MINUTES - General Committee - 20070215
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
NO. 07-11
Holland Room
Aurora Town Hall
Thursday, February 15, 2007
ATTENDANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mayor Morris the Chair; Councillors Buck, Gaertner,
Granger, MacEachern, Marsh, McRoberts and Wilson
MEMBERS ABSENT Councillor Collins-Mrakas
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Corporate
Services/Town Clerk, Director of Leisure Services,
Director of Public Works, Director of Financial
Services/Treasurer, Director of Public W orks and
Council/Committee Secretary
Mayor Morris called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
I DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act.
II APPROVAL OF AGENDA
General Committee recommends:
THAT the agenda, as circulated by the Corporate Services Department, be
approved.
CARRIED
III DELEGATIONS
a) Mr. Al Downey, Director of Leisure Services
Re: Conceptual Overview of Municipally Owned Facilities
Mr. Downey provided the committee with a brief history and status report
pertaining to each of the major facilities owned and run by the Town of
Aurora.
General Committee recommends:
THAT the comments of the Director Leisure Services be received for
information.
CARRIED
Special General Committee Report No. 07-11 Page 2 of 3
Thursday, February 15, 2007
General Committee recommends:
THAT staff be directed to provide a complete chronology of the
construction process and all subsequent work done on the Aurora Family
Leisure Complex.
DEFEATED
IV CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
1. Library Square
a) Library Square Report Summary
b) LS06-024 - Determination of Use for Library Square Facilities
c) Memorandum from Administrative Co-ordinator/Deputy Clerk
Outstanding Issues Pertaining Library Square
General Committee recommends:
THAT item 1 - Library Square, be received for information.
CARRIED
2. Former Hydro Building
a) Copy of Memorandum from the Director of Leisure Services
Re: Community Use of Facilities
b) LS06-023 - Alternative uses of the Former Hydro Building at 215
Industrial Parkway South
c) Options for Former Hydro Building
General Committee recommends:
THAT Council defer making a decision on the use of the former Hydro
Building, until the Library Square Parking Study and the future of Library
Square are addressed by Council.
CARRIED
3. Proposed Culture and Recreation Master Plan Review
and
4. Tannery Creek
a) Chronology of Tannery Creek Matter - Council Motions
b) PW04-021 - Tannery Creek – Surface Water and Sediment Sampling
Results
c) June 8, 2006 Memorandum from Director of Public Works
Re: Tannery Creek – Elevated Metal Concentrations in Sediment
d) October 30, 2006 Letter from Mr. Dave Fumerton District Manager,
Ministry of the Environment
Re: Sediment Contamination, Tannery Creek, Aurora
General Committee recommends:
THAT item 3 - Proposed Culture and Recreation Master Plan Review, and
item 4 - Tannery Creek, be received for information.
CARRIED
Special General Committee Report No. 07-11 Page 3 of 3
Thursday, February 15, 2007
V ADJOURNMENT
General Committee recommends:
THAT the meeting adjourn at 9:30 p.m.
CARRIED
THE REPORT OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING 07-11 WAS CONSIDERED
AND ADOPTED BY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
27, 2007.
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PHYLLIS M. MORRIS, MAYOR BOB PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK