Item - 2024.EY15.25

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk, and a 3.5 metre wide southbound curb traffic lane on Cordova Avenue, between a point 30 metres south of Dundas Street West and a point 80 metres further south, and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound curb lane, from September 1, 2024 to August 1, 2027 inclusive.

2. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west side of Cordova Avenue, between a point 15 metres east of Dundas Street West and a point 120 metres further southeast.

3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Cordova Avenue, between a point 15 metres southeast of Dundas Street West and a point 120 metres further southeast.

4. City Council direct the applicant to halt truck movements including deliveries to the site during school arrival and dismissal times from 8:50 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:20 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday.

5. City Council direct the applicant to sweep the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

6. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected and unobstructed walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices, for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit to the satisfaction of the City engineer and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

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

8. City Council direct the applicant 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.

9. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to maintain all sightlines to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

10. 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.

11. City Council direct the applicant 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.

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

13. City Council direct the applicant 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.

14. City Council direct the applicant 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.

15. City Council direct the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work.

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

17. City Council direct the applicant to provide monthly community meetings, to discuss any concerns raised by the community.

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

Minto Cordova LP is constructing a 24-storey residential building at 12-20 Cordova Avenue. The site is located on the west side of Cordova Avenue, between Dundas Street West and Central Park Road.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the west sidewalk, and the southbound curb lane on Cordova Avenue for a period of 35 months, from September 1, 2024 to August 1, 2027, to facilitate construction staging operations. Pedestrian movements on the west side of Cordova Avenue, abutting the site, will be maintained in a 2.1 metre wide covered and protected walkway located within the southbound curb lane. Two-way, north-south traffic operations will be maintained on Cordova Avenue.

The applicant has agreed to suspend truck movements including deliveries to the site from 8:50 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., and from 3:20 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. This is to ensure safety of the students attending Islington Junior Middle School during arrival and dismissal times.