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1.1
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Councillor
A. Sohi called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m.
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1.2
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That
the May 1, 2013, Transportation Committee meeting agenda be adopted.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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1.3
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Moved
D. Loken:
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That
the April 17, 2013, Transportation Committee meeting minutes be adopted.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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1.4
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There
were no protocol items.
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2.
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2.1
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The
following items were selected for debate: 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3.
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2.2
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That
the Committee hear from the following speaker:
6.3 Walterdale
Bridge Financial Update
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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2.3
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There
were no requests for any items to be dealt with at a specific time.
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3.
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There
were no Councillor Inquiries.
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4.
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5.
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5.1
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That the revised due date
of June 26, 2013, be approved.
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Transportation Svcs.
Due Date:
June 26, 2013
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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5.2
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That the revised due date
of June 26, 2013, be approved.
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Transportation Svcs.
Due Date:
June 26, 2013
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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5.3
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That the revised due date
of May 15, 2013, be approved.
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Sustainable Dev.
Due Date:
May 15, 2013
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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5.4
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That the revised due date
of May 15, 2013, be approved.
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Sustainable Dev.
Due Date:
May 15, 2013
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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6.
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6.1
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B.
Latte and E. Afsar, Transportation Services,
made presentations. J. Meliefste, Transportation Services, made a
presentation and answered the Committee's questions.
B. Esslinger, Cumberland
Oxford Community League;
J. Kolkman; M. Neumann and G. Masterson, Canada Lands; and L. Bracko,
City of St. Albert, made presentations and answered the Committee's
questions.
B.
Latta, K. Koropeski and J. Meliefste, Transportation Services,
answered the Committee's questions.
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Moved
D. Loken:
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That Transportation Committee
recommend to City Council:
That the Northwest LRT Concept Plan
as outlined in Attachment 1 of the May 1, 2013, Transportation Services
report 2013TS6519, be approved.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson, S. Mandel
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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Moved
D. Loken:
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137 Avenue Proposed
Transit Center - Size and Integration
That Administration
consult with Canada Lands and provide a report to Transportation Committee
to determine how the 137 Avenue proposed transit centre can be reduced in
size and ensure that both the transit station and proposed transit centre
are integrated to allow for Transit Orientated Development at the Griesbach
site.
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Transportation Svcs.
Due Date: July 10, 2013
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson, S. Mandel
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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Moved
D. Loken:
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That Transportation Committee
recommend to City Council:
That prior to preliminary
engineering stage, Administration further review the concept plan to address
issues regarding the impact and benefits of the proposed change from an urban
to a suburban style LRT system at 153 Avenue including transit station
alignment and provide a report to Transportation Committee.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson, S. Mandel
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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6.2
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L.
Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; B. Dunford, Transportation
Services, made presentations and answered the Committee's
questions. B. Stephenson, Transportation Services,
answered the Committee's questions.
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Moved B. Anderson:
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That
Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:
That
$9 million of the $19.3 million residential tax levy budget increase approved
in the 2013 Operating Budget Update be dedicated in 2014 and beyond to
arterial road rehabilitation.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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Funding and Strategy
for Arterial Roadway Rehabilitation
1.
That Administration prepare a report with an analysis of the potential for
leveraging the projected increase due to the indexing of Federal Fuel Tax
grant for arterial road rehabilitation.
Long
Term Strategy for Rehabilitation of Arterial Roads
2. That
Administration prepare a report with recommendations for a longer term
strategy for the rehabilitation of arterial roads based upon the
Neighbourhood Renewal model that includes:
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funding
sources including sources other than a dedicated tax levy
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identification
of rehabilitation backlogs
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targets and
timeframes for backlog reduction
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targets for
pavement quality
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prioritization
criteria for the selection of specific roads to be rehabilitated including
the most effective use of infrastructure dollars
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Transportation Svcs.
Due Date: May 29, 2013
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L.
Rosen, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, answered the Committee's
questions.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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6.3
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A.
Laughlin and B. Nicholson, Transportation Services, made presentations.
M. Royer, made a
presentation and answered the Committee's questions.
B. Nicholson, A.
Laughlin, Transportation Services; L. Rosen, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer; and
D. LaJeunesse, Corporate Services, answered the Committee’s questions.
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That
Transportation Committee recommend to City Council:
That
the budget for Capital Program 12-66-1466, Walterdale Bridge, be increased by
$19,500,000 to a total of $155,000,000, with the increase funded by tax
supported debt.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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7.
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7.1
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That
the May 1, 2013, Transportation Services report 2013TS8205, be postponed to
the May 15, 2013, Transportation Committee meeting.
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Transportation Svcs.
Due Date: May 15, 2013
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7.2
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Moved
B. Anderson:
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That the May 1, 2013,
Transportation Services report 2013TS6282, be received for information.
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Transportation Svcs.
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In
Favour:
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Carried
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A.
Sohi, D. Loken, B. Anderson
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Absent:
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E.
Gibbons
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8.
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9.
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Councillor
A. Sohi asked whether there were any Notices of Motions. There were none.
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10.
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The
Committee adjourned at 3:14 p.m.
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