MINUTES - General Committee - 20050219
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING
REPORT
NO. 05-05
Holland Room
Aurora Town Hall
Saturday February 19, 2005
ATTENDANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mayor Jones in the Chair; Councillors Buck,
Gaertner, Hogg, Kean, Morris, Wallace, and West
MEMBERS ABSENT Councillor Vrancic was absent for personal reasons.
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Building
Administration, Director of Corporate Services/Town
Clerk, Director of Leisure Services, Director of
Planning, Director of Public Works, Treasurer,
Manager of Facilities & Property, Admin./Budget Co-
ordinator, Chief Executive Officer of the Aurora Public
Library
Mr. Ian May and Mr. Lawrence Strong (Finance
Committee Members)
Mayor Jones called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
Councillor Buck arrived at 9:10 a.m.
I DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
Mayor Jones declared an interest on the Corporate Services Operating Budget,
specifically staff salaries as his spouse is employed by the Town of Aurora in the
Corporate Services Dept.
II APPROVAL OF AGENDA
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the content of the Agenda as circulated by the Corporate Services
Department be approved as presented.
CARRIED
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Saturday, February 19, 2005
III DELEGATIONS
Mr. John Housser of 65 Spruce St. appeared at the General Committee meeting
and spoke on behalf of the Olde Aurora Ratepayers Assoc. to request that
funding for the traffic calming study for the North East quadrant of Yonge St. and
Wellington St. remains in the capital budget for 2005.
General Committee Recommends:
That the presentation of Mr. Housser be received and that the Committee
approves the budget of $30,000 for the traffic calming study on the streets
in the North East quadrant of Yonge St. and Wellington St., on the proviso
that the study be undertaken after the reconstruction of Wellington St. and
St. John’s Sideroad are completed.
CARRIED
Mr. Jim Day of 114 Ridge Road appeared at the General Committee meeting and
provided Members with a brief history on the partial reconstruction that has
occurred on Ridge Road in 2004 and further requested Committee’s
endorsement to provide funding in the 2005 Capital Budget to complete the
reconstruction on the balance of Ridge Road.
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the presentation of Mr. Day be received and that the funding of
$120,000 for the reconstruction of Ridge Road identified in the 2005
capital budget be approved.
CARRIED
IV ITEM REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
2ND DRAFT – 2005 CAPITAL BUDGET PLAN
1. Leisure Services Dept. 2005 Capital Budget
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the details of the Leisure Services Department Capital Budget as
presented by the Director of Leisure Services be received.
CARRIED
2. Vandorf Road Reconstruction Project
General Committee Recommends
THAT the capital budget for the reconstruction of Vandorf Road be
approved.
CARRIED
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Saturday, February 19, 2005
3. Public Works Dept. 2005 Capital Budget Plan
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the details of the Public Works Department Capital Budget as
presented by the Director of Public Works be received.
CARRIED
4. Administration 2005 Capital Budget Plan
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the details of the Treasury Department and Corporate Services
Department Capital Budgets be received.
CARRIED
5. Library Board Budget Review
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the Library Board Service Delivery be reduced to bring the
operating budget down to a maximum 10% increase for 2005.
CARRIED
6. Planning Department 2005 Operating Budget
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the details of the Planning Department budget as presented by the
Director of Planning be received.
CARRIED
7. Building Department 2005 Operating Budget
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the details of the Building Department budget as presented by the
Director of Building Administration be received.
CARRIED
At short recess was called 12:00 noon, and Councillors Kean and Wallace left for
the balance of the meeting.
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Saturday, February 19, 2005
8. Public Works Department 2005 Operating Budget
General Committee Recommends:
That the 3 Stream waste management program budget of $390,000 be
deferred until 2006 and that the proposed funding be removed from the
2005 Operating Budget.
CARRIED
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the details of the Public Works Department Operating Budget as
presented by the Director of Public Works be received.
CARRIED
V ADJOURNMENT
General Committee Recommends:
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 1:05 p.m.
CARRIED
THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING 05-05 WAS
CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED BY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 8, 2005.
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T. JONES, MAYOR B. PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK