Minutes

Special General Committee

 

Finance & Administrative Issues                  Community Services Issues

Chair:              Deputy Mayor Jack Heath                            Chair:                      Councillor Alan Ho

Vice Chair:      Councillor Colin Campbell                             Vice Chair:              Councillor Alex Chiu

 

Environment & Sustainability Issues                        Building, Parks, & Construction Issues

Chair:              Councillor Valerie Burke                 Chair:                     Councillor Colin Campbell

Vice Chair:      Councillor Karen Rea                                      Vice Chair:              Regional Councillor Nirmala Armstrong

                                                                                                                       

                Alternate formats are available upon request.

Attendance

Mayor Frank Scarpitti Deputy Mayor Jack Heath Regional Councillor Jim Jones 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 Councillor Logan Kanapathi Councillor Alex Chiu

Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services Trinela Cane, Commissioner of Corporate Services Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services Catherine Conrad, City Solicitor Kimberley Kitteringham, City Clerk Martha Pettit, Deputy City Clerk Nasir Kenea, Chief Information Officer Joel Lustig, Treasurer Bill Snowball, Fire Chief Phoebe Fu, Director of Asset Management Bob Nicholson, Acting Director of Operations Peter Loukes, Director of Environmental Services Sharon Laing, Director of Human Resources Mary Creighton, Director of Recreation Services Dennis Flaherty, Director of Communications & Community Engagement Stephen Chait, Director of Economic Development Alan Brown, Director of Engineering Biju Karumanchery, Director of Planning & Urban Design Mohammed Hosseini-Ara, Director of Culture Meg West, Manager Strategic Initiatives Fred Rich, Manager, Strategy & Insurance Risk Mona Nazif, Senior Manager, HR Client Services Don Taylor, Manager, Executive Operations Tim Moore, Director Building Standards Sara Tam, Manager, Business Planning & Innovation Catherine Biss, CEO Markham Libraries Graham Seaman, Senior Manager Sustainability Office Rick Dominico, CAO's Office Raj Raman, Chief of Staff Jamie Bosomworth, Manager Strategy & Innovation Morgan Jones, Manager Roads Operation Brian Lee, Deputy Director Engineering Kitty Bavington, Council/Committee Coordinator Alida Tari, Council/Committee Coordinator

 

The General Committee meeting convened at the hour of 9:01 AM with Deputy Mayor Jack Heath in the Chair.

 

Disclosure of Interest

 

None disclosed.

 

 

1.         EDUCATION OR TRAINING SESSION
-BUILDING MARKHAM’S FUTURE TOGETHER (BMFT) (16.23)

            Revised Itinerary     Attachment 1     Attachment 2    
            Attachment 3     Attachment 4     Presentation

 

Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer addressed the Committee and staff providing opening remarks and briefly reviewed the Strategic Goals.  He also provided a recap of the February 27, 2015 BMFT session.

 

Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services delivered a PowerPoint presentation relative to one of the key actions for the Council Term: "Engaged, Diverse and Thriving City."

 

Staff and General Committee members were divided into three groups to discuss and obtain feedback by responding to questions relative to the key action of "Engaged, Diverse and Thriving City."

 

The three Commissioners provided a summary of the results of their break-out session.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

Moved by Councillor Karen Rea

Seconded by Councillor Valerie Burke

 

That the General Committee meeting adjourn at 12:32 PM.

 

Carried