GENERAL COMMITTEE
November 30, 2009
Meeting
No. 25
Finance &
Administrative Issues Community
Services Issues
Chair: Reg.
Councillor J. Virgilio Chair:
Councillor
A. Chiu
Chair, Budget Sub-Ctte: Councillor D. Horchik Environment & Sustainability Issues
Chair: IT Sub-Ctte: Reg. Councillor J. Jones Chair: Councillor
E. Shapero
Chair:
Grants Sub-Ctte: Councillor V. Burke
Attendance
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J. Livey,
Chief Administrative Officer
C.
Conrad, Town Solicitor
B.
Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
J. Baird,
Commissioner of Development Services
B.
Cribbett, Treasurer
N. Kenea,
Chief Information Officer
J. Klaus, Manager Waterworks
P.
Loukes, Director of Operations
C.
Marsales, Manager Waste Management
K.
Dennison, Manager of System Engineering
M.
Urquhart, Manager of Environmental Leadership
L. Wells,
Manager of Recreation and Programs
C.
Marsales, Manager of Waste Management
A. Tari,
Committee Clerk
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The General Committee convened at 9:17 AM with Regional Councillor J.
Virgilio in the Chair. Deputy Mayor J. Heath assumed the Chair for item
#15A. Councillor A. Chui chaired the
meeting for the Community Services related items. Councillor E. Shapero chaired the meeting for
the Environment & Sustainability items.
1. INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
STRATEGIC PLAN – AN UPDATE (7.13)
Presentation
Mr. Nasir Kenea,
Chief Information Officer delivered a PowerPoint presentation providing an
update with respect to the Information Technology Strategy.
The Committee
discussed the enterprise architecture principles. Staff pointed out the Town of Markham is not
purchasing hardware and software collectively with the Region of York however
they share common artefacts.
The Committee
suggested that an brief presentation be made to the Markham Accessibility
Committee providing them with an update on the proposed higher accessibility
standards.
Moved by Regional Councillor G. Landon
Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu
1) That the
presentation by Mr. N. Kenea, Chief Information Officer, entitled “Information
Technology Strategic Plan – An Update” be received.
CARRIED
2. MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 26, 2009
GENERAL COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the Minutes of
the October 26, 2009 General Committee be received.
CARRIED
3. MINUTES
OF THE AUGUST 10, AND SEPTEMBER14, 2009
PARKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (16.0)
August September
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the Minutes of
the August 10, and September 14, 2009 Parking Advisory Committee be received.
CARRIED
4. MINUTES
OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 2009
GRANT SUB COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the Minutes of
the November 5, 2009 Grant Sub Committee be Received.
CARRIED
5. MINUTES
OF THE SEPTEMBER 15, AND 16
MARKHAM VILLAGE
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA (16.0)
September
15 September
16
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the Minutes of
the September 15, and16, 2009 Markham Village Business Improvement Area be
received.
CARRIED
6. MINUTES
OF THE OCTOBER 5, 2009
MARKHAM ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
There was considerable discussion regarding the
Environmental Issues Committee’s recommendation with respect to Trees for
Tomorrow application, “Boulevard Tree Project Ward 1 South” and why is this
proposal only for that area of the Town.
Staff advised the Committee that the critical point to this proposal is the
engagement process with the residents to ensure that the trees will continue to
be maintained. Staff also advised that a
recommendation report regarding “Trees for Tomorrow” will be brought forward to
General Committee on December 7, 2009 and will outline the recommendation for the
entire Town.
Moved by Councillor
D. Horchik
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
1) That the Minutes of the October 5, 2009
Environmental Advisory Committee be received.
CARRIED
7. MINUTES
OF THE NOVEMBER 4, 2009
2010 BUDGET PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the Minutes of the November 4,
2009, 2010 Budget Public Information Meeting be received.
CARRIED
8. MINUTES
OF THE SEPTEMBER 16, AND OCTOBER 21, 2009
ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE (16.0)
September October
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the Minutes of
the September 16, and October 21, 2009 Accessibility Committee be received.
CARRIED
9. MINUTES OF THE ANIMAL CARE COMMITTEE
HELD ON OCTOBER 21, 2009 (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That
the Minutes of the October 21, 2009 Animal Care Committee be received.
