Board Meeting - December 8, 2022


Meeting Info

Date:Thursday, December 08, 2022
Start Time:10:00 a.m. – Public Session
Location:Council Chamber, 100 Queen Street West & Virtual Meeting (Hybrid)
Meeting No:2067
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Minutes

Board Members

  • Chair - Councillor Jon Burnside
  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Joanne De Laurentiis (Citizen)
  • Councillor Stephen Holyday
  • Fenton Jagdeo (Citizen)
  • Ron Lalonde (Citizen)
  • Councillor Nick Mantas
  • Councillor Chris Moise
  • Julie Osborne (Citizen)

Land Acknowledgement

Declaration Of Interest - Municipal Conflict Of Interest Act

Minutes Of The Previous Meetings

Business Arising Out Of Minutes

Public Presentations

The public may submit written comments or register to speak to the TTC Board. The public may speak to the TTC Board in person or by video conference.

Requests to speak must be registered by noon of the business day preceding meeting day by submitting a request to commissionservices@ttc.ca Those who register to speak will be provided with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

Presentations/Reports/Other Business

 

Item 1: Election of Vice-Chair of the TTC Board (For Action)

Item 2: Chief Executive Officer’s Report – December 2022 (Presentation) (For Information)

Item 3: 40, 45 & 50 Years Long Service Acknowledgement for 2022 (For Information)

Item 4: Approved Minutes of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) General Monthly Meetings for June 30, July 28, August 25, September 29 and October 27, 2022 (For Information)

Item 5: Presentation to Retiring Members and Appointment of New Members to the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT)(Confidential Attachment - this report deals with personal matters about an identifiable person, including municipal or local board employees) (For Action)

Item 6: Appointments to TTC Committees (For Action) 

Item 7: 2023 Schedule of Meetings (For Action)

Item 8: Delegation of Authority Exercised during the Election Recess (For Information) 

Item 9: Proxy to Vote TTC Shares in Toronto Coach Terminal Inc. (TCTI) (For Action)

Toronto Transit Commission Board

Meeting No.: 2067
Meeting Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022

A hybrid meeting of the TTC Board was held in Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario on Thursday, December 8, 2022 commencing at 10:03 a.m. 

Attendance

Commissioners:

J. Burnside (Chair), J. De Laurentiis, S. Holyday, F. Jagdeo, R. Lalonde, N. Mantas, C. Moise, J. Osborne 
Regrets – P. Ainslie

Staff:

R. Leary (Chief Executive Officer), M. Atlas (General Counsel), K. Campbell (Chief Diversity and Culture Officer), G. Downie (Chief Capital Officer), S. Haskill (Chief Strategy & Customer Officer - Acting), B. Hasserjian (Chief Safety Officer), M. Hopkins (Director, Human Resources Strategy and Client Services), J. La Vita (Chief Financial Officer), F. Monaco (Chief of Operations and Infrastructure), N. Poole-Moffatt (Chief of Corporate Affairs), J. Taylor (Chief of Staff), R. Wong (Chief Transportation & Vehicles Officer), S. Green (Senior Communications Specialist - Media & Issues Management), R. Rush (Head of Materials Management), C. Penman (Head – Wheel-Trans), K. Thorburn (Head of Corporate Initiatives), W. Reuter (Head - Research and Analytics), C. Finnerty (Director - Commission Services) and J. Ishak (Administrator - Secretariat Services), T. Khan (Mayor’s Office) and J. Murphy (Chair Burnside’s Office).

J. Burnside was in the Chair. 


Land Acknowledgement

Chair Burnside requested C. Finnerty to acknowledge that the TTC Board was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. C. Finnerty also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Declaration of Interest - Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Nil

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Business Arising Out of the Minutes

Public Presentations

  • Item No. 6. Appointments to TTC Committees
    Cameron MacLeod
    The Board received the deputation for information.
    (See Item No. 6 for minute)

Presentations/Reports/Other Business

1. Election of Vice-Chair of the TTC Board

The Director - Commission Services explained the process for the election of Vice-Chair and called for nominations.  

Chair Burnside nominated Commissioner De Laurentiis for the position of Vice-Chair.

On a majority vote of the Board, Commissioner J. De Laurentiis was elected as Vice-Chair.  

