Notes: 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.
2. Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring
Council consideration will be presented to Council on 26 October 2011 in
Transportation Committee Report 10.
Nota : 1. Veuillez noter que toute présentation écrite ou
orale (accompagnée de votre nom, mais sans vos coordonnées) sera versée aux dossiers publics
et sera mise à la disposition du Conseil municipal et de la population.
2.
À moins d’avis au contraire, les rapports
nécessitant un examen par le Conseil municipal seraient normalement présentés
au Conseil le 26 octobre 2011 dans le rapport 10 du Comité des transports.
CONFIRMATION
OF MINUTES /
Ratification dU PROCÈS-VERBaL
Minutes 10 of the Regular meeting on 07 September 2011 were confirmed.
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS
Response
to Inquiries/ Réponses aux demandes de renseignements
- OCC 09-11 - Segregated Bike Lanes / Voies cyclables séparées
RECEIVED
ROADS
AND CYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
COMITÉ
CONSULTATIF SUR LES ROUTES ET LE CYCLISME
1.
BIKE
LANES AT INTERSECTIONS
VOIES CYCLABLES AUX INTERSECTIONS
ACS2011-CMR-RCA-0001 CITY WIDE / À
L’ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE
WHEREAS Ontario municipalities,
including the City of Ottawa, are working with the Ministry of Transportation
to develop a comprehensive and uniform set of guidelines for cycling
facilities, which includes treatment facilities at and through intersections,
and is intended be used across the province that will be included in the
Ontario Traffic Manual (as Book18);
AND WHEREAS the direction in this report
may conflict with or duplicate these anticipated new province-wide guidelines,
which are scheduled to be finalized by the end of 2012;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transportation Committee defer the Roads and Cycling Advisory Committee (RCAC) report and direct staff to include RCAC’s suggestions in the development process of the aforementioned province-wide standard.
CARRIED as amended
CITY OPERATIONS
OPÉRATIONS MUNICIPALES
PUBLIC
WORKS
TRAVAUX PUBLICS
2. 2012 MUNICIPAL VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT
CAPITAL REPLACEMENT PLAN
PLAN
DE REMPLACEMENT DES VÉHICULES ET DE L’ÉQUIPMENT POUR 2012
ACS2011-COS-PWS-0013 City Wide / À l’échelle de la ville
That the Transportation
Committee recommend that Council receive for information the proposed 2012
Municipal Vehicle and Equipment Capital Replacement Plan.
CARRIED
3. 2012 vehicle growth – Annual report
DEMANDE D’AUGMENTATION DES VÉHICULES
POUR 2012 – RAPPORT ANNUEL
ACS2011-COS-PWS-0017 City Wide / À l’échelle de la ville
That the Transportation Committee receive this report for information.
RECEIVED
INFRASTRUCTURE
SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY
SERVICES D’INFRASTRUCTURE ET
VIABILITÉ
DES
COLLECTIVITÉS
PLANNING AND GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
URBANISME ET GESTION DE LA CROISSANCE
4. Area Traffic Management Considerations within
the Approved Term-of-Council 2011-2014 Priorities Plan
points à examiner relativement à la gestion de la
circulation locale dans le cadre du plan approuvé des priorités du mandat du
COnseil de 2011-2014
ACS2011-ICS-PGM-0189 City Wide / À l’échelle de la ville
That the
Transportation Committee recommend that Council receive the implementation
details of the Neighbourhood Traffic Improvement Program, including
cancellation of the Area Traffic Management process, as outlined in this
report.
CARRIED
COUNCILLORS’ ITEMS
ARTICLES DES CONSEILLERS
Councillor /
Conseillère McRae
5. PROPOSED ROAD ALLOWANCE LANDSCAPING IN THE CENTRAL PARK COMMUNITY
PROJET D’AMÉNAGEMENT PAYSAGER D’UNE
EMPRISE ROUTIÈRE DANS LA COMMUNAUTÉ CENTRAL PARK
RIVER / RIVIÈRE (16)
This report will be presented to Council on
12 October 2011
WHEREAS the Central Park Gardening Group
has approached the City for permission to make enhancements to road allowances
in Central Park;
AND WHEREAS Section 4 of the City of Ottawa
Use & Care of Roads By-law 2003-498, as amended, says that no person shall
break or dig up the sod or grass of a boulevard;
AND WHEREAS the City of Ottawa does not
provide approvals or permits for road allowance enhancements by private
citizens or community groups;
AND WHEREAS the Central Park Gardening Club
is a recognized sub-committee of the Ottawa Central Park Community Association
Board, a recognized legal entity;
AND WHEREAS the Ottawa Central Park
Community Association has agreed to enter into a Maintenance & Liability
Agreement with the City;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that Transportation
Committee recommend Council approve that Section 4 of the Use & Care of
Roads By-law 2003-498, as amended, be waived to allow the Gardening Group to
landscape various boulevards within the Central Park Community; and
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each
proposed location be reviewed and approved by City Staff and each landscaping
project shall be completed in accordance with, and subject to, the
conditions of a Maintenance & Liability Agreement.
CARRIED as amended
MOTIONS OF WHICH NOTICE HAS
BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN
MOTIONS AYANT FAIT L’OBJET D’UN AVIS PRÉCÉDENT
6. EXTENSION OF INFORMATION-SHARING
AGREEMENT TO APPLY TO RED-LIGHT CAMERAS
ACS2011-CMR-TRC-0019 City Wide / À l’échelle de la ville
That
Transportation Committee recommend that Council direct staff to:
1.
request
the Province of Ontario extend the information-sharing agreement to apply to
red-light cameras; and
2.
report back
to the Transportation Committee.
CARRIED
DIRECTION TO STAFF:
That staff be directed to petition the Province of Ontario for the adoption of amendments to the Highway Traffic Act that would permit the use of ownership information maintained by other jurisdictions would both facilitate the use of red light cameras and other photo-based traffic enforcement technologies in Ontario and help to ensure the uniform application of such road safety programs to all drivers on the Province’s roads.
ADDITIONAL ITEM
POINT SUPPLEMENTAIRE
Councillor / Conseillère Wilkinson
7. INTERNATIONAL CHARTER FOR WALKING
CHARTE
INTERNATIONALE DE LA MARCHE
WHEREAS on June 29, 2011 Dr. Rodney Tolley of Walk21 made a presentation to the Transportation Committee on the value of a
walkable city and informed the Committee about the International Conference on
Walking and Liveable Communities in Vancouver from Oct. 3-5, 2011; and
WHEREAS the City of Ottawa Pedestrian Plan approved as part of the
Transportation Master Plan in 2008 states that the City “Adopt a
Pedestrian Charter that expresses the City’s commitment to enabling,
facilitating and promoting pedestrian activity and to developing walkable
communities; and
WHEREAS City staff plan to include a local pedestrian charter in the
next refresh of the Pedestrian Plan and have expressed support for having
Ottawa sign the International Charter for Walking as an articulation of the
City’s commitment to pedestrians;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Transportation Committee recommend Council
approve that Mayor Jim Watson, on behalf of City Council, sign the
International Charter for Walking as an acknowledgement of the City of Ottawa’s
commitment to the rights of people in Ottawa to be able to walk safely and to
enjoy public spaces throughout the City of Ottawa.
CARRIED
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED
INFORMATION
DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT
A. AMENDMENTS
TO TRAFFIC AND PARKING BY-LAW NO. 2003-530
MODIFICATION AU REGLEMENT Nº 2003-530 SUR LA CIRCULATION ET LE STATIONNEMENT
SUR LA VOIE PUBLIQUE
ACS2011-COS-PWS-0019-IPD City Wide / À l’échelle de la ville
RECEIVED