CARRIED
Moved
by Councillor J. Webster
Seconded
by Regional Councillor J. Jones
1) That staff be directed to
prepare a recommendation report regarding the proposal to ban rodeos within the
Town of Markham.
CARRIED
10. APPOINTMENTS,
RESIGNATIONS -
ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES (16.24)
The Committee requested that staff provide
a memo on the Town’s appointment practice and any legislated requirements (if
any) with respect to appointment term length and whether community members can
be re-appointed to the same Committee or Board once their term is completed.
Moved
by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded
by Councillor. A. Chiu
Markham Public Library
1) That the resignation of
Mr. William Jeyaveeran from the Markham Public Library Board be received with
regret and a letter of appreciation be forwarded (see note 1); and,
Animal Care Committee
2) That the following persons be appointed
to the Animal Care Committee for the term ending November 30, 2010 (see note 2):
Terri Daniels
Bernice Royce
Robert Newman
Barbara Newman
Denielle Duncan -
(Action Volunteers for Animals)
Yasuko Naka -
(Habitat Cat)
3) That the term of expiry for Ms.
Caroline Lane and Ms. Janet Andrews, incumbents, be amended from November 30,
2011 to November 30, 2010; and,
Heritage Markham
4) That the following persons be appointed
to the Heritage Markham Committee for the term ending November 30, 2010 (see
note 3):
James Makaruk -
Thornhill Representative
Susan Casella -
Rural Representative
Deirdre Kavanagh
- Markham Representative
Jeanne Ker-Hornell
- Unionville Representative
5) That the term of expiry for Mr. Richard
Morales, incumbent, be amended from November 30, 2011 to November 30,
2010.
Race Relations Committee
6) That the following persons be appointed
to the Markham Race Relations Committee for the term ending November 30, 2010
(see note 4):
Carla Crooks
Liliana Soengas
Darius Sookram
Shila Desai
Prashanth
Scrichandramohan
Note 1: The Markham Public Library
Board has requested that a replacement not be pursued at this time.
Note 2: The composition of the Animal
Care Committee is up to 10 members of the public, up to four representatives
from local animal advocacy groups and one Member of Council. Councillor
Valerie Burke represents Council on this Committee.
Note 3: The composition of the
Heritage Markham Committee is: three representatives for Thornhill area; three
representatives for Unionville area; three representatives for Markham
area; one representative for the Buttonville/rural area; and three Members
of Council. Regional Councillor Joe Virgilio, and Councillors Carolina
Moretti and Valerie Burke currently serve on this Committee.
Note 4: The Markham Race Relations
Committee is comprised of fifteen (15) members in total: three (3) public
representatives from each of the three communities
in Markham; two (2) Members of Council; and (1) one member of
the Mayor's Youth Task Force. Councillor L. Kanapathi currently
serves on this Committee, and the other position is vacant due to the death of
Regional Councillor Tony Wong.
CARRIED
11. APPOINTMENT TO ADVISORY BOARDS
AND COMMITTEES (16.24)
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the Markham Theatre Board terms of reference be amended on
an interim basis to include (10) members of the pubic from the date of the next Council
meeting until November 30, 2010.
2) That John R. Tidball be appointed to
the Markham Theatre Board for the term ending November 30, 2010.
Note: Currently, Markham Theatre Board is comprised of (12) members: (9) members of
the community; up to (2) Councillor Members; and (1) representative from the York Region School Board.
CARRIED
12. BY-LAW
TO AUTHORIZE
TEMPORARY BORROWING (7.0)
Report
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1)
That the report “By-law to authorize Temporary Borrowing for 2010” be received; and,
2)
That a by-law be brought
forward for Council approval to authorize the temporary borrowing, if required,
of an amount not to exceed $115,573,134 from
January 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 and $57,786,567 from October 1, 2010 to
December 31, 2010 to meet the current expenditures of the municipality until
taxes are collected and other revenues are received; and,
3)
That
the Treasurer will report back to Council in advance of borrowing, if temporary
borrowing is required; and further,
4)
That Staff be authorized and
directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
13. STAFF
AWARDED CONTRACTS (7.12)
Report 1
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the report entitled “Staff Awarded
Contracts for the Month of October 2009” be received; and,
That Staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
CARRIED
14. DEVELOPMENT CHARGE CREDIT -
BOX GROVE HILL DEVELOPMENTS INC. –
PHASE 2B2 (7.11)
Report 1
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1)
That
the report entitled “Development Charge Credit – Box Grove Hill Developments
Inc. Phase 2B2” be received; and,
2)
That
Council authorize Town Wide Hard Development Charge credits to Box Grove Hill
Developments Inc. and Box Grove North Inc., not exceeding $570,307.00, in accordance with the Town’s
Development Charge Credit Policy for the construction of public works relating
to sidewalks, oversizing watermains and a road creek crossing in the Box Grove
subdivision; and,
3)
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a
development charge credit agreement, in the event that the credits are not
included in a subdivision agreement with Box Grove Hill Developments Inc.
