Construction Staging Area - 146 to 150 Laird Drive

October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024) to facilitate construction staging operations. Pedestrian movements on the west side of Laird Drive abutting the site will be restricted and pedestrians will be directed to the east side sidewalk of Laird Drive. In addition, Transportation Services is requesting approval to close a portion of the southbound curb lane on Laird Drive for a period of 24 months (i.e. October 1, 2021 to October 1, 2023) to accommodate a construction staging area. The contractor may be required to occupy the curb lane on a daily basis beyond October 1 2023, for which daily street occupation permits would be issued. Southbound traffic will be maintained in one 3.7-metre-wide lane and there will be no impact on the two northbound traffic lanes.

3. City Council rescind the existing no parking prohibition in effect on Saturdays and Sundays on the west side of Laird Drive between McRae Drive/ Wicksteed Avenue and a point 173 metres south. 4. City Council rescind the existing no stopping regulation in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday on the west side of Laird Drive between McRae Drive/ Wicksteed Avenue and a point 173 metres south. 5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Laird Drive between McRae Drive/ Wicksteed Avenue and a point 173 metres south. 6. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 7. 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. 8. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrian, cyclist and motorist safety is considered at all times. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. City Council direct that Laird Drive be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.