1. 2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL bUDGET – TRANSIT COMMISSION

budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de

2012– commission du transport en commun

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS

That Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transit Commission 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows:

1. The Transit Operating Resource Requirement (p. 6);

2. The Transit Commission Capital Budget (amended p. 13) [NB: summary pages amended p. 11-12 and individual projects listed amended p. 14-32].

RecommandationS DE LA COMMISSION

Que la Conseil, qui siège à titre de comité plénier, d’approuver le budget préliminaire de fonctionnement et des immobilisations de 2012 de la Commission du transport en commun, comme suit :

1. Besoins en ressources de fonctionnement du transport en commun (p. 6);

2. Le programme d’immobilisations de la Commission du transport en commun (modifié à la page 13) [NB : pages de résumé modifiées p. 11-12 une liste exhaustive des projets figure aux pages modifiés 14-32].

Documentation

1. Transit Commission report dated 27 October 2011 (ACS2011-CMR-OTC-0009).

2. Extract of Draft Minutes, 16 November 2011.

Report to/Rapport au :

Transit Commission /

Commission du transport en commun

and Council / et au Conseil

27 October 2011 / 27 octobre 2011

Submitted by/Soumis par : Committee Coordinator / Coordonnateur du comité

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Rosemary Theriault, Committee Coordinator

City Clerk and Solicitor/Greffier et Chef du contentieux

(613) 580-2424 x, 21624

City Wide/à l'échelle de la Ville

Ref N°: ACS2011-CMR-OTC-0009

SUBJECT:	2012 DRAFT operating and capital BUDGET - TRANSIT COMMISSION

OBJET :	budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de 2012– COMmission du TRANSPORT en commun

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Transit Commission consider the relevant portions of the 2012 Operating and Capital Budgets and forward its recommendations to Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, for consideration at the meeting to be held 30 November 2011.

RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT

Que la Commission du transport en commun examine les sections pertinentes des Budgets d’immobilisations et de fonctionnement de 2012 et qu’il présente ses recommandations au Conseil, siégeant à titre de Comité plénier, aux fins d’examen lors de sa réunion prévue du 30 novembre 2011.

BACKGROUND

City Council, on 14 September 2011, approved the 2012 Budget Process and Timetable for developing and approving the 2012 budget, indicating that the individual Committees, Board and Commission would hold meetings to listen to public delegations, review their respective budgets and make recommendations to Council. At that time, Council also approved that the tax supported budgets for the following would be tabled on 26 October:

• City Tax Supported Programs

• Police Services

• Library Services

• Public Health

• Transit

• Committee of Adjustment

• Crime Prevention Ottawa

On 26 October 2011, City Council adopted the following Motion:

WHEREAS this Council is committed to promoting a culture of fiscal responsibility at City Hall; and

WHEREAS the Long Range Financial Plan incorporates a maximum tax increase of 2.5% for the years 2012 to 2014; and

WHEREAS this Council wishes the Standing Committee and Transit Commission Budget recommendations to be consistent with the Long Range Financial Plan;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council direct each Standing Committee and the Transit Commission to work within the funding envelope for the budgets in their mandates, and that any additions to the budget will require offsetting reductions.

DISCUSSION

The 2012 Transit Commission Draft Operating and Capital Budget was tabled with the Commission at a Special Meeting on October 26, 2011. At that time, the Commission considered and approved the following Motion:

“WHEREAS the budgets for three capital projects were inadvertently included in the Transit Commission’s budget; and

WHEREAS these three capital projects are within the mandate of the Transportation Committee (as they deal with the road network and not the Transitway);

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transit Commission refer the following capital projects to the Transportation Committee budget deliberations for their consideration and recommendation to Council:

905183 - TMP Supplementary Transit Network (pg. 25)

906514 - Transit Priority Corridor 2012 (pg. 21)

906515 - Transit Priority Measures 2012 (pg. 22).”

The 2012 Budget is now before the Commission for the purpose of hearing from public delegations and to consider and make recommendations to Council.

RURAL IMPLICATIONS

The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee will review and make recommendations on those portions of the budget with Rural Implications.

CONSULTATION

This meeting was advertised in the three daily newspapers and public delegations will be received by the Commission. As well, four multi-ward bilingual budget consultation meetings were held between the 1st and 4th of November, in advance of Council's consideration of the Budget to be held on the 30th of November 2011.

COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR(S)

N/A

ACCESSIBILITY IMPACTS

There is no accessibility impact associated with the recommendation in this report.

