Transportation Committee

That Transportation Committee approve the addition of Response to Inquiry TRC 06-18 (re Snow Clearing on Busy Sidewalks) for consideration by the committee at today’s meeting, pursuant to subsection 89(3) of the procedure by-law (being by-law no. 2019-8) to allow for questions of Committee members.

That Transportation Committee recommend that Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole, approve the Transportation Committee 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budget, as follows: 1. The Public Works and Environmental Services (PWES) Budget, as follows: a) General Manager’s Office and Business Support Services - Operating Resource Requirement (page 13); b) Roads Services, as follows: i) User Fees (page 15); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (page 14); c) Parking Services, as follows: i) User Fees (pages 17-21); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (page 16); 2. The Transportation Services Budget, as follows: d) Traffic Services, as follows: i) User Fees (pages 23-24); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (page 22); e) Transportation Planning Operating Resource Requirement (page 25); f) Corporate Services Department - Fleet Services, as follows: i) User Fees (page 27); ii) Operating Resource Requirement (page 26); 3. Transportation Committee Capital Budget (pages 28-31) [Individual projects are listed on pages 51-142].

WHEREAS King Edward Avenue is an arterial road on which residents live; WHEREAS speed of traffic on King Edward is a persistent and dangerous issue; WHEREAS the vehicular speed causes constant noise and vibration in the houses of the nearby residents; WHEREAS lanes are unnecessarily wide due to historic transit use and pre-complete street cycling design methods; WHEREAS once LRT opens the STO busses will be taken off of King Edward Avenue; WHEREAS the truck tunnel would be a permanent solution; WHEREAS reducing the curb lanes width on King Edward Avenue north of Rideau St. would serve as a permanent calming measure and a road safety fix; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff identify options for permanent traffic calming measures on King Edward Avenue, including reducing the curb lanes width from 4.5 m to 3.5 m in both directions of King Edward Avenue north of Rideau St., including associated funding requirements, and report back to Transportation Committee.

WHEREAS the regular rate for on-street parking has not increased in 10 years, and WHEREAS the city of Ottawa is trying to encourage better modal share WHEREAS parking rates are a consideration for residents in their form of transporation THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Transportation Committee recommend that the 2019 Maximum on-street rate per increment be increased to .30 cents from .25 cents and that the maximum on street rate per hour be increased to $3.60 cents. Following advice provided by Mr. Marc, the Chair ruled Motion N O 1/3 out of order. Item 2 of Transportation Committee Agenda 1 was put before the Committee and was

That, pursuant to Subsection 1(2) of Procedure By-law 2019-8, The Transportation Committee approve that the Rules of Procedure be waived to allow for the consideration of the item listed as Information Previously Distributed Item ‘A’ – Broadband Back-up Alarms on Snow Removal Vehicles and Equipment .

(on behalf of Councillor T. Kavanagh) WHEREAS climate change has played havoc with our winter weather system, maximizing the City’s resources for winter maintenance; and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa continues to deal with freeze/thaw cycles that make walking and driving difficult on side streets, particularly for seniors; and WHEREAS the winter of 2018/19 has been severe in terms of heavy snow, freezing rain and rain often within days of each other; and WHEREAS City of Ottawa crews are working hard and to capacity to meet the current standards set out for the City’s roads and sidewalks; and WHEREAS ice ruts are now a common situation on city side streets causing damage to vehicles and making walking treacherous; and WHEREAS city crews are not able to address this overwhelming situation; and WHEREAS windrows on the edges of private driveways present health hazards to residents, given the weight of the snow after City plows streets clean and there is no current research on new technology to deal with this issue; WHEREAS the City will soon be moving towards an LRT transit system that will require residents to have reliable walking routes to transit stations, bus stops and creating walkable neighbourhoods that do not require using a vehicle; and Whereas the new Official Plan encourages walking, cycling and using transit all year round; Therefore be it resolved that the Transportation Committee direct staff to review its winter maintenance standards to improve the condition of the r