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2 THAT all Items contained for consideration/consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED Recorded vote on all Items for Consideration (Items 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, 6.1.6, 6.1.8,) and Consent Items (Items 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3) not separated for discussion purposes: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor VanTilborg, and Councillor Wall

THAT all Items for consideration/consent (6.1 and 6.2) separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. The following items were voted on separately: 6.1.1 Three Grand River Crossings Environmental Assessment [Financial Impact: None], 2021-362 Presentation Gagan Batra, Senior Project Manager Special Projects; Jack Turner, GM BluePlan provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions from the committee. A copy of which will be saved to the committee file. Recommendation A. THAT Report 2021-362 Three Grand River Crossings Environmental Assessment BE RECEIVED; and B. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to proceed with preliminary design alternatives as detailed in Section 9.6 as the Recommended Crossing Solution for the Three Grand River Crossings, which includes all of the following: Rehabilitate Lorne Bridge Replace and Raise Brant's Crossing Bridge Perform Minor Rehabilitation to TH&B Crossing Bridge with Eventual Removal; and 6 C. THAT funding in the amount of $150,000 BE TRANSFERRED from the Rehabilitation of Lorne Bridge Capital Project (BR1801) to the EA for TH&B and Brant’s Crossing Capital Project (PK1902) to perform the necessary repairs required to reopen Brant’s Crossing Bridge. A separate vote was requested for Item B. ii Recorded vote on Item 6.1.1 with sub clauses B.i and B.iii YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor VanTilborg, and

WHEREAS Francis Street is by-lawed as a through street at the Strong Court, Kensington Avenue and Consol Road intersections; and WHEREAS requests have been made for traffic control at the above mentioned intersections; and WHEREAS citizens find it difficult to access the sidewalk along Francis Street and White Oaks Avenue from Brier Crescent without an accessible sidewalk ramp; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: A. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to INSTALL a Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) Type “D” at the intersection of Strong Court and Francis Street; and B. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to INSTALL an all-way stop control at the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Francis Street; and 10 C. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to INSTALL an all-way stop control at the intersection of Consol Road and Francis Street; and D. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to INSTALL an accessible sidewalk ramp at the corner of Francis Street, Brier Crescent and White Oaks Avenue (east side of White Oaks Avenue); and E. THAT the implementation cost for the PXO, all-way stop control signage and pavement markings, and accessible sidewalk ramp, not to exceed $8,500, BE FUNDED from Operational Services Operating Budget; and F. THAT any necessary by-laws BE PRESENTED to City Council for adoption. G. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to investigate the use of School Zones in Greenbrier School Area. A friendly amendment was made to add Clause G. Recorded vote on Item 7.1 YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Co

WHEREAS unnecessary and excessive vehicle noise prohibited by the Highway Traffic Act is enforceable by Brantford Police Service and WHEREAS unnecessary and excessive vehicle noise is often accompanied by other illegal vehicle modifications, unsafe vehicle conditions and aggressive driving and WHEREAS unnecessary and excessive vehicle noise has an adverse impact on quality of life for many people and WHEREAS vehicle noise complaints from constituents have dramatically increased in number since COVID lockdowns and work from home restrictions have been in place and, 11 WHEREAS police blitzes

WHEREAS the City of Brantford is a Vision Zero community with the goal of reducing traffic fatalities to zero; and WHEREAS City Council adopted the Vision Zero Road Safety Strategic Plan on April 27, 2021; and WHEREAS staff have initiated a study to complete a high-level analysis of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE), including the implementation of Community Safety Zones; and 12 WHEREAS Community Safety Zones are a strategy used by municipalities to encourage safer driver behaviour through increased fines for speeding; and WHEREAS municipalities are required to first establish Community Safety Zones or School Zones prior to introducing ASE; and WHEREAS public consultation is required to establish the community’s desire for Community Safety Zones and to determine the capacity for them to be enforced; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: A. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to engage the public through a Let’s Talk Brantford campaign, and with Ward Councillors to determine potential locations for Community Safety Zones and implementing a 40km per hour speed limit in areas identified as Community Safety Zones; and B. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to engage with community partners including the Brantford Police Service and Provincial Offences Court to determine the community capacity to enforce penalties related to Community Safety Zones; and C. THAT staff BE DIRECTED to investigate the requirements for implementing Community Safety Zones and report to the Vision Zero Road Safety Committee in Q3 2022 wit

WHEREAS The Council of the Corporation of the City of Brantford, in a unanimous decision in 2019 through the recommendations of report 2019- 543 (Feasibility Study for the Oak Park Road Extension) voted to exclude the use of the Glebe Lands in the transportation alternatives being developed for the City as part of the Transportation Master Plan update 13 that is currently underway, unless otherwise requested by the Elected Council of the Six Nations of the Grand River; and WHEREAS The Council of the Corporation of the City of Brantford approved an amendment to develop a disposition strategy for the properties acquired for the Veterans Memorial Parkway that are no longer required for that project, and options on how to direct funds from the sale of any properties; and WHEREAS, upon the sale of these properties, aforementioned funds are to be diverted to the Oak Park Road Extension Environmental Assessment including the identification of mitigation measures for the residents affected by the new roadway including, but not limited, to noise mitigation measures; and WHEREAS, a Feasibility Study was completed and an Environmental Assessment, with extensive public consultation as mandated by the Province of Ontario, is now underway; and WHEREAS in person public consultation has not been possible under the current restrictions on public gathering; however many who participated to date have expressed concerns about or opposition to the project by way of letter writing, email campaigns