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Escribe Agenda Package Authority Meeting Revised Agenda #10/17 January 5, 2018 9:30 A.M. HEAD OFFICE, 101 EXCHANGE AVENUE, VAUGHAN Pages 1. MINUTES OF MEETING #9/17, HELD ON NOVEMBER 17, 2017 Link to Minutes 2. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES 3. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF 4. DELEGATIONS 4.1 A delegation by Laura Alderson, in regard to item 10.1.1 - Request for Disposal of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Land. 4.2 - ADDED ITEM 4.2 A delegation by David Rembacz, in regard to item 10.1.2 - Request for Disposal of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Land. 5. PRESENTATIONS 6. CORRESPONDENCE 7. SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION 7.1 GREENBELT GOLDEN HORSESHOE CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES 5 COLLABORATIVE Expanding the Membership and Realigning the Geography and Mission of the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition 7.2 GOODWOOD RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TRACT TRAIL PLAN PROJECT 21 Initiation of Plan and Public Process 7.3 OAK RIDGES CORRIDOR CONSERVATION RESERVE TRAIL PLANNING 26 PROJECTS Initiation of Plan and Public Process 7.4 HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM 32 Request to Undertake Request for Proposal Process 8. SECTION III - ITEMS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE BOARD 9. MATERIAL FROM BUDGET/AUDIT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING No meeting held this month 10. MATERIAL FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING #10/17, HELD ON DECEBMER 15, 2017 Link to Minutes 10.1 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION 10.1.1 REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY LAND 14 Pickering/Scarborough Townline, City of Toronto, Rouge River Watershed CFN 33517 Page 552 10.1.2 REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY LAND 4156 Dundas Street West, Etobicoke, City of Toronto, Humber River Watershed CFN 45819 Page 558 10.1.3 GREENLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT FOR 2016-2020 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed Build Toronto Inc. CFN 55477 Page 566 10.1.4 GREENLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT FOR 2016-2020 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed Pine Valley (FGH) Inc. CFN 58765 Page 569 2 10.1.5 GREENLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT FOR 2016-2020 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed 4208-4214 Dundas Street West (VI) Ltd. CFN 58842 Page 572 10.1.6 LAKE WILCOX SPECIAL POLICY AREA Comprehensive Policy and Boundary Update, Town of Richmond Hill Page 575 10.1.7 EAST DON TRAIL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT – PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 Design-Build Request for Proposal #10005933 – Phase 1 and Design-Build Request for Proposal #10006438 – Phase 2 Page 582 10.1.8 KORTRIGHT VISITOR’S CENTRE RENOVATION PROJECT Contracted Construction Services for Renovations to Washrooms and Classrooms Page 588 10.2 SECTION II - ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTION 10.2.1 ROOF AND EAVES TROUGH REPLACEMENTS FOR ROUGE PARK RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PORTFOLIO Page 591 10.2.2 SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING SERVICES Preferred Source Contract #10006760 Page 594 10.2.3 LAB SERVICES Contract #10006541 – Water Quality Samples for Tributary Monitoring Program Page 596 10.2.4 EAST HUMBER HEADWATERS PARK Page 633 10.3 SECTION IV - ONTARIO REGULATION 166/06, AS AMENDED Receipt of Ontario Regulation 166/06, as amended, applications 10.1 - 10.12, which were approved at Executive Committee Meeting #10/17, held on December 15, 2017 Page 598 3 11. NEW BUSINESS NEXT MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #11/17, TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 26, 2018 AT 9:30 A.M. AT HEAD OFFICE, 101 EXCHANGE AVENUE, VAUGHAN John MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer /jr 4 Item 7.1 Section I – Items for Authority Action TO: Chair and Members of the Authority Meeting #10/17, Friday, January 05, 2018 FROM: John MacKenzie, Chief Executive Officer RE: GREENBELT GOLDEN HORSESHOE CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES COLLABORATIVE Expanding the Membership and Realigning the Geography and Mission of the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition ____________________________________________________________________________ KEY ISSUE To authorize Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s participation by the Chief Executive Officer in the newly formed Greenbelt Golden Horseshoe Conservation Authorities Collaborative. RECOMMENDATION WHEREAS the Province has affirmed its commitment to strengthen the Greenbelt, and to advance place-based planning on a regional scale through the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; AND WHEREAS the Greater Golden Horseshoe is one of the fastest growing regions in North America, with a projected population of almost 12 million people by 2031; AND WHEREAS the health of