NOTE: the following direction provided by Council at the November 2, 2020 meeting:
a. THAT, further to the September 15, 2020 Transportation Committee recommendation, Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains directs Town Staff to report back to either Council or the Transportation Advisory Committee of Council on any potential impact and mitigation of construction and other commercial vehicle use of municipally-assumed roads in the Town, and that this report be provided by end of December, 2020, CARRIED.
b. WHEREAS at the September 15, 2020 Transportation Committee meeting, the Committee recommended as follows:
The Transportation Committee recommends that Council direct Town Staff, to maximize the visibility of the sight lines from the perspective of both on trail and vehicular road conveyance at any point where the Georgian Trail and a Road or Driveway intersect, and
That where the Georgian Trail intersects with a Town Road, that Council direct staff to consider the safety gaps of those crossings and any implications for the Town budget, and
That where the Georgian Trail intersects with a County Road, that Council request County Council direct staff to consider the safety gaps at those crossings and any implications for the County budget, and
That where the Georgian Trail intersects with a Provincial controlled highway or road, that Council requests the Province to consider adding proper vehicular and cyclist and pedestrian safety control measures including the consideration of proper crossing control devices and / or vehicular speed control devices, Carried.
NOW THEREFORE, Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains endorses the September 15, 2020 Transportation Committee motion and directs as follows:
-staff shall maximize the visibility of the sight lines from the perspective of both on trail and vehicular road conveyance at any point where the Georgian Trail and a Road or Driveway intersect;
-where the Georgian Trail intersects with a Town Road staff consider the safety gaps of those crossings and any implications for the Town budget;
-where the Georgian Trail intersects with a County Road, that Council request County Council direct staff to consider the safety gaps at those crossings and any implications for the County budget, and
-where the Georgian Trail intersects with a Provincial controlled highway or road, Council requests the Province to consider adding proper vehicular and cyclist and pedestrian safety control measures including the consideration of proper crossing control devices and / or vehicular speed control devices,
AND THAT Council direct staff to forward this resolution to the Ministry of Transportation, Grey County Council, and Grey County Transportation for consideration in the Grey County Trails and Cycling Master Plan, CARRIED.