MINUTES

SPC ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

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Date:
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IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER
PRESENT:
  • Councillor J. Davison, Chair
  • Councillor S. Chu
  • Councillor J. Farkas
  • Councillor E. Woolley
  • Councillor S. Keating (participated remotely)
ALSO PRESENT:
  • Acting General Manager R. Vanderputten
  • Acting City Clerk J. Palaschuk
  • Legislative Advisor L. Gibb

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

No opening remarks were provided at today's Meeting.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Agenda for today's meeting be amended by postponing Item 8.1.1 Transportation Bylaw Changes, TT2019-0205 to the 2019 May 22 Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation and Transit.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Agenda for the 2019 April 24 Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation and Transit be confirmed, as amended.

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Farkas

    That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation and Transit held on 2019 March 20, be confirmed.

     

    MOTION CARRIED

Distributions with respect to Report TT2019-0429:

  • A presentation entitled "Public Garden Scoping Report", dated 2019 April 24;
  • A letter from the Chinatown District Business Improvement Area, dated 2019 April 19;
  • A letter from LRTOTG, dated 2019 April 24; and
  • A presentation from the Parks Foundation Calgary.

Speakers who addressed Committee with respect to Report TT2019-0429:

  • Moraig McCabe
  • Sheila Taylor
  • Anne Johnson
  • Don Terway

 

Councillor Chu introduced a group of 20 Grade 4 students from Highwood School, along with their teacher Alanna Kennard.

  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Keating

    That the Standing Policy Committee (SPC) on Transportation and Transit (T&T) recommend that Council:

    1. Direct Administration to bring this report forward as Urgent Business to the 2019 April 29 meeting of Council; and
    2. Direct Administration to report back to the SPC on T&T no later than Q4 2019 with a workplan including scope, cost, resources, funding source, engagement and delivery strategy for the Public Gardens Master Planning work and the development of six Public Garden Projects.

     

    Against: Councillor Farkas

    MOTION CARRIED
  • MOTION
    Moved byCouncillor Woolley

    That this meeting adjourn at 10:14 a.m.

    MOTION CARRIED

    The following item has been forwarded to the 2019 April 29 Combined Meeting of Council:

    URGENT BUSINESS

    • Green Line LRT Public Gardens Scoping Report, TT2019-0429

     

    The following item has been forwarded to the 2019 May 22 Regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation and Transit:

    POSTPONED REPORTS

    • Transportation Bylaw Changes, TT2019-0205 

     

    The next regular Meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation and Transit is scheduled to be held on 2019 May 22 at 9:30 a.m.

    CONFIRMED BY COMMITTEE ON