Transit Commission

Minutes

Meeting #:
15
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation
Present:
  • Chair Glen Gower, 
  • Vice-Chair Cathy Curry, 
  • Councillor Riley Brockington, 
  • Councillor Marty Carr, 
  • Councillor David Hill, 
  • Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
  • Councillor Wilson Lo, 
  • Councillor Shawn Menard, 
  • and Councillor Tim Tierney 

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, October 16, 2024, in Transit Commission Report 15.


The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Thursday, October 10, 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

 

4.
Postponements and Deferrals

 

4.1
TC-2024-03 - Seniors Ride Free – Para Transpo

This item has attachments. 
1.TC-2024-03 Inquiry - Carr - Seniors Ride Free Para Transpo.pdf

This response was originally listed on the agenda for the meeting of September 12, 2024. It has been added to this agenda as a discussion item.

4.2
TC-2024-04 - LRT Operating Speeds

This item has attachments. 
1.TC-2024-04 Inquiry - Hill - LRT Operating Speeds.pdf

This response was originally listed on the agenda for the meeting of September 12, 2024. It has been added to this agenda as a discussion item.

5.
Presentations

 

6.
Transit Services Department

 

6.1
Zero Emission Bus Program Update Report

This item has attachments. 
1.English Report - Zero Emission Bus Program Update.pdf
2.French Report - Zero Emission Bus Program Update.pdf

File No. ACS2023-TSD-ES-0003 – City-wide

Direction to staff (Councillor D. Hill)

That Transit Services staff be directed to provide an update to the Transit Commission in Q1 of 2025 on the work to date to evaluate the feasibility of purchasing additional diesel high-capacity buses to supplement Phase 1 of the Zero Emissions Bus Program.

Direction to staff (Councillor T. Tierney)

Due to the urgent nature, for the 60 foot buses, please provide monthly updates or as soon as any opportunity presents itself to acquire the used fleet as the new buses would be available until Q4 2026 even if we ordered today.

  • Report recommendation(s)

    That Transit Commission receive this report for information.

    Received

7.
In Camera Items

 

There were no in camera items.

8.
Information Previously Distributed

 

9.
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

There were no Notices of Motion.

10.
Inquiries

 

10.1
TC-2024-06 - Fines to cross a transitway into Blair station

 

Submitted by Councillor T. Tierney:

Due to the continued open access to the terminus station at Blair with $205.00 fine to cross a transitway into the station to avoid fares and $260.00 fine for fare evasion.

What immediate and longer-term actions can be taken. (See the image on file with the City Clerk.) 

10.2
TC-2024-07 - Distribution of Special Constables at transit stations

 

Submitted by Councillor T. Tierney:


Provide the information on the following in regards to the LRT platforms:

  1. The number of Special Constables we have, and how they are distributed at the transit stations (volume, incident based?)
  2. The number of incidents and/or calls for each platform for the year 2024 until now.

10.3
TC-2024-08 - Updates on 60 foot buses

 

Submitted by Councillor T. Tierney:


Please provide the number of operational 60 foot articulated, buses, and their years of service.


Lastly, please provide how many double-deckers are still operating and how this fits with the plan to not acquire any more double-deckers. 

11.
Other Business

 

There was no other business.

12.
Adjournment

 

Next Meeting: November 18, 2024.

The meeting adjourned at 1:07 pm.

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