Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee

Meeting #:

Date:

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Time:

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

Location:

Online Video Conference

Members

• Councillor Chris Fonseca, Ward 3
• Councillor John Kovac, Ward 4
• Councillor Brad Butt, Ward 11
• Trustee Jill Promoli, Peel District School Board
• Trustee Brea Corbet, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
• Aamira Alvi, Citizen Member
• Faiz Ahmed, Citizen Member
• Irene Chu, Citizen Member
• Junaid Shah, Citizen Member
• Louise Goegan, Citizen Member
• Miles Roque, Citizen Member
• Peter Westbrook, Citizen Member
• Sandra Thomson, Citizen Member
• Tammy Coulson, Citizen Member
• TJ Cieciura, Citizen Member
• Vibha Sequeira, Citizen Member

Members Absent

• Councillor Sue McFadden, Ward 10

Others Present

• Staff Present 

  Sheelagh Duffin, Supervisor, Crossing Guards
  Laura Zeglen, Active Transportation Coordinator
  Alex Beard, Active Transportation Coordinator
  Catherine Nguyen-Pham, Communications Advisor
  Heleana Tsabros, Legislative Coordinator
  Angie Melo, Legislative Coordinator

Staff and Advisory Board Present

 

 

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Miles Roque, Chair, called the meeting to order at 5:02 PM.

2.

INDIGENOUS LAND STATEMENT

Miles Roque, Chair, recited the Indigenous Land Statement.

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

That the September 25, 2024 Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee Agenda be approved as presented. 

Approved (J. Shah)

4.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Nil.

5.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

5.1

Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee Draft Minutes - June 26, 2024

That the draft minutes of June 26, 2024 be approved as presented.

Approved (T.J. Cieciura)

6.

DEPUTATIONS

6.1

Suzanne Holder, Manager, MiWay Customer Experience with respect to the Sunflower Program Initiative

Suzanne Holder, Manager, Customer Success and Innovation provided an overview of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program and highlighted benefits for riders and MiWay employees; and the role of MiWay employees and next steps. 

Committee Members engaged in discussion and asked the following questions:

• How was the Sunflower program promoted to the community and future events?
• What are the plans of promoting the Sunflower program to schools?
• When and where the Sunflower lanyards and other promotional items would be available to customers?

S. Holder responded to questions.

• RECOMMENDATION MSTSAC-0051-2024
  Moved By Trustee J. Promoli

  That the deputation and associated presentation by Suzanne Holder, Manager, MiWay Customer Experience with respect to the Sunflower Program Initiative, be received.
  
  

  Received

7.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD - 15 Minute Limit  - Nil

8.

CONSENT AGENDA - Nil

9.

MATTERS CONSIDERED

9.1

Site Inspection Report - Father Daniel Zanon Catholic Elementary School (Ward 7)

Site Inspection Report for the site inspection conducted on September 17, 2024 at the crossover on Clayhill Road between Hillcrest Avenue and Dundas Street West.

Members of the committee engaged in a discussion about the "How to Use the Crossover" signage and spoke to the inadequacy of current signage at crossovers; students pressed the crossing button but crossed without waiting for safe conditions; all crossovers set to be retrofitted with new signs with clearer instructions; sharing the update  with Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee and Road Safety Committee. 

• RECOMMENDATION MSTSAC-0052-2024
  Moved By P. Westbrook
  1. That the warrants have not been met for the placement of a school crossing guard.
  2. That the principal of Father Daniel Zanon Catholic Elementary School be requested to include the photo of the sign advising pedestrians what to do to cross the road at the crossover in an upcoming newsletter.
  3. That Transportation and Works be requested to

  1. Replace the existing "How to Use the Crossover" signage at the crossover with the more recent, more detailed version of the sign;
  2. Review the feasibility of moving the "stop for Pedestrians" signage on the hydro poles at the crossover both east and west sides of the crossover one foot higher on the poles to improve visibility for approaching vehicles when larger vehicles are parked legally close to the crossover.
  3. Trim the tree on the southbound, northwest approach to the crossover.
  Approved

9.2

Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee Awards Working Group

Miles Roque, Chair spoke to the Dr. Arthur Wood Award and the Wilde Wood Awards. Committee members engaged in a discussion about forming an Award Nominations Working Group for the review of 2024 awards’ nominations.

Angie Melo, Legislative Coordinator noted that the 2024 Wilde Wood Award Application Form would be emailed to all elementary schools by October 11, 2024 with the goal of reviewing nominations in November in preparation for the January awards presentation.

