Finance and Economic Development Committee

That, when the City conducts public consultations, Members of Council are provided with an electronic copy of the full submissions from the public and not simply a staff summary of the comments received.

be it resolved that the Committee meeting dates listed in Recommendation 1 for the Community and Protective Services Committee and the Environment Committee be amended with the following: • Community and Protective Services Committee – December 4, 2013 • Environment Committee – February 18, 2014 Therefore be it further resolved that Recommendation 2 be amended with the following: "That Council receive the report for information on February 26, 2014 once it has been reviewed by Standing Committees."

to section 84 (3) of the Procedure By-Law, that the Rules of Procedure be waived to allow Council to consider the following Motion due to the fact that a decision is needed to avoid a delay in the construction related to the Confederation Line LRT project and the next meeting of the Finance and Economic Development Committee is on February 4, 2014.

WHEREAS the Scott Street Community Design Plan (CDP) and Secondary Plan will be considered by Planning Committee on December 10th, 2013; AND WHEREAS the draft Scott Street Community Design Plan (CDP) recognizes that Scott Street is a major transportation corridor of city-wide importance and the draft 2013 Transportation Master Plan identifies it as part of the Vanier to Westboro bikeway; AND WHEREAS Scott Street is an important connection for pedestrians and cyclists between Tunney’s Pasture Transit Station and Bayview Station that will be even more important once the Confederation Line is operational; AND WHEREAS the Scott Street CDP created a vision for the future design of Scott Street to a complete street following construction of the Confederation Line; AND WHEREAS the Scott Street District is expected to experience considerable growth in population and jobs as detailed in the Scott Street CDP and the Federal Government’s Tunney’s Pasture Master Plan; AND WHEREAS future design of Scott Street as contained in the CDP will require self supporting hydro poles to avoid conflicts between hydro pole guy wires and cycling and pedestrian facilities on the north side of Scott Street; AND WHEREAS the construction of the Confederation Line LRT will require moving of hydro poles a minimum distance on Scott Street at a cost of $466,000; AND WHEREAS this represents a throw-away cost if the poles are not upgraded to self-supporting poles at the same time as moving them; THEREFORE BE IT