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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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That it BE NOTED that the 7th Report of the
Transportation Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on June 27, 2017,
was received.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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That the date of the next Transportation
Advisory Committee meeting BE SET for October 31, 2017.
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The meeting adjourned at 1:52 PM
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NEXT MEETING DATE: October
31, 2017