Transportation and Public Works Committee Minutes

January 21/22, 2008

Members: / Present:
B. Anderson, Chair / B. Anderson
B. Henderson, Vice-Chair / B. Henderson
E. Gibbons / E. Gibbons
K. Krushell / K. Krushell

Also in Attendance:

Councillor J. Batty
Councillor T. Caterina

Councillor R. Hayter
Councillor D. Iveson
Councillor K. Leibovici
Councillor A. Sohi
Councillor D. Thiele

A. Giesbrecht, Office of the City Clerk

J. Wright, Office of the City Clerk

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

A.1.Call to Order

Councillor B. Anderson called the meeting to order at 1:32 p.m.

A.2.Adoption of Agenda

Moved K. Krushell:

That the January 21/22, 2008, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting agenda be adopted with the addition of the following items:

E.2.Affordable Housing – Arlington Apartments Rezoning, Bylaw 14553, Provision of Affordable Housing Up to 5%

E.3.Environmental Screening Review and Public Utility Use of Environmental Reserve, Pylypow Wetland Regional Stormwater Management Facility

E.4.Affordable Housing – Crysallina Nera Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP), Bylaw 14599, Provision of Affordable Housing Up to 5%

E.5.Affordable Housing – Granville Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NASP), Bylaw 14699, Provision of Affordable Housing Up to 5%

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

A.3.Adoption of Minutes

Moved K. Krushell:

That theJanuary 8, 2008,Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting minutes be adopted.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS

B.1.Items Selected for Debate and Vote on Remaining Items

The Committee selected the following items for debate: E.2., E.3., E.4., E.5., E.9., E.10., E.11., E.12., E.13., E.14., E.15., E.16., E.18., and J.1.

Moved E. Gibbons:

D.STATUS OF REPORTS

D.1.Transit Service Options to Reduce Pedestrian Crossings 111 Street – 43 Avenue

That the revised due date of February 19, 2008, be approved. / Transportation
Due: Feb. 19/08

D.2.Hazeldean – Senior friendly Transit

That the revised due date of March 18, 2008, be approved. / Transportation
Due: Mar. 18/08

E.REPORTS

E.1.Open Tenders - $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at January 7, 2008

That Administration award the tender project, Attachment 1 of the January 22, 2008, Corporate Services Department report 2008COF008, and enter into all relevant agreements, such tenders to be in accordance with Administration’s normal tendering guidelines. / Corporate Svcs.

E.6.Lease ofStorageSpace for Kids in the Hall Bistro

That the December 21, 2007, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2008PW3402 be received for information. / AMPW

E.7.Sole Source - Integrated Process and Transfer Facility Site Preparation: Earthworks and Gravel Excavation

That the sole source contract with Sureway Construction Management Ltd. for the Integrated Process and Transfer Facility Site Preparation: Earthworks and Gravel Excavation, in the amount of $1.6 million, be approved in a form acceptable to the City Manager. / AMPW
City Manager

E.8.Activities of the Alberta Water Council - Biannual Report

That the January 2, 2008, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2008PW9993 be received for information. / AMPW

E.17.Automated Road Data Collection System - Sole Source Agreement

That a sole source agreement with Roadware GRP, to implement an automated road data collection system, in an amount not to exceed $901,000, including GST, be approved, and that the contract be in a form acceptable to the City Manager. / Transportation
City Manager

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

E.REPORTS

E.2.Affordable Housing – Arlington Apartments Rezoning - Bylaw 14553 – Provision of Affordable Housing up to 5

E.4.Affordable Housing – Crystallina Nera Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) - Bylaw 14599 – Provision of Affordable Housing up to 5

E.5.Affordable Housing – Granville Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) - Bylaw 14699 – Provision of Affordable Housing to 5

E.9.Provision of Affordable Housing - Allard Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan

Moved B. Henderson:

That items E.2., E.4., E.5., and E.9., be dealt with now.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

Moved B. Henderson:

E.2.Affordable Housing – Arlington Apartments Rezoning - Bylaw 14553 – Provision of Affordable Housing up to 5

That the January 16, 2008, Asset Management and Public Works Departmentreport 2008PW0580 be postponed to theMarch 18, 2008, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting. / AMPW
Due: Mar. 18/08

E.4.Affordable Housing – Crystallina Nera Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) - Bylaw 14599 – Provision of Affordable Housing up to 5

That the January 16, 2008, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2008PW1466 be postponed to theMarch 18, 2008, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting. / AMPW
Due: Mar. 18/08

E.5.Affordable Housing – Granville Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) - Bylaw 14699 – Provision of Affordable Housing to 5

That the January 16, 2008, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2008PW2938 be postponed to the March 18, 2008, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting. / AMPW
Due: Mar. 18/08

E.9.Provision of Affordable Housing - Allard Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan

That the July 18, 2007, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2007PW7819 be postponed to the March 18, 2008, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting. / AMPW
Due: Mar. 18/08

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

E.3.Environmental Screening Review and Public Utility Use of Environmental Reserve - Pylypow Wetland Regional Stormwater Management Facility

W. D. Burn and J. Hodgson, Asset Management and Public Works Department, answered Committee’s questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

That Transportation and Public Works Committee recommend to City Council:

  1. That the use of a portion of environmental reserve for the Pylypow Regional Stormwater Management/Constructed Facility be authorized.
  2. That the Environmental Screening report for the Pylypow Regional Stormwater Management and Constructed Wetland Facility, Attachment 2 of the January 16, 2008, Asset Management and Public Works Department report 2008PW0585, be approved.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

The Committee adjourned at 1:44 p.m.

The Committee reconvened on Tuesday, January 22, 2008,
at 9:30 a.m.

Councillor K. Krushell was absent.

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS

B.2.Time Specifics and Decision to Hear

Moved B. Anderson:

That item J.1. be made debatable to allow action motions to be made in response to the content of the report, and that the Committee hear from the following delegations in panels:

E.10.24 Hour Transit Service

E.11.Extension of Transit Service Hours

  1. K. Wypianski, Outgoing NAITSA President
  2. A. Brin, NAITSA Student Senate Representative
  3. J. Roth, NAITSA Advocacy Director
  4. S. Lowe, Old Strathcona Business Association
  5. B. Saunders
  6. L. Pagnotta, Transit Riders’ Union of Edmonton
  7. A. Spate
  8. A. Bavaro
  9. B. Van Alistine
  10. D. Cournoyer
  11. G. Harwood

E.14.North LRT Extension: Downtown to NAIT – Project Requirements

  1. B. Merchant, Director, Retail – West, Oxford Properties Group
  2. J. Murphy, Ogilvie LLP
  3. R. Scheffer, Scheffer Andrew Ltd.
  4. L. Billingsley-Smith
  5. W. Champion
  6. K. Kosof, Kingsway Business Association
  7. J. Schroder, Democratic Development Solutions Incorporated

J.1.LRT, BRT and Transit Centre Projects
(K. Leibovici)

Carried

Councillor K. Krushell entered the meeting.

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

J.ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSES

J.1.LRT, BRT and Transit Centre Projects - (K. Leibovici)

R. Boutilier, General Manager, Transportation Department, made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions. W. Mandryk, Transportation Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the October 15, 2007, Transportation Department report 2007TD9871 be received for information. / Transportation

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

E.10.24 Hour Transit Service

E.11.Extension of Transit Service Hours

R. Boutlier, General Manager, and K. Koropeski, Transportation Department, made a presentation.

J. Roth, NAITSA Advocacy Director: K. Wypianski, Outgoing NAITSA President; A. Brin, NAITSA Student Senate Representative; S. Lowe, Old Stathcona Business Association; L. Pagnotta, Transit Riders’ Union of Edmonton; B. Van Alstine; D. Cournoyer; G. Harwood and
B. Saunders,made presentations.

(Continued below)

E.15.Anthony Henday – Impacts of Increased Noise and Traffic

Moved E. Gibbons:

That item E.15. be dealt with now.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the January 2, 2008, Transportation Department
report 2008TD6446 be postponed to March 4, 2008, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting at
9:30 a.m. / Transportation
Due: Mar.4/08
9:30 a.m.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

E.10.24 Hour Transit Service

E.11.Extension of Transit Service Hours

(Continued from above)

K. Wypianski, Outgoing NAITSA President; J. Roth, NAITSA
Advocacy Director; A. Brin, NAITSA Student Senate Representative; G. Harwood; B. Van Alstine; S. Lowe, Old Strathcona Business Association; B. Saunders; and D. Cournoyer, answered the Committee’s questions.

