REVISED PUBLIC AGENDA
STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION

Tuesday, June 04, 2024 at 2:00 P.m. - 5:30 P.m.

Council Chamber, City Hall

Committee 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) 

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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

• Recommendation
  1. That the following letters be added to item 7.1.1:
     • Request to Speak
       • Robert Clipperton, Bus Riders of Saskatoon, dated June 2, 2024
     • Submitting comments
       • Colleen Christopherson-Cote, Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership, dated June 3, 2024;
  2. That the items with speakers be considered immediately following Unfinished Business:
     
     • 6.1.1
       • Mary Fedun 
     • 7.1.1 
       • Robert Clipperton
  3. That the agenda be confirmed as amended.

3.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

4.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

• Recommendation

  That 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)

6.1

Requests to Speak (new matters)

6.1.1

Mary Fedun - State of Bus Safety Issues [TS2024-0601]

A letter requesting to speak from Mary Fedun, dated May 3, 2024, is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received.

6.2

Delegated Authority Matters

6.3

Matters Requiring Direction

7.

REPORTS OF THE ADMINSTRATION

7.1

Decision Reports

7.1.1

Saskatoon Transit – Implementing Free Child Fare [GPC2023-0703]

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

The following letters were also provided:

Request to Speak

• Robert Clipperton, Bus Riders of Saskatoon, dated June 2, 2024 

Submitting Comments

• Colleen Christopherson-Cote - Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership, dated June 3, 2024.

• Recommendation

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

  1. That the Administration be directed to pursue Option 1A Children in Grade 8 and under ride free;
  2. That the Administration be directed to pursue Option 2A Children self-verify to ride free; and
  3. That the City Solicitor be directed to make the necessary amendments to The Transit Fares Bylaw, 2004, as outlined in this report.

7.2

Approval Reports

7.2.1

Taxi Fare Review [TS2024-0602]

A report of the Community Services Division is provided

• Recommendation

  That 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:

  1. 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
  2. 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.

7.2.2

Amendments to The Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, 2005 [TS2024-0603]

A report of the Community Services Division is provided.

• Recommendation

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

  1. That the proposed amendments to Bylaw No. 8463, The Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, 2005, as outlined in this report, be approved; and
  2. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the proposed amendments to Bylaw No. 8463, The Sidewalk Clearing Bylaw, 2005.

7.2.3

Proposed Amendments to Bylaw No. 7200, The Traffic Bylaw – Speed Limit Changes June 2024 [TS2024-0604]

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

• Recommendation

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

  1. 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;
  2. 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
  3. That the City Solicitor be requested to prepare the appropriate amendments to Bylaw No. 7200, The Traffic Bylaw, effective September 30, 2024.

7.2.4

Broadway Bridge Rehabilitation – Request for Early Tender [TS2024-0606]

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

• Recommendation

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

  1. The tender and awarding of Broadway Bridge Rehabilitation in 2024 be approved; and
  2. That 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.

7.3

Information Reports

• Recommendation

  That the reports contained in Items 7.3.1 to 7.3.2 be received as information.

7.3.1

Committee Referrals – Standing Policy Committee on Transportation – June 2024 [TS2024-0607]

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

7.3.2

Saskatoon Transit 2023 Annual Report [TS2024-0608]

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

8.

MOTIONS (Notice Previously Given)

9.

URGENT BUSINESS

10.

GIVING NOTICE

11.

IN CAMERA SESSION

• Recommendation

  ​That the following item be considered In Camera.

11.1

Investigation of Service Disruptions in Saskatoon Transit – June 2024 Update [TS2024-0605]

[In Camera - Labour/Personnel Matter - Section 16(1)(d) of LAFOIP]

12.

RISE AND REPORT

13.

ADJOURNMENT