Transit Commission

Minutes

Meeting #:

15

Date:

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 6:30 P.m.

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 

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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, 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.

2.

Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

TTC Minutes 14 – Thursday, September 12, 2024

• Carried

4.

Postponements and Deferrals

4.1

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

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.

Pat Scrimgeour, Director, Transit Customer Systems and Planning, 
answered questions from Commission.

There were no public submissions on this item.

4.2

TC-2024-04 - LRT Operating Speeds

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.

Renée Amilcar, General Manager, Transit Services, Richard Holder, Director, Engineering Services, and Matt Pieters, Manager, Rail Systems, answered questions from Commission.

There were no public submissions on this item.

5.

Presentations

5.1

OC Transpo Update – Rail, Bus, and Para Transpo

The following City 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
• Amanda Thompson, Manager, Transit Strategic Communications
• Duane Duquette, Chief Safety Officer
• Francois Quirouette, Program Manager, Service Strategy
• Matt Pieters, Manager, Rail Systems
• Brad Tubman, Manager, Transit Operations Control Centre

Pat Scrimgeour, Director, Transit Customer Systems and Planning, Richard Holder, Director, Engineering Services, and Raouia Howarth, Manager, Transit Technology and Innovation, also responded to questions.

Kyle Humphrey spoke before the Commission and provided comments on the item. There were no written submissions on this item.

At the conclusion of this item, Commission recessed at 11:52 am and reconvened the meeting at 12:01 pm.

6.

Transit Services Department

6.1

Zero Emission Bus Program Update Report

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

The following City staff presented an overview of the report 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 Department (TSD)
• Dan Villeneuve, Program Manager, Capital Projects and Engineering (TSD)
• Matthew Knight, Manager, Design and Construction – Facilities (Infrastructure and Water Services Department)
• Raouia Howarth, Manager, Transit Technology and Innovation (TSD)
• Rami El Feghali, Director, Transit Bus Operations and Maintenance (TSD)

There were no public submissions on this item.

Staff accepted the following directions and Commission considered the report recommendation as follows.

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

8.1

Transit Services Department’s approach to Safety Management for the vehicle/track interface on Line 1 both at Revenue Service and during operations.

File No: ACS2024-TSD-GEN-0002

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.