GENERAL COMMITTEE
February 14, 2011
Meeting No. 6
Finance & Administrative Issues Community Services Issues
Chair: Mayor
Frank Scarpitti Chair: Councillor Alex Chiu
Vice Chair: Councillor Carolina Moretti Vice
Chair: Councillor Howard Shore
Environment
& Sustainability Issues Building,
Parks, & Construction Issues
Chair: Councillor
Valerie Burke Chair: Councillor Logan Kanapathi
Vice Chair: Regional Councillor Joe Li Vice
Chair: Councillor Colin Campbell
Alternate formats are available
upon request.
Attendance
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John
Livey, Chief Administrative Officer
Catherine
Conrad, Town Solicitor
Jim
Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
Brenda
Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
Andy
Taylor, Commissioner of Corporate Services
Joel Lustig,
Treasurer
Paul Wealleans,
Director of Taxation
Andrea, Manager
Financial Planning
Shane Manson, Manager
Tax & Assessment Policy
Alida
Tari, Council/Committee Coordinator
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The General Committee convened at 9:05 AM with Councillor Alex Chiu in the
Chair; Mayor Frank Scarpitti Chaired items 10 and 11.
DISCLOSURE OF
INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. MINUTES
OF THE FEBRUARY 7, 2011
GENERAL COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1)
That the Minutes of the
February 7, 2011 General Committee be confirmed
CARRIED
2. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 19, 2011
ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That the Minutes of the January 19,
2011 Accessibility Committee be received for information purposes.
CARRIED
3. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 31, 2011 AND
FEBRUARY 1, 2011 BUDGET SUB-COMMITTEE (16.0)
January February
Moved
by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That the Minutes of the January 31,
2011 and February 1, 2011 Budget Sub-Committee be received for information
purposes.
CARRIED
4. MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 13, 2010
AND NOVEMBER 17, 2010 BUILDING A CREATIVE
MARKHAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE (16.0)
October November
Moved
by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That the Minutes of the October 13,
2010 and November 17, 2010 Building A Creative Markham Advisory Committee be
received for information purposes.
CARRIED
5. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 20, 2011
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That the Minutes of the January 20,
2011 Environmental Advisory Committee be received for information purposes.
CARRIED
6. MINUTES
OF THE JANUARY 12, 2011
THE FRIENDS OF THE MARKHAM
MUSEUM
FOUNDATION BOARD (16.0)
Minutes
Moved
by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That the Minutes of the January 12,
2011 The Friends of the Markham Museum Foundation Board be received for
information purposes.
CARRIED
7. MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
OCTOBER 27, 2010
NOVEMBER 24, 2010, DECEMBER 8, 2010 AND
JANUARY 19, 2011 UNIONVILLE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA BOARD (16.0)
September October November December January
Moved by Deputy Mayor
Jack Heath
Seconded by Regional
Councillor Jim Jones
1) That the Minutes of the September 29,
2010, October 27, 2010, November 24, 2010 and December 8, 2010 and January 19,
2011 Unionville Business Improvement Area Board be received for information
purposes.
CARRIED
8. STATUS OF CAPITAL PROJECTS AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 2010 (7.0)
Report Exhibit
A B C
The Committee
requested that staff provide more detail with respect to Project #9538
"Public Education Program for Prevention of Bird Collision with
Buildings." Staff will report back
to Committee.
There was brief discussion
regarding Project # 9513 "Temporary Washrooms."
Moved by Deputy Mayor
Jack Heath
Seconded by Councillor
Don Hamilton
1) That the report entitled “Status of Capital Projects as of
November 30, 2010” be received; and,
2) That $10.65M from closed capital projects be transferred to
the sources of funding as listed on Exhibit A; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed
to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
9. REVISED 2011 BUDGET SCHEDULE (7.0)
Report
Moved
by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That the report dated February 14, 2011
entitled “Revised 2011 Budget Schedule” be received; and,
2) That
the 2011 Budget be discussed at the following meetings:
Budget
Sub-Committee – Monday, February 14th
(General Committee dissolving into Budget Sub-Committee upon completion of the
General Committee Agenda – Canada Room)
Budget
Sub-Committee – Tuesday, February 15th
(9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Canada Room)
General
Committee – Monday, February 28th (9:00
p.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Canada Room); and,
3) That a public meeting be held on Monday
February 28th at 4:30 pm in the Council Chamber to receive public
feedback on the 2011 Budget; and,
4) That the 2011 Budget be brought forward
to the Tuesday, March 1st Council meeting; and,
5) That a press conference on the 2011
approved Budget be held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday March 2nd
at a time to be determined; and further,
6) That Staff be authorized and directed
to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
10. 2011
PROPERTY REASSESSMENT:
YEAR 3 PHASE-IN SUMMARY (7.1)
Report Attachment
There was discussion
regarding the change in Current Value Assessment (CVA) between 2010 and 2011.
Moved by
Deputy Mayor Jack Heath
Seconded
by Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That the report entitled “2011 Property Reassessment: Year 3
Phase-in Summary” be received for information; and,
2) That staff be authorized and directed to do all the things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
11. TORONTO
REGION AND CONSERVATION (TRCA)
- DON WATERSHED REGENERATION
COUNCIL APPOINTMENT (16.24)
Letter
Moved by
Deputy Mayor Jack Heath
Seconded
by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
1) That the letter dated January 3, 2011 from
the Toronto Region and Conservation Authority (TRCA) requesting that the Town
of Markham appoint one (1) Member of Council to the Don Watershed Regeneration
Council be received; and,
2) That Councillor Valerie Burke be appointed to the Don Watershed
Regeneration Council of Toronto Region Conservation Authority for the term
ending November 30, 2014; and further,
3) That Councillor Howard Shore be appointed as the alternate,
if permitted by the Toronto Region
Conservation Authority.
CARRIED
12. ROUGE
PARK ALLIANCE APPOINTMENT (16.24)
Letter
The Mayor suggested only receiving the
letter at this time as he would like to discuss this with some Members of
Council that are not present at today's meeting.
Moved by Councillor
Alex Chiu
Seconded by Councillor
Howard Shore
1) That the letter dated December 3, 2010
from the Chair of the Rouge Park Alliance requesting the appointment of a
Council Member and one or more alternate members be received.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
13. E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE (9.0)
Deputy Mayor Jack Heath advised Members of
Council that there will be an update sent to them with respect to a recent
e-mail that he forwarded to the Mayor and Members of Council.
ADJOURNMENT
The General Committee meeting adjourned at 9:25
AM.