Transit Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

Date:

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Time:

10:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

Location:

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

Present:

Chair Glen Gower,
Vice-Chair Steve Desroches,
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

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 February 26, 2025 in Transit Committee Report 17.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

Please be advised that the Transit Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 13 at 9:30 am will be generally held virtually. Further, the meeting will start at 10 am.

2.
Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.
Confirmation of Minutes

3.1
TC Minutes 16 – November 25, 2024

1.English TTC Minutes 16.pdf

2.French TTC Minutes 16.pdf

Carried

4.
Presentations

4.1
OC Transpo Update – Rail, Bus, and Para Transpo

1.Staff slides English - OC Transpo update.pdf

2.Staff slides French - OC Transpo update.pdf

The following Transit Services Department staff provided a presentation on the item, and answered questions from the Committee. A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

Renée Amilcar, General Manager, Transit Services
Troy Charter, Director, Transit Service Delivery and Rail Operations
Sabrina Pasian, Chief Safety Officer
Francois Quirouette, Program Manager, Service Strategy
Rami El Feghali, Director, Transit Bus Operations and Maintenance
Dan Villeneuve, Manager, Zero Emission Bus

The following staff also responded to questions from Committee:

Raouia Howarth, Manager, Transit Technology and Innovation
Bart Cormier, Director, Transit Strategic Communications & External Relations
Matt Wolstenholme, Manager, Service Planning

Committee received an email from John Redins, dated February 12, and a copy is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

Kyle Humphrey, resident, spoke before the Committee and provided comments on the item.

Transit Services Department staff accepted the following direction:

Direction (Councillor T. Tierney)

That staff provide monthly updates on how many Zero Emission Busses are in operation / on the road in the OC Transpo bus fleet, on OCTranspo.com, starting the first week of March.