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From YouTube: Transit Commission – February 4, 2015
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Transit Commission meeting – February 4, 2015 – Audio Stream
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A
Coming
on
this
year,
commencing
in
middle
this
year-
and
they
come
with
the
new
features
that
we
that
you
approved,
the
previous
commission
approved,
which
includes
the
CCTV
cameras,
which
has
enhanced
service
of
safety,
features
for
our
customers
and
our
operators.
Passenger
counters
on
may
be
one
of
them
and
they're
enabled
for
Wi-Fi.
A
We're
also
very
excited
to
to
announce
that
the
budget
provides
$1,000,000
for
investments
in
new,
improved
service,
adding
mid
day
evening
and
weekend
service
and
our
fast-growing
areas
in
the
city
and
I'll
list.
Those
at
the
end
of
the
presentation-
and
we
also
are
providing
an
additional
5700,
more
power
transfer
trips
for
our
customers,
and
we
are
very
excited
about
that.
It
also
includes
cost
recovery
services
for
FIFA
and
our
partnership
with
o
sake.
A
The
foundation
for
the
budget
is
based
on
things
that
are
listed
on
this
slide
and
I
can't
speak
enough
about
the
alignment
with
the
transit
affordability
plan.
This
is
a
critical
document
and
it's
the
glue
that
holds
your
affordability
together.
It's
where
you've
approved
the
strategies
that
gets
you
the
future
affordability,
not
just
for
light
rail,
but
for
all
your
transit
notes
gets
you.
A
The
budget
is
based
on
allocation
increase
of
1.75
percent
assessment
growth
and
it's
built
on
ridership
of
97.3
million
customer
trips
on
our
bus
and
train
services
and
783
customer
trips
prepare
Transpo
that
generates
a
fair
revenue
of
$180
million
dollars
for
bus
train
and
pail
services
with
those
level
of
ridership
s'.
The
revenue
cost
ratio
is
budgeted
to
be
53%
and
that's
a
very
good
number.
It's
an
alignment
with
the
strategy
it
speaks
to
you
afford
ability,
goals
and
again
enables
you
to
keep
that
affordability
plan
held
together
in
the
future.
A
A
They
had
up
to
18
months
in
advance
of
a
year,
so
73%
of
the
2015
volume
has
been
hedged
and
I
want
to
remind
everybody.
This
is
for
diesel
fuel.
That's
obviously
that
we
consume
it's
not
where
you
see
the
part
of
the
price
at
the
pumps
where
sometimes
compared
to
that,
so
in
2014
we're
at
about
a
dollar
five
per
liter
in
2015.
Thanks
to
the
finance
strategy,
fuel
is
priced
at
$1,
one
resulting
in
a
budget
reduction
of
1.7
million
dollars,
which
we've
invested
in
the
single
most
important
thing
service.
A
So
in
terms
of
operating,
this
is
how
the
the
half
a
billion
dollar
budget
rolls
up.
The
bottom
line
is
the
target
of
7.9
million
dollars,
which
we've
achieved
and
that's
achieved
through
various
iterations
of
enduring
all
our
pressures
and
making
very
difficult
choices
and
decisions
with
a
goal
of
value
and
customer
service
being
the
overarching
principles,
and
then
we
apply
the
affordability
lens
to
it.
So
to
maintain
our
services
about
8.1
million
dollars,
that's
everything
from
collective
agreements,
fuel
utility
costs
and
so
forth.
A
There's
growth
trailing
line
service
in
the
growth
area
of
the
pair
of
transport,
trips,
there's
a
base
adjustment
of
2014
and
then
there's
the
revenue
that
gets
generated
from
the
increase
in
terms
of
transit
capital.
There
are
millions
of
dollars
of
investments
being
done
through
your
affordability
plan.
There's
the
bus
refurbishment
and
what
this
is
is
our
buses
last
15
years
to
ensure
that
that
life
is
achieved?
You
proactively,
are
we
focused
in
that
year
7
and
that's
a
bus
trip
down.
They
repaint
them.
A
They
take
care
of
the
seats,
they
do
all
sorts
of
things
to
the
vehicles
and
it
extends
the
life
to
15
years
and
that's
a
very
good
program
with
significant
dividends
to
the
organization.
There's
the
fork
fare
control
system
for
the
Confederation
line
and
the
trail
line
which
was
previously
approved.
