December 17, 1999
Ms. Novina Wong
City Clerk
City of Toronto
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2N2
Dear Ms. Wong:
At a special meeting on Friday, December 17, 1999, the Commission considered that attached report entitled, "2000
Wheel-Trans Operating Budget."
The Commission approved the Recommendation contained in the above report as listed below, on the understanding that
staff will not pursue the concept of using non-licensed vehicles:
"It is recommended that the Commission:
1. Approve the 2000 Wheel-Trans Operating Budget of $40.9M provided for in this report and companion documents
noting the following highlights:
- $40.4M in operating subsidy ($38.4M for service; $2.5M for ELF buses; less $0.5M contribution from Stabilization
Reserve)
- 1,531,500 trip demand
- 1,492,500 passengers carried
- 2.6% unaccommodated rate
- New low-floor ELF buses in service increase to 74
- Partial replacement of Orion fleet resulting in maintenance savings of $0.8M
- Zone Bus Service increase from 5 to 6
- Accessible taxi service increases to 44 vehicles
- Cancellation rate reduced from 14% to 11%
- Implementation of integrated trip planning
- Implementation of cross-boundary service to Airport
- Workforce decreases by 10;
2. Approve the contribution of the projected 1999 Operating Budget underexpenditure of $0.5M to the Stabilization
Reserve and withdrawal of the same amount in 2000 to reduce the 2000 funding request to $40.4M;
3. Consider this report in concert with the following:
- 2000-2004 TTC Capital Program which includes $6.6M in 2000 to purchase 30 low-floor (ELF) buses;
- 2000 TTC Operating Budget;
4. Forward this report to the City of Toronto Council for approval; and
5. Forward this report to the TTC Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation for information."
The foregoing is forwarded to the City Budget Advisory Committee and City of Toronto Council for approval of the
Commission's 2000 Wheel-Trans Operating Budget, as well as, the TTC's Advisory Committee on Accessible
Transportation for information.
Sincerely,
Vincent Rodo
General Secretary
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Attachment
Copy: Mr. W. Brown
Chair - TTC's Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation
