GENERAL COMMITTEE
March 7, 2011
Meeting No. 8
Finance & Administrative Issues Community Services Issues
Chair: Mayor
Frank Scarpitti Chair: Councillor Alex Chiu
Vice Chair: Councillor Carolina Moretti Vice
Chair: Councillor Howard Shore
Environment
& Sustainability Issues Building,
Parks, & Construction Issues
Chair: Councillor
Valerie Burke Chair: Councillor Logan Kanapathi
Vice Chair: Regional Councillor Joe Li Vice
Chair: Councillor Colin Campbell
Alternate formats are available
upon request.
Attendance
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John
Livey, Chief Administrative Officer
Catherine
Conrad, Town Solicitor
Andy
Taylor, Commissioner of Corporate Services
Kimberley
Kitteringham, Town Clerk
Andrew
Brouwer, Deputy Clerk
Peter Loukes, Director, Operations
Joel Lustig,
Treasurer
Mary Creighton,
Director of Recreation
Paul Wealleans,
Director of Taxation
Laura Gold,
Council/Committee Coordinator
Alida
Tari, Council/Committee Coordinator
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The General Committee convened at 9:27 AM with Mayor Frank Scarpitti in the
Chair; Councillor Alex Chiu Chaired Community Services related items
DISCLOSURE OF
INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. PAN
AM GAMES UPDATE
(IAN TROOP, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER) (6.0)
Mr. Ian Troop, Chief
Executive Officer, T02015 Pan/Parapan American Games delivered an oral
presentation regarding the Toronto 2015 games.
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
on behalf of all Members of Council thanked Mr. Troop for coming to Markham this
morning.
The Committee
discussed the following:
·
Methods
used to achieve best practices
·
Cultural
advisory boards being created to ensure residents and groups actively plan
together
·
Estimated
financial cost (1.4 billion dollar budget)
·
Location
of the 2015 Pan/Parapan Athletes' Village
·
Requirements
for training facilities
·
Sponsorship
possibilities - Mr. Troop suggested that if Members of Council have any ideas
related to sponsorship to contact Mr. Bob O'Doherty
Moved by Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
1) That
the update provided by Ian Troop, Chief Executive Officer, T02015 Pan/Parapan
American Games Organizing Committee be received.
CARRIED
2. MINUTES
OF THE FEBRUARY 28, 2011
GENERAL COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded
by Councillor Alex Chiu
1)
That the Minutes of the
February 28, 2011 General Committee be confirmed
CARRIED
3. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 24, 2011
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded
by Councillor Alex Chiu
1) That the Minutes of the January 24,
2011 Public Library Board be received for information purposes.
CARRIED
4. MINUTES
OF THE FEBRUARY 7, 2011
RACE RELATIONS COMMITTEE
(16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded
by Councillor Alex Chiu
1) That the Minutes of the
February 7, 2011 Race Relations Committee be received for information purposes.
CARRIED
5. MINUTES
OF THE FEBRUARY 9, 2011
THE FRIENDS OF THE MARKHAM
MUSEUM
FOUNDATION BOARD (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded
by Councillor Alex Chiu
1) That the Minutes of the February 9,
2011 The Friends of the Markham Museum Foundation Board be received for
information purposes.
CARRIED
6. REVISED BOARD & COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENT POLICY (16.24)
Report Appendix
A Appendix
B Appendix
C Appendix
D
Mr. Andrew Brouwer,
Deputy Mayor delivered a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Revised Board
and Committee Appointment Policy.
The Committee
discussed and suggested the following:
·
Page 31 of
the agenda amend the first paragraph to read "…..where the most qualified
applicants are appointed Members and, applicants are representatives of
Markham's diverse community of broad wealth of experience and skills."
·
Page 33 of
the agenda section 3.3 change the word "may" to "will"
·
Page 42 of
the agenda The Striking Committee be composed of:
¨ Five (5) Members of Council appointed for one
year
·
Page 42
change quorum requirements to three (3) Members of the Striking Committee
Moved by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by Councillor
Don Hamilton
1) That the report entitled “Revised Board & Committee Appointment
Policy” be received; and,
2) That Council approve the revised “Board & Committee
Appointment Policy” (attached as Appendix A as amended); and,
3) That Council establish a Sub-Committee of Council referred
to as the Striking Committee and approve the Terms of Reference for the Appointment
Committee (attached as Appendix B as
amended); and,
4) That Council appoint Mayor
Frank Scarpitti, Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, Regional Councillor Jim Jones,
Regional Councillor Gord Landon and Regional Councillor Joe Li to the Appointment
Committee for a term of one year and
reviewed after the one year period; and further,
5) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
7. MARCH 2011 - CANCELLATION, REDUCTION
OR REFUND OF TAXES UNDER
SECTIONS 357 AND 358
OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 (7.3)
Report
There was brief
discussion related to tax adjustment amount of $196,225.27 for 360 John Street.
Moved by Deputy Mayor
Jack Heath
Seconded by Councillor
Alex Chiu
1) That taxes totalling
approximately $455,034.85 be adjusted under Section 357 (in the amount of $374,372.15)
and Section 358 (in the amount of $80,662.70) of the Municipal Act, 2001
of which the Town’s portion is estimated to be $98,506.28; and,
3) That the Treasurer be directed to
adjust the Collector’s Roll accordingly; and further,
4) That staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
8. ISRAELI APARTHEID WEEK AT
YORK UNIVERSITY (3.0)
Councillor Howard Shore advised the Committee that York University is permitting
"Israeli Apartheid Week" (IAW) to take place from March 7 to March
11, 2011 on their campus. He believes
this IAW demonizes the state of Israel and its' representatives. Councillor Shore suggested that the Town of
Markham forward a letter to York University stating their support of the Jewish
Community and that York University should prohibit any activity related to IAW on
their campus. The Committee suggested
that this item be brought forward to the March 21, 2011 General Committee
meeting for further discussions.
9. IN-CAMERA MATTERS (7.11)
Moved by
Councillor Valerie Burke
Seconded by
Councillor Colin Campbell
That, in
accordance with Section 239 (2) (f) of the Municipal
Act, General Committee resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the
following confidential matters (11:53 AM):
1) Advice that is
subject to Solicitor-Client privilege, including communications necessary for
that purpose.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Don Hamilton
Seconded by Councillor Valerie Burke
That the Committee rise from the
in-camera session (11:56 AM)
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
That the General Committee meeting
adjourn at 11:58 AM