Note: This resolution passed at the November 22, 2021 meeting of Council:
a) THAT Council receive Staff Report CSOPS.21.084, entitled “Transportation Master Plan Stage 1 Report” for their information;
AND THAT Council endorse staff to proceed to Stage 2 of the Transportation Master Plan study;
AND THAT Council direct that there will be a regional focus on mapping and other transportation issues within the Transportation Master Plan, CARRIED
b) THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains receives the Transportation Committee recommendation from the September 16, 2021 meeting as follows:
THAT the Transportation Advisory Committee requests the Council direct staff to include in the Transportation Committee budget both committee operating expenditures plus an additional $50,000 for expenses not covered in the capital budget for emerging technologies as part of the Municipal Modernization Fund.
AND THAT the Transportation Advisory Committee requests that Council direct staff to bring forward in the 2022 budget funds necessary to implement Connecting Links applications/studies and projects, CARRIED.
AND THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains directs staff to include in the Transportation Committee budget both committee operating expenditures plus an additional $50,000 for Operations Department expenses not covered in the capital budget for emerging technologies as part of the Municipal Modernization Fund;
AND THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains directs staff to bring forward in the 2022 budget, funds necessary to implement Connecting Links applications/studies and projects, CARRIED.
c) THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains receives the Transportation Committee recommendation from the September 30, 2021 meeting as follows:
THAT the Transportation Committee forward the September 30, 2021 comments from Bill Abbotts to Council of Town of The Blue Mountains for forwarding onto Grey County Council for consideration, CARRIED.
AND THAT Council of Town of The Blue Mountains forwards the comments from Bill Abbotts to Grey County Council for consideration, CARRIED.
d) THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains receives the Transportation Committee recommendation from the October 14, 2021 meeting as follows:
THAT the Transportation Committee receives Transportation Master Plan Stage One Memo – Background Review and associated presentation;
AND THAT the Transportation Committee endorses the same in principle, further to the discussion at the Special Committee meeting, in particular data verification and data gaps, if any, regional focus and active and vehicular transportation data;
AND THAT the Transportation Committee supports staff bringing the report to the Committee of the Whole on November 2, 2021 with a focus on the main takeaways and the strategy for Phase 2, with the main takeaways and strategy to be communicated to the Committee members prior to November 2, 2021;
AND THAT the Transportation Committee requests Council direct staff to circulate the Transportation Master Plan Stage One Memo- Background Review and associated presentation to adjacent municipal Councils.
AND THAT Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains directs staff to circulate the Transportation Master Plan Stage One Memo – Background Review and associated presentation to adjacent municipal Councils, CARRIED.