Item - 2020.IE11.9

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the west sidewalk and 1.7 metre wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Yonge Street, between Helendale Avenue and a point 58 metres south and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane, from February 2, 2020 and April 30, 2021.

2. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of paid-duty Police Officers, as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

3. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

4. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons, as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

5. City Council direct that Yonge Street be returned to its pre-construction parking and traffic regulations when the project is completed.

Lifetime Developments is constructing a 29-storey condominium at 2360 Yonge Street. The site is located on the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Helendale Avenue. The sidewalk and a portion of the southbound lane on the west side of Yonge Street fronting the site are currently closed to accommodate construction staging operations for the development.  Lifetime has maintained a temporary protected and covered walkway within the road allowance in order to maintain pedestrian traffic.

This development site is within the Construction Hub Coordination Pilot program and has been reviewed by staff to ensure compliance with the pilot program.  This entails a coordinated review that includes construction coordination, community support, business support and communication and engagement with area residents to address safety, equity, vibrancy, innovation and engagement--the five guiding principles of the Construction Hub pilot.

City Council, at its meeting on February 26, 2019, approved an extension of the subject construction staging area on Yonge Street, from March 1, 2019 until February 1, 2020. A time extension of the construction staging area on Yonge Street for an additional 15 months (i.e. from February 2, 2020 to April 30, 2021), has been requested in order to complete the construction of the development.

This report is submitted to Infrastructure and Environment Committee as Yonge Street forms a shared boundary between the Toronto and East York Community Council and the North York Community Council.