Board Meeting - January 19, 2023
Meeting Info
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Agenda
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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
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Presentations/Reports/Other Business
Toronto Transit Commission Board
Meeting No.:
2069
Meeting Date:
Thursday, January 19, 2023
A hybrid meeting of the TTC Board was held in Committee Room 2, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario on Thursday, January 19, 2023 commencing at 10:01 a.m.
Attendance
Commissioners:
J. Burnside (Chair), S. Holyday, F. Jagdeo, R. Lalonde, N. Mantas, J. Osborne
Regrets – P. Ainslie, J. De Laurentiis, C. Moise
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 and Customer Officer - Acting), B. Hasserjian (Chief Safety Officer), J. La Vita (Chief Financial Officer), F. Monaco (Chief Operations and Infrastructure Officer), N. Poole-Moffatt (Chief of Corporate Affairs), J. Taylor (Chief of Staff), R. Wong (Chief Transportation and Vehicles Officer), B. Case (Executive Director - Innovation and Sustainability), M. Cernik (Director - Office and Operational Space), A. Gibson (Head - Strategy and Foresight), S. Green (Senior Communications Specialist-Media & Issues Management), V. Guzzo (Director - Property), M. Hagg (Manager - Customer Policy), M. Hopkins (Director, Human Resources Strategy and Client Services), M. Kavanaugh (Manager - Development), P. Kraft (Head of Property, Planning and Development), M. Mis (Head - Service Planning and Scheduling), W. Reuter (Head - Research and Analytics), R. Rush (Head of Materials Management), K. Thorburn (Executive Director, Corporate Initiatives), C. Wright (Development Coordinator), C. Finnerty (Director - Commission Services) and J. Ishak (Administrator- Secretariat Services), T. Khan (Mayor’s Office) and J. Monk (Chair Burnside’s Office).
O. Bartley, A. DiNovo (City of Toronto), L. Lin (Giannone Petricone Associates), H. Poon (KingSett Capital) were also present.
J. Burnside was in the Chair.
Land Acknowledgement
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
The motion by Commissioner Holyday carried.
Public Presentations
Colby Badhwar
The Board received the deputation for information
(See Item No. 2 for minute)
Presentations/Reports/Other Business
1. Chief Executive Officer’s Report – January 2023
R. Leary, Chief Executive Officer, delivered a verbal presentation on this item.
Commissioner Osborne moved receipt of the Chief Executive Officer’s Report – January 2023 for information.
The motion by Commissioner Osborne carried.
Received
2. Subway Closure and Streetcar Diversions – 2022 Review and 2023/2024 Forecast
F. Monaco, Chief of Operations and Infrastructure, delivered a presentation on this item.
Commissioner Holyday moved the recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Endorse the 2023 Subway Closure and Streetcar Diversion Forecast, and direct staff to report on changes to the Closure/Diversion Forecast through the Chief Executive Officer’s Report.
- Direct staff to forward this report to the General Manager, Transportation Services, City of Toronto for information.
The motion by Commissioner Holyday carried.
Approved
3. 65 Cumberland Street – New Entrance Connection
Commissioner Osborne moved the recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Approve the Entrance Connection to Bay Station within the Development at 65 Cumberland Street as generally illustrated in Appendix 2.
- Authorize execution of an Entrance Connection Agreement, and any other agreements arising as a result of the Entrance Connection and closure of the existing entrance connection, all on terms and conditions acceptable to the TTC’s General Counsel.
The motion by Commissioner Osborne carried.
Approved
4. Industrial Space Lease
Commissioner Osborne moved the recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Authorize staff to request the City of Toronto, Corporate Real Estate Management, to negotiate and enter into a new lease agreement on the TTC’s behalf, on terms and conditions summarized in this report, in a form acceptable to the TTC’s General Counsel.
- Approve the confidential recommendation attached in Confidential Attachment 1; and authorize its public release upon execution of the lease agreement.
The motion by Commissioner Osborne carried.
Approved
5. Procurement Authorization – Supply of Bus Tires
Commissioner Holyday moved the recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Authorize the award of the contract to Bridgestone Canada Inc. (Bridgestone) in the total amount of $11,600,049.67 (including applicable taxes) for the above stated contract on the basis of lowest compliant bid, for an initial contract term of two years commencing May 1, 2023 and ending April 30, 2025.
- Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to extend the contract yearly, up to five years (for successive periods of various time), and up to $36,249,178.43 CAD including applicable taxes to the contract with Bridgestone to cover the cost of tires during the maximum optional extension term (May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2030).
- Authorize an amendment to the existing bus tire contract with Goodyear Canada Inc. to extend the contract by 15 months, from April 30, 2023 to July 31, 2024, and add an additional $6,300,000 CAD including applicable taxes for the transition period.
The motion by Commissioner Holyday carried.
Approved
6. Procurement Authorization - Supply of Cummins Factory Remanufactured Engines – EPA 17
Commissioner Osborne moved the recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Authorize the contract award to City View Bus Sales and Service Ltd. in the amount of $7,268,107.25 (inclusive of HST and core charges) for the supply of 117 Cummins factory-remanufactured Engines for the TTC’s Nova 12-metre (40-foot) buses on the basis of the lowest compliant bid received.
The motion by Commissioner Osborne carried.
Approved
7. Presentation – Governance and Safety
M. Atlas, General Counsel, and B. Hasserjian, Chief Safety Officer, delivered a presentation on this item.
Commissioner Osborne moved receipt of the Governance and Safety Presentation for information.
The motion by Commissioner Osborne carried.
Received
The meeting adjourned at 11:26 a.m.