** PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING WILL COMMENCE AT 1:30 P.M.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

That the Transportation Committee confirm the Minutes of the Meeting of 20 November 1996.

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REGULAR ITEMS

1. MONITORING OF RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS AT TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS

- Director, Mobility Services & Corporate Fleet Services report dated 14 Nov 96 01

That the Transportation Committee recommend Council:

1. Request the Province of Ontario to enact appropriate legislative amendments providing for the following:

a. video monitoring and enforcement of red-light violations at signalized intersections;

b. that such legislation be sufficient to prosecute the owners of vehicles found by camera technology to be violating red traffic light signals, without proof that they were, at the material time, the drivers of the vehicles;

c. enable municipalities to allocate the fine revenues from red-light enforcement, or a special grant or subsidy, to the costs of the installation, maintenance and operation of red-light monitoring systems, to the costs of adjudication, and to other safety measures;

2. Subject to the appropriate legislative amendments being enacted, the Environment and Transportation Department, in conjunction with the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services, be authorized to undertake a "red-light monitoring/enforcement" pilot project.

2. REVIEW OF THE 1997 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL ESTIMATES - MEETING START TIME

- Co-ordinator, Transportation Committee report dated 21 Nov 96 07

That the Transportation Committee approve that the start time for the review of the 1997 Draft Operating and Capital Estimates on 5 February 1997 be 9:00 a.m.

RESPONSES TO MOTIONS/INQUIRIES

3. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING - 16 OCT 96 INQUIRY RE CHAMPLAIN BRIDGE

- Director, Transportation Planning Division report dated 18 Nov 96 08

That the Transportation Committee receive this report for information.

4. DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER - MOTION TC-26

- Director Mobility Services & Corporate Fleet Services report dated 14 Nov 96 19

That the Transportation Committee and Council approve:

1. Environment and Transportation Commissioner be authorized to establish;

a) zones;

b) time point zones;

c) bus loading zones;

d) vehicle zones;

e) zones;

f) highways;

g) control at intersections;

h) control at intersections;

i) stop control at intersections;

j) prohibitions, including cyclist and vehicular exemptions, where appropriate;

k) highways;

l) routes, and their appropriate load designations;

m) lane highways;

n) crossing prohibitions;

o) bus lanes, and;

p) bicycle lanes;

subject to Council approved and Departmental policies, and in accordance with the provisions of Traffic and Parking By-law No.1 of 1996, as amended;

2. Corporate Policy Manual be amended by adding thereto immediately following paragraph 7.4.7.4 a new paragraph which reflects the delegated authority referred to in the previous recommendation, and which also authorizes the Environment and Transportation Commissioner to forward amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law schedules, attributable to the delegated authority, directly to Council for approval without a separate report.

5. ROAD CUTS DIFFERENTIAL PRICING - INQUIRY TC-15

- Environment and Transportation Commissioner report dated 4 Nov 96 23

That the Transportation Committee and Council receive this report for information.

6. COOPER STREET AT O'CONNOR STREET - THROUGH PROHIBITION

- Director, Mobility Services & Corporate Fleet Services report dated 14 Nov 96 25

That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve the prohibition of eastbound through movements (bicycles exempted) on Cooper Street at O'Connor Street from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday) and the amendment of the Traffic and Parking By-law to reflect this change.

7. LEES AVENUE AND MAIN STREET - TURN PROHIBITION

- Director Mobility Services and Corporate Fleet Services report dated 26 Nov 96 29

- Extract of Minute, Transportation Committee, 6 November 1996 36

That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve, on a six month trial basis:

1. the prohibition of southbound left-turning movements from Main Street to Lees Avenue from (3:30 to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday);

2. the exemption of bicycles from the existing southbound through and left turn prohibition (3:30 to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday) at Concord and Lees Avenues;

and the amendment of the Traffic and Parking By-law to reflect this change.

INQUIRIES

NEXT MEETING

15 January 1997