THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
REPORT NO. 6
OF THE REGIONAL
TRANSIT COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2003
For Consideration by
The Council of The Regional Municipality of York
on September 18, 2003
Chair: Regional Councillor D. Humeniuk
Members: Regional Councillor D. Barrow, Vice-Chair
Regional Chair B. Fisch
Regional Councillor J. Frustaglio
Mayor T. Jones
Regional Councillor F. Scarpitti
Mayor J. Young
Staff Present: S. Cartwright, P. Casey, M. Garrett, L. Gonsalves,
M. L. Johnston, D. Gordon, I. McNeil, E. Stevenson,
K. Schipper, R. Takagi, E. Wilson
The Transit Committee began its meeting at 9:05 a.m. on September 11, 2003.
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5 UPDATE - COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
The Transit Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by the Transit Committee with the following action:
COMMUNICATIONS
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1. Honourable John Manley, Minister of Finance, August 13, 2003, regarding 'employer-provided transit passes'.
Received and Staff be requested to refer this matter to the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to convene a meeting to respond to the communication and the issue of tax exempt transit benefits.
OTHER BUSINESS
3. Irene McNeil, Manager, Service Planning, York Region Transit, made a presentation regarding the 2003 Ridership Summary. Received.
The Transit Committee adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
September 11, 2003 D. Humeniuk
Newmarket, Ontario Chair
(Report No. 6 of the Transit Committee was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on September 18, 2003.)