Transit Commission Commission du transport en commun MINUTES 16 / PROCÈS-VERBAL 16 Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 9:30 a.m. le mercredi 18 janvier 2012, 9 h 30 Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West Salle Andrew S. Haydon, 110, avenue Laurier ouest Present / Présent : D. Deans (Chair / Présidente), K. Egli (Vice-Chair / Vice-président), S. Blais, R. Bloess, B. Crew, J. Ferrabee, S. Qadri, E. Rahn, C. Reporter, T. Tierney, M. Wilkinson Regrets / Excuses : S. Desroches (City Business / affaires municipales) DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST DÉCLARATIONS D’INTÉRÊT No declarations of interest were filed. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES / RATIFICATION DES PROCÈS-VERBAUX Minutes 15 and Confidential Minutes 9 of 8 December 2011 were confirmed. COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS Response to Inquiries/ Réponses aux demandes de renseignements OTC-18-11 Staff Response to ATU Submission / Réponse du personnel à la lettre du SUT OTC-19-11 Use of Cameras on buses / Utilisation de caméras dans les autobus OTC-21-11 OC Transpo Responses to Public Complaints About Routes / Réponses d’OC Transpo aux plaintes du public concernant les circuits OCC-29-11 Federal Tax Credit for Transit Passes / Crédit d’impôt fédéral pour laissez-passer de transport en commun RECEIVED Other Correspondence Received / Autre correspondance reçus * Letter from the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa / Lettre de la Fédération étudiante de l’Université d’Ottawa * Petition re Reinstating Route 154 / Pétition pour rétablir le circuit 154 * Petition re Reinstating Route 18 to Ottawa Technical Secondary School / Pétition pour rétablir le circuit 18 vers l’Ottawa Technical Secondary School RECEIVED CHAIR’S ITEM POINT DE LA PRÉSIDENTE 1. CHAIR’S VERBAL UPDATE MISE À JOUR VERBALE DE LA PRÉSIDENTE Chair Deans provided a detailed overview of the IT Working Groups’ first meeting on 21 December 2011. She highlighted the major accomplishments in 2011, including the formation of the new Transit Commission and, Network Optimization. The Chair also made comments on the following: * 2012 budget * Expansion to the park and ride lots * Accessibility on all routes * Introduction of new and updated technology resources, e.g., mobi, updated Travel Planner, et cetera A photo montage of “A year in review” was presented. RECEIVED INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES DES INFRASTRUCTURES ET LES SERVICES DE VIABILITÉ DES COLLECTIVITÉS TRANSIT SERVICES SERVICES DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN 2. VERBAL UPDATE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER, TRANSIT SERVICES MISE À JOUR VERBAL DU DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL, SERVICE DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN CITY WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE Alain Mercier, General Manager, Transit Services advised that the 2012 Business Plan would be tabled later in the month. He spoke briefly to what the Business Plan would address. RECEIVED 3. ETRANSPO UPDATE MISE À JOUR ETRANSPO CITY-WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE REPORT RECOMMENDATION That the Transit Commission receive a verbal presentation on the above-noted subject. Robert Delage, Program Manager, Transit Technology Project provided a PowerPoint presentation of the item. A copy of his presentation is held on file with the City Clerk. RECEIVED. DIRECTION TO STAFF That staff report back at the next regular meeting with respect to identifying which Federal departments have been contacted and what their response has been to introduce apps to their Blackberries. 4. CHOOSING TRANSIT FOR EVERDAY LIFE: OC TRANSPO 2012 BUSINESS PLAN OPTER POUR LE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN AU QUOTIDIEN :  PLAN D’AFFAIRES 2012 D’OC TRANSPO ACS2011-ICS-TRA-0001 CITY WIDE/À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE WITHDRAWN * * To be tabled at a Special Meeting of the Transit Commission scheduled for Thursday, 26 January at 1 p.m. 5. Q3 TRANSIT SERVICES PERFORMANCE REPORT RAPPORT SUR LE RENDEMENT DES SERVICES DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN - 2e TRIMESTRE ACS2012-ICS-TRA-0002 CITY-WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE REPORT RECOMMENDATION That the Transit Commission receive this report for information. The Commission received the following written submissions, copies of which are held on file with the City Clerk: a. K. Beltzner e-mail dated 12 January 2012 b. M. Haddad e-mail dated 17 January 2012 Staff fielded a number of questions posed by Commission members and agreed to follow up accordingly. The report recommendation was then put to the Commission and RECEIVED. IN CAMERA ITEMS POINTS EN HUIS CLOS CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR MUNICIPAL CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR DEPARTMENT SERVICES DU GREFFIER MUNICIPAL ET DU CONTENTIEUX 6. STANDING ITEM - TRANSIT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UPDATE –- IN CAMERA - NOT TO BE REPORTED OUT POINT PERMANENT – LE POINT SUR LA NÉGOCIATION COLLECTIVE DANS LE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN –À HUIS CLOS  - N’A PAS À ÊTRE PRÉSENTÉ CITY WIDE / A L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE Verbal presentation / Exposé oral The Chair announced that there would not be a verbal update today. NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT SUBSEQUENT MEETING) AVIS DE MOTION (POUR EXAMEN LORS D’UNE RÉUNION SUBSÉQUENTE) COMMISSIONER S. BLAIS / COMMISSAIRE S. BLAIS WHEREAS the protection of taxpayers dollars is of utmost importance; AND WHEREAS the delivery of timely service is a priority for OC Transpo and the City of Ottawa; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT all contracts issued by OC Transpo include financial penalties for failure to deliver on-time or to expected standards. INQUIRIES DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS Councillor Bloess submitted the following two inquiries: 1. What has been the revenue shortfall for OC Transpo advertising over the past three years? 2. The scheduling system was redesigned to render efficiencies and operational savings. When will an independent review be undertaken on the performance of the current scheduling system, in terms of the cost of development and the resulting savings, efficiencies and impacts? Commissioner Blais submitted the following: Why are trips on Route 21 continuously missing? There are a number of buses out of commission and this directly impacts the availability of extra buses on routes such as this. What is the status of warranty maintenance recently undertaken? Can OC Transpo confirm if articulated buses were removed from the fleet to undertake warranty work? Is warranty work generally scheduled to avoid any conflict with service changes, seasonal peaks in ridership and other similar considerations, in order to avoid any disruption to riders and service? ADJOURNMENT LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE The Commission adjourned the meeting 11:41 a.m. Commission Coordinator Chair TRANSIT COMMISSION MINUTES 16 18 JANUARY 2012 4 COMMISSION DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN PROCÈS-VERBAL 16 LE 18 JANVIER 2012 Note: 1. Please note that any written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available to City Council and the public. Nota : 1. Veuillez noter que toute présentation écrite ou orale (accompagnée de votre nom, mais sans vos coordonnées) sera versée aux dossiers publics et sera mise à la disposition du Conseil municipal et de la population.