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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the 4th Community Safety and Crime Prevention Advisory Committee
from its meeting held on September 24, 2015:
a) the
following comments related to the negotiations with Canada Post for the
placement of Community Mailboxes (CMB) BE FORWARDED to the Civic
Administration for consideration:
i)
safety
and precautions against the potential to fall when retrieving the mail;
ii)
the
potential for elder abuse, should seniors need to rely on someone else to
retrieve their mail;
iii)
signage
requirements for increased pedestrian traffic on the street if there is not a
sidewalk on the same side as the CMB;
iv)
the
lack of public consultation by Canada Post with respect to public safety and
the proposed locations of the community mailboxes;
v)
that
community mailboxes not be placed near where school buses pick up or drop off
children;
vi)
that
community mailboxes not be placed near stop signs or on narrow streets;
vii)
proper
lighting where the proposed community mailboxes are to be placed;
viii)
that
persons with disabilities may only be able to receive their mail once a week;
and,
ix)
winter
maintenance to allow access to the mailboxes and prevent potential ice
build-up on the cement pads;
it being noted that
the CSCP heard verbal delegations from J. Pennycook, 333 Regal Drive and L.
Purser-Conley, 337 Regal Drive and D. MacRae, Division Manager,
Transportation Planning and Design, with respect to this matter; and,
it being further
noted that the CSCP reviewed and received the following communications with
respect to this matter:
·
a
communication dated May 6, 2105, from L. Purser-Conley, 337 Regal Drive;
·
a
communication dated May 1, 2015 from J. Pennycook, 333 Regal Drive; and,
·
staff
reports from the Managing Director, Environmental and Engineering Services
& City Engineer dated February 3, 2015, March 3, 2015 and September 14,
2015; and
b) the
following comments related to the review of reducing the speed limit near
schools BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration:
i)
the
previous comments of the Community Safety and Crime Prevention Advisory
Committee (CSCP), from its meeting held on March 26, 2015;
ii)
the
CSCP supports the reduction of speed limits in school zones while having
concern with the ability to enforce the reduced speed lanes;
iii)
the
need for consultation with the School Boards when designing access points to
schools;
iv)
the
roadway design influences the speed at which people travel the road;
v)
the
installation of traffic calming measures when existing streets are being
reconstructed;
vi)
the
installation of flashing yellow lights that operate during high-traffic times
during the day; and,
vii)
consideration
of a sign with a face that frowns when people are driving too quickly and a
happy face when people are driving at the correct speed;
it being noted that
the CSCP reviewed and received a staff report dated May 20, 2015, from E.
Soldo, Director, Roads and Transportation and heard a verbal delegation from
S. Maguire, Division Manager, Roadway Lighting and Traffic Control, with
respect to this matter; it being further noted that the CSCP has previously
and consistently recommended and supported speed limit reductions near
schools; and,
c) clauses 1, 2 and 5 to 11 BE
RECEIVED.
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