and/or Box Grove North Inc., or their successors in title; and,
4)
That this report be taken
to the December 1, 2009 Council meeting; and further,
5)
That staff be directed to do
all things necessary to give effect to this report.
CARRIED
15. 2009
THIRD QUARTER INVESTMENT
PERFORMANCE REVIEW (7.2)
Report 1 2 3 4 5 6
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Councillor L. Kanapathi
1) That the report dated November 30, 2009 entitled “2009 First Quarter
Investment Performance Review” be received.
CARRIED
16. DEVELOPMENT
CHARGE DEFERRAL -
SAINT MARK’S COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH (7.11)
Report 1 2
There was discussion regarding options for
cost recovery through indexing and interest.
Mr. Selim Elraner, St. Mark’s Coptic
Orthodox Church addressed the Committee with respect to the proposed
development charge deferral for Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church advising
that they are agreeable to continue working out the details with Town staff.
Staff advised that they will make minor
changes to the recommendations to address the concerns of the Committee.
Moved
by Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded
by Councillor A. Chiu
1) That the
report titled “Development Charge Deferral – St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church”
be received; and,
2) That
Council authorize the Town of Markham to enter into an agreement with St.
Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church for a deferral of the payment of the Town Wide
Hard and Area Specific Development Charges relating to the construction of a
Cathedral at 455 Ferrier Street, to the satisfaction of the Town Solicitor;
and,
3) That the
agreement provide for Development Charge payments of $50,000 on building permit
issuance, $50,000 on the landscaping of the grounds, with the remainder to be
paid in 20% increments over 5 years commencing at the date of occupancy; and,
4) That the
agreement provide that the Town Wide Hard and Area Specific Development Charges
to be deferred be fully secured; and,
5) That the
agreement provide that payment of the Town Wide Hard and Area Specific
Development Charges be calculated at the higher of (1) the rate that is in
effect at the time of payment, (2) the indexed rate from the date of building
permit issuance or (3) the rate in effect at building permit issuance plus
accrued interest at prime; and,
6) That
this report be taken to the December 1, 2009 Council meeting; and
further,
7) That staff be directed to do all things
necessary give effect to these recommendations.
CARRIED
17. CANADA POST
POSTAL CODE DIRECTORIES
FOR ADDRESSES IN UNIONVILLE (9.0)
There was considerable discussion regarding
what the geographical boundary is for Unionville and whether the request to
Canada Post should be related to postal districts.
The
Committee requested that clause 2 (“that reference to
“Unionville” be retained in the Town’s future branding and marketing
initiatives”) be
deleted.
Moved
by Councillor J. Virgilio
Seconded
by Councillor C. Moretti
1) That the Council of the Town of Markham request Canada Post to reinstate the
use of “Unionville” as the preferred municipal name in its online and hard copy
postal code directories for addresses in the Unionville area defined as the present Ward 3 boundary;
and further,
2) That
the Council of the Town of Markham request Canada Post to maintain the postal
destinations in the other areas within Markham.
CARRIED
18. PROVINCIAL
OFFENCES ACT
COURTS AMENDED INTER
-MUNICIPAL AGREEMENT (13.4.10)
Report 1
Mr. John Livey, Chief Administrative Officer outlined the
details in the report. Staff pointed out
that 2010 POA Revenues were not dealt with at the Town’s Budget meetings as a
result of the information not being available from the Region of York at that
time.
The
Committee suggested that the Region be requested to phase the lost revenues
over a period of three years. There was
brief discussion regarding transfer payments.
