TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

MINUTES

April 13, 2016  –  River Valley Room

PRESENT

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons, *M. Nickel
*Councillor M. Nickel was named a Member of the Committee to maintain quorum, pursuant to section 151(1) Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300

ABSENT

T. Caterina

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, M. Banga, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson, A. Knack
L. Cochrane, City Manager
S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk
D. Siebold, Office of the City Clerk

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                                                                      3

2.          ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND RELATED BUSINESS             3

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        Capital Profile - Construction of the First Two

             Lanes of Aurum Road                                                                         3

5.3        Capital Profile - Twinning of 167 Avenue for 52A

             Street to 76 Street                                                                                4

5.4        Options for Alley Rehabilitation and Renewal                             4

5.5        North/South Connections to 83rd Avenue                                   5

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              5

6.1        Valley Line LRT Phase 1 - Intersection

             Performance Estimates                                                                      5

6.2        2016 Transit Service Reallocation Plan                                         5

6.3        Valley Line LRT (Northwest) - Grade Separations                      7

6.4        Northwest LRT Extension - Grade Separation                            7

6.5        Updates to the Traffic Modelling Process                                    8

6.6        Bylaw 17573 - Closure of vehicular access - 120

             Street NW between 107 Avenue NW and 108 Avenue NW        8

6.7        Bylaw 17582 - Closure of vehicle accesses to a

             titled parcel located at 12103 - 127 Street NW,

             from 121 Avenue NW                                                                          8

6.8        Bylaw 17583 - Closure of vehicle access to a

             titled parcel located at 12049 - 127 Street NW,

             from 121 Avenue NW                                                                          8

6.9        Bylaw 17574 - Closure of vehicular accesses – 118

             Avenue NW between 126 Street NW and 127 Street

             NW, and 127 Street NW between 118 Avenue NW and

             119 Avenue NW                                                                                    9

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES - NONE                 9

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           9

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   9

9.1        Waiver of Block Party Permit Fees                                                 9

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                10

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DECISION SUMMARY

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

Councillor M. Oshry called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

Moved S. McKeen:

That the April 13, 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 March 23, 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, 6.3, 6.4, 6.8 and 6.9.

2.2

Requests to Speak

Refer to items 6.2 and 9.1.

2.3

Requests for Specific Time on Agenda

There were no requests for any items to be dealt with 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:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

5.2

Capital Profile - Construction of the First Two Lanes of Aurum Road

Moved E. Gibbons:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

5.3

Capital Profile - Twinning of 167 Avenue for 52A Street to 76 Street

Moved E. Gibbons:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

5.4

Options for Alley Rehabilitation and Renewal

Moved E. Gibbons:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

5.5

North/South Connections to 83rd Avenue

Moved E. Gibbons:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Valley Line LRT Phase 1 - Intersection Performance Estimates

A. Laughlin, General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. B. Griffith, Integrated Infrastructure Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved E. Gibbons:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.2

2016 Transit Service Reallocation Plan

Moved S. McKeen:

That Transportation Committee hear from the following speakers:

• M. Cooper, Riverdale Community League
• V. Gupta, Riverdale Community League
• R. Feroe, Riverdale Community League

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

D. Wandzura, General Manager, and E. Robar, City Operations, made a presentation.

M. Cooper, Riverdale Community League, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.
R. Feroe and V. Gupta, Riverdale Community League, answered the Committee's questions.

D. Wandzura, General Manager, B. Sabey, and
E. Robar, City Operations, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. McKeen:

That Administration work with the community of Riverdale on a pilot project, including possible reduced Saturday bus service, to understand the causes of declining bus ridership and explore options to increase ridership.

In Favour:

Lost

S. McKeen

Opposed:

M. Oshry, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

Moved E. Gibbons:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.3

Valley Line LRT (Northwest) - Grade Separations

A. Laughlin, General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. L. Cochrane, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved M. Oshry:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.4

Northwest LRT Extension - Grade Separation

A. Laughlin, General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. L. Cochrane, City Manager; and B. Griffith, Integrated Infrastructure Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved M. Oshry:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.5

Updates to the Traffic Modelling Process

Moved E. Gibbons:

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.6

Bylaw 17573 - Closure of vehicular access - 120 Street NW between 107 Avenue NW and 108 Avenue NW

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 17573 be given the appropriate readings.

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.7

Bylaw 17582 - Closure of vehicle accesses to a titled parcel located at 12103 - 127 Street NW, from 121 Avenue NW

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 17582 be given the appropriate readings.

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.8

Bylaw 17583 - Closure of vehicle access to a titled parcel located at 12049 - 127 Street NW, from 121 Avenue NW

P. Szczepanski, Integrated Infrastructures Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. McKeen:

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 17583 be given the appropriate readings.

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

6.9

Bylaw 17574 - Closure of vehicular accesses – 118 Avenue NW between 126 Street NW and 127 Street NW, and 127 Street NW between 118 Avenue NW and 119 Avenue NW

A. Laughlin, General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, answered the Committee's questions.

Moved S. McKeen:

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That Bylaw 17574 be given the appropriate readings.

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES - NONE

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

9.1

Waiver of Block Party Permit Fees

Councillor E. Gibbons requested permission to make a Motion without Customary Notice regarding the waiver of block party permit fees.

Moved S. McKeen:

That Councillor E. Gibbons be given permission to make a Motion without Customary Notice regarding the waiver of block party permit fees.

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Transportation Committee hear from the following speaker:

• M. Sellers, Edmonton Neighbourhood Watch

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

Moved E. Gibbons:

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That permit fees for road use, set up and usage of City owned roadway barricades, be waived for block parties within the city, and that the corresponding budget revenues be adjusted accordingly.

M. Sellers, Edmonton Neighbourhood Watch, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

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

In Favour:

Carried

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, E. Gibbons

Absent:

T. Caterina

10.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 2:57 p.m.