MINUTES - Trails and Active Transportation Committee - 20140117
TOWN OF AURORA
TRAILS AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Date: Friday, January 17, 2014
Time and Location: 10 a.m., Council Chambers, Aurora Town Hall
Committee Members: Councillor John Gallo (Chair), Councillor Chris Ballard (Vice
Chair), Kathryn Clark, Deborah Latimer, and Klaus Wehrenberg
Member(s) Absent: John Clement and David Tomlinson
Other Attendees: Gary Greidanus, Landscape Architect, Jamal Massadeh,
Traffic/Transportation Analyst, Lawrence Kuk, Planner, Jim
Tree, Manager of Parks, and Raylene Martell,
Council/Committee Secretary
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m.
DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Deborah Latimer Seconded by Kathryn Clark
THAT the agenda as circulated by the Customer and Legislative Services
Department be approved.
CARRIED
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Trails and Active Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes of December 20, 2013
Trails and Active Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes
Friday, January 17, 2014 Page 2 of 4
Moved by Deborah Latimer Seconded by Klaus Wehrenberg
THAT the minutes of the Trails and Active Transportation Committee meeting
of December 20, 2013 be adopted.
CARRIED
DELEGATIONS
None
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. Renaming of Holland Valley River Trail – Discussion
Moved by Klaus Wehrenberg Seconded by Deborah Latimer
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee defer the discussion
on the Renaming of Holland Valley River Trail to the February 21, 2014 Trails
and Active Transportation Committee Meeting.
CARRIED
2. Memorandum from the Manager of Parks
Re: Update on Trails and Active Transportation-Related Initiatives
Moved by Klaus Wehrenberg Seconded by Deborah Latimer
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee recommend to Council:
THAT the Notice of Motion regarding the Trails Master Plan’s Oak
Ridges Trail Alignment presented by Klaus Wehrenberg be reviewed
by staff for comment at the February 21, 2014 meeting.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Ballard Seconded by Klaus Wehrenberg
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee recommend to Council:
Trails and Active Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes
Friday, January 17, 2014 Page 3 of 4
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee request that
the appropriate staff from the Corporate Communications
Department attend the February 21, 2014 meeting to discuss the
possibility of developing a strategy for marketing and branding of
Aurora Trails outside of the Parks and Trails Signage Strategy.
CARRIED
Moved by Deborah Latimer Seconded by Kathryn Clark
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee recommend to Council:
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee endorse the
logo as presented at the January 17, 2014 meeting.
CARRIED
Moved By Klaus Wehrenberg Seconded By Deborah Latimer
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee recommend to Council:
THAT the Terms of Reference currently being developed for the
retention of a consulting engineering firm for the purposes of
preparing a preliminary design and cost estimate for a trails
underpass in the vicinity of Leslie Street and St. John’s Sideroad
include provisions for all types of emerging modes of transportation
including personal accessibility transporters, scooters and motor
assisted devices specifically aimed at accessibility and inclusivity;
and
THAT all currently approved and future underpasses be designed to
accommodate the aforementioned accessibility criteria.
CARRIED
Moved by Deborah Latimer Seconded by Councillor Ballard
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee receive the Update on
Trails and Active Transportation-Related Initiatives for information.
CARRIED
Trails and Active Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes
Friday, January 17, 2014 Page 4 of 4
Moved by Kathryn Clark Seconded by Deborah Latimer
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee recommend that the
follow-up emails from Klaus Wehrenberg to Councillor John Gallo dated
January 9, 2014 be added to the agenda to become part of the public record.
CARRIED
3. Pending List – Trails and Active Transportation Committee
Moved by Deborah Latimer Seconded by Kathryn Clark
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee receive the updated
Pending List for information.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
The Chair advised the Committee members of the outcome of the General Committee
meeting held January 14, 2014 regarding the request for a joint meeting with respect to the
Stronach Eco-Park.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Deborah Latimer Seconded by Kathryn Clark
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 11:35 a.m.
CARRIED
THE REPORT OF THE TRAILS AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 2014 RECEIVED APPROVAL BY GENERAL COMMITTEE
ON FEBRUARY 4, 2014 AND FINAL COUNCIL ENDORSEMENT OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON FEBRUARY 11, 2014.