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Public Meeting Thursday August 23, 2018 Auditorium – Police Headquarters 1:00 PM PUBLIC MEETING – AGENDA Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 1:00 PM Auditorium 40 College Street, 2nd Floor www.tpsb.ca 1. Call to Order 2. Board statement concerning the Danforth shooting. 3. Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. 4. Confirmation of the Minutes from the meeting held on July 19, 2018 Presentation(s) 5. August 8, 2018 from Justice Gloria Epstein Re: Independent Civilian Review into Missing Persons Investigations – Review’s Terms of Reference Justice Epstein will deliver a presentation with respect to this report. 6. August 10, 2018 from Anti-Racism Advisory Panel Re: Anti-Racism Advisory Panel – Membership Recommendations of the Interim Steering Committee Ms. Notisha Massaquoi, Interim Steering Committee Anti-Racism Advisory Panel will deliver a presentation with respect to this report. 7. June 21, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: F.O.C.U.S. Toronto Situation Tables, Q1 2018 Statistical Report Inspector David Rydzik and Sergeant Brian Smith will deliver a presentation with respect to this report. 8. July 21, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: The DMZ Partnership Deputy Chief Coxon will deliver a presentation with respect to this report. 9. Cannabis Update Chief Saunders will provide the Board with an update on the occupational implications of cannabis legalization and ongoing efforts by the Service to prepare for the enforcement issues associated with cannabis legalization. Items for Consideration 10. June 13, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: Request for a Review of a Complaint Investigation Pertaining to a Policy of the Toronto Police Service – Professional Standards Case Number PRS-068636 11. August 8, 2018 from Andy Pringle, Chair Re: Board Policies – Accommodation and Conduct of Service Members: Amendments To Policy 12. July 25, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: Special Constables Appointments and Re Appointments: University of Toronto – August 2018 13. June 29, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: New Job Descriptions in Business Partnership – Human Resources Business Partner and Human Resources Advisor 14. June 29, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: New Job Description – Senior Talent Management Consultant, People Strategy & Performance 15. July 27, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: Award for the Supply and Delivery of Parking Tickets 16. August 1, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: Extension for Vendor of Record Contract - D&R Electronics Mobile Workstation Mounting Hardware 17. August 2, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: 2019 Patrol Vehicle Purchases 18. August 8, 2018 from Andy Pringle, Chair Re: Composition of Working Group - Independent External Review with respect to Toronto Police Service Missing Person Investigations – Legal Costs 18.1 August 8, 2018 from Andy Pringle, Chair Re: City of Toronto Council – Composition of Working Group – Independent External Review with Respect to Toronto Police Service Missing Person Investigations 19. August 1, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: 2018 Operating Budget Variance for the Toronto Police Service, Period Ending June 30, 2018 20. August 1, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: Operating Budget Variance Report for the Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement Unit, Period Ending June 30, 2018 21. August 1, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: 2018 Capital Budget Variance Report for the Toronto Police Service, Period Ending June 30, 2018 22. August 9, 2018 from Andy Pringle, Chair Re: Operating Budget Variance Report for the Toronto Police Services Board, Period Ending June 30, 2018 23. August 8, 2018 from Andy Pringle, Chair Re: City of Toronto Council Decision – Mitigation Strategies to Address Projected Year-End Unfavourable Variances Consent Agenda 24. August 8, 2018 from Andy Pringle, Chair Re: City of Toronto Council Decision - Operating Variance Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2017 (Collision Reporting Centre) 25. August 8, 2018 from Andy Pringle, Chair Re: City of Toronto Council – Closing the Service Gap in the Downtown East Revitalization Area 26. July 16, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: Quarterly Report: Occupational Health & Safety Update for April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 27. July 25, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: The Way Forward (T.W.F.) Second Quarterly Update for 2018 28. July 24, 2018 from Andy Pringle, Chair Re: Semi-annual Report: Toronto Police Services Board Special Fund Unaudited Statement: January to June 2018 29. May 18, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: 