Moved K. Krushell:

That the December 21, 2007, Transportation Department report 2008TD7902, 24 Hour Transit Service, and the October 12, 2007, Transportation Department report 2007TD2031, Extension of Transit Service Hours, be referred to Administration to return to the June 10, 2008, Transportation and Public Works Committee meeting, at 9:30 a.m., to be dealt with at the same time as the transit growth strategy.

R. Boutlier, General Manager, and C. Stolte, Transportation Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

Reconsidered

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

R. Boutlier, General Manager, Transportation Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

Moved B. Anderson:

That the following motion be reconsidered:

Moved K. Krushell:

That the December 21, 2007, Transportation Department report 2008TD7902, 24 Hour Transit Service, and the October 12, 2007, Transportation Department report 2007TD2031, Extension of Transit Service Hours, be referred to Administration to return to a non-statutory public hearing on the transit growth strategy on June 10, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in Council Chamber.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

Moved K. Krushell:

That the December 21, 2007, Transportation Department report 2008TD7902, and the October 12, 2007, Transportation Department report 2007TD2031, be referred back to Administration to return to a non-statutory public hearing on the transit growth strategy on June 10, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in Council Chamber. / Transportation
Due: June 10/08
1:30 p.m.

R. Boutlier, General Manager, and C. Stolte, Transportation Department; and A. B. Maurer, City Manager, answered the Committee’s questions.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

E.12.Construction Access Connection to 215 Street

R. Boutlier, General Manager, Transportation Department; made a presentation and answered the Committee’s questions.

L. Miles, Sherrick Management Limited, answered the Committee’s questions.

Moved E. Gibbons

That the January 3, 2008, Transportation Department report 2008TD5792 be received for information. / Transportation

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson.

Absent:K. Krushell.

E.16.Retention of Engineering Services – Consultant Appointments - Transportation Planning Studies

B. Stephenson, Transportation Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

Moved E. Gibbons:

That the Professional Services Agreements as outlined in Attachment 1 of the November 29, 2007, Transportation Department report 2008TD5559 be approved, and that the agreements be in a form acceptable to the City Manager. / Transportation

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson.

Absent:K. Krushell.

Committee recessed at 12:01 p.m.

Committee reconvened at 1:37 p.m.

Councillor B. Henderson presided.

Councillor B. Anderson was absent.

E.18.Housing and Maintaining Buses

Moved K. Krushell:

That item E.18., be dealt with now.

Carried

For the Motion:E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

Absent:B. Anderson.

Moved K. Krushell:

That the January 3, 2008, Transportation Department report 2008TD9236 be received for information. / Transportation

Carried

For the Motion:E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

Absent:B. Anderson.

Councillor B. Anderson entered the meeting.

Councillor B. Henderson vacated the Chair and Councillor B. Anderson presided.

E.13.South and Northeast LRT Extensions

E.14.North LRT Extension: Downtown to NAIT - Project Requirements

R. Boutilier, General Manager, Transportation Department, made a presentation.

J. Schroder, Democractic Development Solutions Inc., W. Champion, B. Merchant, Director, Oxford Properties Group,R. Scheffer, Scheffer Andrew Ltd., J. Murphy, Ogilvie LLP, K. Kosof, Kingsway Business Association, L. Billingsley-Smith, made presentations and answered the Committee’s questions. Presentations provided by J. Schroder, Democractic Development Solutions Inc., and L. Billingsley-Smith, were circulated to Members of the Committee and filed with the office of the City Clerk.

J. Murphy, Ogilvie LLP, R. Scheffer, J. Schroder Andrew Ltd.,
L. Billingsley-Smith, W. Champion, B. Merchant, Director, Oxford Properties Group, and J. Schroder, Democratic Development Solutions Inc., and K. Kosof, Kingsway Business Association answered the Committee’s questions.

