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TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Active Transportation Advisory Committee, held in the
Blaney Room, at Maple Ridge City Hall on September 25, 2019 at 6:55 pm.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Councillor Ahmed Yousef Council Liaison
Vijay Soparkar, Chair Member at Large
Colette Trudeau School District No. 42 Representative
Eric Phillips Member at Large
Jordan Arsenault Member at Large
Kim McLennan Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness
Representative
Zane Rossouw Member at Large
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Purvez Irani Manager of Transportation/ Staff Liaison
Erin Mark Committee Clerk
ABSENT
Jennifer Wright Member at Large
Ineke Boekhorst Downtown Maple Ridge Business Improvement Association
Gary Hare, Vice Chair Member at Large
Cpl. Steve Martin Ridge Meadows RCMP – Traffic Services
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
R/2019-010
It was moved and seconded
That the agenda for the September 25, 2019 Transportation Advisory Committee be approved
as circulated.
CARRIED
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
R/2019-011
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Active Transportation Advisory Committee meeting dated
June 26, 2019 be adopted.
CARRIED
4. DELEGATION – Nil
5. QUESTION PERIOD – Nil
• A resident inquired about the construction along the 104th Ave roadway. The staff
liaison stated the project is incomplete and will email the resident directly to respond
to her inquiry.
• Jordan Arsenault asked about community involvement in infrastructure maintenance.
The staff liaison provided Mr. Arsenault with a contact in the City Operations
department to see what would be feasible.
Transportation Advisory Committee Minutes
September 25, 2019
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6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6.1 Changes to ATAC
Councillor Yousef provided an overview of the changes to the Active Transportation Advisory
Committee that were contained in the June 26, 2019 Advisory Committee Review Report to
Council. One of the changes is to remove the word “Active” from the name of the Committee
to reflect that the Committee looks at the entire spectrum of transportation, not just human,
to move people and goods through the community as efficiently as possible. Moving forward
the Committee will now be referred to as the “Transportation Advisory Committee”.
6.2 Council Committee Review
Councillor Yousef provided an update of the Council Committee Review that is currently
ongoing by members of Council.
6.3 Business Plan & Deliverables for 2020
The staff liaison presented the framework for the Committee’s annual Business Plan and
members discussed ideas for 2020 Deliverables that could be included.
R/2019-012
It was moved/seconded:
That the Maple Ridge Transportation Advisory Committee adopt the following as new
deliverables in their 2020 Business Plan:
1. Consider the feasibility of a water-going bus service on the Fraser River, with loading
at Hammond Mill and Port Haney Wharf, in cooperation with First Nations
Communities (Lower Mainland), TransLink and Metro Vancouver
2. Strategic Transportation Plan Updates and Consultation with the Committee
3. Development of an Educational Plan for Active Transportation to Schools
CARRIED
7. CORRESPONDENCE - Nil
8. ROUNDTABLE
Members shared ideas and project updates on relevant transportation issues.
9. ADJOURNMENT – 8:35 pm.
~original signed by V. Soparkar~
Vijay Soparkar, Chair
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