Board Meeting - December 8, 2021

• Jaye Robinson (Chair)
  
• Joanne De Laurentiis (Vice-Chair)
  
• Brad Bradford
  
• Shelley Carroll
  
• Fenton Jagdeo
  
• Cynthia Lai
  
• Ron Lalonde
  
• Jennifer McKelvie
  
• Denzil Minnan-Wong
  
• Julie Osborne

Item 1. Chief Executive Officer’s Report – November/December 2021 (For Information)

• Staff report for Item 1
• Decision for Item 1

Item 2. Presentation: Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) – 2021 Year-in-Review (For Information)

• Staff report for Item 2
• Presentation for Item 2
• Decision for Item 2

Item 3. Presentation to Retiring Members of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) (For Information)

• Staff report for Item 3
• Decision for Item 3

Item 4. Continuous Improvement in Capital Project Management (For Action)

• Staff report for Item 4
• Decision for Item 4

Item 5. Automatic Train Control – Lessons Learned and Program Update (For Action)

• Staff report for Item 5
• Decision for Item 5

Item 6. Bloor-Yonge Station Capacity Improvement Project – Stage Gate 3 (For Action)

• Staff report for Item 6
• Staff presentation for Item 6
• Decision for Item 6

Item 7. Audit, Risk & Compliance Report: Flexible Work Plan (2022) (Forwarded from the Audit & Risk Management Committee meeting of December 2, 2021) (For Information)

• Staff report for Item 7
• Decision for Item 7

Item 8. (New) Property Acquisition for New TTC Bus Garage and Additional Operational Uses (Confidential Attachment – this report is about a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for municipal or local board purposes) (For Action) 

• Placeholder report for Item 8
• Staff report for Item 8
• Decision for Item 8

J. Robinson (Chair), J. De Laurentiis (Vice-Chair), B. Bradford, S. Carroll, F. Jagdeo, C. Lai, R. Lalonde, J. McKelvie, D. Minnan-Wong, J. Osborne (Commissioners), R. Leary (Chief Executive Officer), M. Atlas (General Counsel), K. Campbell (Chief Diversity & Culture Officer), G. Downie (Chief Capital Officer), S. Haskill (Chief Strategy and Customer Officer - Acting), B. Hasserjian (Chief Safety Officer - Acting), J. La Vita (Interim Chief Financial Officer), M. Madigan-Lee (Chief People Officer), F. Monaco (Chief of Infrastructure and Engineering), N. Poole-Moffatt (Chief of Corporate Affairs), J. Ross (Chief Operating Officer), J. Taylor (Chief of Staff), K. Watson (Deputy Chief Executive Officer), R. Wong (Chief Vehicles Officer), M. Cernik (Director - Office and Operational Space), S. Green (Senior Communications Specialist - Media & Issues Management), V. Guzzo (Director - Property), P. Kraft (Head of Property, Planning and Development), K. Thorburn (Head - Corporate Initiatives), C. Finnerty (Director - Commission Services), J. Ishak (Co-ordinator - Secretariat Services) and S. Parmar (Administrator - Secretariat Services) were present

R. Glenn, V. Gupta, J. Kowalski (CreateTO), A. Folosea, P. Matozzo (City of Toronto – Corporate Real Estate Management), T. Khan (Mayor’s Office) and R. Van Fraassen (Chair Robinson’s Office) were also present.

J. Robinson was in the Chair.

J. Robinson (Chair), J. De Laurentiis (Vice-Chair), B. Bradford, S. Carroll, F. Jagdeo, C. Lai, R. Lalonde, J. McKelvie, D. Minnan-Wong, J. Osborne (Commissioners), R. Leary (Chief Executive Officer), M. Atlas (General Counsel), K. Campbell (Chief Diversity & Culture Officer), G. Downie (Chief Capital Officer), S. Haskill (Chief Strategy and Customer Officer - Acting), B. Hasserjian (Chief Safety Officer - Acting), J. La Vita (Interim Chief Financial Officer), M. Madigan-Lee (Chief People Officer), F. Monaco (Chief of Infrastructure and Engineering), N. Poole-Moffatt (Chief of Corporate Affairs), J. Ross (Chief Operating Officer), J. Taylor (Chief of Staff), K. Watson (Deputy Chief Executive Officer), R. Wong (Chief Vehicles Officer), M. Cernik (Director - Office and Operational Space), S. Green (Senior Communications Specialist - Media & Issues Management), V. Guzzo (Director - Property), P. Kraft (Head of Property, Planning and Development), K. Thorburn (Head - Corporate Initiatives), C. Finnerty (Director - Commission Services), J. Ishak (Co-ordinator - Secretariat Services) and S. Parmar (Administrator - Secretariat Services) were present

R. Glenn, V. Gupta, J. Kowalski (CreateTO), A. Folosea, P. Matozzo (City of Toronto – Corporate Real Estate Management), T. Khan (Mayor’s Office) and R. Van Fraassen (Chair Robinson’s Office) were also present.

J. Robinson was in the Chair.

1. Chief Executive Officer’s Report – November/December 2021

Commissioner Carroll moved receipt of the Chief Executive Officer’s Report – November/December 2021 for information.

The motion by Commissioner Carroll carried.

Received

2. Presentation: Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) – 2021 Year-in Review

ACAT Chair Igor Samardzic delivered a presentation on this item.

Chair Robinson moved receipt of the Presentation: Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) – 2021 Year-in Review

The motion by Chair Robinson carried.

Received

3. Presentation to Retiring Members of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT)

Chair Robinson moved receipt of the Presentation to Retiring Members of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT) (For Information)

The motion by Chair Robinson carried.

Received

4. Continuous Improvement in Capital Project Management

Chair Robinson moved adoption of the staff recommendation as follows:

It is recommended that the TTC Board:

1. Receive for information the priority actions for improving capital project management in Table

The motion by Chair Robinson carried.

Approved

5. Automatic Train Control – Lessons Learned and Program Update

Vice-Chair De Laurentiis moved adoption of the staff recommendation as follows:

It is recommended that the TTC Board:

1. Receive this report for information.

The motion by Vice-Chair De Laurentiis carried.

Received

6. Bloor-Yonge Station Capacity Improvement Project – Stage Gate 3

Vice-Chair De Laurentiis moved adoption of the staff recommendations as follows:

It is recommended that the TTC Board:

1. Approve the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements project – Stage Gate 3 including the project preliminary design baselines for project scope, schedule, and model for delivery;
2. Direct staff to work with the City to enter into a contribution agreement with provincial and federal governments for their funding contribution of approximately $500 million each under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan – Public Transit Infrastructure Fund 2 (ICIP-PTIF 2); and
3. Forward this report to the City of Toronto, and Provincial and Federal governments for their information

The motion by Vice-Chair De Laurentiis carried.

Approved

7. Audit, Risk & Compliance Report: Flexible Work Plan (2022)

Commissioner Lalonde moved receipt of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Report: Flexible Work Plan (2022) for information.

The motion by Commissioner Lalonde carried.

Received

8. Property Acquisition for New TTC Bus Garage and Additional Operational Uses

Commissioner Lai moved adoption of the staff recommendations as follows:

It is recommended that the TTC Board:

1. The Board approve the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, and that the information remain confidential at this time as it pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land.
2. Staff report back to the Board in Q1 2022 on the status of negotiations for the acquisition of land for a new TTC garage and maintenance facility.
3. This report including the Confidential Attachment 1, be forwarded to the CreateTO Board for their information and the City of Toronto Corporate Real Estate Management Division for their action.

The motion by Commissioner Lai carried.

Approved

The meeting adjourned at 1:02 p.m.