2017 Annual Report: Toronto Transit Commission – Special Constables 30. July 10, 2018 from Mark Saunders, Chief of Police Re: Annual Report - Police Towing Contract - January 2017 to December 2017 Adjournment Next Meeting Date: Friday, September 28, 2018 at 1:00 PM Members of the Toronto Police Services Board Andy Pringle, Chair Marie Moliner, Member Jim Hart, Councillor & Vice-Chair John Tory, Mayor & Member Uppala Chandrasekera, Member Frances Nunziata, Councillor & Member Ken Jeffers, Member https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90m50 1 Toronto Police Services Board 2 3 Terms of Reference for the Independent Civilian Review into 4 Missing Person Investigations 5 6 WHEREAS the Toronto Police Services Board (“the Board”) is responsible, pursuant 7 to subsection 31(1) of the Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.15 (“the Act”), for the 8 provision of adequate and effective police services in the City of Toronto; 9 10 AND WHEREAS the Board must, pursuant to subsection 31(1) of the Act, generally 11 determine after consultation with the Chief of the Toronto Police Service (“the 12 Chief”) objectives and priorities with respect to police services for the City of 13 Toronto, establish policies for the management of the Toronto Police Service (“the 14 Service”) and direct the Chief and monitor his performance; 15 16 AND WHEREAS the Board may, pursuant to subsection 31(6) of the Act, by by-law, 17 make rules for the effective management of the Toronto Police Service; 18 19 AND WHEREAS the Board may express its opinion or make recommendations to the 20 Chief of Police on any aspect of policing in the municipality, while not directing the 21 Chief of Police with respect to specific, operational matters or with respect to the 22 day-to-day operation of the Toronto Police Service; 23 24 AND WHEREAS the Report of the Independent Civilian Review Into Matters Relating 25 to the G20 Summit provides relevant guidance on interpreting the statutory 26 mandate of the Board; 27 28 AND WHEREAS a number of people, and in particular members of the LGBTQ2S+ 29 communities in the City of Toronto, have gone or been reported missing and have 30 later been identified as victims of serious violence; 31 32 AND WHEREAS Project Houston, the Toronto Police Service’s 18-month 33 investigation into the disappearance of three missing men who have now been 34 identified as victims of serious violence, was closed in April 2014 having found no 35 evidence of criminal conduct; 36 37 AND WHEREAS members and groups within the LGBTQ2S+ communities in the City 38 of Toronto have expressed concern over the manner in which the Toronto Police 39 Services handle and have handled missing person investigations, including concerns 40 that the handling of missing person investigations in the City of Toronto may have 41 been tainted by implicit or explicit, specific and systemic bias; 42 43 AND WHEREAS there are intersections of minorities within the LGBTQ2S+ 44 communities, including South Asian, Middle Eastern, 2-spirited, other racialized 45 individuals, as well as those who are either homeless or work in the sex trade that 2 1 are particularly vulnerable and require an improved approach to policing 2 relationships; 3 4 AND WHEREAS the Board recognizes the need to repair its relationship with the 5 LGBTQ2S+ communities in the City of Toronto and to foster ongoing positive 6 relations with members and organizations within those communities; 7 8 AND WHEREAS the Board created a Working Group consisting of one Board 9 member and three external members to advise the Board on the structural and 10 process options for an independent external review or reviews; 11 12 AND WHEREAS the Working Group has recommended that the Board commission 13 an independent review of Board policies as well as Service procedures and practices 14 in relation to missing person investigations, particularly those involving individuals 15 from the LGBTQ2S+, immigrant, Indigenous, South Asian, Middle Eastern, Black, 16 homeless and marginalized communities more generally; 17 18 AND WHEREAS the Board believes it would be beneficial and of assistance to the 19 Board in carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to subsection 31(1) and 20 subsection 31(6) of the Act to conduct a Review of the adequacy of the Board’s 21 policies, as well as the Service’s procedures and practices related to missing person 22 investigations, including a systemic evaluation of the manner in which the Service 23 conducts such investigations and a review of certain specific missing person 24 investigations identified in paragraph 2 below; 25 26 AND WHEREAS the Board believes that it is important that the terms of reference of 27 such a Review must be designed, among other things, to ensure that the Reviewer is 28 truly independent; 29 30 THEREFORE the Board is appointing a Reviewer to conduct an Independent Review