Terry Ricketts, Director, Transportation and Jennifer Weinman, Interim Director, Enterprise Risk and Audit Services, presented the results of the Traffic Signal Operations and Maintenance Contract Management audit including a review of the audit objective, observations and management response.
Terry Ricketts provided an overview of work being undertaken to formalize agreement compliance oversight including the development and implementation of formal monitoring processes; document retention; and performance metrics to evaluate, track and monitor traffic signal operations and maintenance.
In response to a question from Councillor Fonseca regarding the Vision Zero framework, Jennifer Weinstein noted that a future traffic signal operations audit could consider the Vision Zero framework; and the audit report could come back to the committee subsequent to staff addressing the current audit recommendations. She noted that the Transportation team could report to a future Committee meeting regarding the Vision Zero framework with respect to traffic and pedestrian signals, and the design and maintenance of intersections.
Councillor Sinclair requested that staff provide an overview of the legislation that delegates authority to the Region for oversight of traffic signals in the Region of Peel.
In response to a question from Councillor Ras regarding the management and oversight of traffic signals, Jennifer Weinman noted that the audit did not address the legal structure of responsibility for the signals.
In response to a request from Councillor Ras to provide a report to Regional Council, Patrick O’Connor, Regional Solicitor, suggested that staff could provide a report regarding the jurisdiction of roads between the Province, Region and local municipalities. He noted that however the legal responsibilities are structured, it would come back to the Region if liability is asserted. Councillor Ras requested that the report include an update on actions taken between the Region and local municipalities specific to traffic signals.