INDEX TO AUTHORITY MEETING #11/12 Friday, January 25, 2013 MINUTES Minutes of Meeting #10/12, held on January 4, 2013 538 DELEGATIONS A delegation by Ms. Liz White, Director, Animal Alliance of Canada, re: Double-crested Cormorants 538 A delegation by Mr. Barry MacKay, Canadian Representative, Born Free USA, re: Double-crested Cormorants 538 A delegarion by Mr. Kevin O'Connor, President, Friends of the Rouge Watershed, re: Rouge National Urban Park 538 PRESENTATION A presentation by Laurie Nelson, Senior Manager, Development, Planning and Policy, TRCA re: The Living City Policies for Planning and Development in the Watersheds of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority - Draft 539 CORRESPONDENCE De Baeremaeker, Glenn, Councillor, City of Toronto re: Enbridge Pipelines Inc., Line 9B Reversal and Capacity Expansion Project 539 MUD CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT 541 MEADOWCLIFFE DRIVE SLOPE STABILIZATION PROJECT Contract RSD12-181 544 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS 2012 Management Summary and 2013 Management Strategy 545 ENBRIDGE PIPELINES INC., LINE 9B REVERSAL AND CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECT 552 HIGH ROPES ADVENTURE COURSE AND ZIP LINE Lease of Lands to Treetop Trekking Inc. 552 GREENLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT, 2011-2015 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Lake Ontario Waterfront Pickering Harbour Company (Limited) 558 THE LIVING CITY POLICIES FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WATERSHEDS OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY - DRAFT Public and Stakeholder Consultation 562 CLAIREVILLE HEIGHTS LIMITED Request for a Temporary Licence Agreement to Provide Access for Construction Humber River Watershed, City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel 562 BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE Physical Plant Standards Policy 564 ECOENERGY INNOVATION INITIATIVE (ECO II) - RENE 092 564 SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENTS July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012 565 GOOD NEWS STORIES 577 IN THE NEWS October - December 2012 579 WATERSHED COMMITTEE MINUTES ETOBICOKE-MIMICO WATERSHED COALITION Minutes of Meeting #3/12, held on September 20, 2012 582 Minutes of Meeting #4/12, held on December 13, 2012 582 HUMBER WATERSHED ALLIANCE Minutes of Meeting #4/12, held on December 4, 2012 582 PARTNERS IN PROJECT GREEN STEERING COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting #3/12, held on October 4, 2012 582 ONTARIO REGULATION 166/06 582 GOOSE MANAGEMENT 582 MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #11/12 January 25, 2013 The Authority Meeting #11/12, was held in Weston Room B, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, January 25, 2013. The Vice Chair Maria Augimeri, called the meeting to order at 9:33 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Vice Chair David Barrow Member Ben Cachola Member Bob Callahan Member Raymond Cho Member Ronald Chopowick Member Vincent Crisanti Member Michael Di Biase Member Chris Fonseca Member Jack Heath Member Mujeeb Khan Member Gloria Lindsay Luby Member Glenn Mason Member Mike Mattos Member Linda Pabst Member John Parker Member Anthony Perruzza Member Dave Ryan Member Deb Schulte Member John Sprovieri Member Cynthia Thorburn Member Jim Tovey Member Richard Whitehead Member ABSENT Paul Ainslie Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Colleen Jordan Member Peter Milczyn Member Gerri Lynn O'Connor Chair 537 RES.#A252/12 - MINUTES Moved by: Gloria Lindsay Luby Seconded by: Dave Ryan THAT the Minutes of Meeting #10/12, held on January 4, 2013, be approved. CARRIED _________________________________________ DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST (1) Ronald Chopowick declared a pecuniary interest in regard to item AUTH7.4 - Engridge Pipelines Inc., Line 9B Reversal and Capacity Expansion Project as his wife owns shares in Enbridge. (2) Gloria Lindsay Luby declared a pecuniary interest in regard to item AUTH7.4 - Engridge Pipelines Inc., Line 9B Reversal and Capacity Expansion Project as she owns shares in Enbridge. DELEGATIONS (a) A delegation by Ms. Liz White, Director, Animal Alliance of Canada, speaking in regard to item AUTH7.3 - Double-crested Cormorants. (b) A delegation by Mr. Barry MacKay, Canadian Representative, Born Free USA, speaking in regard to item AUTH7.3 - Double-crested Cormorants. (c) A delegation by Mr. Kevin O'Connor, President, Friends of the Rouge Watershed, speaking in regard to the Rouge National Urban Park. RES.#A253/12 - DELEGATIONS Moved by: Linda Pabst Seconded by: Ronald Chopowick THAT above-noted delegations (a) - (b) be received. CARRIED RES.#A254/12 - DELEGATIONS Moved by: Jack Heath Seconded by: John Parker THAT above-noted delegation (c) be received. CARRIED _________________________________________ 538 PRESENTATIONS (a) A presentation by Laurie Nelson, Senior Manager, Development, Planning and Policy, TRCA in regard to item EX7.1 The Living City Policies for Planning and Development in the Watersheds of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority - Draft. RES.