SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE
January 10, 2011
Meeting No 2.
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
Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development
Services
Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of Community
& Fire Services
Andy Taylor, Commissioner of Corporate
Services
Ralph Capocci, Chief of Staff
Gary Adamkowski, Acting Director, Asset
Management
Joel Lustig, Treasurer
Colin Service, Manager, Planning & Policy
Development
Mary Creighton, Director of Recreation
Ronji Borooah, Town Architect
Don Taylor, Manager Executive Operations
Mark Visser, Sr. Manager, Financial
Strategy & Investments
Kevin Ross, Manager Development Finance
Denis Flaherty, Director Communications
& Community Relations
Graham Seaman, Manager Climate Change and
Energy
Alida Tari, Council/Committee Coordinator
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The General
Committee convened at the hour of 9:08 AM with Mayor Frank Scarpitti in the
Chair. The General Committee reconvened into
open session at 12:58 PM, recessed at 1:04 PM and reconvened at 3:30 PM.
DISCLOSURE OF
INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. IN-CAMERA MATTERS (6.0)
Mayor Frank
Scarpitti wished all a Happy New Year and welcomed everyone to the first
General Committee meeting of 2011.
Moved by
Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by
Regional Councillor Gord Landon
That, in
accordance with Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal
Act, General Committee resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the
following confidential matter (9:12 AM):
1) A proposal or pending acquisition or
disposition of land.
CARRIED
In-camera
discussions took place.
Moved by
Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor Valerie Burke
That the Committee
rise and report from the in-camera session (12:57 PM)
CARRIED
2. TORONTO 2015 PAN/PARAPAN AMERICAN
GAMES,
MARKHAM VENUES (6.0)
B.
Librecz, ext. 7761
Moved by Councillor Colin Campbell
Seconded by Councillor Alex Chiu
That the Town of Markham decline the request from the
Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games to undertake a formal proposal to be
considered as a back up for the 2015 Pan Am Soccer Stadium.
CARRIED
The Committee conveyed their thanks to the
Pan Am Games for considering the Town of Markham as a location for a back up
Soccer Stadium.
Regional Councillor Jim Jones distributed
hand outs supporting his proposal for a Canadian Sports Institute facility to
be located within Markham Centre. He
addressed the Committee to present the proposed layout. Regional Councillor Jim Jones is requesting
that his assumptions be validated and calculate the required capital costs to
construct the proposed facility. He
believes this proposal would have annual revenue by charging membership fees,
and charging various clubs to rent the facilities. The Committee pointed out the importance of
meeting the required deadline set out by the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American
Games. There was discussion with respect
to the amount of time required to validate the estimated potential revenue and
other assumptions outlined in Regional Councillor Jim Jone's proposal.
The Committee inquired about the February
1, 2011 deadline. Staff advised that the
February 1, 2011 deadline is specifically for the City of Hamilton. Staff also pointed out that January 25, 2011
is a firm date for Town of Markham's final decision. Staff indicated that the Pan Am Committee is
meeting on January 27, 2011 and they require the decision of the Town of
Markham (location of the Pan Am pool and the 36,000 square foot field
house/gymnasium facilities) for that meeting.
The Committee indicated that the
unfortunate timelines does not allow the opportunity to explore other locations
within Markham other than the Milliken Mills Community Centre. The Committee suggested that the badminton
venue be pursued and suggest to the Pan Am Committee that if construction is
completed within the required time that the Town will host the badminton games. The Committee indicated that the Milliken
Mills Community Centre should be the new location due to the site issues on the
existing location however, the Committee also directed staff to request Pan Am
Toronto 2015 to evaluate and determine suitability based on Pan Am Games
criteria regarding the other site from the morning's in-camera discussion.
Moved by
Councillor Carolina Moretti
Seconded by
Councillor Colin Campbell
That, in
accordance with Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal
Act, General Committee resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the
following confidential matter (4:48 PM):
1) A proposal or pending acquisition or
disposition of land.
CARRIED
In-camera
discussions took place.
Moved by
Councillor Colin Campbell
Seconded by
Councillor Howard Shore
That the Committee
rise from the in-camera session (5:32 PM).
CARRIED
The Committee suggested that the decisions
regarding the location of the Pan Am pool and the 36,000 square foot field
house/gymnasium facility be deferred to the General Committee meeting on
January 24, 2011 at which time staff will report back on the input from Pan Am
staff.
Moved
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded
by Councillor Alex Chiu
That
the decision for the final location for the Pan Am Pool and the 36,000 square
foot field house/gymnasium facility be deferred to the January 24, 2011 General
Committee meeting.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The General
Committee meeting adjourned at 5:35 PM.