Special General Committee Minutes

Meeting #:	Meeting Number: 18
Date:	Monday, June 17, 2019 at 5:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chamber

Roll Call

• Mayor Frank Scarpitti
• Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton
• Regional Councillor Jack Heath
• Regional Councillor Joe Li
• Regional Councillor Jim Jones
• Councillor Keith Irish
• Councillor Alan Ho
• Councillor Reid McAlpine
• Councillor Karen Rea
• Councillor Andrew Keyes
• Councillor Amanda Collucci
• Councillor Khalid Usman
• Councillor Isa Lee

Staff

• Trinela Cane, Commissioner, Corporate Services
• Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
• Catherine Conrad, City Solicitor and Acting Director of Human Resources
• Joel Lustig, Treasurer
• Morgan Jones, Director, Operations
• Josh Machesney, Elections & Committee Coordinator
• Alice Lam, Senior Manager, Roads, Utility & Surveys Division

​​Note: This meeting will not be Audio Streamed.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

​The Special General Committee meeting Winter Maintenance Workshop #2 convened at the hour of 5:08 PM with Regional Councillor Jack Heath in the Chair.

2.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

None disclosed.

3.

EDUCATION & TRAINING SESSION

3.1

WINTER MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP PRESENTATION (5.10)

Brenda Librecz, Commissioner, Community & Fire Services, introduced the item.

Morgan Jones, Director, Operations, and Alice Lam, Senior Manager, Roads, Utility & Survey Division were in attendance to deliver a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Winter Maintenance Workshop Review. Mr. Jones and Ms. Lam reviewed the following:

• Snow removal service levels on local roads;
• Current windrow removal program;
• Snow removal service levels on pathways;
• Contact Centre call volumes related to winter maintenance inquiries; and,
• Your Voice Markham public inquiry survey results related to Markham's winter maintenance program.

Ms. Lam reviewed the roundtable summary of comments from Members of Council from the first Winter Maintenance Workshop that took place on June 4, 2019.

Members of General Committee discussed the Your Voice Markham survey results regarding winter maintenance and whether or not the City should raise service levels, based on the feedback received from residents. Members of General Committee requested that Staff facilitate a more comprehensive residential survey relating to winter maintenance service levels that better reflect the population of Markham.

Members of General Committee directed Staff to develop an enhanced public education campaign regarding the City's Winter Maintenance Program, once service levels have been established.

• Moved By Councillor Reid McAlpine
  Seconded By Regional Councillor Jim Jones
  1. That the matter of increasing winter maintenance service levels be referred to Staff to allow for a comprehensive residential survey regarding winter maintenance to be conducted.
  Carried

4.

ADJOURNMENT

​ The Special General Committee meeting Winter Maintenance Workshop #2 adjourned at 7:06 PM.

• Moved By Regional Councillor Jim Jones
  Seconded By Councillor Karen Rea
  1. That the June 17, 2019 Special General Committee meeting be adjourned.
  Carried