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From YouTube: Transit Commission – September 21, 2016
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Transit Commission meeting – September 21, 2016 – Audio Stream
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A
We
begin
every
Transit
Commission
meeting
by
celebrating
OC
Transpo
employees,
who
have
responded
in
times
of
crisis,
with
compassion,
quick
action
and
a
true
commitment
to
the
safety
and
well-being
of
others.
Today,
you'll
hear
our
two
remarkable
stories:
the
trans
secure
program,
honors
employees,
who
have
responded
to
emergency
situations
without
hesitation
with
kindness
and
a
tremendous
courage.
It
reinforces
all
C,
transpose
continued
commitment
to
the
safety
and
security
of
our
customers
and
the
entire
Ottawa
community.
A
As
a
matter
of
fact,
since
the
program's
inception
in
1989,
trans
secure
has
responded
to
over
10,000
of
safety
and
security
issues
like
medical
emergencies,
break-ins
accidents,
fires,
suspicious
situations
or
any
other
incidents
where
someone
feels
unsafe
or
threatened
in
2015
alone,
263
trans
secured
calls
were
locked
with
that
being
said,
here
are
the
stories
of
OC
Transpo
trans
secure
recipients.
For
the
month
of
May
and
June
of
this
year,
we'll
see
donc
l'histoire
de
segunda
tron
secured
OC
Transpo
hoodlum
our
domain
adjourned
desitin
e.
A
I
know
you
will
be
as
impressed
as
I
am
by
these
exemplary
transit
employees
this
week,
invoker,
who
you
are
set
a
dossier
on
kumoi
parler,
just
possess,
sparse,
employee
exemplar,
the
Transpo
and
comment
may
recipients.
Although
there
were
18
Tran
secured
calls
in
the
month
of
May.
One
emergency
situation
stands
out
from
the
rest.
On
the
evening
of
May
17
2016,
several
OC
Transpo
op
in
a
fleet
supervisor
noticed
another
operator
in
distress
in
the
memorial
garden
of
OSI
transpose
main
building
at
Saint
Laurent
Boulevard.
A
They
needed
immediately
conducted
a
visual
assessment
for
breathing
and
pulse
of
their
fellow
colleagues
condition.
It
became
evident
that
he
required
medical
attention
without
hesitation.
The
men
began
performing
chest
compressions
and
called
9-1-1
for
assistance.
They
continue
to
take
turns
performing
CPR
until
emergency
medical
services
arrived
on
scene.
A
few
minutes
later
upon
arrival,
Ottawa
police
in
a
transit
special
constable
continued
applying
chest
compressions,
while
EMS
prepared
the
defibrillator.
It
was
at
this
time
that
the
operators
breathing
and
pulse
was
restored
thanks
to
Bruce,
Thomas,
Trevor
and
IANS,
quick
thinking
and
heroic
actions.
A
Their
fellow
colleague
was
revived
and
taken
to
the
hospital
for
further
treatment.
The
paramedics
at
the
scene
and
the
doctor
at
the
hospital
confirmed
that
the
actions
of
these
men
were
the
reason
the
operator
survived
and
is
able
to
tell
his
story.
The
last
Bruce
Thomas,
Trevor
and
Jana
come
up
to
receive
their
certificates.
A
And
moving
on
to
June
recipients,
there
were
15
Tran
secure
calls
for
transit,
employee
assistance.
In
the
month
of
June
on
the
evening
of
June
11th
transit
operator,
Curt
was
contacted
by
OC
Transpo
control,
searching
for
several
robbery
suspects
who
were
reported
to
have
Boston,
possibly
boarded
a
bus
based
on
the
detailed
description
provided
over
the
broadcast.
Curt
was
able
to
identify
the
suspects
in
question
who
were
on
board
his
bus
faced
with
potentially
dangerous
situation.
He
remained
calm
and
quietly
and
quietly
contacted
control
using
his
radio.
A
The
ottawa
police
services
arrived
shortly
thereafter
and
completed
a
search
of
the
bus
leading
to
the
rest
of
the
men
who
were
taken
into
police
custody
thanks
to
Curt's,
quick
and
strategic
thinking.
These
robbery
suspects
were
held
accountable
for
their
crime
and
nobody
was
injured
in
the
process,
so
I
drank
Curt
to
come
up
and
receive
Islam.
A
Okay,
we'll
start
with
declarations
of
interest
regrets.
We
have
regrets
from
councillor
Cloutier
who's
on
City
business
and,
of
course,
cherub
bleh,
who's,
sick
and
councillor
egg.
Why,
as
well
confirmation
of
minutes,
regular
meeting,
June,
15,
special
meeting,
June,
27th
or
else
carried
communications,
as
listed
we
have
councillor
Dean's
would
like
to
hold
one
of
those
items.
