Transportation Committee

Comité des transports

Disposition 28 / Suite à donner 28

Wednesday 4 February 2009

Le mercredi 4 février 2009

Notes: 1. Underlining indicates a new or amended recommendation approved by Committee.

2. Reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on 11 February 2009 in Transportation Committee Report 26.

Nota : 1. Le soulignement indique qu'il s'agit d'une nouvelle recommandation ou d'une recommandation modifiée approuvée par le Comité.

2. Les rapports nécessitant un examen par le Conseil municipal devraient être présentés au Conseil le 11 février dans le rapport n^o 26 du Comité des transports.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES /
Ratification dES PROCÈS-VERBaUX

Minutes 26 of the Transportation Committee meeting of Monday, 12 January 2009 and Minutes 27 and Confidential Minutes 2 Transportation Committee meeting of Wednesday, 21 January were confirmed.

1. Integrated Street Furniture Program - Project Update and Way Forward

Programme intégré de mobilier urbain – Mise à jour du projet et orientation

ACS2009-ICS-CSS-0008 CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

That Transportation Committee recommend Council:

1. Receive the results of best practice research and public consultation;

2. Approve the Integrated Street Furniture Program (ISFP) guiding principles as prioritized in this report and as set out in Document 4;

3. Approve the street furniture elements to be included in the ISFP as described in this report;

4. Approve the advertising based funding model upon which the ISFP will operate;

5. Approve the ISFP advertising permissions, controls and exclusivity as detailed in this report, as amended by the following:

a. by continuing the consideration of advertising on litter/recycling receptacles and benches; and,

b. by continuing a provision for local business advertisers.

6. Direct staff to work with existing street furniture providers to negotiate a one-year extension to the existing contracts to July 2011;

7. Direct staff to return to Council prior to the release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) with the final Policy, Design and Placement Guidelines for the ISFP, the overall RFP strategy, and recommendations on litter/recycling collection; and,

8. WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has been developing the framework for an Integrated Street Furniture Program (ISFP) since September 2008;

AND WHEREAS the report before committee seeks the necessary approval for the continued development of the program;

AND WHEREAS the weakening economy is placing the street furniture business case at a serious disadvantage as it is negatively impacting the value that proponents are likely to place on the City’s street furniture assets, as well as the advertising potential;

AND WHEREAS a City of Ottawa request for proposal would look at locking the city into an agreement of up to 20 years in term;

AND WHEREAS Staff’s recommendation to Transportation Committee and Council is to extend the existing contracts by one year due to the economic climate;

AND WHEREAS in the business case proposal serious consideration should be given to the role that local businesses play in providing street furniture to the City of Ottawa;

AND WHEREAS one of the local businesses has provided bicycle parking racks, with over 500 racks for the city’s use and another 150 in transit locations and at local schools for the past 12 years, comprising less than 5 % of the ISFP program;

AND WHEREAS small businesses with offices based in Ottawa are quick to respond to community needs and contribute to the local tax base, as well as contribute to local charities;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the bicycle parking program component be removed from the Integrated Street Furniture Program.

CARRIED, as amended

Direction to staff

That staff examine the aspect of litter/recyclable collection as part of the integrated strategy.

2. SUNNYSIDE AVENUE AND BANK STREET – ADDITIONAL ON-STREET PARKING AND PARKING STUDY

avenue sunnyside et rue bank – places de stationnement sur rue additionnelles et étude sur le stationnement

ACS2008-CCS-PEC-0002 CAPITAL/CAPITALE (17)

That the report be deferred to staff for further study.

CARRIED

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INFORMATION DISTRIBUÉE AUPARAVANT

A. Advisory Committee Reserve Appointment – ROADS AND CYCLING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Nomination d’un membre suppléant au Comité consultatif sur les ROUTES ET CYCLISME

ACS2009-CMR-CCB-0008-IPD CITY WIDE / À L'ÉCHELLE DE LA VILLE

RECEIVED