GENERAL COMMITTEE
March 5, 2012
Meeting No. 5
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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Andy
Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer
Catherine
Conrad, Town Solicitor
Jim
Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
Brenda
Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
Gary Adamkowski, Director, Asset Management
Raj Raman, Senior
Manager, Financial Reporting & Purchasing
Paul Ingham, Director, Operations
Joel Lustig,
Treasurer
Andrea
Tang, Manager of Financial Planning
Alida
Tari, Council/Committee Coordinator
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The General Committee convened at the hour of 9:06 a.m. with Councillor
Alex Chiu in the Chair. Mayor Frank
Scarpitti assumed the Chair at 9:10 am and Councillor Alex Chiu Chaired
Community Services related items.
DISCLOSURE OF
INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. COMMISSION
ON THE REFORM OF
ONTARIO’S PUBLIC SERVICES –
DRUMMOND REPORT (7.0)
Presentation
Mr. Raj Raman, Senior
Manager, Financial Reporting & Purchasing delivered a PowerPoint
presentation regarding the Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public
Services - Drummond Report.
The Committee suggested
that Town of Markham provide a response letter to the Drummond Report
specifically outlining recommendations from Drummond that the Town has
successfully implemented and recommendations that require further discussions
with municipalities and are of concern.
It was suggested that
staff provide an update outlining how the Drummond findings are reflected in
the spring Provincial Budget that will be announced on March 29, 2012.
Moved by Councillor
Colin Campbell
Seconded by Councillor
Alex Chiu
1) THAT the
presentation by Mr. Raj Raman, Senior Manager, Financial Reporting &
Purchasing entitled “Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services –
Drummond Report” be received.
CARRIED
2. MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 27, 2012
GENERAL COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Councillor Alan Ho
Seconded
by Regional Councillor Joe Li
1)
That the Minutes of the
February 27, 2012 General Committee be confirmed.
CARRIED
3. MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 8,
2012
PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE
(16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Councillor Alan Ho
Seconded
by Regional Councillor Joe Li
1) That the Minutes of
the February 8 2012 Public Art Advisory Committee be received for information
purposes.
CARRIED
4. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 23,
2012
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD (16.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor
Alan Ho
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Joe Li
1) That the Minutes of the January 23 2012
Public Library Board be received for information purposes.
CARRIED
5. 2012 CELEBRATE MARKHAM
GRANTS (7.6)
Report
Ms. Judi McIntyre,
Unionville BIA addressed the Committee regarding the 2012 Celebrate Markham
Grants requesting that Committee support their request for additional funding
for the World Music & Dance Festival.
Mr. Peter Ottensmeyer,
Markham Concert Band addressed the Committee with respect to the 2012 Celebrate
Markham Grants requesting that Committee support their request for an
additional $1,800.00 for the Markham Concert Band summer series.
There was considerable
discussion regarding whether the additional funding requests can be granted
without increasing the total amount of the 2012 Celebrate Markham Grant budget
of $250,000.
The Committee
suggested that staff review the last 3-4 years of items 5 to 26 in Appendix A
comparing the allocation amount and actual spent, and report back to General
Committee regarding whether any of these budgeted amounts can be decreased in
order to permit the additional funding of $1,800.00 for the Markham Concert
Band; $5,000.00 for the Remington Markham International Sedan Chair Challenge
and $5,000.00 for the World Music & Dance Festivals.
Moved by Councillor
Colin Campbell
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
1) THAT the report entitled “2012 Celebrate Markham Grants
Allocation” be received; and,
2) That the delegations from Ms. Judi
McIntyre, Unionville BIA and Mr. Peter Ottensmeyer, Markham Concert Band, be
received; and further,
3) That the 2012 Celebrate
Markham Grants Allocation be referred back to staff to look at options to permit the additional one time $1,800.00 for the Markham Concert
Band; $5,000.00 for the Remington Markham International Sedan Chair
Challenge and $5,000.00 for the
World Music & Dance Festivals while remaining within the $250,000.00 allocated budget amount.
CARRIED
6. SAFE STREETS STRATEGY
UPDATE (5.0)
Presentation
Paul Ingham, Director,
Operations delivered a PowerPoint presentation providing an update with respect
to the Safe Streets Strategy.
The Committee
discussed the priority street listing.
The Committee
discussed the importance of pedestrian safety.
Councillor Alan Ho suggested that staff investigate "Calgary Plus
15" which is an elevated walkway system.
There was discussion
regarding the potential to increase the number of Speed Display Boards in the
various Wards and the associated capital and operating costs. It was suggested that staff provide quarterly
updates to Ward Councillors.
The Committee
discussed school safety zones. Staff
advised that they do provide comments on site plans for new schools.
There was discussion
regarding the non-intrusive measures (narrowing travel lanes with pavement
markings) used on Village Parkway and Carlton Road. Committee suggested that staff e-mail the
former Safe Street Committee members and obtain their feedback.
Moved by Deputy Mayor
Jack Heath
Seconded by Councillor
Howard Shore
1) THAT the
presentation by Mr. Paul Ingham, Director, Operations entitled “Safe Streets
Strategy Update” be received.
CARRIED
7. TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE OF REESOR
ROAD TO MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE TO
HIGHWAY 7 (5.10)
Report
Moved by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by Councillor
Colin Campbell
1) THAT the report titled “Temporary road
closure of Reesor Road from Major Mackenzie Drive to Highway 7” be received;
and,
2) THAT the closure of Reesor Road from
Major Mackenzie Drive to highway 7 be approved from March 19, 2012 to June 15,
2012; and,
3) THAT an exemption to the Town’s Noise
Control By-Law 2003-137 be made to extend the hours of work from 7:00pm to
6:30am during the road closure; and further,
4) THAT the staff be authorized and
directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
8. MARKHAM MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
MANAGEMENT POLICY (6.7)
Report
Moved by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
Seconded by Councillor
Colin Campbell
1) THAT the report entitled Markham Museum
Collection Management Policy be received; and,
2) THAT Council approve the revised
Markham Museum Collection Policy (appendix A) recommended by the Friends of
Markham Museum and Staff; and,
3) THAT the Museum Curator maintain the
authority to sign gift agreements and other routine legal documents pertaining
to collection management; and further,
4) THAT Staff be authorized and directed
to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
Committee obtained a 2/3 majority to add an
in-camera item to the March 5, 2012 General Committee agenda.
9. IN-CAMERA MATTERS
Moved by Deputy Mayor
Jack Heath
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 matters (12:13 PM):
1) A proposed or
pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Don Hamilton
Seconded by Councillor Colin Campbell
That the General Committee rise from the in-camera session (12:45
PM).
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
That the General Committee meeting adjourn at 12:46 PM.