Cycling Advisory Committee

Report

The 4th Report of the Cycling Advisory Committee
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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.


That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

     

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

The meeting adjourned at 6:38 PM.