M I N U T E S
GENERAL
COMMITTEE
Finance
& Administrative Issues Community
Services Issues
Chair: Councillor
J. Virgilio Chair:
Councillor
A. Chiu
Chair,
Budget Sub-Ctte: Councillor D.
Horchik Transportation
Issues
Chair:
IT Sub-Ctte: Reg. Councillor
J. Jones Chair: Reg.
Councillor G. Landon
Chair: Grants Sub-Ctte: Councillor V. Burke Environment
& Sustainability Issues
Chair:
Councillor E.
Shapero
Attendance
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Mayor F. Scarpitti
Regional Councillor J. Jones
Regional Councillor J. Heath
Regional Councillor T. Wong
Regional Councillor. G. Landon
Councillor V. Burke
Councillor J. Virgilio
Councillor C. Moretti
Councillor J. Webster
Councillor E. Shapero
Councillor D. Horchik
Councillor L. Kanapathi
Councillor A. Chiu
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J. Livey, Chief Administrative Officer
C. Conrad, Town Solicitor
A. Taylor, Commissioner of Corporate Services
J. Sales, Commissioner of Community & Fires Services
J. Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
S. Birrell, Town Clerk
B. Cribbett, Treasurer
B. Nanninga, Executive Assistant to Mayor and
Council
F. Wong, Manager, Financial Planning
B. Labelle, Committee Clerk
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The General Committee convened at the hour of 9:05 a.m. with Councillor
J. Virgilio in the Chair.
DISCLOSURE OF
INTEREST
None declared.
1. MINUTES
OF JANUARY 15 AND JANUARY 22, 2007 GENERAL
COMMITTEE MEETING (16.0)
Jan 15 Jan 22
Moved
by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded
by Councillor A. Chiu
That the
minutes of the January 15and January 22, 2007 meetings of General
Committee be confirmed.
CARRIED
2. MINUTES
OF DECEMBER 20, 2006 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON ACCESSIBILITY MEETING
(16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded
by Councillor A. Chiu
That the
minutes of the December 20, 2006 meeting of Advisory Committee on Accessibility
be received.
CARRIED
3. MINUTES
OF JANUARY 8, 2007 RACE RELATIONS
COMMITTEE MEETING (16.0,
16.10)
Minutes
Moved
by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded
by Councillor A. Chiu
That
the minutes of the January 8, 2007 meeting of the Race Relations Committee be
received.
CARRIED
4. MINUTES
OF JANUARY 25, 2007 MARKHAM
CONSERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING
(16.0)
Minutes
Members raised
concerns that issues dealt with at the last meeting of the Markham Conservation
Committee may have been outside of the Committee’s mandate. Mayor F. Scarpitti
advised of an upcoming meeting with the Chair of the Markham Conservation
Committee. Members of the Committee expressed the desire to discuss the terms
of reference in advance of the meeting with the Chair.
The Committee was
advised of an upcoming event involving Mr. David Suzuki to Markham on February
18, 2007 and that further details will be communicated in a memo to Members of
Council.
Moved by
Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded by
Mayor F. Scarpitti
That the
minutes of the January 25, 2007 meeting of the Markham Conservation Committee
be received.
CARRIED
NOTE: Subsequent to the meeting, following a search, it was determined
that the terms of reference and the re-naming of the Markham Conservation
Committee were deferred until the completion of the Environmental Management
Plan.
5. RESIGNATION
AND APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY
COMMITTEES (16.24)
Moved
by Councillor J. Webster
Seconded
by Councillor A. Chiu
That
the following appointments be confirmed:
Unionville BIA Board of Directors
Greg McCormick, Chair For term ending November 30, 2010
Lori Lievonen For
term ending November 30, 2010
Suzanne Bouchard For term ending November 30, 2010
Sarah Iles For
term ending November 30, 2010
Tracy MacKinnon, Secretary For term ending November 30, 2010
Markham Village BIA Board of
Directors
Paul Ewald For
term ending November 30, 2010
Paul Cicchini For
term ending November 30, 2010
Brian Price For
term ending November 30, 2010
Phil Howes For
term ending November 30, 2010
William Pialagitis, Chair For term ending November 30, 2010
Roger Clement For
term ending November 30, 2010
Roger Carlsen For
term ending November 30, 2010
Brad Hainschwang For term ending November 30, 2010
Michelle Sukul-Chan, ManagerFor term ending November 30, 2010
Markham Mobility Foundation Appointments
Bob
Sherwood For
term ending June 20, 2007
Jean-Anne
Dodge, Acting Chair For term
ending June 20, 2007
Enzo
Morini, For
term ending June 20, 2007
Bonnie
Leonard, Secretary For
term ending June 20, 2007
Carole
Bell For
term ending June 20, 2007
Ralph
Davidson For
term ending June 20, 2007
Rick
Dominico For
term ending June 20, 2007
Don
Gordon For
term ending June 20, 2007
Thomas
S. (Tom) Gove For
term ending June 20, 2007
Gary
Kay For
term ending June 20, 2007
Paul
Kay For
term ending June 20, 2007
James
Li For
term ending June 20, 2007
Bob
Mansour For
term ending June 20, 2007
Tony
Masongsong For
term ending June 20, 2007
Bill
O’Donnell For
term ending June 20, 2007
Glenn
Reid For
term ending June 20, 2007
Amin
Tejani For
term ending June 20, 2007
Cedar Grove Community Centre Board
Paul Reesor, Chairman For term ending December 30, 2007
Rick Lapp For
term ending December 30, 2007
Murray Reesor For
term ending December 30, 2007
Bob Lapp For
term ending December 30, 2007
Graeme Weston For
term ending December 30, 2007
Debbie Lapp For
term ending December 30, 2007
Markham Cemetery Board
John Byer For
term ending November 30, 2010
Lorne Smith For
term ending November 30, 2010
Bruce Vanderbent For term ending November 30, 2010
Main Street Markham Committee
Sahid
Mahmood
And
that the resignation of Ms. Judi McIntyre from the Main Street Markham
Committee be accepted with regret and a letter of appreciation be forwarded.
