Town of White City Notice of Public Hearing

White City Minutes of the Public Hearing for the Town of White City in the Province of Saskatchewan held October 22, 2018 in Council Chambers at 14 Ramm Avenue East

PRESENT: Bruce Evans, Mayor Howard Slack, Deputy Mayor Andrew Boschman, Councillor Cecil Snyder, Councillor Hal Zorn, Councillor Rebecca Otitoju, Councillor Scott Moskal, Councillor

STAFF: Ken Kolb, Town Manager Jessica Glasser, Manager of Governance and Legislative Services Mauricio Jimenez, Town Planner

ORDER: Mayor Evans called the meeting to order at 6:34 pm.

Public Hearing Procedures

Mayor Bruce Evans reviewed the procedures for the Public Hearing. Public Hearing Procedures

Confirmation of Notice Requirements

Mayor Bruce Evans reviewed the date and place of each notice given for the public hearing. Confirmation of Notice Requirements - Bylaw No. 629-18 Public Hearing 2018-09-28 - Public Notice 2018-10-04 - Public Notice on whitecity.ca 2018-10-04 - Public Notice in The Forum 2018-10-11 - Public Notice in The Forum

Bylaw No. 629-18 A bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 587-15, known as the Traffic Bylaw, to reduce the speed limit on certain road Bylaw No. 629-18

Report from Administration

The Town Planner reviewed the purpose and content of Bylaw No. 629-18. Public Hearing Minutes - October 22, 2018

Comments and Submissions from the Public

Lyle Weichel Mr. Weichel offered a verbal presentation in support of the bylaw amendment. Mr. Weichel is a member of the Transportation Advisory Committee and explained the bylaw changes were determined through a nationally established method. Mr. Weichel explained there's scientific research to suggest pedestrian injuries from vehicle collisions are greatly reduced when the speed limit is 40 km/hr or less. Mr. Weichel supports the bylaw changes because they will increase pedestrian safety and help the community be more proactive when it comes to pedestrian safety.

Tim Huber Mr. Huber offered a verbal presentation in support of the bylaw amendment. Mr. Huber is a member of the Transportation Advisory Committee and explained the bylaw changes are based upon an accepted rationale, are reflective of differing characteristics of each road within White City, and will result in increased pedestrian safety.

Brian Fergusson Mr. Fergusson offered a verbal presentation in support of the bylaw amendment. A written copy of his comments is attached. 2018-10-22 - Brian Fergusson

Written Submissions from the Public

The Town Planner read written submissions received prior to the hearing:

1. Ambrose Reschny 2018-10-22 -Ambrose Reschny

Councillor Rebecca Otitoju entered council chambers at I 6:48 p.m.

271118 Adjourn

Scott Moskal/Hal Zorn: THAT the public hearing adjourn at 6:59 p.m.

CARRIED

Town Manager

Page 2 of 16 Public Hearings are called in accordance with section 21 of Bylaw No. 600-16 (the Council Procedure Bylaw).

The purpose of the public hearing is to hear comments and take written submissions in support of or opposition to a proposed bylaw change.

The public hearing for each bylaw will begin with a report from administration to review the purpose and content of the bylaw.

If the proposed bylaw change was brought forward by an applicant, the applicant will have the first opportunity to speak to the proposed change.

After the applicant provides their comments, or if there is no applicant bringing forward the proposed changes, the Chair will call for comments from the public.

If you would like to make a comment in support of or opposition to the proposed bylaw changes, please form a line behind the microphone.

Each person will have 15 minutes to make a comment to the proposed bylaw changes. A public hearing is not an opportunity to ask council questions about the proposed bylaw changes. Council will not enter a debate with anyone speaking to the proposed bylaw changes. The intent is to make your opinion known to council so they may consider your point of view when making the decision to adopt the proposed bylaw changes.

Everyone who wishes to make a comment shall refrain from speaking disrespectfully, shouting and using offensive, profane or vulgar words.

After the public speaks to the proposed bylaw changes, the applicant, if applicable, will have an opportunity to offer any last comments.

The Chair will then ask administration to review any written comments received prior to the public hearing.

After all verbal and written comments are received, the public hearing will be closed. The proposed bylaw changes will be considered at a future regular or special council meeting.

Page 3 of 16 The public must be notified when the Town of White City plans to hold a public hearing.

Notice for this public hearing was given:

1. on the Town of White City's notice board located in the Town Office from September 28, 2018 to October 22, 2018;

2. on the Town of White City's website on October 04, 2018; and

3. in The Forum newspaper on October 04, 2018 and October 11, 2018.

Page 4 of 16 Town of White City Notice of Public Hearing

September 28, 2018

Amendment of Bylaw587-15, also known as the Traffic Bylaw

TAKE NOTICE that the Town of White City (Town) will be holding a public hearing regarding an amendment to Bylaw 587-15, also known as the Traffic Bylaw. Any person may make a verbal presentation in support of or opposition to the bylaw amendment at the public hearing.

