1408-1420 Bayview Avenue - Construction Staging Area Time Extension

Pedestrian operations on the west side of Bayview Avenue are maintained in a 1.5 metre-wide covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the existing lane on the west side of Bayview Avenue. At its meeting on February 7, 2023, City Council approved the subject construction staging area on Bayview Avenue from February 7, 2023 to January 31, 2024. The developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Bayview Avenue due to delays caused by: issues controlling the groundwater on-site, labour issues due to trade strikes and lost days due to weather. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on Bayview Avenue for an additional six months, from February 23, 2024 to July 31, 2024 to allow for the construction of the development to be completed.

2. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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. 3. City Council direct the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 4. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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. 5. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to install converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrian, cyclist and motorist safety is considered at all times. 6. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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. 7. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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. 8. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 9. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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. 10. City Council direct the applicant to continue providing and installing 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. 11. City Council direct that Bayview Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete. 12. 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.