717 Church Street, 85, 89, 93 and 97 Collier Street - Construction Staging Area

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to temporarily close a portion of the eastbound curb lane on Collier Street for a period of 31 months, from July 1, 2024 to January 31, 2027 to accommodate a construction staging area. A temporary one-way westbound conversion on a portion of Collier Street, around the construction staging area is required. In addition, a closure of both the south sidewalk on Collier Street and the north sidewalk on Church Street, fronting the site, is required.

3. Toronto and East York Community Council designate Collier Street, between a point 28 metres west of Park Road to Church Street, as one-way for westbound traffic only. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times on both sides of Collier Street, between Church Street and Park Road. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Collier Street, between Church Street and Park Road. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit entry at all times on Collier Street from Church Street. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit northbound right turns from Church Street to Collier Street. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit southbound left turns from Church Street to Collier Street. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of Church Street between Park Road and a point 31 metres west. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Church Street, between Park Road and a point 31 metres west. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct 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. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct 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 City engineer and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). 13. Toronto and East York Community Council direct 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. 14. Toronto and East York Community 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. 15. Toronto and East York Community Council direct 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. 16. Toronto and East York Community 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. 17. Toronto and East York Community 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. 18. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 19. Toronto and East York Community 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. 20. Toronto and East York Community 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. 21. Toronto and East York Community Council direct 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. 22. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Collier Street, and Church Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete. 23. Toronto and East York Community 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 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.