Neo
train
schedules,
so,
commissioner,
know
if
you
can
bring
that
Moshe
port
suspend
the
rules.
A
Thank
you
section
89
three
of
the
procedures:
bylaw
2014,
four
four
one
of
the
Transit
Commission
approves
the
addition
of
this
item
for
consideration
and
discussion
by
the
Commission
at
today's
meeting.
Okay,
so
come
back
to
that
one
other
communications,
general
manager
of
Transportation,
Services
Department
on
Transit
Commission
inquiry,
216
transit
system
subsidies
carried.
A
Item
number
one
status,
update,
Transit,
Commission
motions
and
inquiries
for
the
period
ending
September
2nd
as
I
received
I
am
Number
2,
2016
operating
and
capital
budget.
There's
a
technical
amendment
on
that
from
Commissioner
Miller's
one
do
some
questions.
Do
you
have
some
questions?
Okay,
so
hold
down
one
as
well.
A
There
we
go
well
as
document
one
operating
is
that
similarly
June
30th
2016
of
report
EC
has
two
zero
one.
Six
si
SD,
fi
n
0
3
circulated
by
the
agenda
contains
errors
and
whereas
a
revised
document
1
was
circulated
to
the
Transit
Commission
on
Friday
September
16
2016
therefore
be
resolved,
that
the
Transit
Commission
approved.
That
document,
one
of
the
published
report
be
replaced
by
the
atashi
revised
vision.
A
Okay,
so
we'll
come
back
to
that.
One
comes
from
Islam
has
questions
on
it
yeah
and
we'll
carry
that
motion.
All
right.
Final
items
councillors
and
councillor
blaze
a
report
from
the
canadian
urban
transit
Association.
So
we
ought
to
suspend
the
rules,
wait
the
rules
for
that
to
receive
it
because
it
wasn't
circulated
with
the
agenda
councillor
our
Commissioner
Milner,
where
document
one
chair
blaze,
report
from
the
Canadian
transit
Association,
2016
annual
conference
of
report,
ACS
2016,
CCS,
tra,
0
0,
was
not
ready
in
time
to
be
distributed
with.
A
The
report
is
part
of
the
Transit
Commission
agenda
for
this
meeting
and
whereas
the
chair
has
since
issued
document
1
for
distribution,
therefore
it
be
resolved
that
the
Transit
Commission
approved
the
addition
of
document
1.
The
report
ACS
2016
CCS
tra
0
0,
for
consideration
by
today's
Commission
meeting
pursuant
to
section
89
3
of
the
procedures,
bylaw
that
carried
care
and
receive
a
Portuguese
does
amend
it.
Okay,
so
we'll
go
back
and
we'll
start
with
councillor
Dean's
on
ho
train
schedule.
A
A
That
I
know
was
before
your
time
Mr
Man
Coney,
but
there
was
an
original
promise
of
eight
minutes
and
I
know
that
you
have
I
been
working
hard
to
down
the
time
and
you've
got
it
somewhere
around
eleven
minutes,
maybe
just
a
little
over
eleven
minutes,
which
is
better
than
the
15,
but
not
anywhere,
as
opposed
to
the
eight
minutes
as
we
have
been
promised.
But
that's
rather
than
my
issue
now
my
issue
now
is
that
there
isn't
a
consistent
schedule:
okay,
at
8
o'clock,
8:15
8:30
8:45.
A
We
know
the
trains
were
leaving
every
15
minutes,
but
now
I
think
it's
because
of
that
CTC
system
there's
not
as
much
predictability
and
when
those
trains
are
leaving.
So
the
nature
of
my
inquiry
is
to
say:
can
we
not
somehow
tell
the
passenger
when
the
trains
are
going
to
leave?
So
if
I'm,
if
I
get
off
a
bus
at
Goomba
and
I,
don't
have
to
run
if
I
hope,
there's
a
visual
screen
display
screen
that
says
it's
going
to
be
five
minutes
before
that
train
departs
the
station.
Even
if
it's
sitting
there
and.
A
We
want
to
purge
your
notifications,
but
presumably
that's
all
in
the
works.
So
I'm
just
wondering
what
couldn't
we
do
it
now
on
the
trillium
line?
It
would
take
a
lot.
It
would
help
a
lot
of
people
with
their
daily
commutes,
because
right
now,
I
hear
from
people
all
the
time
that
they
just
feel
that
they're
sitting
too
long
before
train
and
then
they
they've
sat
up
to
twelve
minutes
waiting
for
it
to
leave
the
station.
So
it's
adding
a
lot
of
commute
time
to
their
daily
time
and
I.
