Minutes

Brampton School Traffic Safety Council

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Thursday, April 04, 2024

9:30 A.m. - 11:30 P.m.

Hybrid Meeting - Virtual Option & In-Person in Council Chambers – 4th Floor – City Hall

Members Present:

• Charles Gonsalves (Co-Chair)
• Dominique Darmanin-Sturgeon (Co-Chair)
• Mohan Bala
• Wendell Cole
• Janice Gordon-Daniels
• Donald Haberer
• Trustee Will Davies, PDSB
• Regional Councillor Navjit Brar - Wards 2 & 6

Members Absent:

• Nayan Brahmbhatt
• Satvir Dhaliwal
• Daljit Singh
• Trustee Shawn Xaviour, DPCDSB

Staff and Agencies:

• Shane Loftus, Manager, Public Works and Engineering
• Violet Skirten, Supervisor, Crossing Guard, Public Works and Engineering
• Chandra Urquhart, Legislative Coordinator
• Nikolai Belyntsev, Enforcement Officer, Legislative Services
• Dave Marcotte, Peel District School Board

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1.

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. and  adjourned at 9:41 a.m.

2.

Approval of Agenda

• SC027-2024

  That the Agenda for the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 4, 2024, be approved as published and circulated.

  Carried

3.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Nil

4.

Previous Minutes

4.1

Minutes - Brampton School Traffic Safety Council - March 7, 2024

The minutes were considered by Committee of Council on March 20, 2024, and approved by Council on March 27, 2024. The minutes were provided for Committee’s information.

5.

Presentations\Delegations

Nil

6.

Committees, Education and Promotions

Nil

7.

Correspondence

7.1

Correspondence from Bryan Roach, School Staff, re: Request to Review Traffic Congestion on Dixie Road in the vicinity of the School, St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School, 10815 Dixie Road - Ward 9

Violet Skirten, Crossing Guard Supervisor, suggested a site inspection be undertaken to observe the traffic issues in the vicinity of the school.

Committee reviewed the request and considered the following motion:

• SC028-2024

  1.  That the correspondence from Bryan Roach, School Staff, to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 4, 2024, re: Request to Review Traffic Congestion on Dixie Road in the vicinity of the School, St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School, 10815 Dixie Road - Ward 9, be received; 

  2.  That a site inspection be undertaken. 

  Carried

8.

New School Openings

Nil

9.

Changes/Updates to School Boards/Student Population

Nil

10.

Other/New Business

10.1

Update by Enforcement and By-law Services, re: School Patrol Statistics - 2023 - March 2024

Committee noted the reduction in patrols for the month of March was due to March break. 

The following motion was considered:

• SC029-2024

  That the update by Enforcement and By-law Services, to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 4, 2024, re: School Patrol Statistics - 2023 - March 2024, be received.

  Carried

11.

Site Inspection Report(s)

11.1

Rowntree Public School, 254 Queen Mary Drive - Ward 6

Committee reviewed the observations and recommendations in the site inspection report. 

The following motion was considered:

• SC030-2024

  1.  That the Site Inspection report for Rowntree Public School be received;

  2.  That the Manager of Transportation Right-of-Way & Safety be requested to arrange for the pedestrian signal timing to be reviewed prior to September 2024 to ensure it is adequate for school age pedestrians;

  3.  That Student Transportation of Peel Region and the school principal ensure that parents and students are advised that the walk to school routes are utilized at the two signalized intersections at Wanless Drive and Edenbrook Hill/Wanless Drive and Queen Mary Drive, and not the pathway on Wanless Drive that has no traffic control; and,

  4.  That a site inspection should be scheduled in September 2024 once students have returned to school and the crossings at the intersections have resumed. 

  Carried

11.2

Mount Pleasant Village Public School, 100 Commuter Drive - Ward 6

Committee reviewed the observations and recommendations in the site inspection report. 

The following motion was considered:

• SC031-2024

  1.  That the Site Inspection Report for Mount Pleasant Village Public School be received;

  2.  That the Manager of Enforcement and By-law Services, be requested to enforcing parking violations on both sides of Commuter Drive along the length of the school property; and,

  3.  An adult crossing guard is not warranted at the intersection of Commuter Drive and Ganton Heights at this time.

  Carried

11.3

Malala Yousafzai Public School, 1248 Mayfield Road, Caledon 

Committee reviewed the observations and recommendations in the site inspection report. 

The following motion was considered:

• SC032-2024

  1.  That the Site Inspection report for Malala Yousafzai Public School be received;

  2.  That the Manager of Parks & Recreation Department arrange for an inspection of the bridge for any deficiencies and sharp edges and replace the missing screws for the kick plates on the bridge; and,

  3.  The Manager of Parks and Recreation be requested to confirm if winter maintenance can be done on the pathway if students utilize the path as a school route. 

  Carried

12.

Future/Follow-up Site Inspection(s)

Nil

13.

Site Inspection Schedule

The following Site Inspection was scheduled:

St Marguerite d’Youville Secondary School, 10815 Dixie Road 
Review Traffic Congestion in the vicinity of the school 
April 10, 2024 - 7:45 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. 

14.

Information Items

Nil

15.

Question Period

Nil

16.

Public Question Period

Nil

17.

Adjournment

• SC033-2024

  That Brampton School Traffic Safety Council do now adjourn to meet again on May 9, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. 

  Carried