The Committee recessed at 3:11 p.m.

The Committee reconvened at 3:34 p.m.

W. Mandryk, and R. Boutilier, General Manager, Transportation Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

Moved K. Krushell:

That Transportation and Public Works Committee recommend to City Council:

1.That Administration continue discussion and negotiation with stakeholders on the North LRT Extension and that a report return to Transportation and Public Works Committee no later than June 24, 2008.

2.That Administration work with Qualico to minimize the cost of integrating the LRT tunnel structure into the foundation of the proposed EPCOR tower building on the Station Lands site.

3.That Administration continue to identify property requirements and commence property acquisition on an opportunity basis.

4.That Administration enter into negotiations with Qualico to prepare an agreement for Qualico to construct the LRT tunnel below the proposed EPCOR tower building and 101 Street, to be approved by the Transportation and Public Works Committee.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

E.13.South and Northeast LRT Extensions

R. Boutilier, General Manager,and W. Mandryk, Transportation Department, answered the Committee’s questions.

Moved B. Henderson:

That Transportation and Public Works Committee recommend to City Council:

1.That the routes for both the South and Northeast LRT extensions, as shown in Attachment 1 and 2 of the December 17, 2007, Transportation Department report 2008TD2948 be approved, and that all development and land use planning be based on these routes.

2.That right of way acquisition commence.

3.That all concept plans and necessary Transportation System Bylaw amendments be brought forward in spring 2008 for final approval.

4.That the existing consultant assignment agreement with Delcan be extended by up to $1.25m to undertake the planning of Northeast LRT beyond Transportation and Utilities Corridor (TUC) into Northeast Edmonton and for the potential South LRT beyond Heritage Valley to the Edmonton International Airport.

Carried

For the Motion:B. Anderson, E. Gibbons, B. Henderson, K. Krushell.

R.NOTICES OF MOTION

Councillor B. Anderson asked whether there were any Notices of Motion. There were none.

S.ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

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ChairCity Clerk

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INDEX

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES

JANUARY 21/22

A.CALL TO ORDER AND RELATED BUSINESS

A.1.Call to Order

A.2.Adoption of Agenda

A.3.Adoption of Minutes

B.PROCEDURAL MATTERS

B.1.Items Selected for Debate and Vote on Remaining Items

B.2.Time Specifics and Decision to Hear

D.STATUS OF REPORTS

D.1.Transit Service Options to Reduce Pedestrian Crossings 111 Street – 43 Avenue

D.2.Hazeldean – Senior friendly Transit

E.REPORTS

E.1.Open Tenders - $1,000,000 or Greater (Inclusive of GST) as at January 7, 2008

E.2.Affordable Housing – Arlington Apartments Rezoning - Bylaw 14553 – Provision of Affordable Housing up to 5,4

E.3.Environmental Screening Review and Public Utility Use of Environmental Reserve - Pylypow Wetland Regional Stormwater Management Facility

E.4.Affordable Housing – Crystallina Nera Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) - Bylaw 14599 – Provision of Affordable Housing up to 5

E.5.Affordable Housing – Granville Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP) - Bylaw 14699 – Provision of Affordable Housing to 5,5

E.6.Lease of Storage Space for Kids in the Hall Bistro

E.7.Sole Source - Integrated Process and Transfer Facility Site Preparation: Earthworks and Gravel Excavation

E.8.Activities of the Alberta Water Council - Biannual Report

E.9.Provision of Affordable Housing - Allard Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan,5

E.10.24 Hour Transit Service

E.11.Extension of Transit Service Hours

E.12.Construction Access Connection to 215 Street

E.13.South and Northeast LRT Extensions,17

E.14.North LRT Extension: Downtown to NAIT - Project Requirements

E.15.Anthony Henday – Impacts of Increased Noise and Traffic

E.16.Retention of Engineering Services – Consultant Appointments - Transportation Planning Studies

E.17.Automated Road Data Collection System - Sole Source Agreement

E.18.Housing and Maintaining Buses

J.ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSES

J.1.LRT, BRT and Transit Centre Projects - (K. Leibovici)

R.NOTICES OF MOTION

S.ADJOURNMENT

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