Minutes

Brampton Transit Advisory Committee

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Monday, May 09, 2022

7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Hybrid Meeting - Virtual Option & In-Person in Council Chambers – 4th Floor – City Hall

Members Present:

Regional Councillor P. Vicente (Co-Chair)
Sylvia Menezes Roberts
Ameek Singh
Myrna Adams, Representative, Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee
Alina Grzejszczak, Representative, Cycling Advisory Committee
Todd Letts, Representative, Brampton Board of Trade
Franco Spadafora, Representative, Accessibility Advisory Committee

Members Absent:

Regional Councillor M. Palleschi (Co-Chair) (other municipal business)
Rafiqul Islam
Akinade Oduntan
Sarbjeet Sani

Staff Present:

Alex Milojevic, General Manager, Brampton Transit
Doug Rieger, Director, Transit Development, Transit
Ivana Tomas, Director, Transit Development, Transit
Tammi Jackson, Legislative Coordinator

1.
Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 7:27 p.m. and adjourned at 8:28 p.m. Councillor Vicente served as Chair for this meeting.

As this meeting of the Transit Advisory Committee was conducted with in-person participation by Members of the Committee, the meeting started with the Committee Clerk calling the roll for attendance at the meeting, as follows:

Members present during roll call: Regional Councillor P. Vicente (Co-Chair); Sylvia Menezes Roberts; Ameek Singh; Alina Grzejszczak, Representative, Cycling Advisory Committee; Todd Letts, Representative, Brampton Board of Trade; Franco Spadafora, Representative, Accessibility Advisory Committee.

Members absent during roll call: Regional Councillor M. Palleschi (Co-Chair) (other municipal business); Rafiqul Islam; Akinade Oduntan; Sarbjeet Sani; Representative, Age-Friendly Brampton Advisory Committee; Myrna Adams.

2.
Approval of Agenda

The following motion was considered.

BTAC001-2022

That the agenda for the Transit Advisory Committee Meeting of May 9, 2022, be approved, as amended,

Carried

3.
Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Nil

4.
Previous Minutes

1.Post-Meeting Minutes - BTA_Oct25_2021 - English.pdf

The minutes were considered by Planning and Development Committee on November 1, 2022, and were approved by Council on November 3, 2022. The minutes were provided for Committee’s information.

5.
Presentations\Delegations

5.1
Presentation by Alex Milojevic, General Manager, Transit, re: Transit Advisory Committee Presentation

1.May Transit Advisory Committee Presentation.pdf

2.220425 Transit Advisory Committee Presentation.pdf

Alex Milojevic, General Manager, Transit, Doug Rieger, Director, Transit Development and Ivana Tomas, Director, Transit Services provided an overview of the subject matter that included the following:

COVID-19 Update Agenda
Brampton Senior Resident Free Annual Pass
Explore Brampton Youth Pass
Electrification Update
eBus Trial Phase I
Zero Emissions Transit Fund (ZETF)
Third Transit Facility
Service Recovery Plan
5 Year Business Plan
LRT Extension Study
Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT)
Queen Street Highway 7 Bus Rapid Transit
Higher Order Transit
Downtown Brampton Transit Hub
Funding

Committee discussion included:

Identification photo cards
Increase in ridership recover
The affects of fuel costs and how the City is dealing with the increase
On demand transit
Clarification provided regarding the LRT options presented to Council for consideration

The following motion was considered.

BTAC002-2022
1. That the presentation by Alex Milojevic, General Manager, Transit, re: Transit Advisory Committee Presentation, to the Transit Advisory Committee meeting of May 9, 2022 be received.
Carried