REVISED PUBLIC AGENDA

STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE

ON TRANSPORTATION

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, June 11, 2018 at 2:00 P.m. - 3:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chamber, City Hall

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

• Recommendation
  1. That a request to speak from Randy Pshebylo, dated June 11, 2018 be added to Item 6.2.1;
  2. That a request to speak from Dorothy Lukkien, dated June 11, 2018 be added to Item 6.3.2;
  3. That requests to speak from the following be added to Item 7.1.1:
  1. Raj Randhawa, dated June 4, 2018;
  2. Derek Sturgeon, dated June 8, 2018;
  4. That the following letters be added to Item 7.2.4:
  1. Request to speak:
  1. Peter Brown, dated June 7, 2018;
  2. Robert Clipperton, dated June 10, 2018;
  3. Don Scott, dated June 11, 2018;
  2. Submitting Comments:
  1. Michael Lander, dated June 10, 2018;
  2. Bruce Stone, dated June 11, 2018;
  3. Darren Inglis-McQuay, dated June 9, 2018;
  5. That the requests to speak be added to Items 7.2.5 and 7.2.6:
  1. Malik Umar Draz, dated June 8, 2018;
  2. Carlo Triolo, dated June 8, 2018;
  6. That requests to speak from the following be added to Item 7.2.6:
  1. Shondra Boire, dated June 7, 2018
  2. Kelly Frie, dated June 8, 2018;
  3. Dorothy Tsiapla, dated June 11, 2018;
  4. Christall Beaudry, dated June 7, 2018 (together with Ashley Nemeth);
  5. Dave McGrane, dated June 7, 2018;
  6. Mubarik Syed, dated June 7, 2018;
  7. Michael van Hemmen, dated June 7, 2018;
  8. Dale Gallant, dated June 7, 2018;
  9. Shayne Saskiw, dated June 8, 2018;
  10. Amoon Khan, dated June 8, 2018;
  11. Vasile Doros, dated June 8, 2018;
  12. Scott Suppes, dated June 8, 2018;
  13. Shahid Haque, dated June 11, 2018;
  14. Marwan Bardouh, dated June 11, 2018;
  15. Theodora Tsiaplas, dated June 11, 2018;
  7. That the items with speakers be considered first in the order they appear on the agenda immediately after consideration of minutes; and
  8. That the agenda be confirmed as amended. 

3.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

• Recommendation

  That the minutes of regular meeting of the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation held on May 14, 2018 be adopted.

5.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

6.

COMMUNICATIONS (requiring the direction of the Committee)

6.1

Delegated Authority Matters

6.2

Matters Requiring Direction

6.2.1

Randy Pshebylo, Executive Director, Riversdale Business Improvement District - Street Sweeping in Riversdale Business Improvement District [File No. CK 6315-3] 

Attached is a letter dated May 8, 2018 and a request to speak dated June 11, 2018 from Randy Pshebylo, Executive Director, Riversdale Business Improvement District.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received and forwarded to the June 18, 2018 Governance and Priorities Committee meeting for consideration as part of the Business Planning prioritization.

6.3

Requests to Speak (new matters)

6.3.1

Mark Regier, CEO, Prairieland Park - Glasgow Street Traffic Review [File No. CK 6320-1]

Attached is an email from Mark Regier, Chief Executive Officer, Prairieland Park dated May 23, 2018 requesting to speak.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received and referred to the file.

6.3.2

Blayne Hoffman - Closure at Glasgow Street and Clarence Avenue [File No. CK 6320-1]

Attached is an email from Blayne Hoffman dated May 23, 2018 requesting to speak.

Also attached is additional information including the first page of a petition containing approximately 356 signatures.

A request to speak from Dorothy Lukkien, dated June 11, 2018 is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received and referred to the file.

6.3.3

Angela Strand, President, Avalon Community Association - Closure at Glasgow Street and Clarence Avenue [File No. CK 6320-1]

Attached is an email from Angela Strand, President/Director of Programs, Avalon Community Association dated May 28, 2018 requesting to speak.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received and referred to the file.

6.3.4

Paul Favreau - Closure at Glasgow Street and Clarence Avenue [File No. CK. 6320-1]

Attached is an email from Paul Favreau dated June 5, 2018 requesting to speak.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received and referred to the file.

