Transportation Committee
Comité des transports

DISPOSITION 6 / SUITE À DONNER 5

Wednesday 6 April 2011
Le mercredi 6 avril 2011


Note:	1.	Reports requiring Council consideration will normally be presented to Council on 27 April 2011 in Transportation Committee Report 5A.
2.	Items 8 and 11 will be presented to Council on 13 April 2011 in Transportation Committee Report 5.

Nota :	1.	Les rapports nécessitant l’examen du Conseil seraient normalement présentés au Conseil le 27 avril dans le rapport no 5A du Comité des transports.
	2.	Les points 8 et 11 devra être présenté au Conseil municipal le 13 avril 2011 dans le rapport no 5 du Comité des transports.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES /
RATIFICATION DES PROCÈS-VERBAUX

Minutes 4 and 5 – 2 February and 2 March 2011
Joint Minutes 1 – 3 March 2011

	CONFIRMED


1.	REVIEW OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA’S ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW 2003-446 AS IT RELATES TO OUTDOOR PATIOS
RÉVISION DU RÈGLEMENT 2003-446 DE LA VILLE D’OTTAWA SUR LES EMPIÈTEMENTS POUR CE QUI CONCERNE LES TERRASSES EXTÉRIEURES
ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0055	CITY-WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve:

1.	Changes to the provisions of the Encroachment By-law 2003-446 regarding the restructuring of fees for temporary outdoor patio encroachments as detailed in Document 1;

		DEFERRED TO MAY 4

2.	Amendments to the separation distance approvals procedure, as detailed in Document 2, and as amended to include:

Any encroachment permits issued for patios within 30 meters of properties zoned for residential use include the provision that they be required to close each night by 11 p.m., and that no patrons be permitted in the area after this time.

3.	Housekeeping amendments to the by-law, as discussed in the report.

	CARRIED, as amended

2.	REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY OUTDOOR PATIO ENCROACHMENT - 283 ELGIN STREET
DEMANDE D’EMPIÈTEMENT TEMPORAIRE POUR UNE TERRASSE EXTÉRIEURE – 283, RUE ELGIN
ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0078	SOMERSET (14)

That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve waiver of the residential encroachment provisions of By-law-446 to allow for an outdoor patio at 283 Elgin Street as outlined in this report, and that Condition 1 in the report be amended to read:
1/	The patio, when in operation, would be required to close each night by 11 p.m., and that no patrons be permitted in the area after this time.

	CARRIED, as amended

3.	DOWNTOWN OTTAWA MOBILITY OVERLAY – STATEMENT OF WORK
ÉTUDE SUR UN VOLET SOUS-JACENT DE MOBILITÉ AU CENTRE-VILLE D’OTTAWA – ÉNONCÉ DES TRAVAUX
ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0011	RIDEAU VANIER (12); SOMERSET (14)

That Transportation Committee approve the Statement of Work for the Downtown Ottawa Mobility Overlay as detailed in Document 1 and that staff be directed to explore the feasibility of installing pedestrian scramble signals if the appropriate conditions are met.

	CARRIED, as amended


4.	TRANS AGREEMENT
ENTENTE TRANS
ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0076	CITY-WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

That Transportation Committee recommend Council approve the TRANS Agreement, as shown in Document 1, to formalize the inter-agency TRANS Committee that has been in place for more than 30 years.

	CARRIED

5.	KING EDWARD AVENUE LANE REDUCTION STUDY – PHASE 2 RESULTS
ÉTUDE SUR LA RÉDUCTION DU NOMBRE DE VOIES SUR L’AVENUE KING EDWARD – RÉSULTATS DE LA PHASE 2
ACS2011-ICS-CSS-0002	RIDEAU-VANIER (12)

That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve the four-lane cross section as the endstate configuration for King Edward Avenue to be implemented as outlined in this report.

	CARRIED

6.	BIKE SHARE SYSTEM – UPDATE
SYSTÈME DE VÉLO-PARTAGE - MISE À JOUR
ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0046	CITY-WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

That Transportation Committee recommend that Council:

1. Defer the City’s participation in the Bike Share System until enhanced cycling infrastructure is in place in the downtown; and

2. Reallocate the $500,000 for the Bike Share System approved in the 2010 Budget to the Somerset Tunnel portion of the cycling infrastructure program as outlined in the report.

	CARRIED


7.	WEST TRANSITWAY EXTENSION FROM BAYSHORE STATION TO WEST OF MOODIE DRIVE : NOISE BARRIER FUNDING AND PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
PROLONGEMENT DU TRANSITWAY DU SECTEUR OUEST DE LA STATION BAYSHORE JUSQU’À L’OUEST DE LA PROMENADE MOODIE: FINANCEMENT DE L’ÉCRAN ANTIBRUIT ET CALENDRIER PROPOSÉ DE MISE EN ŒUVRE
ACS2011-ICS-INF-0004	BAY (7)

That the Transportation Committee recommend that Council:

1. Receive this report for information; and,

2.	Direct staff to advance the timing of the proposed implementation schedule of the recommended plan as a result of the Federal Government’s purchase of the Nortel Moodie campus.

3.	That the Legal / Risk Management comment be amended to read as follows:

“Since the interim connection to Moodie Drive is not being constructed in Phase 1, the Transitway cannot be put into service until the completion of Phase 2. The construction of Phase 2 requires approximately 1.2 hectares of NCC Greenbelt land. The NCC is currently undertaking their Greenbelt Master Plan Review and will not be in a position to approve the sale of the requested property until after the review is completed, which is expected sometime in 2012. Phase 2 cannot be constructed until the property is transferred.