Moved
by Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded
by Regional Councillor G. Landon
1)
That the report “Provincial
Offences Act Courts Amended Intermunicipal Agreement” be received; and,
2)
That the Council adopt Option
#2 as the Town of Markham’s preferred approach to the funding distribution
contained within the new “York Region
Courts Intermunicipal Agreement” and
that the Town of Markham request the Region of York to phase the lost revenue
over a period of three years; and,
3)
That a separate Service Level
Agreement for Court Services between the Region of York and the Town of Markham
be developed; and,
4)
That a new York Region Courts
Intermunicipal Agreement be developed and executed, reflecting the Option #2
funding distribution and achieving a
more accountable and sustainable governance model; and further,
5)
That Staff be authorized and
directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
19. 2009 SUMMER/ FALL
RECREATION SERVICES
UPDATE PRESENTATION (6.0)
Presentation
Ms. Lori Wells, Manager
Programs delivered a PowerPoint presentation providing an update with respect
to the 2009 Summer/Fall recreation services.
The Committee
congratulated and thanked everyone involved in the successful partnership with
the school boards. The Committee stated
their content with the increase in numbers related to the drop-in programs.
The Committee
inquired about the senior age and whether it will be changed to 60 years of
age. Staff advised that they have done research on this and will report back in
Spring 2010.
There was brief
discussion regarding a future Workshop.
Staff advised that a Workshop will be scheduled following the completion
of the Leisure Master Plan.
Moved
by Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded
by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
1) That the presentation
by Ms. L.Wells, Manager of Recreation and Programs, entitled “2009 Summer/Fall
Recreation services Update Presentation” be received.
CARRIED
20. COMMUNITY LEAD TESTING PROGRAM -
STATUS REPORT (4) (5.3)
Report
Mr. Jerry Klaus, General Manager Waterworks summarized the details in the
report.
The Committee suggested that staff prepare a one page press release to
communicate the findings of the Community Lead Testing Program and insert it
with the Powerstream water bills.
Moved
by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
Seconded
by Councillor E. Shapero
1) That the
report “Community Lead Testing Program – Status Report (4)” be received; and,
2) That
staff report back to Council with the findings of the Community Lead Testing
Program after completion of Sampling Period # 5; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to
do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
21. AWARD
OF YORK REGION CO-OP BIDS CT-09-09
& CT-09-08 AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN YORK REGION AND THE TOWN OF MARKHAM
RE YORK REGION INFLOW & INFILTRATION REDUCTION
PROGRAM (5.5)
Report 1 2 3
Moved
by Regional Councillor J. Virgilio
Seconded
by Regional Councillor G. Landon
1) That the report entitled” Award of York
Region Co-op bids CT-09-09 & CT-09-08
and Memorandum of Understanding between York Region and the Town of
Markham re York Region Inflow & Infiltration Reduction Program” be
received; and,
2) That the Mayor be authorized to execute
the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Attachment A) with the Regional
Municipality of York in a form satisfactory to the Town’s Solicitor; and,
3)
That
the York Purchasing Cooperative contract for Bid No. CT-09-09 Smoke Testing of
Various Sized Sewer Mains and Associated Laterals Throughout Various Designated
Municipalities be awarded to the lowest price bidder, Sewer Technologies Inc.,
in the amount of $10,934.50, exclusive of GST; and,
4)
That
the York Purchasing Cooperative contract for Bid No. CT-09-08 Closed Circuit
Television Video of Mainline Sewers and Lateral Services and Visual Inspections
of Manholes be awarded to the lowest price bidder, Promark Telecon, in the
amount of $169,263.50, exclusive of GST; and,
5)
That
staff be authorized to issue a Purchase order to Sewer Technologies Inc., in
the amount of $10,934.50, exclusive of GST and Promark Telecon, in the amount
of $169,263.50, exclusive of GST; and,
6)
That
both awards be funded by the Regional Municipality of York as per the MOU
agreement; and,
7)
That
the cost of the awards be charged to account 025-2100029 and recoveries from
the Regional Municipality of York be credited to this same account; and,
8)
That
on a monthly basis, staff shall meet with the Regional Municipality of York to
review any invoices received during the immediately preceding month, and
deliver any copies of invoices and such other documentation as the Region may
reasonably require, to recover the costs; and further,
That Staff be authorized and directed to do
all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
22. JOINT
WASTE
DIVERSION STRATEGY (5.1)
Report
Ms. Claudia
Marsales, Manager Waste Management delivered a PowerPoint presentation
regarding the joint waste diversion strategy.
She pointed out that there is a need to resolve the processing issue
with respect to green bin waste.
The Committee
discussed the rejection percentage of green bin waste for the Region of York
and the reported residue rate for organic facilities.
There was
discussion regarding the use of plastic bags in the green bins in comparison to
the compostable bags. The Committee
suggested that the Region of York should have discussion with the grocery
stores about whether there is an opportunity to change their bags to
compostable ones.
Moved
by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
Seconded
by Councillor C. Moretti
1) That the report entitled “Joint Waste Diversion
Strategy - 2009” be received; and,
2) That Council acknowledge the successful Inter-Municipal Waste
Diversion Committee (IMWDC) partnership
between York Region and the Local Municipalities in achieving diversion
leadership status in the ‘large urban’ category awarded by Waste Diversion
Ontario (WDO); and,
3) That the IMWDC continue to collaborate and ensure all waste management program changes
are based on:
- overall system costs - collection and processing
- convenience and
flexibility to encourage participation in diversion activities; and,
4) That York Region be
requested to continue to accept diapers, pet waste and organics in plastic
bags, and as part of the Green Bin organics diversion program; and,
5) That Markham launch a
program to educate residents on the benefits of using compostable bags and the
proper preparation of Green Bin materials to reduce contamination and
processing residue; and,
6) That the Region review and implement operational improvements
within the organics processing system as a means of addressing and reducing the
high amount of residual material generated through processing; and,
7) That the
Zero Waste philosophy be incorporated into the 2009 Joint Waste Diversion Strategy; and,
8) That the
Town of Markham request the Region of York to have discussions with the grocery
and other service industries within the Region to consider modifying their
plastic bags that are handed out to the customers to compostable bags; and,
9) That a copy
of this resolution be forwarded to York Region and the Local Municipalities;
and further,
10) That Staff be authorized
and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
23. REPORT
ON SPENDING OF 2008
MARKHAM COUNCIL GRANTS FOR ROUGE PARK (5.7)
Report 1
There was discussion
regarding trails and pathways from Milne Park to Bob Hunter Park.
Moved
by Regional Councillor G. Landon
Seconded
by Councillor C. Moretti
1) That the staff report entitled “Report on
Spending of 2008 Markham Council Grants for Rouge Park”, dated October 22,
2009, be received; and,
2) That
a cheque in the amount of $25,000, be issued to the Rouge Park Alliance for
their 2008 project in Bob Hunter Park, as outlined in this report, conditional
upon submission of receipts for the $25,000 grant; and,
3) That
Rouge Park Alliance work with Parks staff to ensure erection of signage
acknowledging Markham’s contribution to construction of the berm;
4) That
the request by Alan Wells, Chair, Rouge Park Alliance (Appendix 1) to accrue
the 2009 funds for a total of $50,000 in funding in 2010 for development of a
Rouge Park trails master plan to include and not be limited to preliminary work
on pathways and/or trails from Milne Park down to Bob Hunter Park following the
rouge river valley, be approved, subject to the Rouge Park Alliance meeting
reporting requirements and Council approval; and,
5) That the consultants
representing the Rouge Park Alliance work
with Town of Markham staff and/or consultants and Milne Pathway Working Group, and a representative of Cycling and
Pedestrian Advisory Committee, to integrate as best possible any trail
master plan issues that may arise; and,
6) That a letter of intent be provided in
advance of any future funding requests beyond 2010; and further,
7) That Staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
CARRIED
24. CORPORATE
BOTTLED WATER USE POLICY (5.7)
Report Presentation
Ms. Mavis Urquhart, Manager Environmental
Leadership delivered a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Corporate Bottled
Water Use Policy. Staff pointed out that
their intention is to reduce the use of bottled water not to ban it completely.
The Committee suggested that water testing
should be done on bottled water and compared to the results of municipal water
testing.
Moved
by Councillor C. Moretti
Seconded
by Councillor V. Burke
1) That the presentation
by Ms. Mavis Urquhart, Manager of Environmental Leadership, be received; and,
2) That the report entitled “Corporate Bottled Water Use Policy” be
received; and,
3) That the Operations staff be directed to complete a comprehensive
audit of bottled water use within the Corporation and at Town events, including
its financial implications, emergency requirements, and accessibility needs,
etc.; and,
4) That based upon that
comprehensive audit, Operations staff report back with a draft corporate policy
and actions to minimize use of bottled water; and further,
That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to
give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
25. MARKHAM ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY FUND, FALL 2009 (5.7)
Report 1
Moved
by Councillor V. Burke
Seconded
by Regional Councillor J. Virgilio
1)
That staff report “Markham Environmental
Sustainability Fund (MESF) – Fall 2009 Funding”, dated Oct
16, 2009, be received; and,
2)
That the following
recommendation of the Environmental Issues Committee be approved:
a)
That the application by the North
American Native Plant Society (NANPS) and
the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), for an invasive plant
species awareness program, be approved, in the amount of $10,000; and,
b)
That application by Stonebridge
Public School, for a naturalized planting and heritage sign, be approved, for
$4,500, subject to final review and approval of a planting plan and species
selection by Parks staff;
c)
That the application by
Ecowatch and the York Rotary Club, for a battery collection and recycling
program, be approved, for $10,000, subject to:
·
program funding being for Markham schools and residents only submission
of a revised budget
·
working together with Markham Waste Management staff on battery
disposal
·
any prize/award must be related to environment and learning
·
that the York Rotary Club administers the funding and accounting of the
program
·
that the promotion of reusable batteries also be included in the
Project
·
that the Project also encourage residents to dispose of household
batteries at the various Household Hazardous Waste Depots located within the
Town of Markham
·
that the Manager, Waste Manager be requested to send a letter to the
Region of York requesting their involvement in this Project and acceptance of
the collected materials directly
·
that the budgeted battery disposal expense, of $6,250 of the $10,000,
be held until a response has been received from the Region of York to determine
whether they can cover the cost of battery disposal instead;
d)
That application by the
Manager, Waste Management for one (1) BigBelly solar garbage compactor and one
(1) BigBelly recycling compactor as a pilot project, be approved, in the amount
of $14,106; and,
e)
That the application from
Sustainability Office staff, together with Fatal Light Awareness Program
(FLAP), for an education and outreach pilot project to educate the public about the importance of
preventing bird collisions with windows and mirrored buildings, be approved in
the amount of $10,000; and,
f)
That application from Finance
staff, for hiring of a part-time student to finalize the Green Procurement
Guide in the amount of $20,000, be approved; and,
3)
That funds come from the
Markham Environmental Sustainability Fund (MESF), account #87 2800168; and
further,
4)
That Staff be authorized to do
all things necessary to give effect to the above.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
26. E. COLI LEVELS (5.3)
Ms. Toinette Bezant, Bayview Glen
Resident Association addressed the Committee with respect the recent Regional
Don Watershed report that includes the water station at Bayview Avenue and
Steeles Avenue. She advised that between
2003 and 2005 that area had unacceptable high levels of e-coli. Ms. Bezont is encouraging the Town to review
these high levels of e-coli in the Thornhill area.
Moved by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Virgilio
That the deputation from Ms. Bezont be received; and,
That staff be directed to investigate the issue regarding high
levels of e-coli in the Thornhill area.
CARRIED
SANITARY SEWER REPAIRS
The Committee
discussed the importance of monitoring high risk offenders with respect to
damage caused to the Town’s sanitary sewers.
Staff advised that
they are in the process of preparing a report recommending that the current
fines be increased for these types of infractions and staff confirmed that a
report to establish a task force that will monitor high risk offenders
throughout the Town will be prepared.
IN CAMERA MATTERS
Moved by
Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by
Councillor V. Burke
That, in
accordance with Section 239 (2) (e) of the Municipal
Act, General Committee resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the
following confidential matters (1:51 PM):
1) A litigation or
potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals,
affecting the municipality or local board, regarding an Auditor General Report
about a Town community centre.
2) A litigation or
potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals,
affecting the municipality or local board, regarding staffs response to the Auditor
General Report about a Town community centre.
3) A litigation or
potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals,
affecting the municipality or local board, regarding legal action with respect
to a damaged sewer.
CARRIED
Moved by
Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor C. Moretti
That the Committee rise from the
in-camera session (3:49 PM)
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The General
Committee meeting adjourned at 3:50 PM.