Item - 2024.TE17.23

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Amended the existing standing prohibition on the west side of Bond Street, between a point 79.9 metres south of Shuter Street and Queen street East to be in effect from a point 95 meters south of Shuter Street and Queen street East.

2. Amended the existing no stopping regulation at all times on both sides of Bond Street, between Shuter Street and a point 79.9 metres south to be in effect from Shuter Street and a point 95 metres south.

3. Rescinded the existing parking machine regulation on the east side of Bond Street, between Shuter Street and a point 95 metres south, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday.

4. Directed 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.

5. Directed 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 Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

6. Directed 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.

7. Directed 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.

8. Directed 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.

9. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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.

10. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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.

11. Directed the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

12. Directed 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.

13. Directed 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.

14. Directed 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 cycling lanes.

15. Directed that Shuter Street and Bond Street be returned to their pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

16. Directed 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 with 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.

17. Directed the applicant to provide monthly community meetings, to discuss any concerns raised by the community.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

EllisDon Corporation is constructing three-storey corridor that will connect the Donnelly wing to the Shuter wing for St. Michael's Hospital at 30 Bond Street. The site is located at the southwest corner of Shuter Street and Bond Street.

Toronto and East York Community Council, at its meeting on June 22, 2023, authorized the closure of the south sidewalk and a portion of the eastbound curb lane on Shuter Street and the closure of the west sidewalk and a portion of the southbound curb lane on Bond Street, from June 23, 2023, to October 31, 2025, in order accommodate construction staging areas.

Since then, the developer undertaken a new scope of work for St. Michael's Hospital that requires a larger work area on Bond Street. In order to facilitate the construction, the developer will extend the southerly limit of the subject construction staging area by an additional 10 metres, to accommodate delivery of construction on a daily basis. The lane will reopen at the end of each working day, however, an amendment to parking by-laws on the opposite side of Bond Street is required to ensure two-way traffic flow is maintained at all times.

In view of the above, Transportation Services is requesting authorization to amend the parking by-laws on the east side of Bond Street, between Shuter Street and a point 95 metres south, from October 8, 2024 to November 30, 2026.