PUBLIC AGENDA
STANDING POLICY COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 2:00 P.m. - 5:30 P.m.

Council Chamber, City Hall

Committee Members:

• Councillor R. Donauer, 
• Councillor B. Dubois, 
• Councillor S. Ford, 
• Councillor K. MacDonald, 
• Councillor R. Pearce, 
• and Mayor C. Block (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.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

The Deputy City Clerk will call the meeting to order on Treaty 6 Territory and the Traditional Homeland of the Métis People and confirm roll call.

2.

APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

City Council, at its Inaugural Meeting held on November 20, 2024, made the following appointments for 2025:

Standing Policy Committee on Transportation

• Councillor R. Donauer
• Councillor B. Dubois
• Councillor S. Ford
• Councillor K. MacDonald
• Councillor R. Pearce

The Committee is requested to appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair for 2025. Councillor Dubois was the previous Chair.  

3.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA

• Recommendation

  That the agenda be confirmed as presented. 

4.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

5.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

• Recommendation

  That the minutes of the regular meeting held on December 10, 2024, of the Standing Policy Committee on Transportation, be adopted.

6.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7.

ADMINSTRATION AND LEGISLATIVE REPORTS

7.1

Decision Reports

7.1.1

Saskatoon Transit 2025 Fleet Renewal Request [TS2025-0103]

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 2025 Saskatoon Transit Fleet Replacement request provided in Option 1 – Purchase Fixed Route Diesel Buses and Access Transit Gas Buses be approved, funded from $23.5M of city contribution borrowing approved in the 2024 and 2025 budget;
  2. That Capital Project P.00583 Transit Replacement Buses be increased by $23,900 funded from the Transit Vehicles Replacement Reserve; and
  3. That $923,900 of borrowing be removed from Capital Project P.00583 Transit Replacement Buses and transferred to P.02095 Access Transit Bus Replacement, subject to public notice.

7.1.2

Shared Electric Kick Scooter Program Pilot – 2025 Update [TS2025-0104]

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

• Recommendation

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

  1. That Option 1 – Permit shared e-scooters on the public right-of-way be approved;
  2. That shared e-scooters be permitted under Bylaw 7200, The Traffic Bylaw, 1991, and that vendors be acquired through a competitive procurement process to a maximum of two qualified vendors; and
  3. That the City Solicitor’s Office be requested to amend Bylaw 7200, The Traffic Bylaw, 1991, as outlined in the report of the Transportation and Construction Division, dated January 14, 2025.

7.2

Approval Reports

7.2.1

Infrastructure Canada – Active Transportation Fund 2025 [TS2025-0102]

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

• Recommendation

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

  1. That Administration be directed to submit the proposed projects outlined in this report to the Active Transportation Fund;
  2. That if successful, the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement with Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada under the Corporate Seal; and
  3. That if required, the Senior Financial Business Partner be granted delegated authority to sign and submit progress reports and financial claims related to the program.

7.2.2

McKercher Drive Extension Update – January 2025 [TS2025-0105]

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 future extension of McKercher Drive to Berini Drive be abandoned;
  2. That a portion of the lands be allocated for street right-of-way for the intersection of McKercher Drive and 105^th Street as outlined in the report of the Transportation and Construction Division, dated January 14, 2025;
  3. That a portion of the lands in Parcel B allocated for the extension adjacent to the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation property be offered for sale to the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation as set out in the report of the Transportation and Construction Division, dated January 14, 2025; and
  4. Proceeds from the sale of lands previously allocated for right-of-way be placed into the Dedicated Roadway Reserve.

7.3

Information Reports

7.3.1

Committee Referrals – Standing Policy Committee on Transportation – January 2025 [TS2025-0101]

A report of the Transportation and Construction Division is provided.

• Recommendation

  That the information be received.

8.

MOTIONS (Notice Previously Given)

9.

URGENT BUSINESS

10.

GIVING NOTICE

11.

REQUEST TO SPEAK (new matters)

12.

COMMUNICATIONS (requiring the direction of the Committee)

13.

IN CAMERA SESSION

14.

RISE AND REPORT

15.

ADJOURNMENT