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APPENDIX LBrampton BIA Presentation

Downtown Brampton

Capital Project

Brampton BIA

February 1, 2017

Jayne Holmes

Director, Capital Works

City of Brampton Public Works

Anthony Parente

Director, Wastewater

Region of Peel Public Works

Agenda

• Why Now?

• Phasing/ Timing

• City of Brampton Streetscaping

• Progress to Date

• Community Outreach – BICP Summary

• Construction Discussion

– What does it look like?

– What can I expect?

Why Now?

• Aging Infrastructure

– Water and wastewater (Region)

– Region’s State Of Good Repair Program

– Service growth in downtown and area

– Storm sewers (City)

– Other utilities – Hydro, Enbridge, Telecoms, PSN

• Background

– Region work originally planned for in 2015

– Deferred due to uncertainty on LRT location

– Opportunity of Partnership - Region and City

Phasing

– Phase 1 – Downtown

Spring 2018

– Phase 2 – Downtown West / Williams Pkwy

Anticipated 2020

– Phase 3 – Downtown East

Anticipated 2022

– Additional replacement of watermain/sanitary

sewer within downtown residential areas will be

integrated into each phase

Phase 1 – Spring 2018

Phase 2 – Anticipated 2020

Phase 3 – Anticipated 2022

City of Brampton Streetscaping

UPDATE

City of Brampton Overview

Streetscaping plan

• Opportunity to improve downtown streetscaping

as part of Region’s project

• Direction from Council to provide increased

walkability and pedestrian capacity along Main St.

from Nelson to Wellington and other locations

within the project scope as appropriate.

City of Brampton Overview

Streetscaping plan

• We are building a future ready Brampton.

• The Downtown Brampton Capital Infrastructure

Project is connected to other key initiatives,

including several in the downtown, that together

will position Brampton as a leader on the global

stage.

City of Brampton Overview

Looking at opportunities…

Kitchener, Waterloo Granville Street - Vancouver

City of Brampton Overview

Looking at opportunities…

Legion Street – Clarksville, TN Bell Street – Seattle, WA

City of Brampton Overview

• Environmental Assessment (EA) study for

streetscape improvements plan has commenced

• Currently reviewing opportunity to repair or replace

existing storm sewer

• Reviewing condition and extent of abandoned tunnel

in the downtown area

• All in one tender to reduce impact on residents and

businesses

City of Brampton Overview

What is a Municipal Class EA?

• Municipal Class EA is a planning and decision-

making process required under EA act, where

potential effects of a project on the environment,

and mitigation measures are identified prior to

implementation.

• “Environment” includes natural, social, cultural,

built and economic environments.

City of Brampton Overview

Environmental Assessment (EA)

• The City will engage public throughout the

process

• Required due to potential lane reconfiguration

and associated environmental impacts

• Ensure public is aware of and has input into the

project

• Timing to complete to be coordinated with

Region’s tender schedule for Phase 1

(Spring 2018)

City of Brampton Overview

Environmental Assessment (EA)

• Limits of EA

Main Street (Wellington Street to

Nelson Street East) and

Queen Street (Mill Street South to

Chapel Street)

City of Brampton Overview

Environmental Assessment (EA)

City of Brampton Overview

Environmental Assessment (EA)

• Will review the following:

– Retain or widen sidewalks

– Parking or no parking

– Trees or no trees

– Traffic lane configuration

– Loading spacing requirements

– Standards for street furniture

– Traffic lights

– Street lighting

City of Brampton Overview

EA Public Consultation

• Opportunities to address special interest groups upon

request

• One of many projects and studies looking to transform

the downtown to make Brampton Future Ready

– Traffic line painting pilot - Queen St RT Corridor Master Plan

– Riverwalk project - Mobility Hub Master Plan

– University initiative - LRT alternatives study

City of Brampton Overview

EA Public Consultation

• EA will result in the ultimate streetscape vision

for downtown

• Scenarios from past work have been further

developed and will be shown to the stakeholders

and public for comment and input to develop a

final recommendation

City of Brampton Overview

EA Public Consultation

City of Brampton Overview

EA Public Consultation

City of Brampton Overview

EA Public Consultation

City of Brampton Overview

EA Public Consultation

City of Brampton Overview

EA Public Consultation

City of Brampton Overview

Environmental Assessment (EA)

• Important Upcoming dates:

• 2nd week in Feb – Stakeholder meeting to review and

get comments on options

• 3rd week in Feb – Public Info Centre #1 to review and

get comments on options

• Late March/Early April – Public Info Centre #2 to

present recommended option and get comments

• May/June – Present to Council for approval

City of Brampton Overview

Phase 1 EA Schedule

• Prepare RFP to hire visioning and Environmental Assessment consultant

• Tender

Q2 2016

• Proposal evaluation/ award

• PO issued

• Project kick off

• Visioning workshops

• Council endorsement for vision

• Begin EA studies

Q3-Q4 2016

• PIC No. 1

• Select preferred road cross-section

• PIC No. 2

• Council endorsement

• Complete EA studies

• File ESR

Q1-Q2 2017

• Start detail design in late Q2

• Complete detail design

• Tender/ award

• Utility relocations

Q2-Q4 2017

• Project construction start

Q1 2018

•Construction Completion

Q2 2019

Project is on schedule so far:

Design, Construction & Community Outreach

UPDATE

Progress to Date - DESIGN

• Preliminary design complete

• Subsurface investigations

ongoing

– (Utility data collection and

validation)