6.3.5

Eugene Buettner - Closure at Glasgow Street and Clarence Avenue [File No. CK 6320-1]

Attached is an email from Eugene Buettner dated June 5, 2018 requesting to speak. 

• Recommendation

  That the information be received and referred to the file.

7.

REPORTS FROM ADMINISTRATION

7.1

Delegated Authority Matters

7.1.1

Raj Randhawa – Traffic Issue on Spadina Crescent from 33rd Street to University Bridge [Files CK 6320-1 and TS 6320-1]

Requests to speak from the following are provided:

• Simon Kapaj dated June 5, 2018;
• Raj Randhawa, dated June 7, 2018; and
• Derek Sturgeon, dated June 8, 2018.

• Recommendation

  That the report of the General Manager, Transportation & Utilities Department dated June 11, 2018, be received as information.

7.1.2

Imagine Idylwyld Corridor Concept Plan [Files CK 430-1 and TS 217-127]

A PowerPoint presentation will be provided.

• That the report of the General Manager, Transportation & Utilities Department dated June 11, 2018, be received as information.

7.1.3

National Trade Corridors Fund Projects – June 2018 Update [Files CK 6000-1, x1860-1 and TS 6332-01]

• That the report of the General Manager, Transportation & Utilities Department dated June 11, 2018, be received as information.

7.1.4

Request for Encroachment Agreement – 490 2nd Avenue South [Files CK 4090-2  and PL 4090-2]

• Recommendation
  1. That the proposed encroachment at 490 2^nd Avenue South (Lot YY, Plan No. 102231942, Surface Parcel No. 203275515) be recognized;
  2. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate encroachment agreement, making provision to collect the applicable fees; and
  3. That His Worship the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement under the Corporate Seal and in a form that is satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

7.1.5

Committee Referrals – Standing Policy Committee on Transportation [File No. CK 255-6]

• That the report of the General Manager, Transportation & Utilities Department and the City Clerk dated June 11, 2018, be received as information.

7.1.6

Sidewalk Treatment Selection Process [Files CK 6220-1 and TS 6220-9]

• That the report of the General Manager, Transportation & Utilities Department dated June 11, 2018, be received as information.

7.2

Matters Requiring Direction

7.2.1

Options to the Current Sidewalk Maintenance Service Level [Files CK 116-2 and PW 6220-7]

• That the recommendation of the Transportation Committee regarding recommended changes to services levels and any corresponding changes to the 2019 budget be forwarded to the June Governance and Priorities Committee for consideration.

7.2.2

Snow Management Facility User-Pay Mode [Files CK. 6290-1 and PW 6290-1]

• Recommendation

  That the recommendation of the Transportation Committee regarding recommended changes to services levels and any corresponding changes to the 2019 budget be forwarded to the June Governance and Priorities Committee for consideration.

   

7.2.3

Service Level Review for Parking Services [Files CK 116-2, x115-11 and PL 6121-1]

• That the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend that Option 1, at a total additional cost of $447,000 per year, be added to the 2019 Business Plan and Budget Options review process, to be considered by the Governance and Priorities Committee on June 18, 2018.

7.2.4

Franny Rawlyk – Traffic Volume and Speeds – 100 Block of 9th Street East [Files CK 6320-1 and TS 6320-1]

Letters from the following are provided:

Requests to Speak:

• Peter Brown, dated June 7, 2018;
• Robert Clipperton, dated June 10, 2018;
• Don Scott, dated June 11, 2018

Submitting Comments:

• Laurel Beaumont, dated June 5, 2018;
• Michael Lander, dated June 10, 2018;
• Bruce Stone, dated June 11, 2018; and
• Darren Inglis-McQuay, June 9, 2018.

• That the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council:

  1. That the westbound right turns be restricted at the intersection of 9^th Street East and Idylwyld Drive on a trial basis; and
  2. That the Administration report back with an assessment of the trial project one year after implementation.

7.2.5

Taxi Industry – Cleaning Fees [File No. CK 307-1]

Requests to Speak from the following are provided:

• Malik Umar Draz, dated June 8, 2018; and
• Carlo Triolo, dated June 8, 2018.

