Transportation Committee

Comité des transports

disposition 47 / Suite à donner 47

Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 9:30 a.m.

le mercredi 18 octobre 2006, 9 h 30

Notes: 1. Underlining indicates a new or amended recommendation approved by Committee.

2. Reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 25 October 2006 in Transportation Committee Report 42.

Nota: 1. Le soulignement indique qu'il s'agit d'une nouvelle recommandation ou d'une recommandation modifiée approuvée par le Comité.

2. Les rapports nécessitant un examen par le Conseil municipal devraient être présentés au Conseil le 25 octobre 2006 dans le rapport no. 42 du Comité des transports.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES /
Ratification dES PROCÈS-VERBAUX

Minutes 47 – Wednesday, 4 October 2006

CONFIRMED

1. BRUCE TIMMERMANS AWARD AND COMMUTER CHALLENGE AWARD

PRIX BRUCE TIMMERMANS ET PRIX DU DÉFI TRANSPORT

Verbal Presentations / Présentations Orales

RECEIVED

2. THE PROCESS REQUIRED TO AMEND THE DEFAULT SPEED LIMIT ON LOCAL RESIDENTIAL STREETS FROM 50 KM/H TO 40 KM/H

PROCESSUS REQUIS POUR FAIRE PASSER LA LIMITE DE VITESSE PAR DÉFAUT SUR LES RUES DES SECTEURS RÉSIDENTIELS LOCAUX DE 50 KM/H À 40 KM/H

ACS2006-PWS-TRF-0023 CITY WIDE / À L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

1. That Transportation Committee receive report dated 28 July 2006 (ACS2006-PWS-TRF-0023) for information.

2. That the Transportation Committee consider the Motion tabled by Councillor Doucet at the Committee meeting of 16 August 2006.

RECEIVED with the following direction to staff:

Moved by Councillor J. Legendre,

That Staff be directed to bring forward, in the new year, a City of Ottawa Speed Limit Policy, which would build on the 40 kilometres per hour interim speed zone warrants (approved by Council in October 2003), in conjunction with the previously approved Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton (R.M.O.C.) Speed Limit Policy. This policy would set out the methodology to determine appropriate speed limits on all City roadways.

3. NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT - PROPOSED EXTENSION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ADDENDUM

PROJET DE TRONÇON NORD-SUD DU TRAIN LÉGER SUR RAIL – PROPOSITION DE PROLONGEMENT JUSQU’À L’UNIVERSITÉ D’OTTAWA – ADDENDA À L’ÉVALUATION ENVIRONNEMENTALE

ACS2006-PGM-POL-0074 RIDEAU-VANIER (12)

That the Transportation Committee receive the findings of the Environmental Assessment Addendum Study to extend the North-South Corridor LRT Project 300 metres easterly to the University of Ottawa campus and to permit general vehicular traffic to share the LRT lane on the Mackenzie King Bridge.

RECEIVED with the Following direction to staff:

Moved by Councillor G. Bédard:

That, in recognition of the fact that the concept plan for the University development is only a demonstration of one approach, Staff be directed to work in conjunction with neighbouring residential community and the University in the preparation of the detailed design of this development to resolve the noted issues of concern, in particular pedestrian flow through the development and to the vehicular access / egress to the parking facility considering such options as Waller Street to minimize impacts on the residential community.

4. JOCKVALE ROAD WIDENING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - STATEMENT OF WORK

ÉVALUATION ENVIRONNEMENTALE SUR L’ÉLARGISSEMENT DU CHEMIN JOCKVALE – ÉNONCÉ DE TRAVAIL

ACS2006-PGM-POL-0072 BELL-SOUTH NEPEAN (3)

That the Transportation Committee approve the Statement of Work for the Jockvale Road Widening Environmental Assessment as detailed in Document 1.

CARRIED

INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED

INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT

A. STATUS OF MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDIES

ÉTAT DES ÉTUDES D’ÉVALUATION ENVIRONNEMENTALE IMPORTANTES EN MATIÈRE DE TRANSPORT

ACS2006-PGM-POL-0081-IPD CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

RECEIVED with the Following direction:

Moved by Councillor R. Bloess:

1. That this Report be forwarded to City Council for information.

2. That staff be directed to include in the comprehensive status report on the East-West LRT EA to be presented for consideration to Transportation Committee and the newly elected City Council in January 2007 all corridors considered in the evaluation process, as well as the rationale for proceeding with certain corridors, while excluding others.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS MOTION

ARTICLES SUPPLÉMENTAIRES

Councillor / Conseiller G. Bédard

5. WAIVER TO ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW AND USE OF CARE OF ROADS BY-LAW FOR FENCE ON THE ROAD ALLOWANCE – 35 WALLER STREET RIDEAU-VANIER (12)

BE IT RESOLVED that Section 3(1) and 3(2) of the Encroachment By-law 2003-446, as amended, and Section 6 of the Use and Care of Roads By-law 2003-498, as amended, be waived to permit the erection of a fence within the Besserer Street road allowance, outside of the leased portion at Besserer and Waller Streets, subject to the following conditions:

1. That the property owner agrees to maintain the fence, at no cost to the City of Ottawa;

2. That, before construction of the fence begins, proper plans be submitted for Site Plan Approval and approved by the Deputy City Manager of Planning and Growth Management Services or his delegate;

3. That the property owner agrees that this fence is subject to removal and the reinstatement of the City of Ottawa’s road allowance within 30 days receipt of a written notice to do so;

4. That the owner acknowledges and agrees to indemnify and save harmless the City of Ottawa for all loss, damages, costs and expenses of every nature and kind whatsoever arising from or in consequence of the wall within the Besserer Street road allowance, whether such loss, damages, cost or expenses are incurred by reason of negligence or without negligence on the part of, and whether such loss, damages, costs or expenses are sustained by the City of Ottawa or the owner of their several and respective employees, workers, servants and agents, or any other person or persons, corporation or corporations whatsoever;

5. That the owner acknowledges and agrees to be responsible and liable for any damage caused to this fence within the Besserer Street road allowance howsoever it may be caused by the City of Ottawa’s maintenance operations.

6. That the owner agree to enter into a Permanent Encroachment Agreement, with associated annual fees, for the encroachment.

7. That the Transportation Committee direct that this report be heard at the Council Meeting of October 25, 2006.

CARRIED

Councillor / Conseiller C. Doucet

6. Sale of Existing Talent O-Trains

Vente des O-Trains Talent actuels CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

Whereas recent actions by the minister in charge of Treasury Board have put in question when and how a new light rail system will be built to replace the exiting O-Train service;

Whereas the existing O-Train provides cost effective and reliable service to thousands of people each day in a manner which cannot be matched by buses;

Whereas it is essential to minimize the amount of time the O-Train will be out of service as we convert from the existing system to a new system;

Be it Resolved that any potential sale of the existing Talent trains and related assets be put on hold while the fate of the new LRT system is in question.

CARRIED