THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

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REPORT NO. 3

OF THE REGIONAL

TRANSIT COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 25, 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 Councillor J. Jones

 

Members:  Mayor M. Black, Vice-Chair

                 Regional Councillor D. Barrow

                 Regional Councillor L. Jackson

                 Regional Councillor F. Scarpitti

                 Regional Councillor T. Van Bynen

                 Regional Chair B. Fisch, ex officio

 

Also Present:  Regional Councillor B. O'Donnell, Mayor S. Sherban, Regional Councillor D. Wheeler

 

Staff Present:  S. Cartwright, P. Casey, L. Gonsalves, D. Gordon, P. May, K. Price,  K. Schipper

 

The Transit Committee began its meeting at 2:08 p.m. on February 25, 2004.

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1  UPDATE - COMMTITEE PROCEEDINGS

 

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

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

[The following links open .pdf files of the materials presented]

1. Don Gordon, General Manager, and Irene McNeil, Manager, Service Planning, presented a summary and prioritization of the 2004 Service Plan initiatives, as well as a series of service rationalization options.

 

2. The materials relating to the YRT 2004 Service Plan, previously distributed at the February 12, 2004 Transit Committee meeting, were received.

 

3. The Memorandum from Kees Schipper, Commissioner of Transportation and Works, dated February 5, 2004, regarding 'YRT Service Rationalization Backgrounder' and previously distributed at the February 12, 2004 Transit Committee meeting, was received.

 

4. 2004 Business Plan and Budget for York Region Transit [2.1MB]

 

The Committee recommends that the presentation by Don Gordon, General Manager and Irene McNeil, Manager, Service Planning, be received and that the 2004 Business Plan and Budget for York Region Transit be approved, as amended, and forwarded to the March 4, 2004 Finance and Administration Committee meeting for inclusion in the 2004 consolidated Regional Business Plan and Budget.

 

The Committee recommended the following amendments to the 2004 Operating Budget for York Region Transit be adopted:

1. The Holland Landing Route 52 schedule not be changed at this time and that it be re-evaluated in October, 2004;

 

2.  The TTC Jane 35 route be extended only to Rutherford Road to coincide with the opening of the Vaughan Mills development in November, 2004;

 

3. The Rutherford/16th Ave. Route 85 extension to serve Vellore Village/Woods be deferred to September, 2004;

 

4. The Keswick Local Route 51 schedule be maintained to 9:00 p.m.;

 

5. The Rutherford/16th Ave. Route 85 Saturday midday schedule be maintained at a 30 minute frequency;

 

6. Thr Richmond Hill area restructuring (Phase 2) be implemented in May, 2004;

 

7. That YRT staff be requested to review other 2004 Service Plan improvements not currently included in the 2004 operating budget at such time as Council determines how the GST related savings will be allocated. 

5.  York Region Rapid Transit Plan

 

The Committee recommends that the presentation by Kees Schipper, Commissioner of Transportation and Works, be received and that the 2004 Business Plan and Budget for the York Region Rapid Transit Plan be approved, as submitted, and forwarded to the March 4, 2004 Finance and Administration Committee meeting for inclusion in the 2004 consolidated Regional Business Plan and Budget.

  

OTHER BUSINESS

6. Committee requested staff to bring forward a report in the next two months  relating to development charges for transit, with a copy of the report to be forwarded to the Province and the GTA Regions. Committee also requested a more comprehensive report dealing with other development charge issues relating to the Region and the local municipalities be brought to a future meeting of Committee and Council. 

 

7. Committee requested staff to provide an analysis of fleet allocation by bus size throughout the Region.

The Transit Committee adjourned at 4:25 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

February 25, 2004                                                                                                          J. Jones

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                                                      Chair

 

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