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PrTHE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY Annual #1/04 January 30, 2004 The Authority Meeting Annual #1/04, was held in the Theatres, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, January 30, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:46 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member David Barrow Member Frank Dale Member Michael Di Biase Member Rob Ford Member Suzan Hall Member Cohen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Member Gerri Lynn O'Connor Member Shelley Petrie Member Maja Prentice Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member Michael Thompson Member REGRETS Bas Balkissoon Member Gay Cowbourne Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Grank Di Giorgio Member Bill Fisch Member David Gurin Member Cliff Jenkins Member Peter Milczyn Member Bill O'Donnell Member Linda Pabst Member 1 ANNUAL INAUGURAL MEETING The Chief Administrative Officer /Secretary- Treasurer, Brian Denney, assumed the Chair for the Annual Meeting and conducted the 2004 Election of Officers. APPOINTMENTS TO THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY FOR 2004 -2005 The Secretary- Treasurer can advise that all the person listed below have been duly appointed and are entitled to sit as Members of this Authority for the 2004 -2005 year. ADJALA - TOSORONTIO /MONO Glenn Mason DURHAM TORONTO PEEL YORK Colleen Jenkins Gerri Lynn O'Connor Dave Ryan Maria Augimeri Bas Balkissoon Gay Cowbourne Glenn De Baeremaeker Frank Di Giorgio Rob Ford David Gurin Suzan Hall Cliff Jenkins Peter Milczyn Dick O'Brien Shelley Petrie Andrew Schulz Michael Thompson Frank Dale Elaine Moore Maja Prentice John Sprovieri Nancy Stewart David Barrow Michael Di Biase Bill Fisch Bill O'Donnell Linda Pabst 2 RES. #A1 /04 - APPOINTMENT OF SCRUTINEERS Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Maja Prentice THAT Mr. Kevin Travers, Senior Manager, KPMG and Mr. Paul Speck, Vice President, Aon Reed Stenhouse, be appointed as scrutineers for the election of officers, if required. CARRIED CHAIR OF THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY Dick O'Brien was nominated by Maria Augimeri. RES. #A2 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Michael Thompson THAT nominations for the office of Chair of the Authority be closed. CARRIED Dick O'Brien was declared elected by acclamation as Chair of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. VICE CHAIR OF THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY Gerri Lynn O'Connor was nominated by David Barrow. RES. #A3 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Michael Di Biase THAT nominations for the office of Vice Chair of the Authority be closed. CARRIED Gerri Lynn O'Connor was declared elected by acclamation as Vice Chair of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. 3 CHAIR OF THE BUSINESS EXCELLENCE ADVISORY BOARD David Barrow was nominated by Maja Prentice. RES. #A4 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Di Biase Michael Thompson THAT nominations for the office of Chair of the Business Excellence Advisory Board be closed. CARRIED David Barrow was declared elected by acclamation as Chair of the Business Excellence Advisory Board. CHAIR OF THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES BOARD Michael Di Biase was nominated by Maria Augimeri. RES. #A5 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Andrew Schulz Gerri Lynn O'Connor THAT nominations for the office of Chair of the Sustainable Communities Board be closed. Michael Di Biase was declared elected by acclamation as Chair of the Sustainable Communities Board. CHAIR OF THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD Dave Ryan was nominated by Gerri Lynn O'Connor. RES. #A6 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Suzan Hall 4 CARRIED THAT nominations for the office of Chair of the Watershed Management Advisory Board be closed. CARRIED Dave Ryan was declared elected by acclamation as Chair of the Watershed Management Advisory Board. THE REGION OF PEEL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Frank Dale was nominated by Maja Prentice. RES. #A7 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Di Biase Gerri Lynn O'Connor THAT nominations for the Region of Peel representative on the Executive Committee be closed. CARRIED Frank Dale was declared elected by acclamation as the Region of Peel representative on the Executive Committee. THE CITY OF TORONTO REPRESENTATIVE ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Rob Ford was nominated by David Barrow. Maria Augimeri was nominated by Gerri Lynn O'Connor. Suzan Hall was nominated by Maria Augimeri. RES. #A8 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Michael Di Biase THAT nominations for the City of Toronto representative on the Executive Committee be closed. CARRIED Rob Ford, Maria Augimeri and Suzan Hall were declared elected by acclamation as the City of Toronto representatives on the Executive Committee. 5 VICE CHAIR OF THE BUSINESS EXCELLENCE ADVISORY BOARD Maja Prentice was nominated by Dave Ryan. RES. #A9 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Di Biase Dave Ryan THAT nominations for the office of Vice Chair of the Business Excellence Advisory Board be closed. CARRIED Maja Prentice was declared elected by acclamation as Vice Chair of the Business Excellence Advisory Board. VICE CHAIR OF THE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES BOARD Suzan Hall was nominated by Gerri Lynn O'Connor. RES. #A10 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Maria Augimeri David Barrow THAT nominations for the office of Vice Chair of the Sustainable Communities Board be closed. CARRIED Suzan Hall was declared elected by acclamation as Vice Chair of the Business Excellence Board. VICE CHAIR OF THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD Nancy Stewart was nominated by Maja Prentice. RES. #A11 /04 - MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Di Biase Elaine Moore 6 THAT nominations for the office of Vice Chair of the Watershed Management Advisory Board be closed. CARRIED Nancy Stewart was declared elected by acclamation as Vice Chair of the Watershed Management Advisory Board. RES. #Al2 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: DESTRUCTION OF BALLOTS David Barrow Gerri Lynn O'Connor THAT the ballots, printed for any 2004 election, be destroyed. CARRIED RES. #A13 /04 - APPOINTMENT OF ADVISORY BOARDS Appointment of Members of the Authority to the three Advisory Boards. Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Maria Augimeri THAT the following list of advisory board members be approved; AND FURTHER THAT Clause 20 of Section V of the Rules of Conduct be altered for the 2004 -2005 Authority year such that as many as 12 Members may sit on an Advisory Board. Business Excellence Advisory Board David Barrow Bas Balkissoon Frank Di Giorgio Bill Fisch Rob Ford Peter Milczyn Bill O'Donnell Maja Prentice 7 Sustainable Communities Board Maria Augimeri Glenn De Baeremaeker Michael Di Biase David Gurin Suzan Hall Colleen Jordan Glenn Mason Elaine Moore Gerri Lynn O'Connor Linda Pabst Andrew Schulz John Sprovieri Watershed Management Advisory Board Gay Cowbourne Frank Dale Cliff Jenkins Shelley Petrie Dave Ryan Nancy Stewart Michael Thompson BACKGROUND The appointments to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) were made by the member municipalities. From the City of Toronto, one member resigned due to a conflict with the meeting schedule. Once the appointment is made, the appointee will be placed on an advisory board by the Authority. RATIONALE As per Section 17 of the Rules of Conduct of the Authority, each member of the Authority shall serve on one of the advisory boards, except the Chair of the Authority shall be a member, ex officio, of each advisory board. All members have advised TRCA staff of their preference for appointment, and this is reflected in the recommendation. Report prepared by: Andrea Fennell, extension 6281, Kathy Stranks, extension 5264 For Information contact: Kathy Stranks, extension 5264 Date: January 14, 2004 RES. #A14/04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor Michael Di Biase 8 THAT the Minutes of Meeting #10/03, held on Friday, January 9, 2004, be approved. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE (a) A letter dated January 27, 2004 from Denis Kelly, Regional Clerk, Regional Municipality of York in regards to Pine Valley Drive Link. RES. #A15/04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor David Barrow THAT above -noted correspondence (a) be received. CARRIED 9 CORRESPONDENCE (A) Office of the Regional Clerk Corporate Services Department January 27, 2004 Ms Kathy Stranks, Supervisor Board Member Services Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive Downsview, Ontario M3N 1S4 Dear Ms Stranks: Re: Pine Valley Drive Link The Council of The Regional Municipality of York, at its meeting held on Thursday, January 22, 2004, had before it your communications dated January 12 and 20, 2004 requesting deputant status and forwarding the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority resolution regarding this matter. At the same time, it was noted that there were also a number of communications and deputation requests regarding this matter on the Revised January 22, 2004 Council Agenda. I would refer you to the attached Extract containing Minute Nos. 24, 25 and 26. Regional Council granted deputant status to Dick O'Brien, Chairman and Carolyn Woodland, Manager of Development Services, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, heard their presentation, and referred the matter to consideration of the Pine Valley Link motion. Please refer to Minute 36 attached. Regional Council subsequently adopted the attached motion referred to in Minute 41. Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Denis Kelly Regional Clerk Elma Stevenson /mg Attachment Copy to: Commissioner of Transportation and Works 10 Minute Nos. 24, 25, 26, 36 and 41 adopted by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on January 22, 2004. COMMUNICATIONS 24 (Regional Chair Fisch noted that there were a number of communications and requests for deputant status on the Revised Agenda relating to the Pine Valley Drive Link. He indicated that the matter before Council today was a request of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and not the approval of the Pine Valley Drive Link. He further indicated that this matter could be considered moot at this point because the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board had recently considered the recommended request and had made a decision in this regard. It was on this basis that he suggested that Council hear from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority regarding its position on the matter of the recommended request, and not from a number of deputants on the matter of the approval of the Pine Valley Drive Link.) 25 Council proceeded to consider the following communications: Pine Valley Drive Link (Clause No. 28, Item 12 of Transportation and Works Committee Report No.1) Kathy Stranks, Supervisor, Board Member Services, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, January 12, 2004, requesting deputant status. Kathy Stranks, Supervisor, Board Member Services, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, January 20, 2004, forwarding for the information of Council, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's resolution on the Pine Valley Drive Link. It was moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Di Biase, that the communications be received and deputant status be granted. Carried. 26 John Heddle, Secretary- Treasurer, Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association, January 14, 2004, requesting deputant status. (Mr. Heddle also filed a proposed presentation with the Regional Clerk and Council.); Deborah Schulte, Chair, Woodbridge Expansion Open Space Action Site Committee, January 15, 2004, requesting deputant status; Steven Zakem, Aird & Berlis, on behalf of the City of Vaughan, January 15, 2004, requesting deputant status; Ian Craig, member, Kleinburg and Area Ratepayers Association, January 15, 2004, requesting deputant status; 11 Minute Nos. 24, 25, 26, 36 & 41 January 22, 2004 Page 2 Joanne Nonnekes, representative of the Boyd /East Humber Subwatershed Committee of the the Humber Watershed Alliance, requesting deputant status; Lelio C. Angelantoni, Woodbridge resident, January 15, 2004, requesting deputant status; Elizabeth A. Bottos, Woodbridge resident, January 19, 2004, requesting deputant status. (Ms. Bottos also filed additional material with the Regional Clerk at the meeting.); Quinto M. Annibale, Loopstra Nixon, Barristers and Solicitors, representing the National Golf Club of Canada and Quinto Annibale, January 19, 2004, requesting deputant status; and Nadia Magarelli, President, Weston Downs Ratepayers Association, January 22, 2004 (filed with the Regional Clerk at the meeting). It was moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Di Biase, that these communications be received. Carried. (See Minute Nos. 36 and 41.) 36 Pine Valley Drive Link (Clause No. 28, Item 12 of Transportation and Works Committee Report No. 1) Dick O'Brien, Chairman, and Carolyn Woodland, Manager of Development Services, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, made a presentation regarding the Authority's position on the Transportation and Works Committee's recommended request that the Authority withdraw from the Ontario Municipal Board hearing scheduled to commence on February 2, 2004. (A copy of the slide presentation is on file in the Office of the Regional Clerk.) It was moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Di Biase, that the deputation be received and referred to consideration of Clause 28, Item 12 of Transportation and Works Committee Report No. 1. (See Minute No. 41.) 12 Carried. Minute Nos. 24, 25, 26, 36 & 41 January 22, 2004 Page 3 MOTION 41 Pine Valley Drive Link (Clause No. 28 Item 12 of Transportation and Works Committee Report No. 1) It was moved by Mayor Di Biase, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri, that Council adopt the following: Whereas the Pine Valley Drive Link was identified as a "new link" in OPA 400 which was adopted by the City of Vaughan on August 3, 1994 and approved by the Minister on June 29, 1995; and Whereas the identification of the Pine Valley Drive Link in OPA 400 was not appealed by any person or party; and Whereas the Pine Valley Drive Link was again identified as a "new Zink" in Schedule "J" to OPA 600, which was adopted by the City of Vaughan on September 25, 2000; and Whereas the Region of York was the approval authority for OPA 600 and approved it in June, 2001 (with respect to those lands not located on the Oak Ridges Moraine) and January 2002 (with respect to those lands located on the Oak Ridges Moraine); and Whereas the Toronto Region Conservation Authority did not appeal the identification of Pine Valley Drive Link as a "new link" in either OPA 400 or OPA 600; and Whereas the Region of York Transportation Master Plan identifies the Pine Valley Drive Link as being necessary to meet its objective of providing an efficient grid of arterial roads and to provide the necessary capacity required for the development of a comprehensive transit system in the Region; and Whereas the Region of York Transportation Master Plan identifies the Pine Valley Drive Link as a " new arterial road" to be completed in the 2002 - 2011 timeframe; and Whereas the Region of York and the Toronto Region Conservation Authority are both members of the working group in the Class Environmental Assessment currently underway in respect of the Pine Valley Drive Link; and Whereas the Class Environmental Assessment currently underway is the more appropriate forum to consider the environmental impacts and potential transportation alternatives to the Pine Valley Drive Link; and 13 Minute Nos. 24, 25, 26, 36 &41 January 22, 2004 Page 4 Whereas the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority sought and received party status to the Ontario Municipal Board hearing in respect of the Pine Valley Drive Link in order to oppose its identification in Schedule "J" to OPA 600; Therefore be it resolved that: The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority be requested to withdraw from the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the Pine Valley Drive Link scheduled to commence on February 2, 2004; and The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority be requested to continue to actively participate in the Class Environmental Assessment currently underway in respect of the Pine Valley Drive Link. Carried. 14 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A16 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT, 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component/Rouge River Watershed Trans -Gate Inc., CFN 34917. Purchase of property located east of Staines Road, north of Finch Avenue, City of Toronto, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed. (Executive Res. #B 191 /03) Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT 14.597 acres (5.907 hectares), more or less, consisting of an irregular shaped parcel of vacant land, be purchased from Trans -Gate Inc., being Part of Lot 12, Concession 4, in the City of Toronto (Toronto South Community Council Area), designated as Part 4 on Plan 66R- 14716, located east of Staines Road, north of Finch Avenue; THAT the purchase price be $52,500.00; THAT TRCA receive conveyance of the land required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT Gardiner, Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A17 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT, 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed Vito and Mary Mastrorillo & Domenic and Mary Rinaldi, CFN 34918. Purchase of a property and a conservation easement, for the rear portion of a parcel of land located at 8 Long Hill Drive, Town of Richmond Hill, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection & Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed. (Executive Res. #B 192/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri 15 THAT 0.19 hectares (0.47 acres) more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Vito and Mary Mastrorillo & Domenic and Mary Rinaldi, said land being Part of Lot 56, Concession 1 EYS, Town of Richmond Hill, in the Regional Municipality of York, and further described as Part "B" on a Topographic Detail and Severance Sketch prepared by R. D. Tomlinson, Ontario Land Surveyor, under Reference No. 02.124, dated October 22, 2003; THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing 0.07 hectares (0.17 acres) more or less, of vacant land, be purchased from Vito and Mary Mastrorillo & Domenic and Mary Rinaldi, said land being situate on Part of Lot 56, Concession 1 EYS, Town of Richmond Hill, in the Regional Municipality of York, and further described as part of Part "A" on a Topographic Detail and Severance Sketch prepared by R. D. Tomlinson, Ontario Land Surveyor, under Reference No. 02.124, dated October 22, 2003; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for the land transfer tax, legal costs and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. RES. #A18/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Don River Watershed City of Toronto, CFN 34930. Acquisition of a conservation easement, located north of Sheppard Avenue, east of Bathurst Street, City of Toronto (Toronto North Community Council Area), under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project, 2001 - 2005 ". (Executive Res. #8193/03) Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT a conservation easement containing 0.015 hectares (0.038 acres), more or less, of vacant land be acquired from the City of Toronto, said land being Part of Mylesview Place (formerly Stormont Avenue), Registered Plan 2069, City of Toronto, (Toronto North Community Council Area), located north of Sheppard Avenue, east of Bathurst Street; THAT the purchase price of the easement be $2.00; 16 THAT Gardiner Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be pald; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A19/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component / Humber River Watershed Jofian Holdings Limited, CFN 34908. Purchase of property on the north side of Major Mackenzie Drive, west of Islington Avenue, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed. (Executive Res. #B 194/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT 2.18 hectares (5.39 acres), more or Tess, of vacant land be purchased from Jofian Holdings Limited, being Part of Lot 20, Concession 8 and designated as Block 68 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by J. D. Barnes Ltd. Surveyors under their Reference No. 01- 21- 688 -00 -A, dated November 3, 2003, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, located on the north side of Major Mackenzie Drive, west of Islington Avenue; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements, Including easements for storm sewer outlet and walkway purposes; THAT Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 17 RES. #A20/04 - THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK Conveyance of Land for the Widening and Reconstruction of Rutherford Road between Regional Road 27 and Weston Road, City of Vaughan Humber River Watershed, CFN 33036. Receipt of a request from The Regional Municipality of York for conveyance of additional land for the widening and reconstruction of Rutherford Road between Regional Road 27 and Weston Road, City of Vaughan. (Executive Res. #B 195/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from The Regional Municipality of York to convey additional lands for the widening and reconstruction of Rutherford Road between Regional Road 27 and Weston Road, City of Vaughan; AND WHEREAS it is in the opinion of TRCA that it is in the best interest of TRCA in furthering its objectives, as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act, to cooperate with The Regional Municipality of York in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT two parcels of TRCA owned land containing 0.033 hectares, more or less, (0.081 acres) be conveyed to The Regional Municipality of York for the widening and reconstruction of Rutherford Road between Regional Road 27 and Weston Road, said land being Part of Lot 16, Concession 7, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R -24968 and Part 6 on Plan 65R- 24598; THAT consideration is to be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey and other costs; THAT an archaeological investigation is to be conducted before any site disturbance, with any mitigative measures required being carried out all at the expense of The Regional Municipality of York; THAT the conveyance of land be subject to a landscaping plan, subject to the approval of TRCA staff; THAT The Regional Municipality of York is to fully indemnify and save harmless the TRCA from any and all claims for injuries, damages or loss of any nature resulting in any way either directly or indirectly from this sale or the carrying out of construction; THAT said conveyance is subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27 as amended; 18 AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A21 /04 - 16 & 18 HARDWOOD GATE SLOPE STABILIZATION PROJECT Humber River Watershed, CFN 34941. Entering into agreements with the owners of 16 and 18 Hardwood Gate, City of Toronto, for erosion control and bank stabilization works on their properties. (Executive Res. #B 196/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) enter into agreements with the owners 0116 and 18 Hardwood Gate, City of Toronto for erosion control and bank stabilization works on their properties; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A22 /04 - BILL 27, GREENBELT PROTECTION ACT 2003 To provide a summary of the main components of the newly proposed legislation and their potential implications for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in implementation of TRCA's Terrestrial Natural Heritage Strategy and The Living City objectives. (Executive Res. #B 197/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri WHEREAS the TRCA has adopted The Living City strategy to guide its work during the next 5 -year business plan cycle; WHEREAS the TRCA has developed watershed strategies for the Don and Humber River watersheds, including the recently adopted watershed plan for the Duffins and Carruthers Creeks watersheds, including recommendations for the protection and restoration of greenspace throughout TRCA's jurisdiction; WHEREAS the TRCA is finalizing the draft Terrestrial Natural Heritage Strategy (TNHS) that will provide targets for the TNHS definitions; 19 WHEREAS the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario has identified the need for the province to develop a framework for biodiversity for the province which could be, in part, achieved through greenbelt protection; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the TRCA advise the Minister of Municipal Affairs that TRCA, in principle, supports Bill 27, Greenbelt Protection Act 2003; THAT staff be directed to assist in the deliberations on the establishment of a greenbelt by providing information and expert advise on terrestrial and aquatic resources and opportunities for protection; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to work with the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition to further this initiative and to report back as necessary. CARRIED RES. #A23 /04 - BAKER'S WOODS FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN Approval of the Forest Management Plan (Business Excellence Res. #C35/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT the Baker's Woods Forest Management Plan be approved; THAT staff prepare a 2004 work plan with the Region of York and the City of Vaughan, subject to funding and available resources; THAT staff proceed with the partnership property management agreement that will address the financial obligations of the partners for plan implementation and maintenance; AND FURTHER THAT the City of Vaughan and Region of York be so advised. RES. #A24 /04 - BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE EVENT PAVILION Report to the Board on the Event Pavilion (Business Excellence Res. #C36/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri 20 CARRIED THAT staff be directed to continue to proceed with the design for the Black Creek Pioneer Village Event Pavilion. CARRIED RES. #A25 /04 - 2004 FEE SCHEDULE Public Facilities and Programming Changes to the 2004 Fee Schedule for the conservation areas, Kortright Centre for Conservation and Black Creek Pioneer Village. (Business Excellence Res. #C37/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT the 2004 Fee Schedule be amended to include the proposed changes for the conservation areas, Kortright Centre for Conservation and Black Creek Pioneer Village. CARRIED RES. #A26 /04 - VOLUNTEER POLICY AND THE RECOGNITION POLICY Approval of the Volunteer Policy for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and resultant amendment to the TRCA Recognition Policy. (Business Excellence Res. #C38/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT the attached Volunteer Policy be approved; AND FURTHER THAT Section C.2. of the TRCA Recognition Policy be amended such that the volunteer hours of service in a year be thirty (30) or more, rather than more than forty (40), to be consistent with the proposed Volunteer Policy. CARRIED RES. #A27 /04 - WILD WATER KINGDOM LTD. Request for deferral of lease payments Wild Water Kingdom Ltd. has requested deferral of 2003 lease payments. (Business Excellence Res. #C39/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri 21 THAT the request from Wild Water Kingdom Ltd. to defer the outstanding amount of 2003 percentage rent be approved, subject to arrangements acceptable to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff and solicitors. CARRIED RES. #A28 /04 - OFFICE ACCOMMODATION Approval In Principle To Enter Into Lease With Downsview Park. Seeks approval in principle to enter into a lease of office space at Downsview Park, subject to terms and conditions satisfactory to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and its solicitors and availability of funding. (Business Excellence Res. #C40/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT approval in principle be granted for TRCA to enter into a lease of office space with Downsview Park, subject to terms and conditions satisfactory to TRCA and its solicitors and subject to availability of funding; AND FURTHER THAT staff of TRCA be directed to conduct the negotiations for the lease and report to the Business Excellence Advisory Board at such time as a lease in final form can be recommended to the Authority. CARRIED RES. #A29 /04 - 2004 BORROWING RESOLUTION The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) Rules of Conduct require annual approval of a borrowing resolution. (Business Excellence Res. #C41 /03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT the TRCA may borrow from the Royal Bank of Canada, or the TRCA's member municipalities or other institutions, as may be specifically approved by the Authority, up to the sum of TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000) on the promissory note or notes of the TRCA until payment to the TRCA of any grants and of sums to be paid to the TRCA by participating municipalities designated as such under the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 27, at such rate of interest as the Minister of Natural Resources approves; 22 THAT the amount borrowed pursuant to this resolution, together with interest, be a charge upon the whole of the monies received or to be received by the TRCA by way of grants, etc., and when such monies are received, and of sums received or to be received by the TRCA from the participating municipalities, as and when such monies are received; AND FURTHER THAT the signing officers of the TRCA are hereby authorized to take such action as may be necessary to give effect thereto. CARRIED RES. #A30 /04 - DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS INSURANCE Follow -up to November Presentation. Members asked for additional information about increasing the insurance limits and possible coverage by their municipalities. (Business Excellence Res. #C42/03) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Directors and Officers insurance limit be increased from $1 million to $2 million, effective October 1, 2004. CARRIED SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A31 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.8.1 - 8.1.21, inclusive, contained in Section I1 of Executive Committee Minutes #12/03, held on January 16, 2004, be received. CARRIED 23 RES. #A32 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT Section 1I items 8.9 - 8.13, inclusive, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #12/03, held on January 16, 2004, be received. Section II Items 8.9 - 8.13 REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TRCA -OWNED LAND (Executive Res. #B200/03) ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY (Executive Res. #8201 /03) WASHROOM RENOVATIONS, LAKE ST. GEORGE FIELD CENTRE (Executive Res. #8202/03) HMT SALES TAX CONSULTANTS INC. (Executive Res. #8203/03) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE STATUS REPORT (Executive Res. #B204/03) RES. #A33 /04 - SECTION I1 - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri CARRIED THAT Section II item 9.9 - Accounts Receivable Status Report, contained in Business Excellence Advisory Board Minutes #8/03, held on January 16, 2004, be received. CARRIED TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:03 a.m., on Friday, January 30, 2004. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer 24 erTHE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #2/04 February 27, 2004 The Authority Meeting #2/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village , on Friday, February 27, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:09 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member David Barrow Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Rob Ford Member David Gurin Member Cliff Jenkins Member Colleen Jordan Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Chair Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Linda Pabst Member Shelley Petrie Member Maja Prentice Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS Bas Balkissoon Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Michael Di Biase Member Frank Di Giorgio Member Bill Fisch Member Suzan Hall Member Glenn Mason Member Peter Milczyn Member Michael Thompson Member 25 RES. #A34 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Dave Ryan THAT the Minutes of Meeting #1/04, held on January 30, 2004, be approved. CARRIED PRESENTATIONS (a) A presentation by Mike Price, General Manager, Water and Wastewater Service, City of Toronto, in regards to the City of Toronto's Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan. RES. #A35 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Frank Dale THAT above -noted presentation (a) be heard and received. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE (a) A letter dated February 12, 2004 from Joanne Appleyard of 27 Kingsbury Crescent, Scarborough, in regards to proposal for acquisition of 27 Kingsbury Crescent. (b) A letter dated February 25, 2004, from Madeleine McDowell, Chair, Humber Heritage Committee, in regards to item 10.1 - City of Toronto Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan (WWFMMP) Final Report. RES. #A36 /04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Gay Cowbourne THAT above -noted correspondence (a) and (b) be received. CARRIED 26 CORRESPONDENCE (A) Jo Anne APPleyer4 27 Kingtebvey C'reacent Scarborough, (tinte"rin Mlw 178 February 12, 2004 VIA FAX: (416) 661 -6898 Mr. Josses W. 1 i11nne praetor, Finance and Business Develcrpm•nt Toronto and Region CenaervAtion Authority 5 3horehem Drive nowrsv±ex, Ontario M3D 194 T).ar Mr. T)illane: Re: 27 Xingabury Crescent Scarborough Bluf f e Thank you for your letter of February 11, 2004, racoive'c1 by fax. I appreciate the enclosure of the 'Briefing, Notee fnr Authority Members'- numbers 37 to 56.6 inclusive. As A result of reasons referred to in your letter, the m-nmeel for acquisition by the '!'RCA of the above - noted property could not be heard by the Trxecutive Committee at itc meeting on Februer!' 6, 2004. I am writing to request that they proposal be listed on the eeeede of the Authority meeting achQdhtlod for Friday, February 27, 2004. I propose to be a 'delegation' of ere er behalf of my r,c+n Peter and myself. The reasons we believe the property ought to be purchseeri by the TRCA Are indientrd throughout the 45- document brief you receiver* on February 6, 2004. Five cnpiea of the brief were Opliworpd te you, and an additional five copiers are bring a.nt to your office. Ae recently discussed with you, r shall provide you with a .rrittpr summary of the rationale for the proposed purchase At the meeti►•e ►, with you to be held on or before February 17, 2004. Tours very truly, :jag 27 CORRESPONDENCE (B) HUMBER HERITAGE COMMITTEE 183 Humbercrest Blvd.. Toronto, Onhrfo mess 40 February 25, 2004 The Chair and Members, The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, Ontario. M3N 1S4 Dear Chairman O'Brien; The Humber Heritage Committee wishes to express its grave concern over the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan recommendation for the construction of a deflector arm on the east bank at the mouth of the Humber River. As we have written previously, the Humber is the largest watershed in the G.T.A. draining an area equivalent to the Don, Rouge and Duffins Creek watersheds combined and has a drop in its length greater than six times the height of Niagara Falls, producing a very rapid scour to Bloor Street. Below Bloor Street, the river flows in a broad meander through a low lying flat flood plain, largely comprising the ancient Humber Marshes. By the time the flow reaches Lake Ontario, the current is slowed and as it enters Humber Bay, it is fighting weakly with the opposing currents of Mimico and Etobicoke Creeks and the Lake current. For several thousand years, the current has turned east along the shoreline protecting the shore from the Lake current To extend the east bank approximately two kilometers further, will only cause increased turbidity as the current becomes moribund. It will turn Humber Bay into a silted marsh and strangle the River as was done to the Don a century ago by Toronto engineers. We understood that one of the purposes of the W.W.F.M M. Plan was the improvement of Great Lakes water quality in conjunction with the International Commission's Remedial Action Plan. The expenditure of large sums, which do nothing to improve water quality but potentially damage natural water flow, should be anathema. 2. The City of Toronto Council recognized this in the budget considerations last year when they instructed the Commissioner to set aside the deflector arm and return to them in April of this year with a further report. We do not believe that it was intended as a "go ahead" for the project. Unfortunately the proponents among the civil servants seem to be pursuing its implementation. April is only a month away and we have heard nothing with regard to the request and report which was to include consultation. The City's comments in the W.W.F_M.M. Plan Thirty Day Revision Summary Report with regard to the deflector arm are entirely negative to all criticism of the project, giving the impression that the projected cost of 40 million dollars will be spent on this unthinkable assault upon the environment. Finally, the Humber Heritage Committee was formed to achieve recognition and preservation of the Humber River's role in Canada's Nationhood and to gain the River status as a Canadian Heritage River. This happened in 1999. The deflector arm would in all probability cost the River it's C.H.R.S. status, to which we take most emphatic exception. We urge the Authority to take every action possible to stop the deflection arm. Thank you for your kind attention. Yours sincerely; th aa-a P i C ID31,,pc Madeleine McDowell Chair, Humber Heritage Committee 29 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A37/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CONSULTANT TEAM SELECTION FOR THE DON MOUTH NATURALIZATION AND PORT LANDS FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT The selection of a consultant team to develop a Functional Design for the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project. Cliff Jenkins Linda Pabst WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has been identified as the recipient agency to undertake the naturalization and flood protection of the mouth of the Don; WHEREAS the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) and the TRCA signed a delivery agreement in December 2002 for the sum of $2 million dollars for the delivery of two projects: the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project and the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project (DMNP); WHEREAS the TRCA and the TWRC have recommended that the TRCA's delivery agreement be increased to $3 million in recognition of the requirement to undertake two separate environmental assessments, increased administration costs, additional design requirements and the complexity of the issues; WHEREAS the TWRC have requested the TRCA to accelerate the process for the individual environmental assessment (EA) for the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project to provide timely input into other related issues; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT TRCA staff be directed to proceed with the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Coordinated Federal and Environmental Assessment Project in two stages to enable work on the individual EA to begin, in anticipation of the federal funding being released shortly; THAT TRCA staff be directed to proceed with Project Stage One activities, which include conducting required baseline studies for the area, participating in consultation forums, establishing an individual environmental assessment terms of reference (EA ToR) as per the requirements of provincial EA regulations, and other project management activities; THAT the consultant team led by Gartner Lee Limited be the awarded the contract(s) for the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project, subject to TWRC written approval to retain Gartner Lee Limited and TWRC confirmation of funding availability for both stages of the project, as follows: a) Stage One Project activities at an upset cost of $228,000, excluding GST, and b) Stage Two Project activities at an upset cost of $921,400, excluding GST, for the completion of the coordinated provincial and federal environmental assessment and related activities as per the terms of reference for this project; 30 THAT TRCA staff report on the progress of the Stage One activities and progress towards the confirmation of the additional funding, and based on that report request direction from the Authority to proceed with Stage Two Project activities; THAT TRCA staff be authorized to establish a 10% contingency fund for each of Stage One and Stage Two, to address any additional work required for the purpose of this study; THAT as a component of the DMNP, TRCA staff budget an upset limit of $75,000 for a design integration workshop and that the requirement for this workshop be confirmed during the Stage Two Project activities, subject to the confirmation of the TWRC; THAT the TWRC be advised that the soil and groundwater characterization study related to this project remain an important component, for which the costs are not included in the award of contract(s) to the Gartner Lee Limited team, and in the event that this study is not available from TWRC or its designates, a further contract to address this work will be required at a cost not budgeted for within TRCA's Delivery Agreement; THAT all the consulting teams be thanked for their participation in this competition; AND FURTHER THAT staff be authorized and directed to take all necessary actions to implement the foregoing, including the signing of any documents. CARRIED BACKGROUND Delivery Agreement for the Naturalization and Flood Protection for the Lower Don River On December 17, 2002, a $2 million Delivery Agreement for the Naturalization and Rood Protection for the Lower Don River was signed between the TWRC and TRCA. This Delivery Agreement called for two separate environmental assessments to be conducted at the mouth of the Don River: the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project, which has been proceeding with a team led by Dillon Consulting and the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project, the subject of the report. Approvals from the federal government are anticipated shortly. In October 2003, the TWRC and TRCA approached the three levels of government to approve a $1 million increase in funding for the two projects under this Delivery Agreement due to the recognition of the requirement to undertake two separate environmental assessments, the increased administration costs, the additional design requirements and the complexity of the issues involved. Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project The goal of this project is to develop a Functional Design and the projected costs for the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project, through a federally - provincially coordinated environmental assessment process. This project has two objectives: 1. Naturalize the mouth and lower reaches of the Don River. 2. Permanently remove approximately 230 hectares of the Port Lands from the Regulatory Floodplain. 31 For the purposes of this Request for Proposal, naturalization refers to the establishment of a confined floodplain within the lower reaches and mouth of the Don River, which will, over the long -term: • improve aquatic and terrestrial ecological function through the establishment of habitat priorities and targets based upon site and ecosystem analysis; • contribute to the elimination of flooding to the Port Lands through Spill Zones 1 and 2 (figure 2), without exacerbating flood risk elsewhere; • address sediment transport, deposition and potential ice jam conditions and impacts; • accommodate changes in flows and Lake Ontario water levels resulting from climate change; • enhance recreation opportunities and local aesthetics; • provide natural habitat and pedestrian and bicycle trail linkages between Lake Ontario and the Don Watershed; • mitigate soil and groundwater pollution from lands within the area identified for naturalization and flood protection works; • enhance the low flow habitat conditions within the Don Narrows, if possible. The Don Narrows extends from Riverdale Park to the north side of the CN Railway (to be confirmed during the EA process - proposals will include a separate budget and schedule for the consideration of naturalization options north of Queen Street); • protect and celebrate cultural heritage resources; and • reduce or minimize the public's risk of exposure to West Nile virus. Any naturalization alternatives to be considered that are unable to entirely contain the Regulatory Flood within the constructed floodplain, will require the identification and study of additional permanent flood protection measures to meet the second objective. Given the high degree of urbanization and the large number of waterfront revitalization projects that are proceeding concurrently within the project area, all concepts being considered will need to be coordinated with other projects, strategies, plans and studies - both ongoing and completed. In addition to meeting all of the above conditions, naturalization -flood control alternatives must maintain existing road traffic capacity and maintain a rail connection to the Port Industrial Area. The rail condition may not be required pending the results of other concurrent planning processes. On April 8, 2003, the first Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting for the Naturalization and Flood Protection for the Lower Don River was held. Thirty -five representatives from twenty -six agencies and stakeholder groups attended this meeting. TAC members were presented the objectives for the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project and a sub - committee was established to review the consultant proposals at the appropriate time. At the August 29, 2003 TAC Meeting #2/03, TAC members were presented with the draft Request for Proposals for the DMNP and were requested to provide comments on the document. 32 On September 4, 2003, a Request for Expressions of Interest for the DMNP was submitted to thirty consulting firms that had previously expressed interest in the two Lower Don River Projects, and to the BidNavigator Website. On September 26, 2003, five consulting teams submitted Expressions of Interest. These consulting teams were headed by the following: 1. Conestoga- Rovers and Associates 2. Golder Associates Limited 3. Gartner Lee Limited 4. Dillon Consulting Limited 5. MacViro The Expression of Interest submitted by Conestoga- Rovers and Associates was disqualified as it arrived at the TRCA Head Office past the deadline. Following a detailed evaluation of the four remaining Expressions of Interest, the TRCA, with the agreement of TWRC, invited the four remaining consulting teams to submit a proposal for the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project on October 10, 2003. An on -site consultants meeting was held on October 17, 2003. Consultant teams were asked to prepare a proposal to undertake the following activities as part of this project: 1. Review existing information to identify information gaps 2. Develop a detailed work plan, schedule, budget and delivery plan 3. Conduct a socioeconomic study of the area 4. Integrate baseline studies being conducted by others • Aquatic Habitat Study (TRCA) • Terrestrial Habitat Study (TRCA) • Cultural Heritage Study (TRCA) • Hydraulic Modeling Study (MMM) • Soils and Groundwater Characterization Study (TWRC through Canada Lands Company) 5. Rail Corridor Impact Assessment 6. Risk assessment for West Nile virus 7. Sediment Transport Study 8. Participate in public and stakeholder communications • Technical Advisory Committee • International Design Workshop • Public consultation forums • Project update meetings • Stakeholder meetings 9. Undertake all other required activities for the preparation and submission of the EA Terms of Reference and Individual EA document, including production of alternative designs 10. Undertake all other required activities for the preparation and submission of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) document, including the development of the Functional Design 11. Project administration 33 The following four teams submitted proposals on November 11, 2003: 1. Golder Associates Limited 2. Gartner Lee Limited 3. Dillon Consulting Limited 4. MacViro - Brown & Storey A budget breakdown of the four proposals and completion dates as they were submitted are as follows: Budget Item Golder Gartner Lee MacViro Dillon Project Costs $861,930.00 $1,399,566.00 $1,501,464.00 $1,800,586.00 + GST $60,335.00 $97,970.00 $105,102.48 $126,041.00 Total Project Costs $922,265.00 $1,497,536.00 $1,606,566.48 $1,926,627.00 Study Completion April 2006 January 2007 May 2006 July 2006 PROPOSAL REVIEW PROCESS Proposal Presentation The four consulting teams presented their proposals to the TAC at meeting #3/03, held on November 18, 2003. TAC members were given the opportunity to request clarification following each presentation from the consulting team. After all four presentations were completed, TAC members discussed, in general terms, the presentations and highlighted key issues that should receive special attention during the detailed proposal review. TAC members identified that the key attributes that the successful consulting team should possess are as follows: 1) Very strong understanding of, and experience with, the EA process (provincial and federal). 2) Strong technical expertise in the fields of sediment transport, hydraulics / hydrology, contaminated soils and engineering. 3) Strong communication and collaboration skills, as well an the ability to be adaptable, are critical. Overall, TAC members seemed to lean towards the presentations provided by Dillon and Gartner Lee. Proposal Evaluations TRCA staff and the TAC Proposal Review Sub - Committee received copies of the four proposals for evaluation by November 17, 2003. The proposals were evaluated based on the following criteria 1. Delivery approach; 2. Ability to meet timelines; 3. Conformity to administrative and delivery agreement requirements; and 4. Innovation. 34 TRCA Staff Evaluation Following the staff review, follow -up questions were submitted to Gartner Lee and Dillon to clarify concerns raised by TRCA staff. TAC Proposal Review Sub - Committee The TAC Proposal Review Sub - Committee met with TRCA staff on November 27, 2003 to provide their evaluation and comments on the proposals. The TAC Proposal Review Sub - Committee consisted of representatives from the following agencies and stakeholders: 1. City of Toronto - Waterfront Secretariat (represented staff from Water & Waste Water, Transportation Services, Community Planning, Parks & Recreation, Policy & Development and TEDCO). 2. Ministry of Natural Resources; 3. Ontario Realty Corporation; 4. Task Force to Bring Back the Don; and 5. Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation. Comments were also received from representatives of GO Transit and CN pertaining to railway operations and infrastructure, following the sub - committee meeting. A representative from Transport Canada was invited to sit on the sub - committee, however their issues were deemed to have been adequately addressed following the inclusion of their comments into the Request for Proposals, prior to submission to the consulting teams. The TAC Sub - Committee concluded that either Dillon or Gartner Lee would be well suited to carry out this project, however, it was unanimous from all sub - committee members that Gartner Lee was ranked first overall. While the proposals from the Golder Associates team and the MacViro -Brown & Storey team had many excellent elements, both taken in as an overall package as defined in the Request for Proposal, they however fell short of the proposals prepared by Gartner Lee and Dillon. Following the TAC Proposal Review Sub - Committee meeting, TRCA accepted the unanimous decision of the sub - committee to enter into contract negotiations with Gartner Lee Limited on December 19, 2003, to review this proposal, to identify cost - saving measures and to address the funding difficulties identified above. Contract Negotiation Meeting with Gartner Lee TRCA staff met with Gartner Lee staff on December 19, 2003 to discuss ways to reduce the overall project budget without undermining key desirable components, and to schedule for a two stage approach. It was identified that Stage One would involve the development of the EA Workplan and the Individual EA Terms of Reference (as required for the provincial EA process). Stage Two activities would be to conduct the coordinated EA process and to develop a finalized Functional Design for a naturalized mouth of the Don. Stage One $228,600.00 Stage Two $921,400.00 TOTAL $1,150,000.00 35 DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE On TRCA and TWRC approval, and with written confirmation that the original $2 million has been approved by the three levels of government, Gartner Lee Limited will immediately commence the Stage One authorized activities. The project schedule calls for the completion and approval of the Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference by Spring 2005. Stage Two activities will commence only after receipt of written approval from TWRC that the additional $1 million has received approval from the levels of government. Stage Two activities, including the development of the Functional Design, and the completion of an Individual EA and CEAA Screening Report should be completed by Spring 2006. Staff will provide status reports to the TRCA upon the completion of key project milestones. The TWRC, through the Port lands preparation priority project, has been working with Canada Lands Company to develop a delivery agreement that would include characterization of groundwater and soil contamination which is important to this project. At this point, no agreement for this work has been finalized, however, work is proceeding by the Canada Lands Company to retain a consultant to initiate this work as though the Delivery Agreement was in effect. In the unlikely event that this work is not carried out by the Canada Lands Company, TRCA may be required to carry out this work as an amendment to the contract with Gartner Lee, requiring a second Delivery Agreement between the TRCA and TWRC. FINANCIAL DETAILS Funds for the consulting team will be invoiced through the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation on a monthly basis, through account number 191 -01. Report prepared by: Ken Dion, extension 5230 For Information contact: Ken Dion, extension 5230 Date: February 19, 2004 RES. #A38/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component / Duffins Creek Watershed 1320991 Ontario Ltd., CFN 35037. Purchase of property located west of the 10th Line, north of 19th Avenue (Village of Stouffville), Town of Whitchurch - Stouffville, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001- 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffins Creek Watershed. (Executive Res. #82/04) 36 Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Rob Ford THAT 1.17 hectares (2.89 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from 1320991 Ontario Ltd., being Part of Lot 33, Concession 9 and designated as Block 28 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by Donevan Fleischmann Petrich Ltd., Ontario Land Surveyors, under their Job No. 2002 - 191 -2, Town of Whitchurch - Stouffville, Regional Municipality of York, located west of the 10th Line, north of 19th Avenue (Village of Stouffville); THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. RES. #A39/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component / Duffins Creek Watershed Lebovic Enterprises Ltd., CFN 35038. Purchase of property located west of the 10th Line, north of 19th Avenue (Village of Stouffville), Town of Whitchurch - Stouffville, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffins Creek Watershed. (Executive Res. #83/04) Frank Dale Rob Ford THAT 3.10 hectares (7.66 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Lebovic Enterprises Ltd., being Part of Lot 34, Concession 9 and designated as Block 68 and 69 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by Donevan Fleischmann Petrich Ltd., Ontario Land Surveyors, under their Job No. 2002 - 191 -1, together with a hydro easement across Block 68, Town of Whitchurch - Stouffville, Regional Municipality of York, located west of the 10th Line, north of 19th Avenue (Village of Stouffville); THAT the purchase price be $2.00; 37 THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. RES. #A40/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component / Humber River Watershed Lindy Barrow, CFN 35034. Acquisition of a conservation easement, located on the east side of Innis Lake Road, north of Patterson Sideroad, Town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Humber River Watershed. (Executive Res. #B4/04) Frank Dale Rob Ford THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing 2.8 hectares (6.9 acres), more or less, consisting of an irregular shaped parcel of land, be purchased from Lindy Barrow, said land being Part of Lot 27, Concession 2 (Albion) and designated as Part 5 on a Draft Plan of Survey prepared by Young & Young Surveying Inc., under their project No. 03- B4677A, Town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, on the east side of Innis Lake Road, north of Patterson Sideroad; THAT the purchase price of the conservation easement be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the conservation easement required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; 38 AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. RES. #A41/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component / Humber River Watershed The Estate of H.T.W. Atcheson (c /o Fred Smith), CFN 35033. Acquisition of a conservation easement, located on the east side of Innis Lake Road, north of Patterson Sideroad, Town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Humber River Watershed. (Executive Res. #B5/04) Frank Dale Rob Ford THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing 18.7 hectares (46.2 acres), more or less, consisting of an irregular shaped parcel of land, be purchased from The Estate of H.T.W. Atcheson c/o Fred Smith, said land being Part of Lot 27, Concession 2 (Albion) and designated as Part 2 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Young & Young Surveying Inc., under their Project No. 03- B4677A, Town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, on the east side of Innis Lake Road, North of Patterson Sideroad; THAT the purchase price of the conservation easement be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the conservation easement required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 39 RES. #A42/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: MERIN INVESTMENTS INC. AND THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MARKHAM Request for a Permanent Easement for a Storm Sewer and Outfall in Exchange for a Small Fragment of Land, CFN 34886. Receipt of a request from Merin Investments Inc. and the Corporation of the Town of Markham to provide a permanent easement for storm sewer and outfall in exchange for a small fragment of land, located east of Markham Road, south of Regional Road #7, in the Town of Markham, Regional Municipality of York, Rouge River Watershed. (Executive Res. #B6/04) Frank Dale Rob Ford THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from Merin Investments Inc. and the Corporation of the Town of Markham to provide a permanent easement for storm sewer and outfall in exchange for a small fragment of land, located east of Markham Road, south of Regional Road #7, in the Town of Markham, Regional Municipality of York, Rouge River Watershed; AND WHEREAS it is in the opinion of TRCA that it is in the best interests of the TRCA in furthering its objectives, as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act, to cooperate with the Merin Investments Inc. and the Corporation of the Town of Markham in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT TRCA provide a permanent easement for storm sewer and outfall in exchange for a small fragment of land on the following basis: a) The permanent easement containing a total of 0.036 hectares (0.088 acres), more or less, be granted to the Corporation of the Town of Markham for storm sewer and outfall, said land being Part of the West Half of Lot 9, Concession 8, Town of Markham, Regional Municipality of York; b) Merin Investments Inc. will convey to TRCA a fragment of land containing a total of 0.011 hectares (0.028 acres), more or less, said land being Part of the West Half of Lot 9, Concession 8, Town of Markham, Regional Municipality of York; and c) Merin Investments Inc. is to pay TRCA the consideration of $22,243.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs; THAT the Merin Investments Inc. is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims for injuries, damages, or costs of any nature, resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or carrying out of construction; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to the commencement of construction; 40 THAT Merin Investments Inc. provide security by way of Letter of Credit to ensure all construction is done to the satisfaction of TRCA; THAT Merin Investments Inc. ensure that TRCA's tenant has access to the rental dwelling at all times during construction; THAT the conveyance of land be subject to a landscaping plan, subject to the approval of TRCA staff; THAT an archaeological review be carried out with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA, all at the expense of Merin Investments Inc.; THAT said easement be subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27 as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. RES. #A43/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED FRENCHMAN'S BAY - WEST ROUGE CANOE CLUB Licence Agreement Extension, CFN 26339. To extend the temporary licence agreement with the West Rouge Canoe Club for the existing location on the west spit of Frenchman's Bay in the City of Pickering for the next three years commencing with the period November 1, 2003 to October 31, 2004. (Executive Res. #87/04) Frank Dale Rob Ford THAT the request to extend the temporary licence agreement with the West Rouge Canoe Club for a paddling facility on Frenchman's Bay for the next three years commencing November 1, 2003, be approved subject to conditions satisfactory to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff and solicitor; THAT the Authority's approval be subject to the City of Pickering Council's concurrence with the temporary licence agreement extension for the next three years; THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action is required in connection with the continuation of the West Rouge Canoe Club paddling facility on TRCA lands, including the execution of appropriate documents; 41 AND FURTHER THAT the City of Pickering be so advised. RES. #A44/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED PHASE 2 CONSULTING ASSIGNMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE REDESIGN OF THE LIVING CITY CENTRE AT KORTRIGHT The re- evaluation of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) sustainable building opportunities with respect to the redesign of The Living City Centre at Kortright, and subsequent revision to Phase 2 of the consulting team's scope of work for professional services. (Executive Res. #B8/04) Frank Dale Rob Ford THAT Phase 2 of architectsAlliance's consulting assignment to provide professional services for the sustainable building, site and infrastructure redesign for The Living City Centre at Kortright be revised to reflect the recommended options evaluated during the Phase 1 work by both the consulting team and staff; THAT Phase 2 of the previously approved work plan be sub - divided into detailed design, tendering and construction administration components, costing $146,425 (excluding GST) and $380,675 (excluding GST), respectively, to reflect a new construction limit of $5.4 million, based on a 7.5% architectural fee; THAT the design fees be allocated on a sliding scale basis, as contained in the architectsAlliance fee proposal, and be prorated accordingly, should the final construction costs be lower than the estimated $5.4 million; THAT staff proceed with the Phase 2 tendering and construction component of the project upon successful completion of a detailed design by architectsAlliance, and once capital funding is secured; THAT staff be authorized to approve additional unspecified expenditures to a maximum of fifteen percent of the total design fees as a contingency allowance to architectsAlliance, if deemed necessary; AND FURTHER THAT staff continue to provide updates to the Authority on the status of the project. CARRIED 42 J3ES. #A45/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY ROLE IN SUSTAINABILITY Overview of the work of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in furthering in development of more sustainable urban and rural communities. ( Sustainability Communities Res. #E4/04) Andrew Schulz Colleen Jordan THAT the program of activities set out in the staff report and as presented in the summary of The Living City Centre programs be endorsed; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to seek further opportunities and new partnerships which will support the efforts of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's member municipalities to create more sustainable urban and rural communities. RES. #A46/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED PEEL AND YORK CHILDREN'S WATER FESTIVALS Report on 2003 festivals and direction to participate and deliver Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) programs at the 2004 York and Peel Children's Water Festivals. (Sustainability Communities Res. #E5/04) Andrew Schulz Colleen Jordan THAT staff continue to work with the Peel and York Festival Planning Committees to deliver the education and stewardship programs and products to achieve the objectives of TRCA's watershed management plans and The Living City program; THAT staff continue to work with the Regions of Peel and York to assist them in achieving sustainability objectives in the planning and delivery of the children's water festivals; THAT members of the Authority be invited to attend the VIP day at the festivals (Peel Festival on May 31, 2004 and York Festival on Tuesday, May 18, 2004); AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to the Sustainable Community Board on the progress of these festivals. CARRIED 43 RES. #A47 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CITY OF TORONTO WET WEATHER FLOW MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN (WWFMMP) FINAL REPORT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) comments on the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan, Wet Weather Flow Policy, and opportunities for TRCA to assist the City of Toronto in the plan's implementation. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D3/04) Linda Pabst Bill O'Donnell WHEREAS the City of Toronto's Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan provides detailed recommendations for addressing stormwater, combined sewer overflow, and infiltration /inflow problems, which have been identified by the Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan (Clean Waters Clear Choices, 1994) and local watershed management strategies (Forty Steps to a New Don -1994, Legacy - A Strategy for a Healthy Humber -1997; and Greening Our Watersheds - Revitalization Strategies for Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks, 2002) as representing the most significant sources of impairment to Toronto's watersheds and waterfront; WHEREAS the City's WWFMMP study followed an innovative, comprehensive approach; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the Chair of the Authority send a letter of congratulations to the City of Toronto on the completion of the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan and express TRCA's intent to assist the City of Toronto with the plan's implementation; THAT the TRCA promote a consistent approach to wet weather flow management among all municipalities throughout the Toronto watersheds through inter - regional workshops and joint projects; THAT TRCA staff assist in WWFMMP implementation by incorporating specific actions within work programs including: watershed planning studies, wet weather flow policy, Regional Watershed Monitoring Network, ongoing education, outreach, stewardship and regeneration programs, and stormwater management technology performance evaluations; AND FURTHER THAT staff continue to meet regularly and work with City of Toronto staff on the completion of the technical and management guidelines to support the implementation of Wet Weather Flow Policy and projects. RES. #A48 /04 - CARRIED TRANSPORT CANADA'S GREEN SPACE MASTER PLAN Overview of the draft master plan for Transport Canada's Federal Green Space Lands and the proposed public consultation process. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D4/04) 44 Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Bill O'Donnell THAT staff review the master plan for Transport Canada's Federal Green Space Lands and prepare a follow -up report with recommendations to enable the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to provide comments directly to Transport Canada; THAT staff be directed to participate in the outlined public consultation process; THAT the TRCA continue to work with Transport Canada to ensure that planning for Green Space Lands achieves the implementation of the A Watershed Plan for the Duffins Creek and Carruthers Creek, the Rouge North Management Plan, the Eastern Markham Strategic Review and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan; AND FURTHER THAT staff prepare a report on the outcomes of the public consultation process, proposed governance models for the Green Space Lands and future partnership opportunities with Transport Canada. CARRIED RES. #A49 /04 - UPDATE ON THE WEB -BASED MAP DATA SERVER - "JUTURNA" PROJECT Report on the project close for JUTURNA (a pilot web -based data management and Geographic Information System) under the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) Regional Watershed Monitoring Program in the Humber watershed. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D5/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Bill O'Donnell THAT staff be directed to review the options for the expansion of this web -based map /data system to report on additional monitoring indicators in the Humber, other watersheds and the waterfront within the TRCA jurisdiction. RES. #A50 /04 - CARRIED UXVILLE PROPERTIES LTD. ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD HEARING Township of Uxbridge, Regional Municipality of Durham. Authorization for party status before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) on referrals related to a draft plan of subdivision and zoning by -law amendment to permit an industrial subdivision on the Oak Ridges Moraine. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D6/04) 45 Moved by: Seconded by Linda Pabst Bill O'Donnell THAT party status before the Ontario Municipal Board regarding approval of a draft plan of subdivision and zoning by -law amendment which are not in conformity with the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act and Plan, be authorized; THAT staff continue to work cooperatively with our municipal partners, provincial agencies and appellants by ensuring that the requirements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act and Plan are upheld; THAT staff be authorized to retain legal counsel to pursue this appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board; AND FURTHER THAT the Ontario Municipal Board and all parties and participants to the hearing be so advised. RES. #A51/04 - Moved by: Seconded by CARRIED ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE (ALHB) Status report on the survey and eradication efforts and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) expenditures in regard to ALHB (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D7/04) Linda Pabst Bill O'Donnell THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority continue to provide staff to assist in with field survey requirements at a total estimated cost of $365,000, to be reimbursed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), to the end of 2004; THAT staff continue to assist in the development and implementation of ALHB survey, data collection and eradication protocols, on a cost recovery basis; THAT staff be directed to identify potential TRCA properties that may be suitable for temporary wood collection and disposal operations in advance of the Ministerial Order; THAT staff be authorized to engage certified arboricultural contractor(s) to support the timely completion of the host tree removal program as requested by CFIA, subject to the conditions of TRCA's Purchasing Policy; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back on progress made towards a tree replacement program and implications for the TRCA. CARRIED 46 RES. #A52 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: MEANDER BELT WIDTH DELINEATION PROCEDURES To adopt a standard Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) protocol for meander belt width delineation. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D8104) Linda Pabst Bill O'Donnell THAT the report entitled "Belt Width Delineation Procedures ", prepared by Parish Geomorphic Limited, be adopted as the standard protocol for delineating the meander belt width of watercourses within the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA staff be directed to undertake the preparation of a guidance document for the application of meander belt width delineation principles, as well as other guidelines and objectives of the TRCA and its partner agencies, in the design of watercourse crossings. CARRIED RES. #A53 /04 - AMENDMENT TO TERMS OF REFERENCE Humber Watershed Alliance: 2004 - 2006 and Don Watershed Regeneration Council: 2004 - 2006. Amendments to Section 3 of the Terms of Reference for the Humber Watershed Alliance and Don Watershed Regeneration Council: 2004 -2006. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D9/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Bill O'Donnell THAT the following amendments be made to Section 3.0 of the Terms of Reference for the Humber Watershed Alliance: 2004 - 2006 and the Don Watershed Regeneration Council: 2004 - 2006: i) the membership from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) outlined in Section 3.1 be amended to read: "the Chair is Ex- officio "; and ii) the subsection reference to 3.1.3 in the second paragraph of Section 3.6 be amended to 3.3, such that the paragraph read: "Resignations may be filled based on the recommendation of the selection committee as described in Item 3.3 above. ". CARRIED 47 RES. #A54 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE NATURALIZATION AND FLOOD PROTECTION OF THE LOWER DON RIVER Additional members to be appointed to the Community Liaison Committee for the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 10/04) Linda Pabst Bill O'Donnell THAT the positions available to community associations on the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) that were still vacant by the time Resolution #A198/03 was approved at Authority meeting #7103, be filled with the community representatives listed in the staff report, to assist the TRCA and consultants in reaching out and maintaining contact with community residents, groups, associations and organizations; THAT the CLC provide community input to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) for the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project, as required; AND FURTHER THAT additional members of the public, as indicated in the staff report, be appointed to the Community Liaison Committee. RES. #A55 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Gerri Lynn O'Connor CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.8.1 - 8.8.21, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #1/04, held on February 6, 2004, be received. CARRIED RES. #A56 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION Moved by: Seconded by: Maria Augimeri Linda Pabst THAT Section II item 8.10, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #1/04, held on February 6, 2004, be received. CARRIED 48 RES. #A57 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Elaine Moore THAT Section II items 8.11 - 8.16, with the exception of 8.14 - Pine Valley Drive Link - OPA 600 OMB Appeal, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #1/04, held on February 6, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section II Items 8.11 - 8.16. with the exception of 8.14 PRODUCTION OF AN INTEGRATED WATERSHED TRAILS MAP (Executive Res. #B 16/04) HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES (Executive Res. #B 17/04) SHOREPLAN ENGINEERING LIMITED - CONTRACT EXTENSION (Executive Res. #B 18/04) TORONTO REGION SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM: TRANSITION PHASE/ ENVIRONMENT CANADA (Executive Res. #822/04) ADMINISTRATION FEES FOR PLANNING SERVICES AND PERMITTING (Executive Res. #823/04) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RES. #A58 /04 Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Gerri Lynn O'Connor THAT the committee move into closed session to discuss item 8.14 - Pine Valley Drive Link - OPA 600 OMB Appeal. ARISE AND REPORT RES. #A59 /04 Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Maja Prentice CARRIED THAT the committee arise and report from closed session. CARRIED 49 RES. #A60 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Elaine Moore THAT Section II item 8.14 - Pine Valley Drive Link - OPA 600 OMB Appeal, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #1/04, held on February 6, 2004, be received. CARRIED SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF ANOTHER BOARD RES. #A61 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF ANOTHER BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: Nancy Stewart David Barrow THAT Section IV item 9.3 - Phase 2 Consulting Assignment for the Sustainable Redesign of The Living City Centre at Kortright, contained in Sustainable Communities Board Minutes #1/04, held on February 6, 2004, be received. NEW BUSINESS RES. #A62 /04 - LAND ADJACENT TO WOOD GREEN RAVINE Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor Gay Cowbourne CARRIED THAT staff report back on the status of, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's interest in, the City of Toronto owned land adjacent to the Wood Green Ravine; AND FURTHER THAT the local councillor and the City of Toronto be so advised. CARRIED 50 TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:45 a.m., on Friday, February 27, 2004. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer t■ THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #3/04 March 26, 2004 The Authority Meeting #3/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Villae, on Friday, March 26, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:06 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member David Barrow Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Michael Di Biase Member Rob Ford Member David Gurin Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Peter Milczyn Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Chair ak Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Shelley Petrie Member Maja Prentice Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS Bas Balkissoon Member Frank Di Giorgio Member Bill Fisch Member Suzan Hall Member Cliff Jenkins Member Linda Pabst Member Michael Thompson Member 52 RES. #A63 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: Maria Augimeri Maja Prentice THAT the Minutes of Meeting #2/04, held on February 27, 2004, be approved. DELEGATIONS (a) CARRIED Mr. Peter Zimmerman, Housing Development Officer, City of Toronto, speaking in regards to item 7.2 - City of Toronto Land Adjacent to Wood Green Ravine. RES. #A64 /04 - DELEGATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Bill O'Donnell THAT above -noted delegation (a) be heard and received. CARRIED PRESENTATIONS (a) A presentation by Eva Ligeti, Executive Director, The Clean Air Partnership, in regards to the TRCA Role in Air Quality and the GTA Clean Air Partnership. RES. #A65 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Gerri Lynn O'Connor THAT above -noted presentation (a) be heard and received. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE (a) A letter dated March 8, 2004, from Keith J. McNenly, CAO and Clerk, Town of Mono, in regards to Town of Mono resolution concerning conservation authority funding. (b) A letter dated March 25, 2004, from Paul Bedford, Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, City of Toronto, in regards to item 7.2 - City of Toronto Land Adjacent to Wood Green Ravine. 53 RES. #A66/04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn Mason Glenn De Baeremaeker THAT above -noted correspondence (a) and (b) be received. CARRIED 54 CORRESPONDENCE (A) Town of Mono 397209 Moiw Centre Road 'K.R. #i Orangeville, Ontario L9W 2Y8 March 8, 2004 Ms- Kathy Stranks, Supervisor Board Member Services Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive Downsvlew, ON M3N 1S4 Dear- Ms. ..Stranks, During their meeting of February 24, 2004 Town of Mono passed the following resolution: Resolution #9.42004 Moved by McGhee - Seconded by Fowler THAT Council ,requests the membership of the conservation authorities enter into dialogue with the provincial government for funding that will enable effective implementation of poficies/orders in council. 'CARRIED" Yours truly, ,..„,e(17-H41 Keith J. McNenly, AMCT CAO and Clerk kelth@townofmono.com KJWim Copy: Glenn,Mason, Mono Representative Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Credit Valley Conservation Authority Tele}itone: (519)941 -3549 the 019)941 -9490 E -mail: m gto n- ar- mcno.com Web etc: warw-tc wn- af-mni 6.cam CORRESPONDENCE (B) 0111.TORONTO 1. 14, Urban Development SeMe4i Paula M. DA Commissioner,) March 25, 2004 Chair and Member Toronto and Region 5 Shoreham Drive Toronto, ON M3N 1S4 Re: City of Tor4 TRCA MeetiFl the e"nservation Authority Clry Plannlgt Dlvlalnn MeaO Hali.2?■ Floor 55 John Streit. , • Toronto. Oneino reSV 306 c. Land Adjacent to Wood Green Ravine) #3/04, March 26, 2004 It has come to my attF r staff report, which share with you some The Municipality of Expressway, which abandoned, Metro de Council designated to prepare a long -t 1 'Without going into to 1990s and adopted by1 Board, the Minister Q. for low density ho including extensive cir. technical City and ou; involved in the en , ion that at the upcoming meeting on 14arch 26, 2004, the Authority will consider a ;,with the above noted City of Toronto,jands. I would like to take this opportunity to ,•, at and aspects of the planning history umncerning these lands. I� l tropolitan Toronto originally acquired :)his vacant site for the Scarborough to connect the Gardiner Expressway -with Highway 401. When the project was ;tired these lands surplus to its needs. At !bait time, the former City of Scarborough 1 :orridor lands a Special Study Area and'directed staff to conduct a study of these lands trend use plan, which would provide a consistent framework for their development. many details, the subject property was ilart of a planning review conducted in the mid - t :arborough Council on May 27, 1997. rtth no appeals to the Ontario Municipal ilunicipal Affairs and Housing approvec. an Official Plan amendment which provided on the lands on November 18, 1997. lIhe study involved various stakeholders, "ultation with area residents, Metropolitan Toronto, special interest groups and other ie agencies. The Authority along with4he Ministry of Natural Resources were Mental assessment of the area and commented on the proposed land use. Paul J. Bedford Clad Planner and Executive Dlusdor Tel (416) 392.1772 Fax (416)392.6115 The property is deaig icd Low Density Residential in the curr.mt Scarborough Official Plan and is zoned Single - Family with a {xflding provision (H). Both the Official I`lan and zoning provisions provide for residential developm'e ithat would be compatible with the adjaEent neighbourhood. The holding provision cre permits passive rea tt .1:n and pedestrian /bicycle path uses on the site until an appropriate plan of subdivision, that among other obl ,ittves, would preserve the mature woodlnt surrounding the Danzig Creek, is approved, by Council. III " Similarly, the new T•I• LW Official Plan, adopted by Toronto Council in November 2002, designates the property u Neighbor ;cod„ which provides for low scale residential uses. Lands immediately to the south are designated Parks and: I `en Space Area (Natural Area) to reflect die woodlot and the ravine along the Danzig Creek. In accordance rich the natural heritage policies of the Fllan, new development will have to recognize and protect the wood) extending along the southern boundarLr of the site. While adhering to the environmental polici li£ the Plan, new development must also address other important objectives of the Plan, such as housing polio{; ithat advocate the provision of a wide r. ge of housing in terms of form, tenure and 56 Ace r l' � _ 2 2l,needs of residents. ww affordability to nieet.i: As pan of the new P1l►u:; developaieai, the City undertook a Natural Heritage Stndy-itispartnership;with the TRCA. This land if L letitified by the -study as. having natural'fseritage value. The hew Place, ;however, excluded the land fro ihe:Natviil•Heritage'System (shown, oa1Map 9 of the Plan), in recognition of the dear intention, arising out 'the review in the mid -1990s and subseghent rezoning of the property, that it -be developed for housiii : `]. _; ' r.�- The new Plan providi ":t iaiaaced strategy to direct developmetivof Toronto over.the nest'30 years, taking into consideration ss interests and desires of present and future residents. The site* question eras considered by Scubo . tgh Council in the past and recently by.:Toronto Council, and both_times, the ` Councils adopted a p " lion that a low scale residential develop t,complimenting the existing surrounding community is an app ' riate choice for the site. - t.., ;i =. Yours truly, Pauli-. Bedford Chief Planner and, City Planning Divisia give Director 57 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A67/04 - WHITE PAPER ON WATERSHED -BASED SOURCE PROTECTION PLANNING Review and Comments Comments on the White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning; endorsement of the proposed source protection planning region; and approval of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's proposed role as the lead conservation authority for that planning region. Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor David Barrow THAT the proposed source protection planning region involving the jurisdictions of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) be endorsed; THAT TRCA act as the lead conservation authority for this source protection planning region; THAT TRCA staff work with staff of CLOCA and CVC to develop a memorandum of agreement, for approval by each conservation authority board, setting out the terms of administration among the three conservation authorities in the planning region; THAT staff report back on the proposed details of implementation in this region, including the Source Protection Planning Committee membership and work program, at such time as legislation is tabled; THAT the Chair forward a copy of the Authority resolution and this staff report, including TRCA comments on the "White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning ", to Conservation Ontario for inclusion in their consolidated conservation authority comments to the Ministry of the Environment; THAT the Chair forward a copy of the Authority resolution and comments on the "White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning" to member municipalities, CVC and CLOCA; THAT TRCA staff continue to participate in Conservation Ontario's technical staff team on source protection; THAT TRCA continue to support the efforts of Conservation Ontario to secure sufficient additional resources from the Province of Ontario to enable conservation authorities and their partners to complete and implement source protection plans; THAT TRCA staff continue to work with member municipalities in undertaking the five year program of watershed planning to meet the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and consider opportunities for addressing the anticipated requirements of source protection; 58 AND FURTHER THAT TRCA staff continue to pursue the development of a pilot source protection plan in the Duffins and Carruthers Creeks watersheds. CARRIED BACKGROUND On February 12, 2004, the provincial government released the "White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning" for public comment by April 12, 2004. The White Paper builds on the report of the Provincial Advisory Committee on Watershed -Based Source Protection, issued in May 2003, and responds to a recommendation of that Report which called for additional stakeholder consultation. The White Paper proposes a framework for the proposed source water protection legislation, including additional details around local stakeholder and public involvement in the source protection planning process and an approval process for plans. The White Paper also outlines ways to enhance Ontario's management of water takings and the concept of water taking charges. TRCA staff have participated with Conservation Ontario throughout the Walkerton Inquiry to promote the need for watershed -based source protection, as a first step in a multi- barrier approach to the protection of water supplies. The TRCA regards source protection planning as a component of overall watershed planning, and is committed to continuing its partnership with municipalities and other watershed stakeholders as an effective means of preparing and implementing any new requirements associated with source protection planning and implementation. TRCA comments on White paper Overall, TRCA is pleased with the White Paper and the provincial government's commitment to move quickly on the development of a watershed -based source protection program for Ontario. We are encouraged to see that the White Paper addresses comments made by the Authority and Conservation Ontario on the Advisory Committee Report, particularly on the need to provide for the involvement of all municipalities within a watershed and all key local stakeholders during the source protection planning process. We are further encouraged by the province's willingness to explore at least one "user pay" approach to addressing the funding requirements necessary for source protection, through the investigation of water use charges. The following report summarizes TRCA's detailed comments on the White Paper, by identifying the implications to TRCA and recommending a suggested approach for administering the given issue within the TRCA region. Specific recommendations and comments on the White Paper are shown in italics, and will be provided to Conservation Ontario for inclusion in their consolidated comments to the province. Page references refer to the relevant section of the White Paper. 