GENERAL COMMITTEE

1) That the Minutes of the June 13, 2011 General Committee be confirmed.

1) That the Minutes of the June 1, 2011 Boulevard Maintenance Task Force be received for information purposes.

1) That the Minutes of the June 14, 2011 Environmental Issues Committee be received for information purposes. 2) That the following recommendations from the June 14, 2011 Environmental Issues Committee minutes be endorsed: “That the report entitled Parks Ambassadors Program be received; and, That Council approve the Town’s participation in York Regional Police’s Parks Ambassadors Program commencing in the Summer of 2011; and, That the estimated 2011 costs of $5,000 for the program be funded equally from the 2011 Operating budgets within the Operations and By-law Enforcement & Licencing departments and the 2012 anticipated costs will be addressed in the 2012 budget process; and, That staff report back to Council in early 2012 on the outcome of the Parks Ambassadors Program; and, That staff report back with options to coordinate all Markham Park related programs (such as Adopt-a Park and Park Ambassadors Program); and, That staff report back in the Fall 2011 whether volunteers working within all Markham programs should be required to provide a letter of clearance from police; and, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution; and further,” 3) That this matter be forwarded to Council for adoption on June 28, 2011.

1) That the Minutes of the May 30, 2011 and May 31, 2011 E3 Task Force be received for information purposes.

1) That the report entitled “Development Charge Credit/Reimbursement Application – Times Group Corporation ” be received; and, 2) That Council authorize Area Specific Development Charge credits and reimbursement from Area Specific By-laws for areas 9, 42B-6 and 42B-8 not exceeding $5,128,329, based on current estimates, to Times Group Corporation (O/A 1771107 Ontario Inc.) for land acquisition, as well as the contract administration, construction and warranty of a sanitary sewer along Highway 7 from Main Street, Unionville to Village Parkway ; and, 3) That Council authorize the amount to be credited and reimbursed to Times Group Corporation (O/A 1771107 Ontario Inc.) be increased after the update of the Area Specific by-laws for areas 9, 42B-6 and 42B-8, to reflect the actual cost of the Highway 7 sanitary sewer which is currently estimated at $6,238,025; and, 4) That Council authorize the reimbursement of $486,982.82 to Times Group Corporation (O/A 1771107 Ontario Inc.) from Area Specific by-law 42B-6 for that portion of their area specific development charge payment relating to a stormwater management pond, which will no longer be built to service the area as defined in the Town’s Development Charge Background Study; and, 5) That Council authorize Town Wide Hard Development Charge credits for the lesser of $1,691,260 (the amount included in the 2008 Development Charge Background Study) and the actual cost of the infrastructure (currently estimated at $1,018,826) to Times Gr

1) That the staff report titled Stiver Mill Farmers’ Market Review, dated June 8, 2011 be received; and, 2) That following two successful seasons, the Stiver Mill Farmers’ Market be established as an annual event; and, 3) That permission be granted to the Unionville Village Conservancy (UVC) by way of an annual Community Event Agreement to use Town of Markham property at the Stiver Mill on Station Lane in Unionville on Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm from June to Thanksgiving, in a form satisfactory to the Chief Administrative Officer and the Town Solicitor; and, 4) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign the Community Event Agreement with the UVC; and, 5) That staff work with the UVC, the Markham Village BIA and other stakeholders to promote Markham farmers’ markets and the local food agenda; and further, 6) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) (a) of the Municipal Act, General Committee resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the following confidential matters (10:08 AM): 1) The security of the property of the municipality or local board.

That the Committee rise from the in-camera session (11:06 AM)