A
This
is
the
funding
Authority
of
25
million
dollars
so
that
you
have
state-of-the-art
fare
system
for
your
new
systems
and
then
there's
a
confederation
line
readiness,
as
you
heard
at
the
orientation
session,
the
other
day,
everything
from
control
room
changes,
the
train
simulator
for
safety
training
and
our
customer
information
wave
on
program
that
is
necessary
outside
of
the
build
area
so
that
the
entire
system
is
integrated
into
the
Confederation
line
and
the
Trillium
line.
There's
trans
Iranian
system
improvements.
We
continue
to
run
our
trans
away
and
overall
bus
system.
A
So
there's
two
point:
six
million
dollars
investment
than
that
and
then
again
you
saw
some
of
these
systems
the
other
day
the
power
transfer
and
conventional
service
scheduling
software
upgrades
of
2.2
million
dollars
to
keep
them
current,
robust
and
reliable.
There's
bus
stops
and
shelters
important
for
that
customer
value
proposition.
There's
almost
a
million
dollars
invested
there
and
a
continuous
improvement
program
on
station
accessibility
of
a
half
a
million
dollars,
and
then
we
also
the
last
line
is
very
important.
A
You
Matt,
you
maintain
what
you
have
and
so
there's
almost
24
million
dollars
of
lifecycle
of
our
assets,
which
again
feeds
into
the
affordability
plan
to
ensure
that
you're
managing
things
when
their
life
cycles
are
are
needed
in
terms
of
adjustments.
So
in
terms
of
the
service
improvements,
we
have
the
old
train,
Trillium
Lyon
expansion.
We
have
Bank
Street
by
urban
South,
Road,
Canada,
North,
Canada,
South,
Statesville
or
lean
south
and
pear
transfer
trips
and
a
strategy
on
this
is
mr.
Scrimgeour
and
his
Planning
Group
have
some
ideas
on
some
of
the
areas
of
concerns.
A
We've
heard
from
the
ward
councillors
in
these
areas,
we
would
like
to
we'll
be
reaching
out
to
the
ward
councillors
and
work
with
them
to
solidify
the
solutions
in
these
areas
in
time
for
their
budget
deliberations,
and
then
the
other
piece
mr.
chair
is
that
the
ATU
report
forms
part
of
today's
table
and
it
follows
the
budget
process
along.
So
we
will
deliberate
that
when
we
do
the
budget
also.
That
concludes
the
presentation.
B
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
Mahoney,
and
thank
you
to
the
entire
team
at
oversee
transport
for
putting
this
together
and
deliver
a
budget
that
has
reliability
and
affordability
and
customer
service
had
it's
as
its
focus.
If
there
are
any
questions
again,
very
high-level
questions,
councillor
Commissioner,
Luce,
BSC,
Masood,
fizzy
da
mr.
man,
Kony,
the
97.3
million
trips
is
that
an
increase
or
a
decrease.
C
C
Thank
You
chair
and
thank
you
very
much
through
you,
too,
mr.
Mahoney,
for
the
presentation
it
may
be
in
here
about
having
a
chance
to
look
at
it.
My
question
is
whether
mr.
Mahoney
could
could
tell
us
how
much
additional
revenue
will
be
realized
through
the
increase
in
the
OC
Transpo
fare.
So
what
is
that
line
item
which,
maybe
somewhere
in
here
but
I,
haven't
yeah?
C
D
A
Not
an
asylum,
we're
part
of
the
corporate
community
that
reports
to
mr.
Khanna
lacus
and
there's
full
alignment
and
the
areas
that
we
have
some
more
focus
from
a
pure
IT
perspective
are
those
system
that
are
totally
independent
and
are
only
attributable
to
the
bus
service.
We
are
on
corporate
platforms
for
all
internal
systems
and
so
forth,
and
we
have
to
comply
with
the
corporate
standards
in
terms
of
those
systems
and
there's
a
lot
of
dialogue
so,
for
example,
a
VoIP
work,
we're
using
the
corporate
wipe
system
and
so
forth.
So
we're
not
a
silo.
D
A
Suspect
not
for
today,
but
we
we
have
a
detailed
explanation
of
how
the
elasticity
works
in
terms
of
inflation,
ridership
and
so
forth,
and
I
look
to
the
chair
for
direction.
