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Council Minutes and Admin Reports Date CFBT/ETC presentations letters, news clippings and other reports
  February 1, 1966 Washington Professional Engineer on Seattle Transit System (7MB)
  March 13, 1984 Robert Clark Guidelines for the Planning Operation of Trolleybuses 1984
Admin Trolley System Report 1985 May 1, 1985  
ETS Vehicles Public Opinion Survey 1992 February 1, 1992  
Admin Report on Trolley System review February 4, 1993  
CC Minutes: Trolley System Review, max usage of trolley infrastructure March 23, 1993  
CC Minutes: Horizon 2000 Approved and some trolleybus routes eliminated July 23, 1996  
  September 1, 1999 Vancouver Bus Review
  July 1, 2000 Vancouver Trolley Bus Replacement Review
    NEWS CLIPPINGS 19xx to December 2002
    LETTERS January 2000 -December 2002
CC Minutes: Bolstad asks 4 question on trolleys to be report back to TPW July 15, 2003 LETTERS 2003
TPW Minutes: Receives answers to 4 questions and defeated comprehensive report on public consultation September 16, 2003 NEWS CLIPPINGS 2003
TPW Minutes: ETSAB provided response to BAH report | council deferred public hearing to June March 16, 2004 LETTERS 2004
TPW: March 9 Reports   NEWS CLIPPINGS 2004
trolley decommission plan, BAH summary observations   Irvine Bell, Professional Engineer, critique on the BAH January 2004 report
January 23, 2004 BAH summary report, ETSAB February 23, 2004 letter
5) BAH January 2004 report   ETSAB critique on the BAH January 2004 report
TPW Minutes: deferred to Report back on July 6, 2004 June 22, 2004 5 pages of trolley posters in English and Chinese
1) Table: Survey of trolley operations   CFBT Presentation to Council
2) ETS Trolley future direction April 28, 2004 Discussion Paper   June 22, 2004 ETSAB Presentation to Council
3) June 8, 2004 Marcomm works trolley survey summary report  
4) ETS customer commendations and concerns analysis    
5) June 22, 2004 Admin Presentation to Council    
TPW Minutes: Postpone discussion to July 20, 2004 July 6, 2004  
Same as June 9 report
CC Minutes: Motion to continue using trolleys July 27, 2004 Transcript of the July 27, 2004 Council meeting
Consider Northgate Trolley Extension
3) May 11, 12, 2004 Two Transcriptions of the Public Meeting   Letter July 22, 2004 ETSAB
4) May 11, 12, 2004 ETS presentation in Public Meeting   May 11, 12, 2004 Tony K ETC Public Meeting presentation
5) July 24, 2003 Trolley BAH Charter   May 31, 2004 ETSAB letter
TPW Minutes: Reports received September 6, 2005 LETTERS 2005
August 15, 2005 report: 2005 Single Source Purchase of Orion Hybrid Bus report   NEWS CLIPPINGS 2005
October 7, 2005 report: Fuel Cost (M.Phair)    
October 24, 2005 report: Gas Conservation (M.Phair)    
Future Trolley Operation in Edmonton report December 7, 2005  
1) Trolley operations to Northgate - Cost implication
TPW Minutes: Received report January 24, 2006 LETTERS 2006
December 2, 2005 Trolley System (K. Leibovici) report
CC Minutes: Request for Diesel Fumes report January 31, 2006 NEWS CLIPPINGS 2006
April 4, 2006 TPW Minutes: Received for info   Letters to Union, Council from ETC and CFBT
March 15, 2006 Report    
May 2, 2006 TPW Minutes: Received for info    
April 21, 2006 Diesel Fumes report    
Diesel Fumes assessment    
May 26, 2006 CC Minutes    
March 14 TPW Minutes: Motion on Trolley System Costs March 14, 2006 CFBT handout
May 16/17, 2006 TPW Minutes: Report received   CFBT Response to Admin Report
May 5, 2006 report:    
1) Tables 1, 2, 3 - Trolley System Costs
  June 28, 2006 Vancouver Marine Drive Trolley Extension Approved
TPW Minutes: report received October 10, 2006  
September 21, 2006 Effectiveness of Current Trolley System report    
1) ETS diesel fleet regulated emissions and emerging engine technologies
2) Transit survey results September 13, 2006
Admin Survey on Trolleys April 10, 2007 NEWS CLIPPINGS 2007
TPW Minutes: No motion June 10, 2008 LETTERS 2008
May 7, 2008 Transit Vehicle (Trolley) Technology Review report   NEWS CLIPPINGS 2008
1) Lifecycle cost comparison details (chart)
2) Lifestyle cost comparison details (Graph)
3) GHG Emissions (graph)
4) March 1, 2008 BAH Report   CFBT Analysis of Admin Report
5) April 14, 2008 Dr. Checkel report   Letter to Council from CFBT
6) April 18, 2008 Leger Marketing Survey report   Letter from Irvine Bell, Professional Engineer, to Council on the Admin Report
7) Leger Marketing Workshop Agenda   CFBT and ETC Closer Look at Dr. Checkel’s Cost Projections
8) Leger Questionnaire 1   CFBT and ETC Spreadsheet on Dr. Checkel Cost Analysis
9) Leger Questionnaire 2    
10) Dr. Checkel and BAH Agreement with City of Edmonton    
11) Leger Agreement with City of Edmonton    
12) Leger Agreement 2 with City of Edmonton    
12) Environment Canada Emission Testing Agreement    
13) Dr. Checkel Excel Spreadsheet    
CC Minutes: Motion passed to decommissioning trolleys June 18, 2008 CFBT Presentation
1) June 18, 2008 Dr. C presentation   New Zealand Wellington BAH Trolley Report
2) June 18, 2008 BAH presentation dated March 2007    
3) June 18, 2008 Leger marketing presentation    
4) Trolley Motorization Chart    
  September 1, 2008 BC Professor report on Cost Comparison of Transportation Mode
CC Capital Budget Decisions December 1, 2008  
TPW Minutes: Postponed to May 19, 2009 Allocation of Funds from Trolley Decommissioning Reduction March 17, 2009 LETTERS 2009
    NEWS CLIPPINGS 2009
TPW Minutes: No mention of decommission funds May 19, 2009 Original link to Councillor Don Iverson blog on trolley decomission
    Copy of Councillor Don Iverson blog on trolley decomission
Audit Committee: Misused of Consultant Funds February 16, 2010 Letter from CFBT to Audit Committee
Motion passed to go to Council
1) Audit Committee Report Schedule    
2) Consulting Services Review    
3) Admin Response to Auditor Review    
City Council: Consulting Service Review Process going to Executive Committee March 10, 2010  
Executive Committee: Consulting Service Review Process moved to June 30 June 2, 2010  
Executive Committee: Consulting Service Review Process Report Approved June 30, 2010  
Consulting Service Review report    
Budget 2011 Responses on where the decomission money has gone November 30, 2010  
  April 27, 2011 Metro wants new trolley buses to replace older models
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/Study-Trolley-buses-more-cost-effective-than-1355632.php#ixzz1LWmKLKqT