Item - 2024.SC18.10

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the closure of the northbound curb lane and the east sidewalk on Kennedy Road, between a point 36 metres south of Corvette Avenue and a point 28.5 metres further south, and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the northbound curb lane, from November 14, 2024 to November 30, 2025, inclusive.

2. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition at all times on the east side of Kennedy Road, between a point 36 metres south of Corvette Avenue and a point 28.5 metres further south.

3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Kennedy Road, between a point 36 metres south of Corvette Avenue and a point 28.5 metres further south.

4. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition at all times on the south side of Corvette Avenue, between Kennedy Road and a point 49.5 metres east.

5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Corvette Avenue, between Kennedy Road and a point 49.5 metres east.

6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Corvette Avenue, between Kennedy Road and a point 51.5 metres east.

7. 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.

8. 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).

9. 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.

10. 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.

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

12. 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.

13. 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.

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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. City Council direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to maintain any bicycle lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the bicycle lanes.

18. City Council direct that Kennedy Road and Corvette Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

19. 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.

As Kennedy Road is classified as a major arterial street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Times Group Construction Inc. is constructing a 12-storey residential building at 615 Kennedy Road. The site is located on the southeast corner of Kennedy Road and Corvette Avenue.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to temporarily close a portion of the northbound curb lane on the east side of Kennedy Road and the south sidewalk of Corvette Avenue for a period of 13 months, from November 14, 2024 to November 30, 2025, in order to enable construction of the above mentioned development. Pedestrians will be redirected into a 2.1 metre covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the northbound lane and a 1.5 metre covered and protected walkway on the south sidewalk of Corvette Avenue on the east side of Kennedy Road.