If
you
want
us
to
do
individual
discussions
on
that,
speak
to
that,
but
there
is
a
model
and
a
transit
perspective
on
how
those
levers
affect
each
other.
B
Yeah
I
think
over
the
next
over
the
course
next,
two
weeks,
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
opportunity
to
speak.
Toast
transfer
officials
about
that
level
of
detail
and
if,
for
one
reason
another,
you
think
it's
important
to
debate
during
the
the
budget
on
the
18th
or
would
like
to
change
any
policies
or
budget
items
related
to
that,
then,
on
the
18th
I'd
be
the
best
time
to
is.
A
There's
generic
stuff
that's
available,
where
we
have
a
presentation
that
we
can
show
a
few
councillor
and
then
from
that
you
can
give
us
direction
on
that
through
the
chair.
There's
no
there's
nothing!
There!
That's
we're
concerned
about
at
all.
It's
it's
basic
transit
perspectives
and
industry.
Best
practices.
B
E
Thank
You
mr.
chair
for
the
opportunity
and
cancer
a
kludge,
a
for
your
seat.
Just
with
respect
to
projections,
I
would
like
to
know
if
OC
Transpo
has
how
far
they
project
ridership,
because
we've
seen
some
mild
fluctuations
with
changes
to
employment
here
in
Ottawa.
How
far
do
we
project
ridership
the.
A
The
transit
affordability
plan,
which
is
a
public
document,
has
long-term
projections
which
our
planning
department
feeds
into
in
terms
of
our
current
ridership,
the
the
last
quarter
of
last
year,
we've
seen
the
declines
stopped.
We
had
a
bit
of
an
increase
as
a
matter
of
fact,
we'll
be
reporting
on
that
later
on.
That's
the
transit
commission,
but
the
the
projections
that
are
in
the
affordability
plan
are
straight-line
projections,
so
we
do
month-to-month
reviews
of
our
forecasts.
Thank.
E
B
Council
Brockington,
given
that
we're
tailing
the
measures
aid,
it's
not
the
time
to
get
into
area
specific
or
community
specific
issues
right
into
your
to
transit.
Certainly
if
you
do
have
transit
priorities
for
your
community,
please
communicate
those
to
myself
and
to
mr.
Scrimgeour
and
mr.
van
Coney
look
at
it
between
now
and
the
18th
when
we
debate
the
budget-
and
there
may
be
solutions
that
can
be
achieved
within
the
existing
and
whoops
and
if
not,
you
can
by
all
means
bring
motions
forward
on
the
18th
relating
to
that.
Well,.
F
F
A
B
F
A
Mr.
chair,
through
you
later
this
year,
you
will
have
a
white
paper
exercise
coming
to
you
on
the
power
transfer,
review
of
the
service
and
all
of
those
parameters
we
put
out
to
the
Commission
in
terms
of
dialogue.
We've
said
over
and
over
again,
you've
heard
me
say
that
we
need
to
assess
paratransit
services
and
where
we
want
to
go
with
it,
and
funding
and
affordability
has
to
be
part
of
that.
A
The
criteria,
aging,
demographics,
vehicle
types,
all
those
things
and
innovation
in
terms
of
how
we
push
people
to
accessible
low-floor
buses,
which
is
100
percent
of
your
fleet
and
your
trains
so
bad
it.
That
discussion
is
coming
and
the
meantime.
We
thought
that
the
budget
was
an
ideal
opportunity
to
close
some
of
those
refusal
rates
that
we.
A
To
clarify
the
new
fast-growing
areas
and
then
speaks
to
councilor
Brockington.
This
question:
all
of
the
warrants
of
your
service
criteria
have
been
met,
so
we're
putting
the
service
web
there's
a
real
demand
for
it
and
in
need.
You
can
never
have
enough
I
understand
that,
but
in
terms
of
the
other
tweaks
and
adjustments
that
are
being
loaded
to
that
gets
done
through
our
adjustments
throughout
the
year,
and
we
do
the
best
we
can
with
the
resources
we
have.
This
money
is
for
fast-growing
areas
that
meet
the
council,
warrants
and
principles
of.
F
E
Think
sure,
just
couple
quick
questions
from
mr.