The amendment proposes to reduce the speed limit within the Town to 40 km/h, except on, Gregory Avenue East (from White City Drive to eastern Municipal Boundary), all of White City Drive, all of Ramm Avenue, and all of Betteridge Road where posted speed limits will remain at 50 km/h.

The public hearing will be held:

Monday, October 221 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

Council Chambers1 White City Town Office

The proposed amendment was presented to Council on August 13, 2018 as a recommendation of the Town's Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC). TAC's recommendation aligns the Town's speed limit policy with The Canadian Guidelines for Establishing Posted Speed Limits (2009) developed by the Transportation Association of Canada.

The bylaw amendment can be viewed in detail at www.whitecity.ca.

Town of White City 14 Ramm Avenue East, White City ~O~bf ~ t 306-781-2355I e [email protected] Wt\~life White City White City

Page 5 of 16 Public Notice: Traffic Bylaw Amendment

whitecity.ca/blogs/post/public-notice-traffic-bylaw-amendment

October 4, 2018 Posted in Your Government

Public N t· e

hit City

Amendment of Bylaw 587-15, also known as the Traffic Bylaw

The amendment proposes to reduce the speed limit within the Town to 40 km/h, except on, Gregory Avenue East (from White City Drive to eastern Municipal Boundary), all of White City 1/2

Page 6 of 16 Drive, all of Ramm Avenue, and all of Betteridge Road where posted speed limits will remain at 50 km/h.

The public hearing will be held: Monday, October 22, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Council Chambers, White City Town Office

The bylaw amendment can be viewed in detail at www.whitecity.ca.

Comments

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"Alia n TanJay" "Juli" Soptombor 28, 2018 "French Dresslng""PaPa" "Orlentlque" "Renuar" AmendmentofBylaw587-15, also known aslhe Traffic Bylaw "Jess n Jane""De'Vle" TAKE NOTICE lhol lhe Town of White Cily (Town) will be holding a public hearing regarding on amendment to Bylaw 567-15, alco known a s the Traffic Bylaw. Any ''Parsely & Sage" "Jewelry" ~ r•on may make o verbal presentation in supporl of ci opposilion lo lhe by low om1?11dment ot the public hearing. 1:00 to 5:00pm The amendment ploposes lo reduce the speed lfmil wit hin lhe Town to AO km/ h, Mon Oct 15th except on, Gregory Avenue fo;I (fr om While Cily Drive lo " nslem Municlpol Boundary), oil of \'lhito Clly Ork,.,, all of Romm Avonun, and oll of Boltoridgo Rood Vibank Hall where- postod ,pood limit; will remain o l 50 km/h.

The public hearing wilt b~ h<>ld: Monday, October 22, 2018 at6:30 p.m. Everyone Welcome Council Chambers, Whtte Ciry Town Office

Tho prop osod omondmonl wos prosonlod lo Coun ci l on Aug ust 13, 2018 as o rocommondo•ion of the Town's Tronsportotion Advisor( Commitleeo (TAC). TA.C's recommendation o ligM the Town's speed limit policy with The Can..adian Guidelines for Es ioblishing Posit>

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Page 9 of 16 TRAFFIC BYLAW AMENDM NT

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A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 587 5 KNOWN AS THE TRAFFIC

Under the authority granted by subsection 8(1){f) of The Municipalities Act, SS 2005, c M-36.1, the Town of White City in the Province of Saskatchewan, by and with the advice and consent of the Town of White City Council, enacts as follows:

1 Bylaw No. 587-15 is amended by:

(1) deleting and replacing Section 3(g) with:

(a) subject to subsection (2), no person shall operate a vehicle in the Town at a speed greater than forty (40} km/h; unless otherwise specified. (b) notwithstanding clause a) above, the posted speed limit in the following streets shall remain at fifty (SO} km/h;

(i) All of White City Drive; (ii) Gregory Avenue East (White City Drive to eastern Municipal Boundary); (iii) All of Ramm Avenue; and (iv) All of Betteridge Road.

(c) No person shall operate a vehicle inthe Town at a speed greaterthan thirty (30} km/h in a school zone and forty (40} km/h in a playground zone as set out in Appendix 6. (d) No person shall operate a vehicle at a speed greater than sixty (60} km/horithe route of Highway #48 from East of Kennedy Road to Lott Road East in the Town and fifty (50} km/hour on the route of Highway No. 48 from Lott Road East to Highway No. 1 in the Town. (e) No person shall operate a snowmobile or other unregistered motor vehicle at a speed greater than thirty (30) km/h in the Town.

