Transit Commission

Minutes

Meeting #:

13

Date:

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 3:30 P.m.

Location:

Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation

Present:

• Chair Glen Gower, 
• Councillor Riley Brockington, 
• Councillor Marty Carr, 
• Councillor David Hill, 
• Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
• Councillor Wilson Lo, 
• Councillor Shawn Menard, 
• and Councillor Tim Tierney 

Absent:

• Vice-Chair Cathy Curry 

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and hybrid participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Transit Commission Report 13.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

These “Summary Minutes” indicate the disposition of items and actions taken at the meeting. This document does not include all of the text that will be included in the full Minutes, such as the record of written and oral submissions. Recorded votes and dissents contained in the Summary Minutes are draft until the full Minutes of the meeting are confirmed by the Committee. The draft of the full Minutes (for confirmation) will be published with the agenda for the next regular Committee meeting and, once confirmed, will replace this document.

2.

Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

TTC Minutes 12 – Thursday, April 11, 2024

• Carried

3.2

TTC-LRSC Minutes 2 – Friday, May 31, 2024

• Carried

4.

Presentations

4.1

OC Transpo Update – Rail, Bus, and Para Transpo

The following staff presented an overview of the item and answered questions from the Commission.  A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

• Renée Amilcar, General Manager, Transit Services
• Susan Johns, Director, Asset Management Services
• Francois Quirouette, Program Manager, Service Strategy
• Pat Scrimgeour, Director, Transit Customer Systems and Planning
• Amanda Thompson, Manager, Transit Strategic Communications
• Rami El Feghali, Director, Transit Bus Operations and Maintenance
• Ken Gordon, Manager, Transit Training & Development
• Troy Charter, Director, Transit Service Delivery & Rail Operations
• Derek Moran, Manager, Rail Operations

Bart Cormier, Director, Strategic Communications and External Relations, and Richard Holder, Director, Engineering Services, also answered questions.

There were no public submissions on this item.

5.

Finance and Corporate Services Department

5.1

2024 Transit Operating and Capital Budget Q1 Status Report 

File No.  ACS2024-FCS-FSP-0010 - City Wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Transit Commission receive the 2024 Q1 Status Report for information.

  Received

5.2

Capital Adjustments and Closing of Projects – Transit Commission

File No. ACS2024-FCS-FSP-0011- City Wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Transit Commission recommend that Council:

  1. Authorize the closing of capital projects listed in Document 1;
  2. Approve the budget adjustments as detailed in Document 2;
  3. Return to source or (fund) the following balances and eliminate debt authority resulting from the closing of projects and budget adjustments:
     • Transit Capital supported reserve: $7,721,287
     • Federal Gas Tax reserve: $365,000
     • Development Charge reserves: ($539,300)
     • Debt Authority: $1,677,600
  4. Permit those projects in Document 3 that qualify for closure, to remain open;
  5. Receive the budget adjustments in Document 4 untaken in accordance with the Delegation of Authority By-law 2024-265, as they pertain to capital works; and
  6. Authorize staff to perform the necessary financial adjustments as detailed in documents 1 and 2.
  Carried

5.3

Delegation of Authority – Contracts awarded for the period July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 for Transit Commission

File No.  ACS2024-FCS-PRO-0002 - City Wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Transit Commission and Council receive this report for information

  Received

6.

Office of the City Clerk

6.1

Status Update – Transit Commission Inquiries and Motions for the period ending May 31, 2024

File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0057 - City Wide

• Report recommendation(s)

  That the Transit Commission receive this report for information.

  Received

7.

In Camera Items

There were no in camera items.

8.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

There were no Notices of Motion.

9.

Inquiries

9.1

TC-2024-04 – LRT Operating Speeds

Submitted by Councillor D. Hill:

As a follow-up to the Response to Inquiry No. TC-2024-02 – Cant Angles in LRT Curves, listed on the agenda for the May 31, 2024 Joint Meeting of Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee, could staff please address the following questions:

1. What was the maximum speed limit established for LRVs on the Lees – Hurdman – Tremblay station curves upon commencement of regular operations in 2019?
2. Did the speed limit change at all between the commencement of operations in 2019 and before the first revised Alstom Safety Note following the July 2022 investigation? If so, please describe the updated speed limits.
3. If a change was issued to this speed limit prior to July 2022, when was the speed limit changed, under whose direction, and what was the reason given?
4. What is the current speed limit established for the Lees – Hurdman – Tremblay station curves under current Temporary Speed Restrictions?

9.2

TC-2024-05 – Accommodation of passengers using a wheelchair by bus type

Submitted by Councillor R. Brockington:

Would staff please clarify if there are a maximum number of passengers using a wheelchair that can be accommodated on board a conventional bus, and whether the number of accommodated passengers is different by type of bus:  regular, articulated, double-decker.

10.

Other Business

There was no other business.

11.

Adjournment

Next Meeting: September 12, 2024.

The meeting adjourned at 12:15 pm.