TC rpt 1 2004

THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

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REPORT NO. 1

OF THE REGIONAL

TRANSIT COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 15, 2004

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For Consideration by

The Council of the Regional Municipality of York

on January 22, 2004

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Chair: Regional Councillor J. Jones

Members: Mayor M. Black, Vice-Chair

Regional Councillor D. Barrow

Regional Councillor F. Scarpitti

Regional Councillor T. Van Bynen

Regional Chair B. Fisch, ex officio

Also Present: Mayor J. Young

Staff Present: L. Bigioni, S. Cartwright, P. Casey, B. Drew, N. Garbe, M. Garrett,

L. Gonsalves, M. L. Johnston, D. Gordon, I. McNeil, E. Stevenson,

R. Takagi, N. Thivierge, K. Schipper, E. Wilson

The Transit Committee began its meeting at 9:05 a.m. on January 15, 2004.

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

1 YORK REGION TRANSIT ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN 2004, STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS

[see also Attachment 1]

2 YORK REGION TRANSIT BENCH ADVERTISING CONTRACTS

3 YORK REGION TRANSIT MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT

4 YORK REGION TRANSIT 2002 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS FOLLOW-UP ACTION

[see also Attachments 1, 2]

5 YORK REGION TRANSIT BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

6 YORK REGION TRANSIT GREATER TORONTO AREA FARE SYSTEM PROGRESS REPORT

7 UPDATE - COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

The Transit Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by the Transit Committee with the following action:

ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

1. Regional Councillor Jim Jones was elected Chair and Mayor Margaret Black was elected Vice-Chair of the Transit Committee for 2004.

COMMUNICATIONS

[The following links open .pdf files of the Communications]

2. Kate Zavitz, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, dated October 27, 2003, regarding 'Tax Exempt Transit Benfits'. Received and Staff be requested to report with respect to the preparation of resolutions to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities regarding this matter.

3. Dave Levac, M.P.P. Brant, dated September 29, 2003, regarding 'Tax Exempt Transit benefits'. Received and Staff be requested to report with respect to the preparation of resolutions to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities regarding this matter.

4. Gillian A. Daborn, Holland Landing resident, dated October 6, 2003, regarding 'York Region Transit Mobility Bus'. Received.

5. Wendy Schellenberg, Mount Albert United Church Senior Citizen's Foundation, dated December 1, 2003, regarding 'Regional Transit to Mount Albert'. Received.

6. Debora McDermott, Executive Assistant to the Mayor and Members of Council, Town of East Gwillimbury forwarding a communication dated January 13, 2004 from Cassie O'Brien, Youth Advisory Committee Member, Town of East Gwillimbury, regarding 'Transit Service to Mount Albert'. Received.

OTHER BUSINESS

7. Irene McNeil, Manager, Service Planning, York Region Transit, made a presentation regarding the 2003 Ridership Summary for Conventional Services and Specialized Services. Received.

8. The Transit Committee recommends that Vice-Chair Margaret Black be appointed as a member of the Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee.

9. Mary Lou Johnston, Manager, Marketing & Customer Service, York Region Transit, made a presentation regarding York Region Transit marketing materials which included the following: Mobility Plus information packages, route maps, transit schedules, transit newsletters, and the 2004 Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) calendar. Received.

The Transit Committee adjourned at 10:50 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

January 15, 2004 J. Jones

Newmarket, Ontario Chair

(Report No. 1 of the Transit Committee was adopted, as amended, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on January 22, 2004.)