General Committee
April 9, 2018
Meeting
Number 6
Finance & Administrative Issues Community Services Issues
Chair: Deputy Mayor Jack
Heath Chair: Councillor Alan Ho
Vice Chair: Councillor Colin Campbell Vice
Chair: Councillor Alex Chiu
Environment
& Sustainability Issues Building,
Parks, & Construction Issues
Chair: Councillor
Valerie Burke Chair: Councillor Colin
Campbell
Vice Chair: Councillor Karen Rea Vice Chair: Regional Councillor Nirmala
Armstrong
Alternate formats are available
upon request.
Attendance
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Councillor
Alex Chiu (left at 2:53pm)
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Andy Taylor,
Chief Administrative Officer
Brian Lee, Acting Commissioner of Development Services
Trinela
Cane, Commissioner of Corporate Services
Brenda
Librecz, Commissioner of Community
& Fire Services
Catherine
Conrad, City Solicitor and
Acting Director of Human Resources
Joel
Lustig, Treasurer
Kimberley
Kitteringham, City Clerk
Martha
Pettit, Deputy City Clerk
Dave
Decker, Fire Chief
Bryan
Frois, Chief of Staff
Mary Creighton, Director of Recreation
Services
Stephen Chait, Director of Economic Growth,
Culture & Entrepreneurship
Anthony Ierulli, Community Manager, North
Nancy Letman, Community Program
Coordinator, Aquatics West, Group Fitness
Warren Watson, Community Program
Coordinator, Fitness
Christopher Alexander, Acting Manager, By-law Enforcement
& Regulatory Services
David
Plant, Manager Parks Operations
Josh Machesney,
Acting Council/Committee Coordinator
Alida
Tari, Acting Manager of Access and Privacy
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The General Committee meeting convened at the hour of 9:03 AM with Deputy
Mayor Jack Heath in the Chair and Councillor Alan Ho Chaired Community Services
related items.
General Committee
and everyone in the Council Chamber observed a moment of silence to honour the
Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims and their families.
General Committee
recessed at 11:00 AM and reconvened at 11:14 AM.
General Committee
recessed at 12:38 PM and reconvened at 1:35 PM.
Disclosure of
Pecuniary Interest
None disclosed.
1. MINUTES
OF THE MARCH 26, 2018
GENERAL COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Councillor
Karen Rea addressed the Committee and requested that her new business item on page
12 of the minute document be amended to state “Councillor Karen Rea inquired residents could be allowed to pick up illegal bag signs that are
being placed on our boulevards and drop them off at our recycling depots.”
Councillor Valerie Burke requested that on page 8 of the minute document
that the detection of microfibers in potable water and the removal of
microfibers from wastewater also be included in the preamble.
Moved by
Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
1) That
the minutes of the March 26, 2018 General Committee meeting be confirmed, as amended.
Carried
DEPUTATIONS
There were
no deputations.
PETITIONS
There were
no petitions.
2. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 17, 2018
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
UNIONVILLE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by
Councillor Don Hamilton
Seconded by
Councillor Alan Ho
1) That
the minutes of the January 17, 2018 Board of Management Unionville Business
Improvement Area Annual General meeting be received for information purposes;
and,
2) That
Council appoint the following individuals as Directors of the Board of
Management for the Main Street Unionville Business Improvement Area for a term
to expire November 30, 2018:
- Tom Vasilovsky
- Sarah Gratta
- Shibani Shani.
Carried
3. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 18, 2018
AND FEBRUARY 15, 2018 MARKHAM
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (16.0)
January February
Moved by
Councillor Karen Rea
Seconded by
Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That
the minutes of the January 18, 2018 and February 15, 2018 Markham Environmental
Advisory Committee meeting be received for information purposes.
Carried
4. MINUTES
OF THE MARCH 6, 2018
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by
Councillor Karen Rea
Seconded by
Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That
the minutes of the March 6, 2018 Environmental Issues Committee meeting be
received for information purposes.
Carried
5. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 22, 2018
AND FEBRUARY 26, 2018 MARKHAM
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD (16.0)
January February
Moved by
Councillor Karen Rea
Seconded by
Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That
the minutes of the January 22, 2018 and February 26, 2018 Markham Public
Library Board meeting be received for information purposes.
Carried
6. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 22, 2018
MARKHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by
Councillor Karen Rea
Seconded by
Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That
the minutes of the January 22, 2018 Markham Public Library Board Annual General
meeting be received for information purposes.
Carried
7. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 22, 2018
YORK UNIVERSITY MARKHAM
CAMPUS COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by
Councillor Karen Rea
Seconded by
Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That
the minutes of the January 22, 2018 York University Markham Campus Committee meeting
be received for information purposes.
Carried
Presentation
Dave Decker, Fire Chief delivered a
PowerPoint presentation regarding the Master Fire Plan and actions to address
service response deficiencies. The presentation
included the Fire Chief’s legislated role to advise Council on concerning
response time for all areas of Markham.
