Transit Commission

Minutes

Meeting #:
5
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 David Hill, 
  • Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
  • Councillor Wilson Lo, 
  • Councillor Shawn Menard, 
  • and Councillor Tim Tierney 
Absent:
  • Councillor Marty Carr 

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 May 24, 2023 in Transit Commission Report 5.


The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on May 10, 2023, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 8:30 am on May 11, 2023.

2.
Declarations of Interest

 

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.
Confirmation of Minutes

 

4.
Responses to Inquiries

 

5.
Presentations

 

5.1
OC Transpo Update – Rail, Bus, and Para Transpo

This item has attachments. 
1.English Slides - OC Transpo update.pdf
2.French Slides - OC Transpo Update.pdf

Renée Amilcar, General Manager, Transit Services Department, Scott Laberge, Associate Director, Transit Customer Systems and Planning, David Barkley, Associate Director, Transit Service Delivery and Rail Operations, Duane Duquette, Deputy Chief Safety Officer, and Tracey McRae, Manager, Special Constable Unit and Chief Special Constable, provided a verbal update and answered questions from the Commission.  A copy of their slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

Pat Scrimgeour, Director, Transit Customer Systems and Planning, Troy Charter, Director, Transit Service Delivery and Rail Operations, Richard Holder, Director, Engineering Services, and Daniel Villeneuve, Program Manager, Capital Projects and Engineering also responded to questions.

John Redins spoke before the Commission and provided comments on this item.

6.
Finance and Corporate Services Department

 

7.
Transit Services Department

 

7.1
Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Pilot Performance and Evaluation

This item has attachments. 
1.English Report (REV) - Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Pilot Performance and Evaluation.pdf
2.French Report (REV) - Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Pilot Performance and Evaluation.pdf
3.Document 1 - Engineering Findings - E-Bus Performance.pdf

File No: ACS2023-TSD-TS-0006 - City Wide

Renée Amilcar, General Manager, Transit Services Department, Richard Holder, Director, Engineering Services, and Daniel Villeneuve, Program Manager, Capital Projects and Engineering responded to questions.

Raymond Leury (Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa) provided a slide presentation to the Commission on this item. A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

  • Report recommendation

    That the Transit Commission receive this report for information. 

    Received

7.2
Communicating Real-Time Information to Customers

This item has attachments. 
1.English Report - Communicating Real-Time Information to Customers.pdf
2.French Report - Communicating Real-Time Information to Customers.pdf

File No: ACS2023-TSD-TS-0004 - City Wide

Renée Amilcar, General Manager, Transit Services Department, and Raouia Howarth, Manager, Transit Technology and Innovation, presented an overview of the report recommendations and answered questions from the Commission.  A copy of the slide presentation is filed with the Office of the City Clerk.

Pat Scrimgeour, Director, Transit Customer Systems and Planning, and Richard Holder, Director, Engineering Services, also responded to questions.

Kari Glynes Elliott (Ottawa Transit Riders) spoke before the Commission and provided comments on the report recommendations.

  • Report recommendation

    That the Transit Commission receive this report for information.

    Received

8.
In Camera Items

 

9.
Information Previously Distributed

 

10.
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

 

There were no Notices of Motion.

11.
Inquiries

 

There were no Inquiries.

12.
Other Business

 

There was no other business.

13.
Adjournment

 

Next Meeting: June 8, 2023

The meeting adjourned at 12:37 pm.

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