholic Elementary School at 4765 Huron Heights Drive between the hours of 8:25 - 8:50 AM and 2:50 - 3:15 PM to enforce the 30 KM/HR speed limit on Huron Heights Drive.
  8. That Transportation and Works be requested to review the feasibility of implementing a sign on Elia Avenue approaching Huron Heights Drive to advise motorists that they are entering a 30 KM/HR speed zone when turning right or left onto Huron Heights Drive.


RECOMMEND APPROVAL

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on May 25, 2023 on Elliott Parliament Street for the students attending Meadowvale Village Public School and St. Julia Catholic Elementary School.


RECOMMENDATION


That Transportation and Works be requested to install "No Parking" signage on the east side of Elliott Parliament Street to allow for traffic flow and pedestrian safety as there are no sidewalks and pedestrians are required to walk on the road.


RECOMMEND APPROVAL