MINUTES - General Committee - 20071122 TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
NO. 07-47
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Thursday, November 22, 2007
ATTENDANCE
COUNCIL MEMBERS Councillor McRoberts in the Chair; Councillors Buck,
Collins-Mrakas, Gaertner, Granger, MacEachern,
Marsh, and Wilson.
MEMBERS ABSENT Mayor Morris
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Financial
Services/Treasurer, Acting Director of Public Works,
Manager of Operations, Financial Analyst/Budget
Supervisor and Administrative Co-ordinator/Deputy
Clerk
Councillor McRoberts called the meeting to order at 7: 15 p.m.
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
with the following additional information be approved:
Memorandum from the Director of Financial Services
Re: Additional Information Request by Council
Additional Material - Item 1 - Draft 2008 Capital and Operating Budget
– Central York Fire Services
CARRIED
III DELEGATIONS
(a) Ms Carol Walthers, Sport Aurora
Re: Leisure Services User Fees
Ms Walthers addressed committee expressing her concerns, on behalf of Sport
Aurora, regarding the proposed user fee increases and distributed a copy of her
comments to the committee.
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General Committee recommends:
THAT the comments of the delegate be received and referred to the
Leisure Services budget deliberations.
CARRIED
(b) Mr John Molyneaux, Fire Chief – Central York Fire Services
Re: Item 1 – Draft 2008 Capital and Operating Budget
Central York Fire Services
and
1. Draft 2008 Capital and Operating Budget – Central York Fire Services
The Fire Chief provided an overview of the proposed 2008 Capital and Operating
budgets for Central York Fire Services.
General Committee recommends:
THAT the comments of the Fire Chief be received; and
THAT the proposed 2008 Capital and Operating budgets for Central York
Fire Services be received.
CARRIED
(c) Mr. Al Downey, Director of Leisure Services
Re: Review of the 2008 Operating Budget
The Director of Leisure Services provided an overview of the Draft 2008 Leisure
Services Operating Budget.
General Committee recommends:
THAT justification be provided for the proposed increase in user fees for
the next budget meeting; and
THAT the Director of Leisure Services advise what form of public
consultation process will be utilized regarding the increased user fees; and
THAT the Director of Leisure Services consult with the impacted user
groups and report back to the next operating budget meeting.
CARRIED
Soccer Bubble
The Director of Leisure Services was requested to provide a summary of the
revenues received from the use of the soccer bubble.
General Committee recommends:
THAT the hour be extended to 11:00 p.m.
DEFEATED
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The following matters are deferred to the next 2008 Operating Budget meeting.
2. Memorandum from the Director of Financial Services
Re: Budget Questions
(Deferred to December 1, 2007 Budget meeting)
3. Draft 2008 Leisure Services Operating Budget - Replacement pages
(binder pages 161-162)
4. Draft 2008 Leisure Services Operating Budget
(binder pages 149-224)
(Deferred to December 1, 2007 Budget meeting)
5. Mr. Harold Sellers, Executive Director, Oak Ridges Trail Association
Re: Financial Support Request for the 2008 Moraine For Life Adventure
Relay
(Deferred to December 1, 2007 Budget meeting)
IV ADJOURNMENT
General Committee recommends:
THAT the meeting adjourn at 10:41 p.m.
CARRIED
THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING 07-47 WAS
CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED BY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 11, 2007.
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PHYLLIS M. MORRIS, MAYOR K. EWART, DEPUTY CLERK