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Transit
Commission
Minutes
25
Wednesday,
20 June 2012, 9:30 a.m.
Champlain Room, 110
Laurier Avenue West
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Present : D. Deans (Chair), K.
Egli (Vice-Chair), S. Blais, R. Bloess, S. Desroches, S. Qadri, C. Reporter,
T. Tierney, M. Wilkinson
Regrets: B. Crew, J. Ferrabee, E.
Rahn
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
No
declarations of interest were filed.
CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
Minutes 23 of 16 May 2012 were confirmed.
COMMUNICATIONS
Responses
to Inquiries:
·
CC 05-12 - Joint
Ottawa-Gatineau Transit Committee (Bloess)
·
OTC-20-11 - U
Pass: Increased Usage on Express Buses and Accountability (Blais)
RECEIVED
PRESENTATIONS /
CHAIR’S ITEMS
1.
EMPLOYEE
RECOGNITION
City Wide
Chair
Deans recognized
Ian Maxwell, an OC Transpo Operator, who had been nominated for Ottawa
Tourism’s Stars of the City Customer Service Awards.
RECEIVED
2. CHAIR’S
UPDATE City Wide
The Commission received an update from Chair Deans in
which she highlighted the following:
·
Her attendance, on
behalf of the Transit Commission, at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian
Urban Transit Association in Victoria, British Columbia from Saturday May 26 to
Wednesday May 30th, and a summary thereof, including an award given
to OC Transpo for their People Moving People and Count on Me campaign;
·
Her attendance, on
behalf of the Transit Commission, at the 22 Annual OC Transpo Transecure Awards
on June 19;
·
July 1 fare
changes and messaging for seniors;
·
A note that the
next Transit Commission meeting had been tentatively scheduled for Friday,
August 24.
RECEIVED
CITY OPERATIONS
TRANSIT SERVICES
3. UPDATE
FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER, TRANSIT SERVICES
City Wide
The Commission received
an update from John Manconi, General Manager of Transit Services, in which he
highlighted the following:
·
A feature in the
most recent publication of Ottawa Woman magazine on OC Transpo operator Marilen
Turner;
·
An update on the OC
Transpo service changes for Canada Day.
A copy of Mr. Manconi’s
PowerPoint presentation with respect to Canada Day Service is held on file with
the City Clerk’s office.
RECEIVED
4. PRESTO
IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE
City Wide
The Commission received an update on
the PRESTO implementation from Bruce
McCuaig, Chief Executive, Metrolinx;
Steve Zucker, Managing
Director and Executive Vice President, PRESTO; Scott Graham, Project Manager,
and Alden Cuddihey, Senior Executive, Accenture. A copy of the PowerPoint
presentation is held on file with
the City Clerk’s office.
Jan Lam commented on his experiences while
taking part in the Family and Friends PRESTO pilot. A copy of his submission
is held on file with the
City Clerk’s office.
Following questions to staff,
Vice-Chair Egli assumed the position of Chair while Commissioner Deans
introduced a motion with respect to an extension of the OC Transpo ECOPASS
program.
MOTION OTC 25/1
Moved by Commissioner D. Deans:
Whereas
OC Transpo and its partner Metrolinx cannot provide the certainty of Presto
convenience to ECOPASS users for the near future; and
Whereas
it is not in the best interest of ECOPASS holders or OC Transpo to cancel the
ECOPASS program until Presto is fully in place; and
Whereas
agreements with these employers are near their term and employers of ECOPASS
holders require certainty for plan administration;
Therefore
be it resolved that the Transit Commission recommends that City Council
authorize OC Transpo to extend individual employer ECOPASS agreements for one
year and that the ECOPASS fare remains at the 2011- 2012 level, plus a 2.5%
general fare increase, which is $84.56 per month for regular ECOPASS and
$104.55 per month for express ECOPASS.
MOTION OTC 25/2
Moved by Commissioner M.
Wilkinson:
That the Deans’ motion be
amended to add that efforts be made to re-enroll those ECOPASS customers
who have already cancelled, if they request it.
Motion 25/1 was then
put to the Commission and CARRIED as amended by Motion 25/2.
5. Q1 2012 TRANSIT SERVICES PERFORMANCE REPORT
ACS2012-COS-TRA-0008 City Wide
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Transit Commission
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
6. STATUS
UPDATE – tRANSIT COMMISSION Inquiries
and Motions for the period ending 5 JUNE 2012
ACS2012-CMR-CCB-0050 City Wide
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Transit Commission
receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
CITY TREASURER AND FINANCE
7. CAPITAL ADJUSTMENTS AND
CLOSING OF PROJECTS – TRANSIT
ACS2012-CMR-FIN-0027 City Wide
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Transit Commission
recommend Council:
1.
