Operations Committee
Agenda

Monday, June 19, 2023

2:00 P.m. - 4:15 P.m.

Tom Davies Square

Councillor Signoretti, Chair

 

2:00 p.m.  Open Session, Council Chamber / Electronic Participation

 

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Roll Call

3.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

4.

Community Delegations

4.1

Greater Sudbury Safer Sidewalks 

Greater Sudbury Safer Sidewalks was invited by Councillor Sizer. The presentation by Maria Bozzo, Founding Member, Greater Sudbury Safer Sidewalks, will provide information regarding sidewalks in the City of Greater Sudbury.

5.

Consent Agenda

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Each and every matter of business contained in the Consent Agenda is recorded separately in the minutes of the meeting.

5.1

Routine Management Reports

5.1.1

Review of Falconbridge Road Speed Limit

This report provides a recommendation regarding the posted speed limit of Falconbridge Road from 300 m Northeast of Madison Avenue to 300 m North of Maley Drive as requested by Councillor Sizer in a Member's Motion presented at the March 2023 Operations Committee meeting.

6.

Managers' Reports

6.1

Automated Speed Enforcement Program Update

This report provides a recommendation regarding a prioritized list of locations for the deployment of automated speed enforcement equipment.

6.2

Gateway Speed Limits Pilot Project Update

This report provides a recommendation regarding next steps for the Gateway Speed Limits Pilot Project.

7.

Members' Motions

7.1

Request for Review and Speed Limit Analysis of Simmons Road

As presented by Councillor Montpellier,

WHEREAS the posted speed limit sign on Simmons Road is 70 kilometres per hour;

AND WHEREAS residents in the area have expressed concerns about the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and children along the more populated areas of Simmons Road as a result of the speed limit and drivers  travelling even faster than the posted speed limit;  

AND WHEREAS a reduced speed limit along the most populated section of Simmons Road may help to alleviate the speeding and safety concerns of the area residents;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to undertake a review and speed limit analysis of Simmons Road for the section 2 km west of Gordon Lake Road and provide the results of their findings to the Operations Committee during the third quarter of 2023.

7.2

Request for Traffic Study for Kalmo Road and Bodson Drive

As presented by Councillor Parent:

WHEREAS late in 2022 the single lane bailey bridge on Kalmo Road was replaced and upgraded to a full 2 lane concrete bridge, which has lead to increased traffic flows along that corridor;

AND WHEREAS according to the residents of Bodson Drive and Kalmo Road, the recent two-laning of the Kalmo bridge has led to increased speeds by motorists along these roadways;

AND WHEREAS residents of the area believe pedestrians are no longer safe to walk along these roads due to driver behaviours;

AND WHEREAS Kalmo Road has large hills which create blind spots until motorists reach the crest of the hills, which leads to an increased risk to pedestrians;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to conduct a traffic study of Kalmo Road and Bodson Drive, and present the results of that study together with any proposed recommendations to the Operations Committee by the end of October of 2023.

7.3

Request for Business Case to Develop Road Safety Program

As presented by Councillors Leduc and McIntosh:

WHEREAS residents across the community frequently express concerns with vehicle speeds and road safety and the desire for traffic calming measures to be installed on area roads;

AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury has invested resources in road safety programming such as the Red Light Camera program, Automated Speed Enforcement program, temporary traffic calming bollards, gateway speed limits and the annual road safety assessment program but the demands for road safety measures continue to grow;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to submit a business case for the development of a road safety program which may be funded from the revenues of the automated enforcement programs and will include road safety measures such as permanent traffic calming or radar speed signs as part of the 2024 Budget deliberations.

8.

Correspondence for Information Only

8.1

Notre Dame Street East (Azilda) Active Transportation Improvements Update

This report provides information on different ways to include active transportation facilities for Notre Dame Street East in Azilda as part of a future capital project in response to a motion that was presented at the July 11, 2022, Operations Committee meeting.

8.2

Winter Control Update – April 2023

This report provides an overview of winter maintenance activities for the 2022/2023 winter control season up to and including the month of April 2023.

8.3

Winter Sidewalk Maintenance Service Standards – Review 2023

This report provides information regarding the winter sidewalk maintenance service standards.

8.4

Residential Waste Transfer Station Rationalization Options

This report provides information for alternate service levels to rationalize residential waste transfer station operations and to resolve on-going issues as requested by the Operations Committee Resolution OP2022-24 on July 11, 2022.

9.

Addendum

10.

Civic Petitions 

11.

Question Period

12.

Adjournment