2ND REPORT OF THE
TRANSPORTATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
meeting held on February
2, 2016, commencing at 12:17 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London
City Hall.
PRESENT: A. Stratton (Chair), G. Bikas, S.
Brooks, G. Debbert, A. Farahi, S. Greenly, H. Ketelaars, J. Kostyniuk, L.
Norman, J. Peccia and A. Penney and B. Mercier (Secretary).
ABSENT: M. Elmadhoon, L. Firby and T. Siddique.
ALSO PRESENT: T. MacBeth, D.
MacRae, A. Miller, L. Perkins and A. Wilson.
That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary
interests were disclosed.
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That it BE NOTED that the 1st Report
of the Transportation Advisory Committee from its meeting held on December 1,
2015, was received.
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That it BE NOTED that the Municipal
Council resolution adopted at its session held on January 4, 2016, with
respect to the appointment of George Bikas to the Transportation Advisory
Committee, was received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Downtown Infrastructure Planning and Coordination:
a) the
Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to provide the Transportation
Advisory Committee (TAC) with the City-Wide Construction Coordination Plan,
an assessment of each project's requirements, impacts to road users and use
of capital funds;
b) a
Working Group BE ESTABLISHED to review the project 'Dundas Place' and
bring back recommendations to the TAC; it being noted that the lead for this
Working Group will be S. Brooks; and,
c) it BE
NOTED that a Report dated January 28, 2016, from the Managing Director,
Environmental and Engineering Services and City Engineer to the Strategic
Priorities and Policy Committee, with respect to this matter, was received.
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That the following actions be taken with
respect to the Report of the Managing Director, Environmental and Engineering
Services and City Engineer, dated February 2, 2016 to the Civic Works
Committee, related to the Blackfriars Bridge Environmental Study Report:
a)
the
Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the Transportation Advisory
Committee (TAC) expressed endorsement of the above-noted report; and,
b) the
Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to consider the incorporation of safety
measures to reduce vehicle speeds on the bridge and to improve the proposed multi-modal
transportation during the detail design.
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The Chair of the Transportation
Advisory Committee (TAC) BE DIRECTED to seek delegation status at the
February 24, 2016 Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee meeting related
to the 2016-2019 Multi-Year Budget, to present the following comments formulated by
the TAC, as well as other budgetary matters that the TAC supports:
a) the
TAC thanks the City of London for the annual increase to the Annual
Sidewalk budget;
b) the
TAC is supportive of the proposed decrease to its annual budget;
c) in
recognition of the fact that the sidewalk life cycle renewal budget is not
proposed to increase in the next 10 years, the infrastructure gap reserve
fund be directed appropriately to sidewalk repair and replacement, as needed;
d) Case #4
– the TAC recognizes and supports the Thames Valley Corridor Plan;
e) Case #5
- the TAC supports the Road Safety Strategy; and,
f) Case
#17 – the TAC recommends additional options for snow removal on bridge
structures to service the class 1 and 2 sidewalks.
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That it BE NOTED that a verbal
report from J. Kostyniuk and A. Stratton, with respect to a meeting held with
A. Miller, Coordinator Transportation Demand Management, relating to
Transportation Demand Management strategies, was received.
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That A. Stratton BE APPOINTED as the
Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) representative on the Cycling
Advisory Committee (CAC); it being noted that the TAC received a
communication dated January 15, 2016, from A. Farahi, with respect to his
resignation as the TAC representative on the CAC.
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The meeting adjourned at 2:31 PM.
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NEXT MEETING DATE: March
1, 2016