Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Time:	6:30 P.m. - 7:30 P.m.
Location:	Online Video Conference

Members

• Anna Tran, Citizen Member
• Earl Close, Citizen Member
• Kris Hammel, Citizen Member
• Jeff Fleming, Citizen Member
• Laiq Siddiqui, Citizen Member
• Larry Lindsay, Citizen Member
• Sunil Sharma, Citizen Member
• Suzanne Doyle, Citizen Member (Vice-Chair)
• Prabh Banga, Citizen Member
• Robert Leuschner, Citizen Member

Members Absent

• Councillor Chris Fonseca, Ward 3 (Chair)
• Paulina Pedziwiatr, Citizen Member
• Rosanna Chacko, Citizen Member

Present Agency Representatives/City Staff

Neil Smith, Project Manager, Sustainable Transportation, Region of Peel
Matthew Sweet, Manager, Active Transportation
Raymond Lau, Project Manager – Engineering, Park Development
Kimberly Hicks, Communications Advisor
Stephanie Smith, Legislative Coordinator

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Suzanne Doyle, Vice-Char assumed the role of Chair and called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.

2.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Approved (L. Lindsay)

3.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Nil

4.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

4.1

Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Minutes - October 14, 2021

Approved (A. Tran)

5.

PRESENTATIONS - Nil

6.

DEPUTATIONS

6.1

Hana Lapp, Climate Change Coordinator and Teresa Chan, Supervisor, Climate Change regarding Mississauga's Climate Change Action Plan: Progress Report 2021

Ms. Lapp and Ms. Chan provided an overview of the climate change action plan progress report and spoke to the IPCC Report, community and corporate GHG inventory, action highlights, active transportation progress, and next steps. 

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0080-2021
  Moved By S. Sharma

  That the deputation and associated presentation from Hana Lapp, Climate Change Coordinator and Teresa Chan, Supervisor, Climate Change regarding Mississauga's Climate Change Action Plan: Progress Report 2021 be received for information.

  Received

7.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD - 15 Minute Limit 

Public Comments: Advance registration is required to participate and/or to make comments in the virtual public meeting. Any member of the public interested in speaking to an item listed on the agenda must register by calling 905-615-3200 ext. 4915 or by emailing  by Monday, November 8, 2021 before 4:00 PM.

Pursuant to Section 42 of the Council Procedure By-law 0139-2013, as amended:

Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee may grant permission to a member of the public to ask a question of Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee, with the following provisions:

1. Questions shall be submitted to the Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the meeting;
2. A person is limited to two (2) questions and must pertain specific item on the current agenda and the speaker will state which item the question is related to;
3. The total public question period time is 15 minutes maximum and shall not be extended by the Chair; and
4. Any response not provided at the meeting will be provided in the format of a written response.

Nil

8.

CONSENT AGENDA

The following items were approved on the consent agenda:

• 9.4 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee 2021 Action List (5 Minutes)
• 9.5 2021 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Work Plan (5 minutes)
• 10.1 2022 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting Dates 
• 10.2 Traffic Calming (Wards 2, 6 and 11) 

Approved (E. Close) 

9.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED

9.1

Network and Technical Subcommittee Update (Kris Hammel, Citizen Member 5 minutes)

Mr. Hammel provided an update on the Network and Technical Subcommittee and spoke to National Active Transportation Fund, way-finding, bike lane parking and integrative road projects.

Mr. Hammel noted that he would volunteer for the Bike the Creek event. Sunil Sharma, Citizen Member requested that all members of the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee be encouraged to volunteer for the event. 

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0081-2021
  Moved By Robert Leuschner

  That any Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee members that are interested in the Bike the Creek event be encouraged to volunteer to support the event.

  Approved
• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0082-2021
  Moved By S. Sharma

  That the Network and Technical Subcommittee Update from Kris Hammel, Citizen Member be received.

  Received

9.2

Communications and Promotions Subcommittee Update (Sunil Sharma, Citizen Member 5 minutes)

Sunil Sharma, Citizen Member spoke to the timeline for the Sheridan Homelands Ratepayers' Association (SHORA) cycling article and advised that he would send a draft to the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee for input via email and then send the final copy of the article as well. 

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0083-2021
  Moved By L. Siddiqui

  That the Communications and Promotions Subcommittee Update from Sunil Sharma, Citizen Member be received. 

  Received

9.3

Off-Road Trails (ORTs) Verbal Update (Raymond Lau, Project Leader Engineering, Community Services 5 minutes)

Mr. Lau advised that the Community Services Department manages the off road trails and noted that the City goes through a 3 year cycle of assessment for resurfacing. Mr. Lau further advised that the 2022 budget approval was forthcoming and prioritised for rehabilitation. 

Committee Members engaged in discussion and enquired about timelines and the Culham Trail. Mr. Lau advised that his update was referring to paved trails as opposed to granular trails. Mr. Lau further advised that a presentation providing an update on the Culham Trail would be coming to the next Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee meeting on December 7, 2021.

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0084-2021
  Moved By Robert Leuschner

  That the verbal update from Raymond Lau, Project Leader Engineering, Community Services regarding Off-Road Trails (ORTs) be received.

  Received

9.4

Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee 2021 Action List (5 Minutes)

(CONSENT)

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0085-2021
  Moved By E.Close

  That the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee 2021 Action List be approved. 

  Approved

9.5

2021 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Work Plan (5 minutes)

(CONSENT)

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0086-2021
  Moved By E.Close

  That the 2021 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Work Plan be received for information.

  Received

10.

INFORMATION ITEMS

10.1

2022 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting Dates

(CONSENT)

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0087-2021
  Moved By E.Close

  That the memorandum dated November 4, 2021 from Megan Piercey, Legislative Coordinator entitled "2022 Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Meeting Dates" be received.

  Received

10.2

Traffic Calming (Wards 2, 6 and 11)

This matter was considered and adopted by Council on October 13, 2021 and was referred to Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee for information only.

(CONSENT)

• RECOMMENDATION MCAC-0088-2021
  Moved By E.Close

  That the corporate report from the Commissioner of Transportation and Works, dated September 21, 2021 and entitled “Traffic Calming”, be received for information.

  Received

11.

OTHER BUSINESS

Sunil Sharma, Citizen Member spoke to the McLaughlin Road Corridor Project Public Consultation meeting and noted that the themes of safe cycling and reducing traffic speeds were discussed. Mr. Sharma advised that there would be another Public Consultation in February which he would attend and report back to the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee. Matthew Sweet, Manager, Active Transportation advised that Megan Piercey, Legislative Coordinator would receive an email regarding the next Public Consultation meeting that she would then distribute to the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee for information.

12.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING - December 7, 2021

13.

ADJOURNMENT

7:13 PM (L. Siddiqui)