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From YouTube: Transit Commission - 19 May 2021
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Transit Commission meeting - 19 May 2021 - live stream
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A
C
A
Thank
you.
So
we
have
a
short
agenda
today.
There's
just
two
items:
the
confederation
line
update,
which
will
hold
there's
a
presentation
with
some
slides
item.
Number
two:
is
the
general
accounts
transit
write-offs?
Is
there
there's
no
presentation,
there's
no
delegations.
Does
anybody
want
to
hold
that
item
or
are
we
prepared
to
receive
it
or
carry
it.
A
A
D
Okay,
thank
you
go
right
into
the
the
overview
and
then
the
first
slide
so
like
previous
presentations
performance
of
line,
one
followed
by
some
information
on
the
rectification
plan,
train,
wheels,
transit
recovery,
update
and
cover
19
will
be
updates
from
my
colleague
todd
eric.
If
you
can
just
go
to
the
next
slide,
so
it's
the
overview
and
then
the
next
slide
after
that
be
great.
D
So
you
know
the
for
the
month
of
for
the
month
of
april,
we
ended
up
at
99
and
so
far
for
the
month
of
may
we're
we're
at
99
as
well.
So
that
would
make
nine
months
in
a
row
where
we've
been
at
97
or
higher
and
of
that
of
which
seven
seven
of
those
months
were
at
98
percent
or
higher,
so
very,
very
good,
stable
performance.
Excellent,
please,
the
slide
shows
the.
As
I
said
as
previous
presentations.
D
It
shows
any
sort
of
fluctuation
day-to-day
that
the
dotted
line
across
the
top
is
97
so
again
we're
seeing
both
the
the
good
performance
on
a
monthly
basis,
but
we're
seeing
we're
seeing
very,
very
good
consistency
on
a
day-to-day
basis.
Most
days,
you
know
97
98
99
right
around
that
level
and
we're
not
seeing
those
those
drops
that
we
saw
in
previous
years
next
slide.
D
Please,
then,
last
one
again,
it's
the
combination
of
two
slides
together
again,
it's
just
different
way
of
showing
the
same
thing
but
99
for
april
and
may
very
little
variability
and
most
of
the
variability
we
see
is
that
97
to
99
range.
You
know
we're
seeing
fewer
and
fewer
days
that,
where
we
drop
below
that
97
95
percent,
so
it's
all
pointing
towards
you
know
the
we're
trending
in
the
right
direction.
Where
we're
stable
and
we've.
D
You
know
our
customers
are
seeing
good
service
both
daily
and
on
a
you
aggregate
it
on
a
monthly
basis,
I'll
move
forward.
Next,
the
next
slide
is
the
rectification
plan
in
other
works.
So
as
previously
communicated
five
of
those,
the
five
of
those
seven
items
are
done:
switch
feeders,
catenary
system,
traction
power,
passenger
doors
and
vehicle
hvac.
D
D
We
haven't
had
any
of
those
instructions
for
months
now,
but
they
were
doing
that
complete,
complete
check
and
doing
any
sort
of
associated
works
with
us
with
the
couplers,
so
that
work
is
almost
done
there
in
the
last
last
couple
vehicles
now
the
seasonal
track
work
that
still
is
progressing
well,
we're
still
working
to
finalize
those
plans.
Rtm
has
secured
the
specialized
equipment
I'll
show
you
on
the
next
slide,
some
pictures.
D
D
You
see
that
nighttime,
where
the
equipment's
actually
grinding,
that
that
is
work
that
was
done
last
year
on
on
the
rail
line
and
just
show
it
here
to
show
the
the
extent
you
know
it's
it's
fairly
significant
work,
the
grind:
they
grind
the
rail
they
re-polish
it
and
make
it
smooth
and
the
actual
equipment
that
we're
getting
this
year
is
what
you
see
in
the
other
two
pictures
that
big
long
piece
of
equipment
there,
that
is
rail,
grinding
machinery.
This
is
currently
working
at
a
property
in
vancouver.
D
This
was
just
about
a
month
ago.
I
believe
the
equipment.
Well,
this
equipment
does
travel
all
over
north
america
and
it
gets
booked
months
and
months,
if
not
years
in
advance,
so
it
was
in
vancouver.
Then
it
was
coming
to
a
property
in
ontario
and
then
you
know
it'll
be
coming
to
us
right
after
that,
so
it's
planned
for
june,
but
you
know
that
that's
the
equipment
that
we're
going
to
see
on
the
line.
D
E
Thanks
troy,
the
next
slide,
please
eric
so
in
april,
ridership
was
down
a
little
bit
because
of
the
the
lockdown
in
the
stay-at-home
order.
So
ridership
in
the
month
of
april
was
at
19
of
its
usual
levels,
we'll
continue
to
monitor,
ridership
and
make
any
service
adjustments
as
necessary.
If
there
are
particular
travel
needs
to
any
part
of
the
city.
Next
slide,
please,
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
we're
now
at
124
oc,
transpose
staff
who
have
tested
positive
for
covid19.
E
E
C
D
Is
they
may
cut
out
little
sections
of
track
to
deal
with
the
expansion
they
may
add
in
sections
of
track
to
deal
with
the
contraction
in
the
winter.
