TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES


April 24, 2012  –  River Valley Room

 

 

PRESENT

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, *S. Mandel

* Mayor S. Mandel is a Committee Member pursuant to section 150(2), Procedures and Committees Bylaw 12300

ABSENT

K. Diotte

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE

A. Sohi, B. Henderson, D. Loken, E. Gibbons, K. Leibovici, T. Caterina

M. Nathoo, Deputy City Clerk

M. Dimitrijevic, 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                                                                                      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

3.1        Mutli-year Neighbourhood Renewal - Update

             (D.Iveson/K. Krushell)                                                                         3

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

5.          STATUS REPORT                                                                               4

5.1        Speed Reduction Pilot Project Draft Policy                                  4

5.2        Speed Management Strategies in Neighbourhoods                  5

5.3        Southeast LRT Line - Facility and Development

             Opportunities                                                                                        5

5.4        Active Transportation Policy - Possible Amendments              5

6.          REPORTS                                                                                              6

6.1        Extension of LRT Beyond Temporary NAIT LRT Station        6

6.2        Phased Implementation of Late Night Transit

             Service                                                                                                    6

6.3        Late Night Transit Service and Vehicle for Hire

             System Integration Options                                                              7

6.4        Costs and Opportunities of Liquid Natural Gas

             Buses - Bus Fleet and Equipment Renewal and

             Natural Gas Pilot                                                                                  7

6.5        Amendment of the Highway Transfer Agreement                      8

6.6        2011 Drainage Services Design and Construction

             Annual Report                                                                                       9

6.7        Exemption for LEED Silver Certification - Borden

             Park and Castle Downs Park Pavilions                                         9

6.8        Open Tenders - $20,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive

             of GST) as at April 16, 2012                                                               9

6.9        West to South LRT Development - Capital Project

             Profile                                                                                                    10

7.          RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES                              10

8.          PRIVATE REPORTS                                                                         10

8.1        LRT P3 Status Report                                                                      10

9.          NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY

              NOTICE                                                                                               10

10.        ADJOURNMENT                                                                                10

 

 

 

 

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DECISION SUMMARY

ITEM

 

DECISION

1.

CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

1.1

Call to Order

 

 

 

Councillor D. Iveson called the meeting to order at         9:35 a.m.

 

1.2

Adoption of Agenda

 

 

Moved J. Batty:

 

 

 

That the April 24, 2012, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee agenda be adopted.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

1.3

Adoption of Minutes

 

 

Moved J. Batty:

 

 

 

That the April 10, 2012, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting minutes be adopted. 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

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, 6.9 and 8.1.

 

2.2

Requests to Speak

 

 

Moved J. Batty:

 

 

 

That the Committee hear from the following speaker:

 

6.2  Phased Implementation of Late Night Transit Service

M. Marriot, Citizens for Better Transit

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

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

Multi-year Neighborhood Renewal - Update (D. Iveson/K. Krushell)

 

 

 

It is our understanding that tenders have now closed for the multi-year neighborhood renewal contracts, and that Administration has completed initial community consultation for those neighborhoods where reconstruction is scheduled to commence in 2013.

Therefore, please provide an update at the June 26, 2012. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting responding to the following:

a) an outline of the planned schedule for reconstruction and renewal neighborhoods based on the outcome of the tenders;

b) now that there is more certainty on construction prices, please outline next priorities for candidate reconstruction neighborhoods beyond those currently outlined on the city neighborhood renewal web page and recent 2012-2014 Capital Budget materials;

c) describe what improvements are being made to community consultation processes to ensure more opportunity to engage communities in addressing traffic safety initiatives and better coordination with great neighborhoods work, and to improve communication of the neighborhood reconstruction programs; and,

d) outline progress on incorporating alley renewal and rural unpaved roadway rehabilitation into the neighborhood renewal program.

 

Transportation Svcs.

Infrastructure Svcs.

 

Due Date:

Jun. 26, 2012

 

4.

REPORTS TO BE DEALT WITH AT A FUTURE MEETING - NONE

5.

STATUS REPORT

5.1

Speed Reduction Pilot Project Draft Policy

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of May 8, 2012, be approved.

 

Transportation Svcs.

Due Date:

May 8, 2012

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

5.2

Speed Management Strategies in Neighborhoods

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of May 8, 2012, be approved.

 

Transportation Svcs.

Due Date:

May 8, 2012

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

5.3

Southeast LRT Line - Facility and Development Opportunities

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of May 8, 2012, be approved.

 

Transportation Svcs.

Due Date:

May 8, 2012

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

5.4

Active Transportation Policy - Possible Amendments

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That the revised due date of May 8, 2012, be approved.

 

Transportation Svcs.

Due Date:

May 8, 2012

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

6.

