GENERAL COMMITTEE

That the minutes of February 14 and 15, 2011 Budget Committee be confirmed.

1) That the presentation by Joel Lustig, Treasurer, entitled “2011 Budget” be received; and, 2) That General Committee receive the 2011 Operating Budgets totalling $164,637,871 which results in a net tax rate increase of 0%; and, 3) That General Committee receive the 2011 Capital Budget totalling $73,116,200; and, 4) That General Committee receive the 2011 Planning & Design Budget totalling $6,964,473; and, 5) That General Committee receive the 2011 Engineering Budget totalling $6,081,694; and, 6) That General Committee receive the 2011 Building Standards Budget totalling $7,422,520; and further, 7) That the above budgets be presented at the Public Input Information meeting on February 28th, 2011 at 5:00 pm in the Council Chamber.

1) That the Minutes of the February 14, 2011 General Committee be confirmed

1) That the Minutes of the January 19, 2011 Animal Care Committee be received for information purposes.

1) That the Minutes of the February 7, 2011 Budget Sub-Committee be received for information purposes.

1) That the Minutes of the January 25, 2011 The Friends of the Markham Museum Foundation Board be received for information purposes.

1) That the Minutes of the January 24, 2011 Varley McKay Art Foundation of Markham be received for information purposes.

1) That Councillor Carolina Moretti be appointed to the Friends of the Markham Museum Board with a term ending November 30, 2014.

1) That Council appoint Paul Cicchini, Roger Clements, Daniel Gauthier, Vic Hartman, Tracy Kaitabanis, Diane Kobelansky, Terrence Pochmurski and Behzad Safati as Directors of the Board of Management for the Main Street Markham Business Improvement Area for a term to expire November 30, 2014; and, 2) That Council appoint Councillor Carolina Moretti and Councillor Colin Campbell as Directors of the Board of Management for the Main Street Markham Business Improvement Area for a term to expire November 30, 2014.

1) That the report dated January 25, 2011 entitled “2010 Investment Performance Review” be received; and, 2) That the Town’s Investment Interest Allocation Policy be updated to reflect that the Town’s average bond market rate of return be allocated to the Town’s Trust Funds; and further, 3) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1) That the report entitled “Staff Awarded Contracts for the Month of January 2011” be received; and, 2) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1) That the Chief Administrative Officer be delegated authority to approve and (in consultation with the Town Solicitor) apply for trade-mark, official mark, copyright, domain name or similar registration (as applicable) in respect of any corporate identifiers, words, tag lines, designs or other marks used in connection with the Town of Markham’s operations, services, programs, projects, publications, website, or other initiatives (collectively “Corporate Identifiers”); and, 2) That Chief Administrative Officer report back to General Committee on the use of delegated authority; and further, 3) That the Chief Administrative Officer, or designate, be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution, including, without limitation, the execution of application forms or other applicable documentation.

1) That the report titled ‘Spring and year round load restrictions for the Town of Markham’s road network’ be received; and, 2) That the gross weight of commercial vehicles be restricted to 5 tonnes per axle on all public highways under the jurisdiction of the Town of Markham, from March 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011, according to the attached by-law “Appendix A ”; and, 3) That should adverse spring thaw conditions be encountered due to a harsh winter, at the discretion of the Director of Operations, the load restrictions be extended up to May 31, 2011 (up to four weeks); and, 4) That the gross vehicle weight of commercial vehicles be restricted to 5 tonnes per axle for the hard surfaced Town roads listed in Appendix ‘B’, from March 1, 2011 to February 28, 2012, according to the attached by-law “Appendix B”; and, 5) That according to the Highway Traffic Act Sec. 122(4) the restrictions would exempt vehicles operated by or on behalf of the municipality and school busses; and, 6) That the Director of Operations be authorized to grant exemptions to the By-law to permit heavy vehicular loads, at his discretion; and further, 7) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1) That the report entitled “2010 Quality Management System Management Review Outcomes” be received; and, 2) That Council, as the Owner of the Town’s drinking water system, acknowledge and support the outcomes and action items identified from the 2010 Management Review; and, 3) That Council, as the Owner of the Town’s drinking water system, acknowledge and endorse the revisions make to the Town’s QMS documentation as the result of the annual document review as outlined in Attachments “C” & “D”; and further, 4) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1) Whereas Markham Council is dedicated to embracing, promoting and celebrating the heritage and diversity of Markham, be it resolved; and, 2) That Markham Council endorse and support an annual event celebrating Markham's Irish heritage and the contribution of the Irish community to Markham's growth and success.

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 (10:03 AM): 1) The security of the property of the municipality or local board.

That the Committee rise from the in-camera session (10:07 AM)