INDEX TO AUTHORITY MEETING #6/10 Friday, July 23, 2010 MINUTES Minutes of Meeting #5/10, held on June 25, 2010 399 PRESENTATIONS Gusche, Michael, Project Manager, City of Mississauga re: Greater Toronto Airports Authority Etobicoke Creek Trail Link 399 Gee, Jon, Senior Manager, Environment Canada, Deferred re: Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan 399 CORRESPONDENCE McDowell, Madeleine, Toronto re: Receipt of Honour Roll Award 399 ETOBICOKE AND MIMICO CREEKS TRAIL EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED PERMEABLE PARKING LOT/STAGING AREA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 401 TORONTO AND REGION REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN 406 CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES PLAN REVIEW AND PERMITTING ACTIVITIES Policies and Procedures, EBR Registry Number: 010-8243 409 THE LIVING CITY REPORT CARD 413 DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM STATUS REPORT Town of Caledon (formerly Albion Township) 417 WILKET CREEK CHANNEL WITHIN WILKET CREEK PARK Rehabilitation Study and Geomorphic Systems and Habitat Study 419 EAST DON TRAIL (CHARLES SAURIOL RESERVE) Pedestrian Footbridge and Overhead Protective Canopy Structures 422 SUPPLY OF RENTAL RATES FOR OPERATED HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND DUMP TRUCKS 426 14th AVENUE SOUND AND VISUAL ATTENUATION LANDFORM 427 PORT UNION WATERFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PHASE 2) Tender RSD10-22 429 GREENLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT FOR 2006-2010 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Humber River Watershed Solmar Development Corporation 430 FRENCHMAN'S BAY - WEST ROUGE CANOE CLUB Licence Agreement Extension 433 GROWING DURHAM 435 LOWER DON SPECIAL POLICY AREA Modifications to Special Policy Area Boundaries and Floodplain Management Policy Framework on Lands South of Keating Channel 449 LOWER DON SPECIAL POLICY AREA Modifications to Special Policy Area Boundaries on Lands North of Keating Channel 456 GREENLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT FOR 2006-2010 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Mimico Creek Watershed 1672500 Ontario Limited 460 CITY OF TORONTO Request for a Permanent Easement for Two Storm Sewer Outlets 460 REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY LAND North of King Street East, east of Old King Road (rear of 269 King Street East - Bolton) 462 ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO POSITION PAPER Joint and Several Liability 462 SOLARCITY TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT PARTNERSHIP 463 ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD HEARING 35 Don River Boulevard, City of Toronto 463 SUMMARY OF REQUESTS FOR QUOTATIONS AND REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 463 WATERSHED COMMITTEE MINUTES Don Watershed Regeneration Council Minutes of Meeting #3/10, held on May 13, 2010 474 Minutes of Meeting #4/10, held on June 10, 2010 474 Humber Watershed Alliance Minutes of Meeting #2/10, held on June 15, 2010 474 GREENLANDS ACQUISITION PROJECT FOR 2006-2010 Flood Plain and Conservation Component, Mimico Creek Watershed Purchase of Land - Toronto District School Board 474 LOWEST BID NOT ACCEPTED Fish Food, Glen Haffy Conservation Area 474 LOWEST BID NOT ACCEPTED Vault Toilet and Building Septic Tank Pumping 474 ONTARIO REGULATION 166/06 474 117 Colonel Danforth Trail 475 ENCROACHMENTS Draft Discussion Paper 475 MEETING OF THE AUTHORITY #6/10 July 23, 2010 The Authority Meeting #6/10, was held in the South Theatre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, on Friday, July 23, 2010. The Chair Gerri Lynn O'Connor, called the meeting to order at 9:47 a.m. PRESENT Maria Augimeri Vice Chair David Barrow Member Bryan Bertie Member Laurie Bruce Member Mike Del Grande Member Pamela Gough Member Suzan Hall Member Jack Heath Member Colleen Jordan Member Peter Milczyn Member Ron Moeser Member Gerri Lynn O'Connor Chair Linda Pabst Member John Parker Member Anthony Perruzza Member John Sprovieri Member Richard Whitehead Member ABSENT Eve Adams Member Paul Ainslie Member Gay Cowbourne Member Glenn De Baeremaeker Member Bill Fisch Member Grant Gibson Member Lois Griffin Member Bonnie Littley Member Glenn Mason Member Maja Prentice Gino Rosati Member 398 RES.#A115/10 - MINUTES Moved by: Pamela Gough Seconded by: Maria Augimeri THAT the Minutes of Meeting #5/10, held on June 25, 2010, be approved. CARRIED _________________________________________ PRESENTATIONS (a) A presentation by Michael Gusche, Project Manager, City of Mississauga, in regard to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority Etobicoke Creek Trail Link. (b) A presentation by Jon Gee, Senior Manager, Environment Canada, in regard to item AUTH7.2 - Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan.. RES.#A116/10 - PRESENTATIONS Moved by: Linda Pabst Seconded by: David Barrow THAT above-noted presentation (b) be deferred. CARRIED _________________________________________ CORRESPONDENCE (a) A letter dated July 20, 2010 from Madeleine McDowell, Toronto, in regard to receipt of Honour Roll Award. RES.#A117/10 - CORRESPONDENCE Moved by: David Barrow Seconded by: Ron Moeser THAT above-noted correspondence (a) be received. CARRIED 399 CORRESPONDENCE (A) July 20th, 2010 Gerri Lynn O'Connor Chair Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive Toronto Dear Chair O'Connor I was truly touched by Lois Griffin's words and by the Honour Roll Award on June 25th. My sincere thanks for the little Red Oak that will inhabit Bruce's Mill Donation Forest. All best wishes, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Madeleine McDowell 400 SECTION I - ITEMS FOR AUTHORITY ACTION RES.#A118/10 - ETOBICOKE AND MIMICO CREEKS TRAIL EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED PERMEABLE PARKING LOT/STAGING AREA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Update on approximately 12 kilometres of public use trail extension projects in the Etobicoke and Mimico creeks watersheds and associated permeable parking lot/staging area demonstration site at the Lester B. Pearson International Airport lands. Moved by: Suzan Hall Seconded by: Maria Augimeri THAT the presentation by Michael Gusche, Project Manager, City of Mississauga on the Greater Toronto Airports Authority Etobicoke Creek trail link be received; THAT the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, cities of Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and Region of Peel, be thanked for their contribution towards Etobicoke and Mimico creeks trail development and associated valley land restoration; THAT the Etobicoke-Mimico Watersheds Coalition and respective project teams be recognized for their assistance and support in advocating for and implementing trail connection projects throughout the Etobicoke and Mimico creeks watersheds; AND FURTHER THAT members of the Authority be invited to attend the official opening of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority trail link and permeable parking lot in the fall of 2010. CARRIED BACKGROUND A network of well connected trails has been identified as an important public open space requirement in "Turning Over a New Leaf: The Etobicoke and Mimico Creeks Watershed Report Card 2006". The table below represents the status of trails as reported in the 2006 watershed report card: Watershed Length of Percentage of Desired Trail Existing Trails Network in Place Etobicoke 127 km 66% approximately Mimico 64 km 66% approximately Since the release of the report card, significant progress has been made towards the development of a well connected trails network in both the Etobicoke and Mimico creeks watersheds. Approximately 12 kilometres of trail extension along the Etobicoke Creek and Mimico Creek is scheduled to be completed over the next several years with support from local municipalities, businesses, community groups and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). Trail specifications and use for each link is determined in consultation with municipal staff based on opportunities and constraints. Discussed below are the various new trail enhancement projects scheduled to be completed between 2010 to 2012, but does not represent trail repair or maintenance projects currently undertaken by municipalities. 401 Status of Other Trail Links The trail connection projects are currently being developed in partnership with municipalities. Where funding has been approved, staff is proceeding with design and approvals. Appropriate third-party agreements for trail easements will be negotiated through municipalities, as required. Provided below is a brief progress update on each project: 1. West Etobicoke/Greater Toronto Airports Authority Trail (7.0 km from Matheson Boulevard East to Drew Road, Mississauga, Etobicoke Creek watershed) This project is being delivered by the City of Mississauga in partnership with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), Region of Peel, Partners in Project Green: A Pearson Eco-Business Zone and TRCA. TRCA has endorsed the City’s trail design and has agreed to manage the planning and construction for a portion of the trail which will also include habitat and restoration work as well as interpretive signage through Edward Scarlet Park. The current development phase of the Etobicoke Creek trail within the City of Mississauga is approximately 7.0 kilometres long (from Matheson Boulevard East through the western boundary of Lester B. Pearson International Airport (LBPIA) to Mount Charles Park). GTAA has approved the proposed trail through LBPIA lands and is also partnering with the City of Mississauga and TRCA to develop a permeable parking lot and staging area as a pilot project within the Pearson Eco-Business Zone. 2. Sherway Trail (0.7 km from QEW to Sherway Drive, Toronto, Etobicoke Creek watershed) This section of the trail will establish a trail link between the City of Toronto and City of Mississauga. The project is being delivered through a partnership between the City of Toronto, TRCA and the Sherway Trail Project Team (a working group