Item - 2023.NY2.7

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council continue to authorize the closure of the west sidewalk and the southbound curb lane on Bayview Avenue, between a point 26 metres south of Balliol Street and a point 49 metres further south, and provision of a 1.5 metre-wide covered and protected temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane from February 7, 2023 to January 31, 2024.

2. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

3. City Council direct the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

4. City Council direct the applicant to continue to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrian, cyclist and motorist safety is considered at all times.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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.

7. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of pay-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 vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

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

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

10. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

11. City Council direct that Bayview Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

As the Toronto Transit Commission operates a transit service on Bayview Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required.

1414 Bayview Dev Gp Inc. is constructing an eight-storey condominium with ground floor retail at 1408-1420 Bayview Avenue. The site is located on the west side of Bayview Avenue between Balliol Street and Merton Street. The west sidewalk and the southbound curb lane on Bayview Avenue, between a point 26 metres south of Balliol Street and a point 49 metres further south, are currently closed for construction staging operations. Pedestrian operations on the west side of Bayview Avenue are maintained in a 1.5 metre-wide covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the existing lane on the west side of Bayview Avenue.

At its meeting on October 1, 2021, City Council approved the subject construction staging area on Bayview Avenue from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Bayview Avenue due to delays caused by: issues controlling the groundwater on-site, labour issues due to trade strikes and lost days due to weather.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging areas from February 7, 2023 to January 31, 2024 to allow for the construction of the development to be completed.