Report to: Development Services Committee Meeting
Date: April 17, 2007
SUBJECT: Bay
Thorn Drive and Inverlochy
Boulevard – Proposed Adult
School Crossing Guard
PREPARED BY: Balendra
Sinnadurai, Engineering Technician
RECOMMENDATION:
That the report entitled “Bay Thorn Drive and Inverlochy Boulevard – Proposed Adult School Crossing
Guard Service” be received;
And that the Engineering
Department be authorized to establish an adult school crossing guard service at
the intersection of Bay
Thorn Drive and Inverlochy Bloulevard, at a cost of $4,628.40 per year, exclusive of GST,
And
that the adult school crossing guard service be funded through the proposed
2007 budget, account 640-998-5642;
And that the proposed 2007
operating budget increase to the adult school crossing guard account, in the
amount of $23,000, be pre-approved;
And
that the Operations Department be directed to install school crossing signs, crosswalk
pavement markings, concrete surfaces and relocate the stop bar at the subject
location;
And
that Staffing Services, the Town’s Adult School Crossing Guard contractor, be
directed to provide the services of an adult school crossing guard at the
intersection of Bay
Thorn Drive and Inverlochy Boulevard upon completion of the
subject works by the Operations Department;
And
that staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect
to this resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Not applicable
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
The cost of an adult school
crossing guard at this location is $4,628.40 per annum (calculated at $12.18,
exclusive of GST, x 2 shifts x 190 days). The proposed 2007 budget (account
640-998-5642) allowed a growth of 5 additional crossing guards between January
and December 2007 with an increase of $23,000 ($4,628.40 * 5) over the 2006
budget. As shown in the following chart,
with 1 placement to-date, this proposed location can be accommodated within the
proposed 2007 budget.
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Additional Adult School Crossing Guard Allotments -
2007 Calendar Year
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Approved
Allotment
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Intersection
Location
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Expected
Council Approval Date
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1 of 5
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Legacy and Rouge Bank
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Sept 2006
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2 of 5
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Baythorn and Inverlochy
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April 24
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3 of 5
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TBD
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TBD
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4 of 5
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TBD
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TBD
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5 of 5
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TBD
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TBD
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Engineering Department staff received a request to provide an adult school crossing
guard service for Baythorn Public School located on the north-east corner of Bay Thorn Drive and Normark Drive.
Bay Thorn Drive is a two lane minor collector street that has a posted
speed limit of 40 km/h and volume of approximately 1700 vehicles per day. Inverlochy Boulevard is also a two lane minor collector street with a posted
speed limit of 40 km/h and volume of approximately 2000 vehicles per day. This
intersection is just west of the subject school and is controlled by an All-Way
stop control.
To determine the need for an
adult school crossing guard service at a given location, the Engineering
Department conducts a gap study as per the School Crossing Warrant criteria in
accordance with the Ministry of Transportation
and the Ontario Traffic Conference guidelines.
A gap time study was conducted at
the intersection of Bay Thorn Drive and Inverlochy Bloulevard and the study indicated that the technical
warrants have been met and an adult school crossing guard service is required.
Warrant for School Crossing Service
The Ministry
of Transportation and Ontario
Traffic Conference guidelines considers the following when warranting adult
school crossing guards:
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Safe Gaps
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A safe gap is a break
in traffic that permits sufficient time for
a child to safely cross
a road. If there are less than 4 safe gaps
available during each 5-minute
interval, then adult school
crossing service may be provided.
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Crossing Service Not
Provided
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Where there exists 4 or
more safe gaps available for crossing
children in each 5-minute interval during the study period.
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Based upon the
field study, an Adult School Crossing Guard Service is warranted at this
location. It is recommended that the adult
school crossing service be located at the intersection of Bay Thorn Drive and Inverlochy Bloulevard.