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Regional Transit Services Commission (RTSC)
Presented by: Trevor Duley, Manager, Government Relations
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That the Chief Administrative Officer be directed to provide notice in writing to the Deputy Ministers of Transportation and Municipal Affairs for the Province of Alberta that the City of St. Albert supports enactment of a regulation under the Municipal Government Act creating a Regional Transit Services Commission for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region including St. Albert as a Commission member, provided that the governance, financial and operating models for the Commission are consistent with the recommendations in the Ernst & Young report entitled, “Accelerating Transit in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region: Building a Regional Transit Services Commission.”
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
Council has identified integrated transportation systems as a strategic priority within Council’s Strategic Plan. As a component of this, Council and Administration have been supporting the establishment of a Regional Transit Services Commission (RTSC) since 2017.
The most recent phase of this work involved the creation of the Regional Transit Services Commission (RTSC) Transition Team, comprised of elected officials from all 13 municipalities of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. This group was tasked with undertaking the necessary work to establish a Transit Commission within Provincial Regulation, with support from Ernst and Young (EY) consultants.
The Transition Team has completed the work assigned to them within the Memorandum of Understanding signed by all 13 municipalities of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region in 2017, and now the decision is before Council to stand-up the Commission, based on the final report completed by the Transition Team, “Accelerating Transit in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region: Building A Regional Transit Services Commission.”
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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