2 This Bylaw shall come into force on the.day of adoption by the Town of White City Council.

Mayor SEAL

Town Manager

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White City Council

Re: Bylaw 629-18 - Amendment of Bylaw 587-15, also known as the Traffic Bylaw

Mayor Evans, Councillors, members of the Administration and Guests

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to provide my comments with regard to the proposed Amendment of Bylaw 587-15

I am a member of the Transportation Advisory Committee and was a participant in the Committee's review of Canadian Guidelines for Establishing Posted Speed limits and the subsequent recommendation to Council. I am fully supportive of the proposed speed limit reductions.

While the Guidelines are supportive of the recommended reductions, I wish to offer a few comments which illustrate the following:

1. Lower speeds reduce the frequency and severity of collisions 2. There is a trend toward lower urban speed limits, particularly among smaller communities 3. Lower speed limits improve the walkability of communities and help mitigate sedentary lifestyles 4. Reduced speed limits may reduce fuel economy and increase emissions

IS 30 KM/H A 'SAFE' SPEED? INJURY SEVERITY OF PEDESTRIANS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE AND 1 THE RELATION TO TRAVEL SPEED AND AGE

• " ... fatal accidents where the mean speed was below 39 km/h were rare, 1 of total of 19 accidents; the person in question was 86 years old and struck by a heavy vehicle (note this study excludes run-over accidents, as they can be fatal at much lower speeds}." • "Our analysis showed that 10.3% of the severe injury accidents occurred at locations with mean speeds below 30 km/h, and 20.7% at locations with mean speeds between 2 30 and 35 km/h ." • "In data material from the USA\ 31.7% of the severe injuries (non-fatal AIS4 +} occurred at impact speeds below 32 km/h, and"

1 https ://www.scieneedirect.com/ sci e nee/article/ pi i/S0386111214000235 2 ibid 3 B. Tefft; Impact Speed and a Pedestrian's Risk of Severe Injury or Death; AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington, DC (2011)

Page 12 of 16 4 • " ... in data material from the United Kingdom the proportion of severe injuries that occurred at impact speeds below 30 km/h was 32.7%. Given that we are comparing mean speed to impact speed, those proportions are remarkably similar. This indicates that if severe injuries are to be avoided, 30 km/h might not be a sufficiently low mean travel speed, thereby contradicting the 'common' belief of traffic planners that 30 km/h is a 'safe speed'." • "Furthermore, the cumulative curves of the mean speed indicate that the risk of severe injuries increases when the mean speed exceeds 25 km/h and the risk of fatal injuries increases when the mean speed exceeds 40 km/h." • "If, based on this, the mean speed is reduced through some speed-reducing measures, then this model and the power models predict that the number of severe and fatal accidents (and all accidents) would decrease." 6 • "Kroyer et al. show that in order to understand how speed changes affect the fatality risk, the concept of relative risk is often more appropriate than viewing absolute risk values (such as those that can be extrapolated from these models). This is important if the risk values presented here are to be used. The relative risk ratio demonstrates that the fatality risk is sensitive to the mean travel speed, but, as with the relative ratios for the impact speel, the relative effect of reducing (or increasing) the mean speed by 10 km/h is similar for both 30 km/h and 50 km/h base speeds. This means that, given the fact that 63% of the fatal accidents occur at locations with mean travel speeds between 40 and 50 km/h, it is in this speed environment (most probably speed limit of 50 km/h) where lowering the speed will save the greatest number of lives. It should be kept in mind that speed has several other effects for the society, e.g. on exposure, subjective safety, risk of an accident occurring, travel time, sustainability, environmental effects, and social equity. However, those are outside the scope of this work."

8 HOW DOES SPEED AFFECT TRAFFIC COLLISIONS AND INJURY?

• "The higher the speed of a vehicle, the shorter the time a driver has to stop and avoid a crash. A car travelling at 50 km/h will typically require 13 metres in which to stop, while a car travelling at 40 km/h will stop in less than 8.5 metres." A 20% reduction in speed results in a 35% reduction in stopping distance.

4 S.J. Ashton; A preliminary assessment of the potential for pedestrian injury reduction through vehicle design; 24th Stapp Car Crash Conference Warrendale, Pennsylvania (1980), pp. 607-635

5 R. Elvik; The power model of the relationship between speed and road safety. update and new analyses; T{Zjl Report 1034/2009, Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo, Norway (2009)

6 H.R.G. Kroyer, T. Jonsson, A. Varhelyi; Relative fatality risk curve to describe the effect of change in the impact speed on fatality risk of pedestrians struck by a motor vehicle; Accid. Anal. Prev., 62 (2014), pp. 143-152

7 Ibid 8 http://www.who.int/violence_inju ry_prevention/publications/road_ traffic/world_report/speed_en. pdf

Page 13 of 16 • "Studies suggest a 1 km/h decrease in travelling speed would lead to a 2-3% reduction in road crashes." Extrapolated, this means a 10 km/h reduction in average speed would result in a 20-30% lower risk of collision. • "The relationship between speed and injury severity is particularly critical for vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists. For example, pedestrians have been shown to have a 90% chance of survival when struck by a car travelling at 30 km/h or below, but less than 50% chance of surviving an impact at 45 km/h."

