Item - 2025.EX20.18
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on February 5, 2025 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Executive Committee on January 28, 2025 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on February 5, 2025.
EX20.18 - Good Roads November Advocacy and Board Meeting
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on February 5, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council receive the Good Roads Advocacy Meeting of November 27 and Board Meeting of November 28, 2024, updates for information.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-252151.pdf
EX20.18 - Good Roads November Advocacy and Board Meeting
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Executive Committee recommends that:
1. City Council receive the Good Roads Advocacy Meeting of November 27 and Board Meeting of November 28, 2024 updates for information.
Origin
Summary
In November 2024, I represented the City of Toronto at Good Roads' Queens Park Advocacy Days and served on the Board of Directors. During the Advocacy Days, I, along with other municipal representatives from across Ontario, advocated to Members of the Provincial Government, including Ministers. Our focus was on two key issues: Relieving municipalities of excessive liability under the OHSA and reversing the downloading of road and bridge infrastructure to municipalities.GRQ Preview - Good Roads
Good Roads also advocated for supporting Ontario's rural roads, which face disproportionately high fatality rates. Proposing a five-year, $168 million partnership with the Government of Ontario to:
-Introduce Road Safety Audit Grants, Infrastructure Grants, and Analysis Grants.
-Develop an Action Plan to effectively lower fatalities and serious injuries on Ontario roads.
My participation at the November meetings included attending Advocacy Briefings with Members of the Provincial Government, attending the Good Roads Board Meeting, and participating in meetings of the Executive Committee, Public Affairs Committee, and Research and Product Development Committee.
The 2024/25 Good Roads’ Board of Directors:
-President – Antoine Boucher, Director of Public Works & Engineering, Municipality of East Ferris
-First Vice President – Cheryl Fort, Mayor, Township of Hornepayne
-Second Vice President – Paul Ainslie, Councillor, City of Toronto
-Third Vice President – Aakash Desai, Asset Manager and Deputy Treasurer, Township of Southgate
-Immediate Past President – John Parsons, City of London,
To learn more about Good Roads and the role they play in our daily lives, visit www.GoodRoads.ca
-Good Roads Quarterly Magazine.
The next Good Roads Conference will take place on March 30 – April 30, 2025. Conference - Good Roads
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-252151.pdf