Board Meeting - May 12, 2021
Meeting Info
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Agenda
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Meeting Minutes
Land Acknowledgement
Understanding Land Acknowledgements
Declarations of Interest – Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
TTC Commissioners will declare interests under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Meeting No. 2052 held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Public Presentations
Public Presentations - May 12, 2021
Presentations/Reports/Other Business
Item 1: Chief Executive Officer’s Report – May 2021 (For Information)
Item 2: PRESTO Update – TTC/Metrolinx Settlement
(Confidential Attachment – this report contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals and information relating to a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by the TTC) (For Action)
Item 3: Update: 5-Year Fare Policy and 10-Year Fare Collection Outlook (For Action)
Item 4: COVID-19 Response and Recovery Update (For Action)
Item 5: TTC Special Constable Service and Revenue Protection 2020 Annual Reports (For Action)
An administrative correction has been made to update the General Occurrence Reports and Records of Arrest table on pages 9 and 10 of Appendix 1: Special Constable Service Annual Report.
Item 6: 2021 Accessibility Plan Status Update (For Action)
Item 7: Appointment to TTC Pension Fund Society Board of Directors (For Action)
Toronto Transit Commission Board
Meeting No.: 2053
Meeting Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
A meeting of the TTC Board was held by video conference on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 commencing at 10:03 a.m.
Present at Public Session
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 - Acting), K. Campbell (Chief Diversity & Culture Officer), G. Downie (Chief Capital Officer), B. Hasserjian (Chief Safety Officer - Acting), J. La Vita (Interim Chief Financial Officer), K. Llewellyn-Thomas (Chief Strategy and Customer 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), A. Cassar (Director – Budgets, Costing and Financial Reporting), A. Dixon (Head – Special Constable Service), A. Gibson (Head – Strategy and Foresight), M. Picard-Cousins (Manager – Customer Experience), C. Finnerty (Director – Commission Services), A. Farnsworth (Co-ordinator – Secretariat Services) and J. Ishak (Administrator – Secretariat Services).
R. Van Fraassen (Chair Robinson’s Office) and K. Goodarznezhad (Resolve Collaboration) were present.
J. Robinson in the Chair until 10:56 a.m.
J. De Laurentiis in the Chair from 10:56 a.m. to adjournment.
Land Acknowledgement
Chair Robinson 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
Commissioner Lai moved that the Board approve the Minutes of Meeting No. 2052, held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
The motion by Commissioner Lai carried.
Business Arising Out of the Minutes
Nil
Public Presentations
- Item No. 3. Update: 5-Year Fare Policy and 10-Year Fare Collection Outlook
Adam Cohoon
Alan Yule
The Board received the deputations for information (see Item 3 for minute). - Item No. 6. 2021 Accessibility Plan Status Update
Igor Samardzic – TTC Advisory Committee on Accessible Transit (ACAT)
Adam Cohoon
John Rae – Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC)
Adina Lebo – Toronto Seniors Forum
The Board received the deputations for information (see Item 6 for minute).
Presentations/Reports/Other Business
1. Chief Executive Officer’s Report – May 2021
Chair Robinson moved receipt of the Chief Executive Officer’s Report – May 2021 for information.
The motion by Chair Robinson carried.
Received
2. PRESTO Update – TTC/Metrolinx Settlement
Chair Robinson moved adoption of the staff recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that:
- The TTC Board receive this report for information; and
- The information in the Confidential Attachment remain confidential as it is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
The motion by Chair Robinson carried.
Approved
3. Update: 5-Year Fare Policy and 10-Year Fare Collection Outlook
A staff presentation on this item was delivered by A. Gibson and M. Picard-Cousins.
Vice-Chair De Laurentiis moved adoption of the staff recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Endorse the proposed fare policy goals and objectives in Attachment 1 of this report to inform the development of fare options to be presented to the Board in July 2021;
- Receive the results of the RFI and peer agency reviews in Attachments 2 and 3 of this report to inform the development of viable fare collection models to be presented to the Board in July 2021; and
- Proceed with demonstrations from RFI respondents beginning with System Integrator vendors, to present their solutions to the TTC prior to the July Board meeting.
The motion by Vice-Chair De Laurentiis carried.
Approved
Correspondence submitted by: Shelagh Pizey-Allen (TTCriders).
4. COVID-19 Response and Recovery Update
Chair Robinson moved adoption of the staff recommendations as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Request the provincial and federal governments to continue providing ongoing operating funding support for public transit to address the impact of COVID-19.
- Request that staff forward this report to the Ministry of Transportation for information.
The motion by Chair Robinson carried.
Approved
Correspondence submitted by: Hamish Wilson.
5. TTC Special Constable Service and Revenue Protection 2020 Annual Reports
Chair Robinson moved adoption of the staff recommendation as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Approve the transmittal of the attached Appendix 1 – Special Constable Service 2020 Annual Report to the Toronto Police Services Board in accordance with Section 8.9 of the Special Constable Agreement between the Toronto Police Services Board and the TTC.
The motion by Chair Robinson carried.
Approved
Correspondence submitted by: Colby Badhwar.
6. 2021 Accessibility Plan Status Update
Vice-Chair De Laurentiis moved the following motion:
- That the TTC Board direct staff to bring back on a semi annual basis an Easier Access Update Report. The report to outline a program for each station including:
- major milestones through to project completion;
- interdependencies with the City’s planning and permit approvals process; and
- a high level program risk register.
The motion by Vice-Chair De Laurentiis carried.
Vice-Chair De Laurentiis moved adoption of the staff recommendation, as amended, as follows:
It is recommended that the Board:
- Receive this report for information.
The motion by Vice-Chair De Laurentiis carried.
Amended
Correspondence submitted by: Adina Lebo (Toronto Seniors’ Forum).
7. Appointment to TTC Pension Fund Society Board of Directors
Chair Robinson moved adoption of the staff recommendation, as follows:
It is recommended that the TTC Board:
- Appoint Michael Atlas, General Counsel (Acting) as a Director on the TTC Pension Fund Society Board of Directors.
The motion by Chair Robinson carried.
Approved
The meeting adjourned at 12:39 p.m.