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 This 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 This 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 This 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 This 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 This 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. Commission Coordinator Chair TRANSIT COMMISSION MINUTES 19 21 MARCH 2012 4 COMMISSION DU TRANSPORT EN COMMUN PROCÈS-VERBAL 19 LE 21 MARS 2012Note: 1. Please note that any written or verbal submissions (including your name but excluding personal contact information) will form part of the public record and be made available to City Council and the public. 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