The Committee discussed the following relative
to the Master Fire Plan:
·
Information on how fire
delivers its service for fire emergencies
·
The significance of station
placement and the roles of suppression staff at a fire
·
The approved service level and the challenges in
meeting it in specific wards without additional resources placed in specific
locations in order to meet the 4 minute response time for the first truck and
the 8 minute response time for first alarm (16 firefighters)
·
The Chief’s recommendation that the highest
priority and the most impactful change would be to add a second crew to Cornell
Fire Station
·
Whether there is a different
way of operating the fire services
·
Whether crews could be
positioned at other areas other than fire stations such as Community Centre,
Shopping Malls, etc
·
Potential of having three (3)
member crews instead of 4 member crews and the impacts of that on meeting
service response times
·
Challenges with new subdivision
dwellings to maintain fire within the building of origin with buildings being
closer together
·
Request for clarity on the
response time from when the emergency call is made to when crew arrives at the
fire
·
Personnel budgetary
implications
·
Mutual Aid Agreements versus
Fire Protection Agreements versus Automatic Aid Agreements
·
Legal implications and liabilities for the City
The Committee suggested that staff report
back on the recruitment of the 2nd crew for Station 99 Cornell. The
Committee suggested that the staff report also include data relative to dynamic
crews; a map depicting all the fires that have been attended to in the pervious
year, and the percentage of calls that get directed to fire services,
percentage that get directed to EMS, etc.
Moved by Mayor
Frank Scarpitti
Seconded by
Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That
the presentation by Fire Chief Dave Decker entitled “Master Fire Plan Cornell 2nd
Crew,” be received; and,
2) That that approval for
the recruitment of the 2nd crew for Station 99 Cornell be referred
back to staff for a report.
Carried
9. FITNESS UPDATE 2017 IN REVIEW (6.0)
Presentation
Mary Creighton, Director of Recreation addressed the Committee and
provided some opening remarks.
Anthony Ierulli, Community Manager, North delivered a PowerPoint presentation
providing an update on Fitness 2017 in review.
The Committee discussed the following relative to the City’s fitness
facilities:
·
Membership
categories that are being phased out
·
Potential
establishment of a loyalty program for long term members
·
Through work on the Approved
Older Adult Strategy staff are investigating an ability to pay model
·
City’s
fitness facilities versus private fitness facilities
Moved by Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That the presentation by Anthony Ierulli, Community Manager,
North entitled “Fitness Update 2017 In Review,” be
received.
Carried
10. CITY OF MARKHAM’S WILDLIFE SERVICES
- INVENTORY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (2.8)
Presentation Report Attachments
A-I
Trinela Cane, Commissioner of Corporate Services addressed the Committee
and provided some opening remarks relative to the City of Markham’s Wildlife
Services.
Christopher Alexander, Acting Manager, By-law Enforcement &
Regulatory Services delivered a PowerPoint presentation regarding the City of
Markham’s Wildlife Services – Inventory of Programs and Services.
The Committee discussed the following regarding the City of Markham’s
Wildlife Services:
·
Ensure
the City’s planning department is aware of the various programs to protect the
wildlife
·
Importance
of education program for homeowners to understand how to live with the wildlife
·
Have
the Animal Care Committee provide their comments on the report and presentation
·
Include
the by-law than bans use of guns, cross arrows, etc as an appendix to the
report
·
Investigate
different service vehicles for maintenance and operations that will preserve
more natural areas in valleys
·
Relationship
with the Rouge National Park (RNP)
·
Governance
of the City of Markham
The Committee suggested that staff report back by the third quarter of
2018 regarding the implementation of a biodiversity strategy.
Moved by Councillor Valerie Burke
Seconded by Councillor Karen Rea
1) That report entitled “City
of Markham’s Wildlife Services - Inventory of Programs and Services” be
received for information; and,
2) That staff be directed
to report back by third quarter 2018 regarding the implementation of a
Biodiversity Strategy to include the assistance of a wildlife ecological expert;
and,
3) That the City of
Markham’s Wildlife Services – Inventory of Programs and Services presentation
and report be referred to the Animal Care Committee for their comments; and
further,
4) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Carried
11. NAMING OF NEW PARKS AND
GREENSPACE (6.3)
Report
Brenda
Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services addressed the Committee
and briefly summarized the details of the report.
There was
discussion regarding the assurance that the sign for the walkway at 220 Main
Street also includes mention of the Rouge National Urban Park.
Moved by
Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Seconded by
Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That
the report “Naming of the New Parks and Greenspace be received; and,
2) That
Council approves the following park and greenspace official names:
a) Napier Simpson Way, 103 John Street, Ward 1 (walkway)
b) Wilbur Latimer Way, 220 Main Street Unionville, Ward 3,
(walkway)
c) Veterans Square, 6031 Highway 7E, Ward 4, (park/square)
d) Aaniin Park, 5757 14th Avenue, Ward 7, (park); and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed
to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Carried
MOTIONS
There were
no motions.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS
There were
no notices of motions.
