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3. SALE OF EXISTING TALENT O-TRAINS
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That Council approve:
That any potential sale of the existing Talent
Trains and related assets be put on hold while the fate of the new LRT System
is in question.
Que le Conseil
approuve:
Que
toute vente éventuelle des trains Talents actuels et
des actifs connexes soit suspendue tant que le sort du nouveau réseau de TLR
n’est pas décidé.
DOCUMENTATION
1. Transportation
Committee report dated 18 October 2006 - (ACS2006-CCS-TRC-0014).
2.
Extract of
Draft Minutes, 18 October 2006.
Report to / Rapport au:
Council / et au Conseil
18 October 2006 / le 18 octobre 2006
Submitted by/Soumis par: Transportation Committee /
Comité des transports
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City Wide / À l'échelle de la Ville |
Ref N°: ACS2006-CCS-TRC-0014 |
SUBJECT: SALE OF EXISTING TALENT O-TRAINS
OBJET: Vente des O-Trains Talent actuels
That Council approve:
That any potential sale of the existing Talent
Trains and related assets be put on hold while the fate of the new LRT System
is in question.
Que le Conseil
approuve:
Que
toute vente éventuelle des trains Talents actuels et
des actifs connexes soit suspendue tant que le sort du nouveau réseau de TLR
n’est pas décidé.
At its meeting of 18 October 2006, the Transportation Committee suspended the Rules of Procedure to consider and approve the following motion brought forward by Councillor Doucet, as a late item:
Whereas
recent actions by the minister in charge of Treasury Board have put in question
when and how a new light rail system will be built to replace the exiting
O-Train service;
Whereas the
existing O-Train provides cost effective and reliable service to thousands of
people each day in a manner which cannot be matched by buses;
Whereas it is
essential to minimize the amount of time, the O-Train will be out of service as
we convert from the existing system to a new system;
Be it
Resolved that any potential sale of the existing Talent trains and related
assets be put on hold while the fate of the new LRT system is in question.
CONSULTATION
No consultation took place on this report since Councillor Doucet brought this motion forward at the meeting as a late item.
Upon City Council approval, Planning and Growth Management Staff is to take appropriate action.
SALE OF EXISTING TALENT O-TRAINS
VENTE DES O-TRAINS TALENT ACTUELS
ACS2006-CCS-TRC-0014
Moved by C. Doucet:
That in accordance with Section 81(3) of By-law No. 2005-431 - “(3) Except as otherwise decided by a two-thirds vote of the members of Committee present and voting, the Committee shall not consider any report, Information Previously Distributed memorandum or any matter, that has not been distributed to the members with the Agenda.” the rules of procedure be suspended to allow the addition of the following item to the agenda for consideration:
Sale
of Existing Talent O-Trains
CARRIED
Following a brief introduction by Councillor Doucet, the Committee considered and approved the following motion:
Moved by C. Doucet:
Whereas
recent actions by the minister in charge of Treasury Board have put in question
when and how a new light rail system will be built to replace the exiting
O-Train service;
Whereas
the existing O-Train provides cost effective and reliable service to thousands
of people each day in a manner which cannot be matched by buses;
Whereas it
is essential to minimize the amount of time, the O-Train will be out of service
as we convert from the existing system to a new system;
Be it Resolved that
any potential sale of the existing Talent trains and related assets be put on
hold while the fate of the new LRT system is in question.
CARRIED