Transit Committee

Comité du transport en commun

 

Disposition 44 / Suite à donner 44

 

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Le mercredi 21 avril 2010

 

 

 

Note:      Item 4 will be presented to Council on 28 April 2010 in Transit Committee Report 38.  All other items requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 12 May 2010 in Transit Committee Report 38A.

Nota :     Le point 4 sera présenté au Conseil le 28 avril 2010 dans le rapport no 38 du Comité du transport en commun.  Tous les autres rapports nécessitant l’examen du Conseil seront présentés au Conseil le 12 mai 2010 dans le rapport no 38A du Comité du transport en commun.

 

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES /
Ratification dU PROCÈS-VERBaL

 

Joint Minutes 12 – 8 February 2010

Procès-verbal conjoint 12 – 8 février 2010

 

                                                                                                            CONFIRMED

 

Minutes 43 – 1 March 2010

Procès-verbal 43 – le 1 mars 2010

 

                                                                                                            CONFIRMED

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Responses to Inquiries: / Réponses aux demandes de renseignements:

 

TTC 03-10       Life-time Transit Pass for Veterans / Laissez-passer de transport en commun à vie pour les anciens combattants

 

                                                                                                            RECEIVED

INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY

SERVICES DES INFRASTRUCTURES ET LES SERVICES DE VIABILITÉ DES COLLECTIVITÉS

 

TRANSIT SERVICES

SERVICE DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

 

1.         IMPROVED TRANSIT SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN RURAL AREAS

AMÉLIORATION DES SERVICES DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN POUR LES AÎNÉS ET LES PERSONNES HANDICAPÉES DES SECTEURS RURAUX

ACS2010-ICS-TRA-0001                              CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee recommend Council approve:

 

1.      Urban Para Transpo service and fares be expanded to cover the entire Urban Policy Area plus the Rideau-Carleton Raceway, as detailed in this report;

 

2.      A consultation process be carried out with residents of rural villages to plan up to four new once-a-week bus trips from rural villages to shopping destinations in the urban part of the City; and

 

3.      The Para Transpo rural fare zone boundaries be revised, as detailed in this report, to simplify fares by removing specialized sub-zones that are little-used.

                                                                                                      REFERRED

 

 

2.         Update: Accessibility Audit of Transit Services Facilities

MISE À JOUR: VÉRIFICATION DE L’ACCESSIBILITÉ DANS LES INSTALLATIONS DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

ACS2010-ICS-TRA-0002                              CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

            That the Transit Committee receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                      RECEIVED

 

 

3.         CANADIAN URBAN TRANSIT ASSOCIATION (CUTA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE ATTENDENCE

PARTICIPATION AU Congrès annuel de l'ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DU TRANSPORT URBAiN

ACS2010-ICS-TRA-0004                              CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee approve the attendance of Councillors Alex Cullen and Marianne Wilkinson, as the City of Ottawa representatives at the Canadian Urban Transit Association’s Annual Conference in Ottawa, May 15 to 19, 2010.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

 

4.         FLEET ACQUISITION STRATEGY

STRATÉGIE D’ACQUISITION Du parc de VÉHICULES

ACS2010-ICS-TRA-0005                              CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee approve the addition of Item 4, Fleet Acquisition Strategy (ACS2020-1CS-TRA-0005) for consideration by the Committee at this meeting pursuant to section 84(3) of the Procedure By-law, as there is an immediate and finite time period available for Council to consider this issue and staff were unable to complete the report earlier.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED

 

That Transit Committee recommend Council approve:

 

1.   The purchase of 226 New Flyer buses (model D60LFR) from New Flyer under the existing agreement, as outlined in this report;

 

2.   Delegate authority to the General Manager, Transit Services, to amend the current warranty support agreement with New Flyer to incorporate the new vendor support agreement;

 

3.   Delegate Finance the authority to seek alternative funding sources and report back to Council with the results; and

 

4.   That an annual report be provided to Transit Committee that will describe the operating costs and savings of the New Flyer articulated bus purchase.

 

                                                                                                            CARRIED as amended

 

 

CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE

BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR MUNICIPAL

 

CITY CLERK’S and LEgal services

DIRECTION DU GREFFIER MUNICIPAL et des contentieux

 

5.         Status Update – TransIT Committee Inquiries and Motions for the period ending april 12, 2010

RAPPORT DE SITUATION - DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS ET MOTIONS DU COMITE Du transport en commun POUR LA PÉRIODE SE TERMINANT le 12 avril 2010

ACS2010-CMR-CCB-0038                           City Wide / a l’échelle de la ville

 

That the Transit Committee receive this report for information.

 

                                                                                                      RECEIVED

 

 

CITY OPERATIONS

OPÉRATIONS MUNICIPALES

 

 

6.         QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL, q4: October 1 – December 31, 2009

rapport TRIMESTRIEL SUR LE rendement présenté au conseil POUR LE 4E TRIMESTRE, du 1ER OCTOBRE AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 2009

ACS2010-CCS-TTC-0007                               CITY WIDE/À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee receive this report for further review and discussion of the service areas’ performance results, as outlined in Document 2.

 

                                                                                                      RECEIVED

 

 

COUNCILLOR’S ITEM

ARTICLE D’UN CONSEILLER

 

COUNCILLOR’S ITEM

ARTICLE D’UN CONSEILLER

 

Councillor / Conseiller A. Cullen

 

7.         ENDORSEMENT OF BILL C-466

APPUI AU PROJET DE LOI C-466

ACS2010-CCS-TTC-0008                             CITY-WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

That the Transit Committee recommend Council send a letter to the Federal Minister of Finance and Federal Minister of Transport to support Bill C-466 “An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act: transportation benefits.”

 

                                                                                                      CARRIED

 

 

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT

 

A.        BILL 118 UPDATE

PROJET DE LOI 118 : MISE À JOUR

ACS2010-ICS-TRA-0003-IPD                      CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

                                                                                                      RECEIVED