Board Meeting - February 21, 2012

RESOLUTION TO CONDUCT A PORTION OF THE MEETING IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PUBLIC (COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 29 OF THE TTC BY-LAW TO GOVERN COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS AND SECTION 190 OF THE CITY OF TORONTO ACT

a. TTC Personnel Matters (Verbal)

(This report contains advice or communications about personal matters pertaining to an identifiable individual and labour relations or employee negotiations)

• Meeting No. 1943 - Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Presentations will be heard at 3:15 p.m.

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1. Reports with Confidential Attachments (Committee of the Whole)
   • TTC Personnel Matters (FOR ACTION) (This report contains advice or communications about personal matters pertaining to an identifiable individual and labour relations or employee negotiations)
2. Presentations
3. Budget matters
4. Procurement Authorizations
5. Procurement Authorization Amendments
6. Notice of Awards
7. Service Matters
8. Other Business
9. New Business
10. Correspondence

A correspondence summary will be distributed at the meeting.

K. Stintz (Chair), P. Milczyn (Vice-Chair), M. Augimeri, V. Crisanti, F. Di Giorgio, N. Kelly, D. Minnan-Wong, C. Palacio, and J. Parker (Commissioners), G. Webster (Chief General Manager), A. Byford (Chief Operating Officer), V. Rodo (General Manager – Executive & General Secretary), D. Dixon (General Manager – Operations), S. Blakey (General Manager – Employee & Development), S. Ghaly (Chief Capital Officer – Engineering, Construction and Expansion), B. Leck (General Counsel), B. Ross (Director – Corporate Communications), C. Upfold (Chief Customer Service Officer), K. Lee (Assistant General Secretary) and D. McDonald (Co-ordinator – Corporate Secretariat Services) were present.

K. Stintz was in the Chair.

Commissioner Augimeri moved that the Commission permit attending city councillors who are not members of the Commission to participate in the Committee of the Whole meeting.

Chair Stintz requested a recorded vote.

In favour:  Chair Stintz, Commissioners Augimeri and Parker.

Opposed:  Vice-Chair Milczyn, Commissioners Crisanti, Di Giorgio, Kelly, Minnan-Wong and Palacio.

The motion by Commissioner Augimeri lost on a vote of 3 to 6.

Commissioner Kelly moved that the Commission recess to meet as the Committee of the Whole to deal with litigation or potential litigation matters, labour relations, employee negotiations, and to receive advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

The motion by commissioner Kelly carried.

Meeting (Open to the Public) – 5:00 p.m.
Committee Room 2, 2nd floor, City Hall

Chair Stintz advised that, in lieu of deputations, and at the request of G. Webster, Chief General manager, she would be over-seeing an open discussion on TTC matters immediately after the meeting in Committee Room 1 whereby members of the public and councillors will have the opportunity to speak about a wide-range of transit related matters.

1. Reports with confidential attachments (Committee of the whole)

a) TTC Personnel Matters

Commissioner Minnan-Wong moved the following motion:

1. Be it resolved that Gary Webster, Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission, be provided with immediate written notice of the termination of his employment in accordance with the “without cause” provision in his employment letter dated July 14, 2010; and

2. That the TTC commence a search for a Chief General Manager and the Chief Operating Officer be requested to assume the additional responsibilities in the interim.

Chair Stintz requested a recorded vote.

In favour: Commissioners Crisanti, Di Giorgio, Kelly, Minnan-Wong and Palacio.

Opposed: Chair Stintz, Vice-Chair Milczyn, Commissioners Augimeri and Parker.

Not present during the recorded vote:; G. Webster at the request of Chair Stintz.

The motion by commissioner Minnan-Wong carried on a vote of 5 to 4.

The meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m.