Menken,
the
money
that
is
going
to
be
going
into
para
Transpo,
the
increase
is
that
just
going
to
go
to
to
increased,
not
roots
but
rides,
or
is
it
also
going
to
look
at
potential
enhancements
for
the
booking
system,
or
is
that
a
discussion
we're
gonna
have
down
the
road.
A
A
E
C
E
Thank
you
very
much
mr.
chair
and
this
question
may
be
a
little
bit
premature
mr.
make
money,
but
these
services
that
you're
talking
about
are
speaking
about
in
terms
of
enhancement,
going
forward
that
you're
going
to
be
discussing
with
individual
awards
and
councillors
and
even
number
two
that
at
the
present
time
have
you
figured
I
know
it's
maybe
like
a
security,
but
you
must
have
a
number
in
or
how
many
trips
or
how
many
dollars
that
you
would
be
at
it.
Yes,.
A
Mr.
Scrimgeour
has
some
ideas
about
what
we
talked
about
is
the
best
that
we
check
in
with
the
word
cancer,
because,
for
example,
in
your
particularly
you've,
had
some
real
pressures
that
you're
dealing
with
and
you're
at
the
point
that
you
need
the
service
criteria,
so
we're
going
to
present
to
you
our
two
best
technical
options
and
we
can
consult
on
that
and
bring
it
back.
Thank.
A
B
D
G
Oc
Transpo
is,
at
the
end
of
the
year,
close
the
books
if
they
have
a
surplus,
it
goes
back
into
their
reserve
and
the
reserve
is
basically
set
aside
for
dealing
with
years
when
they
don't
have
a
surplus.
In
other
words,
our
deficit
or
for
capital
works.
So
we
have
a
budget
approved
guideline
here,
which
is
that
we
do
not
use
one-time
sources
of
revenue
for
permanent
expenditures.
B
C
C
B
C
Thank
you
through
you,
trade,
mr.
Scrimgeour,
so
just
so
that
I
understand
I,
see
the
2.4
million
figure.
So
is
that
assuming
no
changes
in
ridership
or
is
the
assumption
back
to
the
lastest
question
as
you
increase
the
fare?
Does
the
2.4
then
predict
a
certain
loss
of
ridership
due
to
the
fact
that
the
fares
are
increasing
so
on
what
basis?
And
what
projection
is
the
2.4
million
made?
C
The
2.4
million
increases
on
the
basis
of
the
ridership
level
that
is
forecast
for
this
year,
the
the
97.3
million
that
we
spoke
about,
and
we
can.
We
can
certainly
talk
to
you
about
how
we
get
to
that
point
and
and
how
elasticity
works
when
there's
larger
changes
they're
much
different
for
inflation
than
we're
talking
about
this
year,
but
it's
it's
not
a.
It
doesn't
really
come
into
play
this
year.
B
C
E
A
Terms
of
the
fare
increase
for
this
year,
mr.
scrimshaw
and
his
team
did
a
look.
It's
all
over
the
map.
There's
I
think
there
was
one
at
4%
there's
some
at
there's
some
at
below.
So
it's
a
mixed
bag.
The
issue
with
fair
comparison
is,
you
have
to
caution.
I
I
know
one
of
my
colleagues
called
me
and
said:
you
know
they
just
had
their
fare
increase
approved,
but
then
it
got
put
on
hold
because
their
council
found
out
that
we
had
a
good
value
system.
Here
we
have
free
Wednesday's
for
seniors.
A
They
want
to
know
how
much
that
cost
and
so
forth.
So
if
you
just
do
the
number
analysis
without
the
value
proposition,
I
think
that's
a
an
unfair
comparison,
and
if
people
like
to
pull
out
all
the
tables
and
look
at
the
fare
schedule,
but
then
they
don't
factor
in
you
know
some
of
the
values
that
you've
done.
You
pass
initiative
and
so
forth
in
many
respects
or
the
envy
of
other
transit
agencies
in
terms
of
the
comprehensive
look
that
we've
done
in
terms
of
good
value.
E
Guess
my
other
question
is-
and
some
of
my
colleagues
touched
about
it
on
it,
as
well
as
the
the
quote
that
we
see
in
the
especially
suburban
neighborhoods
and
I,
just
want
to
make
sure
that
there
is,
you
know
offline.
We
can
discuss
those
details
because
of
the
rapid
growth
and
development
we
see
in
my,
for
example,
River
Site
south
from
the
creek
or
councillor
Wilkinson
and
cañada
and
east,
and
wherever
the
wards
are.
