Cycling Advisory Committee

Report

The 4th Report of the Cycling Advisory Committee

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 4:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Committee Room #4

Attendance

• PRESENT: J. Roberts (Chair), B. Cowie, C. DeGroot, R. Henderson, B. Hill, J. Jordan, C. Pollett, E. Raftis, O. Toth and D. Turner (Committee Clerk)
  
  NOT PRESENT: None
  
  ALSO PRESENT: G. Dales, A. Giesen, Sgt. S. Harding, P. Kavcic, T. MacDaniel, L. Maitland, A. Miller, A. Rosebrugh, and M. Stone
  
  The meeting was called to order at 4:04 PM.

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

2.

Scheduled Items

2.1

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA) Orientation

• That it BE NOTED that the presentation from M. Stone, Supervisor I, Municipal Policy (AODA), as appended to the agenda, with respect to 'Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities' customer service training, was received.

2.2

Dundas-TVP Connection

• That it BE NOTED that the presentation from Z. Petch and S. Hayman, Representatives from IBI Group, as appended to the agenda, with respect to the planned Dundas - Thames Valley Parkway (TVP) connection, was received.

3.

Consent

3.1

2nd Report of the Cycling Advisory Committee 

• That it BE NOTED that the 2nd Report of the Cycling Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on January 15, 2020, was received.

3.2

Municipal Council Resolution - 11th and 1st Reports of the Cycling Advisory Committee 

• That it BE NOTED that the Municipal Council resolution from its meeting held on January 14, 2020, with respect to the 11th and 1st Reports of the Cycling Advisory Committee, was received.

3.3

Municipal Council Resolution - 2nd Report of the Cycling Advisory Committee 

• That, in light of the discussion-heavy format of the 2020 Ontario Bike Summit ('Share the Road') conference, the following actions be taken with respect to the 2020 Cycling Advisory Committee (CAC) Budget:

  a)       a second member of the CAC BE PERMITTED to attend the above-noted conference; and,

  b)       the expenditure of up to $375.00 + tax from the 2020 CAC budget BE APPROVED to cover the conference fees for the additional attendee;

  it being noted that the Municipal Council resolution from its meeting held on February 11, 2020, with respect to the 2nd Report of the CAC, was received.

   

3.4

Letter of Resignation - K. Brawn

• That the City Clerk BE REQUESTED to fill the existing vacancies in the Cycling Advisory Committee (CAC) membership in order that the CAC meet its full potential given the breadth and depth of the committee's objectives, as espoused in its 2020 work plan;

  it being noted that the CAC strongly supports a re-staffing process that emphasizes and results in an equitable committee composition, including (but not limited to) diversity in gender, accessibility, age, et cetera.

4.

Sub-Committees and Working Groups

4.1

2020 Work Plan Sub-Committee

• That it BE NOTED that the committee held a general discussion with respect to its 2020 work plan;

  it being further noted that discussion around item 5.3 on the agenda resulted in the removal of 'E-Bike Programs' from the committee's 2020 work plan.

4.2

Old East Village Bikeway Working Group

• That the Municipal Council BE REQUESTED to forward the attached communications to Dillon Consulting and WSP, respectively, for their consideration;

  it being noted that the above-noted communications were drafted by the Old East Village Bikeway Working Group and approved by the Cycling Advisory Committee in response to the developers' presentations and call for feedback at the CAC's December 18, 2019 meeting.

5.

Items for Discussion

5.1

Development Charges - Discussion 

• That a more in-depth discussion with respect to development charges BE DEFERRED to the next meeting of the Cycling Advisory Committee;

  it being noted that the committee held a brief, general discussion with respect to this matter.

5.2

Connected and Automated Vehicles - Progress Review 

• That it BE NOTED that the committee held a general discussion with respect to the Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Strategic Plan;

  it being further noted that the committee made revisions to a draft letter that will eventually be forwarded to the Civic Administration in response to the call for feedback/input on the CAV Strategic Plan.

5.3

E-bike Programs - Preliminary Discussion 

• That it BE NOTED that the committee held a general discussion with respect to E-Bike usage, E-Bike classifications, and the difficulty of enforcing proper usage in the absence of concrete Provincial legislation and regulations.

5.4

City of London Commuter Survey 

• That it BE NOTED that the committee held a general discussion with respect to the City's recently completed 'Commuter Survey', including feedback on the survey's language/format and the survey's value in relation to the potential creation of Transportation Management Associations in London.

6.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 6:38 PM.