Transit Commission

Commission du transport en commun

 

Minutes 19 / Procès-verbal 19

 

Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 9:30 a.m.

le mercredi 21 mars 2012, 9 h 30

 

Andrew S. Haydon Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West

Salle Andrew S. Haydon, 110, avenue Laurier ouest

 

 

 

Present / Présent :     D. Deans (Chair / Présidente),

                                    K. Egli (Vice-Chair / Vice-président), S. Blais, R. Bloess, B. Crew,
J. Ferrabee, S. Qadri, E. Rahn, C. Reporter, T. Tierney, M. Wilkinson

 

Regrets / Excuses :     S. Desroches, E. Rahn

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

DÉCLARATIONS D’INTÉRÊT

 

No declarations of interest were filed.

 

 

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES /
Ratification dES PROCÈS-VERBaUX

 

Minutes 18 of the 29 February 2012 were confirmed.

CHAIR’S ITEM

POINT DE LA PRÉSIDENTE

 

1.         CHAIR’S UPDATE

MISE À JOUR DE LA PRÉSIDENTE

 

OThis item can be found at 00:02:00 on the Transit Commission Archived audiocast

 

Chair Deans highlighted the following:

·         Introduction of new, free app for the iPhone, iPod and iPad called MyTransit-OC Transpo - the official source of OC Transpo information (bus routes, closest stops and predicted arrival times)

·         Introduction of OC Transpo Flickr Page and a YouTube Channel (links onoctranspo.com)

·         Installation of bike racks on buses has begun for the Rack & Roll program

·         Introduction of bus routes (staring March 26th) that provide direct access daily to the Central Exhibition centre

·         Notification that the OC Transpo Business Plan would be considered by the Transit Commission at its meeting on May 16th (tabling to occur at a special meeting prior to consideration, date to be determined)

·         Status of the U-Pass referendum process.

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

 

CITY OPERATIONS

OPÉRATIONS MUNICIPALES

 

TRANSIT SERVICES

SERVICES DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

 

2.         UPDATE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER, TRANSIT SERVICES

MISE À JOUR DU DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL, SERVICE DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN  

 

OThis item can be found at 00:06:30 on the Transit Commission Archived audiocast

 

John Manconi, General Manager, Transit Services, highlighted the following:

·         He is continuing to review all of the key files and meeting with OC Transpo employees

·         The OC Transpo Business plan is being revised and its focus will be on quality service

·         The St. Laurent facility renovation will be reviewed through the business plan

·         The number of complaints received about OC Transpo service is significantly low in comparison to the number of customer trips provided.  Going forward he will consistently recognize and highlight the positives and the employees’ commitment to Service Excellence, while striving to reduce the number of complaints.

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

 

CITY OPERATIONS

OPÉRATIONS MUNICIPALES

 

TRANSIT SERVICES

SERVICES DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN

 

3.         Q4 TRANSIT SERVICES PERFORMANCE REPORT

RAPPORT SUR LE RENDEMENT DES SERVICES DE TRANSPORT EN COMMUN - 4E TRIMESTRE

ACS2012-COS-TRA-0002                            CITY-WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

OThis item can be found at 00:09:35 on the Transit Commission Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Transit Commission receive this report for information.

 

Craig Watson, a bus driver, commented on issues the organization has been experiencing with on-time bus arrival data, and his hope that the issues will be resolved under the new General Manager and with changes in technology.

 

The report recommendation was put to the Commission and RECEIVED.

 

 

4.         OC TRANSPO REAL-TIME GPS DATA POLICY

POLITIQUE d’OC Transpo SUR LES données GPS en temps réel

ACS2012-COS-TRA-0001                              CITY WIDE/À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

 

OThis item can be found at 00:31:15 on the Transit Commission Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Transit Commission:

 

1.                  Approve the OC Transpo Real-Time GPS Data Policy as described in this report; and, 

 

2.                  Delegate authority to the General Manager of OC Transpo to revise the OC Transpo Live Next Bus Arrival Data Feed Application Programming Interface (API) Account Terms of Service as necessary with a report back to the Transit Commission on an annual basis respecting the use of this delegated authority.

 

Alex Lougheed, Open Data Ottawa, provided a presentation that spoke about the process and collaboration that has taken place between the community and the City, which has led to the City’s provision of open data.  He noted his overall support for the OC Transpo Real-Time GPS Data Policy and the Terms of Service though he was concerned that the Application Program Interface key has a default limit set of 10,000 connections per day.

 

The report recommendation was put to the Commission and CARRIED.

 

 

CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE

BUREAU DU DIRECTEUR MUNICIPAL

 

CITY TREASURER AND FINANCE

TRÉSORERIE ET FINANCES DE LA VILLE

 

5.         General Accounts – write-offs 2011

COMPTES GÉNÉRAUX – RADIATIONS POUR 2011

ACS2012-CMR-FIN-0011                            city-wide / À l’Échelle de la ville

 

OThis item can be found at 00:01:45 on the Transit Commission Archived audiocast

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Transit Commission receive this report on the 2011 general accounts written off of $23,781 as required by Schedule A, section 21 of the Delegation of Authority By-law 2011-28 for information.

 

                                                                                                RECEIVED

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE

 

The Commission adjourned the meeting at 10:16 a.m.

 

 

 

Original signed by                                                                   Original signed by

M, Duffenais                                                                            Councillor D. Deans

                                                                                                                                                           

Commission Coordinator                                                     Chair