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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTAC 2020-11-25 MinutesCity of Maple Ridge Transportation Advisory Committee MEETING MINUTES The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee, held via Zoom teleconference on November 25, 2020 at 7:01 pm. ____________________________________________________________________________________ COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Ahmed Yousef Council Liaison Gary Hare, Vice-Chair Member at Large Eric Phillips Member at Large Ineke Boekhorst Member at Large Jennifer Wright Member at Large Pascale Shaw School District No. 42 Board Trustee Councillor Robson Council Liaison Alternate STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Mark Halpin Staff Liaison/Manager of Transportation Erin Mark Clerk 3 COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT Jordan Arsenault Member at Large Vijay Soparkar, Chair Member at Large 1. CALL TO ORDER Councillor Yousef introduced Councillor Robson as the primary Council Liaison for the Transportation Advisory Committee beginning in January 2021. 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA R/2020-022 It was moved and seconded That the agenda for the November 25, 2020 Transportation Advisory Committee be approved as circulated. CARRIED Note: Ineke Boekhorst joined the meeting at 7:05 pm. 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES R/2020-023 It was moved and seconded That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Transportation Advisory Committee meeting dated September 30, 2020 be adopted. CARRIED Transportation Advisory Committee Minutes November 25, 2020 Page 2 of 3 4. DELEGATIONS – Nil 5. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1. COVID-19 Update The Staff Liaison provided an update on the City’s response to COVID-19 including City Hall being reopened to the public during regular business hours. Committee of Council meetings will continue virtually until further notice. 5.2 Strategic Transportation Plan Overview The Staff Liaison announced that work will begin in early 2021 to update the Strategic Transportation Plan (STP) and discussed the role of the Transportation Advisory Committee during the different phases of the plan’s development. 5.3 2021 Work Plan Draft The Staff Liaison shared options for the Committee’s 2021 work plan and the Committee discussed the implementation of the work plan. MAIN MOTION R/2020-023 It was moved and seconded That the proposed revised option 2 Transportation Advisory Committee 2021 Work Plan be endorsed. AMENDMENT R/2020-024 It was moved and seconded That the proposed Transportation Advisory Committee 2021 Work Plan be endorsed. CARRIED 5.4 2021 Meeting Schedule The Chair introduced the proposed 2021 TAC Meeting Schedule and asked for feedback from the Committee. R/2020-025 It was moved and seconded That the 2021 Transportation Advisory Committee meeting schedule be adopted with the following amendments: • June 30th meeting moved to June 23rd; and • December 1st meeting moved to November 24th. CARRIED Transportation Advisory Committee Minutes November 25, 2020 Page 3 of 3 6. LIAISON UPDATES 6.1 Staff Liaison The Staff Liaison provided a verbal update on current transportation related initiatives. 6.2 Council Liaison Councillor Yousef thanked the Committee for their work and Councillor Robson expressed that he is looking forward to working with the Committee in 2021. 7. SUBCOMMITTEE & TASK FORCE UPDATES 7.1. Active Transportation for Schools Task Force Jennifer Wright shared that the Task Force delivered a presentation to the School District 42 DPAC about the mandate of the task force and to gauge interest in the initiative. Gary Hare and Pascale Shaw remarked that the presentation was well received and participants were interested in receiving more information. The Task Force plans to further engage with the School District in the New Year. 8. ROUNDTABLE Committee members shared updates on relevant transportation initiatives and asked questions to the staff liaison. 9. QUESTION PERIOD Jackie Chow enquired about education programs for new traffic control features in the community and the Staff Liaison responded. 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:51 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 7:00 pm. Gary Hare, Vice Chair /em