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Home My WebLink AboutWD-1-92 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REPORT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Filefi '� �l Date: JANUARY 6, 1992 Res. #�Ll Report#: WD-1 -92 File #: B.01. 10 7 9 lay-Law # Subject: PARKING CONCERNS AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, BOWMANVILLE Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-1-92 be received; 2 . THAT a copy of Report WD-1-92 be forwarded to Memorial Hospital with a request that they consider designating an emergency parking area on hospital property; and 3. THAT a copy of Report WD-1-92 be forwarded to Rox Y Barnes, Community Care. ------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORT 1.0 ATTACHMENTS No 1 : Key Map No 2 : Correspondence dated July 19, 1991, from Memorial Hospital to Community Care . . . /2 001 ns rs nmra m cti aecvcieo nnree REPORT NO. : WD-1-92 PAGE 2 2.0 BACKGROUND 2 . 1 At a regular meeting held on June 10, 1991, Council approved Resolution #C-376-91 : "THAT the concerns raised by Community Care regarding the lack of parking facilities at Memorial Hospital for the Meals on Wheels volunteers and the matter of an appropriate loading zone at that same location be referred to the Director of Public Works to be considered in conjunction with all other related matters; THAT a report addressing the parking issue at Memorial Hospital be forwarded to the General Purpose and Administration Committee FORTHWITH; and THAT Roxy Barnes, Community Care, be advised of Council's decision. " 3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT 3. 1 A parking ticket was issued to a Meals on Wheels driver parked on the south side of Prince Street shortly after it had been approved as a "No Parking" area by Council. Roxy Barnes, Administrator of Community Care, expressed her concerns about limited parking for her staff to the Town of Newcastle and the Directors of Memorial Hospital. 3.2 To assist Community Care, Len Creamer, Senior Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, requested his parking enforcement officers to use discretion in this matter. Enforcement personnel were requested not to ticket vehicles which displayed the official blue plasticized permit bearing the words "Town of Newcastle Community Care MEALS ON WHEELS ON DELIVERY" until this matter could be resolved. 002 . . . /3 REPORT NO. : WD-1-92 PAGE 3 3 . 3 The volunteer drivers for Meals on Wheels were able to obtain tokens to park in the hospital parking lot at no charge. However, some drivers preferred a location closer to the main entrance to pick up the food coolers. The hospital Board of Directors considered this matter on July 15, 1991, and decided to allocate a parking area on hospital property (Attachment No. 2 ) . The approved location is north of the buildings main entrance and must be reached by using the Queen Street receiving entrance directly south of Lambert Street (Attachment No. 1) . The Area is posted as "No Parking Fire Route" to keep visitors out, but an understanding was established that the Meals on Wheels delivery cars would not be ticketed if they stopped there for 15-30 minutes for their pick- ups. 3 .4 Town Staff have spoken with Memorial Hospital staff and recommended that the hospital post signs in the designated area indicating permitted parking for 30 minutes for Meals on Wheels only. This will indicate the hospitals intention and will comply with the Town of Newcastle Traffic By-law 91-58 as it relates to private property. 7 (A) (ii) Where an owner or occupant of property has posted one or more signs stating conditions on which a motor vehicle may be parked or left on the property, a motor vehicle parked or left on the property contrary to such conditions or prohibition shall be deemed to have been parked or left without consent. 3 .5 The existing Town of Newcastle no parking regulations on the north side of Prince Street adjacent to the hospital should be enforced as this area is required for Fire Department access to the water stand pipes. If the Meals on Wheels Drivers park in this area even for short periods of time other hospital visitors will be encouraged to disobey the no parking regulations and further hamper enforcement efforts. A 15 minute parking, 15 minute parking meter or loading zone is difficult to enforce with present staff levels. . . . /4 1003 �I REPORT NO. : WD-1-92 PAGE 4 Time limited parking or loading zones would be abused by regular visitors, and therefore be of no benefit to the Meals on Wheels drivers or emergency vehicles. 