Greenbelt and Greater Golden Horseshoe residents depends on the health of the natural environment, the sustainability and resilience of our communities and the building of a constituency of interests for a healthy urban region; AND WHEREAS Conservation Authorities provide valuable and value-added services and benefits to our municipal partners who are addressing complex issues including climate change, Great Lakes water quality, public safety through flood remediation, sustainable city-building and transportation options; AND WHEREAS ten Conservation Authorities have met for over a decade as the Greater Golden Horseshoe Chief Administrative Officers group to advance mutually beneficial solutions to the challenges facing the more urban watersheds, and nine Conservation Authorities have established place-based collaborative actions on the Oak Ridges Moraine since 2000 in the form of the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition; AND WHEREAS there is an opportunity among Conservation Authorities to share knowledge, coordinate action, build expertise, understanding and capacity at a landscape scale, utilize resources in a more efficient and effective manner and ensure consistency of practice to advance better planning, policy and program outcomes; THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED THAT Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA) participation in the Greenbelt Golden Horseshoe Conservation Authorities Collaborative be endorsed; AND FURTHER THAT TRCA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) be authorized to sign the Memorandum of Understanding outlined in Attachment 2. 5 Item 7.1 BACKGROUND The Province of Ontario enacted the Conservation Authorities Act in 1946 enabling municipalities to create watershed-based agencies called conservation authorities (CA). Today, 36 conservation authorities exist, predominantly in southern Ontario, which contains 90% of the province’s population. Although CAs are autonomous bodies focused on local watershed issues, over the years CAs have also grouped together to address broader environmental issues which transcend watershed boundaries. For example, in 2000, the nine CAs having the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) within their watersheds formed an alliance entitled the Conservation Authorities Moraine Coalition (CAMC) to develop a position on how the CAs could assist with the ORM’s protection. The CAMC formed a partnership with the regions of York, Peel and Durham and the City of Toronto (YPDT) to advance the hydrogeological science of the Oak Ridges Moraine. The CAMC also worked with the regions to advance recommendations for land securement, stewardship, monitoring and Natural Heritage Systems data management and protection, leading to provincial actions to enact ORM legislation and the ORM Conservation Plan. Similarly, 10 urban-based CAs have met for over a decade to address concerns and challenges specific to more populated watersheds. This assembly is entitled the Greater Golden Horseshoe Chief Administrative Officers (GGH CAO) group. At recent meetings of both the CAMC and the GGH CAO, discussions were held regarding amalgamating the two groups into one broader collaborative to address current resource management challenges within the GGH region, such as climate change, flood remediation and the environmental impacts of growth. A collaborative of conservation authorities on the GGH scale would have as a primary objective to support our respective municipalities to be successful in creating sustainable communities. As examples, 13 GGH CAs have been working together over the past year to develop a Greenbelt Enhancement Action Plan. Similarly, three GGH CAs (Credit Valley, Lake Simcoe and TRCA) have been leaders for research and promotion of Low Impact Development (LID). Additionally, these two groups have maintained a leadership role in the 10-year review of the four geographically based provincial plans for the Greenbelt, the Niagara Escarpment (NE), the ORM and the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan, by preparing report cards and collaborating in the consultation and commenting process. RATIONALE There are many benefits to amalgamating the two groups, including the streamlining of efforts and reducing any duplication in work or overlap in attendance at meetings. This grouping of Greenbelt and Greater Golden Horseshoe CA has many common interests that can be addressed most efficiently as a collaborative including: providing expertise for the consistent implementation of new policies in the four provincial land use plans, in order to manage the environmental impacts of future growth; conducting research on sustainable technologies to minimize urban impacts; enhancing and restoring the environmental quality of natural heritage and water resource systems; supporting sustainable agriculture and food security; growing the green economy; and advancing inter-regional trail connections and recreational opportunities across the Greenbelt landscape. 6 Item 7.1 It is the intent that the amalgamated collaborative will provide a platform for dialogue among
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