Community Meeting

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Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Community Meeting
Welcome!
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Regional Municipality of York Overview

• In the Beginning
• Where we are Now
• Where we are Going

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York Region at a Glance

• Municipalities in York Region
• Council
• Municipality Population
  Members
• Aurora 45,415 1
• East Gwillimbury 21,909 1
• Georgina 43,927 2
• King 19,973 1
• Markham 248,443 5
• Newmarket 73,725 2
• Richmond Hill 158,536 3
• Vaughan 230,488 4
• Whitchurch-Stouffville 24,417 1
• Total 866,833 20

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AGENDA

• Roles Responsibilities
• Regional Municipality of York
• Town of Newmarket
• Key Town Wide Priorities / Initiatives
• Enhancing Public Transit - Don Gordon
• Combating Congestion - Mayor Taylor - Loy
  Cheah
• Traffic Safety Initiatives - Larry Blight
• Community Feedback Discussion
• Next Steps

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Roles Responsibilities

• York Region Services/Responsibilities
• Public Transit
• Regional Roads Construction Maintenance
• Water Wastewater Treatment
• Solid Waste Disposal (Garbage)
• Social Assistance Family Services
• Social Housing Residential Services
• Long Term Health Care
• Public Health
• Police Emergency Medical Services
• Other

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Your Voice on Regional Committees

• Regional Councillor
• Tony Van Bynen
• York Region Council
• Audit Committee
• Health EMS
• Planning/Economic Dev.
• Public Transit
• Road Watch
• E-government
• Other

• Mayor Tom Taylor
• York Region Council
• Audit Committee
• Community Serv. Housing
• Finance Administration
• Solid Waste Management
• Mayors Infrastructure
• Housing York
• Other

• Shared Representation
• Transportation Works
• York Regional Police

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Your Voice on Newmarket Council
Town Council 2003-2006 Mayor Tom Taylor
Elected Regional
Councillor Tony Van Bynen at large 7
Ward Councillors one per Ward
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Newmarket at a Glance Roles Responsibilities

• Town Services
• Animal Control
• Building Inspection Bylaws Enforcement
• Fire Protection Prevention
• Garbage/Recycling/Yard Waste Collection
• Land Use (Zoning)/Local Planning
• Public Library
• Licensing
• Parks, Recreation, Culture Special Events
• Local Roads Construction, Repairs
• Other

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Newmarket at a Glance

• Mayor Regional
• Town Committees Councillor
• Council/C.O.W. X X
• Traffic Congestion X X
• Traffic Safety Advisory X
• Out of the Cold X
• NDDC X X
• Audit Committee X X
• Community Standards X
• Walker Farm Task Force X X
• Accessibility Advisory X X
• Youth Violence X X
• Holland River Improvement X X
• Seniors Advisory Board X
• Newmarket Hydro X
• Southlake Hospital Board X
• Lake Simcoe Conservation X
• Most Committees Also Have Ward Councillor
  Participation

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Town-Wide Priorities For Discussion Tonight

• Enhancing Public Transit
• Don Gordon York Region Transit
• Combating Congestion
• Mayor Taylor
• Loy Cheah York Region
• Traffic Safety Initiatives
• Councillor Larry Blight

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Town-Wide Priorities

• Enhancing Public Transit
• Don Gordon - York Region Transit
• Newmarket Ridership Review
• GO Train/Bus Routes
• 2005 Service Plan
• - Community Bus
• - Demand Responsive Services
• - Rapid Transit

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Town-Wide Priorities

• Combating Traffic Congestion
• Mayors Task Force
• 24 Action Items underway
• Connections between Upper Canada Mall/Canadian
  Tire and Westbound exit to Davis Drive
• Regional Road Improvements
• - Bathurst St. Davis Dr., to Aurora
• - Davis Dr. Main St., to Bayview
• - Leslie St. Davis Dr., to Aurora
• - Widen Hwy 404 and Add Full Interchange _at_
  Mulock Dr.
• Traffic Management Guide To Be Available Feb
  2005
• Monitor Development Proposals in Surrounding
  Areas
• Analysis Monitoring of Traffic in Key
  Intersections
• Monthly Follow-Ups

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Town-Wide Priorities

• Combating Traffic Congestion (Loy Cheah)
• York Region Initiatives
• Congestion Program Highlights
• Update/Progress Signalization Changes
• Davis Drive Study
• Looking Ahead
• Bathurst Street Expansion is now open
• 10-Year Road Construction (Regional) Program
• Traffic Management Association(s)

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Town-Wide Priorities

• Improving Traffic Safety (Councillor Larry
  Blight)
• Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
• Started in January 2004
• Participants
• - 7 Volunteer Representatives (1 resident per
  Ward)
• - York Regional Police
• - Town of Newmarket Traffic Technologist
• - Ward 4 Councillor Larry Blight Chair
• - Regional Councillor Tony Van Bynen Vice-Chair

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Town-wide Priorities

• Traffic Safety Pilot Project
• 14 community hot spots for speeding
• Radar Speed Board summer pilot project
• Partnership with York Regional Police
• Speeders license plates were recorded
• Observed 3,800 Vehicles
• Over 1,000 Precautionary letters sent or to be
  sent
• Over Speed Limit by 10 Kph
• Road Watch Backlog as a result.

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Town-wide Key Priorities

• Traffic Safety Pilot Project
• Findings / Observations
• Average Speeds Ranged 39Kph 53 Kph
• (in 40 Kph Limit Zone)
• Preliminary results
• Only 28 of drivers are within posted limit
• 47 (almost half) drive up to 10 Kph over limit
• 24 (one in four) drive more than 10 Kph over
  limit
• Solid positive feedback from neighbours
• Developing 2005 Business Plan

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Community Feedback Discussion

• What can we do better?
• How?

Please complete questionnaire before leaving
tonight. Your feedback is important to us.
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Thanks for attending!