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Home My WebLink AboutMarch 17, 2003Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda Monday, March 17, 2003 Chair: Councillor Brenner ADOPTION OF MINUTES Meeting of February 10, 2003 (11) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION CLERK'S REPORT CL 05-03 APPOINTMENT OF BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PAGE 1-10 CLERK'S REPORT CL 06-03 APPOINTMENT OF BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 11-18 PROCLAMATIONS: "DAY OF MOURNING" - APRIL 28, 2003 "PITCH-IN CANADA WEEK" - APRIL 21-27, 2003 "NEW HOMES MONTH"-APRIL, 2003 "RACING AGAINST DRUGS DURHAM WEEK"- MAY 4-10, 2003 19-23 OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY REPORT OES 08-03 TENDER T5-2003, KINSMEN PARK LIGHTING To be circulated under Separate Cover (111) OTHER BUSINESS (IV) ADJOURNMENT RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DATE MOVED BY SECONDED BY That the draft by-law to appoint twelve persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 650, 705 Kingston Road, 1048 Toy Ave., three persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 1822 Whites Road N., two persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 1330 Altona Road and one person to enforce the Parking By-law at 1792 Liverpool Road, be forwarded to Council for approval. PICKERING REPORT TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Report Number: GL 05-03 Date: February 4, 2003 From: Bruce Taylor City Clerk Subject: Appointment to enforce the Parking By-law at 650, 705 Kingston Road, 1048 Toy Ave., 1822 Whites Rd. N., 1330 Altona Rd. and 1792 Liverpool Rd. Recommendation: That the draft by-law to appoint twelve persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 650, 705 Kingston Road, 1048 Toy Ave., three persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 1822 Whites Rd. N., two persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 1330 Altona Road and one person to enforce the Parking By-law at 1792 Liverpool Road, be forwarded to Council for approval. Executive Summary: Not Applicable Financial Implications: None Background: Correspondence has been received from Knights on Guard, Securitas Canada Limited, Direct Services Limited and Nemesis Security Services Inc. requesting the appointment of persons as By-law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Parking By-law at 650, 705 Kingston Road, 1048 Toy Ave., 1822 Whites Rd. N., 1330 Altona Rd. and 1792 Liverpool Rd. Attachments: 2. 3. 4. 5. Correspondence from Knights on Guard. Correspondence from Securitas Canada Limited. Correspondence from Direct Services Limited Correspondence from Nemesis Security Services Inc. Draft By-law Report CL 05-03 Subject: Appointment of By-law Enforcement Officers Date: February 4, 2003 Page 2 03 Prepared By: Debbie Kearns Committee Coordinator Approved I Endorsed By: ~uce Taylor City Clerk BT/dk Attachments Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council ~"-J ~-~~ / / ~,~. ~,,~.? Th'O~s-J-. OuinyChief O4 To Secure, Deter & Protect January22,2003 Town of Pickering By-Law Department Parking Enforcement Unit Fax: (905) 420-9685 Att: Debby Kearns Re: By-Law Enforcement As per our phone conversation this is the Guard list that we would like to be appointed. Officer Name Badge # 1. Steve Dimkovski 2. Bill Dimkovski 3. Larry Putnam 4. Koste Hristov 5. Kevin Hoover 6. Eric Geissler 7. Shannon Robins 8. Lorne Putnam 9. Paul Smith 10. William Brulotte 11. Robert Moore 12. Valentina Dimkovski 2101 2102 8823 6671 2873 1176 4305 5O35 1438 2641 8481 7324 Please contact me directly if you B/itl pfi'ff~ovski Di~ctor ofOperations any questions or concerns. 1048 ToyAve., Suite 101, Picketing, Ontario L1W 3P1 · Tel: (905) 427-7863 · Dispatch: (905) 420-6566 · Fax: (905) 420-9957 O5 January22,2003 To Secure, Deter & Protect Town of Pickering By-Law Department Parking Enforcement Unit Fax: (905) 420-9685 Att: Debby Kearns Re: By-Law Enforcement Please append to our list of By-Law enforcement locations, 650 Kingston Road, 705 Kingston Road and 1048 Toy Avenue, Picketing. As per letter requesting service faxed January 22, 2003. Please contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you, 1048 Toy Ave., Suite 101, Pickering, Ontario L1W 3P1 · Tel: (905) 427-7863 · Dispatch: (905) 420-6566 · Fax: (905) 420-9957 06 Januaw 8,2003 To whom it may concern; 909 Simcoe Street North, Unit Oshawa, Ontado