Minutes Confirmed on October 25, 2012

This report provides an outline and description of the 2013 Operating Plan and Budget for approval by the Board.

This report recommends how to address future requests for public deputations on the Board Resolutions Status Report.

This report outlines results of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Transportation Partner/Sponsor for the giant pandas.  The proposal from Federal Express Canada (FedEx) is recommended for consideration to facilitate the delivery of the pandas in 2013 and the shipment of the food supply for the pandas for a five year period during their stay at the Toronto Zoo. FedEx is a global brand and has shipped pandas recently from China to the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland and to ZooParc de Beauval in France.

This report recommends approval for the Chief Executive Officer to award a tender for the Eurasia Structures tender.

This report recommends that, in order to better protect the interests of the Board and the City, and the Board’s corporate identity, the Board obtain protection under The Trade-marks Act for the official marks, word marks and visual identifiers, as listed in this report and on Schedule I.

The purpose of this report is to recommend adjustments to the Exempt Compensation Plan for 2012.  Each year the Board has approved salary increases incorporating market adjustments and merit increases for exempt staff based on the Zoo's performance management process. The pay-for-performance model, which has been in place since 2001, provides a means of evaluating our exempt staff, improved accountability, and a greater incentive to achieve a higher level of performance.

This report outlines the Zoo’s operating variance for the period ending 2012-06-30 and provides a year-end projection.

A status report is presented to the Board every six months regarding the Toronto Zoo’s Visitor Safety occurrences and programs.

A status report is presented to the Board every six months regarding the Toronto Zoo’s Visitor Safety occurrences and programs.

This report updates the Board on the signing of the operating and ground lease agreements with ZooShare Biogas Co-operative Inc. (ZooShare). The Biogas Project represents an excellent opportunity to showcase biogas and waste management best practices to the public, consistent with the Zoo's education mandate.  The proposal provides a guaranteed financial return to the Zoo and allows the Zoo's organic waste to be processed in the most environmentally friendly manner possible.  This facility represents an innovative public-private partnership, which incorporates a unique community funding model. The success of the Biogas Project remains dependent upon ZooShare achieving other milestones, notably approval of the OPA FIT application, securing the necessary financing for the project, and Ministerial approval (if necessary) facilitated through the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).

The report details a high level overview of top perceptions of Ontario residents relative to the Toronto Zoo and top reasons why Ontario residents may not attend the Toronto Zoo

This report will update the Board of Management on the year-to-date visitor statistics and revenue results for the period ending 2012-08-31. Included in this report is a dashboard highlighting some of the key metrics.

This report lists the status of outstanding Board resolutions.

This report will provide an update to the Board on Committee activities.

The Board:

1.         Re-appointed board member, Cindy Yelle to the Canadian National Exhibition Association for the 2012/2013 term.

This letter provides information to appointment and membership to the Canadian National Exhibition Association (CNEA).

The Board:

1.         Directed the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Zoo to forward the (September 25, 2012) memorandum on the elephant transfer status to the Executive Committee, for its meeting on October 9, 2012, and thereon to City Council for consideration.

The purpose of this memorandum is to provide Board members with the current status as it relates to the Elephant transfer from the Toronto Zoo to PAWS in northern California.