Minutes Confirmed on March 31, 2016

CALL TO ORDER: 9:36 a.m.

Speaker Nunziata took the Chair and called the Members to order.

The meeting opened with O Canada.

Members of Council observed a moment of silence and personal reflection.

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that this special meeting of Council has been called for the following purposes:

1.  To consider a report from the City Manager and the Director, Employee and Labour Relations on the results of collective bargaining negotiations with Toronto Civic Employees' Union Local 416 – CUPE

and

2.  To introduce and enact a confirming by-law for this meeting.

This is a special meeting. Under Council’s Procedures, no other business such as Notices of Motions, may be introduced.   This rule cannot be waived.

City Council on February 29, 2016, adopted the following:

1.  City Council ratify and approve the Confidential Attachment 1, Memorandum of Settlement dated February 19, 2016, between the City of Toronto and the Toronto Civic Employees' Union, Local 416 to effect a new collective agreement, as attached to the report (February 25, 2016) from the City Manager and the Director, Employee and Labour Relations.

2.  City Council authorize staff to make the necessary amendments to rates of pay, benefits and other issues identified as agreed changes in the new Memorandum of Settlement.

3.  City Council authorize staff to make the necessary adjustments to the 2016 Non-Program Expenditure Budget and Operating Budgets of the Divisions to reflect provisions of the Memorandum of Settlement.

4.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 25, 2016) from the City Manager and the Director, Employee and Labour Relations at the conclusion of the Special Meeting.

5.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (February 25, 2016) from the City Manager and the Director, Employee and Labour Relations at the conclusion of the Special Meeting.

6.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential labour relations information in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (February 25, 2016) from the City Manager and the Director, Employee and Labour Relations, following the conclusion of collective bargaining with CUPE Local 79, including ratification and approval of all collective agreements, by Council, and the completion of all related proceedings.

Confidential Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (February 25, 2016) from the City Manager and the Director, Employee and Labour Relations, are now public in their entirety and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).

Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (February 25, 2016) from the City Manager and the Director, Employee and Labour Relations, remains confidential in its entirety at this time, in accordance with the provision of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information about labour relations and employment negotiations.  The confidential labour relations information in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (February 25, 2016) from the City Manager and the Director, Employee and Labour Relations, will be made public following the conclusion of collective bargaining with CUPE Local 79, including ratification and approval of all collective agreements, by Council, and the completion of all related proceedings.