2. Chief Executive Officer’s Report – December 2022

R. Leary, Chief Executive Officer, and W. Reuter, Head of Research and Analytics delivered presentations on this item. 

Commissioner Osborne moved receipt of the Chief Executive Officer’s Report – December 2022 for information. 

The motion by Commissioner Osborne carried.

Received

3. 40, 45 & 50 Years Long Service Acknowledgement for 2022

Chair Burnside and R. Leary, Chief Executive Officer acknowledged the following employees for achieving Long Service milestones with the TTC:

  • 40 years of service: Fulvio Fanti, Amin Juma, Stanley Kawnik, Stephanie Koufes MacMillan, Rodney McGuigan, Dularie Sarju, Antonio Spensieri and Sandy Tsirlis 
  • 45 years of service: Richard Phillips and Aslam Quraishi
  • 50 years of Service: Barry Allen

Received

4. Approved Minutes of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) General Monthly Meeting for June 30, July 28, August 25, September 29 and October 27, 2022.

ACAT Chair Debbie Gillespie introduced this item.

Following the ACAT Chair’s presentation, Commissioner Osborne moved receipt of the approved minutes from the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) General Monthly Meetings of June 30, July 28, August 25, September 29 and October 27, 2022.

The motion by Commissioner Osborne carried.

Received

5. Presentation to Retiring Members and Appointment of New Members to the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT)

Chair Burnside acknowledged the following retiring members of ACAT: Lauren Foote, Carmen Galven, Debbie Gillespie, Sean Hollingsworth and Angela Marle

Commissioner Moise moved adoption of the recommendations as follows:

It is recommended that the TTC Board:

  1. Approve the appointment of the five candidates named in the Confidential Attachment, for a term starting on January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025.
  2. Approve the appointment of the sixth candidate named in the Confidential Attachment for a term starting on January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
  3. Approve the appointment of the four candidates named in the Confidential Attachment for a term starting on January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, to re-establish a pool to draw from in the event a member does not accept or complete their term.

The motion by Commissioner Moise carried. 

Approved
 
Chair Burnside announced the following new members of ACAT: Mei Hung, Rob Lackie, Frank Lockhart, Maria Marin, Lavarnan Mehavarnan and Betty Rivington-Law

Chair Burnside announced the following new ACAT Pool Members: Tammy Adams, Jason Osborne, Nicolas Paterson and Valdo Tammark

6. Appointments to TTC Committees

Moved by: Chair Burnside 

That Board Members be appointed to Commitees as follows:

Audit & Risk Management Committee: Commissioners Ron Lalonde, Fenton Jagdeo and Julie Osborne, with Commissioner Lalonde as Committee Chair

TTC-Metrolinx PRESTO Joint Advisory Group: Commissioners Nick Mantas, Joanne De Laurentiis

The motion by Chair Burnside carried. 

Commissioner Lalonde moved the balance of the item as follows:

3.   Approve the updated Terms of Reference for the Human Resources Committee, attached as Appendix 1 to this report.

The motion by Commissioner Lalonde carried, and the item was approved, as amended.

Amended

7. 2023 Schedule of Meetings

Commissioner Jagdeo moved the recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:

1. Approve the 2023 meeting dates for the TTC Board, Audit & Risk Management Committee and Human Resources Committee as follows:

TTC Board
Thursday, January 19
Tuesday, February 28
Thursday, April 13
Monday, May 8
Monday, June 12
Wednesday, July 12
Tuesday, September 26
Thursday, October 26
Thursday, December 7

Audit & Risk Management Committee

Monday, February 13
Thursday, June 1
Friday, September 15
Friday, November 17

Human Resources Committee
Friday, February 17
Tuesday, April 18
Monday, November 6

and that the published schedule serves as notice for these meetings.

The motion by Commissioner Jagdeo carried.

Approved

8. Delegation of Authority Exercised During the Election Recess

Commissioner Holyday moved receipt of the Delegation of Authority Exercised During the Election Recess Report. 

The motion by Commissioner Holyday carried.

Received

9. Proxy to Vote TTC Shares in Toronto Coach Terminal Inc.

Commissioner Moise moved the recommendations as follows:

It is recommended that the TTC Board:

  1. Approve the attached proxy to exercise the 10,000 TTC Shares in TCTI.

The motion by Commissioner Moise carried.

Approved

The meeting adjourned at 11:37 p.m.

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