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 (10 motions)
7 carried, 3 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
1) That the Minutes of the March 21, 2011 General Committee be confirmed.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Councillor Alan Ho
Carried
1) That the Minutes of the July 5, 2010 Council Workshop Summary- Business Improvement Areas be confirmed.
Moved by Councillor Don Hamilton, seconded by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Carried
1) That the report entitled “Staff Awarded Contracts for the Month of February 2011” be received; and, 2) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Councillor Don Hamilton, seconded by Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Carried
1) That the report entitled “Award of Contract 254-R-10, East Markham Public Library - Library Collections ” be received ; and, 2) That Request for Proposal 254-R-10 East Markham Public Library - Library Collections be awarded to the sole bidder Library Services Centre (LSC) in the amount of $1,992,935.06 inclusive of HST; and, 3) That the award be funded from the Library Collections – East Markham Account # 070-5350-10558-005 account as detailed in the Financial Considerations; and, 4) That a contract project manager (part-time) be hired for the period from April 2011 to September 2012 at the maximum cost of $80,000 (inclusive of benefits) and be funded from the Library Collections – East Markham Account # 070-5350-10558-005 account as detailed in the Financial Considerations; and, 5) That the surplus funding remaining in the amount of $694,460 be returned; 90% ($625,014) to Development Charges (DC) reserve and 10% ($69,446) to the 10% non-DC growth reserve; and, 6) That report entitled “Award of Contract 254-R-10, East Markham Public Library - Library Collections ” brought forward to the April 5, 2011 Council meeting; and further, 7) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Regional Councillor Gord Landon, seconded by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Carried
1) That the Proclamation Policy be
Moved by Deputy Mayor Jack Heath, seconded by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Deferred
1) That the presentation by Ms. Andrea Tang, Manager Financial Planning, entitled “2010 Year End Review of Operations” be received; and, 2) That the report dated March 28, 2011 entitled “2010 Year End Review of Operations ” be received; and further, 3) That the final 2010 operating variances for the Town of Markham (“Town”), Planning and Design, Engineering, Building Standards and Waterworks departments, be transferred in 2011 to the Town’s respective reserves in accordance with the Town’s reserve policy.
Moved by Regional Councillor Gord Landon, seconded by Councillor Valerie Burke
Carried
1) That the correspondence dated February 18, 2011, from Dennis Kelly, Regional Clerk, Region of York entitled “Smoke-Free Outdoor Recreational Spaces” be
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Councillor Colin Campbell
Referred
1) That the letter dated March 2011, from Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, regarding the nominations for the Newcomer Champion Awards be
Moved by Councillor Colin Campbell, seconded by Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Referred
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 (10:26 AM): 1) The security of the property of the municipality or local board.
Moved by Mayor Frank Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Carried
That the Committee rise from the in-camera session (10:46 AM)
Moved by Regional Councillor Jim Jones, seconded by Councillor Don Hamilton