A
A
Thank
You
councillor
I,
agree
with
a
lot
comments
and
the
inquiry.
If
it
was
not
clear,
the
Antony's
short
answer
is
yes,
we
will
be
having
those
notification
systems
and
the
PT
lists
that
you
just
approved
has
that
in
there,
and
it's
also
noted
in
this
response
and
yes,
the
Confederation
line
will
have
the
the
the
systems
that
you're
talking
about
what
I
do
want
to
comment
on
is
the
schedule
the
production
was
scheduled
and
people
waiting
a
long
time
and
so
forth.
A
I
I
will
respectfully
disagree
with
you
on
that,
because
what
the
great
benefits
of
this
Trillian
line
is-
and
you
know,
there's
been
a
lot
of
negative
attention
focused
on
somebody
promised
in
eight
minutes
and
we
didn't
get
it
well.
Here's
what
you
got.
You
got
amazing
new
trains,
wait
time,
maximum
five
minutes
and
the
number
one
customer
issue
is
people
do
not
want
to
wait
and
I
can
tell
you
I'm
on
that
I'm
on
that
mop
just
about
every
second
day,
I
walk
that
line.
A
That's
one
of
my
trails,
where
I,
walk
and
I
can
tell
you
that
we
have
done
an
amazing
job
as
a
city,
because
all
of
your
goals
that
are,
in
your
master
plan,
your
transportation
master
plan,
your
official
plan
you're,
actually
achieving
it.
Through
this
trillion
line,
there's
a
brand
new
student
residence
I
think
it's
20
floors,
21
floors
I
was
out
there
Sunday
watching
all
those
new
kids
using
that
system,
the
new
condos
up
lifts
or
the
intensification.
The
current.
The
great
message
we
should
all
be
delivering
to
everybody
is
okay.
A
We
didn't
achieve
eight,
the
maximum
you
weight
now
is
five
minutes
and
that's
a
great
service.
And
yes
to
your
point,
you're
absolutely
right.
We
need
to
put
that
automated
system
there.
It's
part
of
the
plan
it'll
be
part
of
the
confederation
line.
What
I've
tasked
mr.
Scrimgeour
and
mr.
charter
with
and
it
builds
upon
your
inquiry-
is:
what's
the
message
to
because
putting
out
a
published
schedule,
I,
don't
think,
will
help
anybody
because
I
don't
think
that's
what
they're
looking
for
they're
looking
for?
What's
do,
I
have
to
run
or
not.
A
A
Oh
that's
great
service,
you
know,
and
the
Confederate
and
that's
going
to
be
our
message
on
the
confederal
in
terms
of
what
your
wait
time
is
because
that's
a
very
important
of
the
customer,
so
ridership
is
up
again
we're
finalizing
the
numbers
we
had
a
bounce
in
ridership
last
year
and
when
they
are
waiting
for
the
passing
track
issues
they're
waiting
in
air-conditioned
cars
climate-controlled
was
before
they
were
waiting
for
extended
periods
of
time
for
the
next
train.
So
I
agree
with
your
comments
and
I
just
I.
A
Would
you
know
just
encourage
all
of
us
to
talk
about
that?
Wait.
Time
is
down
to
five
minutes,
which
is
very
good
service.
Can
we
talk
about
that?
Because
that's
not
what
I
hear
from
my
constituents
I
hear
them
say
they
can
wait
up
to
12
minutes
sitting
on
a
train
for
the
train
to
leave
so,
but
when
is
the
five-minute
service,
the
Train
is
there.
A
A
I
can't
give
you
definite
date,
but
those
two
gentlemen
of
the
tasks
worth
seeing
if
we
can
get
it
in
sooner
than
that,
it's
not
tied
the
Confederation
line,
the
treasurer
monkeys
have
you
purchase
the
system,
we're
gonna
go
out
and
purchase
it.
No,
yes,
okay!
So
left
within
six
months,
we
can
have
it
counselor.
You
know
how
I
work,
if
I
can't
give
you.
A
As
soon
as
I
know
the
time
line
from
from
mr.
Spencer,
so
you
can
commit
to
putting
the
system
in
as
soon
as
possible
on
the
Trillium
line
that
would
have
audio
and
visual
displays
of
departure
times.
They
will
have
features
that
will
address
a
lot
of
the
concerns.
You're
talking
about
and
I'll
walk
you
through
when,
when
I
know
exactly
what
we're
getting
okay,
so
I
just
leave
here
with
get
on
with
it,
because
we
need
to
we
made
that
system.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
You,
chair
Gaines
and
next
up
is
item
number
two
on
the
operating
capital
budget,
health
center
Nussbaum,
how
bad
items
so
there's
anyone
else
with
questions.
