General Government Committee

That the Agenda be altered to consider, Item 23.1, Confidential Report CLD-022-19, after Item8.2, the delegation of Sandra MacDonald, regarding Confidential Report CLD-023-19 Taxicab Drivers Licence Application Appeal.

That the Agenda for the General Government Committee meeting of November 4, 2019 be adopted with the addition of Communication Item 10.4, Lisa and Elton Maynard, Regarding Updating the Parking By-law.

That the minutes of the regular meeting of the General Government Committee meeting held on October 15, 2019, be approved.

That the Delegation of Marian Timmerans, regarding Durham Hospice - Clarington, be received with thanks; and That best wishes be passed to the Durham Hospice – Clarington, in their fundraising efforts.

That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, the meeting be closed for the purpose of discussing a matter that deals with personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.

That the delegation of Sandra MacDonald be

That Confidential Report CLD-023-19 be received; That the application for a taxi driver licence, submitted by Sandra MacDonald, be denied; and That all interested parties listed in Report CLD-023-19 and any delegations be advised of Council’s decision.

That the Committee recess for 5 minutes.

That the delegation of Judy Hanson, Autism Home Base Durham, Regarding Report COD-025-19 Lease of Office Space on the second floor of 132 Church Street, Bowmanville to the Autism Home Base Durham, be

That the Agenda be altered to consider Report COD-025-19 Lease of Office Space on the second floor of 132 Church Street, Bowmanville to the Autism Home Base Durham, at this time.

That Report COD-025-19 be received; That approval be granted to lease to the Autism Home Base, office space located on the second floor of 132 Church Street for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2022 and that the lease agreement is in a form acceptable to the Municipal Solicitor; That subject to Council approving recommendation 2, the Purchasing Manager in consultation with the Director of Operations be given the authority to extend the lease agreement for up to two additional one year terms to expire on December 31, 2024; November 4, 2019 General Government Committee Minutes That the Mayor and Municipal Clerk be authorized to execute the lease agreements on behalf of the Municipality; and That all interested parties listed in Report and any delegations be advised of Council’s decision.

That Communication Items 9.1 to 9.11 be received for information, with the exception of Item 9.10.

That Communication Item 9.10, be received for information.

That the following resolution from the Town of The Blue Mountains, regarding Integrity Commission Matters, be endorsed by the Municipality of Clarington: Whereas the system of justice in Ontario is based on the British system of Common Law which bases decisions on legal precedents; And whereas the decisions of Integrity Commissioners in settled cases could provide guidance to all involved in Municipal Government in Ontario as well as to the people they serve; Be it therefore resolved that the Code of Conduct Sub-Committee recommends that the Council of the Town of The Blue Mountains requests that the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing create a searchable database of all matters placed before all Integrity Commissioners within the province and the resolution of such matters; And further be it resolved that this resolution be circulated to all municipalities in Ontario via the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

That the following resolution from Town of Kingsville, regarding Local Health Care Services, be endorsed by the Municipality of Clarington: Whereas public health care consistently ranks as the top priority in public opinion polls, and; Whereas Public Health provides vital health promotion and prevention services based on the unique demographic and economic, social, and cultural needs of our communities; and; Whereas the evidence from hospital amalgamation in Ontario and across Canada is that they have cost billions of dollars and have not yielded the promised administrative savings but have taken money away from frontline care, and; Whereas there is no evidence to support the proposed closure of 25 out of 35 local Public Health Units, the closure of 12 of 22 local ambulance dispatch centres, and the closure of 49 out of 59 local ambulance services, and; Whereas there is a deep consensus among virtually all stakeholders that increasing acuity in our long-term care homes requires additional staff and resources, not cancellation of the two special funds and real dollar cuts to per diem funding of our long-term care homes, and; Whereas our local hospitals have been downsized for an entire generation and cannot meet population needs while sustaining real dollar cuts to hospital global budgets. Therefore be it resolved: That The Corporation of the Town of Kingsville calls upon the Ontario government to halt the closures of, mergers of, and cuts to our local health care services inc

That the Director of Finance be authorized to issue a cheque to the Orono BIA in an amount not to exceeding $23,000 from the Orono BIA Reserve Fund for the purchase of Christmas wreaths.

That Communication Item 10.4, be received for information.

That Report OPD-007-19 be received; and November 4, 2019 General Government Committee Minutes That $20,000 from the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund be used for building renovations at 132 Church Street.

That Report CLD-022-19 be received; That the By-law attached to Report CLD-022-19, as Attachment 1, to regulate the operation of private transportation services, known as the “Vehicle for Hire By- law” be approved; and That all interested parties listed in Report CLD-022-19, and any delegations be advised of Council’s decision.

That Report COD-023-19 be received; That Coco Paving Inc. having satisfactorily completed the initial one year term as approved in Resolution #C-047-19 (Attachment #1), with an annual bid in the amount of $133,032.00 (Net HST Rebate) being the lowest compliant bidder meeting all terms, conditions and specifications of Tender CL2018-33 be awarded the contract for a second one year term, as required by the Operations Department; November 4, 2019 General Government Committee Minutes That pending satisfactory performance and the Operations Department confirmation following an internal work assessment the Purchasing Manager, in consultation with the Director of Operations, be given the authority to extend the contract for this service for up to two additional one year terms; That the funds required for this project in the amount of $139,683.00 (Net HST Rebate) which includes the construction cost of $133,032.00 (Net HST Rebate) and contingency cost of $6,651.00 (Net HST Rebate) be funded by the Municipality as follows: Description Account Number Amount Catch Basin/Sewer Mntnc 100-36-380-10245-7163 77,000 Engineering Pavement Rehab 110-32-330-83212-7401 62,683 That all interested parties listed in Report COD-023-19, and any delegations be advised of Council’s decision.

That Report COD-024-19 be received; That a lease extension agreement with the Bowmanville Tennis Club for the term January 1, 2020 to December 31 2020 be approved and to authorize the Mayor and the Municipal Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of the Municipality; That the current annual rent of $1597.26 be adjusted on the expiry date of the lease agreement by the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, All Items Ontario, as published by Statistics Canada; That subject to Council approving recommendation 2, the Purchasing Manager in consultation with the Director of Operations be given the authority to extend the lease agreement for up to four additional one year terms to expire on December 31, 2024; and That the Board of the Bowmanville Older Adult Association and the Bowmanville Tennis Club be advised of Council’s decision.

That the foregoing Resolution #GG-510-19 be divided such that sections 6.4 to 6.7 of Report CAO-011-19 be considered now.

That sections 6.4 to 6.7 of Report CAO-011-19, be received for information.

That the Unfinished Business Item 22.1 Staffing, be

That the meeting adjourn at 11:54 AM.