Board Meeting - December 16, 2019

Item 1. 2020 TTC and Wheel-Trans Operating Budgets (For Action)

Correspondence submitted by: Unifor; Scarborough Transit Action; John Bossons; Federation of North Toronto Residents' Associations (FoNTRA).

• Staff report for item 1
• Placeholder report for item 1
• Staff presentation for item 1
• Decision for item 1

Item 2. TTC 15-Year Capital Investment Plan and 2020-2029 TTC Capital Budget and Plan (For Action)

Correspondence submitted by: Moya Beall, University of Toronto.

• Staff report for item 2
• Blue Pages for item 2
• Placeholder report for item 2
• Staff presentation for item 2
• Letter from Chair Robinson for item 2
• Decision for item 2

A. Heisey, Q.C. (Vice-Chair), B. Bradford, S. Carroll, J. De Laurentiis, J. Karygiannis, R. Lalonde, J. McKelvie, D. Minnan-Wong, J. Osborne (Commissioners), R. Leary (Chief Executive Officer), G. Downie (Chief of Major Projects), O. Kobylansky (Executive Director – Operations), J. La Vita (Interim Chief Financial Officer), B. Leck (General Counsel), K. Llewellyn-Thomas (Chief Customer Officer), M. MacRae (Executive Director – Business Transformation), F. Monaco (Chief of Infrastructure and Engineering), J. O'Grady (Chief Safety Officer), J. Taylor (Chief of Staff), K. Watson (Deputy CEO - Operations), R. Wong (Chief of Vehicles), B. Case (Head – Vehicle Programs), A. Cassar (Director – Budgets, Costing and Financial Reporting), M. Delvecchio (Capital City Projects Coordinator), M. De Toma (Senior Communications Advisor), D. Geddes (Head - Wheel-Trans), S. Green (Senior Communications Specialist), J. Imbrogno (Director, Capital Accounting), M. Mis (Manager – Service Planning), C. Finnerty (Manager – CEO Business Support & Council Relations – acting), K. Lee (Head – Commission Services) and A. Farnsworth (Co-ordinator – Secretariat Services) were present.

A. Heisey was in the Chair. 

Nil

Vice-Chair Heisey moved the following motion:

In accordance with Section 7(a) of the By-law to Govern Board Proceedings that the Board waive Section 13(a) (2) of the By-law to add to the Speakers List any individual who registered to speak after the 12:00 noon deadline of Friday, December 13, 2019, and to permit anyone who is present at the meeting who would like to be added to the Speakers List to do so prior to 10:00 a.m., at which time the Speakers List will be closed.

The motion by Vice-Chair Heisey carried.

• Item No. 1: 2020 TTC and Wheel-Trans Operating Budgets
  Alan Yule
  Hamish Wilson
  Herman Rosenfeld
  Michael Morozov
  Walied Khogali
  Dafna Godovich
  Gordon Winch
  Shameem Nasrabadi
  The Board received the deputations for information (see Item 1 for minute).
• Item 2: TTC 15-Year Capital Investment Plan and Recommended 2020-2029 TTC Capital Budget and Plan
  Alan Yule
  Hamish Wilson
  Eli Aaron
  Milen Tewelde
  Naureen Rizvi
  Sean Meagher
  The Board received the deputations for information (see Item 2 for minute).

1. 2020 TTC and Wheel-Trans Operating Budgets

Josie La Vita, Interim Chief Financial Officer, delivered a presentation on this item.

It is recommended that the TTC Board:

1. Approve the recommended 2020 TTC Conventional Operating Budget as detailed in this report, with gross expenditures of $1.987 billion, revenues of $1.344 billion and net City funding requirement of $642.6 million, reflecting an additional $20.6 million operating funding over the 2019 budgeted level;
2. Approve the recommended 2020 Wheel-Trans Budget as detailed in this report, with gross expenditures of $156.5 million, revenues of $9.2 million and net City funding requirement of $147.3 million, reflecting an increase of $6.3 million from the 2019 budgeted level; 
3. Approve a 10 cent fare increase, as described in this report and Appendix C effective March 1, 2020 generating $31.4 million in passenger revenues, net of PRESTO commissions; 
4. Approve a 2020 year-end workforce complement of 16,167 positions, reflecting an increase of 142 positions to support service delivery and 74 positions for capital project delivery, as described in Appendix D; and 5. Forward this report to the City Budget Committee and the City Manager as the official 2020 Operating Budget submission for the Toronto Transit Commission.

Approved

2. TTC 15-Year Capital Investment Plan and 2020-2029 Capital Budget and Plan

Josie La Vita, Interim Chief Financial Officer, delivered a presentation on this item.

Commissioner Bradford moved the recommendation set out in the letter from Chair Robinson, dated December 15, 2019 and stated that he was taking carriage of the motion, as follows:

1. The TTC Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to report back with an accelerated vehicle procurement plan recommending key investment priorities for subway, bus, and streetcar at the January 27, 2020 TTC Board meeting.

The motion by Commissioner Bradford carried.

Commissioner Carroll moved the following motion:

That Recommendation No. 1 in the report be amended, as follows:

1. Approve the staff recommended TTC 2020-2029 Base Capital Budget & Plan of $7.4 billion as outlined in Appendix A of this report, subject to the Board's decision as it relates to the requested report at the January 27, 2020 Board meeting on accelerated vehicle procurement;

The motion by Commissioner Carroll carried and the main motion as amended was considered as follows:

It is recommended that the TTC Board:   

1. Approve the staff recommended TTC 2020-2029 Base Capital Budget & Plan of $7.4 billion as outlined in Appendix A of this report, subject to the Board's decision as it relates to the requested report at the January 27, 2020 Board meeting on accelerated vehicle procurement;
2. Approve the staff recommended TTC 2020-2029 Capital Budget & Plan of $287.1 million for Transit Expansion Projects including the completion of the remaining scope for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension, SRT Life Extension Overhaul for Line 2 Subway Extension (formerly Scarborough Subway Extension) and Waterfront Transit as outlined in Appendix A of this report; 
3. Direct the CEO to update the Capital Investment Plan on an annual basis based on refined cost and schedule estimates as projects progress through stage gates and to prioritize critical base capital needs in advance of the Board’s consideration of the 2021 budget process;
4. Direct the CEO to engage the City Manager to pursue a tri-party partnership between the Federal government, Provincial government and the City of Toronto for a dedicated, long-term, stable and predictable funding plan to address the TTC’s rolling stock, state-of-good-repair, capacity building, service improvements and growth needs;
5. Forward this report to the City Budget Committee and the City Manager as the official 2020 - 2029 Capital Budget and Plan submission for the Toronto Transit Commission.

Approved as Amended

Correspondence submitted by: TTC Chair Jaye Robinson; Moya Beall; Sandy Welsh, University of Toronto.

The meeting adjourned at 1:07 p.m.