Please
let
me
know
comes
from
his
mom
Thank
You,
chair
and
good
morning,
all
yeah.
Thank
you
very
much
to
stuff
for
the
report.
I
was
just
trying
to
get
a
little
bit
of
a
handle
on
how
things
are
going
with
ridership.
We
heard
at
the
June
meeting
that
the
numbers
up
until
that
stage
and
I
don't
know
if
those
were
q1
or
included.
A
Q2
numbers
looked
really
good,
which
was
great
to
hear
I,
don't
recall
if
it
was
a
stabilization
or
an
increase
from
the
2015
numbers.
I
know
that
2015
calendar
year
was
down
from
2014
I
know.
We
went
from
7.07
six
to
ninety
six
point
five
and
2015,
so
we
had
a
decline,
but
I
think
what
what
we
heard
in
june,
which
was
really
encouraging,
was
that
numbers
so
far
in
2016
were
looking
good
and
again
I
don't
call
it.
A
The
observation
was
stabilization
or
increase,
but
then
in
this
report
before
us
on
page
three,
when
addressing
the
shortfall
in
the
fair
revenue,
the
sentence
in
page
three
says:
the
shortfall
in
the
fair
revenue
was
mainly
associated
with
customers,
opting
for
lower
fare
types
and
ridership
levels.
So
I'm
just
trying
to
understand
a
little
bit.
I
know
they
aren't
published
numbers
yet,
but
up
until
the
end
of
June,
what
observations
do
staff
have
about
ridership
over
the
2015
numbers?
Thanks,
yes,
I'm
sure
we'd.
A
So
we've
had
Monson
hanging
up
at
elaborate
a
little
bit
more
on
that
that
we've
had
months
where
it's
been
up,
we've
had
months
where
it's
flat
and
months
which
just
slightly
lower,
but
overall
things
seem
to
have
stabilized
and
then,
as
it's
noted
in
the
report,
customers
are
making
their
own
fair
choice.
So
it's
it's
revenue
to
budget
I'm,
just
gonna
ask
Pat
to
summarize
where
we
are
on
overall
in
terms
of
ridership
as
direct
impact
this
chart.
Mr.
chair
is
the
ridership
is
slightly
higher
than
it.
A
It
was
in
2015
to
this
point
in
2016,
when
we
look
at
the
most
recent
12
months
were
at
a
level
that
is
higher
than
it
has
been
since
the
beginning
of
2014.
So
it's
not
a
large
increase,
but
it's
it's
back
to
the
level
of
two
years
ago,
but
as
John
says,
there
are
months
that
are
months
that
are
up
and
months
that
are
down.
A
A
A
Is
it
because
we
anticipated
a
greater
increase
than
actually
happened,
the
where
we're
very
close
to
the
budgeted
number,
but
the
revenue
is
primarily
because
of
the
way
that
people
are
choosing
to
pay
their
fares,
that
we're
selling
more
monthly
passes
and
fewer
single
ride
fares.
So
the
average
amount
that
we
receive
per
customer
is
is
lower.
Then
a
lower
than
budgeted
I'm
not
saying
lower
than
last
year.
A
Okay,
so
then,
what
if
ship
levels,
maybe
shouldn't
be
in
Clement?
So
it's
not
a
factor
because
they're
up
over
2015
and
I
mean
I
know
in
the
long-term
financial
plan.
The
anticipated
increase,
I
think
was
two
per
percent,
so
I
can
see
why,
if
they're
less
than
two,
you
would
have
less
fare
revenue
than
anticipated.
So
I'm
sure
understand.
Is
that
a
valid
statement
are
we?
Are
we
just
above
zero,
but
under
two?
Is
that
a
fair
observation
of
what's
happened
so
far
in
Rajab
us
generally
correct?
Yes,
I!
A
Think
the
the
paragraph
under
the
paragraph
after
the
sentence
that
the
council
is
referring
to
gives
a
fuller
explanation
than
the
and
the
previous
sentence?
Okay.
So
as
long
as
so
zero
to
two
roughly,
where
we
are
in
the
first
six
months
of
2016,
but
that's
okay,
that's
all
I
was
looking
for.
Thank
you.
A
Okay
I
can
assure
Mallos
next
Thank
You.
Mr.
chair
colleagues,
I
was
already
interested
waiting.
This
report,
because
I
remember
that
was
essentially
at
this
time
that
we
had
the
bad
news
that
we
were
a
million
dollars
in
the
hall.
So
now
were
three
million
dollars
in
the
black.
So
that's
good
news,
and
there
is
no
doubt
about
that:
three
million
dollars,
that's
number
sounds
familiar
or
some
reason
just
kidding.
I.