Peter Westbrook, Citizen Member, requested that last year’s Wilde Wood Award Application Form be sent and reviewed by Active Transportation staff.

Sheelagh Duffin, Supervisor Crossing Guards, proposed to the committee members to submit and review both Awards’ nominations together.

• RECOMMENDATION MSTSAC-0053-2024
  Moved By L. Goegan
  1. That a Working Group be created to work on award nominations for the Dr. Arthur Wood Award and the Wilde Wood Awards.
  2. That Peter Westbrook, Junaid Shah, Aamira Alvi, Irene Chu, Louise Goegan, Miles Roque, Vibha Sequeira, Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee Members and Sheelagh Duffin, Supervisor, Crossing Guards, be appointed to the Award Nominations Working Group.
  Approved

9.3

Site Inspection Report - Cooksville Creek Public School and St. Hilary Catholic Elementary School (Ward 5)

Site Inspection Report for the site inspection conducted on September 19, 2024 on Fairwind Drive at the park path opposite St. Hilary Catholic Elementary School.

No discussion took place regarding this item.

• RECOMMENDATION MSTSAC-0054-2024
  Moved By S. Thomson
  1. That the warrants have not been met for the placement of a school crossing guard.
  2. That Transportation and works be requested to review the feasibility of adding curb cuts at the entrance to the park path and at the opposite side of the road by the mailbox.
  3. That Transportation and Works be requested to paint ladder markings at the all way stop intersection of Fairwind Drive and Hollymount Drive, including addition of curb depressions for accessibility.
  4. That the principal of St. Hilary Catholic Elementary School be requested to remind parents and students crossing Fairwind Drive to/from the park paths on the east side of Fairwind Drive to do so at the protected crossing at Hollymount Drive once the crosswalks are installed. 
  Approved

9.4

Site Inspection Statistics Report - September 2024

The Site Inspection Statistics Report for September 2024 was omitted from the agenda.  It will be included on the October 30, 2024 Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee Agenda.

10.

SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS - Nil

11.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT REPORT

11.1

Parking Enforcement in School Zone Report - June 2024

No discussion took place regarding this item.

• RECOMMENDATION MSTSAC-0055-2024
  Moved By I. Chu

  That the Parking Enforcement in School Zone Report for June 2024 be received.

  Received

12.

TRANSPORTATION AND WORKS ACTION ITEMS 

12.1

Transportation and Works Action Items List - June 2024

No discussion took place regarding this item.

• RECOMMENDATION MSTSAC-0056-2024
  Moved By J. Shah

  That the Transportation and Works Action Items List for June 2024 be received.

  Received

13.

INFORMATION ITEM

13.1

e-Scooting in Mississauga (Discussion)

Members of Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee engaged in a discussion regarding current provincial and municipal regulations regarding e-scooters in Mississauga. The following comments were made:

• Riding Age Limits.
• Speed limits and that some e-scooter models exceeding this limit.
• Regulations and safety concerns such as helmet use, parking locations and traffic rules disobedience.

Matthew Sweet, Manager, Active Transportation responded to questions and made the following comments:

• The City regulated e-scooters in accordance with provincial regulations.
• Ongoing public education efforts addressing prohibited sidewalk riding, highlighted by a new campaign that would feature visual aids.
• Collaboration was established between the City of Mississauga's By-law Enforcement, Corporate Security departments, and the Peel Regional Police.
• A report on the shared micro-mobility system's first year would be presented to General Committee.
• The City's partner companies, Lime Technology Inc. and Bird Canada, were required to submit approved parking locations within the public right-of-way.
• That formal docking stations were under consideration.
• All devices were programmed with no-ride zones, slow-ride zones, and no-parking zones.
• E-scooters were equipped with bells and audible tones, although concerns about quiet operation were noted.
• GPS tracking was implemented with dual functionality, ensuring location data was accessible even when the battery ran out.
• The lack of regulation regarding the sale of e-scooters was identified for future review.

14.

OTHER BUSINESS

Alex Beard, Active Transportation Coordinator, thanked the committee members for their support during the School Walking Routes launch events and spoke to upcoming launches.

Angie Melo, Legislative Coordinator spoke to the Committee’s citizen member vacancies and the recruitment process of Mid-Term Point Citizen Appointment.

 

15.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING - October 30, 2024

October 30, 2024

16.

ADJOURNMENT

6:01 PM (P. Westbrook)