GENERAL COMMITTEE
February 8, 2010
Meeting
No. 4
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
Alternate formats are available upon request.
Attendance
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J. Livey, Chief
Administrative Officer
A. Taylor,
Commissioner of Corporate Services
B. Librecz, Commissioner
of Community & Fire Services
J. Baird,
Commissioner of Development Services
S.
Andrews, Director, Asset Management
A. Brouwer, Deputy
Town Clerk
C. Biss, Chief
Executive Officer, MPL
C. Conrad, Town
Solicitor
N. Daley,
Manager, HR Services
J. Lustig, Treasurer
M. Shatil, Manager
of Facilities
S. Tam, Manager of
Business Planning & Innovation
M.
Creighton, Director, Recreational Services
V.
McGrath, Director, Sustainability Office
K. Ross,
Manager, Development Finance
L. Irvine, Manager,
Parks & Open Space Development
R.
Sacoransky, Project Manager
C. Service, Manager,
Planning & Policy Development
M. Visser, Manager,
Financial Strategy & Investment
M. West, Manager,
Strategic Initiatives
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The General Committee convened at the hour of 9:00 a.m. with Regional Councillor
J. Virgilio in the Chair. Councillor A. Chui chaired the meeting for the
Community Services related items and Councillor C. Moretti chaired the meeting
for Building, Parks and Construction Issues.
1. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 11, 2010
GENERAL COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor D. Hamilton
1) That the Minutes of the
January 11, 2009 General Committee be received.
CARRIED.
2. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 21, 2010
MARKHAM ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor D. Hamilton
1) That the Minutes of
the January 21, 2010 Markham Environmental Advisory Committee be received.
CARRIED.
3. MINUTES
OF THE OCTOBER 26,
NOVEMBER 23, AND DECEMBER 14
MARKHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD (16.0)
Oct.
26. Nov.
23 Dec.
14
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor D. Hamilton
1) That the Minutes of
the October 26, November 23, and December 14, 2009 Markham Public Library Board
be received.
CARRIED.
4. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 4, 2010
RACE RELATIONS COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor D. Hamilton
1) That the Minutes of
the January 4, 2010 Race Relations Committee be received.
CARRIED.
5. MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 18, 2009
PARKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor D. Hamilton
1) That the Minutes of
the December 18, 2009 Parking Advisory Committee be received.
CARRIED.
6. MINUTES OF THE
JANUARY 20, 2010
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBILITY (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor D. Hamilton
1) That the Minutes of
the January 20, 2010 Advisory Committee on Accessibility be received.
CARRIED.
7. ADVISORY
COMMITTEE RESIGNATIONS (16.24)
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor D. Hamilton
Environmental Advisory Committee
1) That the resignation
of Ms. Serena Chin and Mr. Justin Chin from the Environmental Advisory
Committee be received with regret and letters of appreciation be forwarded;
and,
2) That the vacancies
be filled.
CARRIED.
8. 2009
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT (MOE)
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INSPECTION (5.3)
Report 1 2
J. Klaus, General Manager of Waterworks summarized the results of the
Ministry of the Environment’s water distribution system inspection. Mr. Klaus indicated that overall results were
positive. A procedural error was noted,
which has been identified, corrected and reported to the Ministry.
Committee requested further information around potential risks associated
with some of the inspection results in some areas of the Town and a staff memo
will be circulated to address this.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor V. Burke
1) That the report titled “2009 Ontario Ministry
of Environment (MOE) Water Distribution System Inspection” be received; and,
2)
That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give
effect to this resolution.
CARRIED.
9. UNIONVILLE WASHROOMS
AND
WELCOME CENTRE (5.0)
Presentation
Staff outlined a number of options
considered in relation to washroom and welcome centre facilities in downtown
Unionville in a presentation. Committee
provided input on the options and a revised resolution was put forward.
Moved by Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik
1)
That the presentation entitled
“Unionville Washrooms and Welcome Centre” be received;
2)
That the following options be presented at a public meeting:
a. Options 1, 2; 3B as outlined
in the presentation;
b. The option of including
washrooms and a welcome centre in the Train Station;
c. The option of washrooms
facilities only on Main Street, Unionville; and,
d. The option of installing a
recycling depot at 8100 Warden Avenue; and further,
3) That staff present the options outlined
in (2) at a General Committee meeting, prior to the public meeting.
CARRIED.
10. INTEGRATED LEISURE
MASTER PLAN UPDATE (3.0)
Presentation
C.
Biss, CEO, Markham Public Library and B. Librecz, Commissioner of Community and Fire Services indicated that
the workshop was intended to provide a high-level overview of the
recommendations of the draft Integrated Leisure Master Plan and discuss next
steps.
Project consultants representing Monteith
Brown Planning Consultants and Tucker-Reid and Associates were introduced.
The Master Plan is a 10-year strategy to
address parks, recreation, culture and library service and facility needs
throughout the Town, guiding the Town’s decision-making and resource allocation
strategies. The Master Plan is closely
aligned with the other Building Markham’s Future Together initiatives and
supports the Town’s continuous improvement and customer needs framework (NQI
PEP program).
The Master Plan includes 180 draft recommendations
and it was noted that many of the recommendations do not have financial impacts
(e.g., best practices and changes to existing programs). Nine, high-level goals were outlined as well
as the key service delivery actions for recreation, Library, parks and cultural
programs).
Preliminary financial strategy considerations
were outlined for Libraries, indoor recreation and parks development, mainly to
illustrate cash flow related to the Master Plan.
Committee thanked staff for their efforts and
offered input, including:
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Consideration
for heritage programming;
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Accommodation
of community centre in high growth areas, including Thornhill among others;
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Suggestion
to include “sport” and “culture” in the mission statement;
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Consideration
for flexible zoning;
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Consideration
for sufficient play space and the need for literacy and children’s special
needs programming;
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Possibility
for assuming golf courses; and,
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“Dynamic”
elements, such as expanded theatre space
The need for another workshop was suggested
and will be scheduled.
Moved by Councillor J. Virgilio
Seconded by Mayor F. Scarpitti
1) That the workshop presentation regarding the
Integrated Leisure Master Plan be received; and
2) That staff be authorized to undertake public
consultation process in February/March, 2010; and,
3)
That a Council
education workshop be held in February/March, 2010; and further,
4)
That a report be
brought back to General Committee in March/April, 2010 addressing the outcome
of the public consultation process and its impact on the Master Plan.
CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT
The General Committee meeting adjourned at
1:14 p.m.