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no legal impediments to implementing the recommendation in this report.

RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

There are no risk management impediments to implementing the recommendation in this report.

CITY STRATEGIC PLAN

N/A

TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS

N/A

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Financial Implications are identified in the 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets, as well as in the City Treasurer's Transmittal Report dated 26 October 2011 and entitled "2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Tax Supported Programs", tabled with Council at a Special Meeting on 26 October 2011.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Document 1 - City Treasurer's report dated 26 October 2011, entitled 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets - Tax Supported Programs (issued previously to all members of Council and the Commission and held on file with the City Clerk)

Document 2 - 2012 Revised Transit Commission Draft Operating and Capital Budgets (issued previously to all members of Council and the Commission and held on file with the City Clerk)

DISPOSITION

The Commission Coordinator will forward the Commission’s recommendations to Council for consideration, at the meeting of November 30, 2011. Budgets will be amended as per Council deliberation and adoption.

2012 DRAFT OPERATING AND CAPITAL estimates – TRANSIT COMMISSION

budgetS PRÉLIMINAIRES de fonctionnement et d’immobilisations de 2012– COMmission du TRANSPORT en

commun

ACS2011-CMR-OTC-0009 CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

That the Transit Commission consider the relevant portions of the 2012 Operating and Capital Budgets and forward its recommendations to Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, for consideration at the meeting to be held 30 November 2011.

The Commission received the following written submissions, copies of which are held on file with the City Clerk:

· M. Haddad e-mail dated 15 November 2011

· C. Gardner, Chair, Accessibility Advisory Committee submission dated 16 November 2011

· J. Pearman, Chair, Environmental Advisory Committee e-mail dated 16 November 2011

Alain Mercier, General Manager, Transit Services presented a high-level overview of the 2012 Budget as it related to Transit Services. Marian Simulik, City Treasurer provided details on the 2012 budget changes. A copy of the PowerPoint presentation is held on file.

The Commission heard from the following public delegations:

Diane Breton (Vice-Chair) Seniors Advisory Committee *

Danielle Sampson, Carleton University Students’ Association (joint PowerPoint presentation* with Kelly Black, Elizabeth Kessler and Taiva Tegler

Phil Robinson, Executive Coordinator, Carleton University Graduate Students Association

Kelly Black, Carleton University Graduate Students’ Association

Elizabeth Kessler, Student Federation of the University of Ottawa

Taiva Tegler, Graduate Students’ Association of the University of Ottawa

David Jeanes, Transport Action *

Ginelise Edouard, Ottawa ACORN *

Ivan Levac, Director, National Capital Heavy Construction Association *

Christopher Spoke and Charlie Taylor *

Klaus Beltzner *

Adele Muldoon *

Chris Bradshaw

Daniel Oickle

* Presentation or written submission is held on file with the City Clerk

MOTION OTC 14/2

Moved by Commissioner R. Bloess

WHEREAS seniors are flexible in their transit use; and,

WHEREAS the use of transit by seniors greatly enhances the quality through increased mobility;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT seniors ride for free during non-peak transit hours.

MOTION OTC 14/3

Moved by Commissioner R. Bloess

WHEREAS route optimization has generated significant overcrowding on certain routes, especially on main “90” routes; and,

WHEREAS increased ridership is projected in 6.5% range; and

WHEREAS the $5.5M injection to cope with projected ridership is inadequate to provide the service desired by our residents;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT an additional $5.5M be added to the transit budget to address the overcrowding experienced by riders over the past six months.

Both Motions were ruled Out of Order by the Chair, based on the fact that on 26 October 2011, City Council adopted a resolution that directed each Standing Committee and the Commission to work within the funding envelope for the budgets in their mandates, and that any additions to the budget will require offsetting reductions.

MOTION OTC 14/4

Moved by Commissioner K. Egli

WHEREAS at a Special Meeting on 26 October 2011, the Transit Commission tabled the 2012 Draft Operating and Capital Budget; and,

WHEREAS in a covering memo dated 27 October 2011 the Deputy City Clerk and City Treasurer distributed amended pages to reflect the changes made to the budget by the Transit Commission on 26 October (Motion 13/1 refers); and,

WHEREAS there has been a change in the semester pass date and the revision to the capital description for project 906521;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Transit Commission receive and consider the amended pages 11 – 39, reflected in the memo to members of Council and the Commission and amended pages 10 and 24.

CARRIED

MOTION OTC 14/5