59 Introduction, Purpose and Need The province rightly identifies that source protection planning (SPP) is about protecting the quality and quantity of drinking water, but should be aware that the improved management of water takings is only one aspect of water quantity management. In the TRCA jurisdiction, land use changes and associated impacts on watershed water budgets have the potential to impact drinking water quality and quantity significantly, particularly for those users reliant on groundwater (Ref. p. 1). The province should ensure that the source protection program recognizes the need to manage other impacts on water quantity, in addition to water takings. TRCA is encouraged by the acknowledgement that source protection plans would help maintain and enhance the ecological, recreation, and commercial values of water resources (Ref. p. 9). TRCA strongly believes that a minimum level of source protection planning and implementation requirements must apply to lands served by the Great Lakes water supply. This will ensure equity across all landowners and avoid a situation where future development of the Great Lakes water supply sources become more economically competitive than inland alternatives, due to the implications for SPP restrictions. This still recognizes that areas of direct threats to inland sources of drinking water may require greater regulations (Ref. p. 9). Source protection legislation should apply, at least to a minimum level of requirement, to all lands served by the Great Lakes water supply. Watershed Regions The proposed legislation would recognize groupings of existing conservation authority (CA) watershed jurisdictions, as a means of pooling resources, sharing expertise and coordinating work. Watershed regions would be designated through an agreement between the Minister of the Environment and the affected conservation authorities. The TRCA jurisdiction is proposed to be part of a watershed region, including CVC's and CLOCA's jurisdictions. This proposal was developed in discussion among senior CA staff within the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition. There is sound rationale for this grouping in that the three CAs: • share the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) and associated hydrogeological, hydrological, and water supply similarities; • have experience working together through the York -Peel- Durham - Toronto groundwater management study; • share common regional municipalities with TRCA; • share common planning and implementation issues; and • can offer efficiencies in developing common, consistent solutions. 60 Given the complexity of issues across this watershed region, it is expected that source protection plans would be developed at the individual watershed scale (e.g. Credit River, Humber River, etc.), while efficiencies and consistency in approaches would be ensured through coordination of the three CAs into one region. TRCA supports the concept of watershed regions and recommends the CVC, TRCA and CLOCA watershed jurisdictions be grouped into one watershed planning region for the purposes of source protection planning. Lead CA In watershed regions having greater than one CA, the proposed legislation would provide for a lead CA to be designated for administrative purposes. The lead CA would have responsibilities for the following activities: • establishing a Source Protection Planning Committee (SPPC; see below) for the region, ensuring proper stakeholder representation and recommending a chair; • coordinating technical experts and resource sharing; and • assisting each Source Protection Planning Board (SPPB; i.e. the individual CA board; see below) in establishing work planning priorities. Senior staff of the three CAs within the CVC - TRCA -CLOCA watershed region have recommended that TRCA act as the lead CA for the region, considering our central location, representation of most regional municipalities on our Authority board, and our experience with multi - stakeholder committees. TRCA supports the need for a lead CA and proposes to act as lead CA in the CVC - TRCA -CLOCA region. The White Paper provides few details with respect to the anticipated reporting and other administrative requirements between the lead CA and the province. It is understood that the role of the lead CA and its SPPB is strictly administrative and does not involve a responsibility for ensuring that source protection plans meet the legislative requirements, other than for plans completed within its own jurisdiction (i.e. the SPPBs of the other CAs in the region will be responsible for their own plans). The source protection planning legislation and regulations should clarify the roles of the lead CA with respect to reporting requirements with the province and approval requirements, if any, for plans completed within its region (other than plans carried out within the lead CA's own jurisdiction). Source Protection Planning Board (SPPB) For watersheds in the province where there are CAs, such as is the case here, the "SPPB" would be the board of the CA. The SPPB's primary source protection responsibility would be to review the work of the Source Protection Planning Committee (SPPC; see below), specifically: 61 • reviewing and approving the Terms of Reference for the source water protection planning process based on the legally binding directions provided by the Ministry of Environment (MOE); • ensuring that the source water protection assessment and plan comply with the requirements of the legislation and the provisions of the Terms of Reference including the provisions governing public participation; • working with the SPPC towards achieving supporting resolutions from 100% of municipal councils; and • seeking formal documentation of the level of support for a source water protection plan. The White Paper includes a general reference to the potential requirement for the SPPB to undertake "other tasks ", as may be specified in the legislation. TRCA generally supports the role of the SPPB, subject to further review of the legislation and regulations. Source Protection Planning Committee (SPPC) The proposed legislation would outline a role for a multi - stakeholder source protection planning committee (SPPC). The SPPC's primary functions would be to: • develop Terms of Reference for the source water protection plans within the watershed; • provide direction for the development of the draft source water protection assessment and source water protection plan for each watershed in accordance with the legislation and regulations; • ensure the best available science is used; • work with the SPPB to achieve supporting resolutions from 100% of municipal councils; • establish and co-ordinate a transparent local consultation process. TRCA is especially pleased that the White Paper has addressed the TRCA's comments on the earlier advisory committee report, regarding the need for greater opportunities for meaningful involvement of all municipalities and local stakeholders in the planning process. There would now be a requirement for the establishment of a sub - committee with representation from all watershed municipalities and provision for the creation of sub - committees for other stakeholders, as necessary. The legislation / regulations should clarify that the "watershed sub - committee with representatives of all municipalities in the watershed region" would allow for modification in regions where source protection plans will be prepared for individual watershed units, such that the sub - committee need only involve municipal representatives from the affected municipalities within that individual watershed. The legislation / regulations should allow for the combination of municipal representatives and other stakeholders on one sub - committee. 62 Senior staff of the three conservation authorities have met to discuss considerations for the administration of source protection planning within this planning region and a process for establishing a Source Protection Planning Committee (SPPC). Figure 1 illustrates the proposed administrative and reporting framework for this watershed region. It is proposed that a source protection "Coordinating Committee ", comprised of the general managers, Chairs, and senior technical staff of each of the three CAs, serve as a secretariat for coordinating reports to the SPPC and ensure that directions from the SPPC are carried out. Within the TRCA jurisdiction, staff envision the continuation of our successful watershed advisory committees (e.g. Humber Watershed Alliance, Rouge Watershed Task Force, etc.) as the body overseeing the preparation of watershed based SPPs in concert with watershed plans. These committees would represent the "sub- committees" permitted within the proposed legislation, and would allow for involvement by all affected municipalities and stakeholders. Figure 1 CVC -TRCA -CLOCA Watershed Region Proposed SPP Administrative Framework and Reporting 1 Source Protection Coordinating Committee 1 Legend SPP - source protection plan SPPB - source protection planning board (ie. local CA board) Membership of the SPPC would be restricted to a maximum of fifteen members representing a prescribed set of interests, as set out in the White Paper and as identified in italics below. Within the CVC - TRCA -CLOCA region, the following membership is proposed in bold within this prescribed composition: 63 -Five municipal representatives Each of the following regions would be asked to appoint one representative: • Durham Region • York Region • Peel Region • City of Toronto • Halton Region One to two First Nations • a First Nations representative One to two public health bodies • a Regional Health Unit representative • a group such as "Doctors for a Safe Environment" or another regional /provincial Health representative One to two members from the agricultural sector • Ontario Federation of Agriculture • a local agricultural advisory group representative One member of the public • a prominent citizen, having familiarity with watershed planning and source protection issues from throughout the watershed region Four to five other members representative of other stakeholders (to be determined locally) • a representative of the Urban Development Institute • a representative of a broad base of environmental interests • a representative of the aggregate sector • a representative of rural landowners Chair: a community leader having familiarity with issues and experience working with municipalities and stakeholders from throughout the region. Modifications to this membership may be permitted by MOE, if sound rationale is provided. Provincial and federal representatives would participate ex officio on the SPPC or any of its sub - committees. The selection process would involve a combination of active recruitment and a public application process. Regional municipalities would be invited to appoint a representative. For the remaining positions, a selection committee comprised of the Chair and General Manager of each of the three CAs would review all applications and potential recruits to select the committee members. Selection criteria would include: 64 • familiarity with source protection issues throughout the region; • demonstrated respect and regard as a representative of the stakeholder interest; • previous experience on multi - stakeholder committees; and • familiarity with the latest science and management practices involving watershed approaches, source protection and implementation mechanisms. The Minister of the Environment would appoint the chair of the SPPC, based on recommendations from the TRCA, acting as lead CA in this watershed region. Terms of Reference for SPPs and Technical Process Given that the White Paper is outlining information that would be included in legislation or regulations, it is understandable that the level of detailed technical information in the White Paper is limited. Although TRCA staff support the general outlines for the minimum components in the Terms of Reference, assessment reports and SPPs, staff do have some concerns with the examples provided in the Appendices to the White Paper. The appendices do not appear to be consistent with the scope of work outlined in the main report. As the technical content and process for source protection planning is developed, the province should ensure that the requirements are consistent with the intent and scope of work outlined in the White Paper. In addition to collecting information on water supplies, water demand and potential sources of contamination, the initial technical assessment must determine the watershed functions that contribute to the maintenance of those supplies and the potential threats to those functions. Furthermore, we would advocate that the generic watershed planning process, outlined in the "Lessons Learned and Best Practices in Watershed Planning" Demonstration Project (CVC, TRCA and GRCA, 2003) developed for the province, provides a basic framework for source protection planning. We recommend that any technical requirements and process be presented within that framework, in an effort to facilitate coordination with ongoing watershed planning studies, such as those being completed to fulfill the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan requirements. TRCA staff are in the process of developing a proposed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the completion of a source protection plan for the Duffins and Carruthers Creeks watersheds, based on the knowledge gained from the extensive studies undertaken as part of the recently completed watershed plan, wellhead, water use and contaminant inventory studies being led by the Region of Durham. Staff believe that the insight gained from these studies help to position this watershed as a candidate for a pilot project. The outline should prove as a useful case study in providing further comment to the SPP program development. SPP Approval Process As set out in the White Paper, the SPPC would recommend the final source protection plan for approval by the local SPPB, who would, in turn, recommend the plan for approval by MOE, only after having received confirmation of approval of the plan by all affected municipal councils (see Figure 2). 65 Figure 2 If any changes, then refer back to SPPC and Watershed Sub - committee CVC — TRCA — CLOCA Watershed Region Proposed Final SPP Approval Process Recommend approval If approved by SPPC and 100% municipalities 100% municipal resolutions of approval Recommend approval Legend SPP = source protection plan SPPB = source protection planning board. (i.e. local CA board) Water Takings Management and Charges Recommend approval . kp,sh drrY. b " =cormm tte'e The White Paper includes a discussion of approaches being considered by the Ministry of the Environment to improve the rules and processes associated with water takings, including the "Permit To Take Water" (PTTW) program, and explores a framework for how Ontario could charge for water takings. A proposed framework for water taking charges is to be brought forward in spring 2004. This water use management initiative is a continuation of steps taken by the provincial government in April 2003, involving the moratorium on new commercial PTTW on the Oak Ridges Moraine, and the extension of that moratorium in December, 2003 to new or expanded PTTW for water bottling operations and certain other commercial takings throughout Ontario. The moratorium is in effect until December 31, 2004, at which time the province intends to have new rules in place. 66 TRCA strongly supports MOE's efforts at improving the management of water takings through enhanced stakeholder notification (particularly noting a role for conservation authority involvement), improved science and tools, strengthened requirements for monitoring and reporting, enhanced guidelines for PTTW reviews and the promoting of water use efficiency and conservation, as outlined in the White Paper. These steps are critical to overall water management, including source protection. They are also consistent with Authority Resolution #A289/02 which called for MOE to review the PTTW process, improve the water taking database, and work with conservation authority staff in ensuring that water use decisions could be made within a watershed context. Awareness, Involvement, Notification It has already been proposed that there be a requirement for those submitting a PTTW application to provide enhanced notification of interested parties through increased landowner contact and notice to municipalities and conservation authorities. At present TRCA has an informal agreement with Central Region MOE for the circulation of certain surface and groundwater PTTW. While TRCA supports the role of conservation authority staff in reviewing and commenting on PTTW, based on available watershed information and direction provided within the overall watershed management plans, the provincial government should recognize that additional resources are required to fully support this service. These resource needs should be considered as part of the review of funding mechanisms for the source protection program. MOE should consider efficient mechanisms for ensuring that PTTW for temporary uses (i.e. less than one year), agricultural irrigation and emergency situations, which are not currently posted, are considered within the context of the watershed -based source protection plan. In the interests of maintaining a database of actual water use in the watershed and improving water management decisions, MOE should consider mechanisms for requiring a "notice of withdrawal" by large water users, who may be exempt from the PTTW requirement (e.g. livestock watering). Monitoring and Reporting TRCA strongly supports the need for monitoring of actual water use, as an essential database for calculating water budgets and developing watershed plans, including source protection plans and water allocation strategies. Staff recommend that MOE's PTTW database be expanded to include fields for estimated actual use, actual use and total permitted volumes. The watershed -based source protection plan should be required to provide guidance on locations where more than a minimum monitoring and reporting frequency is required, based on the sensitivity of the system. Guidelines for PTTW Applicants and Reviewers The guidelines should require the application and review to be consistent with any recommendations of the watershed -based source protection plan and any established water allocation strategy. 67 The guidelines should address "grandfather clauses" (i.e. existing water takers in the province who have indefinite permits). ' Water Use Efficiency and Conservation TRCA supports MOE's commitment to promote best conservation practices by all water takers. MOE should consider making the preparation of a water conservation strategy a requirement of the watershed -based source protection plan, recognizing that not all water takers require PTTW. The source protection planning process would be a timely point at which to identify priority water conservation measures and targets for all water users and appropriate local delivery mechanisms (e.g. education programs) for implementation. The province should support water management and industry associations and other groups who have taken the lead and could continue to take the lead in preparing guidelines and handbooks of best practices. The province should investigate the opportunity to promote conservation by employing a water taking charge reduction as an incentive for good practice. Water Taking Charges TRCA is supportive of the proposal to apply charges to water takings, provided that the revenue generated is used to support the cost of the programs needed to ensure the protection of water supplies. We believe this "user pay" approach is fair and, if linked with volume of water use, can provide an incentive for conservation. Since 1997 many of TRCA's regional municipal partners have been funding our watershed management programs, in part, from their water rate revenue. By applying a charge to other water users, MOE will be effectively ensuring fairness by having all water users contribute to the cost of watershed management. The water taking charges should consider use (consumptive vs. non - consumptive), source (surface /ground), applicant (i.e. individual, corporate, agricultural, municipal) and volume. Staff support the approach of introducing an application fee and then an annual fee, based on actual volume of water used. Such a process could be phased -in, using a nominal across - the -board fee, and then gradually increased as monitoring and reporting technology and adequate review of rate structures permits. MOE should have consideration for individuals who hold multiple permits (e.g. golf courses may have four permits, allowing them to pump from groundwater, river or surficial ponds, depending on conditions). These users should not be penalized, as their current system allows them to employ best practices and conservation. Likewise, the water taking fee structure should include provision for fee reductions, based on efforts for best practice. Non - consumptive uses (Le. water is not removed from its source) should have a permit fee, but not an ongoing charge. Irrigation should be considered a consumptive use, due to losses through evapotranspiration. 68 TRCA staff will continue to participate in consultations regarding the water taking proposals, including the MOE- Conservation Ontario workshop to be held on March 22, 2004. DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE A number of "next steps" can be identified, in relation to continued input to the provincial government consultation on the White Paper, ongoing source protection program development and preparatory work in the CVC -TRCA -CLOCA watershed region: • TRCA staff will attend a provincial- Conservation Ontario consultation on the proposed changes to the water taking program and water taking charges, on March 22, 2004. • TRCA staff and several of its watershed advisory groups will be represented at the provincial government's "Toronto" consultation on the White Paper, to be held March 23, 2004. • TRCA staff will continue to participate in the Conservation Ontario technical team, in support of Conservation Ontario's representatives on the provincial working groups and committees. • The CVC - TRCA -CLOCA "Coordinating Committee" will continue to meet to develop a draft agreement on the administration within this watershed region and details around the Source Protection Planning Committee. • TRCA staff will continue to develop terms of reference for the Duffins and Carruthers Creeks watersheds. Report prepared by: Sonya Meek, extension 5253 For Information contact: Sonya Meek, extension 5253 Date: March 16, 2004 MOTION TO RE -OPEN RES. #A68/04 - WHITE PAPER ON WATERSHED -BASED SOURCE PROTECTION PLANNING Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Nancy Stewart THAT item 7.1 - White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning, be re- opened. , CARRIED 69 RES. #A69/04 - WHITE PAPER ON WATERSHED -BASED SOURCE PROTECTION PLANNING Moved by: Frank Dale Seconded by: Dave Ryan THAT Resolution #A67/04, be reconfirmed as follows: THAT the proposed source protection planning region involving the jurisdictions of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) be endorsed; THAT TRCA act as the lead conservation authority for this source protection planning region; THAT TRCA staff work with staff of CLOCA and CVC to develop a memorandum of agreement, for approval by each conservation authority board, setting out the terms of administration among the three conservation authorities in the planning region; THAT staff report back on the proposed details of implementation in this region, including the Source Protection Planning Committee membership and work program, at such time as legislation is tabled; THAT the Chair forward a copy of the Authority resolution and this staff report, including TRCA comments on the "White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning ", to Conservation Ontario for inclusion in their consolidated conservation authority comments to the Ministry of the Environment; THAT the Chair forward a copy of the Authority resolution and comments on the "White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning" to member municipalities, CVC and CLOCA; THAT TRCA staff continue to participate in Conservation Ontario's technical staff team on source protection; THAT TRCA continue to support the efforts of Conservation Ontario to secure sufficient additional resources from the Province of Ontario to enable conservation authorities and their partners to complete and implement source protection plans; THAT TRCA staff continue to work with member municipalities in undertaking the five year program of watershed planning to meet the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and consider opportunities for addressing the anticipated requirements of source protection; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA staff continue to pursue the development of a pilot source protection plan in the Duffins and Carruthers Creeks watersheds. CARRIED 70 RES. #A70/04 - CITY OF TORONTO LAND ADJACENT TO WOOD GREEN RAVINE Status of City of Toronto lands adjacent to Wood Green Ravine located east side of Manse Road, South of Lawrence Avenue East, City of Toronto (Toronto East Community Council) Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Rob Ford WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) had identified the parcel adjacent to Wood Green Ravine, as part of the City of Toronto's potential Natural Heritage System for the new Official Plan; WHEREAS the City of Toronto currently owns the said property; WHEREAS the TRCA is currently working with adjacent landowners to achieve the intent of the Natural Heritage System on private lands; WHEREAS TRCA staff are of the opinion that while these lands would not rank as a high priority for acquisition, but were they already in TRCA ownership, TRCA would not declare them as surplus as they do contribute to the limited natural heritage potential for the area; THEREFORE the TRCA recommends that the City of Toronto reconsider maintaining the entire block in its ownership for the purposes of achieving the objectives of the Natural Heritage System and appropriate related park purposes. RECORDED VOTE Maria Augimeri Nay David Barrow Yea Gay Cowbourne Yea Frank Dale Yea Glenn De Baeremaeker Yea Michael Di Biase Yea Rob Ford Yea David Gurin Nay Colleen Jordan Nay Glenn Mason Yea Peter Milczyn Yea Elaine Moore Yea Dick O'Brien Yea Gerri Lynn O'Connor Yea Bill O'Donnell Yea Shelley Petrie Nay Maja Prentice Yea Dave Ryan Yea Andrew Schulz Nay John Sprovieri Yea Nancy Stewart Yea 71 THE MAIN MOTION WAS CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority meeting #2/04, held on February 27, 2004, Resolution #A62/04 was approved as follows: THAT staff report back on the status of, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's interest in, the City of Toronto owned land adjacent to the Wood Green Ravine; AND FURTHER THAT the local councillor and the City of Toronto be so advised. The subject property, identified as Part 2 on Attachment 1, is part of a 17.5 acre parcel of land owned by the City of Toronto, identified as Parts 1 -6 on the attached sketch located between Coronation Drive and Lawrence Avenue East, east of Manse Road. For the purpose of providing a complete history of this location, we will be referring to the larger 17.5 -acre parcel as the Lawrence /Manse property. The Lawrence /Manse property was originally acquired for the Scarborough Transportation Corridor. It is vacant with no previous urban uses. The Lawrence /Manse property is bordered by existing townhouses on the west and apartments and single family uses on the east. It has a frontage of 78 metres on Lawrence Avenue East and 107 metres on Coronation Drive. In 1997 the Lawrence /Manse property was redesignated by OPA 983 and rezoned by Scarborough By -law No. 25138. The northern portion of the Lawrence /Manse property (north ' of the dashed line on the attached sketch) was designated and zoned for single family housing, and the remainder was either Open Space or Park. In June of 1999 the Lawrence /Manse property was put into the city's disposal process. The first step in this process is the circulation of the property to the city's agencies, boards, commissions and departments (ABCDs) to determine if there are any other city interests in the property. The site is then reviewed by two committees. The first is the Technical Working Committee (TWC) and the second is the Property Management Committee (PMC). The purpose of the TWC is to resolve any issues relating to the property such as encroachments and title problems. Where there is an interest from an ABCD, TWC determines if the use is appropriate, and where there is an interest from more than one ABCD, TWC determines which use is the more appropriate for the property, or will assist with negotiating a joint use of the property. TWC then makes a recommendation to PMC on what should be done with the property. This can include transferring jurisdiction of the property to an ABCD or declaring the property surplus to the city's requirements and selling it, or a combination of both. PMC reports and recommends disposal /use to Council through the Administration Committee and transfer of jurisdiction of the property to an ABCD to the Chief Administrative Officer. Housing First Initiative properties are put on hold while Shelter, Housing & Support undertakes the necessary due diligence work. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff have been a member of both committees since the beginning of 2000. 72 As a result of the circulation, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism (EDCT), Parks department indicated an interest in the southern portion of the Lawrence /Manse property and Shelter, Housing & Support indicated an interest in the northern portion. In 2000 the Toronto Police Services (TPS) also indicated an interest in the northern portion of the property. In early 2001 Ambulance Services indicated an interest in a joint use with TPS; EDCT Parks department indicated a requirement for a path on the eastern limit of the northern portion of the property for a connection from the open space to Lawrence Avenue East, and TRCA indicated a requirement to identify the northern limit of vegetation /valley on the open space parcel and provide a 10 -metre buffer in accordance with TRCA policies. This limit was surveyed and now forms the limit between Parts 2 and 5. In April 2001, the following were recommended by PMC: Part 1 - jurisdiction transferred to Toronto Police Service and Ambulance Services for the construction of a joint facility Part 2 - allocated for affordable housing purposes. The proposal to continue discussions with the Sisters of St. Joseph for the development of affordable housing be approved in principle, in order that the Sisters may proceed with a consultants feasibility study to assess the project, and Shelter, Housing & Support staff report back on results. Part 3 - retained for walkway purposes (access leading to Part 5 from Lawrence Avenue East). Part 4 - proposed public /private road. Toronto Police Services, Ambulance Services and Shelter, Housing & Support are to cooperate in the positioning of the proposed public /private road on Part 4. Part 5 - jurisdiction transferred to EDCT, Parks department for park purposes. Part 6 - retained for future road widening The entire Lawrence /Manse property was identified in the City of Toronto Natural Heritage Study, Final Report, December 2001. The Natural Heritage Study was a partnership between TRCA and the City of Toronto and was conducted to provide a preliminary framework in support of the natural heritage policies in the new City of Toronto Official Plan, adopted by Council on November 28, 2002. The Natural Heritage Study used a comprehensive evaluation system to analyze existing habitat conditions and model a potential future habitat scenario. In the Natural Heritage Study, the subject property under existing conditions contains a combination of medium to low quality meadow and forest habitat. The forest habitat is located on the eastern portion of the subject property. Under the modeled scenario, the subject property is targeted to become medium quality forest habitat. That is, if the subject property were to transition from meadow and forest to entirely forest over a period of time, the property would provide a net gain to the city's terrestrial natural heritage system. The subject property is included in the TRCA's Draft Natural Heritage Strategy. 73 Not all of the existing natural heritage features identified in the Natural Heritage Study are included in the new City of Toronto Official Plan (OP) Natural Heritage System. In this case, the OP does not include the subject property in the Natural Heritage System. Rather, the subject property is included in the "Neighborhoods" land use category. Policy 4.1 of the Official Plan identifies Neighborhoods as "...physically stable areas made up of residential uses in lower scale buildings such as detached houses, semi - detached houses, duplexes, triplexes, townhouses and interspersed walk -up apartments. Parks, local institutions, home occupations, cultural and recreational facilities and small -scale retail, service and office uses are also provided for in Neighbourhoods." The subject property does, however, directly abut a relatively wide "green corridor" extending south to the waterfront that is included in the OP's Natural Heritage System. This "green corridor" crosses three watercourses and includes the Area of Natural and Scientific Interest associated with East Point Park. Council of the City of Toronto, at its meeting held on July 22, 23 and 24, 2003, endorsed conducting a feasibility study with respect to implementing an affordable ownership demonstration project on Part 2 and report back on the results. Shelter, Housing and Support have indicated that they anticipate reporting back on the results of the study to Council in April 2004. The subject property has not been declared surplus by the city. RATIONALE The City of Toronto had its Natural Heritage Study completed which identified the natural heritage feature of the subject property in November of 2002 when the city adopted its new OP. The city made the decision to designate the subject property as residential rather than part of the natural heritage system. There is no new natural heritage information available at this time for the city to review if they were requested to reconsider its designation of the subject property. Report prepared by: Mike Fenning, extension 5223 and Steve Heuchert, extension 5311 For Information contact: Mike Fenning, extension 5223 or Steve Heuchert, extension 5311 Date: March 02, 2004 Attachments: 1 74 Attachment 1 PART 6 . 4414q.m. w gill .i +]i1:YiT/7a *3;117 vat to scAo IMO 0.2,: � e NN PO 3 - pq.m t PROPERTY INFORMATION SHEET CITY "OWNED LAND FORMER SCARBOROUGH TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR WARD 44 SCARSOROUGH EAST ZONING: ASSESSMENT ROLL. Ho. 75 RES. #A71/04 - TORONTO WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION CORPORATION - DELIVERY AGREEMENTS FOR THE PORT UNION WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND THE MIMICO WATERFRONT LINEAR PARK PROJECT To authorize Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) officials to reimburse the City of Toronto for expenditures incurred on these projects prior to signing the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) Delivery Agreements, subject to receipt of these funds from the TWRC. Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Di Biase Glenn Mason WHEREAS the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) included within its Development Plan and Business Strategy (October 17, 2002) $25 million for Strategic Projects outside the Central Waterfront area, $5 million within Year 1 (2003/04) for activities and expenditures for the Port Union and Mimico projects; WHEREAS Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has entered into Delivery Agreements with the TWRC to undertake the Port Union Waterfront Improvement Project ($16 million) and Mimico Waterfront Linear Park Project ($6.5 million); AND WHEREAS the City of Toronto, prior to and including 2003, had previously provided funds for the Port Union ($2 million) and Mimico ($270,000) projects through the Toronto Waterfront Capital Budget; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT TRCA officials be authorized to reimburse the City of Toronto up to $2 million for the Port Union Waterfront Improvements Project, subject to full payment from the TWRC; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA officials be authorized to reimburse the City of Toronto up to $270,000 for the Mimico Waterfront Linear Park Project, subject to full payment from the TWRC. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority meeting #9/03, held on November 28, 2003, Res #A245/03 was adopted authorizing TRCA officials to execute the delivery agreements for the Port Union Waterfront Improvement and the Mimico Waterfront Linear Park Projects. The approval by City of Toronto Council (April 2003) for the TWRC 2003/2004 budget included $4 million (Port Union, $2 million for pre - delivery agreement costs) and $770,000 (Mimico, $270,000 for pre - delivery agreement costs). The City of Toronto's portion is 1/3 as set out in the tri -party contribution agreement. The TWRC has confirmed that the City of Toronto has provided its full 1/3 contribution for the budget amounts for 2003/2004. 76 The TRCA has invoiced the TWRC for all expenditures incurred on these strategic projects since their inception. Invoices were prepared for the following time periods: (1) project inception through to July 18, 2001; (2) July 19, 2001 through to March 31, 2003; and (3) April 1, 2003 through to December 31, 2003. Invoice period 1 is under consideration as these funds were expended prior to any contribution agreement being in place. The TWRC has confirmed that cheques for invoice periods 2 and 3 will be provided to the TRCA. RATIONALE The City of Toronto has paid $2 million (Port Union) and $270,000 (Mimico) as well as committed to their 1/3 share of the Contribution Agreement for the Port Union Project ($4 million) and Mimico Project ($770,000). Through discussions with the City of Toronto Waterfront Secretariat, there was agreement that expenditures incurred on these projects prior to signing of the Delivery Agreements would be included within the 2003/04 funding envelope. The City of Toronto, through the Toronto Waterfront Secretariat, has set up receivables in the amount of $2 million for Port Union and $270,000 for the Mimico project, to be reimbursed by TRCA. FINANCIAL DETAILS The repayment of these funds to the City of Toronto is subject to receipt of monies from the TWRC, up to $2 million (Port Union) and $270,000 (Mimico). TRCA's obligation to reimburse the city is limited only to the actual amounts received from TWRC up to the limits identified. Report prepared by: Nancy Gaffney, extension 5313 and Larry Field, extension 5243 For Information contact: Nancy Gaffney, extension 5313 Date: March 15, 2004 RES. #A72/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CITY OF TORONTO'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECTOR INITIATIVE PROGRAM Funding Application Gerri Lynn O'Connor David Barrow THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) apply to the City of Toronto's Economic Development Sector Initiatives Program (EDSIP) in support of The Living City programs. CARRIED BACKGROUND The goal of the City of Toronto's Economic Development Sector Initiatives Program (EDSIP) is to provide seed money for initiation or expansion of projects which are expected to yield substantial long -term economic development benefits for the City of Toronto, by contributing to the local economy through economic growth and job creation. 77 Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff have prepared an application to the City of Toronto's Economic Development department to receive funding from the EDSIP program. Funding received will be used to support market transformation projects of The Living City Centre, such as the Mayors' Megawatt Challenge, the Home Energy Clinic, Green Buildings (commercial and residential), Sustainable Schools, Greening Health Care and a program to advance the adoption of pollution prevention practices in small- to medium -sized manufacturing enterprises in the Toronto region, in conjunction with the Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA). RATIONALE Funding requested from EDSIP will be used for seed money for expansion projects that will yield economic benefits for the City of Toronto by contributing to sustainable development. These benefits are consistent with the goal of EDSIP. The Living City programs are also in line with the City of Toronto's strategy for urban /infrastructure development, pollution prevention and energy conservation. FINANCIAL DETAILS The amount requested is $60,000 for the 2004 fiscal year. Report prepared by: Anne Reesor, extension 5202 For Information contact: Andrew Bowerbank, extension 5343 Date: March 17, 2004 RES. #A73/04 - SALARY/WAGE ADJUSTMENT 2004 Recommendation of a salary/wage adjustment effective April, 2004, subject to funding availability as a result of final budget discussions with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's funding partners. Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor David Barrow THAT the Chief Administrative Officer, in consultation with the Chair of the Authority and the Chair of the Business Excellence Advisory Board, be authorized and directed to implement a 3% salary/wage adjustment, or such smaller percentage as may be necessary to meet the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's budget objectives, to be effective for the first pay period in April, 2004. CARRIED 78 RES. #A74/04 - PROHIBITION OF BUYING OR SELLING LIVE INVASIVE CARPS, SNAKEHEADS AND GOBIES Ministry of Natural Resources Proposal for Regulation Letter of support to the Minister of Natural Resources for the proposed regulation currently posted for comment on_the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry (EBR) which would prohibit the buying or selling of live invasive carps, snakeheads and gobies in an effort to assist in the control of invasive species introductions in Ontario's water. Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor David Barrow THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) send a letter to the Minister of Natural Resources as part of the public record in support of the proposed regulation to prohibit the buying or selling of live invasive carps, snakeheads and gobies during the 30 day comment period which closes on March 28, 2004; THAT this letter be circulated to Conservation Ontario, TRCA's watershed advisory council's, and Remedial Action Plan (RAP) teams advising them of TRCA's position; THAT staff be directed to further investigate TRCA's role in regards to invasive species issues through our work as a lead implementation partner for the Toronto and Region RAP and during the development of fisheries management plans; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to the Watershed Advisory Management Board with recommendations on TRCA's future actions and involvement in invasive species Issues in the Greater Toronto Area. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority Meeting #10/03, held on January 9, 2004, Resolution A286/03 was approved as follows: THAT staff continue to work directly with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (FOC) on a surveillance program for the grass carp; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back with status of these efforts. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has posted a proposal for a new Regulation which will "prohibit the buying or selling of live invasive carps, snakeheads and gobies". This new regulation requires amendments to Ontario Regulations 664/98 (Fish Licensing) under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. The proposal is currently in the comment period and posted on the EBR. 79 RATIONALE The purchase or sale of live invasive fish in Ontario (and the related possession and transport) results in a risk of possible escape and establishment of these species. There is then a subsequent risk that those species will cause detrimental impacts on ecosystems and require significant expenditures to control. The degree of risk depends on the physiological capability of the invasive species in question to survive and reproduce, as well as the potential for impacts on native fish communities and food webs. MNR's current legislation proposal intends to prohibit the buying or selling of live individuals of several high risk invasive species, including four species of carp, all 28 species of snakehead, and two species of goby. The goal of this new proposed legislation would be to minimize risk of escape or release into the wild of live invasive individuals. Carp are currently sold mainly for consumption while gobies may be spread by anglers using them as bait. Snakeheads are popular as food and for use in aquariums. For further details a copy of the EBR posting Registry Number RB04E6005) can be found at: http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envregistry/022478er.htm The MNR has been concerned with the presence of invasive species for many years. In the fall of 2003 a grass carp was found by TRCA staff in the mouth of the Don River during routine environmental monitoring. It was later positively identified by staff at the Royal Ontario Museum, Ichthyology Department. The positive identification of this grass carp at the mouth of the Don has prompted the MNR to act swiftly in developing this new regulation. The grass carp is one of several species in a group of fish known as asian carp. Also known as white amur, the grass carp belongs to the family Cyprinidae and is native to eastern Asia. This catch of the grass carp in the Don River was very significant because this specimen is potentially a harmful invasive species. Grass carp have had a negative effect on ecosystems where they have become established in areas of the United States. As well they have adversely impacted commercial and recreational fisheries. Grass carp feed extensively on aquatic vegetation, often uprooting large areas of vegetation leading to increased turbidity and poorer water quality. Other negative impacts on wetland habitats have also been documented. As per TRCA Resolution #A286/03, TRCA has continued to work closely with the MNR and the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans conducting an aggressive surveillance program to determine if there are more grass carp in the wild. To date, no other grass carp have been caught with this increased surveillance program. A 2004 spring electrofishing schedule has being developed which includes the Don River, Humber River and Rouge River estuaries, along with Grenadier Pond in High Park. TRCA is also tracking the distribution of rusty crayfish, as part of their invasive species efforts, through data gathered by the Regional Watershed Monitoring Program. 80 As part of TRCA's role as the lead implementation partner for the Toronto and Region RAP, staff have been dialoguing with representatives of MNR whom are responsible for issues pertaining to aquatic invasive species. Beth MacKay, Introductions Biologist from the MNR in Peterborough attended the February RAP Team meeting to discuss their current efforts. A subsequent meeting has been set up with key MNR and TRCA personnel in early April to further explore potential roles and support TRCA could provide in terms of this issue. Beth MacKay will also be speaking at the Annual Stewardship Forum on March 27, 2004 at Black Creek Pioneer Village which typically draws approximately 120 members of the public. Report Prepared by: Lisa Turnbull, extension 5325 and Rick Portiss, extension 5302 For Information contact: Rick Portiss, extension 5302 Date: March 22, 2004 RES. #A75/04 - "AFTER THE HURRICANE" Approval in principle for production of a 30- minute documentary on Hurricane Hazel and the resultant work of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor David Barrow THAT Robert Applebe Productions Inc. be retained to produce a 30- minute documentary on Hurricane Hazel and the work of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) at a cost not to exceed $125,000, excluding GST, subject to all funding being confirmed by Robert Applebe Productions Inc. prior to May 3, 2004; THAT should TRCA decide not to proceed with the project due to funds not being available by May 2, 2004, Robert Applebe Productions Inc. be reimbursed for expenses incurred up to a maximum of $5,000; THAT approval to enter into an agreement with Robert Applebe Productions Inc. be subject to a contract to be negotiated to the satisfaction of TRCA staff and solicitors; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED BACKGROUND 2004 is the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel and TRCA staff are planning promotional activities that are planned around the 50th anniversary including: a public event hosted by TRCA; public plaguing at the Old Mill / Bloor Streets; and presentations led by TRCA staff on TRCA's science / engineering aspect of flood management and emergency preparedness of storms. 81 Mr. Robert Applebe of Robert Applebe Productions Inc. prepared a proposal for a documentary to profile the work of TRCA under the belief that the anniversary of Hurricane Hazel will have great momentum which makes this year the ideal time to produce a video like this. Staff entered into discussions with Mr. Applebe in regards to the proposed documentary as a complement to the proposed recognition events, and as a possible method of revenue generation. RATIONALE The 50th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel presents an excellent opportunity to capture, in an engaging way, the important work of TRCA in the area of storm / flood management and safety measures that have been subsequently put into place by TRCA. The documentary will be produced in digital video with professional filmmakers and with a recognizable Canadian on- camera host. The footage will be a combination of stock footage and present day live footage, with the show host doing an introduction and wrap, as well as off - camera narration. Live interviews will be filmed in fashionable and modern ways comparable, if not exceeding, today's standards. The producer will arrange for and will deliver all necessary digital television videos accounted for within the production budget, and will also arrange for and have delivered to TRCA all DVD and VHS cassettes as required for direct sales. The producer will also share with TRCA in any revenues from the direct sales or television sales of the film in a formula to be worked out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff. The video is an excellent way to build awareness of TRCA (what we do, how we evolved and our relevance today), and to clarify misconceptions of the effects that storms have to our watersheds. This entertaining and informative video promises to get the media's attention and as the topic is hot and in the media, sales of this video at our conservation parks and other facilities will prevail. Benefits of the Project • Renew the focus of TRCA's relevant work; • Recognize the issues around storm / flood management; • - Clarify any misconceptions of the effects that storms have to our watersheds; • Revenue generating initiative; • Open the door for potential partnerships with the media and other sponsors; • Present The Living City messaging; • Raise awareness of TRCA's role in the community; • Increase donations to the Conservation Foundation. 82 FINANCIAL DETAILS Upon approval from the Authority and development of a contract to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, opportunities for financial support will be explored. The producer will approach potential sponsors for funding. Also, the producer will require assistance from Authority Members and the Conservation Foundation Board of Directors to approach stakeholders / partners as there are excellent funding opportunities with existing relationships that members have with corporate donors and municipal, provincial and federal partners. Funding for the research and development of the documentary will come from TRCA, and will be refunded in full and in first position to TRCA from all revenues. Funding for the documentary will come from as many federal and provincial funding agencies as possible, and from any eligible federal and provincial production tax credits where applicable. Television pre -sale commitments will be funded through TRCA with that money flowing directly back to TRCA upon payment from that television company. If we are unable to get preliminary interest / commitments, by May 3, 2004, TRCA would withdraw from the project. Should TRCA withdraw from the project by May 3, 2004, the costs for the producers time to make initial calls and do some preliminary research would be reimbursed, at an amount not to exceed $5,000. Potential Funding Sources: • Sponsors: Would give a letter of credit, line of credit or cheque. • First position network sale: If it's commissioned, they would have input, and the funding would be in the $15,000 - 25,000 range, depending on the product and what time slot it could go into. If it's an acquisition, they wouldn't have input and the funding would be in the $2,000 - 5,000 range. • TV stations: A licensing fee of $25,000 - 30,000 is a ballpark and they would have minimal input. • Pre -sale from Television Networks: Licensing fee commitment. When we deliver the video they pay us. • Provincial /Federal Funding Agencies: Telefilm Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation outright investment grant (could be 40% of budget). • TRCA's list of sponsors: Would give a letter of credit, line of credit or cheque. • Federal / Provincial Tax credit would be approximately 20% of labour cost. • Other sales to various markets. Report prepared by: Deanne Rodrigue, extension 5359 For Information contact: Deanne Rodrigue, extension 5359 Date: March 25, 2004 83 RES. #A76 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component / Don River Watershed and Rouge River Watershed Component Duke of Richmond Developments Inc., CFN 35039. Purchase of property located between Gamble Road and Jefferson Sideroad, east of Bathurst Street, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Don River watershed and Rouge River watershed. (Executive Res. #826/04) Moved by: -Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor David Barrow THAT 68.85 hectares (170.13 acres), more or Tess, of vacant land be purchased from Duke of Richmond Developments Inc., being Part of Lots 56, 57, 58, and 59, Concession 1 WYS and designated as Blocks 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144 and 1146 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by Rady - Pentak & Edward Surveying Ltd., dated April 10, 2002, together with easements for storm water outfalls across Blocks 1143, 1144 and 1146, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located between Gamble Road and Jefferson Sideroad, east of Bathurst Street; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A77 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component/Mimico Creek Watershed Jaroslaw and Olena Semotiuk, CFN 31809. Purchase of property at 55 Van Dusen Boulevard for erosion control and bank stabilization works located south of Bloor Street, west of Royal York Road, City of Toronto, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005" Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Mimico Creek Watershed. (Executive Res. #B27/04) 84 Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Rob Ford THAT 0.0127 hectares (0.0313 acres), more or less, of vacant land together with a temporary working easement and restrictive covenant on 0.0154 hectares (0.038 acres), more or less, be purchased from Jaroslaw and Olena Semotiuk, being Part of Block B, Plan 2673 and Part of Block A, Plan 4064, City of Toronto, located south of Bloor Street, west of Royal York Road; THAT the purchase price be $2.00 together with carrying out erosion control and bank stabilization works by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); THAT TRCA receive conveyance of the land required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT Gardiner Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A78/04 - CITY OF TORONTO Request for Permanent Easement for a 900 mm Diameter Storm Sewer Waterfront Watershed, City of Toronto, CFN 35156. Receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for a 900 mm diameter storm sewer, on the west side of Meadowcliffe Drive, south of Balcarra Avenue in Cudia Park, in the City of Toronto (Toronto East Community Council Area). (Executive Res. #828/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Rob Ford WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for a 900 mm diameter storm sewer, on the west side of Meadowcliffe Drive, south of Balcarra Avenue in Cudia Park, in the City of Toronto (Toronto East Community Council Area); WHEREAS it Is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act, to cooperate with the City of Toronto in this instance; 85 THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.085 hectares (0.21 acres), more or less, be granted to the City of Toronto for a 900 mm diameter storm sewer, said land being on the west side of Meadowcliffe Drive, south of Balcarra Avenue in Cudia Park, City of Toronto, as shown on a plan prepared by R. J. Burnside & Associates Ltd., Contract No. 03D4 -20WP, Drawing No. FIG 1, Sheet No. 1, revised February 20, 2004; THAT considerations be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs; THAT the City of Toronto fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation is to be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Toronto; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT the granting of this easement is subject to receipt of written approval from the City of Toronto Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Department who manage these lands on behalf of the TRCA; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter ' C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A79/04 - THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK Request for Permanent Easement for a 750 mm Diameter Sanitary Sewer Rouge River Watershed, Town of Markham, CFN 35098. Receipt of a request from the Regional Municipality of York to provide a permanent easement for a 750 mm diameter sanitary sewer, southwest of the intersection of Highway 7 and Markham Road in Milne Park, Rouge River Watershed, Town of Markham. (Executive Res. #B29/04) 86 Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Rob Ford WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the Regional Municipality of York to provide a permanent easement for a 750 mm diameter sanitary sewer, southwest of the intersection of Highway 7 and Markham Road in Milne Park, Rouge River Watershed, Town of Markham; WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the Regional Municipality of York in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.77 hectares (1.90 acres), more or less, be granted to the Regional Municipality of York for a 750 mm diameter sanitary sewer, said land being Part of Lot 9, Concession 7, as shown on a plan prepared by Totten Sims Hubicki Associates, Contract No. T- 03 -55, Drawing No. G -1, Sheet No. 3 of 10, revised November 6, 2003; THAT considerations be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs; THAT the Regional Municipality of York is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the Regional Municipality of York; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT the granting of this easement is subject to receipt of written approval from the Town of Markham Parks & Recreation Department who manage these lands on behalf of the TRCA; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED 87 RES. #A80 /04 - GTA - METROQUEST Development of a MetroQUEST tool for the Greater Toronto Area. (Executive Res. #B30/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Rob Ford THAT Envision Sustainability Tools be retained to develop a MetroQUEST tool for the Greater Toronto Area, at a cost not to exceed $100,000, plus GST; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) contribute $30,000 to the project; THAT participation by TRCA be subject to confirmation of $50,000 from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM); AND FURTHER THAT TRCA explore additional funding opportunities with the regions, municipalities and conservation authorities in the Greater Toronto Area for the remaining $20,000. CARRIED RES. #A81 /04 - REPRESENTATIVES ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES Appointment of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff and members to various committees. (Executive Res. #B31 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Rob Ford THAT Chair Dick O'Brien and Mr. Brian Denney, Chief Administrative Officer, be appointed as Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) representative and alternate, respectively, to Conservation Ontario; THAT Chair O'Brien be appointed as TRCA's representative and Mr. Brian Denney, Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Ron Dewell, Manager, Property /Asset Management, Ms. Adele Freeman, Acting Director, Watershed Management Division and Ms. Carolyn Woodland, Manager, Development Services Section be appointed as TRCA's alternates to the Rouge Park Alliance; THAT Councillor David Barrow, Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor and Councillor Maja Prentice be appointed to the Employee /Recognition Sub - Committee; AND FURTHER THAT the various organizations be so advised. CARRIED 88. RES. #A82 /04 - UPDATE ON WEST NILE VIRUS Participation in the West Nile Virus advisory committee and monitoring of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) property. (Business Excellence Res. #C2/04 and Res. #C3/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin David Barrow THAT staff be directed to continue to participate in the West Nile Virus Advisory Committee for the Regions of Peel, Durham, York and the City of Toronto; THAT staff be directed to continue to monitor mosquito populations on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) property and report back to the Business Excellence Advisory Board at the end of the 2004 monitoring programmes; AND FURTHER THAT posting notices about the safety of wetland areas be explored, in consultation with appropriate Parks and Regional Health Departments. CARRIED RES. #A83 /04 - EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SURVEY Report back on results. To report the results of the first annual Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Employee Engagement Survey and outline the planned actions to support and enhance the level of engagement of our employees and increase our overall organizational effectiveness. (Business Excellence Res. #C4/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin David Barrow THAT the results of the first annual Employee Engagement Survey be received and that the Annual Survey Framework and Action Plans be endorsed as an organizational performance measure for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. CARRIED RES. #A84 /04 - ABSENCE DUE TO ILLNESS POLICY Introduction and approval of an Absence Due to Illness Policy for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) employees that incorporates informal and unwritten practices. (Business Excellence Res. #C5 /04) . Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin David Barrow 89 THAT the Absence Due to Illness Policy as described in the following report, be approved and enacted immediately to support TRCA's excellent performance on lost time due to illness. CARRIED RES. #A85 /04 - SMOKING POLICY To change the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Smoking Policy to eliminate any situation where a TRCA employee is exposed to second hand smoke in the course of his or her work day. (Business Excellence Res. #C6/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin David Barrow THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) Smoke Free Policy that institutes a ban on smoking in any TRCA facility, vehicle or closed area be approved; THAT staff be directed to post no smoking signs at all TRCA locations including public use facilities that are used for private functions. CARRIED RES. #A86 /04 - PUBLIC COMPLAINT POLICY To have a process to allow members of the public to lodge a complaint with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff and have that complaint acted upon in a fair and equitable way. This is part of our strategy to be a more transparent, open and accountable organization. (Business Excellence Res. #C7/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin David Barrow THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Public Complaint Policy be approved and staff be trained to respond to public complaints and comments about our staff, volunteers, members and our communications. CARRIED 90 RES. #A87 /04 - POLICY AND PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS Creation of freedom of information and privacy policy and procedures for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto (CFGT). (Business Excellence Res. #C8/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Colleen Jordan THAT the amended Freedom of Information and Privacy Policy and Procedures be approved; AND FURTHER THAT Jim DiIlane, Director, Finance and Business Development be approved as the Freedom of Information Co- ordinator and Privacy Officer for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A88 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Bill O'Donnell CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.7.1 - 8.7.34, with the exception of 8.7.22 - 8.7.23, contained in Section I1 of Executive Committee Minutes #2/04, held on March 5, 2004, be received. RES. #A89 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Andrew Schulz Dave Ryan CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.7.22 - 8.7.23, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #2/04, held on March 5, 2004, be received. CARRIED 91. RES. #A90 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Frank Dale THAT Section II items 8.8 - 8.18, Inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #2/04, held on March 5, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section II Items 8.8 - 8.18, Inclusive REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY -OWNED LAND (Executive Res. #B36/04) FEES CHARGED TO PERMITS ASSOCIATED WITH A VIOLATION (Executive Res. #B37/04) THE CITY OF TORONTO VALLEY AND SHORELINE REGENERATION PROJECT (2002 - 2006) (Executive Res. #B38/04) CONTRACT FOR LOW LEVEL GATE REPAIRS AT G. ROSS LORD DAM (Executive Res. #839/04) FUEL STORAGE TANK AT G. ROSS LORD DAM (Executive Res. #840/04) CONTRACT FOR CLAIREVILLE DAM CONTROL ROOM REPAIRS (Executive Res. #B41 /04) URBAN STREAM CROSSING DESIGN GUIDE (Executive Res. #B42/04) TOPSOIL PLACEMENT - CLAIREVILLE CONSERVATION AREA (Exe'cutive Res. #843/04) MIMICO WATERFRONT LINEAR PARK (Executive Res. #844/04) SEWERSHED CHARACTERISTIC STUDY FOR THE GTAA - SUBCATCHMENT #219 (Executive Res. #B45/04) STORMWATER ASSESSMENT MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE (SWAMP) PROGRAM (Executive Res. #B46/04) SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A91 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Gerri Lynn O'Connor THAT Section IV items 8.19 - 8.20, inclusive, contained in Section IV of Executive Committee Minutes #2/04, held on March 5, 2004, be received. CARRIED 92 Section II Items 8.19 - 8.20, Inclusive REVISED PROJECT FOR THE ETOBICOKE MOTEL STRIP WATERFRONT PARK (March, 1993) (Executive Res. #B47/04) NEW BUSINESS (Executive Res. #B48/04) RES. #A92/04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Maria Augimeri THAT Section IV item 9.7 - Accounts Receivable Status Report, contained in Section IV of Business Excellence Advisory Board Minutes #1/04, held on March 5, 2004, be received. CARRIED NEW BUSINESS - APPROVAL OF ROAD WIDENING PROJECTS Moved by: Seconded by: Andrew Schulz David Gurin WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) appears to' be routinely permitting road widening projects that will inevitably lead to more urban sprawl, deteriorating air and water quality, and other negative consequences; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the TRCA oppose in principle all future road widening and extension projects which come before it; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA actively champion public transit improvements as an alternative to increasing road capacity. NOT CARRIED 93 TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:38 a.m., on Friday, March 26, 2004. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #4/04 April 30, 2004 The Authority Meeting #4/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, April 30, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member Bas Balkissoon ' Member David Barrow Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Bill Fisch , Member Rob Ford Member David Gurin Member Suzan Hall Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason ;: Member Peter Milczyn Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Chair Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Bill O'Donnell,' Member Maja Prentice Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member Michael Thompson Member REGRETS Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Michael Di Biase Member Frank Di Giorgio Member Cliff Jenkins Member Linda Pabst Member Shelley Petrie Member 95 RES. #A93 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Maja Prentice THAT Minutes of Meeting #3/04, held on March 26, 2004, be approved. CARRIED PRESENTATIONS (a) A presentation by Dena Lewis, Planning Ecologist, TRCA, in regards to item 7.1 - Terrestrial Natural Heritage Strategy. (b) A presentation by Chandra Sharma, Acting Specialist, Etobicoke - Mimico Watershed, of a painting of the Heart Lake Shoreline, donated by Gordon Stuart. RES. #A94 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Suzan Hall THAT above -noted presentation (a) be heard and received. CARRIED RES. #A95 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Maja Prentice THAT above -noted presentation (b) be heard and received. AND FURTHER THAT Mr. Gordon Stuart be thanked for his donation to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. CORRESPONDENCE (a) CARRIED A letter dated April 26, 2004, from Irene Jones and Suzanne Barrett, Co- Chairs of the Etobicoke and Mimico Creek Watersheds Coalition, in regards to item 11.2 - Provincial Policy for Secondary Uses in Hydro Corridors. 96 (b) A letter dated April 15, 2004, from Mark Carroll, Project Co- ordinator, Community Resource Centre, in regards to naming creeks in the Rouge watershed. RES. #A96 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: THAT above -noted RES. #A97 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: THAT above -noted CORRESPONDENCE Frank Dale Gay Cowbourne correspondence (a) was received. CORRESPONDENCE Gerri Lynn O'Connor David Barrow correspondence (b) was received. CARRIED AND FURTHER THAT correspondence (b) be referred to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and Rouge Park Alliance staff for a report to the Watershed Management Advisory Board. 5 97 CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE (A) ,._,..., Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks ETOBICOKE AND MIMICO CREEK WATERSHEDS COALITION April 26, 2004 Mr. Dick O'Brien, Chair TRCA 5 Shoreham Drive Toronto, ON M3N 1S4 Dear Mr. O'Brien: Re: Provincial Policy for Secondary Uses in Hydro Corridors The Etobicoke - Mimico Watersheds Coalition had before it, at its meeting on April 22, 2004, the staff report to the Watershed Management Advisory Board meeting #2/04. On behalf of the members of the Coalition, we would like to request an amendment to one of the recommendations which pertain to uses. In particular, we would ask the Authority's consideration in including urban agriculture to the list of uses so that the amended recommendation would state: "WHEREAS the TRCA supports and recognizes that hydro corridors are important public assets used for urban agriculture, transit facilities, trails, parks, wetlands and stormwater ponds, and provide an excellent opportunity for achieving the natural cover targets identified in the TRCA's TNHSS." The Etobicoke - Mimico Watersheds Coalition appreciates the opportunity to provide input to this very important matter. Yours truly, Yours truly, 9,t4fri r, , Irene Jones, Co -Chair Etobicoke - Mimico Watersheds Coalition cuzdt,10.4,4— Suzanne Barrett, Co -Chair Etobicoke - Mimico Watersheds Coalition 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, ON M3N 1S4 416 -661 -6600 98 CORRESPONDENCE (B) COmmu .. = : ° rce Centre 011..._..111111., 1149MeadowyaleRd. Scnrbcsrou9h, Ontario M1B 3W&........ Tele-4i6- 282-5911 Fax E-mail-nutsseitnansamarivatimai April 15, 2004 Toronto and Region Conservation 5 Shoreham Cr. Downsview, Ontario M3N 954 RECEIVED APR 1.9 2001 f,1! It To the Chair and Members of the Toronto and Region Conservation The Community Resource Centre is in the process of naming some of the creeks within the Rouge Watershed. We have chosen three creeks to name within the Town of Whitch un r- StautfvitIe, with one meandering into the northern district of the Town of elarkham in Dixon Hill. We require support from the jurisdictions and the stakeholders involved In recognizing thew creeks. We have attached a map outlining the creeks that we wish to recognize. The nameak that we have chosen are from the Ojibwe language. Traditionally we have recognized streets and creeks and such through our European heritage, or the names of wildlife found here. We would ask that we also support the heritage of the Native Canadians that were here for 1000's of years before any European set foot in Canada. The Community Resource Centre hopes that you will support us with these names and provide a letter of support so that we may take these names to the next step in the process. We have checked historical maps and documents and found no names associated with the features. It Is important that we name these creeks new as there will be new residents and pressures put on these natural features in the very near future. Names will give residents a sense of awareness and hopefully a greater sense of respect to these vital features within the towns. Rather than just saying it is the creek over there. it will have a personal touch when saying it is the creek that runs through. 11 The first creek starts and flows from Just south west of the Intersection of Bloomington Side Road and Highway 48 (Markham Road) and continues south through the Ministry of Natural Resources Ringwood Fish Culture Station property in the Town of WhitchurchStouffvilte . it continues along the west side of Highway 48. You can see it when you travel south bound on Highway 48 from the Bloomington Road. It runs under Bethesda road and actually runs along the road aide ditch Off and an south of Bethesda Rd. It then meanders through the Spring Lakes Golf Course end under the Intersection of Highway, 4$ and Stouffvilie Road and lrneflylmestireeupwlth another tributary of the Little Rouge River just southeast of the Intersection of Stoutfvpie and 48. We have taken its path and given it the Ojibwa name for this path. This is a second order stream classified through the Rouge North Management Plan. Please see the attached maps for locations. The Narrte proposed: River ZhMWakana : Pronounced shwa•kana OJibwe for, alongside the road it may be known as the'Rlver alongside the road" 2) The 6eoo►td creek has its start In the Hamlet of Bloomington. It meanders southward between 9Th Line and Highway 48 and passes the town of Stouffvtlle on its western edge. The creek passes wider Stouffvitle Road Just before the decorative Weioome to Stoufivllte sign as you enter the Town of Stoutfville. This creek carries on to the south of town where it meets the first creek mentioned. It is the predominant natural feature through the southwestern part of Stout/villa. It crosses the boarder into the municipality of Markham and through the hamlet of Don HilLlt crosses under Highway 48 et the intersection of 48 and 19th Ave. where you can see it meander along 19' Ave fora short distance when it turns and meets with the main branch of the Little Rouge River. 99 We have taken the name of a species of wIIdIffe using the creek Just to the south of the Town: of Stouffville. While monitoring this creek In 2002 and 2003 volunteers have come across a fairly large Snapping Turtle in the wetland that has developed beside Ringwood Drive in the Town of Stoufivitle. The proposed name: MIshlikenh Creek: pronounced Mish.ee -kane Ojibwe for Turtle It may be known as 'Turtle Creek" 31 The third creek we want to name Is actually the most northern creek In the Rouge Watershed. It has its start in the Hamlet of Bloominagton just •a few meters short of Bloomington Road on the eaStem edge of the hamlet It runs southward along 9 Line where It passes under Bethesda Sd Rd then turns west under 9"' Line and meanders west where it will meet up with the second creek that is being recognized We have taken the name of this creek by its location within the Rouge Watershed. Since It Is the most northerly tributary of the Rouge Watershed The proposed name. GINvedlnong Creek; pronounced —Gee —way - di - nong It may be know as The North Creek Please accept our thanks for your Consideration Sincerely Mark Carroll Project Coordinator Community Resource Centre -cc. Town of Markham Town of Whltchuech- Stouifvitle Rouge Park Alliance Tomato and Region Conservation Ynlnflm AM MA 1Afl % nflVPrvarinn Ojibwe for, North 100 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A98/04 - MANDATE OF CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES Overview of powers designated to a conservation authority and the resulting rules and regulations. Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Frank Dale THAT the staff report on the mandate of conservation authorities and the legislation and policies governing the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority be received. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Watershed Management Advisory Board Meeting #1/04, held on February 13, 2003, the members requested an overview of the powers delegated to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). It was agreed that a report and presentation should be made to the Authority for the benefit of all members of the Authority. In this regard, the following summary of the mandate of conservation authorities, the legislation governing the TRCA, the resultant policies and approval process, as well as other regulations and legislation that effects decisions of TRCA, is being provided. 1. Conservation Authorities Act The various levels of regulatory tools used by TRCA work in conjunction with one another to provide a comprehensive decision making process. Each conservation authority (CA) is established under the Conservation Authorities Act (CA Act), and is governed by the powers and regulations therein. The TRCA was established under the CA Act in 1957. The CA Act, an Ontario Statue, delegates certain rights and responsibilities to CAs. To enforce some rights and responsibilities, Ontario regulations been approved by the Minister of Natural Resources, whereas others are governed by the policies and procedures developed and approved by each CA individually, as prescribed for in the CA Act. The CA Act also allows CAs to approve a policy which determines the approval body for decisions made under certain regulations. In short, the Ontario regulation is approved by the Minister of Natural Resources, but the policies and procedures developed by a CA for administering regulations, and the decisions made under such regulations, are approved by the Authority or body designated by a CA. This hierarchy of regulatory tools can be summarized as follows: 101 Conservation Authorities-Act IObjects I IPowers of Authorities I IRegulations ITRCA Policies and Procedures I IBusiness Management I 1 _ 1 As indicated, two of the key sections of the CA Act are the Objects and Powers of Authorities, as outlined below. The Objects are the mandate of CAs, which is achieved by the Powers of Authorities. Attachment 1 provides a guide to the regulatory tools used by TRCA in developing programs as prescribed for in the Powers of Authorities. 1.1 Objects - Section 20 (1) The objects of an authority are to establish and undertake, in the area over which it has jurisdiction, a program designed to further the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural resources other than gas, oil, coal and minerals. (2) Despite subsection (1) and subject to any other legislation pertaining to these resources, authorities may enter into agreements to allow exploration, storage and extraction by others in order to share in the revenue from use of gas or oil resources owned by them if, (a) the use is compatible with the conservation, restoration, development and management of other natural resources; and (b) extraction occurs on land adjacent to, but not on, conservation authority land. 1.2 Powers of Authorities - Section 21 (1) For the purposes of accomplishing its objects, an authority has power, (a) to study and investigate the watershed and to determine a program whereby the natural resources of the watershed may be conserved, restored, developed and managed; (b) for any purpose necessary to any project under consideration or undertaken by the authority, to enter into and upon any land and survey and take levels of it and make such borings or sink such trial pits as the authority considers necessary; 102 (c) to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise and to expropriate any land that it may require, and, subject to subsection (2), to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of land so acquired; (d) despite subsection (2), to lease for a term of five years or less land acquired by the authority; (e) to purchase or acquire any personal property that it may require and sell or otherwise deal therewith; (f) to enter into agreements for the purchase of materials, employment of labour and other purposes as may be necessary for the due carrying out of any project; (g) to enter into agreements with owners of private lands to facilitate the due carrying out of any project; (h) to determine the proportion of the total benefit afforded to all the participating municipalities that is afforded to each of them; (i) to erect works and structures and create reservoirs by the construction of dams or otherwise; (j) to control the flow of surface waters in order to prevent floods or pollution or to reduce the adverse effects thereof; (k) to alter the course of any river, canal, brook, stream or watercourse, and divert or alter, as well temporarily as permanently, the course of any river, stream, road, street or way, or raise or sink its level in order to carry it over or under, on the level of or by the side of any work built or to be built by the authority, and to divert or alter the position of any water -pipe, gas -pipe, sewer, drain or any telegraph, telephone or electric wire or pole; (1) (m) to use lands that are owned or controlled by the authority for purposes, not inconsistent with its objects, as it considers proper; to use lands owned or controlled by the authority for park or other recreational purposes, and to erect, or permit to be erected, buildings, booths and facilities for such purposes and to make charges for admission thereto and the use thereof; (m.1) to charge fees for services approved by the Minister; (n) to collaborate and enter into agreements with ministries and agencies of government, municipal councils and local boards and other organizations; (o) to plant and produce trees on Crown lands with the consent of the Minister, and on other lands with the consent of the owner, for any purpose; (p) to cause research to be done; r r 103 (q) generally to do all such acts as are necessary for the due carrying out of any project. (2) If the Minister has made a grant to an authority under section 39 in respect of land, the authority shall not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the land under clause (1) (c) without the approval of the Minister. (3) The Minister may impose terms and conditions on an approval given under subsection (2), including a condition that the authority pay a specified share of the proceeds of the disposition to the Minister. 2. Ontario Regulations Further rights are given to CAs in the other various sections of the CA Act. Sections 28, 29 and 30 have accompanying regulations which are approved by the Minister of Natural Resources. Certain sections of the CA Act allow for the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations governing the content of regulations made by CAs. 2.1 Section 28 Section 28, and accompanying Ontario Regulation 158 - TRCA's Fill, Construction and Alteration to Waterways Regulation, is one of the most powerful duties of CAs under the CA Act. The Regulations by Authority outlined in Section 28 are as follows: Subject to the approval of the Minister, an authority may make regulations applicable in the area under its jurisdiction, (a) restricting and regulating the use of water in or from rivers, streams, inland lakes, ponds, wetlands and natural or artificially constructed depressions in rivers or streams; (b) prohibiting, regulating or requiring the permission of the authority for straightening, changing, diverting or interfering in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream or watercourse, or for changing or interfering in any way with a wetland; (c) prohibiting, regulating or requiring the permission of the authority for development if, in the opinion of the authority, the control of flooding, erosion, dynamic beaches or pollution or the conservation of land may be affected by the development; (d) providing for the appointment of officers to enforce any regulation made under this section or section 29; (e) providing for the appointment of persons to act as officers with all of the powers and duties of officers to enforce any regulation made under this section. 2.1.1 Ontario Regulation 158 Under Section 28 of the CA Act, the TRCA administers Ontario Regulation 158, TRCA's Fill, Construction and Alteration to Waterways Regulation. Works involving the placement of fill, including site grading, construction in a floodplain and alteration of a watercourse require a permit from the TRCA. Pursuant to this regulation, TRCA's permission is required to: 104 (a) construct any building or structure or permit any building or structure to be constructed in or on a pond or swamp or in any area susceptible to flooding during a Regional Storm; (b) place or dump fill or permit fill to be placed or dumped in the areas described in the schedules whether such fill is already located in or upon such area, or brought to or on such area from some other place or places; (c) straighten, change, divert or interfere in any way with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream, or watercourse. 2.2 Section 29 Section 29, and accompanying Ontario Regulation 119 - Conservation Areas - Metropolitan Toronto and Region, outlines the prohibited actions of the public in TRCA conservation areas. The'Regulations outlined in Section 29 are as follows: An authority may make regulations applicable to lands owned by the authority, (a) regulating and governing the use by the public of the lands and the works, vehicles, boats, services and things of the authority; (b) providing for the protection and preservation from damage of the property of the authority; (c) prescribing fees for the occupation and use of lands and works, vehicles, boats, recreational facilities and services; (d) prescribing permits designating privileges in connection with use of the lands or any part thereof and prescribing fees for permits; (e) regulating and governing vehicular and pedestrian traffic and prohibiting the use of any class of vehicle or classes of vehicles; (f prohibiting or regulating and governing the erection, posting up or other display of notices, signs, sign boards and other advertising devices; (g) prescribing terms and conditions under which horses, dogs and other animals may be allowed on the lands or any part thereof; (h) subject to the Forest Fires Prevention Act and the regulations made thereunder, prohibiting or regulating and governing the use, setting and extinguishment of fires. Section 29 (2) - Offence, stipulates that: Every person who contravenes any regulation made under this section is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $1,000. 