​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Board Meetings, Agendas & Minutes

The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's (LSRCA) Board of Directors meets on a monthly basis to review conservation projects and conservation area programming, as well as planning and regulatory activities under The Conservation Authorities Act.

Agendas are typically posted on the Friday before each Board Meeting.

​Meeting Location: All meetings will be held virtually until further notice. For more information or to attend, please contact Trish Barnett at t.barnett@LSRCA.on.ca.

Public Attendance at Board Meetings: The public may attend Board of Directors' meetings however, any person wishing to be heard by the Board of Directors shall submit a request in writing to the Office of the CAO, at least ten (10) days business prior to the meeting date. Requests made within fewer than ten (10) business day of a meeting shall be accommodated at the next scheduled Board of Directors’ meeting.

2023 Meeting Schedule and Agendas

​​Date​	​Agend​a	Highli​ghts​	Min​utes​	​​Supporting Documents
December 15th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket​				​
​November 24th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	​​ ​	​		​​
​October 27th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket		​	​	​
​September 22nd 9am -12pm ​​120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket		​		​
​July 28th 9am -12pm  120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	​			​
​June 23rd  9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket				​​
​May 26th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda​		​	​2018-2020 Phosphorus Loads Presentation Landholdings Presentation Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation Presentation​
​April 28th 9am-10am Source Protection Authority 10am-12pm Board of Directors​ 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	SPA Short Agenda SPA Full Agenda​ Board Short  Agenda Board Full Agenda​	Highlights​	Minutes​	​ BDO's Report to the Board Top Restoration Projects ​​
March 24th 9am -12pm 120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	​Short Agenda Full Agenda​	Highlights​	Minutes​	​Watershed Planning Presentation 2022 Unaudited Financial Report and 2023 Capital and Operating Budget Presentation Summary of Bill 229 Changes Presentation​
​February 24th 9am -12pm  120 Bayview Parkway Newmarket	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights​	Minutes​	​​The Health of Lake Simcoe  Watershed Report Card 2023 Bill 23 Updates​
​January 27th 9:30am -1:30pm Old Town Hall, 460 Botsford Street​, Newmarket, ON	Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​​Highlights​	Minutes
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2022 Meeting Schedule and Agendas

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​Date​	​Agenda	Highli​ghts​	Min​utes​	​​Supporting Documents
December 16th 10am -12pm ​ Video Recording	Short Agenda Full Agenda​	Highlights​	Minutes​	Bill 23 update presentation​
​​November 25th 9am -12pm  Video Recording​	Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​Highlights	​Minutes​	3rd Quarter 2022 Financial Report​​
​November 18th 9am -10am  (Special Meeting of the Board of Directors) Video Recording​	Short Agenda Full Agenda​ ​	​Highlights​	​Minutes	​Proposed Bill 23 Presentation​​
​October 28th 9am -12pm	​Meeting cancelled	​	​	​
​September 23rd 9am -12pm  Video Recording​​	​Short Agenda Full Agenda	​Highlights​	​Minutes​​	​Land Cover Change Presentation Diversity, Equity,  Inclusion, and Belonging Presentation​
​July 22nd 9am -12pm  Video Recording ​	​Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​Highlights​	Minutes​	​2nd Quarter 2022 Financial Report​
​June 24th  9am -12pm  Video Recording	Short Agenda Full Agenda​​	​Highlights​	​Minutes​	2023 Budget Assumptions​​
​May 27th 9am -12pm	Meeting cancelled​	​	​	​
​April 22nd Source Protection Meeting 9am Video Recording Board of Directors' Meeting 9:30am  Video Recording​	Short SPA Agenda Full SPA Agenda​ Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​ Highlights​	​ Minutes​	​ Newly Acquired Georgina Lands​
March 25th 9am -12pm  Video Recording​	​Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​Highlights​	Minutes​​	4th Quarter 2021 Financial Report​​
​February 25th 9am -12pm  Video Recording​	​Short Agenda Full Agenda​	Highlights​	​Minutes​	2022 Budget Presentation​​
​January 28th 9am -12pm ​Video Recording​	​Short Agenda​ Full Agenda​	​Highlights​	​Minutes​	​
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2021 Meeting Schedule and Agendas

​Date​​​	​Agenda	Highli​ghts​	Min​utes​	​​Supporting Documents
​Friday, December 17 9am - 12pm Audio Recording​	Short Agenda as amended Full Agenda as amended​	Highlights​	Minutes​	​
​Friday, November 26 Board meeting ​Meeting Recording	​Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​Highlights​	​Minutes​	Transformation 2022-2024 - Strategic Plan Presentation​​
​Friday, October 22 Audio Recording	​Short Agenda​ Full Agenda​	​Highlights	​Minutes​​	Planning & Development Fees Review Presentation 3rd Quarter Financial Report Presentation Climate Change Education Programs Presentation Reducing Winter Salt Case Study Presentation​ ​Watson and Associates Report​
​Friday, September 24 SPA Meeting Board Meeting Audio Recording ​	SPA Short Agenda SPA Full Agenda Board Short Agenda as Amended Board Full Agenda as Amended​	​ Highlights​	​ Minutes​	​ Georgina Island Fixed Link Project Holland Marsh Treatment Facility Udpate ​
​Friday, July 23 Audio Recording	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	​Minutes	​2nd Quarter 2021 Financial Report Climate Change Program Updates​
​Friday, June 25 Audio Recording	Short Agenda as Amended Full Agenda As Amended​	Highlights​	Minutes	​Staff Report No. 27-21-BOD (May 2021) 2022-2024 Strategic Plan Update Afforestation Program Update 2022 Budget Assumptions​	​
​Friday, May 28 ​ Meeting Recording	Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​Highlights​	​Minutes​	Stormwater Management Inspection and Maintenance Update​
​Friday, April 23 SPA Meeting Board of Directors Audio Recording	SPA Short Agenda SPA Full Agenda​ Short Agenda Full Agenda​​	​Highlights	​ Minutes​	​Annual Report Presentation (SPA) The CAO's Vision 2021 and Beyond​​
​Friday, March 26 Education Session (closed to the public) Special Meeting (Hearing) Meeting Recording​ Regular Board meeting Audio Recording	​ Education Session Agenda Special Meeting Short Agenda as amended Special Board Hearing Full Agenda as amended​ ​ Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​ Highlights​	​ Minutes Minutes​​	Oro Park Presentation by Staff Q4 2020 Budget Status and 2021 Budget Presentation​ ​​
​Friday, Feb 26th SPA Meeting Board Meeting Audio Recording​	Short SPA Agenda Full SPA Agenda​ Short Agenda​ Full Agenda	Highlights​	​Minutes	​ Corporate Commmunications Land-Lake Phosphorus Disconnect​​
​Annual General Meeting January 22, 2021 Audio Recording​	Full Agenda​	Highlights​	Minutes​	Lake Simcoe Tributary Health Conservation Areas Overview​​

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2020 Meeting Schedule and Agendas

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​Date​	​Agenda	Highli​ghts​	Min​utes​	​​Supporting Documents
​Friday, December 18th 9:00a - 12:00p​ Audio Recording​	Short Agenda as amended Full Agenda as amended​	​Highlights​	Minutes​	Asset Management Plan Update Bill 229, Schedule 6 Impacts Resolution No. BOD-159-20​
​Friday, November 27th 9:00a - 12:00p Audio Recording​	Short Agenda Full Agenda​	​ Highlights​	​ Minutes​	​ Stormwater Optimization Study Bill 229 Schedule 6 amendments​
November 6th - Special Meeting regarding a Confidential Human Resources Matter (closed to the public)	​ Short Agenda​	​	​ Minutes​	​
​Friday, October 30th 9:00a - 12:00p Audio Recording	Short Agenda Full Agenda	​ Highlights​	​ Minutes	​3rd Quarter Financial Summary and Forecast Carbon Reduction Strategy Update​
Friday, September 25th 9:00a - 12:00p Audio Recording	Short Agenda​ Full Agenda​	​Highlights​	​Minutes​	​Lake Simcoe Watershed Chemicial Contaminants Watershed Restoration Projects Update​ ClearWater Farm Proposal​
September 4th - Special Meeting regarding a Confidential Human Resources Matter (closed to the public)	​ Short Agenda​	​	Minutes​	​
​Friday, July 24th 9:00a - 12:00p Audio Recording	Short Agenda as Amended Full Agenda as amended	​ Highlights​	Minutes​	​Climate Change Mitigation Strategy Education Program 2020 Presentation 2nd Quarter Results Presentation Climate Change Mitigation Strategy Presentation 2021 Budget Assumptions Presentation
​Friday, June 26th 9:00a - 12:00p Audio Recording	Short Agenda Full Agenda​	Highlights	​Minutes	​Scanlon Creek Operations Centre Update Lake Simcoe Stories Budget Companion Document
​Friday, May 22nd SPA 9:00a - 9:45a Board 9:45a - 12:00p	​Short SPA Agenda Full SPA Agenda Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes	​Conservation Areas Reopening Plan
​Friday, April 24th 9:00a - 12:00p	Short Agenda Full Agenda	Highlights	Minutes​	South Alcona Flood Relief Project​ Thornton Bales Conservation Area Management Plan
​Friday, April 3rd Regular Meeting 9:15a - 12:00p Audio Recording​  Special Meeting 9:00a - 9:15a	Regular meeting - Short Agenda as amended Regular meeting - Full Agenda as amended  Special Meeting Agenda	Highlights   ​	Minutes       Minutes	​Dam Inspection Report Q4 2019 Report and 2020 Proposed Budget Presentation
​Friday, February 28th SPA 9:00a - 9:30a Board 9:30a - 12:00p	LSCBR SPA Agenda ​Short Agenda Full Agenda	​Highlights	Minutes	Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Presentation
Annual General Meeting January 24, 2020 10am - 2pm (includes lunch) 460 Botsford Street, Newmarket​	Short Agenda Full Agenda​	Highlights	​Minutes	Lake Simcoe Watershed Health Lake Simcoe Lake Health 2020 Annual Operating Priorities

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Minutes Archive 2014 - 2019

Board of Directors meeting agendas and minutes from 2014 - 2019 are available on request. To make a request, please contact Trish at t.barnett@LSRCA.on.ca.​

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