Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Time:

6:00 P.m. - 8:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 2nd Floor

300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 3C1

and Online Video Conference

Members Absent

• Councillor Alvin Tedjo, Ward 2 (Chair)
• Councillor Chris Fonseca, Ward 3 (Vice-chair)
• Adrianne Szabo, Citizen Member
• Barbara Leskovec, Citizen Member
• Bill Johnston, Citizen Member
• Mark Currie, Citizen Member
• Moaz Ahmad, Citizen Member
• Juelene Stennett, Citizen Member
• Ryan Donik, Citizen Member
• Vicki Tran, Citizen Member

City Staff/Agency Representatives

Sam Rogers, Director, Infrastructure Planning & Engineering Services 
Matthew Sweet, Manager, Active Transportation 
Jeremy Blair, Manager, Transportation Infrastructure Management
Raymond Lau, Project Manager, Engineering, Park Development 
Jennifer Andrade, Technical Analyst, Public Education & Outreach Ops Support, Region of Peel
Catherine Nguyen-Pham, Communications Advisor  
Eglantina Bacaj-Gondia, Legislative Coordinator

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Councillor Tedjo, Chair called the meeting to order at 6:00PM.

2.

INDIGENOUS LAND STATEMENT

Councillor Tedjo, Chair recited the Indigenous Land Statement.

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

That the April 9, 2024 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Agenda be approved as presented.

Approved (B. Leskovec)

4.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Nil

5.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

5.1

Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Minutes - March 19, 2024

That the March 19, 2024 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee minutes be approved.

Approved (B. Johnston)

6.

PRESENTATIONS - Nil

7.

DEPUTATIONS

7.1

*Rahul Mehta, Active Living Specialist, Peel Multicultural Council regarding the 2024 Winter Cycling Congress

Rahul Mehta, Active Living Specialist, Peel Multicultural Council spoke to the 2024 Winter Cycling Congress held in Edmonton, Alberta.

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0033-2024
  Moved By Moaz Ahmad

  That the deputation and associated presentation from Rahul Mehta, Active Living Specialist, Peel Multicultural Council regarding the 2024 Winter Cycling Congress, be received.

  Received

7.2

Jacqueline Hunter, Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, Active Transportation regarding the Cycling Outreach Program 2024

Jacqueline Hunter, Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, Active Transportation spoke to the Cycling Outreach Program for 2024.

Committee Members engaged in discussion commenting and inquiring on topics, such as:

• Exploring partnerships
• Dates and routes for the Bike Challenge
• Community engagement and outreach

Direction was provided to Active Transportation staff to report back to the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee on the community rides series and programming by Q4.

Furthermore, direction was given to Active Transportation staff to consider presenting the BikeFest and Library Bike Workshops programming to the Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee.

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0034-2024
  Moved By Ryan Donik

  That the deputation and associated presentation from Jacqueline Hunter, Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, Active Transportation regarding the Cycling Outreach Program 2024, be received.

  Received

8.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD - 15 Minute Limit - Nil

9.

CONSENT AGENDA

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0035-2024
  Moved By Mark Currie

  That the following items were approved on consent:

  • 10.1 - Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee 2024 Action List (5 minutes)
  • 11.2 - News release dated April 2, 2024 entitled "Mississauga’s first shared system of e-bikes and e-scooters is coming this summer." 
  Approved

10.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED

10.1

Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee 2024 Action List (5 minutes)

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0036-2024
  Moved By Mark Currie

  That the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee 2024 Action Item List, be approved.

  Approved

10.2

Memorandum from Fred Sandoval, Active Transportation Coordinator dated April 2, 2024 entitled Feasibility of Bicycle Lane Separation on Confederation Parkway

Committee Members engaged in discussion inquiring and commenting on the following topics:

• Solutions to address the bike lane separation on Confederation Parkway, such as reconstruction
• Proactive enforcement 
• Prioritizing critical locations, such as Confederation Parkway for the Cycling Master Plan update

Direction was provided to Active Transportation staff to report back to the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee once the status of the loop on Confederation Parkway is determined.

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0037-2024
  Moved By Moaz Ahmad

  That the memorandum from Fred Sandoval, Active Transportation Coordinator dated April 2, 2024 entitled "Feasibility of Bicycle Lane Separation on Confederation Parkway", be received.

  Received

10.3

Mississauga Cycling Communications and Promotions Subcommittee Update

• 2024 MCAC Awards: Reviewing submission forms, eligibility, communications, and timelines

Juelene Stennett, Citizen Member, noted that the Mississauga Cycling Communications and Promotions Subcommittee is working on developing nomination forms, reviewing eligibility, and communications for the remaining four Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee awards.

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0038-2024
  Moved By Ryan Donik

  That the Mississauga Cycling Communications and Promotions Subcommittee update on April 9, 2024 from Juelene Stennett, Citizen Member, be received.

  Received

10.4

Mississauga Cycling Network and Technical Subcommittee Update

• Subcommittee is scheduled to meet on April 9, 2024

Mark Currie, Citizen Member noted that the Mississauga Cycling Network and Technical Subcommittee met with the consultants from WSP and the priority is to focus on validating the existing network alongside determining how the Network and Technical Subcommittee can contribute to the process.

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0039-2024
  Moved By Moaz Ahmad

  That the Mississauga Cycling Network and Technical Subcommittee update on April 9, 2024 from Mark Currie, Citizen Member, be received. 

  Received

11.

INFORMATION ITEMS 

11.1

Memorandum from Geoff Wright, Commissioner of Transportation and Works dated March 4, 2024 entitled "2024 Traffic Calming Program"

(For the Committee's information, this report was considered by General Committee on March 27, 2024 and adopted by Council on April 3, 2024)

Committee Members engaged in discussion commenting and inquiring regarding the inclusion of bike infrastructure in maps and report content; as well as factors for consideration in traffic calming projects, including education and awareness.

11.2

News release dated April 2, 2024 entitled "Mississauga’s first shared system of e-bikes and e-scooters is coming this summer."

No discussion took place regarding this matter. 

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0040-2024
  Moved By Mark Currie

  That the news release dated April 2, 2024 entitled "Mississauga’s first shared system of e-bikes and e-scooters is coming this summer”, be received.

  Received

12.

OTHER BUSINESS - Nil

13.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING - May 14, 2024

14.

ADJOURNMENT

7:09 PM (J. Stennett)