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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

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REPORT NO. 1

OF THE JOINT REGIONAL RAPID TRANSIT PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE TRANSIT COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 11, 2004

 

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For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on November 18, 2004

 

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Chair:               Regional Chair B. Fisch

 

Members:        Mayor M. Black

                       Regional Councillor D. Barrow

                       Mayor Wm. F. Bell

                       Mayor D. Cousens

                       Mayor M. Di Biase

                       Regional Councillor J. Jones

                       Regional Councillor F. Scarpitti

                       Regional Councillor T. Van Bynen

 

Staff Present:    S. Cartwright, P. Casey, M. Garrett, D. Gordon, C. Harrison, P. May, K. Schipper, M. F. Turner, E. Wilson

 

 

The Joint Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee and Transit Committee began its meeting at 3:05 p.m. on November 11, 2004.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

1  UPDATE � COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

 

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

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

1. Kees Schipper, Commissioner of Transportation and Works, Don Gordon, General Manager, York Region Transit and Paul May, Director, Infrastructure Planning presented the 2005 Capital Business Plan for York Region Transit and York Rapid Transit.  Committee received the presentations and recommended that the 2005 Capital Business Plan for York Region Transit and York Rapid Transit be approved as submitted, and forwarded to the December 2, 2004 Finance and Administration Committee meeting, subject to the following:

 

            York Region Transit Capital Plan

 

�         Staff provide the cost implications of providing a reserve contribution towards the cost of certain items, i.e., transit garages and/or Smart Card program costs in the appropriate reserve in the 2005 budget;

 

�         Staff provide a response to the issue of the impact of deferring the fare box proposal.

 

York Rapid Transit Capital Plan

 

�         Staff identify the potential for and the associated implications of advancing some of the costs allocated in future years in the 10 Year Capital Plan to the 2005 budget, i.e., the issues related to the Highway 7/404 improvements, Steeles/Vaughan corridor.

 

 

The Joint Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee and Transit Committee adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

November 11, 2004                                                                                         B. Fisch

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                                        Chair

 

(Report No. 1 of the Joint Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee and Transit Committee was adopted, without amendment, by Regional Council at its meeting held on November 18, 2004.)