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Date: APRIL 78, 1995
ADDENDUM TO By-Law #
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Subject: REQUEST FOR SCHOOL CROSSWALK, PAIN STREET, ORONO
Recommendations:
It is respectfiully recommended that the General Purpose and. Administration.
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-62-94 be lifted from the tabled and be received;
2. THAT the request for a crossing guard on Main Street in Orono be DENIED;
3. THAT a copy of Addendum to Report WD-62-94 be forwarded to Mn David Gray,
Principal, Orono Public School; and
4. THAT Mr. David Gray be advised of Council's decision.
REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Report WD-62-94
No. 2: Listing of Adult School Crossing Guards in Clarington as ofi
April, 1995
2.0 BACKGROUND
2.1 At a .regular meeting of the General Purpose and Administration Committee
held on December 12, 1994, Report WD-62-94 was tabled to allow fior
clarification of the number of children who would use the proposed school
crosswalk on Main Street in Orono..
S.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3.1 Listing of Adult School Crossing Guards
.Attachment No. 2 is a listing of Adult School Crossing Guards in
Clarington as of April, 1995. The listing was prepared to advise Council
of the number ofi students who use the existing crossing guards located in
Clarington. As can be seen, the crossing guard with the fiewest number of
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students using 'it is located at the intersection of Liberty and Church
Streets in Bowmanville. All of the other crossings are used by a
considerably larger number of students.
3.2 Nu~ber of Students Who_ Would Use the Proposed School Crosswalk on Yain
Street in Orono
As noted in Section 3.3 of Report WD-62-94 (Attachment No. 1), there are
only eight (8) children who would use the proposed crosswalk on Main
Street. It has been confirmed that this number is correct.
4.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
4.1 The infiormation provided in Report WD-62-94 that there are eight (8)
children who would use the proposed crosswalk on Main Street is correct.
4.2 The percentage delay ofi 45~s is lower than the approved warrant ofi 50~,
which has been reduced from 70~ which is normally used to determine the
need for a school crossing guard.
4.3 Because of the above, it is recommended that the request for the school
crossing guard be denied.
Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by,
Wa ter Evans, P.Eng.
Director ofi Public Works
WAE*ph
April 5, 1995
Attachments
Mr. David Gray
Principal
Orono Public School
P.O. Box 3D
Orono, Ontario
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Chiefi Administrative Officer
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REPORT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File # _
Date: DECEMBER 12, 1994 Res.#_
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Subject: REQUEST FOR SCHOOL CROSSWALK, MAIN STREET, ORONO
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-62-94 be received;
2. THAT the Director of Planning and Development be authorized to
hire an adult school crossing guard for Main Street, Orono;
3. THAT a copy of Report WD-62-94 be forwarded to Mr. David Gray,
.Principal, Orono Public School, and to Mr. Al Lindsay, Durham
Region Public Works, and that Mr. Lindsay be asked to install
the required signing as soon as possible and apply. plastic
pavement markings as soon as weather permits; and
4. THAT Mr. David Gray and Mr. Al Lindsay be advised of Council's
decision.
REPORT
1.0 A'
No. 1: Key Map -
No. 2: Correspondence dated September 15, 1994, from David
L. Gray, Principal, Orono Public School
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ADDENDUM TO WD-62-94
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REPORT NO.: WD-62-94 PAGE 2
2.0 BACKGROUND
2.1 At a meeting held on September 26., 1994, Council passed the
following resolution:
"THAT the correspondence dated September 15,
1994 from David L. Gray, Principal, Orono
Public School requesting the installation of a
crosswalk for school children to cross Main
Street on their way to and from Orono Public
School, be received;
THAT the correspondence be referred to the
Director of Public Works for review and
preparation of a report to be submitted to the
General Purpose and Administration Committee;
and
THAT David L. Gray be advised of Council's
decision."
3.0 RSVISW AND COMMENT
3.1 Adult School Crossings Guazd Policy
Council's policy on placement of adult school crossing guards,
as contained in Report PD-47-91, was approved by Council on
February 25, 1991. In essence, a minimum of 50$ delay time or
difficulty in crossing is required for placement of an adult
school crossing guard.
3.2 Crossing Guard Study
A study was conducted on November 2, 1994, from 3:30 p.m. to
3:45 p.m. with the approved method of using a stop watch to
measure the number of gaps in traffic which would be
considered safe for children to cross the street. The results
indicated a delay of 45$ existed in this downtown area which
is just under the approved warrant of 50~. Main Street
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(Regional Road 17) is a through road from Taunton Road
(Regional Road 4) southerly to Highway 35/115 with no stop
controls or traffic signals. The downtown area is busy during
the afternoon period with numerous cars parked along both
sides which can obstruct motorists vision of children
attempting to cross.
3.3 Possible Location
Staff met with Durham Regional Police and Principal Gray to
review possible locations for a crossing if Council should
approve Main Street for an adult guard. Five of the eight
children who must cross Main Street were observed crossing at
Centre Street near the Beckers Store which has a limited sight
distance of 85 metres (279 feet) to the north. A more
suitable central location with better sight lines was observed
between Centre Street and Park Street. The suggested location
for a guard would be across Main Street between #5324 and
#5323 across from the Apple Blossom Shop.
3.4 Effects on Parkins
Section 4(4}(c) of Clarington's Traffic By-law 91-58 states
"no person shall on any highway stop any vehicle within 10 m
of a crossover". The purpose of this clause is to allow clear
vision for the guard at the crossing. The elimination of one
(1) parking space on the east side of Main Street in front of
#5323 Main Street will give an adult guard good visibility in
both directions.
The proposed placing of a crossing at this location has been
discussed with the Board of Management of the Orono Business
Improvement Area who have indicated that, although they do not
want to lose any parking spaces, they consider the proposal to
be acceptable.
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3.5 Notification to the Region of Durham
The Region of Durham does not become involved in the approval
or placement of Municipal crossing guards but must be informed
of Council's decision for installation of the appropriate
signing and pavement markings on Main Street which is a
Regional Road.
Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by,
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Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. W. H. Stockwell
Director of Public Works Chief Administrative Officer
RDB*WAE*ph
December 2, 1994
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Principal
Orono Public School
P.O. Box 30
Orono, Ontario
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Region of Durham
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Mayor in Council,
Municipality of Clarington,
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BOWMANVILLE, Ont.
Dear Mr. Evans:
Attention: Walter Evans
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Currently, in the Village of Orono there exists no crosswalk for school children to cross Main
Street on their way to and from Orono Public School. At the present lime there are eleven
students ranging in age from 4 years to I I years who must cross Main Street in order to attend
our school.
Traffic can be quite heavy in our village and many motorist do not obey the posted speed limits.
This poses a safety hazard to our children.
Also, many of the 60 senior citizens who live in the Durham Seniors Complex must cross Main
Street to make use of various stores and the Library.
For these two reasons I am respectfully requesting that a crossing area be installed in the
downtown area of Orono Village. Ideally a school crossing with a crossing guard would
guarantee the safety of our students.
I have consulted with our School Liaison Officer, Mike Marks (Durham Regional Police) and
he is in support of this.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
Sincerely,
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David L. Gray,//~~-
Principal.
P•c. P.Hodgson, President Orono P.T.A. ATTACHMENT- N0. 2
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