TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Council Chamber, City Hall
1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 Election of Chair and Vice Chair
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 2, 2013
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
4. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
4.1 Correspondence - None
4.2 Petitions
4.3 Presentations
4.3.1 Institutional District Transportation Demand Management Committee: Introduction and Overview
4.3.2 Bicycle Nova Scotia: Paving Highway Shoulders for Active Transportation
5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5.1 Monthly Update – Commuter Rail Plan
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS - None
7. REPORTS
7.1 STAFF
7.1.1 Taxi Medallion Proposal and Taxi Owner Licenses (information report dated September 9, 2013)
7.1.2 Taxi & Limousine Liaison Group Review (information report dated September 23, 2013)
7.1.3 Paving Highway Shoulders for Active Transportation (information report dated August 29, 2013)
7.1.4 SmartTrip E-Pass Fare Medium and SmartTrip Membership Fee Structure (recommendation report dated September 25, 2013)
7.2 ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
7.2.1 Update from Councillor Watts (verbal)
7.3 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
7.3.1 Update from Councillor Watts (verbal)
7.4 CROSSWALK SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
7.4.1 Update from Councillor Dalrymple (verbal)
8. MOTIONS
8.1 Councillor Watts
“That the Transportation Standing Committee requests a staff report exploring possible changes to the Motor Vehicle Act regarding the use of Transportation Association of Canada bikeway traffic control guidelines and other resident concerns as outlined in the staff memorandum dated September 19, 2013.”
9. ADDED ITEMS
10. NOTICES OF MOTION
11. IN CAMERA
The Standing Committee may rise and go into a private In Camera session, in accordance with Section 19 of the Halifax Regional Municipality Charter, for the purpose of dealing with the following:
11.1 Personnel Matter
Citizen and Councillor appointments to boards and committees in keeping with the Public Appointment Policy adopted by Regional Council in August 2011, to be found at: http://www.halifax.ca/boardscom/documents/Citizenrecruitmentpolicy.pdf
11.1.1 Citizen Appointments to Boards and Committees
Motion:
It is recommended that the Transportation Standing Committee:
1. Proceed to nominate to Regional Council a Citizen Representative to the Advisory Committee for Accessibility in HRM, as outlined in Attachment 1 of the Private and Confidential Report dated November 4, 2013; and
2. Release the name of the successful representative to the public after that representative has been notified.
12. NEXT MEETING – Wednesday, December 4, 2013 – 2:00 p.m., Council Chamber, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
13. ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION ITEMS:
1. Transit Engagement Models (information report dated October 24, 2013)
2. Accessibility Advisory Committee – Town Hall Meeting Minutes – September 30, 2013
