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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

 

 

REPORT NO. 5

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON MAY 1, 2013

 

 

 

For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on May 16, 2013

 

 

 

Chair:               Mayor W. Emmerson

 

Members:          Regional Councillor G. Landon, Vice Chair

Mayor R. Grossi

Regional Councillor J. Jones

Regional Councillor G. Rosati

Regional Councillor V. Spatafora

Regional Chair B. Fisch (ex officio) 

 

Also Present:     Regional Councillor D. Schulte, Regional Councillor D. Wheeler

 

Staff Present:    P. Casey, L. Cheah, C. Clark, B. Hughes, S. Kemp, H. Konefat,

K. Llewellyn-Thomas, B. Macgregor, I. McNeil, B. Titherington,

M.F. Turner, E. Wilson

 

 

The Transportation Services Committee began its meeting at 9 a.m. on May 1, 2013.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1  METROLINX INVESTMENT STRATEGY SHORT LIST OF REVENUE TOOLS

[Click here to view the Report and Attachments, as Clause 9, Report No. 5 of Finance and Administration Committee 7.5MB]

 

[Click here to view the Presentation by Kathleen Llewellyn-Thomas, Commissioner of Transportation and Community Planning and

Bill Hughes, Commissioner of Finance 2MB]

2  YRT/VIVA TRANSIT ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY ANNUAL REPORT - 2012

           

3  AGREEMENT FOR ACCESS AND OPERATING THE VIVANEXT RAPIDWAYS IN YORK REGION

           

4  PROJECT STATUS UPDATE - NINTH LINE, SOUTH OF MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE TO NORTH OF MAIN STREET, CITY OF MARKHAM AND TOWN OF WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE

           

5  GEORGINA, EAST GWILLIMBURY AND NEWMARKET - TRAFFIC CAPACITY ANALYSIS

           

6  PRESTO SMART CARD � PROGRAM UPDATE

           

7  SPEED LIMIT REVISION ON METRO ROAD, TOWN OF GEORGINA

           

8  UPDATE � COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

           

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

 

 

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PRESENTATION

 

1. Brian Titherington, Director, Roads, regarding 'Roads Maintenance Annual Report' [6MB] Received.

 

 

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COMMUNICATION

 

2. Bruce McCuaig, President and Chief Executive Officer, Metrolinx, dated April 2, 2013, regarding 'The Big Move Update � Recommended Changes'  Received. 

 

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

Monthly Transit/Viva Ridership Statistics

 

3. Memorandum from Commissioner Llewellyn-Thomas and attached March 2013 Monthly Transit/Viva Ridership Statistics  Received.

 

Re-naming of Highway 7

 

4. Regional Chair Fisch advised that, based on Regional Council's prior recommendation to pass the re-naming requirements for Highway 7 on to Mayor Barrow, Mayor Bevilacqua, Mayor Scarpitti and Regional Chair Fisch, a meeting took place for this purpose.  The result is that a report will be brought forward to Committee in the near future with a proposed new name for Highway 7.

 

The Transportation Services Committee adjourned at 12:01 p.m. 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

May 1, 2013                                                                                       W. Emmerson

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                            Chair

 

(Report No. 5 of the Transportation Services Committee was adopted without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on May 16, 2013.)

  

Carol Clark

Tel. (905) 830-4444 x 1305