#A255/12 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Michael Di Biase Seconded by: Mujeeb Khan THAT above-noted presentation (a) be received. CARRIED _________________________________________ CORRESPONDENCE (a) A letter from Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker, in regard to item AUTH7.4 - Enbridge Pipelines Inc., Line 9B Reversal and Capacity Expansion Project. RES.#A256/12 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: Cynthia Thorburn Seconded by: David Barrow THAT above-noted correspondence (a) be received. CARRIED 539 CORRESPONDENCE (A) _________________________________________ 540 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES.#A257/12 - MUD CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT Approval to enter into an Agreement with the City of Toronto to implement restoration works in Mud Creek. Moved by: Mike Mattos Seconded by: Dave Ryan THAT approval be granted to enter into an agreement with the City of Toronto to implement restoration works in Mud Creek; THAT the agreement be subject to availability of funding from the City of Toronto; AND FURTHER THAT authorized Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) officials be directed to take any action necessary to implement the agreement including obtaining any required approvals and the signing and execution of documents. CARRIED BACKGROUND The City of Toronto and TRCA have been concerned with the erosion issues affecting Mud Creek for several years. In 2010, a geomorphic assessment of Mud Creek was commissioned by Toronto Water titled Mud Creek Geomorphic Systems Master Plan. Mud Creek was divided into six reaches, each separated by culverts. A map of the delineated reaches is shown in Attachment 1. In the winter of 2012 TRCA implemented restoration works at the highest priority area, Reach 1, located at the most downstream limits of the creek adjacent to Evergreen at the Brick Works, using the design recommendations from the aforementioned Master Plan and funding from its 2012 erosion capital budget. Following the success of this project, Toronto Water and Parks, Forestry & Recreation (PF&R) staff asked TRCA to implement restoration works on behalf of the City of Toronto at additional priority areas, the next planned area being Reach 5, scheduled to commence in February 2013. The proposed work for Mud Creek Reach 5 includes a 24 m extension of a perched 1800 mm diameter corrugated metal culvert, the removal of failed gabion basket walls and bank stabilization with armourstone retaining walls and a vegetated rock buttress. The channel grade will be maintained with a plunge pool, armourstone retaining weirs and stone riffle features throughout the length of the reach. The primary intent is to improve the bank stability along Reach 5 and improved flow management, however secondary objectives include invasive species removal and intensive plantings with native vegetation for improved terrestrial habitat conditions. Future additional works will be implemented by TRCA at the request of the City of Toronto on a project-by-project basis, subject to confirmation of available funding and the receipt of all necessary permits and approvals. 541 RATIONALE PF&R staff has requested the assistance of TRCA's Restoration Services Division with the implementation of restoration works in Mud Creek based on TRCA's intimate knowledge of Mud Creek through ongoing annual monitoring and several past restoration projects, most recently Reach 1. The scope of work to be undertaken by TRCA consists of the following general tasks: 1. Prepare a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Mud Creek Restoration Project. 2. Provide detailed cost estimates for each identified project area (e.g. Reach 5). 3. Prepare, issue, award and manage all subcontracts for equipment, materials and services related to the construction of works. 4. Implement the works as per the approved designs. 5. Provide financial and other documentation as specified in the MOU. Recognizing that the City of Toronto is funding the implementation of the works, TRCA will adopt the City of Toronto's purchasing policy regarding the use of union and skilled trade workers for any subcontracted work. FINANCIAL DETAILS The preliminary budget for Reach 5 is estimated at $775,000 excluding HST, plus a 10% contingency to be expended by TRCA with permission from the City of Toronto. The cost of the project is 100% recoverable from the City of Toronto. Report prepared by: Moranne McDonnell, 416-392-9725 Emails: [email protected] For Information contact: Moranne McDonnell, 416-392-9725 Emails: [email protected] Date: January 04, 2013 Attachments: 1 542 Attachment 1 _________________________________________ 543 RES.#A258/12 - MEADOWCLIFFE DRIVE SLOPE STABILIZATION PROJECT Contract RSD12-181. Award of Contract RSD12-181 for the supply and delivery of approximately 4,700 tonnes of armour stone. Moved