INDEX TO AUTHORITY MEETING #1/15. Friday, January 30, 2015

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1 INDEX TO AUTHORITY MEETING #1/15 Friday, January 30, 2015 CHAIR OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 3 VICE CHAIR OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 3 REGION OF DURHAM REPRESENTATIVE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 4 REGION OF PEEL REPRESENTATIVES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 4 REGIONOF YORK REPRESENTATIVES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 4 CITY OF TORONTO REPRESENTATIVES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 5 REGION OF DURHAM REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BUDGET/AUDIT ADIVSORY BOARD 5 REGION OF PEEL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BUDGET/AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD 6 REGION OF YORK REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BUDGET/AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD 6 CITY OF TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BUDGET/AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD 7 MINUTES Minutes of Meeting #10/14, held on January 9, APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS 8 ONTARIO REGULATION 166/06, AS AMENDED 9 NAMING OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ASSET 9

2 MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY Annual #1/15 January 30, 2015 The Authority Meeting Annual #1/15, was held in Weston Rooms A & B, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, January 30, The Chair Gerri Lynn O'Connor, called the meeting to order at 10:35 a.m. PRESENT Paul Ainslie Maria Augimeri Jack Ballinger David Barrow Ben Cachola Ronald Chopowick Vincent Crisanti Glenn De Baeremaeker Michael Di Biase Justin Di Ciano Chris Fonseca Rob Ford Jack Heath Jennifer Innis Mujeeb Khan Colleen Jordan Matt Mahoney Giorgio Mammoliti Glenn Mason Mike Mattos Ron Moeser Jennifer O'Connell Gerri Lynn O'Connor Linda Pabst Anthony Perruzza Gino Rosati John Sprovieri Cynthia Thorburn Jim Tovey Vice Chair & Chair Elect Vice Chair Elect Outgoing Chair 1

3 ANNUAL MEETING O Canada was performed by the Grade 3 class of Shoreham Public School. APPOINTMENTS TO TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FOR The Secretary-Treasurer advised that all the persons listed below have been duly appointed and are entitled to sit as s of this Authority for the year, or until their successors are appointed. ADJALA-TOSORONTIO/MONO DURHAM TORONTO PEEL YORK Glenn Mason Jack Ballinger Colleen Jordan Jennifer O'Connell Paul Ainslie Maria Augimeri Ben Cachola Ronald Chopowick Vincent Crisanti Glenn De Baeremaeker Justin J. Di Ciano Rob Ford Mujeeb Khan Giorgio Mammoliti Mike Mattos Ron Moeser Anthony Perruzza Cynthia Thorburn Chris Fonseca Jennifer Innis Matt Mahoney John Sprovieri Jim Tovey David Barrow Michael Di Biase Jack Heath Linda Pabst Gino Rosati 2

4 The meeting was turned over to Brian Denney, Secretary-Treasurer, to conduct the elections. RES.#A1/15 - APPOINTMENT OF SCRUTINEERS Ron Moeser Ben Cachola THAT Mr. Paul Speck, Senior Vice President, March Canada Ltd. and Mr. Jonathan Wigley, Partner, Gardiner Roberts LLP, be appointed as scrutineers for the election of officers, if required. CHAIR OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY Maria Augimeri was nominated by Glenn De Baeremaeker. RES.#A2/15 - Vincent Crisanti Paul Ainslie THAT nominations for the office of Chair of the Authority be closed. Maria Augimeri was declared elected by acclamation as Chair of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. VICE CHAIR OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY Michael Di Biase was nominated by David Barrow. Jack Heath was nominated by Ron Moeser. RES.#A3/15 - Maria Augimeri Ben Cachola THAT nominations for the office of Vice Chair of the Authority be closed. Michael Di Biase was declared elected as Vice Chair of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 3

5 REGION OF DURHAM REPRESENTATIVE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Colleen Jordan was nominated by Jack Heath. Jennifer O'Connell was nominated by Colleen Jordan. RES.#A4/15 - Ronald Chopowick Mujeeb Khan THAT nominations for the Region of Durham representative on the Executive Committee be closed. Colleen Jordan and Jennifer O'Connell were declared elected by acclamation as a Region of Durham representatives on the Executive Committee, for a term to end at Annual Meeting #1/15. REGION OF PEEL REPRESENTATIVES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jennifer Innis was nominated by John Sprovieri. John Sprovieri was nominated by Michael Di Biase but declined to sit for the position. Chris Fonseca was nominated by John Sprovieri. Jim Tovey was nominated by Glenn De Baeremaeker but declined to sit for the position. RES.#A5/15 - Vincent Crisanti Ron Moeser THAT nominations for the Region of Peel representatives on the Executive Committee be closed. Jennifer Innis and Chris Fonseca were declared elected by acclamation as the Region of Peel representatives on the Executive Committee, for a term to end at Annual Meeting #1/17. REGION OF YORK REPRESENTATIVES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE David Barrow was nominated by Michael Di Biase. Jack Heath was nominated by Colleen Jordan but declined to sit for the position. 4

6 RES.#A6/15 - Michael Di Biase Linda Pabst THAT nominations for the Region of York representatives on the Executive Committee be closed. David Barrow was declared elected by acclamation as the Region of York representative on the Executive Committee, for a term to end at Annual Meeting #1/17. CITY OF TORONTO REPRESENTATIVES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Glenn De Baeremaeker was nominated by Ron Moeser. Ron Moeser was nominated by Glenn De Baeremaeker. Giorgio Mammoliti was nominated by Maria Augimeri. Vincent Crisanti was nominated by Michael Di Biase. Mike Mattos was nominated by Vincent Crisanti. Ronald Chopowick was nominated by Cynthia Thorburn. Justin Di Ciano was nominated by Michael Di Biase. Anthony Perruzza was nominated by Michael Di Biase. Paul Ainslie was nominated by Maria Augimeri but declined to sit for the position. RES.#A7/15 - Ron Moeser Paul Ainslie THAT nominations for the City of Toronto representatives on the Executive Committee be closed. Glenn De Baeremaeker, Giorgio Mammoliti, Mike Mattos, Ronald Chopowick and Vincent Crisanti were declared elected by vote as City of Toronto representatives on the Executive Committee, for a term to end at Annual Meeting #1/17. REGION OF DURHAM REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BUDGET/AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD Colleen Jordan was nominated by Jennifer O'Connell. 5

7 RES.#A8/15 - Maria Augimeri Ronald Chopowick THAT nominations for the Region of Durham representative on the Budget/Audit Advisory Board be closed. Colleen Jordan was declared elected by acclamation as the Region of Durham representative on the Budget/Audit Advisory Board, for a term to end at Annual Meeting #1/17. REGION OF PEEL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BUDGET/AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD John Sprovieri was nominated by Jim Tovey. RES.#A9/15 - Michael Di Biase Matt Mahoney THAT nominations for the Region of Peel representative on the Budget/Audit Advisory Board be closed. John Sprovieri was declared elected by acclamation as the Region of Peel representative on the Budget/Audit Advisory Board, for a term to end at Annual Meeting #1/17. REGION OF YORK REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BUDGET/AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD Gino Rosati was nominated by Michael Di Biase. RES.#A10/15 - Michael Di Biase Mujeeb Khan THAT nominations for the Region of York representative on the Budget/Audit Advisory Board be closed. 6

8 Gino Rosati was declared elected by acclamation as the Region of York representative on the Budget/Audit Advisory Board, for a term to end at Annual Meeting #1/17. CITY OF TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BUDGET/AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD Rob Ford was nominated by Giorgio Mammoliti. RES.#A11/15 - Vincent Crisanti Glenn De Baeremaeker THAT nominations for the City of Toronto representative on the Budget/Audit Advisory Board be closed. Rob Ford was declared elected by acclamation as the City of Toronto representative on the Budget/Audit Advisory Board, for a term to end at Annual Meeting #1/17. RES.#A12/15 - DESTRUCTION OF BALLOTS Glenn Mason Ron Moeser THAT any ballots used in the election of officers at Annual Meeting #1/15, be destroyed. BUSINESS MEETING The meeting was turned over to the new Chair, Maria Augimeri, to conduct the business meeting. RES.#A13/15 - MINUTES Mike Mattos Paul Ainslie THAT the Minutes of Meeting #10/14, held on January 9, 2015, be approved. 7

9 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES.#A14/15 - APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS The Conservation Authorities Act requires each conservation authority to undergo an annual external audit of its accounts and transactions. Glenn Mason Mujeeb Khan THAT Grant Thornton LLP be appointed auditors of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) for the year 2015, in accordance with section 38 of the Conservation Authorities Act. BACKGROUND Section 38 of the Conservation Authorities Act reads as follows: 38. (1) Every authority shall cause its accounts and transactions to be audited annually by a person licensed under the Public Accountancy Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27, s. 38 (1). (2) No person shall be appointed as auditor of an authority who is or during the preceding year was a member of the authority or who has or during the preceding year had any direct or indirect interest in any contract or any employment with the authority other than for services within his or her professional capacity. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27, s. 38 (2). (3) An authority shall, upon receipt of the auditors report of the examination of its accounts and transactions, forthwith forward a copy of the report to each participating municipality and to the Minister. R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27, s. 38 (3). At Authority Meeting #8/10, held on October 29, 2010, Resolution #A182/10 was approved, in part, as follows: THAT the contract for Audit Services be awarded to Grant Thornton at an initial annual cost not to exceed $46,725.00, plus applicable taxes for 2010 and an annual increase of two to four per cent for the following four years, for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto (CFGT); THAT, pursuant to Section 38 of the Conservation Authorities Act, the firm of Grant Thornton be appointed auditors of TRCA, effective November 1, 2010; THAT the term of the engagement be for five years subject to annual appointments by the Authority based on satisfactory performance;... 8

10 RATIONALE Grant Thornton LLP has been appointed TRCA's auditor since 2004, following a competition for audit services conducted in the summer of 2004 and in the summer of Although the contract period is for five years starting with 2010, the annual reappointment is subject to performance satisfactory to TRCA. Staff is pleased to report that the most recent audit was completed to our satisfaction and anticipates similar performance for the 2014 audit, which will conclude in June Staff recommends the reappointment of Grant Thornton LLP for the 2015 audit year. Staff is planning to conduct a new competition for audit services during 2015, resulting with the appointment of auditors for the 2016 audit year. Report prepared by: Rocco Sgambelluri, extension s: rsgambelluri@trca.on.ca For Information contact: Rocco Sgambelluri, extension s: rsgambelluri@trca.on.ca Date: January 20, 2015 ONTARIO REGULATION 166/06, AS AMENDED RES.#A15/15 - APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS PURSUANT TO ONTARIO REGULATION 166/06, AS AMENDED Vincent Crisanti Michael Di Biase THAT Ontario Regulation 166/06, as amended, items EX EX10.5, inclusive, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #11/14, held on January 16, 2015, be received. NEW BUSINESS RES.#A16/15 - NAMING OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ASSET Jack Ballinger Giorgio Mammoliti WHEREAS Gerri Lynn O Connor O Connor has served as a political representative for the Township of Uxbridge for over 30 years, over 25 years of which as Mayor; 9

11 AND WHEREAS Mayor O Connor has been an appointee to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) representing the Regional Municipality of Durham for 23 years; AND WHEREAS Mayor O Connor dedicated eight years as Chair of TRCA from February 2007 until January 2015; AND WHEREAS the Township of Uxbridge has provided a letter of support for the naming of the trail after Gerri Lynn O Connor; AND WHEREAS the proposed name meets the Naming of TRCA Assets policy in terms of the name of a major individual, an individual prominent in the environmental or conservation community, and a relevant historical name associated with the geographic area or community; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the trail located at Glen Major Forest, between Concession 6 and Concession 7, known as the TRCA East Duffins Headwaters property, Township of Uxbridge be given the name of "Gerri Lynn O Connor Trail"; THAT East Duffins Headwaters Stewardship Committee and the Township of Uxbridge be so advised; AND FURTHER THAT Gerri Lynn O Connor be thanked for her years of service to TRCA. INAUGURAL MEETING GREETINGS FROM OUR PARTNERS PRESENTATIONS Service Recognition Awards to s The Living City Circle Awards YEAR IN REVIEW SLIDESHOW CEO REMARKS - HIGHLIGHTS OF 2015 MAJOR PROJECTS CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS 10

12 TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 12:57 p.m., on Friday, January 30, Maria Augimeri Chair Brian Denney Secretary-Treasurer /ks 11