 

• Recommendation

  That a report be forwarded to City Council recommending:

  1. That a cleaning fee of $100 be added to a taxi fare if the following conditions are met:
  1. bodily fluids to be defined in The Taxi Bylaw, 2014 as vomit, urine or feces are left in a taxi by a passenger during a taxi trip;
  2. the cleaning fee must be added to the fare and paid immediately at the end of a taxi trip;
  3. the cleaning fee must be clearly identified to the passenger at the end of a taxi trip; and
  4. the cleaning fee shall be waived when the passenger is unable to make payment at the end of a taxi trip.
  2. That the following reporting requirements and appeal process be included in The Taxi Bylaw, 2014 related to the application of a cleaning fee:
  1. taxi drivers shall report and provide video footage to the City in each instance of a cleaning fee being charged; and
  2. a formal appeal process be included in The Taxi Bylaw, 2014 for passengers disputing the imposition of a cleaning fee.
  3. That new offences be created in The Taxi Bylaw, 2014 for improperly charging a cleaning fee and failing to report the charging of a cleaning fee.
  4. That the City Solicitor be instructed to draft the appropriate amendments to The Taxi Bylaw, 2014.

7.2.6

Taxi Service Proposals and Regulation of Transportation Network Companies [Files CK 7000-1, x307-4 and PL 7000-1]

Requests to speak from the following are provided:

• Ashley Nemeth, CNIB, dated April 19, 2018
• Mark Gill, dated May 23, 2018
• Ahsan Kamboh, dated May 23, 2018
• Carlo Triolo, June 8, 2018;
• Kelly Frie, dated June 8, 2018
• Dorothy Tsiapla, dated June 11, 2018
• Shondra Boire, dated June 7, 2018
• Christall Beaudry, dated June 7, 2018 (together with Ashley Nemeth)
• Dave McGrane, dated June 7, 2018
• Mubarik Syed, dated June 7, 2018
• Michael van Hemmen, dated June 7, 2018
• Dale Gallant, dated June 7, 2018
• Shayne Saskiw, dated June 8, 2018
• Amoon Khan, dated June 8, 2018
• Vasile Doros, dated June 8, 2018
• Scott Suppes, dated June 8, 2018
• Malik Umar Draz, June 8, 2018;
• Shahid Haque, dated June 11, 2018
• Marwan Bardouh, dated June 11, 2018
• Theodora Tsiaplas, dated June 11, 2018

Also attached is a letter dated May 24, 2018 from Malik Umar Draz, President, United Steelworkers Local 2014 submitting comments, and the first page of a petition regarding licensing processes containing approximately 212 signatures.

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council:

  1. That the City Solicitor be requested to draft a comprehensive Vehicle for Hire Bylaw in accordance with the Administration’s recommendations, as outlined in Attachment 1 of this report;
  2. That the City Solicitor be requested to draft a stand-alone Transportation Network Company bylaw and consequential amendments to Bylaw No. 9070, The Taxi Bylaw, 2014 in accordance with the Administration’s recommendations outlined in Attachment 1 to this report pending completion of the comprehensive Vehicle for Hire Bylaw; and
  3. That the City Solicitor be requested to amend Bylaw No. 9070, The Taxi Bylaw, 2014, to allow the implementation of part-time Flex Service licenses in accordance with the Administration’s recommendations, as outlined in Attachment 2 of this report.

7.2.7

Request to Exceed in Excess of 25% of PO 370027, Arborist Service [Files 4139-4, x6315-1 and PW 6125-2]

• Recommendation

  That the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council:

  1. That the Administration be given approval for PO 370027 with Grant’s Tree Service for the supply of arborist services to exceed 25% of the purchase order value and be extended by $303,073.05, including taxes; and
  2. That Purchasing Services issue the appropriate change order.

7.2.8

Traffic Safety Reserve Program – 2018 Budget Adjustment [Files CK 1702-1, x1815-1 and TS 1815-1]

• That the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation recommend to City Council:

  1. That the amount of $60,000 be approved for Capital Project #0631 – Transportation Safety Improvements from the Traffic Safety Reserve;
  2. That the amount of $202,000 be approved for Capital Project #2446 – Pedestrian Crossing Improvements from the Traffic Safety Reserve;
  3. That the amount of $80,000 be approved for targeted enforcement activities from the Traffic Safety Reserve; and
  4. That the amount of $258,000 be approved for Capital Project #2270 – Paved Roads and Sidewalk Preservation from the Traffic Safety Reserve.

8.

URGENT BUSINESS

9.

MOTIONS (Notice Previously Given)

10.

GIVING NOTICE

11.

IN CAMERA AGENDA ITEMS

12.

ADJOURNMENT