Joint Meeting of Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
2
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation
Present:
  • Chair Glen Gower, 
  • Chair Steve Desroches, 
  • Vice-Chair Cathy Curry, 
  • Councillor Riley Brockington, 
  • Councillor Marty Carr, 
  • Councillor David Hill, 
  • Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, 
  • Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
  • Councillor Wilson Lo, 
  • Councillor Shawn Menard, 
  • Councillor Tim Tierney, 
  • and Ex officio: Mayor Mark Sutcliffe 

1.
Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

This item has attachments. 
1.Public Notices English - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf
2.Public Notices French - Hybrid Standing Committee.pdf

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 12, 2024, in the Joint Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee Report 2.


The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Thursday, May 30, 2024, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Friday, May 31, 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.
Responses to Inquiries

 

4.
Presentations

 

5.
Transit Services Department

 

5.1
Cartridge Bearing Assembly Review 

This item has attachments. 
1.English Report - Cartridge Bearing Assembly Review.pdf
2.French Report - Cartridge Bearing Assembly Review.pdf

File No. ACS2024-TSD-ES-0002 – City-wide

Direction (Councillor D. Hill)

That staff be directed to provide an update to the Transit Commission, by end of Q3 2024, on the City’s Transit Services Department’s approach to Safety Management for the vehicle/track interface on Line 1 both at Revenue Service and during operations.

  • Motion No. TC-LRSC2024-02-01
    Moved byS. Desroches

    BE IT RESOLVED THAT in accordance with the Procedure By-Law, the Joint Meeting of Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee resolve in camera pursuant to Subsections 13(1)(f) the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, and 13(1)(e) litigation or potential litigation, to receive and consider a confidential legal briefing related to the root cause review and the status of the implementation of the maintenance settlement agreement – Not to be Reported Out.

    Carried

  • Report recommendation(s)

    That the Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee receive this report for information.

    Received

5.2
Stage 2 Light Rail Transit Project

This item has attachments. 
1.English Report - Stage 2 Update.pdf
2.French Report - Stage 2 Update.pdf
3.Document 1 - Trial Running Daily Operating Summary.pdf

File No. ACS 2024- TSD-RCP-0003 – City-wide

  • Report recommendation(s)

    That the Joint Meeting of Transit Commission and Light Rail Sub-Committee, and Council, receive this report for information.

    Received

6.
Inquiries

 

6.1
Seniors Ride Free – Para Transpo

 

Submitted by Vice-Chair C. Curry on behalf of Councillor C. Carr:


Seniors 65 and older ride without charge all day every Wednesday and Sunday. The same does not apply to Seniors using ParaTranspo on these days. Could staff please respond to the following:

  • Why does the same policy not apply to ParaTranspo Customers?
  • What are the projected implications for Para Transpo on Sundays and Wednesdays were such a no-charge policy to be implemented? What would the impacted cost implications be?

7.
Adjournment

 

Next Meeting: to be determined.

The meeting adjourned at 4:25 pm.

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