Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (9 motions)
8 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the revised proposed motion regarding Israeli Apartheid Week by Councillor Howard Shore be
Moved by Councillor Carolina Moretti, seconded by Councillor Alex Chiu
Referred
1) That the presentation by Nasir Kenea, Chief Information Officer, entitled “Joint Portal Project- an Update” be received.
Moved by Councillor Alex Chiu, seconded by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Carried
1) That the Minutes of the April 4, 2011 General Committee be confirmed.
Moved by Regional Councillor Gord Landon, seconded by Councillor Alex Chiu
Carried
1) That the Minutes of the March 14, 2011 Seniors Advisory Committee be received for information purposes.
Moved by Regional Councillor Gord Landon, seconded by Councillor Alex Chiu
Carried
Seconded Councillor Alex Chiu Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham 1) That the resignations of Howard Back, Alan Bryce, Anna Hudson , Robert McCulloch, Elizabeth Plashkes and Beverly Schaeffer from the Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham be received with regret and that letters of appreciation be forwarded by Mayor Frank Scarpitti .
Moved by Councillor Don Hamilton
Carried
1) That Council approve the Revised Proclamations Policy (attached as Appendix “A”); and, 2) That Council delegate the authority for approving or denying requests for proclamations that have been previously approved by Council within 5 years of the request date to the Clerk; and, 3) That Council delegate the authority for approving or denying requests for proclamations to the Clerk during Council’s summer recess if required, subject to the terms of the Proclamations Policy; and, 4) That the list of Proclamations be brought forward to Council once a year for information purposes; and further, 5) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Deputy Mayor Jack Heath
Carried
That the following communications providing comments for the above subject matter be received: 1) Linda Belanger 2) Chris Burke 3) Tony Omran 4) Dennis Choptiany 5) Ahmad Khawaja 6) Hisham Ali 7) Khaled Mouammar 8) Mary-Jo Nadeau 9) Keith M. Landy 10) Shah Baqar
Moved by Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, seconded by Councillor Logan Kanapathi
Carried
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act, General Committee resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the following confidential matters (12:41 PM): 1) Two personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, seconded by Councillor Alan Ho
Carried
That the Committee rise from the in-camera session (1:18 PM)
Moved by Councillor Carolina Moretti, seconded by Councillor Don Hamilton