Common use of Background/Context Clause in Contracts

Background/Context. The Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System (CEPS) is a collaborative initiative among ten local government, academic and non-government organization partners (the Partners) to protect, enhance and connect more than 2,000 hectares of natural lands in the Hamilton-Burlington area. The Partners include the ▇▇▇▇▇ Trail Conservancy, the City of Burlington, Conservation Halton, the Regional Municipality of Halton, the City of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Hamilton Conservation Authority, the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, McMaster University, and Royal Botanical Gardens. In 2010 the partners agreed on a vision and set of strategic directions to follow to establish the EcoPark System. Both the vision and the strategy are outlined in the Cootes to Escarpment Park System Conservation and Land Management Strategy, dated October 2009 (the Phase II Report). As part of the strategy it was determined that a governance structure would be needed to provide a framework for joint decision-making and accountability for implementing key actions. The governance structure for the CEPS is shown in Figure 2. As illustrated, the structure consists of a Governing Council, a Management Committee, and a Secretariat Office. Under this model the Governing Council provides oversight and strategic governance, the Management Committee provides tactical level management, and the Secretariat office will lead and coordinate EcoPark System activities.

Background/Context. The Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System (CEPS) Project is a collaborative initiative among ten local government, academic and non-government organization partners (the Partners) to protect, enhance and connect more than 2,000 hectares of natural lands in the Hamilton-Burlington area. The Partners include the ▇▇▇▇▇ Trail Conservancy, the City of Burlington, Conservation Halton, the The Regional Municipality of Halton, the City of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Hamilton Conservation Authority, the Hamilton Harbour Remedial Action Plan, the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club, McMaster University, University and Royal Botanical Gardens. In 2010 the partners agreed on a vision and set of strategic directions to follow to establish the EcoPark System. Both the vision and the strategy are outlined in the Cootes to Escarpment Park System Conservation and Land Management Strategy, dated October 2009 (the Phase II Report). As part of the strategy it was determined that a governance structure would be needed to provide a framework for joint decision-making and accountability for implementing key actions. The governance structure for the CEPS is shown in Figure 2. As illustrated, the structure consists of a Governing Council, a Management Committee, and a Secretariat Office. Under this model the Governing Council provides oversight and strategic governance, the Management Committee provides tactical level management, and the Secretariat office will lead and coordinate EcoPark System activities.