CARRIED
6. 2007 CAPITAL AND OTHER PROGRAMS
BUDGET
PRE-APPROVAL (7.4,
7.5)
Report Attachments
Moved by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu
That the report dated February 5, 2007
entitled “2007 Capital and Other Programs Budget Pre-Approval” be received;
And that the projects and amounts listed in
Appendix A be approved in advance of Council approval of the overall 2007
Budget;
And that Staff be authorized and directed to
do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
7. APPROVAL OF CELEBRATE MARKHAM
GRANTS
FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2007 (7.6)
Report Attachment
The
Committee discussed details of the 2006 Chinese New Year Celebration as well as
the level of funding the event would receive in 2007.
Moved
by Regional Councillor J. Heath
Seconded
by Councillor A. Chiu
That
the report entitled “Approval of Celebrate Markham Grants for the First Quarter
of 2007” be received;
And
that $6,000 of the 2007 Celebrate Markham grants
budget be allocated to the two events/initiatives as outlined in Table A;
And
that the $6,000 be funded from the Celebrate
Markham account 220-220-7802;
And
further that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to
give effect to this resolution.
*This resolution was amended by Council at its January 17, 2006
meeting. Please refer to the Council minutes for amendments.
8. 2007 TABLE SPONSORSHIP APPROVAL (7.4, 7.9)
Report Attachments
Moved by
Councillor J. Webster
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That the
report dated February 5, 2007 entitled “2007 Table Sponsorship Approval” be
received;
That the
re-occurring annual table sponsorships outlined in Table A of the report be
approved in the upset limit amount of $3,000 per organization per year;
That the table
sponsorships be funded from the account 840-841-5840;
And that staff
be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
CARRIED
9. PARKS, RECREATION, CULTURE &
LIBRARY MASTER PLAN
RECOMMENDATIONS 2005-2021
UPDATE (6.3, 6.4, 3.19)
Report
Staff confirmed regular procedural and information updates will be
presented to the General Committee throughout various phases of the Plan.
Moved by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Heath
That
the report titled “Parks, Recreation, Culture & Library Master Plan –
Recommendations 2005 – 2021 Update” be received;
And
that staff proceed with preparing a series of three separate presentations to
Committee highlighting the key components of the plan;
And
that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect
to this resolution;
And that staff bring forward recommendations to update the Parks,
Recreation, Culture and Library Master Plan before the end of June 2007.
CARRIED
10. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION (5.7)
Report
Moved by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded
by Mayor F. Scarpitti
That the staff report entitled “Environmental
Management Plan Implementation” dated February 5, 2007, be received;
And
that Markham Council endorse the Partners for Climate Protection Council
Resolution to Join as follows:
Whereasthe International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has
observed that global average surface temperature has increased over the 20th
Century by about 0.6 degrees Celsius, that snow cover and ice extent have
decreased, that global average sea level has risen and ocean heat content has
increased;
Whereas
the IPCC concludes in its 2001 Third Scientific Assessment that “there is new
and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years
is attributable to human activities”;
Whereasthe IPCC projects that global average temperature will
increase between 1.4 to 5.8 degrees Celsius by 2100 if current trends in
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions continue;
Whereas
federal and provincial costs related to extreme weather events in Canada
increased from $500 million in 1980-1984 to $5.3 billion in 1995 – 1999,
exclusive of municipal costs not yet measured on a national basis;
Whereas
greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide), released from
burning coal, oil and natural gas and from cutting trees and clearing land for
agriculture and development, are the primary cause of climate change;
Whereasthe Government of Canada ratified the Kyoto Protocol in
December 2002, committing Canada to reducing GHG emissions by six per cent
below 1990 levels by 2012;
Whereas
the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and ICLEI – Local Governments
for Sustainability have established Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) to
provide a forum for municipal governments to share their knowledge and
experience with other municipal governments on how to reduce GHG emissions;
Whereas
over 130 municipal governments across Canada representing more than 60 per cent
of the population have already committed to reducing corporate and community
GHG emissions through PCP;
Whereas
PCP participants commit to working
towards reducing GHG emissions in municipal operations and throughout the
community within ten years of joining the PCP initiative, based on the outcome
of Milestone One of the PCP Milestone Framework;
Whereas
PCP is based on a five-milestone framework that includes completing GHG and
energy use inventories and forecasts for community and corporate sectors, setting
a GHG reduction target, developing and implementing a local action plan and
monitoring the plan; and
Whereasmunicipalinvestments in
building retrofits, community energy systems, water conservation, renewable
energy technologies, waste reduction, landfill gas capture, fleet management
and public transit reduce operating costs, help maintain community services,
protect public health and contribute to sustainable community development while
cutting GHG emissions contributing to climate change;
Be it resolved
that the Town of Markham communicate to FCM its support for PCP and its
interest in participating in PCP;
Be it further resolvedthat Town
of Markham Council appoint the following:
a)
Councillor
Erin Shapero
b)
Victoria McGrath,
Manager, Environmental Leadership
to
oversee implementation of the PCP Milestones and be the points of contact for
PCP within the municipality;
And
that funding be approved to retain a consultant to undertake Milestone One of
the Partners for Climate Protection Milestones to develop a community and
corporate greenhouse gas inventory from the Environmental Management Plan
account number 077-5399-6245-005, to an upset limit of $20,000;
And
that staff report back on progress to date and further recommendations on
implementing the EMP;
And
that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect
to this resolution.
11. MARKHAM VILLAGE
LIBRARY EXPANSION AND
RENOVATION (3.19, 7.5)
Staff reminded Committee
that a memo had been circulated to all Members of Council providing an update
on the Markham Village Library expansion and renovation schedule. Mr. J. Sales,
Commissioner, Community & Fire Services, and Mr. Terry Shoalts, Shoalts and
Zaback Architects Limited, reviewed the reasons for the delay in progress and
responded to various questions by the Committee concerning the initial
expansion schedule, penalty clauses noted within the contract and the current
lease agreement for 445 Apple Creek Boulevard.
Staff further presented the
costs and details associated with the prospect to lease space within the Seneca
College building (10 Allstate Parkway, 8th Floor) to act as an
interim office for Markham Library Administration staff until the renovation of
Markham Village Library is complete.
Moved by Mayor F.
Scarpitti
Seconded by
Councillor J. Virgilio
Staff
bring forward a report to an upcoming meeting of the General Committee
outlining an updated schedule for the Markham Village Library expansion and
renovation project and detailing the penalty clauses noted within the original
contract;
And
that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to enter into a temporary lease
agreement with Seneca College for use of 7,200 square feet of office space
located on the 8th Floor of 10 Allstate Parkway, at a lease rate of
$0.83 per square foot per month for the period of March 1, 2007 to January 1,
2008, based on terms acceptable to the CAO and in a form satisfactory to the
Town Solicitor.
CARRIED
12. RESOLUTION
FROM THE TOWN OF MINTO REGARDING
THE CANADA ONTARIO MUNICIPAL
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND PROGRAM (COMRIF) (13.5.12)
Attachment
Moved by Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio
That the resolution dated January 17, 2007 from the Town of Minto
Council to the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Federal Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable David Caplan, Provincial
Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, in appeal for the reimbursement of
engineering fees associated with unsuccessful COMRIF applications.
CARRIED
13. RESOLUTION
FROM THE TOWN OF MINTO REGARDING
A PROPOSED EDUCATION TAX
EXEMPTION FOR ROYAL
CANADIAN LEGIONS (13.5.12)
Attachment
Moved by Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio
That the resolution dated January 17, 2007 from the Town of Minto
Council to the Province of Ontario appealing for an exemption to the education
portion of property taxes for all Royal Canadian Legions.
CARRIED
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Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Regional Councillor J. Heath
That
the Committee resolve In Camera to discuss a confidential legal matter (10:18
a.m.)
CARRIED
Moved
by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded
by Mayor F. Scarpitti
That
the Committee rise and report. (10:34 a.m.)
CARRIED
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ADJOURNMENT
The General
Committee meeting adjourned at 10:35 a.m.