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Special Council
Meeting Minutes In Camera
March 19, 2025 Electronic Meeting – 8:00 am
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Present:
Mayor Kevin Ashe
Councillors:
S. Butt
L. Cook
M. Nagy
D. Pickles
L. Robinson
Absent:
M. Brenner
Also Present:
M. Carpino - Chief Administrative Officer
P. Bigioni - Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
S. Karwowski - Director, Finance & Treasurer
S. Cassel - City Clerk
R. Perera - Deputy Clerk
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
The City Clerk certified that all Members of Council were present and participating electronically save and except Councillor Brenner. 2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted. Resolution #677/25
Moved by Councillor Butt Seconded by Councillor Cook 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 receive advice subject to
solicitor-client privilege and to consider matters pertaining to a trade secret or scientific,
technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other
Special Council
Meeting Minutes In Camera
March 19, 2025 Electronic Meeting – 8:00 am
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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, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality. The matter being discussed in closed session pertains to a confidential verbal update from the Chief Administrative Officer and
J. Mark Rodger, Partner, BLG LLP, regarding the potential divestiture of the 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
J. Mark Rodger, Partner, BLG LLP
Re: Divestiture of the City of Pickering’s Interest in Elexicon Corporation, Competitive Share Sale Solicitation Process 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 #678/25
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 received
a confidential verbal update from the Chief Administrative Officer and J. Mark
Rodger, Partner, BLG LLP, regarding the potential divestiture of the City of Pickering’s interest in Elexicon Corporation. These matters were discussed in closed session to receive advice subject to solicitor-client privilege and to discuss matters pertaining to a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or
labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality, which, if
disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive
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Meeting Minutes In Camera
March 19, 2025 Electronic Meeting – 8:00 am
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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, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality. No direction was given to staff
and no decisions were made during the in-camera portion of the Meeting.
4. Confirmatory By-law By-law 8167/25
Councillor Cook, seconded by Councillor Nagy moved for leave to introduce a By-law of the City of Pickering to confirm the proceedings of March 19, 2025. Carried
5. Adjournment Moved by Councillor Robinson Seconded by Councillor Butt
That the meeting be adjourned. Carried
The meeting adjourned at 9:08 a.m. Dated this 19th day of March, 2025.
Kevin Ashe, Mayor
Susan Cassel, City Clerk