That the Minutes of the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council Meeting of September 17, 2020, to the Committee of Council Meeting of October 7, 2020, Recommendations SC033-2020 to SC037-2020 be approved, as published and circulated.
The recommendations were approved as follows:
SC033-2019 That the agenda for the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of September 17, 2020, be approved as published and circulated.
SC034-2020 1. That the Site Inspection report to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of September 17, 2020, re: Clark Boulevard Public School, 201 Clark Boulevard - Ward 7 be received;
2. That, in an effort to encourage Active Transportation to and from school, the Principal be requested to contact the school’s designated Peel Health Nurse to participate in the School Travel Plan Program in Peel;
3. That the Principal be requested to:
• Ask the school board to check the condition of the asphalt on school property and undertake the necessary repairs to remove existing hazards observed
• Refresh all the pavement markings on school property
• Keep the walkway to the school clear at all times for students and parents
• Install clear signage at the entrance to school property indicating where the Kiss and Ride area is located
• Re-enforce that all staff/volunteers wear safety vests when managing at arrival and dismissal times
• Continue to encourage and educate the student population and families to use the crossing guards in place at Central Park Drive and Clark Boulevard
• Encourage drivers to use Cloverdale Road and Bramalea City Centre parking lot to drop off and pick up students
• Contact Parking Enforcement to enforce parking restrictions on school property during arrival and dismissal times; and,
4. That the Senior Manager of Traffic Services be requested to arrange for the pavement markings at the signalized intersection at the entrance to the Bramalea City Centre and Clark Boulevard, east of the school exit, to be refreshed.
SC035-2020 1. That the Site Inspection report to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of September 17, 2020, re: Grenoble Public School, 33 Greenbriar Road - Ward 8 be received;
2. That, in an effort to encourage Active Transportation to and from school, the Principal contact the school’s designated Peel Health Nurse to participate in the School Travel Plan Program in Peel;
3. That the Senior Manager of Traffic Services be requested to arrange for:
• A review of the parking restrictions on the west side of Greenbriar Road and consider removing the restrictions to allow cars to park between the entrance and exit of school property
• Pedestrian lines to be painted on the north leg and east leg of the 3-way stop intersection of Gondola Crescent and Greenbriar Road
4. That the Principal be requested to:
• Install bus loading signage and pavement markings to indicate a buses only lane
• Request the Public School Board to review the possibility of adding a Kiss and Ride lane at the front of the school
• Continue to encourage and educate the student population and families to exercise safety in and around school.
• Verify that there are no buses using the west side of Greenbriar Road to drop off/pick up students and then remove the exemption signage that is currently in place; and,
5. That the Manager of Enforcement and By-law Services be requested to enforce the restrictions on Greenbriar Road in the vicinity of Grenoble Public School during arrival and dismissal times.
SC036-2020 That the following site inspections be deferred to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of October 1, 2020 for review by staff to determine whether they are still required given the changes to school attendance, traffic situation, and arrival and dismissal process:
· Kingswood Public School, 235 Kingswood Drive - Ward 1 - Review Park and Ride, Traffic Congestion School Street/School property, School Bus Zones
· St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Secondary School, 10815 Dixie Road - Ward 9 - Request to Review Park and Ride, Traffic Congestion School Street/School Property, School Bus Zones
· Goldcrest Public School, 24 Goldcrest Road - Ward 8 - Review Park and Ride/Kiss and Ride Safety Concerns
SC037-2019 That the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting do now adjourn to meet again on October 1, 2020.