• Meetings with utilities ongoing

• Initial alignment under review

Next Steps - DESIGN

• Utility coordination – Feb 2017

• Final utility validation and geotechnical

investigations – Spring 2017

• Detailed design – Fall 2017

• Traffic management planning – Fall 2017

• Integrate city streetscaping design – late 2017

Community Outreach

• City of Brampton Environmental Assessment

• Outreach - Prior to Construction

– Ambassador Program

– Business and Institutional Care Program (BICP)

• Outreach - During Construction

– Ambassador Program

– Paid Duty Police Program

Ambassador Program

• Experience from City of Toronto’s “Green

Vest” Program, Hanlan Water Project

• Staff who visit stakeholders within

construction site

• Knowledgeable, respond to issues, first

point of contact

• Dedicated field presence during

construction

• Gains public trust and acceptance

Ambassador Program

• Business and Institutional Care Program (BICP)

– Ambassadors involve businesses, schools, churches

and institutions with formal questionnaire

– Provide insight and relevant information on impacts

construction may have

– Intent

• Gather relevant information

• Amend contract documents to suit

– One Region Ambassador and one City of Brampton

working collaboratively

• 208 respondents have completed the survey with the

Project Ambassadors to-date

• Majority of respondents appreciated the 1:1 service and

information received

• Metrics Summary

– General

– Hours of work

– Water/Wastewater (sewer) usage profiling

– Construction impact profiling

– Parking, driving, delivery profiles

Questionnaire Results – Overview

Downtown Business Profile

• Only 2.5% businesses are open 24

hours

• 97% of businesses are open between

8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

• 82% have less than 10 employees

• < 10% have permanent exterior

landscaping/electrical features which

could be impacted by construction

Water/ Wastewater Usage Profile

• 97% use water for drinking/sanitary purposes

• 30% use water for business functions

– Restaurant/ Dental office typical

• Weekend usage only 40-60%

• < 7% use water between 12 a.m. to 8 a.m.

• 96% do not anticipate additional water service

needs in next year

• > 91% satisfaction with current service level

Construction Impact

• 58-76% responded that dust, vibration

and/or noise will affect their business

– Dental and medical professions

– Retail and restaurant customers

• 94% of customers arrive by car

• Businesses are concerned with:

– Loss of on-street parking

– Traffic congestion

• Impact to older structures noted

Parking/Driving Impact Profile

• 90% said < 5 persons use transit/bike

to get to work

• 50% have no dedicated

employee/customer parking

• 50% of businesses have < 5 parking

spots

• On-street/Market square municipal

parking most commonly uses

Business/Delivery Impacts

• 70% have active deliveries

• 46% are regular scheduled

• < 15% have weekend deliveries

• Most deliveries are via small truck

or van

• 85% of deliveries between 8 a.m. to

4 p.m.

• Over 96% have < 5 deliveries per

day

• Region, City and consultant staff will review metrics

• Recommendations will be provided

– Examples:

• Potential night work for some activities

• Need for detailed traffic management design for all aspects of construction

• Need for vibration, noise and some structural monitoring

• Need for pre-condition surveys

• Need to review special events and impacts

• Integration into project design and specifications

• Seamless integration of Ambassador into construction

administration role

BICP Next Steps

Construction Discussion

What does construction look like?

Typical work occupies 2 lanes

- one for trenching

- one for equipment

One lane of traffic is

maintained in both

directions

What does traffic look like?

Existing conditions have two

lanes of parking.

We propose to relocate this

parking during construction.

One lane of traffic in each

direction is maintained.

Parking relocated during

construction and returned

when complete

– Formalized responsibility

within contract

– Contractual right to stop

construction where deemed an

impact to the public

– Authority to over rule

Inspector, Contract

Administrator and Project

Manager

– Resolve site issues in real time

Community Outreach – Construction

Ambassador Program

Community Outreach - Construction

Police Paid Duty Program

• Dedicated and active engagement

program

• Training provided

– Expectations clarified

• Key expectations

– Maintain traffic control

– Provide active service

– Be accountable for project

success

Community Outreach - Construction

Police Paid Duty Program

Coordinator

– Provides central contact for organizing

paid duty police officers and project

specific training

– Makes site visits to ensure paid duty

officers are adhering to expectations

– Work directly with Project

Manager/Inspections staff

– Former police inspector on retainer

Community Support - Construction

Pre-Condition surveys

– All homes and business within

100m (proposed)

– Pre-condition assessment

– Defense for property owner,

Contractor and Region/City

Monitoring

– Noise and dust monitoring

– Surface monitoring points

– Vibration monitoring

– Structural monitoring

– All Under Review

Current Work Activities

• Surveys

– Subsurface investigation – existing utilities

– Geotechnical survey - ground conditions

– Topographic surveys

– Preliminary design

• Water

• Wastewater

• Storm (City)

Schedule Downtown Brampton Capital Project

PHASE 1 - QUEEN/ MAIN

ScheduleQ3

2016

Q4

2016

Q1

2017

Q2

2017

Q3

2017

Q4

2017

Q1

2018

Q2

2018

Q3

2018

Q4

2018

Q1

2019

Q2

2019

Region Water/Wastewater

Site Investigations

Design

Tender

City Streetscaping

EA

Site Investigations

Design

Tender

Construction

Region W/WW

City Streetscaping

Contacts

Project Ambassador Heather Frost heather.frost@brampton.ca 416-271-4726

Project Ambassador David Abreu david.abreu@peelregion.ca 416-274-9164

EA Project Manager Inderjit Hans Inderjit.hans@brampton.ca 905-874-5587

Project Manager

Simon Hopton

simon.hopton@peelregion.ca

416-433-0564

Project web page

peelregion.ca/downtownbrampton

Questions