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GTHBA Special Meeting of Members

GTHBA Special Meeting of Members. September 14, 2006 Sheraton Parkway Toronto North. Desi Auciello 2006 President. Who is UDI?. Incorporated 1960 Approximately 200 members (122 exclusive) Represents land developers and related professionals Principle mandate is advocacy. Rationale.

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GTHBA Special Meeting of Members

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  1. GTHBA Special Meeting of Members September 14, 2006 Sheraton Parkway Toronto North

  2. Desi Auciello2006 President

  3. Who is UDI? • Incorporated 1960 • Approximately 200 members (122 exclusive) • Represents land developers and related professionals • Principle mandate is advocacy

  4. Rationale • Line between builder and developer crossed long ago. • Each party has exclusive strengths e.g. UDI with its “land brand” and chapter structure, GTHBA with its broad base, high profile, financial strength and tri-level structure.

  5. Benefits • Better resourced, stronger, more unified voice • Common front to government, media, public • Collective voice will be stronger than individual voices – the whole will be greater than the sum of its parts • One-time membership boost (up to 122 members) • One-time and ongoing positive financial implications • $450,000 (est.) one-time cash injection to Special Issues Fund

  6. How we will change • Urban Land Council (NEW) • Chapters • Staff • Name • Governance

  7. Councils All membership segments will now have a council: developers, builders, renovators, associates Urban Land Council (NEW) • deals with all land-related issues, e.g., Growth Management, Development Charges, OMB, Planning Act • Sub-committees may be created as required, e.g., non-residential • Chair serves on executive committee Builders Council (EXISTING) • deals with all home-builder related issues, e.g. Development Charges, Tarion, Codes, residential fire sprinklers, building permits/fees, etc. • Chair serves on executive committee

  8. Councils Renovators Council (EXISTING) • deals with renovation-specific issues, particularly educational, with the primary focus being professionalism Associates Council (EXISTING) • deals with issues specific to non- builder/developer/renovators, particularly educational. • Associates Awards • Model sub-contract

  9. Chapters • Two-way vehicle for local government liaison and advocacy • Chapters • Halton • Peel • York • Durham • Toronto • South Simcoe (the new frontier)

  10. Governance Changes • Based on current by-laws • Board of directors increases from 32 to 34 • Executive committee increases from 8 to 11 • UDI to nominate 4 representatives to serve through 2007 on executive and board, open elections thereafter • Urban Land and Builders Council chairs on executive committee

  11. Staff • Staff complement increases by 2 dedicated professional lobbyists. • Government relations department to be comprised of four full time lobbyist plus additional corporate and volunteer resources.

  12. Interim Name Preserves two strong brands while committee of three representatives from each association determine a permanent name for the new association.

  13. How we stay the same • New organizational and legal structure built entirely on GTHBA platform • by-laws • letters patent • governance model (elections) • GTHBA headquarters • GTHBA staff remain in place under chief executive officer Stephen Dupuis. • Bob Finnigan, our first vice-president will be 2007 president of GTHBA-UDI • OHBA and CHBA

  14. Stephen DupuisExecutive Vice-President

  15. Motions

  16. Motions • That the GTHBA-UDI General By-Law Number One be amended to provide for a general proxy. • That the GTHBA membership endorses the merger with the Urban Development Institute/Ontario, under the interim name GTHBA-UDI, One Industry, One Voice pursuant to a certain integration agreement made between the parties dated August 23. 2006

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