Transit Commission

T. Kavanagh: WHEREAS the Ottawa Seniors Transportation Committee (OSTC) has submitted a proposal to Transit Commission entitled “Senior Pick Your Ride-Free Day”; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the OSTC proposal “Pick Your Ride-Free Day” be

T. Kavanagh: WHEREAS the EquiPass, Community Bus Pass and Access Pass are limited to persons on low incomes; WHEREAS the proposed 2.5% fare increase in the 2019 City budget would provide hardship for these low-income persons; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the fare structure proposed in the Transit Commission 2019 budget be amended so that the EquiPass, the Community Bus Pass and Access Pass remain at 2018 fare levels. Mr. Marc offered that, as Motion N O TTC 02/05 did not include any mention of offsetting revenues to balance what was being requested, as outlined in the recently-approved Governance report, it was not in order. He suggested that, with the addition of identified offsetting revenues, it would be appropriate to re-introduce it at the 6 March 2019 meeting of City Council, sitting as Committee-of-the-Whole. Commissioner Kavanagh opted to withdraw the Motion, with a view to resubmitting it at the meeting of Committee-of-the-Whole. Discussions having concluded, the report recommendation was put before the Commission and was “CARRIED”, as amended by Motion N O TTC 02/02, on a division of ten “YEAS” to two “NAYS”, as outlined below : YEAS: (10) Commissioners R. Brockington, A. Carricato, G. Gower, M. Olsen, J. Sudds, T. Tierney, L. Williams, S. Wright-Gilbert, J. Cloutier and A. Hubley NAYS: (2) Commissioners C. McKenney and T. Kavanagh That the Transit Commission recommends that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transit Commission 2019 Draft Operating and C

J. Cloutier: That, in accordance with Procedure By-law 2019-8, the Transit Commission resolve In Camera pursuant to Subsection 13(1)(d) – Labour relations or employee negotiations, and Subsection 13(1)(f) – The receiving of advice that is subject to Solicitor-Client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. As the details of the tentative collective agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 5500 (CUPE 5500) are considered confidential prior to ratification of the agreement by Council, the material falls within the exceptions contemplated by subsections 13(1)(d) and 13(1)(f) of City Council’s Procedure By-law. The details of the collective agreement will be reported out publicly upon ratification of the agreement by Council.

J. Cloutier: WHEREAS the City of Ottawa (the City) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 5500 (CUPE 5500) have committed to working collaboratively to resolve issues of mutual concern in the workplace; and WHEREAS the collective agreements between the City and the CUPE 5500 expired on March 31, 2018; and WHEREAS the bargaining teams for the City and the CUPE 5500 have been in negotiations in an effort to conclude a renewal of the collective agreements on mutually-agreeable terms; and WHEREAS the City and CUPE 5500 bargaining teams concluded tentative agreements on January 21, 2019, subject to ratification by the CUPE 5500 membership and City Council; and WHEREAS the CUPE 5500 membership has ratified the tentative agreements; and WHEREAS the tentative agreements are affordable and fair to taxpayers and our employees; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Transit Commission refer the following Motion to Council for consideration at its meeting of Wednesday, 27 February 2019: That Council approve the ratification of the tentative agreements reached with CUPE 5500, and that the terms of the tentative agreements be made public, following Council ratification .