Business Meeting No. 21

Meeting Date:  Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Time:  9:30 a.m.
Email:  tlab@toronto.ca
Location:  York Civic Centre, 2700 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario  M6M 1V1
Room: Council Chambers
Chair: Ian Lord

Contact: Hsing Yi Chao
Phone: 416-392-4697

Toronto Local Appeal Body Panel Members

Ian Lord (Chair)
Gillian Burton
Sabnavis Gopikrishna
Stanley Makuch
Dino Lombardi
Ted Yao

 

Members of the Toronto Local Appeal Body and Staff: Please keep this agenda and the accompanying material until the Panel Meeting dealing with these matters have ended.

Special assistance for members of the public: Toronto Local Appeal Body staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-4697, or email tribunalaccess@toronto.ca.

Closed Meeting Requirements: If the Toronto Local Appeal Body wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the panel must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Toronto Local Appeal Body has to meet privately.

Public Deputations by Oral Presentation: A notice of intention to make a public deputation by oral presentation on a Business Meeting agenda item must be registered with the Secretary at least one (1) business day prior to the meeting by 12 p.m. (noon).  Email requests can be submitted to tlab@toronto.ca. The date of the TLAB Business Meeting and the agenda item to be spoken to must be indicated in the subject line of the email.  (Toronto Local Appeal Body By-law No.1-2017, Section 16(2))

Public Deputations by Written Submissions:  Public deputations by written submission must be registered with the Toronto Local Appeal Body at least five (5) business days prior to the Business Meeting by 4:30 p.m. Written submissions can be submitted by email to tlab@toronto.ca.  The date of the TLAB Business Meeting and the agenda item to be spoken to must be indicated in the subject line of the email. (Toronto Local Appeal Body By-law No.1-2017, Section 18(2))

Notice to People Writing to the Toronto Local Appeal Body: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The Toronto Local Appeal Body collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, emails, presentations or other communications to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the Toronto Local Appeal Body will become part of the public record and will appear on the Toronto Local Appeal Body’s website. The Toronto Local Appeal Body will also make your communication and any personal information in it – such as your postal address, telephone number or email address – available to the public, unless you expressly request the Toronto Local Appeal Body to remove it.

This agenda and any supplementary materials submitted to the Toronto Local Appeal Body can be found online.  Visit the web page for access to all agendas, decisions and minutes of the Toronto Local Appeal Body.

Aboriginal Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.  We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Confirmation of Minutes – November 23, 2018, November 23, 2018 (Special Meeting)

Declaration of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

TLAB 21.1

INFORMATION

 9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Chair’s Update

Summary

Toronto Local Appeal Body Chair, Ian Lord, to provide opening remarks and provide the Panel with an update on Tribunal business.

Supporting Documents

November 29, 2018 – TLAB Rule Principals (Draft)

TLAB 21.2

INFORMATION 9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Supervisor Staff Report

Summary

The Toronto Local Appeal Body Supervisor, Hsing Yi Chao, to provide an update to the Panel on:

  • Proposed Business Meeting Schedule for 2019
  • Holiday Closures
  • Case Management Practice Concerns

Supporting Documents

November 28, 2018 – Proposed 2019 Business Meeting Schedule

November 28, 2018 – Proposed 2019 Hearing Schedule

TLAB 21.3

ADOPTION

9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Procedural By-law Amendments

Summary

Russ Brownell, Policy PIanning and Project Advisor, Court Services, to present revisions, if any, to the Procedural By-law for the Toronto Local Appeal Body Panel for review and final adoption.

 

Supporting Documents

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Procedural By-law

TLAB 21.4

ADOPTION

9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Election of Vice Chair

Summary

The Toronto Local Appeal Body Panel to elect a Vice Chair for the Toronto Local Appeal Body from its members.

TLAB 21.5

INFORMATION 9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Revised Rules of Practice and Procedure (Revised Draft Rules 1 to 30)

Summary

The Toronto Local Appeal Body to receive final deputations from the public on the revised Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rule 1 through 30).

The Toronto Local Appeal Body to consider the final revised draft version of the Toronto Local Appeal Body’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rule 1 through 30) to be presented by Duxbury Law.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TORONTO LOCAL APPEAL BODY MAY ADOPT A FINAL VERSION OF THE REVISED RULES ON DECEMBER 5, 2018 AS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED.  AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DECEMBER 5, 2018 PRIOR TO A CONSIDERATION OF THE RULES.

 

The TLAB wishes to express its appreciation for submissions received since October 29, 2018.

 

Supporting Documents

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Draft Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules 1 – 30, Draft Revised October 29, 2018)

Comparison Document with tracked changes (Rules 1 – 30) – TLAB Draft Rules of Practice and Procedure Revised October 11 2018 vs. Draft Revised October 29, 2018

TLAB 21.6

INFORMATION 9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Revised Rules of Practice and Procedure (Revised Draft Rule 31)

Summary

The Toronto Local Appeal Body to receive final deputations from the public on the revised Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rule 31).

The Toronto Local Appeal Body to consider the revised draft version of the Toronto Local Appeal Body’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rule 31) to be presented by Duxbury Law.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TORONTO LOCAL APPEAL BODY MAY ADOPT A FINAL VERSION OF THE REVISED RULES ON DECEMBER 5, 2018 AS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED.  AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DECEMBER 5, 2018 PRIOR TO A CONSIDERATION OF THE RULES.

The TLAB wishes to express its appreciation for submissions received since October 29, 2018.

 

Supporting Documents

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Draft Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rule 31, Draft Revised November 28, 2018)

Comparison Document with tracked changes (Rule 31) – TLAB Rules of Practice and Procedure (Adopted May 3, 2017)  vs. Draft Revised November 28, 2018

TLAB 21.7

 ADOPTION  9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Revised Rules of Practice and Procedure (Draft Rules 1 – 31)

Summary

The Toronto Local Appeal Body to adopt the revised draft version of the Toronto Local Appeal Body’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules 1 to 31) as presented by Duxbury Law.

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TORONTO LOCAL APPEAL BODY MAY ADOPT A FINAL VERSION OF THE REVISED RULES ON DECEMBER 5, 2018 AS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED.  AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DECEMBER 5, 2018 PRIOR TO A CONSIDERATION OF THE RULES.

The TLAB wishes to express its appreciation for submissions received since October 29, 2018.

 

Supporting Documents

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Draft Rules of Practice and Procedure (Rules 1 – 31 – Draft Revised November 28, 2018)

Comparison Document with tracked changes (Rules 1 – 31) – TLAB Rules of Practice and Procedure (Adopted May 3, 2017)  vs. Draft Revised November 28, 2018

TLAB 21.8

INFORMATION 9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Revised Draft Forms

Summary

The Toronto Local Appeal Body to receive draft forms from Court Services and provide direction on final changes for the forms with an effective date of February 4, 2019.

 

Supporting Documents

Toronto Local Appeal Body Forms

(DRAFT)  Form 1  – TLAB Notice of Appeal
(DRAFT)  Form 3  – Applicant’s Disclosure
(DRAFT)   Form 4  – Notice of Intention to be A Party or Participant
(DRAFT)   Form 5  – Authorized Representative
(DRAFT)  Form 6  – TLAB Acknowledgement of Expert’s Duty
(DRAFT)   Form 7  – Notice of Motion
(DRAFT)  Form 8  – Notice of Response to Motion
(DRAFT)  Form 9  – Notice of Reply to Response to Motion
(DRAFT)  Form 10  – Affidavit
(DRAFT)  Form 11  – TLAB Request to Summons
(DRAFT)  Form 12  – Witness Statement
(DRAFT)  Form 13  – Participant Statement
(DRAFT)  Form 14  – Expert Witness Statement Form
(DRAFT)  Form 19  – Responding Witness Statement
(DRAFT)  Form 20 – Reply to Responding Witness Statement
(DRAFT)  Form 21 – Responding Expert Witness Statement Form

(DRAFT)  Form 22 – Reply to Responding Expert Witness Statement Form

(DRAFT)  Copy of Digital Audio Recording Request Form
(DRAFT)  TLAB Certified Decision Request Form
(DRAFT)  TLAB Certified Exhibit Request Form

TLAB 21.9

 INFORMATION  9:30 a.m.

Toronto Local Appeal Body – Updates 

Summary

The Toronto Local Appeal Body to discuss and receive updates on:

  • Training of New Members
  • Roll out of Toronto Local Appeal Body’s New Rules of Practice and Procedure and Forms
  • Common Document Book
  • Withdrawal of Public Guide
  • New Practice Directions and drafting
  • Outreach Plan for 2019
  • Issues and Prospects