A
Did
notice,
though,
you're
getting
the
capital
plan,
there
are
some
red
flags,
some
projects
that
have
the
net
receive
any
funding
or
there
have
been
no
funds
committed
again,
not
a
large
number
you're
75
percent
committed
this
far
in
the
fiscal
year,
half
way
through,
which
is
very
good
but
I'm
just
wondering
because
we
protected
operations
and
maintenance.
From
a
personal
perspective,
whether
or
not
some
of
the
programs
were
not
moving
forward
is
because
of
a
capacity
to
actually
move
forward
or
is
it?
A
Is
it
just
a
decision
you've
made
to
action
those
projects
in
the
second
half
of
the
fiscal
year,
for
example?
It's
the
latter.
It's
a
conscious
decision
to
stage
things
and
I
can
assure
the
Commission
that
these
these
are
your
projects
right,
you're,
we
report
to
you
and,
if
there's
a
commitment
to
do
them,
if
we
have
a
capacity
issue,
there's
innovative
ways
to
bring
in
surge
capacity
to
at
xqm.
A
That's
our
infrastructure
services,
folks,
that's
their
budget.
They
manage
all
these
structures
along
the
trans
away
for
life
cycle
management.
So
if
you
needed
some
detail,
not
a
glide
to
track
it
down
for
him
to
be
the
infrastructure.
Folks,
yeah,
but
that's
not
that's,
not
a
red
flag
for,
for
you
know.
A
Know
it's
just
it's
neutral,
but
I,
don't
know
if
it's
going
to
be
are
going
to
the
no
Express
fares,
except
on
all
the
changes
that
we're
making
at
that
time.
Do
you
have
a
handle
on
how
that's
going
to
work
and
whether
we
can
handle
that
without
having
a
major
budget
problem
for
next
year?
I
believe
so
mr.
chair
and
you
know
the
first
part
of
your
question
about
how
did
we
get
this
surplus
I
can
assure
you
that
the
principles
this
management
team
put
to
my
right
here.
A
That
I
mean
they
get
the
credit,
because
they've
been
watching
every
single
nickel
and
a
rigorous
management
oversight
and
one
of
the
key
principles
was.
We
were
not
going
to
compromise
frontline
service
at
all
to
to
stay
with
it
to
stay
in
the
black
on
the
budget.
So
you
know
when
you
get
into
some
of
the
documents,
the
discretionary
spending
and
so
forth.
A
That's
the
stuff
that
we
really
kept
an
eye
on
service
trumped
everything
we
did
not
want
to
compromise
service,
so
I
I
think
we're
okay,
going
into
what's
coming
with
expressed
fair
elimination
and
so
forth,
and
the
revenue
ridership
is
always
a
delicate
balance
and
that's
why
I
believe
mr.
Scrimgeour
was
being
very
cautious
and
so
am
I
on
yeah.
It's
it's
up
a
little
bit.
You
know
I'm
not
saying
yay
ridership
is
skyrocketing
and
you
know
just
being
cautious
because
of
exactly
your
point.
A
Despite
the
careful
budgeting,
how
many
more
I
know
you're
keeping
a
close
eye
on
expenditures,
but
only
so
much
time
you
can
Suisse
and
and
you're,
squeezing
from
what
was
approved
and
I
know
that
the
fuel
costs
have
been
a
big
part
of
that,
and
that's
not
going
to
happen
forever.
Probably,
but
I've
just
really
got
a
little
concerned
about
if
they
having
this
is
the
fair.
If,
but
not
we
budget
for
it
fares
received
is
that
is
this
telling
us
something
we
have
to
change
in
that?
A
That
may
have
an
impact
then
on
next
year's
budget,
because
I
know
the
budget
coming
up
is
going
to
still
be
very
tight.
No
I've
been
working
very
closely
with
the
treasurer
and
she's
very
supportive
of
the
cautious
approach
on
ridership,
because
if
you
start
to
project
very
high
ridership,
when
you
do
that,
a
message
that
you're
projecting
a
loss
this
year,
I'm
agreeing
with
you
that
so
you're
going
to
be
really
downplaying
the
revenue
that
would
be
received,
your
foot
be,
in
which
case
we
have
even
tighter
on
the
operations.
A
What
we're
doing
is
really
looking
at
where
the
forecast
is
going
on
ridership.
So
that's
slightly
up,
so
we'll
stay
very
cautious
on
the
ridership
level.
Okay-
and
this
is
only
half
the
year-
I
know,
but
it's
it,
but
it's
it
seems
to
be
trending
that
way,
it's
almost
their
forecasting,
almost
double
what
was
done.
The
end
of
June,
yeah
and
I
think
the
big
variable
on
revenue
is
people
are
making
those
choices
that
we
always
said
they
could
with
presto
they're,
you
know
and
they're
as
possible.
