York Region Rapid Transit Corporation
Minutes of
Meeting of Board of Directors
on March 3, 2011
The Board of Directors of York Region Rapid Transit Corporation met at 12:10 p.m. in Committee Room A, Regional Administrative Centre,
Directors present at this Meeting:
Regional Chair Fisch � Chair
Mayor Barrow
Mayor Bevilacqua
Mayor Scarpitti
Mayor Van Bynen
Also present: Regional Councillor Schulte
Staff: D. Albers, J. Bovair, D. Clark, D. Duncan, P. May, B. Titherington,
M-F. Turner, J. Vanderburgh
Regional Staff: D. Basso, L. Bigioni, P. Casey, K. Llewellyn-Thomas, B. Macgregor,
C. Raynor, L. Russell, K. Strueby,
Declaration of Interest
None
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11-09 Approval of Minutes
It was moved by Mayor Van Bynen that the Board confirm the Minutes of the February 3, 2011 meeting of the Board of Directors of York Region Rapid Transit Corporation, which was Carried.
11-10 Rapid Transit Project Updates
Ms. M-F. Turner, President, presented updates on the Yonge Subway Extension, Spadina Subway Extension and the VivaNext BRT Update. There was discussion on the likely start date of construction on
It was moved by Mayor Bevilacqua that the foregoing presentation be received, which was Carried.
11-11 Operations, Maintenance and Storage Facility Update
Mr. D. Clark, Chief Architect, presented an update on the Operations, Maintenance and Storage Facility. Various diagrams showing the site and proposed designs were viewed and information was provided on costs and scheduling.
It was moved by Mayor Bevilacqua that the foregoing presentation be received, which was Carried.
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11-12 Extension of Owner's Engineer Services and Contract
Ms. J. Vanderburgh, Corporate Secretary and Solicitor, presented an overview. It was noted that associated costs are 100% recoverable and there was some discussion of the negotiations.
A report of the President, dated February 17, 2011 was presented recommending that:
1. The contract with McCormick Rankin Corporation for Owner's Engineer services be extended for one year as per the provisions in the initial contract for services procured under RFP P-06-63, for an incremental amount of $7,915,478, exclusive of applicable taxes, to be paid on a fees and materials basis.
2. The Chief Executive Officer and President of York Region Rapid Transit Corporation be authorized to enter into all necessary agreements to effect the contract extension to December 31, 2011.
3. Staff be authorized to commence a request for proposals process to secure an owner's engineer for the calendar year 2012 and onwards in respect of the rapid transit projects.
It was moved by Mayor Scarpitti that the foregoing recommendations be adopted, which was Carried.
11-13 Private Session
The Board resolved into private session from 12:38 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.
There being no further business, the Board adjourned at 1:25 p.m.
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Regional Chair Bill Fisch, Chair
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Janis Vanderburgh, Secretary