3.6 Inspections of parking on the north side of Prince Street adjacent to the hospital indicated that the vast majority of drivers were not entering the hospital under emergency conditions and could park in the parking lot. 3 .7 Oshawa General Hospital has an emergency loading zone on their property for patients. Every vehicle parked is recorded and timed and the driver is reminded the area is for emergency use only with a 20 minute limit. If the driver has not returned within the 20 minute time period they are paged over the loud speakers. This strict security system works very well with few problems. This 20 minute parking system would not function at Memorial Hospital's smaller main entrance circular driveway which should be kept clear for pick-up and drop-off only. Except for the location of the water stand pipes this type of loading zone may have worked on, the north side of Prince Street at Memorial Hospital if a highly visible hospital security person was on duty. Hospital security could have monitored the vehicles to ensure that the persons using the area were there for emergency reasons or redirect them to the proper parking area. 3 .8 Emergency parking areas could be considered on hospital property at a number of locations: 1) In the front row of the new lot directly east of the main entrance turning circle which would also include disabled parking. 2 ) Create an additional parking area just north of the main entrance circle drive. 3) Create an additional parking area near the corner of Liberty Street and Prince Street. . . ./5 1004 REPORT NO. : WD-1-92 PAGE 5 4.0 CONCLUSIONS 4 . 1 From the above, it is concluded that a loading zone area for the Meals on Wheels drivers is now in place on hospital property. 4 .2 A loading zone on the north side of Prince Street adjacent to the hospital would interfere with the Fire Departments access to the water stand pipes and if considered, could not function effectively without constant security supervision. 4 .3 Memorial Hospital be requested to consider designating emergency parking on hospital property. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee, JAdi -------------- Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawretseff, Director of Public Works Chief rative Offic er RDB*WAE*ph December 17 , 1991 Attachments pc: Mrs. Roxy Barnes Community Care 80 King Street West Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 1R4 Memorial Hospital 47 Liberty Street South Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 2N4 Attn: Sylvia Spice, Vice-President, Patient Care Services i i 1005 QUEEN STREET 3 VISITOR PARKING y — — — AREA cr DESIGNATE PAl2Kf G i A REA Fl > MEA y WH VO POSSIBLE o w EMERGENCY W } J o PARKING LL mz w w a a ENTRANCE w Im —i cD _ m Z oa aCL WATER STAND PIPES EMERGENCY MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR PRINCE STREET SUBJECT S/TE Jw L Hi HWAY K 2 c® < 1 fYSI1PM1( t IpYJI� ` �gbtl5 OR DRAWN J .M. FDATE . AUG. 1991 r��1-- == .I ATTACHMENT NO. 1 KEY MAP WD-1—,92 j 1006 i t MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - BOWMANVILLE 4 V., 47 LIBERTY STREET SOUTH, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 2N4 TELEPHONE 416.623.3331 FAX 416-623.8746 SINCE 1913 July 19, 1991 Mrs. Roxie Barnes Community Care 80 King Street West Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 1R4 Dear Roxie: The purpose of this letter is to follow-up our meeting of July 15, 1991 and your letter of July 8, 1991. The problem referred to in your letter appears to have started earlier this year when Meals on Wheels increased their program. Another contributing factor is that Prince Street is now designated as "NO PARKING" . Unfortunately, we did not foresee the impact this would have on our parking situation with your volunteers. This being the case a meeting was held on July 15, 1991 with Sally Berry, Mel Green, Edward Cunnington, yourself and myself to review the situation. Alternate plan arrangements were finalized during our meeting as listed below. These arrangements will be effective September 1, 1991. I. Parking space will be provided just east of the receiving area by the storage shed. 2. This parking space is only to be used for Meals on Wheels volunteers, therefore clear identification is necessary on the dashboard. 3. Access to the Hospital can be gained through the staff entrance on the east side of the hospital. 4 . Exit from the Hospital can be made through Rehabilitation Services exit door. 5. Time allotted for parking in this area will be a maximum of 30 minutes for the purpose of picking up the meals from the Dietary Department. ATTACHMENT NO. 2 0 0 % WD-1-92 FUI I Y ACCREDITED BY THE CANADIAN COUNCIL ON HEALTH FACILITIES ACCREDITATION -2- 6 . Parking spaces cannot be designated due to the area being a fire route. 7 . Please refer to the attached map for clear identification of parking spaces, entry and exit from the hospital. If you require further clarification please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Sylvia Spice, Vice-President Patient Care Services SS:bb cc: R. E. Elston R. Fallis attachment I I X008 I i 1 pfe kf t 1 T tilviT Sheol P}nx k A 1,5 0 N\ - (t ?�Toits WIN r ; 009 L ,6EArry