Electronic General Committee Meeting
Revised Agenda
Revised Items are Italicized.

Meeting Number: 8
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Please bring this General Committee Agenda to the Council meeting on May 26, 2021.


    1. That the minutes of the April 26, 2021 General Committee meeting be confirmed.

Note:   Questions regarding Regional correspondence should be directed to Chris Raynor, Regional Clerk.

    1. That the following communications dated April 26, 2021 from York Region be received for information purposes:
      1. Transportation Services Capital Infrastructure Status Update
      2. 2020 Integrated Management System Update Report for Water, Wastewater and Waste Management
      3. 2020 Drinking Water Systems Report
      4. Pedestrian Crossover Policy Regional Roads
      5. 2021 Property Tax Rates
      6. 2020 Regional Centres and Corridors Update
      7. ventureLAB 2020 Results
      8. Growth and Development Review 2020
    1. That the minutes of the March 22, 2021, Markham Public Library Board meeting be received for information purposes. 
    1. That the minutes of the March 1, 2021, Race Relations Committee meeting be received for information purposes.

S. Manson, ext. 7514

    1. That the report dated May 10th, 2021 entitled “2021 Tax Rates and Levy By-law” be received; and,
    2. That a by-law to provide for the levy and collection of property taxes totalling $765,868,900 required by the City of Markham, the Regional Municipality of York, Province of Ontario (Education) and Business Improvement Areas, in a form substantially similar to Appendix A (attached), satisfactory to the City Solicitor and provides for the mailing of notices and requesting payment of taxes for the year 2021, as set out as follows, be approved; and,

    TAX LEVYING BODY

    2021 TAX LEVY AMOUNT

    City of Markham

    $164,739,938

    Region of York

    $350,366,218

    Province of Ontario (Education)

    $250,387,964

    Markham Village BIA

    $160,559

    Unionville BIA

    $214,221

    Total

    $765,868,900

     

    3. That the report dated May 10th, 2021 entitled “2021 Tax Rates and Levy By-law” be received; and,

     

    4. That a by-law to provide for the levy and collection of property taxes totalling $765,868,900 required by the City of Markham, the Regional Municipality of York, Province of Ontario (Education) and Business Improvement Areas, in a form substantially similar to Appendix A (attached), satisfactory to the City Solicitor and provides for the mailing of notices and requesting payment of taxes for the year 2021, as set out as follows, be approved; and,

     

    5. That staff be authorized to levy against Markham Stouffville Hospital and Seneca College the annual levy pursuant to Section 323 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as outlined in Section 9 of the attached by-law once the required information is received from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities; and,

     

    6. That the attached by-law be passed to authorize the 2021 Tax Rates and Levy By-law; and further, 

     

    7. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

L. Chen, ext. 3880 and J. Pak, ext. 2514

    1. That the report titled “2021 March Year-To-Date Results of Operations” be received; and,
    2. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

H. Frantzke, ext. 2449

    1. That the report entitled “The MECP – Markham Distribution System – Drinking Water Inspection Report, February 03, 2021” be received; and further, 
    2. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

D. Plant, ext. 4893 and B. Budhu, ext. 2748

    1. That the report titled “Operations Winter Maintenance Updates” be received; and,

       

    2. That the existing practice for not clearing snow on non-asphalt pathways be continued; and,

       

    3. That the staff recommendations for the 2021 – 2022 winter season for park pathway clearing be adopted; and,

       

    4. That the estimated cost of $121,711.29 for clearing pathways City-wide be funded from the existing 2021-2022 winter maintenance operating budget; and,

       

    5. That the staff recommendations for the development of 3-4 potential key skating surfaces throughout the City at an estimated one-time cost of $27,624.00 to be funded from the existing 2021-2022 Parks Facility Maintenance operating budget be adopted; and further, 

       

    6. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

10.

As per Section 2 of the Council Procedural By-Law, "New/Other Business would generally apply to an item that is to be added to the Agenda due to an urgent statutory time requirement, or an emergency, or time sensitivity".

14.1
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
 

14.1.1
GENERAL COMMITTEE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES- APRIL 26, 2021 (16.0) [ Section 239 (2) (f)]