M I N U T E S
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
2004-06-08
Canada
Room
Meeting No. 12
Attendance
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Mayor D.
Cousens
Regional Councillors F.
Scarpitti
J.
Heath
J. Jones
Councillors E.
Shapero
J.
Virgilio
G.
McKelvey
J.
Webster
D.
Horchik
K.
Usman
A.
Chiu
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J. Livey, Chief Administrative Officer
J. Baird, Commissioner of Development
Services
A. Taylor, Commissioner of Corporate Services
C. Conrad, Town Solicitor
B. Cribbett, Treasurer
S. Birrell, Town Clerk
P. Miller, Manager, Secretariat Services
J. Sales, Commissioner of Community & Fire
Services
B. Nanninga, Executive Assistant
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The Committee of the Whole meeting convened at the hour of 8:10 p.m.
with Mayor D. Cousens in the Chair.
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
None declared.
1. MINUTES
OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
- MAY 25, 2004 (16.0)
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor K. Usman
That the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 25,
2004 be confirmed.
Carried
2. 2004
ADVISORY COMMITTEE/BOARD
APPOINTMENTS (16.24)
Discussion took place regarding the success of the
Advisory Committee Streamlining process and whether efficiencies might be
achieved if some committees were combined under one umbrella. It was suggested that the matter of Advisory
Committees be referred to staff to report on the number of committees before
the streamlining process and the number of committees after and a
recommendation for successfully streamlining the committee process.
Moved by Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by Councillor K. Usman
Arts and Culture Committee
That the Arts and Culture Committee, be dissolved;
Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
That the following person be appointed to the Cycling
and Pedestrian Advisory Committee representing Markham Conservation Committee:
Stephanie
Sokolyk
Markham-Noerdlingen Cultural Committee
That the following two Members of Council be appointed
to the Markham-Noerdlingen Cultural Committee for the term ending November 30,
2006:
Councillor
S. Daurio
Councillor
G. McKelvey
Public Art Advisory Committee
That the following two (2) Members of Council be
appointed to the Public Art Advisory Committee for a term to expire on November
30, 2006:
Councillor
J. Virgilio
Councillor
A. Chiu;
Race Relations Committee
That the following person be appointed to the Race
Relations Committee for a term ending November 30, 2007:
Alex
Ribeiro
Carried
(See
following motions to amend which were Lost)
Moved by Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by Regional Councillor J.
Jones
That Markham-Noerdlingen Cultural
Committee and the Public Art Advisory Committee be incorporated under the
Community Issues Committee.
Lost
Moved by Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by Deputy Mayor F.
Scarpitti
That the matter
of Advisory Committees be referred to staff to report back on the number of
committees before the committee review and the number of committees after with
a recommendation for successfully streamlining the committee process.
Lost
3. ASSOCIATION
OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO
2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE (13.12.2
& 11.12) Weblink
Moved by Councillor K. Usman
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Heath
That attendance of the following Members of Council at
the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's (AMO) Annual Conference being
held August 22 to 25, 2004, be confirmed, subject to conformance with Town
policy:
Mayor
D. Cousens
Deputy
Mayor F. Scarpitti, tentative
Regional
Councillor J. Heath
Regional
Councillor J. Jones
Councillor
J. Virgilio
Councillor
G. McKelvey
Councillor
J. Webster
Councillor
K. Usman
Carried
4. LICENSING HEARING
"SPA ON THE VALLEY"
7240 WOODBINE AVENUE, UNIT
102, MARKHAM (2.0)
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Heath
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Jones
That the following recommendation of the Markham
Licensing Committee be adopted and confirmed:
1) That
the renewal application to own and operate a body-rub parlour, “Spa on the
Valley”, located at 7240 Woodbine Avenue, Unit 102, be denied;
2) That
the applicant’s licence to own and operate the body-rub parlour, "Spa on
the Valley”, located at 7240 Woodbine Avenue, Unit 102, be revoked;
3) And
that pursuant to section 25(1) of the Statutory Powers Act, this decision not
be stayed by any appeal of this decision that may be instituted in the courts.
Carried
5. HYDRO
ONE CORRIDOR TASK FORCE (13.8) weblink
Committee had before it the tabled proposed Terms of
Reference for the Hydro One Corridor Task Force. It was agreed that the background portion of
the proposed Terms of Reference be amended to reflect discussions at the
Council meeting earlier this date as follows:
- bullet
one in paragraph one be deleted in its entirety and the following be
substituted therefor:
"That the Town engage
consultant(s) to provide legal and technical expertise in support of the Town's
opposition to the routing option through Markham, and that staff report back on
the particulars of engaging the consultant(s)."
Committee also discussed Task Force membership
agreeing to appoint Regional Councillor J. Heath a member and confirming Milan
Bolkovic and Peter Faye as valuable resources.
Moved by Deputy Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Heath
That the
proposed Terms of Reference for the Hydro One Corridor Task Force be received
and endorsed;
And that the Chief
Administrative Officer be authorized to retain technical consultants and
outside legal counsel necessary to assist the Task Force to carry out its
mandate;
And that Milan Bolkovic and
Peter Faye be utilized as resources to the Task Force and Regional Councillor
J. Heath be appointed as a member of the Task Force;'
And that a budget allocation
of up to $100,000 be provided for from Town Reserves.
Carried
The Committee of the Whole meeting adjourned at 8:40
p.m.