January 23, 2020 Transportation Standing Committee

Date:

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Location: Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 12, 2019

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES – NONE
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. MOTIONS OF RECONSIDERATION – NONE
7. MOTIONS OF RESCISSION – NONE
8. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE
9. NOTICES OF TABLED MATTERS – NONE

10. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
10.1 Correspondence 
10.2 Petitions
10.3 Presentations – None

11. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD
11.1 December 12, 2019 -  Information report from the Director of Legal, Municipal Clerk & External Affairs  dated September 27, 2019 re: Vehicle Immolization in HRM [PDF]    

12. REPORTS 
12.1 STAFF
12.1.1 Road Safety for Pedestrians Presentation [PDF]

12.1.2 2019/20 Second Quarter Halifax Transit Key Performance Indicator Report
(i) Staff presentation dated January 23, 2020 [PDF]
(ii) Information report dated November 6, 2019 [PDF] (1.6 MB) 

Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee receive a quarterly report and presentation from staff on the 2019/20 Second Quarter Halifax Transit Key Performance Indicators and forward to Halifax Regional Council as an information item. 

12.2 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE –  NONE

12.3 MEMBERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE –  NONE

13. MOTIONS –  NONE
14. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)

Council 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:

14.1 Approval of In Camera (In Private) Minutes – December 12, 2019

Motion:
That the Transportation Standing Committee approve the In Camera (In Private) minutes of December 12, 2019 as circulated.

15. ADDED ITEMS 

16. NOTICES OF MOTION

16.1 Councillor Cleary

“Please take notice that at the next meeting of Transportation Standing Committee on February 27, 2020, I will move the following:

That Transportation Standing Committee request a staff report on developing a bylaw for parking and immobilization on private property that analyze possible licensing; setting reasonable maximum fees; timelines for removal of immobilizing devices; uniforms and identification of employees; appropriate signage on vehicles; signage on property; convenient payments options including cash, debit, credit online and on-site; and other related regulations. Also, the staff report should investigate the possibility of these private parking enforcement companies partnering with the municipality in writing parking tickets on private property similar to Ottawa.”

17. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

18. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – February 27, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

20. ADJOURNMENT


INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated January 15, 2020 re: Presentation Requests [PDF]