Recorded vote

That with respect to Alderman Demong’s Revised Motion, NM2013-25, the following be adopted, after amendment: WHEREAS The City of Calgary does not currently offer seniors a single fare for transit service; AND WHEREAS the current annual transit pass for seniors has had a market increase in two years from $35 to $95; AND WHEREAS this cost is prohibitive for those seniors who want or need to use transit service a limited number of times annually, thereby not benefitting from the purchase of a full annual pass; AND WHEREAS Calgary has a large number of senior visitors to our city annually who would not benefit from the purchase of an annual transit pass; AND WHEREAS most major cities in Canada off a seniors’ single fare transit pass; AND WHEREAS there is an existing single fare pass for youth/students; AND WHEREAS a number of the major cities offer a combine youth/seniors’ pass; NOW THERE BE IT RESOLVED that Administration investigate creating a single fare for seniors potentially adapting the existing youth single fare pass and return to Council as part of budget deliberations in 2013 November.”