TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


June 22, 2016  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons, D. Iveson

ABSENT

None

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

B. Anderson, M. Banga, B. Esslinger, B. Henderson, A. Knack, D. Loken, M. Nickel, M. Walters
L. Cochrane, City Manager
S. Kaffo, Office of the City Clerk
D. Siebold, 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                                                                      2

2.2        Requests to Speak                                                                              3

2.3        Requests for Specific Time on Agenda                                         3

3.          COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                                                 3

             High Level Bridge Pathways (S. McKeen)                                     3

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

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                               3

5.1        Gorman Park and Ride Strategy                                                      4

5.2        Policy on Traffic Shortcutting                                                          4

5.3        Residential/Public Parking Facility - Century Park                     4

5.4        Transportation Electrical Services Agreement with

             EPCOR Technologies – (M. Nickel)                                                 5

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              5

6.1        Electric Bus Pilot - Short-term and Long-term

             Implementation Strategy                                                                    5

6.2        Low Income Transit Pass - Creative Distribution

             Approaches                                                                                           5

6.3        GPS Devices for Route Optimization  - Snow Removal            6

6.4        Funding Sources for the Removal of the SW

             Staircase from Churchill Square                                                      6

6.5        Environmental Impact Assessment of Meridian

             Street Crossing of Horsehills Creek                                               7

6.6        Amendment of the Highway Transfer Agreement                      7

6.7        Amendments to the Arterial Roads for Development

             Policy C507 and Bylaw 14380                                                          8

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                                8

7.1        Metro Line Update (M. Nickel)                                                          8

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                           8

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

             NOTICE                                                                                                   8

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                  8

 

 

 

 

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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 9:30 a.m.

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the June 22, 2016, Transportation Committee meeting agenda be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That the June 1, 2016, Transportation Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

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: 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, and 7.1.

 

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

3.1

High Level Bridge Pathways (S. McKeen)

 

 

 

 

 

 

In December 2014, Council approved the installation of suicide prevention barriers on the High Level Bridge. The installation of a horizontal tension cable barrier for
$3 million was deemed a prudent and necessary intervention to prevent the rising number of suicides resulting from individuals jumping off the bridge.

With the installation of this project well underway, safety concerns have been brought to the attention of Council regarding the narrowing of the pathway on either side of the High Level Bridge.

Please provide any information on how the decision was made to move the barriers inwards beyond what was indicated in the original renderings and why Council did not receive notification of this decision. Please also provide any information on existing solutions that could make the pathways more cyclist and pedestrian friendly.

Integrated Infrastructure Svcs.

Due by:
Sept. 14, 2016



 

 

 

 

 

4.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - NONE

5.

STATUS REPORT

5.1

Gorman Park and Ride Strategy

 

 

 

P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved T. Caterina:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of "To Be Determined", be approved.

 

Sustainable Dev.

Due by:
To Be Determined

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

5.2

Policy on Traffic Shortcutting

 

 

 

P. Ohm, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved M. Oshry:

 

 

 

That a decision on the revised due date of “Second Quarter 2017” for City Operations report CR_2696, Policy on Traffic Shortcutting, be subject to a verbal report from Administration at the July 5, 2016 Transportation Committee meeting.

Sustainable Dev.

Due by:
Jul. 5, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

5.3

Residential/Public Parking Facility - Century Park

 

 

Moved M. Oshry:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of August 17, 2016, be approved.

 

Sustainable Dev.

Due by:
Aug. 17, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

5.4

Transportation Electrical Services Agreement with EPCOR Technologies – (M. Nickel)

 

 

Moved M. Oshry:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of August 17, 2016, be approved.

 

City Operations

Due by:
Aug. 17, 2016

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Electric Bus Pilot - Short-term and Long-term Implementation Strategy

 

 

 

G. Cebryk, Acting General Manager, and E. Robar, City Operations, made a presentation. E. Robar and 
M. LaChance, City Operations; and N. Alampi, Integrated Infrastructure Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That Administration prepare two capital profiles, for 5 buses and 40 buses respectively, including commentaries on the associated risks and benefits, for Council's consideration during the Fall 2016 Supplementary Capital Budget Adjustment.

City Operations

Due by:
Fall
Supplementary Capital Budget Adjustment

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

6.2

Low Income Transit Pass - Creative Distribution Approaches

 

 

 

D. McReynolds, City Operations, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions. R. Smythe, General Manager, Citizen Services; G. Cebryk, Acting General Manager, City Operations; and L. Cochrane, City Manager, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 


That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That the June 22, 2016, City Operations report CR_3203, be received for information.

Clerk’s note: Once Council has received the above report for information, funds held pursuant to the amendment (OP 61 - Low Income Transit Pass - Creative Distribution Approaches), passed at the November 27, 2015, City Council Budget meeting may be released.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

6.3

GPS Devices for Route Optimization - Snow Removal

 

 

 

G. Cebryk, Acting General Manager, and E. Sosa, City Operations, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

 

 

 

That the June 22, 2016, City Operations report CR_3072, be received for information.

City Operations

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

6.4

Funding Sources for the Removal of the SW Staircase from Churchill Square

 

 

 

A. Laughlin, General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, made a presentation.

 

 

Moved M. Oshry:

 

 

 

That Transportation Committee hear from the following speaker:

·         S. Switzer, Churchill Square Festivals Group

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

 

 


S. Switzer, Churchill Square Festivals Group, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.

A. Laughlin, General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services; E. Robar, City Operations; and R. Smythe, General Manager, Citizen Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved S. McKeen:

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That removal of the SW staircase from Churchill Square, as part of the Valley Line construction, be approved subject to Council approval of funding through the 2016 Supplementary Capital Budget Adjustment.




 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

6.5

Environmental Impact Assessment of Meridian Street Crossing of Horsehills Creek

 

 

Moved T. Caterina:

 

 

 

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Meridian Street Crossing of Horsehills Creek, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the June 22, 2016, Sustainable Development report CR_3654, be approved.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

6.6

Amendment of the Highway Transfer Agreement

 

 

 

R. Gibbard and B. Belcourt, Integrated Infrastructure Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved E. Gibbons:

 

 

 

That Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:

That the amendment to the Highway Transfer Agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Province of Alberta, as outlined in the June 22, 2016, Integrated Infrastructure Services report CR_3630, be approved, and that the amending agreement be in form and content acceptable to the City Manager.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

6.7

Amendments to the Arterial Roads for Development Policy C507 and Bylaw 14380

 

 

Moved M. Oshry:

 

 

 

That the June 22, 2016, Sustainable Development report CR_3736, be received for information.

Sustainable Dev.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES

7.1

Metro Line Update (M. Nickel)

 

 

 

L. Cochrane, City Manager; and A. Laughlin General Manager, Integrated Infrastructure Services, made a presentation and answered the Committee's questions.
E. Robar, Transportation Operations; and L. Fenger, Financial and Corporate Services (Law), answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved M. Oshry:

 

 

 

That the June 22, 2016, Integrated Infrastructure Services report CR_3518, be received for information.

Integrated Infrastructure Svcs.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, M. Oshry, S. McKeen, T. Caterina, E. Gibbons

 

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS

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 at 2:22 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk