MINUTES

SPC ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

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Date:
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Location:
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor S. Keating, Chair
  • Councillor J. Davison, Vice-Chair
  • Councillor G. Chahal
  • Councillor S. Chu
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor J. Magliocca
  • Councillor E. Woolley
  • Councillor J. Gondek
ALSO PRESENT:
  • General Manager M. Thompson
  • Acting City Clerk T. Rowe
  • Coordinator Shawneen Muscoby

Councillor Keating called the Meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

Councillor Keating provided opening remarks.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That today's Agenda be amended, by bringing forward Item 7.4, TT2018-1335 to be dealt with immideately following Item 7.1, TT2018-1289.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That the Agenda for the 2018 December 06 Regular Meeting of the SPC on Transportation and Transit be confirmed, as amended.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Transportation and Transit held 2018 October 04, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the SPC on Transportation and Transit held 2018 October 22, be confirmed.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Magliocca

    That with respect to Report TT2018-1405, the following be approved:

    That the SPC on Transportation and Transit recommends that Council approve Administration’s request to defer the reports on:

    1. ‘Green Line staging update’ and ‘interim use of Green Line rights-of-way for community purposes’ to no later than 2019 Q1.
    2. ‘RouteAhead Update to prioritize major transit growth projects’ to no later than 2019 Q3.
    MOTION CARRIED

Speaker:

  1. Jim Stevenson.

The following documents were distributed with respect to Report TT2018-1289:

  • A presentation entitled "The Calgary Goods Movement Strategy: Moving together to help our economy", dated 2018 December 06.
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Chahal

    That with respect to Report TT2018-1289, the following be approved:

    That the Standing Policy Committee (SPC) on Transportation and Transit recommends that Council:

    1. Approve the Goods Movement Strategy and adopt the Strategic Directions and action items of the Strategy as per the Attachment 1;

    2. Direct Administration to consider capital and operating funding requirements for implementation of the short-term action items into the mid-cycle budget adjustments for 2021-2022;

    3. Direct Administration to include the capital and operating costs to deliver the medium-term strategy actions during the development of the next budget business cycle (2023-2026);

    4. Direct Administration to work with industry and stakeholders to establish a goods movement committee to provide input into the implementation and monitoring of Goods Movement Strategy. Request that the City Clerks circulate Members of Council as to their interest in serving on this committee, to return to Council with the results of the poll and a draft Terms of Reference no later than Q1 2019; and

    5. Direct Administration to report back with an update on the Goods Movement Strategy implementation to Council through the SPC on Transportation and Transit no later than Q2 2021.

    MOTION CARRIED

A presentation entitled "Safer Mobility Plan Annual Report 2018" was distributed with respect to Report TT2018-1315.

Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw, as amended, Committee suspended Sections 77(c) and 109, by general consent, in order that Committee may have additional time for questions of clarification and debate.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That the SPC on Transportation and Transit recommends that Council:

    1. Receive this report for information; and
    2. Direct Administration to report back to the SPC on Transportation and Transit on the Safer Mobility Annual Report by Q4 2019.
    MOTION CARRIED

A presentation entitled "TT2018-1316: Improving Compliance During Snow Route Parking Bans", dated 2018 December 6, was distributed with respect to Report TT2018-1316.

Pursuant to Section 6(1) of the Procedure Bylaw, as amended, Section 78(b) was suspended, by general consent, in order that Committee may complete the remainder of today's Agenda.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Davison

    That the SPC on Transportation and Transit recommends that Council give three readings to the proposed Bylaw to amend the Calgary Traffic Bylaw 26M96 to increase snow route parking fines to be consistent with fines related to non-compliance for maintenance work.

    MOTION CARRIED

A presentation was distributed with respect to Report TT2018-1335, entitled "Green Line Update TT2018-1335".

Speaker:

Jeff Binks.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That with respect to Report TT2018-1335, the following be approved:

    1. That the SPC on Transportation and Transit recommend that Council receive this report for information.
    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That this meeting adjourn at 12:12 p.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

     

    The following Items have been forwarded to the 2018 December 17 Regular Meeting of Council:

    CONSENT

    Green Line: Staging and Right-of-way and RouteAheadUpdate - Deferral Request, TT2018-1405

    The Calgary Goods Movement Strategy TT2018-1289

    Safer Mobility Plan Annual Report 2018, TT2018-1315

    Green Line Q4 2018 Update, TT2018-1335

     

    ITEMS FROM ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEE

    Improving Compliance During Snow Route Parking Bans, TT2018-1316

     

    The next Regular Meeting of the SPC on Transportation and Transit has been scheduled for 2019 January 30

     

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON 2019