That with respect to Recommendations 1, 2, 3a, 4 and 5 of Report TT2019-0637, the following Motion Arising be adopted:
That Council:
1. Build upon to the existing direction to Administration on Low Income Transit Pass program (LITP) advocacy by encouraging members of the public and users of the LITP program to share their stories with their provincial representatives;
2. Request that the Mayor and Chairs of Standing Policy Committees on Transportation & Transit and Community and Protective Services write a letter to the Premier and the Ministers responsible to advocate for securing long-term funding for the low-income transit pass in order to support Calgarians struggling during the economic downturn;
3. Direct Administration to report back to Council on 2019 September 30 on the following financial impacts in order to inform potential provincial advocacy:
a. Eliminating the user fees charged for residents 70 years of age or older for the Senior Regular and the Senior Low Income passes, thereby allowing anyone 70 years of age or older to ride Transit at no charge without the need to produce a pass or fare;
4. Direct Administration to review the LITP enrollment and intake processes to identify opportunities to deliver better service, including but not limited to sale of annual passes rather than monthly; sale of passes at locations throughout the City; potential process improvements based on the Multilingual Communications and Engagement work resulting from Notice of Motion C2018-0504; and
5. Direct Administration to begin discussions with Calgary school boards and the Province to determine if a direct payment relationship is possible between the school boards and The City that could eliminate red tape for families and students living 2.4 km or greater from their school who presently purchase passes directly from Calgary Transit and are reimbursed by their school board via the Calgary Transit Pass Rebate program.