PUBLIC AGENDA STANDING POLICY COMMITTEEON TRANSPORTATIONTuesday, June 04, 2024 at 2:00 P.m. - 5:30 P.m.Council Chamber, City HallCommittee Members:Councillor B. Dubois, Chair, Councillor D. Kirton, Vice Chair, Councillor R. Donauer, Councillor S. Gersher, Councillor D. Hill, and His Worship Mayor C. Clark (Ex-Officio) Submissions providing comments and/or requesting to speak will be accepted for public meetings using the online form at saskatoon.ca/writetocouncil. If your submission includes a request to speak, you will be contacted by a representative from the City Clerk’s Office with further information. Submissions will be accepted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Monday the week of the meeting.1.CALL TO ORDER The Chair will call the meeting to order on Treaty 6 Territory and the Traditional Homeland of the Métis People and confirm roll call.2.CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA RecommendationThat the agenda be confirmed as presented. 3.DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST 4.ADOPTION OF MINUTES 1.Post-Meeting Minutes - SPC-TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC_May07_2024 - English.pdfRecommendationThat the minutes of the regular meeting held on May 7, 2024, of the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation, be adopted.5.UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6.COMMUNICATIONS (requiring the direction of the Committee) 6.1Requests to Speak (new matters) 6.1.1Mary Fedun - State of Bus Safety Issues [TS2024-0601] 1.6.1.1 Email - Request to Speak - Mary Fedun - Transit Safety_Redacted.pdfA letter requesting to speak from Mary Fedun, dated May 3, 2024, is provided.RecommendationThat the information be received.6.2Delegated Authority Matters 6.3Matters Requiring Direction 7.REPORTS OF THE ADMINSTRATION 7.1Decision Reports 7.1.1Saskatoon Transit – Implementing Free Child Fare [GPC2023-0703] 1.Admin Report - Saskatoon Transit - Implementing Free Child Fare.pdf2.Append 1 - Saskatoon Transit - Implementing Free Child Fare Engagement Report.pdf3.Append 2 - Public Transit Child Fare - Canadian City Comparison.pdfA report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.Recommendation That the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommends City Council direct the Administration to pursue Option 1A Children in Grade 8 and under ride free; and That the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommends City Councildirect the Administration to pursue Option 2A Children self-verify to ride free. 7.2Approval Reports 7.2.1Taxi Fare Review [TS2024-0602] 1.Admin Report - Taxi Fare Review.pdf2.Append 1 - Taxi Cost Index Review as of February 2024.pdfA report of the Community Services Division is providedRecommendationThat the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council that the City Solicitor be requested to prepare amendments to Bylaw No. 9651, The Vehicles for Hire Bylaw, 2019. to: Increase total taxi fares by approximately 5% by decreasing the distance rate of $0.25 for each additional 117 metres to $0.25 for each additional 110 metres or a portion thereof; and Increase the hourly taxi fares of $2.14, for each additional kilometre, in excess of 16 kilometres to $2.25, for each additional kilometre, in excess of 16 kilometres. 7.2.2Amendments to The Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, 2005 [TS2024-0603] 1.Admin Report - Amendments to The Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, 2005.pdf2.Append 1 - Review of Regulations in Other Canadian Municipalities.pdf3.Append 2 - Proposed Sidewalk Clearing Map -33rd Street BID.pdfA report of the Community Services Division is provided.RecommendationThat the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council: That the proposed amendments to Bylaw No. 8463, The Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, 2005, as outlined in this report, be approved; and That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the proposed amendments to Bylaw No. 8463, The Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, 2005. 7.2.3Proposed Amendments to Bylaw No. 7200, The Traffic Bylaw – Speed Limit Changes June 2024 [TS2024-0604] 1.Admin Report - Proposed Amendments to Bylaw No. 7200, The Traffic Bylaw – Speed Limit Changes June 2024.pdf2.Append 1 - Proposed Speed Limits.pdfA report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.RecommendationThat the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council: That the speed limit on Dudley Street between Avenue P South and Spadina Crescent West be reduced from 50 km/h to 30 km/h; That the speed limit on Wiggins Avenue North from a point 50 metres south of Elliot Street to College Drive be reduced from 50 km/h to 30 km/h; and That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate amendments to Bylaw No. 7200, The Traffic Bylaw, effective September 30, 2024. 7.2.4Broadway Bridge Rehabilitation – Request for Early Tender [TS2024-0606] 1.Admin Report - Broadway Bridge Rehabilitation – Request for Early Tender.pdfA report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.RecommendationThat the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council that: The tender and awarding of Broadway Bridge Rehabilitation in 2024 be approved; andThat the request to transfer remaining funding from other capital bridge projects to fully fund the Broadway Bridge Rehabilitation, as shown in Table 1, be approved. 7.3Information Reports RecommendationThat the reports contained in Items 7.3.1 to 7.3.2 be received as information.7.3.1Committee Referrals – Standing Policy Committee on Transportation – June 2024 [TS2024-0607] 1.Admin Report - Committee Referrals - Standing Policy Committee on Transportation - June 2024.pdf2.Append 1 - Standing Policy Committee on Transportation - Referral List - June 2024.pdfA report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.7.3.2Saskatoon Transit 2023 Annual Report [TS2024-0608] 1.Admin Report - Saskatoon Transit Annual Report 2023.pdf2.Append 1 - Saskatoon Transit 2023 Annual Report.pdfA report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.8.MOTIONS (Notice Previously Given) 9.URGENT BUSINESS 10.GIVING NOTICE 11.IN CAMERA SESSION RecommendationThat the following item be considered In Camera.11.1Investigation of Service Disruptions in Saskatoon Transit – June 2024 Update [TS2024-0605] Public Comments: [In Camera - Labour/Personnel Matter - Section 16(1)(d) of LAFOIP]12.RISE AND REPORT 13.ADJOURNMENT No Item Selected This item has no attachments.1.6.1.1 Email - Request to Speak - Mary Fedun - Transit Safety_Redacted.pdf1.Admin Report - Taxi Fare Review.pdf2.Append 1 - Taxi Cost Index Review as of February 2024.pdf1.Admin Report - Amendments to The Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, 2005.pdf2.Append 1 - Review of Regulations in Other Canadian Municipalities.pdf3.Append 2 - Proposed Sidewalk Clearing Map -33rd Street BID.pdf1.Admin Report - Proposed Amendments to Bylaw No. 7200, The Traffic Bylaw – Speed Limit Changes June 2024.pdf2.Append 1 - Proposed Speed Limits.pdf1.Admin Report - Broadway Bridge Rehabilitation – Request for Early Tender.pdf1.Admin Report - Committee Referrals - Standing Policy Committee on Transportation - June 2024.pdf2.Append 1 - Standing Policy Committee on Transportation - Referral List - June 2024.pdf1.Admin Report - Saskatoon Transit Annual Report 2023.pdf2.Append 1 - Saskatoon Transit 2023 Annual Report.pdf1.Post-Meeting Minutes - SPC-TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC_May07_2024 - English.pdf1.Admin Report - Saskatoon Transit - Implementing Free Child Fare.pdf2.Append 1 - Saskatoon Transit - Implementing Free Child Fare Engagement Report.pdf3.Append 2 - Public Transit Child Fare - Canadian City Comparison.pdf