Communication #1 March 28, 2018 – 1st Report Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee

Monday, March 12, 2018

Those present were:

Mr. G. Doerr – Chair

Ms. B. Quesnel (via telephone)

Mr. T. Campbell

Ms. N. Judges

Ms. E. Harrison (via telephone)

 

Also present were: Mrs. K. Paleczny – General Manager

Mr. S. Wilson – Director of Operations

Mr. C. Murphy – Supervisor LCTB

Mrs. C. Roy – Secretary

Ms. B. Newcombe – Voyageur Transportation Services Absent: Ms. L. Boateng

Ms. B. Farrell

Mr. D. Whatmore

 

At the March 12, 2018 meeting, the Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee:

  • With regard to the email from N. Judges, Committee Member, dated December 12, 2017 regarding Video-Surveillance Cameras on Paratransit Buses, copy attached, requested administration INCLUDE in the vehicle specifications of future request for proposals, the provision of on-board video-surveillance; and

NOTED and FILED the following:

  • Letter from C. Roy re 2nd Report of the Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee;
  • Email from L. Nickerson re the tendering of her resignation from the Committee
  • 2018 Service Plan – Conventional Transit;
  • IT Update;
  • New Years’ Service; and
  • AODA Annual Report.

Enclosure

I – Email from N. Judges, Committee Member, dated December 12, 2017 regarding Video-Surveillance Cameras on Paratransit Buses

Caroline Roy – Secretary, Accessible Public Transit Service Advisory Committee

 

Enclosure I

Next Paratransit meeting; Agenda topic

Sent:Tuesday, December 12,-2017 2:38PM

To: Roy, caroline

Good afternoon Caroline,

I would like to put forth a topic for the Agenda for the next Paratransit meeting scheduled for Feb, 2018. I would like to have the topic of video-survellance cameras on the Paratransit buses.

I had an incident a few months ago with a driver that put me in an unsafe environment on that bus.The matter was dealt with with a few different agencies involved.

The reason I would like to see them on those buses so that situations like mine can be monitored by the cameras.

It would also benefit the passengers that cannot advocate for themselves; provide safety for both the passengers and drivers in case of an accident, to provide safety for the drivers if an incident happens with a passenger.

As I understand, the conventional transit system has it too, so it should apply to Paratransit buses as well.

Yours truly,

Natalie Judges – Paratransit Advisory Committe Member