We
pick
that
up.
A
A
Just
till
your
mic
yeah
here
we
go.
Okay,
thanks
for
the
report,
I
found
it
very
thrilling.
I
was
happy
to
see
that,
as
my
colleague
across
the
table
said
that
were
in
the
black
and
not
in
the
red
again,
one
of
the
things
that
we
we
discussed
about
18
months
ago
was
the
hedging
of
diesel
fuel
when
diesel
prices
were
all
over
the
place.
A
This
is
probably
a
question
mirage
enough
for
stuff
here,
but
are
we
hedging
again
and
what
level
are
we
are
we
going
back
to
that
because
fuel
prices
to
me
at
least
seem
to
have
stabilized
I,
don't
know
if
that's
the
same
for
diesel,
the
the
expert
in
that
is
mismatch
here.
Mr.
Flinn
wants
to
speak
that
we
are
hedging
and
I
can
tell
you
we're
great
staff.
A
Do
a
very
dynamic
role
on
that
hedging
and
I
don't
mind
if
you
wanted
to
comment
on
percentages
and
so
forth,
I'm
not
I'm,
not
sure
on
the
amount,
we're
hedging.
We
could
get
back
to
you
with
that
number,
but
I
don't
think
it's
a
significant
amount.
Okay,
so
looking
ahead,
450
or
our
next
fiscal
year
for
2017,
do
we
have
a
better
understanding
of
what
our
fuel
costs
will
be,
because
this
is
a
significant
variable
in
a
good
direction,
but
to
me
that
raises
concerns
about
if
it
flies
the
other
direction.
A
You
know
if
we're
saving
money
now
might
as
well.
You
know
looked
at
continued
17,
well,
I'd
Ryan.
If
I
could
we
will
part
of
what
you're
seeing
here
is
the
dividend
on
the
IT
project,
investment,
where
we
have
a
very
good
fuel
management
system?
Okay
with
I.
Don't
know
if
you
remember
when
we
passed
me
through
the
tour,
the
the
nozzle
when
they
connect
up
with
the
vehicle
there's
an
instant
download
of
odometer
reading
and
so
forth.
So
mr.
charters,
optimizing
the
fleet
in
terms
of
maintenance
and
so
forth.
A
There's
been
a
lot
of
work
with
our
great
supervisor
team
on
when
were
idling
and
so
forth,
and
so
all
those
things
start
to
add
up.
So
again,
it's
watching
all
those
pieces
and
with
finance
and
with
Brian
and
his
team
we
will
look
at
the
hedging
and
they
do
the
great
work
in
the
back
office
on
that.
So
that's
good
to
hear-
and
my
next
question
was
on
the
insurance
cost.
Are
these?
Are
these
increased
premiums?
A
Are
they
paths
for
for
past
for
past
suits,
so
I'll
walk
raised
carefully
with
what
I
disclosed
here
and
I
looked
to
my
legal
partner
over
there
payouts
and
if
we
need
to
get
into
details,
I
suspect
he's
going
to
want
you
to
go
on
camera.
Okay,
I
won't
ask
anymore
they're
the
last
lay
page
five.
We
have
an
additional
revenues
of
one
point:
eight
zero,
two
million
I
know
this
is
a
rounding
error.
Can
we
get
just
slightly
more
detail
very
last
paragraph.
A
Say
what
was
the
question
just
the
additional
revenue
of
1.8
million
that
was
incorporated
into
the
budget?
What
is
this
that
that
was
your
solutions
page
last
year,
where
we
were
tasked
with?
How
do
we
balance
the
budget?
So
we
had
increased
partnership
revenue,
which
is
the
condo
arrangement,
where
we're
trying
to
encourage
developers
to
pay
for
a
year
with
transit
and
give
it
to
the
new
condo
owners.
So
there's
been
some
uptake
on
that.
A
That's
how
much
we
had
to
find
on
that
increased
revenue
for
advertising
and
then
the
Canadian
Tire
Center
arrangements,
just
like
the
Blues
Fest
in
terms
of
starting
to
recover
our
incremental
costs,
above
and
beyond
the
base
service.
That's
also
where
we're
not
achieving
them,
we're
offsetting
them
with
other
savings
in
terms
of
inventory
management
and
those
types
of
things.
That's
all!
That's
all
very
good
news.
Just
and
lastly,
the
going
to
the
capital
budgets
locate
the
IT
budget
just
as
a
whole.
A
They
are
the
only
ones
in
my
eyes
that
seem
to
be
coming
up
against
there.
They're
kind
of
budget
projected
budgets
or
total
Authority,
as
we
all
know,
if
we've
ever
done
anything
technical,
it
always
runs
over
because
this
stuff
is
very
expensive
I'm,
just
getting
an
idea
of
how
close
to
completion
these
projects
are
as
far
as
expenditures.