ONTARIO CORONER URGES CITY SPEED LIMITS BE CUT TO 40 KM/H WHEN NOT OTHERWISE 9 POSTED

• "That speed kills is an inescapable fact, Lauwers said, citing statistics that show a pedestrian hit at SO kilometres an hour is five times more likely to die than if hit at 30 kilometres an hour." • "The data are irrefutable," Lauwers said. "The higher the rate of speed at which a pedestrian is struck, the greater the chance of death." • "As a result, the report urges the default limit in [Ontario] be reduced to 40 kilometres an hour - down from the current 50 - unless otherwise posted. Municipalities should further restrict traffic in residential areas to 30 km/h, it said." • "Seniors are especially vulnerable, accounting for 36 per cent of those killed while representing only 13 per cent of the population, according to the report." • "A community is only as viable as the ability of its citizens to walk safely," said Jacky Kennedy, director of Canada Walks. • "Encouraging walk-friendly outdoor environments not only reduces the risk of injury or death from vehicles, it helps to decrease the 21,000 Canadian deaths per year that result from sedentary lifestyles."

OTHER COMMUNITIES

It's worth noting nearby communities of Emerald Park, Pilot Butte and Balgonie have all set their speed limits at 40 km/r.

DO REDUCED SPEED LIMITS REDUCE FUEL ECONOMY AND INCREASE EMISSIONS?

When the issue of reducing speed limits was previously before Council, comments were received from at least one delegation indicated reducing speed limits would result in vehicles

https://o.canada.com/2012/09/19/ont-coroner-urges-city-speed-limit-be-cut-to-40-kmh-when-not-otherwise-post ed/comment-page-1

Page 14 of 16 operating less efficiently, thereby increasing pollution. It's worth nothing that, while some vehicles achieve their best fuel economy in the 40 km/h range, publicly available information seems to indicate most vehicles operate most efficiently in the range of 50-60 km/h. Given the ubiquity of electronic engine control and fuel injection, emissions are far more limited at all speeds in modern vehicles when compared to older vehicles with carburetors and far more primitive emissions technology. Regardless, the significant reductions in collision risk are far greater than any increase in fuel usage or exhaust emissions.

SUVS AND LIGHT TRUCKS:

There is mounting evidence that SUVs and light Trucks cause higher rates of severe injury and fatalities, relative to passenger cars. This is also a factor to consider, given the increasing prevalence of these vehicles.

• " ••• high-riding vehicles such as SUVs and pickup trucks are as much as "two to three 10 times" more likely to kill a pedestrian they hit"

CONCLUSION:

In conclusion, the proposed amendment to reduce speed limits should be approved, as:

1. Lower speeds reduce the frequency and severity of collisions 2. There is a trend toward lower urban speed limits, particularly among smaller communities 3. Lower speed limits improve the walkability of communities and help mitigate sedentary lifestyles 4. While reduced speed limits may reduce fuel economy and increase emissions, in my opinion the improvement in safety far outweighs any negative impacts

Thank you.

Brian Fergusson

10 https://drivemag.com/news/study-finds-suvs-trucks-much-more-dangerous-for-pedestrians

Page 15 of 16 October 22, 2018 Rt:::r)::-, VI:::7J To: Traffic Advisory Committee ocr 191010

We have noticed over the last period of time traffic signs with reduced speed limits in areas as low as 30 km/hr. Most homes are on large lots that range from 60' to 200 feet frontage. This is not like in cities that have lots sizes of 25' to 60' frontage. So why the need to have 30 km/hr speed limits. We have very low density population in this community. Our opinion is that ·parks, ball diamonds, skating rinks, sport facilities and generally all streets to be at 50 km/hr, and school zones be at 40 km/hr Monday to Friday fro~ 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. · ·

Entrances to the town service roads of course 70 km/hr is reasonable. · Having speed limit signage varying in town simply leads to drivers breaking the law.

Isn't it much better to teach children responsibility then to "bubble wrap" them, teach safety, and respect for vehicle traffic.

We also know the arguments "well they are rolling these lower speed limits out on a national basis". We believe it is a minority group of persons who have headed this up and as always, the majority sit back and let this happen.

Our opinion on this subject is to have school zones at 40 km/hr, and have parent/student volunteer patrol before school, during lunch and after school for additional safety. The rest of the town should be at 50 km/hr for the streets and 70 km/hr for service roads entering and exiting the town.

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Ambrose Reschny White City, SK

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