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8TH REPORT OF THE

 

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

meeting held on September 26, 2017, commencing at 12:15 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:    A. Stratton (Chair), G. Bikas, S. Brooks, A. Farahi, S. Greenly, J. Kostyniuk, J. Madden, L. Norman and A. Penney and J. Bunn (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:   G. Debbert and H. Moussa.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  J. Fullick, K. Grabowski, T. Macbeth, M. Morris and A. Spahiu.

 

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER

 

1.

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that S. Brooks disclosed a pecuniary interest in clause 6 of this report, having to do with an update and request for support for the the Resilient Cities Conference being hosted by the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE), by indicating that she is a member of the ACE.

 

II.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

2.

Streetscape Master Plan for Hamilton Road from Horton Street to Highbury Avenue and Main Street in Lambeth from Campbell Street to Dingman Creek

 

That it BE NOTED that the attached presentations from J. Heyninck, IBI Group and K. Grabowski, Transportation Design Engineer with respect to the Streetscape Master Plans for Hamilton Road from Horton Street to Highbury Avenue and Main Street in Lambeth from Campbell Street to Dingman Creek, were received.

 

3.

NEXT (a specific public transportation technology)

 

That the presentation from A. Farahi with respect to NEXT (a specific public transportation technology) BE REFERRED to the next meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee.

 

III.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

4.

7th Report of the Transportation Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 7th Report of the Transportation Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on June 27, 2017, was received.

 

5.

Transport Canada - Grade Crossing Regulations and Railway Funding Applications

 

That it BE NOTED that the staff report dated September 26, 2017, from the Managing Director of Environmental and Engineering Services and City Engineer, with respect to Transport Canada Grade Crossings Regulations and Railway Funding Applications, was received.

 

6.

Resilient Cities Conference - Advisory Committee on the Environment

 

That support in the amount of $150.00 from the 2017 Transportation Advisory Committee budget for the Advisory Committee on the Environment (ACE) Resilient Cities Conference BE APPROVED; it being noted that the communication dated September 14, 2017 from S. Ratz, Chair of the ACE, was received.

 

 

7.

Notice of Public Information Centre - Clarke Road Improvements - Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension to Fanshawe Park Road East - Municipal Class Environmental Assessment

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Public Information Centre for the Clarke Road Improvements from the Veterans Memorial Parkway Extension to Fanshawe Park Road East - Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, from A. Spahiu, Transportation Design Engineer, City of London and I. Bartlett, Project Manager, Stantec Consulting Ltd., was received.

 

8.

Notice of Study Completion - Rapid Transit Initiative Master Plan

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Study Completion related to the Rapid Transit Initiative Master Plan, dated August 3, 2017, from J. Ramsay, Project Director, Rapid Transit, City of London and B. Hollingworth, Director, IBI Group, was received.

 

9.

Richmond Street Municipal Underground Utilities Realignment - Environmental Assessment Study - Notice of Study Completion

 

That it BE NOTED that the Notice of Study Completion with respect to the Richmond Street Municipal Underground Utilities Realignment Environmental Assessment Study, dated August 3, 2017, from J. Ramsay, Project Director, Rapid Transit, City of London and J. Heyninck, Associate Director, IBI Group, was received.

 

10.

Construction Notice - 2017 Wonderland Advanced Widening

 

That it BE NOTED that the Construction Notice for the 2017 Wonderland Advanced Widening, dated September 18, 2017, from M. Elmadhoon, Traffic and Transportation Engineer, was received.

 

IV.

SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

None.

 

V.

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

11.

Request for Representative for the Municipal Advisory Group

 

That J. Ramsay, Project Manager, Rapid Transit, BE ADVISED that Amir Farahi will represent the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) on the Municipal Advisory Group related to Rapid Transit, subject to the meeting schedule and his availability; it being noted that Amanda Stratton will act as an alternate representative for the TAC on the Advisory Group.

 

12.

Inquiry by the Chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the communication submitted by A. Farahi, with respect to an inquiry by the Chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), was received; it being noted that the TAC held a general discussion with respect to this matter.

 

VI.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

13.

Not By Accident Conference

 

That it BE NOTED that the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) approved expenditures for registration fees for committee members for the Not By Accident Conference being held Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn; it being noted that the TAC has sufficient funds in its 2017 budget for these expenditures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Next Meeting Date

 

That the date of the next Transportation Advisory Committee meeting BE SET for October 31, 2017.

 

VII.

ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 1:52 PM

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: October 31, 2017