But
there
was
a
lot
of
growth.
E
A
D
D
G
We
don't
because
we
get.
For
example,
cash
fares
are
all
different.
We
we
get
it
comes
in
as
cash.
We
don't
know
how
much
came
from
a
units
versus
an
adult
versus,
so
we
don't
have.
We
could
itemize
most
likely
the
the
passes
but
they're
the
stuff.
That's
everyone
buys
and
just
throws
in
the
box.
No,
but
we
can
net
to
provide.
You
would
break
down
on
the
past
types
so.
G
If
you
want
to
look
up
different
because
the
model
is
is
very
comprehensive,
it
includes
all
the
Tarot
types
and
what
the
projected
ridership
is
in
each
one
so
or
usage.
So
if
you
wanted
to
change
one
who
you
will
would
feed
it
into
the
model
and
see
what
the
net
effect
is
in
terms
of
the
last
revenue.
So.
G
D
D
G
Have
adjusted
the
gas
tax
revenues
in
this
budget?
We've
taken
it
down
because
there
and
I
can't
remember
which
one
of
them
I
think
it
was
the
provincial
one.
There
was
actually
a
slight
decrease
in,
so
we
have
the
long-term
agreement
agreements
with
them.
So
we
know
how
much
money
is
coming
in
the
one
in
the
province
fluctuates
a
little
bit
depending
on
overall
ridership,
so
we
adjust
it.
So,
yes,
we
are
I
can
tell
you
with
a
high
percent
certainty
that
those
are
the
funds
we're
going
to
get
this
year.
Thank.
E
G
Certainly,
mr.
chair,
so
as
mr.
McCarney
indicated,
we
have
a
very
active
with
a
hedging
policy
here
at
the
City
of
Ottawa
and
you
enter
into
hedges.
Are
we
entering
to
hedges
for
you
sometimes
up
to
18
months
in
advance
of
when
they're
actually
actualized?
So
we
have
hedged
73%
of
year,
2015
pure
consumption,
and
we
hatched
it
at
at
the
time
might
seem
that
very
good
price
at
about
a
dollar
five.
G
Now
the
portion
that
we
don't
hedge
though
we
go
in
and
we
do
an
estimate
of
what
we
think
that
price
is
going
to
be,
and
so
that's
allowed
us
actually,
because
that
price
is
lower
than
the
hedged
price
as
allowed
us
to
take
down
the
overall
budget
budget
of
2015
at
a
dollar
one
per
liter,
whereas
in
2014
we
were
budgeting
at
a
little
over
a
dollar
for
per
litre.
So
it's
that
unhedged
portion
that
is
allowing
us
to
reduce
the
budget
in
2015.
G
G
Comfortable
with
88
cents
on
unhedged
portion
so
combined
the
hedged
portion
at
a
dollar
five
and
the
unhedged
at
88
brings
you
to
your
dollar
one
in
hindsight.
Yes,
if
somebody
had
told
us
that
the
price
of
gasoline
or
fuel
is
going
to
drop,
we
certainly
would
not
have
entered
into
those
hedges.
We've
looked
at
all
the
possibilities
that
we
have
available
to
us
to
what
to
do
with
these
hedges.
G
Well,
guess
what
now
you've
paid
25
cents
more,
so
you
don't
want
to
pay
twice.
So
stick
with
the
hedges
that
you
have.
We
have
already
done.
Last
year
we
have
the
hedges
already
in
2016.
We
have
taken
a
pause
while
we're
waiting
for
the
markets
to
settle
down,
and
we
can,
with
a
little
more
certainty,
predict
where
the
fuel
prices
are
going
in
the
future.
So
we
have
I
think
20-some
percent
of
2016
hedged,
but
right
now
we
are
not
hedging
anymore
for
2015.
B
B
Is
that
Carrie
Carrie?
Thank
you
very
much
and
we
will.
We
have
revisions
to
the
boundary
of
the
urban
transit
area
for
2015.
Is
that
item
tabled
and
received
and
tabled
excuse
me
receive?
Thank
you
very
much.
There
are
no
in-camera
items.
Are
there
any
inquiries
or
other
business?
No.
Thank
you
very
much.
Adjournment
have
a
wonderful
afternoon.
Everyone.