In the event that the land transfer did not take place, Phase 1 could not be utilized.  Thus, the risk to the City is that it would be proceeding with the commencement of construction of Phase 1 before the ability to proceed with Phase 2 is a certainty.”

	4.	That following the Environmental Assessment process, the station location of the proposed Corkstown/Moodie area station be brought back to the Transportation Committee and Council for consideration.

	CARRIED, as amended


8.	BANK STREET RECONSTRUCTION – QUEENSWAY TO RIDEAU CANAL
RÉFECTION DE LA RUE BANK – DU QUEENSWAY AU CANAL RIDEAU
ACS2011-ICS-INF-0009	CAPITAL (17)

That the Transportation Committee recommend Council approve the acceleration of the reconstruction of Bank Street between Holmwood and the Queensway commencing in 2011, as outlined in the report.

	CARRIED

9.	QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT TO COUNCIL, Q4: OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2010
RAPPORT TRIMESTRIEL SUR LE RENDEMENT PRÉSENTÉ AU CONSEIL POUR LE 4E TRIMESTRE, DU 1ER OCTOBRE AU 31 DÉCEMBRE 2010
ACS2011-COS-ODP-0006
ACS2011-CMR-TRC-0007	CITY-WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

That the Transportation Committee receive this report for further review and discussion of the service areas’ performance results, as outlined in Document 1.

	RECEIVED

10.	STATUS UPDATE – TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE INQUIRIES AND MOTIONS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 25 MARCH 2011
	RAPPORT DE SITUATION - DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS ET MOTIONS DU COMITE DES TRANSPORTS POUR LA PÉRIODE SE TERMINANT EN 25 MARS 2011
ACS2011-CMR-CCB-0033	CITY WIDE / A L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

That the Transportation Committee receive this report for information.

	RECEIVED

ADDITIONAL ITEMS
POINTS SUPPLÉMENTAIRE

11.	RIDEAU STREET RENEWAL
	RIDEAU-VANIER (12)

WHEREAS the Rideau Street renewal project is currently expected to begin construction in the summer of 2012, and;

WHEREAS the scope of the project is defined as Rideau Street from Dalhousie Street to the Rideau River, and does not include the western portion of Rideau Street from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street, and;

WHEREAS funding to undertake the design of Rideau Street from Dalhousie Street to the Rideau River, including streetscape design, was approved in the 2009 Capital Budget, and;

WHEREAS the intersection of Sussex Drive and Rideau Street is anticipated to be reconstructed by the National Capital Commission, and;

WHEREAS the intersection of Sussex Drive and Rideau Street will be an entrance for the Ottawa Light Rail Rideau Station, and;

WHEREAS Rideau Street is designated in the Official Plan as a traditional main street, a transportation artery, and a heritage area and is a major tourist area for the City of Ottawa, and; 

WHEREAS the streetscape of Rideau will not be consistent without the inclusion of the western portion of Rideau Street into the scope of the project;

THEREFORE be it resolved that the functional design of the streetscape for the Rideau Street Renewal project be extended and hereafter be defined as Rideau Street from Sussex Drive to the Rideau River; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT funding for the implementation of the Rideau Street renewal project, and the extended streetscaping between Sussex Drive and Dalhousie Street, be considered as part of the 2012 Draft Capital Budget; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this item rise to Council on 13 April 2011.

	CARRIED

12.	OTTAWA ROAD 174 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
	CUMBERLAND (19)

WHEREAS Ottawa Road 174 is a fundamental transportation link and critical to future growth in Orléans and continuing east; and

WHEREAS to accommodate growth west of Trim Road along OR 174, the City of Ottawa will be completing an Environmental Assessment on the widening of OR 174 from the Highway 417/174 split to Jeanne D’Arc, as identified as a Phase 1 and Phase 2 project in the Transportation Master plan; and 

WHEREAS the planned Ministry of Transportation widening of Highway 417 from Nicholas Street to the 417/174 split is anticipated to be completed prior to 2016; and

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa’s Official Plan and Transportation Master Plan does not currently identify the need to widen OR 174 east of Jeanne D’Arc; and

WHEREAS in 2008 the Province of Ontario offered the City of Ottawa $5M to fund an Environmental Assessment for the widening of OR 174 / Prescott Russell Road 17; and

WHEREAS the Provincial offer of $5M is still available;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Provincial offer of $5M to complete an Environmental Assessment of the widening of OR 174/Prescott Russell Road 17 be utilized under the following conditions:

a) That the widening of Highway 417 to fix the split westerly to Nicholas Street is fully funded with a commitment to implement by 2015;
b) All costs related to the City of Ottawa’s planned Environmental Assessment from 417/174 split easterly to Jeanne D’Arc be drawn from the Provincial offer of $5M;
c) The remaining funds be used to complete the Environmental Assessment of OR 174 / Prescott-Russell Road 17 from Jeanne D’Arc easterly and that the study be borne by the Province or the United Counties of Prescott and Russell with the City providing input on the scope of the study prior to the call for proposals;
d) That the Environmental Assessment from Jeanne D’Arc easterly look at the downstream effect on the City’s infrastructure, and that the study include a cost benefit analysis and a full exploration of all alternatives; and,
e) That the Environmental Assessment from Jeanne D’Arc easterly requires final approval by City of Ottawa Council.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the results of the Environmental Study for the widening of OR 174 from Jeanne D’Arc easterly be considered and incorporated into the City’s updated Transportation Master Plan.

	CARRIED
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
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COMITÉ DES TRANSPORTS 
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