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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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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.

 

 


 

2.         PRESENTATIONS

 

(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)

 

 

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