REPORTS

6.1

Extension of LRT Beyond Temporary NAIT LRT Station

 

 

 

B. Griffith, Transportation Services; D. Piecowye, Corporate Services (Law); and R. Boutilier, General Manager, Transportation Services, answered the Committees questions.

 

 

Moved S. Mandel:

 

 

 

NAIT LRT extension – Engineering Design

                                                             That the April 24, 2012, Transportation Services report 2012TS4652 be referred back to Administration to return to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee with additional information on the preliminary engineering design of the tail track for the NAIT LRT extension.

 

Transportation Svcs.

 

Due Date:

Aug. 21, 2012

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, S. Mandel

 

 

Opposed:

 

 

 

L. Sloan

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

6.2

Phased Implementation of Late Night Transit Service

 

 

 

Item 6.2 and 6.3 were dealt with together.

M. Marriott, Citizens for Better Transit, made a presentation.

K. Koropeski, and R. Boutilier, General Manager, Transportation Services; and G. Dziwenka, Sustainable Development, answered the Committee’s questions.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

Phased Implementation of Late Night Transit Service - Continued Consideration

 

That the April 24, 2012, Transportation Services report 2012TS7813, be referred back to Administration for consideration in the ongoing transit review.

 

Transportation Svcs.

 

Due Date:

To Be Determined

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte, L. Sloan

 

6.3

Late Night Transit Service and Vehicle for Hire System Integration Options

 

 

 

Item 6.2 and 6.3 were dealt with together.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

That the April 24, 2012, Transportation Services report 2012TS7918, be received for information. 

 

Transportation Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

6.4

Costs and Opportunities of Liquid Natural Gas Buses - Bus Fleet and Equipment Renewal and Natural Gas Pilot

 

 

 

R. Boutilier, General Manager, Transportation Services;    D. H.  Edey, General Manager, and J. Sirovyak, Corporate Services, answered the Committee's questions.

 

 

Moved D. Iveson:

 

 

 

1. That Administration implement a natural gas pilot to analyze the future potential of incorporating natural gas buses into the fleet, subject to release of the 9.641 million for Capital Project Profile 12-66-1281 through receipt for information of the April 24, 2012, Transportation Services/Corporate Services report 2012CRS002.

2. That a sole source agreement with New Flyer Industries for the purchase of 2 forty foot Compressed Natural Gas buses for the pilot, in an amount not to exceed $1.1 million, be approved, subject to release of the 9.641 million for Capital Project Profile 12-66-1281 through receipt for information of the April 24, 2012, Transportation Services/Corporate Services report 2012CRS002.

Transportation Svcs.

Corporate Svcs.

 

 

That Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recommend to Council:

That the April 24, 2012, Transportation Services/Corporate Services report 2012CRS002, be received for information.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

6.5

Amendment of the Highway Transfer Agreement

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recommend to City Council:

That the amendment to the Highway Transfer Agreement between the City of Edmonton and the Province of Alberta, to capture the implementation of the final northeast leg of Anthony Henday Drive, be approved, and that the amending agreement be in form and content, acceptable to the City Manager.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

6.6

2011 Drainage Services Design and Construction Annual Report

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That the April 24, 2012, Infrastructure Services report 2012IS1427, be received for information.

 

Infrastructure Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

6.7

Exemption for LEED Silver Certification - Borden Park and Castle Downs Park Pavilions

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recommend to City Council:

That Borden Park and Castle Downs Park Pavilions be exempted from LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification as per Sustainable Building Policy C532.

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

6.8

Open Tenders - $20,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at April 16, 2012

 

 

Moved L. Sloan:

 

 

 

That Administration award the tender project, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the April 24, 2012, Corporate Services report 2012COP006 and enter into all relevant agreements, such tender to be in accordance with Administration’s normal tendering guidelines.

 

Corporate Svcs.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan, S. Mandel

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

6.9

West to South LRT Development - Capital Project Profile

 

 

 

Items 6.9 and 8.1 were dealt with together.

 

 

Moved J. Batty:

 

 

 

That Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recommend to City Council:

That the LRT Project Profile 11-66-1673 (Southeast to West LRT) be approved, subject to funding from other orders of government.

 

 

 

In Favour:

Carried

 

 

D. Iveson, J. Batty, L. Sloan

 

 

Absent:

 

 

 

K. Diotte

 

7.

RESPONSES TO COUNCILLOR INQUIRIES - NONE

8.

PRIVATE REPORTS

8.1

LRT P3 Status Report

 

 

 

Items 6.9 and 8.1 were dealt with together.

The Committee met in private at 10:43 a.m. pursuant to sections 24, 24, and 25 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

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

Councillors J. Batty and D. Iveson referred this item to the May 2, 2012, City Council meeting, without a Committee recommendation.

 

 

9.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND MOTIONS WITHOUT CUSTOMARY NOTICE

 

 

Councillor D. Iveson asked whether there were any Notices of Motions. There were none.

 

10.

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:35 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chair                                                                          City Clerk