TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


March 9, 2016  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

ABSENT

T. Caterina

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, M. Banga, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson, A. Knack, M. Nickel
S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk
T. Orbell, Office of the City Clerk

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM

                                                                                                         PAGE

DECISION

1.          CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS                            2

1.1        Call to Order                                                                                          2

1.2        Adoption of Agenda                                                                            2

1.3        Adoption of Minutes                                                                           2

1.4        Protocol Items                                                                                      2

2.          ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS             2

2.1        Select Items for Debate                                                                      3

2.2        Requests to Speak                                                                              3

2.3        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         3

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 3

4.          REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING      3

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                               3

5.1        LRT Concept Planning – Future Requirements                          3

5.2        Valley Line LRT Phase 1 – Intersection

             Performance Estimates                                                                      3

5.3        Possible Additional Road Classifications                                     4

5.4        Gorman Park and Ride Strategy                                                      4

5.5        Options to Increase the Sales and Usage of the

             ETS Bus Pass                                                                                       5

5.6        Low Income Transit Pass – Creative Distribution                      5

5.7        Options for Alley Rehabilitation and Renewal                             5

5.8        Regional Cost Sharing Strategy – Heritage Valley

             Park and Ride                                                                                       6

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              6

6.1        Managing the Availability of Park and Ride

             Facilities - Edmonton Transit System Advisory

             Board                                                                                                      6

6.2        Strategy for Park and Ride Locations                                            7

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                8

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           8

8.1        Civic Agency Recruitment - Chair Interview and

             Short Listing - Verbal report                                                              8

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   9

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  9

 

 

 

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DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

 

 

 

Councillor M. Oshry called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the March 9, 2016, Transportation Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the February 24, 2016, Transportation Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

1.4

Protocol Items

 

 

 

There were no protocol items.

 

2.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS

2.1

Select Items for Debate

 

 

 

The following items were selected for debate:  6.1, 6.2 and 8.1.

S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk; and D. Wandzura, City Operations, answered the Committee's questions.

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

 

There were no requests to speak.

 

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

 

 

 

There were no requests for any items to be dealt with at a specific time.

 

3.

COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

 

 

There were no Councillor Inquiries.

 

4.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - NONE

5.

STATUS REPORT

5.1

LRT Concept Planning – Future Requirements

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 13, 2016, be approved.

 

Integrated Infrastructure Svcs.

Due by:
Apr. 13, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2

Valley Line LRT Phase 1 – Intersection Performance Estimates

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 13, 2016, be approved.

 

Integrated Infrastructure Svcs.

Due by:
Apr. 13, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

5.3

Possible Additional Road Classifications

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of March 23, 2016, be approved.

 

City Operations

Due by:
Mar. 23, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

5.4

Gorman Park and Ride Strategy

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 27, 2016, be approved.

 

City Operations

Due by:
Apr. 27, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

 

 

 

5.5

Options to Increase the Sales and Usage of the ETS Bus Pass

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 27, 2016, be approved.

 

City Operations

Due by:
Apr. 27, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

5.6

Low Income Transit Pass – Creative Distribution

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 27, 2016, be approved.

 

City Operations

Due by:
Apr. 27, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

5.7

Options for Alley Rehabilitation and Renewal

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of April 13, 2016, be approved.

 

City Operations

Due by:
Apr. 13, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

 

 

 

5.8

Regional Cost Sharing Strategy – Heritage Valley Park and Ride

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of 4th Quarter 2016, be approved.

 

Integrated Infrastructure Svcs.

Due by:
Fourth Quarter 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Managing the Availability of Park and Ride Facilities - Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board

 

 

 

M. Samji, Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.  A. Pye, Edmonton Transit Advisory Board; D. Wandzura, General Manager, and K. Koropeski, City Operations;
N. Lazurko, Sustainable Development; and A. Laughlin, General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, answered the Committee questions.

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That Administration proceed to implement the following solutions by September 2016:

1.    Conversion of free Park and Ride stalls to paid reserved stalls.

2.    Increasing the price to park in reserved Park and Ride stalls.

3.    Designating time-limits and/or charging fees for unreserved stalls.

 

 

 

D. Wandzura, General Manager, City Operations; S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk; and A. Laughlin, General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

Park and Ride Management Options – Feasibility and Implications

That Administration provide a report on the feasibility, implications and details of implementing the following Park and Ride management option: 

Identifying alternatives to increase the supply of Park and Ride stalls using existing, conveniently-located, parking facilities (private or public),

Sustainable Dev.

 

Due by:
Third Quarter 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That Administration incorporate the long term strategies and goals of the Park and Ride policy in conjunction with the Transit Strategy while implementing short term solutions to adhere to the high demand and the increase in users of Park and Ride.

Sustainable Dev.

 

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

6.2

Strategy for Park and Ride Locations

 

 

 

D. Wandzura, General Manager, City Operations, made a presentation.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

  1. That the expenditure of funds to implement Capital Profile #16-66-7006 Heritage Valley Park and Ride, be approved.
  2. That the revised policy C554A - Park and Ride, as set out in Attachment 2 of the March 9, City Operations report CR_1987, be approved.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS

8.1

Civic Agency Recruitment - Chair Interview and Short Listing - Verbal report

 

 

 

S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the Committee meet in private pursuant to sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

 

The Committee met in private at 11:04 a.m.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the Committee meet in public at 11:35 a.m.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

 

The Committee met in public at 11:35 a.m.

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

1.    That Attachment 1, Short List of Candidates for Civic Agencies, be added to the March 9, 2016, Civic Agencies Recruitment - Chair Interview and Short Listing Verbal report.

2.    That Administration arrange interviews with the short listed candidates.

3.    That the Civic Agency Recruitment - Chair Interview and Short Listing Verbal report and Attachment 1 remain private pursuant to sections 17 and 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Office of the City Manager

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That Administration work with the Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board to identify any barriers for attaining diversity on the Board, prior to the next general recruitment campaign.

Office of the City Manager

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

T. Caterina

 

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

 

 

Councillor M. Oshry asked whether there were any Notices of Motion.  There were none.

 

10.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned 11:36 a.m.

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk