Board of Directors Meeting
Revised Agenda 

Friday, February 26, 2021

9:30 A.m. - 1:30 P.m.

The meeting will be conducted via a video conference

Members of the public may view the livestream at the following link:

https://video.isilive.ca/trca/live.html

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INAUGURAL MEETING

1.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS TERRITORY

2.

APPOINTMENTS TO TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FOR 2021-2022

3.

APPOINTMENT OF SCRUTINEERS

4.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The Clerk will conduct the following elections, as required by the Board of Directors Administrative By-Law

4.1

CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

4.2

VICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

4.3

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

5.

YEARS OF SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATIONS TO BOARD MEMBERS

BUSINESS MEETING

6.

MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, HELD ON JANUARY 29, 2021

Meeting Minutes Link

(January 29, 2021 Closed Session Minutes will be circulated to Board Members separately)

7.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF

8.

DELEGATIONS

9.

PRESENTATIONS

9.1

Jed Braithwaite, Manager, Major Contracts, Project Management Office, TRCA, in regard to Item 11.2 - Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's New Administrative Building Project

10.

CORRESPONDENCE

11.

SECTION I - ITEMS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTION

11.1

APPOINTMENTS TO THE REGIONAL WATERSHED ALLIANCE

11.2

APPROVAL OF THE PARTNERS IN PROJECT GREEN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

11.3

GREENSPACE SECUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN

(Confidential Attachment 4 - TRCA Acquisitions Map will be circulated to Board Members separately, pursuant to subsection C.4.(2)(l) of TRCA's Board of Directors Administrative By-Law, as the subject matter pertains to a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of TRCA)

11.4

TRCA AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

11.5

OUTDOOR EDUCATION TASK FORCE FINAL REPORT

Strategic Vision Statement and Recommendations of the Outdoor Education Task Force

11.6

PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES ACT

12.

SECTION III - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD

12.1

2020 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (TRCA) ANNUAL REPORT – CONSERVATION MATTERS

12.2

TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY’S NEW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING PROJECT

12.3

MINISTER’S ZONING ORDERS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT AND PERMITS UNDER THE CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES ACT AS AMENDED BY BILL 229, PROTECT, SUPPORT AND RECOVER FROM COVID-19 ACT (BUDGET MEASURES), 2020

12.4

TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY’S ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE

Progress Status and Timeline for Completion of the Asset Management Plans

12.5

TRCA LAND MANAGEMENT AND MASTER PLANS

12.6

TRAIL STRATEGY FOR THE GREATER TORONTO REGION

12.7

UPDATE ON MUNICIPAL MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING AND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12.8

METROLINX NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE

Lakeshore Rail Corridor - Easement on TRCA Property for an Access Path at Long Branch Station (CFN 63844)

12.9

THE MEADOWAY PROJECT – PHASE 1 TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND CREEK TRAIL

12.10

MID HUMBER GAP MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

12.11

OUTDOOR EDUCATION TASK FORCE MINUTES

Meeting #5/20, held on January 25, 2021 - Meeting Minutes Link

13.

MATERIALS FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, HELD ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Meeting Minutes Link

13.1

SECTION I – ITEMS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTION

13.1.1

GREENSPACE ACQUISITION PROJECT FOR 2021-2030

Marshall Homes (Altona) Inc. Acquisition of property located west side of Altona Road and south of Finch Avenue, municipally known as 1956 Altona Road, in the City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, under the Greenspace Acquisition Project for 2021-2030 (CFN 62848).
(Executive Committee RES.#B101/20)

PDF Page 5/91

13.1.2

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR VENDORS OF RECORD FOR RENTAL OF OPERATED HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Award of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 10035339 for a Vendors of Record (VOR) arrangement for rental of operated heavy construction equipment from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023.
(Executive Committee RES.#B102/20)
PDF Page 9/91

13.1.3

VENDOR OF RECORD ARRANGEMENT FOR CONSOLIDATED LEGAL SERVICES

Award of Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 10034754 for a Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangement for the supply of consolidated legal services for a three year period.
(Executive Committee amended RES.#B103/20)

PDF Page 12/91

13.2

SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION (BOARD INFORMATION)

13.2.1

APPOINTMENT OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Mark Howard. Recommended appointment of an Enforcement Officer for the purposes of signing authority in the administration of the Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses Regulation (Ontario Regulation 166/06, as amended).
(Executive Committee RES.#B105/20)
PDF Page 15/91

13.2.2

BLUFFER’S PARK CHANNEL DREDGING, CITY OF TORONTO

Extension of Contract #10034883 for additional dredging at Bluffer’s Park Channel maintenance project.
(Executive Committee RES.#B106/20)
PDF Page 16/91

13.3

SECTION III - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD

13.3.1

VOLUNTARY PROJECT REVIEW

Summary report on the Voluntary Project Review of works undertaken by organizations exempt from Ontario Regulation 166/06, as amended – Regulation of Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alteration to Shorelines and Watercourses, through Voluntary Project Review letters issued during 2020.
(Executive Committee RES.#B107/20)
PDF Page 18/91

13.3.2

FUNDING AND GRANTS PROGRAM

2020 Year-End Program Update. To provide a year-end update to the Funding and Grants program and to highlight the success rate as of December 31, 2020.
(Executive Committee RES.#B108/20)
PDF Page 28/91

13.3.3

2021 BUDGET UPDATE

To provide an update to the Board of Directors on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA) 2021 budget for informational purposes.
(Executive Committee RES.#B109/20)
PDF Page 36/91

13.3.4

Q4 2020 COMMUNICATIONS SUMMARY

Information report regarding Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA) corporate media communication activities during the fourth quarter of 2020 (October - December).
(Executive Committee RES.#B110/20)
PDF Page 38/91

13.4

SECTION IV - ONTARIO REGULATION 166/06, AS AMENDED

13.4.1

APPLICATION FOR PERMITS PURSUANT TO S.28.0.1 OF THE CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES ACT (MINISTER’S ZONING ORDERS) – PICKERING DEVELOPMENTS (SQUIRES) INC.

Issuance of permission pursuant to Section 28.0.1. of the Conservation Authorities Act to Pickering Developments (Squires) Inc. to interfere with a wetland to conduct borehole investigations on the Provincially Significant Wetland located at 1802 Bayly Street.
(Executive Committee amended RES.#B111/20)
PDF Page 55/91

13.4.2

MAJOR PERMIT AND DELEGATED PERMITS

Receipt of Ontario Regulation 166/06, as amended, for applications 10.2-10.3, which were approved or received at the February 5, 2021 Executive Committee Meeting.
(Executive Committee amended RES.#B113/20 and RES.#B114/20)
PDF Page 69/91

14.

CLOSED SESSION

15.

NEW BUSINESS

 

NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE HELD ON MARCH 26, 2021 AT 9:30 A.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

John MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer

 

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