THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA

LINKING NIAGARA TRANSIT COMMITTEE

MINUTES

LNTC 4-2020

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

2:00 P.m. - 4:00 P.m.

Meeting will be held by electronic participation only

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Committee:

• Campion (Mayor - Welland) ,
• Redekop (Mayor - Fort Erie),
• Sendzik (Mayor - St. Catharines),
• Fertich (Regional Councillor),
• and Ip (Regional Councillor)

Absent/Regrets:

• C. Lam, Program Financial Analyst,
• G. Morrison, St. Catharines Transit ,
• and D. Stuart, Niagara Falls Transit

Staff:

• G. Miller (Municipal Councillor - St. Catharines),
• M. Siscoe (Municipal Councillor - St. Catharines) (Committee Chair),
• L. Van Vliet (Municipal Councillor - Welland) (Committee Vice-Chair),
• S. Chemnitz, Chief Administrative Officer (St. Catharines),
• K. Todd, Chief Administrative Officer (City of Niagara Falls),
• M. Robinson, Director, GO Implementation Office,
• S. Zorbas (CAO - City of Welland),
• M. Evely, Legislative Coordinator,
• S. Guglielmi, Technology Support Analyst,
• A.-M. Norio, Regional Clerk,
• R. Salewytsch, Transit Service Planning Coordinator,
• H. Talbot, Financial & Special Projects Consultant,
• L. Tracey, Project Coordinator, GO Implementation,
• M. Trennum, Deputy Regional Clerk,
• and B. Zvaniga, Interim Commissioner, Public Works

Others Present:

• Margaret Gilbert, Amalgamated Transit Union, Eric Gillespie, Left Turn Right Turn, Yuval Grinspun, Left Turn Right Turn, Steve Kosh, Niagara College, Matt Lattavo, Left Turn Right Turn, Vince Malvaso, Niagara College, Brendan McIlhone, Optimus SBR, Graham Morrison, St. Catharines Transit, Tom Price, Niagara College, Rafay Rehan, Brock University Student Union, Dave Stuart, Niagara Falls Transit.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Committee Chair M. Siscoe called the meeting to order at 2:02 p.m.

2.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

​There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest.

3.

PRESENTATIONS

​There were no presentations.

4.

DELEGATIONS

​There were no delegations.

5.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

5.1

LNTC-C 7-2020

2021 Inter-Municipal Transit Working Group – Linking Niagara Transit Committee Workplan

• Moved by Councillor Fertich

  That Correspondence Item, LNTC-C 7-2020, being a memorandum from M. Robinson, Director, GO Implementation Office, dated November 25, 2020, respecting 2021 Inter-Municipal Transit Working Group – Linking Niagara Transit Committee Workplan, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED:

  1. That the Linking Niagara Transit Committee ENDORSE the Inter-Municipal Transit Working Group’s 2021 workplan as outlined in Report LNTC-C 7-2020.
  
  
  
  Carried

6.

CONSENT ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

6.1

LNTC-C 6-2020

Councillor Information Request: Niagara Transit Governance Study - Local Area Municipality Engagement

• That Correspondence Item, LNTC-C 6-2020, being a memorandum from S. Fraser, Transportation Lead, GO Implementation Office, dated November 25, 2020, respecting Councillor Information Request: Niagara Transit Governance Study – Local Area Municipality Engagement, BE RECEIVED and BE CIRCULATED to the Local Area Municipalities.

  
  
  
  
• The following friendly amendment was accepted by the Committee Chair, and the mover and seconder of the motion:

  That Correspondence Item, LNTC-C 6-2020, being a memorandum from S. Fraser, Transportation Lead, GO Implementation Office, dated November 25, 2020, respecting Councillor Information Request: Niagara Transit Governance Study – Local Area Municipality Engagement, BE RECEIVED and BE CIRCULATED to the Local Area Municipalities; and

  That staff BE DIRECTED to reach out to the local area municipalities to arrange to present to their Council when the Niagara Transit Governance Study is being considered.

  The Committee Chair called the vote on the motion, as amended, and declared it,

  
  
  
  Carried

6.2

LNTC-C 8-2020

Councillor Information Request: Niagara Transit Governance Study – Local Area Municipality Presentation

• Moved by Councillor Sendzik

  That Correspondence Item, LNTC-C 8-2020, being a memorandum from S. Fraser, Transportation Lead, GO Implementation Office, dated November 25, 2020, respecting Councillor Information Request: Niagara Transit Governance Study – Local Area Municipality Presentation, BE RECEIVED for information.

  
  
  
  Carried

6.3

LNTC 3-2020

Linking Niagara Transit Committee Minutes - October 21, 2020

• That Report LNTC 3-2020, being the minutes of the Linking Niagara Transit Committee meeting held on October 21, 2020, BE RECEIVED for information

  
  
  
  Carried

7.

OTHER BUSINESS

​There were no items of other business.

8.

NEXT MEETING

​The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber.

9.

ADJOURNMENT

​There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:57 p.m.