Special General Committee Minutes

Meeting #:Meeting Number: 27
Date:
-
Location:
Canada Room
Roll Call
  • Mayor Frank Scarpitti
  • 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
Regrets
  • Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton
Staff
  • Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Trinela Cane, Commissioner, Corporate Services
  • Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
  • Arvin Prasad, Commissioner Development Services
  • Claudia Storto, City Solicitor and Director of Human Resources
  • Joel Lustig, Treasurer
  • Bryan Frois, Chief of Staff
  • Nasir Kenea, Chief Information Officer
  • Dave Decker, Fire Chief
  • Stephen Chait, Director of Economic Growth, Culture & Entrepreneurship
  • Graham Seaman, Director, Sustainability & Asset Management
  • Fred Rich, Manager, Strategy & Insurance Risk Management
  • Meg West, Manager, Business Planning & Projects
  • Catherine Biss, Chief Executive Officer, Markham Public Library
  • Loy Cheah, Senior Manager, Transportation
  • Sara Tam, Manager, Business Planning & Innovation
  • John Yeh, Manager, Strategy & Innovation
  • Scott Chapman, Election and Council/Committee Coordinator
  • Hristina Giantsopoulos, Elections & Council/Committee Coordinator

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The Special General Committee Strategic Planning Session convened at the hour of 10:07 AM in the Canada Room with Councillor Khalid Usman presiding as Chair.

Mayor Frank Scarpitti welcomed the Committee and began the session by recognizing the work of the Strategy Planning Committee, members of General Committee, and senior staff for their contributions to the development of the Building Markham's Future Together (BMFT) 2020-2023 Strategic Plan. Mayor Scarpitti extended a special thanks to Trinela Cane, Commissioner, Corporate Services, and Meg West, Manager, Business Planning & Projects for organizing the strategic planning process.

Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer, outlined the objectives of the day's session, including:

  • Review and discuss resident feedback received through the BMFT community engagement campaign 
  • Review the key strategic actions/initiatives for each strategic objective and proposed implementation timelines
  • Review, refine, and confirm key performance indicators and measures for each strategic objective

Meg West, Manager, Business Planning & Projects, delivered a presentation outlining the preliminary results of the City's BMFT community engagement campaign conducted over the months of September and October, including public feedback received through the YourVoiceMarkham survey, community meetings, and youth engagement initiatives. Priority issues and actions identified by members of the community were discussed.

The Committee reviewed the key strategic actions/initiatives refined during the previous strategic planning sessions and discussed potential key performance indicators for each strategic objective based on recommendations from staff.

Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer, outlined the next steps in the strategic planning process. It was noted that a detailed analysis of the community engagement survey results and final draft 2020-2023 Strategic Plan will be presented to General Committee at its January 20, 2020 meeting.

  • That the Special General Committee Strategic Planning Session adjourn at 12:14 PM.

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