Authorize
the closing of capital projects listed in Document 1, the funding of deficits
as identified and the return of balance of funds to funding sources;
2.
Approve
the budget adjustments as detailed in Document 2;
3.
Permit
those projects in Document 3 that qualify for closure, to remain open; and
4.
Receive
the budget adjustments in Document 4 undertaken in accordance with the
Delegation of Authority By-law 2009-231, as amended, as they pertain to capital
works.
CARRIED
planning
and infrastructure
PLANNING and
growth management
8. STATEMENT
OF WORK TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, OTTAWA PEDESTRIAN PLAN AND
OTTAWA CYCLING PLAN
ACS2012-PAI-PGM-0139 city wide 01
RECOMMENDATION
That the Transit Commission
receive this report for information as per Transportation Committee Motion 19/3
of 6 June 2012:
Moved by
Councillor D. Deans:
WHEREAS the “Statement of
Work to Review and Update the Transportation Master Plan, Ottawa Pedestrian
Plan and Ottawa Cycling Plan” includes a number of transit-specific policies
and projects, including the following:
·
Determining the
cost of travel for all modes of transportation and their differential impacts
on the tax rate (ACS2011-CCS-TRC-0005);
·
Assessing the
feasibility and priority of a rapid transit rail solution to Orleans at the
earliest opportunity (MOTION NO. 16/7);
·
Developing a
rapid transit strategy between Barrhaven and Bayview via Riverside South,
including a potential extension of the existing O-Train (ACS2012-ICS-TRA-0003).
·
Prioritizing
the major transit projects across the city to support growth, ridership demand
and the affordability model;
·
Reviewing and
updating the overall strategic direction and associated policies as required,
including targets for transit, walking and cycling;
·
Reviewing rapid
transit infrastructure and service requirements including transit intensive and
transit priority corridors and fleet requirements, including a strategy for the
development of the rapid transit corridor from Bayview to Riverside South
to Barrhaven, including a potential extension of the O-Train further south,
including an assessment of the feasibility and relative priority for a rapid
transit rail solution to Orleans at the earliest opportunity, and including an
assessment and prioritization of rapid transit needs for Kanata and Barrhaven;
·
Identifying the
funding gap between “what is required” and “what is affordable”, including a
review of the capital and operating costs of various transportation modes and
their impacts on the tax rate for the provision of these services; and
·
Developing, in
conjunction with Transit Services, effective multi-modal trip options that
include bike-to-transit and rack-and-roll programs; and
WHEREAS the Transit Commission’s Terms
of Reference, Sections 11 and 12, states that the Transit Commission shall, as
follows:
Review and make
recommendations to Council on City policies and plans that have a public
transit component.
In collaboration
with the Transportation Committee, review and make recommendations to Council
on transit infrastructure matters, such as transitways and traffic management,
so as to achieve the transit goals of the City’s Official Plan and the
Transportation Master Plan; and
WHEREAS the Transportation Committee’s
Terms of Reference, Section 10 (Specific Responsibilities) states that the
Transportation Committee shall, “In collaboration with the Transit Commission,
review and make recommendations to Council on transit infrastructure matters,
such as transitways and traffic management, so as to achieve the transit goals
of the City’s Official Plan and the Transportation Master Plan”; and
WHEREAS the “Statement of Work to
Review and Update the Transportation Master Plan, Ottawa Pedestrian Plan and
Ottawa Cycling Plan” does not provide a clear indication of how the Transit
Commission is to be involved on Transportation Master Plan initiatives that
fall within its mandate to recommend to Transportation Committee;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that the “Statement of Work to Review and Update the Transportation Master Plan,
Ottawa Pedestrian Plan and Ottawa Cycling Plan” be provided to the Transit
Commission at its June 20, 2012 meeting for its information; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
staff, working with the Chairs of the Transportation Committee and the Transit
Commission, be directed to develop a roadmap for the consideration of the
Transportation Master Plan, the Ottawa Pedestrian Plan, and Ottawa Cycling Plan
elements that are within the Transit Commission’s mandate.
Vivi
Chi, Manager, Transportation Planning, and Colin Simpson, Senior Project Manager,
Transportation Planning, provided an overview of the report. A copy of the
PowerPoint presentation is held on file with the City Clerk’s office.
Chris Bradshaw presented some reservations about the
report, the lack of a Transit master plan and the fact that walking is not
highlighted as an integral part of transit.
The report was then put to the
Commission and RECEIVED.
ADJOURNMENT
The Commission adjourned
the meeting at 12:55 p.m.
Original
signed by Original
signed by
M.
Duffenais Councillor
D. Deans
Commission
Coordinator Chair