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City of Maple Ridge
Transportation Advisory Committee
MEETING MINUTES
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee,
held in the Blaney Room, at Maple Ridge City Hall on January 29, 2020 at 7:05 pm.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Councillor Ahmed Yousef
Vijay Soparkar, Chair
Gary Hare, Vice-Chair
Pascale Shaw
Eric Phillips
Jennifer Wright
Jordan Arsenault
lneke Boekhorst
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Erin Mark
GUESTS
Council Liaison
Member at Large
Member at Large
School District No. 42 Representative
Member at Large
Member at Large
Member at Large
Member at Large -Business
Committee Clerk
Kim McLennan Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility and Inclusiveness
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT
Zane Rossouw Member at Large
Note: Vijay Soparkar chaired the meeting until the election of the new Chair. lneke Boekhorst was
not in attendance at the beginning of the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
R/2020-001
It was moved and seconded
That the agenda for the January 29, 2020 Transportation Advisory Committee be approved as
circulated.
CARRIED
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
R/2020-002
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes of the Maple Ridge Transportation Advisory Committee meeting dated
November 27, 2019 be adopted.
CARRIED
4. DELEGATIONS -Nil
5. QUESTION PERIOD -Nil
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6. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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6.1 Chair and Vice-Chair Selection
The Committee Clerk called for nominations for Chair of the Transportation Advisory
Committee for 2020.
R/2020-003
It was moved and seconded
That Vijay Soparkar be elected as Chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee for 2020.
CARRIED
Note: lneke Boekhorst arrived at the meeting.
The Chair called for nominations for Vice-Chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee for
2020.
R/2020-004
It was moved and seconded
That Gary Hare be elected as Vice-Chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee for 2020.
CARRIED
6.2 2020 Meeting Schedule
The Committee reviewed the revised 2020 TAC Meeting Schedule.
R/2020-005
It was moved and seconded
That the revised 2020 Transportation Advisory Committee meeting schedule reflecting a
September 30th meeting date as circulated be adopted.
CARRIED
6.3 Active Transportation for Schools Task Force Proposal
Jenny Wright introduced the proposal and the Committee discussed the objectives of the
proposal, timelines and resources required.
R/2020-006
It was moved and seconded
That the proposal for the Active Transportation for Schools Initiative be amended to reflect
the requirements for the creation of a Task Force as reflected in Committees of Council
Policy 3.11 and brought forward at a future Transportation Advisory Committee meeting.
CARRIED
7. LIAISON UPDATES
7 .1. Committees of Council Policy Overview
The Committee Clerk gave a presentation on the role of Advisory Committees, the role of
Committee members and meeting procedures.
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It was moved and seconded
That Committee members receive a copy of the draft Committee meeting minutes 2 weeks
after the meeting.
DEFERRED
7.2. Traffic Calming Policy 2019 Update
An update was not available at the meeting. This item will be moved to a future meeting.
8. SUBCOMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE UPDATE
9. ROUNDTABLE
Members shared ideas and project updates on relevant transportation issues.
Councillor Yousef noted that there will be a new Staff Liaison for the Transportation Advisory
Committee at the next meeting.
The Committee discussed the new R3 Lougheed Highway RapidBus and the improved level of
service for transit users in Maple Ridge and shared concerns about a deficit of public parking
available for commuters.
R/2020-008
It was moved and seconded
That the Transportation Advisory Committee send a letter of support to Council for expansion
of affordable parking in the downtown core in efforts to increase the use of public
transportation.
CARRIED
R/2020-009
It was moved and seconded
That the structure of future Transportation Advisory Committee meeting agendas be revised to
move Question Period to after the Roundtable discussion.
10. ~NT -9:00 pm.
Vijay Soparkar, Chair
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CARRIED