Transit Services Committee Agenda

24 November 1999

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

That the Transit Services Committee confirm the Minutes of the Committee meeting of 1 September 1999, as well as the Minutes of the Joint Corporate Services and Economic Development/Transportation/Transit Services Committee meeting of 16 September 1999.

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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REGULAR ITEMS

1. TORONTO PROTOCOL

- General Manager’s report dated 01 Sep 99 01

That the Transit Services Committee endorse the Toronto Protocol, as shown in Exhibit 1.

2. SYSTEMWARE INCORPORATED - APC SOFTWARE

- General Manager’s report dated 1 Oct 99 04


That the Transit Services Committee confirm the award of a contract approved under the Commission Chair’s Delegated Authority (Transit Services Committee , 19 May 1999) to Systemware Incorporated of Toronto to an upset limit of $197,000 for the re-engineering of the Automated Passenger Counting software system.

 

  1. MODIFICATIONS TO MAIN STORES AREA OF

1500 ST. LAURENT GARAGE

- General Manager’s report dated 17 Nov 99 06

That the Transit Services Committee approve funding in the amount of $222,500 in order for OC Transpo to move expeditiously with modifications to the Main Stores area of the garage at 1500 St Laurent Blvd, required as a result of the incident on 6 April 1999. Funds are available in the 1999 Approved Capital Budget.

 

 

4. THE RACK AND ROLL PROGRAM

- General Manager’s report dated 8 Nov 99 08

That the Transit Services Committee approve the extension of the Rack and Roll program in 2000 to equip the articulated bus fleet, at a cost of $120,000, subject to the availability of funds in the 2000 budget.

 

5. PARA TRANSPO SERVICE CONTRACT EXTENSION

- General Manager’s report dated 8 Nov 99 25

That the Transit Services Committee approve a two-year extension of the current Laidlaw Transit Ltd. contracts for the provision of Para Transpo services for persons with disabilites.

 

6. ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

- General Manager’s report dated 8 Nov 99 28

That the Transit Services Committee appoint the persons listed herein as members or alternates of the Accessible Transit Advisory Committee for the period 1 November 1999 to 31 October 2001.

 

7. SENIOR PASS PRICING

- General Manger’s report dated 17 Nov 99 32

That the Transit Services Committee recommend the Transit Commission approve that;

    1. when the special $19.99 senior pass rate for the International Year of Older Persons ends on December 31, 1999, the price be set at $24 instead of being restored to its previous rate of $28;

    2. the existing top-up be maintained for senior pass users on Para Transpo.

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING(S)

Transit Services Committee 6 January 2000

Transit Commission To be confirmed