A
Mr.
chair
there's
quite
a
number,
as
you
can
see,
on
yeah
on
page
four
is
quite
a
number
of
Technology
related
projects
which
are
all
moving
all
moving
very
well
in
various
states.
Some
are
some
are
weeks
away
from
being
complete,
some
are
aiming
to
be
complete
by
the
time
the
Confederation
line
opens.
This
was
really
a
very
large
program
to
replace
some
legacy
system
which
which
have
become
unworkable,
to
maintain
unworkable
to
use
with
in
the
modern
situation,
so
they're
all
going
well,
you
know
sometimes
some
are
ahead.
A
Sometimes
some
are
behind,
but
customers
will
benefit
as
each
one
of
the
next
a
year
and
a
half
two
years.
This
is
all
good,
cuz.
I
know
you
know.
In
our
conversations,
there's
been
many
times
that
we've
talked
up
about
these
legacy:
IT
programs
and
how
we're
looking
to
really
revolutionize
the
backend.
So
I'm
really
happy
to
see
this,
and
that's
all
for
me.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
or
Commissioner
Miller
Commissioner
Eckert,
Thank
You.
Mr.
chair.
It's
a
couple
of
very
brief
questions
in
relation
to
the
update.
A
Well,
first
of
all,
general
comment
is
that
when
we
were
faced
with
the
the
deficit
a
year
ago,
the
chair,
the
gentleman
who
did
make
a
commitment
to
watching
every
nickel
and
I
think
that
these
reports
are
beginning
to
show
the
evidence
of
that,
and
so
on
I'm
appreciative
of
that.
Certainly,
progress
has
been
made
and
I
recognize
that
it's
coming
to
cost
it's.
You
know
it's
come
with
a
lot
of
effort
to
get
there.
A
So
just
a
couple
of
very
quick
comments,
specifically
with
regard
to
the
capital
works
by
Jetson,
picking
up
on
the
same
line
as
my
colleague
with
regard
to
transit,
way
structures
at
9:08
189
on
page
5
of
5
I
that
did
stick
out
to
me
is
one
which
we
spent
virtually
nothing
with
four
million
dollars
budgeted.
So
is
it
just
the
the--?
A
The
work
was
back
loaded
into
q3
and
q4,
or
are
we
anticipating
that
that
we're
not
going
to
be
approaching
the
four
million
dollars
for
those
expenditures
that
were
budgeted
I'll
have
to
look
into
it?
My
gut
tells
me
that
this
is
probably
not
being
spended
at
the
rate
of
typically
was
spent
in
a
pass,
because
a
good
chunk
of
the
trans
away
with
structures
is
closed.
A
A
chair,
we're
still
scoping
what
the
cost
will
be
we're
trying
to
align
the
the
way
the
information
appears
to
the
customers
so
that
it's
the
same
between
the
trillion
line
on
the
Confederation
line,
so
we'll
be
getting
the
details
from
RTG
of
what
they're
procuring
for
the
Confederation
line
and,
if
not
mirroring,
then
finding
something
that
does
a
very
similar
function
with
the
similar
appearance.
So,
in
order
to
do
that,
we
are
waiting
until
they've
settled
on
their
subcontractor.
A
So
those
are
the
big
pieces
of
work
that
that
need
to
be
done
again
and
as
you're
saying
behind
the
scenes
there.
There
is
there's
funding
here
and
there's
also
more
funding
recently
approved
by
by
Council
in
accepting
the
federal
PTO
funding
and
those
funds
will
be
enough,
but
we
will.
We
have
to
work
to
see
the
details
of
how
this
is
going
to
work.
I.
Think
mr.
A
premier
said
your
anticipation
is
that
we
can
work
within
the
existing
2016
capital
budget
for
that
item,
or
is
it
likely
to
be
a
line
item
that
appears
of
the
217
capital
budgets?
Mr.
chair
I
would
say
between
the
amount
that's
already
approved
in
2016
and
previous
years,
and
the
amount
that
was
recently
approved
in
approving
the
PTA
funding.
A
We
expect
that
to
be
enough
to
do
all
of
the
public
information
systems
that
were
planning
for
the
complete
system,
and
then
you
just
a
comment
on
something
else
that
you
you
raised,
but
certainly
I
would
support
that
notion
of
seeking
a
similar
technology
or
as
similar
as
possible
to
the
one
that
will
be
in
the
Confederation
line
to
have
a
consistent
visual
identity.
Well,
thank
you,
mr.
chair
those,
my
comments.
Thank
you
very
much,
commissioner
crew
or
anyone
else.
