Transportation Committee   Minutes 20   Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 9:30 a.m.   Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West

 

Present:                    Councillors M. Wilkinson (Chair)

                                    B. Monette (Vice-Chair), R. Bloess, D. Chernushenko, P. Clark, D. Deans, M. Fleury, T. Tierney, D. Thompson

 

Absent                       S. Moffatt

 

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

No declarations of interest were filed.

 

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

 

Minutes 19 of the Transportation meeting on 6 June 2012 were confirmed.

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

Response to Inquiries

·         TRC 05-12     Managing the Rental of Specialized City Equipment (Fleury)

·         CC 07-12       Ottawa Marathon – Road Closures (Clark)

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE

REAL ESTATE PARTNERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

 

1.         PROPERTY ACQUISITION – 5025 INNOVATION DRIVE – NORTHTECH LAND DEVELOPMENT INC.

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Transportation Committee recommend Council approve:

 

1)            The fee simple acquisition of a vacant parcel of land required for a Park and Ride facility consisting of approximately 4.91 hectares (12.1285 acres) owned by Northtech Land Development Inc., described as Part of Block 4, Registered Plan 4M-1104, geographic Township of March, City of Ottawa, shown as Parcels 1 and 2 on attached Document 1, for the consideration of $5,700,000, plus applicable taxes related to the transaction subject to final survey and adjustments on closing;

 

2)            A three (3) year option to purchase back part of the lands as outlined in Recommendation 1, to Northtech Land Development Inc., as set forth in the Discussion section of this report;

 

3)            Should Northtech Land Development Inc. exercise its proposed option to purchase back land as provided for in Recommendation 2, all monies from the sale should be credit back into the appropriate Park and Ride account.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

COUNCILLORS’ ITEMS

COUNCILLOR HOLMES

 

2.         PRESTON STREET RECONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF GATEWAY FEATURE AND ON-STREET RETROFITS

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That Transportation Committee recommend that Council:

 

1.            Direct staff to draft the maintenance agreement with the Preston BIA so that the maintenance and ownership of the ‘Bambini’ gateway feature are addressed in a manner consistent with similar gateway projects (Chinatown Gateway, Preston Portal Archway);

 

2.            Approve that $308,000 of the residual funds remaining in the Preston Street project budget be applied to on-street retrofits so that the electrical, tree guards and tree lighting is handled in a consistent manner throughout the construction area.

 

The following representatives of the Preston Street BIA were in attendance and were in support of the item:

 

1.         Mario Giannetti, Chairman

2.         Joe Cotroneo, Vice Chairman

3.         Lori Mellor, Executive Director

 

The report recommendations were then put to the Committee and CARRIED as presented.

 

 

ADDITIONAL ITEM

 

3.         RIDEAU STREET STREETSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS

 

MOTION TRC 20/2

 

Moved by Councillor M. Fleury

 

That the Transportation Committee approve the addition of the following item for consideration by the Committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to Section 84(3) of the Procedure By-law (being By-law No. 2006-462):

 

“Rideau Street Streetscaping Improvements”

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

MOTION TRC 20/3

 

Moved by Councillor M. Fleury

 

WHEREAS the Rideau Street Reconstruction project is scheduled to begin construction in the summer of 2012; and

 

WHEREAS the funding for the reconstruction of Rideau Street from Dalhousie Street to the Rideau River was approved as part of the 2012 Capital Budget and includes full sewer, watermain, roadway and streetscaping reconstruction, but does not include the western portion of Rideau Street from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street; and

 

WHEREAS Rideau Street is designated in the Official Plan as a traditional main street, a transportation artery, and a heritage area and is a major tourist area for the City of Ottawa; and

 

WHEREAS on 13 April 2011 Council approved that the functional design of the streetscape for the Rideau Street Reconstruction project be extended and defined as Rideau Street from Sussex Drive to the Rideau River; and

 

WHEREAS the functional design includes the removal of the existing planters; and

 

WHEREAS Rideau Street between Sussex Drive and Dalhousie Street will see a future Ottawa Light Rail station located under it with associated entrances at street level with streetscaping improvements; and

 

WHEREAS initial work involving removal of the existing planters and replacement with pavers for Rideau Street from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street can be accommodated in the approved funding for the current Rideau Street contract;

 

THEREFORE be it resolved that Council approve the inclusion of the initial streetscape improvements, being the removal of existing planters and replacement with pavers, for Rideau Street from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street as part of the current Rideau Street Reconstruction Project from Dalhousie Street to the Rideau River.

 

                                                                                                CARRIED

 

 

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

 

A.        RED LIGHT CAMERA/ROADSIDE SPEED INDICATOR UPDATE

 

            The Chair advised that staff were available to provide additional information and to address questions of Committee members.

 

 

MOTION TRC 20/1

 

Moved by Councillor B. Monette

 

That the Transportation Committee approve the addition of the following item for consideration by the Committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to Section 84(3) of the Procedure By-law (being By-law No. 2006-462):

 

“Red Light Camera/Roadside Speed Indicator Update”

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

            Kevin Wylie, Manager, Roads and Traffic Operations and Maintenance gave a brief verbal update on the item.  Also in attendance was Larry O’Keefe, General Manager, Public Works and Stuart Edison, Program Manager, Traffic Engineering.

 

            In response to questions raised by Committee members, the Chair asked staff to prepare a memo on the following, for circulation to all members of Council:

 

·         A breakdown of location by location as to the number of fines imposed

·         Clarification of the data provided in Table 1; staff to prepare an updated Table illustrating the number which reflects the percentages

·         Are red light cameras meeting or exceeding the objectives originally established when the program was first put in place; an evaluation of the effectiveness of red light cameras

 

            The item was then put to Committee and RECEIVED.

 

B.        STRANDHERD-ARMSTRONG BRIDGE - COMPLETION OF CONTRACTS

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

Presentation re Leadership Award re Green Fleet

 

At the outset of the meeting, the Chair congratulated the Public Works Department for winning the 2012 Green Fleet Leadership Award, presented by Fleet Challenge Ontario.

 

She also recognized the Department for receiving the NAFA’s 2012 Sustainable Fleet Award.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

The Committee adjourned the meeting at 10:10 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

Committee Coordinator                                                    Chair