REVISED
Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, December 04, 2023

Time:

5:00 P.m. - 7:30 P.m.

Location:

Online Video Conference

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

To Request to Speak on Agenda Items - Advance registration is required. To make a Deputation, please email Megan Piercey, Legislative Coordinator at  or call 905-615-3200 ext. 4915 no later than Friday, December 1, 2023 before 12:00 PM.

Questions for Public Question Period – To pre-register for Public Question Period, questions may be provided to the Legislative Coordinator at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Following the pre-registered questions, if time permits, the public may be given the opportunity to ask a question on an agenda item.  Virtual participants must pre-register.

Comments submitted will be considered as public information and entered into the public record.
Please note the Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee meeting will not be streamed and or a video posted afterwards.

Contact
Megan Piercey, Legislative Coordinator
905-615-3200 ext. 4915 | Email 
Find it Online
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/cityhall/councilcommittees
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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

INDIGENOUS LAND STATEMENT

“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.”

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

4.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

5.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

5.1

Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee Minutes - October 25, 2023

6.

DEPUTATIONS

Any member of the public interested in making a deputation to an item listed on the agenda must register by calling 905-615-3200 ext. 4915 or by emailing  by December 1, 2023 before 12:00 PM.

Each Deputation to 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.

7.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD - 15 Minute Limit 

Public Questions: Members of the Public that have a question about an item listed on the agenda may pre-register by contacting the Legislative Coordinator at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting . Following the registered speakers, if time permits the Chair will acknowledge members of the public who wish to ask a question about an item listed on the agenda. Virtual participants must pre-register.

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.

8.

CONSENT AGENDA

9.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED

9.1

Site Inspection Report - Dunrankin Drive Public School (Ward 5)

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on October 24, 2023 at the intersection of Darcel Avenue and Etude Drive for the students attending Dunrankin Drive Public School. 

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the warrants have not been met for a placement of a school crossing guards at the intersection of Darcel Avenue and Etude Drive for the students attending Dunrankin Drive Public School.
2. That Transportation and Works be requested to paint ladder markings on the north leg of the intersection of Darcel Avenue and Etude Drive and repaint faded ladder markings on the west and south legs.
3. That Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee be requested to re-inspect once recommendation number 2 has taken place.
4. That Transportation and Works be requested to adjust the stop bars at the stop signs on the north leg of the intersection of Darcel Avenue and Etude Drive to accommodate the painted ladder markings.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

9.2

Site Inspection Report - St. Sofia Catholic Elementary School (Ward 3)

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on November 7, 2023 at the intersection of Bloor Street and Havenwood Drive for the students attending St. Sofia Catholic Elementary School. 

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the warrants have not been met to extend the hours of the existing crossing guards at the intersection of Bloor Street and Havenwood Drive for the students attending St. Sofia Catholic Elementary School.
2. That Transportation and Works be requested to review the feasibility of activating the countdown timer at the intersection of Bloor Street and Havenwood Drive.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

9.3

Site Inspection Report - St. Vincent de Paul Separate School (Ward 3)

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on November 14, 2023 at the intersection of Rathburn Road East and Willowbank Trail for the students attending St. Vincent de Paul Separate School. 

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the warrants have not been met for a placement of a school crossing guards at the intersection of Rathburn Road East and Willowbank Trail for the students attending St. Vincent de Paul Separate School.
2. That Transportation and Works be requested to paint ladder markings on all four legs of the intersection of Rathburn Road East and Willowbank Trail.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

9.4

2023 Wilde Wood Award

Awards Working Group to nominate 4 schools to receive the Wilde Wood Award for 2023 and that $500.00 per school be allocated for awarding the recipients.

DIRECTION REQUIRED

9.5

Nominations - 2023 Dr. Arthur Wood Award

The Awards Working Group nomination of the Dr. Arthur Wood Award recipient.

DIRECTION REQUIRED

9.6

Ontario Traffic Council School Zone Safety Symposium Verbal Report

Vibha Sequeira and Louise Goegan, Citizen Members to provide the committee with a verbal report on the Ontario Traffic Council School Zone Safety Symposium held on November 23, 2023.

RECOMMEND RECEIPT

9.7

Site Inspection Report - Britannia Public School (Ward 11)

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on November 9, 2023 in front of the school at Swinbourne Drive and Ewing Crescent (south intersection) for the students attending Britannia Public School.

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the warrants have not been met for the placement of a school crossing guard at Swinbourne Drive and Ewing Crescent in front of Britannia Public School.
2. That Transportation and Works be requested to:
   1. Review the signage on Swinbourne Drive in front of Britannia Public School.
   2. Install an additional U-Turn sign below the 30 KM/HR sign on Swinbourne Drive.
3. That Parking Enforcement be requested to enforce the "No Stopping" and "No Parking" zones in front of Britannia Public School at Swinbourne Drive and Ewing Crescent between the hours 8:25 - 8:45 AM and 2:50 - 3:10 PM.
4. That Peel Regional Police be requested to attend Britannia Public School at Swinbourne Drive and Ewing Crescent between the hours of 2:50 - 3:15 PM to enforce "No U-Turns".
5. That the Principal of Britannia Public School be requested to remind parents to use the kiss and ride to drop off and pick up students. 

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

9.8

Site Inspection Report - St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Elementary School (Ward 10)

Site inspection report for the site inspections conducted on November 21 and 29, 2023 at the roundabout at Churchill Meadows Boulevard and Rosanna / Escada Drive for the students attending St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Elementary School.

RECOMMENDATION

1. That the warrants have been met for the placement of a school crossing guard at Churchill Meadows Boulevard at the roundabout at Escada / Rosanna Drive for the students attending St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Elementary School.
2. That Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee be requested to re-inspect the school crossing in September 2024 to ensure the warrants continue to be met.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

9.9

Site Inspection Report - Guiding Light Academy and Montessori (Ward 11)

Site inspection report for the site inspection conducted on November 28, 2023 in front of the school at 225 Broadway Street for the students attending Guiding Light Academy and Montessori.

RECOMMENDATION

1. That Guiding Light Academy and Montessori be requested to consider operating a kiss and ride on school property.
2. That Transportation and Works be requested to:
   1. Install "No Stopping" prohibitions on the west side of Broadway Street, 8:00 - 9:30 AM and 3:00 - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, September - June between the entrance and exit driveways of the Municipal parking lot opposite Guiding Light Academy and Montessori.
   2. Install "No U-Turn" signs on Broadway Street in front of Guiding Light Academy and Montessori.
3. That Parking Enforcement be requested to enforce the "No Stopping: zones in front of Guiding Light Academy and Montessori at 255 Broadway Street between the hours of 8:40 - 9:15 AM and 3:30 - 4:05 PM, once recommendation 2 has taken place.
4. That Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee be requested to re-inspect once recommendations 1, 2, and 3 are completed.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

9.10

Site Inspection Statistics Report - November 2023

RECOMMEND RECEIPT

10.

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS - Nil

11.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT REPORT

11.1

Parking Enforcement in School Zone Report - October 2023

RECOMMEND RECEIPT

12.

TRANSPORTATION AND WORKS ACTION ITEMS

12.1

Transportation and Works Action Items List - October 2023

RECOMMEND RECEIPT

13.

OTHER BUSINESS

14.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

January 31, 2024

15.

ADJOURNMENT