2.3 Section 30 Section 30, and the accompanying Administration Regulation, outlines the administrative responsibilities for CAs, as follows: Subject to the approval of the Minister, an authority shall make regulations, (a) providing for the calling of meetings of the authority and prescribing the procedure at those meetings; (b) prescribing the powers and duties of the secretary- treasurer; 105 (c) designating and empowering officers to sign contracts, agreements and other documents on behalf of the authority; and (d) delegating all or any of its powers to the executive committee except, (i) the termination of the services of the secretary- treasurer, (10 the power to raise money, and (iii) the power to enter into contracts or agreements other than those contracts or agreements as are necessarily incidental to the works approved by the authority. Section 30 (d) will be reviewed further in this report under Section 1.0 of the Rationale - Powers Delegated to the Executive Committee. Section 30.1 - Restriction on entry, is as follows: An authority or an officer appointed under a regulation made under clause 28 (1) (d) or (e) shall not enter land without, (a) the consent of the owner of the land and, if the occupier of the land is not the owner, the consent of the occupier of the land; or (b) the authority of a warrant under the Provincial Offences Act. 1998, c. 18, Sched. 1, s. 14. 3. TRCA Policies and Procedures Beyond these legislative /regulatory tools are the policies and procedures established by each CA individually to assist in administering the duties prescribed for CAs in the CA Act. These policies and procedures are approved by the Authority, or in certain circumstances the right to delegate approval responsibility to the Executive Committee is provided for in the CA Act, and such delegation is approved by the Authority. The policies and procedures can be broken into two categories: (i) Business Management and (ii) Technical. These policies and procedures include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) Business Management • Rules of Conduct • Employee Code of Conduct • West Nile Virus Employee and Volunteer Policy • Various Other Human Resources Policies • Purchasing Policy • Electronic Communications Policy • Records Retention Policy • - Policy for Use of Authority Vehicles • Various Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Policies • Reserves Policy • Volunteer Policy • Recognition Policy • Policy and Procedures to Support Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts 106 (ii) Technical • Valley and Stream Corridor Management Program • Minor Landscaping and Minor Works Applications • Watershed Plans and Strategies • Terrestrial Natural Heritage Strategy • Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 • Land Management Plans • Fisheries Management Plans 4. Other Regulatory Tools Finally, CAs have regard for many other legislations, regulations and policies when making decisions but are not bound by these regulatory tools. CAs are also commenting agencies under many such regulatory tools but are not decision makers, unless delegated the responsibility of being the deciding authority or agent. RATIONALE 2. The Authority delegates the following powers to the Executive Committee: 2.1 to enter into contracts or agreements which are not for the acquisition or disposition of land but which are either necessarily incidental to a project approved pursuant to the Act or necessarily incidental to the works approved by the Authority; 2.2 to accept such tenders and to award contracts as described in subparagraph 2.1 in accordance with the specific monetary limits set by the Authority and in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Authority; 2.3 to ensure that policies and practices are in place for the authorization of payments of accounts within the approved budget of the Authority in accordance with any monetary or other limits set by the Authority; 2.4 to authorize the purchase of'goods, equipment or services necessary for carrying on the work of the Authority within the approved budget of the Authority in accordance with any monetary or other limits set by the Authority; 2.5 to employ the staff of the Authority as required, except for the staff referred to in Clauses 2.6.1, 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 of subparagraph 2.6 of this paragraph, subject to compliance with the limits to the number and to the salary and wage schedules established and approved by the Authority; 2.6 to terminate the services of the staff �f the Authority except for, 2.6.1 the Chief Administrative Officer, 2.6.2 the Secretary- Treasurer, 107 2.6.3 such other senior staff as the Authority may designate; 2.7 to direct the staff of the Authority; 2.8 to recommend and report to the Authority on all matters not within the jurisdiction of an Advisory Board or which may be assigned to it by the Authority; 2.9 to instruct legal counsel; 2.10 to exercise such additional powers, excluding those powers set out in Clause (d) of Subsection (1) of Section 30 of the Act, as may be assigned to it by the Authority during the months of July and August provided that a report be given to the Authority at the first meeting of the Authority thereafter; 2.11 to grant or refuse permission, and to hold hearings to which the applicant shall be a party before refusing such permission, for the doing of those things within the area under the jurisdiction of the Authority which are set out in Section 28 of the Act, all as provided for in the said Section 28 of the Act; and, 2.12 to authorize the investment of money not required immediately by the Authority: 2.12.1 in treasury bills, bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness of or guaranteed by the Government of Canada or the Province of Ontario; and 2.12.2 in term deposits, investment certificates, debentures or any other evidences of indebtedness of any chartered bank, financial institution or corporation in accordance with the policies established by the Authority. 3. The Executive Committee may appoint sub - committees from among the members of the Authority o study, consider and report back to the Executive Committee on any subject over which the Executive Committee has jurisdiction. As outlined above in Section 2.11 of the TRCA Rules of Conduct, the authority to grant or refuse permission, and to hold hearings, pursuant to Section 28 of the CA Act and Ontario Regulation 158, has been delegated to the Executive Committee. Hearing Process Under Section 28 (12), permission required pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 may be refused through a hearing process, if in the opinion of the TRCA, the conservation of land, control of flooding or pollution is affected. As noted, the Authority has delegated the responsibility of the hearing process to the Executive Committee, who sits as a formal Hearing Board which acts as a decision - making tribunal, if staff are recommending refusal of a permit application. If the decision of the Hearing Board is "to refuse ", the owner /applicant has the right to appeal the decision to the Minister of Natural Resources within 30 days of receipt of the reasons for the decision. 108 Minor Landscaping and Minor Works Applications Delegation of approvals under Section 28 of the CA Act, pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158, was granted by the Executive Committee to Development Services Section staff for approval of minor landscaping and minor works permits, on July 25, 2003 and November 14, 2003, respectively. These policies were developed in order to streamline the permit approvals process. This is in keeping with TRCA's objective of Business Excellence. Valley and Stream Corridor Management Program The Valley and Stream Corridor Management Program (VSCMP), which was adopted by the TRCA in 1994, is the main policy document used by Development Services Section staff to guide the review of development applications in regards to natural hazards and natural heritage areas. VSCMP has been adopted under Sections 20 & 21 of the CA Act - the objects and powers of authorities, respectively. The policy defines the following key valley and stream features: • Valley Corridors/Top of Bank; • Stream Corridors; • Fill Regulated Area; • Fill Extension Area; • Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA); • Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI); • Special Policy Area (SPA); • Hydraulic Floodway (100 year flood); and • Regional Storm Floodplain (Regulatory Floodplain). The cross - section of valley corridor boundaries identified in VSCMP is outlined in Attachment 2. Checklists and Guidelines To ensure consistency and timeliness with development and planning reviews, a series of checklists and guidelines were established in December 2003 for use by applicants and TRCA staff, including: • TRCA Requirements for Planning and Permit Application; • Channel Modifications Requirements - Proposed Alteration of a Watercourse /Fill or Construction in a Regulated Area; • Watercourse Crossing Requirements - Proposed Alteration of a Watercourse /Fill or Construction in a Regulated Area (including new and replacement structures, and extensions); • Screening Checklist for Oak Ridges Moraine Conformity Assessment; • TRCA Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines; • Forest Edge Management Plan Guidelines; • Post - Construction Restoration Guidelines; • Seed Mix Guidelines; • Stormwater Management Facility Planting Guidelines; • Stormwater Management Design Brief /Report Requirements; • Watercourse Erosion Analysis Requirements in Support of Draft Plan Approval (as a component of Functional Servicing Plan); • Master Environmental Servicing Plan Requirements (in support of Secondary Plans); • Functional Servicing Plan Requirements (in support of Draft Plan Approval). 109 Screening The TRCA has developed screening maps for use by municipalities to determine if applicants require approval from TRCA under Ontario Regulation 158, and if so the municipality directs the applicant to TRCA. Development Services Section staff also screen applications /property inquiries to determine if there is an interest on the part of TRCA and if further action is required. If the property inquiry is within the City of Toronto, the city's Ravine By -law mapping is used as a reference against TRCA's digital mapping to determine the property's precise location and applicable natural features, thereby determining the extent of review and approvals required. If outside the City of Toronto but within TRCA's jurisdiction, TRCA's mapping is used to determine the same. Watershed Plans and Strategies Watershed plans or strategies have been prepared for most watersheds within TRCA's jurisdiction to guide annual programs of implementation and monitoring activities. These watershed plans /strategies are updated on a regular basis, as new issues emerge or new science develops. Several issues have emerged that necessitate the preparation of plans for local watersheds. TRCA's regional municipal partners have asked TRCA to assist them in fulfilling the watershed planning requirements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP). The ORMCP requires that watershed plans be completed prior to April 2007, before any major development can be approved. There is a commitment to undertake the development of comprehensive plans for watershed units extending from the crest of the ORM to Lake Ontario, and an associated commitment to coordinate efforts with downstream municipalities and other watershed groups. Watershed plans are prepared in accordance with the generic watershed planning process. The watershed planning process has contributed to the development of a watershed constituency, with an interest and commitment to protection and restoration of the watershed resources, including water quality and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Public advisory groups have been developed and regularly participate in, and contribute to, enhanced water management efforts. Public outreach through events, publications and watershed report cards, has established a unique approach to fostering watershed protection and restoration. Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 The TRCA adopted the Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 at Authority Meeting #9/00, held on October 27, 2000. Subsequently, the document was approved by the Minister of Natural Resources, as required by Section 24 of the CA Act. This project allows TRCA to further accomplish its objectives as provided by the Objects of the CA Act. In furthering these objectives, and to the extent permitted by the CA Act, the project objectives are: to acquire property interests, whether by fee simple, leasehold, easement, covenant, or stewardship agreements, in hazard, conservation and environmentally significant land in order to protect against unwise land -use which would affect their ability to perform their natural functions and to conserve these lands for the benefit of the people within the Authority's watersheds. 110 Approval to explore requests for disposal or acquisition of land lies with the Executive Committee, with a decision recommendation to be approved by the Authority. However, if a grant has been made by the Minister of Natural Resources for these lands, approval from the Minister is required. Other Regulatory Tools Planning Act Conservation authorities are a prescribed agency under the Planning Act, enabling CAs to comment on development applications to municipalities that may impact natural hazard and natural heritage systems. CAs can also initiate proceedings under the act in the form of appeals. CAs frequently request that municipalities include their comments in subdivision and site plan agreements, though there is no legal requirement to do so. Under Section 3 of the Planning Act, the 1997 Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) was issued. Municipalities and other agencies involved in planning shall "have regard" for the policies of the PPS when reviewing and approving development applications. Through an agreement with the province, CAs are responsible for upholding Section 3.1 of the PPS, which outlines the need to direct°development outside of natural hazard areas, such as valley and stream corridors. Section 2.3 of the PPS outlines the provincial interest in protecting natural heritage features and areas from development, a responsibility delegated to regional municipalities. However, recognizing the expertise of CAs in the area of natural heritage protection, many CAs provide municipalities with technical review and advice on issues of natural heritage protection. The TRCA's role in protecting natural heritage through plan review is formalized in agreements with all of its regional municipal partners, and a mix of formal and informal agreements with local municipalities. The agreement between the Region of Peel, Credit Valley Conservation and TRCA has been recently updated to incorporate new requirements from the ORMCP and other initiatives. Similar processes are underway with York and Durham Regions and their respective CAs, including TRCA. Within these agreements is generally a provision for CA staff to attend Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearings to represent the region's interests with respect to services provided for under the agreements, but does not limit the CAs from independently appealing a decision to the OMB. Granting approval for staff to appear before the OMB is delegated to the Executive Committee. In addition to reviewing site specific development applications, the TRCA provides input and technical support in the development and implementation of municipal official plans (OP), secondary plans, environmental studies and reports, and specific municipal by -laws (eg. tree, ravine, sediment and erosion control, fill and grading, etc.). Through participation in various committees, workshops and studies, the TRCA provides valuable information and advice on flood control, stormwater management and the protection of natural features and functions within its watersheds. Involvement in these processes ensures that concerns of the TRCA are considered throughout the municipal land use planning process. 111 Master environmental servicing plans (MESPs) in support of secondary plans followed by functional servicing plans (FSPs) in support of draft plans are becoming the standard for directing development activities. Staff routinely input into and review these plans to ensure the TRCA's policy and program objectives are being met. If TRCA staff are of the opinion that municipalities have not had regard for the PPS or TRCA policies in their approval of planning documents or individual planning applications, staff will request approval of the Executive Committee to appeal the decision to the OMB. Environmental Assessment Act Environmental assessment (EA) is part of public decision making at all levels of government in Canada. Ontario's Environmental Assessment Act (EA Act) establishes a systematic review process to evaluate the environmental impact of proposed activities prior to the granting of government funds. The EA Act applies to public sector projects, but not to private projects unless specially designated. The EA Act imposes a self- assessment process that includes mandatory public and municipal consultation at key stages, as well as detailed reviews by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and both federal and provincial regulatory agencies. It requires consultation with affected parties, and consideration of all reasonable alternatives. Agencies such as TRCA review EA documents and provide input to ensure that their and other government polices and standards are upheld. They also provide technical standards, guidelines and expertise. The TRCA works in partnership with regional and local municipalities and the City of Toronto, providing information and technical support in the EA process with respect to public sector projects. TRCA often works in conjunction with other CAs and Conservation Ontario. During the consultation stage, a "right" may exist for TRCA to suggest (not require) that certain preliminary background studies and needs assessments be done to the satisfaction of the TRCA. TRCA may also have a right to suggest the terms of reference for the EA contain certain provisions. The proponent submits the EA to MOE with a description of undertaking and its potential effect on the environment, also outlining possible alternatives. This EA is submitted to all interested provincial government ministries and agencies, as well as certain federal bodies, following which a summary review is prepared by MOE. TRCA is entitled to comment on the EA and government review. When an EA is approved by the Minister of the Environment and TRCA does not agree with the EA, TRCA may request that a full hearing be held. At the hearing, TRCA can put forward its case as to the appropriateness of the EA and the locations proposed. The Environmental Assessment Board prepares its decision based on hearing testimony. The Minister has 28 days to rescind the EA Board's decision or request another hearing. TRCA will have appeal rights to the courts depending on the circumstances, assuming it participated in the hearings. 112 Federal Fisheries Act TRCA has a Level 3 Agreement with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (formerly Department of Fisheries and Oceans) which was signed on July 24, 1998. Under this agreement, a streamlined approach to addressing issues pertaining to the Federal Fisheries Act was established. CAs with a Level 3 Agreement determine whether the proposal has a potential for a Harmful Alteration, Disruption or Destruction (HADD) of fish habitat. CA staff work with the proponent to suggest ways to mitigate the HADD, and if mitigatable, write Letters of Advice on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. If the CA determines that the HADD cannot be mitigated then the CA will provide a skeleton of a Letter of Intent and a Fisheries and Oceans Canada application in order for the proponent to prepare a compensation package. The Letter of Intent is a document that is prepared by the proponent when there is a HADD, and this document indicates the measures of mitigation and compensation. Only Fisheries and Oceans Canada, through the Minister of Fisheries, can authorize compensation regarding a HADD pursuant to Section 35 (2) of the Federal Fisheries Act. Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan In 2002, the finalized Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) was approved and filed as a Minister's regulation, Ontario Regulation 140/02 - Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act (ORMCA). At Authority Meeting #5/02, held on May 24, 2002, Resolution #A119/02 was approved as follows: THAT staff be directed to administer all Ontario Regulation 158 permit applications for lands on the Oak Ridges Moraine in conformity with the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan; AND FURTHER THAT staff continue to work with our partner agencies to implement the requirements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, such as the undertaking of watershed plans, water budgets, official plan conformity and the review of environmental studies. Applications under the Planning Act and Condominium Act are prescribed by the ORMCA to be approved in conformity with the ORMCP. Other matters (such as the Conservation Authorities Act) could be prescribed by a future regulation. Therefore, in regards to the ORMCA, permits issued by the TRCA under Ontario Regulation 158, that are not part of a Planning Act application need not conform to the ORMCP. However, as noted in Resolution #A119/02 above, TRCA resolved that all such permits be decided upon in conformity with the ORMCP, in order to assure the highest level of protection for the Oak Ridges Moraine. Under the ORMCP, upper tier municipalities are charged with the responsibility for undertaking watershed plans and water budgets. This is traditionally a role that CAs have undertaken on behalf of their municipalities. In order to fulfill the watershed planning requirements of the ORMCP, Resolution #A196/03 was approved at Authority Meeting #7/03, held on September 26, 2003, as follows: 113 THAT the Integrated Watershed Planning Process described in Part 1 of the Workplan to Fulfill the Watershed Planning Requirements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) Regulation O. Reg 140/02) be used to guide the preparation of work plans and budgets for individual watershed plans throughout the TRCA jurisdiction, and particularly for those watersheds draining the Oak Ridges Moraine; THAT staff be directed to undertake the preparation of watershed plans, as per the planning schedule set out in this report, in cooperation with our watershed partners; THAT staff promote this watershed planning process as the basis for the preparation of watershed -based source protection plans and report back on any necessary modifications, as the specific requirements of source protection plans or provincial ORMCP watershed planning guidelines become known; AND FURTHER THAT all regional and local municipalities within the TRCA jurisdiction be informed of TRCA's long range watershed planning work program and of the Authority's commitment to undertaking this work in full co- operation with its watershed municipalities. Additionally, the ORMCP requires of major development, certain site - specific studies to characterize and model the local groundwater regime to ensure the protection of water and environmental resources. In this regard, TRCA is participating in the York -Peel- Durham - Toronto (YPDT) Groundwater Study. The Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) and TRCA have an established partnership where TRCA staff provide technical review (engineering, ecological, geotechnical, etc.) for all NEC permit applications within TRCA's jurisdiction. The Niagara Escarpment includes a variety of topographic features and land uses extending 725 km from Queenston on the Niagara River to the islands off Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. It is a source of some of southern Ontario's prime rivers and streams. NEC applications pertain only to the Town of Caledon in TRCA's jurisdiction. All NEC applications are mandated under The Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act (NEPD Act). Under Section 24 of The NEPD Act, applications within the NEC's jurisdiction are required to obtain a development permit from the NEC. The NEC then circulates necessary documents to the appropriate CAs, municipalities and other required agencies. All NEC applications submitted to TRCA are reviewed by Development Services Section staff, subject to the VSCMP policies. The TRCA provides technical and scientific expertise to support the environmental planning function on how development should proceed to maintain, or where possible, enhance or restore the natural environment. In some instances, requisite permits under Ontario Regulation 158 must be obtained by the applicant from TRCA. Expropriations Act Section 31 of the CA Act - Expropriations, is as follows: 114 The Expropriations Act applies where land is expropriated by an authority or where land is injuriously affected by an authority in the exercise of its statutory powers. Under the Expropriations Act , TRCA clearly has the right to expropriate lands for its purposes and obviously to own lands for those purposes. If the province wishes to take land it can do so under the Expropriations Act and clearly, if TRCA is an affected owner, it may claim compensation. The compensation will most likely take the form of simple market value. Little if any other damages to TRCA are likely, though the damage to the environment may be great. York -Peel- Durham - Toronto Groundwater Study The YPDT Groundwater Study is being undertaken for the entire jurisdiction of the Regions of York, Peel, Durham and the City of Toronto, including the Oak Ridges Moraine area. The goal of the YPDT Groundwater Study is to "Provide a management approach that will consider all of the interrelationships between land use, groundwater use, and the natural heritage and hydrogeologic setting and ensure the overall maintenance of hydrogeological functions, such that valued groundwater and related resources are protected. ". TRCA staff continue to lead the development of the groundwater management program, in cooperation with a steering committee made up of representatives from each of the other study partners: the regions and the City of Toronto, and Lake Simcoe, Credit Valley, Central Lake Ontario, Kawartha Region and Ganaraska Region Conservation Authorities. Work will continue to be coordinated to fulfill the ORMCP needs for the protection and management of groundwater systems associated with the ORM and the rest of the jurisdiction. Rouge Park The province announced the intent to establish the Rouge Park in 1990, and subsequently released the Rouge Park Management Plan in 1994. The vision for the park outlined in the management plan is: The Rouge Park will be a special place of outstanding natural features and diverse cultural heritage in an urban -rural setting, protected and flourishing as an ecosystem in perpetuity. Human activities will exist in harmony with the natural values of the park The park will be a sanctuary for nature and the human spirit. In 1995, the Rouge Park Alliance (RPA) was formed and supported through capital contributions from the federal and provincial governments, to stimulate the continued planning and implementation of park plans. The RPA is a multilateral partnership body that is responsible for policy and planning for Rouge Park. For operational efficiency, the RPA follows many of the policies and procedures of the TRCA. 115 The balance of the initial $10,000,000 federal capital endowment fund established at the onset of the park is held in trust by the Waterfront Regeneration Trust. The interest from the fund can be utilized for the benefit of the park itself. Operational funding is levied through member municipalities as part of TRCA budget process, using TRCA's funding formula, and is held in trust by TRCA, for use by the RPA. The RPA does not have the authority to purchase land, and as such, generally funds raised by the RPA for land acquisition are used by the TRCA to purchase the requested lands. Such acquisitions are subject to the regulations of the TRCA and therefore the CA Act. On April 21, 2004, the transfer of 3,383 acres of land from the Ontario Realty Corporation to TRCA for Rouge Park purposes was announced, the culmination of 5 years of work by the various partners. The 13 partners in the RPA include the federal and provincial governments, the TRCA, the watershed municipalities, the Toronto Zoo, Save the Rouge Valley System Inc. and the Waterfront Regeneration Trust. The mandate of the RPA is to: • complete the management plans; • ensure organizational capability to implement the plans; • oversee and coordinate implementation of the plans; • ensure a solid financial plan; • monitor success and improve the plans; • remain a strong, informed and reasoned leader and advocate for the health, biodiversity and integrity of the Rouge Park; and • ensure a balance perspective is maintained on a watershed scale. In 1998, the Rouge Park Trail Development and Management Plan was launched by the RPA. In 2001, the Rouge North Management Plan for the area of the park north of Steeles Avenue was released. These two documents, in addition to the original Rouge Park Management Plan, 1994, guide the decision making process of the Rouge Park Alliance. Stormwater Management Criteria The ultimate goal of stormwater management is to maintain the health of streams, lakes and aquatic life as well as provide opportunities for human uses of water by mitigating the effects of urban development. To achieve this goal, stormwater management programs strive to maintain the natural hydrologic cycle, prevent an increased risk of flooding, prevent undesirable stream erosion and protect water quality. Stormwater management applications require approval under Section 53 of the Ontario Water Resources Act, as administered by the Ministry of the Environment. The development of the Stormwater Management Planning and Design Manual, 2003, was initiated and funded by the Ontario MOE to assist with the review of applications prior to approval under the act. The manual updates the 1994 document and provides practical guidance which has been found effective in specific circumstances. However, it is not the intent of MOE to limit innovation with the design criteria outlined in the manual. In fact, it outlines that users must exercise judgement and flexibly adapt the guidance provided, taking into consideration specific site conditions (for example, TRCA staff will take into consideration when reviewing stormwater management pond designs the potential risks of developing West Nile virus breeding grounds at such facilities). Innovative designs and technologies are encouraged by MOE. This manual should be used in conjunction with other established manuals and practices, including municipal standards and TRCA's VSCMP. The development of the updated manual was 116 funded and supported by MOE, the Government of Canada's Great Lakes Sustainability Fund (GLSF), Credit Valley Conservation and the TRCA, and is used as a guide for design criteria by TRCA's staff in reviewing stormwater management pond applications. TRCA also participates in the Stormwater Assessment Monitoring and Performance (SWAMP) Program, along with the GLSF, MOE and the Municipal Engineer's Association. A number of individual municipalities and other owner /operator agencies have also participated in the SWAMP studies. The program was designed to provide extensive field -level evaluation of stormwater management technologies in southern Ontario. The SWAMP Program's objectives are: • to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of new or innovative stormwater management technologies; and • to disseminate study results and recommendations within the stormwater management industry. Safe Drinking Water Act The act was adopted in 2002 to control and regulate drinking water systems and drinking water testing for the protection of human health and the prevention of drinking water health hazards in the province. TRCA has been undertaking water system upgrades at its public facilities to bring the water systems into compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. Capital Programs Waterfront and Erosion Control Since 1970, TRCA has been implementing specific projects along the waterfront which have ` increased public access, enhanced the shoreline and improved the environment. During that period the understanding of coastal processes, aquatic /terrestrial systems and opportunities, the diversity of public use and the contribution to the quality of life has increased substantially. Key priorities for 2004 which support the 30 years of investment in the waterfront are: • Environmental monitoring / information management to support Toronto's waterfront revitalization and provide strategic habitat management directions. • ' Implementation of the Ashbridge's Bay works to minimize long -term dredging and improve public navigation safety. • ` Continue the implementation of the Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan, including baselands as a key component of the new Lake Ontario Park. • Implementation of the Arsenal Lands Master Plan, including integration with Marie Curtis Park to create over 100 acres of waterfront park. • Waterfront trail enhancements in Pickering and Ajax. The Toronto Waterfront and Valley Erosion Control Program achieves its goals through both prevention and protection programming. The prevention part of the program is intended to ensure that new development will be safe from erosion hazards through the application of appropriate development controls, and that the receiving waters are protected through the implementation of stormwater management (VSCMP). The prevention programs are carried out through the participation in the municipal plan input and review process and through the administration of Ontario Regulation 158. 117 To address existing problems, or problems which arise from areas that were developed prior to the implementation of TRCA's preventative management plans, TRCA carries out a protection program. Where homes or private property are at risk from erosion (public safety) or where the natural valley and shoreline features and associated aquatic and terrestrial resources are being undermined from erosion, remedial works are proposed. In both cases, the design of erosion control works required to correct the existing problem not only reflects the protection issue but also will serve to improve or enhance the degraded existing condition through the creation of aquatic and terrestrial habitats. In summary, the goal of this program is to: minimize the hazards to life and property that result from erosion of river banks, valley walls and shorelines, and to protect and enhance the natural attributes of the valley and lakefront settings. TRCA carries out its remedial works program on a technical priority basis. The list is updated and re- evaluated annually, as priorities can change from year -to -year, and sometimes even after a single storm event. In evaluating and assigning priorities for erosion control works, three major factors are considered: (i) potential effect to structures; (ii) valley wall /shoreline conditions; and, (iii) river and /or wave action. The potential effect on structures is deemed the most important and accordingly given more weight than the physical and geological conditions associated with the other two factors. In all cases, the design of erosion control works will provide protection to the required level and technical criteria, and where appropriate improve or enhance the aquatic and terrestrial habitats, through natural channel and shoreline designs. Some examples of current priority projects include: Fishleigh Drive, Toronto parks sites, Lakehurst Crescent, Shoreline monitoring and maintenance, Wicksteed, Guild Inn and Parkway, etc. Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan In 1972, Canada and the United States signed the first Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). The GLWQA was renewed in 1978 with the purpose of restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical and geological integrity of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. In 1987, a protocol to the agreement identified 42 Areas of Concern (AoCs) in the basin where one or more beneficial uses have been impaired. Of these 42 AoCs, 5 were shared between Canada and the United States in the connection channel areas, and 12 were within the Province of Ontario. The Toronto and Region is one of the largest and most complex of these 12 AoCs in Ontario. The 1987 protocol also required that for each AoC in their jurisdiction, the governments develop and implement a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) embodying a systematic and comprehensive ecosystem approach to restore and protect beneficial uses. In response to this requirement a RAP Team was established. The protocol also required that the public be consulted in all actions taken. 118 In 1994, the Stage 2 document entitled "Clean Water Clear Choices" was published which identified 54 specific recommendations for the restoration of beneficial uses to the Toronto area. TRCA has a regeneration projects program under RAP as one vehicle to address these recommendations. The program involves the design, construction, maintenance and monitoring of works required to meet the goals and objectives of the TRCA and its resource management partners. Included are initiatives such as the: removal of stream barriers to fish migration; enhancement of riparian vegetation; improvement of water quality by retrofitting stormwater ponds; demonstrating and /or advocating the use of best management practices on both public and private lands; undertaking buffer plantings; enhancement and creation of terrestrial and aquatic habitat; and, reforestation to achieve natural heritage goals. Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation {TWRC) At Authority Meeting #9/03, held on November 28, 2003, TRCA agreed to enter into the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization - Port Union Waterfront Improvements Project and the Mimico Waterfront Linear Park Project Delivery Agreements. The Delivery Agreements provide for the carrying out of the implementation and related activities by the TRCA, and funding by the TWRC. The Port Union Delivery Agreement will ensure the realization of the $16 million waterfront park Zink between the Highland Creek and the Rouge River, and the continuation of the Port Union Pedestrian Node component which was initiated in September 2002. The Mimico Delivery Agreement with a total estimated cost of $6.5 million will facilitate the completion of the environmental assessment approvals, property acquisition and implementation of the waterfront linear park between Grand Harbour and Norris Crescent. Future Regulatory Tools and Policies Terrestrial Natural Heritage Strategy The TRCA determined the critical need for the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy (TNHS) due to Toss of natural cover and species diversity across the TRCA's jurisdiction. This was brought about cumulatively from using a site - based, short-term approach to natural systems protection through land use planning. The cumulative loss of natural cover and biodiversity was the impetus for the development of a terrestrial natural heritage strategy. The intent of the TNHS is to raise the issues of land use change and its implication at both the regional and site scales together. The draft strategy is included with this agenda, as recommended by the Watershed Management Advisory Board. Phase 3 of the strategy will be developed in 2004. The TNHS will work in concert with the VSCMP to further protect and restore natural heritage systems through the planning process. 119 Generic Regulation In an effort to streamline the regulatory framework of the development approval process, a number of changes were made to the CA Act in 1998. The aim of the Generic Regulation process is to ensure consistency in regulating development in, and adjacent to, natural hazard lands across the province, and also to expand areas currently regulated by CAs. TRCA's existing Fill, Construction and Alteration to Waterways Regulation will be replaced with one Generic Regulation for all CAs, referred to as the Development, Interference of Wetlands and Alteration to Watercourses Regulation. Each CA is required to prepare a local regulation that complies with the Generic Regulation, to be approved by the Minister of Natural Resources. As part of the Generic Regulation conformity process, CAs will have the ability to exempt areas or types of development from the permit approvals process. The Generic Regulation was enacted on April 15, 2004. Bill 27, Greenbelt Protection Act 2003 On December 16, 2003, Bill 27, an "Act to establish a greenbelt study area and to amend the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act" received first reading in the legislature, and is expected to be back before the legislature this month. The intent of Bill 27 is not only to protect environmentally sensitive lands, but also to protect farmland, contain urban sprawl and encourage smart growth. Also identified is the importance of protecting a greenbelt area broader than just the Niagara Escarpment and ORM, and to protect significant agricultural and environmental lands for a variety of reasons, including an enhanced quality of life. These statements are very supportive of the goals and objectives of TRCA's TNHS, the watershed strategies and The Living City. At Authority Meeting #1/04, held on January 30, 2004, Resolution #A22/04 resolved in part: THAT the TRCA advise the Minister of Municipal Affairs that TRCA, in principle, supports Bill 27, Greenbelt Protection Act 2003; THAT staff be directed to assist in the deliberations on the establishment of a greenbelt by providing information and expert advise on terrestrial and aquatic resources and opportunities for protection; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to work with the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition to further this initiative and to report back as necessary. Through this involvement, TRCA can offer advice and scientific expertise to the identification of lands to be included in the greenbelt, and thereby help to maximize biodiversity and achievement of the goals and objectives of the TNHS and The Living City, and the recommendations of watershed strategies. TRCA has extensive natural heritage information and studies to offer to the process, both complete and in progress, gathered in support of watershed strategies and integrated watershed management plans. 120 The greenbelt legislation proposes to amend three of the transitional /miscellaneous provisions of the ORMCA. The transitional provisions prescribe what sections of the ORMCP apply to development applications that were commenced prior to the ORMCA coming into effect, but on which no decision had been made prior to the ORMCA coming into effect. The first amendment appears to address municipal concerns by clarifying that legally existing uses and structures are permitted to continue, even if they are not in conformity with the ORMCP, providing they continue to be used for that purpose. The second amendment clarifies that section 17 (Further Approvals) relates specifically to applications for consents and subdivisions. It has the effect of "tightening up" the broad interpretations that the OMB and applicants have ascribed to this section, and better ensures the intent of the prescribed provisions in protecting the ecological integrity of the ORM are achieved. The third amendment proposes changes to the Minister's powers with respect to ORM applications appealed to the OMB. The legislation also allows the Minister to make regulations prohibiting site alteration, the cutting or removal of trees or the grading of land in the greenbelt study area. Source Protection Planning Conservation Ontario, on behalf of the CAs, participates on two of the province's source water protection committees: the Implementation Committee and the Technical Expert Committee. Both provide advice to the government on tools and approaches to implement watershed -based source protection planning. The White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning released by the province outlines a detailed approach to getting source protection plans underway in a timely manner. The proposed legislation would recognize groupings of existing CA watershed jurisdictions as a means of pooling resources, sharing expertise and coordinating work. Watershed regions would be designated through an agreement between the Minister of the Environment and the affected conservation authorities. Adopted at Authority Meeting #3/02, held on March 26, 2004, was Resolution #A67/04 in regards to comments on the White Paper on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning; endorsement of the proposed source protection planning region, encompassing the jurisdictions of TRCA, Central Lake Ontario and Credit Valley conservation authorities; and, approval of TRCA's proposed role as the lead conservation authority for that planning region. Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act The Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act (LRIA) was adopted in 1990 and has the following purposes: (a) the management, protection, preservation and use of the waters of the lakes and rivers of Ontario and the land under them; ° (b) the protection and equitable exercise of public rights in or over the waters of the lakes ' and rivers of Ontario; (c) the protection of the interests of riparian owners; (d) the management, perpetuation and use of the fish, wildlife and other natural resources dependent on the lakes and rivers; (e) the protection of the natural amenities of the lakes and rivers and their shores and banks; and 121 (f) the protection of persons and of property by ensuring that dams are suitably located, constructed, operated and maintained and are of an appropriate nature with regard to the purposes of clauses (a) to (e). 1998, c. 18, Sched. 1, s. 23. Conservation Ontario, on behalf of the CAs, is working towards a delegation agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) whereby CAs will take responsibility for approvals under the act within their jurisdiction, in an effort to streamline the approvals process and improve customer service. Currently, duplication exists between Sections 14 and 16 of LRIA with Section 28 of the CA Act, therefore a consolidation of required approvals or exempting works that require a Section 28 permit from obtaining a LRIA permit is being explored. The intention is that the CAs will be the administering agency. Air Quality and Energy Efficiency TRCA is implementing or participating in numerous programs and initiatives to improve air quality in the Toronto area, including programs designed at improving energy efficiency. One such initiative is the partnership with the Clean Air Partnership (CAP) which the Authority entered into through Resolution #A234/03 at Authority Meeting #8/03, held on October 31, 2003, as follows: THAT the Chair and Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with The Clean Air Partnership to develop and implement GTA -wide clean air initiatives; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority become a partner of the GTA Clean Air Council, and in so doing, submit the attached summary of TRCA clean air initiatives to the Clean Air Council to be incorporated into their next report on Government's Actions on Clean Air in the Greater Toronto Area; AND FURTHER THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority work with The Clean Air Partnership and GTA Clean Air Council to develop a regional scale clean air plan, as the first joint project of the partnership. The TRCA and CAP programs, meet our common objectives of developing sustainable communities. Further, the TRCA recognizes air quality as an indicator of overall community health which is integrally linked to urban form, water quality, biodiversity and climate change, all of which are relevant issues to The Living City vision. The focus of CAP's programs is to engage the community to reduce local greenhouse gas and smog precursor emissions. The agenda of The Living City Centre at the Kortright Centre for Conservation as it relates to CAP focuses on energy efficiency, green building design and sustainable community planning. Kortright's existing renewable energy and education programs support CAP's objectives while several of the new programs of The Living City Centre are directly linked to CAP's programs. Common projects include Greening Health Care, the Mayor's Megawatt Challenge and Super - Sustainable Schools. The Mayor's Megawatt Challenge was part of the joint call for action in the 2003 Toronto and Region Inter - governmental Declaration on Clean Air presented at last year's Smog Summit. The program model of The Living City Centre also seeks to work in partnership with similar target audiences, including utilities, schools, businesses, governments and community groups, and to develop and deliver market and 122 community -based strategies to reduce energy use and clean the air. Clean air initiatives of the TRCA are in the areas of: • Transportation - participation in the Black Creek Transportation Management Association and TRCA's Environmental Management System (EMS) green fleet program. • Energy - purchase of green electricity; EMS program; retrofit of facilities; Smog Alert days and the breathing wall; • Natural and Built Environment - ownership, acquisition and management of extensive natural areas to mitigate some of the negative impacts of air emissions; development of a program to Zink air quality, ecosystem health and human health parameters; reforestation, naturalization and ecological restoration projects; development of tools for sustainable community principles and design, including measures to reduce emissions from transportation, residential, and commercial use; participation in the Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C- CIARN); in water budget modeling, TRCA is incorporating a climate change trend analysis to model impacts on groundwater and surface water; testing and quantifying the feasibility of greenroof systems for stormwater management; and, TRCA's pesticide use policy. • Education and Outreach - partnering with 20/20: The Way to Clean Air, a campaign to help employees reduce their energy use by 20 %; participation in the Clean Air Commute Week for staff since 2002; provide workshops regarding home energy and transportation energy reductions and alternative energy to staff; Kortright Centre for Conservation is home to the largest alternative energy demonstration in Canada and conducts many workshops on renewable energy; The Living City Centre program; education programs to students; and, stewardship programs. TRCA is also moving forward with involvement in Natural Resources Canada Energy Innovators Initiative whereby TRCA commits to a Tong -term corporate energy management program to reduce energy use. t Report prepared by: Kathy Stranks, extension 5264 For Information contact: Kathy Stranks, extension 5264, Brian Denney, extension 6290 Date: March 16, 2004 Attachments: 2 123 Attachment 1 Conservation Authorities Act - Section 21(1): Powers of Authorities The following is an overview of some of the Powers of Authorities from Section 21(1) of the Conservation Authorities Act (CA Act), the regulation or policy governing actions under these powers, and the approval process for decisions made under the power. This is an overview of responsibilities and therefore TRCA is not limited to those outlined here. Section 21(1) - Powers of Authorities (a) to study and investigate the watershed and to determine a program whereby the natural resources of the watershed may be conserved, restored, developed and managed. Achieved through development of policy documents which have been, or are to be, approved by the Authority, and endorsed by municipalities and the province. Such documents include: watershed strategies, draft Terrestrial Natural Heritage Strategy (TNHS) and Valley and Stream Corridor Management Program (VSCMP). (b) for any purpose necessary to any project under consideration or undertaken by the authority, to enter into and upon any land and survey and take levels of it and make such borings or sink such trial pits as the authority considers necessary; Approval to conduct such work is granted by the Authority. (c) to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise and to expropriate any land that it may require, and, subject to subsection (2), to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of land so acquired. TRCA has developed the Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 and numerous management plans, all of which are approved by the Authority. These documents determine TRCA's interest and potential use for lands, including granting of permanent and conservation easements. Approval to explore requests for disposal or acquisition of land lies with the Executive Committee, with a decision recommendation to be approved by the Authority. However, if a grant has been made by the Minister of Natural Resources for these lands, approval from the Minister is required. TRCA is an expropriating agency as outlined in Section 31 of the CA Act, and adheres to the Expropriations Act. (d) despite subsection (2), to lease for a term of five years or less land acquired by the authority. Decisions are again made by the Authority, using TRCA management plans as a guide. Rental agreements of residential housing owned by TRCA are approved by staff on a yearly basis. (e) to purchase or acquire any personal property that it may require and sell or otherwise deal therewith. TRCA has a Purchasing Policy, approved by the Authority. This policy outlines the decision making body based on the monetary value of the purchase as follows: 124 Approval by Staff: Consultant Selection - < $5,000 Purchase of goods /services - < $25,000 Approval by the Executive Committee: Consultant Selection - $5,000 to $99,999.99 Purchase of goods /services - $25,000 to $99,999.99 Approval by the Authority: Consultant Selection - $100,000 + Purchase of goods /services - $100,000 + (f) to enter into agreements for the purchase of materials, employment of labour and other purposes as may be necessary for the carrying out of any project. Purchase of materials is outlined under Power (e) above. TRCA's Rules of Conduct designates employment powers to the Executive Committee, except for the Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary- Treasurer and such other senior staff as the Authority may designate. Section 30 (d)(i) of the CA Act prescribes that the Executive Committee can not be designated the power to terminate the services of the Secretary- Treasurer. (g) to enter into agreements with owners of private lands to facilitate the due carrying out of any project. Section 2.1 of the TRCA Rules of Conduct delegates approval to enter into such agreements to the Executive Committee. If such an agreement has a cost of $100,000 or greater, than approval would be required by the Authority as per TRCA's Purchasing Policy. (h) to determine the proportion of the total benefit afforded to all the participating municipalities that is afforded to each of them. The operating budget is determined by modified Current Value Assessment (CVA). The capital budget is determined as follows (a) benefiting within each participating municipality; (b) Generally benefiting all municipalities (CVA). Approval of the levy to participating municipalities is made by the Authority. (1) to erect works and structures and create reservoirs by the construction of dams or otherwise. (j) to control the flow of surface waters in order to prevent floods or pollution or to reduce the adverse effects thereof. 125 The decisions made under powers (i) and (j) are made by either the Executive Committee or Authority, depending on monetary cost, as per the Purchasing Policy. The Minister of Natural Resources and the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing various actions of an authority, as per Sections 23 (1), 24 (6) and 28 (6) of the CA Act. TRCA has regard for the following such regulations and policies in making such decisions: Bill 148 - Emergency Plans Act; Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act; The City of Toronto Valley & Shoreline Regeneration Project (2002 - 2006); Erosion Control and Bank Stabilization Projects; and Valley and Stream Corridor Management Program. (k) to alter the course of any river, canal, brook, stream or watercourse, and divert or alter, as well temporarily as permanently, the course of any river, stream, road, street or way, or raise or sink its level in order to carry it over or under, on the level of or by the side of any work built or to be built by the authority, and to divert or alter the position of any water -pipe, gas pipe, sewer, drain or any telegraph, telephone or electric wire or pole. TRCA is governed by Section 28 of the CA Act, Ontario Regulation 158 and TRCA's VSCMP. TRCA would also have regard for its draft TNHS policy when making such decisions. As per the CA Act, Administration Regulation and TRCA's Rules of Conduct, decision making authority under this power has been delegated to the Executive Committee. (I) to use lands that are owned or controlled by the authority for purposes, not inconsistent with its objects, as it considers proper; TRCA management plans and Ontario Regulation 119 are the vehicles used to make decisions under this power. The Authority adopts the management plans, and also makes the decisions for these lands. Further to this power, Section 35 of the CA Act allows for use of water power created on TRCA lands. (m) to use lands owned or controlled by the authority for park or other recreational purposes, and to erect, or permit to be erected, buildings, booths and facilities for such purposes and to make charges for admission thereto and the use thereof; (m.1) to charge fees for services approved by the Minister; Again, TRCA management plans and Ontario Regulation 119 are the vehicles used to make decisions under this power. The Authority makes the decision of what work shall be undertaken, while approval for the work itself may be made by the Executive Committee, as per the Purchasing Policy. (n) to collaborate and enter into agreements with ministries and agencies of government, municipal councils and local boards and other organizations; Decision authority has been delegated to the Executive Committee, as per Section 2.1 of the Rules of Conduct. (o) to plant and produce trees on Crown lands with the consent of the Minister, and on other lands with the consent of the owner, for any purpose; 126 Decision authority has been delegated to the Executive Committee, as per Section 2.1 of the Rules of Conduct. (P) to cause research to be done; The decision on what research shall be conducted by TRCA is made by the Authority. (q) generally to do all such acts as are necessary for the due carrying out of any project. Decisions in this regard may be made by either the Executive Committee or Authority. Decisions will compile with relevant TRCA policies and have regard for other legislation, as required. 127 Attachment 2 - VALLEY AND STREAM CROSS SECTION VALLEY CORRIDOR BOUNDARIES INCLUDING ADJACENT SIGNIFICANT AREA Top of Stable Valley Bank Regulatory Flood Plain Significant Area FIGURE 6 VALLEY CORRIDOR BOUNDARIES UNSTABLE SLOPE tom • Regulatory Rood Plain Predicted Stable Slope Line Projected from Stable /Stabilized or Predicted The 1 of Slope Watercourse Top of Stable Valley Bank MTRCA VALLEY AND STREAM CORRIDOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM October 28, 1994 ' 128 15 RES. #A99/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE Cultural Tourism Marketing Fund Grant. Approval to enter into agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Culture for a Cultural Tourism Marketing Fund Grant. Suzan Hall Frank Dale THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) enter into an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Culture to receive funding in the amount of $103,500 to promote Black Creek Pioneer Village (BCPV) through various marketing initiatives as set out In the agreement; THAT TRCA provide matching funds of $34,500 as a condition of the grant; provision for which is made in the 2004 BCPV budget; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to take actions necessary to implement the agreement including the signing of documents. BACKGROUND Ontario's tourism and cultural sectors have suffered declines in attendance due to the SARS outbreak and other external factors in 2003. In order to address the declines in attendance, the Ministry of Culture has established the Cultural Tourism Marketing Fund for the purpose of providing eligible cultural organizations with financial assistance to undertake special marketing activities to recapture audiences. CARRIED BCPV has applied for and received approval of a grant of $103,500 for the 2004 promotion of Great Gardens, the Underground Railroad and 2 summer weekend festivals - the Metis Arts Festival and the Celtic Festival. FINANCIAL DETAILS Total project cost is $138,000 of which 75% is funded by the Cultural Tourism Marketing Fund grant. Matching funding of $34,500 will be contributed through project partnerships, including Parks Canada, the Southern Ontario Unit of the Herb Society of America, the Metis Arts Collective, media sponsorship and donations to BCPV through The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto. Seventy -five percent of the grant will be released upon receipt of the Authority resolution and the signed agreement. Final payment will be made upon receipt of the final project report. This grant effectively doubles the BCPV paid advertising budget for 2004, providing opportunity to increase attendance and revenues and promote special attributes of the attraction more strategically. Report prepared by: Marty Brent, extension 5403 For Information contact: Marty Brent, extension 5403 Date: April 20, 2004 129 RES. #A100/04 - THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM & CITY OF PICKERING Request for Permanent Easements for Storm Sewer Outfall and Sanitary Sewer Connection, Duffins Creek Watershed, City of Pickering CFN 35075. Receipt of a request from the Regional Municipality of Durham and the City of Pickering to provide permanent easements for a storm sewer outfall and a sanitary sewer connection on the west side of Church Street, south of Bayly Street, Duffins Creek watershed, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Frank Dale THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the Regional Municipality of Durham and the City of Pickering to provide permanent easements for a storm sewer outfall and sanitary sewer connection on the west side of Church Street, south of Bayly Street, Duffins Creek Watershed, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham; WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to co- operate with the Regional Municipality of Durham and the City of Pickering in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement be granted to the Regional Municipality of Durham across TRCA lands containing 0.97 hectares (2.39 acres), more or less, being Part of Lot 15, Range 3, B.F.C., City of Pickering, as shown on the survey sketch prepared by Sernas Associates, Project No. 03335, Drawing # EA -101; THAT a permanent easement be granted to the City of Pickering across TRCA lands containing 0.48 hectares (1.18 acres), more or less, being Part of Lot 15, Range 3, B.F.C., City of Pickering, as shown on the survey sketch prepared by Sernas Associates, Project No. 03335, Drawing # EA -101; THAT consideration is to be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey and other costs; THAT the City of Pickering and the Regional Municipality of Durham are to fully indemnify and absolve TRCA from any and all claims for injuries, damages, or costs of any nature, resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of the easements or the carrying out of construction; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to the commencement of construction; THAT an archaeological review is to be carried out with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of the TRCA; 130 THAT the City of Pickering and the Town of Ajax be requested to close and transfer the unopened Church Street road allowance south of Clement Road to the TRCA for a nominal sum; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated /stabilized following construction and where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with the existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT in addition, the developer, 388270 Ontario Ltd., the primary beneficiary of the servicing, contribute $100,000 to the TRCA for ecological enhancements in the Duffins Creek marsh vicinity, over and above the standard restoration requirements; THAT the said easements be subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27 as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto including the obtaining of any necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED BACKGROUND The City of Pickering has formally requested a permanent easement for a storm sewer outfall to the Duffins Creek and the Region of Durham has requested a sanitary sewer connection across TRCA lands. The storm and sanitary easements are required to service the last phase of an industrial subdivision being constructed south of Bayly Street, west of Church Street in the City of Pickering. The TRCA had approved in principle the use of its lands for servicing the Durham Woods Industrial Subdivision in 1979. The subject lands are part of the Duffin Marsh ESA and TRCA staff have worked closely with the proponents' consultants to determine the optimal alignment of both the sanitary and storm sewers. Of note is the TRCA recommendation not to utilize the unopened Church Street road allowance and shift the sewer alignment onto the more open TRCA lands to avoid significant Toss of vegetation. Together with this it was recommended that the unopened Church Street road allowance be closed and transferred to TRCA at a nominal cost. City of Pickering and Town of Ajax staff are prepared to support the transfer of the unopened road allowance to TRCA. In addition, TRCA has negotiated with 388270 Ontario Ltd., the primary beneficiary of the servicing, to contribute $100,000 to the TRCA, over and above the standard restoration requirements for ecological enhancements in the Duffins Creek marsh area. All work will be carried out in accordance with the engineering plans approved by TRCA under Project No. 03335. As a result, staff are prepared to recommend the granting of the permanent easements to the City of Pickering and the Regional Municipality of Durham. Temporary working easements will also be required to complete the proposed works. TRCA staff are presently discussing this matter with the proponents' consulting engineers. 131 Plantings: All lands disturbed by construction will be stabilized and where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, revegetated with native woody and herbaceous plant material in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines. The subject lands were acquired from H. J. Squires on September 3, 1963 and Captain Developments Ltd. on February 2, 1981 under the Duffins Creek Flood Plain Lands Acquisition Project. A plan illustrating the permanent easement locations is attached. FINANCIAL DETAILS The City of Pickering and the Regional Municipality of Durham have agreed to assume all legal, survey and other costs involved in completing this transaction. Report prepared by: Ron Dewell, extension 5245 For Information contact: Ron Dewell, extension 5245 Date: April 20, 2004 Attachments: 1 132 Attachment 1 ,.. 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Me PICIUMIPO a-PEAWAspeorivaimiirr iir PAVOUR OP peteeereo rerntemeet Emma ....".. 1 in reeceee ce. comae ,,.., , - * l'''',.--4." :k;'''''',' `,:,..',-,' ra.:.t. •.`.. , ii00491111141Y PARK-. ct. 133 RES. #A101/04 - ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE Replanting program for infestation areas and support for and involvement in an Intergovernmental Task Force Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Frank Dale THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff be directed to continue to work in partnership with staff of the City of Vaughan, the Regional Municipality of York, the City of Toronto and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) to develop a strategic plan for the replanting of the area that has been cut to control the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALHB) infestation located in the City of Toronto and City of Vaughan; THAT staff report back on a number of scenarios that address objectives for replanting that meet the requirements of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the Regional Municipality of York, the City of Toronto, the City of Vaughan and other stakeholders; THAT staff include in the development of the scenarios potential funding opportunities that build on the provincial announcement and that includes financial assistance from the federal government; THAT the creation by the City of Vaughan of the ALHB Intergovernmental Task Force to assist in the coordination of the response to the ALHB infestation be supported; THAT Dick O'Brien be appointed to the Intergovernmental Task Force; AND FURTHER THAT the CFIA, the Regional Municipality of York, the City of Toronto and the City of Vaughan be so advised. CARRIED BACKGROUND Staff have reported on the status of the efforts to control the Asian Longhorned Beetle over the past six months, which included the following recommendations: Authority Meeting #9/03, held on November 28, 2003, Resolution #A252/03: THAT the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) be advised that the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) expenditures to November 1, 2003 for staff support in deliminating the extent of infestation are $53,065.81; THAT TRCA continue to provide staff to assist with the in -field surveys at a total estimated cost of $124,000 to the end of 2003; THAT TRCA staff submit monthly invoices of expenses related to survey, removal and related costs; THAT TRCA staff continue to assist in the development of the implementation plan and related activities including the removal of host trees and replacement with non -host trees in the affected area on a cost recovery basis; 134 THAT the federal and provincial governments be encouraged to provide additional funds to establish a tree replacement program as part of an integrated pest control and environmental management strategy; AND FURTHER THAT the Ministry of Natural Resources, Region of York, City of Toronto and City of Vaughan be so advised. Authority Meeting #2/04, held on February 27, 2004, Resolution #A51/04: THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority continue to provide staff to assist in with field survey requirements at a total estimated cost of $365,000, to be reimbursed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), to the end of 2004; THAT staff continue to assist in the development and implementation of ALHB survey, data collection and eradication protocols, on a cost recovery basis; THAT staff be directed to identify potential TRCA properties that may be suitable for temporary wood collection and disposal operations in advance of the Ministerial Order; THAT staff be authorized to engage certified arboricultural contractor(s) to support the timely completion of the host tree removal program as requested by CFIA, subject to the conditions of TRCA's Purchasing Policy; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back on progress made towards a tree replacement program and implications for the TRCA. On February 19, 2004, the Minister of Natural Resources identified that a $1 million dollar fund had been established for the replanting of areas that have been, or will be, cut as part of the Asian Longhorned Beetle and Emerald Ash Borer infestation. To date there has been little information on how these funds will be dispersed. An OMNR staff committee has been established and OMNR staff have indicated that replanting plans will be required prior to release of the funds, and that the funds are primarily aimed at the replacement of trees, versus shrubs or other ground cover. On February 11, 2004, Trees Canada announced an investment $8,000 for replanting the infestation zone. At the City of Vaughan Council Meeting held on March 29, 2004, Council resolved that: 1. An intergovernmental Task Force (ITF) be created to assist in the coordination of the response to the Asian Long- Horned Beetle infestation; 135 2. The Task Force be composed of elected and appointed officials including: • Two representatives from the City of Vaughan (Mayor and Local Councillor, Ward 3); • Three representatives from the City of Toronto; • One representative from the Region of York; • One representative from the Federal Government (an elected MP); • One representative from the Provincial Government (an elected MP); • One representative from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency; and • One representative from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority; 3. This report be forwarded to the above cited governments and agencies with the request that they support the creation of the Task Force, appoint representatives and participate in its operations; and 4. That appropriate Staff from each of the agencies support the Task Force as required. The suggested mandate of the ALHB ITF is as follows: • Enhancing communication between Government and Agency Partners; • Supporting the planning and implementation of a long term, well - planned and executed strategy to eradicate the Asian Long- Horned Beetle; • Supporting the planning and implementation of a comprehensive replanting strategy to enhance the health and sustainability of the urban forest; and • Advising on the development and implementation of the communications strategy around public information and education to ensure that the public and appropriate partners are informed on the identification and prevention aspects of the ALHB The intent of the ITF is to assist in coordinating the work of the affected bodies, however the mandate must not overlap with the existing Interagency Management Team, Chaired by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. RATIONALE TRCA staff have been an integral part of the team assembled by CFIA to inventory and remove the host species within the area of Ministerial Order. The establishment of an ITF will assist in continuing to draw attention to the need to develop planting scenarios, funding mechanisms, ongoing monitoring, and to ensure timely information is disseminated to the public. It is recommended that Dick O'Brien be appointed to the ITF, and that staff led by Dave Rogalsky and Dena Lewis continue to be involved in this work. Report prepared by: Adele Freeman, extension 5238 For Information contact: Adele Freeman, extension 5238 Date: March 29, 2004 136 HEARING REPORT RES. #A102 /04 - HEARING REPORT Application #423/03/TOR to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area for the Humber River West Branch Mario Faraone 3 Gibson Avenue, City of Toronto. Mario Faraone, agent for the owner, Mr. John DiSanto, has applied to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), under Ontario Regulation 158, to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area within a well defined valley to facilitate the construction of an armorstone retaining wall on the valley slope, create additional table land for a rear yard and construct a stormwater outfall that drains directly to the valley slope. (Executive Res. #B53/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor Rob Ford THAT item 7.1 - Hearing Report, be received for information. CARRIED SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A103 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component/Humber River Watershed Ballymore Developments (Richmond Hill) Corp., CFN 35209. Purchase of property located south of Snowy Meadow Avenue, west of Yonge Street - Oak Ridges, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River watershed. (Executive Res. #854/04) Moved by: David Gurin Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell THAT 1.27 hectares (3.12 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Ballymore Developments (Richmond Hill) Corp., being Part of Lot 64, Concession 1 WYS and designated as Block 24 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by J. D. Barnes Surveying Ltd., under their Reference No. 97 -21- 946- 00 -P3, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located south of Snowy Meadow Avenue, west of Yonge Street - Oak Ridges; 137 THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A104/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component/Humber River Watershed 1265571 Ontario Ltd., CFN 35107. Purchase of property located south of Bond Street, west of Yonge Street - Oak Ridges, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River watershed. (Executive Res. #B55/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Bill O'Donnell THAT 0.23 hectares (0.57 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from 1265571 Ontario Ltd., being Part of Lot 65, Concession 1 WYS and designated as Blocks 22, 23, and 24 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by Christian Stanciu, Ontario Land Surveyor, under his Job. No. 97002, Drawing No. DP1, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located south of Bond Street, west of Yonge Street - Oak Ridges; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 138 RES. #A105/04 - CITY OF BRAMPTON Request for Permanent Easement for a Storm Sewer Outfall Humber River Watershed, City of Brampton, CFN 35183. Receipt of a request from the City of Brampton to provide a permanent easement for a storm sewer outfall, east of Goreway Drive, south of Castlemore Road, Humber River watershed, City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel. (Executive Res. #856/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Bill O'Donnell THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Brampton to provide a permanent easement for a storm sewer outfall, east of Goreway Drive, south of Castlemore Road, Humber River watershed, City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel; WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the City of Brampton in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.23 hectares (0.57 acres), more or less, be granted to the City of Brampton for a storm sewer outfall, said land being Part of Lot 9, Concession 9 ND, City of Brampton and designated as Part 1 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by J. D. Barnes Surveying Ltd., under their Reference No. 02 -28- 731 -07 -H; THAT considerations be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs; THAT the City of Brampton is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Brampton; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; 139 THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A106/04 - CITY OF TORONTO Request for Permanent Easement for the Emery Creek Stormwater Quality Control Ponds Project Humber River Watershed, City of Toronto, CFN 32240. Receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for the Emery Creek Stormwater Quality Control Ponds Project, north of St. Lucie Drive, west of Weston Road, in the City of Toronto (Toronto West Community Council Area). (Executive Res. #B57/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Bill O'Donnell THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for the Emery Creek Stormwater Quality Control Ponds Project, north of St. Lucie Drive, west of Weston Road, in the City of Toronto (Toronto West Community Council Area); WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act, to cooperate with the City of Toronto in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 3.02 hectares (7.46 acres), more or less, be granted to the City of Toronto for the Emery Creek Stormwater Quality Control Ponds Project, said land being north of St. Lucie Drive, west of Weston Road, City of Toronto, as shown on a plan prepared by the City of Toronto Works & Emergency Services Department - Technical Services Division, entitled: Property Information Sheet - Acquisition of Permanent Easements Emery Creek Stormwater Quality Control Ponds, Sketch No. PS- 2001 -092, dated January 2, 2002; THAT considerations be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs; THAT the City of Toronto fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; 140 THAT an archaeological investigation is to be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Toronto; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT the granting of this easement is subject to receipt of written approval from the City of Toronto Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Department who manage these lands on behalf of the TRCA; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A107/04 - SALE OF SURPLUS TRCA -OWNED LANDS 3203 Mayfield Road, City of Brampton Etobicoke Creek Watershed, CFN 34049. Receipt of an Offer to Purchase from Daniel Deveaux, concerning the potential disposal of surplus TRCA land situated at 3203 Mayfield Road, City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel, Etobicoke Creek Watershed. (Executive Res. #858/04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri Colleen Jordan THAT WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of an offer from Daniel Deveaux, to purchase surplus TRCA -owned land municipally known as 3203 Mayfield Road, in the vicinity of Hurontario Street and Mayfield Road in the City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel, Etobicoke Creek Watershed; AND WHEREAS it is the opinion of the TRCA that it is in the best interests of the TRCA in furthering its objectives, as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act, to complete a sale to Daniel Deveaux in this instance; 141 THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a parcel of TRCA -owned tableland, improved with a brick veneer bungalow, containing 0.266 acres, (0.11 hectares) more or less, said land being Part of Lot 17, Concession 1 E.H.S., designated as Parts 2 & 3 on Plan 43R- 28797, City of Brampton, in the Regional Municipality of Peel be sold to Daniel Deveaux subject to the following terms and conditions: (a) the sale price is to be the sum of $250,000.00; (b) the subject land is to be used for single family residential purposes in keeping with the character of the community and in compliance with the existing zoning; (c) the purchaser be permitted to continue to use at their expense the septic bed on the TRCA property and to maintain the septic system in good condition and in conformity with all relevant regulations until such time as sewer hook up is available on Valleyview Road; (d) completion of this sale will be subject to any Planning Act approvals that may be required; (e) the transaction is to be completed at the earliest possible date with payment in full to the TRCA in cash on closing; and (f) any additional conditions as deemed appropriate by the TRCA staff or solicitor; THAT the sale be subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources, in accordance to Section 21 (2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27 as amended; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of any necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A108/04 - STREAM FLOW MONITORING WITHIN THE AUTHORITY'S REGIONAL MONITORING NETWORK PROGRAM Approval to hire Ontario Hydrometric Services to construct, maintain, monitor and archive stream flow data as part of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's Regional Monitoring Network. (Executive Res. #859/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Bill O'Donnell 142 THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) enter into an agreement with Ontario Hydrometric Services Limited for a period of one year to construct, maintain, monitor and archive stream flow data at 19 locations as part of TRCA's Regional Monitoring Program, at a maximum upset cost of $108,073.80 including taxes. CARRIED RES. #A109 /04 - CONSULTANT SERVICES TO PREPARE 1:2,000 SCALE DIGITAL TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLOOD PLAIN MAPPING WITHIN THE ETOBICOKE CREEK WATERSHED, DON RIVER WATERSHED, HIGHLAND CREEK WATERSHED AND PETTICOAT CREEK WATERSHED Approval to retain J.D. Barnes to produce 1:2,000 scale flood plain mapping in digital format for selected areas within the Etobicoke Creek, Don River, Highland Creek and Petticoat Creek watersheds in order to facilitate the update and management of Flood and Regulation Line Mapping. (Executive Res. #860/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Bill O'Donnell THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) enter into an agreement with J.D. Barnes to provide 1:2,000 scale digital base mapping within the Etobicoke Creek watershed, Don River watershed, Highland Creek watershed and the Petticoat Creek watershed. A maximum upset limit not to exceed $179,321 including applicable taxes, for a total of 81 map sheets. CARRIED RES. #A110 /04 - AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 2003 The 2003 audited financial statements are presented for the Board's approval and recommendation to the Authority. (Business Excellence Res. #C13 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Bas Balkissoon THAT the transfer of funds into and from reserves during 2003, as outlined in Schedule 8, Continuity of Reserves, of the financial statements, be approved; 143 AND FURTHER THAT the 2003 audited financial statements, as presented, be approved, signed by the Chair and Secretary- Treasurer of the Authority, and distributed to each member municipality and the Minister of Natural Resources, in accordance with subsection 38 (3) of the Conservation Authorities Act. CARRIED RES. #A111/04 - 2004 BUDGET - OPERATING AND CAPITAL 2004 Budget, Operating and Capital recommended for approval. (Business Excellence Res. #C14 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Bill Fisch THAT WHEREAS the Conservation Authorities Act (CA Act) provides that a conservation authority, in establishing its annual levy, shall have the power to determine the proportion of total benefit of any project afforded to all participating municipalities that is afforded to each of them, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT, subject to such regulations under the CA Act as may be approved by the Lieutenant- Governor -in- Council: (i) all participating municipalities be designated as benefiting for all projects included in the 2004 Operating Budget; (H) Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) share of the cost of the programs included in the 2004 Operating Budget shall be raised from all participating municipalities as part of the General Levy; (iii) the 2004 General Levy be apportioned to the participating municipalities in the proportion that the modified current value assessment of the whole is under the jurisdiction of the TRCA, unless otherwise provided in the levy or a project; (iv) the appropriate TRCA officials be directed to advise the participating municipalities, pursuant to the Conservation Authorities Act and the regulations made thereunder, to levy the said municipalities the amount of the General Levy set forth in the 2004 Operating Budget, and to levy the said municipalities the amount of the Capital Levy set forth in the 2004 Capital Budget and in the approved projects of the TRCA; THAT, subject to finalization of the participating municipalities' apportioned levy amounts, the 2004 Operating and Capital Budget, and all projects therein, be adopted; THAT staff be authorized to amend the 2004 Operating and Capital Budget to reflect actual 2004 provincial grant allocations in order to determine the amount of matching levy governed by regulation; 144 THAT except where statutory or regulatory requirements provide otherwise, staff be authorized to enter into agreements with private sector or government agencies for the undertaking of projects which are of benefit to the TRCA and funded by a sponsor; AND FURTHER THAT, as required by Ontario Regulations 139/96 and 231/97, this recommendation and the accompanying budget document, including the schedule of matching and non - matching levies, be approved by recorded vote. RECORDED VOTE Maria Augimeri Yea Bas Balkissoon Yea David Barrow Yea Gay Cowbourne Yea Frank Dale Yea Bill Fisch Yea Rob Ford Yea David Gurin Yea Suzan Hall Yea Colleen Jordan Yea Glenn Mason Yea Peter Milczyn Yea Elaine Moore Yea Dick O'Brien Yea Gerri Lynn O'Connor Yea Bill O'Donnell Yea Maja Prentice Yea Dave Ryan Yea Andrew Schulz Yea John Sprovieri Yea Nancy Stewart Yea Michael Thompson Yea THE MAIN MOTION WAS CARRIED 145 Attachment 1 WTORONTO AND REGION —■,-- onservation for The Living City 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS As submitted to the Authority April 30, 2004 146 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS - SUMMARY Page 1 Page 2003 2003 2004 GROSS EXPENDITURES ji Budget Actual Budget %Chq. S Chg. MONITORING AND REPORTING Page 3 1,057.800 946,121 942,300 - 10.92% (115500) WATERSHED PLANNING Peel Water Management York Water Management Durham Water Management Water Cost Centres Less - Water Costs covered by WM Programs Floodplain Mapping York /Peel /Durham/Toronto Groundwater Terrestnal Natural Hentage REGENERATION Toronto Remedial Action Plan Project (RAP activity also shown under other projects) Peel Natural Hentage Project York Natural Heritage Project Durham Natural Hentage Project Page 4 843,000 446,726 1,320,600 56.65% 477,600 Page 5 303,500 179.833 698.900 130.28% 395,400 Page 6 169,900 107.469 389,900 129.40% 220.000 Page 7 573.500 441,426 1533.200 184.78% 1,059.700 (573.500) (382,417) (1533,200) 184.78% (1.059.700) Page 8 587.200 352,697 840500 44.67% 262,300 Page 9 865.600 438.718 647.600 •2.70% (18.000) Page 10 608,900 594.769 263,000 •58.87% (343,900) Page 11 2,025,800 1,720,721 2535.900 25.18% 510.100 (555,000) (540,120) (589,200) 816% (34,200) Page 12 616500 337.058 892,400 44.73% 275.800 Page 13 486.300 440589 715.900 47.21% 229.800 Page 14 125,000 125,000 . Valley and Shoreline Regeneration Projects Page 15 1,865.400 1,278,346 2.308500 23.75% 443,100 City of Toronto Waterfront Project Region Of Durham Waterfront Project Port Urnon/Mmico Apartment Strip Humber Bay Shores Waterfront Park Lakefdl Quality Program Page 18 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 2,097,200 129,100 3.578,000 1,830,200 100,000 1,925.332 217,656 1.180,190 626.843 221,722 Brickworks regeneration 27,297 1,854,500 187,800 5.465,000 1.023.400 128.300 -21.11% 29.82% 52.82% -37.22% 28.30% (442.700) 38.500 1,889,000 (806,800) 28.300 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Stewardship Page 21 293,300 254.997 283.900 -3.20% (9,400) Education Page 22 89,700 99,054 81.000 - 9.70% (8.700) FLOOD PROTECTION West Don Lands Page 23 800.000 246,323 700,000 - 12.50% (100,000) INFRASTRUCTURE Public Use Infrastructure Page 24 358,700 290.740 351.600 - 1.98% (7.100) Other Facilrtres Retrofits Page 25 649,600 469,364 583,800 - 10.16% (66.000) Dnnking Water System Upgrades Page 26 114.800 165.985 370,000 222.30% 255,200 Living City Centre Design and Build Page 27 100,000 62,697 200.000 100.00% 100,000 Nursery Relocation & Workshop Project Page 28 500.000 58.628 200.000 - 60.00% (300,000) BCPV Retrofit and Attraction Development Page 29 750.000 682,318 1.750.000 133.33% 1.000.000 Information Technology Project Page 30 390,000 379.414 315.000 - 19.23% (75,000) Administrative Office Page 31 840500 781,525 475.000 - 25.78% (165.000) LAND ACQUISITION Waterfront Open Space Acguisrtion - Greenspace Strategy Natural Areas Protection FUNDING SOURCES: Page 32 500,000 41.388 3.000,000 500.00% 2,500,000 Page 32 2,500.000 370.020 500,000 - 80.00% (2,000500) Page 32 1,000,000 321,956 500,000 -50 00% (500.000) 24.891.601114T5775 28,849,200 15 90% 3,957.600 Page 2 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY APPORTIONMENT OF 2004 BUDGET CAPITAL AND PROJECT LEVIES ADJALA- TOTAL LEVIES TOTAL PROJECT a TOSO- LEVY ON LEVY OTHER TOTAL MUNICIPALITY RONTIO DURHAM TORONTO MONO PEEL YORK INVOICED HAND BUDGET FUNDING COST $ $ $ $ $ $ S GREENSPACE LAND ACQ. 50,000 50.000 19,300 119,300 254.000 373,300 3,728,700 4.100,000 WATERFRONT REGENERATION PROJ. 135,700 1.355,000 1,490,700 198,900 1,689,600 132,500 1,822,100 PORT UNION WTRFRJMIMICO APT. 5,485,000 5,485,000 ETOB. MOTEL STRIP 511,700 1,023,400 1.815.000 1,615,000 818,200 2,233.200 75.300 2,308,500 REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS 110,000 1.788,000 500,000 300,000 2.698,000 832,400 3,330,400 340.800 3,680,000 OTHER WATER PROJECTS* 323,000 901,400 800,000 1,824,400 585,000 2,409,400 2,409.400 STEWARDSHIP /EDUCATI0N 35,000 175.000 210,000 25,800 235,600 8.000 241,800 CO FLLOODPLAIN MAPPING 85.000 195,000 150,000 430,000 234,500 664,500 185,000 840,500 REGIONAL MONITORING 50,000 200,000 170,000 420,000 278,300 698,300 244,000 042,300 GROUNDWATER STRATEGIES 100,000 100,000 100.000 300.000 247,600 547.600 100.000 847,600 TERRESTRIAL NATURAL HERITAGE 25,000 75,000 50.000 150,000 150,000 113.000 263,000 PUBLIC USE INFRASTRUCTURE 23 9,045 205,351 25 32.245 53,312 300,000 51,800 351,600 351,800 100,000 418,400 516,400 233,800 750,000 233,800 083,800 DRINKING WATER UPGRADES 250,000 120,000 370.000 23 9,045 205,350 25 32,246 53,312 300.000 15,000 315,000 315,000 MAJOR FACILITIES RETROFIT 34 13,588 308,025 38 48,387 79,988 450,000 450,000 25,000 475,000 300,000 300,000 1,450.000 1.750,000 1,750,000 80 895,358 5.928.728 88 2,975,857 1,695,892 11.493,800 5,338,400 16,830,200 11,187,400 27.827,800 1,161.1.1 MI6. J111..1,661116 REGENERATION 511,700 511,700 OTHER PUBLIC USE RETRO. IN FO. TECHNOLOGY ACQ. 370,000 B(:PV DEVELOPMENT a RETROFIT 2004 TOTAL 2003 COMPARATIVES 74 523,873 8,462,511 81 2,218,851 1,235,910 10,430,900 4,237.900 14,668,800 8,785,900 23,454,700 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Regional Monitoring Program Page 3 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET %CHG. s HG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Project Management 170,500 Aquatic 262,800 Terrestrial 76,400 Water Quality 241,900 Flow & Precipitation 157,900 GIS & Database 76,400 Groundwater 71,900 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other - Provincial Other - Federal Other - Donations/Fundraisinc Other - Private 452 67% 771,800 - 100.00% (262,800) -100 00% (76,400) - 100.00% (241,900) -100.00% (157,900) -100.00% (76,400) - 100.00% (71,900) 1,057,800 945,121 942,300 - 10.92% (115,500) 200,000 122,452 209,000 4.50% 20,000 17,500 - 12.50% 20,000 17,500 12.50% 23,199 9,000 (2,500) (2,500) 240,000 145,651 244,000 1.67% 4,000 NET EXPENDITURES 817.800 799.469 698.300 -14.61% (119.500) urr ry r+ra•r,"w ar -�rrs ra+ a • r• r ui ♦� r♦ a 149 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Peel Water Management Page 4 GROSS EXPENDITURES: Planning & Integration Water Budgets Surface Flow Modeling Groundwater Water Quality Surface Water Quality Aquatic Resource Study Terrestrial natural Heritage Study Other Component Studies Human Heritage Air Quality Climate Change Sustainable Communities Source Protection Planning FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other- Private 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 118,000 114,000 55,000 111,100 67,100 177,800 150,000 50,000 216,700 83.64% 98,700 109,600 3.86% (4,400) 42,200 - 23.27% (12,800) 144,500 30.06% 33,400 132,400 - 97.32% 65,300 236,100 32.79% 58,300 184,600 23.07% 34,600 108,000 116.00% 58,000 14,000 14,000 5,000 5,000 127,500 127,500 843,000 445,726 1,320,600 56.65% 477,600 10,000 10,000 NET EXPENDITURES 843.000 435,726 1.320.600 56.65% 477,600 150 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: York Water Management Page 5 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Planning & Integration 35,000 155,000 342.86% 120,000 Water Budgets 133,500 97,000 - 27.34% (36,500) Surface Flow Modeling - Groundwater Water Quality 20,000 70,600 253.00% 50,600 Surface Water Quality 20,000 118,800 494.00% 98,800 Aquatic Resource Study 70,000 133,300 90.43% 63,300 Terrestrial natural Heritage Study 25,000 124,200 396.80% 99,200 Other Component Studies Human Heritage Air Quality Climate Change Sustainable Communities Source Protection Planning FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other- Municipal Other - Provincial Other - Federal Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 303,500 179,633 698,900 130.28% 395,400 NET EXPENDITURES 303.500 179.633 698.900 130.28% 395.400 151 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Durham Water Management Page 6 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Planning & Integration 25,000 25,000 Water Budgets 30,500 30,500 Surface Flow Modeling 29,600 36,500 23.31 % 6,900 Groundwater Water Quality 36,700 28,800 - 21.53% (7,900) Surface Water Quality 4,500 (4,500) Aquatic Resource Study 19,100 7,100 -62 83% (12,000) Terrestrial natural Heritage Study Other Component Studies 50,000 50,000 Human Heritage Air Quality Climate Change Sustainable Communities 65,000 65,000 Source Protection Planning 30,000 147,000 390.00% 117,000 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other- Municipal Other - Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other- Private 107,459 169,900 107,459 389,900 129 49% 220,000 4,422 4,422 - NET EXPENDITURES 169.900 103.037 389,900 129.49% 220.000 152 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Water Cost Centres Page 7 GROSS EXPENDITURES: Planning 8. Integration Water Budgets Surface Flow Modeling Groundwater Water Quality Surface Water Quality Aquatic Resource Study Terrestrial natural Heritage Study Other Component Studies Human Heritage Air Quality Climate Change Sustainable Communities Source Protection Planning 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 200,000 221,000 97,500 55,000 406,300 210,300 119,400 109,500 252,000 360,800 82,900 41,000 12,500 10,000 28,500 103.15% 22.46% 99 09% 206,300 (10,700) 21,900 54,500 252,000 360,800 82,900 41,000 12,500 10,000 28,500 441,426 Costs covered byWM Programs (573,500) (382,417) (1,633,200) 184.78% (1,059,700) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other - Private NET EXPENDITURES 59,008 59,008 59,008 153 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Floodplain Mapping Page 8 GROSS EXPENDITURES: Project Management Humber River Flood Plain Mapping Etobicoke - Mimico Flood Plain Mapping Don River Flood Plain Mapping Duffins Creek Flood Plain Mapping Rouge River Flood Plain Mapping Etobicoke Creek Hydrology Don River Hydrology Mimico Creek Hydrology Highland Creek Flood Plain Mapping Petticoat Creek Flood Plain Mapping FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other- Private 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 587,200 352,697 62,700 170,000 151,200 38,100 50,700 37,800 40,200 63,800 150,000 85,000 -100.00% (587,200) 62,700 170,000 151,200 38,100 50,700 37,800 40,200 63,800 150,000 85,000 587,200 352,697 849,500 44.67% 262,300 180,000 185,000 2.78% 5,000 180,000 185,000 2.78% 5,000 NFT FYPFN171TLJRFS 407 700 RS7 R47 RR4 E00 RR 14% 7S7 R00 • ■• ■ii•"' •IMf • i •TV 4.1,1=11i • O T. L 0 0 O O L O O T 0 0 • .0' O O 0 0.• O I J 154 �QT. o v e TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: York/Peel /Durham/Toronto Groundwater Page 9 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Groundwater Studies 665,600 438,718 647,600 -2.70% (18,000) 665,600 438,718 647,600 -2.70% (18,000) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other - Municipal 100,000 2,500 100,000 Other - Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other- Private 100,000 2,500 100,000 NET EXPENDITURES 565,600 436,218 547,600 -3.18% (18,000) a•rT rvr�ra•r�•T• •r�rr� • r•• �r•r• r�� r• • • r• � r�•v • � 155 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Terrestrial Natural Heritage Page 10 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET %CHG. S CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Project Terrestrial Natural Heritage 475,000 473,769 253,000 - 46.74% (222,000) Pickering Terrestrial Natural Heritage 131,900 121,000 10,000 - 92.42% (121,900) 606,900 594,769 263,000 - 56.67% (343,900) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves 28,000 28,000 CFGT - Living City 265,000 259,361 -100.00% (265,000) CFGT - Flowthrough Other - Municipal 75,000 75,000 Other- Provincial Other - Federal 131,900 121,000 10,000 Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 471,900 380,361 113,000 - 76.05% (358,900) NET EXPENDITURES 135.000 214,408 150.000 11.11 % 15,000 156 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Toronto Remedial Action Plan Project Page 11 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Humber 184,100 306,500 66 49% 122,400 Etobicoke - Mimico Creek 103,800 84,500 - 18.59% (19,300) Highland Creek 35,000 167,400 378 29% 132,400 Don 244,000 115,500 - 52.66% (128,500) Rouge 58,000 - 58,000 Waterfront 370,400 215,900 -41.71% (154,500) Greenroofs 20,000 119,000 495 00% 99,000 BioRegional Seed Crops 7,500 7,500 - - Multi- Watershed 175,000 175,000 Education 46,000 46,300 0.65% 300 Stewardship 35,000 40,000 14.29% 5,000 1,720,721 - Water Management 805,000 1,200,300 49.11% 395,300 Amounts combined under other projects (555,000) (540,120) (589,200) 6.16% (34,200) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other - Provincial Other - Federal Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 1,470,800 1,180,601 1,946,700 32.36% 475,900 3,200 47,059 54,700 1609.38% 51,500 250,300 336,083 111,900 - 55.29% (138,400) 3,000 44,500 1383.33% 41,500 81,000 151,900 87.53% 70,900 25,000 15,234 38,000 52.00% 13,000 (555,000) (589,200) 6.16% (34,200) (192,500) 398,376 (188,200) • - 2.23% 4,300 wu -r rvnr,Ir IrI Inr-n 1 can AAA -7(sn (Inc. n 1 n A AAA no ncoi A-71 cnn IVC I CArCPVUu I urtco 1 .uoo.ouu f 04,44U L, 1 J'I•UVV 40_00 o '1 t 1 AMU 157 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Peel Natural Heritage Project Page 12 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Humber 321,800 492,600 53.08% 170,800 Etobicoke Creek 227,800 172,300 -24 36% (55,500) Mimico Creek 10,000 50,500 405.00% 40,500 BioRegional Seed Crops 15,000 20,000 33.33% 5,000 Multi-Watershed 26,000 125,000 380 77% 99,000 Education 16,000 32,000 100.00% 16,000 Stewardship 616,600 337,058 892,400 44.73% 275,800 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves 20,945 CFGT - Living City CFGT - Flowthrough 9,500 Other - Municipal 50,000 5,705 35,000 -30 00% (15,000) Other - Provincial 2,500 -100.00% (2,500) Other - Federal 54,700 58,100 6.22% 3,400 Other- Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 42,100 6,810 53,600 27.32% 11,500 149,300 42,960 146,700 -1.74% (2,600) NFT FYPFNfIITURFS 4R7 R00 7A4 OAR 74R 700 RA WY, 77R 400 • AT AAA "A • AAA •r TA A rA IL A•..• " A • AA 158 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: York Natural Heritage Project Page 13 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET %CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Humber 75,600 225,800 198.68% 150,200 Rouge 95,900 197,600 106.05% 101,700 Don River 219,400 174,500 - 20.46% (44,900) BioRegional Seed Crops 15,000 20,000 33.33% 5,000 Multi-Watershed 50,400 68,400 35.71% 18,000 Education 30,000 29,600 -1.33% (400) 486,300 440,589 715,900 47.21 % 229,600 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT - Flowthrough 77,800 12,341 41,600 - 46.53% (36,200) Other- Municipal 83,600 169,795 210,900 152.27% 127,300 Other- Provincial Other - Federal 87,500 107,000 22.29% 19,500 Other- Donations /Fundraising Other- Private 27,000 87,709 16,600 -38.52% (10,400) 275,900 269,845 376,100 36.32% 100,200 NET EXPENDITURES 210.400 170.744 339,800 61.50% 129.400 a /P"T ••r1r11. I ITS IP1 r'!1 Al n Inn 1 711 7 I I AAA Ann Al r nn/ 1 AA Inn 159 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Durham Natural Heritage Project Page 14 GROSS EXPENDITURES: Duffin's Creek Multi-Watershed 2003 2003 2004 BUDGETACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 75,000 75,000 50,000 50,000 125,000 - 125,000 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other - Provincial Other - Federal Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 15,000 15,000 AICT CVDC0.1r1ITI ICCQ 1,11_ 1 LA1 L111LJI 1 1141 \La7 15,000 15,000 11 n nnn 11 V,VVV _ iinnnn 11 I Alitlia TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Valley and Shoreline Regeneration Projects Page 15 2003 2003 BUDGET ACTUALS $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: 2004 BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG, $ Project Planning & Design 90,000 102,499 150,000 66.67% 60,000 Guild Inn 39,300 15,928 104,100 164.89% 64,800 Guildwood Parkway 46,000 108,700 136.30% 62,700 Fishleigh Drive 388,500 373,562 405,000 4.25% 16,500 SpringbankAve. 15,400 1,610 13,900 -9.74% (1,500) Queen St. E. Apartments 114,800 42,803 20,000 - 82.58% (94,800) Wicksteed Ave. 90,000 32,527 287,900 219.89% 197,900 Meadowcliffe Drive 5,000 302 4,700 -6.00% (300) Highland Creek Weirs 277,500 18,268 259,200 -6.59% (18,300) Monitoring & Maintenance: WF 113,000 121,594 302,900 168.05% 189,900 Toronto Parks Sites 283,400 181,888 344,900 21 70% 61,500 Toronto Islands 57,500 43,717 69,200 20.35% 11,700 16 -18 Hardwood Gate 90,000 72,252 21,700 - 75.89% (68,300) 18 Bitteroot 205,000 226,117 25,000 - 87.80% (180,000) Reid Manor 50,000 36,364 10,000 - 80.00% (40,000) Van Dusen Blvd 3,632 56,400 56,400 Lakehurst 45,400 - 45,400 Manitoba Road 45,400 45,400 Access Rd & Sheppard Ave 9,100 - 9,100 Parkview Hill 25,000 25,000 Other 5,282 - 1,865,400 1,278,345 2,308,500 23.75% 443,100 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves 15,602 CFGT- Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other- Municipal 15,400 7,000 70,300 356.49% 54,900 Other - Provincial 107,546 Other- Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other- Private 87,800 5,000 -94.31% (82,800) 103,200 130,148 75,300 - 27.03% (27,900) NET EXPENDITURES 1.762,200 1,148.198 2,233.200 26.73% 471.000 161 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: City of Toronto Waterfront Project Page 16 2003 BUDGET $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: 2003 2004 ACTUALS BUDGET %CHG. ! CHG. $ $ Project Planning & Design 285,000 355,969 253,000 - 11.23% (32,000) Humber Bay Shores 5,000 31,235 5,000 - - Watershed Strategies 30,000 30,000 -100 00% (30,000) Ashbridge's Bay 416,400 371,274 202,000 - 51.49% (214,400) Environmental Studies 173,000 183,798 170,000 -1.73% (3,000) Tommy Thompson - Int. Mgt. 130,000 153,735 140,000 7.69% 10,000 TTP - Cell 1 Capping 149,800 57,391 55,000 -63.28% (94,800) TTP- Park Development 265,700 279,076 310,000 16.67% 44,300 Keating Channel 300,000 301,030 300,000 - East Point Park 15,000 7,700 -100.00% (15,000) Waterfront G.I.S. 135,000 100,000 75,000 -44.44% (60,000) Arsenal Lands Park Development 170,500 38,133 130,000 - 23.75% (40,500) Toronto Bay 21,800 4,306 14,500 - 33.49% (7,300) Other 11,685 - 2,097,200 1,925,332 1,654,500 -21.11% (442,700) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal 158,000 141,509 52,500 - 66.77% (105,500) Other- Provincial Other- Federal Other- Donations/Fundraising Other- Private 80,000 40,659 80,000 238,000 182,168 132,500 -44.33% (105,500) NM' PYPENIIITIIPPC 1 RRQ Inn 1 7.4f4 1 RR 1 R99 nnn -1 R 1 d% (RR7 9nnl 162 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Region Of Durham Waterfront Project Page 17 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Frenchman's Bay 63,600 182,406 87,600 37.74% 24,000 Durham /Ajax Waterfront 55,500 23,982 70,000 26.13% 14,500 Durham Waterfront Monitoring 10,000 11,268 10,000 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 129,100 217,656 167,600 29.82% 38,500 5,950 6,548 98,753 111,251 NFT I=YPPNI']ITl IPPS 1 9Q 1 nn 1 nR AAR 1 R7 Ann 9Q R7% RR Enn • LV, • V V • V V, • V V • V • ,V V V LV.V Le •.• V V V 163 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: GROUP: ACTIVITY: Watershed Management Capital Port UnionlMimico Apartment Strip Page 18 GROSS EXPENDITURES: Port Union Park- Phase 1 Mimico Linear Park FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other- Municipal Other- Provincial Other- Federal Other - Donations/Fundraising Other - TWRC NM" PYPPAI lITI IRPC 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 3,026,000 1,009,954 4,235,000 39.95% 550,000 170,236 1,230,000 123.64% 3,576,000 1,180,190 5,465,000 1,209,000 680,000 52.82% 1,889,000 2,500,000 2,021,127 5,465,000 2,500,000 118 60% 2,965,000 2,021,127 5,465,000 118.60% 2,965,000 1 n7R nnn (Ran QS71 _ -Inn nno (1 n7R nnnl 164 . V V. V V/ V ti.. Se, VP V V r TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Humber Bay Shores Waterfront Park Page 19 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET %CHG. ! CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Humber Bay Shores 1,630,200 626,843 1,023,400 - 37.22% (606,800) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other- Municipal Other - Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other- Private 1,630,200 626,843 1,023,400 - 37.22% (606,800) 815,100 313,422 511,700 - 37.22% (303,400) 815,100 313,422 511,700 - 37.22% (303,400) NPT FYPFNIlITI IRPC R1 R 1 flfl R1 R A91 E11 7flfl -R7 77% (RflR M fll V I V_1 VV V• V. •1-• V ••,•VY V' IL. %vVv.•VVf 165 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Lakefill Quality Program Page 20 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Lakefill Quality Control Program 100,000 221,722 128,300 28.30% 28,300 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other- Municipal Other- Provincial Other- Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other- Private NET EXPENDITURES 100,000 221,722 128,300 28.30% 28,300 (106,101) ■ 100,000 327,823 128,300 28.30% 28,300 100,000 221,722 128,300 28.30% 28,300 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Stewardship Page 21 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG._ $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Stewardship Conservation Seminars 15,000 - 15,000 Healthy Yards 30,000 - 100.00% (30,000) Duffins Stewardship 27,500 24,000 - 12.73% (3,500) Conserv. Workshop /Stewardship Forum 3,500 2,300 - 34.29% (1,200) Stewardship Resource Centre 27,800 17,500 - 37.05% (10,300) Wetlands For Wildlife 12,000 - 100.00% (12,000) Habitat For Wildlife 15,000 15,000 Community Environ. Stewardship Program 20,000 47,000 135.00% 27,000 Multicultural Environ Stewardship 25,000 -100.00% '(25,000) Agricultural Non Point Source 42,500 27,500 - 35.29% (15,000) Agricultural Environ. Stewardship 36,100 30,000 - 16.90% (6,100) Rural Clean Water Program 65,500 75,000 14.50% 9,500 Private Land Stewardship 22,500 56,200 149.78% 33,700 Stewardship Management 3,400 14,000 311.76% 10,600 Stewardship: Durham 35,000 -100.00% (35,000) Stewardship: Peel Business Outreach 10,000 - 100.00% (10,000) Stewardship: Peel Funding 38,400 105,000 173.44% 66,600 Stewardship: York Funding 34,500 - 100.00% (34,500) Portion covered by transfers from funding sr (155,400) (131,772) (179,600) 15.57% (24,200) 386,769 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other- Municipal Other - Provincial Other- Federal Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 111CT C JD Ri '1171 IOCQ IYC I CA "GIYIJI 1 tJfTC0 293,300 254,997 283,900 -3 20% (9,400) 16,156 - 19,450 5,400 - 72.24% (14,050) 90,650 122,635 102,900 13.51% 12,250 51,300 33,954 1,000 - 98.05% (50,300) 14,000 14,000 1. U I' 172,744 123,300 -29.70% (52,100) 1 1 7 flan 1 1 on 11L0 1 an anal oa ')noi Ae) 'MA VL.L;JJ 1 VV,VVV JV.LL /o YL, f VV TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Education Page 22 GROSS EXPENDITURES: Project Management Conservation Seminars Watershed on Wheels Aquatic Plants Program Yellow Fish Road Education. Peel Funding Education: Future Education: Future Education: Future Education: Future 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 2,200 2,000 81,000 27,000 37,500 48,200 - 100.00% (2,200) 5,000 150.00% 3,000 71,800 - 11.36% (9,200) 21,800 - 19.26% (5,200) 22,400 -40.27% (15,100) 70,000 45.23% 21,800 Portion covered by transfers from funding sources (108,200) (129,381) (110,000) 1.66% (1,800) 228,435 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City 89,700 99,054 81,000 -9.70% (8,700) CFGT - Flowthrough 9,316 Other - Municipal Other- Provincial 15,000 31,407 3,000 -80 00% (12,000) Other - Federal 15,000 3,000 - 80.00% (12,000) Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 11,500 10,150 - 100.00% ' (11,500) 41,500 50,873 6,000 -85.54% (35,500) NET EXPENDITURES 48.200 48.182 75,000 55.60% 26.800 •IrT Vl11 111111.1.11 111 r'ik JA AAA JA 1 AA -J r AAA rr "An/ Af+ A/i/l 168 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Flood Control Page 23 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: West Don Lands 800,000 246,323 700,000 - 12.50% (100,000) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private IUPT I=YPl IVIlITI 1RPC 800,000 246,323 700,000 - 12.50% (100,000) 800,000 265,036 700,000 - 12.50% (100,000) 800,000 265,036 700,000 - 12.50% (100,000) (1R 71 Si .... • • VI 169 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Public Use Infrastructure Page 24 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Retrofits /Construction 271,300 236,633 285,871 5.37% 14,571 CA Planning FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 87,400 54,107 65,729 -24.80% (21,671) 358,700 290,740 351,600 -1.98% (7,100) 2,340 1,493 3,833 - NET EXPENDITURES 358.700 286,907 351.600 -1.98% (7.100) •.r-, r -v,11raI 1118T. 1r•rr. 170 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Other Facilities Retrofits Page 25 GROSS EXPENDITURES: Peel Campgrounds Peel Washroom Upgrades Peel Planning Other FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 503,600 96,000 50,000 408,076 28,060 23,228 411,700 100,000 71,900 -18.25% 4.17% 43.80% (91,900) 4,000 21,900 649,600 459,364 583,600 - 10.16% (66,000) 12,814 12,814 NET EXPENDITURES 649.600 446.550 583.600 - 10.16% (66.000) a.r -T . —M.1 r— a•••••,, .r -s r—r.1 r. X11 ♦.rar• �f• • • •. • r.r• r.••s. .. ...a 171 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Drinking Water System Upgrades Page 26 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Peel Water System Upgrades 80,000 165,985 250,000 212.50% 170,000 York Drinking Water 34,800 120,000 244.83% 85,200 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 114,800 165,985 370,000 222.30% 255,200 NET EXPENDITURES 114.800 165,985 370.000 222.30% 255.200 MI II rT rV •-.1 II. III f'41.11T, II r-•• r/% 172 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Living City Centre Design and Build Page 27 2003 2003 2004 BUDGETACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Kortright Retrofit 100,000 62,697 200,000 100.00% 100,000 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other - Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other - Private Lease Revenue 100,000 62,697 200,000 100.00% 100,000 50,000 100,000 133,600 33,600 100,000 50,000 133,600 33.60% 33,600 NET EXPENDITURES - 12.697 66.400 - 66,400 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Nursery Relocation & Workshop Project Page 28 2003 2003 2004 BUDGETACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Nursery Relocation 500,000 58,628 200,000 - 60.00% (300,000) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other- Provincial Other- Federal Other- Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 500,000 58,628 200,000 -60 00% (300,000) 500,000 (114,206) 100,000 - 80.00% (400,000) 172,834 500,000 58,628 100,000 - 80.00% (400,000) NET EXPENDITURES - - 100,000 - 100.000 S. •,-T rvr•ra•r1 WT. II r7rA 174 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Watershed Management GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: BCPV Retrofit and Attraction Development Page 29 GROSS EXPENDITURES: BCPV Retrofit BCPV Attraction development FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT - Flowthrough Other - Municipal Other - Provincial Other - Federal Other - Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 750,000 662,318 825,000 10.00% 75,000 925,000 925,000 750,000 662,318 1,750,000 133.33% 1,000,000 1,425 42,288 5,000 48,713 NET EXPENDITURES 750.000 613,604 1.750.000 133.33% 1,000.000 •err rv111-11111-a 1 11T1 Or-%r� 175 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Finance and Business Development GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Information Technology Project Page 30 GROSS EXPENDITURES: IT Project 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET % CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ 390,000 379,414 315,000 -19 23% (75,000) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT- Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other- Municipal Other- Provincial Other- Federal Other- Donations /Fundraisinc Other - Private 390,000 379,414 315,000 - 19.23% (75,000) 5,000 5,000 R111' IrlrA nllA t%IA 417 A Al A n1 c nit" 1 A / AO." 17C AAA% INC 1 CArCIVUI l urica Juu,UUV J 1'4,91'1 J I U,VUU -1 U.LJ /o t 1U,UUUJ 176 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Finance and Business Development GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Administrative Office Page 31 2003 2003 2004 BUDGET ACTUALS BUDGET %CHG. $ CHG. $ $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: Administrative Office 640,000 781,525 475,000 - 25.78% (165,000) 640,000 781,525 475,000 - 25.78% (165,000) FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT- Flowthrough Other- Municipal Other - Provincial Other - Federal 87,309 Other- Donations /Fundraising Other - Private 25,000 25,000 87,309 25,000 25,000 RIOT CVOCRlr rrl IOCO a An AAA an A n1 a AGn nnn nn ano/ I1 nn nnnl IVG 1 =AramV4111 LARGO V•tV.VVV 1.1.'7•t,L 1 V -Ii/V,VVV - L.'7.V.7 /o 11 .UV,VVVJ 177 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY 2004 CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROJECTS DIVISION: Finance and Business Development GROUP: Capital ACTIVITY: Land Acquisition Page 32 2003 2003 2004 Budget ACTUALS Budget % Chg. $ Chq. $ $ GROSS EXPENDITURES: $ Waterfront Open Space 500,000 41,388 3,000,000 500.00% 2,500,000 Acquisition - Greenspace Strati 2,500,000 370,020 500,000 -80.00% (2,000,000) Natural Areas Protection 1,000,000 321,956 500,000 - 50.00% (500,000) 4,000,000 733,364 4,000,000 FUNDING SOURCES: Reserves CFGT - Living City CFGT - Flowthrough 1,500,000 1,000 - 100.00% (1,500,000) Other - Municipal 1,075,000 9,712 2,250,000 109.30% 1,175,000 Other - Provincial 500,000 369,855 750,000 50.00% 250,000 Other - Federal Other - Donations /Fundraising 500,000 500,000 Other- Private Land Sales Proceeds 650,000 24,983 226,700 - 65.12% (423,300) 3,725,000 405,550 3,726,700 0.05% 1,700 hMGT GVP MfITI 117GC 97R flflfl '397 R1 A 9714 '3flfl _fl R9% (1 7flfll ....... L.J%I II 11Li1 1 VI 'tL.L L 1 4 ,vvv vL t ,V 1 -r L 1 V ,......VV v.VL /V t 1, 1 Vv j RES. #A112 /04 - LEASE OF ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE To Enter into a lease for a five -year term, with Parc Downsview Park Inc. and Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada Represented Herein By The Ministry of National Defence, for office space located at 70 Canuck Avenue, City of Toronto. (Business Excellence Res. #C15 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Bill O'Donnell THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) enter into a lease with Parc Downsview Park Inc. (Downsview Park) and Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada Represented Herein By The Department of National Defence (DND), for office space located at 70 Canuck Avenue, City of Toronto; THAT the term of the lease be for 60 months (five years); THAT the payment be $8.50 per useable square foot for the first 12 months and $14.50 per useable square foot for the remaining 48 months, paid on a monthly basis inclusive of all real estate taxes, maintenance and utilities exclusive of hydro. THAT the agreement be subject to the other terms and conditions of the lease being satisfactory to the TRCA staff and solicitors; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documents. CARRIED RES. #A113 /04 - THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF CALEDON Request for Use of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Lands for Soccer Fields North of Bolton, Humber River Watershed, CFN 24551. Receipt of a request from the Corporation of the Town of Caledon to consider the use of several parcels of TRCA lands for the development of both indoor and outdoor soccer facilities north of Bolton in the Town of Caledon, and to outline the requirements of such future arrangements. (Business Excellence Res. #C 16/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Bill O'Donnell THAT WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the Corporation of the Town of Caledon to consider the use of several parcels of TRCA lands for the development of a regional scale indoor and outdoor soccer facility north of Bolton; 179 THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to explore the potential use of TRCA properties, north of Bolton, for a regional scale indoor and outdoor soccer facility on the following basis: a) TRCA receives market value rent /purchase for the use of the subject lands; b) the Town of Caledon agrees to phase out the existing soccer fields on the valley floor in Edelweiss Park and naturalize the area; c) green technologies be incorporated into the design of the soccer facilities; d) the objectives of the Terrestrial Natural Heritage Strategy be met; e) the use of the most northerly proposed site be subject to the finalization of the preferred route of the Bolton bypass; and f) the Regional Municipality of Peel agrees with the proposal; AND FURTHER THAT the Corporation of the Town of Caledon be so advised. CARRIED RES. #A114/04 - ANGLING REGULATION SIGNS ON TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY LANDS IN THE DUFFINS AND CARRUTHERS CREEK WATERSHEDS UPSTREAM OF HIGHWAY 7 Development of signs relating to angling regulation changes on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority lands in the Duffins and Carruthers Creek watersheds upstream of Highway 7. (Business Excellence Res. #C17 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Bill O'Donnell THAT as a condition of entry anglers fishing on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) lands upstream of Highway 7 in the Duffins and Carruthers Creek watersheds should abide by the proposed angling rule changes in the Fisheries Management Plan for the Duffins Creek and Carruthers Creek; THAT staff prepare signs specifying the proposed angling rule changes in the Fisheries Management Plan for the Duffins Creek and Carruthers Creek and erect these signs at appropriate locations on TRCA property upstream of Highway 7 in the Duffins and Carruthers Creek watersheds, at a cost not to exceed $1,500 including GST. CARRIED 0 180 RES. #A115 /04 - INDIAN LINE CAMPGROUND LOCATION SIGN Approval of the installation of a location sign for Indian Line Campground on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) property. (Business Excellence Res. #C18 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Bill O'Donnell THAT the installation of a location sign for Indian Line Campground on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority property be approved, as a cost not to exceed $25,000 including applicable taxes. CARRIED RES. #A116 /04 - BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE MUSEUM STANDARDS Approval of policies.. Approval of revised museum Interpretation and Education and Exhibition policies for Black Creek Pioneer Village. (Business Excellence Res. #C19 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Bill O'Donnell THAT the Black Creek Pioneer Village museum operating policies, specifically the Interpretation and Education policy and the Exhibition policy dated April, 2004, as outlined in Attachments 1 and 2, be approved. CARRIED RES. #A117 /04 - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE LIVING CITY BETWEEN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AND THE CANADIAN URBAN INSTITUTE The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and Canadian Urban Institute have drafted a Memorandum of Understanding which represents the commitment of both parties to work together to advance The Living City program. One of the major joint projects proposed in collaboration with CUI is the completion of The Living City Report Card. (Business Excellence Res. #C20/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Bill O'Donnell THAT the Chair and Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) to advance The Living City program through projects such as The Living City Report Card; 181 THAT staff continue planning for The Living City Report Card, including securing $25,000 from the Toronto Remedial Action Plan Memorandum of Understanding 2004/2005 budget or an equivalent source and embarking on further fundraising efforts with CUI for this project; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to the Watershed Management Advisory Board with progress on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) /CUI joint projects where appropriate. CARRIED RES. #A118 /04 - HURRICANE HAZEL Approval in principle for production of a 30- minute documentary on Hurricane Hazel and the resultant work of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, as well, a change in company that we retain to produce this documentary. (Business Excellence Res. #C21 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Bas Balkissoon THAT Harvest Television be retained to produce a 30- minute documentary on Hurricane Hazel and the work of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) at a cost not to exceed $95,125, excluding GST, subject to all funding being confirmed by TRCA and Harvest Television International prior to May 31, 2004; THAT should TRCA decide not to proceed with the project due to lack of funding commitment from third party sources available by May 31, 2004, that TRCA will not be responsible for any payment to Harvest Television International; THAT approval to enter into an agreement with Harvest Television International be subject to a contract to be negotiated to the satisfaction of TRCA staff and solicitors; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A119 /04 - TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION INITIATIVES Membership and partnership with Black Creek Regional Transportation Management Association (Sustainable Communities Res. #E11 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Glenn Mason 182 THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) continue its membership in the Black Creek Regional Transportation Management Association (BCRTMA) at a cost of $1,500 (no additional taxes); THAT TRCA implement innovative transportation demand strategies at its own workplaces, with the help of BCRTMA services; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA continue to work with BCRTMA to promote transportation demand strategies to its member municipalities and to other municipalities within its jurisdiction. CARRIED RES. #A120/04 - CITY OF TORONTO WET WEATHER FLOW COMMUNITY DELIVERY PROGRAM The City of Toronto has requested that the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority become the administration coordinator of the Wet Weather Flow Community Delivery Program which would make $250,000 available to community groups to assist them in the delivery of programs and projects which support the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan objectives. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E12 /04 & E13/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Glenn Mason THAT WHEREAS the City of Toronto has requested that the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) develop and implement the Wet Weather Flow Community Delivery Program (WWFCDP), a $250,000 fund for community groups to assist them in the delivery of programs and projects which support the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan objectives; WHEREAS the WWFCDP would compliment the TRCA's watershed advisory committee work; WHEREAS TRCA is the implementation coordinator of the Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan (RAP), which explicitly recommends actions around stormwater management, combined sewer systems and infiltration /inflow problems in order to restore beneficial uses in the Area of Concern; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to proceed with a letter of agreement with the City of Toronto which would name TRCA as the administrative coordinator the WWFCDP; 183 THAT former TRCA member Irene Jones be appointed for 2004 as Chair of the review committee, and that she be compensated on the basis of the TRCA member remuneration rate. AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to the Watershed Management Advisory Board to update on progress and further program details once the letter of agreement has been signed and the WWFCDP is launched. CARRIED RES. #A121 /04 - GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS MONITORING PROGRAM Completion of the York University rooftop garden stormwater quantity and quality performance monitoring report for 2003. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E14 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Glenn Mason THAT staff be directed to continue monitoring the York University rooftop garden for the 2004 season at cost not to exceed $70,000, including GST; AND FURTHER THAT Glenn MacMillan be authorized to present the findings of the research to date at the Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities: The Second Annual International Green Roof Conference, Awards, & Trade Show, in Portland, Oregon from June 2 -4, 2004. CARRIED RES. #A122 /04 - ONTARIO CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT - ONTARIO ECOSCHOOLS Launch of the Ontario EcoSchools program. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E15/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Glenn Mason THAT the attached report on the launch of the Ontario EcoSchools program be received; AND FURTHER THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) continue to work with the project partners to facilitate the program with conservation authorities and school boards across the province of Ontario. CARRIED 184 RES. #A123 /04 - TERRESTRIAL NATURAL HERITAGE STRATEGY Presentation of the draft Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy for review and comment by municipalities and other key stakeholders. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 16/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Suzan Hall THAT the draft Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy (April 2004) be circulated to its member and local municipalities, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Conservation Ontario, South - central Ontario Conservation Authorities Natural Heritage Discussion Group (SCOCA NHDG), non - government organizations, the Urban Development Institute, the Aggregate Producers Association of Ontario, watershed councils and task forces, and interested professionals for comment; THAT the draft strategy be provided to the Greenbelt Advisory Panel and the Smart Growth Secretariat for consideration; THAT staff be directed to implement a consultation process to facilitate the review of the draft strategy document; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to the Authority on the comments received regarding the proposed strategy to enable finalization and adoption. CARRIED RES. #A124 /04 - PROVINCIAL POLICY FOR SECONDARY USES IN HYDRO CORRIDORS Report on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) participation in the Provincial Secondary Land Use Program for Hydro Corridors and application of TRCA's Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy (TNHSS) to identify priority hydro corridor lands for their potential for biodiversity conservation and contribution to the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 17/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Gay Cowbourne THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has developed watershed management strategies for the Don River, Humber River, Duffins Creek and Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks watersheds, including recommendations for the protection and restoration of greenspace throughout TRCA's jurisdiction; WHEREAS the TRCA has developed the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy (TNHSS) that provides for an improved terrestrial natural heritage system for the TRCA jurisdiction; 185 WHEREAS the TRCA supports and recognizes that hydro corridors are important public assets used for transit facilities, trails, parks, wetlands and stormwater ponds, and provide an excellent opportunity for achieving the natural cover targets identified in the TRCA's TNHSS; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the TRCA advise the Minister of Municipal Affairs (MMA) that TRCA supports, in principle, the province's agreement with Hydro One to acquire hydro lands for public uses; THAT the protection and restoration of the target Terrestrial Natural Heritage System, as' identified by the TRCA's TNHSS be recognized by the province as an important secondary use for hydro corridor lands, and that this use be considered compatible with the hierarchy of priorities established under the Provincial Secondary Land Use Program (PSLUP); THAT staff present the TNHSS to the Provincial Working Group, Greater Toronto Area (GTA) hydro corridors working group and municipal working committees; THAT surplus hydro lands be evaluated under the TRCA's Terrestrial Natural Heritage Approach for their potential for biodiversity conservation and contribution to the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System; THAT the provincial government be requested to transfer to TRCA, surplus lands considered priority for their potential contribution to biodiversity conservation as determined by the TRCA TNHSS; THAT staff be authorized to assist the Regional Municipalities of York, Peel, Durham and the City of Toronto, as they develop secondary use plans for priority public uses for hydro corridor lands within their jurisdictions; THAT the Don Watershed Regeneration Council, Humber Watershed Alliance, Etoblcoke-Mimico Watersheds Coalition, Rouge Park Alliance and Duffins and Carruthers Creek Watersheds Task Forces be notified and given the opportunity to provide Input to the municipal secondary use plans via TRCA representatives on the working groups and committees; AND FURTHER THAT the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MMA), Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC), Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Hydro One and the Regional Municipalities of York, Peel, Durham and the City of Toronto be so advised. AMENDMENT RES. #A125/04 Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Gay Cowbourne THAT the following replace the third paragraph of the main motion: 186 WHEREAS the TRCA supports and recognizes that hydro corridors are important public assets used for urban agriculture, transit facilities, trails, parks, wetlands and stormwater ponds, and provide an excellent opportunity for achieving the natural cover targets identified in the TRCA's TNHSS; THE AMENDMENT WAS CARRIED THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED, WAS CARRIED RES. #A126/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: AJAX WATERFRONT TRAIL Assessment of Priority Waterfront Development Initiatives, Region of Durham. To report on the request by the Town of Ajax for financial assistance with the proposed completion of the waterfront trail to the Ajax- Whitby border. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 18/04) Colleen Jordan David Barrow THAT the Town of Ajax's proposal to extend the waterfront trail to the Ajax - Whitby border be supported as a priority waterfront initiative as outlined in the Ajax Waterfront Management Plan; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) provide in -kind regeneration components and /or a direct contribution if appropriate, at a cost not to exceed $40,000, subject to final approval of the Durham Waterfront Capital Budget by the Regional Municipality of Durham; THAT TRCA explore funding opportunities in 2005/2006 fiscal years to support the Town of Ajax's request for in the order of 25% funding participation in the waterfront trail proposal; AND FURTHER THAT the Regional Municipality of Durham and the Town of Ajax be so advised. CARRIED 187 RES. #A127 /04 - RECEIPT OF A REQUEST FOR LAMPRICIDE APPLICATION ON TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY PROPERTY BY FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA Receipt of a request from Fisheries and Oceans Canada for application of lampricide to control sea lamprey on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority property in the Rouge River and Duffins Creek watersheds. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 19/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for the application of lampricide to control sea lamprey on TRCA property within the Rouge River and Duffins Creek watersheds; WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its fishery management objectives to cooperate with DFO in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the TRCA enter into a license agreement with DFO for the application of lampricide on TRCA properties in the Rouge River and Duffins Creek watersheds; THAT the Rouge Park Alliance be advised and requested to provide input into the agreement; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A128 /04 - ROUGE WATERSHED TASK FORCE FORMATION Formation of the Rouge Watershed Task Force and status of watershed planning work. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D20/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT staff be directed to continue working with the Rouge Watershed Task Force and other watershed partners on the preparation of a watershed plan for the Rouge River watershed; 188 AND FURTHER THAT the Rouge Watershed Task Force report back to the Authority in fall 2004 on its progress. CARRIED RES. #A129 /04 - GROUNDWATER NEEDS FOR GOLF COURSES IN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY'S JURISDICTION Water Sources for Golf Course Irrigation. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D21 /04 & D22/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT WHEREAS there are an estimated one hundred and five golf courses in the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) jurisdiction, of which, forty -four courses are currently using groundwater and another twenty courses are considering the use of groundwater in the future; WHERAS new golf courses are entering into the planning process every year; WHERAS the current informal protocol between TRCA and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) for reviewing Permits to Take Water is inefficient; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT staff continue to work with the MOE to develop a formal protocol, including provision for public input, for water management at golf courses within the TRCA jurisdiction. CARRIED RES. #A130 /04 - IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK - A WATERSHED PLAN FOR DUFFINS CREEK AND CARRUTHERS CREEK Approval to proceed with the implementation of A Watershed Plan for Duffins Creek and Carruthers Creek. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D23/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Colleen Jordan Andrew Schulz THAT one member of the Watershed Management Advisory Board and one member of the Sustainable Communities Board be appointed to the Duffins Carruthers Watershed Resource Group (DCWRG) to represent the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); THAT TRCA staff work closely with municipal staff to assist in preparing their staff reports to council in support of the implementation framework; 189 THAT other watershed residents and stewards be asked to consider opportunities to implement the watershed plan, as part of, or in addition to, their existing programs; THAT staff continue to consult with federal and provincial agencies, local and regional municipalities and watershed residents to assign individuals to the DCWRG as outlined . In the implementation model; THAT staff work closely with municipal and regional councils and staff to build capacity within the local areas for the implementation of the watershed plan and to assist with the recruitment of local residents and organizations for involvement; THAT staff work with currently active local watershed residents and organizations to create opportunities for further involvement and for consideration of opportunities to implement the watershed plan, as part of, or in addition to, their existing activities and programs; THAT a report be submitted to the Authority identifying the proposed membership, including the TRCA representation for formal approval; THAT as defined by their Terms of Reference, the DCWRG report back twice a year to the Watershed Management Advisory Board regarding the progress of implementing the watershed plan; AND FURTHER THAT the municipal clerks within the study area be so advised for the information of their council. CARRIED RES. #A131/04 - LOWER DON RIVER WEST REMEDIAL FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT AND DON MOUTH NATURALIZATION AND PORT LANDS FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT Project Updates - Fiscal Year 2003 -04. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D24/04) Moved by: _ :..,a P@,je .Milczyn Seconded_ by:- = ":-:_Ddvid Barrow ■ THAT staff continue with the development of both the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project (LDRW) and the Don Mouth Naturalization and Port Lands Flood Protection Project (DMNP), in concert with Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) activities and funding availability. CARRIED 190 RES. #A132 /04 - YORK PEEL DURHAM TORONTO/ CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES MORAINE COALITION GROUNDWATER STUDY Status Update and 2004 Program. Update on status of tri- regional, York Peel Durham Toronto (YPDT) and Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition (CAMC) groundwater initiatives and approval of initial YPDT 2004 budget components. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D25/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition (CAMC) staff be directed to implement the components of the 2004 work plan of the York -Peel- Durham - Toronto (YPDT) Groundwater Management Strategy Study; THAT an agreement be established with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) to provide ongoing geoscience services in 2004; THAT an agreement be established with Earthfx Incorporated to continue to provide ongoing modeling, database and website management services to the partner agencies; AND FURTHER THAT staff extend an offer to the Planning and Public Works Committees at the Regions of York, Peel, Durham and the City of Toronto, as well as the boards of the partner conservation authorities, to make a formal presentation of the study progress. CARRIED RES. #A133 /04 - THE CITY OF TORONTO VALLEY AND SHORELINE REGENERATION PROJECT Fishleigh Drive Erosion Control Project, City of Toronto. To implement shoreline improvements for the Fishleigh Drive sector of the Scarborough Bluffs, City of Toronto (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D26/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT staff be directed to proceed with the 2004 construction program for the Fishleigh Drive Erosion Control Projects, at a cost not to exceed $410,000 including GST. CARRIED 191 RES. #A134 /04 - COATSWORTH CUT EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE DREDGING Implementation of emergency maintenance dredging at Coatsworth Cut, City of Toronto. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D27/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT staff be directed to proceed with emergency maintenance dredging of Coatsworth Cut at Ashbridge's Bay, City of Toronto, at a cost not to exceed $150,000, including GST. CARRIED RES. #A135 /04 - 55 VAN DUSEN BOULEVARD BANK STABILIZATION PROJECT Implementation of stream bank stabilization works at 55 Van Dusen Boulevard,City of Toronto. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D28/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT staff be directed to proceed with the completion of the proposed stream bank stabilization project at 55 Van Dusen Boulvard, at a cost not to exceed $68,000 including GST. CARRIED RES. #A136 /04 - HUMBER WATERSHED ALLIANCE Appointment of Members. The formal appointment of watershed residents, municipal and public agency representatives, representatives from community groups, business and business organizations and academic institutions. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D29/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT the Humber Watershed Alliance appointments, as set out in the staff report, be approved. CARRIED 192 RES. #A137 /04 - DON WATERSHED REGENERATION COUNCIL 2004 -2006 Appointment of Members. The formal appointment of watershed residents, municipal and public agency representatives, representatives from community groups, business and business organizations and academic institutions. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D30/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT the Don Watershed Regeneration Council appointments, as set out in the staff report be approved. CARRIED RES. #A138 /04 - DON WATERSHED REGENERATION COUNCIL Minutes of Meeting #9/03 and Meeting #10/03. The Minutes of Meeting #9/03 held on November 20, 2003 and Meeting #10/03 held on December 11, 2003. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D31 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT the Minutes of the Don Watershed Regeneration Council Meeting #9/03 and Meeting #10/03, as appended, be received. RES. #A139 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ACT Update on Municipal Bylaws. Update on Municipal By -laws in support of the Nutrient Management Act. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D32/04) Peter Milczyn David Barrow THAT staff continue to monitor the implementation of the Nutrient Management Act and opportunities to utilize its provision in conjunction with the implementation of integrated . . watershed management plans; 193 AND FURTHER THAT the staff of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), in the course of reviewing regional and local municipal official plans and other planning documents, advocate at the provincial and municipal level for the use of all available powers to manage potential threats to human health and protect sources of drinking and surface waters, including those tributary to Lake Ontario with respect to high risk activities and land uses until source protection plans are approved and implemented. CARRIED SECTION 11 - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A140 /04 - SECTION 11- ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Bas Balkissoon Gay Cowbourne THAT Ontario Regulation 158 Items 8.9 -1 - 8.9.32, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #3/04, held on April 2, 2004, be received. RES. #A141 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Bas Balkissoon Gay Cowbourne CARRIED THAT Section II item 8.10 - Acquisition of Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) Valley Corridor and Environmental Lands, contained in Section I1 of Executive Committee Minutes #3/04, held on April 2, 2004, be received. RES. #A142 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Nancy Stewart CARRIED i THAT Section it item 8.11 - Incorporation of Watershed Recommendations into Municipal Policy, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #3/04, held on April 2, 2004, be received. CARRIED 194 RES. #A143 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Elaine Moore THAT Section II items 8.12 and 8.14, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #3/04, held on April 2, 2004, be received. RES. #A144 /04 - SECTION 11 - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Nancy Stewart CARRIED THAT Section II item 8.13 - Black Creek Pioneer Village, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #3/04, held on April 2, 2004, be received. CARRIED RES. #A145 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR INFORMATION OF ANOTHER BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: Bas Balkissoon Maja Prentice THAT Section IV item 9.10 - 2003 Year End Financial Progress Report, contained in Section IV of Business Excellence Advisory Board Minutes #2/04, held on April 16, 2004, be received. CARRIED TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:16a.m., on Friday, April 30, 2004. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks 195 Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer c. THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #5/04 May 28, 2004 The Authority Meeting #5/04, was held in Building E at Parc Downsview Park, on Friday, May 28, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Michael Di Biase Member Bill Fisch Member David Gurin Member Cliff Jenkins Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Dick O'Brien Chair Linda Pabst Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS Bas Balkissoon Member David Barrow Member Frank Di Giorgio Member Rob Ford Member Suzan Hall Member Peter Milczyn Member Elaine Moore Member Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Shelley Petrie Member Maja Prentice Member Dave Ryan Member Michael Thompson Member 196 RES. #A146 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri Frank Dale THAT the Minutes of Meeting #4/04, held on April 30, 2004, be approved. CARRIED PRESENTATIONS (a) A presentation by Dr. David Bell, Chair, Parc Downsview Park Inc., in regards to Downsview Park. RES. #A147 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Maria Augimeri Frank Dale THAT above -noted presentation (a) be heard and received. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE (a) A letter dated May 27, 2004, from Ron Christie, Chair, Rouge Park Alliance, in regards to item 7.2 - Village Securities Limited and Neamsby Investments Inc. Property. RES. #A148 /04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Andrew Schulz THAT above -noted correspondence (a) be received. CARRIED 197 CORRESPONDENCE (A) 1 Rouge Park 50 Bloomington Rd W, 3rd Fl Aurora, Ontario L4G 3G8 Phone 905.713.6007 Fax 905.713.6028 www.rougepark.com May 27, 2004 Mr. Dick O'Brien, Chair and Members of the Board Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive Downsview, ON M3N 1S4 Dear Mr. O'Brien and Members of the Board: SUBJECT: Acquisition of Village Securities Property The Rouge Park Alliance would like to confirm its support for the acquisition of the Village Securities property in eastern Toronto for Rouge Park purposes. This property is on our list of priority sites for acquisition, and a portion of it has already been acquired and added to the park. The Village Securities property contains important cultural and natural heritage values that fit with Rouge Park's goal and objectives. The Alliance strongly supports Councillor De Baeremaeker's initiative to acquire this important piece of land for the benefit of the people of Toronto and beyond. The Rouge Park Alliance recommends that the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority support the acquisition of the Village Securities property by the City of Toronto for Rouge Park purposes. Sincerely, Ron Christie Chair Rouge Park Alliance KLY /dm cc: Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker, City of Toronto Councillor Raymond Cho, City of Toronto 198 HEARING REPORT RES. #A149 /04 - REVISED HEARING REPORT Application #423/03/TOR to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area for the Humber River West Branch Mario Faraone, 3 Gibson Avenue, City of Toronto. Mario Faraone, agent for the owner, Mr. John DiSanto, has applied to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), under Ontario Regulation 158, to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area within a well defined valley to facilitate the construction of an armorstone retaining wall on the valley slope, create additional table land for a rear yard and construct a stormwater outfall that drains directly to the valley slope. The works were substantially completed prior to application for a permit (Executive Res. #B75/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT item 8.1 - Revised Hearing Report be received for information. CARRIED RES. #A150 /04 - HEARING REPORT Application #457/03/TOR to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area of the Don River (Park Drive Ravine) Bousfields, Inc., 15 Beaumont Road, City of Toronto. Bousfields, Inc., agent for the owner, 133720 Ontario Inc. (R. V. Dickinson), has applied to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), under Ontario Regulation 158, to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area within a well defined valley to facilitate the construction of a single family dwelling and swimming pool on the valley slope. (Executive Res. #B81 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT item 8.2 - Hearing Report be received for information. CARRIED 199 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A151/04 - BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE, CITY OF TORONTO Contract ESO4 -01 - Events Pavilion 2004. Award of Contract ESO4 -01 for the construction of the events pavilion /washroom facility 2004 at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Moved by: Seconded by: Maria Augimeri Colleen Jordan THAT Contract ESO4 -01 for the construction of the events pavilion /washroom facility 2004 at Black Creek Pioneer Village be awarded to Euro Group Limited in the amount of $1,277,125.06, excluding G.S.T.; AND FURTHER THAT the award of contract be subject to a detailed review of additional work items identified in the contract documents and subject to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and Euro Group Limited entering into a contract satisfactory to TRCA staff and solicitor. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority Meeting #11/99, held on November 26, 1999, Res. #A309 /99 approved the Future Directions Strategy for Black Creek Pioneer Village. A major part of the strategy is the capital projects for restoration of the buildings and new attractions infrastructure. These projects totaled $6 million over a five year period. The events pavilion /washroom facility was initially tendered in December 2001 with a total cost of $2.6 million dollars well in excess of the $1.2 million dollar budget. TRCA staff and the project architect undertook a redesign of the event pavilion /washroom facility to provide a more basic structure within the established $1.2 million dollar budget and allowing for development of the building at a later stage should growth and expansion warrant it. A public tender call was advertised in the Daily Commercial News on April 6 & 7, 2004 with a total of twelve bids received upon closing of the tender on May 6, 2004. RATIONALE A total of twelve bids were received for the Contract'ESO4 -01, which were opened at Tender Opening Sub - committee Meeting #5/04, held on Friday, May 7, 2004. The results of the tender opening are as follows: 200 Contract ESO4 -01 Construction of Events Pavillion/Washroom Facility BIDDERS BASE BID PRICE (excluding G.S.T.) ADDITIONAL WORK ITEMS (excluding G.S.T.) TOTAL BID PRICE (excluding G.S.T.) Euro Group Limited $1,209,665.06 $67,460.00 $1,277,125.06 MRP Builders- Engineer Ltd. $1,270,000.00 $62,337.00 $1,332,337.00 Grenwitch General Contracting $1,322,570.00 $48,050.00 $1,370,620.00 J.D. Strachan Construction $1,342,300.00 Not Submitted $1,342,300.00 Frank Pelligrino General Contracting $1,414,015.00 Not Submitted $1,414,015.00 Pegah Construction Limited $1,445,000.00 Not Submitted $1,445,000.00 The Conarch Group $1.483,000.00 Not Submitted $1,483,000.00 M.J. Dixon Construction $1,488,000.00 Not Submitted $1,488,000.00 BWK Construction Company Limited $1,538,320.00 Not Submitted $1,538,320.00 Somerville Construction $1,585,000.00 Not Submitted $1,585,000.00 Land Construction Company Ltd. $1,600,000.00 Not Submitted $1,600,000.00 Consolidated Canadian Contractor $1,660,000.00 Not Submitted $1,660,000.00 A review of the bids received was undertaken by staff in conjunction with the project architect, Goldsmith Borgal & Company. Based on the review, staff recommend to the Authority that Contract ESO4 -01 be awarded to Euro Group Limited in the amount of $1,277,125.06 (excluding G.S.T.). Staff will have available at the Authority meeting drawings and other information concerning the project. FINANCIAL DETAILS Funding for this project is included in the Black Creek Pioneer Village 2004 capital budget in account 502 -10. A total of $1,484,000 is available to complete the event pavilion /washroom facility project. Report prepared by: Mark Preston, 416 - 392 -9722 For Information contact: Jim Berry, 416- 392 -9721 Marty Brent, 416 - 661 -6600 extension 5403 Date: May 14, 2004 201 RES. #A152/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: VILLAGE SECURITIES LIMITED AND NEAMSBY INVESTMENTS INC. PROPERTY City of Toronto, CFN 31326. Request to support the purchase of the Village Securities Limited and Neamsby Investments Inc. property located on the east side of Staines Road, north of Finch Avenue East, in the City of Toronto, Scarborough Community Council Area, Rouge River watershed. Glenn De Baeremaeker Andrew Schulz WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has received a request from Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker to reconfirm its support for the acquisition of the Village Securities Limited and Neamsby Investments Inc. property; WHEREAS at Authority Meeting #5/02, held on May 24, 2002, the acquisition of the Village Securities Ltd. and Neamsby Investments Inc. property subject to funding being available was approved; WHEREAS the subject property is identified in the Pool of Priority Acquisitions for the Rouge Park and by letter dated May 27, 2004, the Rouge Park reconfirmed its support for the acquisition of the subject property; WHEREAS the TRCA has identified the subject parcel as part of the City of Toronto's potential Natural Heritage System for the new Official Plan; WHEREAS the subject lands are a high priority for acquisition as they make a significant contribution to the natural heritage system; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the TRCA and Rouge Park Alliance support the purchase of the Village Securities Ltd. and Neamsby Investments Inc. property by the City of Toronto subject to funding being available; AND FURTHER THAT the City of Toronto be so advised. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority Meeting #5/02, held on May 24, 2002 the acquisition of the Village Securities Ltd. and Neamsby Investments Inc. property, consisting of 9.902 hectares (24.46 acres) more or less subject to the availability of funds, was approved. The Agreement of Purchase and Sale phased the purchase into two parts as shown on the attached map. Phase I consisted of approximately 6.25 acres of valley land and 1.25 acres of table land where a significant archaeological and cultural site (Archie Little site) was found. Funds for Phase I were secured from the City of Toronto and the TRCA completed the purchase in August 2002. Village Securities Ltd. had given the TRCA until December 2002, to find the funds to purchase the Phase II lands consisting of 17 acres, more or less, of tableland draft approved for development. The TRCA and the Rouge Park Alliance were not able to secure funding to complete Phase II within the specified time and the option on Phase II expired. 202 Report prepared by: Ron Dewell, extension 5245 For Information contact: Ron Dewell, extension 5245 Date: May 27, 2004 Attachments: 1 203 Attachment 1 yv PROJECT FOR THE-ACOUIS1TION OF NATURAL AREAS WITHIN THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED ,` VlltagiSjcug$t es Llnuted and Neamcby Imreatinente Inc. 4 'CFN 31326 C A ONTARIO REALTY C.OAPORATION asTSara vnservaffon rTRGA`t NDs EVAM SUBJECT. TABLE LANDS siiarecr -VAi,LEVANDS 204 RES. #A153 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed, 1124371 Ontario Ltd. / Crestvale Holdings Inc. CFN 35303. Purchase of property located south of Elgin Mills Road East, west of Leslie Street, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River watershed. (Executive Res. #B82/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT 1.55 hectares (3.83 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from 1124371 Ontario Ltd. / Crestvale Holdings Inc., being Part of Lot 25, Concession 2 and designated as Blocks 126 and 127 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by Dillon Consulting, Revision 3, dated May 21, 2003, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located south of Elgin Mills Road, west of Leslie Street; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A154 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed Primont Homes, CFN 35344. Purchase of property located south of Elgin Mills Road East, west of Leslie Street, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River watershed. (Executive Res. #883/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne 205 THAT 0.32 hectares (0.79 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Primont Homes, being Part of Lot 25, Concession 2 and designated as Block 39 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by P. Salna Company Ltd., Ontario Land Surveyors, under their File No. 59 -10A, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located south of Elgin Mills Road, west of Leslie Street; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A155/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed Tina and Paola Romano, CFN 35284. Acquisition of a conservation easement, located on the west side of Millwood Parkway, north of Major Mackenzie Drive (116 Millwood Parkway), City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, Humber River watershed. (Executive Res. #884/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing 0.25 hectares (0.62 acres), more or less, consisting of an irregular shaped parcel of land, be purchased from Tina and Paola Romano, said land being Part of Lot 5, Plan M -1540 and designated as Parts 3 and 4 on a Draft Plan of Survey prepared by Krcmar Surveyors Ltd., under their Job No. 02 -322, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, on the west side of Millwood Parkway, north of Major Mackenzie Drive (116 Millwood Parkway); THAT the purchase price of the easement be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the easement required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; 206 THAT Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid. AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A156/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component / Humber River Watershed The Corporation of the City of Vaughan, CFN 33280. Purchase of property located on the east side of Islington Avenue and Highway No. 27, north of Treelawn Boulevard, Village of Kleinburg, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005" Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River watershed. (Executive Res. #B85/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT 14.0 hectares (34.6 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from The Corporation of the City of Vaughan, being Part of Lots 25 and 26, Concession 8 and designated as Block 110 on Registered Plan 65M -3466, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, located on the east side of Islington Avenue and Highway No. 27, north of Treelawn Boulevard in the Village of Kleinburg; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT a stewardship agreement be developed by the City of Vaughan, Kleinburg and Area Residents Association (KARA), and TRCA for the management of the subject lands; THAT Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 207 RES. #A157/04 - THE CITY OF TORONTO Request for Permanent Easement for a 400 mm Diameter Watermain Don River Watershed, City of Toronto, CFN 35333. Receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for a 400 mm diameter watermain, west of Dawes Road in Taylor Creek Park, Don River watershed, City of Toronto. (Executive Res. #B86/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Andrew Schulz Glenn De Baeremaeker WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for a 400 mm diameter watermain, west of Dawes Road in Taylor Creek Park, Don River watershed, City of Toronto; WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the City of Toronto in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.48 hectares (1.19 acres), more or Tess, be granted to the City of Toronto for a 400 mm diameter watermain, said land being west of Dawes Road in Taylor Creek Park, as shown on an easement plan prepared by Johnson Sustronk Weinstein + Associates, Job No. 03 -23, dated March 1, 2004; THAT consideration be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs; THAT the City of Toronto is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Toronto; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT the granting of this easement is subject to receipt of written approval from the City of Toronto Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Department who manage these lands on behalf of the TRCA; 208 THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A158/04 - TEE IT UP PROPOSAL - CLAIREVILLE CONSERVATION AREA CFN 34757. Proposal to lease approximately 9.8 hectares (24.2 acres) of land for up to twenty years at the Claireville Conservation Area to develop a year -round practice golf facility. (Executive Res. #887/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has been requested by Tee It Up to enter into a long -term lease arrangement for lands situated within the Claireville Conservation Area; WHEREAS it is in the opinion of TRCA that it is in the best interests of TRCA in furthering its objectives, as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act, to cooperate with Tee It Up in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT TRCA enter into a long -term lease of approximately 9.8 hectares (24.2 acres), more or less, with Tee it Up for the development of a year -round practice golf facility, said land being Part of Lot 15, Concession 9, East of Hurontario Street, designated as Parts 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 on Plan 43R- 22686, together with a shared access road with Wild Water Kingdom over Parts 2 and 26 on Plan 43R- 22686, subject to TRCA retaining a right -of -way over Parts 2, 6, 7, 8, and 26 on Plan 43R -22686 or equivalent access to the reservoir for management purposes, in the City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel; THAT the lease with Tee It Up be premised on the following: (a) the initial term of the lease will be for fifteen years with a renewal option for an additional five years; (b) the lease rate is to be as follows: (i) Base rent of $30,000 per year to be increased by the Consumer Price Index yearly; (ii) Percentage rent of 3% of gross revenue for years one through five inclusive; (ill) Percentage rent of 5% of gross revenue for the remainder of the term. 209 (c) Tee It Up will be solely responsible for all costs associated with the construction of the driving range; (d) any other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the TRCA's solicitor. THAT an archaeological review is to be completed at the expense of Tee It Up with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of the TRCA; THAT the granting of this lease be subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27 as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A159/04 - YORK PEEL DURHAM TORONTO/ CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES MORAINE COALITION GROUNDWATER STUDY - STATUS UPDATE AND 2004 PROGRAM Update on the status of the York Peel Durham Toronto and Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition (CAMC) groundwater initiatives and approval of initial YPDT 2004 budget components. (Executive Res. #B88/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT Earthfx Incorporated be awarded the contract to continue to provide ongoing database and website management services to the partner agencies at a cost not to exceed $50,000 excluding GST; THAT Earthfx Incorporated be awarded the contract to continue to provide ongoing numerical groundwater modelling services to the partner agencies at a cost not to exceed $100,000 excluding GST; THAT an agreement with Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) be negotiated to provide ongoing geoscience services in 2004 at a cost not to exceed $50,000; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 210 RES. #A160 /04 - TENDER OPENING SUB - COMMITTEE TENDERS ESO4 -08 Tender for the supply and delivery of armour stone for Fishleigh Drive Project, City of Toronto. The award of contract ESO4 -08 for the supply and delivery of 2,500 tonnes of armour stone. (Executive Res. #B89/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT Tender ESO4 -08 for the supply and delivery of armour stone be awarded to J.C. Rock Ltd. at a total cost not to exceed $100,200 excluding GST. CARRIED RES. #A161 /04 - TENDER OPENING SUB COMMITTEE TENDERS ESO4 -05 AND ESO4 -06 Tenders for the supply and delivery of 300 -600mm rip rap stone and 4 -6 tonne armour stone for the Port Union Waterfront Improvement Project, City of Toronto. The award of contracts ESO4 -05 for the supply and delivery of rip rap stone and ESO4 -06 for the supply and delivery of armour stone. (Executive Res. #890/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT Tender ESO4 -05 for the supply and delivery of rip rap stone be awarded to J.C. Rock Ltd. at a total cost not to exceed $128,760 excluding GST; AND FURTHER THAT Tender ESO4 -06 for the supply and delivery of armour stone also be awarded to J.C. Rock Ltd. at a total cost not to exceed $400,800 excluding GST. CARRIED RES. #A162 /04 - HUMBER RIVER WATERSHED HSPF MODEL: WATER QUALITY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS Agreement with HCCL to develop and calibrate the Humber River Watershed HSPF model for water quality and hydrology under existing conditions and three future land use management scenarios. (Executive Res. #B91 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne 211 THAT the team HCCL be retained to develop and calibrate the HSPF model for the Humber River watershed at a total cost not to exceed an approved budget of $135,000 plus GST. CARRIED RES. #A163/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffins Creek Watershed 388270 Ontario Ltd., CFN 35386. Purchase of property located at the southeast corner of Bayly Street and Squires Beach Road, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffins Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #892/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT 11.01 hectares (27.20 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from 388270 Ontario Ltd., being Part of Lots 15 and 16, Range 3, Broken Front Concession and designated as Blocks 11, 16, 19, and 21 on a Draft Plan of Survey prepared by Donevan Fleischmann Petrich Ltd., Ontario Land Surveyors, under their Job No. 2003 - 251 -3, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, located at the southeast corner of Bayly Street and Squires Beach Road; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 212 RES. #A164 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Lake Ontario Waterfront Watershed, City of Toronto Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, CFN 30730. Purchase of two Crown waterlots at the foot of Port Union Road, Lake Ontario shoreline, City of Toronto (formerly in the Geographic Townships of Scarborough and Pickering), in the Toronto East Community Council Area, to facilitate the construction of the Phase I Port Union Waterfront Improvements Plan Project. (Executive Res. #B93/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne THAT two Crown waterlots comprising a total of 14.029 hectares (34.65) acres, more or Tess, be purchased from Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario to facilitate the construction of Phase I of the Port Union Waterfront Improvements Plan, said lots being Part of Lots 1 & 2, Concession D, City of Toronto (formerly in the Geographic Township of Scarborough) and Part of Lot 35, Range 1, BFC, City of Toronto (formerly in the Geographic Township of Pickering) and further designated as Parts 1 & 2 on Registered Plan 66R- 20976; THAT the purchase price be $69,300.00, plus G.S.T.; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A165 /04 - 2004 LABORATORY ANALYTICAL SERVICES Award of contract for the Laboratory Analytical Services in support of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) 2004 environmental monitoring programs. (Executive Res. #894/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Gay Cowbourne 213 THAT Entech Laboratories be awarded the contract for Items A through E as outlined in the 2004 Laboratory Analytical Services Contract Document ES O4 -02, at a cost not to exceed $123,697.35 (including GST). SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A166 /04 - SECTION 11- ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Cliff Jenkins CARRIED THAT Ontario Reguiation 158 items 8.16.1 - 8.16.50, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #4/04, held on May 7, 2004, be received. RES. #A167 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Glenn Mason THAT Section II items 8.17 - 8.22, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #4/04, held on May 7, 2004, be received. CARRIED CARRIED Section II items 8.17 - 8.22 TENDER OPENING SUB - COMMITTEE TENDERS ESO4 -07 AND ESO4 -10 (Executive Res. #899/04) THE CITY OF TORONTO VALLEY AND SHORELINE REGENERATION PROJECT, 2002 - 2006 (Executive Res. #B 100/04) THE CITY OF TORONTO VALLEY AND SHORELINE REGENERATION PROJECT, 2002 - 2006 (Executive Res. #B 101 /04) "JUTURNA" - THE TRCA WEB -BASED MAP DATA SERVER - PHASE TWO (Executive Res. #B 102/04) WETLAND IDENTIFICATION PROJECT: REGIONS OF PEEL AND YORK (Executive Res. #B 103/04) HYDROGEOLOGICAL MODELLING SERVICES (Executive Res. #B 104/04) BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE, CITY F TORONTO (Executive Res. #B 105/04) 214 RES. #A168/04 - SECTION 11- ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Maria Augimeri Colleen Jordan THAT Section II item 8.23 - Black Creek Pioneer Village, City of Toronto, contained in Section I1 of Executive Committee Minutes #4/04, held on May 7, 2004, be received. CARRIED TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:26 a.m., on Friday, May 28, 2004. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks 215 Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer c. THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #6/04 June 25, 2004 The Authority Meeting #6/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, June 25, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:11 a.m. PRESENT David Barrow Member Frank Dale Member Bill Fisch Member Rob Ford Member David Gurin Member Suzan Hall Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Linda Pabst Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS Maria Augimeri Member Bas Balkissoon Member Gay Cowbourne Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Michael Di Biase Member Frank Di Giorgio Member Cliff Jenkins Member Peter Milczyn Member Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Shelley Petrie Member Maja Prentice Member Michael Thompson Member 216 RES. #A169 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Frank Dale THAT the Minutes of Meeting #5/04, held on May 28, 2004, be approved. CARRIED PRESENTATIONS (a) A presentation by Brian Denney, Chief Administrative Officer, TRCA, in regards to the Ontario Federal Council Leadership Through Collaboration Award 2004, for the Emergency Response Teams dealing with the Emerald Ash Borer and the Asian Long- horned Beetle. (b) A presentation by Gary Wilkins, Humber Specialist, TRCA, in regards to the Canada Rivers Day Award. RES. #A170 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Bill Fisch THAT above -noted presentations (a) and (b) be heard and received; AND FURTHER THAT staff be commended for their work in assisting with the efforts to eradicate the Asian Long- horned Beetle. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE (a) An email dated June 24, 2004, from Madeleine McDowell, Chair, Humber Heritage Committee, in regards to item 7.1 - Towards a Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt: Greenbelt Task Force Discussion Paper. (b) An email dated June 24, 2004, from Madeleine McDowell, Chair, Humber Heritage Committee, in regards to item 11.4 - City of Toronto Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan (WWFMP) Beaches Protection Pier. 217 RES. #A171/04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: Andrew Schulz David Barrow THAT above -noted correspondence (a) and (b) be received. CARRIED 218 CORRESPONDENCE (A) "Madeleine McDowell" <m.mcdowell@sympatico.ca> 06/24/2004 03:05 PM Please respond to "Madeleine McDowell" <m.mcdowell @sympatico.ca> To Kathy Stranks/MTRCA @MTRCA cc Subject Agenda item 7.1 rd June 23 2004 Chair and Members of the Authority, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, Ontario M3N 1 S4 Agenda item 7.1 Dear Chairman O'Brien: We wish to raise the matter that all aquifers and artesian flows within ground water be considered and treated as additional watersheds, in the same or similar sense as are surface watersheds. `Currents' such as those evidenced flowing beneath the Moraine to Lake Ontario in the vicinity of the Humber and of Rice Lake, for example, may substantially affect water temperature, quantity and quality in the Lake as much as do surface flows. It is the recommendation for the inclusion of groundwater in the Natural Resources layer of the greenbelt plan, together with the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition / York Peel Durham Toronto groundwater studies, which prompts this letter. Beyond the water table, the subterranean watershed concept is in our opinion of great importance and we believe that it is a matter of some urgency to be dealt with now, as study information emerges and population growth continues. Thank you for your kind attention. Yours sincerely, Madeleine McDowell Chair, Humber Heritage Committee 21.9 CORRESPONDENCE (B) "Madeleine McDowell" <m.mcdowell@sympatico.ca> To Kathy Stranks /MTRCA @MTRCA 06/24/2004 01:57 PM Subject TRCA AGENDA ITEM 11 pp103 -105 Please respond to "Madeleine McDowell" <m.mcdowell @sympatico.ca> JUNE 24 , 2004 The Chair and Members, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, Ontario M3N 1S4 Dear Mr. O'Brien: The Humber Heritage Committee has already, and repeatedly, expressed its opposition to what is now being termed 'the Beaches Protection Pier' contained in the recommendations of the City of Toronto's Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan. At our meeting on June the w 15 , the subject took up a considerable portion of the agenda. We urge the Authority to in no way consider such a structure. Such a diversion of the current at the mouth of the River is completely unacceptable. We are pleased to see the commitment to restoration of the flow at the mouth of the Don, recognized as one of the most important and major natural heritage restoration attempts in Canada. We cannot, and will not accept a fate for the Humber tantamount to that of the Don a century ago at the hands of the City's engineers. This aspect of the WWFMMP is shear wrong headedness, and an ecological time bomb in a generally very good Plan. The same may be said of the other piers to the west, but the Humber is our mandate, and to which we address ourselves. Without the absolute rejection of the barrier, whatever its name, and however it is tarted up for recreational purposes, both the ultimate health and the National Heritage designation of the Humber are endangered. Thank you for your kind consideration. Yours sincerely, Madeleine McDowell Chair, Humber Heritage Committee 220 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A172 /04 - TOWARDS A GOLDEN HORSESHOE GREENBELT: GREENBELT TASK FORCE DISCUSSION PAPER Summarizing the contents of the Greenbelt Task Force Discussion Paper and outlining the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's comments for submission to the province. Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Dave Ryan THAT item 7.1 - Towards a Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt: Greenbelt Task Force Discussion Paper, be referred back to staff for report to the July 9, 2004 Executive Committee meeting; THAT the report be circulated to all members of the Authority for comment to the Executive Committee; AND FURTHER THAT the Executive Committee be empowered to approve the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's submission in this regard to the province. CARRIED RES. #A173 /04 - 2004 CHARLES SAURIOL ENVIRONMENTAL DINNER Request to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) watershed municipalities to support the eleventh annual Charles Sauriol Environmental Dinner. Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Dave Ryan THAT in support of the eleventh annual Charles Sauriol Environmental Dinner, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's watershed municipalities be requested to become Dinner sponsors, purchase a table, or promote ticket sales. CARRIED BACKGROUND The eleventh annual Charles Sauriol Environmental Dinner will be co- hosted by The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto (CFGT) and The Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust. All proceeds have been designated for use in the protection of significant parcels of land on the Oak Ridges Moraine. The details relating to the Sauriol Dinner are as follows: Date: Thursday, November 4, 2004 Location: Pearson Convention Centre, 2638 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton, Ontario Sponsor Reception: 5:30 p.m. General Reception: 6:00 p.m. 221 Dinner: Keynote Speaker: Honourary Dinner Chair: Master of Ceremonies: Ticket Price: Table Price: Sponsor Price: 7:00 p.m. Jean - Michel Cousteau, Explorer, Environmentalist, Educator and Film Producer Mayor David Miller, City of Toronto Taylor Parnaby of CFRB $150 $1,200 $2,500 Sponsors will receive the following benefits: • 8 VIP tickets to a private pre- dinner reception with Jean - Michel Cousteau; • A reserved table for eight with complimentary wine; • Company logo displayed at the check in area and on a continuous video presentation during dinner; • Corporate recognition on the table; • Recognition of the contribution in the annual report of the co- hosts; • Income tax receipt for the contribution, less the value of the dinner; • Special recognition plaque; • Corporate logo and company description along with sponsorship credit on the Charles Sauriol website. In the past ten years of the dinner, the TRCA's watershed municipalities have supported the dinner by purchasing sponsorships and /or tables. TRCA Members have been great supporters of the event so this communication is a timely reminder to ensure everyone has the date in their calendars. Also, it is important to contact TRCA's watershed municipalities well in advance of the dinner so that they will have the necessary time to get appropriate approvals for their support of the dinner. The sponsor flyer is attached. Report prepared by: Mike Fenning, extension 5223 For Information contact: Ted Fauteux, extension 6291, Jim Dillane, Extension 6292, Mike Fenning, extension 5223 Date: June 10, 2004 Attachments: 1 222 Attachment 1 THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL CHARLES SAURIOL ENVIRONMENTAL D I N N E R Thursday; November 4; 2004 PARSON CONVENTION CENTRE, 1?638 Stea1es Ave. East; Brampton, Onto` ,Sponsors Reception 5:3Q pm * Generol Reception 6 :00 pm,. Dinner 7 0Op • CTRERT tslati !! ' learrMlthai Cousteou will to the weaker at the 11 th :1::rtvlual Charles Sourio1 Enviroritraeatca1 Dinner ;'Since first being 1ttvown twerboo rdd by his father ot the •j.icige of seven with newly invented SCUBR gear on his 'i'bnd<, aeon- Michel hos been exploring the ocean reotrn. - °ihe son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, Mldael spent traith of his fife wth his farnikj zproring the world's oceans oboord ((Arse and ,Akyone. After his math death to 1990 and his father's 1+11997, Joon- Michel founded Ocean Furey Society in 1999 to cony on this pioneering wok Responding to his c thet`s col to corny forward tire, flame of tits faith, ithers Coon tuturers Society, a non-profit marine or ord educathor otgantotion, serves CA tntcelo, the Ckeon" bYieSti a conservation ethic, ng re et rah., and rioatleping marine scsktration ) orT r'1FGheI S w s a :o t Etrspo kt +d • Culcl,tliptotr t $ot iir xneaat. reoth!r iub t Elwrotagh a �tgl�t arrneckt , He has Wo Invite you to rxirticlpate in this event a o Corporate Sponsor at o cost of $9501 SPONSOS UJ 1 RE(E3VE- 8 VIP tickets to a private pre- dinner reception ciaath' Jean- Michel Couste au R reserved noble for eight for dinner Leith complIme tcry wine Your company bgo dispIoy d ot the (hack to area -. and on o con Ouous video presentation d+xia9 di rnor orporate recognition on your Coble cord l' cognition of your company's corxributiori' .I report of the to -hosts ome tor receipt for your tontrihutian less the of the dinner Spetioi ratogntion plaque Yak* logo and company fiesta, sponsiorsh0 credit art oiw For Information Cali - Torri nth ins 905 -833 -3171 Neil N,cG :achiy 905- 939 -7333 Don Prince 905- 677 - 6090 Ted Foutrux 416 -547 -6291 Email: info@charlessauriol,ca All proceeds are to be designated for use in the protection of sir riifi(ont (meets of fond on the Oak Ridges Moroine UJ W UJ C H A R IL E S S A U R I O 1- , C A 223 RES. #A174/04 - BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE - EMERGENCY REPAIRS Contract for Repairs to Transformer Advises of emergency repairs to the Mill transformer and award of contract. Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Dave Ryan • THAT the decision by staff to proceed with emergency repairs to the transformer at the Black Creek Pioneer Village (BCPV) Mill be confirmed. CARRIED RATIONALE On June 10, 2004, the transformer at the Mill at BCPV failed. As a result there is no power to the Mill, the Mill pond pump, Church, Manse and Cooperage, all at the northwest portion of -• BCPV. Staff contacted Ainsworth Inc., an electrical contractor who has provided service to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in the past and is knowledgeable about services at BCPV. One of the coils in the transformer has failed. Three options were considered: • repair the coil (remove, rewind, test and replace); timeframe to complete is 2 weeks; cost $18,400 plus GST. • replace the coil with a new part; must be custom made; timeframe to complete is 6 to 10 weeks; cost $22,000 plus GST. • replace the entire transformer; minimum timeframe 10 weeks; cost $80,000 minimum. Staff have proceeded with repairs to the transformer at a cost of $18,400 plus GST. This is the least disruptive solution in terms of BCPV operations. The existing transformer is of an age that it will have to be replaced within 5 to 10 years. This will be budgeted in the next 5 year capital plan for BCPV. TRCA's Purchasing Policy requires that items costing between $10,000 and $25,000 can be approved by senior staff unless the selected supplier is not the low bidder. Repair to the transformer is being done by Ainsworth without receiving competitive bids because they have demonstrated capacity to do the repairs within the shortest possible timeframe. Past experience with Ainsworth and research by staff indicates that the pricing is reasonable. Given the foregoing, and for health and safety reasons, the Director, Finance and Business Development authorized the award of a contract for repair of the Mill transformer to Ainsworth Inc. Report prepared by: Jim Dillane, extension 6292 For Information contact: Jim Dillane, extension 6292, Marty Brent, extension 5403 Date: June 17, 2004 224 RES. #A175 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Don River Watershed Maple Roofing Supplies Inc., CFN 35450. Purchase of property located west of Newkirk Road, north of Crosby Avenue (municipally known as 208 Newkirk Road), Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Don River Watershed. (Executive Res. #B 107/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Rob Ford Bill Fisch THAT 0.023 hectares (0.057 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Maple Roofing Supplies Inc., being Part of Lot 22, Plan 4840, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, west of Newkirk Road, north of Crosby Avenue (municipally known as 208 Newkirk Road); THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A176 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 _ Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed Bethel Canadian Reformed Church, CFN 35353. Purchase of property located on the east side of Bayview Avenue, south of 19th Avenue, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed. (Executive Res. #B 108/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Rob Ford Bill Fisch 225 THAT 0.74 hectares (1.83 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Bethel Canadian Reformed Church, being Part of Lot 29, Concession 2 and designated as Parts 6, 8, and 11 on a Draft Plan of Survey prepared by Bennett Young Ltd., Professional Land Surveyors under their Job No. 2004074R1, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located on the east side of Bayview Avenue, south of 19th Avenue; THAT a conservation easement for the protection and enhancement of the environmental features and functions containing 0.24 hectares (0.59 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Bethel Canadian Reformed Church, said land being situate on Part of Lot 29, Concession 2 and designated as Part 3 on a Draft Plan of Survey prepared by Bennett Young Ltd., Professional Land Surveyors Ltd. under their Job No. 2004074R1, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located on the east side Bayview Avenue, south of 19th Avenue; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements and a right -of -way In favour of Bethel Canadian Reformed Church; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses Incurred Incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be pald; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A177/04 - THE CITY OF VAUGHAN Conveyance of Land for a Partial Cul -de -Sac for the Reconstruction of Canada Company Avenue, Humber River Watershed, City of Vaughan CFN 35263. Receipt of a request from the City of Vaughan for the conveyance of land for a partial cul -de -sac, north end and east side of Canada Company Avenue, east of Islington Avenue (north of the Boyd Field Centre entrance driveway), Humber River Watershed, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York. (Executive Res. #B 109/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Rob Ford Bill Fisch WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Vaughan to convey certain lands for the reconstruction of Canada Company Avenue, north end and east side of Canada Company Avenue, east of Islington Avenue (north of the Boyd Field Centre entrance driveway), Humber River Watershed, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York; 226 WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out In Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the City of Vaughan in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a parcel of TRCA -owned land containing 0.05 hectares (0.12 acres), more or less, be conveyed to the City of Vaughan for the reconstruction of Canada Company Avenue, said land being Part of Lot 19, Concession 7, City of Vaughan, designated as Part 1 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Rady - Pentek & Edward Surveying Ltd., Ontario Land Surveyors, under their Job No. 99 -194, dated March 16, 2004; THAT consideration be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs; THAT the City of Vaughan is to fully indemnify and absolve the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages, or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from this sale or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Vaughan; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT in addition, the developer, Lakeview Homes Inc., the primary beneficiary of the servicing, agrees and undertakes, at its expense, to extend the municipal watermain to TRCA property and construct a valve chamber no later than November 11, 2005, for future connection to the Boyd Field Centre offices; THAT said sale be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED 227 RES. #A178/04 - TORONTO GOLF CLUB Request for Permanent Easement for a 150 mm Diameter Irrigation Water Main, Etobicoke Creek Watershed, City of Toronto (Etobicoke York Community Council Area), CFN 35460. Receipt of a request from the Toronto Golf Club to provide a permanent easement for a 150 mm diameter irrigation water main north and south of Lakeshore Boulevard, east of Etobicoke Creek in Enfield Park and Marie Curtis Park, Etobicoke Creek Watershed, City of Toronto (Etobicoke York Community Council Area). (Executive Res. #B 110/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Rob Ford Bill Fisch WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the Toronto Golf Club to provide a permanent easement for 150 mm diameter irrigation water main, north and south of Lakeshore Boulevard, east of Etobicoke Creek in Enfield Park and Marie Curtis Park, Etobicoke Creek Watershed, City of Toronto (Etobicoke York Community Council Area); WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the Toronto Golf Club in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.24 hectares (0.60 acres), more or less, be granted to the Toronto Golf Club for a 150 mm diameter irrigation water main, said land being north and south of Lakeshore Boulevard, east of Etobicoke Creek in Enfield Park and Marie Curtis Park, City of Toronto (Etobicoke York Community Council Area) and designated as Part 2 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by David B. Searles Surveying Ltd. under their File No. 71 -1 -04 and Parts 1, 2, and 3 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by David B. Searles Surveying Ltd. under their File No. 71 -0 -04; THAT the TRCA grant the easement across the subject land on the following terms and conditions: (a) the purchase price be $10,000.00; (b) Toronto Golf Club is to pay all TRCA legal, appraisal, survey, and other costs incurred to complete the transaction; (c) Toronto Golf Club is to fully indemnify and absolve the TRCA from any and all claims for injuries, damages, or costs of any nature, resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; 228 (d) Toronto Golf Club agrees and undertakes, at its expense, to improve fish passage through the existing dam presently used to impound water for irrigation of the golf course within the Etobicoke Creek or remove the dam in its entirety within two (2) years of implementing the new water taking system from Lake Ontario; (e) any additional conditions as deemed appropriate by the TRCA solicitor. THAT the granting of this easement is subject to receipt of written approval from the City of Toronto Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Department who manage these lands on behalf of the TRCA; , THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the Toronto Golf Club; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A179/04 - GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN Approval of Greenwood Conservation Area Management Plan. (Business Execellence Res. #C24/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart THAT the Greenwood Conservation Area Management Plan, dated May 2004, as attached, be approved; THAT staff circulate the Greenwood Conservation Area Management Plan to the Town of Ajax, the City of Pickering and Durham Region for endorsement; 229 THAT staff send a letter of thanks to the members of the Greenwood Conservation Area Management Plan Advisory Committee for their dedicated assistance with the preparation of the management plan; THAT the Greenwood Conservation Area Management Plan be circulated to members of the advisory committee, the Town of Ajax, the City of Pickering and other appropriate agencies, groups and individuals; THAT staff prepare a report in the fall of 2004 on management plan implementation and stewardship, including the integration with a Watershed Plan for Duffins Creek and Carruthers Creek; AND FURTHER THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and Town of Ajax staff be directed to utilize the Management Plan (Strategy) for Public Use on Conservation Authority Lands (1995) when considering new public uses in the Greenwood Conservation Area (CA). RES. #A180 /04 - BRUCE'S MILL CONSERVATION AREA MASTER PLAN Master Plan for Bruce's Mill Conservation Area (CA) (Business Excellence Res. #C25/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart CARRIED THAT staff be directed to develop a Master Plan for Bruce's Mill Conservation Area (CA); THAT an advisory committee be established, which would include one member each from the Rouge Park staff and the Rouge Park Alliance, interested community groups, business representatives, community residents, agency staff, municipal staff and local and regional councillors to assist with the development of the master plan and to facilitate the opportunity for public input; AND FURTHER THAT the final master plan be brought to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) for approval. CARRIED RES. #A181 /04 - 2004 CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Approval of the 2004 Capital Development Projects for Public Use Infrastructure. (Business Excellence Res. #C26/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart 230 THAT staff be directed to implement the 2004 Capital Development Projects for Public Use Infrastructure. CARRIED RES. #A182 /04 - EMPLOYEE EXPENSES POLICY Approval of the Employee Expense Policy for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) that consolidates current practices and is consistent with municipal standards in TRCA's jurisdiction. (Business Excellence Res. #C27/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart THAT the Employee Expense Policy as described in the following report dated May 25, 2004, be approved to be effective July 1, 2004. CARRIED RES. #A183 /04 - CODE OF CONDUCT Approval of an amendment of the Code of Conduct, Section 2.6 - The Commitment to Personal Integrity - Gifts and Entertainment. (Business Excellence Res. #C28/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart THAT item 7.5 - Code of Conduct be referred back to staff. CARRIED RES. #A184 /04 - TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY CREDIT AND BILLING PROCEDURES Staff report on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) customer credit and billing practices, as requested by the Business Excellence Advisory Board (BEAB) at Meeting #8/03. (Business Excellence Res. #C29/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart 231 THAT the Director, Finance and Business Development, be authorized to engage the services of a reputable collection agency as necessary to deal with specific problem accounts. CARRIED RES. #A185 /04 - OAK RIDGES MORAINE TRAIL ASSOCIATION STRATEGIC PLAN Endorsement of A Strategic Plan for The Oak Ridges Trail prepared by the Oak Ridges Trail Association (ORTA) (Sustainable Communities Res. #E19/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Suzan Hall THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) endorse The Strategic Plan for The Oak Ridges Trail as completed by the ORTA as it supports the approved Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, and is consistent with an integrated watershed management approach and watershed public use initiatives of the TRCA; THAT staff participate on the Oak Ridges Trail Strategic Plan Advisory Committee to develop trail implementation recommendations; THAT staff work cooperatively with the Oak Ridges Trail Strategic Plan Advisory Committee to ensure appropriate trail design, development and management; THAT staff report back to the TRCA on an annual basis regarding implementation of the plan; AND FURTHER THAT the ORTA and the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation be so advised. CARRIED RES. #A186 /04 - CANADA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL PARTNERSHIP The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) have agreed to partner on activities and projects supporting green building design across our regions. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Suzan Hall THAT staff proceed to further the use of green building design /technology within the Toronto region in support of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) vision for The Living City through the development of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Toronto Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). 232 AND FURTHER THAT appropriate TRCA officials be authorized to execute the MOU. CARRIED RES. #A187 /04 - LAKE ONTARIO WATERFRONT Dedication of the Cell One Pike Spawning Area at Tommy Thompson Park in Memory of Dr. E. J. Crossman To commemorate Dr. E. J. Crossman's contribution to fisheries science, education, and his assistance to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority by a small marker stone at Cell One Pike Spawning Area (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D39 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri David Gurin THAT the pike spawning area within the Cell One Wetland at Tommy Thompson Park (TTP) be dedicated to the memory of Dr. E. J. Crossman; AND FURTHER THAT an appropriate marker stone be placed within the wetland to commemorate Dr. Crossman's contribution to fisheries science, education and his assistance with the work of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), at a cost of $700 excluding applicable taxes, shipping and delivery. CARRIED RES. #A188 /04 - MALTON COMMUNITY ACTION AREA IMPLEMENTATION Announcement of funding and initiation of a four -year project within the Malton Community Action Area of the Mimico Creek. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D40/04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri David Gurin THAT a letter be sent to the City of Mississauga, Malton Residents Association and Rotary International thanking them for their support and efforts in developing the Malton Environmental Stewardship Project and successfully obtaining a Trillium grant of $253,700 to undertake a variety of community outreach, environmental enhancement and restoration activities in the Mimico Creek watershed over a period of four years; THAT staff be authorized to take such action as is necessary to implement the Malton Environmental Stewardship Project, including the signing and execution of all necessary documentation required; 233 AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to the Authority on the progress of the Malton CAA of the Mimico Creek. CARRIED RES. #A189 /04 - COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE LAND STEWARDSHIP Annual Update An annual update on the programs and projects related to community and private land stewardship (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D41 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri David Gurin THAT the community and private land stewardship program update report be received. CARRIED RES. #A190 /04 - CITY OF TORONTO WET WEATHER FLOW MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN (WWFMMP) BEACHES PROTECTION PIER Mouth of the Humber River and Etobicoke Creek Proposed beaches protection piers in the City of Toronto Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan at the mouth of the Humber River and the Etobicoke Creek to improve water quality along the Lake Ontario shoreline. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D42/04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri David Gurin THAT the staff report on the proposed beaches protection piers in the Wet Weather Flow Management Master Plan at the mouth of the Humber River and the Etobicoke Creek, be received; AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this report be sent to the City of Toronto and the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC). CARRIED RES. #A191 /04 - HUMBER RIVER WATERSHED PLANNING STUDY Initiation of the Humber River Watershed Planning Study and release of the proposed workplan for comment by the Humber Watershed Alliance, watershed municipalities and interested stakeholders. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D43/04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri David Gurin 234 THAT the Humber River Watershed Planning Study be initiated and undertaken In three phases according to the proposed workplan outlined in this report; THAT staff engage stakeholder input to the workplan via reports to the Humber Watershed Alliance, and meetings with municipal staff and other relevant stakeholders; THAT staff notify municipalities of the watershed planning study and invite their participation in scoping meetings and involvement in other components of the study; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back in fall 2004 on progress of the Humber Watershed Planning Study. CARRIED RES. #A192 /04 - 2004 CITY OF TORONTO AND REGIONS OF PEEL, YORK AND DURHAM HABITAT REGENERATION PROJECTS Endorsement of the 2004 Habitat Regeneration Projects partially funded by the City of Toronto and Regions of Peel, York and Durham capital budgets. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D44/04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri David Gurin THAT staff be authorized to take such action as is necessary to implement the 2004 Habitat Regeneration Projects partially funded by the City of Toronto and Regions of Peel, York and Durham, including the signing and execution of all necessary documentation required; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to the Authority on the progress of the 2004 Habitat Regeneration Projects. CARRIED RES. #A193 /04 - ASIAN LONG - HORNED BEETLE Federal Funding Announcement of federal funding for tree replacement for the area affected by the Asian Long- horned beetle (ALHB). (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D45/04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri David Gurin THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) express its appreciation to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for the funding of a tree replacement program; 235 THAT staff be directed to continue to work in partnership with staff of CFIA, City of Toronto, City of Vaughan, York Region and the Ministry of Natural Resources to coordinate the allocation of other replanting funds; THAT staff be directed to work with the partners and other agencies to promote replanting to ensure there is no net Toss of the urban canopy; THAT staff be directed to prepare the necessary documentation and restoration plans for TRCA lands where removals were undertaken; THAT staff report back on the details of the funding programs and the administration process; AND FURTHER THAT staff continue to work in partnership with CFIA to continue monitoring for the ALHB. RES. #A194 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED GIBRALTAR POINT EROSION CONTROL PROJECT Gibraltar Point, Toronto Islands, City of Toronto To implement emergency shoreline protection works to protect a public building and infrastructure, and initiation of the Class Environmental Assessment process to develop a long term solution to stabilizing the shoreline. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D46/04) John Sprovieri David Gurin THAT staff be directed to proceed with the emergency shoreline protection works at Gibraltar Point, Toronto Islands as part of the "City of Toronto Valley and Shoreline Regeneration Project, 2002 - 2006 ", at a total cost not to exceed $100,000; AND FURTHER THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in conjunction with the City of Toronto commence a design study including required Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) to develop a more permanent solution to stabilizing the shoreline. CARRIED RES. #A195 /04 - DON WATERSHED REGENERATION COUNCIL Changes to Membership Changes to the membership of the 2004 -2006 Don Watershed Regeneration Council (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D47/04) 236 Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri David Gurin THAT the Don Watershed Regeneration Council membership changes, as set out in the staff report be approved. SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION RES. #A196 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Bill O'Donnell CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.5.1 - 8.5.51, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #5/04, held on June 4, 2004, be received. RES. #A197 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Glenn Mason CARRIED THAT Section items 8.6 - 8.16, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #5/04, held on June 4, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section II items 8.6 - 8.16 REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TRCA -OWNED LAND (Executive Res. #B 115/04) TERRESTRIAL NATURAL HERITAGE SYSTEM STRATEGY CONFERENCE (Executive Res. #B 116/04) ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Executive Res. #B 117/04) KORTRIGHT CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION RETROFIT (Executive Res. #B 118/04) BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE (Executive Res. #B 119/04) BIOINDICATOR DATABASE OF BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES FOUND IN THE TORONTO REGION (Executive Res. #B 120/04) TENDER ESS 01/04 - GRANGER GREENWAY (EAST HUMBER) PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE (Executive Res. #B121 /04) 237 POMONA MILLS PARK - CONTRACT APPROVAL FOR STEP CONSTRUCTION ON EXISTING PATHWAY (Executive Res. #B 122/04) CONSULTANT SERVICES TO PREPARE DIGITAL FLOODLINE MAPPING FOR THE ETOBICOKE CREEK WATERSHED (Executive Res. #B 123/04) ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING OF THE TODMORDEN MILLS PAPERMILL THEATRE (Executive Res. #B 124/04) PINE VALLEY DRIVE LINK (Executive Res. #B 125/04) SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF ANOTHER BOARD RES. #A198 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF ANOTHER BOARD (Business Excellence Res. #C30/04 & C31104) Moved by: Seconded by: Rob Ford Andrew Schulz THAT the report on accounts receivable of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, as of May 17, 2004, be received. AND FURTHER THAT the payment terms for individuals and businesses who are first time customers be 50% payment up front, a credit application and check, and the remaining payment as cash on delivery. CARRIED RES. #A199 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF ANOTHER BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Andrew Schulz THAT Section IV items 11.10 & 11.11, contained in Section IV of Watershed Management Advisory Board Minutes #3/04, held on June 11, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section IV items 11.10 & 11.11 ETOBICOKE - MIMICO CREEK WATERSHEDS COALITION (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D48/04) ROUGE WATERSHED TASK FORCE (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D49/04) 238 TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:18 a.m., on Friday, June 25, 2004. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks 239 Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer ts. THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #7/04 July 23, 2004 The Authority Meeting #7/04, was held at the Kortright Centre for Conservation, on Friday, July 23, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. PRESENT Bas Balkissoon Member David Barrow Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Michael Di Biase Member Bill Fisch Member David Gurin Member Suzan Hall Member Cliff Jenkins Member Glenn Mason Member Dick O'Brien Chair Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Linda Pabst Member Shelley Petrie Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS Maria Augimeri Member Frank Di Giorgio Member Rob Ford Member Colleen Jordan Member Peter Milczyn Member Elaine Moore Member Maja Prentice Member Michael Thompson Member 240 RES. #A200 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Frank Dale THAT the Minutes of Meeting #6/04, held on June 25, 2004, be approved. RES. #A201 /04 - DELEGATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor Dave Ryan CARRIED THAT the request by Jim Robb, Member, Friends of the Rouge Watershed, to make a deputation in regards to items 8.13.23 - 8.13.28, inclusive, be refused as Mr. Robb made a deputation on these items to the Executive Committee at meeting #6/04, held on July 9, 2004. CARRIED PRESENTATIONS (a) Presentation by Dick O'Brien, Chair, TRCA of Service Recognition Awards to last term and current Authority Members. (b) A presentation by Allan Foster of the Kortright Centre for Conservation, in regards to the past 25 years at the Kortright Centre. (c) A presentation by John van Nostrand, Partner, architectsAlliance, in regards to the design for The Living City Centre at the Kortright Centre for Conservation. (d) A presentation by Beth Williston, Watershed Policy and Planning Specialist, TRCA, in regards to permit applications 8.13.23 - 8.13.28, inclusive. RES. #A202 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Gay Cowbourne THAT above -noted presentations (a) - (d) be heard and received. CARRIED 241 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A203 /04 - ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Acquisition of an Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) to manage paper and electronic documents and records. Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Di Biase David Barrow THAT the contract for the implementation of TRCA's Electronic Document and Records Management System be awarded to IKON Office Solutions, Inc. at a cost not to exceed $280;000 plus applicable taxes, it being the solution that best meets the TRCA specifications at the lowest cost, subject to terms and conditions satisfactory to TRCA staff and solicitors; AND FURTHER THAT staff be authorized and directed to take such action as is necessary, including signing of documents, to enter Into the contract. CARRIED RES. #A204 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed Gareene Homes Limited, CFN 35326. Purchase of property located west of Leslie Street and south of Stouffville Road, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River watershed. (Executive Res. #B 131 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT 7.12 hectares (17.59 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Gareene Homes Limited, being Part of Lots 33 and 34, Concession 2 and designated as Block 16 on a draft Plan of Subdivision prepared by J.D. Barnes Ltd. Surveying under their Reference No. 03 -21- 086 -00, dated March 2, 2004, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located west of Leslie Street and south of Stouffville Road; THAT a conservation easement for the protection and enhancement of the environmental features and functions containing 0.64 hectares (1.58 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Gareene Homes Limited, said land being situate on Part of Lots 33 and 34, Concession 2, along the rear of Lots 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, and 11 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by J.D. Barnes Ltd. Surveying under their Reference No. 03 -21- 086 -00, dated March 2, 2004, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located west of Leslie Street and south of Stouffville Road; 242 THAT the purchase price of the said land and the conservation easement be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land and easement free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A205/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed Mary Borgo, CFN 35568. Acquisition of a conservation easement, located east of Islington Avenue, south of Langstaff Road (8477 Islington Avenue - Woodbridge), City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, Humber River watershed. (Executive Res. #B 132/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing 0.16 hectares (0.40 acres), more or less, consisting of an irregular shaped parcel of land, be purchased from Mary Borgo, said land being Lot 6, Plan M -1113, designated as Part 3 on a Plan prepared by EMC Group Ltd., entitled: SEVERANCE PLAN B/90/02, Drawing No. 91126 -SVR, dated April 2003, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, east of Islington Avenue, south of Langstaff Road (8477 Islington Avenue - Woodbridge); THAT the purchase price of the easement be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the easement required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid. 243 AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A206 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Lake Ontario Waterfront/Pickering -Ajax Sector Cougs (Whites) Ltd., CFN 35553. Purchase of property located on the west side of Whites Road, north of Finch Avenue, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Lake Ontario Waterfront/Pickering -Ajax Sector. (Executive Res. #B 133/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT 6.00 hectares (14.83 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Cougs (Whites) Ltd., being Part of Lot 29, Concession 2 and designated as Blocks 75 and 76 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by J.D. Barnes Ltd. Surveying under their Reference No. 01 -25- 086 -04, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, located on the west side of Whites Road, north of Finch Avenue; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A207 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed Hullmark Developments Ltd., CFN 35571. Acquisition of a conservation easement, located north of Humberwood Boulevard, east of Highway No. 427 (710 Humberwood Boulevard), City of Toronto - Etobicoke York Community Council Area, Humber River watershed. (Executive Res. #B 134/04) 244 Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing 0.44 hectares (1.09 acres), more or Tess, consisting of an irregular shaped parcel of land, be purchased from Hullmark Developments Ltd., said land being Part of Block 1, Registered Plan 66M -2257 and designated as Parts 2, 3, and 4 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by I.M. Pastushak Ltd, Ontario Land Surveyors, under their Reference No. PO4- 05(B), City of Toronto - Etobicoke York Community Council Area, north of Humberwood Boulevard, east of Highway No. 427 (710 Humberwood Boulevard); THAT the purchase price of the easement be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the easement required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A208/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Petticoat Creek Watershed 1579348 Ontario Inc. (Robert Carriere), CFN 35325. Acquisition of a conservation easement, located south of Highway #401, west of Rosebank Road, (444 and 446 Toynevale Road), City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, Petticoat Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #8135/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing 0.417 hectares (1.030 acres), more or less, consisting of a rectangular shaped parcel of land, be purchased from 1579348 Ontario Inc. (Robert Carriere), said land being Part of Lots 125 and 126, Registered Plan 350 and designated as Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 on Plan 40R- 22667, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, located south of Highway #401, west of Rosebank Road, (444 and 446 Toynevale Road); THAT the purchase price of the easement be $2.00; 245 THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the easement required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses Incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A209/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed Cynthia Tam, CFN 35605. Purchase of property located east of Leslie Street and south of Major Mackenzie Drive, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River watershed. (Executive Res. #B 136/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT 0.063 hectares (0.16 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Cynthia Tam, being Part of Lot 20, Concession 3 and designated as Part 5 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Paul Kidd Surveying Ltd. under their Job No. 02- 126 -1, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located east of Leslie Street and south of Major Mackenzie Drive; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 246 RES. #A210/04 - THE CITY OF TORONTO Request for Permanent Easements for a Storm Sewer / Outfall and Sanitary Sewer \ Don River Watershed, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area, CFN 34592. Receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide permanent easements for a storm sewer / outfall and a sanitary sewer, east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, Don River watershed, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area. (Executive Res. #B 137/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide permanent easements for a storm sewer / outfall and a sanitary sewer, east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, Don River watershed, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area; WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the City of Toronto in this Instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.095 hectares (0.23 acres), more or less, be granted to the City of Toronto for a storm sewer / outfall and a sanitary sewer, said land being east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, City of Toronto, designated as Parts 1 to 7 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Ontario Ltd., Ontario Land Surveyors, Drawing No. 20.01.369 -10, dated June 2004; THAT. consideration be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs to be paid by the City of Toronto; THAT the City of Toronto is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from Injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Toronto; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; 247 THAT the granting of this easement is subject to receipt of written approval from the City of Toronto Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Department who manage these lands on behalf of the TRCA; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A211/04 - THE CITY OF TORONTO Request for a Permanent Easement for a Sanitary Sewer Connection Don River Watershed, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area, CFN 32760. Receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for a sanitary sewer connection, east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, Don River watershed, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area (Executive Res. #8138/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for a sanitary sewer connection, east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, Don River watershed, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area; WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the City of Toronto in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.068 hectares (0.17 acres), more or less, be granted to the City of Toronto for a sanitary sewer connection, said land being east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, designated as Parts 3, -4, 15, 16, 17, and 18 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Ontario Ltd., Ontario Land Surveyors, Drawing No. 20.01.369 -9, dated June 2004; THAT consideration be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs to be paid by the City of Toronto; 248 THAT the City of Toronto is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Toronto; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT the granting of this easement is subject to receipt of written approval from the City of Toronto Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Department who manage these lands on behalf of the TRCA; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TFICA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A212/04 - REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL AND SALE OF SURPLUS AUTHORITY -OWNED LAND Conveyance of Land for a Fire / EMS Station Southeast Corner of the Canada Company Avenue and Islington Avenue Intersection, CFN 35080. Staff report concerning the disposal of a fragment of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority -owned land located on the southeast corner of the Canada Company Avenue and Islington Avenue intersection, City of Vaughan, Humber River watershed and the receipt of an Offer to Purchase from officials at the City of Vaughan and The Regional Municipality of York for the sale of the potentially surplus TRCA land at this location. (Executive Res. #B 139/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst 249 THAT WHEREAS a fragment of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) land consisting of 0.75 hectares (1.84 acres), more or less, being Part of Lot 18, Concession 7, located on the southeast corner of the Canada Company Avenue and Islington Avenue intersection, in the City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, Humber River watershed be declared surplus to the requirements of the TRCA; WHEREAS the TRCA is in receipt of an offer from officials at the City of Vaughan and The Regional Municipality of York to purchase the surplus land in this instance; WHEREAS it is in the opinion of the TRCA that it is in the best Interests of the TRCA in furthering its objectives, as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate and complete a sale to the City of Vaughan and /or The Regional Municipality of York in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a parcel of TRCA -owned tableland containing 0.75 hectares (1.84 acres), more or less, be sold to the City of Vaughan and /or The Regional Municipality of York for the construction of a Fire / EMS station, located on the southeast corner of the Canada Company Avenue and Islington Avenue intersection, said land being Part of Lot 18, Concession 7, City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York as illustrated on the attached sketch; THAT the TRCA request approval of the Minister of Natural Resources to complete the sale of the subject land on the following terms and conditions: (a) the sale price is to be the sum of $372,470 per acre based on the acreage of the property as certified by an Ontario Land Surveyor, (i.e. 1.84 acres x $372,470 = $685,345; (b) the subject land is to be used solely for a Fire /EMS Station; (c) the Fire / EMS Station and landscaped area must take advantage of "green" technologies and native vegetation wherever possible; (d) completion of this sale will be subject to any Planning Act approvals that may be required; (e) the transaction is to be completed at the earliest possible date with payment in full to the TRCA in cash on closing; (f) all legal, survey, and other costs are to be paid by the City of Vaughan and the Regional Municipality of York; (g) any additional conditions as deemed appropriate by the TRCA solicitor; THAT an archaeological investigation is to be conducted by TRCA Cultural Heritage staff before any site disturbance with any mitigative measures to be carried out all at the expense of the City of Vaughan and The Regional Municipality of York; 250 THAT the City of Vaughan and The Regional Municipality of York are to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims for injuries, damages, or loss of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from this sale or the carrying out of construction; THAT the sale be subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27 as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A213 /04 - CONSERVATION ONTARIO'S REPORT ON PROVINCIAL RE- INVESTMENT IN CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES Request by Conservation Ontario (CO) for conservation authority and local municipal endorsement of its report to the Minister of Natural Resources for re- investment in Ontario conservation authorities. (Executive Res. #B 140/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT the Conservation Ontario report entitled, "Submission to the Minister of Natural Resources: Re- Investment in Ontario's Conservation Authorities - Now and in the Future" be endorsed; THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's member municipalities be requested to endorse the above referenced report; AND FURTHER THAT the Authority resolution together with member municipal resolutions in support of the report be forwarded to the province and Conservation Ontario. CARRIED RES. #A214 /04 - CONTRACT ES03 -10 EXTENSION Supply of Operated Heavy Construction Equipment and Dump Trucks. Extension of contract ES03 -10, Supply of Rental Rates for Operated Heavy Construction Equipment and Dump Trucks, for a further one year period. (Executive Res. #B 141 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst 251 THAT Contract ES03 -10, Supply of Rental Rates for Operated Heavy Construction Equipment and Dump Trucks, awarded to Sartor & Susin Ltd. be extended for a period of one year to August 4, 2005 subject to terms and conditions satisfactory to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff. CARRIED RES. #A215/04 - TOWN OF CALEDON Request for a Permanent Easement for a Storm Sewer and Outfall Humber River Watershed, Town of Caledon, CFN 35640. Receipt of a request from the Town of Caledon to provide a permanent easement for a storm sewer and outfall, east side of Old King Road, south of King Street East - Bolton, Humber River watershed, Town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel. (Executive Res. #B 142/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Linda Pabst THAT WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the Town of Caledon to provide a permanent easement for a storm sewer and outfall, east side of Old King Road, south of King Street East - Bolton, Humber River watershed, Town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel; AND WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the Town of Caledon in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.006 hectares (0.02 acres), more or less, be granted to the Town of Caledon for a storm sewer and outfall, said land being on the east side of Old King Road, south of King Street East - Bolton, Town of Caledon, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Young & Young Surveying Inc., Professional Land Surveyors, under their Project No. 04- B4872; THAT consideration be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs to be paid by the Town of Caledon; THAT the Town of Caledon is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the Town of Caledon; 252 THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A216/04 - GREEN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY The Living City Initiatives and Partnerships. To encourage developers, building owners and architects across the Toronto region can to utilize green building technology and energy saving processes. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E24/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bas Balkissoon Frank Dale THAT the efforts the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and Halsall & Assc. have initiated in engaging Menkes Development Inc. in green building design & implementation be advocated to other private sector developers in the Toronto region to reduce up -front and lifecycle energy costs while also reducing the environmental impact around the site, improving indoor environmental quality and reducing the consumption of potable water and fossil fuel source energy; / AND FURTHER THAT The Living City section under the TRCA website develop a catalogue to highlight TRCA supported building projects that have successfully applied green building technologies and have achieved certification under the LEED rating system. CARRIED 253 RES. #A217 /04 - SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR THE TORONTO WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION CORPORATION The Sustainability Framework is a draft document compiled by the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) to identify redevelopment strategies and actions for the City's waterfront lands. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E25/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bas Balkissoon Frank Dale THAT staff incorporate the principles included within the draft sustainability framework in the development, environmental assessment, and implementation of projects which TRCA is undertaking on behalf of the TWRC including the Environmental Assessments for the Lower Don Naturalization and Flood Control, Port Union Park, Mimico Linear Park, and the implementation of the Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan; THAT staff continue to work with TWRC staff to refine the Framework's definition and indicators of sustainability in alignment with TRCA programs; AND FURTHER THAT as a member of the TWRC Sustainable Framework committee, the CAO, Brian Denney, will continue to provide associate members with direction and recommendations on how the famework's objectives can be achieved and how the actions can yield measurable results. CARRIED RES. #A218 /04 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Receipt of the summary of the Environmental Management System - 2003 year end report and recommendations of priorities for 2004. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E26/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bas Balkissoon Frank Dale THAT the summary of the Environmental Management System (EMS) 2003 year end report be received; AND FURTHER THAT the major efforts in 2004 and beyond address the priority areas of energy use, fleet use and waste management. CARRIED RES. #A219 /04 - THE GREAT CANADIAN SHORELINE CLEANUP To gain support and generate participation in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D53/04) 254 Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup report be received. CARRIED RES. #A220 /04 - TOMMY THOMPSON PARK 2004 Interim Management Program and Master Plan Implementation. To report on the Tommy Thompson Park 2004 Interim Management Program and Master Plan Implementation including the recent federal announcement for park implementation funding. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D54/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT staff be directed to continue to negotiate the Annual Access Agreement with the Toronto. Port Authority regarding access to Tommy Thompson Park and other such Items deemed necessary for the 2004 activities; THAT staff be authorized to take whatever action is required in connection with the Interim Management Program, including the preparation of any documents and agreements; THAT the Authority acknowledges, as part of Toronto's waterfront revitalization, the announcement by the Government of Canada on May 20, 2004, to invest in Lake Ontario Park and more specifically $8 million for implementation of the Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan; THAT staff be directed in conjunction with the City of Toronto to enter into discussions and preparation of an agreement with the federal government and the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) for implementation of the Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); AND FURTHER THAT the federal government, TWRC and City of Toronto be so advised. CARRIED RES. #A221 /04 - CITY OF TORONTO HARMONIZED PRIVATE TREE BY -LAW Proposal by the City of Toronto to introduce a Harmonized City -wide Private Tree By -law. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D55/04 & Res. #D56/04) 255 Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) express its support, in principle, for a Harmonized City -wide Private Tree By -law for the City of Toronto; THAT staff be authorized to provide comments to the City of Toronto on the proposed tree by -law prior to Council consideration of the item; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back on the Harmonized City -wide Private Tree By -law when more information is available. CARRIED RES. #A222 /04 - DAM SAFETY REVIEWS, CLAIREVILLE DAM, G. ROSS LORD DAM, MILNE DAM AND STOUFFVILLE DAM Assessment of safety reviews, key issues, recommended works and preventative / mitigative actions related to the dam break analysis component. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D57/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff be directed to prepare appropriate budgets to undertake the maintenance requirements within the recommended time frames from the Dam Safety Review Studies; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to work with the downstream municipalities as part of their emergency preparedness to integrate any risk that a potential dam break may pose. CARRIED RES. #A223 /04 - CENTREVILLE CREEK Community Outreach and Environmental Stewardship Program. Approval to commence a community outreach and environmental stewardship program in the Centreville Creek subwatershed in partnership with Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC). (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D58/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT the Centreville Creek Community Outreach and Environmental Stewardship Program be approved; 256 THAT staff be authorized to take such action as is necessary to implement the Centreville Creek Community Outreach and Environmental Stewardship Program, including the signing and execution of all required documentation; AND FURTHER THAT staff provide an annual project progress report that highlights the milestones and the accomplishments of the program. CARRIED RES. #A224 /04 - PROPOSED DRINKING WATER SOURCE PROTECTION ACT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) review of the proposed Drinking Water Source Protection Act. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D59/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT the proposed source protection legislation and the role proposed for conservation authorities be supported, provided that adequate and sustained provincial funding is available to fulfill conservation authority responsibilities; THAT staff be directed to complete a thorough review of the proposed legislation and submit comments to Conservation Ontario for inclusion in their consolidated conservation authority comments to the Ministry of the Environment; AND FURTHER THAT the Chair forward a copy of the Authority resolution and staff comments on the proposed Drinking Water Source Protection Act to the Minister of the Environment, member municipalities, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) and Conservation Ontario. CARRIED RES. #A225 /04 - TERRESTRIAL NATURAL HERITAGE SYSTEM STRATEGY CONSULTATION WORKSHOPS To provide a summary of the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy stakeholder consultation workshops. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D60 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT staff revise the Draft Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy based on the comments and suggested changes proposed at the consultation workshops and through written submissions; 257 RES. #A228 /04 - ROUGE WATERSHED TASK FORCE Changes to Membership and Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair. Changes to the membership and appointment of Chair and Vice Chair of the Rouge Watershed Task Force. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D63/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT the Rouge Watershed Task Force membership, as set out in the staff report, be approved. SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A229 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Gay Cowbourne CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.13.1 - 8.13.66, with the exception of 8.13.23 - 8.13.28, contained in Section I1 of Executive Committee Minutes #6/04, held on July 9, 2004, be received. RES. #A230 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Nancy Stewart CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.13.23 - 8.13.28, inclusive, contained in Section I1 of Executive Committee Minutes #6/04, held on July 9, 2004, be received. RES. #A231 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Cliff Jenkins Bill Fisch 259 CARRIED THAT staff report back in September with a comprehensive summary of the comments received; THAT staff reference the terrestrial natural heritage system in reviewing the Provincial Planning Reforms and Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt initiatives; AND FURTHER THAT the finalized Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy be brought back to the Authority for adoption in the fall. CARRIED RES. #A226 /04 - MANITOBA STREET - BEAVERDALE ROAD EROSION CONTROL PROJECT Initiation of the Class Environmental Assessment process for the Manitoba Street - Beaverdale Road Erosion Control Project, City of Toronto, under the City of Toronto Valley and Shoreline Regeneration Project, 2002 - 2006. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D61 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT staff be directed to commence a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for the Manitoba Street - Beaverdale Road Erosion Control Project, City of Toronto, under the City of Toronto Valley and Shoreline Regeneration Project, 2002 - 2006. CARRIED RES. #A227 /04 - 1220 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST EROSION CONTROL PROJECT Initiation of the Class Environmental Assessment process for the 1220 Sheppard Avenue East Erosion Control Project, City of Toronto, under the City of Toronto Valley and Shoreline Regeneration Project, 2002 - 2006. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D62/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Nancy Stewart THAT staff be directed to commence a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for the 1220 Sheppard Avenue East Erosion Control Project, City of Toronto, under the City of Toronto Valley and Shoreline Regeneration Project, 2002 - 2006. CARRIED 258 THAT Section II items 8.14 - 8.22, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #6/04, held on July 9, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section 1I Items 8.14 - 8.22 APPOINTMENT OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (Executive Res. #B 147/04) WEST DON RIVER WATERSHED FLOODLINE MAPPING UPDATE (Executive Res. #B 148/04) HIGHLAND CREEK FLOODLINE MAPPING UPDATE (Executive Res. #B 149/04) PETTICOAT CREEK WATERSHED HYDROLOGY UPDATE (Executive Res. #B 150/04) CONSULTANT SERVICES TO PREPARE MIMICO CREEK WATERSHED HYDROLOGY UPDATE (Executive Res. #B 151 /04) OFFICE SPACE LEASE - DOWNSVIEW PARK (Executive Res. #B 152/04) AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES CONFERENCE ON WATER GOVERNANCE AND MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE UK (Executive Res. #B 153/04) REVISED PROJECT FOR THE ETOBICOKE MOTEL STRIP WATERFRONT PARK (March, 1993) (Executive Res. #B 154/04) TOWARDS A GOLDEN HORSESHOE GREENBELT: GREENBELT TASK FORCE DISCUSSION PAPER (Executive Res. #B155 /04) SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF ANOTHER BOARD RES. #A232/04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF ANOTHER BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: •Gerri Lynn O'Connor Gay Cowbourne THAT Section IV items 10.11 - 10.14, inclusive, contained in Section IV of Watershed Management Advisory Board Minutes #4/04, held on July 16, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section II Items 8.14 - 8.22 DON WATERSHED REGENERATION COUNCIL (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D64/04) ETOBICOKE - MIMICO WATERSHEDS COALITION (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D65/04) HUMBER WATERSHED ALLIANCE (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D66/04) 260 ROUGE WATERSHED TASK FORCE (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D67/04) NEW BUSINESS RES. #A233/04 - YORK - DURHAM SANITARY SEWER Legal Opinion Moved by: Seconded by: Shelley Petrie Glenn De Baeremaeker THAT staff obtain a legal opinion and report back to the Executive Committee as to whether or not the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority may be subject to any financial liability in regards to Phase 11 of the York - Durham Sanitary Sewer project. CARRIED Moved by: Seconded by: YORK - DURHAM SANITARY SEWER Financial Resources for Mitigation Glenn De Baeremaeker Andrew Schulz THAT staff report back on the financial resources required to mitigate the Tong -term environmental impacts resulting from new construction projects /urbanization enabled by the new pipe. RECORDED VOTE Gay Cowbourne Yea Frank Dale Nay Glenn De Baeremaeker Yea Michael Di Biase Nay Bill Fisch Nay David Gurin Yea Suzan Hall Yea Cliff Jenkins Yea Glenn Mason Nay Dick O'Brien Nay Gerri Lynn O'Connor Nay Bill O'Donnell Nay Linda Pabst Nay Shelley Petrie Yea Dave Ryan Nay Andrew Schulz Yea 261 John Sprovieri Nay Nancy Stewart Nay THE MOTION WAS NOT CARRIED TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:55 a.m., on Friday, July 23, 2004. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks 262 Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer ‘.. THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #8/04 September 24, 2004 The Authority Meeting #8/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, September 24, 2004. The Chair Gerri Lynn O'Connor, called the meeting to order at 10:06 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member Bas Balkissoon Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Michael Di Biase Member Bill Fisch Member Rob Ford Member Pamela Gough Member David Gurin Member Suzan Hall Member Cliff Jenkins Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Elaine Moore Member Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS David Barrow Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Peter Milczyn Member Dick O'Brien Chair Linda Pabst Member Shelley Petrie Member Maja Prentice Member Michael Thompson Member 263 RES. #A234 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Frank Dale THAT the Minutes of Meeting #7/04, held on July 23, 2004, be approved. CORRESPONDENCE (a) CARRIED A letter dated September 20, 2004 from Ron Christie, Chair, Rouge Park Alliance, in regards to Rouge Park Week 2004. RES. #A235 /04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Gay Cowbourne THAT above -noted correspondence (a) be received; AND FURTHER THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority officially declare the week of October 4 -9, 2004, as "Rouge Park Week ". CARRIED 264 CORRESPONDENCE (A) r.-46P. Rouge Park Rouge Park 50 Bloomington Road West Tel: (905) 713 -6038 Aurora, ON L4G 3G8 Fax: (905) 713 -6028 September 20, 2004 Mr. Dick O'Brien Chair Toronto & Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive Downsview, ON M3N 1 S4 Dear Mr. O'Brien: On behalf of the Rouge Park Alliance, I respectfully request that the Toronto & Region Conservation Authority officially declare the week of October 4th to October 9th, 2004 as "Rouge Park Week" and join our celebrations by flying the Rouge Park flag at your corporate offices during this week. As a partner organization of the Rouge Park Alliance, we have valued your contributions to the management of the Rouge Park in the past and look forward to your cooperation in the future. Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY • R. M. Christie Chair Rouge Park Alliance MN /dm cc: Brian Denney, TRCA 265 SECTION 1 - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A236/04 - APPOINTMENT TO THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY AND AN ADVISORY BOARD Appointment from the City of Toronto. Appointment of Ms. Pamela Gough by the City of Toronto and appointment to the Watershed Management Advisory Board. Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart THAT Ms. Pamela Gough be recognized as a City of Toronto Member of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) until November 30, 2006, and until her successor is appointed; THAT Ms. Pamela Gough be welcomed as a new member from the City of Toronto; THAT Councillor Frank Di Giorgio be thanked for his service to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority; AND FURTHER THAT Ms. Pamela Gough be appointed to the Watershed Management Advisory Board until Annual Authority Meeting #1105. CARRIED BACKGROUND In December, 2003, the City of Toronto appointed 11 Council members to sit on TRCA. One of the 10 members resigned in January, 2004, prior to the membership being received at Annual Authority Meeting #1/04. In response to this resignation and the remaining three vacancies, four citizens were appointed in January, 2004, to represent the City of Toronto until November 30, 2006, and until their successors are appointed. In May, 2004, the City of Toronto advised TRCA that Councillor Di Giorgio had resigned but would still be a member of TRCA until his successor was appointed. At the City of Toronto Council Meeting held on July 20 -22, 2004, Ms. Pamela Gough was appointed to replace Councillor Di Giorgio. Section V.17 of the TRCA Rules of Conduct states that: Members of Advisory Boards shall be appointed by the Authority and each member shall serve on one of the Advisory Boards... Therefore, the Secretary- Treasurer of TRCA can duly advise the Authority that Ms. Pamela Gough has been duly appointed by the City of Toronto and is entitled to sit as a Member of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for the 2004 -2005 year. 266 At Annual Authority Meeting #1/04, Councillor Di Giorgio was appointed to sit on the Business Excellence Advisory Board, which had a total of eight members. Ms. Gough has requested to be a member of the Watershed Management Advisory Board, which currently has seven members. As an advisory board is entitled to have 10 members, staff are recommending that Ms. Gough be appointed to her choice of advisory board, the Watershed Management Advisory Board. Report prepared by: Kathy Stranks, extension 5264 For Information contact: Kathy Stranks, extension 5264 Date: September 13, 2004 RES. #A237/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT, 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed 5730 King- Vaughan Road, City of Vaughan The Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman, CFN 11065. Purchase of a conservation easement located on the north side of the King- Vaughan Road, east of Regional Road #27 (Geographic Township of King), City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection & Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005." Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing approximately 29.52 hectares (72.94 acres) of vacant land on the north side of the King- Vaughan Road, east of Regional Road #27, be purchased from the Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman, said land being Part of Lot 1, Concession 8 (Geographic Township of King), City of Vaughan, in the Regional Municipality of York, designated as Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 on a plan of survey prepared by William J. Plaxton Limited, under their Project No. 04 -12; THAT the acquisition of the conservation easement is to be on the following basis; (a) The purchase price be $2.00; (b) An income tax receipt is to be made available to the Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman for the appraised value of the easement in accordance with the guidelines set out by Canada Customs and Revenue Agency; THAT Gardiner, Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs and disbursements are to be paid; 267 AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED BACKGROUND Resolution #A231/00, Authority Meeting #9/00, October 27, 2000, approved the Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 -2005. The subject property is almost entirely located within a Fill Regulated Area of the Humber River and is part of a larger property containing 80.64 acres owned by the Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman. The property is currently improved with a detached single family 2 storey brick dwelling with attached 2 storey brick garage. Mr. Jackman has indicated that he wishes to convey a parcel of land for the creation of a new lot for residential purposes. A single family dwelling for Mr. Jackman's son is proposed for the parcel to be severed and the retained lands would be maintained by Mr. Jackman for existing residential purposes. Through the consent process Mr. Jackman has agreed to have a conservation easement registered over the valley corridor through both the severed and retained parcels, in favour of TRCA. On December 17, 2001, the Honourable Henry N. R. Jackman (490477 Ontario Limited) also granted a conservation easement to the TRCA and The Corporation of the Township of King for a 52.73 acre parcel of land adjacent to the subject property in the Humber River watershed. TRCA staff are satisfied that a conservation easement is an effective tool for protection of the corridor, given that it is traversing two single, large lots. If the lands are sold in the future, the conservation easement in favour of TRCA, would remain on title in perpetuity. The Acting Director of the Watershed Management Division has reviewed the proposal and is in concurrence with the purchase of a conservation easement on the property. Attached is a plan showing the location of the subject lands. RATIONALE The subject property is located east of Regional Road #27 on the north side of the King- Vaughan Road, within the City of Vaughan. Much of the property is forested and the eastern portion of the valley corridor on the subject property is located within an Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) known as the King Creek Forest. This ESA is a large and diverse habitat node which serves important biological and hydrological functions in the Humber River watershed. The acquisition of this conservation easement will provide long -term protection from development (including golf courses) and this property will help consolidate the protection of the resource features provided by TRCA holdings in the area. 268 FINANCIAL DETAILS Costs related to the transaction will be paid by Mr. Jackman. Property maintenance is the responsibility of Mr. Jackman. There will be some minor costs to TRCA associated with administering the easement. Report prepared by: Tom Campitelli, extension 5335 For Information contact: Ron Dewell, extension 5245, Tom Campitelli, extension 5335 Date: September 14, 2004 Attachments: 1 269 Attachment 1 iiiruitAtwfiei1r J O 1O r'amwacainsmTt;,' parfcr, soot -zoos -� ;^• wx . ,. ts7?ofKts 918140haiii Ra+d;.al'ic v+w an, � w. _' :Flo«(° y isid Conaara n ren tfu abor W *,r ied r the H ur. bto Hery�i NCR darAsirian- c N 11ga5° 270 RES. #A238/04 - PORT UNION WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY OF TORONTO Tenders ESO4 -23, ESO4 -24, ESO4 -25, ESO4 -26 for supply and delivery of quarry stone and round stone. To award Tenders ESO4 -23, ESO4 -24, ESO4 -25, ESO4 -26 for supply and delivery of quarry stone and round stone. Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Nancy Stewart THAT Tender ESO4 -23 for the supply and delivery of rip rap stone be awarded to J.C. Rock Ltd. at a total cost not to exceed $143,760 (plus GST); THAT Tender ESO4 -24 for the supply and delivery of armour stone be awarded to Cut Above Natural Stone Ltd. at a total cost not to exceed $190,400 (plus GST); THAT Tender ESO4 -25 for the supply and delivery of (25 -50mm) round stone be awarded to Dufferin Aggregates at a total cost not to exceed $181,940 (plus GST); AND FURTHER THAT Tender ESO4 -26 for the supply and delivery of (50- 150mm) round stone be awarded to Dufferin Aggregates at a total cost not to exceed $264,600 (plus GST). CARRIED BACKGROUND The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) received environmental assessment approval for the Port Union Waterfront Improvement Project in May 2001, and approval under the Federal Fisheries Act in August 2002. This project, stretching from Highland Creek in the west to the Rouge River in the east, will provide the public with continual access to the shoreline of Lake Ontario. Phase I of the Port Union Waterfront Improvement Project was initiated in September 2002. This phase of the project involves the construction of a pedestrian node at the foot of Port Union Road and continuation of the waterfront trail, four armour stone headlands, six cobble beaches and a pedestrian bridge at the mouth of Highland Creek. To date, lakefilling of the pedestrian node and 2 headlands has been completed. Final shoreline protection for these structures with rip rap and armour stone is required to preserve the long term integrity of these structures. Armouring of the pedestrian node was partially completed last year with funding provided by the City of Toronto. .`Further work proposed for this project was identified to be funded,through the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC). A delay in a funding commitment from the TWRC necessitated the TRCA to curtail major purchasing commitments until the TWRC committed funding to this project. Funding has now been secured and staff have tendered for the purchase of materials for the next phase of the shoreline protection works. 271 In order to meet the projected budget expenditures and proposed works on time, the Executive Committee at their meeting held on September 10, 2004 recommended to the Authority Resolution #B176/04 as follows: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff conduct a review of the bids to be opened at the Tender Opening Sub - Committee on September 10, 2004 and based on this review prepare a recommendation for award of Contracts ESO4 -23, ESO4 -24, ESO4 -25 and ESO4 -26 for the supply and delivery of quarry stone and round stone for consideration at Authority Meeting #8/04, to be held on September 24, 2004. Staff have publicly tendered for the supply and delivery of quarry stone and round stone for the Port Union Waterfront Improvement Project. Five suppliers provided bids, which were received by staff as follows: SUMMARY OF UNIT PRICES FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF RIP RAP STONE, ARMOUR STONE AND ROUND STONE BIDDERS Contract ESO4 -23 Contract ESO4 -24 Contract ESO4 -25 Contract ESO4 -26 RIP RAP STONE (300 -600 mm) ARMOUR STONE (4-6 Tonne) ROUND STONE (25 -50 mm) ROUND STONE (50 -150 mm) Dufferin Aggregates Trailers $33.93 no bid $16.54 $17.64 Triaxle no bid no bid no bid J.C. Rock Limited Trailers $23.96 $39.75 $34.52 $30.20 Triaxle no bid $34.52 $30.20 Nelson Aggregate Co. Trailers $25.85 $76.96 • $24.33 $24.41 Triaxle $27.10 no bid no bid Dig -Con International Trailers $40.00 $54.00 $48.00 $55.00 Triaxle $42.00 $50.00 $57.00 Cut Above Natural Stone Trailers no bid $38.08 no bid no bid Triaxle no bid no bid no bid ESTIMATED TONNES 6,000 5,000 11,000 15,000 VALUE OF CONTRACT Plus GST (By Trailer) $143,760 $190,400 $181,940 $264,600 LOW BIDDER PRICE PER TONNE Plus GST (By Trailer) $23.96 $38.08 $16.54 $17.64 The above costs are under staff's estimates and are therefore within budget. 272 RATIONALE Staff have reviewed the tenders and recommend that Tender ESO4 -23 for the supply and delivery of rip rap stone at a unit price of $23.96 per tonne (plus GST) be awarded to J.C. Rock Ltd., it being the lowest quotation received; Tender ESO4 -24 for the supply and delivery of armour stone at a unit price of $38.08 per tonne (plus GST) be awarded to Cut Above Natural Stone, it being the lowest quotation received; and, Tender ESO4 -25 for the supply and delivery of (25 -50mm) round stone at a unit price of $16.54 per tonne (plus GST) and Tender ESO4 -26 for the supply and delivery of (50- 150mm) round stone at a unit price of $17.64 per tonne (plus • GST), be awarded to Dufferin Aggregates, their's being the lowest quotations received. FINANCIAL DETAILS • Funding for this project has been committed from the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation and funds are available in account 223 -70. Report prepared by: Joe DeIIe Fave, 416- 392 -9724 For information contact: Joe DeIIe Fave, 416 - 392 -9724 Date: September 13, 2004 RES. #A239/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Don River Watershed City of Toronto, CFN 35792. Acquisition of a conservation easement, located south of Steeles Avenue, between Dufferin Street and Bathurst Street; City of Toronto (North York Community Council Area), under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005." (Executive Res. #8168/04) Moved by: Seconded by: , Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT a conservation easement containing 0.017 hectares (0.042 acres), more or less, of vacant land be acquired from the City of Toronto, said land being Part of Block A, Plan M -994, designated as Part 3, on Plan R -2070, City of Toronto, (North York Community Council Area), located south of Steeles Avenue, between Dufferin Street and Bathurst Street; THAT the purchase price of the easement be $2.00; THAT Gardiner Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; 273 AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A240 /04 - REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY -OWNED LAND West side of Northline Road, opposite Northdale Boulevard, CFN 34865. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from Helen Clemente to explore the possibility of the sale of a fragment of TRCA -owned land located on the west side of Northline Road, opposite Northdale Boulevard, City of Toronto - Toronto and East York Community Council Area, Don River watershed. (Executive Res. #B 169/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT the full TRCA -owned land located on the west side of Northline Road, opposite Northdale Boulevard, City of Toronto - Toronto and East York Community Council Area, be retained for conservation and park purposes. CARRIED RES. #A241 /04 - REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY -OWNED LAND ) South side of St. Clair Avenue East, south of the Parkview Hill Crescent South intersection (northeast corner of Taylor Creek Park), CFN 34614. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from Stan Sukunda to explore the possibility of the sale of a fragment of TRCA -owned land located on the south side of St. Clair Avenue East, south of the Parkview Hill Crescent South intersection (northeast corner of Taylor Creek Park), City of Toronto - Toronto and East York Community Council Area, Don River watershed. (Executive Res. #B 170/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) -owned land located on the south side of St. Clair Avenue East, south of the Parkview Hill Crescent South Intersection (northeast corner of Taylor Creek Park), City of Toronto - Toronto and East York Community Council Area, be retained for conservation and park purposes. CARRIED 274 RES. #A242/04 - REQUEST FOR EXCHANGE OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY -OWNED LAND Adjacent to 60 Esther Lorrie Drive, CFN 34119. Receipt of a request from the City of Toronto Encroachment Review Committee to explore the possibility of a land exchange involving a small fragment of land adjacent to 60 Esther Lorrie Drive, City of Toronto - Etobicoke York Community Council Area, Humber River watershed. (Executive Res. #B 171 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto Encroachment Review Committee (ERC) for the TRCA to enter into an exchange of lands with The Mink Dynasty Ltd., the owner of 60 Esther Lorrie Drive, City of Toronto - Etobicoke York Community Council Area, in order to resolve an encroachment on the adjacent TRCA -owned lands; AND WHEREAS it is in the opinion of the TRCA that it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives, as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act, to proceed with this land exchange; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the TRCA enter into an exchange of lands with The Mink Dynasty Ltd. on the following basis: 1. The Mink Dynasty Ltd. will convey to the TRCA a parcel of land containing 0.034 hectares (0.085 acres), more or less, being Part of Blocks A and C, Registered Plan 5473, City of Toronto (formerly City of Etobicoke) and further described as Part 1 on a draft Reference Plan prepared by Holding Jones Vanderveen Inc., Ontario Land Surveyors, under their Job No. 02 -1413; 2. The TRCA will convey to The Mink Dynasty Ltd. a parcel of land containing 0.034 hectares (0.085 acres), more or less, being Part of Block C, Registered Plan 5473 and Part of Block L, Registered Plan 7260, City of Toronto (formerly City of Etobicoke) and further described as Part 2 on a draft Reference Plan prepared by Holding Jones Vanderveen Inc., Ontario Land Surveyors, under Job No. 02 -1413 subject to: (a) a restrictive covenant over Part 2 prohibiting the existing hard surface to be increased; (b) barriers be installed by The Mink Dynasty Ltd. to the satisfaction of Economic ' Development, Culture & Tourism, along the perimeter of the parking lot within 6 months of the exchange; 3. The Mink Dynasty Ltd. be responsible for all reasonable costs associated with the exchange including survey, legal, registration, etc.; 275 4. Completion of this sale will be subject to any planning act approvals that may be required; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses Incurred Incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; THAT the sale be subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(c) of the Conservation Authorities Act C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of any necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A243/04 - REQUEST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A JEWISH WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL BUILDING Earl Bales Park Agreement, CFN 24282. Receipt of a request from the City of Toronto for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) approval for construction of a Jewish War Veterans Memorial Building on TRCA owned lands under management agreement with the City of Toronto at Earl Bales Park. (Executive Res. #8172/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT WHEREAS certain lands owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) situate in Earl Bales Park in the City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area have been turned over to the City of Toronto for management under the terms of an agreement between the City of Toronto and the TRCA; WHEREAS the Council of the City of Toronto is supportive of the request by the Jewish War Veterans of Canada to construct and operate a Jewish War Veterans Memorial Building on the basis as set out In Clause No. 46 contained in Report No. 3 which was received, without amendment, by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on April 15 and 16, 2004; AND WHEREAS TRCA is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) approval for construction of a Jewish War Veterans Memorial Building on TRCA -owned lands under management agreement with the City of Toronto at Earl Bales Park; 276 THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT TRCA approve the city entering into a lease for the construction and operation of a Jewish War Veterans Memorial Building with the Jewish War Veterans of Canada as outlined in Clause No. 46 contained in Report No. 3, received by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting of April 15 and 16, 2004, subject to terms satisfactory to TRCA's staff and solicitor; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A244/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION Proposed Woodbine Beach Bus Loop at Lake Shore Boulevard East and Northern Dancer Boulevard, City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council Area), CFN 35691. Receipt of a request from the Toronto Transit Commission for licence of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) lands at Ashbridge's Bay Park for a Bus Loop located at Lake Shore Boulevard East and Northern Dancer Boulevard, City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council Area). (Executive Res. #B 173/04) Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is the owner of lands In the vicinity of Lake Shore Boulevard East and Northern Dancer Boulevard, City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council Area) forming part of Ashbridge's Bay Park; WHEREAS the subject lands are managed by the City of Toronto in accordance with the terms and conditions of an agreement dated October 11, 1972; AND WHEREAS TRCA and the City of Toronto are in receipt of a request from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) to provide a licence of TRCA land for the proposed Woodbine Beach Bus Loop; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT TRCA approve of entering Into a licence of 0.050 hectares (0.123 acres), more or less, for exclusive use by the TTC and 0.008 hectares (0.019 acres) more or less, for nonexclusive use by the TTC, said land being Part Block K, Registered Plan 520E, City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council Area); THAT the licence be premised on the following: (a) The initial term of the licence will be for ten years with a renewal option for an additional ten years; 277 (b) The licence fee is to be the nominal consideration of $1.00 per annum; (c) TTC will be solely responsible for all costs associated with the construction of the bus loop; (d) TTC is to obtain agreement for this proposal from the City of Toronto's Economic Development, Culture and Tourism department; (e) Prior to commencing construction, an archaeological review is to be carried out if deemed necessary by TRCA, with any mitigative measures being carried out at the expense of TTC to the satisfaction of TRCA; THAT the granting of this licence be subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27 as amended, if required; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A245/04 - THE EARTH RANGERS FOUNDATION LEASE WITH TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY CFN 31514. Receipt of requests by The Earth Rangers Foundation (Earth Rangers) for a six month extension to their lease payment and to assist them with respect to their Development Charges Deferral Agreement with the City of Vaughan. (Executive Res. #B 174/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT WHEREAS The Earth Rangers Foundation (Earth Rangers) entered into a lease of certain lands within the Kortright Centre for Conservation, City of Vaughan, with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) for the construction and operation of a wildlife veterinary and rehabilitation centre; AND WHEREAS TRCA is in receipt of requests from The Earth Rangers Foundation for a six month extension to their lease payment and to assist them with respect to their Development Charges Deferral Agreement; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT TRCA grant a six month extension to their lease payment, to January 31, 2005, subject to there being no other defaults occurring through this period; 278 THAT TRCA enter into an agreement with the City of Vaughan with respect to Development Charges Deferral Agreement with.Earth Rangers; THAT all reasonable costs related to the agreement be paid by Earth Rangers; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents and indemnities by Earth Rangers. CARRIED RES. #A246 /04 - DREAM WORKS PROPERTY INC. AND CITY OF VAUGHAN ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD HEARING ` Authorization for party status before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) on referrals related to a draft plan of subdivision and zoning by -law amendment to permit a residential draft plan of subdivision. (Executive Res. #B 175/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT authorization be given to staff to obtain party status before the Ontario Municipal Board, regarding a proposed draft plan of subdivision, and associated zoning by -law amendment application, that Is not in conformity with the Valley and Stream Corridor Management Program or the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan; THAT staff continue to work cooperatively with our municipal partners, provincial agencies and the appellants to ensure that the requirements of the Valley and Stream - Corridor Management Program and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan are met; THAT staff be authorized to retain legal counsel to pursue this appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board; AND FURTHER THAT the Ontario Municipal Board and all parties and participants to the hearing be so advised. CARRIED RES. #A247 /04 - PORT UNION WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY OF TORONTO Tenders ESO4 -23, ESO4 -24, ESO4 -25 and ESO4 -26 - Supply and Delivery of Quarry Stone and Round Stone. Award of Contracts ESO4 -23, ESO4 -24, ESO4 -25 and ESO4 -26 for supply and delivery of quarry stone and round stone. (Executive Res. #B 176/04) 279 Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff conduct a review of the bids to be opened at the Tender Opening Sub - Committee on September 10, 2004 and based on this review prepare a recommendation for award of Contracts ESO4 -23, ESO4 -24, ESO4 -25 and ESO4 -26 for the supply and delivery of quarry stone and round stone for consideration at Authority Meeting #8/04, to be held on September 24, 2004. CARRIED RES. #A248 /04 - THE LIVING CITY CENTRE AT KORTRIGHT Proposal for Consulting Services to Support the Realization of The Living City Centre. Retain Enerlife Consulting to support the development of The Living City Centre and management of ongoing programs. (Executive Res. #B 177/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT Enerlife Consulting be retained to complete project management services in accordance with Phase III of their proposal to support the realization of The Living City Centre, at a cost not to exceed $266,300, plus GST, in 2004, subject to available funding. CARRIED RES. #A249 /04 - MAINTENANCE DREDGING ASHBRIDGE'S BAY PARK, COATSWORTH CUT Award of Contract #ESO4 -15 to Ontario Construction Company Ltd. for the maintenance dredging of the navigation channel at Coatsworth Cut, Ashbridge's Bay Park, in the City of Toronto. (Executive Res. #B 178/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Pamela Gough THAT Contract #ESO4 -15 be awarded to Ontario Construction Company Ltd. for the maintenance dredging at Coatsworth Cut, Ashbridge's Bay Park, in the City of Toronto, for a total cost not to exceed $115,200, plus GST. CARRIED 280 RES. #A250 /04 - 2005 FEE SCHEDULE Public Facilities and Programming Changes to the 2005 Fee Schedule for the conservation areas and the Kortright Centre for Conservation. (Business Excellence Res. #C33/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Maria Augimeri Suzan Hall THAT the 2005 Fee Schedule be amended to include the proposed changes for the conservation areas and the Kortright Centre for Conservation; AND FURTHER THAT the 2005 Fee Schedule for Black Creek Pioneer Village remain at the current rates for the 2005 season. CARRIED RES. #A251 /04 - MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Approval of the proposed Mentorship Program for Internationally Trained Professionals. (Business Excellence Res. #C34/04 & C35/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Elaine Moore THAT staff be authorized to participate in the Mentorship Program as outlined in the staff report. AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to the Business Excellence Advisory Board in 6 months on the progress of the Mentorship Program. CARRIED RES. #A252 /04 - AWARDING OF CONTRACTS FOR BANKING AND RELATED SERVICES Report on banking services proposal call process conducted by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). (Business Excellence Res. #C36/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Maria Augimeri THAT the proposal for basic banking services be awarded to RBC Royal Bank for a five year period commencing no later than January 1, 2005; THAT the proposal for merchant services (debit and credit services) be awarded to TD Canada Trust subject to final confirmation of product features; 281 THAT the proposal from Bank of Montreal be accepted for purchasing (procurement) card services subject to final confirmation of product features; THAT staff be authorized to maintain a full brokerage,investment account with RBC Dominion Securities as well as establish a new account with HSBC Bank of Canada; AND FURTHER THAT staff be authorized to maintain a "pooled funds" investment account with UBS Global Asset Management as well as establish a new investment account with Legg Mason Canada. CARRIED RES. #A253 /04 - CODE OF CONDUCT Approval of an amendment of the Code of Conduct, Section 2.6 - The Commitment to Personal Integrity - Gifts and Entertainment. (Business Excellence Res. #C37/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Maria Augimeri THAT Section 2.6 - The Commitment to Personal Integrity - Gifts and Entertainment of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) Code of Conduct be amended as outlined in the attached staff report and enacted immediately to support the TRCA's performance in limiting conflict of interest situations. CARRIED RES. #A254 /04 - COMPENSATION STUDY Advising the Authority of a compensation study which is underway. (Business Excellence Res. #C38/04) Moved by: Elaine Moore Seconded by: Maria Augimeri THAT staff report to the Business Excellence Advisory Board at the earliest opportunity on the results of the compensation study for all Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) salary bands. CARRIED 282 RES. #A255 /04 - TORONTO WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION CORPORATION INITIATIVES To provide a status report on the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation initiatives with highlights of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's involvement and participation. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D70/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT staff continue with the extensive participation with the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) and its partners and report on specific initiatives as appropriate. CARRIED RES. #A256 /04 - GREAT LAKES CHARTER ANNEX 2001 Implementing Agreements on Water Taking and Diversions. To provide comments on the drafts of the Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement and Great Lakes Water Resources Compact to implement the directives outlined in the Great Lakes Charter Annex 2001. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D71 /04 & D72/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT the position adopted by Conservation Ontario on the draft Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement, implementing the commitments within the Great Lakes Charter Annex 2001, be endorsed; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Indicate its support for integrated watershed management as it contributes to the sustainabilityof the Great Lakes Basin; THAT the TRCA support the integration of other Great Lakes initiatives (i.e. LAMP's under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement) with this Agreement to support the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes ecosystem; THAT the Minister of Natural Resources, the Council of Great Lakes Governors, Environment Canada and the International Joint Commission be requested to ensure that prior to finalizing this agreement the weaknesses of the agreement be addressed fully and further extensive agency, public and legal review of the draft agreement take place; 283 AND FURTHER THAT the recommendations and comments be forwarded to the Minister of Natural Resources, Conservation Ontario, Environment Canada, the Council of Great Lakes Governors and the International Joint Commission. CARRIED RES. #A257 /04 - TORONTO BIRD OBSERVATORY Memorandum of Understanding. Finalization of the Memorandum of Understanding for migration monitoring (bird banding). (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D73 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT staff be directed to finalize the Memorandum of Understanding for migration monitoring (bird banding) between The Toronto Bird Observatory (TBO) and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); THAT staff members, Ralph Toninger and Tamara Chipperfield, be appointed as the TRCA representatives to the Tommy Thompson Park Migration Monitoring Program Management Committee, with additional TRCA staff appointed to participate in the Management Committee as required; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A258 /04 - HURRICANE HAZEL 50th Anniversary Events. Chronology of events and activities planned to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D74/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) participate in the Hurricane Hazel events as outlined in the staff report; THAT the partnering organizations be thanked for organizing the various events planned to commemorate Hurricane Hazel; THAT the sponsors for the Hurricane Hazel documentary and website be thanked for their contributions; 284 AND FURTHER THAT TRCA continue to develop and promote education and awareness programs about the effects of flooding and severe weather occurences and how the community can be better prepared for future severe weather events. CARRIED RES. #A259 /04 - AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE TORONTO REGION Update on the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's current involvement with aquatic invasive species issues. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D75/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) continue to work closely with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and any other stakeholder agencies to further the education and awareness of invasive species issues In Toronto region; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA send a letter to the Minister of Natural Resources requesting that they consider banning the sale and use of the rusty crayfish as bait. CARRIED RES. #A260 /04 - GLOBAL LESSONS FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT A Study by the US. Water Environment Research Foundation. Comparison of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's watershed management programs to emerging international approaches. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D76/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT the staff report on the Water Environment Research Foundation Study be received; AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this report be sent to Conservation Ontario.,. CARRIED 285 RES. #A261 /04 - FOREST 2020 PLANTATION DEMONSTRATION AND ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), in support of the Forest 2020 Program, a Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) and the Trees Ontario Foundation's (TOF) Kyoto based tree planting initiative, will act as the delivery agent for the tree planting program in TRCA's jurisdiction. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D77/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT staff be directed, under the Conservation Ontario umbrella agreement already in place with the Trees Ontario Foundation (TOF), to take the necessary steps to enable the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to become the Local Program Delivery Agency (LPDA) for the Forest 2020 - Plantation Demonstration and Assessment Initiative in TRCA's jurisdiction. CARRIED RES. #A262 /04 - NAMING WATERCOURSES IN THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED Request by the Community Resource Centre to name three unnamed watercourses located in the Rouge River watershed, within the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D78 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the Community Resource Centre to support their suggested names for three unnamed creeks in the Rouge River watershed within the Town of Whitchurch - Stouffville; WHEREAS the Rouge Park Alliance has requested that the municipalities within the Rouge River watershed provide an update regarding the official naming of Rouge River tributaries within their jurisdictions and take a leadership role in assigning names to currently unnamed watercourses; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the TRCA supports the Rouge Park Alliance requests that the municipality take a leadership role in the process for designating names to currently unnamed watercourses in the municipality and seek input from stakeholders on recommended names prior to approval; THAT municipalities in naming unnamed tributaries coordinate with upstream or downstream municipalities where a tributary crosses a municipal boundary; 286 AND FURTHER THAT the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville, the Community Resource Centre and the Rouge Park Alliance be so advised. CARRIED RES. #A263 /04 - DUFFINS CARRUTHERS WATERSHED RESOURCE GROUP Appointment of Members. Approval of appointments to the Duffins Carruthers Watershed Resource Group. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D79/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT the Duffins Carruthers Watershed Resource Group appointments, as set out in the staff report, be approved. CARRIED RES. #A264 /04 - GROWTH PLAN FOR THE GREATER GOLDEN HORSESHOE Provide comments to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal on the discussion paper "A Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe ". (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D80/04) - Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Colleen Jordan THAT WHEREAS the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (herein "Growth Plan ")is an important step towards the Sustainable Communities objective of The Living City in that both seek to promote a "smart growth" model of compact urban development that conserves natural resources and energy while promoting increased use and availability of efficient public transit; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) advise the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal that TRCA supports the general directions of the growth plan; THAT to avoid undermining the intent of the Growth Plan, the province consider increasing both the target for intensification and not permitting urban boundary expansions within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for a period greater than 5 years, unless the target and other proposed criteria have been met; THAT the province consider increasing the time horizon for the Growth Plan to beyond 30 years and that the additional projected population growth beyond a 30 year planning horizon be contained within urban growth boundaries established in accordance with environmental carrying capacities identified through watershed plans; 287 THAT the province consider a growth management strategy that would prevent any new or expanded lake -based water and sewer infrastructure (excluding infrastructure approved but as yet unbuilt or infrastructure required to address serious health or environmental concerns) from being extended onto or over the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM); THAT a growth management plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe recognize the importance of locally significant natural heritage systems in supporting the ecological integrity of provincially significant features and areas and that as intensification and redevelopment of existing urban areas occurs, an expanded and enhanced natural heritage system will be required for long -term sustainability to withstand the use and pressures of a projected population growth of an additional 3 million people; THAT financial tools, incentives and standards, similar to those proposed for brownfields redevelopment and intensification, be developed to encourage the private sector and assist municipalities in the enhancement of local natural heritage systems, implementation of "green Infrastructure" such as stormwater management retrofits and the use of green building technologies that reduce energy consumption and improve air quality, including provisions for renewable energy sources, as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce the impacts from and rate of climate change; THAT TRCA support the coordination of the environmental assessment and land -use planning process to ensure the protection of local natural heritage systems and that the consideration of alternatives reflects emerging technologies, innovative designs and especially an appropriate balance of roads and transit; AND FURTHER THAT this report be circulated for information to TRCA's watershed municipalities and conservation authorities within the Greater Golden Horseshoe study area. RES. #A265/04 - MIMICO WATERFRONT LINEAR PARK (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D85/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Colleen Jordan Frank Dale CARRIED THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), the City of Toronto and the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) staff be congratulated on the approval of the provincial environmental assessment for the Mimico Waterfront Linear Park; THAT the Chair of the Authority be requested to discuss with the Minister of the Environment the protocol for such announcements at a suitable time; 288 AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to work with all partners to develop suitable events to celebrate publicly the approval and other significant milestones in the implementation of the Mimico Waterfront Linear Park and the Port Union Waterfront Improvement Project. SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORTIY INFORMATION RES. #A266 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Colleen Jordan CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.12.1 - 8.12.9, inclusive, contained in Section it of Executive Committee Minutes #8/04, held on September 10, 2004, be received. CARRIED RES. #A267 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Dave Ryan Bill Fisch THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.12.10 - 8.12.42, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #8/04, held on September 10, 2004, be received. CARRIED RES. #A268 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Bill O'Donnell Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne THAT Section 1I items 8.13 - 8.18, inclusive, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #8/04, held on September 10, 2004, be received. Section II Items 8.13 - 8.18. inclusive GIBRALTAR POINT EROSION CONTROL PROJECT (Executive Res. #B182 /04) 1220 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST EROSION CONTROL PROJECT (Executive Res. #B 183/04) MANITOBA STREET TO BEAVERDALE ROAD EROSION CONTROL PROJECT (Executive Res. #B 184/04) CARRIED 289 BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE (Executive Res. #B 185/04) REQUEST FOR A PERSONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE (Executive Res. #B 186/04) GEO- TECHNICAL/GEO- ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF KINGSTON AND BALA RAILWAY LINES FOR LOWER DON RIVER WEST REMEDIAL FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT (Executive Res. #B 187/04) SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD RES. #A269 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Maria Augimeri THAT Section IV item 9.5 - Financial Progress Report, contained in Business Excellence Advisory Board Minutes #4/04, held on September 17, 2004, be received. CARRIED RES. #A270 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Pamela Gough THAT Section IV item 9.7 - Accounts Receivable Status Report, contained in Business Excellence Advisory Board Minutes #4/04, held on September 17, 2004, be received. CARRIED RES. #A271 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: Colleen Jordan Frank Dale THAT Section IV items 10.11 - 10.14, inclusive, contained in Watershed Management Advisory Board Minutes #5/04, held on September 17, 2004, be received. CARRIED 290 Section IV Items 10.11 - 10.14. inclusive TORONTO AND REGION REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN (RAP) INTERIM TARGETS 2002 -2007 AND THE 2004/2005 BUDGET (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D81 /04) ETOBICOKE - MIMICO WATERSHEDS COALITION (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D82 /04) HUMBER WATERSHED ALLIANCE (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D83/04) ROUGE WATERSHED TASK FORCE (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D84/04) TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 12:11 p.m., on Friday, September 24, 2004. Gerri Lynn O'Connor Brian Denney Vice Chair Secretary- Treasurer /ks 291 THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #9/04 October 29, 2004 The Authority Meeting #9/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, October 29, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:11 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member David Barrow Member Frank Dale Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Michael Di Biase Member Bill Fisch Member Rob Ford Member Pamela Gough Member David Gurin Member Suzan Hall Member Cliff Jenkins Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Chair Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Linda Pabst Member Maja Prentice Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member Michael Thompson Member REGRETS Bas Balkissoon Member Gay Cowbourne Member Peter Milczyn Member Shelley Petrie Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member 293 RES. #A272 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: Michael Thompson Bill O'Donnell THAT the Minutes of Minutes #8/04, held on September 24, 2004, be approved. CARRIED PRESENTATIONS (a) Cheque presentation by Eric MacDonald, CEO and Chairman, MacViro Consultants Inc., of sponsorship money for Hazel's Legacy documentary. (b) A presentation by Christopher Chiaravallotti, Director, Fleet Services Division, City of Toronto, in regards to item 10.1 - Sustainable Corporate Fleet Policy. (c) A 15 minute presentation by Geoff Cape, Executive Director, Evergreen Environmental Foundation, in regards to item 10.2 - Don Valley Brick Works. (d) .A presentation by Jim Dillane, Director, Finance and Business Development, TRCA, in regards to item 9.1 - 2005 Preliminary Estimates, Operating and Capital. RES. #A273 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Colleen Jordan THAT above -noted presentations (a), (b) and (d) be heard and received; AND FURTHER THAT above -noted presentation (c) be cancelled. SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A274 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED MEETING SCHEDULE 2005 -2006 To provide a schedule of meetings for the forthcoming Authority year, beginning March 1, 2005 and ending February 28, 2006. Maria Augimeri Frank Dale 294 THAT the Schedule of Meetings 2005 -2006, dated October 20, 2004, be approved; THAT the Executive Committee be designated the powers of the Authority during the month of August, 2005, as defined in Section 2.10 of the Rules of Conduct; AND FURTHER THAT this schedule be distributed at the earliest opportunity to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) watershed municipalities. CARRIED RATIONALE Since almost all members of the TRCA sit on councils, boards or committees which usually meet on days other than Friday, we have arranged this schedule to accommodate all TRCA board meetings on Fridays. Authority meetings have been scheduled for the last Friday of the month, with exceptions in the months of March, July and December to accommodate holiday's. Executive Committee meetings have been scheduled for the first Friday of the month, with the exceptions of April, July, September, October and January to accommodate holidays. An Authority meeting is not scheduled in the month of August due to the holiday season, but to accommodate the large number of permit requests at this time, an Executive Committee meeting is scheduled. This meeting will be to primarily handle permits, but should an item requiring Authority approval need to be dealt with at this time, this is allowed for under Section 2.10 of the Authority's Rules of Conduct, should the Authority designate these powers: 2.10 to exercise such additional powers, excluding those powers set out in Clause (d) of Subsection (1) of Section 30 of the Act, as may be assigned to it by the Authority during the months of July and August provided that a report be given to the Authority at the first meeting of the Authority thereafter; Staff are recommending powers be so designated to the Executive Committee for August, 2005, with the required report being brought to the Authority at its meeting to be held on September 30, 2005. At Authority Annual Meeting #1102, held on January 25, 2002, Resolution #A6/02 was approved in part as follows: THAT the dates of future Annual Meetings be changed to accommodate the budget meeting schedule for our member municipalities, such that the Annual Meeting held following a municipal election be in January while the Annual Meetings in the interim two years between elections be moved to February; In accordance with Resolution #A6/02, the 2006 Annual Authority Meeting is to be held on Friday, February 24, 2006. 295 All meetings will be held at Black Creek Pioneer Village (BCPV), except for the December meetings which will be held in the Humber Room, Head Office, to accommodate the busy school booking season at BCPV. The Authority and Executive Committee meetings will be held at 10:00 a.m., with the exception of the Executive Committee meetings in March and January, which will be held at 10:30 a.m.. The Business Excellence Advisory Board (BEAB), Watershed Management Advisory Board (WMAB) and Sustainable Communities Board (SCB) meetings will be held at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. respectively. SCB meetings have been scheduled on the same day as most Executive Committee meetings and BEAB meetings have been scheduled on the same day as most WMAB meetings to streamline the meeting schedule. Report prepared by: Kathy Stranks, extension 5264 For Information contact: Kathy Stranks, extension 5264 Andrea Fennell, extension 5254 Date: October 20, 2004 Attachments: 1 296 Attachment 1 THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING SCHEDULE 2005 -2006 MARCH 2005 *TIME DESCRIPTIO;N Mar. 4 9:00 a.m. BEAB #1/05 Mar. 4 10:30 a.m. Executive #1/05 Mar. 11 10:00 a.m. Authority #2/05 APRIL 2005 .TIME = 'DESCRIPTION Apr. 8 10:00 a.m. Executive #2105 Apr. 8 11:00 am. SCB #1/05 Apr. 15 9:00 a.m. BEAB #2/05 Apr. 15 1030 a m. WMAB #1/05 Apr 29 1000 a m Authority #3105 MAY 2005 z b_ TIME June 3 ' :DESCRIPTION Executive #4/05 May 6 11.00 am. 10:00 a.m. Executive #3/05 9:00 a.m. May 27 June 10 10:00 a.m. Authority #4/05 JUNE 2005 0 *TIM DESCRIPTION . , June 3 10:00 a.m. Executive #4/05 June 3 11.00 am. SCB #2/05 June 10 9:00 a.m. BEAB #3/05 June 10 1030 a m. WMAB #2/05 June 24 10:00 a m. Authority #5/05 JULY 2005 TIME DESCRIPTION Jul. 8 1000 a.m. Executive #5/05 Jul. 8 11:00 a.m. SCB #3/05 Jul. 15 10:30 a.m. WMAB #3/05 Jul. 22 10:00 a.m. Authority #6/05 AUGUST 2005 TIME DESCRIPTION. DESCRIPTION Aug. 5 Executive #7105 1000 a m. Executive #6/05 SEPTEMBER 2005 A, q TIME " DESCRIPTION. Sept. 9 10:00 a.m. Executive #7105 Sept. 23 9:00 a.m. BEAB #4/05 Sept. 23 10:30 a.m. WMAB #4105 Sept. 30 10:00 a.m. Authority #7105 297 OCTOBER 2005 TIME DESCRIPTION Oct. 14 10:00 a.m. Executive #8/05 Oct. 14 11:00 a.m. SCB #4/05 Oct. 21 9:00 a.m. BEAB #5/05 Oct. 21 10:30 a.m. WMAB #5/05 Oct. 28 10:00 a.m. Authority #8105 NOVEMBER 2005 TIME DESCRIPTION Nov. 4 10:00 a.m. Executive #9/05 Nov. 18 9:00 a.m. BEAB #6/05 Nov. 25 10:00 a.m. Authority #9/05 DECEMBER 2005 TIME „. DESCRIPTION Dec. 2 10:00 a.m. - Humber Room Executive #10/05 Dec. 2 11:00 a.m. - Humber Room SCB #5/05 Dec. 9 10:00 a.m. - Humber Room WMAB #6/05 JANUARY 2006 � TIME ., _� DESCRIPTION Jan. 6 10:00 a.m. Authority #10/05 Jan. 20 9:00 a.m. BEAB #7/05 Jan. 20 10:30 a.m. Executive #11/05 Jan. 27 10:00 a.m. Authority #11/05 FEBRUARY 2006 TIME DESCRIPTION Feb. 3 10:00 a.m. Executive #12/05 Feb. 3 11:00 a.m. SCB #6/05 Feb. 10 10:30 a.m. WMAB #7/05 Feb. 24 10:30 a.m. ANNUAL Authority #1106 Legend: Full Authority (Authority) Executive Committee (Executive) Business Excellence Advisory Board (BEAB) Watershed Management and Business Development Advisory Board (WMAB) Sustainable Communities Board (SCB) All meetings will be held in the South Theatre, Visitor's Centre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, 1000 Murray Ross Parkway, Downsview, Ontario, unless otherwise noted on the agenda. Authority and Executive meetings will be held at 10:00 a.m., with the exception of the Executive Committee meetings in March and January, which will be held at 10:30 a.m., unless otherwise noted on the agenda. BEAB, WMAB and SCB meetings will be held at 9:00, 10:30 & 11:00 a.m., respectively, unless otherwise noted on the agenda. For further information, please contact Kathy Stranks at 416 - 661 -6600, extension 5264 or Andrea Fennell at extension 5254. 298 RES. #A275/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: ETOBICOKE CREEK HEADWATERS SUBWATERSHED PLANNING STUDY SYNTHESIS REPORT Hiring of a consultant to prepare a synthesis report that summarizes, integrates and interprets available information on the Etobicoke Creek Headwaters subwatershed, in support of the Etobicoke Creek Headwaters Subwatershed Planning Study. Maria Augimeri Frank Dale THAT the team of CH2M Hill Canada Limited be retained to prepare and finalize a synthesis report for the Etobicoke Creek Headwaters Subwatershed Planning Study at a total cost not to exceed $35,025, plus applicable taxes. CARRIED BACKGROUND In 2002, the Etobicoke and Mimico Creek Watersheds Task Force released Greening Our Watersheds: Revitalization strategies for Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks, which established a vision, objectives and targets for healthier and more sustainable watersheds by the year 2025. Protecting the natural features and functions of the headwaters was recognized as being vitally important to the overall health of the Etobicoke Creek. As the urbanized portion of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) continues to grow, the headwaters of Etobicoke Creek are expected to experience significant development pressure. A planning process (Mayfield West Community Development Plan) was initiated in 1996 and restarted in 2003 by the Town of Caledon to plan a new community that will be a focus for future urban growth in Caledon. Recognizing this planning process as an opportunity to provide detailed direction regarding specific policies, programs and actions necessary to achieve the objectives and targets of the watershed strategy in the headwaters, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has initiated a subwatershed planning study for the Etobicoke Creek headwaters in partnership with the Region of Peel, Town of Caledon, City of Brampton and the Etobicoke and Mimico Creek Watersheds Coalition. Work on Phase 1 of the Etobicoke Creek Headwaters Subwatershed Planning Study has continued since the spring of 2003. At present, scoping of local watershed management issues has been completed, technical studies to fill information gaps have been undertaken, background reports have been produced and a working management strategy framework has been prepared. A request for proposal (RFP) was issued by the TRCA, seeking the services of a qualified consulting team to prepare a synthesis report for the Etobicoke Creek Headwaters Subwatershed Planning Study by February 1st, 2005. The synthesis report will summarize, integrate, analyze and document the findings from characterization studies and represent the culmination of Phase 1 of the study. It will also go further than a normal Phase 1 report by providing recommendations for management and implementation action, and further study needs at the subwatershed scale and site, based on available information. The information and knowledge available in this subwatershed will be adequate to advance the preparation of management recommendations that provide input to the Town of Caledon's land use planning process. The scope of work detailed in the RFP was divided into the following four activities: Activity 1 - Characterize current conditions in the study area; 299 Activity 2 - Develop recommendations for further work; Activity 3 - Develop recommendations for management actions; Activity 4 - Consultation on the draft report. RATIONALE Four consultants were invited to submit proposals for the project, based on an RFP which detailed the scope of work, deliverables and project schedule. During the call for proposals, a meeting was held at which an upset limit of $35,000 (including applicable taxes) was established for the project. This upset limit was based on the remaining 2004 budget available. Subsequently, several invited consultants indicated that total cost estimates for completing all activities within the scope of work would exceed the upset limit. Therefore, an addendum was issued indicating that invited consultants should provide a breakdown of costs associated with each activity in their proposals, to provide an indication of what activities could be completed within the cost upset limit. Proposals were reviewed by a selection committee, made up of TRCA staff and Study Steering Committee representatives. Proposals were reviewed according to the following criteria: • demonstrates a clear understanding of watershed management issues, best management practices and implementation mechanisms in both rural and urban environments; • demonstrates a clear understanding of existing land use planning policies and requirements; • the proposed approach to completing the scope of work in a timely manner; • past experience and qualifications of team members; • cost (but not limited to lowest bid); and, • overall quality of the proposal. All responding consultants estimated that the total cost for completing the scope of work exceeded the project upset limit. Upon reviewing the proposals, and considering the available budget, it was decided that the scope of work detailed in the RFP needed to be limited. In order to provide timely input to the Mayfield West Community Development Plan process, it was decided that at a minimum, a report on current conditions and an assessment of further study needs at the subwatershed scale is required at this time. A second addendum to the RFP was issued requesting invited consultants to revise or confirm their proposal submissions based on a refined scope of work (all tasks of Activity 1, task 1 of Activity 2, and all tasks of Activity 4). The following table summarizes the fee proposals received from the invited consultants for the refined scope of work: 300 Consultant Fee Proposal (For Refined Scope of Work) (Plus Applicable Taxes) Gartner Lee Limited $34,998 Totten Sims Hubicki Associates $49,475 CH2M Hill Canada Limited $35,025 Dillon Consulting Limited declined to bid on original RFP Based on the strength of their project team, the selection committee recommends that CH2M Hill Canada Limited be retained to prepare and finalize a report that characterizes current conditions in the Etobicoke Creek headwaters subwatershed and assesses further study needs at the subwatershed scale to support the Mayfield West Community Development Plan process. CH2M Hill Canada Limited was selected based on the following rationale: 1. They have the best project team; • project team is well - balanced with an appropriate range of expertise, including a water resources engineer, planner, biologist and hydrogeologist, that best suits the key watershed management issues in the study area; • project team included an agricultural specialist, which was unique among the proposals received. 2. They have the most recent experience; • project team members have extensive, recent experience in subwatershed planning studies, land use planning and development work, which may help ensure that the final report is user - friendly and that recommendations are conducive to implementation. 3. They propose the simplest approach to project coordination. • project team members are all CH2M Hill Canada Limited employees, requiring no sub - contractors, which simplifies overall project coordination and suggests greater work efficiencies can be achieved than if this were not the case, as it was in the other proposals. FINANCIAL DETAILS Funding for the Etobicoke Creek Headwaters Subwatershed Planning Study Synthesis Report is available in the 2004 Region of Peel Capital Budget. Report prepared by: Dean Young, extension 5662 For Information contact: Dean Young, extension 5662 Date: October 14, 2004 301 RES. #A276/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: PORT UNION WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY OF TORONTO Tender ESO4 -24 for supply and delivery of armour stone.. Revised award of Tender ESO4 -24. Maria Augimeri Frank Dale THAT Tender ESO4 -24 for the supply and delivery of armour stone be awarded to J.C. Rock Ltd. at a total cost not to exceed $198,750 plus applicable taxes. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority Meeting #8/04, held September 24, 2004, Resolution #A238/04 was approved as follows: THAT Tender ESO4 -24 for the supply and delivery of armour stone be awarded to Cut Above Natural Stone Ltd. at a total cost not to exceed $190,400 (plus GST). Delivery of materials commenced on October 4, 2004. Upon inspection at the receiving site, approximately 30% of the material did not meet the quality requirements as specified, and further deliveries were suspended. At this time, the awarded supplier Cut Above Natural Stone has indicated that they are not able to supply the volume and quality of stone, as specified, in a timely manner. TRCA staff and Cut Above Natural Stone have mutually agreed that it would be in our best interest to suspend this contract, and TRCA has determined that the second lowest bidder J.C. Rock Ltd. be awarded this contract. In the interim period from October 25 to October 29, 2004 TRCA has purchased approximately 2,000 tonnes of stone from J.C. Rock Ltd. to enable the project to continue without delay. The remainder of the contract will be confirmed upon approval on Oct. 29, 2004. FINANCIAL DETAILS Funding for this project has been committed from the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation and funds are available in account 223 -70. Report prepared by: Joe De Ile Fave, 416- 392 -9724 For Information contact: Joe DeIle Fave, 416- 392 -9724 Date: October 19, 2004 302 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RES. #A277 /04 Moved by Seconded by. Glenn De Baeremaeker Cliff Jenkins THAT the Committee move into closed session to discuss item 7.4 - Revised Project for the Etobicoke Motel Strip Waterfront Park (March, 1993). CARRIED ARISE AND REPORT RES. #A278 /04 Moved by: Seconded by: Cliff Jenkins Glenn De Baeremaeker THAT the Committee arise and report from closed session. CARRIED RES. #A279 /04 - REVISED PROJECT FOR THE ETOBICOKE MOTEL STRIP WATERFRONT PARK (Revised March, 1993) V. and E. Gadzala Holdings Limited, 412264 Ontario Limited and A. Edward Gadzala, CFN 24191. Receipt of the decision and order of the Ontario Municipal Board relating to compensation for the expropriation of lands from V. and E. Gadzala Holdings Limited, 412264 Ontario Limited and A. Edward Gadzala. Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Glenn Mason THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) appeal the decision delivered by C.A. Beach and the Order of the Ontario Municipal Board relating a Notice of Arbitration served by V. and E. Gadzala Holdings Limited, 412264 Ontario Limited and A. Edward Gadzala under Section 26 of the Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 148, as amended, for determination of compensation to be paid for the taking of a portion of the lands described as being 2109, 2113, 2143 and 2147 Lakeshore Boulevard West, City of Toronto. THAT staff be directed to instruct TRCA's legal counsel to take such action as is necessary to implement the appeal of the decision delivered by C.A. Beach and the Order of the Ontario Municipal Board; THAT the appeal proceed on the basis that the Revised Project for the Etobicoke Motel Strip Waterfront Park (Revised March, 1993) partners /the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario continue to support the project and TRCA's position in this matter including the provision of all necessary funding; 303 AND FURTHER THAT the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario be so advised. CARRIED RES. #A280/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: ONTARIO CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT Board Appointment. Authorization for Brian Denney to be a member of the Board of Directors for the Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology. Maria Augimeri Frank Dale THAT Brian Denney be authorized to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology (OCETA). CARRIED BACKGROUND OCETA is a private sector, not - for - profit Ontario Corporation with a mandate of providing business services to entrepreneurs, start-up companies and small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to assist the process of commercialization of new environmental technologies and to support sustainable economic development both domestically and internationally. OCETA maintains its public - policy mandate through four business areas including: information services, technology commercialization, technology verification, and sustainable development and pollution prevention. OCETA is a catalyst for action on environmental issues such as climate change, energy efficiency, technology verification, greenhouse gas reduction, site remediation & brownfields redevelopment, solid waste exchange, sustainable development and water /wastewater treatment. OCETA develops alliances between business corporations, industrial associations, universities, research centres and governments accessing leading edge environmental technologies and expert advice on both a national and international platform. In 2003, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) entered into an agreement with Environment Canada to be the lead, with OCETA remaining as the delivery agent, for the Toronto Region Sustainability Program. This program provides small to medium sized manufacturing enterprises in the Toronto region with a 50% cost -share funding incentive (up to a maximum of $4,000) for pollution prevention planning. The objectives of the program are to create an action and results oriented program in Toronto to advance the performance of small and medium enterprise (SMEs) and manufacturing operations in the City of Toronto in areas of sustainable development and environmental performance in line with Environment Canada's objectives. In regards to this, at Executive Committee Meeting #1/04, held on February 6, 2004, Resolution #B22/04 was approved as follows: 304 THAT approval be given for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority staff to develop a suitable agreement to enable TRCA to become an implementation agent for Environment Canada's Toronto Region Sustainability Program; AND FURTHER THAT staff be authorized to execute a contribution agreement between TRCA and Environment Canada for the Transition Phase of the Toronto and Region Sustainability Program, which is satisfactory to both parties involved. TRCA staff are currently negotiating a multi -year contract to further this relationship. The OCETA Board of Directors appointed Mr. Denney on October 26, 2004, pending authorization from the Authority. RATIONALE The appointment of Mr. Denney to the OCETA Board of Directors will enable TRCA to further integrate The Living City objectives into the OCETA program and provide a further mechanism for operationalizing these objectives within the business community. For Information contact: Brian Denney, extension 6290 Date: October 26, 2004 RES. #A281/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: DRAGON BOAT FEASIBILITY STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION Approval to develop an Eligible Recipient Delivery Agreement in regards to development and implementation of a dragon boat course in the City of Toronto. Cliff Jenkins Frank Dale THAT staff be directed to develop an Eligible Recipient Delivery Agreement with the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) for the purpose of development and implementation of a dragon boat course within the City of Toronto along Toronto's western beaches between Ontario Place and the mouth of the Humber River at an estimated cost of $23 million; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) undertake the environmental assessment (EA) in accordance with the municipal class EA on behalf of the City of Toronto and the TWRC; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials and solicitors be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 305 BACKGROUND The International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) has awarded the 2006 World Club Crew Championship to Toronto, conditional upon the ability to deliver a paddling course and the necessary supporting facilities in time for the event (August 2006). The federal government provided the TWRC with funding to undertake a feasibility study. The federal government also made a commitment to provide $15 million for the construction of the paddling course in the event it was feasible to build it. TWRC retained a broad -based and highly competent consulting team led by MacViro Consultants to do this work, and specifically asked them to determine if it is feasible to construct a new facility suitable to host the 2006 IDBF World Club Crew Championships, within the $15 million funding commitment provided by the federal government. In carrying out their work, the consultants were told to evaluate a facility that could accommodate other sports like rowing and that would be a permanent feature of Toronto's revitalized waterfront. The proposed location for the course is in the western beaches, just west of Ontario Place. TWRC also established a committee made up of representatives from the city, the province, the federal government, the IDBF Bid Committee and the TRCA to provide input into the feasibility study. The feasibility study is now complete. The consultants determined that a paddling course could be built in the designated location within the two year timeframe, and provided a number of options for moving forward. The consultants have stated that there are two mandatory conditions that must be met regardless of the option that is selected: 1) Strong political support must be secured to ensure all timelines are adhered to - the schedule does not provide for any slippage. 2) All options put forward by the consultants require more than $15 million and therefore, additional funding is required. If the governments decide to proceed with a watercourse in the western beaches, TWRC believes that the most practical option is one that calls for a phased approach. The first phase of the work would be 650 metres in length, which is sufficient to host the IDBF event. This could be accomplished for approximately $23 million. A second phase of the work would extend the 650 m course to approximately 1,300 m to provide a multi -sport "flat water" training and competition facility. The TWRC have reviewed the feasibility study and have concluded that this project should be initiated at this time, and have the concurrence of all levels of government. The TWRC, in a letter dated October 21, 2004 as outlined in Attachment 1, have requested that the TRCA undertake the development and implementation of this project. As timing is critical, the TWRC will proceed with the development of the terms of reference for the EA and other preparatory work. At such time as the Eligible Recipient Delivery Agreement is signed, the project will be transferred in its entirety to the TRCA. In the meantime, TWRC will involve TRCA staff in any decision making regarding selection of consultants and related project issues. 306 The TWRC has requested that the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority take on the implementation component of the course because of over 30 years of experience in waterfront project implementation. The TRCA would not only construct the 650 m breakwall but would also undertake dredging and existing breakwall demolition. The TRCA would also assist the TWRC in applying the Toronto Waterfront Aquatic Habitat Restoration Strategy to the project and provide suitable compensation for fisheries losses in this area. DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE TWRC will develop an Eligible Recipient Delivery Agreement based on the form of previous agreements TWRC has with TRCA for Port Union Waterfront Improvement Project, Mimico Waterfront Linear Park Project and the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project. The project must be completed for the 2006 International Dragon Boat Club Crew Championships to be held in the summer of 2006. To met these timelines, TRCA may contract or hire a project manager. FINANCIAL DETAILS The full cost of this project is $23 million and will be covered under the Eligible Recipient Delivery Agreement, including all administrative costs. The federal government has committed $15 million towards the project, with the remaining $8 to be contributed equally by the province and the City of Toronto. Report prepared by: Nancy Gaffney, extension 5313 For Information contact: Nancy Gaffney, extension 5313 Date: October 26, 2004 Attachments: 1 307 Attachment 1 TOROMTO WATERFR. f• DR ?O11iTl11 AYT�I O NCCi07RIKQIRIAT119 October 21,2004 Mr. Brian Denney, P. Eng. Chief Administrative Officer Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive Downsview, Ontario, M3N 1 S4 Dear Brian: Re: Dragon Boat Course The federal government recently approved and TWRC implemented a study to assess the feasibility of installing a legacy water course in Toronto to host the 2006 International Dragon Boat Federation World Club Crew Championships. ' This study has been completed and it has been determined that a 650m x 135m course could be developed in time for this event for a cost of $23 million. The federal government has pledged $15 million towards this and each of the Province and the City of Toronto are to contribute $4 million. We are working with them to establish a contribution agreement for the project but in the interim are proceeding to procure a consultant to carry out the necessary Environmental Assessment. TRCA's experiences and expertise in "in- water" construction lead us to conclude that TRCA would be an appropriate Eligible Recipient to undertake this work. I might add as well, that our experience with your organization on other projects and the excellent partnership relationship we enjoy only reinforce that sentiment. As well as building a water course, we would also look at ways to reinforce the TRCA's Aquatic Restoration Strategy which TWRC supports. Our intention, should you agree, would be to establish an ER agreement with you once funding through the Contribution Agreement is formally approved. At that time we would assign the EA consultant contract to you. I would appreciate your reviewing this request and participating with us in this project. I look forward to discussing the matter with you. Best Regards, . Campbell Ident and CEO JWC /al 207 QUEENS QUAY WEST, SUITE 822, TORONTO, ON, M5J 1A7 Tel 416 - 214 -1344 Fax 416 - 214 -4591 www.towaterfront ca 308 RES. #A282 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: HEARING REPORT Application #443/02fTOR to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area for the Don River, Wilket Creek Amini, Jafar and Firouzeh, 44 Saintfield Avenue, City of Toronto. Jafar and Firouzeh Amini have applied to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), under Ontario Regulation 158, to place fill within the Fill Regulated Area within a well defined valley to facilitate the construction of an armourstone retaining wall on the valley slope and place fill for the purpose of creating additional table land for a larger rear yard. The works commenced prior to application for a permit and continued after a Notice of Violation was issued. Additional fill was placed at a later date and a second Notice of Violation was issued for the additional works. (Executive Res. #B 195/04) Maja Prentice Pamela Gough THAT item 8.1 - Hearing Report be received for information. CARRIED RES. #A283 /04 - HEARING REPORT Application #351/04/TOR to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area for the Humber River West Branch Disanto, John, 3 Gibson Avenue, City of Toronto. Mr. John DiSanto has applied to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), under Ontario Regulation 158, to regrade and place fill within the Fill Regulated Area within a well defined valley to facilitate the construction of an armourstone retaining wall on the valley slope, create additional table land for a rear yard and construct a stormwater outfall that drains directly to the valley slope. The works were substantially completed prior to application for a permit and are essentially the same as those included in Permit Application #423/03/TOR refused by the Hearing Board on May 7, 2004. (Executive Res. #B201 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Pamela Gough THAT item 8.2 - Hearing Report be received for information. CARRIED 309 RES. #A284 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Don River Watershed Don -Parr Development Inc., CFN 35830. Purchase of property located at the rear of 223 and 225 Maxwell Avenue, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Don River watershed. Maja Prentice Pamela Gough THAT 0.078 hectares (0.193 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Don -Parr Development Inc., being Part of Lot 19, Concession 2 WYS and designated as Parts 2 and 4 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Guido Papa Surveying Ltd. under their Reference No. 04 -386, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area, located at the rear of 223 and 225 Maxwell Avenue; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. RES. #A285 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED 2005 PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES, OPERATING AND CAPITAL Presents the 2005 Preliminary Estimates, Operating and Capital. (Business Excellence Res. #C43/04 & C44/04) Bill O'Donnell Colleen Jordan THAT the 2005 Preliminary Estimates, Operating and Capital, be approved for circulation and discussion with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) funding partners; 310 THAT staff and the Chair of the Business Excellence Advisory Board, as necessary, be directed to meet with TRCA's municipal and funding partners to present the estimates and provide any information the funding partners may require; AND FURTHER THAT the staffing analysis of FTE's be included as a schedule within the budget estimates. AMENDMENT RES. #A286 /04 Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Cliff Jenkins THAT the main motion be replaced with the following: THAT the 2005 Preliminary Estimates, Operating and Capital, be approved for circulation and discussion with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) funding partners, subject to consideration of the property tax summary report to the Authority in November, 2004 and any recommendations by the Authority at that time; THAT staff and the Chair of the Business Excellence Advisory Board, as necessary, be directed to meet with TRCA's municipal and funding partners to present the estimates and provide any information the funding partners may require; THAT the staffing analysis of FTE's be included as a schedule within the budget estimates; AND FURTHER THAT the capital budget request for regional open space land acquisition to the City of Toronto be increased to $2 million. THE AMENDMENT WAS CARRIED THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED, WAS CARRIED RES. #A287 /04 - ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR NEW CANADIANS Status Update. Update on the Career Bridge initiative which began in November 2003, as well as other programs undertaken to assist in removing barriers to employment for new Canadians. (Business Excellence Res. #C45/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch John Sprovieri 311 THAT staff continue and expand the internship program along with other initiatives to increase the employability of new Canadians as outlined in the staff report. RES. #A288 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS To establish an Emergency Operation Centre at Head Office to be in compliance with the recommendations in the Greater Toronto Conservation Authorities Flood Forecasting and Warning Standards, and to provide the centralized communications links between the field operations staff and Head Office management staff and between Head Office and members of the public. (Business Excellence Res. #C46/04) David Gurin Maja Prentice THAT an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) be established at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) Head Office at 5 Shoreham Drive; THAT TRCA issue a Request for Proposal for an alternative energy generator and supportive infrastructure wiring, to purchase communication devices and emergency equipment to provide a fully functioning EOC during a general or flood emergency; THAT staff be directed to update policies and procedures for emergency situations in all our facilities and ensure timely training in emergency response; THAT staff be directed to investigate the feasibility of use of generators for emergency use at TRCA's education field centres and other public use facilities for potential implementation in 2006 to 2007. RES. #A289 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WORKSHOP RELOCATION Approval for the immediate issue of Consultant Terms of Reference relating to requests for proposals allowing for the selection of a design team to advance the building, site and infrastructure design elements. (Business Excellence Res. #C47/04) David Gurin Maja Prentice THAT staff be authorized to call for proposals for the design of the Resource Management Services (former Conservation Services) Workshop building, site and infrastructure services; 312 THAT staff be authorized to incur expenditures in accordance with approved 2004 budget allocations relating to the selection and retention of architectural consultant(s) necessary to undertake the design and tender preparation phases of the project; AND FURTHER THAT staff continue to work cooperatively with the City of Vaughan Parks and Forestry staff to negotiate an agreement for the sharing of site, infrastructure and facilities, including development and construction costs. RES. #A290 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED OVERTIME POLICY Change in the Overtime Policy to allow for the option of overtime payment in addition to the current policy of time off in lieu. (Business Excellence Res. #C48/04) Suzan Hall Linda Pabst THAT the Overtime Policy be amended to allow for payment of overtime especially In peak work time or emergency situations for non - management staff. CARRIED RES. #A291 /04 - AWARDING OF CONTRACT FOR AUDIT SERVICES AND APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS FOR 2004 Report on the results of a proposal call process on audit services. (Business Excellence Res. #C49/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Maja Prentice THAT the contract for audit services be awarded to Grant Thornton LLP for a period of five years commencing with the 2004 audit, subject to performance satisfactory to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA); AND FURTHER THAT Grant Thornton be appointed auditors of the TRCA for the year 2004 as required by section 38 of the Conservation Authorities Act. CARRIED RES. #A292 /04 - SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE FLEET POLICY Provides background information on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's fleet management and guiding principles to make the fleet as "environmentally sustainable" as possible. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E29/04) 313 Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Colleen Jordan THAT the Sustainable Corporate Fleet Policy be that the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) will own, rent and /or lease, to the extent that it is practical to do so, vehicles and equipment using the best available, proven, environmental technology, the most sustainable fuels and practice the most sustainable maintenance procedures; THAT the TRCA adhere to the principles outlined in the staff report dated September 21, 2004 in administering this policy; AND FURTHER THAT staff report to the Sustainable Communities Board at its meeting to be held in February, 2004 progress toward achieving more environmentally sustainable vehicle and equipment usage. RES. #A293/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED DON VALLEY BRICK WORKS Memorandum of Understanding with the Evergreen Environmental Foundation. Seeks approval for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Evergreen Environmental Foundation and the City of Toronto to enable the adaptive re -use of the heritage and cultural resources of the Toronto Don Valley Brick Works. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E30/04) Bill O'Donnell Suzan Hall THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Evergreen Environmental Foundation (Evergreen) and the City of Toronto (the City) to enable the adaptive re -use of the heritage and cultural resources of the Toronto Don Valley Brick Works (Brick Works); THAT staff be authorized to enter into negotiations with the City of Toronto and the Evergreen Environmental Foundation to formulate a lease of 21 years less a day on terms and conditions as set out in the Memorandum of Understanding and satisfactory to TRCA staff and solicitor; THAT staff work collaboratively with Evergreen and the City by recognizing the Brick Works project as an important priority for third party funding to be raised by Evergreen to complete the project; THAT staff work with the City and Evergreen to devise the appropriate trail connection from the Brick Works to the Don Valley trail system and links to Todmorden Mills; 314 AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed and authorized to take the necessary action to give effect to the foregoing including the signing of documents on behalf of TRCA. CARRIED RES. #A294 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: USE OF BIODIESEL FUEL Use of biodiesel fuel in Toronto and Region Conservation Authority vehicles and equipment. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E31 /04 & E32/04) Bill O'Donnell Bill Fisch THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) implement a biodiesel program for equipment at the Environmental Services yard, Kortright Centre for Conservation and the Claremont Field Centre; AND FURTHER THAT staff report to the Sustainable Communities Board annually on the results of using the biodiesel fuel in TRCA vehicles and equipment; THAT the Chair send a letter to the provincial and federal governments requesting the review of the feasibility of instituting a rebate or subsidy for the use of biodiesel in land and marine vehicles; AND FURTHER THAT the Association of Municipalities in Ontario (AMO) and the City of Toronto be so advised. RES. #A295 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED THE LIVING CITY CENTRE Enerlife Consulting Partnership and Contract Services. Business partnership with Enerlife Consulting and approval of contract services for pilot programs. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E33/04) Suzan Hall Linda Pabst THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff be directed to continue to work with Enerlife Consulting to develop new programs for The Living City, namely, Home Energy CIinicTM, Green Community Design and Residential Housing, Sustainable Communities Development and Sustainable Schools; 315 THAT Enerlife Consulting be retained to complete project management and implementation of these projects at a multi -year cost not to exceed $642,166 plus GST, subject to available funding; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back with an update of the status of the business partnership with Enerlife in one year. RES. #A296 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED LOWER DON RIVER WEST REMEDIAL FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT Transition Planning. Moving from the Environmental Assessment for the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project to implementation of the functional design. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D89104) John Sprovieri Nancy Stewart THAT staff develop a detailed scope of work, schedule for work, operating budget, phasing plan and monitoring plan that will be required to implement the functional design for the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to expedite the required contracts or agreements with the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) necessary to implement all flood protection components identified under the functional design of the Lower Don River West Remedial Flood Protection Project as per the above scope of work, schedule for work, operating budget, phasing plan and monitoring plan. RES. #A297 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED DON WATERSHED PLAN UPDATE STUDY Workplan. Initiation of consultations and workplan preparation for the Don Watershed Plan Update. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D90/04) John Sprovieri Nancy Stewart THAT the Don Watershed Plan Update Study be initiated and undertaken according to the general work program outlined in this report; THAT public /stakeholder input to the development of a detailed work program be obtained through the Don Watershed Regeneration Council, meetings with municipal staff and a community open house; THAT staff report back in early 2005 with a detailed work program and on the study progress; 316 AND FURTHER THAT staff work with Pollution Probe to undertake the Don River Retrospective /Prospective project and coordinate findings with the Don Watershed Plan Update Study. RES. #A298 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED SPILLS MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE To provide an update on the spills management initiative which has been lead through the Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan in partnership with the Etobicoke - Mimico Creek Watersheds Coalition. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D91 /04) John Sprovieri Nancy Stewart THAT staff be directed to continue with the consultation process, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment Canada, regional and local municipalities within Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) jurisdiction and watershed groups through the Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan (Toronto RAP), to address spills prevention and management within TRCA's watersheds; THAT staff be directed to seek the necessary funding to further the spills management consultative process and associated activities from the 2005/2006 Toronto RAP Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) budget; AND FURTHER THAT staff bring back the final outcomes report and recommendations from the spills workshop for approval. CARRIED RES. #A299 /04 - HIGHLAND CREEK ECOACTION PROGRESS REPORT An update on the Highland Creek EcoAction Progress Report and direction to seek additional funding. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D92/04) Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri Nancy Stewart THAT staff be directed to pursue funding sources to support the continuation of the Highland Creek Environmental Stewardship Program in future years. CARRIED 317 SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A300 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Maja Prentice Pamela Gough THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.4.1 - 8.4.21, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #9/04, held on October 1, 2004, be received. RES. #A301 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Cliff Jenkins Colleen Jordan CARRIED THAT Section II items 8.5 - 8.7, inclusive, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #9/04, held on October 1, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section II Items 8.5 - 8.7, inclusive LAKE ONTARIO BIOREGIONAL MODELING INITIATIVE (Executive Res. #8206/04) DETAILED URF -BASED WATER BUDGET ASSESSMENT FOR THE DON RIVER WATERSHED (905 AREA) (Executive Res. #B207/04) DETAILED URF -BASED WATER BUDGET FOR DUFFINS AND PETTICOAT CREEK WATERSHEDS (Executive Res. #B208/04) SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD RES. #A302 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor Linda Pabst THAT Section IV items 9.7 & 9.8, contained in Business Excellence Advisory Board Minutes #5/04, held on October 15, 2004, be received. CARRIED 318 Section IV Items 9.7 & 9.8 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE STATUS REPORT (Business Excellence Res. #C50/04) POLICE REFERENCE CHECKS (Business Excellence Res. #C51 /04) TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 12:30 p.m., on Friday, October 29, 2004. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks 319 Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer c. THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #10/04 November 26, 2004 The Authority Meeting #10/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, November 26, 2004. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:12 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member Bas Balkissoon Member David Barrow Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Michael Di Biase Member Pamela Gough Member David Gurin Member Cliff Jenkins Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Chair Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Linda Pabst Member Shelley Petrie Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS . Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Bill Fisch Member Rob Ford Member Suzan Hall Member Peter Milczyn Member Maja Prentice Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member Michael Thompson Member 320 RES. #A303 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Michael Di Biase THAT the Minutes of Meeting #9/04, held on October 29, 2004, be approved. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE (a) A letter dated November 17, 2004 from Mayor William F. Bell, Town of Richmond Hill, in regards to the Bathurst Glen Golf Course lands. (b) A letter dated November 24, 2004, from Madeleine McDowell, Chair, Humber Heritage Committee in regards to item 7.1 - Greenbelt Draft Plan and Greenbelt Act, 2004. RES. #A304 /04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Bill O'Donnell THAT above -noted correspondence (a) be received; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back on the appropriateness of the continued use of the lands for golf course purposes. CARRIED RES. #A305 /04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: Maria Augimeri David Barrow THAT above -noted correspondence (b) be received. CARRIED 321 CORRESPONDENCE (A) 4 • • Inaorporalad 1147$ I"7 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR William F. Bell Town of Richmond Hill F.O. Box 300 225 East Beaver Creek Road Richmond Hill. Ontario Canada L4C 4Y5 (905) 771 -8800 www. ii chmondhil l .c a November 17. 2004 Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister Ministry of Municipal Affairs fr Housing 17th Floor 777 Bay Street T oronto, Ontario MSG 2E5 Dear Mr. Gerretsen: 13e: Bathurst Glen Golf Course Lands It has been brought to my Council's attention that an arrangement has been negotiated whereby the lands currently occupied by the Bathurst Glen Golf Course in Richmond Hill will be acquired by the Province of Ontario from a developer in return for lands owned by the PCbvince being transferred to the developer in Pickering. We endorse the acquisition of the golf course lands as an integral part of the Oak Ridges Moraine Park in Richmond Hill. We also understand that there is some discussion regarding not allowing the golf course to continue to function as an operating course. In these times of significant demands on Provincial tax sources for projects initiated by the .Government of Ontario, my Council and I feel that revenues from the continued operation of the golf course could go a long way towards funding the development and maintenance of the trail and other facilities envisioned in the Oak Ridges Moraine Park. . We have been told that the golf course was operating profitably and that it could continue to do so for a number of years to come. As the Province struggles with appropriate funding sources to make the Oak Ridges Moraine Park a reality, I do believe that the continued operation of the Bathurst Glen Golf Course could provide a positive contribution to the funding necessary for the park. It provides an enjoyable recreation experience for members of the public and it has a higher than average usage by older residents in the area that it serves. 322 We understand that the Toronto Region Conservation Authority agrees that the course should continue to operate and intends to deal with this issue at its next Board meeting. We urge the Province of Ontario to allow the current use of the lands to continue under the auspices of the TRCA. I would be pleased to discuss the matter further with you at your convenience. Yours truly, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY William F. Bell, Mayor 4 Cc John Burke, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing Brian Denney, CAO, TRCA Dick O'Brien, Chair, TRCA Council Dave Weldon, CAO Lynton Friedberg, Commissioner of Parks, Recreation & Culture Zoe 323 3.0 Extract - Committee of the Whole meeting CW #20 -04 of November 15, 2004 Moved by: Regional and Local Councillor Barrow Seconded by: Councillor Warner That the following recommendation from Committee of the Whole meeting CW #20 -04 held on November 15, 2004 be approved: Bathurst Glen Golf Course lands. (New Business Item) That Richmond Hill Town Council notify the Province of Ontario and the Toronto Region Conservation Authority that Council believes that the Bathurst Glen Golf Course lands that are subject to a land exchange agreement with the Province on the Oak Ridges Moraine, should be preserved as a golf course. Carried Unanimously 324 CORRESPONDENCE (B) November 24th, 2004 Chairman and Members of the Board The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, Ontario M3N 1S4 Dear Chairman O'Brien: At its meeting on November 22nd the Humber Heritage Committee discussed the need for head water ' source protection for the Humber. We are pleased with some of the content of the Greenbelt Act and Greenbelt Draft Plan in this respect. We are generally pleased with the TRCA Staff recommendations with regard to the Greenbelt Draft Plan. We wish to express our reservations with regard to essential ground water and accompanying ground cover protection as it relates to the Humber's East, Main and West Branches head waters in the areas outside of the Moraine and the Escarpment portions protected by the Act. As we have previously stated, we strongly advocate the concept and realization of enhancement or neE environmental gain, as a tool for restoration and protection of the River's eco system wherever Development takes place. In this respect it cannot be overstated that any urbanization in conjunction with the branch headwaters places stress upon the River that cannot be compensated. We have serious concerns with regard to the "Protected Countryside ". We fear that this concept is now under attack and endangered in the maintenance of its dual purpose: the retention of invaluable farmland as a resource and through this the simultaneous protection of the River's relatively unstressed natural ' environs. We wish all of our watersheds to be properly protected. With the rapid scour that the Humber exhibits, and as the largest of the watersheds in the GTA, making up close to one sixth of the GTA's area, the Humber's Canadian Heritage Rivcr System status could possibly be used as leverage to attain both better source protection, which we still feel is inadequate, and extend better environmental protection within the valley and related green corridors the full length of the river, encompassing Boyd. This strategy could possibly also clarify the status of "Prime Agricultural Area" in local Official Plans as a further needed inclusion either within the Greenbelt protection or without but with similar inviolability. We wish to reiterate our concern about groundwater expressed in our letter of June 23`d 2004 - both the recharge and the aquifers, within and outside the ORM and Niagara Escarpment, which seems to be, at .. least in part, dealt with under the Draft Plan. Thank you for your kind attention. Yours sincerely, Madeleine McDowell Chair, Humber Heritage Committee 325 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A306/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: GREENBELT DRAFT PLAN AND GREENBELT ACT, 2004 Providing comments to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on the Greenbelt Draft Plan and the draft Greenbelt Act. Shelley Petrie David Gurin WHEREAS the Greenbelt Draft Plan is based on a broad, regional systems approach to natural heritage protection, is proposed as a provincially legislated plan that knits together the Niagara Escarpment Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and new areas called "Protected Countryside ", lays the foundation for source water protection and provides additional protection for headwater areas and portions of the major river valleys outside of the current urban boundaries within TRCA watersheds; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority `(TRCA) advise the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that TRCA strongly supports the general directions of the Greenbelt Draft Plan; THAT the Greenbelt Draft Plan be amended to include transitional policies, especially as they relate to the North Leslie and Rouge Park lands which are currently before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB); THAT the conformity Official Plan Amendments (OPA) be approved by the Minister and not be subject to appeal at the OMB; THAT the Minister make a regulation requiring municipalities to pass by -laws to regulate tree cutting and site alteration within the Greenbelt Plan area; THAT the Greenbelt Draft Plan and Growth Plan provide strong direction to municipalities regarding the importance of protecting local natural heritage systems in order to support and maintain the ecological integrity of the provincial -scale natural heritage system Protected through the Greenbelt Draft Plan, especially for the prime agricultural lands south of the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) which have not been included in the Greenbelt Plan area; THAT the concept of enhancement or net environmental gain should be incorporated as a requirement for all development permitted within the Greenbelt Plan area, in particular for infrastructure; THAT staff be directed to continue meeting with our municipal partners and provincial greenbelt staff to assess site specific implications of the Greenbelt Draft Plan; THAT staff be directed to prepare additional detailed comments, based on the further consultation with municipal and provincial staff and Authority members, for submission to the province by the December 12, 2004 commenting deadline on issues such as: 326 • providing clarity and consistency in the terminology used in the Greenbelt Draft Plan; • review detailed mapping and the policy implications to planning and development review; • review consistencies and conflicts with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; and, • discussions on whether specific conservation areas, such as Boyd Conservation Area, should be included as integral comments of the Greenbelt Natural Heritage System and the implications of the plan on the viability of recreational opportunities; AND FURTHER THAT this report and the additional detailed comments be will be tabled ..4 at the December 3, 2004 Executive Committee meeting and will be circulated for information to TRCA's municipal partners, Conservation Ontario, the members of the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition and MPPs within TRCA watersheds. CARRIED BACKGROUND The Province of Ontario released for public consultation on October 28, 2004 the draft Greenbelt Act (Bill 135) and the Greenbelt Draft Plan. These documents were based, in part, on the recommendations of the provincially appointed Greenbelt Task Force which submitted their report to the province in late summer. TRCA staff reviewed the initial Greenbelt Task Forte ' Discussion Paper and prepared a report for meeting #6/04 of the Executive Committee. A number of the recommendations approved by the Executive Committee are being addressed or have been incorporated into the Greenbelt Draft Plan, such as: • the inclusion and protection of significant groundwater resources; • the release of the draft Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; • a review of the environmental assessment process; • the inclusion of the Humber River and associated lands from the Kortright Centre for Conservation north to the boundary of the ORM; • implementation of the Greenbelt Draft Plan through legislation; and, • that TRCA staff be given the opportunity to make a presentation on the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy (TNHSS) to provincial staff leading the greenbelt process. Similarly, a number of recommendations approved by the Executive Committee have not been addressed by the-Greenbelt Draft Plan. The two most significant recommendations not addressed include the recommendation to use the TNHSS "Target System" as the environmental protection layer of the greenbelt (within TRCA watersheds) and t� include - financial tools and incentives for environmental protection, similar to what was proposed by the task force for sustaining and supporting near -urban agricultural lands. 327 • SUMMARY OF THE GREENBELT DRAFT PLAN The Greenbelt Plan area includes the entire land base captured in both the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) and the Niagara Escarpment Plan. The policies of those two plans continue to govern land use planning within their respective jurisdictions. Substantial additional new lands have been incorporated into the Greenbelt Plan area through a designation called "Protected Countryside ". The vast majority of lands in the Protected oountryside are outside of TRCA watersheds and include most of York and Durham Regions north of the ORM, east Durham Region south of the ORM and lands above and west of the Niagara Escarpment. Significantly large portions of land within TRCA watersheds south of the ORM and north of the existing designated urban envelope have been excluded from the greenbelt and are assumed available for potential future (urban) development. These lands include: the upper reaches of Etobicoke Creek in northwest Brampton; the upper reaches of the West Humber River tributaries in Caledon; the northern portion of Vaughan east and west of Highway 400 in the East Humber and Don River watersheds; north Markham in the Rouge River watershed; and, lands in north Pickering which include the Transport Canada lands within the Duffins Creek watershed (Attachment 1). 1 The Greenbelt Draft Plan provides a new policy framework for the Protected Countryside lands, With the framework and policies summarized in Attachment 3. The Protected Countryside is comprised of three systems, each with their own geographic- specific subset of policies and sub - designations: the Agricultural System, the Natural System and Settlement Areas. Parkland, Open Space and Trails policies apply throughout the entire Greenbelt Plan area. In addition, there are other general policies that apply throughout the Greenbelt Plan area in relation to defined uses including: infrastructure, natural resources (primarily aggregate resources), existing uses, lot creation and non - agricultural rural uses. A few of the more significant policies include: a prohibition on new multiple permanent dwellings such as estate residential developments in the Rural Areas of the Agricultural System; a prohibition on development within Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrological Features, provided those features fall within the Natural Heritage System; and, the provision of a 60 m buffer on either side of the identified major river valleys for those portions of the valleys that connect from the greenbelt south to the existing urban areas. TRCA STAFF ANALYSIS AND COMMENTS ON BILL 135 AND THE GREENBELT DRAFT PLAN TRCA staff support the draft plan for its "big picture" approach to environmental planning based on a broad, regional systems approach to natural heritage protection. Staff further support the integration of the ORM and Niagara Escarpment lands within the Greenbelt Draft Plan, while maintaining the existing policy regime governing those lands and adding a new policy framework for the additional lands designated as Protected Countryside in the Greenbelt Draft Plan. Staff are also supportive of the 60 m buffers being proposed for the identified major river valleys which connect from the current urban boundary north to the ORM or greenbelt. In particular, the Greenbelt Draft Plan protects additional headwaters in both the Etobicoke Creek and Humber River watersheds plus the main river valley(s) and main branch tributaries through central Caledon and north Vaughan. In the Duffins watershed, undeveloped portions of the former Lake Iroquois shoreline have been protected in the Greenbelt Draft Plan. Terrestrial linkages through the Seaton lands (not included in Greenbelt Draft Plan) from the Lake Iroquois shoreline to the greenbelt lands protected in the Rouge River watershed provide a significant connectivity function, for both terrestrial habitat and trails opportunities. The 328 Greenbelt Draft Plan within the Rouge River watershed includes a broad north -south connection from the ORM to the waterfront, incorporates an element of the Little Rouge corridor and takes advantage of public lands by including the Agricultural Reserve and portions of the federal airport lands. A small portion of the upper West Don main river valley has also been included in the Greenbelt Draft Plan. • Although staff are generally supportive of the Greenbelt Draft Plan, there are numerous issues.. which need to be clarified or strengthened. All issues identified to date will be summarized • ' generally below. However, some specific issues that are either too detailed (i.e. specific wording changes) or require further detailed investigation of mapping (available soon from the province) will be addressed in a follow -up letter to the province by the commenting deadline of. December 12, 2004. Additionally, staff will identify potential future opportunities arising from the Greenbelt Draft Plan, as well as expected costs and staff resourcing issues associated with implementation of the plan (eg. watershed studies and field verification of natural systems, hydrologic features and hazard lands). Bill 135, the draft Greenbelt Act, is the enabling legislation for the Greenbelt Draft Plan. Section 6 defines the contents that may be included in the plan and includes a provision for policies for "transitional matters ", applicable to planning applications that were submitted prior to the greenbelt moratorium but not yet approved. TRCA (and our municipal partners) are involved in two OMB hearings, North Leslie lands in Richmond Hill and Rouge Park lands in Markham, which would benefit from the clarity that transitional policies could provide and possibly lead to' closure on those potentially lengthy and costly OMB hearings. Such policies were included in the ORMCP. The current direction in the Greenbelt Draft Plan that municipalities "must consider" specific plans such as the Rouge North Management Plan is weak and provides no added value to help resolve the ongoing OMB hearing. Staff recommends that the Greenbelt Draft Plan be amended to include transitional policies, especially as they relate to the North Leslie and Rouge Park lands. Section 9 of Bill 135 requires that, similar to the ORMCP, municipalities amend their official plans to be in conformity with the Greenbelt Draft Plan no later than at the next five year review of the municipalities' official plan. The conformity OPA would be subject to appeals to the OMB, potentially resulting in further delays and significant costs to both municipalities and ` conservation authorities in defending the OPA. Staff recommend that the OPA be approved by the Minister within a reasonable timeframe and not subject to appeal at the OMB. Section 23 of Bill 135 permits the Minister to make a regulation requiring municipalities to pass by -laws to regulate site alteration and tree cutting within the plan area. These are necessary to ensure the protection of environmental features and functions on lands where development1s taking place but no Planning Act approvals are required, such as where only a building permit is required or site grading or woodlot clearing is taking place. Staff recommend that the Minister make regulations requiring municipalities to pass by -laws to regulate tree cutting and site alteration within the Greenbelt Plan area. 329 One of the key aspects of the Greenbelt Draft Plan is the ambiguity surrounding the lands in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) which are immediately north of the existing designated urban epvelope but south of the ORM and not included in the Greenbelt Plan area. Much of these lands are designated "Prime Agricultural Area" in regional and local official plans, which is one of the criteria for inclusion within the Greenbelt Draft Plan, however, these lands have not been included. Staff make the assumption that these lands will be available for future urban development, which raises a number of issues that need to be clarified: • • Is this assumption correct? • If so, how will the addition of some 70,000 ha of additional developable greenfield lands within the GTA contribute to achieving the provincial goals, as recently enunciated in the draft PPS and Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan, of intensification, reducing sprawl and increasing the effectiveness of public transit; and, • Within TRCA watersheds, what are the implications for the TNHSS if the local natural heritage systems, which are critical to the long term viability of the provincial scale systems protected through the Greenbelt Draft Plan, are left unprotected? Further, Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System as outlined in Attachment 2, identifies a natural heritage system both within the Greenbelt Plan area and outside the plan area. However, outside the plan area, the natural heritage system is only shown for lands outside the GTA. This leaves the impression that there is no natural heritage system within the GTA (other than the identified main river valleys) and that none needs to be provided for should the ambiguous prime agricultural lands be slated for future urban development. Staff recommend that additional detail and clarity be provided for the long term use of the prime agricultural lands south of the ORM which have not been included in the Greenbelt Plan area, and that if their future use is to be for urban development, that the Greenbelt Draft Plan and Growth Plan provide strong direction to municipalities regarding the importance of protecting local natural heritage systems in order to support and maintain the ecological integrity of the provincial -scale natural heritage system protected through the Greenbelt Draft Plan. The first objective of the Environmental Protection goal of the Greenbelt Draft Plan is to protect, maintain, and where possible, enhance environmental features and functions. Staff feel that this relegates "enhance" to an afterthought and needs to be strengthened. This philosophy is most evident in the policies for Infrastructure which only emphasize the minimization of negative impacts. The premise of the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy is that there is an unsustainably low level of natural heritage remaining in TRCA watersheds and that we need to increase natural heritage from 17% to 30% for the entire jurisdiction. Staff therefore recommend that the concept of enhancement or net environmental gain should be incorporated as a requirement for all development permitted within the Greenbelt Plan area, in particular for infrastructure. Co- ordination of the environmental assessment and land -use planning process and infrastructure planning must be ensured to appropriately protect and enhance local and provincial natural and water resource systems. 