So
there's
always
those
adjustments
that
are
going
on
on
the
track,
so
they're
always
working
on
it,
whether
it's,
whether
it's
grinding
or
adding
little
segments
or
taking
little
pieces
out,
but
then
you
know
more
extensive
work
that
is
years
down
the
road.
You
know
you'd
be
looking
at
maybe
replacing
chunks
at
a
time.
Okay,.
C
D
D
They
they
they.
They
do.
You
know
daily
and
weekly
measurements
on
the
track,
and
you
know
when
they
meet
certain
tolerances.
You
know
that's
when
it
would
advise
them
that
they
need
to
replace
that
track.
So
they
do
have
some.
There
are
timelines
associated
when
you
look
at
replacing
it,
but
then
they
also
have
to
be
going
out
and
taking
regular
measurements,
and
you
know
they
have.
They
have
tolerances
and
once
it
releases
a
certain
tolerance,
then
they
have
to
look
at
replacing
it.
C
F
Thanks
sharon
good
morning
to
you
and
colleagues,
two
quick
questions
for
staff
with
the
low
volumes
of
ridership,
particularly
on
lrt.
Is
there
any
preventative
or
testing
work
planned
for
this
summer,
where
you
can
take
advantage
of
the
low
ridership
numbers
to
do
work?
Maybe
advanced
work
similar
to
what
we
did
last.
D
Year,
yes,
mr
chair,
that
we've
you
know
we
continue
to
offer
and
make
it
make
it
known
that
you
know
we
want
to
continue
to
leverage
this
period
of
low
ridership
to
do
things.
There's
there
is
lots
of
work
that
is
going
on
that
we
are
have
been
able
to
leverage
leverage
this
time.
There's
some
work,
that's
going
on
with
respect
to
the
vehicles,
some
of
the
rectification
work
it
turns
to
the
fine-tuning
of
the
brakes.
D
We've
been
able
to
do
some
things
at
nights
and
overnight
and
on
overnights
and
in
the
evenings
you
know
obviously
track
work
is
is
a
big
piece
to
this,
but
you
know:
we've
continually
talked
to
them
about
you
know.
If
there's
opportunities
to
you
know
put
another
train
in
to
to
troubleshoot
something
you
know
we'll
do
that
and
we
continue
to
offer.
You
know
if
there's
opportunities
to
you
know,
do
temporary
closures
or
something
like
that.
That
would
allow
them
to
expedite
some
work.
D
Now
is
the
time
to
do
it,
and
you
know
it's
becoming
more
more
evident
that
we
need
to
do
it
now,
because
you
know
with
the
vaccine
roll
out.
You
know
you
know
hoping
that
ridership
will
return
once
you
know
we
start
to
see
more
people
vaccinated,
but
yeah,
no,
that
that
is
a
constant
conversation
with
them
and
we
are
leveraging
it
for
several
things.
D
F
And
my
other
question
to
mr
scrimgeour,
through
you
chair,
is
just
regarding
your
ability
to
amend
the
bus
type
on
routes
where
we
may
be
seeing
above
average
ridership.
How
quick
are
you
able
to
ascertain
the
need
to
switch
out
a
regular
bus
to
an
articulated
or
double-decker?
Should
volumes
be
higher?
What
what
are
the
triggers
for
you
to
make
that
decision.
E
So
the
the
triggers
are
that
there's
observations
being
made
all
the
time,
of
course,
by
the
operators
on
the
buses
by
the
customers
on
those
trips.
When
customers
report
any
overcrowding,
we
speak
with
the
operators
and
have
supervisors
go
and
investigate
usually
the
next
day
and
see
whether
it's
a
continuing
trend
or
if
it
was
a
an
issue.
Just
on
that
one
day,
when
we
need
to
add
a
trip
when
we
need
to
change
out
a
bus
type,
we
can
usually
do
it
within
two
days.
B
D
Yeah
there
there
there
are
multiple
companies
that
do
the
work,
but
you
know
the
the
equipment
does
tend
to
get
involved.
You
know
months
and
months
in
advance.
You
know,
that's
why
you
know
railroad
companies,
they
need
to
be
proactive
and
thinking
ahead
of
what
you
know,
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
next
season.
So
there
are
there,
are
you
know
it's
it's
specialized
equipment,
it's
very
expensive
and
you
know
that's
that's
how
the
industry
is
operated.
Is
that
these
large
pieces
of
infrastructure
capital
investments?
D
Typically,
you
have
firms
that
specialize
in
that
work
and
they
they
specialize
as
well
in
the
you
know
in
in
track
itself.
So
you
know
you
get
not
only
just
the
equipment,
you
get
all
the
expertise
that
goes
with.
You
know,
setting
up
the
track
and
getting
the
right
profile,
so
the
wheels
interact
with
that
that
track
is.
You
know
as
well
as
well
as
it
can
be.
So
you
know
that
that's
how
the
industry
generally
operates.
Is
these.
D
You
know
whether
you
have
these
other
big
pieces
of
equipment
like
ballast
regulators
and
all
that
sort
of
thing
that
that
they
do
tour
around
and
they
don't
they
that's
how
companies
are,
I
guess,
are
able
to
manage
part
of
their
their
bottom
line
and
their
their
finances
that,
rather
than
having
to
purchase
this
equipment,
that
they
only
need
to
use
once
a
year
once
every
couple
years
they
rent
it
and
they
have
that
company
come
in
with
their
own
crew
and
maintain
the
rail.
According
to
your
specifications,.