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Special Council Meeting Minutes
March 11, 2022
Electronic Meeting
1:00 pm
Present:
Mayor David Ryan
Councillors:
D. Pickles
Also Present:
M. Carpino - Chief Administrative Officer
K. Bentley - Director, City Development & CBO
P. Bigioni - Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
S. Douglas-Murray - Director, Community Services
B. Duffield - Director, Operations
J. Flowers - CEO & Director of Public Libraries, Pickering Public Library
R. Holborn - Director, Engineering Services
F. Jadoon - Director, Economic Development & Strategic Projects
S. Karwowski - Director, Finance & Treasurer
S. Cassel - City Clerk
J. Halsall - Division Head, Finance
M. Guinto - Division Head, Public Affairs & Corporate Communication
R. Perera - Deputy Clerk
K. Ashe
M. Brenner
S. Butt
C. Doody-Hamilton
B. McLean
1. Roll Call
The City Clerk certified that all Members of Council were present and participating
electronically in accordance with By-law 7771/20.
2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
Resolution #831/22
Moved by Councillor Doody-Hamilton
Seconded by Councillor Pickles
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That Council move into closed session in accordance with the provisions of Section 239
(2) of the Municipal Act and Procedural By-law 7665/18, in that the matters to be
discussed relate to:
f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications
necessary for that purpose;
j) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that
belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential
monetary value; and,
k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any
negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or
local board.
Carried
Council took a brief pause to allow the livestream of the Meeting to be severed.
3. In Camera Matters
3.1 Confidential Verbal Update from the Director, Finance & Treasurer and a
Presentation from Deloitte
Re: Proposed Divestiture of Pickering’s Elexicon Investment: Market Sounding
Results and Preliminary Valuation of Pickering’s Elexicon Shares
This portion of the meeting was closed to the public. Refer to the In Camera
meeting minutes for further information. [City Clerk has custody and control of the
In Camera minutes.]
3.2 Confidential Verbal Update from the Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
Re: Pickering City Centre Master Agreement
This portion of the meeting was closed to the public. Refer to the In Camera
meeting minutes for further information. [City Clerk has custody and control of the
In Camera minutes.]
3.3 Confidential Verbal Update from the Director, Finance & Treasurer
Re: City Centre Project Budget
This portion of the meeting was closed to the public. Refer to the In Camera
meeting minutes for further information. [City Clerk has custody and control of the
In Camera minutes.]
Resolution #832/22
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Moved by Councillor Brenner
Seconded by Councillor Butt
That Council rise and ratify the confidential direction to staff from the closed
session
Carried
Council took a brief pause to allow the livestream of the Meeting to be resumed.
Mayor Ryan stated that during the closed portion of the meeting, Council received
confidential verbal updates from staff pertaining to information that belongs to the
City and has monetary value or potential monetary value, negotiations to be
carried out by the municipality, and received advice subject to solicitor-client
privilege.
Resolution #833/22
Moved by Councillor Brenner
Seconded by Councillor Pickles
That staff be directed to:
1. Defer any ongoing work on the City Centre project pending further Council
direction;
2. Amend the draft 2022 Capital and Current Budgets and the 2023 Capital
Budget Forecast to reflect the deferral of the project; and,
3. Notwithstanding the deferral of the City Centre project, continue with work
on the divestiture of the City’s interest in Elexicon.
Carried Unanimously on a Recorded Vote
4. Confirmation By-law
By-law Number 7913/22
Councillor Ashe, seconded by Councillor McLean moved for leave to introduce a by-law
of the City of Pickering to confirm the proceedings of March 11, 2022.
Carried
5. Adjournment
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Moved by Councillor Butt
Seconded by Councillor Doody-Hamilton
That the meeting be adjourned.
Carried
The meeting adjourned at 4:17 pm
Dated this 11th of March, 2022.
David Ryan, Mayor
Susan Cassel, City Clerk
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