L1G 4Wl Tel: 905 - 571-4040 Fax: 905 - 571 CLERK'S DIVISION I wish to have the following personal authorized to be By Law Enforcement Officers with the City of Pickering. Kevin Sonley Aaron Kerr Scott Melchior I would also ask that they be By Lawed for the following address 1822 Whites Rd North Pickering Ontario LlV 4M1 Thank you, Colleen Anderson Officer Administrator I l J O DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED 428 Chester Avenue, Newmarket, Ont., L3Y 6R7 (905) 830-0595, (416) 716-1556 Fax: (905) 954-0661 January22,2003 City of Pickering Pickering Civic Centre, One The Esplanade, Pickering, Ont., L1V 6K7 RE C ]VED CiTY CLERK'S DIVISION JAN 2 7 CITY OF PICKERING PICKERINI3, ON'rARIO Attention: Debbie Kearns RE: 1330 ALTONA ROAD, PICKERING DURHAM CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION NO. 168 Dear Ms. Kearns As the property managers for the aforementioned Condominium Corporation we are writing to you at this time to seek your office's assistance in connection with the appointment of two additional individuals designated to issue municipally authorized parking tickets. The municipal address of the property is 1330 Altona Road. We have engaged Nemesis Security to assist us with our parking enforcement and we wish to have the following individuals appointed; Diane Diaz, Delgado Cobourne We would like to delete the following individual deleted from the list of authorized individuals; Richard Schoch Once the changes have been made we will be left with nine individuals authorized to issue tickets and their names will be Peter Alves, Darren Little, Kenneth Leversuch, David Diaz, William Casey, Eshantha Guneratna, Diane Diaz, Delgado Cobourne and Santiago Vincente. Yours truly, Direct Services Limited Per; ~bert T. Moore, R.C.M. FROM : (}8 NEMESIS SECURITY SERVICES INC FRX NO. : 416 285 02~4 F~b. 01 2003 05:5~PM p1 , 'ro REPORT NEMESIS SECURITY SEAVICEI5 To Secure and Protect Since 1992 3e C~ BOUL-WARD. TORON/~, ONTAR~. Phone: (416) 2855233 Fax: (4t6) 265-0204 Toll Free: 1-888.604-2421 Saturday, February 01, 2003 c~y of P~kedng Pickering Civic Complex One The Esplanade Picketing, Ontario LlV-6K7 Attention: I:);~_~.E KEARNS. ADMINISTRA.._ TION DF_PT. Re: OI~=~C. ~-R~ UST UPDATE I mm kindly requesting that the following Secudty Officer ~ authorized to issue parking tickets at the Loblaws Store, located at 1792 Liverpool Road. I have attached a copy of his security guarcl liCence. Name Date of birth DELGADO COBOURNE DECEMBER 06, 1977 ~_..;=a, SE ):~tEMOVIE THE FOLLOWING OFFICER: F^BIO GU(~UELM~ I thank you for your anticipated co.operation in the ~ove matter. I can be reached at the above number, extension 206 if you have any questions or require any additional Information. Mr. Peter 8. Alves President TTA HMENT THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. Being a by-law to appoint By-law Enforcement Officers for certain purposes (Parking Regulation - 650, 705 Kingston Road, 1048 Toy Ave., 1822 Whites Road N., 1330 Altona Rd. and 1792 Liverpool Road) WHEREAS pursuant to section 15(I) of the Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.15, as amended, a municipal council may appoint persons to enforce the by-laws of the municipality; and WHEREAS pursuant to section 15(2) of the said Act, municipal by-law enforcement officers are peace officers for the purpose of enforcing municipal by-laws; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: That the following persons be hereby appointed as municipal law enforcement officers in and for the City of Pickering in order to ascertain whether the provisions of By-law 2359/87 are obeyed and to enforce or carry into effect the said By-law and are hereby authorized to enter at all reasonable times upon lands municipally known as: a) 650 and 705 Kingston Road and 1048 Toy Avenue: Steve Dimkovski Larry Putnam Kevin Hoover Shannon Robins Paul Smith Robert Moore Bill Dimkovski Koste Hristov Eric Geissler Lorne Putnam William Brulotte Valentina Dimkovski b) 1822 Whites Road North: Kevin Sonley Scott Melchior Aaron Kerr c) 1330 Altona Road: Diane Diaz Delgado Coboume d) 1792 Liverpool Road: Delgado Coboume The authority granted in section 1 hereto is specifically limited to that set out in section 1, and shall not be deemed, at any time, to exceed the authority set out in section 1. These appointments shall expire upon the persons listed in section l(a) ceasing to be employees of Knights on Guard or upon Knights on Guard ceasing to be an agent of 650 or 705 Kingston Road or 1048 Toy Ave., or upon the persons listed in section l(b) ceasing to be employees of Securitas Canada Ltd. or upon Securitas Canada Ltd. ceasing to be an agent of 1822 Whites Road,, or upon the persons listed in section 1(c) ceasing to be employees of Direct Services Limited or upon Direct Services Limited ceasing to be an agent of 1330 Altona Road; or upon the person listed in section l(d) ceasing to be an employee of Nemesis Security Services Inc. or upon Nemesis Security Services Inc. ceasing to be an agent of 1792 Liverpool Road, or upon whichever shall occur first. By-law 5973/02 is hereby deleted. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 17th day of March, 2003. Wayne Arthurs, Mayor Bruce Taylor, Clerk I-'] CK ERi-NG RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DATE MOVED BY SECONDED BY That the draft by-law to appoint three persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 1210 & 1235 Radom St., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 580 Eyer Dr., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1530/40 & 1625 & 1655 Pickering Pkwy., 1525/35 Diefenbaker Crt., 1000/1400 The Esplanade, 925 Bayly St., 1650 Kingston Rd., 1885 & 1360 Glenanna Rd., 1958 & 1975 Rosefield Rd. and 1880/1890 Valley Farm Rd. and 1100 Begley St. 12. PICKERING REPORT TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Report Number: CL 06-03 Date: February 26, 2003 From: Bruce Taylor City Clerk Subject: Appointment to enforce the Parking By-law at 1210 & 1235 Radom St., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 580 Eyer Dr., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1530/40 & 1625 & 1655 Pickering Pkwy., 1525/35 Diefenbaker Crt., 1000/1400 The Esplanade, 925 Bayly St., 1650 Kingston Rd., 1885 & 1360 Glenanna Rd., 1958 & 1975 Rosefield Rd. and 1880/1890 Valley Farm Rd. and 1100 Begley St. Recommendation: That the draft by-law to appoint three persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 1210 & 1235 Radom St., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 580 Eyer Dr., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1530/40 & 1625 & 1655 Pickering Pkwy., 1525/35 Diefenbaker Crt., 1000/1400 The Esplanade, 925 Bayly St., 1650 Kingston Rd., 1885 & 1360 Glenanna Rd., 1958 & 1975 Rosefield Rd. and 1880/1890 Valley Farm Rd. and five persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 1100 Begley St., be forwarded to Council for approval. Executive Summary: Not Applicable Financial Implications: None Background: Correspondence has been received from Group 4 Falck Limited requesting the appointment of three persons and removal of two persons as By-law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Parking By-law at 1210 & 1235 Radom St., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 580 Eyer Dr., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1530/40 & 1625 & 1655 Pickering Pkwy., 1525/35 Diefenbaker Crt., 1000/1400 The Esplanade, 925 Bayly St., 1650 Kingston Rd., 1885 & 1360 Glenanna Rd., 1958 & 1975 Rosefield Rd. and 1880/1890 Valley Farm Rd. Correspondence has also been received from Securitas Canada Limited requesting the appointment of five persons as By-law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Parking By-law at 1100 Begley St. Report CL 06-03 Subject: Appointment of By-law Enforcement Officers Date: FebruarY 26, 2003 Page 2 13 Attachments: Correspondence from Group 4 Falck Limited Correspondence from Securitas Canada Limited Draft By-law Prepared By: Debbie Kearns Committee Coordinator Approve~,~dorsed By: ,~ce Taylor City Clerk BT:dk Attachments Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council '~sJ:euin¢Chief~d ' ' ' ' ' 14 R E C E i REPEl:IT CITY OF PICKERING From: Group 4 Falck Limited CLERK'SDIViSi,~ 214 King StreetE Oshawa Tel: 905-579-8020 Fax: 905-579-8028 February 6, 2003 {._Deborah Keams,~Coord,nator of Council Services The c0rp~i'~fib-d'~3f the Town of Pickering Councillor's Office One The Esplanade Pickeri.n.g.,.....Ontario L1V 6K7 Fax: 905-420-05t 5 Please be advised the following officer require be authorized to provide bylaw enforcement at the following Picketing locations DCC # 19 DCC #-42 DCC # 52 DCC # 60 DCC #107 DCC # 136 DCC # 139 DCC # 152 OCC #2 1650 1885 1210 Radom 1310 Fieldlight Blvd 580 Eyer 1915 Denmar Rd 1655 Pickering Parkway 925 Bayly Kingston Road Glenanna Road DCC # 32 DCC # 51 DCC # 58 DCC # 93/106 1360 Glenanna 1958 Rosefield 1975 Rosefield 1880/1890 Valley Farm Rd. 1525/35 Diefenbaker Court & 1530140 Pickering Parkway 1000/1400 The Esplanade Casitas Millennium 1625 Pickering Parkway OCC #11 1235 Radom Matt Arvisais Lan Warner 033714 Daniel Bassant 036549 291894 Please advise me once all is in order and tagging can commence. Thank gOUi~ Bev ~g~hert~~ Distr~nager continued on page 2 15 From: Group 4 Falck Limited 2'4 King Street £ Oshawa Tel: 905-$79-8020 Fax: 905-579-8028 Would you, please ,ensure the followin.q officers are noted to provide service for all facilities on the Bylaw enactment Name Licence # Name Licence # Matt Arvisais 033714 Daniel Bassant 036549 Pierre Chabot 004471 Joseph DePasquale Ed Francis Jen Galo David Glover Nick Koitsopoulos 284868 Al Lambert Gilles Levesque 016388 Keith Pearson 255850 Preston Roberts 284495 Rob Rogers 016389 Bob Rombough 000077 Adrian Rozel Jason Savage Sean Stafford Len Warner 291894 Jim Wraight 226795 Jennifer Zub 610849 Please delete any officers not on this list including. Paul Power Shawn Stobert Awaiting your response, Bev McCagherty Operations Manager bytaw: Add new bylaw officers Request Peter Lawrence, Operations Supervisor 16 February 1 1,2003 To whom it may concern J~TTACHMENT # ~._~__ ]'O ~'i£1;0RT ~~] SECURITAS CANADA LIMITED 909 Simcoe Street North, Unit 1C Oshawa, Ontario L1G 4Wl Tel: 905 - 571-4040 Fax: 905 - 571-0617 CITY OF Please consider the following personal for the addresses known as 1100 Begley St Pickering Ontario LlW 4B3 and 1100 Begley St Pickering Ontario LlW 4B4 CLERK'S DiViSION Colleen Anderson Misty Thompson Aaron Kerr Scott Melchior John Cole Thank you Colleen Anderson Administrator 905 571 4040 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. Being a by-law to appoint By-law Enforcement Officers for certain purposes (Parking Regulation -1210 & 1235 Radom St., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 580 Eyer Dr., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1530/40 & 1625 & 1655 Picketing Pkwy., 1525/35 Diefenbaker Crt., 1000/1400 The Esplanade, 925 Bayly St., 1650 Kingston Rd., 1885 & 1360 Glenanna Rd., 1958 & 1975 Rosefield Rd. and 1880/1890 Valley Farm Rd. and 1100 Begley St.) WHEREAS pursuant to section 15(I)of the Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.15, as amended, a municipal council may appoint persons to enforce the by-laws of the municipality; and WHEREAS pursuant to section 15(2) of the said Act, municipal by-law enforcement officers are peace officers for the purpose of enforcing municipal by-laws; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: That the following persons be hereby appointed as municipal law enforcement officers in and for the City of Pickering in order to ascertain whether the provisions of By-law 2359/87 are obeyed and to enforce or carry into effect the said By-law and are hereby authorized to enter at all reasonable times upon lands municipally known as: a) 1210 & 1235 Radom St., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 580 Eyer Dr., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1530/40 & 1625 & 1655 Picketing Pkwy., 1525/35 Diefenbaker Crt., 1000/1400 The Esplanade, 925 Bayly St., 1650 Kingston Rd., 1885 & 1360 Glenanna Rd., 1958 & 1975 Rosefield Rd. and 1880/1890 Valley Farm Rd.: Matt Arvisais Len Warner Daniel Bassant b) 1100 Begley St.: Colleen Anderson Aaron Kerr John Cole Misty Thompson Scott Melchior The authority granted in section 1 hereto is specifically limited to that set out in section 1, and shall not be deemed, at any time, to exceed the authority set out in section 1. These appointments shall expire upon the persons listed in section l(a) ceasing to be employees of Group 4 Falck Limited or upon Group 4 Falck Limited ceasing to be an agent of 1210 & 1235 Radom St., 1310 Fieldlight Blvd., 580 Eyer Dr., 1915 Denmar Rd., 1530/40 & 1625 & 1655 Pickering Pkwy., 1525/35 Diefenbaker Crt., 1000/1400 The Esplanade, 925 Bayly St., 1650 Kingston Rd., 1885 & 1360 Glenanna Rd., 1958 & 1975 Rosefield Rd. and 1880/1890 Valley Farm Rd., or upon the persons listed in section l(b) ceasing to be employees of Securitas Canada Ltd. or upon Securitas Canada Ltd. ceasing to be an agent of 1100 Begley St., or upon whichever shall occur first. By-law 5848/01 is hereby amended by deleting Shaun Stobert and By-law 5965/02 is hereby amended by deleting Paul Powers. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 17th day of March, 2003. Wayne Arthurs, Mayor Bruce Taylor, Clerk PICKER'ING 19 RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DATE MOVED BY SECONDED BY The Mayor Arthurs be authorized to make the following proclamations: "Day of Mourning" - April 28, 2003 "Pitch-In Canada Week"-April 21-27, 2003 "New Homes Month"-April, 2003 "Racing Against Drugs Durham Week" - May 4-10, 2003 URHAM REGION LABOUR COUNCIL P.O. Box 946, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7N1 Phone: (905) 579-5188 Fax: (905) 579-3634 E-Mall: durhamlc~sympatico, ca February 17, 2003 WAYNE ARTHURS MAYOR OF PICKERING MUNICIPAL OFFICE #1 THE ESPLANADE PICKERING ON L1V 6K7 Dear Mayor Arthurs: CLERK'S -DiViSION On Monday, April 28, 2003, the Durham Region Labour Council will be observing the Day of Mourning at Oshawa City Hall with our ceremony starting at Noon, lowering of the flag at Civic Square and laying of wreaths at the Day of Mourning Monument. The Day of Mourning was officially recognized by the Ontario Provincial Legislature in 1988. In 1991, An Act Respecting a Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace passed through all stages of the House of Commons and the Senate. The Bill which now proclaims April 28th of each year as a National Day of Mourning received Royal Assent on February 1, 1991 and is now law. The Day of Mourning is also officially recognized in many countries throughout the world. We ask that your municipality join with us in paying respect to those working people who have died at the workplace, or suffered injuries and diseases on the job by passing a resolution proclaiming Monday, April 28, 2003 as "Day of Mourning". We also request that flags be lowered, where possible, on Municipal Buildings in honour and remembrance of those killed at the workplace. While we mourn the dead, we must dedicate ourselves to fight for the living and prevent this terrible and unnecessary toll by ensuring that our governments constantly review and enforce health and safety regulations, all workplaces adhere to health and safety regulations and that all workers are regularly trained in all health and safety aspects of their workplace. Thank you for your consideration of proclaiming April 28, 2003 as "Day of Mourning." Yours truly, ~Joe Hand, Chair Day of Mourning Committee Durham Region Labour Council JH/lm cc: Clerk of Municipality 2003 PITCH-IN CANADA Week PITCH-IN ONTARIO c/o PITCH-IN CANADA National Office Box 45011, Ocean Park R.P.O. Voicemail: (60.4) 290-0498 White Rock, B.C., V4A 9L1 Fax: (604) 535.46,53 Web Site: www. PITCH-IN.ca email: pitch-in@pitch-in, ca Dear Mayor or Chair and Members of Council, Join more than 450,000 volunteers, many in your community, by becoming a "Partner in 2003 PITCH-IN CANADA Week" - April 21-27, 2003. The theme is "PITCH4N - It's ECO-~" Information kits sent to every school in your community, Scouts, Guides, the Chamber of Commerce and many other groups offer free garbage/recycling bags for clean-ups of schoolgrounds, neighborhoods, greenspaces, parks, a~ ravine, trail, shoreline or waterways. We are also providing information on, or encouraging, habitat restoration, school and community composting and recycling projects and community-wide beautification campaigns to instill community pdde. Becoming a Partner is easy. Consider: appointing a local coordinator (a volunteer or municipal employee) to help volunteers in your community identify and spearhead local clean-up and beautification projects and to distribute our free materials. Just complete the enclosed PROJECT REGISTRATION FORM - and mail to us ASAP and no later than March 31~ 2003. We'll do the rest! supporting local voluntary efforts by offering assistance with, and access to free, waste disposal. Many Councils also recognize PITCH-IN volunteers - a gesture much appreciated by them! · issuing a Proclamation (see reverse for sample - and please send us a copyl) · becoming a member of PITCH-IN ONTARIO. Your support is critical. Enable us to continue to provide materials to our volunteer partners. Contact us for information! Sending a Thank You' letter to our sponsors~ outlining your contribution to carn,oaign. Letters to TD's Friends of the Environment Foundation and The Suncor Energy Foundation, whose financial support is also critical, should be sent to us. Win one of 300 campaign T - shirts. Complete the entry form on the back of this letter and send it to us if you decide to participate and to register your PITCH-IN Week project. Volunteer Director, ONTARIO ~: the free bags are sent out on a first-come, first-sewed basis, starting the first week of April to ensure delivery in time for Apdl 21st, 2003. We cannot guarantee supply and/or delivery by for Registrations received after March 31, 2003. Bag quantities are allocated by us to ensure that all applicants meeting the deadline receive bags for their project. It's ECO- OVER.... 2! 22 Durham Region Home Builders' Association King Street Postal Outlet P.O. Box 26064 206 King Street East, Oshawa, Ontario L1H lC0 Tel. (905) 579-8080 Fax (905) 579-8080 CLERK,S OlVI210N Mayor Wayne Arthurs One The Esplanade Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 February 3, 2003 Dear Mayor Arthurs: On behalf of the Durham Region Home Builders' Association, I invite you to be our guest for dinner on Tuesday, March 18th, 2003, starting at 6:30 pm. at General Sikorski Hall, Stevenson Road North, Oshawa along with the other Municipal Mayors of Durham Region. This year the Durham Region Home Builders' Association will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. Our industry is a major component of life in our local municipalities and I hope that you will take the time to recognize the significance of the Home Building participants by joining us for our Product Showcase evening March 18th launching New Homes Month. Withthisinmind, itisrequestedthatyourMunicipalitydeclareApril2OO3as,,NewHomes Month" in recognition of home construction and ownership as a basic factor in our economic progress and the quality of our lives. I am enclosing a sample Proclamation which, if approved by your council, could be brought with you that evening. We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend our dinner meeting and, be in a position to declare April 2003 as "New Homes Month" in your Municipality. Please RSVP to Donna Donaldson, Executive Officer at Tel: (905) 579-8080; Fax: (905) 579-8080; or e-mail fpnews @sympatico. ca. Yours truly, Donna Donaldson Executive Officer www. durhamregionhomebuildersassociation.com A project of the SUBSTAHCE ABUSE {OUH(IL ForYouth In Durham P, egion February 19, 2003 Bruce Taylor, Clerks' Office, City of Pickering Municipal Office, 1 The Esplanade, Pickering, Ontario, L1V 6K7 Dear Bruce Taylor; Re: Proclamation of Racing Against Drugs Durham Week; May 5- 10, 2003. On behalf of the Racing Against Drugs Durham Steering Committee, a committee of the Substance Abuse Council for Youth in Durham Region, I am asking you to help raise awareness regarding the Racing Against Drugs Durham event. This event, developed by the RCMP, is an exciting initiative that encourages students to adopt a healthy, drug-free lifestyle with a commitment to personal safety. The Racing Against Drugs Durham event is organized locally by a committee of the Substance Abuse Council for Youth in Durham Region. One of the many strengths of this program lies in the strong collaboration between personnel in education, police services, community agencies, business and industry. Over 30,000 students, from the Durham District School Board and the Durham Catholic District School Board have participated in this exciting and engaging event over the past 5 years. This year, approximately 6,200 grade 5 students, from the two School Boards, will participate in Racing Against Drugs. They will experience the Racing Against Drugs curriculum, which addresses expectations in the Ontario Curriculum - Health and Physical Education Grades 1-8, in their classroom and will come together during the week of May 5-9, 2003 at the Racing Against Drugs Durham event. Over 25 agencies come together during the week of the event and to a local arena that has been transformed into an exciting racing environment. Students participate at the various educational Pit Stops in activities relating to substance abuse prevention, healthy lifestyles and personal safety. We hope you can join us in strengthening our celebration of this worthwhile commitment to our children's future by bringing this event to the attention of your Municipal Council requesting that they proclaim the week of May 4-10, 2003 as RACING AGAINST DRUGS DURHAM WEEK. Thanking you in advance for your attention. Sincerely, ~ RN, BScN, Public Health Nurse Member, Racing Against Drugs Durham Steering Committee