Transit Commission

DISPOSITION 27

Thursday, 27 September 2012, 9:30 a.m.




CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 

Minutes 26 of 24 August 2012 were confirmed.

	CONFIRMED


COMMUNICATIONS

Responses to Inquiries:

* OTC 04-12 – Acquisition of Hybrid Buses and Maintenance Costs (Bloess)
* OTC 06-12 – Reporting of Fuel Usage (OC Transpo) (Tierney)

	RECEIVED


PRESENTATIONS 

1.	CHAIR’S UPDATE	
		CITY WIDE 

	RECEIVED


2.	UPDATE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER, TRANSIT SERVICES
	CITY WIDE 

	RECEIVED


CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
CITY CLERK AND SOLICITOR

3.	2012 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET Q2 – TRANSIT COMMISSION STATUS REPORT
ACS2012-CMR-FIN-0037	CITY WIDE	

1. That the Transit Commission receive this report for information.

	RECEIVED

2. That the Transit Commission recommend that Council authorize the closing of capital project 900292 Bus Equipment Replacement Program and the return of the remaining funding of $1.1 million to the Transit capital reserve fund.

	CARRIED



CITY OPERATIONS
TRANSIT SERVICES

4.	Q2 2012 TRANSIT SERVICES PERFORMANCE REPORT
      ACS2012-COS-TRA-0011	CITY WIDE	

That the Transit Commission receive this report for information.

	RECEIVED
Direction to staff:

That staff report on safety measures in all future quarterly reports.


ADDITIONAL ITEM

That the Transit Commission approve the addition of this item for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to section 84(3) of the procedure by-law.
* Support for Bill C-402 -  An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Public Transportation Workers)

	CARRIED

5.	SUPPORT FOR BILL C-402 – AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL CODE (PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WORKERS)
 	

WHEREAS the rise in assaults against public transit workers has been identified as an industry-wide problem for several years; and 

WHEREAS all members of the public transit industry – unions and management alike – recognize the need to protect transit workers; and 

WHEREAS a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons calling for changes to the Criminal Code of Canada with more appropriate protection for transit workers while engaged in the performance of their duty (Bill C-402) was introduced and received First Reading in February 2012; and

WHEREAS the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) supports this Bill proceeding through the legislative process and becoming law, and OC Transpo is a member of this organization; 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transit Commission communicate its support for Bill C-402 to the Prime Minister, the Attorney General, the leaders of the Opposition and the Bill’s sponsor, Peter Julian, M.P. (Burnaby-New Westminster).

	CARRIED

TRANSIT COMMISSION
DISPOSITION 27
27 SEPTEMBER 2012
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