NEW/OTHER BUSINESS
12. VISITING GUEST (12.2.6)
Councillor
Logan Kanapathi addressed the Committee to recognize the following guest today
present in our Council Chamber:
·
Councillor
Jeyaratnam Caniceus – Councillor City of Kempen and member of the District
Assembly District of Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)
Councillor
Logan Kanapathi also introduced Mr. Justin Peter who is Mr. Jeyaratnam Caniceus’s
cousin and a Markham Ward 4 resident.
Mayor Frank
Scarpitti on behalf of all Members of Council welcomed Councillor Jeyaratnam
Caniceus to the City of Markham.
13. MEMORIAL BENCHES (12.2.6)
Councillor
Karen Rea requested that staff report back on the potential of memorial benches
or some program as a tribute that benefits the community and offers a unique
remembrance of an individual.
14. PILOT OF OFF LEASH DOG PARK
IN CORNELL (6.3)
Councillor
Valerie Burke requested that staff provide an update on the status of the pilot
program for the Off Leash Dog Park in Cornell.
15. ART SCULPTURE CHARITY THE
COW (6.0)
Councillor
Alan Ho addressed the Committee and advised that he received an email from a
resident advising that a metal piece of the decorative garland on the Charity
the Cow sculpture fell off. He believes
that the sculpture should be removed immediately.
Staff informed the Committee that they have
been advised that one of the decorative maple leaves disengaged from the
garland that is around Charity’s neck, and the City’s Operation’s Department
have erected a security fence establishing a nine (9) meter perimeter around
the sculpture. The area where the leaf was found is inside the enclosed area.
Staff indicated that they have contacted the City’s consulting engineer that
assisted the City with the installation of the sculpture, and anticipate that
he will be able to visit the site very soon to review the structural integrity
of the sculpture and determine the cause of the leaf falling. Staff are discussing
the potential of wrapping the garland as a very temporary measure to avoid any
potential of additional decorative leaves coming off. Staff advised that they
will provide a further update at the April 16, 2018 Development Services
Committee meeting.
The Committee discussed putting a motion
forward to have the sculpture removed within 10 days. Staff advised that such a
motion should not be introduced or considered under new business, and that if
the Committee wants to consider a motion to remove the sculpture that a motion
to waive the rules of procedure should be considered first and passed by 2/3
vote. Staff advised that such a motion, if passed today, would require Council
approval on April 24, 2018.
Moved by
Councillor Alan Ho
Seconded by
Councillor Karen Rea
That the
rules of the Markham Council Procedural By-law be waived.
Carried by 2/3 votes
Moved by
Councillor Alan Ho
Seconded by
Councillor Karen Rea
That the
Art Sculpture Charity the Cow be removed from its current location within ten
(10) days.
Carried
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were
no announcement.
16. CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS (16.0,
16.24, 6.0, 8.6, 8.6 & 6.3)
Moved by Councillor Don Hamilton
Seconded by Councillor Valerie Burke
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, General Committee resolve into a
confidential session to discuss the following matters (2:54 PM):
(1) GENERAL
COMMITTEE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES
-MARCH 26, 2018 (16.0)
[Section
239 (2) (a) (b) (c) (e) (f)]
General Committee confirmed the March 26, 018 General Committee
confidential meeting minutes.
(2) PERSONAL
MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL BOARD
EMPLOYEES (APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS TO
BOARDS/COMMITTEES) (16.24)
[Section 239 (2) (b)]
General
Committee consented to have this matter placed on the April 24, 2018 Council confidential
agenda for consideration.
(3) ADVICE
THAT IS SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR-CLIENT PRIVILEGE,
INCLUDING
COMMUNICATIONS NECESSARY FOR THAT PURPOSE
[Section 239 (2) (f)]
General Committee received a verbal
update.
(4) A
PROPOSED OR PENDING ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR
LOCAL BOARD (WARD 8) (8.6)
[Section 239 (2) (c)]
General Committee consented to have this matter placed on the April 23,
2018 General Committee confidential agenda for consideration.
(5) A
PROPOSED OR PENDING ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR
LOCAL BOARD (WARD 7) (8.6)
[Section 239 (2) (c)]
General Committee consented to have this matter placed on the April 23,
2018 General Committee confidential agenda for consideration.
(6) PERSONAL
MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL BOARD
EMPLOYEES (APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS TO
BOARDS/COMMITTEES) (16.24)
[Section 239 (2) (b)]
General Committee received a verbal
update.
Carried
Moved by Councillor Valerie Burke
Seconded by Mayor Frank Scarpitti
That the General Committee rise from the confidential session 4:19
PM.
Carried
Adjournment
Moved by Councillor Alan Ho
Seconded by Councillor Karen Rea
That the General Committee meeting adjourn at 4:43 PM.
Carried