Okay,
I
just
have
a
couple
of
quick
questions.
A
I
want
to
start
off
by
thanking
staff.
First
of
all,
it's
no
easy
feat
to
find
4.9
million
dollars
in
savings
and
the
q2
reports.
I.
Think
I
want
to
congratulate
you
and
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
your
team.
Mr.
Mahoney,
for
finding
those
savings
and
efficiencies
I'm
also
pleased
to
see
a
bit
of
a
bump
in
the
ridership,
but
again
I
think
we
all
want
to
proceed
with
caution
is
what
you're
saying
and
we
don't
necessarily
know
if
there's
a
pattern
there.
A
What
I
did
find
interesting,
though,
is
that
the
the
revenue
is
slightly
down
because
of
the
type
of
fares
that
are
being
used.
So
can
you
speak
a
bit
to
that?
Does
that
mean,
if
there's
a
pattern
that
you
see
there?
Is
it
more
loyal,
monthly
users
or
is
it
just?
You
know
the
Presto
people
are
moving
towards
that
or
what
is
it
that
you
see
that's
changing
in
terms
of
the
fare
patterns.
Mr.
chair,
the
change
so
far
this
year
has
been
more.
A
People
are
traveling
with
monthly
passes
and
fewer
people
are
traveling
with
single
ride
fares
and
that
strictly
explains
the
the
differences
we're
seeing.
It's
not
change
from
single
users
to
monthly.
That
explains
the
majority
of
it.
There's
always
fluctuation
in
how
many
seniors
versus
students
versus
adults
are
traveling
in
a
month
or
in
a
year.
There's
fluctuation
in
how
many
people
are
buying
the
different
types,
how
many
are
paying
cash
versus?
How
many
are
using
presto
cards?
So
there's
a
number
of
things,
but
the
major
change
has
been
a
move
this
year.
A
To
this
point
towards
monthly
passes
on
the
only
revenue
improvements
section.
Can
we
get
a
brief
update
in
terms
of
what
the
mentor
know,
how
much
detail
you
can
get
into
it,
but
with
the
CTC?
What
sort
of
did
we
agree
to
a
budget
for
the
next
few
years
or
what
was
the
agreement
because
I
see
there's
a
line
in
there?
That
says
we
did
not
get
the
target
we
weren't.
Looking
for.
A
Conversations
with
can
the
entire
center
have
been
initiated.
There's
been
some
positive
feedback
from
them
early
summer
and
I
anticipate
we're
gonna
reconvene
shortly
to
talk
about
the
possibility
of
some
opportunities
for
them
from
this
year.
In
terms
of
that,
I
can
comfortably
say
I
doubt
we're
going
to
get
everything
that
was
noted
there,
but
clearly
the
that
organization
understands
they
have
a
role
to
participate
in
chipping
in
in
the
incremental
costs,
like
others
have
have
stepped
up
and
on
the
condos,
the
condo
agreements
that
we're
getting
into.
A
So
we
we
have
two
major
sites
in
Westborough
with
two
developers,
sales
are
slumping
right
now
in
condos.
As
you
know,
we
can't
we
cannot
force
developers
to
do
this,
but
we
are
with
our
planning
partners
having
very
good
conversations,
particularly
when
they
are
into
transportation,
demand
issues
and
things
like
that.
We
see
it
as
an
opportunity
for
them
to
help
in
our
modal
share
quest
and
so
forth,
so
we're
gonna
continue
to
to
encourage
it
and
we'll
track
it.
But
if
there
is
a
shortfall
in
some
I
know
there
are.
A
There
is
a
shortfall
in
that,
but
we'll
offset
that
with
other
efficiencies.
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
along
the
received,
as
amended
no
in-camera
items,
notices
of
motion
and
you
notices
of
motion.
No,
we
have
two
inquiries,
so
I
think
counselor
Nussbaum
has
one
and
then
councillor
Ali
Paris,
one
I
won't
read
out
the
whole
thing,
because
it's
long
but
coaches
today,
I'll
just
read
the
last
sentence,
which
is
I
think
is
pretty
straightforward.
Can
stop?
A
Please
provide
an
update
on
the
expected
timelines
for
development
and
implementation
of
the
new
para
Transpo
payment
system,
including
the
integrated
Royce
response
and
online
booking
system.
Okay,
we'll
take
that
back.
Kelsey
leaper
Thank
You
chair
my
increas,
please
describe
in
detail
how
30
million
dollars
of
new
funding
between
the
city
and
public
transit
infrastructure
fund,
approved
by
council
on
september
14th,
will
be
used
to
fund
LRT
construction
related
bus,
detours,
okay,
Thank
You,
Kelly
/,
other
business,
there's
no
other
business
adjournment.