330 The Greenbelt Draft Plan itself could benefit from additional clarity and consistency in the definitions and wording used in the plan. For instance, new terminology is introduced that only. slightly deviates from terminology used in the ORMCP with respect to vulnerable /sensitive aquifers. Other words are not defined in the glossary but rather the reader is referred to a separate document (the Provincial Policy Statement - PPS) for the definition. References to what TRCA staff believe to mean "stable top of bank" are characterized as "valley wall ", or other ambiguous term. TRCA recommends that the Greenbelt Draft Plan be amended with a view to • providing clarity and consistency in the terminology used. Further detail to follow with a complete list. Additionally, the mapping provided with the plan is at a regional scale and inadequate to determine how the plan may affect specific pieces of land. Staff understand that detailed digital mapping will soon be provided to agencies for their review. TRCA will be meeting with the province at the end of November, 2004 to review the detailed mapping and the policy implications to planning and development review. Staff have been meeting with, and continue' to meet with, our municipal partners and attend at provincial stakeholder sessions to better understand the Greenbelt Draft Plan and assess its implications to local planning issues. Staff recommend that once this review has been completed, a further detailed letter be submitted to the province outlining any concerns or further recommendations. Report prepared by: David Burnett, extension 5361 For Information contact: David Burnett, extension 5361 Date: November 15, 2004 Attachments: 3 331 Attachment 1 Schedule 1: Greenbelt Plan Area 332 Attachment 2 Schedule 4: Natural Heritage System areenbelt PLAN 2004 333 Attachment 3 GREENBELT KEY POLICY SUMMARY GREENBeLT PLAN DESIGNATIONS GOVERNING POLICIES GREENBELT PLAN SUBDESIGNATIONS SUMMARY OF MAIN POLICIES ORM ORM Conservation Plan _ r • NI �. w. x a1 `* a y. 44 ©. ? `'� : raa,..r4 4, NE Niagara Escarpment Plan /A ��sb� 1: ����'4�'jti'�: " k,,f4- , PROTECTED • COUNTRYSIDE - • PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE GEOGRAPHIC- SPECIFIC POLICY AREAS 3.1 AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM - Specialty Crop - None in TRCA jurisdiction - Prime Agricultural - No non - agricultural uses; No re- designations. - Allows full range of normal farm practices, - Rural Areas - Allows agriculture, tourism, recreational & resource -based industicommercial uses as i e. No estate residential, adult lifestyle communities 3.2 NATURAL SYSTEM - Natural Heritage System - Existing agricultural and related uses & normal - New agricultural buildings permitted outside of - Other development (as permitted in rural areas - Encouragement to link to external NH Systems - Water Resource System - Municipalities "expected" to complete - Municipalities to protect wellheads & sensitive incompatible land uses - Key NH and Hydrologic Features - Protected features generally match those in - Development within 120m to identify - NH Features outside NH System of Green Belt - Existing structures may expand into features - New agricultural buildings NOT permitted existing urban boundary 3.3 PARKLAND, OPEN SPACE & TRAILS - Encouragement to develop publicly accessible - Policies apply throughout entire Green Belt 3.4 SETTLEMENT AREAS - Towns and Villages & Hamlets and Shorelines - Range of uses permitted and boundaries are - No new Great Lake -based servicing of - Expansion of T &V possible at 10 yr. review if - Infill and minor rounding out of Hamlets is expand into Plan Area. 334 GREENBELT PLAN DESIGNATIONS GOVERNING POLICIES GREENBELT PLAN SUBDESIGNATIONS SUMMARY OF MAIN POLICIES PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE GENERAL POLICIES 4.1 Non - Agricultural uses - Not permitted in Specialty Crop or Prime Agricultural Lands. - Permitted in Rural Areas only when not. impacting on features and functions, servicing - Recreation and Tourism uses must be - No associated residential dwellings will be 4.2 Infrastructure - Permitted where it supports existing growth outside of it. - Must avoid environmentally sensitive areas, 4 3 Natural Resources - Renewable resource uses (eg forestry) - Non - renewable (eg. aggregates) not permitted in some features, and must demonstrate no on water resources or natural system linkages. - Higher standard for rehab than under PISS. 4 5 Existing Uses - All lawfully existing uses, including single - Expansions to existing buildings and aceesory is required and best efforts to avoid • . 4.6 Lot Creation - Permitted for uses allowed by the Plan, for adjustments with no fragmentation of features - In Specialty Crop and Prime Agricultural uses or surplus farm dwellings, subject to 5. IMPLEMENTATION - Municipal Implementation - All land use decisions are required to conform - Municipalities are required to implement the - Except for agricultural and aggregate uses, - Unless specifically addressed by GB Plan, existing Provincial legislation and municipal - Boundary of the Plan - Outer boundary proposed to be established by - For major river valleys connecting to Lake lands and /or valley wall. - Plan Review - To be done every 10 years, coordinated with - Expansion to Towns and Villages may only be - Plan Amendments - Only proposed by the Minister and are subject - Can not reduce the total and area of the Plan significant new provincial direction - Advisory Council - Province may establish a council with an evolving mandate to coordinate multi- jurisdictional issues (eg. Trails), give input to 10 year review and performance measures of Plan. 335 RES. #A307 /04 - PROPERTY TAXES ON NATURAL HERITAGE (CONSERVATION) LANDS In 2004 the City of Toronto approved a resolution asking for a change in the way Toronto and Region Conservation Authority deals with property taxes on its natural heritage lands. Moved by: Seconded by: Bas Balkissoon Maria Augimeri THAT item 7.2 - Property Taxes on Natural Heritage (Conservation) Lands, be deferred to Authority Meeting #11/04, scheduled to be held on January 7, 2005. • • CARRIED RES. #A308 /04 - DESIGN FOR THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WORKSHOP BUILDING, SITE AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES Consultant Selection. Approval to award the contract for the provision of design services to advance the building, site and infrastructure elements . for the relocation and construction of a new Resource Management Services Workshop at Boyd North. Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor Linda Pabst THAT the contract for provision of architectural and engineering design services for the design and construction of the Resource Management Services Workshop and ancillary buildings be awarded to MontgomerySisam Architects Inc., this being the proposal which met Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) specifications at the lowest cost, in the amount of $196,000 plus taxes where applicable; THAT staff be authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to implement the contract including the signing of documents; THAT staff be authorized to approve additional unspecified expenditures to a maximum of fifteen percent of the total design fees as a contingency allowance to MontgomerySisam Architects Inc., if deemed necessary; AND FURTHER THAT staff continue to work cooperatively with the City of Vaughan to negotiate and confirm a partnership for the sharing of the site, infrastructure and facilities, including development and construction costs. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority Meeting #9/04, held on October 29, 2004, Resolution #A289/04 was approved as follows: 336 THAT staff be authorized to call for proposals for the design of the Resource Management Services (former Conservation Services) Workshop building, site and infrastructure services; THAT staff be authorized to incur expenditures in accordance with approved 2004 budget allocations relating to the selection and retention of architectural consultant(s) necessary to undertake the design and tender preparation phases of the project; AND FURTHER THAT staff continue to work cooperatively with the City of Vaughan Parks and Forestry staff to negotiate an agreement for the sharing of site, infrastructure and facilities, including development and construction costs. Subsequent to this, staff circulated the consultants terms of reference for the design of the Resource Management Services Workshop building, site and infrastructure services to eleven (11) architectural and engineering consultants, representing a broad spectrum of design expertise with particular emphasis on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and sustainable design experience. A preliminary site meeting was held on November 2, 2004, to further discuss and define the terms of reference and provide prospective consultants the opportunity to review the available documentation and visit the proposed building site at the Boyd North lands. A total of eight (8) firms were in attendance. The request for proposals call closed on Friday, November 12, 2004. A total of four proposals, were received as follows: Principal Company Name Bid Price (Upset Limit) GST Total Bid Price McCallum Sather Architects Inc $230,500 $16,135 $246,635 Keewatin -Aski Ltd. Consulting Engineers, Architect $144,000 $10,080 $154,080 , architectsAlliance $216,400 $15,148 $231,548 MontgomerySisam Architects Inc. $196,000 $13,720 $209,720 • Three of the consultant team proposals received share a common partnership with Enermodal Engineering Ltd., a Kitchener based company that is well known for their expertise in LEED project design and certification, including work on the Earth Rangers Wildlife Centre located at, the Kortright Centre for Conservation. A staff team, familiar with the project objectives and TRCA's vision for The Living City have reviewed and evaluated the proposals received on the basis of how well they reflected: • an understanding of TRCA's project objectives; • experience and references in the design and delivery of projects of this type and scale; • innovation in approach and sustainable design elements; • schedule for service and product delivery; and, • cost effectiveness. 337 Based on the review, staff are confident that the consultant team led by MontgomerySisam Architects Inc. has accurately captured the TRCA's objectives and needs in regard of this building program. RATIONALE The proposals received from the four consultant teams were evaluated in accordance with the performance indicators listed in the terms of reference for the proposal call. Subsequent telephone inquiries to respective firms were used to clarify and expand on certain aspects of each proposal with a view to being able to equitably evaluate each in accordance with the others. The proposal from Keewatin -Aski Ltd. was judged to be incomplete in respect of the terms of reference and direction provided. The proposals received from the other three consultant teams all met the requirements outlined in the terms of reference, and shared the common theme of project sustainability and sub - consultant(s) support. The review team assessed that each of the proposals showed evidence that the individual teams were well qualified in terms of LEED design and were committed to deliver the project on schedule and within the specified TRCA project budget outline. On this basis, the MontgomerySisam proposal was selected as offering the combination of • project experience, design expertise and the lowest acceptable cost proposal. FINANCIAL DETAILS The recommended consultant project proposal submitted by MontgomerySisam Architects Inc. has set the design costs at $196,000 plus GST. This amount is within the projected budget for the design phase that was set at 8 -10% of the estimated construction budget of $2 million dollars. Funds are available in the 2004 approved budgetin the amount of $200,000. Subsequent phases of project tendering and construction are proposed as part of the 2005 budget and will be subject to Authority approval at future meeting, projected for May, 2005. Report prepared by: Dave Rogalsky, extension 5378 For Information contact: Nick Saccone, extension 5301 Dave Rogalsky, extension 5378 Date: November 19, 2004 RES. #A309/04 - MANAGEMENT OF DOUBLE - CRESTED CORMORANTS AT TOMMY THOMPSON PARK Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Environmental Assessment. Undertaking an environmental assessment to examine the impacts to Tommy Thompson Park as a result of the rapid expansion of the Double- crested Cormorant colony. 338 Moved by: Seconded by: Gerri Lynn O'Connor Linda Pabst THAT staff be directed to work with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to undertake a partnered environmental assessment to examine management options for Double- crested Cormorants at Tommy Thompson Park; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to continue to actively participate in local, regional and binational committees /working groups addressing the management of colonial • waterbirds. CARRIED BACKGROUND In 1959, the Toronto Harbour Commissioners (now known as the Toronto Port Authority or TPA) began construction of a spit of land at the base of Leslie Street in the City of Toronto. From 1959 until present day, a combination of lakefilling and dredging activities created the .4 current configuration of Tommy Thompson Park (TTP). Tommy Thompson Park extends 5. W' kilometres into Lake Ontario and occupies an area of approximately 260 hectares of combined' land and water. • Tommy Thompson Park has evolved into a significant feature along the shoreline of Lake ' Ontario. It is home to numerous birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and vegetation communities, which has resulted in TTP being formally designated as a Globally Significant • Important Bird Area (IBA) and an Environmentally Significant Area (ESA #120). The IBA international designation demonstrates TTP's significance nationally, as well as globally. As an • ESA, Tommy Thompson Park is recognized as supporting an unusually high diversity of biological communities, including one provincially rare, seven regionally rare and six locally rare plant species. TTP has also established itself as a unique place for a variety of human activities, attracting well over 200,000 visitors a year. Double- crested Cormorants (DCCO) began colonizing Tommy Thompson Park in 1990, when 6 nests were built in Cottonwood trees at the end of Peninsula B. Nest numbers have exponentially increased over the past 14 years to the point where there are 5,904 nests in 2004, representing a population of approximately 22,500 individual cormorants. This currently makes the TTP colony the second largest in the Lake Ontario basin. In 2004, staff have also monitored a new satellite colony of 137 nests which has established in the Humber Marshes at the west end of the Toronto harbour. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff became concerned with the rapid increase in DCCO numbers at TTP in the early 1990's and as a result began a detailed monitoring program to track DCCO growth and expansion, impacts on other colonial nesting species and impacts on vegetation cover. The data collected by TRCA staff since 1990 has been recognized by other agencies /institutions involved in colonial waterbird management as one of best data sets on DCCOs on the Great Lakes. • 339 The DCCO currently nest on the western peninsulas of the park known as Peninsulas A, B and C. Peninsulas B and C are currently under TRCA ownership, and Peninsula A is owned by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Since the early 1990's, DCCO have had significant ecological, cultural and physical impacts at TTP. The tree health monitoring program has .shown that 82% of all trees in the study area are in poor health and approximately 40% of the total tree canopy on the western peninsulas of the park has been lost since the introduction of QCCO. There is no significant regeneration or regrowth of trees in these areas, and there is an overall Toss in herbaceous diversity. The expansion of the DCCO colony at TTP between 1990 and 2004 has also been the cause of a shift in the nesting behaviors of the Black- crowned Night Heron (BCNH) population. The BCNHs are a regionally (and proposed Provincially) significant colonial waterbird species. The •-colony at TTP represents the largest breeding colony of BCNHs on the Great Lakes, and :, represents 32% of the Canadian nesting population (2000). This species, in its present 'abundance, has contributed to the Spit being designated as a Globally Significant Important 'Bird Area (IBA). The expansion of DCCOs has displaced the BCNHs from their nesting areas and has forced them into marginal areas that now conflict with park users. Assuming that the DCCO population continues to grow at the current rate, the impacts of the DCCO on the BCNH and the vegetation community will intensify. TRCA staff have been participating in the binational Great Lakes Working Group on Colonial Waterbirds for several years. Discussions and presentations at the working group meetings have shown that the explosion of DCCO populations and, their associated impacts, is not a localized issue and that it is part of a much larger Canadian and American Great Lakes Basin -wide concern. The agencies participating in the Great Lakes Working Group have discussed regional -based management programs for DCCO that are coordinated on both sides of Great Lakes. The consensus among agency experts is that the management of DCCO is best achieved through a basin -wide co- ordinated effort. The-average annual increase of DCCO at Tommy Thompson Park since 1991 is 50 %. Over the last 5 years the average increase slowed to 20% but shows no sign of slowing further. At a 20% annual rate of increase the projected population of DCCOs in 2005 will be 27,000 individuals, and by 2010 it would be 66,000. The majority of this growth would likely occur in the remaining healthy trees in which BCNHs currently nest. The DCCO colony at TTP is one of the only colonies on Lake Ontario that is not being actively managed at this time. Research on DCCO movements in response to disturbance has shown that if DCCOs are disturbed, they will travel large distances to undisturbed colony sites. It is likely that in recent years, TTP has been receiving birds from other colonies where DCCOs are tieing managed. Several agencies such as Ontario Parks, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources, New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the US Department of Agriculture have had active management programs at colony sites under their jurisdiction. RATIONALE The rationale for undertaking an environmental assessment in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to investigate management options for DCCOs is as follows: r 340 • Trees are being lost at a rate faster than they can re -grow: • forest canopy is being irreparably lost and damaged; • overall tree health on peninsulas is declining; • vegetation diversity is diminishing; • soil erosion along shoreline is increasing due to loss of trees. • Other colonial waterbird species are being negatively impacted: • many BCNHs now nesting in young /weak trees in higher disturbance areas; • Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons discouraged from nesting; • productivity of other colonial nesting waterbirds is compromised; • prime nesting habitat is being lost. • Migratory songbirds and other wildlife species are being impacted: • value of TTP as a migratory bird stopover area is being compromised due to vegetation and habitat loss; • vegetation loss is resulting in habitat loss for other species. • Public Use: •` • approximately 200,000 people visit TTP annually. Attendance numbers will increase with park improvements. DCCO colony can be unsightly due to their destruction of . vegetation; • wildlife -human conflicts are increasing as other species are being pushed into areas of higher human use due to the loss of habitat; • the DCCO colony is highly visible from the Outer Harbour and Cherry Beach. The public and recreational boaters have expressed concerns regarding odor, water quality and aesthetics; • anglers have complained that DCCO are impacting the fish community. • Water Quality Concerns: • guano from DCCO colony have been shown to causes localized seasonal water quality impairment. DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE DCCOs are currently nesting on three peninsulas at TTP: Peninsulas A, B and C. Peninsulas B and C are owned by TRCA. Peninsula A is owned by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources , under lease to the Toronto Port Authority. TRCA staff, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources will undertake an environmental assessment exploring various management options for DCCO at TTP. FINANCIAL DETAILS Funds are available in the Tommy Thompson Park Interim Management account in the approved 2004 budget to undertake an environmental assessment in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Report prepared by: Tamara Chipperfield, extension 5248 For information contact: Ralph Tonionger extension 5366 Date: November 10, 2004 • 341 RES. #A310/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 • Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Mimico Creek Watershed Anjuman -E- Anwarul Islam of Malton, CFN 35884. Purchase of property located at the rear of 7099 Airport Road - Malton, City of Mississauga, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Mimico Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #B210/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Elaine Moore THAT 0.19 hectares (0.47 acres), more or Tess, of vacant land be purchased from Anjuman -E- Anwarul Islam of Malton, being Part of Lot 11, Concession 7 SD and designated as Parts 1 to 6 on Plan 43R- 29428, City of Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel located at the rear of 7099 Airport Road - Malton; • THAT the purchase price be $2.00; TIjAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RRES. #A311/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River Watershed 554056 Ontario Ltd., CFN 35927. Purchase of property located west of Staines Road, south of Steeles Avenue, City Toronto - Scarborough Community Council Area, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Rouge River watershed. (Executive Res. #B211 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Elaine Moore 342 THAT 5.75 hectares (14.21 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from 554056 Ontario Ltd., designated as Blocks 608, 609, and 615, Registered Plan 66M -2406, City of Toronto - Scarborough Community Council Area located west of Staines Road, south of Steeles Avenue; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. RES. #A312/04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Carruthers Creek Watershed 1097467 Ontario Inc. (Olde Park Construction Company Ltd.), CFN 35453. Purchase of property located east of Pickering Beach Road, south of Bayly Street, Town of Ajax, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Carruthers Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #B212/04) Frank Dale Elaine Moore • THAT 4.46 hectares (11.02 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from 1097467 Ontario Inc. (Olde Park Construction Company Ltd.), being Part of Lot 6, Range 3, Broken Front Concession and designated as Block 20 on Registered Plan 40M -1985, ' Town of Ajax, Regional Municipality of Durham located east of Pickering Beach Road, south of Bayly Street; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; 343 AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. • RES. #A313 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: CARRIED ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED HSP -F MODEL UPDATE AND FUTURE SCENARIOS MODELLING Approval to retain the consultant team of EBNFIow Environmental and Aquafor Beech Limited to conduct an update to the Rouge River HSP -F model and future conditions scenarios modelling. (Executive Res. #B213/04) Frank Dale Elaine Moore THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority enter into an agreement with EBNFLow Environmental and Aquafor Beech Limited to undertake an update and future conditions modelling of the Rouge River watershed HSP -F model, at a cost not to $114,880, plus applicable taxes. CARRIED RES. #A314 /04 - INSURANCE PROGRAM Increasing Value of Umbrella Liability Coverage. Recommends that additional umbrella liability coverage in the amount of $5 million be acquired. (Business Excellence Res. #C54/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Michael Di Biase THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority staff, in consultation with AON Reed Stenhouse Inc., be directed to acquire additional umbrella liability coverage in the amount of $5 million effective January 1, 2005. S CARRIED RES. #A315 /04 - AUDIT PROCESS Role of Audit Committee. To review and discuss with Toronto and Region i Conservation Authority auditors the role of the Board as an "Audit Committee." (Business Excellence Res. #C55104) 344 Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Michael Di Biase THAT staff be directed to report to the Business Excellence Advisory Board (BEAB), at their meeting scheduled to be held on January 14, 2005, on recommended revisions to the BEAB's terms of reference to include the role of an audit committee. CARRIED RES. #A316/04 - STAFF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE Approval of change in staff compliment to include 3 new Director positions. (Business Excellence Res. #C58/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Michael Di Biase THAT three new Director level positions be established to provide leadership in the areas of Development Services, Ecology and Community Services to complement the existing positions of Director, Watershed Management, Director, Finance and Business Development and Executive Director, The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto. CARRIED BACKGROUND The current divisional structure for TRCA is as follows: 12xecuthe Director adetAdmrrtE'atNa Mar Motor. wetershea Management Developrnerd ooneenauon Para aM Rouge Park AdmWetrattrs Aaeletant dream Ramos and Business Dewlopment Menage; Property and Meet Management a tIne/Can„ner. Watershed Spedaist Rest 8u MOee 345 auvantaor, Customer &Moe The proposed divisional structure for TRCA is as follows: Admin letellon RATIONALE The proposed structure is recommended in order to address the following areas of business growth: • source protection plans; • Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation - over $50,000,000 in projects; • sustainable community planning and green building; • energy efficiency and renewable energy; • climate change minimization and adaptation; • diverse funding partnerships; • greenspace planning and operations - Oak Ridges Moraine, Seaton lands, Rouge Park; • natural heritage systems; • maintenance and revenue generation at major parks and attractions; • The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto - both philanthropic and business opportunities. DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE The newDirector positions will be filled by appointment where existing individuals are already successfully performing the essential elements of the positions and by internal /external competitions for the 2 new positions. 346 FINANCIAL DETAILS The 2004 budget impact is $2,400 for the upgrade to Director, Development Services. The Manager, Development Services will be removed from the TRCA staff complement. The Director, Watershed Management is currently fully funded in the 2004 budget. All four Director positions were approved in the 2005 Preliminary Operating and Capital budget, at a cost of $200,260, including administrative support, assuming filling of the 2 vacant Director positions mid -year 2005. The actual starting times for the new positions will be earlier than mid -year if possible through the final 2005 budget process. In 2006, the incremental cost will be $376,516. Report prepared by: Brian Denney, extension 6290 For Information contact: Brian Denney, extension 6290 Date: November 04, 2004 RES. #A317 /04 - CONFIDENTIAL ITEM 9.4 (Business Excellence Res. #C59/04) Moved by: Seconded by: David Barrow Michael Di Biase THAT confidential item 9.4 be approved. SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A318 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORTIY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Cliff Jenkins CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.5.1 - 8.5.37, inclusive, contained in Section 1I of Executive Committee Minutes #10/04, held on November 5, 2004, be received. CARRIED RES. #A319 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Glenn Mason 347 s THAT Section II items 8.6 - 8.13, inclusive, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #10/04, held on November 5, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section II Items 8.6 - 8.13, inclusive APPOINTMENT OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (Executive Res. #B217/04) REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TRCA -OWNED LAND (Executive Res. #B218/04) REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TRCA -OWNED LAND (Executive Res. #8219/04) REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TRCA -OWNED LAND (Executive Res. #B220/04) ETOBICOKE - MIMICO CREEK WATERSHEDS LAND USE STUDY IN SUPPORT OF THE 2005 WATERSHED REPORT CARD (Executive Res. #B221 /04) ACQUISITION OF VEHICLES (Executive Res. #B222/04) REQUEST FOR PERSONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE (Executive Res. #8223/04) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE STATUS REPORT (Executive Res. #8224/04) RES. #A320/04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell John Sprovieri THAT Section II item 9.5 - Accounts Receivable Status Report, contained in Business Excellence Advisory Board Minutes #6/04, held on November 5, 2004, be received. CARRIED TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 10:31 a.m., on Friday, November 26, 2004. Dick O'Brien " Chair • /ks 348 Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #11/04 January 7, 2005 The Authority Meeting #11/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, January 7, 2005. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:12 a.m. PRESENT Bas Balkissoon Member David Barrow Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Bill Fisch Member Rob Ford Member Pamela Gough Member Suzan Hall Member Cliff Jenkins Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Linda Pabst Member Dave Ryan Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS Maria Augimeri Member Michael Di Biase Member David Gurin Member Peter Milczyn Member Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Shelley Petrie Member Maja Prentice Member Michael Thompson Member 349 RES. #A321 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Bill O'Donnell Seconded by: Dave Ryan THAT the Minutes of Meeting #10/04, held on November 26, 2004, be approved. CARRIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST Gay Cowbourne declared a conflict with Resolution #D95/04 of Watershed Management Advisory Board Minutes #7/04, held on December 10, 2004, in regards to possible acquisition of Toronto District School Board property located on Wanita Road. DELEGATIONS (a) Joanne Nonnekes, Chair, Humber Valley Heritage Trail Association, Vice Chair, East Humber Subcommittee, and member, Friend of Boyd Park Executive, speaking in regards to item 7.4 - Greenbelt Draft Plan - Detailed Comments. RES. #A322 /04 - DELEGATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Frank Dale Suzan Hall THAT above -noted delegation (a) be heard and received. PRESENTATIONS (a) CARRIED A presentation by David Burnett, Senior Planner, Oak Ridges Moraine & Externally Led Policy Initiatives, TRCA, in regards to item 7.1 & 7.2 - Greenbelt Draft Plan - Detailed Comments. RES. #A323 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by; Pamela Gough Suzan Hall THAT above -noted presentation (a) be heard and received. CARRIED 350 SECTION I = ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A324/03 - SOURCE PROTECTION MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING Approval to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with respect to Source Protection Program Administration; and, a Memorandum of Agreement with respect to the delivery of provincially funded partnership capacity building ( "start-up ") projects. Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Nancy Stewart THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with respect to Source Protection Program Administration between the TRCA, Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC) and Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) for the period January 1, 2005 until December 31, 2007; THAT the TRCA enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with respect to coordination and administration of partnership capacity building projects, between the Crown in right of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2002796 Ontario Limited (" Conservation Ontario "), TRCA, CVC and CLOCA for the period December 1, 2004 until July 31, 2005; THAT staff be authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to implement the Memorandum of Agreement including the signing of documents;,. THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back on the Final Report of the Technical Experts Committee on Science based decision making for protecting Ontario's drinking water resources, the Final Report of the Implementation Committee on Source Water Protection and on the Amendments to the Water Taking and Transfer Regulation, as necessary. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority Meeting #3/04, held on March 26, 2004, Resolution #A67/04 was approved, in part, as follows: THAT the proposed source protection planning region involving the jurisdictions of Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) be endorsed; THAT TRCA act as the lead conservation authority for this source protection planning region; 351 THAT TRCA staff work with staff of CLOCA and CVC to develop a memorandum of agreement, for approval by each conservation authority board, setting out the terms of administration among the three conservation authorities in the planning region;.... Subsequent to the Authority direction, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with respect to Source Protection Program Administration, as outlined in Attachment 1, has been developed by staff of the TRCA, CVC and CLOCA. The MOA sets out the terms of administration of the source protection program with the CVC - TRCA -CLOCA ( "CTC ") Region, the roles and responsibilities of the Parties, and means by which the Parties can fulfill the requirements of the Drinking Water Source Protection Act, which is anticipated to be passed early in 2005. The CLOCA board has approved the Memorandum of Agreement. A report to the CVC board is pending. The purpose of this staff report is to seek approval of TRCA's participation in the MOA. Finalization of a signed MOA among the three conservation authorities is expected to be a requirement of the legislation and the provision of provincial funding. Provincial Funding Agreement A MOA between the province (Crown in right of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources), Conservation Ontario (2002796 Ontario Limited) and the three conservation authorities in the CTC Region will be necessary to set out the terms and deliverables associated with the transfer of provincial source protection "start-up" funding, as described in a staff report to TRCA's Executive Committee, at their meeting held on December 3, 2004. A draft generic MOA has been circulated to all source protection regions in Ontario for review and comment. A revised MOA is expected shortly. The purpose of this staff report is to seek approval for TRCA's participation in this provincial funding agreement, pending the completion of a final agreement that represents the scope and work, administrative and financial terms agreeable to the parties. SY The objective of the provincial "start-up" funding is to ensure conservation authorities have sufficient capacity to meet the aggressive goals and objectives of the anticipated source protection planning legislation as well as to ensure the active transfer and development of water balance /water budget methodology on a watershed basis to all conservation authorities in Ontario in order to support local decision making regarding source protection. The funding is to be used by conservation authorities to undertake the following activities, prior to the enactment of source water protection legislation and promulgation of associated regulations: A: Water Budget B: Capacity Building 1. Capacity Building and Communications 2. Preliminary Watershed Characterization 3. Workplan Development Details of the project, including specific products, deliverables, activities, milestone dates and budgets, will be set out in an Appendix to the MOA. Staff of TRCA, CVC and CLOCA are in the process of preparing workplans and budgets in support of this MOA. Meetings to seek input from municipal staff are scheduled in January, 2005. 352 Provincial Committee Reports and Water Taking Regulation On December 14, 2004, the province posted two reports on the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) Registry for information: 1) Final Report of the Technical Experts Committee on Science based decision making for protecting Ontario's drinking water resources: a threats assessment framework; and 2) Final Report of the Implementation Committee on Source Water Protection. These reports can be found at www.ene.gov.on .ca/envision /techdocs /4935e.pdf and www.ene.gov.on.ca /envision /techdocs /4938e.pdf, respectively. Staff are reviewing these reports and will forward comments to the province via Conservation Ontario and incorporate guidelines into workplans being prepared for the CTC Region. Also on December 14, 2004, the province posted Amendments to the Water Taking and Transfer Regulation on the EBR Registry for a 60 -day comment period. Staff will report back to the Authority and Conservation Ontario with comments on this posting. FINANCIAL DETAILS The CTC Region is expected to receive approximately $682,000 in 2004 -2005, under the provincial funding agreement. These funds will be shared among CVC, TRCA and CLOCA according to an agreed upon workplan and budget allocation. Part of the work associated with these "start-up" activities will involve the preparation of a longer term workplan and budget that will provide the basis for a more detailed provincial funding request and allocation for future fiscal years. Report prepared by: Sonya Meek, extension 5253 For Information contact: Sonya Meek, extension 5253 Date: December 20, 2004 Attachments: 1 353 Attachment 1 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Between CREDIT VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY and THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY and CENTRAL LAKE ONTARIO CONSERVATION AUTHORITY in respect of SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Background A. The Drinking Water Source Protection Act (Draft, June 2004), "The Act ", establishes a drinking water source protection area as the area over which a conservation authority has jurisdiction under the Conservation Authorities Act and directs the conservation authority to exercise and perform the powers and duties of a drinking water source protection board, as further set out in The Act. B. The Act also provides for the Minister of the Environment to make a regulation consolidating two or more source protection areas into a drinking water source protection region and designating a lead source protection board. A proposal for the consolidation of the jurisdictions of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVCA), The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA) into one source protection region, herein after referred to as the "CTC Region ", has been endorsed by the Board of each of the three conservation authorities, with a recommendation that the TRCA act as the lead source protection board. C. The Act states that the lead conservation authority and the other source protection boards in the source protection region shall enter into an agreement that deals with, (a) the exercise and performance of the lead conservation authority's powers and duties; and (b) other matters related to the relationship between the lead conservation authority and the other source protection boards in the source protection region. 1 December 6, 2004 354 D. As per The Act, if no agreement is entered into, the Minister of the Environment may make an order directed to the source protection boards in the source protection region governing any matter pertaining to the administration of source protection or the relationships between the lead and other source protection boards. 1.0 Definitions 1.1 In this Memorandum of Agreement, CTC Region - refers to the source protection region comprised of the CVCA, TRCA and CLOCA jurisdictions. See also "source protection region ". Management committee - refers to a committee of conservation authority and municipal staff who provide project management and administration services for source protection activities within the CTC Region, as described in Section 9.0 of this Agreement. Source protection area - the area over which a conservation authority has jurisdiction, as set out in The Act. Source protection board (SPB) - a source protection board is a conservation authority for the purposes of The Act. Source protection committee - refers to the multi - stakeholder committee that is to be established for the source protection region, as per The Act, to provide recommendations to the source protection boards on source protection matters. See also Section 8.0 of this Agreement. Source protection region - refers to the consolidation of two or more source protection areas into a source protection region. This Agreement pertains to the source protection region comprised of the CVCA, TRCA and CLOCA jurisdictions, herein referred to as the "CTC Region ". The Act - refers to the Drinking Water Source Protection Act 2.0 Purpose 2.1 The purpose of this Memorandum of Agreement (the "Agreement ") is to jointly advance source protection within the CTC Region, premised upon mutual consent and agreement between the Parties, while respecting the individual needs and priorities that are unique to each watershed. 2 December 6, 2004 355 2.2 This Agreement sets out the terms of administration of the source protection program within the CTC Region, the roles and responsibilities of the Parties, and means by which the Parties will fulfil the requirements of The Act. 3.0 Duration, Renewal and Changes in Scope 3.1 This Memorandum of Agreement shall extend for a period of three years, commencing January 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2007, and may be renewed by mutual consent. 3.2 Changes to the scope or terms of this Agreement may be requested by any of the Parties to this Agreement and made by exchange of letters, indicating agreement by all Parties to the new terms. The lead Conservation Authority shall engage the other Parties in undertaking annual reviews of the Agreement. 3.3 Any Party may terminate its participation in this Agreement by giving the other Parties at least six months notice in writing. 4.0 Parties to the Agreement 4.1 The Parties to the Agreement are the Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVCA), as represented by the CVCA Chair and General Manager; The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) as represented by the TRCA Chair and Chief Administrative Officer; and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA), as represented by the CLOCA Chair and Chief Administrative Officer. 5.0 Principles 5.1 The Parties agree to cooperate on a source protection program, which will adhere to the following principles: a) Contribute to the protection of watershed and Take -based drinking water sources. b) Full consultation with upper and lower tier municipalities and other watershed partners. c) Build on work already done; avoid duplication. 3 December 6, 2004 356 d) Commitment to continually advance the science. e) Source protection plans will be integrated with watershed plans. f) Strive for consistency across the source protection planning region, yet recognize local circumstances. g) Self- determination by each Source Protection Board, in cooperation with its own local watershed municipalities and communities, to recommend the number of individual source protection plans to be prepared, their scope, and complexity. h) Resource and staff sharing. i) Any new data arising from this joint source protection program shall be considered publicly owned. End User Licence Agreements (EULAs) for existing data will be respected. Data ownership and distribution policies of the York Peel Durham Toronto (YPDT) Groundwater Program will be respected for data or assessment products originating from that Program. j) Adopt source protection planning principles recommended by the Advisory Committee on Watershed -Based Source Protection Planning (Final Report April 2003, pp. iii -iv): • Sustainability • Comprehensiveness • Shared Responsibility and Stewardship • Public Participation and Transparency • Cost Effectiveness and Fairness • Continuous Improvement 6.0 Responsibilities of Each Conservation Authority 6.1 As per The Act, each conservation authority board constitutes a Source Protection Board for its respective watershed(s). 6.2 Each Source Protection Board agrees to fulfill the following responsibilities for its area of jurisdiction: a) provide scientific and technical support and resources to the source protection committee, in regards to matters concerning its jurisdiction; December 6, 2004 4 357 b) participate with the lead Source Protection Board in the preparation of annual work programs, budgets and reports, as necessary to ensure consistency, accountability, and efficient resource sharing within the CTC Region; c) share scientific and technical support and resources with the other Source Protection Boards, as may be necessary to undertake an agreed upon work program for the CTC Region; d) co- ordinate the preparation of terms of reference, assessment reports, source protection plans, and associated consultation plans for their local watershed source protection area, in accordance with requirements set out in The Act and under the direction of the source protection committee; e) supervise staff or consultants, as necessary in undertaking (d), and ensure all legislated and appropriate health and safety requirements are met; f) in cooperation with the source protection committee, ensure adequate local public consultation processes on all source protection planning initiatives; g) in cooperation with the source protection committee, seek input and endorsement by all watershed municipalities within the source protection area on terms of reference, assessment reports, and source protection plans; h) review and approve terms of reference, assessment reports and source protection plans following the recommendation for approval by the source protection committee; i) submit the terms of reference, assessment reports, and source protection plans to the Minister of the Environment for approval; and j) prepare and submit to the Minister and make publically available annual progress reports that describe the measures that have been taken to implement the source protection plans that apply in the board's source protection area and the extent to which the objectives set out in the plans are being achieved. 7.0 Responsibilities of the Lead Conservation Authority 7.1 The Parties agree that the TRCA shall be designated as the lead conservation authority, (also referred to as the lead source protection board), for the purposes of The Act and this Agreement. December 6, 2004 5 358 7.2 The lead source protection board carries out its responsibilities under the overall direction of the management committee, as set out in section 9.0 of this Agreement. 7.3 In addition to the responsibilities set out in section 6.0 for each source protection board, the lead source protection board agrees to fulfill the following additional responsibilities: a) establish a Management Committee, as defined in section 9.0 of this Agreement, chair this committee and convene a regular series of meetings on an agreed upon frequency; b) provide administrative support and resources to the CVCA and CLOCA Source Protection Boards, as may be necessary to fulfill their obligations as defined in this Agreement; c) establish a source protection committee for the CTC Region in consultation with CVCA and CLOCA, as further set out in section 8.0 of this Agreement, and recommend a chair for appointment by the Minister of the Environment; d) assist the source protection committee in exercising and performing the committee's powers and duties under The Act for each of the source protection areas in the source protection region; e) provide scientific, technical and administrative support and resources to the source protection committee and seek additional scientific and technical support and resources from the CVCA and CLOCA Source Protection Boards as necessary to address matters concerning their respective source protection planning areas; f) co- ordinate the development of an overall work program for the preparation of terms of reference, assessment reports and source protection plans for the watersheds within the CTC Region to ensure consistency and efficient sharing of resources; and g) serve as a liaison between the Province, Conservation Ontario, and the CVCA and CLOCA Source Protection Boards. 8.0 Source Protection Committee 8.1 The Parties agree there will be one source protection committee for the CTC Region. 6 December 6, 2004 359 8.2 The membership, mandate, and process for establishing the source protection committee will be recommended by the Management Committee in consultation with the CVCA, TRCA and CLOCA Source Protection Boards and finalized upon enactment of the Drinking Water Source Protection legislation. 9.0 Source Protection Region Governance 9.1 The Parties agree to establish a Management Committee, which will be responsible for the overall administration and coordination of the source protection activities within the CTC Region and will serve as a secretariat to the source protection committee. 9.2 Membership in the Management Committee shall be comprised of: the CAO and a senior staff representative from each conservation authority and the CAO or designate from each regional municipality within the CTC. The Chair of the source protection committee will be an ex officio member of the Management Committee. 9.3 The CAO of the lead conservation authority shall serve as the chair of this committee. 9.4 The Management Committee shall fulfill the following responsibilities: a) oversee the preparation of work plans, budgets, and reports for the CTC Region; b) coordinate reports to the Source Protection Committee; c) ensure the directions of the Source Protection Committee are assigned to appropriate staff and carried out; and d) assist the lead Source Protection Board in allocating resources, setting priorities; and ensuring consistency and efficiency. 9.5 The Management Committee will make decisions by consensus to the extent possible. In the event that a consensus cannot be reached, a decision - making mechanism will be developed to the agreement of all Parties. 10.0 Funding 10.1 Source: Fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement are conditional upon the provision of provincial funding. December 6, 2004 7 360 10.2 Eligible Expenses: The Parties agree that the funding may be used to offset costs associated with the fulfilment of The Act, including: administrative, scientific, technical or legal staff or contractor costs, overhead expenses, committee support, and other related expenses. A portion of the funding will be used to support the lead Source Protection Board (Le. administration, Source Protection Committee, and Management Committee expenses), and the remainder will be allocated to each individual Source Protection Board to support its source protection planning or implementation activities as identified in individual source protection area annual workplans and budgets. 10.3 Annual Budget Preparation: Prior to the formation of the Source Protection Committee, the budget and apportionment will be determined by the Management Committee, and ratified by the three Source Protection Boards. Following the formation of the Source Protection Committee, the annual budgets and apportionments will be recommended by the Management Committee in consultation with the Source Protection Committee, based on annual /five year workplans, and ratified by the Source Protection Boards. 10.4 Apportionment and Transfers: It is understood that the lead Source Protection Board will administer funds on behalf of the source protection region. Based on the agreed upon annual workplan and budget, the lead Source Protection Board will transfer funds to the individual Source Protection Boards in quarterly instalments upon receipt of the provincial funding. 10.5 Purchasing Policy: Purchases, salary and wage scales shall be according to the individual Source Protection Board policies. All Parties agree to the common policy of issuing payment only upon satisfactory receipt of deliverables. 10.6 Accounting and Reporting: Each Source Protection Board shall maintain accounting records of the funds spent, and be prepared to provide reports to the lead Source Protection Board upon reasonable notice. 8 ' December 6, 2004 361 RES. #A325/04 - PROPERTY TAXES ON NATURAL HERITAGE (CONSERVATION) LANDS In 2004, the City of Toronto approved a resolution asking for a change in the way Toronto and Region Conservation Authority deals with property taxes on its natural heritage (conservation) lands. Moved by: Seconded by: Suzan Hall Glenn De Baeremaeker THAT the recommendation contained in the report on Property Taxes on Natural Heritage (Conservation) Lands referred from Authority Meeting #10/04, held on November 26, 2004, be withdrawn; AND FURTHER THAT a report on the impact of the new Community Conservation Lands criteria on Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) realty taxes be brought forward to Business Excellence Advisory Board Meeting #1/05, to be held on March 4, 2005. CARRIED BACKGROUND At Authority Meeting #10/04, held on November 26, 2004, Resolution #A307/04 was approved as follows: THAT item 7.2 - Property Taxes on Natural Heritage (Conservation) Lands, be deferred to Authority Meeting #11/04, scheduled to be held on January 7, 2005. On December 10, 2004, the Ontario government announced Ontario Regulation 388/04 under the Assessment Act which comes into force on January 1, 2005 for the 2005 taxation year. This regulation expands the criteria for lands that are eligible to receive a property tax exemption under the Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program (CLTIP). These new eligible lands are known as Community Conservation Lands. Properties must meet one of the following 11 criteria to qualify as Community Conservation Lands: • natural heritage features or areas identified in the Provincial Policy Statement; • regionally significant Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest; • habitats of species of special concern; • species occurrences or ecological communities designated as S1 (extremely rare), S2 (very rare), or S3 (rare to uncommon) by MNR's Natural Heritage Information Centre; • natural areas within the natural core area, natural linkage area or countryside designations in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan; • natural heritage areas identified within a regional or watershed plan or strategy; • lands within a municipal official plan or zoning by -law designated as environmental protection or an equivalent designation; • lands located within a Featured Area (Signature Site) set out in the Land Use Strategy that contribute to natural heritage protection; • escarpment protection areas within the Niagara Escarpment Plan; • areas identified under the Great Lakes Wetlands Conservation Action Plan; • areas within or adjacent to protected areas, such as provincial parks, that contribute to the natural heritage objectives of the protected area. 362 To be eligible to receive an exemption under the new Community Conservation Lands classification it will be necessary to file an application with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) for each property by February 28, 2005. It is the responsibility of the qualified agency to make the applications to MNR, including sufficient detailed information and documentation to permit verification and delineation of the eligible land. ANALYSIS Based on a cursory review of the Community Conservation Lands criteria, if would appear that a majority of TRCA lands will qualify for the property tax exemption. DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE While TRCA has information relating to a number of the criteria, it will be necessary to secure the remainder of the information and compile it into a form that will be satisfactory for our applications to MNR. Accordingly, a report will be brought to the March 4, 2005, Business Excellence Advisory Board meeting with information about the financial impact of these changes. Report prepared by: Mike Fenning, extension 5223 For Information contact: Jim Dillane, 416 - 667 -6292 or Mike Fenning, extension 5223 Date: December 21, 2004 RES. #A326/04 - REGENERATION PROJECT- KORTRIGHT CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION 9550 Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge, Ontario. Toronto,and Region Conservation Authority proposes to strategically place approximately 70,000 cubic metres of clean surplus soil on table lands on the Kortright property as a means to enhance the wetland interpretive habitat features. Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri Linda Pabst THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) request formal proposals from contractors to supply and place clean surplus soil on the Kortright Centre for Conservation lands as a means to enhance wetland interpretive habitat features subject to municipal approvals; THAT the funds received as compensation for receiving the surplus soil be set aside exclusively for the project costs, for future restoration and habitat enhancement of the property, and for The Living City Centre at Kortright; THAT the TRCA continue to pursue shared funding opportunities with Ducks Unlimited Canada /Ministry of Natural Resources (DUC /MNR) to enhance the wetland interpretive opportunities on the Kortright property; 363 AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all the necessary documentation required. CARRIED BACKGROUND TRCA staff have identified existing habitat features on the Kortright property that will be enhanced significantly by importing and strategically placing clean surplus soil. It is the opinion of staff that this is an opportunity to preserve a significant asset and enhance the wetland interpretive opportunities while creating the foundation for diverse habitat and public features. To date, staff have had preliminary discussions with contractors to: supply, place, shape, seed and provide fair compensation for disposing of clean soil. Based on these discussions, it is the option of staff that a significant local source of surplus soil is available to complete the regeneration objectives and generate the necessary revenue to offset project costs. In addition to fill revenue, staff are currently in negotiations with Ducks Unlimited to secure additional funds through a 50/50 matched funding arrangement. Preliminary discussions with Ducks Unlimited indicate that $100,000 will be available for this regeneration project. RATIONALE TRCA staff have completed similar projects in other areas with considerable success. Examples of these successful projects include the berming along Intermodal Drive and Highway 407 within Claireville Conservation Area, the berming along the new Markham By -Pass east of Ninth Line, and berming and wetland complex development at Boyd north (along Islington Ave. north of Rutherford Road). Staff see this regeneration work as a benefit to all involved as the surplus soil along with the financial compensation will create a foundation that will allow for the acceleration of habitat restoration opportunities on the Kortright property. DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE TRCA staff need to review proposals from contractors and negotiate a contract for soil placement. TRCA staff also need to obtain various municipal approvals and need to finalize the Ducks Unlimited funding arrangement. FINANCIAL DETAILS The potential gross revenue from this project is estimated at over $150,000. The direct project operating and restoration costs will be deducted from the revenue. Additional funding will be available through a shared funding arrangement with DUC /MNR. Report prepared by: David Hatton, 416- 392 -9725 For Information contact: David Hatton, 416 - 392 -9725 or Nick Saccone, extension 5301 Date: December 21, 2004 364 RES. #A327/04 - GREENBELT DRAFT PLAN Addendum to Detailed Comments Reports. The addendum report is to provide consolidated recommendations with clarification and revisions to the report presented to the Executive Committee on December 3, 2004. Moved by: Seconded by: Bill Fisch Dave Ryan WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) previously expressed strong support for the general directions of the Greenbelt Draft Plan in Resolution #A306/04, approved at Authority Meeting #10/04, held on November 26, 2004 and directed staff to prepare additional detailed comments and provide them to the Executive Committee; WHEREAS members of the Executive Committee at Meeting #11/04 held on December 3, 2004 did not have sufficient advance time to review the detailed staff comments on the Greenbelt Draft Plan; WHEREAS staff have had further opportunities to meet with Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing staff and municipal staff; WHEREAS this addendum report to the December 3, 2004 report to the Executive Committee seeks to provide a consolidated report with additional clarification and revisions to several of the recommendations contained in the December 3rd report; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the December 3, 2004 report outlined in Attachment 1 be received for information purposes only; THAT the TRCA support the addition to the Greenbelt Draft Plan lands of the Boyd Complex south of Rutherford Road, based on its environmental, recreational, cultural heritage and public ownership attributes; THAT the TRCA strongly supports the regional -scale corridors identified in the Greenbelt Draft Plan which comprise those portions of the major river valleys connecting Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment and that are outside the existing approved urban boundaries; THAT for defining the limits of the Greenbelt in section 5.4.1 for both ill- defined and well- defined valleys, it is ensured that scientifically defensible criteria are applied in a layered approach which encompasses the greater of the limits of floodplains, natural hazards, natural heritage features from the Provincial Policy Statement and TRCA's Terrestrial Natural Heritage System, and which provides the foundation for defining what additional buffers may be required to provide a safety margin to mitigate the potential impacts of development, climate change and other ecological stressors; 365 THAT through the Generic Regulation process, TRCA pursue with other conservation authorities the use of common definitions to ensure technical clarity and consistency across the province; THAT the Greenbelt Draft Plan be revised in consideration of the Rouge Park North Management Plan, as previously endorsed by the TRCA, to: • specifically identify a 600m corridor along the Little Rouge Creek; • include wording to recognize that the tributaries of the Rouge River shall be subject to the ecological criteria -based boundary delineation process established through the Rouge Park North Management Plan guidelines; and • require that Markham Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 116 comply with the Greenbelt Plan with respect to that boundary delineation process; THAT the following lands be reviewed by the province as minor refinements for possible inclusion within the Greenbelt Plan area due to their environmental significance, identification as part of the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System, proximity to other Greenbelt lands and /or to enhance the natural systems approach taken in establishing the Greenbelt Plan: • Altona Forest south of the agricultural preserve lands in the City of Pickering and linking along the hydro corridor to the West Duffins Creek; • Upland Sandpiper ESA (candidate environmentally significant area) and adjacent tributaries of the Humber River in the northwest of the City of Vaughan; and • additional areas of high groundwater recharge in the vicinity of the Lake Iroquois shoreline, based on the recharge data from the York/Peel /Durham/Toronto (YPDT) Groundwater study; THAT the language of sections 4.1.1, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 be made consistent with section 1.2 - Environmental Protection, such that essential infrastructure in the Greenbelt be required to achieve a net environmental gain and other permitted land uses be required to "protect, maintain and enhance where possible" as the minimum standard, based on clearly defined tests of what constitutes enhanced ecological function; THAT support be expressed for section 3.1.4 - Rural Area Policies, which would prohibit new multiple units or lots for permanent residential dwellings in the Protected Countryside; THAT section 3.2.2 - Natural Heritage System Policies, be amended to: • clearly define and limit the kinds of development that could be permitted in the Natural Heritage System to only those rural uses currently permitted in official plans that are consistent with the intent of the Greenbelt Plan; • strengthen the test for development in the Natural Heritage System from "no negative impacts" to "protect, maintain and enhance"; • specifically require a Natural Heritage Evaluation to demonstrate meeting the test; clearly specify a mechanism to trigger a Natural Heritage Evaluation for site alteration or for development that does not require Planning Act approvals; and 366 • strengthen the protection for natural features not identified as key natural heritage /hydrologic features by providing direction and criteria to determine their functional relationship to the Water Resources System as well as their ecological value; THAT policy 3.2.3 - Water Resource System Policies, be amended to: • require a water balance assessment and /or hydrologic evaluation for major development within Protected Countryside to ensure the protection of the broader ecological functions of the Water Resources System; and • harmonize new terminology in the Greenbelt Draft Plan such as "inherently susceptible aquifer systems" with existing terminology used in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan; THAT policy 3.2.4 - Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrologic Features Policies, be amended to: • achieve consistency in policy application for Key Natural Heritage Features throughout the entire Protected Countryside area such that features outside of the Natural Heritage System have the same protection as features within the system; • specifically state that a Natural Heritage or Hydrologic Evaluation is required for development within 120m of features in order to ensure their protection and define an appropriate vegetation protection zone; and • that the environmental protection policies currently proposed for the Protected Countryside, which appear to comprise elements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) and Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), be simplified and harmonized at the level of the ORMCP in order to reduce confusion, provide certainty and reduce costs to all parties that would be associated with an adversarial approach to Greenbelt Plan interpretation and implementation; THAT support be expressed for the Settlement Area policies of the Greenbelt Draft Plan as currently written, believing they strike the appropriate balance of limiting urban sprawl and maintaining the rural character of the Protected Countryside while providing necessary services and functions to support a viable and thriving rural and agricultural economy; THAT section 4.3.2 - Non - Renewable Resource Policies, be clarified with respect to the terminology used and strengthened to prohibit extraction from within all Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrologic Features within the Natural Heritage System (NHS) of the Greenbelt Draft Plan; THAT where an existing building, structure or accessory use is proposed to expand into a Key Natural Heritage Feature (KNHF) or Key Hydrologic Feature (KHF), that an environmental report be required to be submitted that demonstrates that no alternatives are available, that the impacts will be minimized and that includes a compensatory restoration plan; THAT prescribed policies be developed for transitional applications and that consultation with stakeholders occur before prescribed policies are finalized; 367 THAT the municipal conformity exercise and associated deadlines for official plan amendments should also be required for amendments to zoning by -laws; THAT the province be requested to invite Conservation Ontario representatives to sit on any future potential Greenbelt Advisory Council; THAT all definitions in the Greenbelt Plan be spelled out in full and not reference a separate document, including that: • the definition of "significant" allow for the identification of KNHF and KHF through watershed studies and site - specific field studies; and • the term "key natural feature" be clarified to mean both Key Natural Heritage Feature and Key Hydrologic Feature, as it appears in the definitions of 'Total Developable Area" and "Vegetation Protection Zone"; THAT Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System, be amended to show the Natural Heritage System within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), south of the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM), to reinforce the necessary strong direction to municipalities regarding the importance of protecting local natural heritage systems in order to support and maintain the ecological integrity of the provincial -scale natural heritage system protected through the Greenbelt Draft Plan; THAT the province be requested to establish a Greenbelt Trust Fund and endow the fund with a significant funding contribution from the province in order to undertake public education, stewardship and environmental farm programs and deliver financial incentives to landowners who contribute to the protection and enhancement of the Greenbelt through the programs offered; AND FURTHER THAT the recommendations and accompanying background material be sent to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing requesting that the Minister direct ministry staff to incorporate these recommendations into the public record and give them due consideration given the time constraints. CARRIED BACKGROUND Resolution #A306/04, as approved at Authority Meeting #10/04 on November 26, 2004, strongly supported the general directions of the Greenbelt Draft Plan, as well as provided a number of detailed comments on the draft Greenbelt Act. Staff was directed to prepare additional detailed comments on the Greenbelt Draft Plan for the Executive Committee meeting of December 3, 2004, based on continuing meetings with staff from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) for clarification of Greenbelt Draft Plan details. Due to the short time frame for preparing these comments after the MMAH meetings, the report to the Executive Committee was "walked on" the day of the meeting, resulting in committee members not being able to read the report in advance of the meeting. Thus, Resolution #B256/04 was approved as follows: THAT item #8.12 - Greenbelt Draft Plan - Detailed Comments, be deferred to Authority Meeting #11/04, scheduled to be held on January 7, 2005, as the Executive Committee did not have adequate time to review the staff report given the tight time constraints placed on the review period; 368 AND FURTHER THAT the Chair send a letter to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to indicate support for an extension of the review period. Following the December 3, 2004, Executive Committee meeting, staff continued consultations with municipal staff in joint meetings with MMAH staff and have received comments from a number of stakeholders requesting clarification. As a result, the addendum report has been prepared to ensure that TRCA's comments are as comprehensive as possible. The following staff recommendations from the December 3, 2004, report are superceded with recommendations above, as explained below in the section outlining TRCA Staff Addendum Comments on the Greenbelt Draft Plan. THAT section 5.4.1 be amended to clarify that the Greenbelt Plan boundary: • for ill - defined valleys should be a minimum of 60m from the "floodline"; • for well - defined valleys should be a minimum 60m from the "stable top of bank; and • in both instances the boundary limit should be the greater of either those criteria or any associated contiguous KNHF or KHF at the 60m limit with an additional 30m buffer around the feature; THAT the following areas be detailed on a map and provided to the province for refinement of boundaries or inclusion in the Greenbelt Plan Area: • the headwater areas including the Purpleville Creek in the Humber and the Maple Uplands Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) in the West Don; • Boyd Conservation Area, providing a future connection to municipal sewer and water services can be accommodated; • areas immediately south of the agricultural preserve in the City of Pickering, south of the railway tracks including Townline swamp, Altona Forest and the hydro corridor; • Upland Sandpiper Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) in the Nashville Road /Regional Road 50 area and nearby tributaries of the Humber River; • Duffins valley corridor down to Lake Ontario, linking with Bayly Wetland Complex; and • the extent of the Lake Iroquois shoreline, based on recharge data from the York /Peel /Durham /Toronto (YPDT) groundwater study; THAT the Greenbelt Plan mapping be revised to include all corridors associated with the Rouge Park North Management Plan, including an accurate delineation of the Little Rouge Creek, and that the Greenbelt Plan policies recognize and support the boundary delineation process of the Rouge plan for all tributaries within the Rouge Park; TRCA STAFF ADDENDUM COMMENTS ON THE GREENBELT DRAFT PLAN Staff recommend that the portion of the Boyd Complex south of Rutherford Road be added to the lands contained within the Greenbelt Plan area. This recommendation has been amended from the December 3rd report to provide the following detailed rationale as to why this portion of the Boyd Complex (herein "Boyd ") should be added to the Greenbelt. Boyd is immediately adjacent to the southern portion of lands included in the Greenbelt Plan area. Boyd is designated as an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) by the Province of Ontario and as an ESA by the TRCA for its high quality pine forest habitat and as a wetland and recharge 369 source for the East Humber River. Boyd is the southerly part of a series of ESAs and ANSIs along the East Humber River, forming an important part of the East Humber natural heritage system. TRCA's research indicates that the Pine Valley forest area is one of the most important southerly tracts of habitat within the TRCA jurisdiction, and specifically within the Humber River watershed and natural heritage system. This significant wildlife movement corridor connects the natural areas on the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) and Niagara Escarpment to the Lake Ontario shoreline. This terrestrial habitat block is significant during bird migration as well, in that it is the first high quality habitat node north of Lake Ontario. Boyd is also an important regional -scale recreational destination for hiking, picnicking, fishing and nature appreciation. With the population of the GTA projected to increase by 3 million people over the next 30 years, Boyd will play an increasingly important role in serving the recreational needs of GTA residents. Additionally, Boyd has significant cultural heritage attributes as part of the Carrying Place Trail and containing the remnants of an Iroquois Indian Village that dates back to the , early 1500's. Lastly, Boyd is already in public ownership and represents an important component of the East Humber Valley Complex, the bulk of which is already included within the Greenbelt. Clearly, this portion of the Boyd Complex meets many of the criteria for inclusion within the Greenbelt and should be added in. Staff recommend that section 5.4.1 of the Greenbelt Draft Plan be amended for technical clarity and consistency with existing accepted terminology and implementation standards. This section deals with defining the Greenbelt Plan boundary for those portions of the major river valleys (as identified on Schedules 1 and 4) connecting Lake Ontario to the ORM and Niagara Escarpment that are beyond existing approved urban boundaries. TRCA staff strongly support the identification and protection of these major valley corridors as it is, in several areas, very reflective of and helps to implement TRCA's draft Terrestrial Natural Heritage System Strategy. This recommendation has been clarified and amended from the December 3rd report to note that the criteria and wording used by the province to define the Greenbelt boundary may, in some instances, not adequately protect development from natural hazards such as flooding, erosion and unstable slopes. The delineation of the boundaries of these major valley corridors, and indeed all valley systems whether inside or outside the Greenbelt, must be determined based on a scientifically defensible approach that layers natural hazard, ecological, land form and source protection criteria and which uses the greatest boundary of all layered criteria for establishing the limits of development. Site specific studies must also determine what additional buffers may be required to provide a safety margin to mitigate the potential impacts of development, climate change and other ecological stressors including, for example, disease or invasive species. Staff wish to strengthen and provide specificity to our previous comments with respect to the Rouge Park North Management Plan, to be consistent with similar comments approved by the Town of Markham in their Greenbelt Plan comments. The Rouge North Management Plan has been previously endorsed by TRCA, especially as it relates to the boundary delineation process that is managed on an "ecological criteria" basis as opposed to a "buffer" basis. Staff therefore recommend that the Greenbelt Plan: • specifically identify a 600m corridor along the Little Rouge Creek; • include wording to recognize that the tributaries of the Rouge River shall be subject to the ecological criteria -based boundary delineation process established through the Rouge Park North Management Plan guidelines; and 370 • require that Markham OPA 116 comply with the Greenbelt Plan with respect to that boundary delineation process. Staff recommend that the following lands (maps to be provided to the ministry) be reviewed by the province as minor refinements for possible inclusion within the Greenbelt Plan area due to their environmental significance, identification as part of the Terrestrial Natural Heritage System, proximity to other Greenbelt lands and /or to enhance the systems approach to establishing the Greenbelt Plan. Additional rationale is provided within this report for four of the areas (Boyd, Altona Forest, Sandpiper (candidate) ESA and Iroquois Shoreline) proposed for inclusion while two areas ( Bayly Wetland and Purpleville Creek) originally proposed for inclusion have been deleted based on additional detailed analysis: • Altona Forest south of the agricultural preserve lands in the City of Pickering and linking along the hydro corridor to the West Duffins Creek - these lands are contiguous to the proposed Greenbelt boundary and would extend it southwards to include the hydro corridor lands, which contain several rare species of flora. The lands contain existing natural cover and Zink to stream corridors within the existing urban boundary. • Upland Sandpiper ESA (candidate environmentally significant area) and adjacent tributaries of the Humber River in northwest Vaughan - inclusion of these lands would extend the Greenbelt southwards to Nashville Road and encompass significant rare bird habitat and additional tributaries of the main Humber River. • additional areas of high groundwater recharge in the vicinity of the Lake Iroquois shoreline based on the recharge data from the York /Peel /Durham/Toronto (YPDT) Groundwater study. In the December 3rd report to the Executive Committee, staff recommended that the Duffins valley corridor down to Lake Ontario and linking with the Bayly wetland complex should be added to the Greenbelt. Based on further detailed analysis staff no longer support this addition to the Greenbelt as the wetland complex is not contiguous with any other Greenbelt lands and is somewhat distant from the Duffins valley corridor. However, staff continue to support the protection and enhancement of this wetland through municipal official plans and its eventual linkage to the West Duffins Creek as identified in the Target Terrestrial Natural Heritage System. Similarly, in the December 3rd report, staff recommended that the Humber River headwaters in the Purpleville Creek area linking to the Maple Uplands Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) within the west Don River headwaters be included within the Greenbelt. Based on further detailed analysis staff no longer support this addition to the Greenbelt as there are intervening designated urban lands between these two areas which makes a linked regional -scale corridor connection not feasible. However, staff continue to support the protection and enhancement of these areas individually through the local planning process as locally important features and corridors. Report prepared by: David Burnett, extension 5361 For Information contact: David Burnett, extension 5361 Date: December 21, 2004 Attachments: 1 371 Attachment 1 TO: Chair and Members of the Executive Committee Meeting #11/04, December 3, 2004 FROM: Adele Freeman, Director, Watershed Management RE: GREENBELT DRAFT PLAN - DETAILED COMMENTS KEY ISSUE Providing detailed comments to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on the Greenbelt Draft Plan. Report as presented at Executive Committee Meeting #11/04, held on December 3, 2004. RECOMMENDATION THAT the following recommendations for changes to the Greenbelt Draft Plan be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing by the December 12, 2004 comment submission deadline; THAT the language of sections 4.1.1, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 be made consistent with section 1.2 - Environmental Protection, such that essential infrastructure in the Greenbelt be required to achieve a net environmental gain and other permitted land uses be required to "protect, maintain and enhance where possible" as the minimum standard; THAT strong support be expressed for section 3.1.4 - Rural Area Policies, which would prohibit in the Protected Countryside new multiple units or Tots for permanent residential dwellings; THAT section 3.2.2 - Natural Heritage System Policies, be amended to: • clearly define and limit the kinds of development that could be permitted in the Natural Heritage System to only those rural uses currently permitted in official plans that are consistent with the intent of the Greenbelt Plan;\ • strengthen the test for development in the Natural Heritage System from "no negative impacts" to "protect, maintain and enhance"; • specifically require a Natural Heritage Evaluation to demonstrate meeting the test; clearly specify a mechanism to trigger a Natural Heritage Evaluation for site alteration or for development that does not require Planning Act approvals; and • strengthen the protection for natural features not identified as key natural heritage /hydrologic features by providing direction and criteria to determine their functional relationship to the Water Resources System as well as their ecological value; THAT policy 3.2.3 - Water Resource System Policies, be amended to: • require a water balance assessment and /or hydrologic evaluation for major development within Protected Countryside to ensure the protection of the broader ecological functions of the Water Resources System; and 372 • harmonize new terminology in the Greenbelt Draft Plan such as "inherently susceptible aquifer systems" with existing terminology used in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan; THAT policy 3.2.4 - Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrologic Features Policies, be amended to: • achieve consistency in policy application for Key Natural Heritage Features throughout the entire Protected Countryside area such that features outside of the Natural Heritage System have the same protection as features within the system; • specifically state that a Natural Heritage or Hydrologic Evaluation is required for development within 120m of features in order to ensure their protection and define an appropriate vegetation protection zone; and • that the environmental protection policies currently proposed for the Protected Countryside, which appear to comprise elements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) and Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), be simplified and harmonized at the level of the ORMCP in order to reduce confusion, provide certainty and reduce costs to all parties that would be associated with an adversarial approach to Greenbelt Plan interpretation and implementation; THAT support be expressed for the Settlement Area policies of the Greenbelt Draft Plan as currently written, believing they strike the appropriate balance of limiting urban sprawl and maintaining the rural character of the Protected Countryside while providing necessary services and functions to support a viable and thriving rural and agricultural economy; THAT section 4.3.2 - Non - Renewable Resource Policies, be clarified with respect to the terminology used and strengthened to prohibit extraction from within all Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrologic Features within the Natural Heritage System (NHS) of the Greenbelt Draft Plan; THAT where an existing building, structure or accessory use is proposed to expand into a Key Natural Heritage Feature (KNHF) or Key Hydrologic Feature (KHF), that an environmental report be required to be submitted that demonstrates that no alternatives are available, that the impacts will be minimized and that includes a compensatory restoration plan; THAT prescribed policies be developed for transitional applications and that consultation with stakeholders occur before prescribed policies are finalized; THAT the municipal conformity exercise and associated deadlines for official plan amendments should also be required for amendments to zoning by -laws; THAT section 5.4.1 be amended to clarify that the Greenbelt Plan boundary: • for ill- defined valleys should be a minimum of 60m from the "floodline "; • for well- defined valleys should be a minimum 60m from the "stable top of bank'; and • in both instances the boundary limit should be the greater of either those criteria or any associated contiguous KNHF or KHF at the 60m limit with an additional 30m buffer around the feature; 373 THAT Conservation Ontario representatives be invited to sit on the Greenbelt Advisory Council; THAT all definitions in the Greenbelt Plan be spelled out in full and not reference a separate document, including that: • the definition of "significant" allow for the identification of KNHF and KHF through watershed studies and site - specific field studies; and • the term "key natural feature" be clarified to mean both Key Natural Heritage Feature and Key Hydrologic Feature, as it appears in the definitions of "Total Developable Area" and 'Vegetation Protection Zone"; THAT the following areas be detailed on a map and provided to the province for refinement of boundaries or inclusion in the Greenbelt Plan Area: • the headwater areas including the Purpleville Creek in the Humber and the Maple Uplands Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) in the West Don; • Boyd Conservation Area, providing a future connection to municipal sewer and water services can be accommodated; • areas immediately south of the agricultural preserve in the City of Pickering, south of the railway tracks including Townline swamp, Altona Forest and the hydro corridor; • Upland Sandpiper Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) in the Nashville Road /Regional Road 50 area and nearby tributaries of the Humber River; • Duffins valley corridor down to Lake Ontario, linking with Bayly Wetland Complex; and • the extent of the Lake Iroquois shoreline, based on recharge data from the York/Peel /Durham/Toronto (YPDT) groundwater study; THAT the Greenbelt Plan mapping be revised to include all corridors associated with the Rouge Park North Management Plan, including an accurate delineation of the Little Rouge Creek, and that the Greenbelt Plan policies recognize and support the boundary delineation process of the Rouge plan for all tributaries within the Rouge Park; THAT Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System, should be amended to show the Natural Heritage System within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) south of the ORM to reinforce the necessary strong direction to municipalities regarding the importance of protecting local natural heritage systems in order to support and maintain the ecological integrity of the provincial -scale natural heritage system protected through the Greenbelt Draft Plan; AND FURTHER THAT a Greenbelt Trust Fund should be set up and endowed with a significant funding contribution from the province in order to undertake public education, stewardship and environmental farm programs and deliver financial incentives to landowners who contribute to the protection and enhancement of the Greenbelt through the programs offered. 