THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

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REPORT NO. 3

OF THE REGIONAL

RAPID TRANSIT PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP STEERING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON MARCH 11, 2004

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For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on March 25, 2004

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Chair:  Regional Chair B. Fisch

 

Members:  Mayor D. Cousens

Mayor M. Di Biase

Regional Councillor J. Jones

                                   

Also Present:  Regional Councillor D. Barrow, Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell, Regional Councillor T. Van Bynen

 

Staff Present:  L. Bigioni, S. Cartwright, P. Casey, M. Garrett, D. Gordon, E. Hankins, P. May, K. Price, B. Tuckey, M. F. Turner, and E. Wilson

 

Others Present:  B. Pennington, S. Zimmerman, York Consortium;

D. Ferguson and B. McLellan, Weir Foulds

 

 

The Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee began its meeting at 12:30 p.m. on March 11, 2004.

 

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[The following links open .pdf files of the reports and attachments]

 

1  PROGRESS REPORT, YORK RAPID TRANSIT PLAN

 

2  QUICK START  PROJECT, FINAL PROGRAM

[see also Attachment 1]

[see also Attachment 2]

3  DEVELOPMENT OF A BRAND IDENTITY FOR YORK REGION RAPID TRANSIT.PDF

 

4  UPDATE � COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

 

The Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee with the following action:

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

[The following link opens a .pdf file of the Communication]

 

1. Mary-Frances Turner, Executive Co-ordinator, March 4, 2004.pdf, to Mayor Michael Di Biase, City of Vaughan, regarding Quick Start Routing Through Woodbridge. Received.

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

2. Committee requested staff to invite representatives from the City of Brampton to make a presentation relating to Brampton's rapid transit plans.

 

3. Committee requested staff to prepare a report itemizing all expenditures in 2003.

 

4. Committee requested staff to prepare a report regarding the timing of the Environmental Assessments currently underway and to provide additional information on specific issues.

 

PRIVATE SESSION

 

5. Committee resolved into Private Session at 1:40 p.m. and resumed in Public Session at 2:30 p.m. with no report.

 

The Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee adjourned at 2:32 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

March 11, 2004                                                                                                            

B. Fisch

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                                         

Chair

 

 

(Report No. 3 of the Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on March 25, 2004.)