Minutes

Cycling Advisory Committee

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

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Council Chambers - 4th Floor, City Hall - Webex Electronic Meeting
Members Present:
  • Stephen Laidlaw (Co-Chair)
  • Leslie Benfield
  • Laura Bowman
  • Rani Gill
  • Alina Grzejszczak
  • Dayle Laing
  • Barry Lavallee
  • Eric Lister
  • Pauline Thornham
  • Regional Councillor Rowena Santos
Members Absent:
  • Kevin Montgomery (Co-Chair)
  • Patrick McLeavey
  • Lisa Stokes
Staff Present:
  • Tammi Jackson

The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. and adjourned at 6:28 p.m.

  • CYC006-2020

    The following motion was considered.

    That the agenda for the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, be approved, as amended to add the following item:

    Add:

    7.6.  Verbal Update by Stephen Laidlaw, Co-chair, re: Kevin Montgomery’s Resignation from the Transit Advisory Committee as the representative for the Cycling Advisory Committee.

    Carried

The minutes were considered by Planning and Development Committee on February 24, 2020, and were approved by Council on February 26, 2020.  The minutes were provided for Committee’s information.

Richard Williams, Brampton Resident, provided an overview of the "Tour de Bramp" Cycling event, and responded to questions of clarification from Committee.

  • CYC007-2020

    The following motion was considered.

    That the delegation from Richard Williams, Brampton Resident, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, re: "Tour de Bramp" Cycling Event be received. 

    Carried

Mr. Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and Development Services, provided an overview of the Implementation of Active Transportation Infrastructure within the City Road Allowance and responded to questions of clarification from Committee.

  • CYC008-2020

    The following motion was considered.

    That the verbal update from Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, re: Implementation of Active Transportation Infrastructure within the City Road Allowance be received.

     

    Carried

Mr. Fay opened the nominations for Co-Chairs.

Barry Lavallee nominated Stephen Laidlaw; Mr. Laidlaw declined the nomination.

Councillor Santos nominated Rani Gill; Ms. Gill accepted the nomination.

Councillor Santos nominated Alina Grzejszczak; Ms. Grzejszczak declined the nomination.

Barry Lavallee nominated Pauline Thornham; Ms. Thornham accepted the nomination

Rani Gill nominated Leslie Benfield; Mr. Benfield declined the nomination.

There were no further nominations.  Mr. Fay announced that nominations were closed.

Based on the results of the votes, Mr. Fay declared Rani Gill and Pauline Thornham as Co-Chairs of the Committee. 

  • CYC009-2020

    The following motion was considered.

    That Rani Gill and Pauline Thornham be appointed Co-Chairs of the Cycling Advisory Committee to commence at the next Cycling Advisory Committee meeting on December 15, 2020. 

     

    Carried

Mr. Montgomery was not present at the meeting. There was committee consensus to defer the matter to the next scheduled meeting of December 15, 2020 meeting. 

The following motion was considered. 

  • CYC010-2020

    That the discussion item listed on the agenda for the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, re: Williams Parkway Project Status, be deferred for discussion to the December 15, 2020 Cycling Advisory Committee meeting. 

    Carried

Mr. Montgomery was not present at the meeting. There was committee consensus to defer the matter to the next scheduled meeting of December 15, 2020 meeting.


The following motion was considered. 

  • CYC011-2020

    That the discussion item listed on the agenda for the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, re: Community Energy and Emissions Reduction Plan, be deferred for discussion to the December 15, 2020 Cycling Advisory Committee meeting. 

     

    Carried

Mr. Montgomery was not present at the meeting. There was committee consensus to defer the matter to the next scheduled meeting of December 15, 2020 meeting.

  • CYC012-2020

    The following motion was considered. 

    That the discussion item listed on the agenda for the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, re: Vodden Street Report and Clarification of Bike Lanes, be deferred for discussion to the December 15, 2020 Cycling Advisory Committee meeting. 

    Carried

Mr. Montgomery was not present at the meeting. There was committee consensus to defer the matter to the next scheduled meeting of December 15, 2020 meeting.

  • CYC013-2020

    The following motion was considered. 

    That the discussion item listed on the agenda for the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, re: Seasonal Summary of Subcommittee Meetings During Pandemic Period, be deferred for discussion to the December 15, 2020 Cycling Advisory Committee meeting. 

    Carried

Stephen Laidlaw, Co-Chair, advised the Committee that Mr. Montgomery was stepping down from the Transit Advisory Committee as the representative for the Cycling Advisory Committee. Mr. Laidlaw asked if any members were interested in undertaking the role in place of Mr. Montgomery.

Alina Grzejszczak, Committee member, advised she would was interested in taking on the role as the committee's representative. 

  • CYC014-2020

    The following motion was considered. 

    1. That the verbal advisory from Stephen Laidlaw, Co-Chair, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, re: Resignation of Kevin Montgomery, from the Transit Advisory Committee as the Cycling Advisory Committee Representative be received; and,


    2. That the resignations of Kevin Montgomery, Co-Chair, from the Transit Advisory Committee as the Cycling Advisory Committee Representative be accepted.

    3. That Alina Grzejszczak, Committee Member, be selected to be the representative on the Transit Advisory Committee.

    Carried

Mr. Nelson Cadete, Project Manager, Active Transportation, Planning and Development Services, provided an overview of the correspondence titled "Riverwalk urban Design Master Plan - Community Liaison Committee - Request for Interest" and  advised that they were looking for a member from the Cycling Advisory Committee to participate on the Community Liaison Committee. Mr. Taranu, Senior Advisor, Design, Environment and Development Engineering directly reached out to Rani to participate on the Committee. Mr. Cadete advised the item was placed on the agenda as it was the proper process to be transparent and provide the opportunity to other members who many be interested.  

Ms. Gill advised that she would be happy to be a representative on the Community Liaison Committee, however if there were other members interested she would back out. 

There was consensus amongst the Committee to appoint Ms. Gill as the representative.

 

  • CYC015-2020

    The following motion was considered.

    1. That the correspondence from Alex Taranu, Senior Advisor, Design, Environment and Development Engineering, Public Works, to the Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting of October 20, 2020, re: Riverwalk Urban Design Master Plan - Community Liaison Request For Interest be received; and,

    2. That Rani Gill, Committee Member, be selected to be the representative on the Community Liaison Committee.

    Carried
  • CYC016-2020

    That the Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee do now adjourn to meet again on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., or at the call of the Chair. 

     

    Carried