Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (6 motions)
5 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Transit Commission Report 1 be received and considered. That the following reports related to the 2023 Draft Budget be received and
Moved by L. Dudas, seconded by G. Darouze
Tabled
WHEREAS at its meeting on February 1, 2023, Council will consider a report titled, “Financial Update for Zero-Emission Bus Program Funding”; and WHEREAS information pertaining to accessibility was inadvertently omitted from the report’s Accessibility Impacts section; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the report’s Accessibility Impacts section be amended to include the following: Accessibility has been integral to the procurement process for zero-emission vehicles. Staff have considered the concerns expressed by the Accessibility Advisory Committee and other accessibility stakeholders about the low levels of noise produced by electric vehicles and the increased risk this poses to pedestrians, particularly those who are blind or partially sighted. Staff mitigated this risk by outfitting the City’s first four pilot battery-electric buses with sound-emission technology. This technology emits a sound from an exterior speaker at the front of the bus, which is intended to mimic that of an internal combustion engine. The sound is generated when the bus is idling, and when it is moving at 32 km/hour or less, for example, when it is leaving or approaching a bus stop or intersection. In addition, the battery-electric buses included the same accessibility features as the fleet's newer bus models, including allocated spaces for customers using mobility devices equipped with “theatre-style” flip-down seats; an additional visual next-stop-announcement sign mounted at the rear entrance; and inte
Moved by G. Gower, seconded by S. Menard
Carried
That Transit Commission Report 1, the report from the Director of Fleet Services, entitled “2023 Fleet Vehicle and Equipment Plans – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; the report from the Director of Human Resources entitled “2022 FTE Analysis Report – Information Supplemental to the Budget Estimates”; be received and adopted as amended.
Moved by L. Dudas, seconded by G. Darouze
Carried
That the by-laws listed on the Agenda under Motion to Introduce By-laws, Three Readings, be read and passed.
Moved by L. Dudas, seconded by G. Darouze
Carried
That the following by-law be read and passed: To confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting of February 1, 2023.
Moved by L. Dudas, seconded by G. Darouze
Carried
That the proceedings of the City Council meeting of February 1, 2023, be adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 12:54 p.m.