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Draft Special Council Meeting Minutes
November 4, 2024
Hybrid Electronic Meeting
Main Committee Room
Immediately Following the
Executive Committee Meeting
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Present:
Mayor Kevin Ashe
Councillors:
M. Brenner
S. Butt
L. Cook
M. Nagy
D. Pickles
L. Robinson
Also Present:
M. Carpino - Chief Administrative Officer
K. Bentley - Director, City Development & CBO
P. Bigioni - Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
S. Karwowski - Director, Finance & Treasurer
S. Cassel - City Clerk
C. Redmond - (Acting) Deputy Clerk
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
The City Clerk certified that all Members of Council were present and participating in-
person.
2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
Resolution #599/24
Moved by Councillor Butt
Seconded by Councillor Nagy
That Council move into closed session in accordance with the provisions of Section
239(2) of the Municipal Act and the Procedure By-law, to consider a matter pertaining to
advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for
that purpose; a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour
relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if
disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position
or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of
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November 4, 2024
Hybrid Electronic Meeting
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Immediately Following the
Executive Committee Meeting
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persons, or organization; 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 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, as it pertains to the Potential Divestiture of City of Pickering’s
Interest in Elexicon Corporation.
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 Chief Administrative Officer and Receipt of
Legal Advice from J. Mark Rodger, Partner, BLG LLP
Re: Potential Divestiture of City of Pickering’s Interest in Elexicon Corporation
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 #600/24
Moved by Councillor Cook
Seconded by Councillor Butt
That Council rise to the open session of the Special Meeting of Council.
Carried
Council took a brief pause to allow the livestream of the Meeting to be resumed.
Mayor Ashe stated that during the closed portion of the meeting, Council
considered a matter pertaining to advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege,
including communications necessary for that purpose; a trade secret or scientific,
technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in
confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably
be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere
significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of
persons, or organization; 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 a position, plan, procedure,
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Executive Committee Meeting
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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, as it pertained to the Potential
Divestiture of City of Pickering’s Interest in Elexicon Corporation. Mayor Ashe
stated that during the closed session no decisions were made and no direction
was provided to staff.
4. Confirmatory By-law
By-law 8139/24
Councillor Cook, seconded by Councillor Nagy moved for leave to introduce a By-law of
the City of Pickering to confirm the proceedings of November 4, 2024.
Carried
5. Adjournment
Moved by Councillor Robinson
Seconded by Councillor Pickles
That the meeting be adjourned.
Carried
The meeting adjourned at 5:11 pm.
Dated this 4th day of November, 2024.
Kevin Ashe, Mayor
Susan Cassel, City Clerk