374 BACKGROUND As approved by Resolution #A306/04 at the November 26, 2004 meeting of the Authority, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) strongly supports the general directions of the Greenbelt Draft Plan. A robust natural heritage system, protected through provincial legislation, is vital to the ability of Greater Golden Horseshoe communities to sustain and enhance the quality of life for existing residents and the projected increase of three million new residents over the next thirty years. A strong Greenbelt Plan will contribute directly to: the protection of water resources; enhancing air quality; stemming the loss of native biodiversity; providing for increased recreational opportunities; supporting the viability of near -urban agriculture; and providing certainty for future urbanization within the Greenbelt Plan Area. As directed through Resolution #A306/04, TRCA staff has now had the opportunity to meet with municipal and provincial staff regarding the implications of the Greenbelt Draft Plan. The following detailed comments on the draft plan are provided in the spirit of improving the plan in terms of clarity, consistency and mapping components. Comments are provided chronologically, referencing specific sections of the Greenbelt Draft Plan. TRCA STAFF COMMENTS ON THE GREENBELT DRAFT PLAN The language of section 1.2 for the goals and objectives for Environmental Protection is inconsistent with the language of sections 4.2.1 - General Infrastructure Policies, and 4.2.2 - Sewer and Water Infrastructure Policies. The Environmental Protection objectives in section 1.2 speak to protecting, maintaining and /or where possible, enhancing natural heritage features and functions and the quality and quantity of ground and surface water. The language of sections 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 speak to minimizing adverse effects or not negatively impacting the environment. This in effect sets a lower standard of environmental protection for infrastructure to serve the public interest and is not appropriate. While acknowledging that certain infrastructure projects, such as potential new or expanded highway systems including #413, #427 or #407 are likely to cross or occur within the Greenbelt, these projects should be subject to a higher standard that would see a net gain to the environment. Similarly, the policies in section 4.1.1 - General Non - Agricultural Use Policies, use the term "no negative impacts ", which is inconsistent with section 1.2 and should be changed to "protect, maintain and enhance ". #1) THAT the language of sections 4.1.1, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 be made consistent with section 1.2 - Environmental Protection, such that essential infrastructure in the Greenbelt be required to achieve a net environmental gain and other permitted land uses be required to "protect, maintain and enhance where possible" as the minimum standard. 375 In keeping with the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan objectives of promoting compact urban form and stopping urban sprawl, TRCA staff strongly support section 3.1.4 - Rural Area Policies, which would prohibit in the Protected Countryside new multiple units or lots for permanent residential dwellings. #2) TRCA staff strongly support section 3.1.4 - Rural Area Policies, which would prohibit in the Protected Countryside new multiple units or Tots for permanent residential dwellings. Section 3.2 provides a description of the Natural System, including its component Natural Heritage System and Water Resource System, with policies pertaining to both those systems plus Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrologic Features policies. While the proposed policies provide a good policy framework, it could benefit from increased clarity and consistency of language plus a strengthening of the policies in certain areas as described below. Section 3.2.1, in describing the Natural Heritage System states that the Natural System policies protect "significant and /or sensitive" features and functions, building upon and integrating with the surrounding landscape within the Greenbelt as a whole. This is equally true for the major river valley connections (part of the Greenbelt to the south) which connect to the existing urban areas. There needs to be greater recognition and strong direction to municipalities and proponents of development regarding the Importance of protecting local natural heritage systems in these potential future urban areas in order to support and maintain the ecological integrity of the provincial -scale natural heritage system protected through the Greenbelt Draft Plan. Further explanation of this point will be provided in the comments on Schedule 4. TRCA staff have several concerns with the Natural Heritage System policies as currently written in section 3.2.2, in particular as it relates to permitting new development or site alteration in the Natural Heritage System. The kinds of development permitted should be clearly identified as only those uses which are currently permitted in rural areas by municipal official plans. The test of "no negative effects" is not consistent with the Environmental Protection goals of section 1.2 (as identified above). This section needs to clearly state that the demonstration of "no negative effects" (as recommended for improvement) must be undertaken through a Natural Heritage Evaluation (or similar study) to the satisfaction of the approval authority. There needs to be a trigger that would cause this demonstration /evaluation to occur for site alteration or development not subject to a Planning Act approval (i.e. a building permit). Lastly, the direction for the removal of features not identified as key natural /hydrologic features to be kept to a minimum is too vague and subjective. If the features are within Protected Countryside, then by definition from section 3.2.4, they overlap with the Water Resources System and, even though smaller features, should not be dismissed out of hand due to their likely relationship and role in the protection and maintenance of the Water Resource System. Clear criteria are needed to make this determination, such as those contained in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan technical guidelines. #3) TRCA staff recommend that section 3.2.2 Natural Heritage System Policies be amended to: 376 • clearly define and limit the kinds of development that could be permitted in the Natural Heritag, System to only those rural uses currently permitted in official plans that are consistent with the intent of the Greenbelt Plan; • strengthen the test for development in the Natural Heritage System from "no negative impacts" to "protect, maintain and enhance"; • specifically require a Natural Heritage Evaluation to demonstrate meeting the test; • clearly specify a mechanism to trigger a Natural Heritage Evaluation for site alteration or for development that does not require Planning Act approvals; and • strengthen the protection for natural features not identified as key natural heritage /hydrologic features by providing direction and criteria to determine their functional relationship to the Water Resources System as well as their ecological value. Section 3.2.3 - Water Resource System Policies, include the expectation that watershed plans will be completed to guide planning and development decisions within the Protected Countryside. Although the policies of this section apply throughout the Protected Countryside, they are in general fairly vague, weak and defer to future provincial directives on source water protection. Additionally, the reference only to "wellhead areas" and "inherently susceptible aquifer areas" appears to focus solely on the protection of water resources for water supply and consumption without addressing the broader ecological functions of water resources in supporting the natural heritage system. A policy should be added requiring water balance assessments and /or hydrologic evaluations for major development to ensure the protection of the ecological functions of the water resource system. Consistency in terminology of aquifer areas with the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) terminology (areas of high aquifer vulnerability) is recommended to reduce confusion, especially as the same aquifer is likely to occur both within the ORM and the Protected Countryside designations. #4) TRCA staff recommend that policy 3.2.3 Water Resource System Policies be amended to: • require a water balance assessment and /or hydrologic evaluation for major development within Protected Countryside to ensure the protection of the broader ecological functions of the Water Resources System; and • harmonize new terminology in the Greenbelt Draft Plan such as "inherently susceptible aquifer systems" with existing terminology used in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. Section 3.2.4 - Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrologic Features Policies defines these features very similar to the ORMCP, which TRCA supports for ease of using consistent terminology. There is, however, a major policy difference in how KNHF are treated in comparison to KHF. KHF are subject to the policies of the Greenbelt Plan within the entire area of Protected Countryside. KNHF are only subject to the Greenbelt Plan policies if they are contained within the Greenbelt Natural Heritage System. Otherwise, they are subject to the less restrictive Provincial Policy Statement. This policy difference allows the current adversarial approach to protecting natural heritage to continue, lessens the effectiveness of the intended purpose of the Greenbelt and does not provide the certainty that all parties would like to see in the development approvals process. All KNHF within the Greenbelt should be subject to the 377 same level of protection as afforded those KNHF in the Natural Heritage System. The remaining policies of this section are similar to those found in the ORMCP, including the prohibition on development and site alteration within KNHF and KHF in the Natural Heritage System and the requirement for a vegetation protection zone around features. The policies would benefit from both clearer and consistent language in terms of specifically stating that a Natural Heritage or Hydrological Evaluation is required for development within 120m of features and defined minimum vegetation protection zones for all features instead of just some. In essence, lands within the Protected Countryside area, depending on their exact location, could be subject to ORM -like policies, Greenbelt Plan- specific policies and /or the PPS. This could prove to be confusing and onerous to both municipal and agency staff as well as to development interests and result in Tess certainty and increased costs to all parties. #5) TRCA staff recommend that policy 3.2.4 - Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrologic Features Policies be amended to: • achieve consistency in policy application for Key Natural Heritage Features throughout the entire Protected Countryside area such that features outside of the Natural Heritage System have the same protection as features within the system; • specifically state that a Natural Heritage or Hydrologic Evaluation is required for development within 120m of features in order to ensure their protection and define an appropriate vegetation protection zone; and • that the environmental protection policies currently proposed for the Protected Countryside, which appear to comprise elements of the ORMCP and PPS, be simplified and harmonized at the level of the ORMCP in order to reduce confusion, provide certainty and reduce costs to all parties that would be associated with an adversarial approach to Greenbelt Plan interpretation and implementation. Section 3.4 - Settlement Areas, recognizes existing towns, villages and hamlets within the Greenbelt Plan Area and provides policies that would allow for their modest growth (at the 10 -year plan review period) to support the vitality of the Protected Countryside, subject to the environmental capacity to provide locally -based sewage and water services, consistency with watershed plans (where done) and not expanding into the Natural Heritage System. Additionally, no new Great Lake -based water and sewer systems, or extensions or expansions to existing Great Lake -based systems, are permitted for the purpose of serving settlement areas within the Protected Countryside. #6) TRCA staff support the Settlement Area policies of the Greenbelt Draft Plan as currently written, believing they strike the appropriate balance of- limiting urban sprawl and maintaining the rural character of the Protected Countryside while providing necessary services and functions to support a viable and thriving rural and agricultural economy. 378 Section 4.3 provides policies for the use and management of Natural Resources, both Renewable (4.3.1) and Non - renewable (4.3.2). TRCA staff are concerned with the apparent extent to which mineral aggregate operations may be permitted within individual environmental features as well as within the Natural Heritage System. The terminology is inconsistent and confusing in this section as the reference is to "key natural features" as opposed to key natural heritage features or key hydrologic features. It appears that aggregate extraction may be permitted in ANSIs, fish habitat, significant valleylands, significant woodlands, streams and natural lakes, among other features, provided the features are restored and returned to a state of equal or greater ecological value. The concept of ecological value, although defined in the glossary, would be impossible to evaluate given the temporal aspect of replacing mature ecosystems with young, less diverse habitats, never mind to achieve, given that the substrate which supported that mature ecosystem has been removed. Additionally, the rehabilitation target for aggregate operations in the Natural Heritage System is proposed to be as little as 30% natural habitat. Clearly the aggregate extraction policies for the Greenbelt are too permissive. #7) TRCA staff recommend that section 4.3.2 - Non - Renewable Resource Policies, be clarified with respect to the terminology used and strengthened to prohibit extraction from within all Key Natural Heritage and Key Hydrologic Features within the Natural Heritage System of the Greenbelt Draft Plan. Section 4.5 - Existing Uses, sets out policies that permit single dwellings on existing vacant Tots of record, grandfather existing legally established uses and provide for minor expansions to existing uses subject to criteria being met. Staff have no objections to this section but do recommend that where an existing building, structure or accessory use is proposed to expand into a KNHF or KHF that an environmental report be required to be submitted that demonstrates that no alternatives are available, that the impacts will be minimized and that includes a compensatory restoration plan. #8) TRCA staff recommend that where an existing building, structure or accessory use is proposed to expand into a KNHF or KHF, that an environmental report be required to be submitted that demonstrates that no alternatives are available, that the impacts will be minimized and that includes a compensatory restoration plan. Section 5.1 - Status and Effect, notes that the Greenbelt Act, 2004, authorizes the application of prescribed policies for Planning Act (etc.) applications that were commenced before December 16, 2004. TRCA strongly recommends that prescribed policies be developed for transitional applications and that consultation with stakeholders occur before prescribed policies are finalized. #9) TRCA strongly recommends that prescribed policies be developed for transitional applications and that consultation with stakeholders occur before prescribed policies are finalized. 379 Section 5.2 provides direction for Municipal Implementation of Protected Countryside Policies and requires amendments to official plans to conform with the Greenbelt Plan. The municipal conformity exercise and associated deadlines should also apply to amendments for zoning by -laws. #10) TRCA recommends that the municipal conformity exercise and associated deadlines for official plan amendments should also be required for amendments to zoning by -laws. Section 5.4.1 - Boundary of the Greenbelt Plan provides criteria for the delineation of the portions of the major river valleys connecting Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine or Niagara Escarpment that are beyond the approved urban boundaries of municipal official plans. These definitions should be clarified to state that where valleys are ill- defined, the Greenbelt boundary should be 60m from the "floodline ". In the second part of this section, which relates to situations where there is a defined valley, the 60m boundary should be defined from the "stable top of bank" rather than from the "valley wall ". In both instances the Greenbelt boundary should be the greater of the floodline /stable top of bank or any associated contiguous KNHF or HSF at the 60m limit with an additional 30m buffer around the feature. #11) TRCA staff recommend that section 5.4.1 be amended to clarify that the Greenbelt plan boundary: • for ill- defined valleys should be a minimum of 60m from the "floodline "; • for well- defined valleys should be a minimum 60m from the "stable top of bank"; and • in both instances the boundary limit should be the greater of either those criteria or any associated contiguous KNHF or KHF at the 60m limit with an additional 30m buffer around the feature. Section 5.8 outlines that the province may establish a Greenbelt Advisory Council and states what the roles of the council could be. As a Conservation Ontario representative was appointed to sit on the previous Greenbelt Task Force to provide advice to the government, it would be appropriate to have Conservation Ontario representation as part of the Greenbelt Advisory Council in sufficient numbers to represent the diversity of issues across the Greenbelt. #12) TRCA staff recommend that Conservation Ontario representatives be invited to sit on the Greenbelt Advisory Council. The Definitions section of the Greenbelt Draft Plan references numerous definitions from the PPS. For ease of reading, the final Greenbelt Plan should contain all definitions used in full so that a reader does not have to search out another document to understand the meaning of the terms used. The definition of "Significant" should allow for the identification of KNHF and KHF through watershed studies and site - specific field studies, according to defined criteria, as it is unlikely that provincial ministries will be able to accurately identify all features from air photo interpretation. 380 The definitions of "Total Developable Area" and "Vegetation Protection Zone" both reference the term "key natural feature ". This should be clarified to mean both Key Natural Heritage Feature and Key Hydrologic Feature. #13) TRCA staff recommend that all definitions in the Greenbelt Plan be spelled out in full and not reference a separate document, including that: • the definition of "significant" allow for the identification of KNHF and KHF through watershed studies and site - specific field studies; and • the term "key natural feature" be clarified to mean both Key Natural Heritage Feature and Key Hydrologic Feature, as it appears in the definitions of "Total Developable Area" and "Vegetation Protection Zone ". Mapping and Schedules Schedule 1 defines the Greenbelt Plan Area. Based on consultation with municipal and provincial staff and the overlay of TRCA's Target Terrestrial Natural Heritage System onto the Greenbelt Plan, staff have identified a number of areas which warrant inclusion in the Greenbelt Plan Area. #14) TRCA staff recommend that the following areas be detailed on a map and provided to the province for refinement of boundaries or inclusion in the Greenbelt Plan Area: • the headwater areas including the Purpleville Creek in the Humber and the Maple Uplands Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) in the West Don; • Boyd Conservation Area, providing a future connection to municipal sewer and water services can be accommodated; • areas immediately south of the agricultural preserve in the City of Pickering, south of the railway tracks including Townline swamp, Altona Forest and the hydro corridor; • Upland Sandpiper ESA in the Nashville Road /Regional Road 50 area and nearby tributaries of the Humber River; • Duffins valley corridor down to Lake Ontario, linking with Bayly Wetland Complex; • the extent of the Lake Iroquois shoreline, based on recharge data from the YPDT groundwater study. In addition to the above mapping comments, the Greenbelt Plan corridors need to reflect the intention of the Rouge Park North Management Plan. Detailed refinement of all corridors associated with the Rouge Park North should be included to adequately reflect provincial interests and Rouge Park objectives, inclusive of the North Leslie lands. The Greenbelt Plan should include accurate delineation of a 600m corridor along the Little Rouge Creek and recognize that the tributaries of the Rouge Park are all subject to a boundary delineation process established in the Rouge Park North Management Plan, as adopted by Town of Markham Council in September, 2003. 381 #15) TRCA staff recommend that the Greenbelt Plan mapping be revised to include all corridors associated with the Rouge Park North Management Plan, including an accurate delineation of the Little Rouge Creek, and that the Greenbelt Plan policies recognize and support the boundary delineation process of the Rouge Plan for all tributaries within the Rouge Park. Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System, should also be amended to show a Natural Heritage System in the GTA south of the ORM. The map shows a NHS for areas to the north of the ORM and outside the Greenbelt. This leaves the impression that there is no NHS within the urban areas of the GTA and that none need be provided for on the agricultural lands north of the urban boundary (and south of the ORM) which have been excluded from the Greenbelt and which are assumed to be proposed for future urban growth in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan. This addition to the schedule would help to reinforce the strong direction to municipalities regarding the importance of protecting local natural heritage systems in order to support and maintain the ecological integrity of the provincial -scale natural heritage system protected through the Greenbelt Draft Plan. #16) Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System, should be amended to show the Natural Heritage System within the GTA south of the ORM to reinforce the necessary strong direction to municipalities regarding the importance of protecting local natural heritage systems in order to support and maintain the ecological integrity of the provincial -scale natural heritage system protected through the Greenbelt Draft Plan. The Greenbelt Task Force advice and recommendations to the minister proposed that non - regulatory tools such as public education and land stewardship information, incentives and special programs be created, coordinated and funded through a Greenbelt Trust Fund. No such actions or monies have been proposed through the Greenbelt Act or Greenbelt Draft Plan. #17) TRCA staff recommend that a Greenbelt Trust Fund should be set up and endowed with a significant funding contribution from the province in order to undertake public education, stewardship and environmental farm programs and deliver financial incentives to landowners who contribute to the protection and enhancement of the Greenbelt through the programs offered. Report prepared by: David Burnett, extension 5361 For Information contact: David Burnett, extension 5361 Date: December 02, 2004 382 RES. #A328 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed John Skendars, CFN 35958. Purchase of property located at 86 Snively Street, west of Bayview Avenue - Oak Ridges, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project, 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River watershed. (Executive Res. #8234/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Rob Ford THAT 0.67 hectares (1.66 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from John Skendars, being Part of Lot 4, Registered Plan 200 and designated as Part 2 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by E. W. Bowyer Inc., Ontario Land Surveyors, dated November 16, 2004, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located at 86 Snively Street, west of Bayview Avenue - Oak Ridges; THAT the purchase price be $2.00, plus reasonable legal costs and partial survey cost; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A329 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT, 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffin Creek Watershed Edgar Walker Richardson and Lillian Elizabeth Richardson, CFN 35047. Purchase of a conservation easement, located west of Concession Road 6, on the north side of the Uxbridge- Pickering Town Line, Township of Uxbridge, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection & Acquisition Project, 2001 - 2005 ", floodplain and conservation component, Duffin Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #8235/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Rob Ford 383 THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing approximately 4.09 hectares (10.10 acres), of vacant land be purchased from Edgar Walker Richardson and Lillian Elizabeth Richardson, said land being Part of Lot 1, Concession 5, Township of Uxbridge, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, west of Concession Road 6, on the north side of the Uxbridge- Pickering Town Line; THAT the acquisition of the conservation easement is to be on the following basis; (a) the purchase price be $2.00; (b) an income tax receipt is to be made available to Edgar Walker Richardson and Lillian Elizabeth Richardson for the appraised value of the easement in accordance with the guidelines set out by Canada Customs and Revenue Agency; (c) the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is responsible for appraisal and reasonable legal fees. THAT Gardiner, Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred Incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A330/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT, 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffin Creek Watershed Grant and Maureen Nuttall, CFN 34931. Purchase of a conservation easement, located on the west side of Sideline 8, north of the Eighth Concession Road, City of Pickering, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection & Acquisition Project, 2001 - 2005", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffin Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #8236/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Rob Ford THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing approximately 9.00 hectares (22.24 acres), of vacant land be purchased from Grant and Maureen Nuttall, said land being Part of Lot 9, Concession 8, City of Pickering in the Regional Municipality of Durham, on the west side of Sideline 8, north of the Eighth Concession Road; 384 THAT the acquisition of the conservation easement is to be on the following basis; (a) the purchase price be $2.00; (b) an income tax receipt is to be made available to Grant and Maureen Nuttall for the appraised value of the easement in accordance with the guidelines set out by Canada Customs and Revenue Agency; (c) Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is responsible for appraisal and reasonable legal fees; THAT Gardiner, Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A331/04 - RENEWAL OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY AND THE CANADIAN PEREGRINE FOUNDATION Approval of the request from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation to renew the partnership agreement with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to house their birds of prey at the Kortright Centre for Conservation and provide a permanent exhibit for public viewing and interpretive programming. (Executive Res. #8237/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Rob Ford WHEREAS Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the Canadian Peregrine Foundation (Foundation) to renew the partnership agreement with TRCA to house their birds of prey at Kortright Centre for Conservation, for a further five year period; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the partnership agreement with the Canadian Peregrine Foundation be renewed for 5 years on the following basis: a) rent in Year 1 and 2, to be waived to provide a credit for the extensive costs the Foundation incurred to renovate a portion of the barn; b) rent in Years 3, 4 and 5 to be $3,000, $4,000 and $5,000 /year respectively; 385 c) the Canadian Peregrine Foundation shall provide birds for TRCA demonstrations at Kortright Centre for Conservation on a minimum of 40 occasions per year; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever acton necessary to finalize a licence agreement between the Canadian Peregrine Foundation and TRCA, and give effect thereto, including the obtaining of any approvals and execution of documents. CARRIED RES. #A332/04 - RENEWAL OF LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TORONTO AND THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR THE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED 4801 Dufferin Street, G. Ross Lord Park, CFN 24311. Approval of a request from the City of Toronto for renewal of an existing license agreement. (Executive Res. #8238/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Rob Ford WHEREAS certain lands owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) situate in G. Ross Lord Park in the City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area, have been turned over to the City of Toronto for management under the terms of an agreement between the City of Toronto and the TRCA; WHEREAS the Council of the City of Toronto is supportive of the request by the Community Association for the Riding for the Disabled (C.A.R.D.), to enter into a license agreement for a 20 year period, on the basis as set out in Clause 25 contained in Report No. 6 which was adopted, with amendment, by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on July 20, 21,and 22, 2004; AND WHEREAS TRCA is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto for TRCA approval for the renewal of the license agreement between the City of Toronto and C.A.R.D. located at G. Ross Lord Park; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT TRCA approve the City of Toronto entering into a license agreement with C.A.R.D., as outlined in Clause 25, contained in Report No. 6, adopted by the Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting of July 20, 21 and 22, 2004, subject to terms satisfactory to TRCA's staff and solicitor; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give affect thereto,including obtaining necessary approvals and execution of any documents. CARRIED 386 RES. #A333 /04 - PROPOSALS FOR SECURITY SERVICES Head Office and Black Creek Pioneer Village. To review the opportunities within the industry for cost effective and suitable contracted security services upon the expiration of the current three year service contract. (Executive Res. #8239/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Rob Ford THAT Reilly's Security Services be awarded the three -year contract to provide security services to Head Office and Black Creek Pioneer Village, at a cost not to exceed $338,972.16, plus taxes where applicable, it being the lowest bid that met Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) specifications. CARRIED RES. #A334 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT, 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Lake Ontario Waterfront Anne Zid Property, CFN 12069. Purchase of property municipally known as 520 Marksbury Road and 509 Park Crescent, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project, 2001 - 2005" Flood Plain and Conservation Component Lake Ontario Waterfront. (Executive Res. #8240/04 & B241/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Rob Ford THAT 0.179 hectares (0.44 acres)more or Tess of an irregular shaped parcel improved with two cottage style residences be purchased from Anne Zid, said land being Part of Lots 31, 32 and 33, Plan 270, in the City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, municipally known as 520 Marksbury Road and 509 Park Crescent; THAT the purchase price be $590,000.00 plus reasonable costs related to the transaction; THAT the total acquisition cost include the costs for the demolition of the two cottages; THAT the purchase be subject to the City of Pickering contributing a net of $200,000 towards the total acquisition costs; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; 387 THAT staff be directed to pursue the sale of a portion of the subject property, as a single family development lot, subject to obtaining the necessary approvals, in order to fund all or a portion of the outstanding balance of the purchase price; THAT a further report be brought forward to the Executive Committee regarding the details of the disposal; THAT Gardiner Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required; AND FURTHER THAT the City of Pickering be so advised. CARRIED RES. #A335/04 - TOWN OF MARKHAM'S SUSTAINABLE PLANNING INITIATIVES FOR GROWTH MANAGEMENT Status report on three (3) key planning initiatives in the Town of Markham that are setting new trends in sustainability planning and development within the Toronto region. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E36/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn Mason Frank Dale WHEREAS the Town of Markham has initiated an intensive effort to build a master plan vision for the downtown core, and establish a strident sustainability planning process, inclusive of performance indicators to set new standards for development negotiations and implementation; WHEREAS the Town of Markham has conducted the Eastern Markham Strategic Review that provides a policy framework to guide possible future land use, environment and transportation requirements in eastern Markham with a view to protecting essential countryside assets; WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has conveyed significant land holdings within the Little Rouge Corridor to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and the Town of Markham for the purpose of implementing the Rouge Park North corridor and where a Rouge Park North Management Planning exercise has just been initiated by the Rouge Alliance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to continue to work with Town of Markham staff to explore options with the development community of achieving new performance standards to satisfy sustainable development goals in Markham Centre; 388 THAT TRCA provide support for the principles and strategies that form the basis of the Eastern Markham Strategic Review; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA continue to provide support and staff participation in the management of the Little Rouge Corridor Planning Study, in cooperation with other Rouge Park partners. CARRIED RES. #A336 /04 - GREATER TORONTO AIRPORTS AUTHORITY (GTAA) DRAFT AIRPORT MASTER PLAN The Greater Toronto Airports Authority released a Draft Master Plan for the Pickering Airport that sets the stage for the completion of a project description, which in turn will lead into a federal environmental assessment (EA) process. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff will, in consultation with member municipalities, review this draft master plan and participate in the environmental assessment. Since the EA study is scheduled to take two or more years, and will be very involved, it is timely to discuss with the federal government and the GTAA appropriate funding support. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E37/04 & Res. #E38/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn Mason Frank Dale THAT staff review the airport draft master plan and prepare comments for consideration by the Authority; THAT the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) be invited to attend a future meeting of the Authority to present the draft Pickering airport master plan and receive comments on the draft plan; THAT a copy of this report be forwarded to the federal Minster of Transport, the Transport Canada Green Space Project Team and the GTAA; AND FURTHER THAT options for funding TRCA's participation in the environmental assessment be discussed with the GTAA and Transport Canada. CARRIED RES. #A337 /04 - HOME ENERGY CLINIC Update on The Living City Program. Fundraising to continue the Home Energy Clinic program. (Sustainable Communities Res. #E39/04) 389 Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn Mason Frank Dale THAT The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto (CFGT) be requested to work with staff to raise an additional $661,000 from government, individuals and the private sector to complete the development of the Home Energy Clinic, a program of The Living City, and implement the program for 12 months in 2005/2006. CARRIED RES. #A338 /04 - STORMWATER INFILTRATION BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS Permeable pavement / bioretention swale demonstration project at Seneca College, King Campus r (Sustainable Communities Res. #E40/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn Mason Frank Dale THAT staff be directed to report back on study results after completion of the first year of monitoring. CARRIED RES. #A339 /04 - ONTARIO LIVING LEGACY FUNDING FINAL REPORT SUMMARY A summary of accomplishments resulting from Ontario Living Legacy funding. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D96/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Frank Dale THAT the Chair of the Authority thank the Minister of Natural Resources for the opportunity to administer the Ontario Living Legacy funds on behalf of its community project partners within Durham Region. CARRIED RES. #A340 /04 - DURHAM REGION COASTAL WETLANDS BASELINE MONITORING Durham Region Coastal Wetlands Monitoring Program - baseline conditions and study findings. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D97/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Frank Dale 390 THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff work with other project partners and continue the monitoring efforts associated with Durham Region coastal wetlands within Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) jurisdiction. CARRIED RES. #A341 /04 - LAKE ONTARIO WATERFRONT- FRENCHMAN'S BAY Hydro One Oil Spill Into Pine Creek - Restoration of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Owned Land.. Rehabilitation of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority owned land as a result of the October 2003 spill at the Hydro One Cherrywood Transfer Station (City of Pickering). (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D98/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Frank Dale THAT Hydro One be advised that the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA's) issues surrounding the restoration of Authority owned lands have been addressed. RES. #A342 /04 - BARTLEY SMITH GREENWAY Business and Community Outreach Initiative Update. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D99/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Frank Dale CARRIED THAT the City of Vaughan be requested to reinstate the capital funding to enable the completion of the trail system and the environmental improvements as per the recommendations of the City of Vaughan Special Committee of the Whole, Report no. 17, item 14 of March 4, 2002. CARRIED RES. #A343 /04 - SALT MANAGEMENT PLANS IN THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY'S JURISDICTION Status of municipal and road authority salt management plans in Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's jurisdiction. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 100/04) 391 Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Frank Dale THAT the municipal /road authority's undertaking a salt management plan in Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA's) jurisdiction be congratulated for their efforts in controlling the use of road salt. CARRIED RES. #A344 /04 - URBAN FORESTRY UPDATE Status report on recent outbreaks and infestations of the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALHB), Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and other current forestry pests that threaten Ontario forest resources. (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 101 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Gay Cowbourne Frank Dale THAT staff continue to support and work cooperatively with all levels of government to monitor trends and conditions of current forest insect and invasive pest populations and to formulate and implement strategies and methodologies directed at the control and eradication of these pests; THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA) Nursery continue to propagate and supply ash tree species as a minor component of a diverse and sustainable ecosystem through its Indigenous Plant Propagation program and ongoing environmental regeneration efforts; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back on any changes In the status of forest pests in Ontario. SECTION I1 - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A345 /04 - SECTION 11- ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Elaine Moore Bas Balkissoon CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.8.1 - 8.8.27, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #11/04, held on December 3, 2004, be received. CARRIED 392 RES. #A346 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst David Barrow THAT Section II items 8.9 - 8.19, inclusive, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #11/04, held on December 3, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section 1I Items 8.9 8.19, inclusive PROVINCIAL SOURCE PROTECTION FUNDING (Executive Res. #B246/04) PORT UNION WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (Executive Res. #8247/04) SOURCE PROTECTION & WATER CONSERVATION PLANNING (Executive Res. #B248/04) AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE INSPECTION OF STRUCTURES ON FORMER ONTARIO REALTY CORPORATION (Executive Res. #B249/04) PARTNERSHIP WITH DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA (Executive Res. #B250/04) DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB MAP BROWSER FOR DISPLAYING LOW LEVEL OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (TRCA) WATERSHEDS AND WATERFRONT (Executive Res. #B251 /04) ACQUISITION OF VEHICLES (Executive Res. #8252/04) PURCHASE OF CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAIL GROOMER EQUIPMENT (Executive Res. #B253/04) CONTRACT FOR MOULD REMEDIATION AT THE CLAIREVILLE FIELD CENTRE STORAGE AREA (Executive Res. #B254/04) MAPLE SYRUP TENDERS CA04 -006, CA04 -007 and CA04 -008 (Executive Res. #B255/04) GREENBELT DRAFT PLAN - DETAILED COMMENTS (Executive Res. #8256/04) SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD RES. #A347 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: Andrew Schulz Bill O'Donnell THAT Section IV items 10.7 - 10.10, inclusive, contained in Watershed Management Advisory Board Minutes #7/04, held on December 10, 2004, be received. CARRIED Section II Items 8.9 8.19. inclusive DON WATERSHED REGENERATION COUNCIL MINUTES (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 102/04) HUMBER ALLIANCE MINUTES (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D103 /04) ROUGE WATERSHED TASK FORCE MINUTES (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 104/04) ROUGE PARK ALLIANCE MINUTES (Watershed Mgt. Res. #D 105/04) TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:25 a.m., on Friday, January 7, 2005. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks 394 Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer Q"THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #12/04 January 28, 2005 The Authority Meeting #12/04, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, January 28, 2005. The Chair Dick O'Brien, called the meeting to order at 10:12 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Member Gay Cowbourne Member Frank Dale Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member fob Ford Member Pamela Gough Member David Gurin Member Suzan Hall Member Cliff Jenkins Member Colleen Jordan Member Glenn Mason Member Elaine Moore Member Dick O'Brien Chair Bill O'Donnell Member Linda Pabst Member Shelley Petrie Member Maja Prentice Member Andrew Schulz Member John Sprovieri Member Nancy Stewart Member REGRETS Bas Balkissoon Member David Barrow Member Michael Di Biase Member Bill Fisch Member Peter Milczyn Member Gerri Lynn O'Connor Vice Chair Dave Ryan Member Michael Thompson Member 395 RES. #A348 /04 - MINUTES Moved by: Seconded by: John Sprovieri Nancy Stewart THAT the Minutes of Meeting #11/04, held on January 7, 2005, be approved. CONFLICT OF INTEREST Gay Cowbourne declared a conflict with item 8.14 - Toronto District School Board. PRESENTATIONS (a) CARRIED A presentation by Gordon Craig, Chair, Cold Creek Conservation Area Stewardship Committee, in regards to item 9.4 - Cold Creek Conservation Area Stewardship Committee 2004 Activities. (b) A 20 minutes presentation by Steve Shaw, Vice President, Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), in regards to the GTAA Draft Airport Master Plan. (c) Recognition of attendance record of Ed Patterson, Assistant Superintendant, Glen Haffy Conservation Area. RES. #A349 /04 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Andrew Schulz THAT above -noted presentations (a) - (c) be heard and received. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE (a) A letter dated January 14, 2005, from Lelio Angelantoni of 76 Kiloran Avenue, Woodbridge, in regards to Community Representation at Humber Alliance. 396 RES. #A350/04 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Seconded by: Nancy Stewart Bill O'Donnell THAT above -noted correspondence (a) be received; THAT Mr. Lelio Angelantoni and Ms. Elizabeth Bottos be encouraged to participate in the Individual Environmental Assessment process regarding the Pine Valley Drive Link; AND FURTHER THAT Mr. Angelantoni and Ms. Bottos be advised that Humber Alliance meetings are open to the public and be provided with a schedule of upcoming meetings. CARRIED 397 CORRESPONDENCE 6.1 L.C. Angelantoni 76 Kiloran Ave., Woodbrigde, On. Canada L4L3A8 905- 851 -3670, Cell 905 -851 -3671 Collingwood 705- 445 -6209 lange11030 @rogers.com , The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreharn Drive, Downsview, Ontario, M3N 1S4 Jan. 14, 2005 Via Fax Attention: Chairman Dick O'Brien, Members of the Executive Committee and Advisory Board Members Re :Community Representation at Humber Alliance Dear Mr .O'Brien Thank you for replying to our letter of October 4, 2004. In the letter we brought to your attention that during the last ten years, the section of the Humber River south of Rutherford Rd., where most of Boyd Park is located, has had scant or little attention from the TRCA. To our knowledge the major activity by the TRCA has been the collection of revenue from the visitors at Boyd Park and the collection of revenue from selling part of Boyd Park, south of Rutherford Rd., to developers for a housing subdivision. During this period the TRCA gave only lip service to objections to the destruction of the Pine Valley Forest, was absent during the Islington Ave. corridor study and ignored various OMB hearings related to damage to other areas along the Humber River south of Major Mackenzie -Dr. During the recently completed Pine Valley Class EA, in which senior members of your staff and volunteers members of the Humber Alliance participated, the consultant pointed out in their report that if alternate 12D, Islington Ave. at 6 lanes had been chosen, more than 4 acres of Boyd Park South of Rutherford Rd. and valley forest at Langstaff Rd. would disappear In your letter of Nov. 26, 2004 you proceed to explain the TRCA's acceptance of this destruction: "Hence, after careful consideration, TRCA did endorse the widening of Islington Avenue south of Rutherford Rd and Langstaff The natural habitats next to Islington and Langstaff in these areas are a/ready seriously impacted by invasive species, garbage, light, noise pollution and a variety of contaminants" 398 Your point seems to be that after the TRCA caused the damage to the area described above both by direct and indirect action you now feel that you have the right to support the destruction of the remaining forest cover by advocating the removal of what is left of our trees along Islington Ave. and Langstaff Rd. , In our letter of October the 4th, 2004 we asked you four specific questions. Your reply of Nov. 26 "dances" around the issues, but does not answer our questions. We beg your permission to ask them again: Why are the volunteers for the Humber Alliance chosen only from residents living North of Major Mackenzie Drive and Kleinburg area? You answered that "....great care is taken to recruit the best candidates" . Does it mean that the TRCA believes that the best candidates only live in Kleinburg and North of Major McKenzie Dr.? Why, despite the fact that most of the area surrounding Boyd Park is occupied by possibly the largest Canadian/Italian community in Canada, no member of this community has been chosen as a volunteer? Your answer " Appointments to the Humber Alliance are done by the Authority members to ensure equality of opportunity ", does not correspond with the known facts. There are no Canadian/Italian volunteers accepted in the Alliance, which means that our communities of Woodbridge, Pine Grove and West Woodbridge have no influence on your policies regarding Boyd Park and the section of the Humber River flowing through our communities. Our question to you in our letter of October 4, 2004, "what will you do about it?" still remains unanswered and as long as our taxes pay your wages, we believe we have the right to a complete answer We asked you for the name of a Humber Alliance member familiar with Boyd Park and the Humber River south of Major Mackenzie Dr. to discuss many concerns about this area. Your answer that you cannot give me such a name due to the Freedom of Information act does not sound truthful. The Humber Alliance had already sent us a list of the current volunteers. We believe that you could not give us a name because no -one in the Alliance is familiar or cares about this area. When we asked one of the Alliance members why they had not joined us or the Sierra club to stop the destruction of the Pine Valley Forest, the selling of Boyd Park land for a housing project and the construction of multistory condominiums at the edge of the Humber River, his reply via e -mail was that the Humber Alliance was not familiar with these events. One last item: In the final report of the Class EA for the Pine Valley Dr. the consultants point out and quantify that alternate 12D, widening of Islington Ave. to six lanes, is the only alternate that will cause nearly double the airborne pollutants due to traffic, in this case along the Islington corridor. Your senior staff was aware of this when they endorsed this alternate and made their recommendation to your board for the individual EA. Yet, despite this knowledge you tell us that "after careful consideration. TRCA did endorse the widening of Islington Ave South of Rutherford Rd, and Langstaff Road between Islington Ave. and Pine valley Drive." Does your endorsement include the fact that the lungs of the residents living South of Rutherford and the children at the public school at Islington and Rutherford will be most affected by doubling their pollution intake? Or is the TRCA lumping our health and the health of our children in the same category as the trees along Islington Ave. and Langstaff Rd., as you suggested, expendable in favour of more pristine areas? 399 We believe that Humber Alliance is presently being run as a private club for a special interest group with the intent of diverting traffic away from their community. We will be asking the Ontario Government to investigate the leadership of the TRCA supporting this activity. We will also ask the Ontario Government to investigate why the TRCA approved, endorsed and praised OPA 400 & 600, including the opening of Pine Valley to Rutherford Rd. and after most of the development has been completed it reneged on its approval, forcing another study (now the 6th), through a bump up. Aside from the fact that it will cost us another million dollars, which could have been spent for a permanent path along the river from Woodbridge to Langstaff Rd, we want to know if anyone in the TRCA will be held responsible for the obvious mismanagement. Was the TRCA wrong when it approved OPA 400 & 600, including the Pine Valley Link or is it wrong now by opposing it? With the new Ontario's government active approach to conservation issues, we hope that control of conservation resources will become the right of all communities, with access available to all members of the community and not limited to a favorite few, chosen by unelected officials, as it is at present. Had the TRCA and the Humber Watershed Alliance followed this principle and invite a representative of each community in their organization, the message that "what is out there can be saved" could have been spread and acted upon. With the Humber Alliance taking a NIMBY attitude against all others it has forced the rest of us to stand by while one subdivision after another swallows Pine Valley Drive from Kortright center to ? Our aim is not to redress past injustices, but to stop these injustices from continuing. If you intend to correct the current involvement policy with the Humber Alliance, we will be happy to discuss it with you. Sincerely L.C. Angelantoni attached: copy of letter dated January 7 to Garry Wilkins cc Hon. Greg Sorbara, MPP Vaughan -King- Aurora, Min. of Finance Hon. Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of the Environment. Mayor Di Biase and Members of Council, City of Vaughan York Region Chair Bill Fisch and Members of Council Elizabeth Piccin -Bottos Community Leaders 400 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A351/04 - WESTERN BEACHES WATERCOURSE FACILITY, CONTRACT SERVICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND DETAILED DESIGN MacViro Consulting Limited. Approval to enter into a contract with the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation to assign the Contract for Services for MacViro Consulting Limited to undertake the Environmental Assessment and Detailed Design for the watercourse facility. Moved by: Seconded by: David Gurin Shelley Petrie THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority enter into a contract with the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation for assignment of a contract with MacViro Consulting Limited, at a cost not to exceed $1,253,673, including GST; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED BACKGROUND The International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) has awarded the 2006 World Club Crew Championship to Toronto, conditional upon the ability to deliver a paddling course and the necessary supporting facilities in time for the event (August 2006). In a letter dated January 12, 2005, John W. Campbell, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) confirmed that the Contribution Agreement for the Western Beaches Watercourse Facility (WBWF) in the amount of $19 million has been executed by both federal and provincial authorities. The remaining $4 million in financial commitment will be confirmed by the City of Toronto in early April, 2005, when their budget has been formally approved. At Authority Meeting #9/04, held on October 29, 2004, Resolution #A281/04 was approved, in part, as follows: THAT staff be directed to develop an Eligible Recipient Delivery Agreement with the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) for the purpose of development and implementation of a dragon boat course within the City of Toronto along Toronto's western beaches between Ontario Place and the mouth of the Humber River at an estimated cost of $23 million; 401 The absence of a Contribution Agreement from three levels of government has delayed the ability to develop formal agreements between all involved parties, including the Eligible Recipient Delivery Agreement between TRCA and TWRC. The Delivery Agreement has been prepared and is in the process of being signed by the involved parties. However, in order to maintain the very aggressive schedule for the project, the TWRC has retained a highly competent consulting team through a competitive process led by MacViro Consulting Limited to initiate the Environmental Assessment and Detailed Design and a Contract for Services agreement is currently in place with MacViro Consulting Limited. The consulting team has initiated work on the Western Beaches Watercourse Facility and has made significant progress. Once the Delivery Agreement as the Eligible Recipient is in place, TRCA will be responsible for all activities regarding the development and implementation of the Western Beaches Watercourse Facility and will manage all consultant services, including consultants retained by TWRC. DETAILS OF WORK TO BE DONE TRCA will develop a contract with the TWRC for assignment of a contract with MacViro Consulting Limited, totaling $1,253,673, including GST. FINANCIAL DETAILS The full cost of this project is projected to be $23 million and will be covered under the Eligible Recipient Delivery Agreement, including all administrative and legal costs. Report prepared by: Nancy Gaffney, extension 5313 For information contact: Nancy Gaffney, extension 5313 Date: January 25, 2005 Attachments: 1 402 Attachment 1 January 12, 2005 TORONTO WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION 'C'ORF'ORA'TIOtI Mr. Brian Denney, P. Eng. Chief Administrative Officer Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive Downsview, Ontario M3N 1S4 Dear Brian: Re: Western Beaches Watercourse Facility Status of Agreements I am pleased to confirm that the Contribution Agreement for the Western Beaches Watercourse Facility in the amount of $19M has been executed by both the federal and provincial authorities. The remaining $4M in financial commitment will be confirmed by the City in early April, when their budget has been formally approved. As you are aware, we have also worked with your staff to review the consultant proposals, and together we have negotiated a scope of work and a budget with MacViro Consultants. We are now in a position to implement a Delivery Agreement between the TRCA and the TWRC. Concurrently, the TRCA can develop an agreement with MacViro Consultants, and can also move forward with the retention of project management assistance. We would like to execute agreements as soon as possible so that we can facilitate payments for services related to this project. As you are aware, the lack of formal agreements has been a concern to all parties, and the consultants are particularly uncomfortable with the absence of contract documents. Nevertheless, the project has made progress, and we commend the TRCA and the consultant team for their spirit of co- operation in helping the Waterfront Corporation advance this critical project. The MacViro team has been sensitive to the issue of schedule, and agreed to initiate work on this project in advance of formal agreements. In part, this decision was based on an assumption that agreements would be in place on or around December 15, 2004. MacViro has indicated to us that the continues inability to provide payment to their subconsultants is now problematic, and must be resolved immediately in order to maintain schedule. As you are aware, we are unable to process payments in the absence of executed agreements. I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss possible methods of resolving this issue, through letters of assurance to the consulting team, or possibly through partial payment of consulting costs in advance of the agreements. 403 Brian, I want to thank you for the assistance and support which we receive from you and the Authority. We regard you as an important partner in achieving our mutual objectives of waterfront revitalization. Please call me at your earliest convenience. Best Regards, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY John W. Campbell President and CEO JWC /aI c.c.: A. Freeman N. Gaffney R. Davidson Document Control 404 HEARING REPORT RES. #A352 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: HEARING REPORT Application #029 /03/Tor to regrade within a Fill Regulated Area for the Don River, Derek Russell, 119R Glen Road. Derek Russell has reapplied to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), under Ontario Regulation 158, to regrade within a Fill Regulated Area and within a well defined valley to facilitate the construction of a single family dwelling. Pamela Gough Suzan Hall THAT item 8.1 - Hearing Report be received. CARRIED SECTION 1 - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES. #A353 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Carruthers Creek Watershed Mariposa (Ajax) Inc., CFN 36057. Purchase of property located east of Pickering Beach Road, south of Bayly Street, Town of Ajax, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project, 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Carruthers Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #8265/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall THAT 0.41 hectares (1.01 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from 1097467 Mariposa (Ajax) Inc., being Part of Lot 6, Range 3, Broken Front Concession and designated as Block 6 on a Plan of Survey prepared by Krcmar, Ontario Land Surveyors Ltd. under their Job No. 03 -128, Town of Ajax, Regional Municipality of Durham, located east of Pickering Beach Road, south of Bayly Street; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; 405 AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A354 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Don River Watershed 1122270 Ontario Inc., CFN 36060. Acquisition of a conservation easement located at 19 Leonard Street (north of Elgin Mills Road and west of Yonge Street), Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, Don River watershed. (Executive Res. #B266/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall THAT a conservation easement for the protection of the environmental features and functions containing 0.21 hectares (0.52 acres), more or less, consisting of an irregular shaped parcel of land, be purchased from 1122270 Ontario Inc., said land being Part of Lot 51, Concession 1 WYS and designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R- 27519, Town of Richmond Hill, Regional Municipality of York, located at 19 Leonard Street (north of Elgin Mills Road and west of Yonge Street); THAT the purchase price of the easement be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the easement required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A355 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffins Creek Watershed Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Ltd., CFN 36002. Purchase of property located north of Kingston Road and the east end of Finch Avenue, east of Brock Road, City of Pickering, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project, 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Duffins Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #B267/04) 406 Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall THAT 1.42 hectares (3.51 acres), more or Tess, of vacant land be purchased from Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Ltd., being Part of Lot 17, Concession 2 and designated as Block 2 on a Draft Plan of Survey prepared by Krcmar, Ontario Land Surveyors Ltd. under their Job No. 03 -043 dated August 8, 2003, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, located north of Kingston Road and the east end of Finch Avenue, east of Brock Road; THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A356/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Mimico Creek Watershed Queenscorp (Dalesford) Inc., CFN 34477. Purchase of property located at the east end of Dalesford Road (east of Grand Avenue and north of the Queen Elizabeth Way), City of Toronto, under the "Natural Heritage Lands Protection and Acquisition Project, 2001 - 2005 ", Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Mimico Creek watershed. (Executive Res. #B268/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall THAT 0.13 hectares (0.32 acres), more or less, of vacant land be purchased from Queenscorp (Dalesford) Inc., designated as Parts 3, 5, 7, 13, 14 and 15 on Plan 66R- 19524, City of Toronto, located at the east end of Dalesford Road (east of Grand Avenue and north of the Queen Elizabeth Way); THAT the purchase price be $2.00; THAT The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) receive conveyance of the land free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; 407 THAT the firm of Gardiner Roberts LLP, Barristers & Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A357/04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Waterfront Component, Mimico Waterfront Linear Park City of Toronto, One Superior Avenue Inc., CFN 32436. Acquisition of a partial taking from a property located at 1 Superior Avenue, City of Toronto (Etobicoke Community Council Area) required for construction of the Mimico Waterfront Linear Park. (Executive Res. #B271 /04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall THAT a partial taking containing 0.2193 hectares (0.5419 acres), more or less, of vacant land be acquired from One Superior Avenue Inc., said land being Part of Lots 7 and 7A, Plan M -386, designated as Part 2, on a draft reference plan prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Ontario Limited under their drawing no. 20.00.568 -18, City of Toronto, (Etobicoke Community Council Area), located at the rear of 1 Superior Avenue; THAT the purchase price be $150,511.00 together with the vendor's reasonable legal costs and the cost of construction of a fence and gate on the new property line; THAT Gardiner Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED 408 RES. #A358 /04 - NATURAL HERITAGE LANDS PROTECTION AND ACQUISITION PROJECT 2001 -2005 Waterfront Component, Mimico Waterfront Linear Park City of Toronto, Preview Technologies Inc, CFN 32437. Acquisition of a partial taking from a property located at 3 Superior Avenue, City of Toronto (Etobicoke Community Council Area) required for construction of the Mimico Waterfront Linear Park. (Executive Res. #8272/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall THAT a partial taking containing 0.4360 hectares (1.0662 acres), more or Tess, of vacant land be acquired from Preview Technologies Inc., said land being Part of Lots 3 and 4, Plan M -205, Part of Lot 5, Plan M -386, and Part of Water Lots 9 and 10, in front of Lot C, Broken Concession, designated as Part 4, on a draft reference plan prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Ontario Limited under their drawing no. 20.00.568 -17, City of Toronto, (Etobicoke Community Council Area), located at the rear of 3 Superior Avenue; THAT the purchase price is to be $351,786.00 together with the vendor's reasonable legal costs and the cost of construction of a fence and gate on the new property line; THAT Gardiner Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A359 /04 - PROJECT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NATURAL AREAS WITHIN THE ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED Faro Sodding and Landscaping Limited, CFN 35302. Purchase of property owned by Faro Sodding and Landscaping Limited, located on the north side of Finch Avenue East between Beare Road and Scarborough /Pickering Townline, in the City of Toronto, (Scarborough Community Council Area). (Executive Res. #8273/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall 409 THAT 1.356 hectares (3.373 acres) more or less, consisting of a rectangular shaped parcel of land, be purchased from Faro Sodding and Landscaping Limited, said lands being Part of Lot 1, Concession 4, City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council Area), located on the north side of Finch Avenue East between Beare Road and Scarborough /Pickering Townline; THAT the purchase price be $250,000; THAT the Province of Ontario be requested to assist with the funding of this transaction; THAT acquisition by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is conditional on the availability of all necessary funding; THAT TRCA receive conveyance of the land required free from encumbrance, subject to existing service easements; THAT Gardiner, Roberts, Barristers and Solicitors, be instructed to complete the transaction at the earliest possible date. All reasonable expenses incurred incidental to the closing for land transfer tax, legal costs, and disbursements are to be paid; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to execute all necessary documentation required. CARRIED RES. #A360/04 - CITY OF TORONTO Request for a Permanent Easement for a Storm Sewer Don River Watershed, City of Toronto (North York Community Council Area), CFN 34592. Receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for a storm sewer, east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, Don River watershed, City of Toronto (North York Community Council Area). (Executive Res. #8274/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Toronto to provide a permanent easement for a storm sewer, east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, Don River watershed, City of Toronto - North York Community Council Area; WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the City of Toronto in this,instance; 410 THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.015 hectares (0.037 acres), more or less, be granted to the City of Toronto for a storm sewer, said land being east of Bayview Avenue, north of Glenvale Boulevard, City of Toronto, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Ontario Ltd., Ontario Land Surveyors, Drawing No. 20.01.369 -11, dated December 2004; THAT consideration be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs to be paid by the City of Toronto; THAT the City of Toronto is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Toronto; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT the granting of this easement is subject to receipt of written approval from the City of Toronto Economic Development, Culture & Tourism Department who manage these lands on behalf of the TRCA; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A361/04 - HYDRO ONE BRAMPTON Request for a Permanent Easement for an Underground Hydro Duct Structure, Humber River Watershed, City of Brampton, CFN 35829. Receipt of a request from Hydro One Brampton to provide a permanent easement for an underground hydro duct structure, east and west of Goreway Drive, north of Regional Road #107 (Highway No. 7), Humber River watershed, City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel. d (Executive Res. #8275/04) 411 Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from Hydro One Brampton to provide a permanent easement for an underground hydro duct structure, east and west of Goreway Drive, north of Regional Road #107 (Highway No. 7), Humber River watershed, City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel; AND WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with Hydro One Brampton in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.38 hectares (0.95 acres), more or Tess, be granted to Hydro One Brampton for an underground hydro duct structure, said land being Part of Lot 8, Concession 7 and 8 EHS, designated as Parts 3 to 12 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Duncan Ashworth Surveying Ltd., under their Job No. 973 -2004, dated October 29, 2004; THAT consideration is to be the sum of $38,000.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs to be paid by Hydro One Brampton; THAT Hydro One Brampton is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of Hydro One Brampton; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED 412 RES. #A362/04 - CITY OF PICKERING Request for a Permanent Easement for a Storm Sewer and Outfall Duffins Creek Watershed, City of Pickering, CFN 36003. Receipt of a request from the City of Pickering to provide a permanent easement for a storm sewer and outfall, north of Kingston Road and the east end of Finch Avenue, east of Brock Road, Duffins Creek watershed, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham. (Executive Res. #B276/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall WHEREAS The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from the City of Pickering to provide a permanent easement for a storm sewer and outfall, north of Kingston Road and the east end of Finch Avenue, east of Brock Road, Duffins Creek watershed, City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham; AND WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the TRCA in furthering its objectives as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act to cooperate with the City of Pickering in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a permanent easement containing a total of 0.024 hectares (0.059 acres), more or less, be granted to the City of Pickering for a storm sewer and outfall, said land being north of Kingston Road and the east end of Finch Avenue, east of Brock Road, Duffins Creek watershed, City of Pickering, designated as Part 3 on a draft Plan of Survey prepared by Krcmar, Ontario Land Surveyor, under their Project No. 03 -043; THAT consideration be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey, and other costs to be paid by the City of Pickering; THAT the City of Pickering is to fully indemnify the TRCA from any and all claims from injuries, damages or costs of any nature resulting in any way, either directly or indirectly, from the granting of this easement or the carrying out of construction; THAT an archaeological investigation be completed, with any mitigative measures being carried out to the satisfaction of TRCA staff, at the expense of the City of Pickering; THAT all TRCA lands disturbed by the proposed works be revegetated / stabilized following construction and, where deemed appropriate by TRCA staff, a landscape plan be prepared for TRCA staff review and approval in accordance with existing TRCA landscaping guidelines; THAT a permit pursuant to Ontario Regulation 158 be obtained prior to commencement of construction; 413 THAT said easement be subject to approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27, as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect hereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. CARRIED RES. #A363/04 - THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK Conveyance of Land for the Markham By -Pass, Town of Markham Rouge River Watershed, CFN 35870. Receipt of a request from The Regional Municipality of York for conveyance of land for the Markham By -Pass, Town of Markham. (Executive Res. #8277/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Bill O'Donnell WHEREAS the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is in receipt of a request from The Regional Municipality of York to convey certain lands for the Markham By -Pass in the Town of Markham; AND WHEREAS it is in the opinion of TRCA that it is in the best interest of TRCA in furthering its objectives, as set out in Section 20 of the Conservation Authorities Act, to cooperate with The Regional Municipality of York in this instance; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT a parcel of TRCA -owned land containing 1.4491 hectares, more or less, (0.3581 acres) be conveyed to The Regional Municipality of York for the Markham By -Pass, said land being Part of Lots 14 and 15, Concession 9, Town of Markham, Regional Municipality of York, designated as Parts 11 to 16 inclusive on Plan 65R- 23340; THAT consideration is to be the nominal sum of $2.00, plus all legal, survey and other costs; An archaeological investigation is to be conducted before any site disturbance with any mitigative measures required being carried out all at the expense of The Regional Municipality of York; THAT the conveyance of land be subject to a landscaping plan, subject to the approval of TRCA staff; THAT The Regional Municipality of York is to fully indemnify and save harmless the TRCA from any and all claims for injuries, damages or loss of any nature resulting in any way either directly or indirectly from this sale or the carrying out of construction; 414 THAT said conveyance is subject to the approval of the Minister of Natural Resources in accordance with Section 21(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C.27 as amended; AND FURTHER THAT the appropriate TRCA officials be authorized and directed to take whatever action may be required to give effect thereto, including the obtaining of necessary approvals and the execution of any documents. RECORDED VOTE Maria Augimeri Yea Gay Cowbourne Yea Glenn De Baeremaeker Yea Rob Ford Yea Pamela Gough Yea David Gurin Yea Suzan Hall Yea Cliff Jenkins Yea Colleen Jordan Yea Glenn Mason - Yea Elaine Moore Yea Dick O'Brien Yea Bill O'Donnell Yea Linda Pabst Yea Shelley Petrie Yea Maja Prentice Yea Andrew Schulz Nay John Sprovieri Yea Nancy Stewart Yea THE MOTION WAS CARRIED RES. #A364/04 - ESTATE OF POMPEA ZAERA FERZOCO AND CITY OF TORONTO ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD HEARING Authorization for Toronto and Region Conservation Authority staff to act in the capacity of expert witness for the City of Toronto before the Ontario Municipal Board on referrals related to a zoning by -law amendment, and any other associated applications under the Planning Act, to permit a residential development. (Executive Res. #8278/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall 415 THAT authorization be given to Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff to act in the capacity of expert witness for the City of Toronto before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), regarding a proposed zoning by -law amendment application and any other associated applications under the Planning Act, that are not in conformity with the Valley and Stream Corridor Management Program (VSCMP); THAT staff continue to work cooperatively with the City of Toronto and the appellants to ensure that the requirements of the Valley and Stream Corridor Management Program are met; AND FURTHER THAT the OMB and all parties and participants to the hearing be so advised. CARRIED RES. #A365/04 - TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD LANDS Wanita Road School Site, CFN 36039. Surplus Toronto District School Board property located on the south side of Wanita Road, east of Meadowvale Road, City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council) (Executive Res. #B279/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Pamela Gough Suzan Hall WHEREAS the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) property located on the south side of Wanita Road, City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council Area) has been declared surplus to the TDSB's educational needs and TDSB is in the process of disposing of the property; WHEREAS TRCA has previously determined that the surplus TDSB property is not affected directly by any existing Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) policies; AND WHEREAS TRCA has identified a potential opportunity to renaturalize the TDSB property to expand the natural heritage system and increase the tree canopy in the City of Toronto thereby maintaining and enhancing passive storm water management attributes of the property (i.e. infiltration); THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT the TRCA supports retaining the TDSB property in public ownership; THAT if the site is retained in public ownership, TRCA staff be directed to work with the City of Toronto staff to develop a renaturalization plan for the TDSB property; AND FURTHER THAT the City of Toronto and the TDSB be so advised. CARRIED 416 RES. #A366 /04 - ADMINISTRATION FEE PROCESS AND STREAMLINING IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FUNCTION Status Summary. Status summary of the improvements to development review procedures that have been put in place during 2004, a summary of our fee collection results and an outline of streamlining actions that will be continued in 2005. (Business Excellence Res. #C62/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn De Baeremaeker Linda Pabst THAT the Planning Fee Schedule, approved effective November 1, 2003 continue to be supported and implemented by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff; THAT staff be directed to advise TRCA's watershed municipalities about where fee collection improvements need to continue to be made, and where cooperation between TRCA and the municipality needs to be strengthened to achieve fee collection and streamlining; THAT TRCA's'watershed municipalities and the Urban Development Institute (UDI) continue to be advised of streamlining efforts, and be informed of the level of service changes on an annual basis; THAT TRCA staff continue to monitor the achievement of budgetary targets for the development review function subject to trends in the development market, volume and complexity of applications and staffing needs; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA staff continue to seek innovative methods of collection in fee payment non - compliance situations and that UDI be requested to support TRCA's streamlining initiatives through encouraging their members to advise their clients of the fee requirement. CARRIED RES. #A367 /04 - RECORDS RETENTION POLICY AND SCHEDULE Amendment. Approval of the changes to the Records Retention Policy and Schedule. (Business Excellence Res. #C63/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Shelley Petrie Maja Prentice THAT the revised Records Retention Policy and Schedule, dated December, 2004, be approved. CARRIED 417 RES. #A368 /04 - ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEER NETWORK 2 Year Program Summary Report. Environmental Volunteer Network, 2 year report. (Business Excellence Res. #C64/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Shelley Petrie Maja Prentice THAT the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority continue to lead the Environmental Volunteer Network program. CARRIED RES. #A369 /04 - COLD CREEK CONSERVATION AREA STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE 2004 ACTIVITIES Update on the 2004 activities of the Cold Creek Conservation Area Stewardship Committee. (Business Excellence Res. #C65/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Linda Pabst Andrew Schulz THAT the Cold Creek Conservation Area Stewardship Committee be thanked for their dedication and commitment to the protection and restoration of the Cold Creek Conservation Area; AND FURTHER THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) staff continue to work with the Cold Creek Stewardship Committee in order to jointly pursue the implementation of the Cold Creek Management Plan. CARRIED RES. #A370 /04 - TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE BUSINESS EXCELLENCE ADVISORY BOARD Audit Committee - Amendment. Amendment to the Business Excellence Advisory Board's terms of reference to include the role of "Audit Committee ". (Business Excellence Res. #C66/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Shelley Petrie Maja Prentice THAT the terms of reference of the Business Excellence Advisory Board be amended to include the following: 418 "Serving as the TRCA Audit Committee in which role the board shall recommend the appointment of auditors, ensure their independence, monitor the relationship with the appointed auditors and ensure that recommendations of the auditors are acted upon by management.': CARRIED RES. #A371 /04 - BORROWING RESOLUTION AND APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS FOR 2005 Report to the annual Authority meeting on borrowing limits and appointment of auditors for 2005. (Business Excellence Res. #C67/04) Moved by: Seconded by: Shelley Petrie Maja Prentice THAT staff report directly to Annual Authority Meeting #1/05, scheduled to be held on February 25, 2005, with respect to the borrowing resolution and appointment of auditors for 2005. SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION RES. #A372 /04 - SECTION 11 - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Colleen Jordan Rob Ford CARRIED THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.15.1 - 8.15.23, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #12/04, held on January 14, 2005, be received. CARRIED RES. #A373 /04 - Moved by: Seconded by: SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Gay Cowbourne Maria Augimeri THAT Ontario Regulation 158 items 8.15.24 - 8.15.29, inclusive, contained in Section II of Executive Committee Minutes #12/04, held on January 14, 2005, be received. CARRIED 419 RES. #A374 /04 - SECTION II - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY INFORMATION Moved by: Seconded by: Glenn Mason Linda Pabst THAT Section II items 8.16 - 8.21, inclusive, contained in Executive Committee Minutes #12/04, held on January 14, 2005, be received. CARRIED Section II Items 8.16 - 8.21 REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY -OWNED LAND (Executive Res. #8284/04) TOMMY THOMPSON PARK - INTEGRATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT STUDY AND RESEARCH (Executive Res. #B285/04) KORTRIGHT CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION (Executive Res. #B286/04) HMT SALES TAX CONSULTANTS INC. (Executive Res. #B287/04) AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF STANDING TIMBER AT WALKER WOODS, LOT 10, CONCESSION 6, TOWNSHIP OF UXBRIDGE (Executive Res. #8288/04) RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WORKSHOP BUILDING (Executive Res. #B289/04) SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD RES. #A375 /04 - SECTION IV - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD Moved by: Seconded by: Bill O'Donnell Elaine Moore THAT Section IV items 9.7 & 9.8, contained in Business Excellence Advisory Board Minutes #7/04, held on January 14, 2005, be received. CARRIED Section IV Items 9.7 & 9.8 REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMPLOYEE TRAVEL EXPENSES (Business Excellence Res. #C68/04) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE STATUS REPORT (Business Excellence Res. #C69/04) 420 TERMINATION ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 11:30 a.m., on Friday, January 28, 2005. Dick O'Brien Chair /ks 421 Brian Denney Secretary- Treasurer