Transportation Committee

That Transportation Committee approve the addition of this item for consideration at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the Procedure By-law, to allow the City to take advantage of a Federal Government Grant Program which closes at the end of March.

WHEREAS the Brookfield multi-use pathway crossed the O-Train Trillium Line at-grade near the intersection of Brookfield Road and Junction Avenue at Mile 1.36 of the Capital Railway Ellwood Subdivision; and WHEREAS starting March 2, 2015 the Trillium Line service will be expanded from two to four trains resulting in a shorter headway between vehicles; and WHEREAS the City is planning to remove the at-grade crossing to improve safety for residents using the pathway and is currently in the process of rerouting the pathway underneath the nearby Trillium Line bridge over Sawmill Creek to maintain access for the community; and WHEREAS Transport Canada has indicated that it is prepared to provide $20,000 to the City for this project from a program that provides monetary grants to encourage the closure of at grade crossing, noting that this funding opportunity ends on March 31, 2015; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Transportation Committee recommends that Council approve and delegate the authority to the General Manager of Planning and Growth Management, with the concurrence of the City Clerk and Solicitor, to negotiate and enter into an agreement with Transport Canada to close the Brookfield multi-use pathway crossing and approve the receipt of grant monies from Transport Canada; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Transportation Committee recommends Council authorize the General Manager of Planning and Growth Management to sign the required Declaration relinquishing the right to the cros