Special
Council Minutes
(2015
Mayor's Seniors Hall of Fame Awards)
October
1, 2015, 7:00 PM
Council
Chamber, Anthony Roman Markham Civic Centre
Meeting
No. 19
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formats for this document are available upon request
Roll Call
Mayor Frank
Scarpitti, Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, Regional Councillor Joe Li, Regional
Councillor Nirmala Armstrong, Councillor Valerie Burke, Councillor Alan Ho,
Councillor Don Hamilton, Councillor Karen Rea, Councillor Colin Campbell,
Councillor Amanda Collucci, and Councillor Logan Kanapathi.
Regrets
Regional
Councillor Jim Jones, and Councillor Alex Chiu.
Staff
Andy Taylor, Chief
Administrative Officer
Brenda Librecz, Commissioner
of Community & Fire Services
Trinela Cane, Commissioner
of Corporate Services
John Wong, Technology
Support Specialist
Lorraine Li,
Special Assistant to Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Dennis Flaherty, Director of
Communications and Community Relations
Yvonne Lord-Buckley, Event Manager
Kiran Saini, Legislative
Coordinator
Laura Gold, Council/Committee
Coordinator
The Special Council Meeting
convened at 7:10 PM on October 1, 2015 in the Council Chamber. Mayor Frank Scarpitti presided.
1. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
(1) None
disclosed.
(1) 2015 MAYOR'S SENIORS HALL OF FAME AWARDS
(12.2.6)
Mayor Frank
Scarpitti, on behalf of Council, extended congratulations to the recipients of
the 2015 Mayor’s Seniors Hall of Fame Awards.
The Mayor's Seniors Hall of Fame Award is presented to a nominee over 60
years of age who has made a unique and outstanding contribution to the Markham
Community. The Meritorious Award and the
Certificate of Appreciation, are awarded to nominees for their unique or
outstanding achievements.
Gail
Leet, Chair, Mayor’s Senior Hall of Fame Awards Committee, provided a verbal
description on the outstanding volunteer contribution in Markham for each
recipient.
The
recipients of the 2015 Mayor’s Seniors Hall of Fame Awards are:
2015
Seniors Hall of Fame Award
John Webster
2015 Meritorious Award
Ardy Reid
Anne Nicholson
2015 Certificate of Appreciation
Dorothy Reesor
Al Wallis
Javaid Khan
John
Webster, winner of the 2015 Mayor's Seniors Hall of Fame Award, thanked Council
for recognizing the outstanding volunteer contributions of Markham seniors.
Moved
by Councillor Colin Campbell
Seconded
by Councillor Amanda Collucci
1) That the verbal summary on the 2015
Mayor’s Seniors Hall of Fame Awards, presented by Gail Leet, Chair, Mayor’s
Seniors Hall of Fame Awards Committee, be received; and,
2) That Council acknowledge and extend
congratulations to all the recipients of the 2015 Mayor’s Seniors Hall of Fame
Awards.
Carried
3. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW
Moved by Deputy
Mayor Jack Heath
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Joe Li
That By-law 2015-135
be given three readings and enacted.
Three Readings
BY-LAW 2015-135 A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL COUNCIL
MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 2015.
Carried
4. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Councillor
Logan Kanapathi
Seconded by Councillor
Valerie Burke
That the Special Council Meeting be adjourned at 7:48 PM.
Carried
_________________________________ _______________________________
Laura
Gold Frank
Scarpitti
Deputy
Clerk Mayor
(Signed)